When Fangzheng arrived at the reception room, he soon saw Alan Howard. He was a gentleman in his early thirties, dressed very neatly. Beside Alan Howard sat an old man. He looked to be in his fifties or sixties. His hair was all white and his eyes were sunken. He looked a little distracted.
"Hello, Mr. Van Helsing."
Seeing Fangzheng come in, the two hurriedly stood up. Alan Howard stretched out his hand.
"I'm Alan Howard from Miskatonic University. I'm currently teaching in the Department of Psychology."
"Hello."
Fangzheng stretched out his hand and shook it gently, then looked at the old man next to him.
"Who's this?"
"This is my father. I'm very sorry, but he doesn't look … very well."
"It's nothing. If necessary, I can prepare a cup of hot tea for him."
"Then I'll leave it to you …"
The two casually exchanged pleasantries, but at that moment, the old man standing next to Alan Howard glared at Fangzheng. Strictly speaking, he looked at Fangzheng's open and closed mouth, then suddenly jumped back and screamed.
"It's you! It's you!! "
This sudden scene startled everyone present. Nimf hurriedly sat up, while Asakura Ryoko silently stood in front of Nimf. The elder seemed to want to jump back, but he ended up falling headfirst onto the sofa. But even so, he stared intently at Fangzheng and roared angrily.
"It's you! That's right, it's you! I know it's you! It's you!!! "
"…?"
Looking at the old man's horrified expression, as if he had seen a devil, Fangzheng could not help but be stunned. He then looked at Alan Howard next to him in confusion. At this moment, Allan Howard also hurriedly rushed to his father's side and grabbed him forcefully.
"Father, wake up! Please calm down! "
"No, I'm very clear-headed. I know it's him, it's him, that voice, it's him …!!"
The old man waved his arms desperately, looking like a wronged prisoner desperately complaining about something. Alan Howard had no choice but to pull him up and walk to the door.
"I'm very sorry to disturb you, Mr. Van Helsing, but my father …"
"I know, Liangzi, go and send them off."
Fangzheng waved his hand, and Asakura Ryoko hurried to the old man's side. Together with Professor Aaron, they brought the old man out of the room.
What the hell was going on?
Regarding this, Fangzheng was also speechless. Why did such nonsense always happen in this darn world …
"Master, have you seen that old man?"
"No, I'm sure I've never met him before."
Fangzheng was sure that the old man hadn't met him before, because when he walked into the reception room, the old man didn't react to him. It was only when he greeted Professor Allen that the old man's appearance suddenly changed. In other words, the old man hadn't seen him, but he'd heard his voice?
That was strange. The old man wasn't a magical girl. Why would he find such an old man to preach?
Although Fangzheng didn't know what was going on, fortunately, Professor Allen was reliable. A day later, he visited again, but this time he was alone.
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Van Helsing. My father … is not in good condition."
"It's nothing."
Fangzheng waved his hand at Professor Allen who apologized to him.
"But I'm really curious about his situation. Can you tell me what's going on? Professor Allen? "
"This …."
Faced with Fangzheng's inquiry, Professor Allen hesitated for a moment before deciding to tell him everything.
"To tell you the truth, my father used to be a professor at Miskatonic University. He was in charge of teaching economics at that time …. I don't know if you've heard of this, but twenty years ago, a professor at Miskatonic University suddenly fell unconscious during class?"
"Sorry, I don't remember."
"I think so."
Allen smiled bitterly.
"I was only a child at that time, but I know very well that my father wasn't like that. But after he woke up from his coma, my father was no longer my father …. How should I put it? It was as if another soul had taken over his body."
Speaking of this, Professor Allen seemed to recall the situation at that time, and his expression changed slightly.
"When my father woke up, he couldn't speak, couldn't walk, couldn't do anything. It was as if …. the body was filled with something completely different from my father. It wasn't even familiar with how to move in a human body. My mother was afraid of my father like that, so she left with my two brothers. But I believed that my father had just gone somewhere and would definitely come back …. At least that's what I thought. "
"That's interesting."
