American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 233 Interference
"Where has the experiment progressed to now?"

Gerald pointed to the monitoring monitor on the command vehicle.

"We've moved that ghost mirror to the basement of a house, right here!"

Roy looked at the monitor. Three cameras were pointed at the ghost mirror on the wall, and countless cameras were filming inside and outside the house, leaving virtually no corner unwatched.

FEA's preparations were quite thorough.

"So, can we just wait quietly?"

"Yes, all we can do is wait, that's all we can do."

This aimless waiting was undoubtedly quite agonizing, but fortunately everyone present was quite patient, and they simply watched the monitor in silence.

At midnight, the ghost mirror in the basement began to change.

When a camera directly observes a mirror, the reflected image may appear blurry, dim, or glaring due to the influence of light or angle.

But at exactly 12 o'clock, the mirror surface of the ghost mirror became exceptionally clear on the monitor, as if it had lost its reflective properties in an instant and transformed from a mirror into a... passage.

Such obvious changes naturally did not escape the eyes of the detectives on site.

"Director Olin, you'd better come and see this situation!"

"what's going on?"

Gerald also noticed the anomaly and frowned.

"Put on high alert! Send a FEAR team to check the mirror!"

At that moment, Paxton suddenly spoke up.

“Director, I have a better idea. Why not send in special forces to investigate? That would be much safer.”

Special forces? What special forces?
Roy looked at Gerald and Paxton with some curiosity, as if the two were speaking in riddles.

Gerald frowned and looked at Paxton.

"Felte, are you sure you want to test special forces at a time like this?"

Paxton gave a relaxed smile.

"Isn't this the kind of moment that special forces were created for? If we send FEAR members directly into the fray, the losses would be even greater if something went wrong."

Gerald pondered for a moment, then answered Paxton.

"Alright, since you, Felte, insist on using special forces, this matter will be entrusted to you."

Gerald's intention was clearly to shift the blame to Paxton when things went wrong, but Paxton just smiled and didn't seem to care, appearing very confident.

"Don't worry, Director, I'll make the arrangements right away."

Paxton left the command vehicle, and Gerald noticed Roy's curious gaze.

"Ahem! One of the main reasons Felty parachuted into Los Angeles was to test a secret research project at FEA headquarters. I can't say exactly what that secret research is, but it's a rather complicated matter."

Roy raised an eyebrow, guessing that the secret research was probably some kind of robot that could replace FEAR's team members.

However, given that Paxton is able to lead such a project, his authority at FEA headquarters is questionable. Roy felt he should be more cautious about this guy in the future.

As they were talking, the image on the monitor changed again, and a person walked out of the mirror.

This person looked no different from Roy and the others; he had two eyes, a nose, and a mouth, and his clothes were very normal.

Gerald was very surprised.

"Could the world in the mirror actually be a parallel world?"

The idea of ​​parallel universes has existed for a long time, but so far there is no evidence to prove their existence.

At that moment, Gerald felt as if he had discovered the gateway to a parallel world.

But Roy felt things weren't so simple, because the person who walked out of the mirror, as captured by the night vision camera, had red eyes.

Night vision cameras can capture subtle lights, and since human eyes reflect light, they often appear to emit a peculiar glow when captured by a night vision camera.

Most of the time it is white or green light, because these two types of light are easier to capture in the dark.

However, the red light in this person's eyes is somewhat abnormal, unless there is some kind of red light source at the location of the ghost mirror, which is reflected by this person's eyes and then captured by the night vision camera.

The man observed his surroundings expressionlessly, cautiously exploring the situation in the basement.

It's clear that the person in this mirror world is very cautious, but he didn't notice the camera that FEA had placed in the basement.

FEA did some work to hide these cameras; otherwise, if the person discovered they were being monitored, they might have been scared away.

Having seemingly confirmed that the basement was safe, the man began to leave.

Perhaps because the environment in the mirror world was basically the same as the real world, even in the dark, this person quickly found the light switch and turned it on, and then went to the first floor as if he knew the way well.

Judging from his familiarity with the house, he might actually be the owner of the house in the mirror world.

At this point, Paxton's so-called "secret force" made its appearance.

Judging from their attire, the secret unit's equipment doesn't seem to be much different from that of the regular FEAR members, except that the secret unit wears full-body equipment, with no part of their body exposed.

Moreover, their movements looked somewhat stiff, unlike the flexibility of a normal person.

Is it really a robot?

Has FEA's technology reached this level?
"First Response Assault Reconnaissance Team (FEAR)! Cover your head with your hands and crouch down immediately!"

The special forces' voices were also completely devoid of emotion, but surprisingly, they weren't synthesized electronically.

Faced with a dozen guns surrounding him, the person from the mirror world decisively covered his head with his hands and squatted down, not daring to resist at all.

The special forces handcuffed the man and then began a cursory search of his body to check for any weapons he might be carrying.

Ultimately, the special forces only found a dagger on the man; they discovered no other weapons.

However, Roy noticed through a camera's view that after the guy was controlled, the red light in his eyes seemed to become more and more pronounced.

"Mr. Orin, something seems off! Look at this guy's eyes!"

After Roy's reminder, Gerald also noticed the problem and immediately picked up the walkie-talkie to contact Paxton.

"Feltey, something seems off about the target's eyes!"

At this moment, Roy was surprised to find that the special forces on the monitor suddenly paused, and one of them even spoke up.

"Something wrong with your eyes?"

What's going on? How did news from Paxton spread so quickly?

Or is the person leading the team Paxton Fairtay himself?

Just then, the monitor screen suddenly became filled with static and misaligned images, making it impossible for Roy and Gerald to see anything clearly.

