Chapter 16: Stones!
"It's me?" Hannibal raised an eyebrow......
The dean nodded: "Yes, it's you, just twenty-five years ago, the last time I restarted, you came to me, handed me this diary, and told me all about it...... And the reason why you can still retain your memories after rebooting is because you are a cheater, and in this world, there are two cheaters, one is you and the other is Will, and the two of you, as the owners of this temple of thought, were not erased from your memories at the time of the initial 'great amnesia'. That's why Will was able to make a plan to 'wait for old age' from the start. β
"Hehe, well, this statement is indeed to solve all doubts, except for the most important one." After hearing these words, Hannibal smiled slightly: "βββ that is, why did I not think of this. β
The dean was stunned for a moment: "What...... What the? β
"I mean, why didn't I think of 'using old age to get out of this world', since Will had already thought of it, then I should have thought about it too, so I don't think I have any reason to test my thoughts with suicide, I just have to wait like him. β
The dean sighed helplessly: "So, don't you believe me?" β
Hannibal looked at each other with a smile and nodded: "Yes, I don't believe it. β
"Sure enough, the person who knows you best is yourself." The dean said, "But it doesn't matter, 25 years ago, you thought you wouldn't believe this...... So...... This diary was written by your own hand. β
Hannibal frowned, he really didn't expect this news, because if this was the case, then all this could be regarded as his own message to himself, so he immediately opened the diary, looked at the font on it, and drew a few strokes on it with his finger, and soon, he found that these words seemed to be really written by himself.
"In order to give credibility to what I have said, you have taken a complete copy of my diary before you came to see me, and told me to bring it to you years to come...... After that, you commit suicide and start a new cycle because you want to find a way to be faster than Will...... As for the reason, it's very simple, because you eat differently than everyone else, which makes your body much stronger than normal, and Will has long suffered from mental illness, anorexia, insomnia, neurasthenia, and extremely poor quality of life, so you speculate...... Will will die before you! And your temper is naturally unlikely to pin victory on a situation that you can't say for sure, and even more uncontrollable; Oh, by the way, in order to dispel your own concerns, you gave me a mission many years ago. β
"Mission?"
"That's right, the mission! Can convince you of your mission many years ago. So saying, the dean took out a box from under his desk and shoved it in front of Hannibal.
Hannibal hesitated for a moment, opened the box, and saw that inside the box were piles of small notes, all neatly sorted and arranged, and even some of the larger ones were bound together.
"You've given me the task of collecting these notes...... These are the messages I've found over the decades, messages that other killers have left for themselves. β
"Hehe, that is to say, the person who went around stealing other people's small notes, it was you."
The dean nodded: "Yes, it's me, and the reason why I collected these little notes is because you know that after a few reincarnations, you won't believe anyone's words, so, now, I will leave these to you, and whether all this is true or false is completely up to you to judge." β
Hannibal smiled and began to flip through the little notes, and with his reading speed he was able to quickly put the information together in a complete way.
At that time, a huge process that has lasted for decades will also be truly displayed in front of Hannibalβββ and he has to admit that he has come to the conclusion that at this moment, he has ...... All of this is true.
Hannibal put down the notes and the note messages, and it couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
It's been a long time.
"Heh, well, although I am very reluctant to admit it, but, as you said before, the person who knows me best is, of course, myself, and he knew it back then, and I will definitely speculate on the same result as him."
The dean nodded: "Of course you will, over the years, every time you reboot will take a huge step forward, in fact, I believe that even if I don't tell you all this, within a week, you will find out all this, and then, you will definitely test the world's standard of judging [suicide] again...... Even, if Will lives a little longer, you can really beat him...... It's a pity...... He's still one step faster. β
Hannibal smiled: "No one can stop the pace of time, so ...... Let's get back to the original question...... Your trades. β
The dean exhaled deeply, as if he had put all his net worth and life on a gamble, and then ...... He pulled out a gun.
"I'm going to kill you!"
Hannibal looked at the muzzle of the gun aimed at his black hole, and was silent at first, and then not only suddenly laughed.
"Hahahaβββ that's interesting, this is your deal?"
The dean still looked serious: "Yes, this is my deal, I will kill you, kill you with my own hands, from the heart, without being misled in any way, and, on the basis of knowing the rules of this world, I willingly let you win, in the real sense of [he kills]." β
Hannibal crossed his legs and leaned himself comfortably on the back of the sofa: "Hehe, I really didn't expect this, for so many years, there has not been a murderer in this hospital who has thought of killing another person when he knows what he really wants, and they don't even have time to save others...... So, what do you want? Dean? β
"I want you to kill me after you go out, completely kill me, eliminate my personality, and after you die, you will be able to completely control the temple of thinking, you should be able to do this easily, right!"
"Of course, but...... Why is that? β
"Of course, it's because I don't want to exist anymore, this kind of lonely ghost-like existence, there is no beginning, there is no end, it just exists as a person's broken personality, and I can only accept the mercy, this feeling is tens of thousands of times crueler than death, so ......"
"So you want to go up in smoke completely?"
The dean nodded, and there seemed to be a faint burst of light in his eyes: "Yes, as long as you promise me, I will send you out immediately, as long as I pull the trigger, you will be the winner." β
Hannibal was still smiling, and instead of giving the dean an an answer, he asked a strange question himself: "Do you know the game of rock-paper-scissors?" β
The dean was stunned: "Rock-paper-scissors?" What stupid thing are you talking about? β
Hannibal still looked at him unhurriedly...... "Rock-paper-scissors is a very simple game because it has only three options, and the success of this game is almost entirely a matter of luck, but when the game starts, one person says to the other...... I'm going to get out of the stone, hehe, and the game is going to be fun. β
The dean was completely blinded, he didn't know why Hannibal was telling him this, so he shouted anxiously: "I don't have the heart to listen to your rules of the game, Will is going to die, if he goes out, we will be trapped here, completely at his mercy!" Doom! β
Hannibal smiled, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, and he looked very personable.
"Well, since you're so urgent, then I'll give you the answer." He said lightly, "...... I refuse ......"