Before walking into the train station, Li Li suddenly said, "I've hidden something around here."
Zhou Yu turned to look at her: "What?"
"A treasure hiding game, sir." Li Li replied, "When I was a child, I was very interested in adventure stories about finding treasures. I was eager to overcome difficulties, solve puzzles, and then get the final treasure. Rewards. Cruelly, as I get older, I realize that this does not happen very often. Generally speaking, the rules of the game of life are such that they force you to overcome difficulties and solve puzzles, but they do not reward you. The treasure is a man-made bridge, and I have to be self-reliant. If you have some free time in the future, I sincerely recommend you to search here, I guarantee that it will be an extremely generous reward."
"...In that case, couldn't you just tell me where it is?"
Li Li smiled somewhat maliciously.
"That would be boring," she said. "We might as well save this for later, because the treasure's function is long-term, and it is far from being necessary at the moment."
"Is it really okay to keep pretending at this moment? We are in trouble. Please bring out anything useful."
Li Li just smiled and shook his head. It seemed that she had made up her mind to keep it secret, and Zhou Yu had nothing to do. In the end, he could only give up paying attention to the matter and walked into the station with Li Li's support.
This time, Zhou Yu paid attention to the notice board in the center of the hall. As Li Li said, there are the words "24:00, ten years ago" in the inconspicuous position in the lower right corner.
Passing through the unmanned ticket gate, there was also no one on the platform waiting for the train to depart. It was so quiet that it was unaccustomed to me.
"This is really a lonely place." Zhou Yu said unconsciously.
"Given that humans are independent mental creatures that cannot communicate with brain waves, we are born lonely, Mr. Zhou Yu." Li Li answered from the side, "Most of the time this has nothing to do with the environment, but with our social status. Loneliness forces you to make changes in your social inertia. For a social species like ours, loneliness is an important psychological mechanism to ensure collective cohesion."
"So you feel lonely?"
"Occasionally there are some. In fact, I quite like that state. Proper isolation from others helps me think - besides, I have no choice, Mr. Zhou Yu. It's not every day that I see someone from the past on the surveillance screen. An acquaintance from my hometown."
"But you and Zhou Yu are friends, right?"
"Not bad." Li Li admitted, "To put it bluntly, I am quite proud of my memory, and Ms. Zhou Yu's appearance is quite outstanding. Although I only met her once at your father's lecture, I She has left a deep impression on her. And even though she knew nothing about me, when I mentioned your name and life experience, she believed me unconditionally. Mr. Zhou Yu, out of friendship for her, I also The obligation to ensure your safety is the reason why I am willing to take the risk to deal with the Hongsen District agent. And I hope you can understand that in the final analysis, this matter should be attributed to Ms. Zhou Yu's own thoughts."
He didn't expect Li Li to say such words at all, and Zhou Yu didn't know how to answer. Finally he asked a little dryly: "Do you know why she became like this?"
Li Li was silent for a while, then turned his head, as if checking whether the train was entering the station.
"I don't know why," she said, looking into the distance. "I lost contact with her after a meeting last year. But I am following a strange incident and am convinced that someone is searching for me. I was too focused on the matter at hand, so I ignored her abnormal reaction. When I realized that something was wrong, Ms. Zhou Yu had already lost her previous memory - this may not be accurate, because from my observation, She seemed to have shown some signs of dissociation before. Sometimes she did not remember her identity as a lord, but simply regarded herself as an ordinary female college student studying in the city. I tried to put my image in a certain way. It was conveyed to her in these ways inconspicuously, but she did not react at all. Apparently her memories - or personality - as the Lord of Crescent Road have suffered serious loss. I can't figure out what events caused her to Such changes. In order to ensure her safety, I had no choice but to stop contacting her temporarily and only keep my attention on her through the camera until I discovered your existence, Mr. Zhou Yu. When I first discovered you , I thought Ms. Zhou Yu had successfully recovered her memory, but when I looked at it again, I immediately realized that this new personality was different from the old personality in terms of behavior and movement habits, and it was completely inconsistent with what she should be. Lifestyle habits. It took me a long time to determine that you are not a new personality, but indeed another completely independent consciousness. Naturally, given your obvious surgeon habits and your relationship with Ms. Zhou Yu, I have to guess who you are. The real name was a breeze."
"…Is it obvious?"
"Many details can be supported by each other, sir. The hurried steps, eyes and habits of looking at people are completely different from Zhou Yu. Not to mention that when you wash your hands in the public restroom, you have to roll up your sleeves to Wash your elbows and wrists together - I have to say, this is not a common habit even among the most mysophobic people. Besides, you once ate outside by the window of a coffee shop. My camera happened to capture you cutting waffles with a knife. Although the resolution is limited, I'm pretty sure you were holding the knife like a bow. That's really convenient when using a scalpel, but it's a little awkward with a table fork. Yes… I have more details here, but out of respect for your privacy and the maintenance of our relationship, I think it’s best if we don’t mention them.”
Hearing her meaningful tone, Zhou Yu didn't want to ask any more questions. He could only stare at the other person and say, "Do you know who your behavior reminds me of?"
"I guess it's the FBI?"
"No, Batman."
Li Li suddenly laughed. Not a polite smile, but a genuine laugh. Her voice echoed across the empty platform.
"It's probably a little shameful to admit it," she said after her laughter subsided, "but I was a Batman fan as a kid and I had a complete collection of comics and movies. My brother was quite critical of it because he thought it was Such popular stories will infect people's minds, making them stupid and addicted to fantasy, and it is not ladylike. By the way, Mr. Kuzuzu Ono used to serve in the Foreign Legion and later in a private security company. During this period, he The common name is Douglas. I once asked him why not call me Alfred, and he said I could change my name, but I would have to be childless and have a manor house to leave to my loyal old butler."
"Are you going to let him get his wish?"
"I'm willing to consider it, but unfortunately, not an inch of the land here belongs to me. I used some small means to run Lunxing to maintain my own funds and equipment. This is about all I can do It’s the limit.”
During the conversation, the train finally slowly pulled into the platform. They watched the door open, revealing an empty carriage, and the radio was still pretending to remind passengers to get off in an orderly manner.
"It really feels like a ceremony."
"This is work and life, sir. You know that everything you do is meaningless, but you still have to continue to idle." Li Li said, "I have seen several more interesting examples of the sense of ritual."
They boarded the train in small talk, and the conversation after that was relatively light. Zhou Yu occasionally asked Zhou Yu about things, and she always answered in the most understated way. For some reason, Zhou Yu always felt that she seemed to be waiting for something.
