(Foreword)

A person can be wiped out, but not defeated.

(Text)

November 7, 2021 at 11:20 a.m

The morning sun was still a little cold, but the afternoon sun was already as hot as a furnace. Perhaps the earth is already approaching the load point, and the temper of the human race is so anxious. We've been walking on the road for a morning, but we haven't seen a single car, and it seems that the location of the AEF research center is really remote, and there are hardly any vehicles passing by here.

Sweat dripped down my head, dripping into the muddy soil, absorbed by the earth, and in the blink of an eye I became thirsty again.

"It's too hot, it's really too hot, it's really a neurotic weather. Do you think the earth is about to explode and humanity is about to perish? We're like dinosaurs, we're going to be shuffled all over again! ......" Cui Li wiped the sweat on his head with his hand and gushed out nonsense.

Xia Cheng and Lin Yun, who were walking in front of him, shook their heads and smiled helplessly.

"Cui Li, if it weren't for the help of the dinosaurs this time, maybe we would still be in the AEF Research Center." I looked at Cui Li's back and said with a smile.

For me, who roughly knows the future, Cui Li can be said to be crooked this time, and he was right. If all this does not change, humanity may indeed perish, not because of the explosion of the earth, but because of human selfishness.

Thinking of this, I walked to Cui Li's side, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said in his ear: "What you said is not completely right, but after listening to your nonsense for so long, it is only a few words that make the most sense." Xia Cheng They don't believe you, I believe in you, I support you, if humans don't realize their problems, they may really be exterminated. ”

"Cheng Yin, I know that you still believe in me the most...... No, I've been talking nonsense for so long, and the first few sentences make the most sense...... What does that mean? I said you went along with me? Or is it to my detriment? "Cui Li finally discovered my 'mystery in words'.

I was laughing as I walked, and it was at this moment that two coughs came from behind me.

"Why is it so noisy? They don't let people have a good rest. Li Ruinana opened her eyes slightly and said in a very low voice.

"Are you awake? Sorry for the noise. It's all because of Cui Li, the voice is too loud. Cui Li stared at my face with wide eyes as I said this, but I motioned him to be quiet for a while with my eyes, and he walked forward aggrievedly alone.

"Oh? Earth destruction? It's interesting, can you believe it?" Li Ruina asked curiously.

I frowned, "To be honest, I don't believe it. ”

"You don't believe it? Why? My answer aroused Li Ruina's curiosity.

I, looking up at the scorching sun, paused, and then replied, "Because I believe that the faith of mankind is far above all else, and even if it is destroyed, it cannot be defeated." That's why I'm here. ”

"That's a lot like what Ernest Hemingway said." Li Ruina looked at the sky from afar.

"A person can be eliminated, but it is impossible to be defeated." I said with a lot of emotion.

"By the way, that's why you said you were here?" Li Ruina asked in a low voice.

"Yes, I don't exist to be destroyed." I said firmly.

Li Ruina's head was close to my shoulder and said, "I also know such a person, and he has said similar things. ”

"Really? Then he must be important to you, right? I asked rhetorically.

"Yes, he's important to me, but you...... Equally important. “

"What did you say?" I pretended not to hear what she was saying, and she fell into a deep sleep after saying that, like a newborn child.

The breeze carried the aroma of rice in my nose, and as I walked along this road, I unconsciously remembered the beach road by the sea that I had walked many times. At that time, the sun was even more anxious, and the road ahead was even more terrifying. Again and again, we are like fish in the waves, hitting our heads and bleeding, rolling our eyes, and unable to escape the game of the island.

Now it's just a change of game, a bigger game, and if we can't find Professor "Z", then how many more years can we live? Is it five years, ten years? Or twenty years, thirty years......

My shadow stretches on this road, but I can't reach the end of the road, the end of the world. The unseen distance, the unseen future. The only thing that can be relied on is the faith in the heart, the faith that no matter how many times you die, it will never be extinguished...... As the song goes:

"Thousands of years have passed, and I have never forgotten each other's vows..."

"The years have passed in a hurry, but you are still looking at me, and you have not forgotten our tomorrow..."

"When I remember, when you forget. The memory of this fate. ”

"I still remember our vows, memories that will never be forgotten."

