The train begins its journey in deep space. It flew steadily and lightly, like a mayfly falling into a thick ink filled with gemstone fragments. Due to the infinite vastness of the void, Luo Binhan could not estimate how fast they were moving. He could only notice that the scenery outside the window would quietly change from time to time.
It was not like the fields and villages passing by outside the train window, but the steadily flickering stars suddenly became hazy and chaotic, and then returned to clarity after a few seconds. Every time at this time, he would find that the scenery outside the window had changed completely.
Under the guidance of Momolo, he viewed many strange celestial objects. For example, a molecular cloud that is about to form an open star cluster looks as gorgeous as a dyed tulle from a distance; a purgatory planet that always maintains a fatally high temperature due to being too close to two stars and is covered by a sea of lava like the phlogiston universe; Shrouded in billowing smoke, a zombie white dwarf is said to be constantly devouring the mass of nearby stars.
Jing Huang, who was sitting in the car across the corridor, could obviously hear them. When Momolo introduced the zombie white dwarf star, he suddenly changed places with Yaleriga impatiently and hid in the innermost part of the carriage. Luo Binhan noticed his unusual behavior and secretly kept it in mind.
Momolo still continued his lively and patient astronomical explanations. He pointed to a certain location and claimed that it was a "ghost galaxy" that contained almost no dark matter. However, Luo Binhan could not see anything when he looked over, and he could not help but suspect that this was Momolo tailoring new clothes for him. He responded absently, his attention gradually being drawn away by the abnormal Jing Huang.
Compared with him, Marin showed an extraordinary enthusiasm. This person listened with interest to every celestial body Momolo talked about, and would even ask about its causes and characteristics in detail. Luo Binhan couldn't help but find this attitude very strange.
"Why are you so interested in stars?" he couldn't help asking.
Marin looked at him and shrugged: "Why not? I am a singer, I have to accumulate material."
"You wrote a poem with a zombie white dwarf in it?"
"I can consider adding it." Marin said, "If you want to continue, you will cannibalize it. If you indulge in lust, your bones will be shattered. Isn't this a revelation for us mortals? Besides, you have to admit that stars are much easier to deal with than people. , they just simply shine, rotate, explode, or suck something into themselves. Anyway, they will not have any objections to you, let alone argue with you. You can do whatever you want with it - unless you encounter a legend. It’s the kind of star that sings and eats people, but that’s nothing special, we ourselves do it every day.”
Luo Binhan was speechless. He thought for a moment and said, "You talk all the time, why do you end up hanging out with pirates?"
"The truth is always easier said than done. Besides, what's wrong with pirates? You just rob a few ships and kill a few people, but you won't blow up other people's planets."
His tone was understatement, but the content was unusual. Luo Binhan held it in for a while, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Have you ever thought about revenge?"
"What revenge?"
"Saint Fusion Crystal Envoy."
They stared at each other in silence for a few seconds. Marin said: "What can I do? This is the way the world is. Besides, they are indeed quite reasonable."
"Haven't you thought about it at all?"
"That's meaningless." Marin looked at him generously and replied, "You find it incredible now, my friend, because you have not experienced what I have experienced. Ah, a lone hero from a humble background, Initiating righteous revenge against a behemoth - why are these stories so popular? Because we all know that it cannot be done in reality. Revenge! It is just a waste of life. You accidentally overturned a bird's nest , do you think the mother bird has the right to peck out your eyes?"
"What does this have to do with whether you have power or not?" Luo Binhan said, "Don't you feel angry yourself?"
Marin didn't seem to know how to explain it. He thought about it for a while before answering: "Emotions are not based on facts, but a temporary impulse of blood. When it lingers in your heart, you believe that it is eternal, but in fact, once time passes by, everything will turn into ashes. The wind passes. For example, the blue-haired girl is very cute, and you can't forget her now, but if you ask me to be honest, my friend, I don't think your relationship will last long. Reality will blunt your memory and feelings, and maybe you I will wait for her for a month or two, or even a year or two, but what if she never comes back? Are you betting your precious life on luck? Besides, how long have you known each other? Maybe you look down on your father and me, but There is no need to set too difficult a test standard for yourself, as it will only make you disappointed in the end."
Luo Binhan didn't think he was offended by these words, but he was even less willing to discuss Migu La with Marin. The eternal garland is still lying in the deepest part of the drawer in his room. He usually doesn't see it, but it appears frequently in his dreams.
