On the way back, Zhou Cheng was thinking about every word Yu Ren said. He seemed to have said something, but said nothing, which made Zhou Cheng fall into confusion and confusion.
After returning to his residence, he immediately vacated a room. He wrote down everything Rain Man said on paper, and then wrote down the clues he thought were important, and then posted them all on the wall. Although he still
It's unclear whether this will help find the answer, but Cao Rui often did this in the past.
In the next few days, Zhou Cheng took the flying taxi and visited all the universities in the Eternal City. Although the archives of the history departments of these schools were more or less different, he never found anything valuable.
clues.
Later, he even went to find Yu Chijing under the guise of studying history. In the humanoid database, he still couldn't find any trace of Cao Rui.
However, the entire process of reviewing historical data was not without success. He found that all historical data only portrayed the perseverance and tenacity of the three civilizations in the entire process of fighting against the invasion of the Twilight Line civilization.
Especially the final counterattack against the Twilight Line parent star did its best to exaggerate the greatness of earth's civilization. It almost said nothing about the sacrifices and losses of human beings in the entire doomsday war. This confirms Rain Man's view of human history.
conclusion.
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What makes Zhou Cheng even more confused is that the historical data shows an extremely bloody and extremely short period of time from the opening of the consciousness transmission channel to the establishment of deterrence. Although the historical data basically tells the process, it is only without any modification or description.
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Returning to his residence, Zhou Cheng looked at the front wall that had been covered with large and small papers and fell into confused and unanswered thoughts. As a physicist, he is good at deriving inevitable consequences under strict mathematical logic.
The result that appears, instead of inferring the truth that may not exist from possible clues like now.
"Lao Cao, where have you been hiding? Your kid is hidden like those cruel truths. What is their purpose of doing this?" Zhou Bing muttered while scanning the middle of the wall.
He transcribed the conversation between himself and Rain Man.
Every sentence in the conversation was circled by him with a red pen, and the corresponding supporting documents were attached. Suddenly, Zhou Cheng was startled, and he saw a sentence copied from the conversation record on the wall -
—There are few recorded crimes.
The reason why he was attracted to this line of text was because it was the only 11 lines of dialogue that were not circled. This also meant that he had not found any information about criminal records. Think carefully about the period from the crisis era to the present.
, Conversation 1 with Rain Man occurred a total of 3 times, and in each conversation, Rain Man would not have a single sentence that was redundant.
Zhou was looking for information on the Internet of Things as excitedly as if he had found the key to a puzzle, but reality poured cold water on him. He remembered what Qingwen had said to him, that in the golden age there was no crime.
It's neither necessary nor possible, let alone a criminal record.
Just when his thoughts were about to return to the starting point after a thousand thoughts, Zhou Cheng thought of another awakened person - Can Ning.
"Maybe he can help." Zhou Cheng said to himself, picked up the car keys and pushed the door open.
Because he could not contact Canning directly, Zhou Cheng drove his car and chased one fountain after another in the Eternal City in the next few days, hoping to find Canning under one of the fountains.
The hard work paid off, and on a sunny afternoon, Zhou Cheng stuffed food into his mouth with one hand and grabbed the steering wheel with the other and wandered around the street as usual.
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Suddenly, a Pagani appeared on the street. Zhou Cheng jumped out of the car excitedly, and sure enough, in a nearby square, he saw the familiar figure playing with the fountain.
"Are you going to make a grand and stunning fountain this time?" Zhou Cheng walked up behind Canning and said.
Canning looked back, and a surprised smile immediately appeared on his face:
"Zhou Cheng! I didn't expect to meet you here again!"
Later, Zhou Cheng talked to Canning about the fountains he saw along the way. This is not to say that Zhou Cheng has really studied fountains, but after seeing hundreds of fountains in the past few days, he has some experience.
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Canning was very happy to see someone appreciating his work in this way. The two chatted happily on the edge of the square. When they were having a good time, Zhou Cheng quietly changed the subject:
"Canning, in the era of your awakening, were there many awakened people around you?"
Not only did Canning not resent Zhou Cheng's change of topic, but he expressed understanding and sympathy:
"I can understand how you feel now. The world is wonderful but I am lonely. This place belongs to the future, but I come from the past. I always feel like there is a glass between myself and reality."
Zhou Cheng had a sad smile on his face and nodded slowly. Canning continued:
"I am much luckier than you. In the era of my awakening, although the awakened people were still a small group, they were not completely alone like you are now. We spontaneously established a mutual aid organization for the awakened people.
Everyone helps each other and gradually adapts to the new way of life while recalling the past, which makes it much easier."
"Among the awakened people of your time, were there any who were engaged in security, law or police-related professions in his time?" Zhou Cheng asked.
Canning's complexion became slightly turbulent, and he looked at Zhou Cheng with doubts and a little wariness in his eyes. Zhou Cheng pretended to be embarrassed and explained:
"Oh, it's like this. Last time you asked me to find something that fascinates me, and I tried to do it. But it's not easy. I tried several careers back and forth, but nothing was particularly good.
It fascinates me.
During this time, I found that I was a little interested in writing criminal detective suspense novels, so I wanted to try it. But I had no material in this area, so I thought of you."
The doubts on Canning's face disappeared. He looked solemnly at his fountain, blew out a smoke ring, and nodded slightly:
"I'm really happy for you that you think so. Writing is also a good hobby."
"Yes, I also want to be fascinated by some kind of artistic creation. I can feel the charm of this era like you said." Zhou Cheng said with a wry smile.
Canning thought for a moment and put down the cigarette in his hand:
"I'm not sure what you mean by security, law, and police. I had never heard of such professions before the freeze. But at that time, the Earth Federation did have a department called the Security Department. They would recruit and
Train a few people to maintain order, I think you should be talking about them."
Zhou Cheng secretly rejoiced and looked like he was overjoyed:
"Yes, that's right, it should be the Security Department. Among the awakened people of your generation, are there any people who have worked in the Security Department?"
Canning nodded slowly:
"There is one such person, and I am very impressed. When we woke up, the social order was no different from what it is now. There are no more troops and security officers to maintain order, and even the security robots have been eliminated.
Maybe it was because of his occupation before the freeze. After waking up, he was very anxious about the current social situation and always had a kind of paranoia of being persecuted. He was sure that behind the kind face of society, there must be unknown dangers hidden deep.
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"What happened next?" Zhou Cheng asked pretending to be concerned.
"As you can see, no one can resist the charm of the golden age." Canning said confidently.
"Then can you still help me contact him?" Zhou Cheng asked the question he wanted to ask the most.
Canning looked Zhou Cheng up and down with a strange look and said:
"You know, in this day and age, long-term and strong friendships like ours have become elusive, whether they are partners or friends. People will only come together briefly because of a common pursuit, and then separate to pursue new ones.
something and become accustomed to it.”
"Why is this happening?" Zhou Cheng first asked in surprise, and then immediately added apologetically:
"I'm sorry, Canning. You know, I only woke up for a short time and I'm still not used to it."
Canning raised her eyebrows delicately and said calmly:
"Because the so-called relationship has only become a fetter on the road to pursuit, and we can now pursue whatever we want. For the sake of the fountain, I am willing to help you find him. And to be honest, you are now
He looks very similar to him back then. But I can't guarantee what he looks like now."