"That day, I didn't say anything more......"

In the interrogation room, Wen Yifan sat there quietly, lowering his head slightly, so that people could not see his eyes, and naturally they could not guess his thoughts.

"Have you ever felt a little remorseful now?" He Chunqiu held his cheeks, and a little reluctance flashed in his eyes, it was nostalgia for the old days, "Or, now you, have you ever had even a trace of repentance?" ”

- Repentance?

"Repentance does not mean crying and praying or kneeling in front of the victim and apologizing. The true meaning of repentance lies in being able to reflect on problems in a practical way, and then adjust one's original thinking mode and complete the reconstruction of one's thinking mode. With a smile still on the corner of his mouth, Wen Yifan said in an extremely calm voice: "But, look at me, detective." Can you see in me a hint of wanting to reconstruct your mind? ”

"That's just your words. In fact, you've been rethinking all along. Each event can make you grow further, which is probably why you have been able to remain undefeated for a few years. He put a glass of slightly warm water in front of Wen Yifan, and then continued: "However, at least you don't show a trace of self-whipping like other criminals, or some self-proclaimed serial killers when facing the death penalty, this is a good thing, Yifan - that kind of performance will only make your character worthwhile, and people will always remember that you are a coward." And that kind of behavior is not a confession, but a self-deceptive escape. That's enough to be called a 'coward' and laughed at by everyone. ”

"Indeed, that kind of performance is not something I can express - maybe if I show that emotion in court, you should be the first to think about whether I have some kind of exoneration." Sighing lightly, Wen Yifan smiled bitterly, "It's a pity, I didn't." ”

"The game you laid out, a long time ago, has sealed all my way to live, Spring and Autumn, from this point of view, it is indeed my defeat - I didn't reserve enough hole cards for you, in this way, I deserve it." Taking a sip of water, he frowned slightly, and complained: "You should know, I don't like to drink this kind of water dispenser boiled water, it contains too many harmful substances, and it doesn't have a unique sweet smell." ”

"Bear with me, this is a prison, a place where prisoners are held, I can't provide you with that kind of mineral water that is unique to you, I'm sorry." Hearing this, He Chunqiu couldn't help laughing, "Just take this as a punishment for your defeat, please forgive me." ”

"Yes, the punishment of defeat, or rather, the punishment of arrogance?" Wen Yifan nodded slowly, "Forget it, no matter what reason I find, I can't hide the fact that I am sitting here as a prisoner now-you have defeated me, and this is the current situation." Therefore, I will answer all your doubts for you. ”

"Actually, the question I really want to ask you is very simple." A hint of sadness flashed in his eyes, but he was quickly suppressed by absolute reason, and he slowly raised his head and looked at the man in front of him, "How can a demon like you sleep peacefully?" ”

His voice wasn't a hit, but it reverberated silently through the interrogation room—perhaps because at this moment, both of them fell into absolute silence, or ...... The weight of this sentence has long been far beyond all hysterical shouts?

"It was once said that conscience is like a triangle, and when a man does something contrary to his conscience, the triangle turns, and the three horns cut him so hard that he feels severe pain; But if you do too many things that violate your conscience, the edges and corners of the triangle will be smoothed out and become a circle, so that no matter how many bad things you do, you won't feel anything. After that suffocating silence, Wen Yifan said slowly: "If you want to answer this question, it's actually very simple: just close my eyes, and I can fall asleep." ”

"Ground into a round? Not necessarily. He Chunqiu chuckled lightly and said, "I can feel that you seem to be on the edge." That's the last of the struggles of a once-gentle man—you can't bear the sins that weigh on your back, can you? ”

"It's like you've never been able to sleep soundly in more than 20 years."

- I can't bear it anymore...... Is it so?

- Everyone may have done things that hurt others, some of these things are because of ignorance, and some of them feel meaningless, but now that I think about it, it is a painful memory for myself, and people don't want to touch those memories anymore, how can I not feel sad and painful when I find such an ugly self?

- But why can't I feel it......

"As you say, I can't bear any more sin. But the reason is not what you say, Spring and Autumn. After pondering, Wen Yifan slowly raised his head, "People always feel pain and sadness when they find their ugly side, and regret what they have done; But I couldn't feel a trace of regret or pain in it—detective, that's the source of my pain now. When I count my sins, when I remember the grief or insults of those who were close to me when they found out my true colors; The pain that I thought would happen didn't appear at all. I couldn't feel a trace of sadness for what I was supposed to be grief, and it was as if a pair of hands were grabbing my neck and pressing me out of breath......"

