Handbook of Nonhuman Research

After enduring two intersections, Wang Xuan still didn't hold back, "Master, what does the Penrose triangle mean?"

"The triangular figure published by mathematician Penrose in the "British Psychological Monthly" in February 1958 is called 'impossible object'." Zhao Wugou grabbed the American coffee on the cup holder and took a sip slowly. , following his movements, a red string bracelet emerged from his wrist.

The appearance of that bracelet is very special. It wears a total of eighteen exquisitely carved 'ancient coins', round on the outside and square on the inside. It looks similar to common copper coins, but the size is slightly smaller. Each coin is only the size of a thumbnail.The nine pieces on the front of the wrist are made of gold, while the nine pieces on the back are red. The material is like jade but not jade. The whole bracelet is half gold and half red, with clear barriers.

"So you think he's no good with that girl?"

"People who can't communicate, love can't last long."

"What if he doesn't want to last forever but only wants to have it once?" Wang Xuan smirked, "As far as communication is concerned, you and him are quite a match."

"I'm sorry, the famous grass has its owner." Zhao Wugou shook his ring-wearing left hand.

"Come on, it's still called the owner of the grass, don't flirt, we have rented together for more than a year, why have I never met anyone? I haven't even heard you call." Wang Xuan complained.

Putting down the coffee cup, someone said frankly, "Don't talk about you, I haven't seen it either."

"You haven't seen it? Young master, is your fiancée a ghost?"

Zhao Wugou straightened his sleeves, his movements were dignified and elegant, "Excuse me, I'm your fiancé."

"Damn it, you like men? Then I'm not in danger?" Wang Xuan, who was holding the steering wheel, was shocked. He freed his hand to protect his chest, and moved five centimeters towards the car door in a pretentious manner.

"You?" Zhao Wugou raised his brows slightly, looked at Wang Xuan from top to bottom, and shook his head solemnly, "Not interested."

"It's okay," Wang Xuan let out a long breath, and then reacted abruptly, "No, you actually dare to diss me? My brother's condition is so good, how dare you ignore it?"

Wang Xuan, who fell into the state of 'powerless rage', began to boast endlessly. Zhao Wugou didn't speak any more, and entered the shielding mode as usual.

There is a lot of traffic on the Internet, maybe you can try to find new cases of papers in this way?

After nearly two hours, they finally arrived at their destination, Hetian County in the northern suburbs of Beijing.

Wang Xuan is also a second-year graduate student at Peking University, majoring in film and television directing.Recently, he was going to try out some small online shows, so he forced Zhao Wugou to appear as the host of his latest show.

How small is this program?The topic selection, choreographer, photographer, and post-editing are all handled by himself. Considering that his roommate's handsome face can guarantee the basic hit rate of the show, he brought in the only foreign host.

Originally Zhao Wugou didn't want to waste the weekend on this matter, but Wang Xuan threatened not to participate in any of his experiments in the future.In order to keep his No. 1 candidate on the list of random, single-blind, double-blind, controlled trials, etc., Zhao Wugou weighed it over and over again, and had no choice but to compromise and agree to cooperate with the filming.Life as an adult with social pressure is hard!

The target of Wang Xuan's shooting this time is an ancient craft called curium porcelain. With the popularity of porcelain and the drop in cost, this business of repairing damaged porcelain is on the verge of extinction.Hejizhai at the north end of Chuanyun Street in Hetian County is the only remaining curium porcelain shop in Beijing.

It's a pity that they arrived late, and Hejizhai had already closed. After contacting the old master to determine the time for the next day's visit, the two planned to stroll around and have a meal by the way.

There is Duanye Great Wall in Hetian County, which has recently become an Internet celebrity place for weekend picnics and punching cards. It has brought a town of 700 years, and its popularity has also increased a lot.

The tourists on the street have not dispersed, and many snack bars and souvenir shops are still open.The two of them mixed in the crowd and walked around. Not far away, they saw a sugar sculpture stand.

The candy blower is an old man in his 70s, with gray hair and wrinkles on his weather-beaten face, but he smiles very kindly.A ball of yellow malt candy, in his hand, blows and squeezes, and it turns into a rooster with its head high and its chest up.

