"But you ...... I don't want to see such a society. Ying Ran said in a deep voice.

"I saw a society that I didn't like. Then I realized that this society, which I didn't like, had a reason to exist. Dai Bingcheng smiled slightly mockingly, "If it weren't for that hibernation ten years ago, maybe today, what I can do will be ten times more rigorous than what Li Zhen did." ”

"People always change. Or never the same. Dai Bingcheng said in a low voice, "Actually, we are all still children." ”

Ying Ran's face slowly fell silent. From a slight stunned, to calm and numb. He stared at Dai Bingcheng's already slightly rickety figure and said, "Then, you agree to be the leader of the organization...... Actually, your purpose is not what I imagined. Once you get the power, what you want to do is actually the same as now? ”

"Now I can sue you, yes." Dai Bingcheng said calmly.

"You told me how disgusted you were when you woke up and knew the state of the world now. It's been less than half a month since you woke up – in the time you have seen such a change in your thinking? Agree with him? ”

"Yes." Dai Bingcheng said.

Should be resolutely silent.

Dai Bingcheng shook his head: "Resolutely, what changed my mind was the experience of this half month. ”

"Do you know what I see beneath the harsh façade? At ease. ”

"Comfort?!" Ying Ran frowned, "You see comfort? Where is the comfort of such a high-pressure society?! ”

Dai Bingcheng leaned his head back in the chair, as if he was tired. He said slowly: "You have lived under such a repressive rule for ten years. Li Zhen has transformed almost everyone into capable people. Because of such a system and ability, you have built such a huge space station in such a short period of time. ”

"It's a miracle without a doubt. It would be a miracle that even if human civilization were to come to an end today, we could only send a few people to Mars in expensive chemical rockets ten years ago, and ten years later we could send millions of people to Mars and establish permanent settlements. ”

"You don't recognize or like this system. But whether it's those civilians who secretly scold Li Zhen. Or are you warriors who have the vision to build a better new world...... Who among you would not admire from the bottom of your heart what you have accomplished today? Because of this achievement, your subconscious - perhaps unaware of it - becomes comfortable. ”

"Because you know you have a solution to that great crisis. Although the situation is not optimistic, it is developing in a good direction step by step. Sure you just told me we can't do it - because you know the catastrophe has happened. Yes, disaster struck. You feel that it is harmful to continue what you have done in the past at this time. ”

"But why did you do that? Because you also think that the future is so bright. You think the station is going to end perfectly. So you have the time and energy to think about some humanistic care. As far as I know these days...... You even have plans to build the good society you are looking for in your homeland without starting to emigrate after the space station is built. ”

Dai Bingcheng opened his eyes and looked at the young man opposite: "But how dare you...... How dare you be so comfortable? Even if you are not walking on a tightrope but a steel bridge...... But it's also a bridge that could collapse at any moment! Just because the bridge deck is so flat and sturdy, you can't forget the fact that jì! ”

"You see hope...... But don't forget that jì despair has always been on the heels! ”

"It will wake up at any time!"

At this time, a voice came.

"Yes. It will wake up at any time. Li Zhen said.

Ying resolutely stood up immediately, but Dai Bingcheng sat in his seat.

Li Zhen walked in from the gate that had never been closed.

This is the first time that Ying Ran has seen Li Zhen up close in the past ten years. He found that the man had not changed.

This refers to what he looks like. He was still so young, he looked like he was in his early twenties. The years and the wind and frost have not left a trace on his face, and his skin is smooth, his hair is black, and his teeth are shining. Even if he was wearing clothes that he found casually from nowhere, he still couldn't hide the incomparably vigorous vitality on his body.

That's not a power that humans can have.

"You're really here?" Ying resolutely stared at him, "Don't you have more important things to do?!" ”

"Space-based station?" Li Zhen shook his head slightly. "Someone is up there. Yu Ziqing. ”

He looked at Ying Ran, hesitated slightly, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

"You look a lot older." He said.

Ying Ran's body was originally tense. But the sentence softened him. He pursed his lips, trying to find the right expression. But in the end, he only let out a soft breath, allowing his shoulders to stretch slightly.

He tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled: "I'm already thirty-seven years old. Last year I grew my first gray hair. ”

"Prime Minister Bai knows that he is still pressing the sword, and Zhu Men is laughing and playing the crown early." Li Zhen said softly, "You're afraid of me." ”

Ying resolutely restrained his smile: "I have been your staunchest opponent in the past ten years. I've thought about a lot of scenes where I'm dying at your hands, and I've thought about a lot of things I should have said to you at that time. ”

"That can't happen." Li Zhen shook his head again. He slowly sat down across from Dai Bingcheng. Looking at him and saying, "I don't have many friends. A lot of people have done things I don't like. But so far you've done a qiē. But it's what I like and want to do. How could I kill you. ”

Ying Ran stood there silent for a while, and then spoke: "Then you are here to recruit me." ”

"It doesn't make sense. The space-based station can only take away 10,000 people. 10,000 people, who will talk to you about ideology, who cares about dictatorship and democracy. When we really get there, it's a question of whether we can survive or not -- what you and I used to have to think about is too far away now. Li Zhen picked up the cup of water that Dai Bingcheng had drunk and drank it all. Turning to him, "You're right. It's us who are comfortable. ”

"It's not your fault." Dai Bingcheng said, "You are a person after all. ”

"Yes, I'm alone." Li Zhen closed his eyes tiredly, "I didn't realize it until the moment I saw the crater in Antarctica." I'm still alone. I feel like I'm strong. Very strong. There is only so much that can threaten me. Give me a backpack of supplies, and I think I can last a month on Mars now. ”

"So I don't have a sense of crisis. My sense of crisis...... It's all from someone else. My parents, my children, my wife, my friends, and, incidentally, other strangers who have to take responsibility for myself because of universal values. I used to think I was working hard for them, but now I realize...... It's been a long time since I've fought for my life. Without fighting for my life, I will always be comfortable. ”

He closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them to look at Ying Ran: "They're all there." Thirty minutes ago. ”

Ying Ran frowned suspiciously.

