Chapter 8 Chapter 6 The Giants

"Technology and historical background are different, but the horror of people's hearts will not change at all." In the wind of time and space, Greixin said to Newton sentimentally: "Power makes people crazy. It turns out that the lament in the ancient books of 'May I live forever and never be born in the emperor's family' is true." Traveling between different worlds is actually not an easy and pleasant process. When he was first transferred from the top of Yaode Mountain to the Village of Avoiding Qin, Ge Leixin fell into an unconscious coma. But this time when he escaped from the cold-blooded pursuit and entered the flow of time and space again, Greixin was awake the whole time.

During the transfer process, it was like traveling against the current in a high-speed wind tunnel, and felt uncomfortable with the cold wind filling the mouth and nose. "It's kind of like the ancient art of navigation," Newton discussed with Grayson in the hurricane of time. "There were no major problems during takeoff and flight, the biggest problem was landing it on the ground." Vaguely, one can see faces and images one by one in the fast-moving spots of light. That kind of image is very similar to the afterimage of ancient TV movies. It can only be seen that there is indeed an image flowing through, but it can't be focused on if you look closely.

"That is the fragmentary trace of the flow of time. Now we are not only passing by the vertical time coordinates, but also the horizontal space coordinates passing by one by one," Newton's voice sounded quite excited. "It's really a strange experience. When will I arrive in the next world, there must be a context to grasp, but I can't find it yet." "You seem quite excited, don't you?" Grexin said angrily. "Sometimes I really wonder, do you have information about those guys from the Time Bureau in your nucleic acid? What's so great about the mystery of time? What's so happy about it?"

"If you master the secret of entering the next world," Newton said calmly, "you will become a real time hero. Because basically if you can freely come and go to different worlds and time and space, in a narrow sense, you are already a god." .” Gray was silent. Similarly, what Newton said at the moment was not wrong, but just like Newton said the night before that he had solved the mystery of time, there was no joy at all. Greixin thought to himself, if he had a choice, he would rather return to the Nucleic Acid Bureau as a small employee, absorbing a few interesting nucleic acids occasionally.

As for whether he can solve the mystery of time and space, or become a hero of time from now on, it doesn't mean anything to him. Newton's voice sounded slowly. "Don't forget, no matter how you say it, this is the path of no return you chose." He said, "Didn't Tai Dapeng tell you that too?" The sense of space began to distort, and a blurred white light appeared in the distance. Gray Xin and Newton held their breath, waiting for the entrance to the next world. "coming!" Newton yelled in the fierce wind. The biggest shock of traveling through time and space comes from the moment of arriving at the destination world, as if the invisible air in all directions suddenly becomes tangible, squeezing people into pieces, and then putting the pieces together into shape.

The sense of existence shattered and dispersed in the wind that gradually became silent, and turned into a huge vortex, flowing down to the center of the vortex. There was a soft humming sound similar to that of an ancient stringed instrument, a bass cello, and Grexin closed his eyes in his imagination, feeling a little drowsy as if taking a nap in late spring. There was a little noise around me, and then the physical pain, itching, cold, and heat gradually came back. There was a cramping pain in the lower abdomen rising from infinity. A vague female voice came from the space, and Greixin listened quietly, trying to hear what the woman said clearly.

When I opened my eyes, I realized that I was lying on a large table with my head turned sideways. The speaker was a tall and thin woman with big eyes and thin lips. She was sitting opposite Greixin. Behind her were tall and strong men, holding ancient twentieth-century statues in their hands. Explosive firearms. At this moment, Grexin was in a vast meeting room, the table was covered with green velvet, and many ancient playing cards were scattered. "Unexpectedly, the previous generations of the Su family were all heroes and figures, but in the hands of you, they became despicable villains."

The woman said leisurely, and in a blink of an eye, she saw that Grexin, who was lying on the table, had opened his eyes with a slight look of surprise. Behind Ge Leixin, there was a sudden shout. "Yan! What do you want?" It was a pockmarked man behind Greixin who was yelling and cursing, his hands had already been held up, and as soon as he uttered a sound, he was hit hard on the forehead by the butt of a gun, and immediately passed out. Several men who were also held up behind Grexin started to stir uneasily. The tall and thin woman sneered slightly, staring at another man sitting not far from Grexin.

The man's face was quite handsome, but there was a fierce and gloomy expression between his brows. At this moment, his face was pale, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead. "Not so much." The woman gracefully picked up a small shiny pistol on the plate on the table, stuck out her beautiful tongue, gave Gray a sideways glance, and licked the barrel, leaving moisture on the shiny gun body. Then she raised her gun and shot the handsome man next to Grexin in the face. The handsome man fell to the ground with a chair, a hole was cut in his forehead, and thick blood flowed out.

The men behind Greixin screamed wildly, and some of them were trembling. The woman stood up with a bang, with a murderous look on her face. She puffed up her cheeks, turned her head, and spit out a mouthful of clear liquid. "Don't think that you can poison me to death by finding one of your people as a scapegoat," the woman said. "A side door, it's a pity that none of the members of the Su family can walk out of this door alive today. It's all of you who were unkind to me first. Although this is a bit too cruel, I have no choice but to feel sorry." She coldly looked around at the men being held hostage in front of her, and then at Greixin who had sat up but was still blank-eyed.

