Chapter 22 Sorin

Thorin did not expect that there would be so many people present.He had planned the scene before, but the sudden appearance of unplanned participants made his preparations far from insufficient.He had a bad premonition and was a little worried. Runge is still speaking.Thorin looked at Longo's sharp-edged profile, and couldn't tell if he was reacting to the new situation.Longo was a man who did not understand worry, but Thorin was not.He knows that a stage with too many actors will be out of the director's control, and all kinds of unexpected things will happen in an overcrowded group.He felt thirsty in his mouth, but could find no water.He wasn't in the mood to look for water either, he just watched every corner of the square nervously.

"Luo Ying!" He suddenly heard a clear and sweet call, turned his head, and saw a chubby red-haired girl running towards Luo Ying waddlingly, grabbing Luo Ying's hand excitedly.Sorin felt that she was very familiar, as if she had met her face. "Jil?" Luo Ying looked very surprised, "Why are you here?" "Brother Ludi asked us to come." The girl named Jill said with a smile. "Brother?" Luo Ying was even more surprised. "Well. He said that your rally has far-reaching significance and needs the support of more people, so he organized us all to attend."

"Really? When did he tell you?" "Yesterday. Yesterday afternoon." "Ah? Really?" Luo Ying frowned slightly, "But why didn't he tell me? I met him half an hour ago, and he didn't mention a word." "Maybe he's too busy. Brother Ludi is always so busy." Luo Ying seemed full of doubts, and reluctantly nodded.Jill was excited, seeing that everything around her was fresh, asking questions, looking around, and her attention was quickly attracted by Longe.The dozens of teenagers who came with her had already dispersed in all directions, most of them surrounded Longge, and some children asked others if they needed help.

Sorin roughly estimated that there were more than a dozen people in the Mercury Cluster, and there were about thirty or forty passers-by who were attracted to them before. Now with the addition of such a large and noisy group, hundreds of people have crowded into the small square.It would not be too much to change to a large square, but the venue they chose was just an ordinary transfer garden, and it would be very crowded to accommodate so many people.There were still people coming out of the exit of the tunnel car, looking at them curiously, stepping forward to inquire, and surrounded the crowd in circles.Banners and video boards were pushed into corners, and pedestrian access to the square was all but blocked.Thorin felt that this was not a good phenomenon, and chaos beyond expectations was not a good phenomenon.

Longe was still talking, his voice was impassioned, and he seemed to ignore the changes in the scene. "...the control and obedience in our world is different from the previous world." Runge said, "the previous rulers controlled the ruled in three ways: either traditional paternalism, or Law and authority by force, or charisma; but our world does not belong. Our world has evolved into huge and complex circuits, each department is a component, and each person is just an electron. We All you can do is obey, obey the voltage push, obey the set blueprint, you can't refuse or escape, and any spontaneous actions are not accepted.

"For a person, building a residence is undoubtedly one of the free rights of human beings. All people have such rights naturally. However, in our current world, this right is also controlled and deprived by the system. Only according to the system's regulations, Only by applying to the system and being responsible by the system can a house be built and nailed to a certain place. If you don’t live according to the regulations, no matter how upright and kind a person is, and how many people are willing to help him, there is nothing he can do. What kind of world is this? We don't want a world like this. We don't want a system to decide how to live. We want to breathe freely in our own land!"

"Ulla!" Someone applauded.They had just arrived, and they hadn't heard all of Longge's words clearly. Only one or two people shouted and applauded, and a group of people applauded. Thorin listened to Longo's voice, a hard, rhythmic and rational voice, and could feel the power in that voice.He's not the emotional type, but his determination is very strong.Many people around listened very attentively, and some whispered to each other, but it was not ridicule or gossip, but discussions with different opinions.This is the goal achieved, and this operation is at least a considerable part of success.

