Chapter 353 Interesting People
Open the door?
Things have come to this point, there is no choice but to open the door.
Given the opponent's means, even if they wanted to escape, their hope of escape was extremely slim.
The old couple looked at each other with mixed feelings, and finally had to step forward to open the door for Su Xia.
“Crack! Crack!”
A sound was heard, the lock core popped out, and the complicated door locks were opened one by one.
Soon, a gap appeared in the heavy metal door .
Su Xia pushed the door open and walked in calmly. With a slight movement of his eyes, he carefully observed the small mezzanine.
Ding Can followed him into the room.
When he saw the complicated circuits, dense equipment, and large piles of paper documents, he couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
“It’s not easy.”
You know, this old couple were just ordinary teachers before they left their jobs.
What they teach to students is just ordinary high school mathematics and chemistry, and does not involve any information on surveillance, counter-surveillance, secret investigations, etc.
These things can only be learned in intelligence studies of special agencies and are difficult for ordinary people to achieve.
"Please sit down." The reporter's father brought two old plastic stools for them, then closed the door of the small mezzanine to ensure that their conversation could not be eavesdropped on by outsiders.
The sound insulation of this room is very good. It has been specially treated and the walls are covered with thick sound-absorbing cotton.
But perhaps the treatment was not adequate and the air circulation was not done well, so that there was a faint smell of ink paper and a special burnt smell in the room.
The floor is covered with messy black wires, and it's easy to trip if you're not careful.
Su Xia took the plastic stool, let the four legs fall where there were no lines, sat down steadily, and looked at the old couple.
It can be seen that their hair is gray, their eyes are bloodshot, their skin is sallow and full of wrinkles, and their spirit is much worse than that of their peers, perhaps because they have consumed too much energy.
"Are you two really here to investigate that matter?" The reporter's father spoke first and went straight to the point.
"Yes, we went to the singer An Shen's villa and found some clues there." Su Xia replied.
"What clue?"
"A newspaper, the reporter is your son Wu Hong."
"Ah... Xiao Hong, he also went to that place to investigate two years ago. He should have brought the newspaper with him..."
Wu Hong, the son of the two elderly people, is a very special investigative reporter.
This world is a chaotic place, and there are very few people who dare to be investigative journalists. Almost every year, a number of investigative journalists disappear silently and evaporate from the face of the earth.
Others always die due to various accidents.
This has resulted in fewer and fewer people working in this field, and now they are almost invisible.
The old couple used to worry about something happening to their children and often asked Wu Hong to change his job.
"But he always says that if even he doesn't do this, who else can do it?" Wu Hong's father sighed, "He has liked to be a hero since he was a child. Maybe it's destined. If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have let him get involved in this kind of thing."
"He died for the cause he loved, and I don't think he regretted it." Ding Can suddenly spoke.
"But there are so many people in this world. Even if he doesn't do it, there will always be someone who will do it..."
Wu Hong's mother wiped away her tears gently, her eyes were cloudy, and her old face was filled with unconcealable sadness.
Even though it has been almost two years since the incident, the two old people still cannot get over the death of their son and daughter-in-law.
After that, they had to hide all their sorrows in their hearts, and forced themselves to collect information with their exhausted bodies, trying to find the mastermind hiding in the darkness.
The road was lonely, and they didn't even have anyone to travel with.
It was not until today, with the arrival of Su Xia and Ding Can, that they had someone to talk to.
They didn't know Su Xia, but they trusted Ding Can enough.
Many people in Haiba City are saying that Ding Can will definitely become a better city lord than his father in the future and lead the people of this city towards a brighter future.
This is the reputation he has accumulated over a long period of time, so much so that many people call him the Little City Lord behind his back.
"Have you two made any other discoveries?" Wu Hong's father asked them, as if hoping to corroborate their findings.
"have."
Su Xia gave an affirmative answer.
Hearing this, Wu Hong's father was shocked and asked hurriedly, "What was the discovery?"
Su Xia replied: "I rescued a person."
"What?"
The two old men trembled all over and looked at Su Xia in disbelief.
They never expected that Su Xia had such ability.
