The red moon returns

Chapter 75 Feeding (two chapters in one)

There is definitely something wrong with the factory.

Lynch walked through these two workshops and gradually understood the meaning of little Janet's graffiti.

In fact, it is very vivid. The assembly lines in the workshop are long, winding, and uneven in thickness. Are they just like the tentacles in the painting? The workers working next to the assembly line all had dull eyes and numb expressions. They kept repeating the same actions in a mechanized manner, like attachments hanging on tentacles.

And the incomprehensible and strange existence in the middle may be the source of all this, making it impossible for the workers attached to the assembly line to come back.

This is very strange, because not only did the workers die in the factory in an accident, but it was as if they were erased. No one, whether they were supervisors or workers, remembered this worker who had worked for at least half a month.

Lynch even suspected that even his family members outside the factory might not remember this person.

Because the three supervisors at the door operated skillfully, it means that this kind of incident may not have happened for the first time. If the family members outside still remember it, it will be difficult to cover up the matter.

A living person completely disappeared from this world? Lin Qi felt a little chilly.

‘Neighbor, is this possible? ’

The gentle Ms. Luna was silent for a moment, as if she didn't want to pay attention to his question, but finally replied: [Please understand your power, Lynch. 】

Um? Lin Qi was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this behavior could indeed be explained by being hidden. No wonder he was despised by her.

‘So I can do it too? ’

[Not now, you can do it when your understanding of divine authority reaches a certain level. 】

‘Can it be as weird as what’s shown here? ’

【quite difficult. 】

‘Hiss, even divine authority is more difficult? ’

[Yeah, it's hard to just maintain such a rough effect. 】

I don't know if it was an illusion, but there was a bit of briskness in the gentle voice. Although it was only fleeting, it still made Lin Qi open his mouth, but he was choked and couldn't speak.

Ms. Luna, you are wrong.

[When a certain concept of a thing that you cannot directly understand is hidden or swallowed up, the phenomenon you encountered will occur. 】

‘Existence? ’

[This can be understood for the time being. 】

Drawing inferences from one example, Lynch's thinking immediately spread: 'I understand, the concept of this person's existence itself has been eliminated, so everyone has forgotten him. But you said this is a very rough effect, ah, I see, only the memory is erased, and the names on the registration book are still retained, so you say the effect is very rough? ’

[Yes, the effect of eliminating existence can only be limited to the level of consciousness. It cannot even interfere with reality from consciousness. To use a rough description is already euphemistic. 】

Lin Qi nodded, having already figured out the general outline of the incident.

There is an unknown mysterious phenomenon in this factory, which will eliminate the existence of some people. Little Janet realized this phenomenon for some unknown reason, so according to what Mrs. Bessie mentioned, the mysterious contact originated from the law of perceiving the mysterious. She and the mysterious A connection is established, and the spirit is repeatedly struck by mystery. Not only did he continue to draw out the remaining images in his mind, but they were also reflected on his physical body in reality, becoming weaker and weaker and could die at any time.

But this is just speculation, I'd better find some solid evidence first, and then ask for help if it doesn't work. After all, I am now a soul-shifter, and I have developed a certain resistance to the mystery, so I won't be as defenseless as before.

'I should be able to handle it, neighbor. ’

[I will always be by your side to witness your immortal journey. 】

‘I will always be by your side to witness your immortal journey. You see, I have memorized it all, and I have agreed that I will always be with me on this road, and I am not allowed to lie. ’

【Um. 】

Lynch smiled to himself. Based on his experience on the first night, since he suspected that this place was affected by mysterious events, whether he wanted to find evidence or solve the problem, he had to find the source of the mystery.

I tried to activate the mysterious intuition. The concentration of mysterious filth here is quite special. It is slightly thicker than the normal environment, but the filth is very uniform everywhere. It is not the normal distribution of radioactivity like in Downey's house.

Lynch has also done some research in the past two days. This performance seems to mean that the mysterious effect is distributed overlying, so it will be difficult for the self-created concentration positioning method to take effect.

Frowning, Lin Qi's eyes fell on the supervisor in the workshop.

These supervisors should know some inside information and are not worried about being affected, otherwise they would have run away long ago. But they are willing to be accomplices to hide the facts. It is not good for them to do this kind of thing. They should not do it voluntarily. There is likely to be instructions from higher-ups who know the inside story better.

