(Originally, I was just going to sleep for a while, but I slept until noon, sorry! The first update, the six-thousand-word three-in-one update, one more to make up for yesterday's, one more to make up, one more normal update, more than 21, and there is a bigger chapter at night to make up for the lack of words)

August 2, 11:30 p.m.

K20 is still about a four-hour drive away from arriving in Yekaterinburg at the foot of the Ural Mountains, although Cheng Mo is the type of person who has calm breath every time there is a big event, and heart disease makes him unable to fluctuate too much, but this time is different, and the previous "big things" such as being ridiculed by Shen Mengjie, being beaten by Sun Dayong and their fat, and Du Leng's secret battle, and even plotting against Bai Xiuxiu, what he is about to face now can be really called a big thing, so big that it is difficult to get a glimpse of the whole picture with his imagination.

Therefore, even if he is as calm as Cheng Mo, he can't really be as immobile as a mountain, and at this moment he is very nervous in his heart, and he can't calm down and read.

"Do you have something on your mind?" Xie Minyun said, staring at her Russian version of "Athens and Jerusalem" with a blank face.

"Huh?" Cheng Mo took his eyes off the e-book in his hand that had not turned the pages for a long time, raised his head and looked at Xie Minyun opposite with uncertain eyes, the green birch forest outside the car window was passing rapidly, like waves that had been fast-forwarded.

"You don't usually read like this, I can see a kind of tranquility and concentration in your expression, you have a lot of small movements this morning, your brows are furrowed very tightly, you can't read calmly at all..... So, you have something on your mind....."

Xie Minyun still didn't look up, as if he was concentrating on two things, talking to Cheng Mo while reading a book.

"Maybe..... It was a long journey that made me feel a little tired. Cheng Mo put down the e-book and turned his head to look out of the window, behind the rapidly receding green wave were heavy mountains, and a round of rain washed by the sun was bright and dazzling.

Xie Minyun closed the book in his hand and placed it on the small table, Cheng Mo turned his head and saw the simple cover, which had nothing on it except a line of red Russian "Athens and Jerusalem".

Probably anyone who likes Nietzsche will read this book, because in his critique of the philosophy of reason from Socrates to Kant, Shestov once said: The only exception is Friedrich Nietzsche. ”

Cheng Mo has naturally also seen it, and simply put, 'Athens and Jerusalem' is about the confrontation between philosophy and faith. To be clear, Athens represents the spirit of reason (science) and Jerusalem represents faith (religion), both of which are concerned with the foundations of human civilization, but unfortunately, the atheistic education that the Chinese received from an early age made it impossible for anyone to seriously think about this issue.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is indeed a question worth studying. Because even the most rigorous mathematics must have axioms that cannot be proved and require unconditional trust, otherwise everything will fall apart. So for human civilization, should we believe in faith, or believe in reason?

It seems that in the twenty-first century, especially in China, this is a question that does not need to be thought about, because Confucianism and Taoism never go back to the roots, but only respond to what happened. This is a typical Chinese wisdom, as a Confucian, it almost abandons the legitimacy and sacredness of questioning the source of the poer, but as long as you obtain the poer, you have the legitimacy and sacredness.

Therefore, science and reason cannot be doubted in China, and Cheng Mo once believed that only reason and science are the only correctness in the pursuit of truth. However, looking back now, what truth is the pursuit of human beings? Is the truth pursued by reason really correct? Will there be any drawbacks to the truth pursued by reason alone?

It seems that human beings lack faith and think that they can do anything, which is also a terrible thing.

Even if the productive forces develop enough to liberate all mankind, perhaps humanity will not be able to solve its own problems.

Sin will not be destroyed, it will always be there.

Cheng Mo's mind flashed speculation about "Athens and Jerusalem", but Xie Minyun had no intention of discussing the content of the book with him, and Cheng Mo had no intention of talking about it, so it was pointless to say these things at this moment.

"Let's go to the dining car to eat!" Xie Minyun moved his body to the other side of the sofa, went to put on his shoes, and took the initiative to take the initiative.

Cheng Mo glanced at the time, said "oh", also went to change his shoes, put on his shoes, and when he got up, Cheng Mo said again: "Bring valuables, documents, mobile phones, jewelry, etc!"

Xie Minyun nodded, tidied up her belongings a little, and then put on her blue lady bag, and then the two walked out of the room one after the other, Cheng Mo walked behind and locked the door, and walked towards the dining car at the end of the train with Xie Minyun.

When passing by the No. 18 carriage, Xie Minyun naturally saw the bright and eye-catching Napoleonic family coat of arms, so she looked back at Cheng Mo.

Cheng Mo knew that there was a carrier inside and might be listening, so he put his index finger to his mouth and made a silent gesture, Xie Minyun frowned, did not speak, and continued to walk forward.

