rainy night talk

"When I visited for the second time, he was obviously much calmer than the first time. No matter how much I emphasized Louis' situation, he never wavered." Chen Zhen paused and continued: " Although I didn’t have much contact with him, I knew that he was a sensitive, suspicious, and easily anxious person. So... I guess he contacted Louis through some means after my first visit, and determined his safety.”

"Some kind of method?" The old man grasped the point, "So it can't be traced?"

"It's hard." Chen Zhen said helplessly: "If Louis has already jumped to another star area, then the tracking due to the delay of time will not be very meaningful."

"If that's the case, there should be a jump record for him."

Chen Zhen shook his head, "Louis may not have left the Zeeman area through the jumping station. The Zeeman area is located on the third hexagram limit of the first plane, and there are many unstable jumping points in the area bordering the second plane. He continued: "We investigated the aircraft he rented - a rapid civilian starship, its manufacturer is a famous military starship shell manufacturer, and the predecessor of this starship is also a standard for decommissioning ship."

"You want to say that Louis drove the civilian aircraft to the unstable jump point?" The old man showed an unbelievable expression, "Even without considering whether the shell of the civilian aircraft can pass through the jump point, how many people can safely pass through the Quantum Star?" Bring and find a jump point that you can use?"

Chen Zhen was questioned - he just relayed this possibility, but didn't think about it that much.

The old man saw the clue at once, "The sentry said these?"

Chen Zhen nodded.

"So, did he tell you, how many people have succeeded in doing this in the past hundred years?" Before Chen Zhen could answer, the old man said, "There is only one."

Chen Zhen lowered his head, he knew it, and the vicious red-haired man in the museum appeared in his mind - Gabriel the Star Thief.

Even if the possibility of Louis leaving the star area is ruled out, finding someone in the entire Zeeman area is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Chen Zhen told the old man, "Without knowing what he was going to do, we decided to hold back." After all, their most important purpose was to ensure the safety of Louis.

"But it's not a good way to sit back and wait." The old man reminded.In his impression, the credibility of the promise of the flexible and smooth-talking Louis probably had to be compromised.

Chen Zhen nodded, "Actually... this time, I think Louis will indeed go back."

The old man raised his eyebrows, "What do you say?"

"Because of cats."

"cat?"

"Louis kept a pair of cats from his compatriots, and they put them in a villa on Planet Atlanta." Chen Zhen explained: "He has always been ignorant of small creatures, and he has a great sense of responsibility for it. I know the reason. It may sound flimsy, but a man who did not forget to take his potted plant with him in an emergency evacuation would not leave his cat behind."

"Oh..." The old man let out a long sigh, and joked: "This is loyal to the character design, huh?"

Chen Zhen smiled shyly. He looked at the old man and repeated: "Being loyal to the human design...just like AI."

The old man pushed his eyes, "So... that sentinel, William... Cosey? Just stay in Atlanta and wait for orders?"

"No." Chen Zhen put away his smile, dodged his expression, and became depressed, "I asked another friend of mine about this matter."

The old man asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"Usually, the conclusion of a spiritual link means a bond, but this is only the first step towards a relationship." Chen Zhen said slowly, he lowered his head, and unconsciously put one hand on the back of his neck, "Spiritual The fusion of domains, this is the second step, but it is also the most critical." Since the process of concluding is full of irresistible factors such as hormones and pheromones, once this process starts, it will be a matter of course.Chen Zhen pressed that place, "I don't know how he did it, but... our mental barriers have always been independent of each other." Thinking of this, Chen Zhen laughed at himself again, "Maybe this is my mental barrier. Under the influence, keep the reason of resistance.” His emotional factors did not overcome the fear, because the two had never been in contact, they were separated by a natural barrier, even though he felt joy, satisfaction, and gratitude for being loved , These emotions never broke the door of his heart.

The old man didn't speak, just listened quietly.

"William..." Chen Zhen frowned slightly as he pronounced the name, "He decided to break the deadlock...he put all his eggs in one basket...he..." Chen Zhen's breathing interval became shorter, and his eyes rolled in their sockets, as if something made him A terrified image flashed in front of my eyes, "He removed his mental barrier... right in front of me."

The old man looked at Chen Zhen with sparkling eyes, "God...my poor child, you..."

"I failed..." Chen Zhen raised his head, tears slipped down, and only the traces of tears left a heartbreaking mark against the firelight. "I tried to rebuild the barrier...but...but..." Chen Zhen's body began to tremble, and more tears came out of his eyes. "I failed...I failed..."

"He broke down?"

Just hearing this word, Chen Zhen's face immediately lost its color. The fragments of that night kept flashing in his mind, and some kind of despair spread in his eyes, "They took him away..."

"Who?"

"I don't know..." Chen Zhen hugged his head and howled.

"It's not your fault, Chen Zhen." The old man put his hand on his head and said softly, "Control your emotions."

The deep voice of the old man seemed to be magical. It penetrated layers of thick fog and reached the depths of Chen Zhen's heart. In an instant, those horrible and sad emotions gradually gathered up, and they were locked back into the black box. Chen Zhen spit out a mouthful of turbid Qi, like waking up from a dream.

The rain stopped, and the roar gradually drifted away. "Dong dong dong——" the sound of the ancient clock broke the silence in the room. Chen Zhen glanced at the pendulum clock and found that the hour hand had already deviated from 12. He hurriedly wiped away his tears and stood up—he has lost his composure enough today up.He was about to say goodbye to the old man, but he heard the old man say: "Today will be a special day." He walked slowly to the wine cabinet, took off his glasses and deliberated for a while, and took out a bottle of red wine, "Can I invite you Have a drink with me? I think you're going to need a little alcohol."

After Chen Zhen came back from Seman District, he rarely touched alcohol, but as the old man said, he is very eager for alcohol now, "My honor, professor."