Chapter 24: The Knot of the Heart
In the dimly lit room, Yannick sat on the sofa with his back to the window, and from Zhou Nan's perspective, he could only see the silhouette of his body. Only when he smokes his pipe can you see his frowning brows and the three-dimensional contours of his face.
"In other words, you think that all this knowledge and ability are stolen, so you will have a strong sense of guilt in your heart?"
Zhou Nan, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, said softly: "Yes, although I have no way of knowing the source of this knowledge, but in my dream, I know that these are the achievements of other people, I have the name of each of them, and even the lives of many people know it, I ...... It's just stealing these achievements. β
"So...... Have you ever wondered why you got this knowledge? β
Zhou Nanleng paused for a while before he said suspiciously: "This is Daozun's compensation or favor for me." β
"Since Dao Zun has given you this knowledge, why should you blame yourself?"
"But Daozun didn't let me use it for profit and fame!"
Did he object? Perhaps, he gave you this knowledge in his dreams to make you famous. These masterpieces you are talking about will cause a sensation all over the world, and you know that these music, which can make countless people fascination, is the basis of your success. Building on your success, you can also use your identity to promote your Taoism in Europe. Although I am not a believer in Taoism, I also know that the Tao Te Ching is the most translated Chinese book in the world, and almost every German family has one. Zhou Yi is known as the most influential Chinese book in the world, and these two books have been printed in fewer quantities than the Bible and the Quran. However, despite the wide number of copies of these two books, and the fact that everyone acknowledges the profound philosophical implications of them, feel that they do not understand them, or do not fully understand them. If you have a high reputation, wouldn't it be more effective to preach these sutras when the time comes? β
Zhou Nan asked rhetorically: "Is it really possible to do whatever it takes for a noble goal?" β
Yannick laughed and said, "Because that's the right choice for a successful person!" Jonas, throw away your ridiculous innocence, throw away your useless pride. Since you have spent your whole life in your dreams and tasted the warmth and coldness of life, why are you so naΓ―ve? You see, because of your prompting, I know that there is already a division within Germany, and I can not hesitate to throw away my present business and sell my industry to someone else. Isn't that hurtful to others? However, for the sake of the Hoffman family, for the sake of your relatives, I will do this without hesitation, and it is not my responsibility to see if others will be harmed compared to you. β
Zhou Nan shook his head and said, "What you did was to protect us, but what I did was really unnecessary. I could have survived without using these prophets, and using them will only make my life better. β
"To make your life better and that of your relatives, I'm afraid it's what your Dao Venerable asked you to do."
In a word, Zhou Nan's thinking was chaotic again. Ever since he experienced that strange dream, or experienced a different life, Zhou Nan has had a sense of uncertainty about his reality.
He always thought that he was the butterfly, and he didn't know if this life was true, or if the life in his dream was true.
He enjoyed this illusory feeling, because two completely different life experiences brought him a lot of indescribable confidence and self-satisfaction.
He regarded this as Daozun's favor for him, but was that really the case?
Seeing that Zhou Nanchen was silent, Yannick continued to comfort him and said, "You said that in your dreams, all this knowledge belongs to others, but why does your Dao Venerable want you to know through dreams?" Since you know, there is a reason you know. Perhaps, he just wants to promote these cultures faster in this way. You have obtained this knowledge that does not belong to you today, and in the future, you can also return the benefits obtained through this in another way, what do you think? β
"I don't know......" Zhou Nan's heart was upset, and even with a hint of joy, it seemed that Yannick persuaded him, but it was better to say that he persuaded himself.
It made him feel a little shameless again.
"Yannick, please calm me down, I need to calm my mind."
Yannick stood up, his tall figure enveloping Zhou Nan. Zhou Nan felt his warm big hand pressed against his shoulder, which also brought strength to his body.
"Jonas, you're actually using the prophet for your own benefit, and you're using a little bit of it, you know? What's more, you and Caroline's mother, Vera and them, including Kelly and Audrey, all need your protection. β
"I know, Yannick, and I'm going to do my best to protect everyone."
"Use this knowledge to boost your own prestige, and then use your abilities to help more people. Didn't you once say that you want to be a cultural ambassador between East and West? Now you seem to be just one step away from your dream. Also, don't you want to collect more cultural relics that belong to China? When you have enough wealth, these may seem like minor problems. β
Yannick left the room, Zhou Nan lay on the bed without sleep, his inner sense of morality tormenting him, which was condemning himself from his personal level.
