32 days

The big cleavage theory is an early creation theory corresponding to the big bang theory, because the discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation proved the correctness of the big bang theory, and the big cleavage was gradually forgotten.It was brought up again at this time, except for an image supplement, some scientists believe that the big bang and the big cleavage are not opposites, the universe was created by the big bang, and may collide with other parallel universes in the subsequent process , just like the bubbling bubbles constantly rising in the pool, they emerge from nothing, and then squeeze each other, annihilate each other, and merge with each other.

However, according to this theory, there are several different views on the interpretation of the 32nd.One of them is that when the two membrane-like universes are too close, due to some mysterious and temporarily unexplorable physical principle, the parallel universe of pure energy on the other side performs a mirror image simulation of the world we live in, and simulates the world we live in. During the process, due to various reasons, many lives including humans were not fully simulated.But this cannot explain the appearance of the "32" day in time, unless a mysterious force is introduced, which changes the time on the Internet.That would be a bit rogue.

Another view holds that the approach of the parallel universe is not the cause of the 32nd, on the contrary, it is the appearance of the 32nd that triggers the approach of the parallel universe.According to the famous thought experiment of quantum mechanics - Schrödinger's cat, it can be assumed that at some point in the past, the timeline of the world reached a bifurcation point: one way is to continue the traditional timetable, and the other way is to change the timetable , set each month to 32 days.In this way, the world splits into two parallel universes, one for continuation and the other for change.But as we can see now, there was an accident during the division of the universe, which resulted in only a small number of people in another parallel universe, which was entangled with our current universe and not completely differentiated into a parallel state.

A new question arises, why did the timeline of the world come to that bifurcation point?What will happen to cause humans to decide to change the calendar that has been used for a long time-and only on the Internet.It is impossible for the leader of any country to change the calendar on a whim to change the mood. Even if a madman insists on doing so and obtains the consent of other countries, it will take a long time of preparation before the timeline reaches the bifurcation point. , It cannot be accomplished overnight without making a sound.

Considering that the change of the calendar is only on the Internet - to be precise, it is limited to the Internet, the Internet with the largest coverage in the world, the greatest possibility undoubtedly points to cyber hackers.At that moment, one or a group of powerful and cynical hackers decided to make a global sensation, change the time of all electronic devices covered by the Internet and connected to the Internet to the 32nd, in order to express some kind of political appeal or demonstration.This is obviously a very difficult thing, with a high probability of failure and a very small probability of success.But if there are parallel universes, then among the countless parallel universes, there will always be one that is successful, and that is "32 days".It's just that this parallel universe that happened to be successful is in a special state of motion that is close to and far from our universe.Likewise, this perception does not explain why only a small number of people exist during the 32nd.

No matter which conclusion, there are places that cannot be explained, and scientists need more information to study.

When the deduction reaches this stage, it is not only a matter of scientific research, but also requires the government to carry out special work.

"Of course," Luo Caiyun added again, "At present, these conclusions are all guesses, and there is no other data to support them except for the abnormal fluctuation value of the Casimir device. Therefore, their request to us is that we hope that we can provide some other very Experimental information. For example, is there such a hacker or a group of hackers? If the hacker is found, it can prove the correctness of the latter view. Otherwise, this possibility can be ruled out.”

Chen Ruming said: "Does such a powerful hacker really exist? Even Joker can't do it. Joker seems to be omnipotent in 32 days, but the big reason is that he can easily take over all the lost masters, The computer that is being turned on, a 'chicken' in hacker parlance, gets a large portion of the computing power, and he himself is probably involved in a supercomputer or quantum computer project. Then he uses those The united "broilers" combined with their own professional ability, forcibly broke through and took over the supercomputers of major countries, obtained unprecedented super computing power, and could do whatever they wanted on the Internet. But before the appearance of the 32nd, no one or The group can have such powerful computing power to change the network time all over the world. Moreover, when the first 32nd appeared, some time-related organizations, including our National Time Service Center, did not report to my department Reports about being attacked by hackers have been submitted.”

"We haven't checked in this direction before, and we may ignore some details, so we will take the initiative to ask." Luo Caiyun said, "In addition, we still need to focus on finding Joker. Except for the fact that this person himself has a pivotal role on the 32nd. Influence, but also because if there is such a hacker, even if it is not Joker, it may be somewhat related to him."

Chen Ruming nodded, but his expression was not very happy. He thought that Luo Caiyun was an outsider in this area, and he didn't understand the difficulty at all.

