Indescribable cyberpunk - #614 - Chapter 601 Gattuso

In the current situation, Newcastle could not count on much help, and he had no control over the affairs of the police department, let alone the special departments under the official government.

As someone’s spokesperson, Hannibal Lecter has shown enough value that he can’t find a reason to refuse.

Besides, as the deputy director of the epidemic prevention center, issuing an announcement is not that difficult for Newcastle.

No matter what, it’s better to make a difference than to sit in the office and wait for bad news to come to you, right?

“Today at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, I will hold a press conference to mention the treatment of severely infected people and to once again raise the epidemic prevention alert level of Qianfan City.”

After a brief thought, Newcastle responded in the affirmative. He originally planned to find an opportunity to disclose part of the epidemic information to all walks of life in order to attract widespread attention and avoid causing confusion. He threw away the paper recording the key points in his hand. Crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the trash can, and then said,

“Before the press conference begins, I will ask the Epidemic Prevention Institute to transfer several patients to the hospital in the name of epidemic observation. Mr. Lecter, you should understand that we currently have no cure, and severe patients may die at any time, which will have a negative impact on the Epidemic Prevention Institute. It must have an impact. I want to know the reason for doing this.”

“Sorry, Deputy Director Newcastle, I’m just a messenger. It’s really hard to explain. But next time Mr. Rona contacts me, maybe I can help you ask?”

Zhu Jue, who was fascinated by the religious program in the window, still had no intention of explaining. He was an honest spokesperson and could not reveal his employer’s information at will.

Even if the employer is himself.

Newcastle didn’t mean to embarrass Zhu Jue. After all, in his eyes, Hannibal Lecter was really just a messenger, so he could only suppress his curiosity for the time being.

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Jue retracted his gaze from the TV screen in the window. This talk show mentioned a lot of interesting information. There seemed to be a lot of “awakened people” who could see illusions. He thought that he would have to find someone if there was a chance. I asked as I turned around and walked into the store.

It was said to be a religious supplies store, but Zhu Juefu was shocked when he walked in.

On the left and right sides of the store door, there are mechanically constructed dolls that look like “Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals”. The eyes are filled with small lights, which shine light red, and the crown on the head is outlined with thick oil paint. The iron crowns are all held high in the left hand with the mace in the air, in an independent posture of golden rooster. The right hand is stretched straight forward, with the index finger and middle finger together. Because there is a platform under the foot as a cushion, all four fingers are poking at Zhu Jue. The position of the temple.

It seems as if the next second will blow up the faces of those who enter the store, making people look a little weird.

The space in the store is not large, and it can barely accommodate a few rows of shelves, including crosses as large as half a person’s height and Buddha statues as small as the size of a palm.

The open space against the wall has also been used, and several wooden display windows have been spliced ​​together, which are specially used to display various small objects.

“No similar items were found in the store, but Ginkgo found a picture of a lantern in a book.”

Suzi noticed Zhu Jue entering the door and came forward to welcome him. As he spoke, he turned sideways, revealing Gu Yingxing behind him, who was holding a religious book and flipping through the shelves.

That is her spiritual world. Although she can create items through self-imagination, it is not a dream after all. It is unrealistic to imagine out of thin air. If she wants to avoid cheating, she must be familiar with all aspects of disguise details in advance. It is best to have a clear Reference object.

“Newcastle has agreed to issue an ‘action order’ for us. The specific release time should be 3 p.m., so we have to prepare as soon as possible, at least before dinner, because I just found a Chinese restaurant online, and their I like the braised turtle very much!”

The two people who were traveling with him were informed of the situation. The so-called “action order”, which was a notice that would be issued by Newcastle himself, was naturally meant for members of the Ouroboros organization.

Entering the Gadamon illusion with Gu Ginkgo’s help, the biggest gain is undoubtedly the discovery of the bone tree in the illusion and the interaction between members of the Ouroboros organization and it.

Cultists use the souls of infected people as fertilizer or energy to supply the bone tree, so that it can affect the real world, which means they need a lot of souls.

If Zhu Jue wants to find Gadamon’s location, he will definitely not be able to do it by accident. He must have a clear goal, and the bone tree is his opportunity.

Under the premise that there will be a large number of severely infected people in the epidemic prevention center.

Zhu Jue is almost certain that under normal circumstances, the cultists hiding from XZ in the Middle East in the real world will undoubtedly use the protection of Gadamon’s illusion to “strike hard”.

All he has to do is wait and think of ways to get valuable information out of their mouths.

As long as they know what they want to do and how they are going to do it, this is not a difficult task. The key lies in whether he can play the “stake” well!

And this depends on whether Ginkgo, the “prop master”, can do it.

“Can I copy just a picture?”

Zhu Jue leaned over and looked at the page in Gu Gingxing’s hand. There was only an illustration and a few words of description on it, and he couldn’t help but ask dullly.

“I don’t know. It might be much better if there is an actual reference.”

Rubbing her brows, Gu Gingxing endured the mental discomfort. With the help of moonshine wine and incense, her mental state had actually recovered a lot, but there were just some sequelae.

“You wait for the actual reference.”

Zhu Jue’s eyes wandered around the surrounding shelves, then he quickly walked to the counter near the door and knocked on the table.

“May God bless you. What would you like?”

There was an old man sitting behind the counter. He raised his head and asked after hearing the noise.

His outfit was very exaggerated, yes, Zhu Jue thought that this word was tailor-made for him.

Her head is wrapped in a white scarf, and she holds a rosary in her right hand. There is a cross necklace hanging around her neck. If you look carefully, you can see that there seems to be a colorful string of beads behind the cross. She is wearing a gray cotton robe. What is placed in front of him is a Taoist scripture with a Bagua picture printed on the cover.

“You are really busy. You usually spend a lot of time praying, right?”

Zhu Jue stared at his “avant-garde” appearance for a while, then said with a strange expression.

“Pray? I don’t pray. Oh, you mean my clothes. I need to eat. I can’t help it. Do you feel closer to me when I dress like this? My child, may the light shine on your future. .”

He bent his index finger on his forehead and paused for two seconds, then made a decent religious gesture on his chest. Seeing that Zhu Jue had no reaction, he subconsciously touched his beard, then changed his position and turned back to take out the whisk placed behind him.

“Stop, I’m not a believer, so I’ll leave you alone. I want to ask you if you have the tools and materials to make a lantern, a lantern like this.”

Hold the illustration on the page to the old man.

“I do have the tools. This is a grocery store, but what about the materials? If you can afford the money, just dismantle the things on the shelves and use them.”

The old man was also a cheerful person and pointed at the shelves behind Zhu Jue.

A problem that can be solved with money is not a problem!

Taking advantage of the time before 3 pm, Suzi and Gu Yinxing began to handcraft the illustration lanterns using items in the store.

Zhu Jue found the store manager named Gattuso. This guy’s exaggerated dress made it clear that he was a veteran. He also ran a religious supplies store and probably interacted with believers a lot.

There will be two more updates later