Did the world end today?

Chapter 139 Turn him into a wet piece!

coffee??
Lin Xuren was dumbfounded.

In his memory, this word had never appeared in the development of his relationship with Jiang Xingye.

Such a thing has never appeared before.

No.

Where did this coffee come from?
Upon noticing his puzzled expression, Jiang Xingye's expression first turned displeased, then he chuckled.

"normal."

"Someone as oblivious as you shouldn't notice these kinds of details."

“If you noticed that, then you wouldn’t be yourself.”

what?
Lin Xu looked at Jiang Xingye, unsure of what to say.

I'm sorry, brother, I really didn't remember, but our friendship is real, it's all in this pea milk. I'll drink first as a sign of respect.

Given Jiang Xingye's personality, she'd probably slap herself under the table, right?
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But there's no time to worry about that now.

It's the end of the world, why are you still being so sentimental and hesitant?

If Jiang Xingye hadn't known at the beginning that this matter was related to a crucial clue, then it would have been understandable that he hadn't said anything, since at that time it was still considered a private matter between the two of them.

But now
Personal matters have to take a backseat for now.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu asked:
"So what exactly is this coffee you're talking about?"

"The problem is, I don't remember buying you coffee either."

Jiang Xingye shook his head.

"You never bought me coffee; you bought it for the whole work group."

“You had just joined the company then.”

"How should I put it, you did the same thing as me."

"I don't know where you got your workplace experience from, but on your first day at work, you ordered coffee for the whole team, or rather, for all the colleagues on the entire floor."

"Back then, there were more than just our flight control group on one floor."

"Honestly, it didn't work at all."

"You probably realized later that people not only wouldn't appreciate your coffee, but some would even laugh at you behind your back."

"You think I'm a newbie?"

"Anyway, you should understand what I mean."

"But that's when I started paying attention to you."

"Because I've done the same thing as you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xu's expression changed slightly.

To be honest, this is something he doesn't really want to recall.

No, who hasn't made a foolish mistake when they were young?

I always thought I could get along well with my colleagues, and I always thought that if I treated people sincerely, I would get the same kindness in return.

But in reality, who cares about that at work?
Lin Xu learned his lesson that time and never did anything so foolish again.

But every time he thought about it later, he felt a strange sense of embarrassment.

So subconsciously, I overlooked this matter.

but.
It doesn't seem like a big deal?
Why was Jiang Xingye's impression so deep?

Lin Xu looked puzzled, while Jiang Xingye tilted his head and asked:
"So you still don't understand why I said this is the starting point of our relationship?"

".right."

Lin Xu nodded honestly.

Jiang Xingye shrugged and asked in return:

"Haven't you noticed that I've been taking special care of you since your first day at the company?"

"I thought it was just normal seniors taking care of juniors."

"You're really too oblivious to emotions."

Jiang Xingye let out a soft breath and continued:

"Of course, at first I really did just treat you like a younger brother – I'm a year older than you and joined the company two years earlier, so it's pretty normal when you think about it."

“But our relationship is indeed developing; at least I no longer see you as a younger brother.”

"So, if I were to describe the starting point of a relationship, this is the starting point of the relationship."

"Nothing special, right?"

Indeed, it was nothing special.

But it's very real.

At this moment, Lin Xu finally understood Jiang Xingye's mental journey.

I saw a young person at work who was just as clumsy and helpless as I used to be, so I kindly wanted to hold an umbrella for him.

As they gradually spent more time together, their feelings began to change.
Ok?
Is this a scene from a teacher-student ethics text?

There was nothing thrilling about the plot; it was just a mundane beginning and a mundane progression.

But thinking about it carefully, isn't this the kind of relationship that's built up and more stable?

If it weren't for the "end of the world" incident, I estimate that in another year or two, my relationship with Jiang Xingye would have progressed beyond the ambiguous dating stage, and when we reached the age to discuss marriage, we would have settled down and had children.

Who knows, in some other world, she and I might actually spend our lives like this.

At that moment, Lin Xu felt relieved.

If he had always harbored some doubts about his relationship with Jiang Xingye, now, after Jiang Xingye gave this unremarkable answer, he was finally certain that there was nothing wrong with their relationship.

Because this is the relationship between two ordinary people.

If she hadn't obtained the bracelet, and if Jiang Xingye hadn't become a "flower fan," then this would be her destiny with him.

