The painting, titled "Dream," still hangs on the wall of the study.

While Mei Yiqiu and Xia Wenyuan were discussing investment issues, Aoki walked to the painting and carefully admired Picasso's original work again.

I don't know why, when he saw the appearance of the girl in the painting, he immediately remembered Xia Wenyuan's daughter Xia Xiaoxiao, and then the appearance of the little girl named Meimei and her mother appeared in front of him.

"Professor, do you think it is possible that the spiritual residue of the painter during his creation is parasitized by the consciousness body?" Aoki looked at the painting and suddenly asked.

Mei Yiqiu was talking to Xia Wenyuan in a whisper, and only then did she notice the painting on the wall: "I can't be sure of this, theoretically speaking, the spiritual residue in the painting is not a complete consciousness body, maybe it is complete in the two-dimensional world in the painting, if the consciousness invader wants to parasitize, it is also parasitic in a two-dimensional world." ”

"But we can feel the mind that the painter pours into the work, does it mean that there is some kind of connection between the two-dimensional world created by the painter and our three-dimensional world, and the consciousness or human spirit can move between the two worlds in some special way?"

"There is such a possibility, but this is beyond the current scientific understanding." Mei Yiqiu stood up and walked to the painting, carefully put the hand holding the pipe behind her back to prevent the smoke from reaching the picture, and admired it carefully, "What a beautiful painting!" ”

"Hmm......" Aoki pondered for a while and turned to ask Xia Wenyuan, "Mr. Xia said last time that this painting was sold to you by the one who sold it to you?" ”

"Ronald Cohen." Xia Wenyuan said.

"Is that Ronald Cohen from the Dream Foundation?" Mei Yiqiu asked, "I know that person is an art collector. ”

"That's right." Xia Wenyuan nodded.

Aoki reminded Mei Yiqiu: "I remember that Mr. Lester's last words mentioned that he was invited by Ronald to visit an art exhibition, and Xia Lao also met with Ronald at the auction before the accident and bought this "Dream". ”

Xia Wenyuan said in surprise: "You mean Cohen is ......"

"It's all just speculation right now, but I think it's suspicious," Aoki said. What does this Dream Foundation do? ”

"Speaking of which, this dream foundation is indeed a bit mysterious, it is a fund management platform with more than 100 mutual funds under its umbrella." Xia Wenyuan explained the composition of the Dream Foundation, "Unlike fund companies like BlackRock, the Dream Foundation is loosely managed, not an independent company, but more like a guild organization established by many fund managers. Moreover, the Dream Foundation not only absorbs funds, but also absorbs Dream members, and it is said that the requirements for members are very high, and it is not possible to enter if you have money. ”

"Did they invite you to join?"

"Nope."

"Looks suspicious!" Mei Yiqiu smoked her pipe and fell into deep thought.

Aoki also took out a cigarette and lit it, and began to swallow the clouds and puff out the fog. The study was filled with smoke and silence.

Although the study has a good ventilation and purification system, Hu Xing still can't stand it a little and reminds: "My grandfather is not in good health, can you smoke less." ”

Xia Wenyuan said: "It's okay, I used to smoke, but then I quit because I lost my life, and now that my life is not long, why should I care about the smell of smoke!" ”

Hu Xing said angrily: "Grandpa, what did you say? You live a long life! Aoki must have a way to get rid of that shadow in your dreams once and for all. She said and looked at Aoki, "Really, Master?" ”

Aoki took a long puff of cigarette and said, "This parasitic consciousness is accompanied by your grandfather's ontological consciousness, disguised as his shadow. And it is impossible for people to be without shadows, this is the rule of the real world. When Xia Lao was dreaming, he also copied this rule into the dream, and because of the existence of that shadow, this rule was strengthened by Xia Lao's own consciousness intentionally or unintentionally. There are only two ways to make the shadow disappear ......"

"Which two?"

"Make the light source disappear, or make the object that blocks the light source create a shadow disappear."

"It can't be! Do you mean to either make my grandfather's dreams forever dark, or you will dissolve them along with my grandfather's ontological consciousness......" Hu Xing covered her mouth and took back the last word that was about to blurt out.

"Actually, the first method doesn't work. Even in the dark, but you can't see the shadow, the invading consciousness is still there, and it doesn't even need to be disguised then. "There's another way. ”

"What?"

"Change the rules of dreams."

"How to change?"

"Shadows under the light are the physical rules of our world. And the rules of dreams are subconsciously constructed, if you think about it carefully, sometimes dreams can fly? Aoki asked himself, "That's because you changed the rules of the dream yourself." Of course, it is very difficult to consciously change, and the requirements for mental power are very high, so I once proposed a workaround for Xia Lao. ”

Xia Wenyuan suddenly said: "Is that what you said last time to make light everywhere?" ”

Aoki said, "That's right. There is light and no shadows, which is too different from the rules of the real world. A change in a rule means that a series of rules related to it will change, which will consume great mental power. But to make light everywhere, you only need to increase the number of light sources, like the shadowless lamp on the operating table, and not let the shadow appear, which is in line with the rules of the real world, and it is relatively easy to create such a dream world. ”

"But my grandfather can't dream lucidly, how do you let him control the content of the dream?" Hu Xing reminded.

Aoki said, "yes, so I'm just prompting and not insisting." Now, though, I seem to have found another solution to that parasitic consciousness. ”

"What's the solution?"

"I encountered a lot of strange people and strange things when I went to southern Yunnan this time, and there was one person whose situation was extremely similar to that of Xia Lao."

"Oh, you can finish it in one breath, don't hang my appetite!" Hu Xing said urgently.

Aoki smiled, briefly recounted the matter of Yao's mother in Jiaozhou, and then said: "When her bone marrow transplant is completed and her health is better, I will study how her invader was driven away." ”

Hu Xing immediately said: "Leukemia can come to Wuzhong, and the blood research center of the Affiliated Hospital of Wu University is the best in the country." ”

Mei Yiqiu said: "I have already said hello to the hospital, but there are some things that you rich people can do more efficiently." ”

Xia Wenyuan understood what Mei Yiqiu meant, and immediately said, "Xing'er, you will talk to your Aunt Xia in a while, and let her send someone to arrange it." ”

Hu Xing agreed, then squeezed his eyes at Aoki, snorted and said, "You'll be able to see that beautiful stewardess again soon!" ”

Aoki puffed out a puff of smoke and showed a smiling expression, then turned his face to talk to Mei Yiqiu.

Hu Xing wrinkled her nose and muttered in a low voice: "It's still a mess of flowers!" ”