I’m In Charge of SCP

After the first exploration was over, Zhang Jue and Sam returned to the villa from the fireplace.

Ning Suiyu, Old Downey, and Morris listened to the tape recorded by Sam while the two were undergoing a full-body examination.

When Zhang Jue sang Eighteen | Touching, Ning Suiyu covered her forehead with her hands, and she didn't even have the strength to roll her eyes.

"Station Master Ning, what's wrong?"

Although Morris and Old Downey could understand some Chinese, they didn't understand Chinese culture. There was nothing wrong with Zhang Jue's lyrics.

Ning Suiyu shook her head: "Forget it, let's record it truthfully."

After they recorded and backed up the recorded part, Zhang Jue and Sam had just completed the physical examination.

So far, nothing abnormal has happened to the two of them.

Ning Suiyu printed out the exploration record and sent a copy to everyone, and the five sat together for the third round of evaluation.

Morris was the first to speak: "Leader Downey and I have read this record several times. From the content of the conversation, neither Consultant Zhang nor Sam has made any mistakes. There should not be any mistakes like that of Researcher Hong Bo. an unusual situation."

Ning Suiyu frowned and said, "I heard that Researcher Sam called Consultant Zhang several times, and that 'murloc monster' also nicknamed Researcher Sam, is this okay?"

Morris shook his head: "Actually, if you listen carefully, you will know that when Sam calls Consultant Zhang, he uses different prefixes. As for being nicknamed by local entities, as long as he doesn't readily accept and be called repeatedly like Researcher Yu Hongbo, Usually no problem."

Ning Suiyu nodded, but Zhang Jue raised his eyebrows, seemingly dissatisfied.

"Dude, what do you mean by 'speaking only from the content of the dialogue', did I not do well in other places, did I sing out of tune?"

"Uh..." Morris paused for a moment, but still followed his professional ethics, "Consultant Zhang did not do well in some places, for example, according to the regulations of the Administration Bureau file, he is not allowed to eat in that 'dangerous forest'. Snacks, you need to use a sincere tone when dealing with local entities, you can't lie, and you can't belittle them. Uh, Consultant Zhang, I'm just talking about the facts, and I didn't target you. When you first entered, you have performed very well, but if you can... ..."

This Morris is similar to Simmons from Site 14, they both belong to the kind of one-on-one personality.

Zhang Jue didn't want to hear him continue talking, so he could only wave his hands in surrender: "Okay, I admit my mistake, I promise, I will be more polite next time I see them,

Stop using words like 'sand sculpture' and 'stupid|forceful', okay. "

Old Downey smoothed things over from the sidelines: "These are minor details, and they don't affect the overall situation. Let's analyze the information that Consultant Zhang and the others brought back."

Ning Suiyu took out a pen from the pen holder, took out a brush in her notebook and wrote a few lines of text, then circled it with the pen and put it on the table.

"I have summarized a few points of information here, and you can discuss them—first, according to the recording time, Consultant Zhang and Researcher Sam spent a total of about three hours in the 'forest where you speak carefully', but the reality The world's time has only passed one hour and thirty minutes, that is to say, at present, the flow of time inside is faster than outside, probably two to one."

"Not necessarily." Morris interrupted her, "According to the previous records, the time in the 'forest mentioned by Station Master Ning' is sometimes faster and slower than the outside time. In the most extreme case, there are A researcher walked in the 'above forest' for nearly a week before completing the 'must pass', but only a few minutes passed by outside time."

"Okay, then this one is not a discussion point for the time being, let's continue."

Ning Suiyu crossed out the first item, and then pointed to the second item: "Consultant Zhang and Sam encountered two 'local' entities, and their dialogue is very important, we need to look at it separately. The Feathered Guy' is noteworthy because it has a name, and he also mentions the war like 'the kobold Yu Hongbo met', as if the war was the one where the entities migrated to 'that vile forest ', and even very possibly the origin of 'this dark forest'."