"And this feeling came and went, and it suffocated me, but it couldn't wake up even a tear." His handcuffed hands trembled and his cheeks trembled, and his brow furrowed, "What the hell am I ...... What to do...... to be able to redeem those ......"

Detective......

——Born without the right to feel emotions, only by blindly hurting others and hurting those close to oneself can the soul that has long been numb feel a little fluctuating......

- In the end, I can only taste this loneliness by myself......

At a certain moment, He Chunqiu even had the urge to gently hug the man in front of him and comfort him. But he knew it wouldn't help.

In the end, these emotions that were almost gushing out could only be turned into a simple sentence:

"I don't have to do anything, I can't go back, I'm sorry."

The apology for unknown reasons finally forced him to say that apology, even if he knew that all this was "attributed" to Wen Yifan's actions, but at this moment, he couldn't even blame the other party for anything.

"Sorry, a slight gaffe." Quickly adjusted his mood, Wen Yifan slowly raised his head, his long hair slowly hung back, sat upright again, and he smiled: "It's a pity, if I hadn't been obsessed with that situation at the time, I might have had a chance to win." ”

"Yes, at that time, not only did you take advantage of Captain Yan's temptation to set up a beautiful game and fight back against him fiercely, but you even involved everyone around you." Even though the two of them have already become mortal enemies in the absolute sense at this moment, He Chunqiu's eyes still shine with appreciation, "It's really a deep calculation, such a ruthless conspiracy - it's a pity, I didn't expect you to calculate everything, but in the end you lost to the heavenly calculation." ”

"Yes, I originally thought that I only needed to prevent Lin Yunqian from sharing information with Yan Feng, and not let him find out about my relationship with Xu Wenxin. I could have won – in fact, at that time, I had all the advantages. With a long sigh, Wen Yifan looked at the ceiling with a little regret in his eyes, "It's a pity, I didn't expect it." He really didn't have contact with Yan Feng, and he didn't find out about Xu Wenxin's relationship with me, but unfortunately, he ......"

What's the point of saying that now? You lost, you lost to the 'heirs', you lost to us, you lost, along with the 'sacrificial house' behind you, you lost all - because after that, I will investigate everything, you are the first, and then the "politician", "painter", "gourmet", etc., I will find them. A decisive light flashed in He Chunqiu's eyes, "Don't worry, I won't let you be here alone, I will investigate and clear everything about them - I hope that at that time, you can still listen to me tell you like this." ”

"Maybe I don't have much time to wait for that day, but I will still bless you and hope that you will be able to make this wish come true." Wen Yifan looked at the detective in front of him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile, "However, you'd better be careful, Chunqiu - don't die before me, I won't collect the corpse of the enemy." ”

"On the contrary, I will definitely attend your sentence on time."

"I know that whoever it is, will show off their prey."

"You are wrong, not as an enemy, but as a young man who is about to be executed, one of the few friends in this world."

Quietly feeling the even breathing sound of the person opposite, he raised his head slightly, his eyes looked at the incandescent light emitting white light in the center of the interrogation room, and his eyes flashed a little unbearable.

- Listen to this steady breath, the owner of this breath should be a healthy person. Healthy, strong, dare to wield the butcher's knife called justice against all the evils of time.

- Perhaps, he is the only one who can overthrow the evil called the "Sacrificial Temple...... Or is there no such detective in the world except him?

"If you could go back in time......"

Looking at the detective in front of him, he did not feel resentment, but had an urge to become friends with him. At one point, the impulse broke through his reason, causing him to murmur unconsciously and suddenly.

"What?" He Chunqiu was slightly stunned, and he didn't seem to expect him to suddenly say such a thing.

- Perhaps...... Is he also a guy who is willing to look back?

