Chapter 30: Water Again
At the beginning of May 2010, yes, I finally said the year, month and day again.
(The author will never admit that he didn’t check the exact time before)
Ling Zhan was sitting at home watching TV programs out of boredom. To be honest, he had just discovered that there were only a few interesting programs in the United States.
Ling Zhan turned off the TV and sat staring at the ceiling.
There is really nothing to do recently. To be honest, the efficiency of the United States is as slow as a turtle, except for its unity against foreign enemies and its own interests.
What, I spent two days rescuing a dog. Wow, it was just a stray dog passing by.
In three days, not even one-tenth of the road had been cleared, if not for Tony Stark's money.
Come on, it will take half a month to clear the streets, and more than a month to build a building.
In this battle with Hola, someone in the house actually suffered.
Ling Zhan felt uncomfortable whenever he thought about these things during the past three days. He had to slap his face and talk to himself from time to time to try to sober himself up.
Ling Zhan thought about it and felt something was wrong.
The Iron Man incident happened in 2008, and the Hulk incident happened in 2010. During this period, Black Widow should have entered Stark Corporation to work and observe (monitor) Stark.
He traveled through time in January, and has lived in this world for almost four months so far.
Logically speaking, he should not have encountered the Iron Monger incident, but it happened in 2010.
And in these few short months, a lot happened, almost three major incidents, and he killed Hola twice in one month.
This shouldn’t be the case, Ling Zhan was confused. An event that happened in 2008 didn’t happen until 2010.
Despite this, everything went on as usual.
"Ah, after coming here, I have thought more. This is not like me," Ling Zhan shook his head.
"But... I am reborn."
Ling Zhan went out to find his uncle.
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Watch shop.
"Hey, this watch is nice."
A man saw a watch in a glass cabinet that met his expectations.
"Sir, you have a good eye. This is the latest watch released this year, from..."
"Uh-huh……"
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"I want this, wrap it up."
"Ok."
"Never mind, I'll just pay."
The man walked out of the store happily and the salesperson greeted him with a smile.
"That's weird. I remember that cabinet didn't have that kind of watch. Where did it come from? Never mind. It'll help me with my sales."
The man walked into an alley and his expression suddenly changed.
"what……"
The watch grew six long, sharp claws like a stick insect, which firmly penetrated into the man's skin.
The painful sound first startled everyone, and a kind-hearted person wanted to see what happened to the man, so he came up to ask.
The man moved uncomfortably to something to lean on. He was in agony, a piercing pain.
"Creak."
His eyes turned white, the spine in the middle of his back protruded, and then his whole body spun.
"Pfft!"
Amid the crowd's exclamations, the man split into two and turned into a pile of sand.
People fled in all directions.
Chinatown.
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New York Police Department.
"George, I have a case for you."
"Come on, Chief, this case has something to do with those guys from the FBI. I don't want to have anything to do with them anymore."
"Why, you still dislike them because of the two previous cases."
"Although some of the witnesses in those two cases said something a bit outrageous, my investigation has gradually led to the truth. Their arrival has made me abandon them. What a joke!"
"Alright, alright, they're not here this time. Go ahead and investigate. After all these years, you might be promoted to sheriff based on your merits after the investigation."
"Yes, Director."
George Stacy took the order anyway, put on his police hat and went out.
"Hey, this guy is quite capable, but he has a bad temper."
The New York director smiled and immediately asked a subordinate to make him a cup of coffee.
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night.
"It's a headache. I've only rested for three days and I have to go out to look for Hola again."
While visiting his grandfather, Ling Zhan saw the news.
It was so obvious that it was Hola's arm, but it was a pity that he didn't send it to the scene for confirmation.
The police have cordoned off the place, and there is no water in his system store now, so Ling Zhan can't get in.
Ling Zhan could only try to get as close to the scene as possible to let Zaruba sense it.
"No, go a little further."
"This is the limit. If we go any further, we will be discovered."
Ling Zhan held the external water pipe with one hand and pointed the other hand at the scene, stretching his body as far as possible.
"The evil spirit is too weak. It's probably been too long. It's hard to track. What on earth is this Hora?"
"Morax..."
This scene reminded Ling Zhan of Hola in an episode of the first season of Garo.
The Hora moves among people in the shape of a watch. It will change into a style that person likes and let people wear it, thus entering the human body and eating their bodies. The sand is the remnant of humans.
I guess this time Hora is Morax, which would be troublesome.
This Hola may not necessarily live in a watch, which is commonly used by ordinary people. It is really difficult to deal with such a wide range.
"Oh, yes, Morax, this guy is the only one who can do this. The sand is the remnants of the humans he ate."
"Now that we have a target, let's start investigating from here."
“Duang。”
"Ouch, that hurts."
Ling Zhan rubbed his head. He accidentally hit his head while climbing up.
"I just climbed down from there, yo."
"Really? You're already so old."
Although he said this, Zaruba couldn't hide his laughter.
"Yes, yes, you can laugh as much as you want."
By the way, regarding the matter of hatred, Ling Zhan just glossed over it.
"Let's go, let's go. We can't stay here for long."
It could be any crowded place, such as a train station, school, or square. I have to work overtime today.
Ling Zhan frowned. This job was indeed quite big. He walked towards the convenience store first.
“Eating enough is the most important thing.”
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At the same time, the train station.
"Hey, who dropped this watch?"
A woman picked it up and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. This was her favorite style.
This style is very expensive, and her salary is not enough to buy it, so she can only watch it from afar.
"Wow... Really good, worthy of my attention."
The woman put it on her hand without hesitation and couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey!"
"what!"
The woman screamed in pain, and the cry attracted the people around her.
Same situation, same scream of pain.
The woman instantly turned into sand, leaving only her clothes.
The sand buried the watch, and people were frightened by the scene and immediately hid away.
And a watch with six bamboo legs crawled out and moved forward to where it wanted to go.
Who will be next?
"Hey, why is my watch here? Never mind, I have to get to school."
A male college student picked up his watch and ran to the school (New York University).
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Day two.
"Yesterday, another murder occurred at the train station. Someone saw a woman suddenly turned into sand, leaving only her clothes on the ground. According to the police report, a similar case occurred in another place this morning. The police have no clues yet, but they are stepping up their investigation."
"Only one person was killed at the train station, or...it happened somewhere else, but we haven't found it yet."
"According to the latest reports, the crime scenes are currently at train stations, squares and other places. Generally speaking, places with extremely dense crowds will be targeted, so I hope everyone will strengthen their precautions."
At this time, George Stacy came over to explain and supplement.
"Okay, according to the police's statement, we'll check the surface meaning. He has been to the train station and the square. These are obvious signs. The school... or I'll go to the school to check later. No! I can't get in, hiss~"
Yes, Ling Zhan missed the SAT exam because he had to deal with a lot of things, and then he was too lazy to sign up for it again.
As a result, the old man scolded him for a long time, so he had to say that he would apply for the exam in the second half of the year and used the excuse that he was not a good student to get away with it.
"What should we do? Forget it, we can go in at night, but I have to keep watch. It's not hard to get in, but it's hard to move."
Make up your mind and act immediately.
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