When Zhou Yu walked out of the tunnel, she found that Chen Wei was chatting with the smoking man.
Although they were only separated for half an hour, this guy who said he would call the police if something went wrong somehow became close to the smoking man. The two of them talked and laughed as if they had known each other for many years.
"Classmate Zhou, have we settled the matter so quickly?"
Zhou Yu's mood became even worse after hearing this guy's somewhat unfinished questions. He said solemnly: "Let's go."
"Ah, are you leaving now?"
The person who spoke turned out to be the smoking man. He regretfully said to Chen Wei: "I haven't had time to tell you about those two movies yet, and I don't know if we will meet again in the future."
"It's okay. Let's talk about it after I go back and take a look. Anyway, I have already added friends. If you want to chat, you can just use your mobile phone."
With a hearty smile, Chen Wei said goodbye to the smoking man. During the whole process, Zhou Yu stared at the two of them expressionlessly. When Chen Wei came to help him, he still stared at him without saying a word.
"What's wrong?"
"Is that person just now your long-lost brother?"
"No. It's just that we have the same hobby. That guy is a fan of kung fu movies. He was just talking to me about martial arts movies from the last century. To be honest, he is quite knowledgeable. There are several movies that I have never heard of, so I have to Barely pretending to know the plot."
"You're a tramp who likes martial arts movies... You've fallen into this place, are you still interested in talking about this?"
"...Wait a minute, classmate Zhou, you seem to have misunderstood the situation here."
Chen Wei, who was obviously here for the first time, raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhou Yu with surprised eyes: "There are quite a few people here who didn't move in because of financial difficulties."
"Yeah?"
Because he was still worried about Sang Lian, Zhou Yu just answered casually. Frankly, he couldn't care less about the average person in the rental house. Their origin, purpose, and destiny are now less important than Sang Lian's words.
Although his attitude was quite indifferent, Chen Wei still said in a casual tone: "Most of the people here are runaways. Like the man just now, his income and career are very good, but because of the He ran away because of domestic violence."
"……domestic violence?"
"Well, according to him, his wife is very fierce. She would even chase him with a kitchen knife because she didn't get the perfect attendance award."
Zhou Yu shook his head dumbly and finally said: "In that case, just file for divorce."
"It's not that easy. The woman's parents are his mentors, so it's difficult to deal with the relationship. There are also issues about the division of the house and property, and getting divorced because of this kind of thing will also damage your reputation..."
"It's just a coward's excuse."
"Haha, I can't refute that, but people have all kinds of weaknesses and difficulties." Chen Wei said, "In short, that's what happened. At first, he always stayed at the station to avoid going home. , but I accidentally heard that there was such a place under the station, so I decided to stay here temporarily. The people here didn’t care about each other, and they didn’t care about each other’s identities. After staying for a long time, they felt very comfortable, so I stayed here until now. Others inside are in similar situations, including students who have run away from home due to family problems, housewives, and people who have failed in career or love and have begun to hide from society."
"It's really a concentration camp for problem people."
"Well, according to the domestic violence victim, this place has a special magic that will attract homeless people to find themselves. Although the environment is very bad, living there makes people feel less troublesome—— To put it this way, it’s almost like a postmodern monastery. Doesn’t it fit in well with the theme of your graduation project?”
After suddenly mentioning this excuse that even Zhou Yu himself had almost forgotten, Chen Wei asked again: "So, what was the result?"
"How about what?"
"Didn't you go in and talk to the owner here? What was the result? I'm also very curious about the founder of this place. Why would he want to run a place like this?" Chen Wei shrugged and said, "Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be willing to see me. .”
"I'll definitely be annoyed to death if I meet a guy like you."
"That's not necessarily the case. Although I don't like you, classmate Zhou, I am actually quite confident in interpersonal communication. Generally speaking, as long as I want to get in touch with someone, I can become friends very smoothly."
"Superfluous. Friends only need a few people who get along with each other. There is no need to go out of your way to please everyone."
Chen Wei smiled noncommittally. Because he was not interested in this kind of topic, Zhou Yu turned to ask: "Classmate Chen, have you ever heard of the word 'True'?"
"What two words are you referring to? Really true, so true?"
"Probably these two words. What does this word mean?"
"Ah, it is also a Buddhist term. How should I put it? This is a concept that is difficult to explain clearly in a few words. If I have to say it, truth is the essence of everything in the world. Truth is the true nature, and truth is constant. It is said that truth is the essence of everything in the world. This is the state possessed by Master Buddha.”
"Is it all-knowing and all-powerful?"
"No, I guess it's the complete opposite."
Chen Wei pondered for a while and said: "Another translation of Zhenru is 'original nothingness'. If you want to achieve the essence of all things, you have to abandon your own uniqueness, that is, the existence of 'I'. So instead of saying that Zhenru is To see everything is to give up everything. No self, no things, this is the so-called 'truth'."
"Can humans really do this kind of thing? It completely goes against the thinking structure of the brain, right?"
"So there is the concept of Nirvana. To achieve nothingness, the only path is annihilation. Silence means the absence of troubles, and annihilation means the absence of life and death. In this way, there is neither self nor death and life, and that is the original state of all things. It is the highest level of wisdom..."
"——That's just pure death."
After saying this without thinking, Zhou Yu himself was stunned by the surprise. Chen Wei asked calmly: "Why do you say that?"
"...There is nothing that needs to be explained. There is only one kind of thing that will not die, and that is something that has never lived in the first place. Is that any different from dying after gaining life? Where is the sophistication of that state?"
Unconsciously, Zhou Yu stopped. Chen Wei, who was supporting him, had to stop.
"There is no wisdom in denying and abandoning the entire process and focusing only on the starting point and the end point. If the baby dies as soon as it is born, what is the point of birth? Just cancel the profession of doctors and bleed people Just let him die."
There was indescribable pain and anger in his chest. He could no longer tell what kind of emotion was driving the words out of his mouth.
"Abandon all processes and pursue the simplest answer... In this case, there is no need for the food chain to exist, just eat the soil like an earthworm, right? Meaningless taking and giving, the beginning and end of repeated cycles , if there is no middle thing to fill it, it is chaos without death or life."
The words that were originally poured out with strong emotions became calmer the further they were spoken. What controls the lips and teeth is no longer thinking and will, but "the body" itself.
"I don't recognize this 'wish'."
A voice as light as a butterfly wing spontaneously reaches its conclusion. Chen Wei next to him also seemed to be stunned because of surprise.
"It is neither an eternal 'sequence' nor an eternal 'death'. An empty and boring prayer like this is not as practical as an ant praying in a glass jar. He can rotate it as many times as he wants, but it is absolutely not Any god would answer him."
