implication [end times]

Lou Yue was silent for a while, and after being mentioned in this way, he suddenly realized many problems that he hadn't had time to think about.

Yan Ai's relationship with Shi Xun seemed to be similar in the past. She is someone who has experienced it, so she can ask for advice.So Lou Yue coughed lightly, and asked somewhat unnaturally, "Professor Yan, what do you think is the difference between a friend and a lover?"

Yan Ai raised her eyebrows with a playful expression: "First of all, you have to understand your true thoughts and desires, and don't deliberately conceal, resist or suppress them."

While talking, there was news coming in from Yan Ai's communicator, she glanced at it, put away her teasing attitude, and said quite seriously: "Captain Lou, I have to go back to the research team, something happened over there. "

Lou Yue was slightly distracted by the question just now, he glanced at the time in a concealed manner, the dean didn't know how long it would take to finish the meeting: "Let's go together."

There are occasional patrolling soldiers with live ammunition in the corridor of the scientific research institute. According to Yan Ai, those were sent by the city lord to strengthen the defense.Needless to say, it was naturally Ran Yu who defended.

On the way from the living room to the research group, Lou Yue thought over what Yan Ai said just now, and the strange emotion in his heart was gurgling like a kettle on the stove, tumbling more and more violently, almost overflowing.In the past 20 years, Captain Lou has dealt with countless old foxes and little Lengqing, and he has been able to handle the complicated and entangled interpersonal relationships with ease, but he has never dealt with such a relationship with Ran Yu—he has never had such a relationship with another person. He has a strong sense of worrying about gains and losses, and he will not use various reasons for his existence or non-existence to convince himself to believe in another person—Captain Lou has always been a staunch supporter of "suspicion" and "righteousness". Always protect a person who is suspected to be connected with sea ghosts.

Everything seemed abnormal to outsiders, but the former captain Lou didn't notice anything wrong at all.

Perhaps it was because of this that people like Albert heard such outrageous rumors.Thinking about it now, observing the replay from a purely outsider's perspective, Lou Yue himself felt that the possibility of an adulterous affair with Ran Yu was far greater than a platonic pen-pal relationship.

Once this idea is put as a premise, the deep friendship between all kinds of friends before becomes not quite right.

When I met Ran Yu for the first time, he looked a bit dumb, but he looked really good-looking, with a warm face and a slender waist.Later, he found out that he was really good at fighting, and the figure of rushing directly into the group of sea ghosts without hesitation was engraved vividly in Lou Yue's memory like lightning.For some reason, Lou Yue suddenly thought of a crumpled silver-gray tie, the protruding knuckles on his wrists and the peaceful sleeping face in the morning light.It was a very reassuring and satisfying scene.

A little charming thought is fleeting like a meteor, so fast that Lou Yue can't catch it.

Yan Ai asked abruptly, "Does he know you know who he is?"

The question was complicated, but Lou Yue understood it all at once.No. 6 Fengxinzi Road is Xiang An's former home. Ran Yu's parents knew Xiang An's parents before, so there is Xiang's address in the address book, and the initial letter is X, so when Ran Yu sent a letter for the first time, He is called "Unknown Friend X"—as cautious as Lou Yue, who has investigated the authenticity of "Ran Yu"'s identity very early on, and will continue to contact only when he knows the real situation of the other party.

But Lou Yue never revealed his real name.

If Ran Yu is determined to investigate, as a member of the security system, he can easily know the original resident information based on the address, then will he think that Xiang Anxiang is the "hum", and then rely on each other with Xiang Anxiang ?

Thinking of this, Lou Yue suddenly felt panicked, but then he found a lot of evidence to the contrary: According to Ran Yu's habit of paying attention to safety, he would not easily live in a stranger's house, let alone agree to be tied wrist , so to Ran Yu, Captain Lou must be a special existence.Special people can be divided into two types, one is good friends, if Ran Yu really doesn't know who He Heng is, then there is the second type, the person he likes.

