curse

Chapter 35

Ye Xiao is here.

Bai Bi put on some light makeup today, although it was so light that it was almost invisible, but she still spent a lot of time standing in front of the mirror for a while, looking at the color of her lips.Since Jiang He's death, she hasn't seriously put on makeup. At most, she just wipes it on carelessly, and she hasn't even looked in the mirror carefully. She suspects that if she gets old, she might not know it.However, now she feels that she is still young in the mirror, and her figure is not bad. She is only 23 years old, why are she so worried?Ye Xiao called at 8 o'clock in the morning, saying that he would come to talk to her about the progress of the case at 10 o'clock.At that moment, Bai Bi's hand holding the phone suddenly trembled, Ye Xiao's voice on the phone seemed to change accordingly, and she remembered that familiar face.

When Ye Xiao's doorbell rang, Bai Bi walked out from the mirror unhurriedly and opened the door for him.Bai Bi suddenly felt that Ye Xiao's complexion in front of her eyes became the same as Jiang He's that night when she just came back from Lop Nur, and she said flatly, "I'm sorry, my waywardness must have made you even more tired."

"Forget it, don't mention this." Ye Xiao's tone was a little relaxed.

Bai Bi immediately poured him a glass of drink. When Ye Xiao saw the drink in her hand, he suddenly felt very thirsty, so he was not very polite, took a big sip first, and then said: "Thank you. First of all Let me tell you one thing, Lin Zisu is dead."

"Has the truth come to light?" Bai Bi immediately thought of something.

Ye Xiao replied solemnly: "No, on the contrary, it's even more chaotic. Lin Zisu absconded with many important cultural relics, trying to smuggle out of the country, but on the smuggling boat, he died unexpectedly, just like Jiang He and the others, and the strange thing is , he died wearing that golden mask."

"Is that the mask I saw?"

"Yes, it was the golden mask. Later, the ship deviated from its course and returned to the beach on the outskirts of the beach and ran aground, so it was discovered. Last time you said that the wearing mask you saw at the Institute of Archaeology last night The person with the golden mask should be Lin Zisu. On the morning of the second day of that night, I found a pair of footprints in the dirt outside the room where Jiang He’s accident occurred. After making a plaster model, I compared Lin Zisu’s shoes. , confirmed that it was Lin Zisu's footprints."

Bai Bi sighed lightly: "I thought Lin Zisu was the real culprit."

"No, it can't be him. Lin Zisu is just a shameless villain who took advantage of his position to steal and smuggle cultural relics. Don't worry about this anymore. I've already caused enough trouble, and I don't want to see another victim."

Hearing Ye Xiao's hasty words, and his familiar face, Bai Bi suddenly felt wet in her heart, and she said softly, "But, if I don't know the final result, I may live in fear all my life." .”

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of Jiang He? Is it because you talked to the dead Jiang He on the computer?" Ye Xiao suddenly smiled slightly, his smile made Bai Bi very strange, a little inexplicable.Ye Xiao continued: "Let me tell you, what you are talking to is not Jiang He, but a program."

Bai Bi shook his head.

Ye Xiao asked her: "Let me ask you, is Jiang He very proficient in computers and software?"

"Yes, he is a man of many talents and likes to delve into this field. He also has a software engineer's certificate. A software company even plans to hire him with a high salary, but he still likes archaeology and continues to work on his poor career."

"That's right. I've already moved Jiang He's computer to our bureau, carefully studied the contents of his computer hard drive, and found a dialogue software. This software should undoubtedly be designed by Jiang He himself." Yes, I have to admit that Jiang He does have a very high IQ, and his software design is so flawless that you will mistakenly think that the person talking to you on the computer is Jiang He himself. "Come in" system, the computer will think it is you, and it will pop up the first sentence of Jiang He you see. These days, I have tried many times, and the first sentence every time I come in is these few sentences .Then I will type in some words based on your tone and perspective, such as 'Jiang He, I miss you so much', 'Why did you leave me', 'How did you die', and then the computer will automatically Starting from Jiang He's tone and perspective, the answers are usually like 'Bai Bi, forget about me', 'This is a mistake, a mistake that has already been made, and the end of this mistake is death' .”

