Sleepless

Since Luo Di was selected by the capital as Pluto City Investigator, the Investigation Bureau here will receive a substantial talent development subsidy and a few special privileges.

That's why they went to great lengths to keep Luo Di here.

It is worth mentioning that,

The Pluto City Investigation Bureau ranks among the top three in efficiency nationwide, which may be largely due to its cooperation with the Mercury Group.

Luo Di had just returned to the Youth Apartment from the Fifth Hospital when all the transfer matters had already been arranged for him. All he needed to do was take some time to go and sign a document.

Since it was already quite late, we decided to go again tomorrow.

Night falls.

After completing a thousand quick One-finger Push-up, Luo Di looked at the time and prepared to go to sleep. Moreover, this level of exercise hadn't even made him sweat much; he only needed to wipe his body clean with a towel.

Back to normal single life.

A nutritious diet, adequate exercise, and regular sleep.

With all these conditions met, back in high school, Luo Di would have fallen asleep in less than ten seconds after getting into bed.

But tonight is different.

Unable to fall asleep for a long time

No matter how you change your sleeping position

No matter what kind of sleep-inducing music is played.

As soon as Luo Di closes his eyes,

The brain becomes abnormally excited; more precisely, something inside the brain becomes extremely excited, constantly stimulating the brain to release hormones related to activity.

After trying to sleep for a full hour, Luo Di finally decided to give up.

"Is it the influence of the pituitary gland? Did choosing fears related to serial killers turn me into a nocturnal animal?"

Luo Di was not agitated by his insomnia.

Previously, the so-called "normal schedule" was only meant for going to school.

Now, Luo Di doesn't need to go to school or clock in for work; he can sleep whenever he wants.

Becoming a "nocturnal animal" actually aligns more with his personal beliefs.

Of course, Luo Di didn't transform into a murderer and wander the streets at night. Doing so would most likely not have allowed him to encounter any Pseudo-Human, and would instead have caused unnecessary panic.

It's better to stay home and browse websites and videos, and only consider going out if you're really bored.

Turn on the night light.

Sitting on the bed,

The blankets covered his lower body.

Switch the bracelet to browser mode and project a 30-inch webpage onto your face using holographic projection. It also comes with an 87-bit projection keyboard.

Luo Di's main forms of entertainment used to be working out and watching DVDs; he rarely went online.

He is also very unfamiliar with the current operation and has no idea which website to browse to get the information that interests him.

You can only go to a comprehensive navigation website first.

The navigation website has a large horror section, which includes many websites related to horror and thriller.

This includes, but is not limited to, movies, animation, bookstores, etc.

However.

A website name that was not particularly eye-catching and was located in the lower middle of the list caught Luo Di's attention.

The website name is not emphasized using any bloody, distorted, or ghostly fonts.

Unlike other websites with overly flamboyant names, such as "Panic Comics," "Dread Cinema," and "The Most Horrible Books Everyone Loves to Read Are Here," this website also doesn't have such exaggerated names.

It is simply represented by three characters: [4hs].

"4hs, I think I heard classmates discussing it before. It seems to be a relatively niche horror forum."

Click to enter.

The system has defaulted to displaying the page in Chinese based on Luo Di's personal identity.

When the website homepage popped up, Luo Di's eyes widened immediately, and he was even more wide awake.

Because the six sections corresponding to the website homepage are exactly the same six types he had just seen in "Fear Between" this morning, and even the colors are completely identical.

"The person who created this website seems to be very meticulous. They may have undergone pituitary therapy and personally experienced the selection process of the Fear System."

When Luo Di clicked to select the assassin section, he was not able to enter smoothly; instead, a registration box popped up.

When Luo Di entered the commonly used pseudonym "Mr. D", the website popped up another window, this time with a red warning box.

Sensitive Username Prompt!

Mr. D is a notorious serial killer operating in the underground underworld of Pluto City, who takes pleasure in hunting down Pseudo-Human. Only Mr. D himself can register this username. If you are the person in question, please upload relevant identification documents or other verifiable identity documents to this website for verification.

Once verified, you will receive "Nameplate Authentication" and enjoy community privileges in the Serial Killer section.

"Huh? A website can know so much..."

Luo Di did not verify his identity. In his view, exposing one's identity on the Internet was not a good thing, so he changed his username to "Mr. Di".

Registration complete.

An interesting personal page also popped up.

There was something on there that really interested Luo Di – "Fear Beans".

This is a special currency circulating within the 4hs website. It cannot be obtained through top-ups or transferred. All services related to Fear Beans are tied to the registered user.

To obtain Fear Beans, you need to post on the forum or participate in some special events within the forum.

For example, publishing original horror stories, self-shot horror short films, or photos of Pseudo-Human taken somewhere, etc.

The poster will receive a corresponding number of Fear Beans based on the number of likes and replies to their post.

These Fear Beans can be used to purchase rare items not available on the market in 4hs' special shop, items that horror enthusiasts simply cannot resist.

Not limited to all kinds of exquisite, realistic, and bizarre figurines.

There are also costumes tailored to individual personal information, with workmanship and materials consistent with the corresponding movies, and even more exquisite.

They can even provide in-person minor surgeries to implant realistic fangs, hair, or even monster-related Hyperplastic Tissue into individuals.

Luo Di, a seasoned fan of murder mystery movies, was immediately drawn to the online store page and became completely engrossed in reading it.

There are many of the killer figurines on there that he has never seen before, and many of them are limited editions that are simply impossible to buy.

Those costumes, made to resemble the killer, are perfectly replicated down to every single stud and button.

In a short time,

Luo Di's interest in the website reached its peak, generating a strong urge to post.

"Let's browse the forums first."

As Luo Di browsed the serial killer section, he was surprised to find that the posts there were of incredibly high quality.

Some people even uploaded short videos of hunting that were difficult to distinguish from real ones, making it unclear whether they were filmed by actors or were actually hunting.

There were also some detailed analyses of classic killer movies, including the disassembly of various costumes, mask designs, and so on. Before he knew it, Luo Di had spent more than three hours browsing and had taken a lot of notes.

"Yu Ze's Investigator uniform must be custom-made. Once I get my identity in the capital, I might be able to have a custom-made Investigator uniform made just for me."

We'll build it according to these designs, that's excellent!

"If I could post some footage of people hunting Pseudo-Human, I might earn a lot of beans."

Suddenly, Luo Di thought of something.

He opened the forum's category bar, no longer limiting himself to a specific section, but instead searching by region, selecting [Pluto City].

A series of posts related to Pluto City were then displayed, more than a dozen of which were recent.

Luo Di's gaze quickly settled on a "Help Wanted Post" that had been posted less than five minutes ago, with a large number of exclamation marks following the title to emphasize the danger.

Open the post.

A picture taken inside a bus was then displayed.

The camera was positioned very low, clearly indicating that it was being filmed secretly.

You could see that the bus was almost empty, except for a pale, bare foot near the front, its color clearly not that of a living person.

The post also included a location address.

It's a bus terminal less than ten kilometers from Luo Di's place, and it does look like a rather remote area on the map.

The post's request was simple: the photographer suspected they had encountered Pseudo-Human and hoped someone would see the post and come to their aid.

There are already quite a few replies to this post.

Some people wanted to know what would happen next, while others said it was a phishing post.

But for Luo Di, who was logging into the forum for the first time, since he couldn't sleep at night anyway, this gave him a clear goal to go out for a walk.