Just as the bare arms were about to be raised, a bitter voice suddenly sounded. "Yuan Zhu set up the game with you, and it was his idea to poison the wine," said a thin man among the men surnamed Su. "Now you have killed him. But, don't forget that you are betting on your life, the cards on the table are still there, and the game is not over yet." The woman looked at the man who spoke leisurely. "Everyone says that half of the head of the Su family grows on Brother Qin's neck. It seems that the rumors are true. However, Su Yuanzhu played tricks first, and based on this alone, I will kill you all No one will speak." After a pause, he continued: "Furthermore, if I killed your brothers today, if I let you go back alive, wouldn't my Yan family cause trouble for me?" Su Yuanqin gritted his teeth and said with a livid face, "Everything in today's game is on the video record. Yuanzhu has already paid your life back. If you insist on killing our brothers, it's just breaking the rules. Although your Yan family is powerful , I can’t resist us joining hands with the Du family and the Yao family in the south of the city. Besides, you have to take care of your relationship with Yuan Sheng, no matter what, you are an engaged married couple.” "Brother Qin, stop talking!" the tall Su Yuansheng said angrily. "It's all in the past, what are you talking about?" The woman's expression was even colder. "Then what do you want?" "It's still this card. Our brother's life, bet on Yan Jingmin alone. I am willing to admit defeat and let others deal with it." Su Yuanqin said in a deep voice. "I'm afraid you don't have the guts." "Yes! Why not?" Yan Jingmin laughed softly: "But I still want to bet with this person." Where her slender fingers pointed was Grexin who had just recovered. Gray Xin suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and chest, and he vomited a mouthful of blood. The expressions of the disciples of the Su family behind him changed. Su Yuanqin was about to speak, but was interrupted by Yan Jingmin. "This little brother was not poisoned to death by Su Yuanzhu, so he is considered a character." Yan Jingmin said leisurely, "Besides, I was betting this game with him. If you refuse, then don't blame me for turning your back." Su Yuanqin said something again, but Grexin couldn't hear clearly, because Newton's voice had already rang in his ears. "Are you okay?" Newton said, "Your host just took the poison, so you vomit blood." "I'm fine." Greixin whispered, "Where is this place? What era? Who are these people?" "It's not very clear yet, let's wait and see. The group of detainees behind you seem to be members of another family. It sounds like the one who was beaten to death poisoned the wine, and in order to win the trust of the opposite Yan's woman, she simply takes you as a scapegoat." At this time, the children of the Su family were arguing about something. The pockmarked man who was scrutinized just now is called Su Yuanlan, and he has woken up at this moment, screaming angrily. "No! No matter what, I don't want to hand over my life to that bastard Lin Yuantian!" Su Yuanqin stared at Ge Leixin calmly for a long time before taking a deep breath. "Third uncle has officially announced that he has become a member of the Su family. No matter what happened in the past, he is now a child of the Su family." Su Yuanqin came over and patted Ge Leixin on the shoulder. "Yuantian, it's all up to you." The tall Su Yuansheng still looked at Yan Jingmin with a livid face, but he was unwilling to come over and talk to Ge Leixin. Yan Jingmin raised her hand, and the big men behind her put away their high-explosive guns one after another, and walked to the wall with their hands down. The dealer at the big round table tremblingly shuffled the cards. "Send." Yan Jingmin said briefly. The dealer skillfully issued the first card. Everyone behind the two held their breath nervously. Yan Jingmin turned up the cards in her hand, took a look, and smiled inscrutablely. However, Greixin ignored the tense atmosphere in front of him, and just put the first card on the table without touching it at all. After a while, he asked a question that everyone was dumbfounded. "What cards are we playing?" After saying a word, everyone showed strange expressions, and some of the Su family's children couldn't help but shout out.Su Yuanqin thought for a while, then raised her hand to signal others to wait and see. Yan Jingmin was stunned, and said with a sneer: "I heard that Grandpa An of the Su family recently asked an illegitimate child who was away to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. It must be your Excellency. Sure enough, it is hidden, and I admire it." She lit a cigarette casually, and slowly exhaled the smoke. "It's just that I, Yan Jingmin, am not a young girl who has just debuted. Don't use psychological tactics with me. Today we are playing stud, but because the bet is life, if both parties agree, you can fold. Play the next game until the winner is determined. Is this clear enough?" "Okay. Got it." Newton said in Gray's new ear, "Take the card." Gray's new first