"I volunteer to join the expert team."
"Won't it be too difficult for you?"
"Not at all. It's my honor to work with Expert Chen."
"Good, good. It's great that you have this mindset. However, I should mention upfront that my authority only allows me to recommend you. Whether you can actually join still needs to go through the Security Bureau's review. But there shouldn't be much of an issue. We're in dire need of talent in this field right now, so your chances are high."
After saying this, Chen Bing stood up.
Lin Mo quickly stood up as well.
"I've noted down your phone number. I'll contact you when there's news."
"Thank you for your trouble, Expert Chen."
Lin Mo had a smile on his face as he also stood up to take his leave.
Once outside, the smile on Lin Mo's face collapsed, turning into a bitter expression.
He had just agreed to join the Security Bureau.
It wasn't that Lin Mo had suddenly changed his mind, but rather that he had no choice. He was forced into it.
Because if he didn't join, the result would be the same as the other residents who were brought in - being quarantined.
Regarding the nightmare incidents, Lin Mo definitely knew much more than others. For example, he learned from Chen Bing that once someone enters the nightmare world, they can never escape from it again.
It was as if they were haunted by some evil spirit.
As long as they fell asleep, they would inevitably enter the nightmare world.
Because of this, those residents who couldn't resist falling asleep and had entered the nightmare world were actually unable to break free from it. The Security Bureau bringing them back, claiming it was for treatment, was actually a form of quarantine to some extent.
According to Chen Bing, the fate of these people was already sealed.
Most of them only had death awaiting them.
After all, not everyone could become an 'expert' who could survive repeated nightmares.
Even if experts intervened to help, it would be useless, because it was impossible to deploy the expert team to save ordinary people every time, especially given the massive numbers involved.
Basically, they could only rely on themselves.
In this matter, they had to revert to the primitive law of survival of the fittest.
This was also one of the ways 'experts' were born.
Take Chen Bing for example. Seven months ago, he was accidentally caught up in a nightmare incident, survived through his own abilities, and was then recruited into the Security Bureau's expert team.
If Lin Mo didn't join, he wouldn't be able to move around freely.
Under these circumstances, was there even a need to choose?
Outside the room, Leader Liu had been waiting for quite a while. Lin Mo knew that Chen Bing had called him over to handle the procedures for issuing a temporary work permit.
After all, Lin Mo was now a candidate member of the expert team.
Leader Liu was very efficient. In less than ten minutes, forms were filled, information was entered into the system, and Lin Mo received a brand new credential.
"This is a credential from the Special Security Bureau. With this, you can enter and exit the Security Bureau's office premises. Additionally, in special circumstances, you have the authority to mobilize local police systems and even military systems. However, to actually mobilize the military, you need to notify the headquarters for record."
Lin Mo was visibly dumbfounded.
The authority to mobilize the police and military?
That was quite impressive.
However, he still felt the whole process was a bit too hasty.
Possibly seeing Lin Mo's confusion, Leader Liu spoke up: "Mr. Lin, you're new to this field and don't understand the situation. The authority of the expert team is far greater than you can imagine. One of the privileges is the right to recruit. In fact, people who can join the Security Bureau through normal channels are elites chosen from among thousands. Your case is indeed an exception."
Lin Mo nodded.
However, he sensed a hint of resentment in Leader Liu's words.
It turned out that the status of a candidate member of the expert team was indeed extraordinary.
Lin Mo could access more 'confidential' information about the nightmare incidents. Leader Liu led him to an archive room, which was also something Chen Bing had arranged.
An hour later.
Lin Mo put down a stack of documents in his hand. His understanding of the nightmare incidents had deepened.
From what he could see, since the occurrence of the first nightmare incident until now, the situation was gradually worsening not only domestically but globally. As time passed, the frequency of nightmare incidents was almost doubling.
According to the exponential prediction given by data analysts, if the current situation continued to grow, in a year, more than half of the world's regions would be engulfed in nightmare incidents.
The death toll could potentially reach billions.
This was no joke. Some places might be spared, but by then, public opinion would be impossible to control.
And this would be the beginning of human apocalypse.
"No wonder Chen Bing has such high authority. At present, it seems only the expert team can deal with the spread of nightmares," Lin Mo understood.
He realized that his previous idea of minding his own business was too naive.
When the apocalypse truly arrives, if one is still an ordinary person, the final result can only be being relentlessly trampled by fate.
Having figured this out.
Lin Mo directly pushed the door open and went out. He wanted to find Chen Bing.
The reason why the expert team could freely enter and exit the nightmare world, resolving some nightmare pollution source incidents, must be due to some special abilities.
As a professional gamer, Lin Mo was very clear about this point.
So he wanted to consult him on how to strengthen himself.
However, what he didn't expect was that Chen Bing had left.
Just half an hour ago.
"The headquarters has a new mission. Expert Chen left by special plane. But he said before leaving that if you have any questions, you can ask me."
The speaker was the ice-queen-like Dr. Song. She wore a white coat, her hair tied up, wearing glasses. With her fair skin, she also had an extremely tall figure, and a pair of high heels further accentuated that upright posture impeccably.
"Let me introduce myself again. Song Qian, affiliated with the headquarters' Science Academy, specializing in researching nightmare incidents, with doctoral degrees in psychiatry and virology."
After saying this, she extended her hand.
Lin Mo looked at her small hand that was gleaming white, and reached out to shake it.
Looking at the ordinary-looking Lin Mo in front of her, Song Qian felt it was unfair for Leader Liu.
It's worth noting that Leader Liu was an elite among special police, impeccable in all aspects, but had been rejected several times after applying for tests.
How could this Lin Mo climb to the top in one step?
He actually received a recommendation from Expert Chen, and even used the recruitment privilege to recruit him as a candidate for the expert team.
This was simply ridiculous.
But that was the reality, even if she was dissatisfied, it was useless.
Next, she explained about nightmares from a highly professional perspective.
"Based on current research results, nightmares are projections of human fears in the nightmare world," Song Qian gave an example: "For instance, if someone is afraid of insects, their nightmare is likely to be terrifying bugs... If someone is afraid of ghosts, their nightmare would be various horrifying evil spirits..."
Lin Mo nodded.
He had seen both bugs and ghosts.
"Then, what about serial killers?" Lin Mo asked.
"It's the same," Song Qian took out a document at this point: "However, this is slightly special. In the cases I've encountered, some nightmare serial killers are imaginary, while others have existed in reality. Especially for victims who have experienced real murder cases, due to psychological trauma, they often form psychological fears. Then in the nightmare world, similar nightmares will be produced."
"For example, that Zhou Li in the nightmare world is just a fear projection in the mind of a survivor of a murder case, not the real Zhou Li. The real Zhou Li died long ago."
After Song Qian finished speaking, Lin Mo nodded.
"Then, is it possible that people who have already died become nightmares in the nightmare world due to others' fears?" Lin Mo asked this because he thought of Zhou Li, or rather, that thin man's final glance towards him.
That look was extremely real.
Lin Mo could even read what the other person was thinking at that time.
Also, the blood-stained diary Lin Mo obtained recorded the diaries of Hu Lingling and the planchette spirit 'Chu'. If it only contained Hu Lingling's content, it would be understandable, but there were clearly entries from the planchette spirit 'Chu' in the diary as well.
How could this be explained?
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