Chapter 1556

"There is another possibility."

Tianzhou space port.

The old captain who stepped down from the gate suddenly stopped and said with his back to the boat.

Hearing this inexplicable words, Lu Zhou's eyes floated a trace of curiosity and asked.

"What is possible?"

"There are many ways to keep secrets. Besides buying with honor, there are also ways to keep the insiders silent forever," the old captain said with a faint smile. "I'm just making an analogy, for example, let the destroyer behind us shoot us twice. Do you think the final result is not the same? "

And

The cost seems to be much lower.

Looking at the thinking ship, the old captain paused and continued.

"The martyr's mausoleum is our destination. I am ready for sacrifice, so I don't care. I will even advise you not to resist. But do you have the same consciousness as me? "

“…… It seems that there are many choices for people, "Lu said softly without answering the question directly." maybe I have the chance to meet the captain of the first Pan Asian fleet. I have to say thank you to him. "

"He has no right to make such a decision, but Although I say so, in the sense of justice, it's those of us who are saved who should be thanked, "the old captain said with a smile." I just want to say that if we don't have the consciousness to die bravely, we should not do this kind of thing next time. "

"I can swear, I'm not doing this because I'm crazy."

When the land boat said this, the old captain was far away.

Obviously, he didn't believe what he said.

Helplessly shrugged his shoulders, and the boat gave up the explanation.

To be honest, he would not have had to stand up at all if it was not for the fact that the crisis was already related to the survival of human civilization.

Sitting in the waiting hall waiting for the next shuttle to the surface, just as the boat was thinking about whether to do something to pass the time, the wristwatch on the left wrist suddenly flickered.

Is it Xiao AI?

Thinking so much, the boat reached out its index finger and lit it.

It turns out that it wasn't Xiao AI who appeared in the holographic beam, but Captain Xing.

"Where are you now?"

"On the Tianzhou..." Looking at the dignified captain Xing on his face, Lu Zhou cast an inquiring line of sight at him, "what's the matter?"

"Wait for me there. We'll go to San Francisco together. It'll be faster if we take an empty flight."

"San Francisco?" Frowning, Lu Zhou asked, "what are you doing there?"

After a moment's silence, Captain Xing said.

"Your friend's hurt a little bit. I'm not sure if this is the last one."

……

Time returned to 12 hours ago, Yuheng had just finished slowing down and merging with the destroyer after her.

The whole of San Francisco is in a state of chaos.

Hospitals are full, traffic is paralyzed, production and supply systems are collapsed, and people who have lost their loved ones have taken to the streets, which has restrained a large number of police forces, making the already overburdened public security environment even worse.

The lawbreakers who took advantage of the fire robbed the shops, and the black groups took the opportunity to fight for territory

No one expected that the city, famous for its friendliness and openness, would lose hundreds of thousands of people in a day.

No one has thought about it first. Once such a strange thing happens, what should the rest of us do

In the dark night, Dong Bin left the apartment in a hurry and got a taxi at the door.

After the maglev took off on the road, the black driver in the driver's seat took a look in the rearview mirror and said casually.

"Asians?"

"Yes."

"From where? China? Japan? Or to the south? "

Just thinking about what happened, Dong Bin replied impatiently.

"Is that important?"

"Of course It doesn't matter. It's just that coming to San Francisco recently is not a good choice, even if it's a relatively safe suburb. "

Hearing this sentence, Dong Bin smiled lightly and didn't make any comments.

Thousands of people died in his hands. How could he care about a few thieves

The destination is a high-level community. From the clean and tidy road and the dedicated human security at the door, we can see that people living here are not rich but expensive.

After walking up to show his visitor code to show that he is a guest of an owner, the security guard at the door quickly opened the folding door and let him in.

According to the address given to him by the pioneer, Dong Bin went straight to the single house in the corner of the community and pressed the doorbell.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps behind the door, and the sound of turning the door handle immediately.

Before that, about the realistic image of the pioneer, he had produced a series of imagination, such as wisdom, kindness, bravery, charm and so on. However, he didn't expect that the old man with wrinkles appeared in front of him.The old man didn't seem to know him. He stared at him for a long time with his dazed eyes, and then began to speak with hesitation.

"You are?"

For a moment, Dong Bin suspected that he had gone wrong, but when he confirmed the number again, he found that there was no mistake.

Here is the address given by the pioneer.

With a polite little nod, Dong Bin said softly.

