Chapter 3: George
Lu Yun subconsciously wanted to throw away the piece of infiltrating paper in his hand, but he still held back.
First, the poem, no matter how weird, is an indicator of poetic communication, and second, if that "George" is really wrong, he can use it as evidence to contact the choir and even the ether company.
Lu Yun put George's poem in his pocket, looked back at the unit building behind him with some fear, and couldn't help but have a frightening guess in his heart.
Exhaling deeply, Lu Yun stabilized his slightly trembling hand and rang the doorbell on the second floor.
"Hello?" A young woman's voice sounded calmly.
Lu Yun hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Is it George?" ”
"Yes, what's the matter?" Not surprisingly, the woman also called herself George.
"Can you have this poetry exchange with me?" Lu Yun tried his best to keep his voice as steady as possible.
"Oh, you're looking for George, who writes poetry." The woman gave the same answer as the resident on the first floor, "George, who writes poetry, lives on the 10th floor, so if you want to exchange poetry, please find him." ”
With that, the woman hung up.
And Lu Yun stepped back a lot before the woman finished speaking, if he guessed correctly, probably everyone in this unit building was "George".
He recalls that when he had just passed the piece of paper, he had some contact with George's hand, who was writing poetry.
Light and tasteless, like a glass of cold water across the throat, leaving no traces.
Since he was a child, Lu Yun has only tasted the same taste as the George who wrote poetry in only two kinds of people - babies and dead people.
Lu Yun guessed that as long as it was a person with self-awareness, even a living being, he could taste a special "taste" from them, and babies had no self-consciousness before the age of one and a half, let alone dead people.
Joe Governance should have his own flavor, unless, he's not human.
Thinking of this, the coolness in Lu Yun's body became more and more intense, and he suddenly thought of a possibility, a possibility that he had never seen with his own eyes, but was extremely familiar.
"Post-war anomalies".
After the end of the resource war a hundred years ago, a strange phenomenon called "post-war anomaly" has appeared all over the world, and its impact on human beings is more serious than any previous natural disaster.
The post-war anomaly had no fixed form and no pattern of appearance, and it remained a mystery to mankind for more than a decade after the end of the war.
The reason why mankind was unable to quickly rebuild civilization was because of the "post-war anomalies" that could be seen everywhere in the ruins of the post-war period.
It wasn't until the Ether Corporation launched the "Pioneering" program, which cleared a large number of post-war anomalies by unknown means, and established a living circle that was not divided between urban and suburban areas at that time, that humanity was able to live in relative peace again.
Ethereum did not provide detailed information on the post-war anomaly to the public, only telling residents that if they found an anomalous object or phenomenon, they could contact local organizations or contact the company directly to confirm the situation.
However, it is certain that post-war anomalies pose a great threat to humans, whether they are physical objects or phenomena, and whether they are harmless to humans or animals has nothing to do with the actual degree of danger.
In Lu Yun's memory, the boundary between the southern region and the ruins once had a post-war anomaly with nearly one million casualties.
At that time, countless residents of the South Side fled to the North District, and dealing with them was one of the organization's most "busy" tasks to date.
Lu Yun speculated that "George" might be a "post-war anomaly", but he was not sure yet, because the territory where he lived bordering the city had not experienced a post-war anomaly for more than 20 years.
Therefore, Lu Yun decided to go back first and inform the choir unit building through the communicator at home before making plans.
Organizations like choirs do their best to protect residents from abuse, as long as they follow the rules.
In the event of a situation that cannot be resolved, such as a post-war anomaly, they will notify the Ethereum Company after confirming the situation, and of course, residents can also go to the nearest public dial booth and ask the Ethereum Company for help.
But few would do that, because if the Aether Company came and found that there were no post-war anomalies to deal with, the dialer would have to pay a price that the suburbanites could not afford.
Lu Yun remembered that before the war, there was a thing called a mobile phone that was very popular and could also be used to dial numbers, but after the war, he didn't know why it was banned by the Ether company.
After leaving the weird "George Building" in three steps and two steps, Lu Yun thought about it and confirmed the location of the surrounding dial booths in advance, just in case.
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Lu Yun almost rushed home with the speed of escape, and after slamming the door shut, he pressed all the locks on it.
"What's wrong, Rainbow Dash?" Bai Wenlan saw that her son was just going out to see the neighbor, and he was gasping for breath, and asked with some confusion.
Lu Yun thought for a moment and decided not to tell his mother what he had just experienced, it would only make her her unnecessary, he didn't want to do this.
"It's okay, Mom." Lu Yun took a breath, "By the way, in the house at the end of the street, how many people named George live?" ”
"How many have you stayed? Isn't it the one on the top floor? Bai Wenlan felt that Lu Yun's condition was very strange, "What's wrong?" Is that family very unkind? ”
"No, no, it's friendly, Mom, do you know anyone else in that building?"
