Chapter 363 The Temperature of Civilization

Up to this point, Operation Team 2 has really adopted any countermeasures they can think of that may be useful to try to save the close ones of these cursed people.

When the curse is first applied, the cursed person can avoid being cursed by leaving Blue Lake City. But once the cursed person dies, those close to him cannot avoid the misfortune no matter what.

Secret protection, centralized surveillance, changing names, household registration, moving away from Blue Lake City, and even reaching the other side of the earth - this is the farthest place on the earth from Blue Lake City, etc., but now we see Come on, it's all useless.

It's no use at all.

And now, after speculating on the possibility of "fate", this situation has also been theoretically explained.

Since it is fate, since it is destined, it is obvious that no matter what you do, it cannot be useful. Otherwise, how can we call it destiny?

At this moment, Lu Ming suddenly thought of Zeng Jian, the security guard who committed suicide after being cursed by Wang Quan while investigating the case.

Before committing suicide, he left a suicide note that read, "Everything is fate." Because of this, the original Director Li Wenhua codenamed the case "Fate" and took over the investigation by his own side.

According to the findings of our own investigation up to now, the "true" sequence of this incident should be the "result" of Zeng Jian many years later, that is, he experienced a series of events, including "the incident of assaulting others was exposed many years ago", " The state after the devastation of events such as "the only house turned into a dilapidated house", "the father is mentally violent and cannot get better", "the genetic disease has developed and cannot be cured but can only be controlled", etc., has fallen into the situation before these "causes" appeared, and has not yet experienced it All this happened to Zeng Jian at that time.

Zeng Jian, who had been tortured by fate, could not bear all this. He lost all hope and realized that the situation would only get worse in the future and would never get better. He lost all courage to live and finally succumbed to his fate. After leaving a suicide note saying "Everything is fate", he committed suicide.

"Fate, fate..."

Lu Ming muttered this word.

"what should we do?"

Lu Qingliang asked this question.

No one could answer him. But at this moment, it seems that the only answer that one can choose appears in the minds of several people at the same time.

Case closed.

We have very good reasons for choosing to close the case now, and it seems to be extremely necessary.

First of all, even if the "reversal of cause and effect" that we speculate is wrong, the fact is that the curse has spread. At present, it seems that the curse has only spread to those close to the victim, and will not have any impact on other people.

And if the fact is indeed "reversal of cause and effect," it will not affect the rest of the people.

This means that from beginning to end, this incident has always been maintained within a very small scope.

——The fate of thousands of people seems to be a big thing and the number of people is large, but it is insignificant compared to the entire civilization.

I don’t know how many people have died on a large scale in the history of human civilization. Even a war that lasts for decades can cause the death of hundreds of millions of people, and it is unknown what will happen to civilization as a result.

Secondly, our own investigation has reached the end of its rope and can no longer continue.

It’s not that we don’t want to save those people’s fate. But we are really powerless. We tried everything we could think of that might work, but to no avail. We didn't care about the consumption of funds at all. We even went to great lengths to secretly protect all the targets. The funds were consumed like water, but it was still useless.

We've all done this, but if it still doesn't work, what else can we do?

As for those close to the cursed person who may be affected after the case is closed and are almost destined to have a tragic fate... we can only say that we are sorry.

We also want to save you, but sorry, we really can't do anything.

"Closed case."

He Wei sighed and finally said the word.

Lu Ming's heart was full of anger and unwillingness, but he was also very powerless, so powerless that he couldn't even say anything to stop him.

Lu Qingliang seemed to be talking to himself, as if he was explaining himself or others, and said: "Supernatural cases... we can't find any results. It's normal. Which team doesn't have many unsolved cases. We two The members of the team are not gods, so how can they investigate every case clearly?"

Zhang Dingshan was silent for a moment and said seriously: "Then, let's vote. Those who agree with closing the case raise their hands."

He Wei and Lu Qingliang raised their hands.

