All kinds of memories appeared strangely in Chen Wei's mind. He thought they had dried up, but when he was about to die, those memories were as fresh and beautiful as a stack of paintings. Every important node in life was clearly recorded.Expand.

Eleven years ago, when Chen Wei was fifteen years old, he had already shown that he was very different from ordinary boys and girls.When kids his age lamented over a dead sparrow, he always carried frogs and leeches in his observation box and a roll of scalpels in his pocket.

Once in class, a dead rabbit fell out of his desk.Not the kind used for experiments, but a pet rabbit raised by another girl in the class. Those organs rolled all over the floor like broken parts, and the classroom screamed one after another.

He was sent to see a psychiatrist. No matter how Chen Wei argued that he picked up the unowned rabbit outside the school, the doctor still warned his parents that "this child is naturally lacking in emotion", and suspected that it was an early stage of some kind of personality disorder.

Chen Wei's parents were both brain scientists, but they were both so innocent that they were offline. After learning about the situation, they sneaked into Chen Wei's room in the middle of the night and placed a device that could affect biological waves, treating their son as a guinea pig.At the time when the relationship between the main urban area and the second district was the most tense, CyberRose attracted scientists in many important fields. The couple still played dance music in the apartment and danced cha-cha in the rainy day.

A month later, Chen Jinnian and his wife rejected the invitation to join CyberRose and requested political asylum in the second district.A man who called himself Rosie picked them up outside the city, with hair tied and sunglasses, and drove them across the wilderness in a dilapidated car.

It was the first time that Chen Wei saw the stars all over the sky, they were not blocked by tall buildings, they were like a bowl turned upside down on the desolate land, they were so shockingly shining.

Rosie is very good at chatting, and a few words can make his parents fall back and forth.Chen Wei didn't have a good impression of this stranger, and reminded his parents indifferently: "The second district may not be a good place."

"I agree." Unexpectedly, the man nodded in agreement, slammed on the gas pedal, and the engine roared dying, "This place sucks. Especially the current leader, who has ruled the second district for several years, butIt tripled the gross domestic product."

Chen Wei was so choked that he had nothing to say, Rosie smiled at him in the rearview mirror and whistled provocatively.

He later deduced that this young man who used a pseudonym and hid his head and tail was the leader of the second district, Rosie. The other party satisfied the desire of Chen Jinnian and his wife to live in seclusion and let them live in the lush mountains and forests.It is difficult to find such a place with weak radiation in the second district, not to mention that there are long forests, abundant grass, and streams passing by.

There is a rare earth mine near the forest. When Rosie goes to inspect the mine, she often passes by the residence of Chen Jinnian's family, bringing them some food and daily necessities, and chatting about interesting news along the way.Chen Wei was very wary of that person. Whenever Rosie came to visit, he would always move a stool and sit in the corner of the room, listening with a cold face, so as not to reveal any secrets between his innocent parents.

Chen Jinnian and his wife have studied the Brain Lock for many years. Although they can't restore that exquisite technology, they can already produce a one-time imitation.This is a terrifying biological weapon, and it is also the reason why Robert forced them to join CyberRose. Chen Wei does not think that "Shu" will give up snatching this technology. His parents chose Rosie, perhaps just out of the tiger's mouth, and into the wolf's den.

Rosie seemed very calm, never mentioned the research of the Chen Jinnian couple in the conversation, and seemed to only care about their living conditions.

On a sunny afternoon, Chen Wei was designing a bionic exoskeleton at his desk. There was no electronic equipment in the mountains, so he spread out a large, snow-white paper and laid it on a stone to draw.He worked intently for half the afternoon, until daylight cast Rosie's figure onto the paper.

"Want a studio?" The leader of the second district looked around, "The environment here is not suitable for research."

Chen Wei raised his head calmly and stared at the other party: "If you want to use this to win me over, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible. I know what you are here for, and you are not easy to be deceived like my parents. Keep itCoax them with your tricks."

"Win you?" Rosie blinked blankly, and Chen Wei actually saw a trace of confusion on the other's face that didn't match the position, "Why would I do that? I just think you have talent and I'm going to help you out."

"Don't tell me you're not interested in imitations of the Brain Lock."

"I'm really not interested in that kind of technology that manipulates people's hearts... So you are guarding against me because of it." Rosie nodded, then lowered her voice, approached Chen Wei and said, "If I really want it, do you thinkWill your family still be safe and sound?"

His face was against the sun, partially covered by the hanging hair, but his eyes were still shining in the shadows, looking magnificent and dangerous.

Chen Wei was too frightened to speak, but Rosie pulled up her collar to cover her face, resisting the urge to laugh and walked away.It was just a joke, Chen Wei realized it, and Rosie had laughed enough, it should have become an insignificant episode, dissipated in the river of memory.

The irony is that this sentence became a prophecy—many days later, Chen Wei returned home from the studio that Rosie built for him by the side of the mine.Draw the gorgeous clouds.

That was the last carefree sunset in his life.

Back home, the bodies of Chen Jinnian and his wife were lying on the floor, with blood oozing from the crack in the door.There was too much blood, mixed with the afterglow of sunset red velvet pigment, and sandwiched with memory bars scattered all over the floor like chocolate chips, like a disgusting birthday cake.

That day, Chen Wei curled up with his head in his arms, crying for a long time.The emotion that had been missing in his life for fifteen years broke out and spread wantonly along with the blood of his parents.