"Space station." Li Zhen said self-deprecatingly, "He's right. I had a plan for a long time. There is a secret launch site near Zhongdu, and once this happens, my family, as well as the people I designate, will be given priority to board the space station. ”

"You-" Ying's eyes widened decidedly, but after a pause, he only sighed, "Human nature." ”

"And others...... After they left the sky -- I mean the millions of people in the capital, only a few hundred people survived. Li Zhen looked at the empty water cup in his hand and said. Wang Yuanwei showed me the scene over there. Auriah is almost gone. The whole continent was broken in half from the middle, and the people there ......"

"That's enough." Ying resolutely whispered, "What are you doing with me?" You want me to comfort you? Or is it repentance? ”

A sudden anger arose in Ying Ran's heart. But he knew that the anger was not directed at Li Zhen. It's a ...... Desperate anger because of powerlessness.

There are many things you can resent a person or a cause. This resentment can make you feel comfortable. But at this time, you must not know who to resent. Because he knows at least...... From the perspective of a "person" with seven emotions and six desires......

They've all done too much.

He gasped a few times and sat down as well.

Li Zhen put the cup back on the table and smiled at Dai Bingcheng: "You didn't plan to hibernate for ten years. I did it. ”

Dai Bingcheng nodded: "Yes." I've been thinking about this question for a long time and don't know why. ”

Li Zhen thought for a while and said, "Actually, I don't know very well. ”

"Because Zhang Kesong saw something." He looked at Dai Bingcheng. "She is a prophet. Now the last prophet in the world. She told me that you would have a very bad influence on the world. But after that. You may be able to give hope to the world again. ”

"At that time, although I don't know what the so-called influence and hope are, the safest way is to hide you. I want to build a base station, I need a stable environment, I want everyone to obey me, I don't want to have the slightest twist and turn. ”

It should be resolute to stop talking. Li Zhen glanced at him. Smiled: "I'm sorry, definitely. You're sad to say that – but I'm not worried about you. If you change it to wear it...... Uncle, I can't sleep. ”

"So when I felt like I was nearing the end of a qiē...... I woke you up. Li Zhen sighed lightly, "But let you see such a situation." Sometimes I wonder if things would have been different today if you hadn't been asleep for ten years. ”

Dai Bingcheng smiled noncommittally. It seems intent to end this topic.

He showed a rare tolerance.

"It's almost dawn." He looked out the porthole.

But today is a cloudy day. In fact, it will probably be cloudy all the time from today, and for a long, long time after that -- until there is not a single human on this earth.

The sun timidly shines through the east. It was this light that allowed all three people in the plane to see the southern sky. Heavy black clouds were approaching, and the sky was split into two sides. A dull bluish tinge on one side and black on the other.

When Li Zhen contacted Wang Yuanwei dozens of minutes ago, Wang Yuanwei told him that according to the model, even if there is no more volcanic eruption after the wind and waves are calm, this material erupted by the Antarctic volcano will envelop the earth for a hundred years. They will turn into a thick hood. Although volcanoes emit a lot of heat when they erupt, this is insignificant for a long time to come.

The surface of the earth will become cold, and acid rain will destroy the vast majority of species on Earth, and perhaps only microbes will survive for a while.

Wang Yuanwei also sued Li Zhen for another thing.

Just before the eruption of the Antarctic volcano, they detected a strong earthquake.

The time referred to by this "before" is about ten to fifteen minutes. It was a strong directional earthquake -- one kilometre below the surface. The energy did not spread to the surface or in all directions, but was concentrated downward, like an invisible cone.

The intensity of this "earthquake" was greater than that of the Richter scale of the Richter scale - that is, it exceeded the limits of what could be measured on the Richter scale of earthquakes.

To put it more figuratively, it is to detonate a nuclear bomb with a yield of 10 million tons in an extremely long gasoline barrel that will not be destroyed.

Someone pricked it with a needle.

Someone woke it up.

"It's almost dawn." Dai Bingcheng repeated, "What about the others? You really don't care about them anymore? ”

"What can I do?" Li Zhen spread his hands slightly, "Systematic immigration projects and emergency measures all have their own routines, and I can't get involved in everything." Not to mention...... What else can be evacuated from the south? ”

"Now when you talk about the life and death of tens of millions of people, you are also understatement." It should be said decisively.

Li Zhen smiled and stood up: "Because I have tried, I know what I can do." It's time for you to go about your business. The space-based station has left you with five places, you come or not. I think you're going to be busy with the 'Ascension' thing. This thing...... I was about to take a look. ”

He looked at Ying Ran, and then at Dai Bingcheng: "Let's go." Time is running out. ”

When Li Zhen's figure disappeared into the clouds, Dai Bingcheng let out a sigh of relief.

"Uncle Dai." He repeated the word in a mental whisper.

Li Zhen called him this more than ten years ago, and later he was called "you". But today, just now, he brought it up again.

The same should be noted for this term. He breathed a sigh of relief: "Li Zhen looks ...... I'm not so resistant to you. ”

Dai Bingcheng smiled noncommittally and said, "Let's go." Take care of the aftermath. ”

You should turn around decisively.

So Dai Bingcheng stretched out a hand and tried to touch the water cup that Li Zhen had held just now and put it on the table again.

It's like the sound of fine sand falling down.

The cup turned into a pile of white powder.

Dai Bingcheng stared at the pile of powder in silence for a moment, then gently brushed it to the ground before turning around again to see the qiē. (To be continued......) I1292