When the law of conservation of isolation is broken

Joad spoke quickly and without emotion, but Zhang Luotuo understood all he meant.

"...Actually, if you didn't bring me to Fan Liu for treatment, I wouldn't doubt these things." Zhang Luotuo said softly, "Why did you do that?"

Joad shook his head. He said, "I realize that you are going to die. This is the only way." His tone was cold and firm, just like usual.

Zhang Luotuo stared at Joad. From him, he could only see Joad's side face, which was covered by a layer of shadow. His facial features were blurred and erratic, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

Zhang Luotuo took a deep breath, he finally looked away, bent down, and covered his cheeks in his hands.The nerves suggested the coldness of his hands, and he could even smell the smell of burning blood.Everything Joad said turned into mucus, digested in his throat, and he swallowed them with difficulty.Today he learned too much.He thought, much more than before. He used to be just a small employee of Eleven Company, responsible for repairing toys, doing what he liked every day, running around in Nanping or Lianglukou.But it was different now, and he swallowed the story hard.

He was a counterfeit, and the whole city was a counterfeit, and he almost died before—or should be called scrapped.And Joad came from Mars, and he is an out-and-out human being.

He felt that all this was incredible and ridiculous at the same time, and anger and bewilderment were in his chest.

"Then if... these things don't happen, I will never know that I am a counterfeit, what will happen to me?" He said to Joad, tentatively.

Joad hesitated for a moment, as if he was thinking about how to make the answer less cruel. His voice was very gentle and deep. Zhang Luotuo noticed that it was almost the highest level he could usually reach, but the answer was heard by Zhang Luotuo's ears. In the middle, it still sounds very far away and extremely cold: "Stay here until it is abandoned, then dissected, and resources are recycled. The mechanical neurons that imitate people can provide this city with some uses—for resource recycling."

Zhang Luotuo raised his head suddenly, and he looked at Qiao De, he didn't expect this answer at all.Such abandonment: cold operating tables, sequined knives, and meaningless white will always be in front of you.

Joad was watching him too, motionless.The shadows in the room gradually ebbed, his eyes became extremely clear at this moment, the emotions inside were too complicated, there were millions of emotions besides the cold tenderness, Zhang Luotuo couldn't understand those elements, they rushed towards him .

Zhang Luotuo's hands were trembling, and his hands kept shaking inadvertently, as if he had lost strength.Only then did he realize that he was scared and shocked.

He was shocked by everything he said today, afraid of "discarding".All this is like a huge matrix watching him from behind.

He is shocked and afraid of "human beings" and "Mars", and he is even afraid of himself.

After a long time, Zhang Luotuo stood up and walked slowly towards Qiao De.

Qiao De didn't move his position, he watched Zhang Luo Tuo walking towards him, motionless, his face was getting closer, Zhang Luo Tuo could see the tiny mole on Qiao De's face, it was on his left chin, It's like a flaw, but that flaw makes Zhang Luotuo feel real at the moment.

They looked at each other, no one spoke, the sound of breathing was the only thing mixed in between them, Zhang Luotuo sighed softly.Joad blinked, and the indifferent gray enveloped the camel.Zhang Luotuo knew that Gray could sense his fear, anger, and other things.He opened his mouth to speak, but found himself unable to speak, his voice was useless for the first time.He blinked blankly, and felt that his eyes became a little blurred, as if someone had intentionally implanted those postmodernist painting chips in his eyes in order to win the favor of the rich, and all the scenery was crumpled into a ball , and was thrown away.

A pair of fuzzy hands that merged with the scenery stretched out towards him, and Zhang Luotuo saw the scorching color.The next second, Zhang Luotuo felt those hands gently touch his own cheeks, and then reached out to his eyes, wiping away something, and the scene in front of him became clear, and a drop of something like liquid Glides across his skin and he can't see it, it's invisible.

"Cry," he heard Joad whisper, "Cry. It's all right."

Zhang Luotuo lowered his head, he gritted his teeth, he heard his heavy breathing, it was like a heavy fist hitting his chest.But Joad didn't speak, as if he expected it, he didn't move, he put his hand on Zhang Luotuo's face, stroking it once and for all, letting Zhang Luotuo's tears wet it.Zhang Luotuo gritted his teeth, he felt his own anger and pain, all the things and emotions he didn't know poured out.Chongqing.he thinks.Imitate people.he thinks.And those who have died, the outcasts.Mars, matrix, human beings.It all exploded in his head.His tears fell, he knew, his hands were vibrating, he heard the crackling of teeth, he didn't even know why he was crying, but the tears fell automatically because of the accumulation, like any A confused human being.Joad's eyes didn't blink, and his hands still rested on Zhang Luotuo's face, letting those tears flow down his palm, as if he could share all Zhang Luotuo's pain.