The two entered the dining car, Cheng Mo saw the family of Americans at first glance, little Lori Rebecca was sitting on a chair, her chin was exposed to the table, grabbing a spoon and eating potatoes and baked mushrooms, the corners of her mouth were stained with a lot of yellow cheese, obviously she also saw Cheng Mo, grabbed her mother's sleeve, and pointed at Cheng Mo.

Rebecca's father Evans naturally saw his daughter's movements, and when he turned around, he saw Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun, and said enthusiastically and loudly: "Hey!cheng!"

Evans greeted Cheng Mo, and suddenly the entire carriage was looking at him, in fact, they were looking at Xie Minyun more, for these foreigners, such a beautiful Asian girl is really rare, and it is normal to take a few more looks.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Evans..... Rebecca, good afternoon!"

Mrs. Evans Grace smiled and waved at Cheng Mo.

“cheng，good afternoon。 Little Lori held a spoon and said loudly to Cheng Mo.

"Just sit on our side! Evans gestured directly across from him, on the backs of Rebecca and Grace.

Cheng Mo hesitated, but Xie Minyun walked towards the empty position with Cheng Mo, Cheng Mo could only follow, and when he passed Evans, he winked at Cheng Mo, "It seems that you had a pleasant evening, you seem to be a little lonely when we were still discussing it yesterday, it seems that this is not the case." ”

"Facts are not always facts, and the eyes can sometimes deceive. Cheng Mo responded ambiguously, and then sat next to Xie Minyun, not across from him.

"Why don't you sit opposite...." Xie Minyun glanced at Cheng Mo and whispered in Chinese.

"It's an unspoken rule to sit like this in the dining car, so that other people can share a table. ”

"You just...."

Cheng Mo knew what Xie Minyun was going to ask, so he immediately interrupted her, pushed the menu on the table in front of Xie Minyun and said, "This matter is going to be said when I get back to the carriage, you can see what dishes to order first.....

Xie Minyun frowned again, Cheng Mo was a little distracted all morning, and he didn't mention anything when he saw the coat of arms of the Napoleonic family, which was really not right.

At this time, Cheng Mo felt someone tap him on the shoulder, and when he turned around, he saw Rebecca kneeling on the chair, the cheese on the corner of her mouth had been wiped clean, and she whispered in Cheng Mo's ear: "The sister next to you is so beautiful!"

Cheng Mo didn't know how to answer, so he tapped Xie Minyun's arm with his finger and said in Chinese: "Hey! others praise you for being beautiful." ”

Xie Minyun turned his head to look at Rebecca's round little chubby face, smiled and said, "Thank you, you are also beautiful!"

Rebecca was stared at by the beautiful young lady, and immediately became ashamed, turned around to grab her mother's arm with a red face, Mrs. Evans hugged Rebecca and looked back at Xie Minyun and said with a smile: "Good afternoon!"

"This is Mrs. Evans, this is Xie Minyun! We sat together at dinner yesterday. Cheng Mo introduced.

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Evans. ”

"Xie Minyun! It's a complicated name, it makes people feel profound, are you from Huaxia like Cheng?" said Mrs. Evans, repeating the pronunciation of the name "Xie Minyun."

Xie Minyun nodded, "Of course." ”

"You are the most beautiful Chinese girl I have ever seen, you should be a star in Huaxia, right?"

"I'm just a student. ”

Mrs. Evans exclaimed, "A girl like you is definitely a cheerleader in our schools in America!"

Rebecca buried her head in Mrs. Evans's arm, looked at Xie Minyun secretly with one eye, and asked her mother in a low voice, "Mom, do you like each other with this sister?"

In Mrs. Evans's eyes, the two of them had gone on a long trip together, and they lived in a double private room, so they were naturally a couple, so they lowered their heads and grabbed Rebecca's little hand and said, "Yes, Rebecca, only people like them who like each other can kiss ....."

"No, no, I think you're mistaken...... I don't have that kind of relationship with Cheng....." Xie Minyun was a little embarrassed and quickly explained.

"Ahh......???h

Xie Minyun remembered the "indirect kissing" with Cheng Mo yesterday at this moment, and his mind was suddenly a little confused, and he said with a red face: "I... We... Yes..."

Seeing that Xie Minyun seemed to be a little embarrassed because he was considered a couple with him, Cheng Mo turned around and said lightly: "We are sisters and brothers!"

Xie Minyun smiled reluctantly and echoed: "Yes! Sister..... Brother!"

Mrs. Evans hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I thought you were a couple!"

"It doesn't matter. Xie Minyun said.

Little Lori looked up and asked her mother, "Then can't my sister kiss my brother? If you give birth to a younger brother in the future, can I kiss him..."

Mrs. Evans didn't know how to explain this, so she could only say, "Rebecca, you have to finish your own food first, and you can't just disturb other people's meals..."