card is a king of hearts. Newton found out the rules of ancient card games in the database, and taught Gray to read cards from scratch. Yan Jingmin, who was sitting across from him, looked at Ge Leixin, who lowered his head and muttered to himself, with an almost stupid expression, and interpreted it as his opponent's unfathomable depth. Although she got one pair and two pairs in the first hand, after several considerations, she still sighed. "Not with." She piled up the cards in her hand and lit another cigarette. "You only had one pair in your hand just now, and the chance of getting naked is not great. Fortunately, she stopped playing." Newton said tirelessly: "Now I will say the rules again, so that the order of size, the largest is a straight flush, and the next is four of a kind, and a straight..." In the second hand, Yan Jingmin's luck was even worse, and she only got a pair. "Not with." In the third set of cards, Ge Leixin turned over the cards one by one, and the ones on the table were 4, 6, and 7 of spades. When the last card was dealt, Grexin couldn't help smiling, but Xuan stopped smiling. He put all the cards face down on the table, waiting for Yan Jingmin's action. For a moment, the children of the Su family were so nervous that they had difficulty breathing. Yan Jingmin saw all of Ge Leixin's expressions in her eyes, closed her eyes and thought for a long time before opening them. "The mechanism is too clever. Although your acting skills are very good, I can tell you that sometimes people are too clever, and they will taste the bitter fruit." Yan Jingmin's eyes suddenly brightened. "When a person shows the most confident expression, that is the most guilty time!" Having said that, she snapped the cards onto the table. "I draw! Four sevens!" Someone behind Ge Leixin screamed "Ah", and I don't know which child of the Su family it is. Yan Jingmin looked around at everyone coldly, and finally turned her gaze back to Ge Leixin. The Yan family's subordinates raised the high-explosive gun again, making a "cracking" sound. The most resourceful Su Yuanqin sat down on the ground, unable to say anything. Yan Jingmin was about to raise her hand, but saw Greixin muttering something, and then looked at his own cards. "Wait, I know I won, I'll tell her..." He lowered his head and muttered for a while, stared at Yan Jingmin, and turned over the cards in his hand. "With cards like mine, I've won you, right?" The cards turned out, lined up, are 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of spades, a beautiful straight flush. "I won." Amidst the sudden burst of cheers from the Su family's children, Ge Leixin said this succinctly to the astonished Yan Jingmin. "You won." Yan Jingmin said coldly, tilting her head. Pushing the pistol on the plate, it slid into Grey's new hand. "I'm willing to gamble and admit defeat, and I'll let you handle it." He turned his head and confessed to the big men holding weapons behind him. "No matter what happens, don't make things difficult for the Su family. If you want to avenge me, wait until they go back." Su Yuanlan, who still had a nosebleed on her face, walked over quickly, reaching out to copy the small pistol on the table. Ge Leixin instinctively raised his arms to stop him, Su Yuanlan let out a roar, and then greeted Ge Leixin with a fist. Hammer" hit Su Yuanlan's chest and knocked him to the ground. "Yuan Tian, ​​stop!" Su Yuanqin yelled, and also yelled at Su Yuanlan who was struggling on the ground. "And you, Lao Jiu, don't make a fool of yourself here!" Yan Jingmin walked over with her arms crossed and stood in front of Ge Leixin. She was tall and thin, standing in front of Grexin's eyes, she was almost as tall as him. It was only then that Gretchen noticed a shallow scar on her right cheek. "I don't know what's wrong with you, and I don't intend to. All I know is that I lost, and I killed your brother, now," She picked up the pistol from the table and handed it to Gray Xin as if she was carrying a bottle of perfume. "As long as you make a move, you can take revenge." Su Yuanqin said in a deep voice: "Yuantian, it's up to you to do anything. Don't forget that the person lying on the ground might die in someone's hands. Although Yuanzhu offended you, he is still your brother." Grayson shook his head. "I don't kill people, and I don't understand what you are talking about." He put the gun on the table. "As long as you let us go, we'll be fine, okay?" Yan Jingmin frowned slightly, stared at Ge Leixin for a while, then nodded. The big man with a weapon opened the door of the meeting room. The bodyguards of the Su family at the door didn't know what to do. They were all lying on the ground, their eyes wide open and unable to move. Su Yuanqin helped Su Yuanlan on the ground, Su Yuanlan cursed in her mouth, Su Yuanqin remained expressionless, and the group retreated carefully. Yan Jingmin kept staring at Ge Leixin, but didn't notice that Su Yuansheng, one of the Su's children, was also staring at her in a daze. The door of the conference room was slowly closed, and the figures of Ge Leixin and the Su