Invade the World

   Chapter 384 What's in vain

  Lin Mingyuan went out to the basement. With Xu Xiangyang's reminder, his daughter hurriedly hid in the grass next to her, so that she was not found.

   After he came back, he carried a large bag in his hand, and took out a clay pot containing liquor and a few plates of side dishes.

   "Oh, sister-in-law made this especially for you? Then I have to taste it."

   Hearing Meng Zheng say this, Lin Mingyuan smiled and shook his head.

   "How could she have such a kung fu, she just cut some small dishes and complained to me, saying that I was bored in the basement all day and didn't know how to help take care of my daughter."

   "Senior brother doesn't usually drink at home?"

   "I don't drink. I only have my wife and children at home, and no one accompanies me to drink. It's so lonely to drink alone."

   "What you said, offends bachelors like me all over the world."

   Meng Zheng took the crock pot and poured a small glass of wine for both of them.

   "When I came out of the lab, I would fill up a small glass every night. It's not fun to drink alone. It's a pity that foreign wine is not good. It's not good to drink it in your mouth."

"Haha, I feel the same way about this." Lin Mingyuan picked up the wine glass, took a sip, took a peanut from the plate, and threw it into his mouth, "When it comes to wine, I can only drink from fellow brewers. white burn."

   "Then we..." Meng Zheng looked around, there was no air circulation in the basement, only a wobbly light bulb, which was stuffy and dark, "Drink it out?"

   "Okay, help me, let's move outside."

Just like what is written in the novel, two men, "Place a small wooden table inside the gate made of thorns under the hut, set up chairs, put a sand pot of mountain village white yaki, a large bag of peanuts, two thick Porcelain wine glasses, slowly peeling the red coat of peanuts, drinking and drinking, killing their time."

   The little girl who was hiding by the door and eavesdropping had no choice but to hide beside the house now, not daring to get too close. Fortunately, she had her ghost friend by her side and could relay what she heard at any time.

   "I see that Dad was still very angry just now. Why is his kung fu... It seems that his relationship with Uncle Meng has suddenly improved?"

  Lin Xingjie couldn't help but feel confused. Although she heard the conversation between Lin Mingyuan and Meng Zheng in a daze, the solemn atmosphere that was brewing in the basement just now, even a little girl who was not familiar with the world could feel it.

   But I don't know when it started, the atmosphere between the two big men suddenly eased, and they even discussed going out to drink and eat food, chatting and laughing in the evening breeze.

   "Don't talk about today, when Meng was a guest at your house a few days ago, wasn't your father's attitude?"

  Xu Xiangyang was not surprised.

   "Well, that's because we're there... But isn't it different today? I thought they were going to quarrel."

"I don't think your father hates being a guest so much. Meng Zheng said it well. Your father and your mother don't have much in common in terms of work. Xingjie, you are still young. If your family doesn't usually get along with the villagers. Coming and going, Uncle Lin locks himself in the basement all day long, and he will definitely feel lonely."

   "Lonely...Dad him?" The little girl's face showed a look of confusion, "But he is already an adult."

"Loneliness has nothing to do with age. Children have the loneliness of children, and adults have the loneliness of adults." Xu Xiangyang replied, "Mr. Lin should just want to chat with someone, after all, Meng Zheng and he are brothers and sisters. The relationship is still a topic of conversation. However, I also thought that when they were in the basement, the two of them would quarrel. If they did quarrel, it would be impossible to drink together amicably now."

   "Then why..."

   "Not yet clear."

  Xu Xiangyang heard them chat about the topic of stargazing, and also knew that Lin Mingyuan had participated in the experiment of artificially creating psychic mediums.

It seems a shocking fact that Xingjie's father is involved in such secrets, but it is no longer surprising to him now; what is really strange is that when Meng Zheng said the words "the experiment has actually been successful". At that time, Xu Xiangyang believed that this guy's thoughts were as he had guessed, and regarded this sentence as the most important bargaining chip in this conversation. However, at that moment, he clearly saw Uncle Lin's serious face. face relaxed.

why is that? Did Meng Zheng guess wrong?