Does being able to rescue people mean that Su Xia has the power to break through the opponent's core area?
Su Xia guessed what they were thinking, shook her head slightly, and said, "I didn't find the other party's core position, I just found a field where they cultivated and harvested 'Fetal Element', and rescued a friend on the edge of the field."
"Fetal hormone...it seems you know a lot of information."
After hearing the name, the two old men did not show any confusion or surprise, and it was obvious that they knew it too.
Wu Hong's father asked, "Where is that venue?"
“A landfill.”
"As expected... Alas..."
Wu Hong's father seemed to know what was going on as well. He lowered his head slightly and sighed again.
Seeing this, Su Xia asked him: "Besides that place, do you know any other places?"
"Yes... there are some places that Xiao Hong investigated before he died..."
Wu Hong's father took out some paper documents and began to tell what happened during that period.
The cause of the incident was naturally the death of singer An Shen.
At that time, most people believed that the young singer had committed suicide, and even many of his fans had accepted the reality.
But Wu Hong, who has been an investigative reporter for many years, smelled something amiss, so he began an in-depth investigation, looking up An Shen's experiences, living habits, future plans, etc. over the years, and finally came to the conclusion that the probability of suicide was quite small.
Then he wrote the report and published it in the newspaper of that day, hoping to attract public attention.
At that time, he thought it was just an ordinary case, such as a twisted fan killing out of love and hate.
His speculation at the time was not unreasonable - the fans in this world are crazy and often do all kinds of outrageous and dangerous things.
There seems to be no such news on Earth, but there are similar literary works, such as Stephen King's "Big Three", which tells the story of a crazy book fan kidnapping and torturing the author.
Unfortunately, Wu Hong’s report did not attract much attention.
He decided to investigate further.
After a while, he sneaked into the villa where the singer committed suicide at night, intending to look for other clues and information.
But what he didn't expect was that the whole villa looked like it had been robbed. It was in a mess everywhere, and even the walls had big holes in them, as if someone was looking for something.
His keen perception developed from many years of journalism career made him realize that this matter was far more serious than he had previously imagined.
But he was not afraid, instead he became more determined to find out the truth.
"These... and these... were all found by him." Wu Hong's father gave out a lot of paper documents and placed them in front of Su Xia and Ding Can.
"Mr. Wu, do you trust us so much?" Ding Can asked him.
"No...but your friend was right before. With just two old guys like us, we may never find out the truth about Xiao Hong's death."
This is a kind of helplessness, but also a compromise.
Moreover, the old couple left behind some countermeasures.
They are not afraid of death or being kidnapped, and have prepared a backup plan long ago.
Once something happens to them, it won't take long for certain documents they prepare for regular release to circulate on the Internet, and the paper documents they prepare on high-rise buildings in the city will be blown into the entire city by the wind with a loud bang.
By then, even if they die, the part of the truth they knew will be known to the rest of the world.
"In addition to the landfill, there is also this place." Wu Hong's father flipped through a document. "On the surface, this is a power plant, but trucks with strange markings often enter the plant at night..."
"And this place, the developer said they wanted to build an artificial lake here, but they were actually building some underground fortifications..."
“…”
When you open the documents, you can see many shocking photos, all of which were obtained by Wu Hong after surviving a life-threatening situation.
It didn't take him long to discover that this incident was related to disappearances around the world.
According to his investigation, before committing suicide, An Shen had received an invitation to a party where the use of mobile phones and other electronic products was prohibited.
All the attendees were celebrities from all over the world, including famous singers, movie stars, great artists, and top wealthy businessmen.
In theory, this kind of gathering would be very beneficial to An Shen, a young man who has just become famous, and could help him further integrate into the upper class.
But Wu Hong found out that An Shen left angrily shortly after entering the party venue that day, and it was unknown what he encountered at the party.
At that time, some fans were waiting outside his house and noticed that he looked very bad when he came back.
A few days after he came back, An Shen released a new song. It was also a song that sounded positive, but the MV of the song was a bit strange, as if it vaguely mentioned the disappearance and trafficking.
Not long after that, he was found dead in the basement of his home.