family's children disappeared in the gap between the doors. Yan Jingmin picked up the pistol on the table, and there were still Greixin's fingerprints on the crystal-clear surface of the gun. She hesitated to wipe off the fingerprint, but resisted touching it. A nice return, unloading the small pistol. Not a single bullet in the magazine. Just now if Ge Leixin shot at her, all the children of the Su family would die under random gunshots. Another Yan family disciple, Yan Jingyang, came over at this moment. "I know you have your intentions in letting them go," he said, "but the old men of the Su family are not as easy to deal with as these prodigal sons, so you have to be more careful in the future." "I'm the same as you, and I don't want to let them go, but I did lose the bet," Yan Jingmin murmured, "What kind of person is that Yuan Tian? Why can't I see him through at all?" "The six major families have come to our generation, and you are the best. If even you can't see through," Yan Jingyang said succinctly: "That's a very difficult person to deal with." Yan Jingmin didn't speak anymore, as if her mood had drifted to infinity. The men who retreated in embarrassment with Greixin in the conference room are all the second generation of a Su enterprise group in this era. The headquarters of Su's enterprise is a 260-story building, and it was nearly dusk when the group returned to the headquarters. On the top floor of the headquarters, the president of the company is listening to Su Yuanqin's narration. When Yan Jingmin slid the gun in front of Ge Leixin, the old man's withered eyes sharpened suddenly, and his pupils shrank. "I don't know why Yuantian didn't do it," Su Yuanqin said expressionlessly, "I also reminded him that Yuanzhu lying on the ground was killed by that woman, and he had to make up his own mind, but in the end, he obediently Give her the gun back." Su Yuanlan, who has a bad temper, is Su Yuanzhu's younger brother. At this moment, his eyes are red, and he can't wait to swallow Yuantian who is possessed by Ge Leixin. "That's because the bastard Lin Yuantian was originally a bastard of unknown origin!" He said loudly: "Without eggs, you don't deserve to stand under the roof of the Su family!" "Enough!" Su Zian, the president of the Su Group, said in a deep voice. Su Yuanlan shut her mouth, but still had an aggrieved expression on her face. "Old Nine, that day I officially brought Yuantian into Su's house. The name Lin Yuantian no longer exists in this world. Are my words farting?" Su Zian slowly looked around at the group of nephews, feeling that he was many years older. "Since you were young, every year, I will give you a pair of golden locks during the Chinese New Year, to ensure your long life and good health," he coughed slowly twice. "However, after you grow up, year after year, there will be fewer and fewer people. Today, Yuanzhu was damaged again. If you can't be united, then who will the Su family rely on?" He beckoned Gray Xin to come over and held his hand tightly. "Although Yuantian has been wandering outside and never grew up with you, he is really the flesh and blood of your second uncle. I know that some of you have misunderstood him, but for the sake of this family, I hope everyone can turn their arms outward, first Let’s talk about dealing with external problems. Yuanlan, come here.” Su Yuanlan stood still stubbornly, Su Yuanqin glared at him, and then reluctantly walked over. Su Zian held him with the other hand. "I know that Yuan Zhu burned down Yuan Tian's house when he was alive, and also severely injured Yuan Tian. But, no matter what, you are brothers. Besides, Xiao Jing, who didn't kill Yan's family, was not against Yuan Zhu. Resentment, in fact, he saved the lives of all of you. I have fought countless times with Xiaojing’s grandfather from the Yan family since we were young. Am I not clear about their Yan family? There must be no bullets, as long as Yuantian pulls the trigger, you will come back dead." Su Yuanqin and the others recalled the scene at that time, and knew that what the old man said was true. Except for Su Yuanlan, the angry expressions on the faces of the rest of the people gradually relaxed. "I'm old, and the burden of the Su family will be handed over to one of you at the family meeting in September, so I hope that you will work hard, whoever can bring down the Yan family will be my successor. If Yuantian has the ability, I will also let him be the head of the house." He waved wearily. "Okay, you guys go out. I have something to tell Yuantian." Su Yuanqin walked slowly at the back of the crowd, and he looked at the old man Su Zian meaningfully. "Third uncle," he said with the same expressionless face: "Up until now, I have regarded you as an elder, and I hope you will not disappoint me." But Su Zian just sneered, watching his thin back leave. Only he and Greixin were left in the huge office. Newton wandered out long before arriving at the headquarters to search for various information about the world, and would not return until late at night. Looking out from the huge floor-to-ceiling windows