   While thinking about the answer to this question, he gave his own guess: "Maybe it's because your father already knows Meng Zheng's intentions, so he doesn't worry anymore."

   "I, I don't understand..."

   "Isn't there still you and your mother here? Uncle Lin would have been very vigilant at first when he saw a stranger related to his past approaching his door, but now that he knows that he is alone, there is no need to be afraid."

  Lin Xingjie was still a little confused, but nodded slightly.

  …

   Meanwhile, the conversation between the two men continued.

   After chatting on insignificant topics for a while, Meng Zheng, who had been drinking, flushed red, his eyes were bright, and he talked about the most important thing in his heart again:

   "Master...Senior brother, your experiment was indeed successful, and it was not an ordinary success - the experimental subject you created artificially is also not an ordinary psychic medium, right?"

   Meng Zheng became more and more excited the more he spoke, and began to be excited, his tongue, which was still a little knotted, suddenly smoothed out.

"Connecting the human brain with another world, once this is achieved, you can use the power of dangerous evil spirits for your own use, instead of relying on the individual's aptitude, because this thing is really random in terms of probability. …”

"you know?"

"Yes, but don't try to hide it from me, brother, I have worked so hard to investigate this matter. Although the file was destroyed, I managed to find a psychic medium who has restored the scene and passed through super powers. He even risked his life to knock on the teacher's side, I'm sure it's true!"

   "...You dare to provoke him, I thought you respected your teacher."

   "Hehe, let's not say anything else, I didn't lie to you about one thing. I didn't tell anyone about your plan when I came to see Senior Brother this time, including the teacher, and the people of the star-gazing meeting, and not a single person who knew it."

   Meng Zheng replied with a smile on his face.

   "'I love my teacher, I love the truth even more'. I think if the teacher finds out later, he won't blame me."

   "But he always knew about your return to China."

  Lin Mingyuan took a dish for him slowly and then put down his chopsticks.

   "Of course, this job was originally arranged by him. I waited for a long time before I finally got this opportunity."

   "Then think about it again, if I was really that important in the plan, wouldn't he notice your actions and be suspicious?"

  Meng Zheng was stunned for a moment, and the wine glass that was beside his mouth stopped.

   "Also, about the subject. You said my experiment was successful, so there must be some artificial medium running around in the corners of the world right now, right?"

   "This, I didn't find out..."

  Meng Zheng pondered for a moment, then asked tentatively:

   "I guess, he's dead?"

"Oh?"

   "If he's still alive, he can't be anonymous. Teacher, he shouldn't leave the guinea pig alone."

   Seeing Lin Mingyuan nodding slightly, he couldn't help but continue to ask:

"Killed by someone? Or died later? As the first successful experiment, it is normal to have some sequelae. The body can't afford the pressure of changing from an ordinary person to a superpower, and it is definitely not as healthy as a naturally born psychic. , I know this kind of thing..."

   "Ha ha ha ha ha."

   At this time, Lin Mingyuan suddenly laughed lightly, as if he thought Meng Zheng's statement was funny, he shook his head and replied:

   "Sorry, I guessed wrong. That person died on the spot."

"...Uh, what Senior Brother means is, he died before he left the laboratory? You didn't have time to rescue him? This, this is normal, after all, this is the first time the experiment was successful, and I have no experience, and I may not be able to find it in a few hours. Appropriate medical plan…”

   "How many hours?" Lin Mingyuan finally stopped suppressing the mockery in his smile, "Who told you how many hours? He didn't even have time to take off his helmet. When he was lying on the chair, his brain was steamed."

   Meng Zheng was stunned.

   After half a sound, the youth's face turned gloomy, and the palm holding the wine glass made an involuntary force and became rattling.

