Chapter 227 A, B, C
When Rong Yuan suddenly heard the word "crow", he felt his scalp tingling for a moment, but what surged in his heart was not fear, but a strange excitement and anticipation - hiding behind the scenes is certainly safer, but probably from the beginning, he was expecting someone to discover the connection between him and the crow, and expected the conflicts and changes that would follow.
But Jin Nan was calm and indifferent, as if he was not talking about the world-famous Dark Punisher, but was discussing whether to have egg fried rice or beef noodles for dinner. He didn't even look at Rong Yuan, as if he didn't care about Rong Yuan's reaction after hearing this, and was playing with a coin between his right fingers on the table.
As if to make the stone table look less empty, there were two bottles of mineral water on the table, neither of which had been opened. However, like many conference tables in China, the decorative significance of the water bottles was often greater than their practical significance. Unless the meeting was very long, few people would actually drink. Judging from the number, Jin Nan did not think that Jin Yang would come as he said before.
Rong Yuan looked at him, suddenly laughed, and said, "Why do you have to squeeze toothpaste like I ask one question after another. Why don't you tell me the whole story clearly, and we can be frank and talk about it, so as to avoid pretending to be profound and testing you and causing unpleasantness, how about it?"
Jin Nan was stunned. Rong Yuan's sudden words were obviously beyond his expectations. Since ancient times, people with a little wisdom - or those who like to show off their wisdom like to beat around the bush and use metaphors and analogies in conversation. It seems that not doing so would lower their own style. However, this straightforwardness is obviously more to Jin Nan's taste. He smiled slightly and actually narrated his investigation.
He did not regard this meeting as a game, so he did not mind revealing his own cards first. This frankness made Rong Yuan feel that he had lost again.
Jin Nan noticed this mysterious individual or organization almost as soon as Crow first emerged. However, since Crow did not cause any real harm and since tracking down Crow's identity was the job of the Public Security Bureau, he did not pay much attention to it and put it aside after reading the intelligence.
A series of events later proved that his brother and Crow were inextricably linked, which made Jin Nan pay attention to it. However, he was too busy at that time, so he sent Zhou Yunze, who had submitted his retirement application, to City A to conduct a secret investigation. However, later, Jin Nan discovered that Zhou Yunze had concealed something from him, and the involvement of Crow and Jin Yang was deeper than he thought.
So he took over the investigation himself.
What Zhou Yunze could find out, Jin Nan could naturally find out too. Although much of the evidence had been erased by time or human factors, he gradually figured out the truth with only some seemingly unrelated clues.
"Yun Ze has always felt that Yang Yang has a connection with a member of the Crows - or the main messenger of the Crows, and deliberately concealed his existence. But he never suspected you because he felt that you had no chance of committing any crime." Jin Nan skipped the specific details of his investigation and stated the conclusion directly: "But for me, I believe in eliminating all impossibilities. No matter what is left, no matter how incredible it is, it is the truth. Among all the people around Yang Yang, only you are qualified to be a Crow and have the character to be a Crow."
Rong Yuan did not leave any evidence except for some vague suspicions, but Jin Nan did not need evidence. Many times, he would first lock on the target and then investigate and collect evidence, and his intuition was rarely wrong. This time was no exception. During the investigation, he believed that the Crow was not a huge organization as many people imagined. It may have only one or two people at the beginning. Although the number of people increased later, it was not large. The one who was always related to the Crow was not Jin Yang, but Rong Yuan, who seemed to have no connection.
The reason why the crows are so omniscient and terrifying is not because of their strict organization and countless manpower, but because of some kind of intelligent program that is ahead of its time. In addition to the crows, Skynet also has the same characteristics.
He decided to talk to Rong Yuan.
However, Rong Yuan had already left the Earth and traveled to space at that time, so what he saw was a stand-in named Xiao A, who had an identical face and flawless expressions and movements. As soon as he saw him, Jin Nan's heart skipped a beat. He tried to test him a few more times, but looking at those eyes that were obviously emotionless but inexplicably made people feel pure and gentle, he finally said nothing, and only afterwards, he strengthened his attention to the Crows and Skynet helpers.
Jin Nan was very busy, and it was impossible for him to spend several years investigating one thing, so he just kept thinking about it. As long as he had time, he would not miss any information or external activities of "Dr. Rong", but he never met the person he wanted to see again.
Then there was the live broadcast of the interstellar mecha war.
That sentence... When Rong Yuan's voice came from inside, Jin Nan instantly felt like he was struck by lightning. Rong Yuan left very little information in the past, but there was still a video of the interview. After studying it many times over the years, he was very familiar with this voice. But he once thought that Rong Yuan left the laboratory to secretly manipulate Crow and Skynet, but he didn't expect that this guy had run away beyond his expectations.