But Sorin couldn't feel at ease. On the one hand, the feeling of uneasiness in his heart was getting stronger and stronger. On the other hand, he saw that the people participating in the rally around him had started to act more and more casually, and the boy's emotions began to feel like they were half-burned. The hot water began to have bubbles rising slowly from the inside.Some people dispersed into small teams, some were waving flags on the sidelines, and some began to shout slogans while shouting to make some people happy. Sorin guessed that it was one of their teachers, which was very suitable for venting emotions on such a day .

All these scenes were not what Thorin was expecting.He originally disapproved of the rally and demonstration, but in the end he agreed only because Chenia said it was just a discussion meeting, a discussion about systems and philosophy that hoped to arouse people's reflection, so he agreed to participate and took charge of the organization.He's always been the coordinator, and they trust him.He tried his best to arrange everywhere, but he didn't want to see a chaotic situation like today.He didn't know if Chenia knew about this situation in advance, which made him feel a little panicked.If she knew, then she deliberately didn't tell him.

He didn't know what role Ludi played in the whole process, and watching Chania and Ludi's repeated negotiations made him a little jealous.He had never seen Chenia so influenced by others.Sorin knew that both Longge and Chenia hoped that the incident would have a wide influence, and the bigger the scale, the better, but he didn't want it.He had even been suspicious of the subject of this sermon.He feels that the two themes they are talking about are not the same thing. Autonomous house building and a circuitized society are two themes. Clear.He just wants discussion, just clarity.But it's clear that other people don't have the same goal.Chenia's enthusiasm is very persistent, and she has a determination to bring about a change.