on the 260th floor, the night of the city has gradually shrouded. Among the flashing neon lights, most of them are "Su" characters in seal script. It appears that the vast majority of the industry in the city is owned by this group. The old man stood by the window, gazing at the background of the city that belonged to his family, for a long time, before he let out a long sigh. "You performed very well, Yuantian," he said, "At first I was worried that you would not be able to restrain them, but now even Yuanqin dare not underestimate you." He waved his hand and signaled Gray Xin to come over. "Look, if you work harder, this city may one day be yours, every building, every store, with your name written on it." Looking down from the windows of the 260th-floor high-rise, the night view of the entire city comes into view, with clean streets and resplendent architectural styles. This should be a medium-sized city, a little smaller than Gray's new hometown Siloyang, and much smaller if compared with the famous cities of New York, Tokyo, and Taipei in the first industrial era. After Grexin arrived in this world, he never had the opportunity to discuss the space-time and place with Newton. He searched the nucleic acid database in his mind, but he could not find any information compatible with the world in front of him. In history, there has never been a So many seal characters "Su" mark the city. But this seems to be a reasonable thing. If the time theory that Newton said in Biqin Village is true, then Gray's new knowledge category may not be able to explain the phenomena of the world in which he lives. "This city has experienced countless wars since your ancestor led the ancestors to create the city." The old man spoke in a dark tone. "He started his struggle as a scavenger who didn't even have a name, started his business on the street, and finally created the Su family's corporate empire. A hundred years ago, the previous generation of the Su family was betrayed by the trusted Zhao family, lost the battle, and lost the entire country. , the fate of the entire family was wiped out, and only seven and a half older children were left to flee to the wasteland. They had been operating in the wasteland for forty-five years, and only after the second and third generations had grown up did they attack the capital again and behead all of the Zhao family. The head of the male, and regain the city-state built by the ancestors." He took Gray Xin's hand and walked into a small elegant hall. With a low "ke", the night scene outside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the small hall gradually rose. It turned out that this small hall turned out to be a huge elevator. At this moment, the old man and Grexin were standing by the window, and the light in the room reflected their Reflection, Lei Gexin didn't see his own face until this moment. Su Yuantian in the reflection has a thin and strong middle build, with an obvious scar on his left cheek. "Of course it paid a terrible price to regain the Su family's land. The seven great-uncles who fled to the wasteland all died in the battle. The second generation is only me, your grandfather Ziwen, and your second uncle Gongzi Chuan." , and a few uncles, but your father’s generation all withered in a battle with the Yan family, and there was no one left, so it has evolved that I, an old man, is still needed to support the situation.” At this time, the elevator has reached the bottom floor, and when the elevator door is opened, it is a huge electronic raw material manufacturing site. "This is the foundation of the kingdom that your predecessors worked so hard to build." The old man picked up a small integrated circuit in the nearest pile of parts and looked at it with nostalgia, as if it was an extremely precious treasure. "The Su family is made up of these small parts one by one. For this kingdom, we lost countless descendants. However, in order to defend this piece of territory left by our ancestors, no matter how much we pay, I He won't frown either. If you want to take over the burden of bearing the entire family, you must be someone who can bear this surname." "Then," Greixin asked, "you, no, what kind of festival do we have with that Yan family?" Su Zian said: "It turned out that the Yan family was the allied family that we defeated the Zhao family back then. Because of them, as well as the Du family and the Yao family in the south of the city, they made great efforts in breaking the Zhao family, so they were also divided in this city. The Du family and the Yao family are not prosperous, and have never been in the mainstream of the power in the city. On the contrary, the Yan family had a talented son thirty years ago, that is, Xiaojing's father Yan Meng. He vigorously rectified the Yan family's influence, The strength in Su's city gradually tends to surpass us. Our relationship with the Yan family was not bad before, and the two children also had a record of marriage. For example, the Yan family Jingmin you met today almost married Yuan Sheng. If something hadn't happened at the engagement ceremony, they