November 15, 2013, 1:01 p.m., in the No. 8 pawnshop near the Lingering Garden in Suzhou, dark room.

I lit another cigarette and put it on the table for Wu Wangjing with a smile.

The room was filled with smoke, and before it had time to dissipate, Irina glanced at me disapprerovingly.

I thought of the movie "Infernal Affairs", you have me, we have you, and there are anti-undercover agents in the undercover. The reason why such an important meeting is placed in an unknown small shop must have its reasons, Wu Wangjing also said just now, I don't know which link exposed the flaw, could it be?...... In that case, wouldn't it be dangerous for me to be involved?

I don't dare to think any further......

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Wu Wangjing closed the small notebook in his hand and said, "I don't know if you have ever heard the word 'Mandela Impression'?"

I took two puffs and put out half a cigarette so that Irina would not always stare at me unkindly, and nodded: "I know that Mandela is a famous anti-apartheid revolutionary in South Africa, and every time he appears after he is released from prison, there are always many people who think that he is dead before." Is it the loss of group memory? Or will the future humans tamper with history? It seems that it has something to do with aliens and the multiverse, I can't say it......

Irina sneered and said, "You're a man...... The Mandela Effect refers to the fact that some people remember the same things and the same details even though they don't know each other, but their memories are completely different from reality, history books, etc. ”

Wu Wangjing said: "Although quantum mechanics in recent times also reflects the existence of the multiverse, this is beyond the scope of our discussion today. The more scientific explanation is that Mandela's fame when he was released from prison was not as famous as it is now, and people did not care about it at the time, so the welcome from prison would be misunderstood as a funeral. Later, when relatives and friends talk to each other, this false memory link is constantly strengthened, which leads to misunderstanding later. ”

I was stunned for a moment and said, "What do you mean by mentioning this word, does it mean that my memory of Taobao Express arriving earlier than the order is because I may have bought the same goods before, or maybe it was due to other factors such as excessive work pressure and drinking too much fake wine, which led to confusion in memory?"

"Irina drank too much fake wine!" Irina snorted at me.

Fortunately, Wu Wangjing nodded in agreement, and then said: "Actually, it's not just a few couriers, our memory of that mysterious phone call. Because it always calls in the middle of the night when the human brain needs to rest the most, and because it often repeats the same sentences in a mysterious way, it leads to the continuous strengthening of the memory link between you and me, and even links it with the plot of some horror movies we have watched, and finally forms a lack of our understanding and wrong ......"

"If you say this, it can also be explained......" In fact, I was extremely resistant to such an elaboration in my heart, and after taking a sip of tea, there was no need to dwell too much on such an issue, so I chose to compromise.

"We're not sure what day they'll contact you right now, maybe tomorrow, maybe three days, maybe tonight. Irina said: "The person who contacts you may have never met before, or it may be a leader or a colleague in your company, or even the most important person around you......

"What are they looking for me?" I looked at Irina's handsome face stupidly, without a smile, without dimples, and said regretfully: "I can drink a few glasses of wine and sing a few old songs in the nightclub, and I feel useless for everything else, and they have such a large amount of money to exchange, it is useless for me to ask." ”

Irina didn't expect me to be so resistant, dumbfounded, and suddenly forgot what to say after the plan.

"Does this count as the 'Mandela effect'?" I asked her, and Wu Wangjing coughed dryly, a little dissatisfied with my teasing: "You don't feel that you are in danger now?" and are you in the mood to tell jokes. ”

I groaned, but didn't answer directly. Since the crisis will arise sooner or later, what is the use of being afraid, I even hope that it will happen sooner rather than later.

I usually like to watch horror movies, and the blood and violence of the violent genre of European and American Hollywood have never scared me. What struck me deep fear was the slow-paced, non-stop atmosphere in Japan and South Korea, where ghosts and monsters don't appear for a long time, and that's what makes me shudder.

For some reason, I suddenly remembered the female ghost in "Midnight Bell", which seems to be called Sadako. Her face was disheveled, and her face was cut off halfway through the video, and she slowly crept out of the TV screen with a rustling sound......

At this time, the door slowly opened, making a slight creaking sound, as if someone had slowly walked in from the outside......

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I thought it was my imagination, but I never thought that there was a hand behind my back that patted me gently.

I sat with my back to the doorway, thinking that Sadako was scared by this slap, and jumped up three steps away.

When he fled to Irina's side, he didn't dare to look back, and he couldn't wait to hug Irina.

Wu Wangjing and Irina obviously saw the person clearly, and no matter how serious the scene was, I couldn't help but laugh at my frightened appearance.

Seeing them laughing, I dared to turn back. It turned out to be the owner of Pawnshop No. 8, a young man who looked to be in his thirties, who was standing behind the official hat chair where I had just sit.

When Wu Wangjing saw him, he stood up and called out respectfully: "Team Liu." ”

The pawnshopkeeper's eyes were closed, obviously afraid of the strong lights in the house.

Looking at Wu Wangjing's expression when he called him Team Liu, this person seemed to be their leader.

Team Liu's hands were spread flat, the backs of their hands were facing up, and they gestured up and down, which should make everyone quiet. Even though his eyes were closed, I could feel his solemnity.

Team Liu said: "The other party has arrived nearby, you must leave immediately." ”

I remembered what Irina once said about Team Liu, don't look at him as a blind person, he can see much more than ordinary people.

Wu Wangjing pushed his chair back, walked briskly, came to Jiang Long's side, dragged his left hand and his right hand, and carried Jiang Long on his back. Irina put her arms around the lower edge of the desk, raised it up, and moved it in the direction where Wu Wangjing had been sitting.

Under the desk is an authentic entrance, and the wooden escalator is very steep, so it should not be close to the underground.

Just as I was hesitating, Wu Wangjing was in front and Irina was behind, escorting Jiang Long down the tunnel. This action did not take more than 30 seconds in one go, and it was obvious that the way out had been designed a long time ago, and I don't know how many times it had been rehearsed. Team Liu pushed me and said, "Why don't you go in quickly?"

At this time, most of the lights in the room were extinguished, leaving only a stretchable reading chandelier above the desk. When I walked up the escalator, Team Liu handed me the cup I had drunk tea with. The style of national security is indeed leaky.

I heard someone outside the darkroom shouting, "Is there anyone? Is the boss there?......?"

My head was just above ground level, and the floor above me quickly closed. Apparently, Team Liu pulled over the table and closed the entrance to the tunnel.

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A few warm lights were lit up in the dim tunnels at this time, so that the people who had just entered would not be overwhelmed by the glare of the white light.

Such details have been taken into account, and it is worthy of the arrangement of national security.

Irina turned her head, looked at me and said, "Hurry up, do you want to understand, do you want to cooperate with us?"

At this time, across the floor, I heard several dull "thuds". I've never seen a gun fired, and I know it's a gunshot.

"Cooperation. Without hesitation, I nodded my head and said loudly, in the current situation, can I not cooperate?