He cried until it was dark and bright again, until noon the next day, when he contacted Rosie with trembling hands to inform her of the news.

The army of "Shu" surrounded the forest hut, and Rosie personally led people to block the scene, investigate and collect evidence, but did not find any valuable clues.This is a forbidden forest under military control. For a long time, only senior members of "Skill" have been able to enter it. Rosie searched the entry and exit records, and the key entries have been deleted, and no traces were left on the scene.

Chen Wei almost went crazy, he took out his pocket knife, pressed it against Rosie's throat, and asked sharply whether the mastermind behind the scenes was the other party.Rosie's eyes were lonely, and she muttered a worthless "sorry"——

That man was playing tricks on him, Chen Wei thought hysterically, Rosie kept avoiding his question, and had no intention of answering at all.

That joke is enough to prove Rosie's true inner thoughts. The other party has been coveting his parents' research results from the beginning to the end. Otherwise, he can't explain the help to their family. He doesn't believe that someone will be generous enough to lend a helping hand to others, and he doesn't caregains and losses.

After a long time, Chen Wei remembered what happened that day, and he clarified the context in the middle.The death of Chen Jinnian and his wife must have resulted from the betrayal of another person in the "Shu" high-level, or the betrayal of another group of people. The division of the second district had already appeared at that time.Rosie couldn't believe Victor's betrayal, and he chose between accepting that his friend was the murderer and shouldering the responsibility alone.

"If you think it's me," the man turned pale and lowered his eyelashes, "just stab me, anywhere."

"The heart is okay?" Chen Wei stared at the other party and said coldly.

"It's my fault," Rosie said regretfully, "I didn't protect your parents..."

With a sound of "chi", a jackknife sank into his chest, and crimson liquid fell along the blood groove.Holding the handle of the knife, Chen Wei stabbed him below the collarbone on the right side, and pushed the blade deeper fiercely.Enduring the severe pain, Rosie raised her hand to stop the following subordinates, and said again: "I'm sorry."

"Now my life is in your hands, so what I say should be more credible." He pressed the bleeding wound, panting, "I am not the murderer, but everything is caused by me, my negligence causedI'm sorry, Chen Wei, but I'm not a competent leader, and it's only natural that I suffer this blow."

"Aren't you the murderer?" Chen Wei gritted his teeth, "Who threatened to kill my family, who coveted the imitation of the brain lock, who can send troops freely in and out of the restricted area? You pretend to be hypocriticalLook, astute as hell, I should have known, no one in Cecina would be so selfless!"

"That sentence is a joke, but it's really helpful to you." Rosie raised her eyes, "This is not Cecina, my ideal second district... You don't have to follow the law of the jungle, so I accept you, and I will accept you."Not because it's profitable."

"Whether you believe it or not, there are indeed people in this world who will help you sincerely and don't ask for anything in return."

Chen Wei remained silent on the spot, the summer forest wind gently blew through his hair, taking away the bloody smell from Rosie's body.In the next ten years, he heard that Rosie died on Scarlet Christmas, and followed the refugees from the second district into the city, competing for the place of the cone with the cruel Cesina;the boundaries of science.

Gradually, only the truth remained in his eyes, and all his emotions were dedicated to the truth. If he could take a step towards a higher goal, Chen Wei would not mind sacrificing thousands of lives and displacing millions of people.The research center led by him invented bionics for different purposes, and built the Huanhai system into a beautiful country. In the never-ending sonatas, he frantically rushed towards the goal without realizing it.Cecina collapsed like an avalanche beneath her feet.

Ten years later, when he took the scalpel to cut Rosie's skin, he recalled the last words she said.Chen Wei was surprised to find that there was still a seed of conscience buried in the verdant plain of truth. It had always been there, but it was dormant and never sprouted and blossomed.

He thought silently, let me also help you sincerely—without asking for anything in return.

The elevator on the top floor opened, and the sound of heavy leather boots echoed in the corridor.Chen Wei turned his eyes lightly to look at the door, the sensor door slid to the sides, and soldiers in black and red combat uniforms were standing in front of him.

"Dr. Chen..."

"Let's do it." Chen Wei interrupted the other party. He was very familiar with the process of STF shooting people. "You don't need to read which law I violated, I know it all."

"Mayor Dylan asked me to greet you good evening. He still has a question, saying that he doesn't understand the reason for your betrayal." The leading officer conveyed.

Chen Wei pondered for a while, pretending to be thoughtful: "Is the reason—"

"He's a son of a bitch." Chen Wei politely said a dirty word that he would never say, "Fuck him."

After he finished speaking, he laughed in a good mood, and even though his face was covered with blood, his eyes still showed a sense of relief.He is not in a cold laboratory, but in the forest where the pines roar, his sleeves have been bathed in the rustling breeze.

Now that he is dead, no one will remember him, right?During the period of his disappearance, the research center was still operating, and even without his existence, the boundaries of science were still diligently expanding.

In this way, abandoning an important but wrong thing to do something he thinks is right is not as regrettable as imagined.What's more, there is an artificial intelligence girl who will always remember him, and his related memories will be stored in the server and will never die.

A holographic projection was quietly lit up in the corner, and Rose stared at him silently, with a faint figure.She was lip-synching, Chen Wei understood, and Rose was singing that lullaby: "Sleep well, baby. The night is falling..."

A bed full of roses,

Accompany you to sleep.

A gunshot echoed over the research center and lingered for a long time.