Immediately afterwards, intense gunfire erupted from the house where Ghost Mirror was located, seemingly from special forces.

"What's going on! Is it some kind of electronic interference?" Gerald was so angry that he wanted to use Maoist repair methods to fix these surveillance monitors. Suddenly not being able to see the screen at this time is just like failing to access a dangerous website, which is really too torturous.

However, this situation is quite strange. The cameras used by FEA have a much higher image quality and clarity than the surveillance cameras currently available on the market.

It's obvious that these cameras are military-grade products, and they shouldn't be so easily jammed, unless Commissioner Smith received a kickback.

"Mr. Orin, try the walkie-talkie!"

If it's electromagnetic interference, it will affect all electronic devices. If the walkie-talkie is also malfunctioning, then there must be strong electromagnetic interference in the house where the ghost mirror is located.

Gerald immediately realized what was happening and picked up the walkie-talkie to contact Paxton.

"Ferte! Ferte! What's the situation here?"

The harsh electrical noise coming from the walkie-talkie indicated that there was indeed some kind of strong electromagnetic interference affecting all the electrical appliances in the house.

"Damn it! You, go find the deputy director immediately, I need to know what's going on! And you, have the FEAR troops surround that house right now, don't let anything escape from inside!"

Since electronic devices are no longer working, we have no choice but to use human power.

Fortunately, there were plenty of agents available to run errands at the command vehicle, and Gerald immediately got out of the car to start assigning tasks.

“Mr. Black, now we can only go over there and see for ourselves what’s going on.”

Roy didn't care, since Gerald had already paid.

Upon arriving at the house where Ghost Mirror was located, FEAR's troops had completely surrounded the house.

Roy and Gerald were standing on the outer edge, and he also saw Saltana.

Saltana has been reinstated to her original position as a senior FEA agent by Gerald for her recent achievements, and she is now directing the FEAR team to establish a defensive line.

At this point, the gunfire inside the house had stopped, and the entire house returned to silence.

But for some reason, Roy always felt that this quietness had an eerie feeling.

Gerald frowned as he surveyed the house. He didn't order FEAR to go in and investigate; he was waiting for someone.

Not long after, Paxton walked over with a livid face, clearly in a terrible mood.

"Fertai, what exactly happened inside? Where is the electromagnetic interference coming from?"

"Director, I want to know the answers to these questions too! The person who came out of that mirror world is definitely not an ordinary person. He not only interfered with electronic devices, but also with my mind..."

Paxton suddenly stopped talking, probably afraid of revealing some confidential information.

"Let's talk somewhere else!"

Gerald glanced at Roy, then pulled Paxton into a corner.

Ultimately, Roy was still an outsider, so he had no choice but to seek solace in the warmth of his older sister's presence.

"Roy, don't move! There are people watching!"

"Sister Saltana, has your department found out who leaked my information before?"

"You mean the time with Amacham?"

"When else could it happen?"

Saltana straightened her clothes, then her expression quickly turned serious.

"You know that person too, it's Terrence Koffman!"

After a moment's recollection, Roy pictured a bald, middle-aged man—the FEA senior agent who had caused him trouble during the Purification Incident.

"So it was that guy!"

"That son of a bitch has some connections with Amacham; he's the one who leaked the intelligence to him. The director wanted to deal with him, but he reacted very quickly and switched sides to Paxton Felty, so the matter was dropped. Look, that guy's right there!"

Roy looked in the direction Saltana was pointing and, sure enough, saw a sly-looking guy secretly watching them from a distance.

"That bastard's luck is really good!"

“This isn’t luck, Roy. Some people are just incompetent and only cause trouble, but they’re very good at choosing sides, so they always manage to climb the ranks. That’s unavoidable in any department. But don’t worry, I’ll take care of him for you!”

Saltana, as the older sister, naturally wanted to stand up for her good younger brother.

However, Roy declined Saltana's offer, as she had just been reinstated and it was better not to cause any trouble.

“Sister Saltana, I can handle him myself, I don’t need your help.”

After they finished speaking, Roy and Saltana heard Gerald and Paxton arguing fiercely in the distance, and they could hear a series of highly offensive words even from a great distance.

After a while, Gerald stormed over.

“Mr. Blake, it seems we’ll have to rely on you to go in and take a look again this time.”

Roy had actually prepared himself mentally when the camera and walkie-talkie malfunctioned; FEA money wasn't so easy to earn.

"No problem, let's add the extra money as we agreed before."

"If possible, please try to capture that human from another world alive. FEA is willing to pay extra."

"I will!"

At that moment, Paxton also came over.

"Olin, I told you I can handle this myself, I don't need anyone's help!"

Well, now Paxton is even calling Gerald by his last name. The two of them seemed to have a really big argument just now.

"Damn it! You're the deputy director of the FEA Los Angeles branch, not a member of FEAR! Your job is to sit back and command, not to lead the charge!"

Gerald didn't really care whether Paxton lived or died, but Paxton absolutely couldn't die here, otherwise what would headquarters think of him?

These are all political considerations. Gerald was able to sit in this position as a black man, not because of political correctness like some others.

So, the director and deputy director started arguing in front of all the detectives.

After arguing for a few minutes, Gerald realized that there was no point in continuing the argument.

"Ferte, since you insist on going in to check it out yourself, then write a statement yourself! I will not take responsibility for your recklessness!"

Paxton let out a deep breath.

"My choices are none of your responsibility, Gerald Orin!"

Roy watched the whole show with great interest, feeling that the trip was definitely worthwhile.

"Mr. Olin, does this mean I don't have to go?"

Gerald hesitated for a long time, but finally shook his head.

"Mr. Black, we still need you to handle this!"

Saltana
(End of this chapter)