"Standing quietly in the place where you have forgotten, watching the seasons change, I am thinking about you again at this time."

I will always remember the vow I made that I will not change even as the years go by.

I clenched my fists and looked at the end of the road.

November 7, 2021 at 1:50 p.m

The sun was still shining on the earth, and I could barely take half a step.

"What to do? No vehicles will pass by here, and it is impossible for us to leave here without a few days and nights. Cui Li said desperately.

"Cui Li, we've all broken through the 'odd array'. It's just such a small difficulty now, and it's not the time to give up, so let's go ahead and maybe we'll be in the car. I said.

"Yes, Cui Li, let's go for another walk and go to the front to have a look." Xia Cheng pointed ahead and said.

"I ...... I'm not leaving, I'm ...... I'm not leaving, I'm ...... I still have ...... on my leg And the injury, no...... It is impossible to ...... again Go further ahead, and go your ...... You go...... Let's go, I'm ...... anyway I'm not leaving. Hu Zaide sat on the ground and refused to take another half step.

"Lecturer Hu, it's not completely safe here, the 'mysterious man' may still be looking for us everywhere, you just sit here, it's easy for him to find out, let's go ahead with us." Lin Yun persuaded.

'What!' Mystery Man'? How did I forget about this, let's hurry up. Cui Li hurriedly walked forward.

"You...... You guys, you...... Wait for me, don't ...... me I'm throwing ...... alone Throw it here...... Here's it. "Hu Zaide couldn't take care of his leg injury anymore, and quickly followed us.

November 7, 2021 at 1:50 p.m

"Why don't you have a car yet!!!!!!!!!!" Cui Li looked up to the sky and roared.

"Cui Li, you better save your energy and take a few more steps." To be honest, I'm so thirsty right now, and the scorching sun makes us sweat a lot.

"There will be vehicles." Xia Cheng said affirmatively.

"You...... Look at this...... Where is it like there will be a ...... What does it look like a vehicle? Former...... Unable to ...... After the village...... After not the store. I...... See if it's ...... There will be no car. Hu Zaide said angrily.

"Quiet, listen! It seems to be the sound of a vehicle. "Xia Cheng motioned for us to be quiet.

…………

We listened carefully to the distant sounds...

…………

"That's right, it's the sound of the engine!!"

"Great!! That's great!!! ”

Everyone cheered.

Sure enough, at the end of the road in the distance, I saw a medium-sized orange van slowly approaching here, and the driver inside was leisurely humming a small song with inaudible lyrics, with a calm face.

"Look, there's a car! There's really a car coming ahead! I yelled loudly in the direction the car was coming. They all looked forward, stretched out their hands and swayed them, their faces excited on their faces.

(Foreword)

The end of a catastrophe has made everything come to naught.

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November 15, 2021 at 20:30 p.m

I don't know how many days and nights I've been in bed since I got back from the AEF Research Center. I think it's not just me, but the others as well. As a result, no one has come to inform me of the new course, let alone any follow-up process regarding AI development.

I don't know if it's because of this incident, but in short, the school gave each of us a big holiday out of thin air, and this vacation has no deadline for the time being.

I didn't have to go to school, I couldn't find Professor Z, it was as if everything was back to square one, back to the point where I didn't know anything when I first came back from the Arctic glacier.

"Damn! What have I done for more than a year! I slammed my fist on the board next to the bed, crunching.

"Yin Ji." I thought of her. Maybe the only luck I've had for more than a year is this RGU8, which is the artificial intelligence of Yin Ji.

I, turning on the RGU8 switch, looked into her smiling eyes in the RGU8.

"Char, we're meeting again, how are you doing? Why haven't you come to see me? She deliberately muttered as she said this.

"I ......" I wanted to say that I was fine, but when it came to my lips, I still said "no...... I am not good. ”

"What's wrong? Did something happen? Yin Ji asked worriedly.

I closed my eyes and thought "There have been so many things that have happened lately, and I don't know where to start." “

"You don't need to tell me everything, just tell me whatever comes to mind, I'll be a listener and be by your side quietly." Her words were so gentle that I couldn't help but be moved.

