Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

At this time, the car stopped.

A couple got on the bus on the roadside. This kind of bus stops at a moment's notice.

The conductor beside Chen Zhao stood up again to sell tickets to the couple.

After the man and woman bought their tickets, they sat in the last row.

But even Chen Zhao and the conductor sitting in the front row could still hear their flirting and laughter.

After the car drove for an hour, another woman got on.

"Hey, Chinese, what's your impression of the United States?" asked the driver sitting in front.

During the long night, even the driver would feel bored, so he took the initiative to chat with Chen Zhao.

Although it was inconvenient for him to turn his head, it did not affect their communication.

"A strange country."

"Why do you say strange country?"

"Logically speaking, the United States is the most developed and powerful country, but here it is full of chaos."

"Chaos? You mean chaos in America?"

"I come from a relatively poor rural area in China." Chen Zhao said, "Then I went to study and work in a big city. No matter it was a developed or backward place, my life was very peaceful. In the past twenty-five years, I have I have never encountered a shooting case, but in the United States, I have encountered at least five shootings in the past year, and the first time was on my third day in the United States."

"Okay, let you see the bad side of America, and I apologize to you for my motherland." The driver said in a teasing tone.

"The United States is a very strange country. It is such a developed country, but it is filled with a lot of violence."

"So, I think we should find a Chinese to be the president." The driver said.

Most Americans don't have a good impression of politicians. In most cases, they talk about politics with an entertainment mentality.

Chen Zhao, the driver and the conductor had a pleasant chat.

Chen Zhao also told them some good and bad things about China.

At this moment, the bus stopped again, and four big guys got on.

Two of them were carrying a large satchel.

By this time, half of the journey had passed.

Chen Zhao was curious as to why these big men appeared here in such a deserted suburb.

After the four people got in the car, they sat in the back seat in silence.

"By the way, do you know there is a legend about this road?"

"The legend of this road?"

"This is Road 666." The driver said: "The construction of this road started in 1966 and was not completed until 1972. It took six years. On the first day this road was opened to traffic, there were The death toll in the major casualty accident was 13, and including the number of people who died during road construction, the number was exactly 66," the driver said.

In Western countries, 6 and 13 are both very unlucky numbers.

6 represents the devil and 13 represents Satan.

In Hollywood film and television works, 6 and 13 are often used as symbols of demons and evil in various horror movies.

"Then there were frequent cases of cars disappearing on this highway."

"So this road is also called the road to hell." The driver said with a terrifying tone.

However, Chen Zhao could clearly tell that the driver deliberately created this atmosphere for entertainment.

"Let me also tell you the story of my friend." Chen Zhao said: "My friend is an explorer. He once explored an ancient ruins with his team."

"Wait, isn't this supposed to be an archaeologist? Why is it called an explorer?"

"I don't know, that's not the point." Chen Zhao said.

Twenty minutes later, the driver said: "You said that if the Queen of the Crypt Demon dies, a male will be selected and then transformed into a female?"

"Um."

At this moment, a woman's voice came from behind Chen Zhao.

"This is considered a hive model. In fact, the queen and worker bees in most bee colonies are of the same species. During the larval stage, the worker bees will select at least one larvae to live in the queen bee stage, and then the larvae will evolve into a queen bee in the queen bee stage. , most of the time, there will only be one queen bee in the bee colony. Except when the new and old alternate, there may be two queen bees. However, if the queen bee is lost due to accident, then the bee colony will be in a very short period of time. Let a mature body undergo mutation again."

Chen Zhao turned his head and saw a woman with slightly messy hair and thick glasses.

Feeling Chen Zhao's gaze, the woman grinned, showing her braces.

Chen Zhao has a slight appearance association. This woman looks like a nerd.

He was almost slovenly, and his clothes were quite rustic, with an old green jacket paired with a colorful T-shirt.

"Hello, I'm Villian."

"I'm Chen Zhao." Chen Zhao shook hands with Wei Lian.

Villian adjusted his glasses frames: "Judging from your description just now, it doesn't seem like you are telling a story. Your description of the Crypt Demon is very complete. Its language, habits, and appearance are like... Talking about a real near-human race.”

"Then don't take what I said as a story." Chen Zhao said with a smile: "Are you studying biology?"

"Yes, I am a tutor in the Department of Biology at the University of California, San Diego. My main research is reptile and primate genetics."

"It seems that we are still colleagues." Chen Zhao said with a smile.

The University of California, San Diego and the University of San Diego are not the same school, and people who don't know may confuse the two.

The University of California, San Diego is a member of the University of California Alliance, and the University of Los Angeles is also a member of the alliance, so it makes sense for Chen Zhao to say that they are colleagues.

The University of Santiago is a Catholic university and affiliated with the Catholic Church.

In the ranking of world famous universities, the University of California, San Diego is ranked far above the University of San Diego.

This shows how strong the academics of the University of California Alliance are, because the academics and most resources of the ten schools are shared.

"Who are you?"

“I am a mentor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.”

"Hello." Villian quickly reached out to shake hands with Chen Zhao.

She is a very shy girl, although this girl is probably in her twenties or seventies.

But what hit me was a feeling of youthfulness.

Chen Zhao was very doubtful whether Wei Lian was a virgin.

Of course, it is estimated that the word "老" will be added to the front.

"Hey man, how long until we get to Los Angeles?" came a voice from behind.

The one who made the sound was one of the four people who got on the bus last.

"It will take more than two hours." The driver replied: "The fog seems to be getting thicker here. It's strange. It's still some distance from the coastline. Why is there such a heavy fog?"

"It should be the cold air blowing from the sea that encounters the California hot air flow, resulting in cold air," Villian said.