Zhang Luotuo took a deep breath, buried his head in Joad's shoulders, and let his tears sink into the fine material of the clothes. For a moment, he smelled a turbulent smell rushing towards his face like water.Joad's hand touched the back of his neck lightly, then his shoulder blades.Zhang Luotuo closed his eyes, trembling because of the tears, the coldness spread through his body, as if wet by rain, but he felt relieved.His back was tightly caged, and the itching pain penetrated his nerves from his neck, like some kind of virus.He closed his eyes, and heard the singing, the sound of rain, and the heavy blue rain appeared before his eyes, again and again.

"The Meteor Gang is also a fabrication, right?" Zhang Luotuo said after an unknown amount of time, and he suddenly remembered this, and said weakly.He stopped crying, pinching Joad's little finger, lying next to Joad with disheveled hair, the floor behind him was cold, and his body was creaking and aching - they lay on the ground after hugging for a long time , Gravity makes them so attached to this white floor.

Joad sat up, a lock of hair hanging over his eyes.

"No." He said, stroking Zhang Luotuo's shoulder lightly with his fingers, "Those who called are radical hackers from Mars."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Luotuo asked suspiciously, the constant cold and soft feeling on his shoulder made him feel peaceful.Mars, hacker, no matter which word it is, it is shocking.

"They are technicians hired by Mars to build the network city wall in Chongqing, control the neurons of the fake people, and prevent you from escaping. They know the secret more or less. Some of them are hostile to the fake people. They are building From time to time, he will deliberately break through the entrance and call to insult you." Joad wiped his face, he buttoned his clothes, and lowered his head, "Mars knew too late, so he can only ask the management department to spread the word, saying that those of you Hate what people who imitate people do."

Zhang Luotuo was very surprised, but after a few seconds he felt that there was nothing to be surprised about. He seemed to be used to the big and small news from Mars.He thought heavily, whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

He raised his head and noticed that Joad suddenly stopped after speaking, staring in a certain direction.Seems to be lost in thought.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Luotuo also sat up and asked, Joad's silence made him a little overwhelmed. He looked in the direction Joad was staring at. Two twenty.

"Fan Liu said he would come to see us at twelve o'clock at noon." Joad said.

They stood up in a panic, and Zhang Luotuo straightened his hair. It had become disheveled from the time it had been lying on the floor, and it took Zhang Luotuo a long time to subdue it.After Joad finished dressing, he helped him button up the buttons. Joad's hands were extremely cold, and when he touched Zhang Luotuo's skin occasionally, Zhang Luotuo shivered, and Joad's movements became extra gentle.Finally they were all sorted out.25:[-].The clock points in the exact direction.Qiao Dela opened the door and signaled Zhang Luotuo to go with him.They walked through the corridor again. Zhang Luotuo was a little flustered. The walls were strange and cold. He took a deep breath, looked at Joad's broad shoulders, and felt at ease.

They walked through a kaleidoscopic room, countless ceilings passed overhead, and straight lines formed a bright space.

Fan Liu had already arrived. He was standing in the living room waiting for them, leaning on a cane, with a black sweater covering his body.This time it was a real image instead of a holographic image. Zhang Luotuo noticed that Fan Liu's movements were a little clumsy. His whole body lacked a faint luster. The sense of transparency suddenly disappeared, and the flying crane that was hovering beside him had also gone away— — He remotely manipulates the prosthetics from Mars, talking to them.

Fan Liu turned around, saw them coming, and nodded: "It seems that he has completely adapted to the new prosthetic limb." He looked through Zhang Luotuo's arm, and Zhang Luotuo had a feeling, and Fan Liu saw through it within three seconds. He, and knew that Qiao De told him everything, because Fan Liu did not avoid the matter of changing the prosthesis at all, but asked it out naturally.He also felt a little awkward.The last time he saw Fan Liu, Fan Liu looked like another person: a toy manufacturer who cherished his creations very much, but now he was completely another person, another world, like a shadow turned upside down.

Fan Liu smiled kindly at him: "Don't be nervous." He said.Zhang Luotuo understood what Qiao De said at this second - Fan Liu is the liaison officer of the Mars base, just like a relative.

Despite this, Zhang Luotuo still sensed the strange indifference hidden under Fan Liu's kindness, and that indifference drifted by unconsciously, and it was easy to be let go.

Zhang Luotuo felt that he understood why, but he might not know why.

"They have been searching for a few days, wanting to know where he is." Fan Liu had already shifted his gaze, facing Qiao De, with a calm tone. "I declared to them that he was dead, from a bullet from an R-63."

Zhang Luotuo suddenly raised his head.Fan Liu was talking about him, and his heart jumped with a "thud".

"Dead." He mulled over the word unconsciously.If Joad didn't save him, he might have matched the attributes of the word now, and a wonderful sense of heaviness fell on his head.

