Gao Cheng: "I thought carefully about the environment where I met you, the clearing, the rocks, and the jungle seemed to be all strange. I've definitely been to that place more than once, but the paradox is why your instructors hurt me. ”

"Wait a minute." I called out to him, puzzled, "Didn't you say that we are out of the same realm?" How can you say that you have been there more than once, and what other instructors? He lowered his eyes and looked at me, "Don't rush to ask, listen to me." When I say that we may be in the same place, I do not mean that we are in the same place. At the far east of the river there is an island with many small islands, one of which I grew up in, and I suspect you are in another. The only explanation is that each of these two islands has an organization, belonging to a different faction, which is why I was attacked by the people of the organization you belong to when I was sixteen years old. You may not remember, after I was injured I hid in the woods and you came to me, and finally fell on top of you. Later, you secretly hid me, which is probably why you and I were on the island so much to inspire your childhood paintings. ”

Similar environments, similar situations, trigger the shadows buried deep in memory. My heart was pounding, and I grabbed his hand and asked urgently, "Then if you take me back there, will I be able to remember all the past?" ”

He was silent for a moment and then asked, "Do you really want to remember the past?" ”

I was asked, I used to feel that my life belonged to someone else, from Yang Xiaofeng to Xia Zhu, and then from Xia Zhu back to Yang Xiaofeng, and then vetoed it all, who am I? Where did it come from? It's all an illusion. At one point, I felt extremely confused, and it felt as if there was nothing but Gao Cheng. But then the confusion gradually dissipated, what if there is no past, there is only one person left in the memory of this life, what's wrong?

But when Gao Cheng asked me like this, I still hesitated, and after hesitating for a while, I nodded and replied, "I want to know." If you don't have the opportunity to learn about the past, you won't feel sorry; But if I have the opportunity, I still hope to be able to live clearly. The memory of the fragment has been traced back to knowing Sheng Shiyao when he was younger, and he has not forgotten that after he left, the little figure was picked up and taken away. This person who took me is a human trafficker? Or the leader of this organization?

And my life should be divided at that time, before the age of three or four should have been an era with no memory, am I like all ordinary children with parents and relatives, living an ordinary life? But because of the person who took me, my life was reversed and even distorted, and I walked into a cycle that subverted memories.

A closer memory is when I was about ten years old, the chief who can be described as harsh to me should be one of the instructors that Gao Cheng said. Later, when I first met Takashiro, I was still afraid of the commanders between my words, and it turned out that Takashiro, who seemed to be strong at that time, was also injured by them.

Isn't the destination of this trip very dangerous? Wait, what does going back to that archipelago have to do with us to solve this demon? When I asked about my doubts, Gao Cheng came and rubbed my hair and said, "Silly girl, since the origin of the heart demon is not the Hell Demon Star medicine, but me, then naturally go back to the root place to find the source." ”

I hesitated, "Do you already have the answer in mind?" ”

He smiled lightly and said in a low voice: "Han is indeed right, your brain is getting brighter and brighter now, especially this ability to observe words and colors and behavior analysis is catching up with me." I touched my nose and said, "What a thing?" "He was clearly making fun of me. didn't let him change the subject, squeezed his palm and asked, "Tell me the answer." ”

But he smiled, looked at me seriously, and said, "There are some things that cannot be said, and when you are there, you will naturally understand." ”

He made up his mind and refused to say anything, so I stared at it and made a different request: "Then you promise me that you will tell me no matter what happens in the future, and don't hide it from me." I don't want to be like this again, but I'm ignorant of what everyone knows. ”

At that time, he knelt down and begged Sheng Shiyao to save me, Luo Jinghan and the three of them must have been there, which is probably why Xie Rui was hostile to me even if he was not under the control of psychological hints. It is impossible for Xu Jianglun to foresee that the man and the madman on this ship will also follow, so Xie Rui's psychological suggestion instructions must have nothing to do with them, and it is his autonomous behavior to blame, and it is no wonder that Luo Jinghan wanted to question that sentence when he turned against him, and he didn't want me to be with Gao Cheng in his rational space.

Under my gaze, finally, Gao Cheng nodded and made a promise.

From this day on, I moved with Takashihiro's cabin to this boat operation room. Regarding Xie Rui and Qu Xinhua, Gao Cheng did a psychological counseling session for them, which can also be called hypnosis, trying to find the content of the instructions in their brains, and they were willing to cooperate, but the result was in vain. In the end, Luo Jinghan found two iron chains and locked them under the plank. This matter was not known to the rest of the crew, and the murder case of Chen Yong and the captain was temporarily suppressed, and no one mentioned it again.

