Secret Notes of a Mystery Investigator

Chapter 2 The Evil God's Tribute (2)
Head Chen said: "That was in 1983. It seems to be this year. I was about the same age as you are now, and I was just transferred to work in our department. It was June, and I knew the functions of the department for the first time. I didn't believe it at all. , I just felt that the person who set up this department was simply out of their minds, so there was resistance, and the boss couldn't do any work. Later, a few days later, the boss called us for a meeting and assigned tasks. I was assigned to cooperate with an old comrade. I went to a village near Tongzhou to perform a mission. After entering, some people reported that the pond was haunted by ghosts. I severely criticized them. The old comrades just smiled and did not express any opinions. Then we stayed in the guest house, and the second Early in the morning, before I got up, the old comrade came into my room and said: Xiao Chen, let me tell you a few words. If you really think that the truth is on your side, then you will be alone at around four o'clock in the morning. Go to the small pond, if you see someone washing your hair there, just ask him the three sentences I told you, and then the old comrade said word by word: Are you washing your hair? Why are you washing your hair? ?..."

I saw that Captain Chen was speechless for a while, and then asked, "What is the third sentence?"

Head Chen ignored me and said: "I was a little confused at the time, but it was impossible for me to believe that haunting was happening. I just thought he was scaring me and didn't take it seriously, so I went to the pond in the middle of the next night. , I didn’t see anything for the first time, so I went there for three consecutive days. On the third day, I really saw someone washing their hair there. To be honest, my scalp was numb at that time. Do you think any normal person would be there in the middle of the night? Shampoo, but I still have a few words to say, I am also young and energetic, I thought I would do what I promised my old comrades, so I went over and asked: Are you washing your hair?"

"The man who washed his hair said: Yes. There was nothing particularly strange in his voice. I calmed down a little. At that time, I thought: Maybe he is a person with abnormal nerves. Then he asked: Why do you wash your hair? He said: Dirty This is the third sentence, Ronaldinho, guess what I might ask him?"

I don't know why, but my scalp also started to feel numb, but it's not easy to talk nonsense in front of the leader, so I shook my head and said, "I can't guess."

Head Chen smiled and said: "Finally, I had to use all my strength to ask: Where is your hair? The guy who washed his hair didn't say anything this time. He stretched out his left hand. I saw that he was holding his head. I didn't know it at all." I lied to you, I peed at that time, I turned around and ran when I was out of my wits, but when I turned my face, I bumped into a person. He was knocked back several steps by me. I almost went crazy at that time, and I heard that person say: Xiao Chen, calm down Only then did I see clearly that it was the old comrade."

Speaking of this, Captain Chen took a deep breath and said, "Xiao Luo, do you believe my story?"

I didn't answer directly, but asked instead: "Mr. Chen, what exactly does your department do?"

Head Chen said: "Have you heard of the 199 Research Institute?"

I shook my head, and head Chen said: "It is reasonable to say that our department cannot disclose information casually, but today I am authorized to give you a general understanding. Simply put, our department is a special research department established by the government. An investigation organization of unknown things and mysterious events. Because of our work, we often have to come into contact with things that seem to be unreal to ordinary people. Therefore, the nature of our work determines that we must keep our mouths tight. You can answer my question now. Is there a problem?"

I nodded and said: "I believe what you said, after all, I have seen it once."

Head Chen laughed and said, "Young man, this can only be regarded as an ordinary encounter at best. The species that are actually discovered in this world account for less than one-third of the total species. It is normal for any strange things to happen."

I thought about it and said, "Let me think about it. I want to discuss it with my family. After all, this is not a trivial matter."

Head Chen nodded and said, "That's what it should be, but Xiao Luo, if you really don't want Teacher Zhai to die for no apparent reason, then at least you should do something for him."

It should be said that these words of the head of the delegation deeply moved me, and made me embark on this earth-shattering life path since then.

Head Chen put on his hat and said: "I am looking forward to your joining, young man, judging from the fact that you are going to retrieve the camera for Teacher Zhai, you are a very courageous young man. I like you just like you, and I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate .”

After all, he was about to leave, and I still had a question and hurriedly asked: "Teacher Chen, can you tell me how that task was done in the end?"

After hearing this, Captain Chen burst out laughing, walked to me and patted me on the shoulder and said to me: "This news must be kept secret, we have full-time ghost exorcists here, which are what you call witches and gods. "

I stayed there and kept silent for a long time.

3. Action team members
After I went back, I thought about it, weighed the pros and cons, and struggled for a long time. It is undeniable that everyone is curious about mysterious events, but there is an essential difference between entering in person and standing aside to watch the excitement. What happened to Heilongjiang, if it was not Lao Zhai but me...

Thinking of this, I shuddered involuntarily, but then I thought about it, Lao Zhai has always maintained and cared for me at work. If he was a lazy leader, he might have asked us to do the task of taking photos, so now He would not be the one in the stomach of the water monster, so is all this fair to him?

