Yue Jun carefully looked at all the photos he had taken. The first photo displayed the numbers 35:20:11.
The numbers were displayed on a moss-covered bluestone in the photo.
The second photo displayed the numbers 35:20:01.
The third photo displayed the numbers 35:19:55.
The fourth photo displayed the numbers 35:19:21.
The fourth photo 35:19:03, the fifth photo 35:18:49…
Until the fifty-fourth photo, which was also the last photo, 33:55:37.
At first, Yue Jun thought it was a problem with his phone, but he had just bought this phone a short time ago, and it was the latest model produced by the best phone manufacturer.
Moreover, Yue Jun had tested all its functions after buying it, and there were no quality issues.
Furthermore, there was a strange aspect to the numbers on these photos.
The color of the numbers automatically adapted to the background color of the photos!
If the background was white, then the numbers were black. If the background was black, then the numbers were white.
It seemed that the numbers on these photos were meant to create a strong contrast, making them easy to see.
As Yue Jun carefully reviewed the thirty-first photo, he suddenly felt his hair stand on end, and a chill ran down his spine straight to his brain.
This photo was black and white, with a dead tree in the background. The numbers couldn't be displayed clearly in their normal position, regardless of whether they were black or white.
However, the numbers were vertical.
They appeared white against the dark bark of the dead tree, resembling a winding serpent.
Initially, Yue Jun thought these numbers were some kind of code, but he soon realized that they were a countdown using hours, minutes, and seconds as time units.
Yue Jun took out a notebook and recorded all the numbers on the photos.
Then, as if remembering something, Yue Jun calculated the time he had been driving, today's date, and the countdown together.
Yue Jun reached a conclusion: the countdown might have started from today at 12:00:01, and the countdown would end at midnight tomorrow.
To verify his guess, Yue Jun, with a pounding heart, took a few more photos using his phone, still using the burst mode.
As a result, the countdown was still there in every photo.
And this time, the time was accurate down to milliseconds.
Because Yue Jun's phone was a high-end smartphone, it could take hundreds of photos per second.
Afterwards, Yue Jun opened the old phone he had replaced and took some photos, and the countdown numbers still appeared.
Just as Yue Jun was confused and puzzled, his wife and child came home.
Yue Jun hurriedly handed his two phones to his wife and child, anxiously instructing them; "Please take some photos with these two phones."
"Take photos of what?" Yue Jun's wife asked in surprise, and even his child looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Anything, it doesn't matter what, just please hurry!" Yue Jun's tone was already a little impatient.
His wife's face changed slightly, but she immediately took photos as Yue Jun instructed. The child also sensed his father's urgency and immediately used the old phone in his hand to take photos of the table, projector, wall, etc.
As Yue Jun's wife and child took photos, a series of numbers like ghosts appeared in Yue Jun's field of vision. These numbers formed a noose that hung over his wife and child's necks.
Yue Jun trembled all over, overwhelmed by immense terror. "No! Don't shoot! Stop taking photos!!!"
Both of them looked at Yue Jun, who was covered in cold sweat and trembling slightly, with puzzled expressions.
"Yue Jun" "Dad"
"What's wrong with you?!"
Yue Jun blinked hard, and when the numbers disappeared, he finally relaxed. "I'm fine, you go about your business, don't mind me."
After saying that, Yue Jun took the phones back from the two of them and returned to his study, closing the door tightly.
"Mom, what's wrong with Dad?" Yue Jun's child asked his mother worriedly.
"Mingming, don't worry, Dad is fine. Maybe he's doing some kind of experiment. You know, Dad is a great scientist."
Although she was worried in her heart, his wife still forced a smile to comfort her precious child.
After closing the door, Yue Jun immediately started checking the photos on his phone, praying that the countdown wouldn't appear again.
Perhaps Zhizi No. 2 had anticipated Yue Jun's thoughts in advance. Whether it was the photos his wife had taken or the photos his son had taken, the countdown was not there.
Yue Jun heaved a sigh of relief, and just as he was about to put his phone away, his finger touched the shutter button.
The next moment, the phone, which was placed on the table, took a black photo. The ghostly countdown appeared again.
"Ah..."
Yue Jun cried out in fear and threw the phone away.
Yue Jun trembled, staying far away from the phone, as if it were the source of fear.
For a long time, Yue Jun finally calmed down and regained his rationality and scientific thinking.
Yue Jun walked over, picked up the phone, and then took out tools to start dismantling it.
"There's nothing wrong with the lens. Could it be some kind of penetrating ray?"
Then, Yue Jun dismissed this idea. 蔚蓝星↑ didn't have such advanced technology yet.
Afterwards, Yue Jun found his digital camera, antique film camera, and other equipment, left his home, and went outside to verify.
Yue Jun discovered that no matter whether it was a smartphone, digital camera, or an antique point-and-shoot film camera, as long as he took the photos, the ghostly countdown would appear.
However, when others took pictures, it was normal.
Yue Jun realized that the bizarre incident he had encountered was something he could no longer solve on his own.
Yue Jun planned to seek help from a friend.
"Qiao Wei, I'm in big trouble, I need your help!" Yue Jun made a phone call. As soon as the call was connected, Yue Jun couldn't wait to say.
"Come over to my place, you little bastard, you're interrupting me from getting lucky." Qiao Wei's voice was tinged with annoyance, and he hung up the call without hesitation.
Yue Jun didn't mind. After knowing each other for so long, he knew Qiao Wei's style well.
Soon, Yue Jun arrived at Qiao Wei's place with his equipment and the developed film negatives.
Yue Jun didn't hide anything and told Qiao Wei about the bizarre incident he had encountered.
"Qiao Wei, you're an expert in high-energy directed-energy weapons, can you give me a reasonable explanation?"
Qiao Wei, wearing a vest and shorts, sat opposite Yue Jun, staring at his friend with an inscrutable expression.
Until Yue Jun could barely bear it anymore, Qiao Wei finally spoke.
Qiao Wei; "Stop it!"
Yue Jun was stunned; "What?"
"Stop getting involved in things beyond your capabilities." Qiao Wei put down the film negative in his hand and said emotionlessly; "You should give up everything except your work and stay safely in your lab."
"Otherwise, the great "Lord" will make you lose everything."
Yue Jun was stunned, Lord, what's that?