"What about this...... Do you think there will be hallucinations mixed in? Liu Xiaodong asked.

Guo Yixin replied very simply: "No!" When dissociative disorder hallucinates, I know it's a hallucination, because that feeling is not the same as the real thing. But the experience of that day was definitely not a hallucination! ”

"Did you tell the police?"

"It's been said, and the police have started an investigation, but it's been so many days, I don't know if they found any clues."

It didn't take long for Liu Xiaodong to see sporadic lights in front of him. The town of Lop Nur has finally arrived.

The jeep drove to the square in front of the commercial building. Liu Xiaodong found that Lop Nur Town is indeed a veritable town, two buildings and a square are all there is to the town.

A guide named Wang Zhong was already waiting for them. Tall, thin, dark-skinned, from Xinjiang, Wang Zhong was a driver and guide in and out of Lop Nur. He was introduced by a friend of Liu Xiaodong and said that this person has rich experience in berthing.

Wang Zhong was very quick with his hands and feet, and helped them move their luggage to the booked room. Guo Yixin lives in room 302, and Liu Xiaodong lives in room 301 next to the corridor.

"This is the plank I have prepared, and it will work very well if the car gets stuck in the sand." Entering the room, Wang Zhong pointed to a few wooden planks and chains in the corner, and said that his Xinjiang accent was more obvious.

"Actually, it is safest for two cars to go in together, and you can rescue each other if necessary, but if your leaders don't agree, there's no way!" Wang Zhong said with some regret.

Liu Xiaodong shook his head with a smile and began to look at the hotel room. The room is very basic, the power socket in the corner of the wall does not seem to be installed, and there are still some wires left outside the socket mouth that have not been cleaned up.

The price of this room is not cheap, more than 300 yuan a night, but there is an Internet and a TV, which is better than Liu Xiaodong imagined. It's just that there is no water, and the waiter said that it has just stopped.

"This room is okay! I'm familiar with the boss and have already given you a discounted price! Ever since Wang Zhong knew that Liu Xiaodong was a journalist, Wang Zhong has been very enthusiastic.

"Yes, thank you then! By the way, how will it be arranged tomorrow? Liu Xiaodong took out the toiletries from the suitcase and asked.

Wang Zhong sat on the stool by the window: "I checked the coordinates, and the departure from here should be about the same as the time to Loulan, and it is estimated that it will take more than eight hours, so I have to get up early tomorrow!" ”

Liu Xiaodong nodded. On the day of the accident, Guo Yixin and his party drove from Lop Nur Town to the accident site, and it took about seven or eight hours on the road.

"Then we can only stay at the Loulan Conservation Station tomorrow night?"

"That's right! It seems that you are familiar with the situation, brother! ”

After a while, Wang Zhong stood up and approached Liu Xiaodong and asked mysteriously, "Are you really not afraid to go there?" ”

"What's there to be afraid of, is there really a ghost?" Liu Xiaodong said with a smile.

Wang Zhong was noncommittal and smacked his lips: "I've been a guide in Lop Nur for ten years, let me tell you, don't believe it...... A lot of things in Lop Porr are really hard to explain! ”

Liu Xiaodong looked at Wang Zhong and teased: "You won't be afraid, right?" And you're still taking us there? ”

Wang Zhong waved his hand with a straight face: "Brother, I said that things are strange, but I didn't say that I was afraid, I was afraid that I was still working as a guide in Lop Nur!" ”

"So, do you think there are really sand people, have you seen it with your own eyes?" Liu Xiaodong took out a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Wang Zhong.

"No, thank you!" Wang Zhong shook his hand.

Liu Xiaodong unscrewed the cap of the bottle, raised his head, and drank a few sips. patronizing and talking to Guo Yixin in the car, he forgot to drink water.

Wang Zhong said firmly: "Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I definitely have!" ”

"Why?" Liu Xiaodong put down the mineral water and stared at the Lop Nur guide who believed that there were ghosts in Lop Nur.

