The laboratory fell into a long darkness.
I originally wanted to find someone to repair the circuit overnight, but I gave up now.
Everyone has run away. It won't be too late to repair the circuit or anything tomorrow.
Anyway, there is nothing to search in the laboratory, and Professor Guo is not allowed to enter many places.
The person has already escaped. The best thing to do now is to guard the laboratory and then adjust the surveillance to see where the person has gone.
Professor Guo was standing on the path behind the laboratory building, staying for a long time.
He couldn't believe that Cheng Ye really ran away.
He walked back and forth through the woods in the park many times, trying to find some relief.
He obviously arrived so quickly, and he obviously ran after him as soon as the power went out, so why did he still miss it?
Could it be that I am really physically exhausted?
Professor Guo was bent over, as if he had a thousand pounds of weight on his shoulders.
The street lights in the park gave off a faint yellow light.
Shine on this old man.
…
Cheng Ye kept looking at the scenery in front of him.
Looking out from here, you can see the purest blue sky and white clouds.
Then came the towering buildings.
Exactly the same as the kids described.
At this time, the child's voice rang again: "Uncle, do you want to hide here all the time?"
Its voice sounded weak.
Cheng Ye didn't think much about it.
All he can think about now is how to defeat Professor Guo and survive.
He said softly: "It won't be long, about two days."
"You won't be discovered here?"
Hearing this, Cheng Ye smiled: "No."
Because this is a restricted area.
When he came to hide in this position, Cheng Ye once glanced at the dissolving machine.
The solvent has been used up.
The dissolution has stopped.
It has the last bit of core area left that hasn't dissolved.
Just a little bit, as thin as a cicada's wings.
The mutilated appearance is there.
But it can be seen at a glance that this is not something from this world.
Like people in the Middle Ages tasting spices for the first time.
This is an instinctive intuition.
This is definitely not something that modern technology can create.
Since Professor Guo can't go back to that world, he will naturally want to survive in this world.
So, how does he explain what this machine is?
He couldn't explain it.
So, break your teeth and swallow it in your stomach.
He had to make up another excuse and tell the police that something else was missing.
Go and mislead the police yourself.
Change the direction of the investigation with your own hands.
If this machine completely dissolved and disappeared, forget it.
But it still has this little bit left.
This is Cheng Ye's way of life.
As long as a normal person enters this room and sees this broken machine, he can think that it is this machine that was really destroyed.
rather than another machine.
Then, why Professor Guo lied will be thought-provoking.
It's just a machine, why would you lie...
Therefore, Professor Guo will not let anyone other than him enter this room.
So, what happens even if it is discovered?
It’s just the difference between killing Professor Guo or not...
Cheng Ye raised his eyebrows and smiled.
There were faint, tiny spots of light on Toshiro's face.
He was waiting for the sun to rise the next day.
When the time comes, Professor Guo will definitely return here again.
How could he be willing to do so?
He won't give in.
Professor Guo should now regret that he was so angry that he told the truth to the police without thinking.
"Someone destroyed the experimental equipment."
Why be so honest...
Obviously, there would be a better solution.
…
The child is very tired.
Under normal circumstances, once possessed, you have to absorb energy all the time to keep yourself alive.
It's like some kind of one-way street. Once a car enters it, it can't turn around.
How to restore cooked protein to egg white?
There is no turning back for the child.
It either continues to absorb or dies.
But it has decided to die.
It lay weakly on Cheng Ye's body, watching as its body began to slowly darken in color.
The original rich black no longer exists, and it is not gray-black. Now it is gray-white...
Perhaps because he was so close to death, the child became a little sad.
Its little arm rested on Cheng Ye's shoulder.
"If we destroy this machine, no one will come here again..."
"Yes, everything has stopped." Cheng Ye replied affirmatively.
"Then no one will get hurt again..."
"Yes, everyone will live happily according to the original life trajectory." Cheng Ye smiled lightly.
"That's good, that's good..." The child lay on Cheng Ye's back and closed his eyes.
It's great, no one will get hurt anymore.