"Zhao Yi didn't quite believe it, but she had no other choice. She asked me where you were, and I said you were dealing with his funeral." Fan Liu continued, and he changed his standing posture.

Joad frowned, his whole body tensed coldly: "Did they report to Mars?"

Fan Liu shook his head, his crutch trembled slightly with him: "I told them this would affect you, but they still listened to my old man and didn't report it." He sighed in relief as if feeling emotional.

"But he can no longer go to Eleven Company. They announced that he has been expelled." Fan Liu added. Luo Tuo can fully understand, "For the whole city, he has disappeared, his ID card and household registration have been destroyed, as for his apartment, it will be recovered in a month."

Zhang Luotuo trembled, he couldn't help but think of Zeng Lin, the person who fell into the office on a rainy day and was "forced to resign". He still remembered that word, but no one saw him after that, he no longer existed.He turned his head to look at Joad, Joad was nodding thoughtfully, he seemed to want to say something, but it seemed difficult to speak, something hindered him from speaking, so he could only remain silent.

"I should go." Fan Liu said, he seemed to have noticed the quiet atmosphere, shook his head, and hammered his crutch on the ground twice, "The new kid who arrived recently is very naughty, and not as cute as you were then."

Zhang Luotuo listened to Fan Liu's words, Mars base.He knew what Fan Liu was talking about, and he thought dazedly that these really existed.

Fan Liu turned around, ready to leave.

"Wait." Joad said suddenly, with a strange expression on his face, he seemed to be hesitating, and when Fan Liu's eyes fell on him, he was still uttering words word by word, "I want to ask you to something..."

"Sorry, no." Fan Liu shook his head. He didn't wait for Joad to finish, and interrupted him calmly. His expression was still very kind, but seriousness gradually seeped out of it.

Zhang Luotuo stood in the middle, not understanding this strange charade, he took a step back in embarrassment and leaned against the wall.

"You are my favorite group of children, especially you... But I can only do this for you." Fan Liu's eyes showed a sad look, he seemed to know what Joad wanted to say, and he was merciless directly rejected him.

Joad's gray eyes quivered. He seemed to have expected this answer a long time ago, and he didn't say any more words or requests.

"Thank you," he said softly at last.

Zhang Luotuo wanted to go back to the apartment. He was worried about Maomao, but this idea was obviously unrealistic. First, his apartment would be recalled, and he might not even be able to enter the door. Second, maybe Zhao Yi sent someone to ambush there. The gene of doubt was in her blood.

Zhang Luotuo decided to go to Zheng Zheng's house to inquire about the situation first. Qiao De frowned when he heard Zheng Zheng's name, but he still reluctantly agreed when he saw Zhang Luotuo's expression.Zhang Luotuo put on Qiao De's black jacket, left Fan Liu's apartment with Qiao De, and walked through Qianhui Market. The long-lost fresh air made him feel different. He raised his head and saw all kinds of Cheap signs, countless girls in silver sequins passed by him, and Joad put his arms around his shoulders to avoid entanglement.Zhang Luotuo saw Lulu in the group of girls, her eyes clung to Qiao De's hand on Zhang Luotuo's shoulder, the red agate on the gums flashed, and her smile was meaningful, obviously recognizing him.

They boarded Joad's spaceship.

The feeling of sitting on a spaceship is also very long-lost.Resembling Lisa's artificial navigator, the air flows on both sides, the wind pours in from the lowered window, and Zhang Camel peeks at the dyed sky from there.

He is still alive.He thought, closing his eyes and straightening his legs quietly.

The spaceship landed at the port of Shapingba, and Zheng Zheng's apartment towered into the sky.They walked into the elevator, and the advertisement for "Xiao Liao Toothpaste" flashed behind them.The elevator reaches the 32nd floor.They went out, Zhang Luotuo was in front, Joad was behind to check the surrounding situation, Joad was obviously not used to it, he looked at the dusty wall uneasily, with a cold expression.

Zhang Luotuo pressed the doorbell, the music played softly, and the face began to be automatically recognized.

The sound of footsteps from far to near.

Zheng Zheng's face appeared through the crack of the door, she was expressionless, she looked like she had been crying for a long time, her eyes were swollen, round and bloodshot.

She raised her head with a look of astonishment.

"Zhang Luotuo...?" She said with trembling lips and sparkling eyes, in disbelief.

The door handle slipped from her hand.A pink pompom struggled out from behind her.Zhang Luotuo didn't have time to see it clearly, it flew towards his face.That body is very soft.

"Chirp." Zhang Luotuo heard a hasty cry.

Then Zheng Zheng also rushed up, and she hugged him tightly.Zhang Luotuo was almost suffocated by the embrace, but he still laughed uncontrollably.