might have been married." "What happened?" Grayson asked, "What happened?" "Yan Jingyang, the patriarch of the Yan family and my peer, is the uncle of Xiaojing from the Yan family. He is one year older than me, and he will be seventy-six this year." The old man Su Zian sighed infinitely: "If it wasn't for the accident at the engagement ceremony, why would we two old men risk our lives so much to be in charge of the family?" After a pause, he asked in a daze, "Where did I go?" Greixin patiently repeated the words again. "Speaking of the accident at the engagement." "Yes, I'm really old, if you don't remember later, you have to remind me." Su Zian's old man's face showed apology. "Actually, that accident is still a mystery to this day. At that time, the power of the Yan family was gradually expanding in the city, and your father and his brothers were already dissatisfied, but they didn't start a fight with the Yan family. Yuan Sheng and Xiao Jing were engaged On the same day, the elders of the two families all arrived. As a result, before the ceremony started, for some reason, nineteen people, including your father, Su’s cousins, and Yan Meng’s children from the Yan family, entered the meeting hall together. Discuss and discuss matters. However, one hour passed, two hours passed, and no one came out, and no one dared to disturb. It was not an option to delay the engagement ceremony, so I made the decision and asked my subordinates to open the door, only to find that It's unbelievable..." "What's the matter?" Gray asked curiously. "It's a huge conference room, empty, and there is no one there. There is no sign of prying open the window, and the door is always guarded, and it is absolutely impossible to come out from the door. The nineteen middle-aged elites of the two families are actually like this. Disappeared without a sound." "Doesn't anyone know why these nineteen people got together for no reason?" Grayson asked: "Isn't it weird that a meeting like this pops up right before the engagement ceremony?" "That's the crux of the whole thing." The old man looked at him approvingly. "The Yan family insisted that it was the Su family who invited them to the meeting. However, on our side, there are conclusive records proving that it was the Yan family who invited them. In the chaos, Yuan Lan even hurt Xiao Jing's face, and since then, the Yan and Su families have formed a relationship." Ge Leixin thought about it carefully, and sure enough, there was indeed a faint scar on Yan Jingmin's cheek. "Since then, there have been constant conflicts between the two sides, large and small, and children have been killed in the conflicts one after another. Yuan Zhu's death today is just the beginning." Su Zian sighed: "I'm really old, and I shouldn't be the president. Back then, my second elder brother's ability and bearing would definitely not be inferior to Yan Meng's, but he died too early. , although I finally avenged him when I was in office, but I always feel that if the second brother takes this seat, maybe the Su family can restore the dominance of the ancestors." There was a momentary silence between the two. There was no sound in the factory, only the air rafts in the distance slowly emitting white-hot steam. "The matter with the Yan family has to be settled. Although the Du and Yao families have established power, they can only protect themselves. The real overlord cannot be separated from the Yan and Su families, unless we can achieve permanent success. Sexual balance, otherwise, a great war is inevitable, and whoever decides the overall situation will be our next generation president." Su Zian said: "Everyone now thinks that this candidate is Yuan Qin, even he himself thinks so. You have seen his attitude towards me just now. But I still have confidence in you, because although Yuan Qin is resourceful, But you don't have the air of an overlord. I believe in my vision, you, Yuan Tian, ​​will be a more suitable candidate for president than Yuan Qin." "do not let me down." This was the last sentence the old man Su Zian said to Su Yuantian who was possessed by Grei. It was already deep, and Grexin sat in the room arranged for him. Near dawn, Newton's voice rang in his ears. "How?" said Newton. "What do you think of this new world?" "It's not that good," Grexin said angrily, "It's a crazy world." "Such a statement may not have wronged them. I have checked the information of this world, and the bifurcation point between this world and our time is probably at the end of the 20th century AD, and about two hundred years have passed since that era." "How is that possible?" Grayson asked. "In this way, their era should be about the same as ours, but from the appearance of the city and the weapons they use, there is no sign of keeping up with our technology at all." "That's right, this is indeed a backward world. Moreover, I checked the world and found a very interesting phenomenon. Basically, this is a world without countries." "No country?" Grayson asked curiously. "It should be said that they do not have the kind of national structure that we are familiar with. I