I started from the very beginning of my enrollment, talking about artificial intelligence, talking about the first traffic accidents, talking about Xia Cheng, talking about Lin Yun, Zhao Haoyu, Zhang Han, and also talking about the 'mysterious man' and explosion of the AEF Research Center, and so on.

Yin Ji just listened, listened, listened...... From time to time, he nodded in agreement, doing the duty of a listener. When I was done with everything and my heart was a little excited, Yin Ji chose a quiet serenade for me to calm my heart down.

"Thank you, Yin Hime. I'm glad you've always been by my side. Yin Ji smiled, and smiled sweetly.

I was about to talk to her about something, but then my phone rang, and I looked at the name on it: Professor Wu.

Professor Wu, what is he looking for me?

I picked up the phone directly: "Hello, Professor Wu. “

Professor Wu's cordial greetings and hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone, "Cheng Yin, how are you resting these days?" Is there anything wrong with your body? If you have any questions, you should see a doctor. ”

"Professor Wu, don't worry, my body doesn't ask anything. But Xia Cheng, they don't know what happened to them. ”

"Oh, you don't have to worry about them, pay attention to your rest, they are all fine now, and the school also gave each of them a long vacation to adjust themselves, but Hu Zaide. He has been recuperating in the hospital, and his leg injury has gradually improved, and there is basically no problem. And Li Rena, I saw her and Jack Lodi at a biology seminar two days ago, so she must be fine, right? Professor Wu replied.

"That's good, they're fine, and I'm relieved." When I heard that everyone was fine, I felt a lot more relieved.

"Cheng Yin, you have a good rest, I'll contact you next time, that's it, good night."

"Good night, Professor Wu." I put down the phone and looked out the window at the starry sky, it was so beautiful.

November 20, 2021 at 15:30 p.m

The phone rings again:

"Thousands of years have passed, and I have never forgotten each other's vows..."

"The years have passed in a hurry, but you are still looking at me, and you have not forgotten our tomorrow..."

"When I remember, when you forget. The memory of this fate. ”

"I still remember our vows, memories that will never be forgotten."

"Standing quietly in the place where you have forgotten, watching the seasons change, I am thinking about you again at this time."

I don't know why I love this piece so much now.

But when I picked up the phone, I heard Cui Li yelling: "Cheng Yin, you have to help me!!!!! ”

"Cui Li, what's going on again? So panicked? Did you get expelled from school? I said jokingly.

"What are you expelling, didn't the school give us a holiday? It's not that, it's more important. Cui Li's voice was obviously very nervous.

Suddenly I became alert, could it be about Professor Z'? These times seem to be much calmer, and nothing happens, is it......

"Cui Li! What are you going to say? Could it be that something important is happening in HKUST? Say it quickly! "I suddenly became anxious.

"Cheng Yin, how do you know that something important has happened in the University of Science and Technology, and I haven't said it yet?" Cui Li asked curiously.

"Cui Li, when is it, you don't care about how I know, do you want to say if it's a professor from which college?" I anxiously awaited the answer, ready to change my clothes and rush to the gates of HKUST.

"Cheng Yin!! This time it's the Faculty of Letters!! Cui Li said.

Sure enough, I guessed correctly, the 'mysterious man' appeared in front of us again after a brief disappearance, but why the Faculty of Letters? Wait!!!

Something suddenly occurred to me, a name popped into my head.

Jin Baimao!! Isn't he a professor in the Department of Literature?

Could he be the 'Z' we're looking for? All the clues are connected.

It seems that this time the 'mystery man' is really going to appear again.

Cui Li!! Say it quickly, whether it is Jin Baimao, a professor in the Department of Literature, what is wrong with him now, and whether there is any danger, you can tell me quickly!! ”

"Jin Baimao? This name has a bit of an impact, isn't he the professor who teaches the students in the literature department, what's the danger of him, I guess he's lecturing now, Cheng Yin, what's wrong with you? What does that mean have to do with him? Cui Li seemed to be confused.

"So, you're not talking about this, so what do you want to say?" I asked.

"I mean, I made an appointment with Mo Weiwei to go to the amusement park on Saturday this week, so I want you to go with us, so I can help me." Cui Li said.

.................. "When I heard it, I didn't know what to say."

"Goodbye." In the end, I chose to hang up the phone.

(End of chapter)