Working Prophet

Zhang Yanlin rarely saw Li Yu showing such a tired look.

Moreover, he was unusually late for an hour and a half on Saturday night. Zhang Yanlin didn’t know exactly when Li Yu arrived. Anyway, when she looked down from the window, she saw Li Yu standing silently outside the unit building. in the darkness.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yanlin's nose felt inexplicably sore.

She turned back and glanced at the people at the dining table. Zhou Xi was holding a guitar and showing off the song "Happiness" she had just learned by herself during this period.

The lamb scorpions in the pot were simmering loudly, and there was a lively and cheerful atmosphere around the dining table, which was completely opposite to that downstairs.

Zhang Yanlin hesitated for a moment, and instead of calling Li Yu to go upstairs, he waved to the cone, "Come here."

The big golden retriever dog was still circling the table, waiting for the people at the table to throw the uneaten sheep and scorpions to it.

When he heard Zhang Yanlin calling him, he glanced at the table reluctantly, but in the end he ran to the hostess wagging his tail.

Zhang Yanlin said to the middle-aged woman who was busy picking up food for others, "Mom, haven't you walked the cone today? I'll go and walk it."

"Hey, you were having a good meal. Why are you suddenly going to walk the dog? Your friends are still there." The middle-aged woman babbled.

"It's okay, Zhou Xi and the others are not outsiders." Zhang Yanlin said, "You guys go on eating, I happen to be full too."

Zhou Xi and Zhang Yanlin have been friends for more than 20 years. They grew up wearing crotchless pants together when they were young. She knew that there must be something wrong with Zhang Yanlin suddenly going out now.

But now is not the time to ask questions. As a friend, what you should do is cooperate with Zhang Yanlin.

So Zhou Xi plucked the strings again, "Then go ahead and I'll play "New Mandarin Ducks and Butterfly Dreams" for my uncle and aunt."

After hearing what Zhou Xi said, Zhang Yanlin's mother couldn't stop her anymore. Zhang Yanlin quickly changed his shoes, put a collar on the cone, and then hurried downstairs.

However, when she left the unit building, she didn't see that familiar figure nearby.

Zhang Yanlin couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. At this time, her phone vibrated, and Zhang Yanlin quickly took it out of her pocket.

When she clicked on WeChat, the first thing she saw were several messages she had sent to that person before, asking him if he was stuck in traffic and what time he would arrive.

But she didn't get a reply, and it wasn't until just now that she received a new message.

——Sorry, I have something to do tonight and I can’t get through it.

Zhang Yanlin quickly typed, I just saw you downstairs, but halfway through typing, she deleted it and changed it to.

"Yeah, it's okay, my mom said you can come again next time." Then he sent another Rilakkuma ok emoticon.

About half a minute later, Zhang Yanlin received a reply.

Just two words - thank you.

Zhang Yanlin stared at the two words on the phone and was stunned. It wasn't until she heard the sound of a sweet cone barking in her ears that she came to her senses again, squatted down and rubbed the furry dog's head.

"Okay, okay, you are the most anxious every day, so I will walk you now."

Li Yu left Zhang Yanlin's community and walked aimlessly on the street.

It was just after eight o'clock in the evening, and the street was bustling. People were sitting outside various barbecue stalls and food stalls. There were friends, couples, college students who were still studying, and families coming together.

Vendors on pushcarts were selling peanuts and sour plum soup, filled with a strong smoke of fireworks.

However, these familiar scenes in the past had changed in Li Yu's eyes. He seemed to be able to see the strings of codes running behind them.

See the endless coldness sweeping through and annihilating everything.

The last thing Li Yu saw was Mr. Qin's determined and cold eyes. He didn't speak, but those eyes said everything he wanted to say.

——Can you bear to watch it all die like this?

Survival has never been about justice. It is a savage wrestling in the mud, abandoning all dignity and decency. Only clenched teeth and ferocious faces reveal the belief "I want to live" from every pore.

Even if the face is distorted, the posture is ugly, and the body is covered with mud, he will not hesitate.

Because only those who survive can continue civilization.

For this reason, the board of directors will not hesitate to destroy other cosmic planes and even abandon six billion compatriots to complete this migration.

Last night, after returning from the "station", Li Yu asked Mr. Qin again, "When will those who did not win the lottery know the truth?"

"They will never know the truth." Mr. Qin said lightly, "This is a mercy. They will fall into eternal sleep on the day the server is shut down."

"But their sacrifices will not be in vain. They will be turned into fuel to keep the torch of human civilization burning."

"Are they... willing to accept this ending?"

"So what if you don't accept it?" Mr. Qin asked, "Do the deer herds want those old deer who are old and frail and those with physical defects to live, and let the strong adult deer die?" ?

"Don't be stupid. Evolution is to select the strong from the population. The so-called morality is just an accessory of civilization and not a necessity. When the survival of the race is not involved, you can certainly talk about fairness and promote gentlemanly demeanor.

"But when a crisis comes, I mean a real crisis, clinging to fairness and justice is self-destruction, not to mention that we have already released some quotas, just to show fairness."

"If you lose your humanity, you will lose a lot. If you lose your bestiality, you will lose everything." Li Yu murmured.

What impressed him most deeply after watching "The Three-Body Problem" was this sentence.

Li Yu had been wandering on the street for two hours without knowing it. In the past two days, he had fallen into a state of confusion.

He couldn't sleep. Even when he lay on the bed, he couldn't close his eyes. He just stared at the ceiling above his head quietly.

When he got up early and brushed his teeth, Li Yu found that his eye sockets were already bloodshot.

He couldn't even control his thoughts. He felt that his brain no longer belonged to him. When he was walking down the street, his head was automatically playing "South Park", which he had watched a few years ago. A vulgar animation.

He had long forgotten the details inside, but today they unexpectedly resurfaced, and he was forced not to change the channel.

It wasn't until almost midnight that Li Yu dragged his tired body back to the small house he rented.

He was obviously very sleepy, but he still couldn't close his eyes and could only lean on the sofa.

When Wang Guowei heard the noise outside, he paused the game he was playing, walked out and took a look, and was startled.

"Damn it, Brother Li, are you falling in love?"

"No, and haven't you ever been in love?"

"I haven't eaten it before, no, I guess I haven't seen pigs running, and haven't eaten pork?" Wang Guowei raised his eyebrows, "You look exactly like a friend of mine who was lovelorn."

"Really? Then what happened to him?" Li Yu responded casually.

"What else can I do? I'll find a new girlfriend, and then I'll be full of life." Wang Guowei said.

"Not all people are like this. There is a health bar. If you are hit hard, you will lose blood, but the blood will slowly return."

"What if you don't come back?"

"Then you have no choice but to die." Wang Guowei touched his head, "But this situation is relatively rare and you can't do it. Even if you like someone again, you will still get the points, except for the yandere of course. This is what galgame teaches. mine."