"I agree with Station Master Ning." Old Downey said, "According to the previous exploration records, although the entities in this 'unnumbered place' look strange, we can still know from their remarks that they have multiplied." Many years, until now, there are not many 'people' who remember that ancient war, Consultant Zhang, if you still encounter local entities who know the relevant information in the next exploration, you can take the opportunity to ask them a few more questions."

"Ah, I know."

In fact, Zhang Jue was also very curious about this point.

Because he still remembered that in the last conversation between Yu Hongbo and the "kobold they were looking for", a word was mentioned - factory.

The factory is one of the hostile forces of the Bureau of Abnormal Biology. It was founded by James Anderson. It produces a large number of malicious and abnormal products, some of which have even flowed into human society and become the targets of the Bureau.

However, in Zhang Jue's impression, the factory had already been destroyed by the management authority, and that James Anderson was dead—however, that should have happened a long, long time ago.

If those animal entities didn't lie, the war they talked about might have something to do with the campaign launched by the Administration against the factory.

However, although he was curious, it was just a job along the way. His most important thing now was to find that 'damn kobold', and then follow the clues to find Yu Hongbo.

Seeing that everyone has no objections, Ning Suiyu continued: "The next thing is the 'strange-looking murloc' that Researcher Sam once encountered - the kobolds have been behaving abnormally recently, we can't conclude that they met each other Whether the time is before Hong Bo's accident or after. But I deduce that it should be after that, because in this way, everything will make sense."

Morris also wrote something in his notes, he said: "No matter before or after, many clues show that most of the creatures in the 'abnormal forest' are friendly to humans, at least they will not actively attack humans , but this 'kobold met by Yu Hongbo' seems to be deliberate, Consultant Zhang, if you encounter the 'same entity' again, you must be careful."

In fact, it doesn't need to be said by Morris, Zhang Jue already knew it.

'That forest' has a spatial anomaly, and it was very strange that Yu Hongbo could meet that 'evil kobold' three times in a row.

But Yu Hongbo didn't notice this, and finally fell into the trap.

Everyone analyzed it for a while, but it was all theoretical things, and the final result still had to wait for them to explore again.

It was already noon, Zhang Jue and Sam ate something, took a rest, and then came to the fireplace again.

With the previous experience, Zhang Jue is completely familiar with the ceremony process. He just wanted to go forward, but was stopped by Ning Suiyu.

"Consultant Zhang, have you ever thought about what to do if you never meet that 'dangerous kobold' or 'its home'?"

Zhang Jue chuckled: "Thank you, Station Master Ning, for your concern, but since I came to this world, my luck has been good. Station Master Ning, you can wait here for my good news. I believe that I will have some good news soon." progress."

With that said, he stooped into the fireplace.

...

As time and space passed, special advisor Zhang Jue and researcher Sam once again came to this "forest where you need to speak carefully".

It was dusk, and the sun shone through the gaps in the woods, shining golden on the 'little dirt road'.

The surroundings are quiet, and occasionally birds in the forest can be heard.

The two sorted out their equipment and moved forward along the 'only road'.

This time, Zhang Jue seemed to have heeded Morris' advice and stopped eating sunflower seeds or singing.

One fat, one thin, one tall and one short, the two walked quietly on the "country road", which seemed to be a very beautiful painting.

However, our consultant Zhang couldn't be idle, so he opened his mouth within two steps.

"I said, 'stupid little chubby student', how long have you been in the administration."

Sam bit his finger and thought about it: "Probably seven or eight years."

"It's been so long?" Zhang Jue looked him up and down, "It seems that you are not very old."

"Yes, I joined the Authority very early on."

"Don... Does that old guy always bully you, are you interested in doing it with me?"

"Um... okay."

"Why did you agree so happily? I haven't made an offer yet."

"Forehead……"

"Okay, I'm kidding you, if we can get out safely this time, I will ask the management for someone."

"Thank you, Zhang Er... so... invincible, Er..."

"Don't call if you don't know how to call."

"oh."