It is also destiny.

A look of relief appeared on Lin Xu's face.

Jiang Xingye suddenly smiled slyly, then asked:

"So what kind of answer did you originally expect to hear?"

"I do not know."

Lin Xu shook his head and replied:
"What about finding a drunk girl in the subway station late at night, fighting alongside a senior colleague after the office lights are off, or angrily confronting a company leader while the team member next to you is starry-eyed?"

"You should read less Korean comics."

Jiang Xingye looked disgusted.

"What kind of ancient storyline is this?"

"??? I never watch that stuff, okay?"

How do you know what I'm talking about if you don't look?

Lin Xu wanted to argue, but then he suddenly realized what was happening.

How do you know I know what you're talking about if you don't look?

Jiang Xingye was speechless.

"Never mind, that's not the point."

"So what situation did you encounter that required me to provide the password?"

Your transition was a bit too abrupt, wasn't it?

Lin Xu was both amused and exasperated, and could only change the subject to follow her train of thought.

At this stage, information sharing is the most important thing.

So Lin Xu recounted everything, from Zhiyun AI to Zero, to the subsequent rebellion, and the pursuit he had been subjected to.

After listening, Jiang Xingye discovered the key to the problem in just one second.

"Zhou Yue lied."

"He entered this world more than once."

"He has entered the same world at least twice."

"Or rather, the world he entered is not actually the same world as the world you are seeing now."

"why?"

Lin Xu frowned, but before he could speak, Jiang Xingye continued.

"First of all, in the world you see, the Butterfly Plan is being activated for the first time."

"Since this is the first time the Butterfly Contingency Plan has been activated..."

"How did Zhou Yue know that this contingency plan had a firewall?"

Damn it.

Lin Xu suddenly realized.

That "number zero".
It's not protecting itself.

It's designed to defend against Zhou Yue!

It all made sense.

Jiang Xingye knew about the existence of killer bees, so she naturally knew that the killer bees might use the same method to verify and activate the butterfly contingency plan.

Even if there is only a very small probability, even if Lin Xu can obtain the information in one attempt, the killer bee may need to wait hundreds or even thousands of times and countless hours to obtain it. However, under the premise of an almost infinite parallel world, he may indeed use the characteristics of "pollen" and "killer bee" to impersonate a butterfly.

If his plan succeeds, he will drag all the worlds traversed by the higher-dimensional passage into an abyss of no return.

Therefore, Jiang Xingye specifically designed this "Zero".

That's why Zero's "responsibility" was designed with the theme of "resisting divine authority".

From Lin Xu's perspective, this strategy is somewhat too radical.

After all, issuing the "kill the butterfly" command without understanding the situation before reading the correct password will cause you some trouble.
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But what if we look at it from another perspective?

This is the safest option!
Even now, he has only paid the price of "4 worlds" to obtain the correct password.

If he were a little more perceptive, he might even have solved the mystery the second time he entered this world. In contrast, Zhou Yue would never be able to solve the mystery.

Because he neither has the ability to repeatedly enter at the same point in time as himself, nor can he guarantee that he will see the same kind of world every time he enters.

More importantly, there was absolutely no way he could have used his own identity to find out the secret code he had agreed upon with Jiang Xingye.

This is a combination lock that is heavily encrypted.

Only you can unlock this lock!
The code has now been cracked.

At the same time, Zhou Yue's lies were also exposed.

If someone says they want to cooperate with you, but their very first sentence is a lie, then you don't need to listen to anything they say afterward.

Was the World War a lie?
It's very likely that it isn't.

But, without Zhou Yue's information, could the world war not have been prevented?

not necessarily!

Lin Xu felt that his confidence had returned.

Only now has he finally realized where the changes in himself came from after entering the "Starship Age".

The first change is the loss of humanity and the degeneration of personality towards divinity.

Such deficiencies must be compensated for by anchors in the real world and in the world of wristbands.

The second change is the loss of initiative.

She realized that she had been led by the nose by Zhou Yue from beginning to end.

While it's highly likely that his arrest wasn't "deliberate," his practiced handling of the situation suggests otherwise.
This is most likely not his first arrest!
He apparently escaped during his last arrest.

Otherwise, what I caught wouldn't have been this "complete form" killer bee.

Tsk.

So terrifying.

He really is a formidable opponent.

