Chapter 50 Voting
Ever since the ancient text "If you live, I will die" unearthed from the Yangjiagou site was deciphered, subsequent speculation and analysis have arisen. After these results were announced, there has been heated discussion on the Internet for several months.
The two groups of people holding opposing opinions each have a huge voice and argue fiercely on almost every possible ground for debate.
At this moment, with the first decision-maker announcing that a vote will be held, the debate on this matter has reached a new level.
Judging from the popularity, the number of people holding the two opinions seems to be almost the same.
Zhou Cheng knew that this vote would be extremely close and difficult to determine.
After shutting down the computer, Zhou Cheng stopped thinking about those things and took out a newly bought baby cradle and put a soft cushion in it. "Little monkey, this will be your home from now on."
The little monkey jumped into the cradle happily, lay on it obediently and stretched, seeming to be very satisfied with it.
After settling the little monkey down, the two fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next day, when it was time to vote, Liu Yu looked at Zhou Cheng with his phone in hand: "Are you really not going to vote?"
Zhou Cheng shook his head: "I won't vote."
"Okay."
Liu Yu clicked on the voting interface and selected the "Support" option. After a series of verification procedures, the vote was successful.
At this moment, in a hospital somewhere in Dajing City, on a hospital bed.
An old man with age spots on his face, sparse hair and tubes inserted into his body was lying on the bed.
His eyes were wide open, and his breathing was extremely rapid and labored. Between each breath, a heavy, hoarse sound of air flow came from his throat.
His body was trembling slightly all the time, and he seemed to be in great pain.
The gray-haired doctor looked at his physical indicators on the instrument and sighed softly.
"Is it time?"
He looked at the assistant behind him. The assistant checked the time: "Five minutes left."
Five minutes later, a cell phone was brought over.
The old man on the hospital bed opened his eyes wide again, and his skinny hands pushed hard against the bed, as if he wanted to sit up.
But even if he tried his best, his hands were still just gently stroking the bed, and could not provide enough support.
"Old Wang, it's okay, it's okay. You don't have to sit up. You can vote even if you lie down."
The old man gave up exerting himself, and his body relaxed a little.
The voting interface is opened and the biometric verification process begins.
After a series of procedures were completed, the doctor gently lifted the old man's arm and hovered it in front of the voting interface.
This button can only be pressed by himself, otherwise it will be considered invalid.
The old man exerted all his strength to slowly raise a finger. Then, like a clumsy baby, he carefully and attentively manipulated it, finally stopping at the "Disagree" button.
The gray-haired doctor's mind was filled with complicated thoughts.
The patient in front of me should have died ten days ago.
But he never died. He had always tried his best to endure the pain before death and persevered until this moment.
The old man's skinny fingers finally pressed on "objection".
Voting successful.
The old man's body suddenly relaxed, and under the breathing mask, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, as if he was smiling.
His lips moved a few times as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
Although no sound was heard, the doctor knew what he wanted to say.
Because these words had been repeated countless times before the old man entered his dying state.
“I would rather civilization perish than see our descendants live a life worse than the one I had as a child.
I will not rest in peace until I die if I don't cast this vote against it. Even if I have to endure it, I will hold on until the day of voting."
Now, he has done it.
The smile on his lips gradually disappeared, his eyes gradually closed, and his chest slowly stopped rising and falling.
The doctor stood up and picked up the communicator: "Mortuary?"
…
Lantuo County Cradle.
An elderly woman with a slightly hunched back climbed out of bed, and the first thing she did was to look at the simulated baby sleeping next to her.
Seeing that the baby was still sleeping soundly and showed no signs of waking up, she slowly got up.
After busying himself with breakfast, the simulated baby slowly yawned and opened his eyes.
"Baby, are you awake? Come on, mommy will take you out to play."
The old woman walked out of the house with the baby in her arms, looking very kind.
The sun is shining brightly now, and the weather is neither too hot nor too cold, which is a good time for outdoor activities.
A group of elderly people, each holding a simulated baby, gathered in a small park next to the field.
Some of the babies were crying, some were laughing, some were crawling on the ground, and some were playing seriously.
In the past, the elderly would always take care of babies while chatting lively to kill time.
But today, the old people were silent for a long time. Occasionally someone spoke, but the person who answered seemed absent-minded.
The sun shines quietly on the earth below.
After a long while, an old man looked at the babies and sighed, "It would be great if these dolls were real..."
She took out her phone tremblingly and murmured, "I don't understand so many things, and I can't figure it out. I only know that I want a child, a real child.
Even though I am old and will not live long, and I won’t be able to see my child even if I have one, I still want a child.”
She opened the voting interface, and after a series of biometric verifications, she tremblingly pressed the "Support" button.
…
Voting lasts for three days.
Voting closes three days later.
On the voting interface, everyone saw the final result of this vote.
The total number of people who made this choice was 760 million, representing 86.36% of the total population of civilization at that moment.
Among the 86.36% of voters, 48.76% chose to support this plan.
Those who chose to oppose the plan accounted for 51.24%.
The number of people who opposed the plan was in the majority, but the vote share did not exceed the originally planned 67%.
Therefore, the results of this round of voting are invalid. The second round of voting will begin three days later.
Discussions in the online world are still heated, with both sides looking for loopholes in their opponents' arguments and trying to persuade the other side to support their own views.
Amidst this fierce confrontation, the three-day cooling-off period passed quietly, and a new round of voting began.
This time, the vote share of the two plans not only did not widen the gap, but became closer, at 50.86% and 49.14% respectively.
At the same time, the total voting population continued to rise. By the third round of voting, the world's total population was 880 million, of which 850 million had voted.
This means that, except for those who were in a coma and completely unable to vote, almost 99% participated in the vote.
But this time the vote remains inconclusive.
The fourth round of voting is about to begin.
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