Chapter 015

Lin Mo had a deep impression of this middle-aged man.

Most of the neighbors he encountered in the nightmare world had either already turned into corpses, or like Liu Ying, had their minds shattered by fear and died afterwards in terror.

But this middle-aged man seemed very calm at the time.

Thinking carefully, this was quite abnormal.

Next, Lin Mo discovered that this middle-aged man's identity was indeed not simple.

Because when the police officers present saw him, they all stood at attention and saluted. Even the very aloof Dr. Song behaved extremely respectfully in front of him.

The next moment, the middle-aged man looked at Lin Mo and raised his hand in greeting.

Lin Mo responded.

The two were like old friends, leaving the people around them dumbfounded.

Afterwards, the middle-aged man turned and left, while Dr. Song approached with a strange expression.

"Lin Mo, come here for a moment."

Lin Mo nodded.

Dr. Song was obviously just relaying a message; the one who really wanted to see him was that middle-aged man.

"Mao Mao, wait for me for a bit."

Lin Mo patted Mao Mao Hen Dan Da's head. Perhaps because Mao Mao Hen Dan Da had spoken out about the most terrifying nightmare, the latter's emotions had obviously stabilized quite a bit. At this moment, Mao Mao Hen Dan Da nodded.

"Come back quickly."

Lin Mo agreed, got up and followed Dr. Song out.

Outside, the middle-aged man was leaning against the wall smoking. Lin Mo didn't know if it was his imagination, but he felt this person seemed very lonely and unsociable.

"Expert Chen, the person is here."

"Thank you for your trouble, Dr. Song."

Dr. Song nodded, then turned and left. As Dr. Song left, Dr. Song glanced at Lin Mo several times with a strange look in the eyes.

Dr. Song probably couldn't understand why Expert Chen wanted to see this Lin Mo alone.

Only Expert Chen and Lin Mo were left in the corridor.

The former took out a cigarette and offered it, but Lin Mo waved it away.

Due to the nature of his work, he often had to stay up late. If he smoked on top of that, his health would be ruined.

"Good habit," Expert Chen smiled and put the cigarette back in the pack, then said, "We met in the nightmare world."

"I remember," Lin Mo nodded.

"Let me introduce myself. Chen Bing, member of the Special Security Bureau's expert group." Chen Bing finished and looked at Lin Mo. "I know you have many questions. Fortunately, I can help you answer all these questions today."

Lin Mo indeed had many questions. He followed Chen Bing to a separate office.

"I'll get straight to the point," the middle-aged man continued after sitting down. "About a year ago, the first nightmare incident broke out in a small country in M continent. It's said that it happened suddenly after nightfall, without any warning. It started in a church with 120 years of history, then radiated outwards, spreading to an area as large as four standard football fields."

Chen Bing suddenly began to narrate.

It seemed a bit abrupt, but oddly enough, Lin Mo could understand.

"That time, over a thousand people died. That small country's response strategy was to build a high wall to seal off the contaminated area. Until now, that place remains an uninhabited restricted zone. But facts have proved that this was completely useless..."

Chen Bing continued: "Afterwards, nightmare incidents occurred all over the world. In our country, it was nine months ago, in a village in the north. At that time, a village lost contact with the outside world overnight. Two days later, when police and officials from surrounding villages entered, they found that all 120 villagers had perished without exception."

Although Lin Mo wasn't afraid, he still frowned as he listened.

"Since then, similar incidents have occurred every month. So far, not to mention abroad, there have been twenty-two nightmare incidents domestically."

Lin Mo wanted to ask questions, but Chen Bing waved his hand, indicating he wasn't finished.

"The country has established a Special Security Bureau specifically responsible for such incidents. Currently known, and within my authority to tell you, is that nightmares are spread through viruses; the power of virus transmission is related to the level of the contamination source. The known contamination sources are divided into three levels. Level one contamination sources have the weakest threat and transmission ability, normal protective equipment can isolate transmission; level two contamination sources are much more troublesome, somewhat similar to radiation and magnetic fields, transmission cannot be blocked by isolation measures; as for level three contamination sources... I'm not clear, never seen one."

"And this nightmare incident in Green Garden Community was caused by a level two contamination source."

"Alright, I'm done. You can ask any questions now."

Chen Bing sat down and took a sip of tea.

Lin Mo had been listening very carefully, so although Chen Bing had provided a lot of information that would have been confusing to most people, Lin Mo remembered it all and had processed it.

What the other party said was about the nightmare world.

Lin Mo summarized.

The first point was that the nightmare incident that occurred in Green Garden Community was not the first; similar incidents had happened around the world over the past year.

The second point was that the country had already established a Special Security Bureau specifically for this kind of incident, and the person in front of him was a member of the bureau's expert group.

The third point was that nightmares could spread, and were even classified into levels.

Lin Mo began to compile his own questions.

With this expert here, there was no need to ask the spirit of the pen anymore.

He could verify the answers with the spirit of the pen later.

Lin Mo started asking.

"What are those monsters and ghosts?"

"Nightmares." Chen Bing thought for a moment, then added, "It can be understood as the thing a person fears most in their heart. When this person falls asleep, they enter the nightmare world, and at the same time, their nightmare is born in that world."

Lin Mo nodded. He had guessed this point early on, and Chen Bing's answer confirmed his speculation.

"How exactly is the nightmare world created?" Lin Mo asked his second question.

Chen Bing shook his head, "I don't know that."

"How big is that world?"

Again, a shake of the head.

So even experts had things they didn't know.

"Then, why are you telling me all this?" Lin Mo asked his fourth question.

He could naturally see that he was receiving different treatment. Including Green Garden Community, there were over twenty people who had survived a nightmare experience. Why didn't the other party find someone else, but only him?

"You're different from others." Expert Chen stared at Lin Mo. "You're the only person I've seen who knows how to use the power of nightmares without any training. I've read your description of the nightmare world, it's different from others. Simply put, you have a lot of talent. I intend to recommend you to work at the Security Bureau, or even directly recruit you into the expert group."

It felt good to be praised, but Lin Mo had little interest in this job.

"I know you're the boss of a game boosting studio, but you should know that if you can really join the Security Bureau, or even become a member of the expert group, your status will be completely different. You'll get things you never dared to imagine before."

At this point, Chen Bing's voice carried temptation.

Lin Mo still wasn't very interested.

He didn't doubt Chen Bing's words, but everything in this world is relative.

The more you gain, the more you have to give up.

He preferred a more leisurely and carefree life.

Probably seeing Lin Mo's attitude, Chen Bing didn't continue on this topic. He thought for a moment and said, "Although I've read your written description of the nightmare, I want to hear you tell me in person about what happened in that building."

Lin Mo nodded.

He repeated what he had told Leader Liu before.

Chen Bing listened very carefully, especially about the skinny man 'Zhou Li'. He asked particularly detailed questions. And when he heard Lin Mo describe the strange corpse that had been completely dismembered in Room 404, Chen Bing's pupils visibly contracted.

"That corpse was the level two contamination source. So it was transferred to the neighboring community by a nightmare. That makes sense, no wonder I couldn't find it in Green Garden Community."

Chen Bing muttered to himself.

Clearly, Lin Mo's account had helped him solve many puzzles.

And when he heard that Lin Mo had accidentally triggered the charred corpse and caused a big fire, his expression was quite wonderful.

"I never thought that the terrifying level two contamination source would be accidentally eliminated by you in this way."

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