Paintings of Terror

"Before he died, he made this gesture to me." Ke Xun raised his hand and made an OK gesture.

When Weidong saw it, he was startled first, then shocked: "Ah! This is—that city games—"

"Yes, it was that time." Ke Xun nodded slightly. "The sports field of our school was used as the main venue for the City Games, so the audience were basically students from our school. At that time, Dong Zi Tian Yang and the others led the audience. Cheer me up, everyone compares this gesture. This does not mean'OK', this gesture represents the number on my back.'O' stands for 0, **** stands for 1, ring finger and little finger stand for 2, so I The entry number at the time was 012."

"—2012!" everyone called out in unison.

"The dates on some food packaging bags that we have seen start with two words, combined with the number 012 conveyed by Tian Yang, it seems that the background of the events depicted in this painting is 2012." Shao Ling Road.

"But this is too weird," Gu Qingqing said. "If the painter painted the real world in 2012, then if such a terrible thing happened somewhere, why has it never been reported in the news?"

"Not everything will be reported." Zhu Haowen's words were as sharp as ever.

"No, the content of this painting is not an absolute reality," Mu Yiran said. "The vegetation chaos in the forest is definitely not a mistake caused by the artist's temporary negligence. I prefer it to the artist. It was intentional, so from this point of view, this painting is more like what Wei Dong said. It is a symbolist painting. Everything that happens and displayed in this painting has symbolic meaning or comes from the painter. Some kind of imagination and metaphor."

"Then this obscured era, rather than deliberately increasing the difficulty of finding clues, is actually pointing us to the key points." Shao Ling said, "This is indeed the case. Now we know this. Year-2012, unlike any year in this century, this is a number with too many rumors and reveries."

"2012, the end of the world?" Luo Yi opened his bloodshot eyes, "I feel that painting and pushing has made things bigger and bigger. No matter what happened before, it was in a small area, but now it has directly risen to the whole earth..."

"But the end of the world in 2012 is a rumor at all," Wei Dong also had red eyes that hadn't slept for two days and nights. "Are we going to find clues in the rumors?"

"Maybe the focus is not on 2012, but on the end of the world." Qin Ci said in a low voice, "The reason for blurring out the age is to wait for us to find clues to the age and use it to point to a fact, just like us now. , When it comes to 2012, the first reaction is to associate it with the end of the world, so 2012 may only be equivalent to an arrow, and the "end of the world" it points to is the key point. For example, what caused the end of the world ?"

...Ebola.

This answer was embedded in everyone's hearts like a smashed barrier. Facing the pale and exhausted Qin Ci, no one spoke this answer.

"Don't forget the other clues we have already obtained," Zhu Haowen has always played a sensible and calm role in the team. He took the lead in breaking this short and uncomfortable silence. "I think it is possible for the weather on the earth to become fully warmed. This is also one of the reasons." He has always cared about the hot climate in this painting.

"And air pollution?" Fang Fei continued, pointing to the window. There was always a gray sky outside, "Is that smog?"

"Yes, it's smog, and it's a very serious smog." Wei Dong nodded affirmatively. "I and Ke Er are too familiar with this kind of weather. The level of smog pollution in Z City ranks among the top three in the country. "

"Global warming is caused by the burning of fossil fuels by humans," Gu Qingqing said in general. "For example, the production and manufacturing process of the petroleum industry, such as burning large amounts of coal for heating in winter, and deforestation, and then using it for incineration, etc. And so on, this will produce a large amount of carbon dioxide, which will produce the greenhouse effect. Global warming will cause the melting of glaciers and the rise of sea levels, which will disrupt the balance of nature's ecosystems, and ultimately endanger all life on the earth, including humans."

"Air pollution, ecological destruction, and..." There are also terrifying infectious diseases, Luo Yu silently added in his heart, "Then the end of the world, what does this have to do with the theme of this painting "Restart"?"

"Could it be... the meaning of restarting after the earth is destroyed?" Shao Ling looked at Mu Yiran.

"The 2012 doomsday statement comes from the Mayan prophecy. From 1992 to 2012, these 20 years are called the'Earth Renewal Period.' After the renewal, the Earth will enter a new era." Mu Yiran said, "So It seems that it is not unreasonable to call this renewed situation a "restart"."

"The renewal of the Earth in 2012 in the Mayan prophecy refers to the end of a cycle and the opening of a new cycle, rather than the end of the world," Gu Qingqing added to Mu Yiran, "So, what we got This clue in 2012 should point to'renewal','reincarnation' or'restart', not the end of the world."

"In this way, the same prophecy appeared in the classical Chinese book "Tui Bei Tu" by coincidence," Shao Ling continued, "The 52nd Elephant Li Song in "Tui Bei Tu" said:'The Rebuilding of Universe In JiaoKang'. Some people explained that: JiaoKang refers to the seven places of the Eastern Blue Dragon, which means the year of the dragon, and 2012 happens to be the year of the dragon. Not to mention the literal meaning of "rebuilding the universe". So ,'Universal Reengineering' and'Earth Renewal', together with'Restart', have clearly pointed to the same situation."

"Update and reinvent, start reincarnation?" Wei Dongdao.

