The video conference ended. The sky finally dawned. Lu Ming opened the curtains and let the light of the rising sun spill into the room, and he felt the warmth from the sun.

In early autumn, it's still hot at noon. But now in the morning, it's lukewarm, and it's the most comfortable time.

Lu Ming ordered a breakfast and asked the waiter to send it directly to the room, bathed in the morning sunshine, and ate it without hurry. After that, Lu Ming sat on the sofa, facing the rising sun, facing the rows of high-rise buildings outside the window, looking at the white clouds in the blue sky, and fell into contemplation.

He was wondering what kind of judgment he should make. Which judgment is the most beneficial to the human world, and which judgment can avoid the loss of the human world to the greatest extent.

It's a hard judgment to make. Lu Ming didn't even know where to start.

The Doomsday Organization is the only source of doomsday prophecies and the only guarantor of authenticity. However, it is no longer possible to obtain further information from the Doomsday Organization in the near future.

Except for all of the Doomsday's own observation forces, they all denied the possibility of an asteroid hitting Earth.

In between, the direction is diametrically opposed. Moreover, the acquisition of intelligence has reached its limit.

- There are so many astronomical observations that have been invested in the search for the possible asteroid, but they have not been able to find that such an asteroid exists, what can be done?

One positive and one negative, two completely different possibilities are intertwined in Lu Ming's mind.

He leaned back on the couch in deep thought, motionless. The golden sunlight shone on him, making him look like a statue.

At this moment, in the video conference room without Lu Ming, Zhang Dingshan and the three of them are still online.

"Lu Ming, what kind of judgment will he make? Could his judgment be correct? ”

After a long silence, Lu Qingliang muttered the question.

No one answered him.

He Wei shook her head: "Forget it." It's no use that we continue to have meetings. Let's go, I'm going to get something to eat, maybe I won't be able to eat in the future. ”

He Wei exited the video conference room. Lu Qingliang also left in silence. In the conference room, only Zhang Dingshan was left.

It's morning. At this moment, in the city where He Wei is located, there is a popular breakfast called "Hu Spicy Soup". Locals often drink a bowl in the morning to start the day refreshed.

When she was out of town, He Wei also tried to buy semi-finished Hu spicy soup online and then process it herself, but she felt that she couldn't always make that kind of taste.

This kind of thing still has to be eaten in the place of origin.

After a brief tidying up, He Wei went out, and then came to a small alley with a familiar car. There is a small shop with a simple door, and the hygiene does not look very good. Most of the customers who come here are dressed casually, and the bustling room is full of life.

After buying a bowl, He Wei drank it seriously, and when she left the store, she couldn't help but look back, as if she wanted to keep it all in mind.

"Alas, it would be nice if this eucalyptus wasn't picked up by our second team."

She thought like this: "I don't know the end of the world, and I have the final moment in ignorance, at least I can enjoy life carefree during this time." Well, now I can't even celebrate the last period of peace. ”

This is the case when the doomsday is true. If the end is fake, it will be even more wronged, and it will be in vain to be afraid for so long.

Anyway, it's better to not know.

At this moment, although Lu Qingliang, who was at the headquarters, also withdrew from the video conference room, he did not leave the computer.

He sat in his seat, also in deep thought.

Flight crashes, Doomsday Organization, Ark Base, Sun Lide, soybean mutant blight, power outage, earthquake......

The words swirled and collided in his mind, making his head slightly dizzy.

After a long time, he sighed and stopped thinking.

He had confirmed that he could not draw any conclusions from the many clues and details.

"Lu Ming is much smarter than me, he should be able to find the right answer. I think it can......? ”

He left the conference room with a slightly gloomy expression.

"Qingliang, what's wrong? Get up on the wrong side of the bed? ”

Lao Zhang of the finance department saw Lu Qingliang's calm face and said hello with a smile. Lu Qingliang smiled reluctantly, shook his head, and left without speaking.

