Deep in the Living

Chapter 97 Class Monitor's Choice
"Rodi, how about the first one?"

From Anna's perspective, the first event was perfect.

The target is accurate and the area is accurate.

All they had to do was figure out how to identify the mannequins, which was perfect for the two new hires.

Complete it quickly and add a record to the file. Even if the pituitary gland you get cannot be used to combine with the body, it can be used to make props or exchange for points.

"not so good."

Rody, however, held a completely opposite idea. This overly simple goal was meaningless to him, and he could not get the pleasure of hunting. Moreover, this pituitary gland was worthless in hell.

Besides, there are many comprehensive supermarkets in the city, and it may not be easy to find a mannequin.

"What about the second one?"

"Even worse."

The second incident was somewhat similar to the missing persons case that Rody had handled not long ago.

Moreover, the target is only the middle-aged and elderly people with poor mental state, who are extremely inferior. Even if the difficulty fluctuates, it will not be that high.

In addition, the other party has never shown up, so investigating him might waste a lot of time.

"Rodi, do you want to take on a more difficult event?"

"Yeah... it's too simple, not interesting, and a waste of time."

Marco, who was in charge of the connection, also echoed: "Indeed, Mr. Di's ability is enough to consider handling the incidents of mature pseudo-humans. It's a pity that there are only these two new incidents at present."

"I'll take a look."

The incident book in Rody's hand is quite thick, and perhaps he can find something interesting in the "detention incident".

however,
As the pages of events turned over, Rody's expression became increasingly unsightly.

Although some of these events meet the criteria, most of the pseudo-people have obviously moved away, and the clues given in the data are no longer valid at a glance, so searching for them is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Anna had little hope, as she knew very well why these events were being delayed.

Fifteen minutes have passed.

Anna even browsed the video website nearby.
Rody, who had been turning the pages at the same speed, suddenly stopped. It was not because he saw something interesting, but because the backpack behind him suddenly shook slightly, as if the squad leader had moved.

In that case,

Rody decided to carefully examine the event he had just opened, but he frowned after reading for a while. It seemed that there were even fewer clues in this event, and it took a long time.

Seeing that Rody stopped turning the pages, Anna also squeezed her head over.

……

「Event Name」: Non-existent nursing home
*Note: This incident has been delayed for six months and 16 days

[Event Description]: It is suspected that an unknown nursing home will appear randomly throughout the urban area. Once an individual enters it, he will disappear completely. Since no body can be found, it is impossible to determine whether the individual is dead.

According to the analysis of the data collected so far, there are approximately 31 missing persons cases in the city that are "suspected" to be related to the nursing home, and only one missing persons case can be confirmed to be related to the nursing home.

The disappearance occurred three months ago.

Cliff, a 47-year-old workshop worker, had planned to visit his father at the Trouachi nursing home after get off work. Ten minutes after get off work, he called his wife at home and told her that he was on his way to the nursing home.

Ten minutes later, the wife discovered that the cooking seasonings at home had run out, so she called her husband to ask him to buy some on his way home, but the call was unreachable.

Six hours later, the investigation bureau received a report from his wife.

After checking the surveillance cameras along the way, it was discovered that Cliff disappeared completely shortly after leaving the unit.

The victims of the remaining 30 missing cases were more or less related to nursing homes during their lifetime, either working in nursing homes or needing to visit family members in nursing homes.

However, the information before the disappearance was not clear and the locations of disappearance were spread across various areas of the city.

Frequency of fluctuation: Unable to estimate
"Event Difficulty": Purple or above

"Pseudo-person analysis":
It has reached maturity and can create a portable nook-like space.

It can be targeted at special groups of people who want to go to nursing homes, causing them to have cognitive biases or unconsciously induce thinking, and be drawn into a corner-like space where they cannot be captured by surveillance cameras.

The types of pseudo-people may include one or more types such as space, mind influence, curse, spirit, etc.

Suspected to be a special type, or even a pseudo-human of a different type, high threat.

"Handling conditions": 3 to 5 people act as a group. Do not act separately when looking for a nursing home. At least one formal investigator is required to lead the team.

……

Anna looked at this complicated record of events and shook her head repeatedly, "This event corresponds to a mature pseudo-person, and he has been stranded for half a year. It is very likely that the other party has participated in the "gap screening".

Even if this thing is still active in Pluto City, we cannot deal with it.

The quality and depth of its pituitary gland appear to be of an "alien type."

Luo Di was puzzled when he was reading the incident book just now.

The "pseudo-person analysis" column will always give a qualitative assessment at the end.
Most of them are "ordinary" pseudo-humans, but there are also some "special" pseudo-humans. This incident mentions "different types" for the first time.

"Anna, are there other ways to rate pseudo-humans besides age, mature or immature?"

“I only found out about this after I joined the Investigation Bureau, so let me briefly explain it.

