It was nearly noon when I arrived at Nanchuan County, and Ziyunshan Town was still more than 50 kilometers away from Nanchuan County, and there were only two buses in the morning and afternoon every day to reach Ziyunshan Town.

Meng Xiang and I naturally couldn't wait to take the bus, so we borrowed a motorcycle from the Nanchuan County Police Department, found a random place to eat in the county, and I drove Meng Xiang along the road to Ziyunshan Town.

It was a fresh-looking asphalt road, not very wide, but very smooth.

It took us a few dozen minutes to get to the town without any problems.

It was the closest mountain town in our country to country L, and there was only one street in the whole town.

On each side of the street there was a row of tall and low new buildings, which appeared to have at most three or four hundred households, or less than two thousand people.

Director Lei said that once an accident occurs, the impact can be controlled to a minimum, which is indeed not a lie.

And the so-called street is actually an extension of that highway.

It's just that when you enter the town, the asphalt pavement has been changed to a concrete pavement, and it is much wider than before.

We walked down the street through the town and saw the sign of the town hall at a glance.

Standing in front of the gate of the town hall and looking at the end of the road, you will see that the road has come to an abrupt end in front of a not very high peak, leaving only a narrow dirt road that follows the foot of the mountain to the back of the mountain.

Diagonally opposite the town hall is a newly built building, which is quite imposing compared to the other buildings in the town.

A sign reading "×× Department Store" was hung on the building, but the roller shutters of the mall closed downward, making it clear that the mall had not yet opened.

Meng Xiang stepped forward and patted the roller shutter, and was about to take out his mobile phone to make a call, but he heard a loud noise, the roller shutter was raised upward, and two people flashed out of the door, looking at me and Meng Xiang with wary eyes.

Meng Xiang and I were both shocked, because both of them were dressed as armed policemen, and they held guns in their hands and their eyes were sharp.

Meng Xiang hurriedly reported her name and showed her police ID.

One armed policeman took the police card and looked at it, and told the other armed policeman to watch us for the time being, and he himself bent down and entered the mall through the half-open roller shutter.

Soon, the armed policeman turned back, returned the police card to Meng Xiang, raised the roller shutter higher, and asked me to push the motorcycle with Meng Xiang to enter.

With the sound of "bang, la, la", the two armed policemen closed the roller shutter again. However, there are two headlights on in the mall, so it doesn't feel very dark.

- Later, I learned that Director Lei was instructed by the senior leadership to be fully responsible for the investigation and study of the whole matter.

But after all, Director Lei is still the director of the Linnan City Police Bureau, and his work is too busy to stay in this remote town every day, so he arranged an expert surnamed Zhao as the main person in charge of this newly built high-end laboratory.

There is also a platoon of armed police personnel who are responsible for the security of the place.

As soon as I heard that I had woken up all the sleeping people, I was here, and Expert Zhao personally greeted me from the second floor of the mall. After a few polite words, he led us up the stairs to the second floor.

The lobby on the first floor is empty, but the second floor is filled with all kinds of high-end equipment. There were about two dozen men and women, each with their own heads buried in different equipment.

And the statue of the nude woman that caused this series of accidents is placed in the center of all kinds of equipment, at least in my eyes, there are no special protective measures.

I looked at the statue of a naked woman standing naked in the middle of the staff, and I felt uneasy again, and I couldn't help but ask Expert Zhao: "Why didn't you make a big iron cover or something to cover this statue?" ”

"Cover up? Why cover it up? Expert Zhao asked me rhetorically.

I didn't know how to explain it for a while, so I could only ask, "Are you going to rest in the mall at night?" Don't feel like anything strange is happening? ”

"No? I wonder what the strange thing the high consultant is referring to? Expert Zhao asked again inexplicably.

"For example...... Hypnotized, or having nightmares? ”

"There are no nightmares, but hypnosis is! We've tested it at night a few times, but all the people who tested it have fallen asleep before they know it. Expert Zhao actually showed a relaxed and happy appearance.

"That's why I said I want to make an iron cover to cover it, so maybe it won't have a hypnotic effect!" I hastened to say.

"But if you really cover it with a cover, it won't be detectable!" Expert Zhao actually laughed, "Actually, it's not a bad thing to have a little hypnotic effect, like those who do our business, they often sleep very lightly at night, but this thing can make us sleep well at night." And not only do you not have nightmares, but everyone is in good spirits the next day! Why this effect is still unclear to us. However, I think the reason why the people of Fangjiaao regard this thing as a holy object should be this reason. ”

I really didn't expect this statue to have this effect.