They know what's going on, but it's not that easy to get them to talk unless they're tortured, or... hmm? Who is this?

Lynch noticed that a moment after he came in, a middle-aged gentleman in a formal hat hurried in. The two supervisors immediately stood up, quickly greeted him, and stood at attention in front of the middle-aged gentleman with their hands lowered in a respectful manner.

The other party said a few words and turned around to leave. One of the supervisors immediately followed him.

Lin Qi hesitated for a moment, and immediately followed closely while maintaining a lurking state. This was obviously the higher-ups of the factory. It was probably not just a coincidence that he went to find the supervisor of 10E shortly after discovering Lika's disappearance.

Following the two of them, they walked all the way into the depths of the factory. There was a small two-story building with a beautiful flower bed and fountain at the door. There were also carriages for senior executives parked in the stables, which was completely different from the messy factory area outside. There was a security guard standing guard at the door of the small building. As soon as he saw the two people coming, he immediately opened the door diligently, without even noticing the three footsteps passing by.

After entering the small building, the man in formal attire stopped and said: "The manager came to you because he has something to ask you. I will go in first in a while. When you are called, you go in and answer whatever is asked. These gentlemen are like this." If you're in a bad mood for a few days, remember not to talk nonsense."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

The supervisor straightened his waist immediately, and followed him up to the second floor with a happy face, guarding the stairs. At the end of the corridor was a pair of thick ornate wooden doors facing the stairs. As soon as they were pushed open, a strong smell of smoke came out.

Four men in formal attire were sitting on several sofas inside. They didn't even glance at the two people who came in. They were just listening to the words of one of them, a middle-aged man in his forties. The middle-aged man wore a curly wig. , two slender eyes narrowed into a slit.

"The production schedule must be kept up. No matter how much you pay, the goods must be ready before August. I have given up too many benefits to get the right to supply the Nolin-Rhein railway project this time. , don’t make trouble behind your back like those mountain people. Whoever wants to destroy this cooperation is my mortal enemy, and I will make him pay a heavy price. Do you understand? I have given you more than a year, and now I only have If you fail to complete the last two months, you should know the consequences." Lynch, who followed him into the room, recognized him at a glance. His only feeling was that the trip was worthwhile. He had met the speaker before, and he was the Speaker of the House of Commons. , Mr. Tryon Grant, owner of Grant Screw Factory.

"Your Excellency, time is too tight." The oldest gentleman in the top hat stood up and said distressedly, "The workers have reached their limit, and it is difficult to improve efficiency."

"Manager Frank, I've already given you the stuff. I spent a lot of effort to find it. You said it worked at the time, but now you're telling me it doesn't work?"

"Your Excellency, we have already taken into account the effect of your treasure. That thing can really make those lazy guys not think about anything but work hard, and the efficiency will be greatly improved, but one will disappear every day..."

"If I don't feed you, will you work for me? I just feed it something every day, and no one will know. It's not you who are feeding it. What are you nervous about?" The Speaker's eyes were narrowed and he tried to open them. Frontline sneered, "It's just one person every day. You can increase production at such a small cost, so what's there to be dissatisfied about?"

"But, Sir, there's something wrong with that thing."

"Huh?" Speaker Grant's expression changed.

"One day some time ago, no one was selected in the record, and all the workers went home normally. Since then, something has gone wrong. The number of people who have disappeared has been rising. Yesterday, four people disappeared. And it is not limited to the evening. It’s time to go to work, there was an incident in the morning shift just now, I called their supervisor, and three of their group have disappeared in the past few days.”

"Call in."

Soon, the overseer was brought in, rubbing his hands nervously and stammering answers to the questions of the gentlemen in the room.

As the person just said, although there have been rumors that people disappear every day in the factory, no one has actually encountered it. It's just that an unknown person's name occasionally appears on the schedule, and there are so many supervisors. There are very few opportunities to go to the day laborers in their charge, and the supervisors themselves regard it as a legend. However, recent disappearances have occurred frequently, and the supervisors themselves have noticed it when communicating privately.