Wu Hong wanted to investigate further, but encountered many obstacles. Not only did he fail to find more information, but he put himself in danger.
One night, when he finished communicating with a fan of An Shen and was about to go home, suddenly an out-of-control truck rushed towards the restaurant where he was.
Although he escaped by luck, two waiters in the restaurant died on the spot.
"So, this is not the first time he has encountered danger?" Su Xia asked.
"yes……"
Wu Hong's father sighed. His son has frequently received threatening letters since he entered that industry, and this has been more than the first or second time he has encountered death threats.
He seemed to be greeting death every day and passing by it in the shadows.
Unfortunately, one day he was stopped by the god of death.
When he died, that was when he was closest to the truth.
The one who provided him with the truth was not a human, but a member of the mechanical race.
"Mechanical race?" Su Xia was surprised that this race was involved.
"Yes, Xiao Hong... knows some friends from the Mechanical Clan..."
It's strange to say, after all, most of the mechanical creatures are in a low-power sleep, and the awakened mechanical creatures basically have tasks and work to do, so they are rarely seen on weekdays.
Moreover, the mechanical race has always been arrogant and rarely becomes friends with humans.
But Wu Hong got to know a few friends from the mechanical clan.
The mechanical creatures gave Wu Hong a special evaluation: "A very interesting human being."
"interesting?"
Su Xia suddenly remembered that Yu Tuo had also commented on him in this way, or rather, commented on the masked man in this way.
Yu Tuo can't be considered a pure mechanical body, but he's not far off.
In the eyes of many mechanical creatures, humans seem to be divided into two types: "boring" and "interesting". Commander Beifeng was once evaluated as "interesting".
And those "interesting" people are qualified to become opponents or friends of the mechanical race.
The mechanical race is willing to devote more resources to such people.
"These are what Xiao Hong's mechanical friend gave him, and there are also these pieces of information, these are..."
The old couple took out another stack of documents and placed them in front of Su Xia and Ding Can.
These documents are very rare. Even Su Xia cannot get the mechanical people to actively provide him with information, let alone become friends.
His identity as a pharmacist probably makes him one of the "boring" ones in the eyes of many mechanical creatures.
In these documents, several special substances are mentioned.
"Metozotin is just one of them. There are also several other substances such as 'nephrotic hormone' and 'cerebrospinal hormone'."
Wu Hong's father opened the file for Su Xia, showed him the contents, and said: "These things are all related to the children, young people and women of marriageable age who go missing every year..."
It is difficult for ordinary people to investigate to this extent.
After all, even Su Xia had never heard of these strange substances.
But the Mechanical Clan has a lot of relevant information, because more than 90% of the human areas on this planet are under their control, and they know very well what the humans in these surrogate areas are doing.
For them, as long as these human actions do not threaten the rule of the mechanical race, they will not stop them.
Their target no longer seemed to be on this planet, but in the starry sky above their heads.
Those friends of the mechanical race once said to Wu Hong: "You humans will always fight in endless internal friction. Even if the mechanical race does not take action, one day you will fight to the point of extinction. This kind of disgusting thing has existed since ancient times. What you are doing is meaningless. What you are investigating is just the tip of the iceberg. Give up as soon as possible."
But Wu Hong said at the time: "Even if it is just the tip of the iceberg, it is better than nothing. At least people should know that the iceberg exists."
His friends from the Mechanical Clan seemed unable to understand his thoughts and continued to persuade him to give up.
In the end, they even extended an invitation to Wu Hong: "Give up your flesh and blood body and join the glorious mechanical evolution. We can become friends forever."
"Aren't we friends forever now?"
Wu Hong's answer made the mechanical creatures think for a long time.
They understood what Wu Hong meant. As long as friends are kept in heart and not forgotten, they can be forever.
But what they hope for is material permanence. Even if the world is destroyed, the world changes drastically, and they go through disasters, they can still be reunited one day.
Flesh and blood creatures cannot do it, only machines can achieve immortality.
After that exchange, several mechanical friends returned to the base and fell asleep.
Not long afterwards, Wu Hong was in a car accident and was taken away by death, leaving behind only a truth that had no time to be explored.