Lu Ming struggled and hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Don't close the case yet. Give me another two days to think about it carefully, and then think about it again."

Two agreed and one opposed. The most critical vote fell on Zhang Dingshan.

He is the captain and his vote carries higher authority. If he also objects, the proposal to close the case will not go through. If he agrees, then the case can only be closed.

Zhang Dingshan was silent and thinking for a long time, then slowly shook his head.

"Don't close the case. Continue the investigation."

"team leader……"

He Wei called him in a low voice with some worry. Zhang Dingshan pressed down his hands to stop He Wei's further words, and said seriously: "I know that even if the case is not closed, we don't know what else we can do now. But...

For example, if we are a person who falls into the water and is about to drown. We were pushed forward by the turbulent water, and there was a waterfall in front of us. Once we were washed down the waterfall, we would definitely be thrown to death. Even if he doesn't fall to death, he will definitely drown.

We were hopeless and everyone could see that we were going to die. But even if we are already dead, do we want to see people still running back and forth on the shore, calling us anxiously, trying to use all means to save us, or do we want to see everyone indifferent to us? Don't care? "

He Wei thought for a while: "Of course I would like to see someone still working hard to save us."

"But even you know in your heart that you are hopeless."

He Wei remained silent.

Zhang Dingshan said solemnly: "Even if I die in the end, before I die, I see so many people trying to save me and never give up until the last moment. Even if I die in the end, I will With peace of mind, I will know that I did not come to this world in vain, and that the civilization I live in... has warmth. This is the dignity that I can have as a human being."

Following Zhang Dingshan's words, He Wei seemed to be in a situation where she was trapped in a torrent and had no hope of survival. Her expression gradually became fierce.

“I don’t ask for anyone to jump into the rapids and risk being swept down the waterfall to my death. I just ask for others to provide me with some help while ensuring my own safety.

I can’t swim or jump off. Can you throw me the wood next to you? Can you stretch out a branch and try to pull it on? Can you call the police quickly and let the security guards come to rescue me?

As long as you are willing to help me, no matter how big or small, I will be satisfied and I will be able to rest in peace when I die.

Whether I can be saved in the end is a matter of God, it depends on God’s will. But whether you are willing to save me and whether you are willing to make some efforts to save me is your own business.

If people can really turn into ghosts after death, then if everyone refuses to save me and treats me indifferently, I will not be able to feel at ease even if I become a ghost after death. "

Lu Qingliang lowered his head: "I understand. I also object to closing the case at this moment."

Zhang Dingshan said: "Even if we are unable to save those people's lives or change their fate in the end, we will fight until the moment their lives end. This is the mission of our operations office."

"yes."

The deceased is gone, and what has happened cannot be changed. The overall operational goal of the second operation team is just to prevent those who have not yet suffered misfortune from suffering misfortune again, so that they can live peacefully and peacefully.

After unifying the minds of the team and confirming that they should continue to investigate the case at this moment and make every effort - even if this effort is of no use in the end, they should continue to try to save those affected, Zhang Dingshan looked at Lu Ming.

"Lu Ming, don't have any psychological pressure or burden. No matter whether you can find a way to change their fate in the end or not, you have already tried your best. As long as you try your best, you can have a clear conscience."

Lu Ming smiled bitterly and said: "But I am very greedy. Not only do I want to have a clear conscience, I also want the sense of accomplishment after truly changing the fate of others."

"Then do your best."

"yes."

"Then that's it for today. Qing Liang, you continue to provide logistical support. He Wei, you and I continue to join the special service team to monitor the lives of those affected, and try our best to solve the dangers and hidden dangers they encounter in their lives. Lu Ming, I won’t assign tasks to you, you decide what you want to do next.”

"yes."

The meeting is about to end. He Wei sorted out her thoughts, looked at Zhang Dingshan, then at Lu Ming, and said, "How about... let's go find something delicious? I asked again about the native pork raised in the mountains south of Blue Lake City. It’s delicious. The local way of eating it is to stew it with dried bamboo shoots from the mountains. It’s very famous. Let’s go try it?”

