From Zhou Qi's perspective, the world is not as peaceful as it appears now.
He has been using his own strength to resist the coming doomsday, like a giant blocking the storm in front of him alone.
It is precisely because of this that he cannot allocate his energy to do more things, or to be more precise, he cannot use more appropriate and efficient methods to accomplish what he wants to do.
Such as now.
Since coming to Taoyang City and returning to his "home", he no longer deliberately guides other people's emotions, but rather restrains them.
If Zhou Qi is regarded as the source of infection of an epidemic, then according to the characteristics of this doomsday epidemic, the most effective way to prevent it is to shield people close to him from cognition and emotion, and Zhou Qi is using this method Help them.
He wanted these people to become more emotionally stable and not easily affected by the doomsday.
This is exactly the opposite of what he did in Zhonghai City. After all, Zhonghai City is the only place he wants to change.
It's a pity that because he can't allocate too much energy, the "power" he exerts is not accurate enough. As a result, the development of the situation these days is far from what he thought...
People in the entire community have forgotten many things, and have become indifferent, numb, ignorant, and even lost most of their ability to think.
Fortunately, the goal has been achieved. Now these people will not be infected by the "virus" brought by Zhou Qi and turn Taoyang City into a second doomsday site.
However, this is not his main purpose. His real goal is still in Zhonghai... and because of his limited energy, although he has turned Zhonghai into a mini-doomsday, he still doesn't know if he wants to develop it into what he wants. How long will it take? At least for so many days, Chen Bolin has brought useless news.
If it weren't for the unpredictable nature of people's hearts, and if it weren't for the fact that many things couldn't be said directly and could only be guided secretly, maybe the situation he was trying to bring about wouldn't have taken so long at all, and everything would have developed smoothly...
"Zhou Qi!"
When Zhou Qi slowly came outside the building while thinking, he heard Chen Bolin's voice coming from behind him.
He had a strange expression.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Qi looked at him confused.
"What you just said, that you thought you were dreaming, were you kidding?" Chen Bolin was slightly out of breath, but still asked in a serious tone.
Zhou Qi was a little speechless, "Why don't we just chat casually? Your reaction was too big."
"..." Chen Bolin was speechless for a moment. He stood there and looked at Zhou Qi for a long time before sighing and saying: "There is a new situation over at Zhonghai, regarding... Su Zhiyun."
Upon hearing Su Zhiyun, Zhou Qi became slightly interested: "What big thing has she done again?"
"She..." Chen Bolin looked a little complicated: "She wants to expose the doomsday within Zhonghai..."
——
"..."
"Comrade Su Zhiyun, your idea is too risky and we don't agree with it."
In the conference hall, all the leaders expressed their opinions on Su Zhiyun.
"In comparison, I think the method mentioned by General Lu is more realistic. Although it is a bit cruel, it is feasible to a certain extent..."
"Yes, we should achieve what we can achieve, rather than being too ambitious and whimsical."
"..."
"But aren't you gambling too?" Faced with the denials of the leaders, Su Zhiyun stood not far from the conference table and asked calmly: "Why don't you ask Zhou Qi for his opinion?"
The question silenced the chamber.
But soon, someone sneered: "Just now, new information about Zhou Qi was reported in Taoyang City. What Zhou Qi meant was that he thought he was dreaming."
Well, the subtext is that Zhou Qi has already drifted to the point where he thinks he is dreaming, what other constructive suggestions can he give? It's more like just making trouble.
And everyone else present obviously agreed with this view.
If Zhou Qi could show a responsible side, they would definitely be much more relaxed, but judging from Zhou Qi's performance these days, it is obviously impossible. They can only find a way on their own.
…But Su Zhiyun didn’t think so.
Her cold star-like eyes scanned everyone, looking at the majestic or vicissitudes of faces, as well as the heavy expressions on those different faces,
As she watched, her pretty face suddenly showed a look that looked like pity and contempt, and then she spoke calmly:
"You are indeed not suitable for the end of the world."
"?"
Everyone frowned, wondering what Su Zhiyun meant.
Su Zhiyun looked at everyone condescendingly and said:
"It's not that you don't want to ask Zhou Qi, but you don't dare... You are afraid of being embarrassed, afraid that he will tease you like a child. You don't want to lose your identity, rights, status, and face. You are still struggling with how to get back the initiative. ' and never really thought about the solution to the problem."
"??"
Faced with Su Zhiyun's almost "mean" words, an absurd atmosphere filled the entire conference hall.
Such words...
Based on what Su Zhiyun has done these days, she should be the least qualified to say it, right?
After a while, someone came to his senses and retorted sharply: "So, what about you? You mean, did you 'ask' Zhou Qi for his opinion? Did he 'instruct' you to expose the apocalypse in Zhonghai?"
The speaker added an accent to the words "ask for instructions" and "instruct", which is full of irony.
But Su Zhiyun ignored those deep ambiguities and just said expressionlessly: "I haven't 'asked' him for instructions either."
Someone asked: "Then what qualifications do you have to admonish us? How can you guarantee that the method you come up with is effective and will not cause more trouble?"
"I can't guarantee it," Su Zhiyun lowered his eyes slightly: "I'm just providing suggestions, the decision is yours."
After saying this, she took a few steps back, pretending to turn around and leave.
But just as she turned around, she seemed to suddenly think of something and spoke again:
"By the way, actually I want to say - he doesn't care about these at all, he only cares about the real way to fight against the doomsday, and that is definitely beyond the reach of the resources we have now, and before that, everything we did was It’s a useless effort that he has experienced thousands of times and it means nothing.”
After a pause, she continued: "...So, based on human moral concepts and the current situation, I provide a bolder suggestion. This method is not fundamentally different from yours, and it is destined to fail."
After saying that, she turned and left.
"..."
These words made everyone present frown again.
It seemed that someone wanted to say something, but they remained silent and watched her leave.
But just as she was about to walk out of the conference hall, someone called out: "Wait!"
Su Zhiyun stopped.
She looked at the person who spoke, and everyone else in the conference room also looked over.
The person who stopped Su Zhiyun looked very serious. He took a last look at the communication device in his hand. The message on it meant - "Zhou Qi thinks Su Zhiyun's idea is very interesting and wants to see the effect."
Just like that, he stood up from the conference table and asked Su Zhiyun in a solemn voice:
"Why do you have such an idea? I have reason to think that your cognition was influenced by him, and you subjectively labeled him as 'good'... After all, we didn't learn anything from him. I saw that he cared about how to fight against the doomsday, and even...didn’t see the humanity in him.”
"You are too one-sided." Su Zhiyun said calmly: "If he doesn't care about the doomsday, he can do nothing; if he has no humanity, he has an easier way to fight against the doomsday..."
"for example?"
"Kill all those who will turn into monsters in advance."
"..."
"..."
Su Zhiyun's last words seemed to really convince the officials and leaders in the conference hall, causing them to gradually calm down and fall into deep thinking.
After a while, someone asked in a deep voice:
"How do we know that your so-called method is not another conspiracy laid out for selfish desires?"
Su Zhiyun glanced at him: "You can think so, but I am not a cultist who hopes that the end will come faster. I need time more than you."
"..."
After a long time, someone finally spoke in a deep voice:
"Then, tell me more about your method."
(End of chapter)