"Tsk, this Qingliang, I don't know what's on my mind. The little girls in Corey saw it, and they were so distressed that they were young. ”

……

Another city. Zhang Dingshan was still sitting upright in his seat, looking at the three windows that had turned black in the video conference room, and was silent for a long time.

There are four windows in the conference room. But at this moment, only his own window still shows his figure.

He sat like this, watching, as if waiting for something, and as if he was simply in a daze.

The video conference room window flickered. His hole shrank slightly. When he saw clearly that the person who landed in the conference room was He Wei, Tong Kong let go slightly.

"Captain, are you still there?"

"Just here."

"Oh, nothing, I'm just here to see. Not...... I'm a little sleepy, I'm going to get some sleep, and you can rest too. ”

"Okay."

He Wei exited the conference room again. On the seat, Zhang Dingshan was still sitting quietly, motionless.

The sun gradually moved away from the eastern horizon and gradually moved towards the middle of the sky. The warm sunlight also slowly began to become scorching, making Lu Ming, who was always meditating in front of the window, begin to feel a little hot on his exposed skin.

The air conditioner starts to work and deliver cool air into the room, counteracting the heat from the sun.

Lu Ming finally made a move at this time. He stretched and slowly stood up.

He had to admit that sometimes, in the face of some complex problems, no matter how hard he tried to think and analyze, he still couldn't come to valuable conclusions.

Just like now.

Long thinking does not help me to make more valuable judgments on this issue.

If we continue to delay, I am afraid it will only be a waste of time.

Then, it seems that there is only one path left to choose from.

The suggestions submitted to Li Wenhua and to the decision-making level are......

There are no recommendations.

When two choices are placed in front of you, your options are not two, but three.

You can choose one, you can choose two, or you can choose neither, and you can abstain directly.

Abstention is also a statement. To abstain is to admit that with one's own ability, one cannot weigh and judge which of the two options is more beneficial to the human world.

His identity is a direct participant, or leader, of this incident. The abstention of the direct participants means that the way to judge the incident from a rational point of view is blocked, and it also means that there is no longer any valuable advice from this aspect.

Then, the decision-making level can abandon the influence and weight from the Operations Division and even the Planetary Security Agency, and only make the final decision based on the interests and losses of the rest of the parties and the reference of intelligence.

Strictly speaking, the abstention is still valuable.

Lu Ming returned to the conference table, turned on the computer, and logged in to the video conference room.

To his surprise, his three teammates were all in the conference room at the moment.

"You're all there?"

"Just here."

Zhang Dingshan, He Wei, and Lu Qingliang seemed to have made an appointment, and at the same time subconsciously said this word. After that, the three of them were stunned for a moment at the same time, and each glanced at the other.

Lu Ming didn't notice the strangeness in this.

"I thought about it for a long time, but I couldn't find any reason to lean me towards either of these two options."

He sighed: "On our side, I'm afraid we won't be able to give any valuable choices to the top." I guess it's better to abstain. ”

The eagerness in the eyes of He Wei and Lu Qingliang instantly darkened.

Although this result had been expected for a long time, when it actually appeared, the two of them couldn't help but be a little disappointed in their hearts.

Perhaps in the past, Lu Ming always found vitality in desperate situations, which made him have unrealistic expectations for him, and at this time, he still hoped that he could find a way......

However, Lu Ming is not an immortal.

Lu Ming saw the changes in the expressions of He Wei and Lu Qingliang clearly. He felt a little guilty in his heart.

He knew very well that it was not his responsibility, and the two of them were definitely not blaming themselves. But he still felt a little guilty, as if he hadn't done his part.

Zhang Dingshan's expression remained unchanged.

He shook his head slightly: "Lu Ming, don't be in such a hurry to make up your mind. The time we were given above was one day. Right now...... Less than ten hours have passed. Think about it slowly, don't rush. ”

"But ......"