speculate that this is the result of the transformation of capitalist society at the end of the 20th century. In our world, the phenomenon that the power of capitalists surpassed politicians once occurred. Passed that hurdle, but this 'big family' world has not. The politicians come and go too often, and there is not enough time to put down enough roots for the capitalists to take over the ruling role. So, we are in a world where there are no countries, only one A corporate empire." "Where is the main reason for the backwardness?" "Actually, social theorists in the ancient twentieth century once predicted such a world, but it just didn't develop in our history. As a result of the extreme development of capitalism, outstanding talents spend their energy on seemingly complicated but ineffective Constructive business behavior. Ignore the basic humanities and technological literacy. Moreover, in this capital and money-based world, dominance is very unstable, so the energy spent on consolidating power is enormous, which also hinders progress of civilization." After pondering for a while, Newton said again: "And the most important point, I will show you a place, and you will know." The sky was already turning pale, and Greixin followed Newton's guidance and walked to the lobby on the first floor of the Su's Building. The guard at the door just gave him a cold look, and didn't even bother to say a word to him. "It seems that the person you played is not very popular in this place." Newton said narrowly. Walking out of the gate, the still resplendent avenue looked deserted in the morning light from the ground. The shops on the street are lined with dazzling wares and gaudy. "It seems to be doing well," said Gresham heartily. "This is just an appearance. When you get to the place I want to take you, your opinion will be different." Going around two streets, in front of a small alley, Newton asked Gray to go in, through a bamboo fence next to the wall. Under the twilight morning light, what I saw was completely different from the scene on the street. Dilapidated streets, clumps of long grass growing over cracked sidewalks, and in some places the wreckage of a car covered in spots. Everywhere you look is litter. Greixin's eyes followed his steps. There was a beggar sitting in front of a dilapidated hut. He seemed to be asleep, but when he looked closely, he found that there were huge red ants crawling in and out of his seven holes. It turned out to be a beggar who had been dead for a long time. people. "Newton!" Grayson screamed. "This man...is a dead man!" "This is what I want you to see," Newton said quietly. "Only separated by a wall, this street is like hell." Standing on the vast ruined street, Greixin felt a sense of despair. This place is a bit like the slums of America in the twentieth century as recorded in ancient books, but it has an air of death. "How could there be such a place?" Grexin muttered to himself. "This is another evil result of the formation of the capital structure of this generation. In addition to competing with other families, the big families in power also occupy all resources, and the gap between rich and poor has become more and more wide. Streets like this are After the ominous place of war and death, the people of the Su family abandoned it and built a new large street. The money to buy a newspaper every other street can make people live here for half a month. Basically, not only It's the same in this city, it's the same everywhere in this generation." Newton said quietly: "However, this kind of rich and poor life is not absolute. Like the Su family who is in power now, their ancestors came from such a slum and overthrew the original ruler. And this generation is in this forever The turbulent conditions continued." "So, this is actually like the Warring States Period in ancient China, isn't it?" Greixin asked casually. Newton was silent. "Newton," Gresham asked again, "isn't it?" "Hush! Silence!" Newton whispered, "Something is wrong." Several men appeared at the other end of the street, approaching Grayxin's direction gloomyly at this moment. 几名男子的年纪都在二三十岁上下，身上衣物并不光鲜，却从衣缝中露出强健的肌肉。 为首那人的个头极高，脸上有愤愤不平之色。 “走过去，没事的。”牛顿说道。 葛雷新昂然迎着来人走过去，那几名年轻男子只是兀自站在人行道上冷眼盯视，也没来为难他。 葛雷新好奇地打量这几个男人，每个人脸上都露出不满的复杂神情。 “林远天，进了苏家，就忘了旧兄弟了是吗？”当前那名高壮男子嘎声说道。 葛雷新诧异地看了看这一群人，知道这一定是附体这个远天的旧友，只是直到现在他才知道，原来在正式入籍苏家之前，远天居然是个出身贫民区的白丁。 在人群的身后，缓步走出一个清瘦的女孩，抬起眼来，以漠然的凄苦眼神看着葛雷新。 葛雷新并没停下脚步，他缓缓越过带头的男子，越过他的同伴，最后也越过那个女孩。 突然间，一声暴喝在身后响起。 “林远天，你真行！” 另一名长发的矮小个子怒气冲冲地跑过来。 “不认我们也就算了，难道连蝶儿你也认不得？” 他一反手，揪住葛雷新的衣袖。 “你飞上了枝头，看不起我们兄弟也就罢了，但是你不能对蝶儿这样！” 葛雷新顺手一让，躲过矮个子的手势，矮个子一个收势不住，跌倒在地。 其余人见两人动起手来，纷纷发出怒吼声，同葛雷新的身边围拢。 有几个人顺手抄起街上的废铁管，有一个胖子甚至掏出一把短刀。 “砰”的一声枪响，让混乱场面陡地凝冻片刻，本来打算向葛雷新兴师问罪的男子们转头朝枪响的来处观望。 枪声来处站着两名面色木然的黑衣中年男人，其中一人手上的高爆枪还冒着青烟。 两名男人的身后是一部大型的嫩黄色礼车，车窗缓缓摇下，坐在车里的居然是前一天和葛雷新玩过赌命牌局的阎静敏。 一众的贫民区男子楞在当地，不知道如何是好。 那名带头的高壮男子一咬牙，仍然持着铁管向葛雷新处逼近，手臂回处就要往葛雷新头上砸落。 “哥！不要！” 清瘦的女孩小蝶尖声大叫。 “砰”的一声高爆枪响再度响彻众人的耳际。 阎静敏身旁另一名黑衣男子气定神闲地再开了一枪，将高壮男人手上的铁管击成两段。 高壮男人持着半根断棒，圆睁双眼。 豪华礼车的车门此刻缓缓打开，阎静敏从车内走了出来。 今天她是一身的猎装打扮，英气中仍然是冷冷的高傲神情。 “这一枪，是看在苏远天先生的面子上，如果你再不知好歹……” 她清澈的大眼陡地露出杀气。 “我瞄你的鼻子，就绝不会打中你的眼睛。” 一众贫民区男子在早晨的天空下仓皇撤退，脚步杂沓，一下子全数绕过街角不见踪影。 