Before the bearded man opened the holster, Su Mengfan had already aimed at him.

This time, Khan did not stop Su Mengfan.

Su Mengfan was breathing heavily, he could hear his heartbeat and blood boiling, and there were no unreasonable thoughts in his head.

He knew one thing: as soon as the bearded man said another word or used his pistol again, he would immediately pull the trigger.

Su Mengfan didn't want to die like that poor man: he didn't want to be torn to pieces by this crowd.

The bearded man froze in place, his eyes glaring.

Then, something incredible happened.

The khan took a big step forward, looked into the man's eyes and said:

"Don't move. You're either going to listen to me or you're going to die. ”

The bearded man's threatening look vanished, and his hands hung limply at his sides.

Su Mengfan was sure that it was Khan's words that frightened the man, not his machine gun.

"Don't talk about the power of the strong, you're too weak to say that." Khan said. He didn't unload the man's armament, and then turned to Su Mengfan.

The stocky man froze there, looking here and there. People looked at Khan and wondered what else he would say, and it seemed that he was in control.

"On the topic that was interrupted just now, I think there is an agreement. We'll all be out of here in fifteen minutes. ”

He said to Su Mengfan, "Human? No, my friend, they are beasts. They are a group of jackals. They are jackals, and I am wolves. Many stations know my nickname, and they are afraid of me. ”

Su Mengfan was silent, he was stunned by these things he saw with his own eyes, and he calmed down, and finally understood what the Khan said.

After a pause, Khan added, "And you are a young wolf." Su Mengfan didn't look back at him, but he heard an unexpected enthusiasm in his voice.

…………

The tunnel is very empty and very clean. The ground is dry, and the breeze on their cheeks is very pleasant.

There are no rats, no confusing side passages, no black holes, just a few locked doors.

You live in this tunnel as comfortably as you do at any station.

But that's not all, the extraordinary silence and cleanliness of the place not only made them lose their vigilance, but also made them forget any stories of fear of death and disappearance.

At this time, the legends about the missing people began to look like stupid fabrications, and Su Mengfan had begun to wonder if the desolate scene of those unfortunate people they thought had contracted the plague really existed.

Maybe it was just a little nightmare he had while he snoozed with a philosopher's floating mind?

He and the Khan were at the rear, because the Khan thought that people might leave one by one, and he thought that if this continued, no one would reach {Peace Avenue Station}.

Now, he quietly walked up to Su Mengfan, and he was as calm as if nothing had happened.

He had now stretched the tight wrinkles on his face from the conflict at {Sukharev Station}, the storm had passed, and now walking next to Su Mengfan was a sane, reserved khan, not an angry adult wolf.

Su Mengfan found that Khan's transformation only took one minute. He understood that another opportunity to unveil the mystery of the subway presented him, and he did not hesitate to ask: "Do you know what is going on in this tunnel?" ”

"No one knows, not including me," the khan replied reluctantly.

"There are some things that I don't even know about. The only thing I can tell you is that it's an abyss, and I call it a black hole......

You may never have actually seen a star, or you've seen it before, but do you know what the universe is all about?

A falling star looks like a deep hole, and at this time it consumes itself because of its huge energy, sucking the material from the outside inside, sucking it into its center, and its center will become smaller, denser, and heavier.

The denser it becomes, the more its gravity grows, and the process is irreversible, like an avalanche: as gravity increases, more matter is attracted faster and faster to the center of this monster.

At some stage, its energy is strong enough to suck its neighbors out, it can affect all the matter around it, and eventually it even begins to inhale light waves.

The great force allowed it to devour the sun's rays, and the space around it was dead and black - what fell into its hole had no strength to pull itself out again.

This is the Dark Star, the black sun, and there is nothing but cold and darkness around it. At this point, he paused and listened to the conversation of the man in front of them.

"But what does it have to do with this tunnel?" After being silent for five minutes, Su Mengfan couldn't help but ask again.