"It's nothing, it's just a little regretful." Wen Yifan smiled and waved his hand, but then suddenly showed a sinister smile, "If I can go back to the past, I will definitely kill Lin Yunqian when he first reveals his true face as the 'heir', and I will never delay my move." ”

"I've heard that convicts who have been sentenced to death look back on themselves before they are executed. On the other hand, there is remorse and bitter crying for the guilt you have committed, but unfortunately, neither of these points appear to you. He Chunqiu said with a smile, "This may be the reason why I am so interested in you - you are indeed an unusual person, regardless of the difference in identity, you and I may really be able to become friends." ”

"Blindly repenting of one's mistakes will not slow down the death penalty, on the contrary, it is the most meaningful thing to use the time before death to study the mistakes you have made." Hearing this, he just smiled lightly, "It's like if I say to the judge in court, 'I want to be a good person,' it will not help, it will only add to the joke - wrong is wrong, hysterical confession is just evasion." ”

"Yes, with your elegant aesthetic, I'm afraid you won't allow yourself to do such a thing." As if smiling, He Chunqiu sighed lightly, "However, there is one thing that no one can deny - you are indeed a very good thinker, even in the face of death, you can summarize your mistakes." ”

"At this point, you and I are half a pound and eight taels." Wen Yifan shook his head, "However, I noticed that you don't seem to be as curious about the true meaning of 'god' as you were an hour ago, is it because you have thought about something?" ”

"I just figured out what the so-called 'gods' mean." Hearing this, He Chunqiu chuckled and slowly stood up, "God is nothing more than a false castle built by melancholy people in order to give their empty hearts a place to live; It is nothing but a despicable prison constructed by sinful people in order to give themselves a sense of guilt that has nowhere to rest; It is nothing but a big lie told by a foolish man in order to give himself a fear of the truth. All of this is just a melancholy self-disturbing uncoolness that has shaped the concept of 'God'. ”

"Therefore, I think that this should be the case with the gods in your mouth! A group of bored people, with hatred of the injustices of this society, tell big lies about their naïve and childish behavior, desperately seek all kinds of reasons for their weakness and incompetence, and construct a false 'god', using rhetoric to deceive others into trust, and gradually develop into a religious organization. ”

"And as more and more people joined, it gave the people who originally created this organization the illusion that I was not alone, and that there were many people who stood with me in a united front. Over time, this kind of psychology will gradually degenerate, making people become arrogant; In this vortex called 'power', people who fall into it will be swallowed by desire, twisted into monsters by the waves called 'greed', and finally embark on a path of no return. ”

"And I guess that's the case with the 'gods' you are talking about!" Slowly walking to his seat, He Chunqiu leaned down and chuckled: "It's just that you are even more unfortunate compared to you - you were used as a tool to promote religion, and you were forcibly put on a garland of 'gods'. There is no doubt that the so-called leader knows how to restrain people's hearts, because he has done what no religion has ever done before - he has embodied the 'gods'. He has cultivated people like you, and has molded every skill of you into perfection, and even the gender that everyone has has gradually blurred under his deliberate shaping. This is undoubtedly the closest image to a 'god'. ”

"Am I right? Wen Yifan? ”

Gently placing the gel pen in his hand on the table, He Chunqiu looked at him with a smile.

- In the past, no matter how difficult the puzzle was, as long as it passed through your mind, it would come to the answer in a matter of moments; You are like a natural crime-solving machine, you don't need any false name, you just need to stand there, and you are the natural enemy of all criminals.

Looking at the man in front of him, as if he felt his confidence, Wen Yifan smiled.

- Unfortunately, this time, you are wrong......

"Remember what I used to say?" Please open your mind, don't be influenced by boring religion, don't be poisoned by the ignorant world, just use what you have learned, and think about the essence of each of us'. Repeating the original conversation again, Wen Yifan slowly raised his head, "You are wrong, Professor He - my meaning to them is far more than a 'false god' with a false wreath, but a 'god' that everyone absolutely believes in - even that 'priest' is also the case." ”

"Really? This has once again awakened my curiosity - if the organization you are talking about can really break through the limits of science and create real 'gods', maybe I would like to learn more about this religion. Hearing this, he didn't show any emotion, just shrugged his shoulders and said, "I want to hear about it." ”

"'And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea/with ten horns and seven heads/and ten crowns on the ten horns/with a blasphemous name on the seven heads/the dragon gave it power, and a seat/and great authority/And I saw that one of the seven heads of the beast/seemed to be wounded or killed/But the wounded were healed/And all the people of the earth followed the beast with wonder/And worshipped the dragon, because it gave its authority to the beast/And worshipped the beast, saying, 'Who is like this beast?' Who can make war with it? Murmuring softly, Wen Yifan raised his head and looked at the police officer standing in front of him, "Professor, how can a simple 'monster' fight against God?" ”

"'The gods are immortal' is the belief of this organization—in fact, they have indeed created an immortal god." A mysterious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he blinked slyly, "If you want to know how they did it, just let me continue......"