"Stop talking." Bai Bi was suddenly agitated, she interrupted Ye Xiao, lowered her head, her shoulders trembled.

"I'm right." Ye Xiao suddenly felt that his behavior today was really cruel to Bai Bi, but he had to tell her the truth, "Bai Bi, I know it will hurt you if I say this, But I can't let you be immersed in illusory hopes and fantasies forever, I want to rescue you."

Bai Bi shook his head and stopped talking.

Ye Xiao continued: "The software designed by Jianghe is really perfect. It already has artificial intelligence, which can analyze every sentence you enter, and then enter the simulated thinking system established by Jianghe for 'thinking. ', just like the human brain. Then according to the result of 'thinking', according to his pre-designed answer plan, the vocabulary and sentences are called out from his internal database and reflected on the computer screen, which looks like a question One answer, what a perfect man-machine dialogue is this. Yes, I have no doubts that you believe that you are talking to Jiang He, because this system is so ingeniously designed. Although Jiang He’s people are dead, but His hard work is probably concentrated in this system. From this perspective, it is indeed possible to realize virtual communication with Jiang He through this system. Of course, this is only for you and for Jiang He. I can’t see it anymore. Only when a wise man uses his wisdom when he is alive, can he keep himself alive in the hearts of others, because he can make others remember him after his death, and even love him. This is why some people After thousands of years of death, people still remember him. In a sense, his soul must reside in the hearts of others. Jiang He is not a celebrity, but at least he can use his wisdom to make you remember him forever and live in you forever heart."

Ye Xiao talked endlessly, looking at Bai Bi, he couldn't bear it, but he had to say these words, so he took another big sip of his drink, while paying attention to Bai Bi quietly.

Bai Bi finally spoke: "But why did Jiang He do this?"

Ye Xiao went on to say: "Perhaps, he designed this software system long ago. When he expected that he might die, he input all the words he was going to say to you into this system. This is what he carefully prepared. Yes, it's a pity that he is preparing for his own death, and I feel really sad for him." Speaking of this, the moment when he saw Jiang He on the dissecting table appeared before his eyes again, when he actually misunderstood He thought he saw himself being disembowelled.At this moment, Jiang He's face gradually became clear, and he finally couldn't tell which one was himself and which one was the deceased.

"Since he has so much to say, why didn't he tell me himself?" Bai Bi asked softly.

"You should be more aware of this than I am, because Jiang He doesn't want you to get involved in the things he's already involved in. He wants you to stay away from that place and never approach any danger. Of course, things backfired, and what he did would only make you bolder It may be that Jiang He did not think of it beforehand, but at least he guessed correctly that you will definitely come to see his computer."

Bai Bi didn't know what to say, she remembered that night in the archaeological research institute, "Jiang He" on the computer admitted his relationship with Xiao Se, it turned out that Jiang He had thought of everything, he had prepared everything he had to say Now, just wait for Bai Bi to find out and talk to "him".

Ye Xiao continued: "Bai Bi, I have another question. Do you know Yu Chunshun?"

Bai Bi suddenly felt something hit her heart, she nodded and asked, "Why do you ask this?"

"Because of those two sentences." Ye Xiao's tone suddenly became very solemn.

"Which two sentences?"

"There are no traces left in the sky, but the birds have already flown by." Ye Xiao read out these two sentences slowly.

Bai Bi's shoulders trembled for a while, she avoided Ye Xiao's gaze, and it seemed that the bearded man she saw when she was 18 years old appeared in front of her eyes, as well as that Xia Ri who covered his face and cried on the road.

Ye Xiao went on to say: "Jiang He used these two sentences at the beginning of the software system he designed. These are the famous words of the explorer Yu Chunshun. He must know Yu Chunshun and like these two sentences very much, right?"