"Lu Ming, no matter what conclusion you come to in the end, this conclusion will be reported to Li in the name of our Action Team 2 collective, and Li will continue to report in the name of the entire Action Division collective. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, and even if you do, it's definitely not your turn to take the blame. Be bolder, think more, there's still time, don't rush. ”

Lu Ming felt a little ashamed in his heart.

He understands that the "responsibility" that Zhang Dingshan refers to is actually not that if the judgment is wrong, the superiors will punish him. Because in any case, it is absolutely impossible for a superior to punish a subordinate in such a matter.

If even this has to be punished, then who will dare to make judgments based on their own thinking in the future?

The responsibility here is actually a conscience and a psychological responsibility.

A large-scale mobilization, a small-scale mobilization, the gap between the two is too great. It is not an exaggeration to say that it involves thousands of families and the lives of countless people. Once the judgment is wrong, even if there is no punishment, and the person who makes the judgment will inevitably bear the condemnation of his own conscience when he sees countless families ruined.

"Whatever the responsibility, it's not your own. We believe your judgment, Li believes in the judgment of our second team, the Planetary Security Agency believes in the judgment of Li, and the decision-making level believes in the judgment of the Planetary Security Agency...... We all have a responsibility.

Whatever the consequences, we all bear them together. ”

Zhang Dingshan's tone was calm, but his words were as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"All we need now is your wisdom and ability to show us a more likely right path. is more likely to be right, not absolutely right. ”

Lu Qing clapped his hands reluctantly: "Yes, Lu Ming, we all believe in you, you will definitely be able to do it!" ”

He Wei also had a smile on her face: "Don't worry about Lu Ming, anyway, there is still time, you just think about it again, even if you still abstain in the end, it doesn't matter, right." ”

Lu Ming was slightly moved in his heart.

"Good. I tried my best. ”

"Go ahead."

Lu Ming once again exited the video conference room. This time, instead of sitting, he began to walk back and forth in the not-so-spacious hotel room.

Walking from the door to the window, and then back to the door, back and forth. His brain was once again immersed in that state of being distracted and concentrated.

The sun gradually began to slide from the middle of the sky towards the west. Once again, the dazzling light began to soften, and finally became dark.

In the middle of the city, neon lights began to light up. Night is coming.

Lu Ming sat on the sofa again, looking at the night scene in a quiet daze.

In the sky of the city, there are no stars in sight, only a few bright stars hanging in the sky. His eyes were focused on a bright star.

That's Jupiter.

At this moment, after thinking for a long time, but finally finding nothing, his brain is extremely tired, and he can hardly think any more effectively. His brain was relaxed at the moment, not actively thinking about anything, just looking at the star.

Perhaps it was the yearning for the starry sky that generated a picture in his mind. He seemed to see the huge surroundings of Jupiter, dozens of huge moons seemed to revolve around it in a chaotic but orderly manner, and seemed to see farther away, in the Keyinbo belt, many asteroids were quietly orbiting, and in the distance, he saw the Oort cloud, saw the South Gate two or three stars, saw countless huge stars shining brightly, saw the entire Milky Way, and saw the entire universe.

Countless planets, large or small, bright or dark, warm or calm, together form this vast chaotic system.

The microcosm is full of chaos and randomness. The macrocosm is almost orderly in a short period of time, and it is also chaotic and random in the long run.

Chaos and randomness are the essence of the universe. The so-called order is just an illusion.

In this trance, Lu Ming suddenly remembered something. An inspiration was like a star that had just been conceived by a huge cloud of gas, shining in Lu Ming's chaotic thinking universe.

He stood up instantly, took a few steps to the computer, and pulled up some information.

The Hongwei earthquake prophesied by the Son of God was 3:07 p.m. on October 19.

But......

The earthquake that occurred in the real world was 3:05 p.m. on October 19.

Between the two, there was a two-minute difference.