At this moment, Chenia was with Luo Ying, discussing something intently.Thorin pushed his way through the crowd behind them, trying to speak to them.They paid no attention to him, and he overheard the last words of their exchange. "...Why didn't you tell me?" Luo Ying asked Chenia. "I guess you won't agree." Chenia said with her head bowed. "Then why do you do this?" "We need support don't we?" Sorin's heart tightened.It seems that Chenia knows.She had been notified by Ludi in advance, or this was initiated by them at all.This made him feel uncomfortable.He's been excluded from the start.He was stunned for a moment, missing one or two words from Luo Ying.When he reacted, he only heard a sentence without beginning or end. "...You decided to believe this time?" Luo Ying asked. "Didn't you make me believe it once?" Chenia said with some reluctance. "Why did it change so quickly?" "...a kind of passion." Chenia spoke shortly and then stopped, as if she didn't want to talk about this matter at this time.She took a step, lowered her head and pushed up the huge video board, and started walking towards Longe, trying to push the video board into the most concentrated crowd.She walked quickly, looking at the ground in front of her all the time, as if watching the road very carefully, and also seemed to want to quickly leave the topic behind her.She pushed the heavy cart very flexibly, and Sorin and Luo Ying watched behind her, marveling at the strength and agility of her slender body. Is she talking about Ludi, Thorin thought, trusting him with a passion.Chenia has always been so resolute and stubborn, and has insecurities towards everyone. Why did she trust Lu Di so much this time.Was it because of the passionate tone of voice he spoke, or because he did exactly what she thought was needed? Suo Lin looked at Luo Ying again, she stood still, her face was pale, and she was even more white under the wrapping of a long white dress.She still didn't notice him, but kept looking at Chenia's back, with one hand on her mouth, appearing full of thoughts.Luo Ying wore an ancient Greek-style dress today, with a high waist and long hem, making her look very slender.It was their unanimous claim that someone's attire needed to create a classical discussion atmosphere at the gathering.Standing still among the running and shouting crowd, and wearing such a suit of clothes, she suddenly gave Sorin the feeling that she was an ancient image that did not belong to the surrounding world, and her whole body was glowing with soft white. Just as Sorin was about to go forward to talk to Luo Ying, suddenly, a commotion attracted everyone's attention. Sorin quickly turned his gaze to the direction of the commotion, and after a closer look, he found that it was just a false alarm, but a few unfamiliar children stepped on and bumped into each other and started arguing.His heart returned to his stomach, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He wanted to withdraw his attention, but the noise didn't end.The small conflict seemed to kick off the noisy prelude, and the voices of many people began to rise and fall one after another.Other quarrels started elsewhere, like a little spark spreading across the grass.Someone yelled something, and immediately got cheers.More and more people gathered in the small square, some teenagers began to argue with adults, it seemed that their parents wanted to persuade them to go back, but they refused.Their voices were noisy, their eyes were bright, and they swung their arms to avoid the hand of the adult who came forward to pull them, with a determined expression.The voices in the small square were mixed together, and they couldn't distinguish clearly, and it became more and more noisy. Thorin grew more and more worried.The excessive number of people has already made him feel wrong, and quarrels and confrontation with parents are even more undesirable.He could not estimate the direction of this scene, nor could he estimate what would happen.He doesn't like it.He doesn't like any situation where he can't predict the development and control the situation. Suddenly, I don’t know who yelled, let’s go to the square in front of the Senate!It is big and flat over there, no matter how many people there are, and today it is a meeting, no matter what it does, it will attract more attention. "Ulla!" shouted a large crowd.The teenagers were like water starting to gurgling and boiling. When these words came out, it was more like igniting a fire that spurred it on. In an instant, the crowd gathered, everyone cheered and responded, and shouted excitedly.Those with a quick temper have already started to move forward, and those with a steady temper are also actively packing their things.The children quickly formed a water stream, holding high the flags and display boards, crowding forward like an irregular army, rushing towards the path with enthusiasm, like a surging river rushing into the pipes built on the embankment. type pathway. Sorin's heart tightened.He doesn't want that.An assembly is just an assembly, and going to the council is a direct challenge.He tried to do something to stop the situation, but he found that there was nothing he could do, amidst a crowd of happy people.He wanted to talk to Luo Ying, but she didn't move with the others, like a white pillar in the crowd. Suo Lin felt that if there was anyone who could influence everyone, it was Luo Ying.She doesn't talk much all the time, but only she has this influence. "Luo Ying," he stepped forward and called her, "Aren't you going?" Luo Ying turned her head and looked at him, still seemed a little dazed: "Sorin." "what happened to you?" "Sorin, can you tell me, if you think that what a person is doing is wrong, but that person is your closest relative, what would you do?" Thorin hesitated for a moment and asked, "You mean your brother?" "Yeah." Luo Ying nodded, "I don't know why he did that." "You mean to find someone?" "Not only that." Luo Ying looked worried, "I have a feeling. I think he has arranged a lot of things. Including the boy who just called everyone to the council, I think my brother told me in advance." "Really? You know him?" "Saw him once at my house. I'm not sure, not sure about anything, but I'm worried. I don't know what he's for." "Then what are you going to do to stop everyone now?" Luo Ying raised her eyes and stared at him: "What can I do to stop you?" "Just say you think it's inappropriate?" Thorin tried to say in an affirming and reassuring voice, "You have the power, they all know you, and they'll listen to you if you say so." "But I don't know whether I should stop it or not." Luo Ying said, "This is another big problem for me. I don't know if people should try to do something to improve the defects of the world. Chenia's enthusiasm It's true. I don't like the way my brother behaves, but I still can't stop it." Luo Ying looked at him, her long black eyelashes fluttered slightly, her eyes were focused, she wrote frank and clear troubles, she bit her lip slightly.For the first time, Sorin realized that hesitation and confusion could be so clear, he could see the confusion as clearly as she did, but he had no answer just like her.They stood among the teenagers rushing forward, and gradually fell to the end of the small square.They hesitated equally with different moods, wondering whether they should follow everyone. Sorin suddenly realized that he himself was no longer a director.From the moment the stage is set and the actors come on stage, the drama is out of his control.He was thrown out by all the actors who wanted passion, not worry and reserved directors.He looked around at the trails and lawns that were nothing but clutter, knowing that this was no longer his play.He leaned over to pick up the fallen debris, and Luo Ying was with him. "Let's go there too." Luo Ying said softly. Thorin nodded.Side by side, they caught up with the end of the line that was jovially running.