Chapter 1: Hallucinations?

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Great northwest desert hinterland. The dark clouds were overhead, the sky was dark, and after a while, the wind was fierce, the sand was flying, and the dust was flying. The desolate barren land was now transformed into a formidable purgatory. A gray pickup truck slowly crawled on the light brown Gobi Desert against the strong wind. The storm howled, and the sand and gravel were engulfed, and the hail slammed down on the car. With that crackling sound, the window glass vibrated and seemed to shatter at any moment.

The two men in the car were in a state of worry.

"As long as it's not a sandstorm! Rest assured, this visibility can't be a sandstorm. The middle-aged man in the passenger seat comforted the young man driving, "Wait a minute, is there a person over there?!" ”

The pickup truck, which had "Geological Exploration" printed on the door, stopped. Through the window, they saw a woman lying prone on the ground on the side of the road.

The young man rubbed his eyes, he wouldn't be surprised if there was a backpack buddy lying there, or even a dried corpse lying sideways. After all, this is Lop Nur. Looking at the woman's clothes, it was like coming out for a walk in the community, and then fainting in the wind inexplicably.

"Don't be stunned, get out of the car quickly, it's important to save people!" The middle-aged man quickly put on a mask and protective goggles, and opened the car door against the howling wind.

Outside the car is a raging world of wind and sand. With great effort, the two finally lifted the woman into the back seat of the pickup truck. Closing the door, they slapped the sand on the seats --- the uninvited guests who had just entered.

The doubts in my heart cannot be easily dusted off.

This is a young woman. She was pale and had chapped lips, but it could be seen that she was a good-looking girl. The woman was neatly dressed and seemed to have no external injuries, but she was unconscious.

How could a young girl be alone in the depths of the desert? What happened to her?

"I said, did you pick up a girlfriend? …… Then you have to send it to the clinic quickly! Let's go. The middle-aged man said to the young man next to him who frowned.

The two took the girl to the nearest town, Lop Nur, where there was a clinic.

At about ten o'clock in the evening, the woman woke up. She jerked over and sat up, struggling with her weak body and shouting for the nurse. The doctor hurried over, but the girl was not looking for a doctor.

"Quick! Go and save people! Call the police! ……”

The clinic doctor was a young man in his twenties, with a calm expression: "Oh, yes? Tell me what happened to you! ”

Doctors know that most people who survive in the wilderness panic and exaggerate or even distort the danger they encounter. In this case, they need not a policeman, but a doctor.

The young doctor's words did have an effect, and the girl regained her composure. But the situation was not what the doctor expected, the woman stared at him and said word by word: "I can't tell you, I have to tell the police!" Please call the police for me! ”

The doctor's brow furrowed, it didn't look like a state of dementia for the rest of his life. He took out his mobile phone and dialed the number of the town police station.

Two people quickly arrived.

As she recounted the case, the girl began to tremble and speak incoherently. She said that her name was Guo Yixin, and she and her boyfriend and others drove to the ancient city of Loulan to play, but they encountered terrible things on the way......

The site of the accident is about two or three hours away from the Loulan ruins. In a basement, the zombie man kills several of them, including her boyfriend! Others are missing. The scene of the crime is strange and terrifying. The girl was finally stunned by the loud sound and woke up to find herself lying in the clinic.

The informant's description of the case was unbelievable, and the police completed the transcript with half a doubt.

"I remember the GPS coordinates there! You need to get there, there may be people alive! The girl, Guo Yixin, pleaded with the police.

The two policemen looked at each other. One of them said not to worry, they reported back to the top, and then pulled the other out of the clinic.

"Damn! Could it be that the Sandmen are real? Outside the clinic, one of the policemen looked confused.

"What! I think this girl is a little deranged...... Report the situation to the boss first! Another policeman said and pulled out his cell phone and called their director.

According to the informant's description, the zombie man may be the so-called "sand people" circulating in Lop Porri. Legend has it that in the fifties of the last century, some villagers went to Lop Nur to hunt for treasure, and due to food poisoning or other reasons, these people eventually turned into zombies. People call them "sand people".

But the "sand people" are unconfirmed rumors. People with a little sense don't believe that there is such a thing in Lop Nur that people are not ghosts.

A few minutes later, the policeman who was calling put down his phone and said, "I'm the same as the boss's speculation!" These people may have been lost, and then the reporter was hungry and thirsty, and finally passed out, and the person was mentally stimulated and hallucinated......"

"What instructions does the boss have?"

"I'll check back tomorrow!"

The police came to the clinic again the next morning. Guo Yingxin's mood has stabilized, and she described her horrific experience to the police for the second time, exactly as she said yesterday.

The police felt the seriousness of the situation. The town police station immediately reported to the higher authorities.

In the afternoon, a police car flashed its lights and drove from the town of Lop Nur towards Hami. In the car, in the flat passenger seat, Guo Yingxin was lying on it with her eyes closed, her face was pale and her long hair was messy.

The Lop Nur Township Police Station was notified to immediately send the informant to Hami City. Then others escorted her back to her hometown--- Yanzhou City. The police spoke to Ms. Guo's parents on the phone and learned that Ms. Guo suffers from dissociative disorder, a mental illness that can easily develop under major stimuli.

The police car drove on the desert road for nearly eight hours. The poor girl didn't even open her eyes and look out the window. Outsiders can't imagine how much pain and sorrow this barren land called Lop Nur has brought her......

Guo Yingxin closed her eyes, fantasizing that when she opened her eyes, all the nightmares would disappear with the sun.

She vividly remembered that afternoon a few days ago, a time full of joy, and now thought that it was the last light before falling into the bottomless abyss.

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