"This is actually the end of the world," Ke Xun said. "No, to be more precise, it is the end of mankind. The earth still exists, but mankind will perish. Then a new round of biological evolution will begin, from apes to humans, from the Stone Age. By...Well, what age is it now, the information age? Or the nuclear age?"

Mu Yiran's eyes flashed when he heard the words, and he was about to speak again. He suddenly heard a "boom". Everyone hurriedly looked at it, but saw that Wu You fell on the table, as if fainted.

Everyone's heart sank. Fang Fei, the nearest to her, crouched and stretched out her hand on her forehead to test for a moment, then looked up at everyone who was a little nervously waiting for her answer, and said, "It's okay, just fainting."

The painters have not closed their eyes for two days and two nights. During this period, they have suffered from heat, thirst, hunger, and fright. People with weaker physical and mental health will naturally be a little unable to hold it at this time.

Shao Ling took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, and said, "The night has passed. Let's leave this house first."

Regarding the two companions who died tragically by their side, everyone could not bear to look at and mention it again, leaving the house silently, the sky outside will light up, there is no freshness of dawn in the air, except for the thick blood in the nose. Outside the air is the dusty smell that makes the lungs and respiratory tract extremely uncomfortable.

Except for Ke Xun, who is the most physically strong, and Mu Yiran, who is the strongest, the other people are in a very tired and depressed state. Luo Ge is even a little unsteady on the road, and can fall asleep whenever he walks.

"We have to take a break," Shao Ling said. "In this state, looking for a signature will get twice the result."

Ke Xun glanced at Qin Ci calmly, but was noticed by Qin Ci and smiled tiredly at him: "Xiao Shao is right. Let's rest first. If the brain is too tired, there is nothing to ponder the clues. Help, sharpen the knife and chop wood by mistake, let's rest first."

Ke Xun put Wu You, who was still fainting on his back, on the ground, and the others sat on the ground, but Qin Ci walked to a place far away from everyone and closed his eyes.

Maybe it’s because from entering this painting to the present, we have been in the process of constantly moving and frightening. Everyone’s nerves are too tight. Now once they relax, sleepiness and fatigue will immediately overwhelm Haiti. After a while, Wei Dong, Luo Ling, Fang Fei, and Gu Qingqing all leaned against each other to sleep one after another, and even Zhu Haowen and Shao Ling were on the verge of waking up.

Ke Xun and Mu leaned side by side in shock, speaking in a low voice.

"Are you sleepy? Rely on me to sleep for a while." Mu Yiran reached out and gently hooked Ke Xun's chin.

"Can't sleep," Ke Xun tilted his head to rest on Mu Yiran's shoulders, "I'm worried about Lao Qin, this Ebola hemorrhagic fever scared me so much, I'm afraid that Lao Qin Zhe is here... Although our current clues have advanced a step further, we still can't think of where the signature will be or what form it will appear in. In fact, I have a bad hunch, or guesswork."

"Let's talk about it." Mu Yiran said softly, seeming to want to ease his anxiety.

"I thought, if this painting is about the end of mankind, then we people... will they be the only surviving last group of people in this world?" Ke Xun continued to sleep on her head in a daze. Shoulder, raised his eyes to look at him, only to see his perfectly curved chin.

"This idea is indeed very possible." Mu Yiran held his knees, which he was sitting crossed and bent, and gently stroked.

"If we say that this world is destroyed by air pollution, ecological destruction and plague infection, then I think humans will not be extinct at one time like dinosaurs, but in a chronological order, so until the end, death We are the only people left in this world when we die, and we are the last human beings in this world."

Ke Xun said, stretched out his hand to hold Mu Yiran's hand covering his knee, and clenched it tightly, "Restarting means a new start, just like the option in the anti-virus software in the computer-disinfection is complete. After it restarts automatically, we humans are the “poison” on the earth. We must kill all of them before restarting. Does that mean...we must die before we can achieve “restart”. There will be a signature? But this painting is not "Retrojour", and there is no other timeline that we can obtain salvation in this way, so what use is this signature?

Mu Yiran turned his head and kissed lightly on the bridge of his nose, warmly said: "Your thoughts are a little pessimistic, maybe because of the impact of Lao Qin's experience. I also have some speculations that I didn't have time to talk about. Do you want to listen?"

Ke Xun stretched his arms around his waist and quickly cheered up: "Yes!"

The author has something to say:

Dr. Qin felt everyone's love for him, and he was so touched that his head no longer hurts, his blood no longer vomits, and it smells good to eat~

Seeing everyone’s concern and distress for us, Dr. Qin, who originally adhered to the principle of never spoiling us, was very moved, so I decided to break the principle and spoiled a little here. Let me tell everyone: take everyone’s care Putting it back in her belly, Yuyue is a very soft-hearted person, and I am also distressed for the character that everyone loves~~~ In fact, in the words of the previous chapter, Yuyue has already hinted in frustration and said " Don't dare to move" haha~~

And, don’t be affected by some irrational and ethical comments. Let’s read the text happily, discuss it happily, and see the strong girlfriend power you have shown in order to protect Yuyue and this article, Yuyue I was particularly moved and distressed at the same time, for fear that everyone would be upset because of this, and even more afraid that everyone would be unreasonably entangled, then Yu Yue would really feel distressed.

So let's just turn our faces to face the sun, and the darkness will only be left behind and stepped on by us, so why not care about it~~

Hugging you dear, okay~