Everyone is reunited as a family and no longer separate.
Cheng Ye looked at the sky for a long time.
It was pitch black, as if he was sitting on a cloud.
The more I look at it, the more comfortable I feel.
Relaxing like the ultimate massage.
He slowly lowered his eyes.
His eyes were finally willing to give Professor Guo some points.
Like charity.
The old man who was once so proud, arrogant, and self-righteous that he didn't want to hide anything in front of Cheng Ye.
It seems so vicissitudes of life at the moment.
Oops, it seems a little sad.
After all, it was a project that cost at least tens of thousands of lives and several years of hard work.
Cheng Ye's eyes flashed slightly.
He should be very angry.
And maybe a little sad.
After a while, he should be able to enter some kind of schizophrenia state...
He's waiting for him to come over.
He believed he would come.
"Tell me, can my mother live well in that world?" The child suddenly spoke again, feebly, as if he was "sleepy."
Cheng Ye nodded: "Of course."
By replacing those worlds in the past, it might be possible to restart the planet's self-healing ability.
There is hope for everything.
And if the replacement is stopped, the earth may be able to purify those polluted places again.
The person who can save both worlds is the best choice.
The child smiled sweetly.
Although he clearly couldn't make any expression, you could hear the message behind his words: "That's good. I really hope my mother can take good care of herself..."
"Yes, you have done such a great thing, your mother will be very proud."
Live with false information.
That's not a bad thing.
In that world, in order to prevent people from rioting, they must be given a particularly high level of credit for their sacrifices.
People who were originally ordinary and unknown became heroes.
Although it does not bring any practical benefits, the family members are even faced with the sacrifice of their own loved ones.
But a false reputation is better than nothing.
Compared with that world, this world is much luckier.
Those in the temporary hospital should be discharged in a few days.
The projects are all gone, so there is no point in using them for research.
There may be a few unlucky souls who are possessed but still die from this misfortune.
But most people can survive.
Although they will live a more miserable life than others.
But I haven't been infected for too long.
If misfortune does not lead to death, just think that you have worse luck than others.
Better than dead, right?
Cheng Ye thought a lot for a while, and finally solved the problem basically, except for the last item, how Zhang Lin can live well next...
After all, he is using his identity.
You can't just slap your butt and walk away leaving such a mess...
…
The child was talking nonchalantly.
Because he was too weak, his voice came and went, and it sounded like he was talking in his sleep.
Cheng Ye even replied a few words at first.
At the end, I just smiled and occasionally responded a few times.
The child was very satisfied. He hugged Cheng Ye harder and harder: "Uncle, you know, I like to eat the dumplings made by my mother the most."
"In our world, before the war, no one cooked anymore... Meals produced on the assembly line were delivered to their homes every day. People who were busy at work drank nutritional supplements and hydrating supplements. Basically, one pill could go several days without eating. .”
"And my mother organizes a dumpling-making activity every month. My father makes noodles and rolls out the wrappers, and my mother makes them. I'm not very good at it, and the dumplings are ugly, but the whole family is very happy..."
"...We chatted and laughed, made dumplings together, cooked dumplings, and ate dumplings..."
"...I miss my dad and mom so much..."
After the child finished saying this, there was no sound for a long time.
It was as if he was tired and fell asleep.
Cheng Ye disagreed.
When he was a child, he was talking to his grandmother and fell asleep while talking.
He treats it the same way.
…
But he didn't know that flowers that are not watered will wither in one day.
A child who does not absorb energy will die in one day.
This was the last time he spoke to the child.
It's clear that he has already thought about how to deal with the child's subsequent life.
But I didn't expect that I missed it...
…
The next day, the sunlight passed through the narrow glass as usual and hit Cheng Ye's face.
His eyelashes fluttered slightly and he opened his eyes.
This must have been just about seven o'clock.
Professor Guo should be here soon.
How could he hold back?
If it weren't for a bunch of people staring at him, he might have stayed in the laboratory last night and not gone anywhere.
Cheng Ye looked downstairs.
There were several policemen standing.