The murder that happened in the Lu family compound made him more convinced of this. He felt familiar with the case when he first heard about it. After investigating the scene, the ghostly, rational, calm and unhurried nature of the murderer made him see the shadow of someone. No matter how big the crimes committed by those who called themselves Crows in recent years were, they never made him feel so chilled.
He is back—Jin Nan was extremely certain.
After that, he discovered with ease that a . He looked very similar to "Rong Yuan", but inexplicably seemed to be younger. However, Jin Nan did not dwell on this. The things he discovered alone had already made him feel that his worldview had been refreshed many times, and it didn't seem strange to have more strange things.
Looking at Rong Yuan who was lowering his head and seemed not to speak, Jin Nan lowered his eyes and said, "Crow and Skynet are doing things that benefit the country and the people. Some people may think that uncontrollable power must be destroyed, but I don't think so... So, I don't need you to admit anything, nor do I want to hear your denial. I just want to ask - what do you think will happen if Crow continues like this?"
Rong Yuan's expression finally changed. The corners of his mouth curled up into a cool arc, and he smiled without warmth: "Eradication of all evil... Maybe they can become a deterrent force against evil, making all evildoers tremble with fear. I think this is not bad either."
"It may be good for some people, but for the world, this is a deformed development." Jin Nan's emotions were not affected by his attitude at all, and he said solemnly: "Our society cannot rely on the sense of justice and terrorist means of certain people or organizations to maintain it. If this is the foundation, then when all terrorist organizations that intimidate ordinary people are eliminated by crows, crows will become a new terror, and its existence will hijack social security. When people get used to the existence of crows, if crows disappear, social order will immediately fall into chaos, the crime rate will rise sharply, and ordinary people will be bullied like lambs to be slaughtered; but what if crows always exist? People dare not do evil because there is a sword hanging over their heads, and they do things cautiously. Will they be happy like this? Moreover, such an existence is bound to become an obstacle to social development."
He stood up as he spoke, walked around the pavilion twice, and then said, "And this is not a good thing for the Crows themselves. I admit that every one of them is a hero, but is this the life they want? Always hiding in the darkness, punishing evil, and never being able to live openly in the sun anywhere, even telling lies to their family and loved ones... maybe they can persist for three to five years, but who can live like this for a lifetime? I know you probably won't use any means to force them to stay in the organization, but when they want to return to normal society, I'm afraid they will no longer be able to integrate into it ."
Rong Yuan's eyebrows moved. Jin Nan's words implied that he controlled the crows, but he hesitated for a moment and did not deny it.
Jin Nandao: "This is a good situation. What's worse is that people will change. Now the crows are still under control, but maybe one day one of their members will become ambitious and position themselves and others as the saviors of the world, thinking that everyone should be grateful to them and that they should have the best of everything in the world. I know this will happen - then who can guarantee that they will not take extreme measures because of the slightest offense of others? Will they feel that this world they protect is too dirty and needs to be purified because the people around them are hurt? Will they resent everyone because of the suffering they encounter? If they suddenly decide to do evil and you are away for a long time like this time, then who can imagine how much damage they can cause?"
"Also, what is the justice that the Crows uphold? Is it the moral code of universal values, or is it what they like or don't like? Indeed, most of those punished by the Crows now are extremely evil, but there are also some people who are implicated and whose crimes do not deserve the death penalty. When the Crows take action, they don't consider whether they have their own difficulties, or whether there are elderly people and children who depend on them for their lives. It is indeed very satisfying to avenge a favor, but the problems that arise afterwards are not that simple."
"I don't care why a person does something wrong, I only look at what he did. If he chooses to do something for his family, then when he makes a choice, he must be aware that he and his family will have to pay the price for it." Rong Yuan said calmly. Because of the doctor's matter, he once questioned the merit judgment of the "Book of Merits" and even thought about giving up the Heavenly Eye. But after calming down, Rong Yuan did not do so.
Because his own values are actually very similar to those in the Book of Merits.
For example, suppose A captured B's lover and threatened him to kill C. Then, although B is pitiful, how innocent is C? He has no relatives or friends with them, so why should he sacrifice his life for a stranger? If C survived by chance, he might help B rescue his lover and defeat the villain A if he was more virtuous. But if this "C" is Rong Yuan...
Haha, I don’t care about you dying.
No matter how many difficulties you have, when you decide to draw your knife against me, you are my enemy - this is Rong Yuan's point of view. It is respectable to protect the people you love, but to use innocent can only be said to be selfish and unforgivable. But if Rong Yuan himself was in the situation of "B", he would also choose to be a selfish person, but he would never think that he was innocent. If he was killed by "C", there would be nothing to resent.
"But I have also thought about the other problems you mentioned." - So he was still sitting here, Rong Yuan asked: "I already know these. So what? What is your suggestion?"
