Chapter 70 Arriving at Fort Santaran (4K two-in-one)
What Fan Ning is holding in his left hand is the brim of the hat.
Then the memories in his sleep emerged and began to pass at a neither fast nor slow speed. This feeling was not too difficult to grasp. Fan Ning habitually took out his notebook and began to record his dreams.
He has very efficient recording skills. With the listing of keywords one by one, or the simple drawing prompts of necessary scenes, most of the plot skeleton, main picture or main emotion of the dream can be preserved.
Finally, he closed the notebook, rubbed his head, and took a sip of water from his glass.
The intensity of the confrontation between forgetting and recording is a normal experience in daily life, but this dream is indeed a bit twisty and bizarre, and a lot of secret information has been harvested. Fan Ning believes that this must be an experience of wandering in the migration layer. Since it is the will of the world
, which means that it has the same degree of reality as what happens in the representation of the world.
And when did you fall asleep and enter the dream state? I can't seem to find the connection point between it and real experience.
Boarding the bus, counting people, chatting with classmates, talking about work safety accidents and "ghost stories", these are definitely things that happen in the waking world.
Later, there was a pause due to the train breakdown. They talked about photos with candles and Kaplan's leukemia. Lu got off the car to check on the maintenance status. This should be the case.
Further on, the disappearance of people one after another, the reappearance of the sense of gaze, the comfort of passengers, and Roy's divination? After the mysterious factors really appeared, Fan Ning became a little uncertain.
As for leaving the train and setting foot on the wilderness, the sense of detachment from dreaming becomes 100% obvious.
Time? Fan Ning took out his pocket watch, and the hands showed 4:50 pm.
Could it be that so much has happened and no time in the real world has passed at all? This time is basically consistent with the sky I saw just after the train broke down, and it may even be a seamless connection.
The wrong time and space is so wrong.
Still unable to determine the dividing line between reality and dreams, he did not look at his pocket watch at that time, but continued chatting with Lu and Kaplan. It was not until night fell that Roy came over and asked everyone, maybe the malfunction had started a long time ago.
Fan Ning put away his top hat, stood up and stretched his body before walking to Car No. 2. At the connection, he met Roy who was also walking towards him.
Her eyes were full of fatigue and confusion, but her expression brightened a lot after seeing herself. She quickly approached her and whispered in a soft voice: "Mr. Fan Ning, I just felt..."
"Shh, I know." Fan Ning stretched out his index finger and pressed her lips, "Go and take a look at the back first."
Roy immediately realized that Fan Ning wanted to check the personnel again.
Vasius was also one of the passengers on the train. Without verifying the situation clearly at this time, it was indeed not prudent to communicate rashly. Moreover, it was not known whether the "ghost train" that had returned to reality was completely out of danger.
Throughout the process of the mysterious incident, although Fan Ning clarified some previously confusing nodes through his own analysis, he felt that there were still many things that had no beginning or end and were shrouded in mystery.
The two of them walked towards the direction of Car No. 2. Opposite the sofa where Roy was sitting, the second violinist Edith was leaning against the window with her eyes closed. Afterwards, the two of them found all the classmates.
They are all still asleep.
Then, Fan Ning saw where Julius was, with two girls lying opposite her, but there was no one where she was sitting. There was only a small, expensive-looking light red satchel standing by the window at the end of the sofa.
, with a white silk scarf on top.
"Is it her personal belongings?" Fan Ning asked.
"I don't really like the taste of 'Tiffany', which was launched in June this year." Roy wrinkled his little nose, bent over and opened the zipper, and dug out a ticket among a pile of bottles and cans.
, "She did disappear."
The two came to the public carriage again and confirmed that Vasius's seat was also empty. However, the broken glass was in good condition at this time. This may indicate that the incident of breaking the glass occurred in the wrong time and space.
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When they returned to Car No. 1, Xilan and Qiong had already woken up. At Fan Ning's instruction, Lu was also woken up. The few of them had a quick exchange. As people who had experienced the same thing after getting off the car, Fan Ning and his party had a good time.
The memories are consistent. Lu, who stayed in the car, has very vague memories of the second half of the night. He can only recall extreme anxiety. However, his dream control method has also been practiced to a relatively proficient level. He can remember that it seemed to have happened several times and he was still under control.
Conflict scenarios within the scope.