"Why are you thinking so much," he said, changing the subject, "Given the current situation, let's save our own lives first, and think about how to pick up women?"
"That's true." Marin agreed. He then looked Luo Binhan up and down and said very abruptly: "You might be suitable to be a singer."
"What the hell?"
"You are quite talented." Marin said in an almost sincere tone. "Think about it, when we were in the hands of Sars, the two of us went through more than a hundred rounds! Even a professional poet may not be able to compare. You performed better, and I almost died because of it... Of course, this is not your fault. If one of us lost first, the other one would not be able to escape. I would say you are more suitable to be a singer People, not piracy."
Luo Binhan could only shrug: "I wasn't either."
"Then why do you hang out with them? You keep pulling that kid's hair. I wonder why he didn't throw you out of the cabin."
"...It's a long story."
The expressions of Marin and Momolo suddenly changed. They stared at Luo Binhan intently, their faces glowing with desire.
Luo Binhan's hair stood on end as he pretended to be calm and turned away: "Let's continue talking about the stars."
"Don't be stupid." Marin said, "You have already mentioned this matter, who the hell cares about the stars? There is no one in the front and rear compartments of us now. If you don't say something, there will be no one in the next few hours. I can sit calmly and calmly.”
Luo Binhan wanted to talk to him, but found that Momoluo was also looking at him expectantly, and then Zhouba also ran over from the opposite corridor in small steps and sat silently next to Marin.
He looked across the corridor to the car. Jing Huang was still sleeping on the table, while Yaleriga was sharpening the corner of the plate on her head with a small rubbing knife. She had polished one horn until it was shiny and then wrapped it around the jingling metal chain again.
She continued to polish the second horn elegantly, staring at Luo Binhan.
This was the last straw that broke the pot. Luo Binhan knew that he was doomed today.
"Okay." He said, "It starts with my sister..."
In fact, this starts with Zhou Yu.
Luo Binhan would never admit that he envied Zhou Yu's smooth and simple relationship, so when Zhou Yu's childhood sweetheart disappeared for no reason on the eve of the engagement ceremony, his heart was greatly shaken. He couldn't figure out how this happened to Zhou Yu. Could it be that good people really don't get good rewards?
They called the police and spent a lot of time looking for clues. They even went through every book in Zhou Yu's childhood sweetheart's home - her late father had really weird reading interests - but in the end they found nothing.
In the end, Luo Binhan had to accept the fact: he knew how much the girl liked Zhou Yu, and if she still didn't show up, the only possibility was that she had been killed.
However, neither they nor the police found her in the end. Dead, alive, part of it, or even a little clue about the murderer. Her personality was withdrawn and eccentric, and her interpersonal relationships were uncomplicated. The murderer could not find any other motive other than random killings.
Zhou Yu had several emotional breakdowns and was forced to suspend his studies. What made Luo Binhan feel even more ominous was that he noticed that Zhou Yu began to look up some very strange information, such as ancient religious sacrifices, legends of Satan and devils, and even rituals for summoning the dead. Although Zhou Yu only inadvertently exposed the tip of the iceberg, it already made Luo Binhan seriously suspect that the other party was insane due to grief.
In this disturbing atmosphere, he received an international call from his mother and learned that his sister had a new boyfriend. Unfortunately, he was a drug addict and was suspected of being involved in a major gang conflict. His lawyer mother has used her social connections to remove her daughter's involvement in the matter. At the same time, she needs Luo Binhan to go abroad to see his talented sister who has a keen eye for talents.
Luo Binhan actually didn't want to leave at that time. He weighed his younger sister, who was sheltered under his mother's wing, and Zhou Yu, whose mother died early, Qingmei disappeared, and his father had not returned for several years. He actually felt that the latter was more worrying. However, he soon found that Zhou Yu's mental state improved significantly and he returned to his usual calmness again.
Luo Binhan thought Zhou Yu had accepted the reality, so he decided to deal with his sister's dispute first. However, not long after that, Zhou Yu locked himself in a home decorated like a lunatic asylum and committed suicide by slitting his wrists for a so-called psychic ritual.
Had he chosen to stay, things might have been very different. But in the end Luo Binhan boarded the plane without realizing it, and that was the beginning of everything.