Thinking of this, Lou Yue suddenly cheered up involuntarily, and put aside his grudge against Xiang An Ning, his expression changed so quickly that Yan Ai next to him was stunned.Fortunately, it didn't take long for them to arrive at the conference room of the research group.

The incidents in the research group are neither big nor small.When they were having a meeting to discuss the latest developments in the possible community structure of sea ghosts, Professor Yuan Qiong suddenly came in drunk with a large bottle of wine he didn't know where to get, and splashed ink with a writing brush with a thick arm. The long table was covered with wild cursive.After finishing writing, he was still unsatisfied, and forced everyone to chat about poetry and philosophy for an hour.

Over the past month, the members of the research team have more or less known the identities of Yuan Qiong and Shi Xun, and they are required to keep them confidential.No one who is engaged in scientific research in the main city does not know Professor Yuan. Director Yu, who was proud of the homeless before, changed his expression like an ancient trick when he learned about this, and then nodded and bowed to apologize to Professor Yuan. The group is a little polite.

Out of respect for Professor Yuan, the members of the research group obediently surrounded the long table, staring at the dripping ink on the table, and no one dared to interrupt the wonderful and serious classroom atmosphere.

When Lou Yue arrived, he saw that the ink on the conference table was still wet. "Take advantage of the righteousness of the heaven and the earth, and control the debate of the six qi, so that you can travel endlessly." The fifteen characters were written elegantly and gracefully, and the person who wrote them was pulling Director Yu's hand. With his hands, he said earnestly: "Happy and free, equal to all things, the former is free and comfortable, detached from external things, and is a 'god man', the latter is more worthy of study, equalizing all things includes equal language, equal life and death, equal right and wrong, and then "all things" Be one with me'. You have a taste, a taste, isn't it very delicate?"

Director Yu didn't dare to take a breath. Although he didn't understand, he nodded repeatedly and said: "You are right, subtle, subtle."

Seeing the selected sentences from "Xiaoyaoyou" on the table and the words and deeds of the person in front of him, Lou Yue said without hesitation: "Xiao Zhuang, don't disturb their work, and don't use the name of Professor Yuan to go crazy with alcohol."

"Disappointment, disappointment," Xiao Zhuang reluctantly stopped preaching, picked up the wine bottle and drank it upside down, wiped his mouth, "'Arguing without words, the way of not saying,' don't talk to the boy Argument, I'll take the cloud and ride the flying dragon!" He said, shaking his head and throwing the pen and empty wine bottle, and pushed the door out.

The members of the task force looked at each other.

"He is not Yuan Qiong, but a young poet. He named himself Xiaozhuang because he likes Laozhuang's thoughts." Lou Yue explained, "There is another person named Minghui. I don't know if you have seen one during this time. Those who like to talk about science fiction... By the way, what about simple groups?"

Director Yu asked: "Is Captain Lou referring to Professor Shi Xun? She seems to be bedridden recently, so she has withdrawn temporarily."

This time Lou Yue was surprised, his first reaction was to look at Yan Ai, only then did he realize that Yan Ai looked haggard like never before.

Before Lou Yue had time to ask Professor Shi Xun what was going on, the communicator rang, and the dean's meeting was over, so he could hurry up and sign before going out for the next meeting.Lou Yue had no choice but to briefly understand the current progress of the research group and then went to the dean's office, where he met Commander Albert who had just ended the meeting.

Albert seemed to be continuing the discussion with the dean in the previous meeting, and when he saw Lou Yue coming in, he mentioned in passing: "If you want to say that you have real power, it depends on Captain Lou."

"My point of view may be different from yours. I think you and I, officers who seem to have a lot of power, are just tools to solve troubles. Whether it's prestige, scolded or hated, we are always the ones who jump around. "Lou Yue glanced at the guards with live ammunition outside the corridor, and said calmly: "The truly powerful people can be invisible."

Albert was silent for a while, and squeezed out some helpless smiles: "The time is coming, Team Lou, since you are here, why don't we go to the meeting first."