“…… You called me. "

At the moment of hearing this sentence, the old man's turbid pupils floated a bit suddenly.

"I see Did I ask you to come here? Come in then. "

I don't know whether it's intentional or unintentional. When I say this word, the old man's tone is very heavy, as if he meant something.

However, Dong Bin did not hesitate, but obediently followed the old man behind, came to the house together.

“…… It's been many years since I bought this house without any guests. The old man muttered, "this carpet is going to be a cultural relic..." I remember when I bought it, the North American League didn't even have a shadow. "

It seems that the old man realized that his topic was a little far away. The old man smiled sheepishly and ended the topic and looked at the guest and said.

"I'm sorry, there are a lot of old people, please sit down first What's your name? "

"Dong Bin."

"Dong Bin, isn't he?" The old man touched his chin and opened his mouth, saying, "this name has vaguely appeared in my memory But it feels so far away. "

"I haven't introduced myself yet. My name David Lawrence, about 100 years old To be honest, I can't remember exactly how old I am. I can't be over 150. "

Dong Bin: "you Is it human? "

"Yes, let you down," the old man smiled, looked at Dong Bin's pupils and said softly, "I guess you are a bionic, and an awakened one."

Dong Bin nodded in silence.

"You told me that you wanted to talk to me face to face about the meaning of being, so I came here."

"Is that what I said?" After touching his chin, the old man thought for a moment, then suddenly sighed and said, "let me say that, but I'm afraid I can't give you good advice."

"To be honest, I actually understand why you came and why I let you come here I should have made a choice a long time ago. Maybe it's my weakness that hurt me and us

"Me?" Dong Bin frowned and said, "excuse me What do you mean? "

"It's a long story."

the turbid pupil was stained with a trace of memory. It seems that the old man hesitated to mention those old memories. After a while, the old man continued to speak.

"A long time ago, even more than half a century ago, I almost spent my money, and with the help of some voice from the void, I finally completed the great experiment, uploading consciousness and thinking to the hardware."

"Originally, at the last moment of the experiment, I should suspend the life function of this body and gain eternity in the digital world. However, I hesitated at the last moment when I pressed the button again, so two me were born in this world, two me who could never meet each other."

"You should know? Thinking is like a pair of entangled particles. When they meet, they collapse. In the entangled state, no matter I or the one who lives in the digital world, it is not complete. "

"He's probably blaming me," said the old man with a hint of remorse in his eyes. "Blaming me for not having the courage to make a decision, from half a century ago to now."

"He asked you to come to see me. Maybe he wanted me to make the last choice. What is the meaning of being? It's interesting, but to be honest, I've lived enough for so long... "

Dong Bin frowned.

Obviously, he came here to find the answer, but I don't know why. I always feel that it's not me who gets the answer, but the old man sitting in front of me who should solve the problem for me.

Just as he was wondering whether to open his mouth, the expression on the old man's face suddenly moved slightly, and moved his turbid vision to the window.

There was a deep darkness, and no one could be seen.

However, he could feel where someone was.

"The voice lightened," said old Lawrence, in a gentle voice.

"The friend hiding outside, please come out. Although you are very good at avoiding all the cameras, the implant on you still exposes your position."

The door of the living room opened gently.

Looking at the person at the door, Dong Bin's pupils contracted instantly, and he reached into his arms to get up from the sofa, but he was stopped by the old man's eyes, so he didn't get up from the sofa at last. Instead, he threw hostile eyes at the man, said Yin compassionately."Pan Asian cooperative agents in North America?"

"If necessary, we will appear in every corner of the world," said Wang Peng, glancing directly at the old man sitting on the sofa

Lawrence said with a faint smile.

"Do I know you?"

"100 years ago, the Arctic light, and the next year's Manila bombings Maybe no one remembers those grown-up memories these days, but I still remember from 100 years ago, "Wang Peng continued, staring at him." even if you escape to the future, I will bring you to justice! "

Moving the crutch gently, Lawrence stood up tremblingly from the sofa, turned his back to Wang Peng, and said with a smile.

"I have lived enough, but if I can, I want to choose a decent way to leave the world."

"As for the Manila bombings? It's none of my business. "

Said, the old man slightly sideways, looked at Dong Bin sitting on the sofa.

"Do you want to know the meaning of being?"

Dong Bin nodded, from the eyes of the old man had a premonition of what, silent from the sofa to stand up.

"Very well," Lawrence said, softly, "kill him for me."

"Then you will understand the meaning of being."