The Red world - Chapter 295
Chapter 295: The source of pollution that hangs people on trees (1)
Translator: 549690339
“So obedient …”
Lu Xin squatted down and patted the puppy’s head. He then picked up a rock and threw it at the dog. “Go.”
Skinless puppy looked at Lu Xin in silence for a while before running out to pick up the stones.
Lu Xin stepped off the motorcycle and took out a small notebook from his bag. He looked at the half-burnt, dead tree and the corpses with ropes tied around their necks scattered around the tree. He began to record and analyze the information in silence.
[ source of contamination: the great Banyan Tree in the wilderness ]
[ method of contamination: make people lose their way, similar to a ghost hitting a wall, and attract people to the tree to commit suicide. ]
Reason for appearance:
He raised his head and looked at the tree.
The tree was just an ordinary tree, and Lu Xin could confirm this by switching to his mother’s vision.
When he switched to ” mother’s vision, ” he would lose the ability to directly see the mental monsters, but he could understand what ordinary people saw.
For example, when the big tree changed just now, he saw a mouth on every leaf of the tree.
However, in her mother’s vision, the tree was still the same tree. It was just that around the tree, the air had some strange distortions, as if the tree was constantly emitting radiation.
Through his mother’s eyes, Lu Xin was able to understand the state of these spiritual beings and whether they harbored any hostility toward him.
Using this method, Lu Xin also tried to analyze how the source of the contamination appeared.
It was impossible for a tree to become a source of contamination for no reason.
So, was it the first person who hung on the tree that affected the tree, causing it to become a parasite of the contamination source, eventually turning it into such a strange state and affecting the people who passed by, or was it something else?
There might be many reasons, but they needed more in-depth research and analysis.
Lu Xin wasn’t an expert in this area, so he only thought about it for a moment and recorded it down.
After all, if these records were sent back to the special Investigation Department, they would all be money …
The special Investigation Department would reward him based on the importance of the information in the cases he provided and the records.
“Ah, uncle, uncle …”
“This is … What’s going on?”
Just as Lu Xin was jotting down everything that had happened to him from the time he encountered the ghost to the time he found the tree, the uncle and nephew who had tried to stick their heads into the rope below the half-burnt Banyan Tree woke up.
At first, they were confused, but then they panicked and shouted as they got up.
The first thing he did was to pull up his pants.
Their belts were attached to the tree, and their underwear was on their heads, so …
Lu Xin only glanced at them silently before lowering his head, unable to bear to look at them any longer.
That pair of uncle and nephew were indeed used to running in the wilderness. Compared to ordinary people, their reactions were considered fast.
After they pulled up their pants and woke up, they saw the half-burnt tree next to them. They also saw the bodies on the scattered branches on the ground, each hanging themselves with a rope, and the degree of decay was different.
He even saw his belt tied to the tree trunk.
When they thought of the last scene in their memories, they suddenly came to a realization and their faces turned pale.
The uncle’s lips quivered, and his voice was dry.”We … Are you possessed by a ghost?”
Lu Xin kept his little notebook and said, ” as I said just now, there are no ghosts in the world .
Their voices attracted the uncle and nephew’s attention, and the two of them looked at him in panic.
His Adam’s apple rolled up and down nervously,”yes …” Did you save us?”
It was obvious that he had already tied his belt to the tree. However, he was suddenly rescued, and the tree was half burnt.
The person who had followed him was riding a motorcycle and staying not far away. Of course, he had saved him.
little brother, just now, what was …
The uncle and the young man looked at each other and slowly got to their feet. They forced a smile on their faces and walked toward Lu Xin.
“It’s a type of contamination.”
Lu Xin turned to them and smiled warmly. “This tree is a source of pollution. “Just now, you and I were actually all contaminated by it. That’s why we kept running around in circles. When we’re panicking or exhausted to a certain extent, we’ll be led here by it subconsciously. Then, we can’t help but become neighbors with the people hanging on the trees …”
As he spoke, he glanced at the people scattered on the ground on the branches beside him.
He explained as clearly as he could, but the uncle and the young man still felt a little uncomfortable when they saw the smile on his face.
However, it was also at this moment that Lu Xin extended his hand to them with a smile. “Let me introduce you seriously.” “I’m from qingang. Do you guys know qingang?”
. Our Green Harbor is pretty good.”
“When I was in Green Harbor, I dealt with such matters. At first, I was just a little suspicious. I wanted to discuss it with you in detail, but I didn’t make it clear. However, I have to thank you. Without your help, we wouldn’t have been able to clear it so quickly.”
“This …”
Seeing Lu Xin’s outstretched hand, the uncle panicked, but he still mustered up the courage to shake his hand.
After all, he was so enthusiastic, and it would seem impolite of him not to shake hands with him.
Then, he swallowed his saliva and said guiltily, ‘”We … What did we help you with?”
“You guys used the method of being contaminated to help me find the source of the contamination,” Lu Xin said with a serious tone.
The uncle felt a little strange in his heart. There seemed to be something wrong.
“Alright, it’s fine now.”
Lu Xin retracted his hand and stepped out of the car. “Can I ask for your help again?”