Then Mrs. Evans said to Xie Minyun and Cheng Mo, "I'm sorry to disturb you....."

Xie Minyun said "It's okay" again, and then turned back and continued to look at the menu, gritting his teeth and saying in Chinese while looking at the menu: "Brother and sister? I look older than you?"

"Huh? I mean senior sister and junior brother..... just omitted the word ....." Cheng Mo didn't expect Xie Minyun to mind age so she shouldn't mind, in addition, to be honest, Xie Minyun does seem more mature, this has nothing to do with appearance, but a matter of height and chest, and he has a baby face and is thin, so from the outside, he and Xie Minyun are very incompatible.....

"You seem to be honest and taciturn on the surface, but in fact you are a cunning hypocrite..... It's really blind that your father gave you such a good name!" Xie Minyun sneered.

Cheng Mo was quite speechless, not knowing where he had hit Xie Minyun's pain point, and whispered: "Your grandfather still wants you to be broad-minded?

"Why am I not broad-minded?" Xie Minyun glanced at Cheng Mo fiercely.

Cheng Mo turned his head and saw Xie Minyun's tall and upright Hun Min, so he didn't speak, and immediately turned his head back and stared at the back of the person sitting in front of him.

Xie Minyun naturally noticed where Cheng Mo's gaze had just fallen, and said angrily: "Hooligans!"

Cheng Mo said helplessly: "What's wrong with me?"

Xie Minyun bit her lip, "What did you look at just now?"

Cheng Mo said lightly: "The Buddha said that looking at the mountain is the mountain, and looking at the water is the water. I just look at the Dharma as it is, and what I see is what it is, and I don't think about it more, and I don't think about it less. So, donor, it's you thinking too much!"

"Oily tone, it seems that you really learned badly from that unreliable master....." Xie Minyun said coldly.

"What to order?" Cheng Mo knew that he couldn't continue to talk about this matter, so he looked directly at the menu and asked.

Xie Minyun paused for a moment, and then looked at the menu intently......

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When Mr. and Mrs. Evans took Rebecca out of the dining car, they also said goodbye to Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun, and when they left, Rebecca gave candy to Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun, but she quietly gave Xie Minyun an extra one, and her beauty is cute.

Cheng Mo looked at the candy in his hand, his heart was at war, he was entangled, turned around and called out to the Evans couple who were about to leave, and asked, "Mr. Evans, I like this candy very much..... Can I get another snack and Rebecca in exchange for a little later?"

This request surprised the Evans couple, and the two looked at each other, but Evans still smiled and said, "No need to change, you can wait for the No. 9 compartment 9-12 to get it..... Rebecca loves sweets, so we brought quite a few ......"

The corners of Cheng Mo's mouth curved, "Thank you so much." ”

"You're welcome!" Evans led Rebecca and Mrs. Evans and turned to leave the dining car.

Xie Minyun didn't speak to Cheng Mo next, and the two of them finished the rough Russian food in silence, and then returned to their own rooms.

After closing the door, Xie Minyun didn't sit down immediately, but looked at Cheng Mo coldly, "Say, what is there hiding from me? Why did you tell me not to speak when I saw the coat of arms of the Napoleonic family?"

Cheng Mo squeezed past Xie Minyun, sat down on the sofa that belonged to him, and said softly while taking off his shoes: "I think you'd better get off in Yekaterinburg...."

"What do you mean?" Xie Minyun asked with a frown.

Literally. ”

"Cheng Mo, you'd better make it clear. ”

"I think there's a danger, so just in case. Cheng Mo said lightly.

"Dangerous? Could it be that you really found a spy?" Xie Minyun asked suspiciously.

"Suspicious!" Cheng Mo said expressionlessly.

Cheng Mo just went out for dinner yesterday, and he would have a harvest? How could it be, Xie Minyun didn't believe it very much, "You wouldn't be cautious like this just because Uncle Li casually said 'spy', right? I can tell you, you definitely think too much, and this matter can't be handed over to you! Besides, even if there is a spy, what if there is a spy? Shouldn't we notify Uncle Li to arrest him?"

"It's not as simple as you think. ”

"Does it have anything to do with the Napoleonic family?" Xie Minyun asked.

Cheng Mo sighed: "I can't tell you about this matter for a while....."

"I have more time to listen to you clearly, and if you don't make it clear, then please get off in Yekaterinburg too, and I will get off if you get off. Xie Minyun said categorically.

Cheng Mo didn't speak, his mood was a little complicated, he took out some snacks suitable for children from a large bag of snacks that Xie Minyun put in a plastic bag, and found another plastic bag to pack, "I'll go see Mr. Evans' family....."

"I'll go too. Xie Minyun bit her lip and thought, "Could it be this family problem?"