The two were talking, when suddenly, on the left side of their 'path', a 'white thatched hut' appeared, and there was a portrait of a dog-headed man at the front door of the yard.

This 'white hut' appeared so abruptly, as if it was thrown beside them in an instant.

The two kept staring ahead. At least a minute ago, there was no building next to 'this winding path'.

It can only be said that the space of 'this place' is abnormal and a bit weird.

The sudden appearance of 'this familiar cabin' stunned both of them.

Zhang Jue carefully observed the appearance of 'this building'. If he guessed correctly, this should be the 'home of the kobold who murdered Hongbo'.

The two looked at each other, and there was a flash of excitement in their eyes.

What they have been looking for so hard has appeared in front of them, and it really didn't take much effort to get it.

If they could meet the 'kobold talking to Yu Hongbo' here, they should be able to know the whole truth and find Yu Hongbo himself.

Zhang Jue had even made up his mind that if the 'insider' did not cooperate, he would not hesitate to use force.

[According to Clause 1.07 of the 4000-SEP-1 agreement, you must knock on the entrance before you can enter the buildings you encounter on the "road you must walk through". When leaving, you also need to leave through the entrance. If you enter without permission, you must be careful not to be discovered. 】

Zhang Jue stepped forward and knocked on the wooden door with his hand.

"Boom boom boom."

He knocked loudly on purpose.

A minute passed and no one inside responded.

Zhang Jue turned his fingers into fists and smashed on the wooden door.

"Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom!"

According to Mr. Guo, in ancient times, this rhythm was only used to knock on the door when reporting funerals.

But it is also suitable for use here.

Because in a sense, Zhang Jue came to report the funeral of the 'people who live here'.

Report its own mourning.

Zhang Jue knocked like this for two minutes, but still no one came to answer the door.

Probably the 'master here' is not at home.

A little disappointed.

Zhang Jue didn't care about anything, and kicked the wooden door open.

"Pooh!"

He spat, and then swaggered into the yard under Sam's surprised gaze.

After entering the yard, Zhang Jue saw that the door of the house was not locked, but was open to the outside, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Zhang Jue walked into the room quickly.

The house was in a mess.

All the rooms were turned into a mess, and the teapot was knocked over as if it had been burglarized.

Zhang Jue squatted on the ground and checked. The tea in the teapot had completely dried up, leaving only a few fragments of tea foam, which probably hadn't been brewed since Yu Hongbo came.

Judging from the traces at the scene, at least a month has passed since that incident in this 'abnormal forest'.

While Zhang Jue was squatting on the ground studying the teapot, Sam was also checking around.

"Zhang—look!"

Zhang Jue looked around and saw a broken photo frame under Sam's feet.

It should have been dragged off the wall and thrown to the ground. In the frame is the photo of the 'kobold who lives here'.

In the photo, it sticks out its tongue and hugs another person with a smile.

Unfortunately, the photos inside were torn up.

The other person is half missing, and he doesn't know who this 'owner of the house' is hugging.

Zhang Jue put on white gloves and carefully took the torn photo out of the frame.

The photo is very old and slightly yellowed, I don't know when it was taken.

According to Zhang Jue's interpretation, it would take decades or hundreds of years at least to age like this.

Not only that, but the tear marks on the photo are also very old. I am afraid that this photo was already like this before it was hung here.

Zhang Jue put the photo into a plastic bag, put it in his pocket, and continued to search around.

The 'original owner of the house' seems to love playing chess very much. Zhang Jue and Sam found more than one set of chess pieces.

They also found a person's signature on the bottom of a chessboard: happy birthday —

The handwriting is small and smooth, and it seems to be written by a woman. The place where the name should have been written on the back is randomly scratched, and it seems that it was deliberately carved out with some sharp object.

There are various indications that this "kobold who loves to play chess" seems to have indeed lived in human society, and for a long time.

Not only that, they also found an exquisite jewelry box in the corner of the wardrobe.

Zhang Jue was about to open the door when footsteps came from outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, an angry voice sounded: "Who is it? Who's inside?!"