Chapter 833 Bernard's Last Words (Part 1)

On an ordinary day in the late 1960s, Xiangshan stared blankly at the indicator light in front of him with complicated emotions.

That reflects a person's vital signs.

A withered old man lies on a hospital bed. Twenty years ago, this old guy was an elegant white-haired gentleman, but in twenty years, he was burned into a piece of charcoal. The effects of the disease also made him extremely weak.

Bernard Dubois was lying on the bed, looking at Xiang Shan. Ignoring the difference in texture of some artificial skin, Xiangshan's appearance is not much different from that of twenty years ago. Maybe thirty years later, he will still be like this. Baseline Homo is far superior to Homo sapiens in terms of lifespan.

This generation of Homo sapiens will be the last generation of Homo sapiens on earth. The base man's starting lifespan of four hundred years has nothing to do with them. Human beings in the future will go to another distant future that has nothing to do with them.

There were actually a few tears deep in Bernard's dry eye sockets.

He stretched out his hand. The motion capture device sensed his intention and raised the bed a little. He took a few breaths and said, "Boss... I have to thank you."

Xiang Shan looked away and said with a smile: "I thought you wanted to scold me. I'm ready. I think it's normal to be scolded by such an old man..."

"Haha... You are obviously in a hurry to find Ms. Zhu, but you still take the time to see me, a dying person." Bernard smiled, "I think this is already a proof of friendship."

The haze between Xiangshan's brows and eyes became a little heavier. But he still smiled: "That guy is used to being wild, maybe he just wants to go on a casual trip..."

"Really? Not necessarily? How can your generation endure traveling without network communication." Bernard shook his head.

Zhu Xinyu has been out of contact for some time.

One night. Xiangshan felt his chest was heavy. He woke up and found Zhu Xinyu holding a Damascus steel chef's knife that had not been used at home for several years and pointing it at his head.

Xiang Shan woke up in an instant. He said: "What are you doing? I told you many years ago, I don't accept any extreme gameplay... don't make trouble..."

Zhu Xinyu nodded thoughtfully: "Oh, it's very similar." She looked closely at Xiangshan's expression and murmured: "Is it possible...is it true?"

Xiang Shan couldn't stand it anymore: "What on earth are you doing? We didn't quarrel, did we?"

Zhu Xinyu sighed and removed the kitchen knife. Xiang Shan immediately snatched the knife away.

Zhu Xinyu did not try to take back the kitchen knife, but shook her head and laughed at herself: "He's so stupid that he can't do it..."

Xiangshan was completely confused. He said: "This... do you need me to help you find a psychiatrist... that..."

Zhu Xinyu shook her head, put on her travel clothes, and then grabbed the backpack she had prepared: "Okay, let's get over here. One last piece of advice for you, don't trust anyone anymore. That's it, don't look for me. Already..."

Xiangshan just felt baffled. Tiredness made him fall asleep again. The next day, he thought he had an inexplicable dream.

But Zhu Xinyu really disappeared like a dream.

It's not like Zhu Xinyu has never done this kind of "just go on a trip", but if she just travels, it's impossible for her to lose contact. In addition, Xiang Shan and her had quarrels in the past thirty years. But she never broke out like this.

This time is different from before.

Xiang Shan didn't say anything about what happened that night. He himself couldn't say why. Is it to hide something for Zhu Xinyu, or because...

What did Zhu Xinyu's words make him feel?

This was several months ago. Now many senior executives of Superman Enterprises are aware of the rumor that "the CEO and the CSO quarreled, and the CSO ran away from home."

——In any case, at least it is better than everyone thinking that Xinyu is crazy.

Xiangshan thought so.

Hearing Lao Di take the initiative to mention this matter, Xiang Shan asked: "Lao Di, in your life experience, is there any way to deal with this kind of situation?"

Bernard smiled and shook his head: "My life experience... it expired very early, didn't it?"

The tone is somewhat yin and yang.

Xiangshan felt a little uncomfortable.

Bernard looked away. He said: "Before entering the hospital, I became interested in the history of this land. It is said that more than 330 years ago, the emperor who ruled this land was a man who lived a very difficult life..."

"It's difficult for the emperor?" Xiang Shan couldn't help but retort: ​​"Isn't it even more difficult for the people under the emperor's rule?"

"Indeed. This emperor executed many ministers and suppressed many uprisings because of his thoughts." Bernard said: "But he is very similar to you. He is a person who wants to change the world."

"The emperor just wants to change his empire."

Bernard took a few breaths, and the readings on the oxygen machine fluctuated. Xiang Shan sighed and motioned for Bernard to continue.

"You don't have to accommodate me so much, boss. In fact, I quite like the way you express your anger at the world." Bernard said: "When I was young, I actually wanted to change something and speak out for the people at the bottom... I My father always responded with a false smile and falsely praised me for being really caring. I still believed it at the time... But at that time, he was right... My sincerity and enthusiasm are a kind of capital that can be used in the future. Decorate your own success...my father knows this very well..."

Bernard paused again, catching his breath.

"Calm down, Lao Di, let's talk about the emperor. The guy who claims to be very similar to me."

"No, only that point is similar. In fact, many practices are completely different." Bernard said: "The changes that the emperor wanted would harm the interests of the bureaucratic gentry group. He needed manpower to promote the changes, but the more changes he made, the fewer people would remain absolutely loyal to him. So he chose to use other methods to win over his subordinates. He used the ethics of loyalty and personal emotions to make some ministers think that they belonged to the "emperor's camp"... Among the many monarchs of that dynasty, his attitude was relatively low, He is even willing to call himself a "friend" or "close friend"... He seems to know that if he does not strengthen the ethics of loyalty and this kind of private emotion, he will have no bargaining chips..."

"But you are different, you are a stern guy..."

"He is an emperor of a feudal dynasty, and I am a capitalist in modern society." Xiangshan spread his hands: "It is natural that I am different from that emperor."

"'There is no difference between a king and a capitalist, or a capitalist and a king', you said this yourself, right? In name and in reality... cough cough... you must know better than me..."