Chapter 21 The Lord Does Not Care
Ying Ziyang stood up and said in a deep voice: "Come with me."
He waved his hand again: "Guohara, you and Zhaoran will sit here for a while."
He said he should let himself know more about things - this sentence caused a stir in Li Zhen's heart. His understanding of himself has always been quite vague. Although the North Institute has various advanced equipment, he dare not hand over himself to researchers who cannot fully trust. This self-protection mentality may be a bit redundant, but when a person has a secret, his first reaction will always be to hide it rather than spread it all over the world.
What's more, he felt that what was happening to him was far beyond anyone's imagination, and had never even been recorded in history.
So he stood up and saw Dai Bingcheng nodding slightly to him, and then followed the old man into another room.
This should be a study room. The most conspicuous thing is the computer on the desk. The creation of modern technology appeared in such a room a bit abruptly, but the old man seemed to be familiar with this thing, and walked directly to the desk and flipped the wide screen, and then told Li Zhen to sit down and speak.
So he saw three portraits on the screen, which looked quite familiar.
The old man sat down on the chair beside him, pointed at the three people and asked, "Do you have any impression?"
Li Zhen frowned slightly, recalled for a while and said, "I should have seen it somewhere. But I can't explain it clearly for a while. It seems to be..."
He pondered for a while, his eyes lit up, and he asked uncertainly: "The person in the middle is... the Red Knight?"
"Yes, Red Knight." The old man nodded, "The other two are Green Knights and Black Knights. Shennongjia that night you killed the three knights of the Gate of Truth. This incident shocked us a lot. Hirohara said that you were integrated with that kind of species at that time... Then do you still have your own consciousness?"
Li Zhen had already said this to Dai Bingcheng, so he naturally didn't mind saying it again. So he replied: "It's because he has his own consciousness. But that feeling is strange. It's not that the feelings between me and Chiyou are clearly separated, but that they are completely integrated - just like a mentally ill patient, who only wants to kill everyone at this moment, but the next moment, he wants to kill only the people of the Gate of Truth, but to protect our people. I can influence it, and it can also affect me. So at that time it can't use its abilities - because I don't allow it. Until... I re-formed the nutrients in its body and separated, I can be considered a complete self."
The old man nodded: "So what I want to tell you today is about the gate of truth and various things."
Li Zhen was surprised: "You... knew about the type of things?"
Ying Ziyang smiled and shook his head: "We don't know, but those people at the Gate of Truth know. They can make trouble here, and we naturally have the means to find out about their news. But we didn't pay enough attention to it before, and it was not until after this incident that some lurking power was used to get the important news."
Li Zhenqing couldn't help but straighten her back and subconsciously clenched her fists: "What is it?"
"They had known this thing for a long time. Decades ago they obtained a piece of broken bones of a species and conducted a series of research. Adam unearthed from East Africa was the first bone with a complete shape, so those people went crazy. However, the reason why they valued this matter so much was not just for research."
"I have to ask you before continuing, what kind of organization do you think is the Gate of Truth?"
Li Zhen thought for a while: "It is an American capable alliance. The headquarters should be in the United States, but it has connections with most Western countries. Behind it, there are several world-wide consortiums support it, and the bosses behind it should be the Yuer family."
"So what is their purpose? What is it?"
"...Purpose?" Li Zhen was stunned for a moment. He had never thought about this before. Because the view that had been instilled before was that the Gate of Truth is the enemy. Since it was an enemy, all the actions of the enemy must be to ensure his own interests and damage the interests of the empire. However, today when Ying Ziyang asked this question, he noticed this problem for the first time.
What is their purpose? Why do they fight against the empire?
It is not the Cold War period, but the period of global economic integration. The Gate of Truth has caused trouble in Pingyang. The Empire not only went to the Pacific to conduct exercises, but also imposed extremely severe economic sanctions on the United States. The result is that this US government almost stepped down because of public grievances - what are they doing for?
He had no idea about this kind of thing. So Li Zhen honestly replied: "I don't know."
The old man smiled slightly: "So, you should think more about things in the future. What you said to me before is very good. Although not necessarily all right, it is also valuable. This gate of truth actually belongs to half of the religious group - the name of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse comes from the Bible. But it is not right to say that they are Christian mad believers - in fact, their beliefs are very refuted, and the Christian doctrine is only part of it, and it is still misinterpreted."
"In fact, their teachings are to return to the age of the Garden of Eden."
Li Zhen subconsciously looked around to make sure that he was still in the real world, rather than traveling to a certain anime.
Because this "tutorial" is really a bit irritating.
Now is the era of technology. Even if an old-school aristocrat like Pingyang Hou has a computer in the study, such a super-large organization that can almost compete with the same country actually wants to return to the "Garden of Eden"?
Is that clearly a legendary thing good? Do they really think that everyone in the world is descended from Adam and Eve now? Then God Nuwa will have an objection!
However, the next moment, a thought jumped into his mind. Li Zhen was slightly stunned and then opened his mouth: "Do they think Adam is Adam? No... they think that the species is... Adam or Eve?"
The old man nodded in praise: "The reaction was very fast. But they did not regard the species as mortals, but as existences between man and God. Those who believed that the species were the real masters of the Garden of Eden - resurrecting a species, which was to take a big step towards their ultimate goal."
"They are crazy!" Li Zhenqing couldn't help but exclaim, "That's a kind of species! Chiyou, who is just a skeleton, can kill so many A-level existences, and a full-body type cannot be eliminated by conventional means! I have experienced Chiyou's emotions at that time - it has no feelings for ordinary humans! Even if it doesn't kill people, it is not a spokesperson for gods... It must have more interest in enslaving humans than helping humans. If there are three or four people at the same time, the end of this world will be coming soon!"