But on a higher level, Yannick's words seem to be more in line with the road.
Sacrificing one's sense of morality, but being able to do more things that are beneficial to more people, is sacrificing the small self and taking care of the big self.
If it can really help the world, it seems that these moral senses may not be sacrificed. What's more, Dao Zun lets himself know the future and knows this knowledge, so using this knowledge is not necessarily the wrong way.
In another life, although the Tao Te Ching and Zhou Yi in the Tao Classic were very popular in Europe and the United States, the number of printed copies was also very amazing. However, almost all Westerners study these two books as philosophical books, and never associate their beliefs with Taoism.
If you use your fame to promote Taoism in Europe and the United States, this is also in line with the road of promoting Taoism.
There is also the acquisition of Chinese treasures mentioned by Yannick, which also requires oneself to have enough wealth to operate.
He doesn't have any business acumen, but Yannick does. With just a little information from himself, he could think of exchanging the family's wealth for Bayer's shares, which he couldn't even think of.
Yannick makes money and loses himself, which seems to be very good!
Speaking of which, I have also become a rich second generation!
At this time, Zhou Nan did not seem to resist stealing the knowledge and achievements that belonged to others.
Perhaps, in the future, I will give the original author some compensation in other aspects......
From this aspect, Zhou Nan had another idea, that is, to steal the achievements of foreigners as much as possible, and as for some achievements of the motherland, they should be more protected.
But when I think about it, most of what I know is classical music and peerless masterpieces, and the early release of these music and books has also had a positive impact on the progress of society.
Even if you steal some famous domestic music, you can let the world know about the motherland earlier, and you don't have to wait for the Beijing Olympics in later generations to let the world look at the motherland.
The back of the brain began to ache again, because there was too much knowledge backlogged, and the brain's ability to think seemed to have deteriorated a lot. Zhou Nan let out a long sigh, pulled up the blanket, closed his eyes and began to let himself fall asleep.
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"The wound is almost healed...... Now you don't need to bandage it and let the skin heal naturally. However, this wound of yours, I'm afraid it won't grow hair in the future. β
Because the injury was in the back of his head, Zhou Nan naturally couldn't see his wound. But Vera said with some disgust: "Jonas, your wound is like a pyramid, but it is a triangle, and there is some hair in the middle, it is really ugly. It seems that you can't keep your hair short in the future......"
Zhou Nan didn't care, in another life, not only did he have this terrible wound on his head, but he also lost his left hand, and he didn't live a leisurely life.
Thanks to the doctor, Zhou Nan went to the open space outside the field hospital accompanied by Vera. This vacant lot was also used as a parking lot, because it was not hardened, and when cars drove by, it brought up dust in the sky.
"Vera, go back to work. Remember, don't be seduced by a wounded soldier, and any soldier who wants to date you must pass me and Yannick first. β
Vera rolled her eyes and asked, "Then you found a fourteen-year-old girl as a girlfriend and asked for my opinion?" β
Zhou Nanden was a little speechless, but he still said with a strong face: "Anyway, don't be tempted by those soldiers who are burning on the battlefield and are ......."
"Hmph, they're definitely more manly than you anyway......"
Zhou Nan has always been very helpless about this sister who has always been very independent, and said with some resentment when he heard the words: "It's the smell of foxes!" β
Vera froze for a moment, couldn't help laughing, pushed Zhou Nan into the car, and helped him close the door. "Don't worry about me, anyway, I won't be easily hooked up by any man."
Because they grew up together since childhood, and because they are too familiar, they don't even know each other's hair when they grow hairy and when they come to their aunts, and they can't cultivate love.
Even Claudia was led crooked by Vera, and she had more respect for Zhou Nan's brother than enough affection. For a while, even because of his Chinese identity, he was alienated from Zhou Nan.
However, after Zhou Nan was stationed in Arnhem, she lost the care of Zhou Nan's brother, and the little girl knew that it was good to have an elder brother again, and she became intimate with Zhou Nan again.
However, this kind of intimacy is only brother and sister love, and does not involve love.
Zhou Nan did not experience that heartbeat feeling in his two younger sisters, but experienced heartbeat in Audrey, a little girl, which may be fate.
(There is no such entanglement in the future, and it will be over)