Beside the old man was a special burden for sugar blowers. On the taller end were inserted three or four colored sugar sculptures, two dragons playing with pearls, a Tang monk riding a white dragon horse, Mu Guiying in command in armor, and a little rabbit, all of them came to life. , lifelike.

It was the first time for Wang Xuan to see a real sugar sculpture, and he especially liked that Mu Guiying. Knowing that the price was only 40 yuan, he bought it immediately, and he also bought the little rooster worth [-] yuan that had just been blown out. When giving it to Zhao Wugou, he still didn't forget to take advantage of it, "Here, brother gave it to you."

Zhao Wugou: ……………

They continued to walk forward. Wang Xuan held up the 'Mu Guiying' and found it more and more beautiful. "A work of art! The person who invented this craft is really a genius!"

Of course the genius, the patriarch of the candy blower business, is the famous Liu Bowen.Zhao Wugou, who was feeling cold, tightly gripped his windbreaker. Seeing Wang Xuan's childish reluctance, he suggested to him, "Go back and put it in the refrigerator, it should last for a while."

"Really?" When Wang Xuan turned his head to confirm with Zhao Wugou, someone ran over from behind.

"Go away, don't come over!" the man screamed, waving his arms like crazy while running, as if trying to drive something away.The right hand was tearing vigorously around the neck where there was nothing, his face was pale and hideous.

He was bumping into Wang Xuan's body with such great force that he knocked him out, and he also staggered and fell to the ground.

Zhao Wugou who was holding the sugar cock stretched out his hand, but he couldn't grab Wang Xuan.

He was about to chase after to help Wang Xuan, when he suddenly found that Wang Xuan's body stopped in mid-air strangely!

Not only him, but everyone in the vicinity was frozen like a sculpture, motionless, and all the noisy sounds around him also disappeared.

Only himself, the one sitting on the ground, and the orange cat standing between the two of them were still able to move.

That cat appeared out of nowhere, its color was a little strange, but it had three tails flicking behind it!

Zhao Wugou: ……………

Gene mutation?

The one who fell on the ground looked to be about the same age as Zhao Wugou, well-dressed all over his body, and had a valuable gold watch on his wrist, but at this moment his face was like gold paper, and he was exhaling more and inhaling less.After struggling twice again, the man fell on his back to the ground, as if fainted.

Around his neck, there was a strange black mist wrapped around his neck. The lower end was slender like a snake, and the top was like a hollow and deformed skeleton.

"Lin Shen, I won't let you go! I won't let you go!" The thing's voice was shrill, and it writhed like a living thing, making one's scalp tingle.

"Overestimating one's abilities!" The strange cat rushed over, stomped the black mist several times larger than itself under its paws, opened its mouth, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Only now did Zhao Wugou see clearly that there was only one glass-colored one-eyed in the middle of its face.

"Ah!" Zhao Wugou's nose was itchy, and he sneezed uncontrollably.

The strange cat hiccupped contentedly, and was about to lick its paws, only to find Zhao Wugou next to him when he heard the sound of sneezing.

"Why are you in my barrier?" The orange cat's big glazed eyes blinked a few times in a daze, and spoke out.

Zhao Wugou who was covering his nose: ………………

Coincidentally, I also want to know why.

"It's over, it's over, I was seen by humans! And I forgot to wear formal clothes!!!" The strange cat was so frightened that its fur exploded!In a panic, he ran around the fainted person on the ground three times before remembering to turn into a human form.

dreaming?There is a strange cat that can not only speak human language, but also take the form of a human?Zhao Wugou tensed his body and secretly clenched his fists, feeling that his adrenaline was a little too high, and he would immediately enter the "fight or flight" reaction.

The figure of the strange cat is a boy with a baby face. He put on a blue suit in a hurry, and almost strangled himself to death because he was not skilled in tying a tie.

Zhao Wugou breathed a sigh of relief, this strange cat doesn't seem to have a high IQ.

The baby-faced boy walked up to Zhao Wugou, pretended to be calm and cleared his throat. He was more than ten centimeters shorter than Zhao Wugou, and he could only raise his head halfway when he spoke, "Uh, listen, everything in front of you now It's an illusion."