The old man smiled and shook his head: "There has been a saying among them - the Lord doesn't care. In the past, we always thought that this was some kind of symbolic slogan. But now it seems that they do believe that there is a 'Lord'. As for whether it is a species or something else, I haven't figured it out yet. However, it is certain that the people in the Gate of Truth do not care. Otherwise, why do I call them crazy believers?"
"As for the end of the world, they don't think so. Even if the situation you said comes, three or four species are resurrected at the same time and want to destroy humanity, then that means that the day of judgment is coming." The old man sighed, "They will be happy."
"They..." Li Zhen felt that he had a headache again, and his forehead was swelling like an explosion. He frowned and rubbed his temples, "They might not be so stupid, right? Or have they found a way to make the species identify with themselves? Maybe they... intend to be raped?"
This word will make Ying Ziyang laugh.
"Man traitor? This word is appropriate. Man traitor is a group of anti-human guys." The old man nodded, "After learning this news, we realized that we had spent too little thoughts on them in the past, so that the forces of the Gate of Truth are now mixed up and are far away in another land, so we can't do anything for a while. Their research must have also achieved some results, which may be to prolong life or delay aging. Otherwise, the consortium behind them would not take such a big risk to support them."
"But the two will definitely part ways, and the decline of the Gate of Truth is inevitable. Politicians, businessmen, and crazy believers are ultimately different. In a sense, they are also subjective and short-sighted. Maybe they would come together for some interests in the past, but now the Gate of Truth is becoming more and more extraordinary, and in the end they will only be alone. What we need to do is to minimize the damage they cause before they take a single bet."
The old man looked at Li Zhen meaningfully again: "You said before that if a society is formed by species, such a society may be ideal. It seems that people from the Gate of Truth also think so."
Li Zhen waved his hand quickly: "No, I just... it's just a hypothesis. I won't do things like them."
"Hehe. So based on the same understanding, the path chosen may be two completely different directions." The old man nodded, "The way you mentioned before is very reasonable. The new organizational form replaces Chen Xiu's organizational form. But the key is how to do it. If the empire did not establish a constitution in a moderate way hundreds of years ago, there would not be the current empire. Then how do you think the difficulties we are facing now should be changed?"
It still went back. Li Zhen finally realized that this problem was the main problem today. The Governor and Director Dai both wanted an attitude. Although he was not sure why the attitude of his little man seemed so important to them, he still said: "Just like before. I slowly drew on it."
Ying Ziyang clapped his hands: "What a slow picture. Guangyuan read that right, you are a talented child."
Li Zhen had to smile.
The old man glanced at him: "What, what's the problem?"
"I said these words before, and I have made plans to be swept out by you." Li Zhen shrugged, "After all, you are..."
"Well. You really know that there is a tiger in the mountain, but you are heading towards Tiger Mountain." Ying Ziyang stood up and walked to the window, gently patting the back of the chair next to him, "After this year, I, the governor of Liaoji, will step down. So before I left, I planned to promote a few people - Wu Yongjun, who was worried about being troubled by you, is one of them."
Li Zhen was going to say something, but the old man waved his hand: "That's fine. I just think he has some knowledge. I don't lack that person here. You kid want to say that I am also a noble and a member of the power class. But you have to remember how the constitution was implemented hundreds of years ago. There will be pioneers in every era."
Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and looked solemn.
"There are only three people left in the Security Bureau. I definitely don't know if I can go back. So you can be considered Guangyuan's right-hand man. Although you just arrived here, I don't think I can read it wrong." The old man turned around and looked at Li Zhen, "You two are going to Yanjing after the New Year. At that time, whatever you want to do and say, you will follow your own wishes. Guangyuan said you are a bastard, and I don't think this evaluation is accurate. You are much smarter than we think, don't you?"
After a few words, Li Zhen suddenly felt like he was seen through. If he hadn't believed that the old man was not a capable person, he would have suspected that he had already learned about the things he had been hiding. So Li Zhen had to smile slightly: "Just clever."
The old man smiled indifferently: "I have some feelings for the Secret Service. When I was young, I also had some connection with the northern base. So if there is nothing unexpected happening in Yanjing after the New Year, Guangyuan may have to go further. But you are still young and need experience. How far you can go depends on your own ability. I asked you to come here today to see you. I am very pleased, Guangyuan reads it right."
"You can come here more often when you have nothing to do in the future. It's definitely good to have a friend like you."
Is this considered a hint or guarantee? Li Zhen felt that there was such a meaning in his words. However, after all, he had never had contact with a real big man, so he only heard it in a daze. But no matter what... it should be a good thing, right?
At least that sounds.
But at least he knew that the old man stopped talking after saying these few words, which meant that he should say goodbye. So he bowed like a real junior: "I have recorded everything you said. Then, I will..."
The old man nodded. So Li Zhen walked out the door.
But the old man suddenly remembered something and called him: "Do you have the word "大"?"
Hey? Li Zhen turned around. The words are...
Who would make this thing for himself? After all, his family is not a noble family, but they don’t pay so much attention to it.
So he smiled embarrassedly: "This, no."
The old man looked at him: "Ziwen, how? Only when the civil and military personnel are combined can they be calm and peaceful."
Can you still refuse to speak at this point? After all, it was given by this senior elder. Besides, it sounds good.
So Li Zhen bowed again as if he was accused of saying, "The elders dare not refuse."
The old man smiled: "You kid, you just praised you, but you didn't have a good face."
Li Zhen smiled embarrassedly, took a step back, turned around and walked out the door. (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!)
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