My ex-girlfriend thought I was poor, so I made 100 million by betting on stones.

"Even if it's an excuse, I don't think it's that simple."

Yang Feng looked at Sima Shan in front of him and said, "You just said that you don't want to, and there is no need to explain to the world."

"Yes, people have always been like this."

Sima Shan smiled and said, "Human memory is very short."

"But you've lived for hundreds of years."

"I'm old, very old, and I can't remember many things."

Sima Shan sighed and said, "But when I sleep, many images and fragments often flash through my mind. According to modern people, they might be called slides?"

"You are quite fashionable."

“I will not reject the changes of every era, because people are always adapting to the times.”

Sima Shan smiled and said, "I also like to remember the prosperity of each era. Although with modern technology, those so-called prosperity only allow the lower-class people to live a few more days."

"It seems that you remember it very clearly."

"I dare not forget. Even in the most prosperous era, I dare not forget those dark scenes, scenes that you modern people may not be able to imagine, scenes that are only mentioned in a few words in history books."

Sima Shan looked at the village in the distance and said calmly, "What do you think would happen if all the people in this village were killed?"

"what are you going to do?!"

Yang Feng stood up suddenly nervously, glaring at Sima Shan.

Sima Shan laughed and said, "You don't have to be so nervous. I have no interest in this village. I just asked casually."

"what do you want to say?"

Yang Feng asked vigilantly.

Sima Shan said with a hint of joking, "I just said I wanted to kill a village, but you got so nervous. I can see that you care about this village very much."

"Whether you care or not, these are the lives of a village."

"Yeah, what if one day everyone in your city was killed? Have you ever thought about what that would be like?"

"I……"

Yang Feng was a little speechless.

This was too horrible for him to imagine.

Sima Shan's expression was somewhat sad. He continued, "In history, such a massacre may have only been recorded in a few words, such as a casual mention of 'the massacre at Baishui City' in the history books, just like what you saw in the history books."

"..."

Yang Feng was a little silent.

He didn't know how to refute Sima Shan in front of him.

But what he was sure of was that Sima Shan must have seen such a scene.

It was a scene of a massacre, a scene of blood flowing on the road and corpses strewn all over the place.

Sima Shan sighed and said, "Humans have recorded a lot of history. They always hope to learn some lessons from history. The funny thing is that they keep making the same mistakes that have happened in history."

At this moment, Sima Shan seemed to be just discussing philosophy with Yang Feng.

Yang Feng also gradually changed from being cautious to being a student willing to listen.

"What does all this have to do with what you need to say?"

Yang Feng asked.

Sima Shan smiled and said, "Nothing, I just suddenly felt a little emotional. Just like today I saw how fast Donghe Town has developed. I think in two generations, or even just one generation, many people will probably have forgotten how poor this place used to be. That's what people are like."

"You mean, people are always forgetful, so you don't want to explain to them?"

"No, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that there's no point in explaining."

Sima Shan shook his head and said, "The human brain can remember a lot of things, but most of the time, people are not willing to believe things they don't want to believe. Even if you tell them, they will just ignore it like reading a few words in a history book."

His words left Yang Feng silent for a while.

After a moment, Yang Feng whispered, "I know that the fragments I read in history books are likely to be a scene that will happen in the future."

"Yes, but they don't want to believe that history will repeat itself. They only want to believe what they believe. Just like you still don't want to believe that my goal is not to rule the world."

The topic of Sima Shan finally returned here.

Yang Feng looked at him and said, "So what is your purpose? I think it's to explain this to me."

"Yes, but there's not much I can say."

"Your purpose is described very thoroughly in the intelligence provided by the Bureau of Investigation, including every move. Is there anything else you must hide from me?"

"Yes, maybe that's the thing."

Sima Shan smiled and said, "But you will know sooner or later. I heard that you will visit your daughter this summer, right?"

“You even know this.”

Yang Feng didn't expect this.

Sima Shan smiled and said, "They are very responsible and gave me a lot of information about you."

"You are right, but what does this have to do with what you said?"

"Because they might know."

Sima Shan smiled and said, "And the iron plate that Bai Hengqing stole from the Shanhe Organization should still be in your hands."

"Yes."

"Then the people in the village will definitely explain to you the meaning of the iron plate."

Sima Shan shook his head and said, "Just think of this as a suspense for yourself. You will know when the time comes. In fact, maybe I shouldn't talk about this today."

There was a hint of helplessness in his calm tone.

Yang Feng looked at the black puppet's body in front of him.

Although this is not Sima Shan's real body, Yang Feng can tell Sima Shan's mood at the moment through his eyes.

He seemed to have his own issues.

"What I want to explain to you is that everything the Shanhe Organization did was instructed by me, because I authorized He."

Sima Shan said, "I actually know that many innocent people were killed in this process, although they could have been avoided."

"Is this a confession?"

"No, I feel sorry for those people, but I won't repent."

Sima Shan shook his head and said, "As for what you just asked, why I don't explain many things to others, it's because I have seen too much human nature."

"human nature?"

“Some things are funny, once there are more people making the decision, it seems to become complicated.”

Sima Shan looked at Yang Feng and said, "Just like each of us hopes that our opinions will be respected and even implemented by others, but what is the final result? Differences in opinions will inevitably lead to disputes and even wars."

"But you formed Shanhe and contacted so many foreign big families, which is tantamount to starting a war."

"Yes, war... ending war with war is a lesson learned countless times in history. Although I may be stronger than all of you, unfortunately, I have not found any other solution, so I can only choose this."

Sima Shan looked at Yang Feng and asked, "Perhaps, do you have any other ideas?"