Speaker Grant asked the overseers' reactions in detail, then waved his hand to signal the overseers to leave. After the irrelevant personnel left, he frowned and fell into deep thought.

"Your Excellency, that thing is becoming more and more dangerous, and we are very worried that its impact will slowly expand."

"so what?"

"We thought about shutting it down for a while to see if we could calm it down and prevent people below from panicking."

"Shut down? What about the production progress? Don't even think about it." The speaker slammed the table and said angrily, "I'm warning you, Frank, I don't care how many people disappear, that's what you have to consider, but if you don't care about the construction period, If you dare to delay, I guarantee that none of you will even have a chance to regret."

"Yes, yes, yes." Several gentlemen in formal attire stood up with ugly expressions and lowered their heads cautiously.

"Just support me for the next few days. Isn't there only four of them every day now? Increase the number of workers. Anyway, more and more people are coming to the city. The most important thing in the Rhineland is idlers without jobs. How many pennies can these lazy fools have? Ah, those who are recruited can work for us while they are alive. It is even better if they are selected. We don’t even have to pay them the salary for the day. Is there any business more profitable than this? What are you afraid of?"

"But, Your Excellency, the people below don't know that they won't be selected if they don't go to the production line. They have begun to panic and are worried that they will also disappear." Frank said distressedly, "And... the number of people every day has already increased. With the increase, we are worried that the range of choices will also expand, and it would be terrible if people who do not use the production line will also be selected."

"This is a problem. You can't cause panic, otherwise no one will work. Let's do this, Frank, go and find the people who know the most, especially the gatekeepers at the door. They know the most. Make a list of them Give it to me, I will find a way to clean it up, so that there will be no panic. As for the expansion problem, don’t worry, I will contact the person who provided the thing in the next two days and ask him for a solution. But before that, the production is absolutely You can't stop. No matter how many people feed it, you must keep going. Remember, anyone who dares to affect my business or stop me from making money is my enemy, including you."

"Yes, yes." Several gentlemen looked sad, but they had to swallow the bitter pill by themselves.

The speaker didn't even look at the expressions of the people. He stood up and picked up his cane: "As soon as you ask for a solution, I will send someone over to solve the problem. Those losers spend so much money from the city hall every month. They should do some work." Well, even raising a dog is more useful than raising them. Keep it a secret until they come,"

With that said, Speaker Grant called the entourage waiting outside and walked away, leaving only a few senior factory officials looking at each other with tears in their eyes.

"Hmph, such a big deal, with at least tens of thousands of pounds in profit, you want me to give up for the sake of a few lives?"

Until he got on the carriage, the Speaker still said to his entourage with a sullen face and full of anger:

"Remember to remind me to contact that person at night. If there is a problem with the thing he provided, he will be responsible for solving it. Do you want me to pay for it myself and find someone to solve it? Just dream."

While cursing, the carriage rolled away, and in the smoke and dust on the roadside, a figure in civilian clothes wearing a peaked cap loomed.

Lin Qi, who was in the shadow of the building, looked at the departing carriage with a gloomy expression, feeling greatly shocked.

He originally thought that this incident was an unexpected mysterious incident in the factory. The manager concealed the accident, which led to an increase in casualties. Similar incidents were not uncommon in previous lives.

However, in the short ten-minute conversation, the more he listened, the more frightened he became, and for the first time he realized that he had underestimated the cold-bloodedness and ferocity of these emerging classes.

It turns out that everything is done proactively, using human lives to feed the mystery, just to improve production efficiency and earn tens of thousands of pounds in profits.

However, it is reasonable to think about it. This person can secretly instruct the Railway Workers Union to create the Crown Plaza case, even at the cost of causing hundreds of casualties, just to smear the mountain people. So it is not surprising that he exchanged his life for huge profits.

People die every day, and the number is increasing. Although these are people from another world, they are still human lives after all. If I don’t know, forget it. It has already hit me and conflicts with my commission. How could I pretend not to see it? No matter how powerful the damn Speaker is, I will find a way to mess this up for him, at least to be worthy of my own conscience.

But he didn't even know where the mysterious object was, and even if he asked the Watcher to come forward, it would be easily rejected. It would be irrational to act rashly at this time. Lin Qi thought for a moment, and a plan gradually took shape in his mind.

(End of this chapter)