Lu Liangjun raised his hand.

Luo Caiyun nodded: "You say."

Lu Liangjun asked seriously: "Then when will the two universes completely collide?"

Luo Caiyun said: "I don't know for the time being. We have too little information, and we need to take a few more measurements to see if the value of the Casimir device will change every time the 32nd appears. If there is a clear change, we can Determine the relative distance and change trend of the two universes through the fluctuation of gravitational value. Only then can we make a reasonable guess as to whether the two universes will collide, the time of the collision, and the consequences. Speaking of which, One thing to emphasize is that we must keep this strictly confidential, otherwise it may cause a huge panic if it is spread out. After all, all the above statements are just inferences made based on one data, and they will be overturned at any time. What we can do is to continue to Go to prove it. The result after the verification may be better or worse. Comrades, I hope that after this, no matter what we face, we will have enough calmness."

She said it lightly, but everyone present knew that what they were about to face was a new world that was turned upside down, short-lived and not wonderful.

Yi Alan was taken to the dark interrogation room again, sitting on a chair with his hands handcuffed, waiting for a new round of interrogation, and couldn't help thinking, is a month so long? At the end, he actually missed the humid and cool summer air on the 32nd.

Yi Alan didn't expect that the person who walked in when the door opened was Zhou Yan'an, and she flinched slightly as if she was electrocuted, as if she was trying to escape instinctively.

Zhou Yan'an glanced at Yi Alan from a distance at the door, then closed the door, walked over, sat down opposite Yi Alan, looked at Yi Alan, but he didn't speak, never did.

Yi Alan didn't dare to look at him directly, but stared at her hand fixed on the armrest of the chair to the lower right, her nails were neatly trimmed.Perhaps because he had a history of self-mutilation with his nails, someone in the confinement room would come to clean his nails regularly.

But from the corner of his eye, he could still see Zhou Yanan's half-opened white sweater under the khaki jacket, which seemed to be stained with water, which was the melted snow.So he could imagine a scene where Zhou Yan'an was resting in their room, and then he was notified, or the pre-notified time was approaching, he put on a thick and warm parka, and it was too late or it didn't matter. Zipper, crossing the snowing path, his slender and vigorous figure will leave a series of large footprints on the snow, and then the snowflakes and cold breath on the clothes will be worn down into water droplets by the long corridor, Zhou Yanan Finally came to him.

Yi Alan couldn't stand the silence anymore, and said proactively, "You seemed surprised when you stood at the door just now."

His voice was hoarse with anger, like a handful of scorching snow grains.Zhou Yanan was hit by such a snow ball: "I saw you through the one-way mirror outside, but after I opened the door, I still felt that you had changed too much, because you lost a lot of weight."

Yi Alan raised his head in a daze, he felt that Zhou Yan'an seemed to care about him, but what he saw was still that calm face.

Zhou Yanan asked: "What about you? Why are you surprised to see me?"

"I don't know." Yi Alan said.

"You dare not see me." Zhou Yan'an tried to explain to him, "You are guilty and ashamed, and you want to escape when facing me."

Yi Alan shook her head subconsciously.

"You are afraid of being questioned by me." Zhou Yan'an was unmoved, "Why? Why are you afraid of me?"

Zhou Yanan stared intently at Yi Alan's eyes: "Is it because you like me?"

Yi Alan was startled by the overly straightforward words and didn't know what to do, so she stood there in a daze.

"Do you really like me?" Zhou Yan'an's expression was no longer calm, and there was some indescribable longing on his face, he was eager to get an answer, "Or, is that just an excuse? It's used to cover up your weirdness. The best excuse for your behavior? Are those extraordinary bravery because they like me, or are they just acting? You said that you risked your life for me to endure the missile explosion and climb out of the deep underground, but that Did it really happen?"

These sharp questionings were like a sudden storm, and Yi Alan felt wronged like never before, and tears almost came out of her eyes.He finally understood why he was afraid of seeing Zhou Yan'an, because he was afraid that Zhou Yan'an would deny him completely like now, but he had nowhere to defend himself.

"No, it happened, I didn't lie to you..." Yi Alan said tremblingly, but his character could not allow him to completely strip his emotions and say "I like you for real" ".

"If you really like me, why did you do those things?" Zhou Yan'an's voice weakened, no longer oppressive, but suicidal questioning, "Is it because you don't feel safe around me?"

Yi Alan's teary eyes widened, and he looked at Zhou Yan'an in bewilderment.