"I don't know if Jiang He knows Yu Chunshun, but I have met the person you mentioned before."

"Really?" Ye Xiao didn't expect it.

Bai Bi nodded, she calmed down her emotions, raised her head, the sun shone through the glass on her almost transparent skin, it was a bit dazzling in Ye Xiao's sight, as if it was made by some special photography method. Artistic photo that came out.She said slowly: "That was in 1996. One day, I learned from the newspaper that Yu Chunshun had returned to Shanghai and was giving lectures in some schools, so I made a special trip to listen to it."

Ye Xiao's heart suddenly became agitated, some old things came to his mind, he really wanted to tell Bai Bi about his admiration for Yu Chunshun and his dream of being a traveler, but he still held back, he was quiet Stopped and said calmly: "Go on, I want to hear."

"There is nothing to say. I was only 18 years old at the time, and I could only think wildly. Until now, I don't understand why I went to Yu Chunshun's lectures on a whim. Maybe it's because I have always had a sense of loneliness. You know, my father died young , and my mother lived in a mental hospital for many years, so I became interested in Yu Chunshun's feat of walking all over China. He must be lonely hiking alone in the desolate west. And..." Bai Bi wanted to say something, but in the end I didn't say anything.

"Go on."

"No, that's all, just talking casually."

"No, you said it very well, sometimes I feel the same." Ye Xiao looked at Bai Bi, knowing that she seemed to have something on her mind, he just said lightly, "You know? Compared with Yu Chunshun, Jiang He has one thing in common— —They have all been to Lop Nur.”

Bai Bi nodded.

Ye Xiao said: "The difference is that Jiang He died after returning to Shanghai from Lop Nur, while Yu Chunshun walked into Lop Nur but never came out again. He died in the wasteland of Lop Nur."

"I know."

"Yu Chunshun was determined to break the saying that he could not enter Lop Nur in June. In June, the most severe climate in Lop Nur, he entered Lop Nur against the scorching heat and crossed the dry lake. Unfortunately, he missed a crossing in the labyrinthine Lop Nur wasteland. Lost, he fell into a desperate situation. In the end, he died of acute dehydration in the high temperature and scorching environment, and died of systemic exhaustion. When people found his body, he was lying in a tent, naked, with swelling and swelling all over his body. Blisters, horrible."

"Stop talking." Bai Bi's heart became more and more moist. She couldn't bear Ye Xiao's description of Yu Chunshun's death, because the figure of the bearded man seemed to appear in front of her eyes.

Ye Xiao ignored her and continued: "But I never understood that Yu Chunshun has already traveled all over the country in all kinds of dangerous environments. Even places like the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau can be completely covered by two feet. Sleeping in the wild, he survived. As for Xinjiang, he has been to Xinjiang many times, walked through many deserts and wastelands, and has rich experience. But why did he fail on the land of Lop Nur?"

"It's fate."

"No, I don't believe in fate." Ye Xiao said loudly, he raised his head and let out a long breath, and then said in a very soft voice, "I'm sorry, Bai Bi, I'm a little excited. I just like it very much. Yu Chunshun's two sentences."

"There are no traces left in the sky, but the birds have already flown by." Bai Bi said to himself.

Ye Xiao looked at her and nodded knowingly, they all understood the meaning of what they said.Then he stood up and said, "Bai Bi, in fact, we are all birds flying across the sky. Alright, I'm leaving."

When he walked to the door, Bai Bi suddenly said behind him: "Are you free tomorrow night?"

"Tomorrow night? My friend's "Soul Break" is going to be performed, I must go."

Bai Bi suddenly smiled and said, "So you're going too, so let's meet at the entrance of the theater before the show tomorrow night."

Ye Xiao nodded and left here.While walking down the stairs, thinking about Bai Bi's last words, I feel hot and cold in my heart, is that a hint, or some new omen?He didn't want to think about it anymore, but just silently read those two words of Yu Chunshun, which gradually occupied his whole heart.

(End of this chapter)