Thinking of this, my heart suddenly ached, "I must investigate this incident clearly, and I will also kill the water monster to avenge Lao Zhai."

Later, when I recalled this period of ideological struggle, I found it really funny. After all, people can only fight with people. If they fight with heaven, they will perish themselves. Human beings are just participating in all kinds of things in the world. If you think too much, it is delusional. We have a saying: Rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry, let alone monsters?What's more, for God's sake?

This is not a joke. When we use various means to invade a territory that does not belong to us, those original indigenous creatures will definitely try their best to fight back. We can make it even, but in the end we will also encounter our own injustice. , which is the survival rule.If there is an aspect that breaks this rule endlessly, then it must also be punished in the end.

Far away, when I finally figured this out, it was day after tomorrow. I went back to work and called the number given by the head of the delegation, because our communication method is the internal network, and the phone number for family and personal use is Those who couldn't get in, Chen was very happy to get my answer, he said: "Xiao Luo, on behalf of the organization, I thank you for your help this time. Of course, please rest assured that we will take all precautions. After all, everyone is precious." own life."

With his words, I calmed down a little. In the afternoon, a car came and took me to Mr. Chen. This is an ordinary old-fashioned two-story building outside the third ring road. There is nothing special about it. The exterior of the building is blue-gray It was covered with ivy, and there was a sign at the gate: "Beijing Institute of Science and Technology." There were several off-road vehicles parked inside. After I went in, I went up to the second floor. Head Chen had already prepared things in his office. There were two other people, two young men about my age. Through his introduction, I knew their names were He Zhuang and Ma Tianxing.

Head Chen pointed to the packages in front of him and said: "There are useful things in here, food and your change of clothes, you don't need to go back, Xiao Luo, this mission is a secret mission, and you can't tell your family. .”

I said: "Got it."

Head Chen smiled and said, "Remember, I will say yes in the future."

I said: "Yes." All three of them laughed.

I lifted the things into the back of the car, it was a Mitsubishi Pajero, Ma Tianxing drove, He Zhuang got into the co-pilot, and Chen Tuanchang and I sat in the back. After starting the car, we headed north.

On the way, Captain Chen said: "Xiao Luo, I'll give you something, it's a meeting gift." He took out a short blade and a long short knife from his waist and handed it to me, saying: "We all use guys, you There is no legal procedure for holding a gun, so I can only give you a cold weapon, but sometimes this thing is more practical than a gun, the American paratrooper knife, a soldier buddy gave it to me when I went to the United States."

The blade of this knife is bright, the back is thick and serrated, the blade is extremely sharp, and it feels full of thickness in the hand. Anyone who is not familiar with it will know that this is a good knife. The rare thing is that the shape also has the level of craftsmanship and collection. I fell in love with it when I saw it. Xie and the case were tied around his waist together, after a while he couldn't help but took out the knife and played with it in his hand.

Upon seeing this, Captain Chen smiled and said, "This kind of knife is used by paratroopers to cut the rope on the parachute. I don't have a sharp edge, and I can even cut glass with a sharp edge. But this is just an ordinary thing. He Zhuang Having a knife is the best, let him show it to you when the time comes."

In the later getting along, I knew that Ma Tianxing was an excellent sniper. He successfully executed several sniper missions when he was serving in the Armed Police Force, but he was dug out by the regiment leader Chen after all the efforts.And He Zhuang is a misnomer. In fact, he is very thin, and he can't see where he is strong. However, his strength and endurance are amazing. It is estimated that he will not have any problems carrying one or two hundred catties for a kilometer.This person is very introverted, he seldom speaks a word or two a day, even Captain Chen can use his movements to talk to him without opening his mouth, and he is in a daze when he has nothing to do. Ma Tianxing's personality is exactly the opposite of his, lively and talkative, which is similar to me.

After two or three days of driving, we came to the production team near Heilongjiang. The local government received the report and was responsible for receiving us. They arranged two rooms for us in the local guest house. The head of the delegation Chen let me and Ma Tianxing live. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if he was with He Zhuang, I would die in a hurry.

We left our daily necessities, two big bags and a box specially sent by the local government to take them away. Ma Tianxing told me that they were full of firearms and some scientific research equipment for investigation, which must be put in a special The local place kept it, but the head of the delegation Chen still secretly pulled us into the toilet and stuffed Ma Tianxing with a pistol. At that time, I didn't understand why he didn't give He Zhuang one?I thought at the time that he might not like this unflattering, quiet guy, but it didn't take long for me to realize I was wrong.

In the evening we had a working meal and went back to our rooms to rest. I was already familiar with Ma Tianxing, so I said, "Brother Ma, how long have you been with Captain Chen?"

Ma Tianxing said, "About four years?"

I said, "Do you think your job is interesting? Have you ever encountered any adventures?"

