2016 Time and Space (Part 2)
The two remained silent, but 22's phone rang again.
Bian Senlin shuddered slightly. He was a little afraid to hear his parents' hysterical voices again.
Fortunately, it’s just takeout.
22 went downstairs to get takeout, but Bian Senlin was sitting there in a daze.
He didn't know what the reaction would be if it were someone else.
He just listened from the side, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart. How did 22 survive the past six months?
"By the forest! By the forest!"
It took Bian Senlin a long time to realize that Chen Lie was calling him through the headset.
All I could hear was a deep, cold voice in the headset, different from usual, which seemed to carry a chill:
"I don't care what you're thinking. Now, turn on the energy mode of your goggles and look at the sky!"
Bian Senlin was silent for a while, then walked out the door to the end of the corridor of the apartment, because only from here could he see the scenery outside.
Bian Senlin turned on the energy mode of his goggles, and saw that the blue sky became dim, with long and thin cracks running across it, like a glass about to break.
This is the true appearance of this space-time node under the influence of abnormal energy.
“Did you see that?
Although I don't know why the abnormal energy source is so unreasonable and affected by your emotions.
You can consider yourself lucky or unlucky, but you need to know clearly that you have no right to act arbitrarily now."
At this moment, after saying this, Chen Lie, who was far away in time and space, seemed to see the man from many years ago pointing at his nose and cursing: "You have no right to be willful!"
Chen Lie continued to speak to Bian Senlin at the other end: "Every abnormal space-time node involves countless causes and effects and countless lives.
If you lose control of your emotions, even with the presence of an emotion shield, this spacetime node will be threatened by your double negative emotions."
Finally, he spoke slowly, "Are you sure you can bear the guilt of so many lives being lost because of you?"
Chen Lie's words were like a bolt of thunder that struck Bian Senlin's ears, sending a chill down his spine.
With the focus of the equipment, he can clearly see the pedestrians hurrying by in the distance, and he can also see the stray cat struggling to survive by rummaging through the empty trash can downstairs.
It was not until this moment that he realized that he was experiencing a time and space accident that was even more terrifying than he had originally imagined.
And what a heavy task he took on.
Yes, he is not qualified, at least in this time and space, he is not qualified to let his emotions get out of control.
Bian Senlin subconsciously checked his emotion shielding device and felt relieved only after confirming that it was still working.
22 also came back at this time, and it can be seen that he has sorted out his emotions.
But the smile was still very forced: "I bought two meals, let's share."
The two of them finally managed to calm down and tacitly agreed not to bring up the previous topic again.
During the meal, 22 and Bian Senlin talked about his work at the company: "I'm telling you, when you go to work in the future, don't let your colleagues know about your private affairs.
Do you know why I quit my job?"
Bian Senlin shook his head to show that he was all ears.
22 was a little angry when talking about this: "Last time during my lunch break, I was hiding in the toilet and making a phone call. I couldn't control my emotions and my colleague who was squatting in the toilet heard it.
I don't know how this story got around, but when I was about to get a permanent position, my boss thought something had happened at home. He thought that under such circumstances, I would swallow my anger no matter what he asked.
So when I talked to him about becoming a regular employee today, not only did he cancel the salary increase that I was promised when I started working, he also tried to reduce my salary.
Oh, let him go, it’s not like I can’t find someone better.”
Bian Senlin clinked his Coke with his: "That's it!"
After they finished their meal, 22 dragged out two boxes from somewhere.
While packing, he said to Bian Senlin, "If you have nothing to do, come with me to send the express delivery?"
"Okay, what's in here?"
"I'll send all kinds of rice sauces and hot sauces to Bian Yan."
22 smiled and said, "When that kid applied for college, he just wanted to go as far as possible. He applied to schools all over the country as long as they were far enough away.
When my grandfather heard that he had applied to a school in the north, he was worried that we would be left alone in the south and north respectively without anyone to take care of us.
I don’t know if it was fate, but in the end he recorded in Tiandu City next door.
But the food here is too bland, and that kid can't get used to it, so I sent him some hot sauce and rice sauce."
Bian Senlin shook his head: "Why do you spoil him so much?"
"You know that kid has been picky about food since he was young. Now he can't stand the weather here and can't get used to the food here.
It's only been a month, and he's become so skinny he's unrecognizable. If you didn't know him, you'd think he was abused at school. Look at him."
22 handed the phone to Bian Senlin.
Looking at the photo of Bian Yan with his prominent cheekbones and sunken eyes, Bian Senlin almost didn't recognize that this was the proud and strong boy in his memory.
Only then did Bian Senlin realize that no one could escape this family tragedy.
"He told me that he couldn't eat the food here and would vomit it out if he forced himself to.
I told him, you have to eat even if you can’t eat anymore. Even if you vomit it all, take a break and then continue eating! After all, you have to live!
And our grandparents, who call us almost every day, are worried about us, so how can we not eat? "
22 closed his eyes and calmed down: "So, no matter how hard life is, we still have to live it.
If you lose your job, look for another one. If you encounter a problem, solve it. If you can't solve it, persevere and use time to overcome it. I don't believe it!"
