Lighthouse Country, Rhode Island, Providence Manor, medieval style streets.

A coffee shop has no name, only a house number.

The coast outside the window, the lighthouse, the blue water, and countless historical monuments complement each other.

The tsunami caused by the falling meteorite has just receded. No traces can be seen and no substantial damage has been done to the area. However, the psychological panic caused to people is still difficult to eliminate because there are no tourists on the beach anymore.

Thomas Levis was sitting in an inconspicuous corner. He had no intention of enjoying the beautiful scenery and glanced at the door from time to time.

Will the other party miss the appointment again, or change the meeting place temporarily? Thomas can only silently pray that the other party will show up as soon as possible.

After a long time, the store door opened, and an old man with white hair came in, hunched over, and slowly walked towards this corner.

Thomas stepped forward to greet him: "What would you like to drink?"

Old man: "No, I'll leave right away. Thank you!"

After sitting down, Thomas couldn't wait to ask: "Your arrival means my good luck. Is there any information about the Daoxi War today?"

"There is really no comment on the Dawsey War. The doctor said that I still have three months. Today I have another big news, and my informant hopes to make it public."

After the old man finished speaking, he took out a copy of the material from his briefcase. Thomas took it and browsed a few pages eagerly.

Thomas frowned and asked in a low voice: "Is such a thing really possible? Wasn't the meteorite falling the day before yesterday an accident?"

Old man: "I won't draw any conclusions about the authenticity of the news. You should try to find out whether secret projects are being built in the places listed above. That's all I know, take care."

The old man didn't want to say another word, got up and slowly left the coffee shop.

Thomas put away the old man's information and waited until the old man disappeared from the view outside the window. Then he put on his hat and sunglasses, got up and left the coffee shop.

Back at the newspaper office, Thomas Levis compiled the information and asked his young assistant Alice to verify the latest satellite maps and images from six months ago of several locations listed in the information.

Alice analyzed and compared the image changes in the locations one by one, speculated on the size of the projects, and hypothesized the possible uses of these projects.

Thomas contacted a distant friend who was working in the same field, and he replied that a project was indeed being built there, and the government said it was a scientific research project deep in the earth's crust. Thomas could confirm that the Doomsday Ark project did exist, which indirectly proved that the content of the materials he obtained was authentic and credible.

Thomas found the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. The editor-in-chief read the information and gave suggestions:

"Very good. I suggest putting it on the second page of the newspaper and publishing it as an urban legend."

"No, the public has a right to know the truth."

"Then at least add some obvious errors in it, such as changing the location where the Ark was built to a location that can be easily falsified by the public."

"Why?"

"We are just an entertainment tabloid, a well-known reporter. Have you forgotten why you lost your job in the first place? Your life will be in danger if you do this. The best way to cover up the truth is to distort the truth."

"All consequences will be borne by me personally. I am Thomas Reeves."

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A few days later, the front page headline of the Rhode Island Telephone Pole Newspaper read: A meteorite has fallen and alien civilization is invading the earth!

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The article first introduces the natural disasters in recent years.

Drought in Europe, hurricanes and fires in the American continent, these disasters seriously exceeded the threshold of normal years; floods and droughts occurred at the same time in the Asian continent. The Pacific Rim earthquake belt broke out one after another. These disasters have affected the human economy.

caused great damage.

The volcanic eruption of Fuso Country caused the disaster response mechanism of all mankind to collapse. Humanity's economic activities and productivity are at their worst in a hundred years.

The article believes that this is a precise blow to the human economy and society.

In order to deal with possible threats, the world's major powers have secretly formed a "Special Committee on Doomsday Crisis Response" and revealed the detailed inside story of the powerful committee submitted to the League of Nations Disaster Response Conference.

Previously, the League of Nations and some major powers received ultimatums from alien civilizations. The simultaneous fall of three meteorites a few days ago was a warning to mankind. The crash sites were all in the sea near the global financial center, which had a huge impact on the financial market.

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Rice's bizarre speech at the League of Nations was later dismissed from the position of chief representative by the Lighthouse Government. Rice was most likely a blue-blooded lizard. She sent another warning to mankind. The opponents facing mankind may not come from space.

Finally, the situation of doomsday arks under construction in various parts of the United States was listed, and pictures were distributed at the same time.

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This report came from a media that relies on gossip news to attract attention. It was quoted and reprinted by major mainstream media, and the Internet pushed it to every user.

This is obviously an urban legend on the Internet, but careful people have discovered that some secret projects are indeed being built in the places mentioned in the report.

More details were unearthed, and its authenticity was seriously debated.

After Thomas publishes a hot story, he usually takes the initiative to disconnect from diplomacy.

Alice contacted Thomas many times without success. On this day, she was going to Thomas' house in person to ask him some questions.

She came to Thomas's house and walked through the garden. The door was unlocked and ajar. The house was large and silent. Alice walked into the room. Things in the living room were scattered all over the floor. Cabinets were opened and things were turned over.

The smell is a bit moldy and unpleasant. It's probably the garbage in the kitchen and the smell of leftover food that has gone bad.

Alice called Thomas's name so loudly that no one answered, only an echo.

She gently opened the bathroom door.

Ah! Alice screamed loudly, covering her face with her hands. A male corpse was lying in the bathtub, his body became stiff, and his skin was swollen with blisters.

Alice turned and ran out of the house and called the police.

Soon, the police arrived and Thomas' house was surrounded by yellow police tape.

There were signs of a fight at the scene, which is common for home invasions. Thomas's mobile phone and a computer host were stolen, and cash and some valuable items were left at the scene.

Alice was taken to the police station for further questioning.

Later, the medical examiner issued a report showing that there were many signs of abuse on his body and that the cause of death was suffocation.

After many days of investigation, no traces of fingerprints or DNA left by the perpetrator were found at the scene. Obviously, this was not an accidental home invasion robbery. The murderer must have made a very careful plan and disguised it as a home invasion robbery after committing the crime.

The investigation of the case reached a deadlock. Later, the police department did not announce the results of the investigation.

Alice came to the police station to inquire about the progress of the case.

The police officer informed that the case of Thomas' murder has been taken over by the FBI, and all physical evidence and case records have been taken away by the FBI.

Alice was very pleased and hoped that the powerful FBI could find the real culprit as soon as possible and give comfort to all those who care about the incident.

She came to the FBI's Rhode Island branch, and the agent said that Thomas' murder was still under investigation.

A few weeks later, the FBI announced the investigation results of the case. The cause of Thomas' death was suicide. The deceased drowned himself in the bathtub. The public prosecutor's office stopped further investigation of the case.

Thomas's mysterious death made more people believe that reports that alien civilizations are invading the earth are real.

Angry crowds gathered at the FBI door, people need to know the truth.

Most people believe that this is a deliberate lie made by the government to divert people's anger over the ineffective disaster relief. They are convinced that people are living among lies and deception.


Chapter completed!