Chapter 3 When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you

Author: Wen Dao Shouyu

Chapter 3 When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you

This day was really strange. Gu Xing wandered around the Central Park duty area from eight in the morning to eleven in the evening, and he didn't feel tired at all.

Because he often had to stand for a long time while running tasks, Gu Xing's legs had already suffered from varicose veins, and he didn't have any pain symptoms at the moment.

When others weren't paying attention, Gu Xing lifted up his trouser legs and found that the protruding blood vessels on his legs had become much lighter at some point. He couldn't imagine how healthy his calves were.

"It feels like being reborn... it's so bizarre."

Except for the citizens who occasionally got too close to watch the excitement, Gu Xing also maintained good order in the area he was on duty, and received compliments from the White Bird Police Department.

But the whole city of Lidu is not very peaceful.

The smog outside the city enveloped the entire city, even the sky was not spared.

The city government has decided that the city night lights will be illuminated 24 hours a day.

The dark hole in the sky above Central Park looks even more eerie amidst the brilliant lights.

The passage out of the city has been blocked.

Some brave citizens drove through the traffic jam at the highway entrance, but lost contact after driving into the smog.

Police officers on duty at the scene reported that they seemed to hear shrill and distant screams coming from the haze.

In this way, no one dares to break into the haze easily.

Panic has spread among citizens, and in some areas citizens have gone to convenience stores to grab food and daily necessities.

The government and police headquarters sent representatives to accept exclusive interviews on television to stabilize public sentiment, and grassroots police officers who communicated with each other began to go door-to-door to comfort the frightened people.

Soon, the government invited an expert in the field of natural science named Eio Uematsu to give an exclusive interview to the TV station. He attributed the black hole to the special impact of sunspots and flares.

"As everyone knows,"

Eio Uematsu pointed to a popular science map on the background screen, "This year is the peak year of solar activity. The peak period of sunspot activity, coupled with the violent activity of solar flares, will emit a large amount of ultraviolet rays, Y-rays, and X-rays.

Infrared rays, radio radiation, high-energy particle flows, and even particularly high-energy cosmic rays interact with the Earth's upper atmosphere, disrupt the Earth's magnetic field, and cause magnetic storms.

We have every reason to believe that this huge black hole is the result of a powerful magnetic storm, which is a normal natural phenomenon."

"So," the host asked, "how to explain the huge fingers sticking out of the huge black hole last night? Many citizens witnessed it with their own eyes."

"That's a mirage based on the phenomenon of magnetic storms," ​​Uematsu Eao said with certainty: "It's not a real finger, but the effect of magnifying someone's finger in a very distant place countless times. Now that the magnetic storm is about to end, that way

The mirage will never appear again. Please don’t panic.”

“What about the smog around the city?”

"Of course it's also a weather change caused by a magnetic storm. It will pass soon."

…

Duty area at the entrance to Area F of Central Park.

"Hey, Gu Xingjun," Anda held the coffee can in his hand and looked at the special interview on the large LED screen, "Why do I feel that what this expert said is a bit far-fetched."

As he spoke, he raised his right index finger and put it upside down in front of his eyes, imitating the scene when the giant finger was stretched out yesterday. "Who would stretch out their finger in such a boring way and be caught by a mirage? Nonsense..."

There is also a strange situation in Lidu's network - local forums can be logged in, news websites can be opened, video social software, and chat tools can also be used, but they cannot contact the outside world and cannot see any news outside Lidu.

"asshole……

Nothing can be sent out."

Anda took the mobile phone, opened the chat software, and looked at the gray profile picture of his ex-girlfriend, "It makes it seem like my ex-girlfriend died."

"It is said that a good ex should be as good as dead." Gu Xing replied.

"Hey, don't say such unlucky words."

"Well, I wish you two a happy reunion and a happy marriage for a hundred years."

"Uh...that's not necessary."