   "What a joke, how can this be considered a 'success'?! What's the difference between this and the previous 'guinea pigs' that failed and were abandoned?"

   "You are wrong again, Meng Zheng."

  Lin Mingyuan shook his head again.

   "Whether it is days, hours or seconds, in the microscopic realm, even a change within a few square seconds of minus 10 may be a huge breakthrough."

   "Of course I know! But that's two different things..."

"Success is success, there is no doubt about it. At a certain moment near the end of the experiment, the subject's brain did have a connection with the distant realm. This connection is not much different from the connection between the psychic and the evil spirit from the instrument observation. And on the other side of the other world, there is indeed something that responds to our call and intends to come to reality."

"...However, all the people present at the time couldn't react, and we didn't even have time to applaud or cheer, he died. The instrument recorded everything, but it couldn't save the dead man left in the skull. "

  “…”

   Meng Zheng let go of his hand with a sullen expression and leaned on the back of the chair. After a while, he raised the glass, raised his head sharply and drank, and then took several sips in a row.

  Lin Mingyuan did not stop him, he just watched and said in a light voice:

   "The so-called 'success' is actually only one example, and it has never succeeded again, and this only successful example is just an accident."

   "…it can't be accidental."

   The young man put down the glass, his eyes were red as if a fire was burning, but his voice was terribly cold.

"The barrier between the two worlds cannot be crossed by human beings at all. It is like the principle of the constant speed of light. Humans can only guess 'what will happen if the speed of light is exceeded', and can never be verified in reality... So, this It can't be accidental."

  He raised his head and stared at his brother's face.

   "Is there really no way to replicate that success?"

   "No way." Lin Mingyuan replied without hesitation, "Moreover, no one knows what's wrong."

   He put down the wine glass and exhaled lightly.

"Besides, my reasons for leaving the lab aren't as complicated as you might think. A guy who's useless, doesn't matter where he goes; and a man who's never recovered after failing miserably on a project he thought would be his life's work. , I would choose to spend my life in the countryside, is it not surprising? After a few years, I will find a primary or middle school to be a physics teacher. This is my only life plan in the future.”

"…what?"

"The simplest truth, Junior Brother, if you think that if I really master the secret of making artificial mediums, the teacher will not know at all, and he is willing to let me go? You yourself said what kind of him is. Man, he has the motive and the ability to stay, doesn't he?"

   Seeing Meng Zheng fell into a long silence, Lin Mingyuan stood up, stretched, and was ready to pack his things.

   "Okay, let's stop here, you can go too, I mean..."

   He lifted his chin.

   "Leave town."

   "Brother, you are really ruthless."

   The youth smiled wryly and shook his head.

   "I thought our relationship had gotten better and we could be considered friends."

"You can't talk about friends, but acquaintances can be counted. I'm actually quite happy. I haven't talked to anyone about the past for a long time. I didn't expect that I only felt painful experiences back then, but now I remember them as nostalgic. Anyway, my youth was wasted. On this matter..."

  Lin Mingyuan hugged the wine can and looked at the sunset on the horizon.

   At this time, the sun sets over the top of the mountain, and the crows stand on the treetops. Before the night engulfed the earth, the last round of brilliant halo erupted in the twilight, reflecting the smoke-filled village at the foot of the mountain into a red heart, like a slow-flowing high-temperature carbon steel.

   "But there is no such thing as a banquet that never ends, right?"

   "...No, Senior Brother."

   Meng Zheng shook his head and refused.

   "I want to stay here...for a while."

   "You still refuse to give up? Forget it, I can't control others."

  Lin Mingyuan turned and left.

   "As you wish."

   Meng Zheng silently watched the man's back go away, and then looked into the distance. He couldn't open his eyes. He didn't know whether it was due to drinking until he was sleepy or the afterglow of the sunset. The young man tried his best to drink the last glass of spirits against the splendid light wheel at the end of the sky, and then "bang" Knocked his forehead on the table.

   (end of this chapter)