Chapter XVIII
Despite being told "shut up" by a beautiful little girl, Xiang Shan certainly won't really shut up.
Children who do something wrong need to be educated. And at this time, the effect is the best.
So Xiang Shan asked, "Do you know what you did wrong?" β
Zhu Xinyu buried his face on the table and didn't say a word.
"First of all, it's about 'lies.'" Xiang Shan said: "Not all lies are malicious. Let's say someone has some underlying medical conditions and is in poor health. Immediately afterward, he was diagnosed with a new brain disease during a check-up, and if his mood swings were too great, he could die from it. At this time, the doctor temporarily concealed his illness from him and informed his family about the illness - is this a lie? Or, let the terminally ill go through the last journey of life in a state of hope. Is this lie also a sin? β
Zhu Xinyu muttered: "Sophistry." That's ...... on a personal level."
"If you're going to talk about ...... on a holistic level," Xiang Shan recalled a little what Jing Hongtu had said to him, as well as some of the knowledge that Ingrid had told him. He said, "You know what? Human civilization was actually born from lies. β
Zhu Xinyu snorted, and after a few seconds said, "You know but don't correct this lie." Accomplice...... Lackeys ......"
"The 'lies' I am talking about are not necessarily on the same order of magnitude as what you are saying." Xiang Shan said: "Is there a national border on the earth? β
"Huh? Something to say. β
"There are no borders on the earth." 'land' and 'country' and even fiction. You could also say that the existence of the 'state' is a lie. How can a piece of colorful paper be exchanged for materials that can be actually used? So the value of the 'banknotes' and the entire financial system is a lie. Where does the 'company' exist? Is it an employee? But if a small company has a car accident on the way to team building and all the employees die, the company will continue to exist. Where does it exist? 'Organizations' in all their forms are lies. β
However, these layers of lies constitute an efficient production system. It is capable of producing far and continuously what an individual cannot obtain and distribute. Despite all its injustices, it allows as many people as possible to enjoy the best possible material conditions β and 'modern civilization' is the greatest humanity. β
Xiang Shan knocked on the table again: "So do you think these 'lies' are evil?" β
Zhu Xinyu still buried his face and did not look at the mountain.
"What we are defending is nothing more than one of the many lies that keep modern society running. And it's even temporary. In the future, it will eventually open up to the public little by little. Why? Because if this information is really covered, then when it is accidentally exposed, it will only trigger another form of trust crisis. β
"In other words, even if you don't come to steal the intelligence here, it will gradually open up to the public over the next ten or twenty years. But when you come to steal this information, it's like abruptly telling a terminally ill person, 'You're terminally ill.'" It's not good. β
Zhu Xinyu did not speak. But Xiang Shan felt that she might have listened.
Xiang Shan sighed: "You have a warm heart, compassion for the weak, and a willingness to help others. That's good. However, instead of mastering the right method, you are moving along a path that has proven impossible. The power was used in the wrong place. That's not good. β
Zhu Xinyu's face is still on the table. Her voice sounded muffled as a result: "Do you know the 'right path' or the 'possible path'?" β
"I don't know." Xiang Shan shook his head: "No one knows the future. No one can predict the future. God maybe, but that's fiction. β
Zhu Xinyu said: "If you don't know the right way, can't you resist?" Because we don't know the 'right path', should we hold back? Should you just wait to die? β
Xiang Shan smiled: "You're going to the other extreme, kid. We can't know the future, but we can know the history. Perhaps the only lesson that humanity as a whole can learn from history is that humanity does not learn any lessons from history, but we, as individuals, can always extract something from history. It's not just history. 'Logic' can also help us make limited predictions. β
However, a person's rebellion is bound to drown in the tide of history. Even if you don't meet us today, sooner or later you will face other difficult situations. A strong external force will break you. No, efforts that don't even see feedback will one day extinguish your enthusiasm. β
"Ten Years of Ice Drinking ......"
"Then you'll have to drink ice for ten years. Look at your ID card, you're only seventeen today. Did you start doing this when you were seven years old? β
Zhu Xinyu raised his head. Xiang Shan felt that the little girl's eyes were a little scary. The girl said seriously, "Not seven. When I was five years old, I saw the abyss of human nature. β
Xiang Shan couldn't help but stand up and touched her head. Zhu Xinyu bounced up in horror, and then fell to the chair because of the handcuffs.
"What do you mean?" Zhu Xinyu was very angry.