"The reasons for human hallucinations can be roughly divided into two categories, one is the effect of drugs, such as hallucinogens, and the other is more complicated, such as high fever, seizures, brain damage, excessive pressure, extreme excitement or depression, etc. Both can produce hallucinations. But I am sure that the current situation does not fall into these two categories." Want to fool me?Zhao Wugou lowered his head slightly, and looked at it calmly.

The baby-faced boy frustratingly grabbed his hair, which was similar in color to his fur: ……………

Damn, meet a troublesome human!

"Forget it, let me erase your memory for you." It muttered, and suddenly waved its hand and slapped Zhao Wugou on the forehead.

The palm wind hit his face, Zhao Wugou subconsciously raised his hand to block it, a golden light suddenly shot out from his wrist, and the baby-faced boy flew out.

The baby-faced boy nimbly flipped twice in the air, and after landing on the ground, he stared at Zhao Wugou, why can't this person's memory be erased? "who are you?"

"Zhao Wugou, a graduate student majoring in psychology at Peking University. What about you?" Zhao Wugou's face was calm, but the eighteen big coins on his wrist vibrated, and there was no wind. Be thrilling.

Feeling the powerful coercion surging from the heaven and the earth, the baby-faced boy's knees softened, and he knelt down involuntarily facing Zhao Wugou.

"Yiwangshan, Xia Ju (flower n). Three Realms Security Department Human Realm Public Security Bureau, Beijing North Branch." The baby-faced boy covered his mouth with his hands in shock, got up from the ground, and retreated far away to the barrier edge.It didn't want to answer!

Zhao Wugou frowned slightly, which province is Yiwang Mountain in?What is the Department of Security of the Three Realms?Public Security Bureau, literally, is to maintain law and order?

"You... Since you have great merit and virtue, you are not a mortal, so you must know the truth that the way of heaven cannot be revealed. You must not tell what you just saw! Otherwise, you and the person who heard it will have to suffer the punishment of heaven!" The baby-faced boy leaned against the edge of the barrier, finished his harsh words in a stern manner, and ran away in hiding.

As soon as the barrier was withdrawn, the people around resumed their movements, and Wang Xuan slammed into the door of the roadside snack bar with a "bang".

"Are you hurt?" Zhao Wugou rushed over to support him, then frowned and looked at the surroundings that had returned to normal. So, the time flow rate of the 'enchantment' is different from that of the normal space?

Wang Xuan shook his head, he was fine, but the sugar figurine in his hand hit the door and broke.

Looking at the one who passed out, seven or eight passers-by had already formed a half circle around him, looking at each other, no one dared to touch him.While everyone was hesitating, two men with walkie-talkies, who looked like bodyguards, rushed up and carried them on their backs, leading them to the intersection of the old street.

"Crazy!" Wang Xuan, who had suffered an indiscriminate disaster, looked at the back of the one who was carried away, and said depressedly.Not only him, but a few people in front of him were also knocked over. The sugar man stand who was most afraid of being hit was lucky not to be hit.

"Psychopathy, not insanity, thank you." Zhao Wugou corrected helplessly.

"What's the difference! Don't they all mean the same thing!"

"From a professional point of view, I must warn you, it's completely different."

Wang Xuan threw the bamboo stick with residue into the trash can, his face full of unhappiness, Zhao Wugou handed over the little cock in his hand, "Don't be sad, here, brother's for you."

Wang Xuan: ……………

Before taking advantage of the verbal advantage, he was returned intact.

Seeing that Wang Xuan was fine in all respects, Zhao Wugou heaved a sigh of relief, looked at the snack bar in front of him, turned around and said to Wang Xuan, "Let's eat here."

Just now I just tried to calm down, but now I relax, my feet are a little soft after I realize it, and my heart is overloaded and beating wildly, so I have to sit down quickly.

The snack bar not only serves farm dishes, but also sells snacks such as donkey meat fire, egg soup, and braised noodles.After being seated, Wang Xuan was busy ordering food, while Zhao Wugou lowered his eyelashes, looking at the string of bracelets on his wrist.

This thing is called right and wrong money.

On the front of the golden "ancient coin", there are four characters of "merit and virtue like the sea" read directly, and on the red one, it says "old sins are like a mountain". typeface.