They seemed to have surrounded the entire experimental building.
Even if there is evidence that the person has run away.
However, at Professor Guo's request, it was not just as simple as setting up a cordon, but someone must be posted to guard the area 24 hours a day.
However, this state of affairs will not last long.
At least Cheng Ye didn't have the patience to stay here all the time.
clatter……
Da da……
clatter……
People are coming.
He is wearing a pair of leather shoes.
Are you even dressed up carefully?
Cheng Ye smiled.
The reflection from the glass was not enough to illuminate the appearance of the visitor, but Cheng Ye was still sure that it was Professor Guo.
Since he has restricted the rooms that he is not allowed to go to.
His position is also there.
There is no need for the police to make things difficult for him.
Overnight.
Professor Guo seems to be much older.
He looked sadly at the machine not far away for a long time.
Obviously, after a night of tossing and turning, I had almost suppressed my emotions.
But when I saw it destroyed with my own eyes again.
Professor Guo still couldn't help but feel indescribable sadness in his heart.
pain.
It hurts.
I don’t know how long Professor Guo looked at the machine before he finally moved forward slowly.
clatter……
Da da……
clatter……
The pace is steady and slow.
Like some kind of ritual.
Cheng Ye stood upright.
There is only one meter between them.
This is the third time.
Different from the previous two times.
The first two times, Cheng Ye stood upright behind Professor Guo.
But this time.
If you remove this machine.
It was Professor Guo standing behind Cheng Ye.
Professor Guo knew nothing. He knelt down devoutly and buried his head on the ground.
After kneeling for a long time, a hoarse voice slowly sounded.
"...I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."
"I'm useless. I'm being played around by a young boy."
"I'm sorry for you, and I'm sorry for the dead heroes..."
Professor Guo was talking nonchalantly, not like a real apology, but just to relieve some of his inner discomfort.
He started from the beginning of doing this experiment and talked about it step by step.
She can chatter better than the aunt at the entrance of the village.
Cheng Ye couldn't help but stretched out his hand and picked out his ears.
A little annoying.
However, from Professor Guo's narration, combined with what the children said, the true appearance of that world has completely appeared in front of Cheng Ye.
There is almost no deviation from previous guesses.
suddenly.
Professor Guo looked like he was suffering from rabies.
He yelled:
"Come out! I know you're still in this building!"
"There's no way you can hide! There's no way you can run away!"
"I found you! I found you! I'm going to cut you into pieces!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!"
…
The sound got farther and farther, as if he was going crazy looking for Cheng Ye from room to room.
He won't look back.
Because this room was the first one he had searched, and he had checked every detail, even the smallest cracks in the floor.
There was absolutely no way he could hide anyone in his heart.
Professor Guo’s growling voice became smaller and smaller.
Cheng Ye stood bored.
The time has not come yet, let him make more noise, and tonight, give him another big gift.
Everything went according to Cheng Ye's speculation.
Through these days, he really got to know Professor Guo too well.
When the other party made a move, he naturally guessed the next one.
From morning to afternoon.
Professor Guo has come to this room countless times.
Someone came in nervously, said something in a low voice, and was sneaky, as if he was having an affair.
One came in snarling, waving his arms like a psycho.
There was also someone who came in without saying a word. After entering, he knelt down, still facing Cheng Ye.
…
He is like a changeable monster who has been mentally schizophrenic and is venting his pent-up emotions unscrupulously.
While Professor Guo knelt on the ground and murmured an apology for a long time, Cheng Ye quietly stretched out his body.
Looking at the poor and hateful old man on the ground.
He was immersed in his own sad world, but he didn't know that the person he wanted to kill the most was looking at him quietly.
…
Professor Guo went on and on like this until the evening.
Finally I ran out of energy.
He is too tired.
Lying in front of the machine that had stopped dissolving, he gently touched the shell of the machine as if he were touching his own child.
"...I'm sorry, I couldn't save everyone."
At this time, Cheng Ye suddenly came out from behind the machine and covered Professor Guo's mouth.
outside the window.
The lanterns are on.