After a brief exchange, Lu quickly woke up the sleeping conductor and staff. The technicians continued the maintenance work, and the flight attendants re-counted the number of passengers according to Fan Ning's request.
Passengers also woke up one after another, and Fan Ning communicated with several classmates and passengers. Generally speaking, everyone had similar feelings about this incident. After a good sleep, they had a nightmare, and they couldn't tell the difference between what they were when they were awake.
The point of dreaming.
But the memory of the ignorant forgets faster. They only remember some keywords such as malfunction, night, disappearance, quarrel, waiting, panic, etc., and then they wake up.
The maintenance work on the other side was quickly completed. Within twenty minutes, after an occasional but minor power failure was eliminated, the huge body of the steam train started to move inch by inch again.
The next thing to complete was the head count. There was one less maintenance worker, or one more safety helmet. As for the passengers, the torn off ticket stubs looked the same as those present, but Fan Ning’s notebook drew a combination of rectangles.
The reminder of the location of the toilet for the missing persons, coupled with the incident records of passengers who broke the window and left, shows that those people have indeed evaporated out of thin air.
The inventory work was quickly completed. Amidst the "clang" of the train, Fan Ning and his party of five returned to Car No. 1 to discuss the next arrangements.
"We are now faced with two practical problems." Fan Ning said, "Our concertmaster disappeared unexpectedly, and so did Special Inspector Vasius."
"Leave the other two pieces to me to lead the band." Sheeran said, "It's just your "Violin Concerto in E minor"..."
"The most conventional way to deal with it is to put the classmates sitting in the row behind Julius on top." Fan Ning didn't have much trouble with this decision. "My band part is not complicated to write. It depends on the soloist's performance."
The skill is enough to support the effect of the concerto. The arrangement of the players in the string part has been strictly and carefully considered. The level and leadership ability of the second player are not too inferior, but the effect is just a little less."
In the last few days, I didn’t have time to think of any other alternatives. Fortunately, the song that was affected was the simplest song in the band part.
"Actually... I think it has improved overall." Roy agreed very much: "Objectively speaking, the effect of the concerto will definitely be worse than before, but those two pieces are completely dependent on the orchestra. After the school girl came to lead the group,
It will definitely be a big improvement compared to before.”
Fan Ning didn't like Julius very much, but he couldn't find a suitable replacement for the time being, and it was not convenient for Sheeran, who had not yet reported for school, to directly replace her, so he wrote a concerto for Sheeran, in this way.
The band members became familiar with her.
Of course, Roy could see the above joints very clearly.
The disappearance of the orchestra's leading lady is a big news in the Santa Lenia Symphony Orchestra. Even Professor Fan Ning, who is highly trusted by everyone, would definitely have a lot of trouble explaining it on a daily basis.
——But the current situation is that a weird and horrifying mysterious incident happened before, and everyone has truly felt it. With extremely dangerous psychological expectations and the foreshadowing of the disappearance phenomenon, one more person missing can only be said to be...
"An unexpected surprise".
This problem is not complicated. What is really difficult is Vasius's problem.
Fan Ning frowned and said: "The second-in-command of the Uflansel branch of the Special Patrol Office, a high-level knowledgeable person, just disappeared on a train to Fort St. Taran... Investigator's itinerary
It is full of variables and it is difficult to accurately estimate the time. This incident takes two days. It may be considered normal for a short time, but no matter how long it takes, we as a group will not be able to escape the involvement. "
Anyway, the result has not changed. There is no need for him to talk too much about the details of the process in front of Lu, especially the process of his game with Vasius and their so-called climbing path containment work.
Although Lu is not an investigator of the Special Inspection Office, as a large factory owner, he is inextricably linked to the outer circle of the Special Inspection Office. It is no longer a good thing if the incident occurs in his area of responsibility... If it happens again...
Informing him of such sensitive information would push all parties into a more difficult situation to deal with.
Fan Ning's way of expression was enough for the other three to understand, and it was also enough for smooth communication with Lu.
"It's better to take the initiative to report it as soon as possible." Lu said, "As you said, after the incident, you recommended Mr. Vasius as the commander for all to see, and his "reckless behavior" of jumping out of the window is also for all to see. This is the direct reason for his disappearance.
, is also our best explanation. If you know it disappeared but did not report it, it will be even harder for you, as the official knowledgeable people, to explain clearly."