Cheng Mo didn't stop it, and went to the No. 9 carriage where the Evans family was with Xie Minyun, and when they walked to the 9-12 box, the two saw the door of the box open, and Evans was teaching Xiao Lori to speak English tongue twisters, and the carriage sounded in Xiao Loli's immature child's voice, "Any noise annoy an oyster, but a noisy noise annoy an oyster more." ”

Seeing that Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun were really here, Mr. Evans and Mrs. Evans immediately stood up politely from the side of the bed, greeted the two politely, and invited the two to come in and sit, but they were not as enthusiastic as when they met in the dining car.

Cheng Mo glanced at the carriage, the facilities were not as good as the first-class carriage, or two high and low beds, so the carriage seemed even more cramped, and at this time there was a woman lying on the side of the upper bunk, who should be sleeping.

Cheng Mo didn't look at it, and didn't immediately say anything about changing the candy, and sat on the bed opposite the family with Xie Minyun, this should be Evans's bed, with Mr. Evans' coat on it, Cheng Mo didn't go around in circles, and said according to what he had already thought about: "Mr. Evans, Mrs. Evans, are you planning to go directly to the capital?"

"Of course!" Mr. Evans smiled unnaturally, in fact, he had heard that drug dealers on this railway used ordinary tourists to transport drugs, that is, they started with a close set, and then asked you to help them bring something through the customs or quietly stuff something in your bag, although this young man does not look like a bad person, but how can this kind of thing be good?

"In fact, Yekaterinburg is also worth seeing, not only the Church of Spilled Blood, but also the Eurasian dividing line and the Sevastyanov Palace, which is really a rare tourist attraction, don't you plan to see more?"

Xie Minyun saw that Cheng Mo actually wanted the American to get off in Yekaterinburg, and his doubts were even more over.

"No, the tickets are already set, it's a waste when you get off .....the bus," Mr. Evans shook his head, and said without hesitation, and Cheng Mo's sudden words were really suspicious.

Cheng Mo looked at the little Lori who was concentrating on playing with toys, and whispered: "Mr. Evans, in fact, this car is not normal, I have seen a lot of gangsters..... It's as if they're planning something.... If you don't believe me, go and see if there are two men with daggers tattooed on their shoulders at the junction of carriages eight and nine..... They belong to the extremely dangerous elements of the Wolf Gang..."

Mr. Evans turned his head to look at his wife, shrugged his shoulders at Cheng Mo, and said with a smile: "Cheng, thank you for the reminder, but we believe that the Russian railway is not so dangerous, where those two people are standing is just because their boss is in box 1-4, and there is a patrol officer leading the wolf dog just now.... Everything is normal, and gangsters don't do bad things for no reason....."

Cheng Mo knew that it was basically difficult to convince this family, and there was no point in sitting more, so he sighed in his heart, "Since that's the case, then I won't bother you." After speaking, he handed the white plastic bag containing some Russian chocolate, fruit candy and a jar of caviar in his hand to the little Lori who was playing with the toy, "Rebecca, this is my brother's return gift, thank you for the candy...."

Rebecca didn't answer, but turned to look at Mrs. Evans, who put her arm around Rebecca's shoulders and said with a smile, "Say thank you to my brother." ”

Little Lori then said that she took the plastic bag obediently and said "thank you" sweetly.

Cheng Mo stood up from the bed and said, "Then we will leave." ”

In addition to greeting Evans' family, Xie Minyun, who didn't say a word, also stood up with Cheng Mo.

Mrs. Evans said, "Wait. He got up and dragged out a box from under the bed, opened a crack, and took a pack of unopened Delianon toffee and handed it to Cheng Mo, "This is the candy you want." ”

Cheng Mo also said "thank you", said goodbye to the Evans couple and little Lori, and then left the 9-12 box.

The sliding door of the carriage closed, Cheng Mo could imagine the Evans couple's suspicion of him, if it was him, he would also be suspicious, he never believed that it was good without a reason, if it was him, he would even throw away the bag of snacks and would not eat it.

"Is there really going to happen?" Xie Minyun asked in a whisper behind Cheng Mo.

"I don't know either!" Cheng Mo's self-deprecating response, in fact, it didn't look like a response, more like a whisper, he lowered his head and walked forward in the narrow corridor, maybe life is like this, only give you such a wide road, so that you have no choice, and you don't even have the right to retreat, you think that it makes sense for you to turn back, but it's not, because the train of fate is always dragging you forward.

There is no point in your retreat.

Although Cheng Mo could clearly feel the sun shining on him, he didn't feel warm at all.

He is not a god, he does not know what will happen in the future, and he cannot prevent possible tragedies, he can only fulfill his responsibilities, and ask for a man with a clear conscience.

The sun outside the car window is dazzling, the cookie-cutter scenery does not change much, and the magnificent coniferous forest and birch trees will get tired of looking at it for a long time.

Two hours from Yekaterinburg.