"You know, I have a natural ability to foresee, sometimes I can see the future and see the past, sometimes I can travel my mind to other places, but sometimes it's not very clear, like avoiding me.

For example, I can't foresee how your trip will end, and your future is a mystery to me.

It's kind of like you look at the world through sewage and you can't discern anything.

When I try to see what is going on here or try to understand the nature of this place, there is only darkness in front of me, and the light of my mind is gone in the absolute darkness of this tunnel. That's why I call it a black hole.

That's everything I can tell you about this tunnel. Then he fell silent. A few minutes later, Khan added, "That's why I'm here." ”

"So, you don't know why this tunnel is sometimes very safe, and sometimes it swallows people in? So why does it only take people who travel alone? ”

"I don't know more about this than you do, although I've been trying to unravel the mystery for three years. But so far, I have found nothing. ”

The sound of their footsteps elicited a distant series of echoes.

The air here is transparent, breathing is surprisingly easy, and the darkness doesn't look scary.

Khan's words did not make Su Mengfan wary or worried.

Su Mengfan thought that his companion was so pessimistic, not because of the mystery or danger of the tunnel, but because his investigation was fruitless, and his idea was a kind of self-awareness, which in Su Mengfan's opinion, was even a little ridiculous.

It's just a normal tunnel, there's no threat here, it's simple, empty...... A carnival melody sounded in his head and was revealed, but apparently he didn't notice that the Khan suddenly looked at him mockingly.

Khan asked Su Mengfan, "Isn't it interesting here?" So quiet, so clean, huh? ”

"yes!" Su Mengfan happily agreed.

Su Mengfan felt that his soul was relaxed and free, because Khan understood his mood and was also affected by it...... He also laughed as he walked, there was no heavy burden on his mind, and he also believed that this tunnel was ......

"Then now, close your eyes, I will take your hand and you will not fall...... What can you see now? Khan gently grabbed Su Mengfan's wrist and asked with interest.

"No, I can't see anything, only a few flashlights through my eyelids." Su Mengfan obediently closed his eyes and said a little disappointed - suddenly, he let out a soft exclamation.

"There you have it—you see it!" Khan said with satisfaction, "It's beautiful, isn't it?" ”

"It's amazing...... It's like ...... There is no top, everything is so blue...... My God, how beautiful! How easy it is to breathe! ”

"That's the sky, my friend. It's amazing, isn't it?

If you're here, in the right mood, take it easy and close your eyes, then you'll be able to see it like a lot of people.

It's weird, of course...... Even those who have never been to the ground can see it and feel as if you have reached the ground above...... And it hasn't actually happened, you're still in the subway tunnel. ”

"And you, did you see it too?" Su Mengfan asked happily, not wanting to open his eyes.

"No," Khan said gloomily. "Almost everyone can see it, but I can't.

All I see is a thick bright darkness around the tunnel, if you know what I mean.

Above, below, all around was darkness, with only a small beam of light extending into the tunnel, and as we wandered through this underground labyrinth, we would involuntarily follow it, maybe I was blind, or maybe everyone else was blind.

Okay, open your eyes, I'm not a guide dog, and I'm not going to hold your hand all the way to {Peace Avenue Station}. He let go of Su Mengfan's wrist.

Su Mengfan tried to continue walking with his eyes closed, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the blue sky and stars, but he tripped on a crossbar and almost fell to the ground with all his luggage.

So, he reluctantly opened his eyes, was silent for a long time, and smirked.

"What is it?" He finally asked.

"Fantasy. Dream. Mood. All. Khan replied.

"But it's also very changeable, it's not your mood or dream alone. There are so many of us here, nothing has happened so far, but the mood can completely change the situation here, you will feel it.

Look there, we're almost there!

But we can't stop here, we can't even take a breather.

People may want to take a break, but not everyone feels the tunnel. Most people don't even feel what you can feel. We have to keep going, although it may be harder to convince people this time. ”