"This is indeed the only way." Fan Ning nodded. Although Lu's understanding of the facts and truth was not complete, it did not prevent the correctness of his suggestions.
But in this case, the Special Inspection Office will definitely dig deep into the reason why a few people escaped from trouble. There is no other way. It can only start from the chaotic nature of the mysterious field and constantly reiterate that the few people know nothing.
But when he thought that the Special Inspection Office paid much more attention to and understood him than expected, Fan Ning also flashed a hint of worry in his eyes. It was definitely not a good thing to be paid more attention in this way. It was hard to say whether he could pass the test smoothly.
"Caron, I don't think you need to worry, right?" Joan noticed Fan Ning's expression, "...Anyway, in the wrong time and space caused by the 'Hidden Light', the disappeared people will remain hidden, and all traces of direct contact will be erased.
, the Special Patrol Office doesn’t even know there is such a person, why are you afraid..." She suddenly realized in the middle of her words that what she said was contradictory, and covered her mouth with both hands, "Isn't that right? We... why are we still here?
Remember Vasius??”
Fan Ning's hand holding the water glass froze in mid-air.
No one knows who the other people who disappeared are now. Judging from direct traces such as ledgers, ticket stubs, and the memories of the people sitting next to them, everything is normal. Fan Ning only discovered it through indirect evidence.
Everyone remembers Julius, which is understandable. Her accident was not caused by evaporation, but Vasius?...
Could there be something different about his disappearance?
Strictly speaking, yes, he has neither been away from the attention of others for longer than the time limit, nor has he suffered from a hidden disease, and he is also protected by a ritual tool suspected to be related to the "hidden lamp". His disappearance is purely because Fan Ning
Exhibition card No. 2 was dealt to his hand, and the occult trigger was triggered.
Perhaps he did not completely return to secrecy and nothingness, but was left somewhere.
"Anyway, I will report it as soon as possible." Fan Ning finally said.
Just don't let him return to the real world to report on his work, otherwise he will really be unable to control the progress of the situation. Now... think about how to deal with the Special Inspection Bureau first.
After the brief discussion, everyone took a break. After the disaster, they were all exhausted. They rested until about six o'clock in the evening. Fan Ning, who had his eyes closed, was awakened by the sound of the whistle.
Arriving at the station, the steam train came to a slow stop.
The specially prepared train crew made a time lag and opened the doors of carriages 1-4 about 45 seconds in advance. Under the arrangements of Kaplan and ten students in charge of administrative logistics, the large and medium-sized musical instruments were already in place.
Everyone began to get off the bus in an orderly manner.
"I thought that the preparation work I asked these guys to do for the junior students would be useless." Lu also didn't expect that after such a twists and turns and bizarre incident, the train would still arrive at the station at the estimated time. He shook his head
And smiled, walking down the stairs.
The person in charge of the Imperial City Station knew that Master Adair was taking this train, so he obviously put in a more grand display with great care.
Carpets, banners, ushers divided into columns, hired hands to take over the transportation, cordon areas set out in advance, drinking water and sweets for quick energy replenishment.
"How do I feel like I'm a touring musician with a world-famous band?"
"Senior Adair, is this arranged in accordance with the reception standards of the Santa Ramburg Philharmonic Orchestra?"
Many students immediately felt flattered and held their heads high even more.
Fan Ning, however, felt a hint of tension outside the grand reception arrangement of the railway company.
Among the crowded platforms, he noticed that many people were in a tense state of mind. There were security personnel wearing railway overalls, people in uniforms from the Police Security Bureau, and a considerable number of plainclothes who were also armed with live ammunition.
Perhaps there are still spiritual awareness fields of several knowledgeable people.
Naturally, these secretive organizations cannot compete with the official knowledgeable people, but what they like to do most is to hide in the dark and run gatherings or concoct vicious and mysterious events. In addition, there are larger groups who are motivated by personal interests or desires.
Those who act "wild" and violate the rules are enough to make firefighting personnel exhausted.
I wouldn't dare think if something happened in such a crowded place.
And...the guys from the Special Inspection Office? They are a mysterious control agency in name only representing the authorities, but Fan Ning has long discovered that public safety is not their first code of conduct.
Fan Ning took a deep breath and suddenly felt that his respiratory tract was filled with moisture and dust, fine and warm.
In any case, after a long and unexpected process, everyone finally arrived at Fort Santaram.