"I can't protect you." Zhou Yan'an said, "In the 32 days, you will encounter a steady stream of dangers when performing those missions by my side, and I can't protect you at all. Joker can tell you when you encounter a missile attack. What do you do, and there is nothing I can do. Did you realize my incompetence from that time? So you seek other shelter? I am not as good as Joker, not as good as those people you emailed, I can't do anything. Deputy Lu You're right, I'm just a tool for transportation."

"Why do you think so? This has nothing to do with you!" Yi Alan was heartbroken and unbelievable, but after thinking about it, she felt that this was indeed Zhou Yan'an's corner. He always blamed himself for all the mistakes body, blaming himself for not being able to save everyone like an omnipotent God.This kind of extreme thinking made him suffer from mental illness five years ago, and now he is reflecting on himself because of Yi Alan's "mistakes".

Yi Alan felt urgent and felt very sorry for Zhou Yan'an, saying what he would feel numb to the point of goosebumps when he recalled it afterwards: "From the first time I saw you, I felt that you are like... like a hero. I never feel scared when I'm around, no matter what happens, as long as I'm with you, I don't think it's a big deal."

"Then why did you betray me?" Zhou Yan'an raised her eyes, and those eyes were full of heartbreaking water and bottomless worries.

It looks like I'm going to cry.

"I didn't!" Yi Alan immediately shook her head desperately, "I will never do anything you don't like!"

"Then what did you do?"

"It's because—" Yi Alan opened his mouth, and stopped it urgently.Like a trained animal, he has an instinctive reflex condition for this question, that is, to keep silent.He has been asked this sentence many times, Chen Ruming asked it, Yan Fei asked it over and over again, and then kept emphasizing "you are silent", which made him ask him a conditioned reflex, and put a similar question Words and "silence" are firmly bound together.Yi Alan believed that it must be Yan Fei's deliberate training, which made him have instinct to hold him back when he was emotional and when his reason could not make the decision.

Yi Alan leaned against the back of the chair covered in sweat, her back was sticky and cold.Compared with almost confessing Yan Fei, what shocked him even more was that Zhou Yan'an used his feelings as a means of interrogation.

Zhou Yan'an showed disappointment as expected, he knew that he lost in the confrontation just now.And Yi Alan has already become vigilant, and it is impossible to fall into such impulsive and chaotic emotions again.

Yan Fei opened the door and came in, Zhou Yan'an nodded to him, got up and walked out without looking at Yi Alan again.

"I'm sorry, I didn't complete the task." After going out, Zhou Yan'an said to Luo Caiyun who was guarding outside.

Luo Caiyun shook her head lightly, with a complicated expression: "This is not your problem. You followed Wen Yusheng's plan completely, and even performed better than Wen Yusheng expected. It can only be said that Yi Alan's mind is better than all of us imagined." Be tough."

They all looked at Yi Alan in the interrogation room through the one-way mirror. It was obviously just a thin body, like a dead branch shivering in winter.

"Let's go, I'll take you out." Luo Caiyun said to Zhou Yan'an.

The two left the dimly lit interrogation room and its related closed areas, and walked along the covered bridge to the administrative building where the usual meetings were held. Seeing Zhou Yan'an bowed her head in silence, Luo Caiyun comforted: "You don't have to blame yourself, in fact, I got it too." The answer I wanted."

In the interrogation room, Yan Fei looked at Yi Alan with a smile that was not a smile, as if sarcastic: "You are very powerful."

That's really a compliment.Yi Alan thought bitterly in her heart, but Yan Fei is the most powerful person.

The confrontation just now appeared to be a war between Yi Alan and Zhou Yan'an, but behind it was actually a war between Yan Fei and Wen Yusheng.Wen Yusheng is a well-known psychologist, Luo Caiyun's most trusted and valued psychological consultant of the Ministry of National Security. His academics are naturally better than Yan Fei, and he is not lacking in practical experience. He has successfully assisted the Ministry of State Security in interrogating the most cunning criminal.

But he has never been on the verge of life and death again and again like Yan Fei.Wen Yusheng's lack of understanding of other people's psychology and failure to intervene, the consequences are just a paper summary.As for Yan Fei, he has used his life to obtain information countless times, and if he makes a mistake, he may be exposed. In the face of repeated death threats, people can always polish their means of survival to the limit, and the fighting environment he is in also makes the opponent's subtlety The psychology is infinitely magnified, and he has seen more people's mental states in extreme environments than Wen Yusheng.For him, psychology was more than an academic matter.