Gu Xing scrolled through the short video app, none of which came from outside Lidu. They were all uploaded by residents of this city with huge fingers, the big black hole in the sky, the long queue outside Lidong Expressway, and the dense rush of people buying at the checkout of Wolfie Supermarket.

Or, wait for the scene.

Many Internet celebrities in the city are riding on the popularity of this bizarre incident in an attempt to increase their followers.

A beautiful internet celebrity named Tusaqi was standing in the northwest of Central Park to shoot a short video. She took a very clever angle and just happened to have her head pressed by a giant finger. She also performed an inexplicable dance with a piece of weird music.

The dance actually received 1.3 million likes.

Netizens commented below: Isn’t this better than Aragaki’s clothes?

Someone created the scene of a science fiction world through post-processing.

Someone filmed a short drama in the style of Akira Kurosawa, using fingers as the background.

The most outrageous thing is that someone opened a live broadcast room and claimed that he would live broadcast the arrival of the end of the world.

"Citizens! Everything is completely true. It is no exaggeration. Lidu City where I am is heading towards the end of the world. Please look back and see the huge black hole above Central Park? According to my visual inspection, this black hole has been expanding.

.I concluded that if this expansion continues for three months, the black hole will be able to completely swallow up the entire city of Lidu.

At that time, where will we innocent citizens go? Will we live in another world, or will we be reborn or time travel collectively?

Citizens, look at that black hole, when you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring into you!"

Before he finished speaking, the live broadcast room was shut down.

Gu Xing looked angry and funny.

At about 11:30 p.m., the peaceful watch was broken.

A colleague's voice came from the intercom: "Gu Xing, at eight o'clock, someone broke into the park through the fence. Please be on high alert and follow him in time."

"receive."

"We will outflank from the 11 o'clock direction!"

"OK."

A few minutes later, Gu Xing pushed the intruder to the ground - a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl wearing dirty school uniforms and short hair.

Before his colleagues came over, Gu Xing asked a few questions and was greatly surprised.

"Why are you breaking in? Don't you know that the park is blocked?"

It was inconvenient for the girl's hands to be bound by Gu Xing, so she turned her head and looked sideways at the bottom of the black hole, "I want to go there."

"What are you doing there? It's very dangerous, do you know that?"

"Danger?" The girl lowered her eyes, and an aura of self-destruction enveloped her, "It can't be worse than my current situation."

"What's your situation? Tell me."

The girl stopped talking.

After a while, more police officers on duty arrived, and the girl was handed over to other colleagues for questioning.

Anda inquired about the follow-up.

"Hey," he walked up to Gu Xing with a cigarette in his mouth, "why do you think that girl broke into the park?"

"Said he was going under the black hole."

"Don't want to know why she went under the black hole?"

Gu Xing nodded sincerely.

"That's nonsense," Anda exhaled a puff of smoke. "It's outrageous. That girl said she wanted to gain power."

"What does this have to do with black holes?"

"The girl said that the black hole and the huge finger are both grotesque, and grotesqueness can give her strength."

"I don't understand it at all."

"I am confused too. It is said that our colleagues from the Special Investigation Section of the Police Headquarters are very interested in this and took the girl away for further investigation."

"Does our headquarters have a department like the Special Investigation Division? Why is this the first time I've heard of it?"

"Me too, I've learned a lot these past two days."

"By the way," Gu Xing thought of the girl's eyes and felt a little uncomfortable, "Didn't they ask why the girl wanted to gain power?"

"Let's ask this clearly. It is said that a member of the girl's family has died, but she has been left with a huge debt and loan sharks. Debt collection companies come to her door every day to cause trouble..."

"oh……"

This kind of thing is so common that Gu Xing hears about it every day, but he never gets used to it.

When it was close to twelve o'clock, the Shiratiao Police Department suddenly called:

"Gu Xing, it's okay, go home and rest."

"Didn't you say that I have to watch the entire process?"
To be continued...