Lu Yun felt that he should be about to grasp the situation.
"I know, the first floor is your Aunt Chen, and the second floor is a little girl who moved from some places in the south and plans to go to the city to study."
Bai Wenlan's usual pastime after work is to chat with neighbors, and because she is mainly responsible for poetry exchanges at home, people in any building will know some.
"Okay." Lu Yun nodded, "Mom, I'm going to ask the choir people to come over." ”
"Why?" Bai Wenlan was taken aback by Lu Yun's unprovoked words, "Are you really in trouble?" ”
Although the choir also encourages residents to compose poems with them in their free time, Bryan knows that finding a choir is not usually a good thing.
"I think... George's poems may be suspected of plagiarism. Lu Yun said the reason he had already thought of.
The choir does not have quality requirements for the residents' poems, as long as they can complete the task of poetry communication, but plagiarism is never allowed.
An illiterate person once copied a poem that came out of nowhere, and the day after the choir received the results, it became the red "ink" of the memorial poem.
Not only that, but if the other party discovers plagiarism during the poetry exchange but does not report it, he will be punished together with the plagiarist.
"Plagiarism?" Bai Wenlan's mouth opened and closed, and she wanted to say something, but in the end she just sighed, "Alas... I know, but why do people still plagiarize now... Let's hope Rainbow Dash got you wrong. ”
"I hope so too." As he spoke, Lu Yun directly pressed the communication button hanging on the wall.
In fact, compared to the post-war anomaly, Lu Yun would rather he encounter simple plagiarism.
Bai Wenlan silently returned to her room, she looked a little sentimental, she didn't expect the new resident to be so soon... Leave them.
"Poetry is far away, this is the choir." On a small fluorescent blue screen, a book and musical notes are displayed, which is the choir's logo.
"Shidang Yuange, here are 3 buildings with 2 floors, and if you find a suspected post-war anomaly, can you send someone to take a look?"
"Okay, the singer will be here soon, please wait in front of the building."
After speaking, he hung up the communication, although he was indifferent, but compared to George's humane voice, Lu Yun felt more relieved.
Lu Yun followed the instructions and waited downstairs for the field members of the choir to come.
A few minutes later, Lu Yun saw two young men wearing cyan cloth clothes coming out of the corner next to him.
They quickly walked in front of Lu Yun, and Lu Yun shook hands with the one who took the lead.
There was a slight spiciness, and Lu Yun was glad that the personality of the person who came was quite enthusiastic.
"Shi Dang Yuange, you are the resident who said that there was a post-war anomaly?"
The singer in the lead had a hoarse voice, but with a distinctly youthful vibe.
"Yes, on the side of Building 10, if you guess correctly, the problem should be the residents of the 10th floor, which seems to make everyone around you think that their name is 'George'."
Lu Yun pointed to the building at the end of the street.
"Okay, thanks for the help, please wait here for us to verify."
After holding hands, the two singers went to Building 10 on the corner in the night.
Lu Yun waited for them to come back, and if he did, the choir would need more information from him.
And if he is wrong, he needs to pay a fine.
………
After about ten minutes, Lu Yun and the others were a little anxious, and an ominous premonition was coiling in his heart.
He remembered the back and forth of the road just now, and the silence of the streets didn't seem to match the noisy neighborhood he remembered.
At this time, a hand was placed on Lu Yun's shoulder, which made him tremble, and when he looked back, it turned out to be Uncle Wang who lived in the same building as him.
"Who are they?"
Uncle Wang was obviously referring to the two singers who had just left.
"I'll go, Uncle Wang, don't scare me." After soothing his bouncing heart, Lu Yun replied, "Have you forgotten, that is the choir singer?" They go to the 10th..."
At this time, Lu Yun suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Uncle Wang's voice was too calm, and besides, the hand he put on his shoulder... No taste?
No, it's not tasteless.
It's too light, light as the taste of water.
Lu Yun quickly took a few steps back away from "Uncle Wang" as if he had been electrocuted, and looked at him vigilantly.
When Uncle Wang saw Lu Yun like this, he didn't react, and his movements were as calm as his tone.
"It's not Uncle Wang, it's George."
It was as if he was just correcting a simple mistake.
Lu Yun's mind instantly sounded an alarm, and he rushed directly to the street with an arrow step, completely away from "Uncle Wang", and rushed towards the place where the two singers had just left.
Along the way, he saw that most of the windows of the buildings beside the street seemed to be open, and a pair of calm eyes were fixed on him as he ran.
"Sister Xu, Uncle Wang, Aunt Feng, are they all??"
Lu Yun saw that among the eyes staring at him, there were many double owners that he was familiar with, and even grew up watching him since childhood.
Finally, he saw two familiar, cyan cloth-clothed figures approaching him.
But before Lu Yun could speak, the leading singer spoke first.
His young hoarse voice became extremely calm at the moment:
"Hello, I'm George."