Cheng Cheng and the Cicada
Chapter 5 Qiao Qiao and Yu Xi
Am I going to die? Lin Xian's eyes widened! In 17 minutes and 2 seconds! If this is true... will I really die?
To be honest, he had already prepared himself. If Einstein could answer his question with "July 7th," then he would admit that the other party was indeed impressive and could foresee the future!
After all, "Xian" from the Fifth Dream Realm had already died on July 7th! If Einstein could answer correctly, it would prove that he wasn't lying. Lin Xian never expected this shocking answer!
Wait!
His brain was racing.
First of all! Einstein accurately described his death as being separated from his head, so it's highly likely his prediction is true. This old man really has some skills. Lin Xian believed him!
Secondly!
Why did his death time change? What reason could have caused his death to be brought forward from July 7th to July 1st, a week earlier? The closer one is to a crisis, the more active one's mind becomes!
Lin Xian quickly came to a conclusion. The butterfly effect of time and space had occurred, and the trajectory of the future had changed! Then!
Where is the source? What is the irreversible anchor point?
Most likely!
It's on Jask... Many people thought Jask was dead when his virtual image disappeared, and even Copernicus began to feign sorrow!
But Lin Xian believed that Jask was not dead! What kind of idiot would be killed by the enemy after being reminded of his death date and knowing that there was a traitor nearby? If it were an ordinary person, that would be one thing, but a genius like Jask would never make such a low-level mistake!
So! It goes without saying!
Jask's virtual image disappearing just now was definitely a "fake death"! It was part of his scheme to switch the prince with a raccoon!
Then, to continue reasoning! Jask, who was originally supposed to die in the established history, didn't die. His achievements and influence caused changes in the curvature of space-time and a shift in the world line. It wouldn't be surprising if Lin Xian's death was affected!
This time, the butterfly effect caused by Jask was a bit too big: it not only rewrote his own life and death record, but also brought forward Lin Xian's death date for some inexplicable reason! Currently! Lin Xian can only roughly deduce this situation in a few short seconds!
The specific truth and answer can only be seriously summarized and deduced after his head is saved in 1.8 minutes! Because the primary goal now is!
Of course, it's to save his head. It's best to leave now. From Einstein's description, it's not difficult to see that his death location is in his own living room, in front of the entrance door!
So the murderer is likely to come to his door!
In short, he should leave home first!
He never expected this!
He had to leave the Genius Club gathering in such a hurry!
It seems a bit embarrassing!
After all, he had just finished acting as a boss in front of Copernicus, and now he was running away. Wouldn't that make Copernicus laugh at him? Sure enough! Just a few seconds after Einstein's words, Copernicus chuckled: "I didn't expect this to happen! What a surprise!"
He gently clapped his hands and said with a smile, "I really didn't expect to witness the fall of two geniuses today. It's truly an eye-opener!" Next to him, the middle-aged Galileo was still so serious and upright, his voice magnetic and deep: "17 minutes and to be intentionally hunted down to a miserable death. Rhine, although we don't know your true identity or what kind of people you've offended, or what industry you're in!" But I'm afraid the news tomorrow will tell us the answer! As a member of the Genius Club and as your senior, of course, I don't want to see the death of a junior." But it's a pity!
The future Einstein sees is absolute and unquestionable, which everyone present has verified in their own way!
However!
As Galileo finished speaking, Da Vinci smiled contemptuously: "Hehe, that's not necessarily true." She turned her head to look at Lin Xian's face behind the Rhine cat mask and said quickly, "Rhine, what is the purpose of you asking about the future? What is your goal in wanting to know the future?" Her tone had a grandmotherly kindness and earnestness!
She paused and continued, "We know that the purpose of knowing the future is not to conform to it, but to change it!"
"I don't doubt that Einstein's predictions are wrong, but everything that hasn't happened yet can be changed!"
"Just like what we have always insisted on doing, the invitation you received, and the first question you asked! The purpose of our gathering here is to create the future."
"This future is not just the future of human civilization, it is your future! I always believe that everyone's future is in their own hands!"
"So don't treat the future that hasn't happened yet as fixed history, even if it's only 17 minutes away! The boat hasn't been built, the water hasn't landed everything can be changed!" That's right, Newton, Finch, and Qian next to Da Vinci were filled with the same spirit!
For him, the enemy is not as good as the enemy! The enemy's enemy is a friend! That wave of ridicule towards Copernicus when Lin Xian first entered the seat directly maxed out the old Newton's affinity!
Lin Xian didn't know if the clever Newton had guessed that the answer to the principle of the time machine was in his hands!
Listening to these high-sounding words, this old naughty boy stood up righteously and fiercely satirized Copernicus on Lin Xian's behalf!
And now!
This old brother is going to make things convenient for Lin Xian again!
He pretended to look at his watch and shouted, "Einstein, now that everyone has finished asking questions, shouldn't we end the meeting? My grandsons and granddaughters can't wait any longer. I can already hear them banging on the door in the living room. Can we end the meeting?" Lin Xian wasn't stupid!
He could hear that Newton was urging the meeting to end because he was thinking of him. Although immediately taking off the VR glasses and fleeing in panic was also a good idea!
But perhaps in the eyes of the old brother Newton, everyone sitting on the right side of the chair was on his side. He felt that he should support these younger brothers! In fact, you can see from the details that everyone present is worthy of the name of genius. Everyone is a master of acting, and everyone has eight hundred schemes!
Einstein nodded slowly after hearing the urging and raised his hands: "Then, since the last genius has also received the answer to his question! According to the meeting agenda, our meeting this month is over!" "Rhine, as Miss Da Vinci said, the purpose of us knowing the future and the meaning of us sitting here is to change it and make it move in a better direction!" So! I sincerely hope that you can still see your cute cat figure on August 1st, a month later! I like it very much. It brings a different kind of vitality to this club!!" So the meeting is adjourned."
As Einstein announced the end of the meeting, the members stood up and disappeared one after another!
The thin, tall Gauss looked at Lin Xian and said slowly, "Rhine, don't take the elevator! It will naturally..." "Thank you, Gauss." Lin Xian interrupted him for the first time and waved to him, "Talk to you next time." With that, he tore off the VR glasses and disappeared from the brightly lit hall. Instead, there was the dim, unlit living room and on the coffee table!
The phone screen lit up, with a call from Zhao Yingjun!
Because the phone was on silent, there was no ringtone or vibration, so Lin Xian didn't notice the movement of the phone! "Yingjun is calling me!" Lin Xian quickly reacted: "There must be something wrong with Qiaoqiao's side!" He didn't have time to think so much, picked up the phone on the coffee table, pressed the answer button, and then rushed out of the room and sprinted down the stairs.