Lou Yue and Albert drove together to No. 1 Yulan Road, the first ring road. It was not a single house, but a designated special area. It was also one of the most beautiful and safest areas in the main city. Completely independent water grid and other infrastructure systems, equipped with entertainment facilities that are unimaginable to the residents of the second and third ring roads in the human society before the sea ghost invasion, ranging from as small as a mahjong parlor to as large as a resort.

This meeting was rarely held in the city lord's office building in the center of No. 1 Yulan Road. The main content was to disclose confidential documents related to the Leitu system. Both the chief and deputy city lords attended the meeting.

The Leitu system has always existed like an "elephant in the room" in the security department of the main city. Almost everyone knows that it is an important line of defense to protect the main city, but it is collectively and consciously ignored by everyone—even though there is no law It is expressly prohibited, but not allowed to inquire into the work of this system has always been an unspoken rule passed down tacitly by the employees of the security department.

It is said that it is a secret special meeting, but only a small part of it is actually made public.

No one questioned it, and no one even dared to move their eyeballs or show a subtle expression. Their faces collectively turned into sculptures, and they remained motionless for a long time.Because according to the default rules and various rumors for so many years, questioning the Leitu system is equivalent to questioning the city lord.

After the meeting, the city lord, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up and asked Captain Lou to stay and talk alone.

After the participants dispersed, Lou Yue followed the city lord and his secretary along the painted corridor, and came to Lou Yi's personal office.

The office is about [-] square meters, and there are all kinds of antiques and treasures neatly placed on the antique shelves against the wall, including some heavy swords and weapons. Lou Yue knew very early on that Lou Yue's mother died under one of the swords of the city lord.The sword was old-fashioned in style, not sharp, and even a little rusty. A blunt knife killed people more painfully, and the death process was therefore slower.Lou Yue later calculated that thirteen hours were the time it took for his mother to die after bleeding out.

Lou Yue's eyes quickly flicked between the cold weapons on the Bogu rack, but he was still noticed by the city lord.The few wrinkles at the corners of the city lord's eyes seemed to be smiling, but his eyes were still as sharp as a falcon: "Do you like these? They will be yours from now on, don't worry."

"The city lord misunderstood, I don't like these." Lou Yue said with downcast eyes.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here to chat with you." The city lord walked up to the antique stand, holding one of the heavy swords cherished, "Don't be so pretentious, I'm your father anyway. You always call me the city lord, Too much respect. I remember that I respected the old city lord before, and then I pierced his heart with this sword. You have my blood on you, and you have the same temper as me. You call me that, it really makes me feel good It’s a feeling of looking back on history.”

"History will always repeat itself." Lou Yue's tone was neither humble nor overbearing.

The city lord laughed loudly, his voice was like a bell: "What a boy, what a boy, hahaha."

Surprisingly, the city lord only asked some other questions about his duties, then waved his hand and let Lou Yue leave, as if this was really just a gossip.

The next morning, Lou Yue's application to visit Ran Yu was rejected by the secretary of the city lord's office, and the rejection was "with insufficient reasons".He revised the application several times, and wrote the reasons for the application in a dignified and well-organized manner, but he was still rejected again and again.

The secretary didn't dare to confront Captain Lou. This should be the meaning of the city lord.Recalling the scene of meeting Lord Lou, Lou Yue became suspicious and asked Yan Ai to check the situation in the name of urgent research.

A few minutes later, Yan Ai's urgent voice came from Lou Yue's communicator:

"Ran Yu is gone."

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The author has something to say:

What Xiao Zhuang said and wrote, "Arguing without words, the way of not knowing", "taking advantage of the righteousness of heaven and earth, and guarding against the debate of the six qi, so that you can travel infinitely" etc. are from "Zhuangzi", and other interpretations refer to Lin Guanghua's "Zhuangzi" Interpretation

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In the next chapter, it seems time to let classmate Ran Yu come out to get some air (scratching head)