Everything seems to have calmed down, but the atmosphere is oppressive. Even the weather has changed, thick clouds, the temperature has dropped suddenly, the clothes I brought are not thick, and the coolness comes in from the neck, only to feel the chill from the inside out.

But at this time, Gao Cheng couldn't take care of me, and his whole energy was focused on sailing and detecting the wind. Sometimes I saw him go out of the operation room to observe with a marine compass, and sometimes he came in to control the direction, and I didn't dare to ask for help as I watched.

Quietly exiting to the operation room, Luo Jinghan stood on the deck with a stern expression, and when I approached, he turned his head, "It's the first time I've seen Brother Cheng take something so seriously." His gaze fell behind me, with reverence.

I looked up at the sky and asked, "Is this a storm coming?" Luo Jinghan also raised his head and replied hesitantly: "Maybe, Brother Cheng has already ordered all departments to take precautions before, I'm afraid the action is not small." ”

At night, the wind was strong and visibility was very low. It stands to reason that even I, a person who doesn't know how to sail, know that this kind of weather, especially at night, is no longer able to drive, but Gao Cheng has no intention of stopping at all. Luo Jinghan and I both had a worried look on our faces, and the first mate and chief engineer also came over several times to ask for instructions on whether we wanted to continue sailing, and the answer we got was: continue.

At about two o'clock in the evening, I was standing outside the cabin when I suddenly felt a chill above my head, and when I raised my hand, I found that there was snow floating in the sky. I used to live in H City, which belongs to the south, and it is difficult to see snow all year round, but I didn't expect to meet the first snow in the cold winter month on this boat in the middle of the river. There is no novelty, but I feel that a layer of haze has been added to my heart.

I was about to enter to tell the truth, but I turned around and collided with Gao Cheng, and I was knocked backwards, but fortunately he stopped me and fished me out to stabilize my body. looked up and down, but didn't see him holding the compass again, only lowered his eyebrows and scolded: "What do you think?" Don't look good and go. ”

I ignored him and looked into the cabin, and saw that the instrument dial was working normally, and the wheel axle was fixed. Seeing that his face was not more solemn than before, he couldn't help but ask, "Don't you need to look at those instrument roulettes?" ”

"Not for the time being, it's already stable."

I was slightly stunned, "Isn't it snowing?" How did such bad weather stabilize? He circled his gaze, raised his arm to let the snowflakes fall on his sleeve, and said, "Didn't you notice that the wind had stopped?" "As soon as he said it, I realized that it was true, there was a strong wind before, and now the snow is heavy, but it seems that the wind has really decreased, but the visibility is low because of the snow.

In the dark night, the goose feathers and heavy snow almost covered the horizon, and the darkness in front of me was completely unclear.

Gao Cheng saw the gloom on my face, smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, I am very familiar with this water, and this snowstorm is just in time, so let me borrow this east wind." ”

was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Borrowing the east wind?" ”

"Sailing ships are not steadily surviving, so they often miss some opportunities to avoid trouble, and the most clever navigation skills are to know how to take advantage of the right time, place and people." Even though Gao Cheng's expression was calm when he said this, it was difficult to hide the arrogance in his eyes. The meaning of his words is not difficult to understand, the time of day refers to the weather, in my eyes the wind is very dangerous, but in his eyes it is an opportunity to take advantage of the "east wind", carefully think about it seems that it has always been with the wind, not against the direction of the wind.

I asked the first question: "Is it just the same direction that we are traveling in the same direction as the wind?" ”

He pursed his lips and smiled, "In that case, I wouldn't need to be so engrossed, just let the ship ride the wind." Little bamboo, come and see. He spread out his palm, and there was a small pebble in the palm of his hand, and he only heard him say: "The boat is like this pebble, held in the palm of a person, no matter how the hand shakes, as long as it is held a degree, it will not fall." ”

That's right, but ...... "If the wind blows in your face, how can you stop it?" ”

"Silly! Who told you to go to the mantis arm to block the car? As long as the general direction does not change and the small direction is adjusted, the resistance can become a side force. ”

I didn't speak, not because I felt that I was timid in front of him, but it sounded like a simple truth, but in fact, the mystery and technology contained in it were very deep. The "time of day" he is talking about is not a superficial opportunity, but can only be obtained by combining public opinion, meteorology, dynamics, and ship experience.

Then the so-called geographical advantage should refer to his familiarity with this river area. Maybe he went back and forth many times, but I believe that once the map was imprinted in his head. So once he controls the sailing itinerary, the planning map of the area is all in his mind, just like playing chess, how to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages, how to turn around, how to go straight to the end, he is completely in control, and he is the best chess player.

But in the end, I don't understand the "harmony", almost all the people on the ship are disheartened, where can they still be called human? <