When Zhao Wugou was born, there was a red palm-shaped birthmark on the right side of his waist. The elders said that it was the seal of the king of hell.In less than half a year after he was born, he was admitted to the hospital three times.

Later, his "fiancé" who had never appeared before sent this bracelet, claiming that it could suppress the evil spirit in his body and keep him safe.After wearing it, he did not go to the hospital again.From then on, the family regarded the bracelet as a treasure and never allowed him to take it off again.

There is a saying in psychology called the placebo effect.Human self-suggestion and sense of belief will produce incredible effects.Zhao Wugou has always believed that this string of bracelets is a model of the placebo effect.

But the unimaginable situation just now has smashed his previous cognition to pieces.

This thing actually works! ! !

Also, what is that thing that wraps around people?Is the strange cat a legendary monster?

"Why are you in a daze?" After ordering, Wang Xuan stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Zhao Wugou's eyes.

Zhao Wugou, who came back to his senses, gave a wry smile, "I'm gluing the broken Three Views together."

"Why, you put your three views on my sugar man?"

"Order a bottle of beer, I need to calm down." Zhao Wugou raised his hand to call for the boss to add an order.

Wang Xuan asked suspiciously, "Drinking can calm you down? Is it true or not? Doesn't alcohol excite you?".

"Alcohol is a depressant for the central nervous system, but not in excess. With my weight, drinking a bottle of beer, the blood alcohol level is about... 0.018%, there will be no problem."

Wang Xuan: ……………

Damn, your current mental arithmetic speed is not calm?

The owner first served a plate of fried peanuts, and the two of them ate a couple of mouthfuls. Wang Xuan happened to see the man who made the sugar figurine pass by the door carrying a load.

"I'll ask that old man if I can buy another Mu Guiying from him." He stood up and rushed out of the shop.

The shop owner was in charge of the back kitchen, so Zhao Wugou was the only one left in the shop.He put down his wine glass, turned his attention back to money, and tried to spark its golden light again.After tossing for ten minutes, it was still in vain.

Need specific conditions like enchantment?

After realizing this, Zhao Wugou decided not to worry about it for the time being, instead he picked up the old magazine next to him and tried his best to relax with beer.

He thought of an easier decryption method and asked his mysterious 'fiancé'.

Two stir-fried dishes were served, just as Wang Xuan came back.

"Why do you like reading so much? You don't miss old magazines." Wang Xuan took out the magazines in his hand and threw them back on the bookshelf.

Seeing that his hand was empty, Zhao Wugou showed a puzzled expression.

"Mu Guiying's method is more complicated and takes more than two hours. It's too late today. I made an appointment with my uncle to pick it up tomorrow afternoon and send him back to his lodging place." Wang Xuan explained while drinking a Coke.

At the same time, the underworld, Lord Yan's office.

Yan Jun was sitting behind his big and domineering desk, flipping through the paperwork, when the back of his hand suddenly flashed red.

Was money touched?He frowned and looked at the back of his hand, but there was no movement again.

Yan Jun lowered his eyes and tapped the cup on the table with his fingers.

"Your Majesty!" Four grey-clothed ghosts rushed in, and after saluting, one politely helped him pour coffee, while the other three neatly cleaned up some messy paperwork on the table.

"Are there any documents that have not yet been submitted?"

"My lord, it's gone." The witty ghost said more respectfully.

"Have you been on a business trip recently?" Yan Jun continued to ask casually.

The solid ghost San Geng, who was clearing the table, shook his head, "My lord, no."

"No?" Yan Jun slightly raised his eyebrows.

San Geng scratched Shun Mao's head in confusion, didn't he?

The miser Er Geng shook his head, and the clever Si Geng, who was pouring coffee next to him, stomped on the Third Geng, "Your Majesty, yes. Only yesterday did Judge Yang remind me that it will be the first day of October in a few days. Our underworld has gone to the human world to monitor the Three Realms Security Department."

Yan Junyun nodded lightly, "Okay, then make arrangements."

Midnight rubbed his feet aggrieved: ……………

Grabbing the job of Yang Daijuan, Jun Shang, you actually want to skip work and go to the human world, right?