I don’t believe it!
22This sentence kept circling in Bian Senlin’s mind.
Until dusk, Bian Senlin was watching the sunset on the path downstairs from the 22nd floor.
He took the initiative to contact Shen Lie: "Brother Shen, what can I do?"
Ever since accepting the 'Key Project', he has always been very self-aware and only does what this 'key' should do.
After he led the execution team into the abnormal space-time node, he stayed quietly beside his future self, waiting for the execution team to solve the problem.
Now he suddenly wanted to take the initiative to do something. As long as he could resolve this time and space accident as soon as possible, he could go home earlier and return to 2014 when nothing had happened yet.
Shen Lie didn't know what he was thinking, and was surprised by his initiative at this time.
However, he really needs Bian Senlin's help now: "I now have a way to forcibly break through the blockade, but I need to repair the space-time barrier first..."
So, the next few days.
22 was actively preparing for job hunting and interviews, while Bian Senlin, under the remote guidance of Shen Lie, was repairing the barriers of time and space from morning till night.
Until this morning.
Bian Senlin and 22 were just about to go out when 22 suddenly received a call.
I don’t know what was said on the other end of the phone, but 22’s phone suddenly slipped from his hand and fell heavily to the ground, with the battery panel falling out.
"What happened?" Bian Senlin was startled and quickly helped him pick it up.
22 lowered his head, his voice choked with sobs: "Grandma is gone..."
Bian Senlin suddenly looked up and said softly, as if disturbing something: "What did you say?"
"Grandma...passed away..."
The pillar that had been supporting 22 for the past six months suddenly collapsed, and he cried out without caring about his image.
Amidst 22's cries, the taut string in Bian Senlin's head suddenly snapped.
The days he spent with his grandma kept appearing in Bian Senlin's mind.
When he was very young, his parents were too busy and left him to be taken care of by his grandparents. Later, when Bian Yan was born, they had even less time to take care of him.
Therefore, he spent his childhood with his grandparents, and his grandmother took him wherever she went.
When Bian Senlin's academic performance was not satisfactory, his father would just frown and scare him.
But his open-minded grandmother would tell him that there are top talents in every field, and as long as he can find the path he wants to take, all roads lead to Rome.
Grandma would use story after story to teach him the truths of the world. Even if he was ignorant at the time, these insignificant little things were transformed into nutrients, supporting his growth towards the sun and shaping the most solid foundation for his character.
When he left home to study, his parents might only call him once a month, but his grandmother would call him every week, patiently listening to him talk about trivial things at school.
…
Bian Senlin knew that his grandmother was getting older, but he always subconsciously avoided this issue.
He didn't dare to think that his grandmother would leave forever one day and he would never hear her voice again.
The surging sour feeling overwhelmed him like a tidal wave, and the sharp alarm on the terminal made him struggle to get up.
Bian Senlin struggled to pull his thoughts back little by little. He couldn't... at least not lose control at this time.
Bian Senlin frantically wiped away the tears that could never be wiped away, and frantically operated the emotion shielding device to cover 22 who was also out of control.
This is one of the solutions proposed by the research team after experiencing Incident 28, which can be used to try to reduce the negative impact on abnormal energy sources.
This method was indeed effective at first, but soon the emotion shielding device began to heat up rapidly and before Bian Senlin could react, it cracked and fell to the ground.
The failure of the emotion shielding device caused Bian Senlin's mind to go blank for a while.
But soon, he felt something unusual.
This feeling is somewhat similar to the resonance I had when I met the little light ball in the sea of time and space in 2023.
Bian Senlin subconsciously wanted to communicate with it, and unexpectedly received a response.
It seemed... comforting him?
"Can you sense how I feel?" Bian Senlin asked softly.
He received a response again, and Bian Senlin felt a hint of warmth rising from the bitterness in his heart.
He responded softly: "Thank you..."
As they went back and forth, Bian Senlin began to tell it his countless thoughts:
“I feel really bad right now, but I don’t want to impose this pain on others.
There are a lot of bad things in this world, but there are also a lot of beautiful things.”
Bian Senlin's mind flashed with his grandmother's voice and smile, and his voice became softer:
"When my grandmother was still alive...she loved this world and the amazing new things people created from time to time..."
There were also the passers-by who were in a hurry and the kitten who was trying hard to find food in the trash can not long ago.
“There are many people, many lives, who are trying hard not to give up and live… So, could you please not destroy it?”
Many yellow spots of light appeared in front of Bian Senlin's eyes, and these spots of light lingered around him and 22.
Finally, these light spots gathered in Bian Senlin's arms little by little, forming the appearance of the small light balls that Bian Senlin had seen before.
Bian Senlin felt the warmth in his arms and expressed his gratitude sincerely: "Thank you..."
The next moment, Chen Lie appeared in front of Bian Senlin.
He watched the abnormal energy in the entire 2016 space-time on the monitoring screen fading away, and then looked at Bian Senlin, who was kneeling on the ground embracing a ball of energy, with a complicated look in his eyes.
After a long while, Chen Lie stirred his body, returning to his usual lazy look, and sighed with a smile: "Good boy!"
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