Ma Tianxing said: "You said that there is no danger so far, but I have read a report that said that a [-]-ton freighter in a certain country suddenly disappeared while passing through the Indian Ocean because no sea storm was detected at that time. The report, and it is not a navigation restricted area like Bermuda, so it seems very strange, but judging from the distress signal received at that time, the ship should have been attacked by an unknown creature, and the sound detection later. It shows that there are giant aquatic creatures in this sea area, and then the U.S. military also came forward to say that they also lost contact with several submarines in that sea area, and then this matter was left alone. Luo Zi, I look at the things in Heilongjiang, If compared with the Indian Ocean, I’m afraid it’s still a small thing.”

I said, "This world is so crazy, can we figure it all out?"

Ma Tianxing said: "I personally think it is difficult. After all, the current level of science determines that we cannot understand everything. There are very few places we can go on the earth, let alone outer space. But these things must be done by someone, because you will never make progress if you don’t invest in it. If you fail [-] times, even if you only succeed once, you may be able to reach a new level. For example, if you can really capture the water monster you mentioned, then It must be a new species, which will be of great help to scientific research, and if an elixir of life is developed from its body, then we will have great merit."

I laughed and said, "If that's the case, then the country should send us a few pills, right?"

Ma Tianxing said: "That's for sure, a few hundred years more retirement salary is better than a bonus."

I said: "It's a pity that Qin Shihuang didn't meet us, otherwise..."

Ma Tianxing said: "He is a master who burns books and confuses scholars. If we really live to this day, we probably won't even be able to make a light bulb, so I always think it is the most correct thing for God to accept him." After a while, Ma Tianxing He said again: "By the way, Luo Zi, did you listen to what Captain Chen told you about that matter before you came?"

4. Qingniu Ancient Road of the Yellow River
I was a little puzzled and said: "Which thing?"

Ma Tianxing said: "Why, didn't the leader tell you?"

I said: "No, which matter, can you stop talking like this?"

Ma Tianxing went to bed and covered himself with a quilt and said, "Forget it, we have a code of confidentiality. You are not an official member of the department yet. If I tell you, I will violate the law."

I said: "If I knew this, why would you fight the greedy people? If you are not as wicked as you, tell me quickly."

Ma Tianxing said: "I'm sorry for you, but I really can't talk about this matter."

I was so anxious that I got out of bed and kicked Ma Tianxing a few times through the quilt and said, "Are you going to tell me or not?"

Ma Tianxing said: "Brother, please forgive me. How could I have thought that Captain Chen would not tell you about this matter? Why am I teasing you for no reason, but I want to discuss the possibility of this matter with you That's all."

I said: "Then you should hurry up and say it, it won't do you any good to be anxious to death."

Ma Tianxing guessed that I had no choice but to be entangled by me, so he finally sat up and said: "Okay, even if I risk going to jail to satisfy your curiosity, but you must not tell the world, it's true that something happened Just kidding." After finishing speaking, Ma Tianxing lowered his voice and said, "Do you know Bayan Harshan?"

I said, "At any rate, we are also college students. How can we not know the source of the Yellow River?"

Ma Tianxingdao: "Last year, relevant institutions compiled scientific research books on the geomorphology of the Yellow River. When looking up the materials, I accidentally found a report titled "Report on the Ancient Yellow River Road". This was a report submitted in December 1976 , but maybe there were too many things that happened in that year, so... let’s not say ignore it, it ran aground without giving any instructions. We checked the work arrangements over the years and did not conduct similar scientific investigations, so social science The Chinese Academy of Sciences reported to the Chinese Academy of Sciences that they planned to continue the scientific expedition, but after the on-the-spot investigation, the scientists felt that something was wrong. Because according to the report at the time, it was found that the silt layer on the river had imprints of wheel axle indentations, but almost Ten years later, the imprint is still there."

I just found it inconceivable and said: "How is it possible, not to mention that the Yellow River has flowed here for 160 million years, it is impossible for human beings to pass through that place, even if there is, the silt layer cannot retain traces."

Ma Tianxing said: "This is the problem. The silt is real silt, and the imprint is also a real imprint. This imprint is not only long, but also deep, criss-crossing, stretching for hundreds of meters, and according to the camera footage at that time , you can clearly see two green oxen dragging a wooden wheel and wooden bucket slowly walking on the bottom of the water, all the way forward, and the traces are left like this. At that time, the Academy of Social Sciences submitted a report saying that our department needs to cooperate in the investigation. It’s already on the horse, but who knew that there was a life in Heilongjiang, and the high-level officials finally weighed it again and again, and the mission here was carried out first.”

I shuddered and said, "What, the average depth of the Yellow River is 79 meters, even authentic buffaloes cannot appear in that place, unless..."

Ma Tianxing said: "Unless the buffalo becomes a spirit, I think your analysis makes sense."

I said: "Brother Ma, let's be serious, how much credibility do you have for saying that these wonderful and weird things in nature are?"

(End of this chapter)