"One of my relatives was poisoned before, and he almost became a sand man! And if you think about it, the existence of the sandfolk can explain many things, such as various mysterious disappearances...... Or maybe it was an alien who did it? I don't believe in aliens! ”

Liu Xiaodong frowned: "Yes, what is the specific situation of your relative?" ”

"Alas...... It was many years ago. It's a distant relative, and I haven't been in contact with it, and I also heard my aunt talk about it. ”

This is a rumored routine, Liu Xiaodong doesn't believe it. After a pause, he asked again, "Is there really that kind of plant in Lop Nur that can make people crazy?" Liu Xiaodong checked on the Internet, and the legend says that the "Shamin" was infected by the strange plant virus in Lop Porri.

"Absolutely! How could someone be like that? Let's talk about the famous scientist who disappeared in Lop Nur, named Yang ...... That's right, Yang Jiamu! You should know. That's a study of plants, a study of biochemistry! What do you think he can do when he comes to Lop Nur? ”

Liu Xiaodong nodded, he had also seen about Yang Jiamu on the Internet, Yang Jiamu was indeed studying plant viruses. But then he remembered something, and shook his head again: "Plant viruses and animal viruses are not the same thing, there is no scientific proof that plant viruses can infect people, let alone plant viruses can make people super zombies......"

Wang Zhong spread his hands: "Scientifically proven? What science can't prove doesn't mean it doesn't exist! ”

“…… Yes. Liu Xiaodong touched his chin.

"But the cops are what you think! Don't you know, after the disappearance two days ago, the police actually found me and asked me this and that, not only me, but several guides I knew were interrogated, and the police really thought that we ordinary people did it? Wang Zhong shook his head as he spoke.

Liu Xiaodong sat on the bed, took another sip of mineral water, and said: "Actually, I think it is normal to go missing in Lop Nur, you think, the weather in Lop Nur is so bad, and it is very easy to get lost, and it is normal for people who come to explore and investigate to get lost, and it is normal to put their lives in it." ”

Wang Zhong sat on the stool next to the bed and looked at him fixedly: "You're right, but some things seem to be as simple as just going missing, let's just say that the disappearance case a few days ago, more than ten people!" How could there be only one girl left to survive, and I heard that she had experienced something terrible......"

Liu Xiaodong was stared at by Wang Zhong, he turned his head to look out the window, and thought to himself, according to Guo Yingxin's description, she was not just as simple as meeting Shamin, there seemed to be a mysterious organization behind it...... Of course, it may be that Sha Min is real, and that strange voice is just Guo Yingxin's hallucination...... Is there really a sand people? How do the living dead continue their "life"? Do they really want to eat human flesh like zombies in the movies?

"Hey, brother! This beautiful girl who came with you, how do I look like the woman who had an accident a few days ago? Wang Zhong suddenly moved the stool to Liu Xiaodong's side, and asked in a low voice.

Liu Xiaodong was taken aback and replied, "She...... It's my colleague! How do you look at her? Have you seen it? ”

Wang Zhong grinned: "I haven't seen it, I just saw the back of that girl in the newspaper, I look a little similar, and this girl seems to have something on her mind, so I guess ......"

Liu Xiaodong patted him on the shoulder: "Be your guide, don't guess!" By the way, the legend of Shamin, you don't want to be in front of my female colleague, she is very timid! No, I was called to Lop Nur by the leader, of course, I was in a bad mood. ”

"Oh......" Wang Zhong realized, "Okay, listen to my brother!" ”

Seeing Wang Zhong away, Liu Xiaodong immediately came to the small shop on the first floor. Yes, his underwear problem hasn't been solved yet...... Originally, I wanted to buy two new ones for Hami, but I forgot about it, and I didn't think about it until I was about to change my underwear today.

The owner of the small shop searched for a long time and only found two pairs of underwear that were one size larger, and the style was the traditional men's red elongated and flat-angle style in the 80s of the last century.

"When I was a child, I saw my father go through such a ......," Liu Xiaodong sighed.

"I'm sorry, I haven't been stocked for a while! Take it and wash it a few times, it's been backlogged for years!" The boss smiled heartily.

At about eleven o'clock in the night, the water finally came. Liu Xiaodong took a quick shower and quickly lay down on the bed, he was really tired after a day's drive.

The town is silent at night, the hotel walls are generally soundproof, Liu Xiaodong can clearly hear the sound of Guo Yixin still showering next door, in the sound of dripping, Liu Xiaodong quickly fell asleep.