When the uncle heard the word “help,” he panicked a little.”What … What’s the matter?”
Lu Xin looked at the corpses lying haphazardly under the tree with ropes tied around their necks and said, “”Deal with them.”
There were many ways of contamination. Some assimilated sources of contamination would turn other individuals into their own branches and extensions, just like the street café Lu Xin had first come into contact with.
When the main source of contamination died, the other severely contaminated individuals would scatter and escape, and there was a possibility that they would develop into new sources of contamination.
If that was the case, destroying the source of the contamination would instead cause the virus to spread.
Lu Xin didn’t know if this tree had similar properties, but it was better to be careful.
If the people hanging on the trees were in the same situation, then leaving them here would likely continue to affect the people around them and form other polluting effects. Of course, it would be unknown if it would be like a ghost hitting a wall or something else.
Under Lu Xin’s instructions, the uncle and nephew covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and carried out all the corpses.
He chopped off some dry leaves from the half of the tree that had not been burnt. He also picked up a lot of wild grass from the surrounding area and piled them next to the corpses. At the same time, he did not forget to clear out a fire prevention area in the surrounding area.
There were two ways to completely eliminate the possibility of further contamination.
The first method was the most convenient, which was to use special bullets to shoot each of them.
But that would be too much of a waste.
The other method was the simplest, which was to burn it all down.
The fire was quickly ignited, and in the dark wilderness, it seemed to be unusually warm.
Lu Xin and the uncle-nephew duo squatted not far from the fire, quietly watching it burn.
“Little brother, do you want one?”
The uncle took out a tobacco pipe and a stack of paper strips. He picked up a handful of tobacco and put it in the paper strip. He then deftly rolled his thumb and index finger together to roll a small trumpet. He then dipped it in his saliva and handed it to Lu Xin politely.
Lu Xin looked at the spot where his saliva had stained and fell silent for a moment before saying, do.”
As he spoke, he took out his silver flat cigarette box, pulled out a cigarette with a golden filter, and put it in his mouth.
Then, he lit the cigarette with his Zippo lighter and smoked slowly.
this cigarette box is so beautiful … The lighter is also very nice …”
The young man next to him stared at him with his eyes wide open. His young face, which was already slightly weathered, was full of envy.
“It’s alright!”
Lu Xin replied indifferently. He then gestured to the man, “”You want one too?” The young man’s eyes lit up.
Lu Xin fell silent for a moment as he watched the young man take the box of cigarettes and light one up.
The three of them smoked and squatted in front of the fire. The uncle couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, ‘
“What exactly is this pollution?”
Lu Xin retrieved his cigarette box and lighter and carefully placed them back into his bag.
it’s actually a new type of disease after the red Moon incident. It’s contagious, but it’s a mental disease.
people who are infected, from their appearance … Ordinary people wouldn’t be able to notice their abnormality from the outside, but it was obvious that there was something wrong with their mental state … Well, you can think of them as mental patients who are in pain!”
Even though he had signed a confidentiality agreement, Lu Xin felt that he could still talk about it in the wilderness.
Moreover, he felt that it would be beneficial to talk to these people.
The wilderness wasn’t like the high wall city, where there were people constantly paying attention to this and protecting the ordinary people.
Just like this source of pollution. Although the pollution effect was not particularly strong, it had already killed many people.
From the looks of the earliest corpse, it was unknown how long it had been there.
Lu Xin wasn’t sure if the contamination would continue to exist and no one would bother with it. Theoretically speaking, as the number of people it contaminated increased, it would eventually hang everyone in the world on trees.
“Mental patient …”
When the uncle heard this, he suddenly reacted. “Ah, aren’t they the lunatics who appeared before?”
Lu Xin was taken aback for a moment before he nodded. “Yes, I am.’
In fact, he had not seen many lunatics since he was young. He saw one when he went out of the city last time, but before he could see it clearly, it was killed by a lizard.
Lu Xin didn’t say anything more after the general explanation.
The main reason was that he didn’t have much training content, and he would be exposed if he said anything more.
Moreover, the fire had already died down. The corpses inside naturally couldn’t be burned to ashes, but they were already dry and smelly, and their moisture had been dried up. A dead body without any activity like this basically had no possibility of contaminating others. Although mental energy could parasitize, it had to have a certain amount of activity. It couldn’t be parasitized if it was burned like this.
Lu Xin snuffed out his cigarette and held it in his hand. “We should be able to go out now. I’m leaving.”
She watched as he got up and walked towards the motorcycle, planning to split up.
“You’re leaving just like that?”
The young man was obviously reluctant to leave.
The uncle seemed to be thinking more. Suddenly, he stood up.”Little brother, wait …”
Lu Xin turned to look at him curiously.
The uncle hesitated for a while, but he still hardened his heart and said, brother, if you’re here to clean this up, then we …
“Can we ask you to help treat a patient?”
“A patient?”
Lu Xin was slightly taken aback. “What kind of patient?”
The middle-aged man seemed to be hesitating, and the young man beside him seemed to have guessed what he was going to say. He suddenly became nervous, but when he saw Lu Xin’s curious gaze, the middle-aged man steeled himself and said, ” I don’t know if you’ve heard …
Change your head?”