No wonder Jiang Xingye in the bracelet world couldn't do anything about him.

but it does not matter.

His fate had come to an end.

After sending Jiang Xingye back to her room, Lin Xu really wanted to immediately check his bracelet to verify his discovery.

Unfortunately, the number of usable uses on the bracelet has not yet been restored.

However, he was not idle.

He contacted Qin Feng as quickly as possible, and then the two got into the car and returned to the interrogation room.

Zhou Yue seemed somewhat surprised by Lin Xu's return.

But he remained calm.

"You guys are here?"

Zhou Yue said with a smile:

"Since you're already here, have another cigarette."

Qin Feng looked at Lin Xu, and Lin Xu nodded to Qin Feng.

Zhou Yue took the cigarette, lit it in a friendly manner, then gently patted Qin Feng's hand and said thank you.

Seeing his actions, Lin Xu couldn't help but want to laugh.

If I felt pressured when facing Zhou Yue a few hours ago, I do feel pressured now.
They had completely despised him in their minds.

"You're like one of those corrupt officials who're not going to live much longer. You're clearly not going to make it, but you still act all high and mighty. It's disgusting."

Zhou Yue was taken aback when he heard Lin Xu's words.

He seemed surprised that Lin Xu would speak to him in this tone.

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Yue frowned and asked:

"I'm just having a smoke, what's wrong with that?"

"Nothing wrong."

Lin Xu shrugged.

"Go ahead and smoke, go ahead and smoke."

"Anyway, if you answer even one question wrong in the next round, this will be your last cigarette."

"Torture to extract confessions?"

Zhou Yue looked at Lin Xu in astonishment.

"I remember, didn't we already reach an agreement?"

"Aren't we supposed to start working together?"

"No."

Lin Xu immediately shook his head.

"The foundation of cooperation is mutual honesty and openness."

"Of course, more importantly, you don't have to be on the same side as us, but you have to be of the same species."

"Now I can confirm that you and we are no longer the same species at all."

"So, what's the point of talking about cooperation?"

"What we need to do is extract as much information as possible from you."

"If you can extract something, that's great; if you can't, then forget it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yue wanted to say something more, but Lin Xu had already raised his hand.

"Don't interrupt me."

"First question: Where did the squad you sent out to kill Jiang Xingye come from? What was their objective? How do you stop them?"

Upon hearing Lin Xu's question, Zhou Yue remained silent for a long time.

He seemed to be hesitating.

Hesitant about whether to give the correct answer.

Half a minute later, he answered:

“Where they came from is not important, but I am certain that in that world, when they launched their operation, there was no one named Lin Xu on Mars.”

"You won't be able to stop them in time; Jiang Xingye is going to die."

"Very good, I'll take that as your answer is correct."

Lin Xu nodded and continued to ask:

"The second question is, who is their inside man?"

"A researcher at the Zhurong Base, that's not important."

"it is good."

Lin Xu nodded slightly.

The first two questions were just probes; now, he needed to ask the really crucial questions.

"Do you know that before the real apocalypse happened, there was another apocalypse near Earth that was powerful enough to destroy the world?"

"How did that kind of apocalypse come about?"

"I do not know."

Zhou Yue shook his head decisively.

"I had already left that world by then—how could I possibly know?"

"wrong answer."

Lin Xu stood up.

"you are lying."

"You have indeed escaped that world, but you certainly haven't escaped it too soon."

"Because you sent out that action team—you only realized the situation was irreversible after you sent them out."

"You escaped from that world using the most recent high-dimensional portal before the apocalypse."

"Therefore, you must know what the underlying basis is that could lead to that level of disaster."

"But you don't want to say."

"Because that's one of your most important assets."

"In that case, there's no need for us to waste any more words."

"I'm giving you one last chance. If you answer correctly this time, we can continue."

"If the answer is incorrect."

Lin Xu didn't continue speaking, but instead asked:
"Ayana, what exactly is her purpose?"

Zhou Yue was stunned for a moment.

Then he replied:
She is my white moonlight.

"Then there's nothing to talk about."

Lin Xu turned to Qin Feng and gave the order:

"Use every means at your disposal."

"As long as he's alive, that's all that matters."

"Hmm, making it into a wet part would be fine too."

"Don't worry, I'm very clear-headed this time."

"I have thought it over carefully."

"He deserves it!"

(End of this chapter)