Chen Yifei's pupils suddenly contracted!
However, when he blinked, the blood-colored characters on the ground instantly vanished, as if they had never existed.
An illusion?
Chen Yifei stood there dumbly, those words seemed to have drilled into his mind, impossible to forget.
[We are watching you]
Chen Yifei suddenly turned his head!
In the empty living room, it seemed as if pairs of invisible crimson pupils were observing him, this feeling of being gazed at was exactly the same as in his nightmare.
He remained stiff in place like a sculpture for a long time, starting to force himself to take deep breaths.
"Maybe it's because I stayed up late preparing for the Enforcer exam a few days ago, I was too tired and my mind was too tense..."
"But that was what the original owner of this body did, it shouldn't be related to me... Could it be that when the two souls merged, there was a problem that damaged my mind?"
"I heard that severe schizophrenia can indeed cause illusions that are difficult to distinguish..."
Chen Yifei temporarily suppressed the fear in his heart and tried to explain everything scientifically. A strong sense of hunger welled up in his mind.
He casually took a grilled sausage from the cutting board and swallowed it in two or three bites, only then did he somewhat come to his senses.
"Maybe, I need a psychiatrist."
Startled, Chen Yifei didn't even have the interest to wash his face. He quickly put on a black cotton coat and pushed the door open to leave.
Even so, the cold air that rushed in from behind the door still made Chen Yifei shiver.
This was the first time Chen Yifei had officially encountered this world after regaining consciousness. He took a deep breath and prepared to face all the unknowns and difficulties.
However, when he inadvertently looked up at the sky, he couldn't help but blurt out an exclamation.
The glow of early morning scattered from the east, with strips of dreamlike blue satin floating above the small town, seeming both close at hand and unreachable.
Aurora.
Aurora during the daytime.
Chen Yifei stood at the entrance of his home, staring blankly at the aurora in the sky for a long time, muttering to himself:
"What kind of place is this world...?"
...
"Damn, why is this road so difficult to walk on?"
"It's too cold, and there was a heavy rain just last night, the mountain road is frozen, be careful."
"We've been dragging our feet, and it's already dawn." The man wiped the sweat from his temples, "How far do we still have to go?"
"That unmarked graveyard is just ahead... we should be arriving soon."
Two stumbling figures climbed over the peak and finally saw the rows of earthen mounds not far away. These mounds were both new and old, and most of them didn't have epitaphs. They just had a wooden plaque or the deceased's belongings placed casually in front of them.
But after the heavy rain last night, many of the earthen mounds here were washed away, and the sticks and other items were scattered around in a mess, leaving the scene in a complete shambles.
What the two didn't expect was that the unmarked graveyard was already sealed off with yellow warning lines. More than ten figures were moving within the sealed-off area, all with somewhat solemn expressions.
"Enforcers?"
Seeing those people's striking black and red attire, the man's eyes widened, "Why are they here!"
"Have they discovered something?" The woman's face turned pale, "Is it... is it Yifei? Did he go to find the Enforcers? Is he really not dead?"
They thought they had killed Chen Yifei, but the next day, Chen Yifei returned on his own, plus the sudden appearance of law enforcers at the burial site... There's hardly any other explanation for this.
"No, that's not right..." The man stared intently at those figures. "Even when handling criminal cases, the law enforcers from District Three would only send out a maximum of three people! Sending out over ten people like this could only mean..."
"Has a calamity...appeared?"
The woman seemed to have thought of something, and cold sweat instantly dampened her back!
"Could the monster in the bedroom be..."
"Let's go quickly!!" The man grabbed the woman's wrist and turned around to leave this place.
Just then, a cold voice came from not far away.
"Stop."
The two of them froze instantly.
A law enforcer crossed the caution line and slowly walked over to the two of them, squinting slightly.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"I... I..." The woman stuttered, unable to speak.
"We're here to see our son," the man said as calmly as possible. "He was buried here, and today is the anniversary of his death."
