There was silence in the library.
Rows of bookshelves piled up into a sea of blazing sunlight.
There is a thick book "Research on the Logic of Constants in Electronic Physics" on the table. It is half-opened. A monocle stands on the page of the book, and the chain presses the page and acts as a bookmark.
A gray blazer was draped over the original seat.
The owner of the coat stood in front of the huge bookshelf, bathed in the quiet sunlight.
The deep sea connects the whole world and shares data.
Nowadays, few people come to the paper book reading room.
Cui Zhongcheng took away the two books connected together on the bookshelf.
He was startled.
After taking away the book, a pair of cunning eyes with a hidden smile appeared in the empty space on the bookshelf.
"It is said that there are 1.5 million books in the library of Dateng Public School. If you read one book every day, it would take four thousand years to read it. It only took three seconds for the deep sea to be entered into the library." On the other side of the bookshelf, The old man's voice was very low, as if he was talking to himself, "It's really ironic. Human beings have worked hard to develop culture for thousands of years, and machines can digest it all in just a few seconds."
Having said this, he raised his head and asked with a smile: "No one comes to a place like the library anymore. In order to maintain order and give humanity the last dignity, the AI is only responsible for input, not guidance... Here It shouldn’t be easy to find the book you want in a place like this, right?”
"Mr. Zhou, you probably don't read often."
Cui Zhongcheng said softly: "Each book is divided into categories. You only need to search according to the picture. Finding a book is very simple."
"Oh oh...that's right. I really don't read books often."
Zhou Jiren smiled apologetically, "But in this era, the deep sea is enough. Except for die-hards who are greedy for the afterglow of the old era, who would come to a place like this to read paper books, don't you think so... Mr. Xiao Cui?" "
Cui Zhongcheng glanced at his watch.
He asked calmly: "You came to see me for something?"
"It's nothing big..." Mr. Shu smiled sincerely and said: "Gu Shen's review has begun. I, the accompanying member, have nothing to do and nowhere to go, so I just wanted to take a walk around the academy... What a coincidence. , met you here.”
Both men treated each other with respect.
They are all addressed as "you".
"This is my alma mater. I haven't been back for a long time, so I just want to come back and have a look." Cui Zhongcheng said softly: "A long time ago, it was very quiet here... but it is different from the quietness now."
"That must have been twenty years ago, right? At that time, the deep sea had not yet connected the five continents, and there was no such advanced technology..." Mr. Shu did not hide his sarcasm and smiled: "We are getting stronger and stronger. , this is a good thing. Just talking about the development of Dongshu in recent years... Representative Zhao has played an indispensable role. He has made Dadu into a city as full of glory as Nagano."
Cui Zhongcheng frowned.
"To be honest, I didn't expect that he would agree to issue an amnesty order for a little-known teenager." Mr. Shu chuckled softly: "Originally, I wanted to have a smooth relationship with this matter... It doesn't matter if he doesn't agree. When the time comes, I’ll go and beg the big shots in Nagano.”
"Isn't it a good thing that someone agreed?" Cui Zhongcheng sighed and said, "It would be embarrassing to go to Nagano to ask for help. Water from far away cannot quench the thirst for people nearby. Whether I can ask for help is another matter."
"What do people of my age care about about face?"
Zhou Jiren's smile disappeared little by little. He stared at the other person and said, "Since you agreed to the amnesty, why do you still send such an audit team... This is someone I want to save even if I don't have any face. The ugly words are ahead, no matter what the final review result is, I have to be cautious."
Cui Zhongcheng rubbed the pages of the book with his fingers.
"Don't you understand yet?"
He looked at the old man and spoke seriously, "It's because I saw your position... Mr. Zhao made such a decisive decision, issued an amnesty order, and dispatched an audit team..."
"The last person you were so determined to take away was Nan Jin from Dadu District, right? Compared with her, Gu Shen is just a poor child with no father or mother and an ordinary life experience." Mr. Xiao Cui said lowly. He said: "Mr. Zhao believed in your vision, so he immediately issued the amnesty order. At the same time, he also wanted to see who this child named Gu Shen... was, so he sent this person. Review group only.”
Speaking of this, he showed a humble and gentle smile.
"I think...you should be able to understand Mr. Zhao's intention, right?"
"Now everyone in the parliament is having a headache over the dispute over the Awakening Decree. It has come to this point, and no one seems to be able to accept the price of their failure... This tug-of-war is about to come to a conclusion."
"At this time, the slightest deviation may cause huge distortions." Cui Zhongcheng stretched out two fingers and rubbed them slowly. "A butterfly far away in Xizhou, flashing its wings, may cause a storm in Dadu."
"Maybe this butterfly is not in Xizhou, but in Zhongzhou, North Fortress..." Mr. Xiao Cui paused and said seriously: "But in any case, most of them can't withstand a bigger storm."
Zhou Jiren looked serious and had nothing more to say.
He just stared silently at Cui Zhongcheng across from the bookshelf. The sun shone through, and his body should have reflected the light of noon, but for some reason, it looked like it was covered with a light shadow.
"By the way..."
"The proposal to issue the amnesty order and dispatch the review team... were both proposed by me." Cui Zhongcheng said softly: "Mr. Zhao agreed immediately, so it's me who came to Dateng this time..."
He stared at the charity man.
"……I have nothing to say."
The old man still looked serious, Feng Qingyun said calmly: "There is no Mr. Xiao Cui, there are others. As long as there is an amnesty order, there will be an audit team. I still understand this truth."
Cui Zhongcheng nodded.
He no longer paid attention to Zhou Ji, but held the book and walked towards the direction where he came from. The sun had shifted to an angle, and the original seat was no longer shrouded in light, but was immersed in a slightly darker shade. middle.
Take two steps.
"And one more thing……"
Mr. Shu spoke again and stopped Cui Zhongcheng.
"Um?"
He frowned and turned half of his face slightly, unable to see his face clearly through the book.
"It's about the chat we just had."
Mr. Shu's voice was very soft and slow, "What you said about searching according to the pictures is indeed a very simple and efficient method, but some books... are seriously damaged, or because the titles of the books are missing, etc., they are not recorded by the AI. In the library. Is there any way to find such a book?"
"..."
Cui Zhongcheng was silent for a long time, seemingly lost in thought.
"It just depends on luck."
Mr. Xiao Cui said softly: "You have to believe that as long as the book is still there, you will find it one day."