只有那女孩小蝶仍静静地盯着葛雷新，她的哥哥拉着她的手臂，也缓步离去。 走没几步，女孩一松手，又跑回来葛雷新的面前。 这时，阎静敏也已经走到他们身前不远处。 女孩凄然地看看葛雷新，又看看一身兽皮猎装，皮带环上几颗晶亮珍珠的阎静敏。 “远天，我知道再怎么样，我也终究只是梁上的一只小燕子，比不上别人的光采。但是，” 她深吸一口气，神色坚定。 “我只要你知道，我不怪你，真的，我一点也不怪你。” 说完这番话，女孩便掩面转身，也在街角失去了踪影。 而牛顿的声音又悄悄出现。 “这是古世代常见的男女交往模式，在我们廿四世纪已经极少见到。”他说道：“还有你身边这个女人，有机会也和她尝试这类型的男女交互动作，我好做观察。” “察你个头！”葛雷新忍不住脱口骂道。 一出口才想起身边还有个阎静敏，此刻她正圆睁着大眼睛，饶有兴味地看着他自言自语的表情。 葛雷新也不去理她，一转身便往回头路走。 阎静敏追上他。 "Hey!" 她叫道。 "Hey!" 葛雷新站定，以询问的眼神看着她。 “想和你聊聊，到我车上去，有空吗？” 阎静敏以挑战性的眼神问道：“或者是说，有这个胆子吗？” 牛顿这时又突然插进口来。 “去看看，说不定会发现有趣的资讯。” “我会去，但是休想我会帮你找男女关系的资讯！” 葛雷新低声道，看见阎静敏又盯着他看，连忙点点头。 "OK!" 阎静敏的神情极度惊讶。 “上我的车，你真的肯？” "Can." 最后，葛雷新这样简洁地说道。 上了阎静敏的车后，她一直毫不掩饰地凝视着葛雷新。 而葛雷新也不以为忤，只是好奇地打量车内摆设，有时凝神细看窗外的街景。 阎静敏的嫩黄色礼车驶出贫民区，再度回到繁华的大街，开往城西的阎家势力范围，最后，在一栋大楼的顶楼停机坪上了一具垂直起落飞行器。 葛雷新毫不犹豫便跳了上去，坐在阎静敏的身旁。 在巨大的猎猎风声夹杂引擎声中，飞行器起飞，葛雷新想起在古装电影中，廿世纪人常用的直升机大概就是这类型的工具。 绵延深远的山脉横陈在地平线的西端。 苏氏城逐渐在脚下变得渺小，原来，在城邦的外围是大片的荒原和沼泽，牛顿此时则在葛雷新的耳旁分析眼前所见的一切。 “在这样的权力结构下，城市外围的开发变得几近不可能，因为城市的统治者不会容许子民脱离可以监控的范围。” 牛顿说道：“但是，虽然处于不同的时空，基本上，这个世代的生活模式和我们的遮蔽幕却很类似，都无法尽情享受整个地球的自然资源。我们的灾祸来自超人战争，他们的却来自本身的生存结构出了问题。” 葛雷新忘情地看着辽阔的荒原，野生的动物在平野上奔驰。 “不过，和我们的世界不同的是，这个时代的动物却快乐得多，人们花了太多精神在自相残杀上，反而造就了野生动物的天堂乐园。”牛顿有点啼笑皆非地说道。 从飞行器中的玻璃窗望下去，一群野马在平野上奔驰。 葛雷新一转头，打算换个角度来看那群野马，却看见阎静敏正目不转睛地看着他，眼神柔和。 “你到底是什么人？” 阎静敏的声音夹杂在引擎声中透现出柔和的气氛。 “我收集了所有有关于你的资料，但是，上面却没有一样符合我自己亲眼看到的。” “我是林远天。”葛雷新顺畅地撒谎说道。 “正确来说，你现在应该叫做苏远天。你是大企业集团苏氏子弟和欢场女子所生的私生子，是苏远竹、苏远兰的异母兄弟。从小在废都长大，没有受过一般教育，但是因为打起架来十分凶狠，在废都街上倒也小有名声。” “你知道得倒比我详细。”葛雷新由衷地说道。 “但是，我却完全看不透你这个人。”阎静敏说道。 “赌命那天，我算准你只是虚张声势，想不到却栽在你的手中。后来，你有开枪杀我的机会，却放过了杀掉你亲兄弟的仇人。难道，你真的知道我那柄枪里其实没有子弹的吗？” “不知道，”葛雷新坦然说道：“是后来才知道的。” 阎静敏仔细看着他的神情，良久，才轻轻地叹了一口气。 “我真的不瞭解你，苏远天。” 阎静敏悄然地微笑。 “就连现在你说的话，我也分不出真假。见过你之后，我一直在想，'这个人是真正的光明磊落呢，还是可怕的演员？'你说，你是哪一种人？” 葛雷新无所谓地耸耸肩，表示不置可否。 “从我开始插手阎家的事务以来，见过许许多多的狡诈人物，但是，会让我连续打乱布局，不知所措的人，你算是第一个。”她悠然地说道。 “赌局完后那把枪是一次，而你会答应上我的车则是另一次。知道吗？在废都那儿，我随时都可以杀了你，只是你这个人太让我好奇了，而且，你对那个女孩的深情也很感动人，所以找才决定和你好好谈谈。” 本来葛雷新是无言以对的，但是牛顿却在一旁嘟嘟嚷嚷地出意见。 “问她为什么，为什么她会觉得你不理那女孩是件令人感动的事？” 于是，葛雷新有点无奈地问了阎静敏这一个问题。 “为什么，你会觉得我和那女孩的事很感动人？” “因为我从资料上知道，那女孩是你在废都从小到大的恋人，你会对她假装视而不见，当然不是因为看不起她，而是不愿将她带入豪门的争战漩涡……啊！那是什么？” 葛雷新顺着阎静敏惊讶的目光往窗外一看，看见在地平线彼端森林中冒出浓浓的黑烟。 阎静敏将脸凑近葛雷新，两人的面颊相距极近，连她身上的鸢草花香都可以闻到。 “虽然说我是真的看见森林大火了，可是，即便是最没江湖经验的小混混也知道这种打断交谈的惊讶举动暗藏着无限杀机。” 她轻轻地以舌头舐舐红唇，看着窗外的野火。 “可是，为什么你又这样随随便便就转过头去呢？难道不怕我改变主意，杀了你吗？” “为什么你总是要讲那些杀来杀去的事呢？”葛雷新皱眉道：“难道世上没有比那更重要的事了吗？” 阎静敏不再理他，只是迳自注意着冒出浓烟的地点。 她向驾驶员交待了几句，向起火点更飞近了些。 那是一场中型的森林火灾，在山腰急速地延烧。 从阎静敏关心的程度看来，这片森林应该是阎氏的产业。 她拿出飞行器内的通话器，按开了挈钮，略事犹疑，又将它关掉，几经考虑，又想打开通话器，按开挈钮的手指微微颤抖，额上微冒冷汗，却始终按不下去。 葛雷新将她的神情动作全看在眼里，悠然地说道：“机关算尽太聪明。做与不做之间，就是一个难解的谜题。” 阎静敏瞪了他一眼。 “你懂什么？”她冷然说道：“你知道我在想什么吗？” “如果不去救的话，阎氏会平白损失许多的林产，”葛雷新说道。 “但是如果救了火，也许后果会更加严重。因为野火本就是自然界中生生不息的一个重大关键，死亡原本就是重生的开始。现在的问题在于，是要保住短期的利益控制火势，或是让大自然以她的方式继续生养下一个百年的森林，对不对？” 阎静敏楞楞地看着葛雷新在机舱中侃侃而谈，身后的背景有森林大火的浓烟弥漫。 “寒带林木中，有许多杉科、松科植物的毬果都非常的坚硬，必须仰赖森林大火的热度才能爆开，完成繁衍的工作。古代著名的美利坚黄石公园管理处也曾面临过这样的两难局面，后来还是让大自然决定一切的生存方式。” “什么……什么黄石公园？”阎静敏喃喃地问道。 此刻葛雷新才想到在这个时空世界里也许不曾出现过他的资料库中列有详尽细节的古美利坚黄石国家公园。 “只是一个例子，至于名称，那并不重要。” 最后，葛雷新含糊地把话题这样带过。 阎静敏思索良久，终于还是没按开通话器，任由一地的野火在大地上焚烧。 一株树龄上百年的杉树陡地翻倒，发出毕剥的震天巨响。 这一霎那，葛雷新心中突地涌现远古中国诗人的“春风”古诗。 “野火烧不尽，”他喃喃地自语。 “春风吹又生……” 阎静敏以手支颐，也不知不觉地随他覆诵一次。 “你到底是什么样的一个人？” 她的声音在野火的焚烧声中显得空荡荡。 “你还有什么事是我不瞭解的？” “你呢？”葛雷新反问道。 “一个大企业的头头怎么会对这种自然生态之事有兴趣？换成别人，也许火早就扑灭了，怎会去管生态如何平衡一事？” “别小看我，我有两个自然学的博士学位，”阎静敏嫣然笑道：“如果不是生在阎家，我应该会是个很烦人的环保工作者。” “那为什么不乾脆就去做自己想做的事呢？” 阎静敏静静地看他，摇摇头。 “坐在豪门之家，有许多事不是你想做就可以去做的，”她遥望天边，神情寂寞。 “想要放开一切，追求自己的理想需要很大的智慧。我没那种决心，你们家的苏远琴也没有，听说苏远琴有一个比他更出色的弟弟远鹤，也许这个人有这样的大智慧，因为他就在这附近的小山上耕田为生，从来没涉足过家族的事业。” “我听说过你和我们家族中的一个人订过婚，但却在婚礼上出了事。” 葛雷新问道：“你恨我们的家族吗？” “我杀了你的亲兄弟苏远竹，你恨我吗？” 葛雷新摇摇头。 “我也不恨你们，阎家和苏家的子弟在少年时代有很多人是蛮要好的朋友、同学。我和苏远琴还曾经同过班，小时候的感情还不错。而你那个弟弟远兰小时候是个爱哭鬼，却最喜欢听我爸爸说故事。只是，一旦两方家族成了仇人，就再也没什么选择的余地了。这是我们这种家族的宿命安排，没有一个人逃得过。” 飞行器这时飞过了一个小小山坡，几间木头搭建的简陋小屋，一旁开垦出美丽的翠绿梯田。 飞行器在田园上空徘徊几圈，在田园旁一株大樟树底下，有个人正悠闲地卧在石上吹着悠长的牧笛。 见到葛雷新和阎静敏的飞行器低空掠过，微笑向他们扬扬手。 “喂！”阎静敏探出头去，大笑叫道：“母鸡生蛋了没？” 阳光下，那人走出树荫，露出灿然的微笑。 “我改天再来和你喝酒！” 阎静敏向他招手，笑得非常开心。 坐进机舱后，阎静敏显得非常愉悦。 “他就是阎苏两代唯一不愿接掌家族事业的苏远鹤，”阎静敏说道：“我知道苏家千方百计要他回家族帮忙，可是他从来没答应过。” 葛雷新望着她，露出神秘的微笑。 因为牛顿此刻在他耳际说了几句话。 “我的一个朋友说过，”葛雷新说道。 “人生几何，譬如朝露。富贵浮云，白驹过隙。” “我没办法就这样离开，”阎静敏深深一吸气，神色又恢复了先前的冷傲，“我还有责任未了。” “有许多人，在世的时候觉得没了他们世界就无法运转，”葛雷新沉静地说道。 “但是，花一样的开，潮汐一样的起落，这些人早已化为黄土，可是，我们还是一样的过着日子。” “我们不谈这些了，好不好？”阎静敏柔声说道。 “认识了你，再想想远鹤，再想想我们两家的过去，我决定要和你们好好把事情摊开来谈一谈，不要再打打杀杀了，好不好？所以，请你回去转告安爷爷，说阎家的小静想把两家人聚起来，好好谈谈。” “好，我会转告的。” 葛雷新颔首。 “安爷爷一定知道，我是个说了算话的人，而且我是诚心要和你们和好，所以请你们也用同样的善意回应。谈的时间，地点由两家的家长决定。” 飞行器飞回苏氏城时已近黄昏时分。 暮色中，葛雷新走出飞行器，一旁的保镳与司机已经将礼车车门打开。 他朝礼车的方向走去，却听见阎静敏在身后叫了他一声。 "Hey!" 她高瘦的身子在飞行器的螺旋桨风中显得单薄，长发随风飘荡，脸上表情似笑非笑。 “连声再见也不说？” 葛雷新走过去，伸出手。 阎静敏不轻不重地握了他的手，一眨眼，却冷不防在他的脸颊上印了一个吻。 “再见，希望很快再见到你。” 她嫣然一笑，就在保镳的簇拥下离去。 而葛雷新静静地伫立风中，脸上唇印处还有一丝水气蒸发的凉意。 “那个就是传说中的吻，是吗？”牛顿在回程很高兴地说道。 “真是难得的资讯，听说古时候还有所谓的深吻、长吻、舌吻、湿吻哪！” 在廿四世纪的社会中，因为人口极度的凋零，生育早已不再仰赖并不稳定的男女交往之上，而改由人种传承局选出合直染色体配成新生命。 也因为虚拟科技的盛行，实质的肉体接触早已几近绝迹，甚至已被渲染为不洁行为。 “你实在太聒噪了，别来烦我！”葛雷新没好气地说道。 苏氏集团的总裁苏子安乍听葛雷新传回的讯息后，神色极度地惊讶。 老人沉吟良久，很欣慰地笑笑。 “如果能在订出下一任接班人之前和阎家和解，我就能更心安理得退休了。如果这次能够有圆满的结束，远天，我会考虑让你接我的位子，因为，能让那个顽固如石头的阎家小静主动提出和解，你是第一人。” 然而，老人脸上却接着流露出忧虑的表情。 “但是我担心远琴他们会有意见。所以，我希望你别把阎家小静要你传话这件事说出去，在家族会议之前，要完全不动声色。” Grayson nodded. “没事的话，我先退下了。” 临走之前，老人苏子安又叫住葛雷新。 “远天，”老人赞许地远望着他，“干得好。” 办公室的厚重木门缓缓关上。 可是，在门后的老人脸上却陡地露出阴狠的沉思神情。 “那个老人不是什么好东西，要小心。”牛顿说道：“他的思想波有很强的压抑倾向，说话不尽诚实。” 葛雷新按下他的居处楼号，走入电梯。 “要脱离这个世界了吗？”他问道：“有没有任何核酸警队的力场出现？” “没有，”牛顿简短地回答。 “我已经查过四周的水态、火态以及空气，没有他们