"I'm sorry." Xiang Shan said: "I just want to say...... 'You're really not easy'. β
Zhu Xinyu's tears flowed: "I don't want your sympathy." You don't know anything at all! β
Xiang Shan looked at Zhu Xinyu and cried for a while, waiting for the girl to calm down. He changed the subject and said, "Actually, I mean that in this world, every ounce of 'transformative' power is precious. You're just wasting your value right now. β
Zhu Xinyu looked at him: "Do you dare to say that you know the 'right path'?" β
Xiang Shan shook his head: "No." All I can say at the moment is that I want to be able to explore the right path. I still don't know if my choice was right or wrong, but I think the opportunity for change is right now. If you want, you can help me and come and witness all this. β
Zhu Xinyu frowned: "What do you mean...... You still want me to be a dog. β
"Not a dog. It's comrade. Xiang Shan said: "This is what I just said as 'another choice'. It is not appropriate for the judiciary of any country to conduct a separate trial against you. Because few judges and prosecutors have the authority to know about 'our project'. They also think you're a nuisance. Detention without trial, or the formation of ad hoc military tribunals by 'peacekeepers' may also be an option. But for you, 'staying on the project campus' may save you a lot of the trouble β and there are several examples of this, including Hartman. β
"You have no subjective malice, and at the same time there is no suitable body to judge you. So, in the form of a 'judicial transaction', to be an external technician for our project, to receive a certain amount of incarceration within the park, is good for you and for everyone. β
Xiang Shan said as he took out the agreement from the package that had been drawn up long agoβsomething he had written the other day. He pushed two pieces of paper in front of Zhu Xinyu: "You can look at it yourself." β
Zhu Xinyu didn't look at the contents of the document, but stared at Xiang Shan and asked, "Are you ......?"
"Huh?"
"I don't believe in good intentions in the world for no reason." Zhu Xinyu said: "It's good for me, it's good for the above, but what about you?" β
Xiang Shan smiled: "There are several aspects. First of all, I am in some way aligned with the interests of 'above'. I do what is good for above, and there is good for me above. Second, let's introduce myself again. Xiang Shan, Director, Rama Project Research Centre, United Nations Office for Project Services. I'm actually a scientist. The data you stole is the subject of my research. β
Zhu Xinyu was stunned for a moment, since he thought of something: "The reason why you play 'Ramanujan'......"
"I really like the discussion in the 'risk' community." Xiang Shan still smiled: "Let's tell the truth." As engineers by training, we, me, and the rest of the research center would love the help of you hackers. β
Zhu Xinyu pointed at Hartman: "What about that guy?" β
"After all, he has an official background in the United States, and he is still an FBI agent, so it is quite difficult to stay in the project park. However, if you choose a judicial transaction and choose to be imprisoned in the project park, you are not subject to this rule. β
This is actually quite a strange phenomenon. Hartman is also a criminal who has been dealt with through justice and lives a life that is not much different from being incarcerated. However, the organization responsible for him is the FBI, so according to the agreement between the major powers, he cannot appear in the park. And Zhu Xinyu is not the power of a certain country, the object of the judicial transaction is the United Nations, it is the Rama project, so she can be there.
The United Nations cannot restrict the freedom of a single civilian. But Zhu Xinyu can be classified as a "captive" or a "criminal".
- As for the fact that the United Nations Office for Project Services is not qualified to incarcerate untried natural persons or anything, these are all trivial matters. It is always possible to find or create appropriate terms to deal with this state.
Zhu Xinyu looked at Hartman: "Like him?" β
"It's already very favorable." Towards the mountain road. He stood up, walked behind Zhu Xinyu, pressed his hands on her shoulders, lowered his body, and said to Zhu Xinyu: "Moreover, I really need you to help me 'change the world'." I just said you're useless, don't you want to see if I'm useless? β
Xiang Shan only said one sentence. If he whispers to this person for a long time, then he needs to explain his position to the above.
Zhu Xinyu was inexplicably flustered. She lowered her head and read the terms quickly.
After reading the restrictions she was going to accept, the girl raised her head and swept her eyes over the bracelet on Hartman's hand with a look of disdain.
However, she held out her hand to Xiangshan: "Give me the pen." You didn't give me a pen. β
Xiang Shan took out a ballpoint pen, and while handing it over, he held Zhu Xinyu's hand: "Then, we are comrades now." β