Outside Hasenhill Castle, on the grass by the lake, several boys and girls were playing and running with their younger brothers and sisters. The excited shouts of the children made the guards standing on the wall wearing the maze badge couldn't help but stare.
Marie Curé was sitting on the bench. The waves reflected by the lake made her squint her eyes, and the light in her light blue eyes was rippling.
She was at a certain distance from the lively, cheerful crowd, and so was her expression. Although the weather was fine, she still wrapped herself in a shawl.
Mrs. Gulay will deliberately keep a certain distance from the crowd. On the one hand, she knows that her body carries a debilitating "curse" due to years of research. On the other hand, the "deep chill" that belongs only to top scholars makes her Don't want to get close to ordinary people who are too optimistic and pale. In this busy world, she is used to sitting alone.
Paul Langevin, who was watching the children playing in the distance with his hands in his pockets, turned his head and saw Culet. He couldn't deny that every time he saw that slightly pale face, his soul would tremble slightly.
Pinnacle scholars with deeper insights into the world seem to be cursed by traditional gods. Not to mention specific symptoms such as insomnia, migraines or even being entangled in delusions, there will be a "chill" lingering in their hearts that cannot be dispelled, which makes them more willing to stay away from the ignorant ordinary people and want to get close to people who are also scholars...
However, Langzhiwan knew that the attraction between scholars was not the only reason why he was going to Julei at this moment. Besides that, there are even more irresistible reasons. In short, Langzhiwan, who was once a student of Ju Lei, once again walked towards his teacher.
"Mary." Even though they were dispatched together to capture Alicia last time, the two have not been able to communicate well this time when they reunited after a long separation.
Ju Lei turned away that too fair face. There was no disgust in the expression on that face, and Langzhiwan breathed a sigh of relief.
"The children are very energetic. Hugo has grown taller again." Julei still looked at the children.
"Yes. They..." Langzhiwan wanted to cooperate with her and talk about family affairs, but he gave up. "Those bastards wrote that in the newspaper, and I felt very angry - it was unfair to you..."
"There's nothing unfair." Ju Lei finally turned her eyes, and the man was speechless, "What they wrote is the truth.
"The teacher and the student are in love, and the student is a married woman - what they wrote is all true." She was so calm, "it's just that the words they used were a bit unpleasant.
"But, Paul, I don't care. Believe me, no harsh word can be as powerful as a curse."
Julei's world-famous research results are the extraction of radioactive substances and related research. From the perspective of the occult world, "radioactivity" is a "curse". Within the foundation, she is more accustomed to using a mysterious tone.
"Mary, I just..." The stronger she became, the more Langzhiwan felt like her heart was twisting. He had that feeling again, complex emotions that words couldn't describe, and a powerlessness that nothing could do to make up for it.
"Paul." There was a faint smile on her lips, "I don't regret it, and I don't hate anyone. Don't think too much - look..." She looked away, "Look at the children."
As if he had received some kind of salvation, Paul, who still felt a little pain in his heart, turned around. The children were running and jumping by the lake, and the sun was just right. This scene alone seemed to be able to heal all the absurd wounds inflicted by life.
After calming his breathing, Langzhiwan said: "My friends are very concerned about this matter." He turned his head and looked in the direction of the castle. While they were enjoying their family, a young woman was suffering in the dungeons under the castle.
"Many people advised us to let her go."
Mary's eyes turned cold: "She killed Rabbi Lins, killed Franken, killed Assyria...she also destroyed our most important heritage.
"Paul, you are right, Rabbi Lins may be a little crazy. But, now it seems, how much better can his daughter be?"
Langevin whispered: "She did go too far. However, I think there is no need for the Foundation to suffer more deaths."
Ju Lei was silent. She knew that Schrödinger planned to give Alicia the death penalty in a chamber trial.
Although Mary believes that female chess players have indeed committed unacceptable
Forgiven sins, but she has reservations about whether to use the death penalty that has been silent for two hundred years - reckless actions will only make the foundation gain more mortal enemies.
What's more, she once admired this young girl.
Finally, she stood up and said, "Let's go talk to Erwin."
The two of them walked towards the garden not far away. There is a white gazebo in the garden shaded by shrubs. Erwin Schrödinger is drinking tea and reading a letter in his hand. He looked up and saw two scholars approaching, and the deep chill made him feel a little joyful in his heart. Only people who have also peered into the mysteries of this world can make him feel warm.
"Heisenberg's letter," he raised the letter in his hand, "the last time this guy wrote to me, he was discussing his matrix mechanics with me."
"He wrote to you? Asking you for the money you lost in the bet at the last meeting?" Ju Lei smiled. At the last Solvay Conference, several young people formed an alliance to challenge the strongest brains today in order to defend the Copenhagen Interpretation, and they did not fall behind.
However, Schrödinger, who was on the side of the great god, naturally would not really admit that he had lost the bet.
"No, it's about Alicia." Schrödinger's tone suddenly changed. He held his chin up and said half-complainingly, "When she was misbehaving in Ocean City, these guys kept silent. As soon as I wanted to punish her, they all came to persuade me..."
"Then you definitely don't want to listen to what we have to say." Ju Lei said softly.
Schrödinger looked at Ju Lei and said nothing for a long time.
"Paul just told me," Julei glanced at Langevin, "he said that the foundation does not need to bear more deaths——
"I agree with him."
The foundation's internal trials still follow ancient rules and are not democratic procedures. The president, as the judge, has the sole decision-making power. If you want to state your opinions and discuss, you can only do so before the final results are announced.
Schrödinger's emotions could not be seen from his expression. Without saying anything, he took out his pipe, stuffed it with tobacco, and lit it.
After a while, he sighed: "Maybe I will never be as decisive as her."
"If it had been you or me in Ocean City, we would have been the ones she killed."
No one could see the scene flashing through Schrödinger's mind at this moment.
"You don't have to kill her." When he said this, he was obviously in pain, as if he was forcing himself to accept something. "But she will never leave the prison."
After speaking, Schrödinger pursed his lips and turned his face in one direction. Ju Lei and Langzhiwan understood that this meant that the president did not want to talk about this matter anymore.