Fangzheng picked up his teacup and took a sip of coffee. Professor Allen smiled helplessly.
"In fact, after that, my father became a completely different person. He devoted himself to his studies all day long …. You must know, he was originally an economics professor, but after he woke up, he read through all the information on the subject, including some occultism materials that he originally looked down on. In addition, he used his savings to travel around the world and went to some …. I don't know how to describe it. In short, at that time, I also felt that the person wasn't my father, but some kind of creature in my father's skin …. "
Fortunately, you're not a China person. Otherwise, if you were possessed, you'd be spilling black dog's blood.
One day, my father suddenly came back … Yes, I know he came back, but there was something wrong with my father. His mind seemed to be stuck in the economics class he taught 20 years ago when he was in a coma. Not only that, after that, my father always had some strange nightmares. He said that he seemed to have gone somewhere and seen something. He wrote all these down … I'm really sorry. In fact, I studied psychology for my father's sake, because I thought it might be of some help to him. "
"Alright, I understand the situation, but.... what does this have to do with me? “
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Van Helsing. Strictly speaking, this matter has nothing to do with you, but my father …"
Professor Allen said with an awkward expression. He took out a notebook and handed it to Fangzheng. Fangzheng took the notebook and flipped it open. He could see the dense text inside. It was a bit like a documentary, but also a bit like a lunatic's random scribbling. However, there was a sentence among them.
"At that moment, I heard, I heard, a voice from the void! "Get lost! Don't let me see you again! " I could understand that sentence. The monsters began to flee. They screamed and roared. I felt that everything seemed to have changed. The whole world, the whole world … "
At this point, the handwriting became a lot more messy. Fangzheng narrowed his eyes slightly. Obviously, this was what he said when he faced those monsters last night … Hmm, so that's what happened.
Closing the notebook, Fangzheng could more or less understand what the old man meant. Judging from the notebook, the old man's soul seemed to have been transferred to the body of a monster in another world. Judging from the movements of those monsters last night, it was obviously not the first time they had done this kind of soul swap trick.
As for yesterday … well, yesterday was just an adjective. Its influence on time itself was not limited by time. Therefore, for Fangzheng, it was something that happened last night, but for the old man, it might have happened on any day in the past twenty years.
It was no wonder he showed such a terrified expression when he heard Fangzheng's voice. After all, Fangzheng had used his divine power, which was equivalent to the voice of God. The voice of God would not be forgotten, but would be firmly engraved in the depths of the soul. Therefore, when the old man heard Fangzheng's voice, he immediately recalled the roar that left a deep impression in his memory … Well, that was not surprising.
"Hmm, it's an interesting story."
Fangzheng returned the notebook to Professor Allen.
"So, why are you looking for me? It shouldn't be because of this strange setting, right? "
"Yes, I'm really sorry. In fact, an Australian explorer recently wrote a letter to my father, claiming that while exploring the hinterland of the Australian desert, he accidentally discovered the buildings in the dream that my father described in the magazine. He hopes that my father can explore with them, but I'm sorry, we don't have enough funds. After all, my father's savings from the past 20 years have almost all been squandered. It was at this time that Professor Mike learned about my father and my situation and suggested that I seek your support …. "
The old man didn't take the money for nothing.
Hearing this, Fangzheng nodded. Indeed, when he returned to Miskatonic University, Fangzheng told Mike that if his colleagues planned to have similar adventures or exploration plans, they could contact him again. Mike also nodded in agreement …. It seemed that Fangzheng was quite understanding.
However, Professor Mike himself seemed to have suffered a huge blow after witnessing the city of the Ancients and Hugh, so it was impossible for him to plan any more expeditions in the short term.
"Of course, that's not a problem."
Fangzheng said with a smile.
"But I have a small request."
"What is it?"
"I want to go with you. After all, I also like to travel."
I also like BBQ.
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