Chapter 729
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Corruption … Hypocrisy … Weakness … Imprisonment … Incompetence … Mediocrity …
Die … Die …
Xu Yanjing woke up from another nightmare. His body was covered in sweat. It felt like someone was pulling on his side. His heart squeezed. He slowly opened his eyes to look around. He was the only one in the bedroom. The curtains were pulled down, but the dim light of the night still shone through the window. The night was not over yet.
He sat up and wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. He scanned his surroundings and the anxiety in his heart could not be calmed.
Such nightmares and inexplicable voices had been haunting him ever since he logged onto the so-called enlightenment website a few days ago.
"I shouldn't have opened it …" Xu Yanjing grumbled as he scratched his head. His emotions were complicated. There was regret but not all of it.
Due to the continuous disasters over the past few years, the economy was getting worse. Xu Yanjing had lost his job a month ago.
Not only him, his colleagues suffered the same fate. Their company had closed down. It was a travel service company but no one needed it in this world.
He had been working for 5 years after he graduated from university but he did not have much savings. It felt like he had worked for nothing. Sometimes, he would sneak a peek into the friend circle of his old classmates. He saw many of his old classmates had married and had children, but he …
He had lost his job. The apartment he rented in the big city was expensive. He had to find a cheaper apartment or go back to his hometown.
There was no special reason why he visited the website a few days ago. It was because his colleague and old friend shared it for him to take a look and he opened it.
Whenever he thought about it, Xu Yanjing's head would ache. He would never be able to forget those indescribable images. It was like the universe was twisting and distorting before his eyes …
For the next few days, he sunk into a state of extreme discomfort. He kept drinking water. He felt uncomfortable but he could not tell why. However, that day, he felt much better. It was like he had come off a roller coaster. However, he could not shake off the dizziness.
A few days ago, it was said that those who visited the website were taken away by Phecda.
At the time, Xu Yanjing was anxious. One, he wanted to report that he had also visited the website and followed the instructions from the Phecda members; another reason was that his old friend, Yao Xuchang, told him to calm down and read the website for a few more days …
"Do you know why Phecda took those people away?" Yao Xuchang persuaded him. "Did you see the people who were taken away being released?"
Due to his recent unemployment, Xu Yanjing had practically locked himself in his rented apartment. Only Yao Xuchang knew that Xu Yanjing had been on that website.
But he did see that a few of his friends had revealed that they had logged into the website, and then … they seemed to have disappeared.
'Let's wait and see. 'This thought and the inexplicable resistance stopped Xu Yanjing from calling Phecda's hotline, he kept waiting …
At this time, Xu Yanjing opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling for a while, then closed his eyes and wanted to sleep again. However, after tossing and turning for a long time, countless chaotic thoughts and shadows kept surging, making it impossible for him to sleep. Gradually, the light shining through the curtains became brighter and brighter. It was already morning.
Xu Yanjing gave a long sigh and opened his tired eyes. His whole body felt weak and tired.
He was too lazy to get out of bed. Even if he did, he did not know what to do, so he stayed in bed and browsed the internet on his phone.
With that, his expression changed. He hurriedly clicked on the latest news released by Phecda.
Phecda officially admitted the existence of the 'enlightenment website' and the images on the website had supernatural powers. It would severely affect the physical and mental health of the visitors, causing them to suffer from a disease called Abnormal Cranial Nervous Disorder Syndrome.
The patients needed to receive treatment as soon as possible or else the disease would worsen and leave behind life-long sequelae.
"What …" Xu Yanjing looked at the blinding symptoms and his heart felt even worse. Listlessness, headache, dizziness, fatigue, stiffness of muscles all over his body …
Phecda appealed to the public who had browsed the website to report it as soon as possible. They could call Phecda's hotline and there would be someone to pick them up for treatment; they could also go to the nearest hospital for consultation. Either way, the treatment fee would be waived …
In the news video, there were shots of some patients in the ward. They had received professional treatment and seemed to be in a much better state of mind.
After watching the video, Xu Yanjing almost wanted to call Phecda's hotline. He could not become a useless person because of this …
But the strange resistance stopped him until his phone rang. It was Yao Xuchang. He said he had something to discuss with Gu Jun and he was already at the residential area entrance. Xu Yanjing also wanted to discuss medical treatment with the man so he told him to hurry up.
Soon, the doorbell rang.
Xu Yanjing went to open the door and saw Yao Xuchang standing in the corridor. He did not look well. There were dark circles under his eyes and his gaunt face looked weird.
"Let's go in first." Yao Xuchang's voice was hoarse as if he had a cold. He carried a rectangular box covered with black cloth in his hand. He walked into the house and immediately closed the door. "You didn't tell anyone that we went on the Enlightenment website, did you?"
"No …" Xu Yanjing said hurriedly, "Have you seen the news? Those who have browsed the website will all suffer from Abnormal Cranial Nervous Disorder Syndrome. "
"Yes, but …" Yao Xuchang walked to the dining table. He placed the box on the table. The sound that came from under the black cloth was confusing.
"I think we need to hurry and report this to the higher-ups." Xu Yanjing pressed on his head. "I've been having frequent headaches and nightmares recently, they're already showing symptoms …" Even though he was reluctant, he finally made up his mind. "We can't waste any more time, we should seek help from Phecda."
"Why don't you take a look at this first." Yao Xuchang pulled back the black cloth covering the box to reveal the scene inside.
Xu Yanjing glanced at the dining table and was stunned. He took several steps back involuntarily.
The box was actually a blue hamster cage, but what was locked inside … was that a hamster? How could it have such a face and a head that was shaped like a human skull? What had gone wrong and turned it into the most deformed and grotesque creature? It was baring its teeth and shrieking madly in disgust because of the light in the room.
"What, what is this …" Xu Yanjing asked blankly.
"It's the hamster that I've been keeping." Yao Xuchang said, "I let it look at the enlightenment website before. Yesterday, it slowly became like this."
There was a buzzing sound as if something exploded in Xu Yanjing's mind. After looking at that website, it became like this?
If hamsters were like this … what about humans? What about them?
Xu Yanjing did not know what to say. The words were about to come out of his mouth, but he stopped abruptly.
"Abnormal Cranial Nervous Disorder Syndrome is a trap," Yao Xuchang said again, his face became gloomier. "A trap set by Phecda."
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