The original dull atmosphere in the conference room was instantly diluted by He Wei's words. Lu Ming felt a little bit dumbfounded for a moment: "He Wei, you've had enough."

He Wei encouraged: "It's just a meal, and it won't delay anything. Let's give it a try."

Lu Qingliang said with envy: "I've heard of local pork stewed with dried bamboo shoots. I also bought dried bamboo shoots from Blue Lake, but unfortunately I don't know how to make them. It's not delicious. I really want to try the authentic local recipe. . I also heard that the local people do not stew fresh pork directly, but also smoke it. In short, it is very complicated."

"How about it? Are you going? Captain, let's go together?"

Lu Ming shook his head: "I'm not very interested. Let's talk about it later."

Zhang Dingshan said: "I'll try it later when I have time."

Seeing that both of them objected at the same time, He Wei had no choice but to withdraw her suggestion angrily, but she still looked unwilling.

The meeting was dissolved and Lu Ming returned to his residence. I lay on the bed for a while, trying to think, but my mind and thoughts were always scattered and I couldn't think of anything.

Look, it's still early, it's just dusk. Lu Ming got up and went to the cafeteria to have something to eat before leaving the base.

Next to the base is a small park. There is a small artificial lake in the park. In the evening, nearby residents like to come here for a walk and play with their children.

Lu Ming came here.

"You come after me!"

"Mom! He took my lollipop!"

"Let me tell you, in that supermarket to the west, the quality of the food is always bad, and they don't let you choose. No wonder the business is getting worse and worse, no one goes there."

"The eggs at Xingfu Supermarket are on sale, and the vegetables are fresh. They are picked fresh from the fields every day."

"Hello? I'm outside, I can't go back..."

As Lu Ming walked in the small park, the conversations of the surrounding citizens filled the air, full of the atmosphere of life.

The sun has set now and it is no longer hot. The artificial lake next to it brings a touch of coolness and water vapor, and combined with the gently swaying branches in the breeze, people's hearts slowly calm down unconsciously.

After walking past a group of children who were playing with each other, he gently helped a girl who ran past him and almost tripped over. After receiving a thank you from the young mother, Lu Ming finally came to the artificial lake and stood next to a clear picture. He sat down on the bench, facing the slightly wavy lake, and thought quietly.

Lu Ming was sorting out the entire incident carefully. From the beginning to the end, from the Zhang Lu case that broke the story at the beginning, to Feng Guozhu, to the subsequent psychologist investigation, to Zeng Jian, to Wu Biao, Wang Quan, to the previous masters, and until now, Sorting out every detail, every discovery, every speculation and conclusion in this incident.

There are many factors involved in this case. But many factors do not seem necessary, or do not involve the core. In the end, during Lu Ming's long thinking, he temporarily excluded all non-essential and non-core factors.

In the end, only a few key points remained in Lu Ming's thoughts.

Cause and effect are reversed, time is confused, and information is lost.

These three points are the most critical in this incident.

Among them, the inversion of cause and effect is the external manifestation of this incident. "Effect" comes before "cause".

Time chaos is the deeper nature of this incident. It is precisely because of anomalies in the timeline that the result appears before the cause.

Information loss is the specific method of presenting the results.

An object - no matter it is a person or a pig, a hilltop or a factory building, its information is lost. In a macro sense, the existence of this object as a person, pig, hilltop, factory building or tree is no longer valid.

Lu Ming believes that these three points are the core of this incident.

Once these three points are clarified, the essence of this incident will most likely be clarified. However, only by understanding this case can we truly find a way to change the fate of those affected and truly save them.

Time passes slowly. The originally noisy little park gradually became quiet. The surrounding buildings were lit up with lights, a bright moon hung in the sky, and there was an atmosphere of peace between heaven and earth.