The General Research Bureau in the capital published an academic journal titled "The Depth of the Pituitary Gland" a few years ago, proposing a point of view on "depth". They believe that the depth of the pituitary gland will directly affect the "potential" of the pseudo-man and the dangerous manifestations after reaching maturity.

This is why multiple mature pseudo-humans who conduct screening between the cracks can eventually decide on a single winner, and it may even be an overwhelming victory.

The literature divides pseudo-people into the following four categories according to their depth:

1. "Ordinary" type, the most common pseudo-person. Before becoming a pseudo-person, they are often ordinary people in life, with average stress resistance and ordinary life, without extreme pursuits and excessive pain.

There are no overly prominent features, nor are there any overly obvious shortcomings.

The things that these people fear are often very common, such as common rats and insects in life, ordinary monsters in literature and film and television works, or fear of someone around them.

This type of people can easily develop corners of thinking and form simple "fear images". They have average abilities and can be easily discovered through psychological screening.

The intensive care unit of a mental hospital, for example, is mostly filled with ordinary pseudo-people who have been identified through psychological screening.

2. Special type

This type of pseudo-human has a certain "characteristic" before the transformation, or a certain "obsession" that is far beyond that of ordinary people, or a certain bodily function that is far beyond the normal level, etc.

This will allow them to achieve more specific, more specific, and more complex "fear embodiments".

Their disguise may be better, or worse, but the overall threat value will be much higher than the above category.

The specific pituitary glands that correspond to their brains are often very valuable and are the first choice of most investigators.

3. "Different Types"

Even if this kind of person has not yet become a fake person, you can feel the threat from him.

They are obviously different from normal humans, and have even committed serious crimes and killed people in incomprehensible ways while still in the human stage.

Or vice versa, they are good at "disguise" before becoming a fake person, using superb acting skills to package themselves and even become eye-catching "outstanding people".

Once this type of person forms a thinking corner, they can even suppress the whispers coming from the corner to a certain extent, retain part of their self, and take the initiative.

Their "fear embodiment" will appear very special, and the abilities they obtain from corners are also very strange and extremely dangerous.

They are often able to evade various forms of psychological screening, easily blend into human society and mature, and win in the final screening, gaining an "identity" in the corner.

As for the last category.

4. "Divine type"

Since there is so little supporting data, the authors of the literature do not know what they were like before they became pseudo-humans, or perhaps they were not much different from ordinary people.

There is only one criterion for determining whether the pituitary gland has reached the "divine type" depth.
That is, their "image of fear" is related to divinity, directly related to a certain horror myth, or the image itself can be associated with divine characteristics.

As for what the divine characteristics are, I am not quite sure about that either.

In short, this kind of pseudo-human is quite rare, and it is rumored that there are fewer of them than connectors. However, this kind of pseudo-human is also very extreme, either very dangerous or very easy-going, and it is basically impossible to be discovered by existing means.

of course,

The so-called 'depth of the pituitary gland' mentioned above is only used to define [potential] and cannot directly represent the true strength of the pseudo-human.

Even an ordinary pseudo-human may become very dangerous due to some changes and experiences during his growth.

Just take it as a reference.”

Luo Di immediately thought of something. "Divinity, mythology... The target of this year's entrance examination competition experiment seems to be a derivative of a pseudo-person related to divinity."

"Yes! This should be a very rare case. The pseudo-divine person has reached a cooperative relationship with the capital. After all, this kind of pseudo-person may be able to completely resist the influence of the corner, and he may also be a good person.

However, just being an "alien" is special and dangerous enough.

The event you chose is most likely invalid, let's look at something else."

"Ah."

Anna's analysis is correct.
The fake person behind the nursing home had already matured, and the incident had been delayed for half a year. It was estimated that the other party had already completed the screening and went to a deep corner.

Just when Rody was about to turn the page,

Swish, swish, swish~ The backpack behind him moved again, with a larger amplitude than last time. I could even faintly feel the touch of my hair sliding through the backpack.

If the first time was a coincidence, this time is definitely not a coincidence.

This may be the monitor's choice.

“I still want to try this.”

"Ok."

Anna did not refute, she seemed to have felt something just now.

But there is still a problem.
Even if the two of them made the decision, it would take at least three people to take over the incident, and they would also need a formal investigator to lead the team.

Rody also turned his gaze to Marco who was standing beside him, and the latter quickly waved his hands, indicating that he did not want to get involved in such troublesome matters.

Drop drop!
At this moment, Marco's bracelet suddenly rang.

Marco, who had always seemed very relaxed, became tense after answering the phone, and his small eyes suddenly widened.

"What the hell is going on today? Wait a moment, I'm going to pick up a distinguished guest."

"What distinguished guest?"

"From the capital."

Luo Di didn't care who came to visit the Investigation Bureau. He just wanted to quickly take over the detention case chosen by the squad leader.

It didn't take long for Marco to come back, but there was someone else who came to the archives room with him.

This man is no stranger.

Rody just saw me this morning.

"What a coincidence! Fellow countryman, we meet again!"

(End of this chapter)