"Then why were you running?"
"...Because we were scared."
"Scared?"
"Sending out so many law enforcers at once means the Gray Boundary is intersecting here, right? Maybe a calamity has even crawled out from it... We were afraid of being hurt by mistake."
"Oh? You seem to know a lot." The law enforcer raised his eyebrows in surprise.
The man squeezed out a pale smile.
"Law enforcer," the woman asked cautiously, "has a calamity really escaped from the Gray Boundary?"
"That's confidential."
The law enforcer replied calmly, "You won't be able to visit your son today. Go back... What you've seen here cannot be disclosed. You should understand the rules, right?"
"Yes, yes, we understand."
"Let's go."
Upon hearing these two words, the man finally felt relieved and immediately turned to leave.
"Wait."
The two of them felt their hearts skip a beat.
"Leave your names and addresses," said the law enforcer, pulling out a pen and paper. "It's a requirement of the confidentiality regulations. Please understand."
"Chen Tan, Li Xiuchun, 128 Hanshuang Street, District Three."
After recording the information, the law enforcer allowed the two of them to leave. He then crossed the yellow caution line and approached a man wearing a black coat, handing over the document.
"Meng, I've asked them clearly. They're here to see their son."
Han Meng, with a thick roll of cigarette in his mouth, took a deep breath, and the pungent smoke mixed with his exhalation drifted into the cold wind.
He glanced casually at the document and said calmly,
"Send a few people to secretly follow them. They're suspicious."
"...Huh?"
"Hanshuang Street is at least ten kilometers away from here. For them to arrive at this time, they must have set out no later than around four in the morning... And at that time, the rain hadn't stopped yet.
Who would come to the mountain to pay respects in the middle of a heavy rainstorm before dawn?
"Also, this is a potter's field where those who have no relatives or died away from home are buried. As parents, how could they bury their child here?"
The law enforcer was stunned and suddenly slapped his forehead, "Right, how could I not think of that?"
"... Xiao Qin, how did you pass the law enforcer exam?"
The law enforcer known as Xiao Qin chuckled and quickly changed the subject, "Right, Meng, so did any disasters crawl out of the Gray Realm last night?"
Han Meng didn't respond but instead pulled out a palm-sized device from the inner pocket of his coat. The center of the device was a pointer mechanism resembling a compass, with different colors marking different regions of the scale, clear and distinct.
"Is this the Disaster Pointer?" Jiang Qin curiously examined the device and reached out to touch it, but his hand was swiftly slapped.
"This thing is very precious. When you're promoted to a law enforcement officer, you'll naturally have a chance to touch it."
Jiang Qin bitterly rubbed his hand, "How does this thing work?"
"This is a device that detects the danger level of 'Disasters'. Once it's turned on, the pointer will indicate which region it's pointing to, showing the magnitude of 'Disaster' fluctuations that have occurred nearby. If it's just a simple intersection of the Gray Realm without any 'Disasters' crawling into the real world, then it won't react.
The higher the level of the disaster, the more violently the pointer will shake."
Jiang Qin nodded and spoke with some concern,
"Meng... there shouldn't be any 'Disasters' crawling out, right?"
"Most likely not. If a 'Disaster' really descended through here yesterday, Districts 2 and 3 would already be in chaos."
"That's good."
"For safety's sake, we still need to complete the detection."
As Han Meng spoke, he turned on the Disaster Pointer. The other law enforcers saw this and curiously looked over.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
The Disaster Pointer didn't react.
Just when Han Meng breathed a sigh of relief, the pointer on the compass suddenly shook violently!
The pointer swept wildly across different colored regions, and a harsh squeaking sound emanated from inside the device. Han Meng's pupils suddenly contracted, and he subconsciously let go of the Disaster Pointer!
Boom—!!
Numerous parts exploded in mid-air, and the sharp edge of the broken pointer grazed Han Meng's cheek, instantly leaving a crimson trail of blood!
The Disaster Pointer...
It exploded.