So I looked at the statue and felt that it was very different from the first time I saw it.

The first time I saw it, it looked like it was real, and it exuded some kind of weird allure, so much so that several of us men were so ugly that we couldn't help but reach out and stroke it.

And I vividly remember how I felt at that time, it was like caressing the soft skin of a real woman.

But today, this statue does not have that kind of charm, and anyone can see at a glance that it is a wooden statue.

"When you were in Fangjiaao, did you inspect this statue?" I asked Expert Zhao again.

"Absolutely!" Expert Zhao replied affirmatively, "I remember the first time I saw it, and I thought I saw a real woman, but the strange thing is that since Advisor Gao opened a lid on its back and woke up all the sleeping people in Fang Jia'ao, this statue suddenly lost its aura, and you can tell that it is a statue at a glance." ”

"You saw it with your own eyes when I opened the lid on the back of the statue?" I hurriedly asked.

In fact, I can remember these things, but I don't remember them very clearly, because my consciousness was not entirely my own.

"Yes, I was doing research on the spot!" Expert Zhao replied, "To be honest, we have also conducted a very detailed examination of the statue before you, but we have never been able to find that there is actually a lid on its back. It wasn't until Advisor Gao opened the lid and stared at the statue for a while that I saw with my own eyes that the statue gradually lost its aura and turned into a very ordinary wooden statue. ”

He seemed to have a little bit of a complaint against me.

And I vaguely remember that the monster used my eyes to emit some kind of invisible ray-like energy, and drilled into the back of the statue with the lid open, and made some subtle adjustments to the structure inside.

Of course, I don't remember exactly what kind of adjustment it was, and I don't know what kind of energy will emanate from my eyes, but after this experience, I already have a rough guess in my mind about the origin of this statue.

It's just that this kind of speculation, as Director Lei said, it is better not to mention it to anyone else, otherwise it will just cause a lot of trouble for myself.

So I didn't say anything more, just looked around the statue carefully.

I soon noticed that there was a slight depression on the back of the statue, from the shoulders down to the waist.

It's just that the depression is so shallow that it doesn't seem to me to be even a millimeter.

And the depression was so smooth that I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't known there was a thin lid in that area that could be removed.

"I remember there's a movable lid here, have you removed the lid yet?" I asked, stroking the sunken area with my hand. I feel the touch of the fingertips, and it is still very smooth.

"Yes!" Another expert, surnamed Zhang, who had been following us, replied and handed me a thin, recessed wooden plank, "This is the lid!" ”

I carefully took the lid, and it felt so thin and light that it seemed to break into pieces with a slight twist.

I tried to hold the lid close to the back of the statue to compare the sizes. Expert Zhao was startled and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Can't get too close! As soon as you get closer, you will be sucked up immediately, and it will take a lot of effort to remove it again! ”

I hurriedly moved the lid away from the statue and took it in my hand to take a closer look.

It really looked like a very thin, thin plank, and it didn't carry much weight in your hand.

But the craftsmanship is very delicate, so thin, but with beautiful curves, and the sides are smooth and flat, it looks like a plastic product.

However, the feeling of holding it in the hand, and its texture, is really not plastic, but like wood.

"Advisor Gao doesn't have to be so careful, this thing is very sturdy! Although it looks like wood, I don't know what material it is made of, and no matter what method is used, it can't be corroded and cut! Expert Zhang said.

I was taken aback and broke it with my hand.

It was very flexible, and when I broke it, it deformed slightly with the strength of my hand. But as soon as I let go, it immediately returned to its original state.

It reminds me of the relief, which also looks like wood, but no matter how you use it, it can't be corroded and cut.

"I've always wanted to ask Advisor Gao, why do you know that this statue has a lid on its back? And...... After that, we struggled to find the lid again, and we did everything we could to open it! But at that time, Consultant Gao didn't even have a tool, how could he open this lid with just his hands? Expert Zhao asked.

When he said that, of course, my brain was under the control of the monster.

But I couldn't give him a positive answer to this question, so I could only shake my head and ask him a question: "It's been almost two months, right?" Did you draw any conclusions? ”

"Of course there will be some conclusions! We find it on the surface...... Including this lid, it seems that it is really similar to the structure of sandalwood, but the inside is ...... It's the part of the back that takes off the lid, but it has a completely different structure. Expert Zhao replied.

(See Chapter 277 "Ghost Shadow")