Chapter 21: Aftermath
Jiang Yu talked a lot with Yang Dong, from Yang Dong's life in the Northeast when he was a child to the interesting things Jiang Yu encountered in school.
At midnight, Yang Dong gradually showed signs of fatigue. She had been in psychological torture for the past two days and had not rested for several days.
While chatting, Yang Dong finally fell asleep on the table.
Jiang Yu carried her to the bed, but she just muttered something vaguely that Jiang Yu didn't hear clearly.
He glanced at the wall clock in the living room and saw that it was already late at night. Yang Dong was asleep, but Jiang Yu was getting anxious again.
What should I do? How to deal with the butterfly effect that Yang Dong is not dead?
Just now, Jiang Yu wanted to focus on chatting with Yang Dong, but he didn't have time to think about it. The more he thought about it, the more troublesome it became.
The person has been saved, so we can no longer persuade Yang Dong to commit suicide, right?
Isn’t that a disease?
Jiang Yu kept pacing in the living room and suddenly recalled the previous discussion of sociology with Ye Wenjie.
It was as if he was making the upcoming plot line more solid, and he even had the illusion of getting things "back on track."
Along this line of thinking, Jiang Yu thought of the "Poison Apple Plan" that did not appear in the original work.
He suspected that the invisible and intangible power allowed him to travel through time and gave him Goldfinger. Did he ask him to prevent these events that deviated from the original work from happening?
Jiang Yu took out a cigarette and lit it, feeling that his thinking suddenly became much clearer.
The power that allowed him to travel through time may or may not exist. There is no way to prove it. Thinking in this direction is misleading.
Changing his thinking, Jiang Yu immediately thought that there is no concept of "events that are separate from the original work". Yang Dong's survival shows that the so-called "original events" can be changed.
Following this idea, Jiang Yu had some inspiration.
Since Yang Dong's survival will trigger many butterfly effects, we can intervene elsewhere and get things back on track.
For example, when Ye Wenjie and Luo Ji met, even if they couldn't meet in front of Yang Dong's grave, where could they not meet in a park or a supermarket?
The only thing is that when the time is right, Ye Wenjie has the desire to talk to Luo Ji when she meets Luo Ji.
If it didn't work, Jiang Yu thought he could remind Luo Ji.
As for Jiang Yu's own proposal of the "Dark Forest Law", he thought about it and shook his head. This law is worthless once he understands it.
The prerequisite for deterrence is to have the awareness that you can threaten someone with death at any time.
Jiang Yu believes that he does not have such awareness and determination. Even if he proposes the "Dark Forest Law", it will only do bad things and fail to achieve the expected deterrent effect.
At this time, Yang Dong's cell phone rang on the coffee table. Jiang Yu looked at it and saw that it was Ding Yi.
Jiang Yu yawned. Although Yang Dong fell asleep, he still stared at her.
He couldn't keep an eye on him by himself, so he had to find a helper.
So Jiang Yu answered Ding Yi's call: "Hello, Professor Ding, I..."
There was a "crash" on the other side of the phone, as if something had broken.
Jiang Yu was stunned: "Professor Ding? Are you okay?"
"It's okay!" Ding Yi paused briefly and asked, "Why are you at Yang Dong's house?"
Jiang Yu's mouth cracked and he said in his heart: "You think I am willing!"
He sighed and said: "Sister Dong was in a state of despair in the afternoon. I was a little worried so I followed her up. Little did I know that Sister Dong was going to commit suicide!"
Ding Yi sighed: "I knew she wouldn't be able to pass this test. I made this call because I was afraid something would happen to her."
Brother, if I counted on you, I would have died a long time ago!
Complaints are complaints, this is Yang Dong's real boyfriend after all, Jiang Yu said again: "Now Sister Dong can't be without people around her, Professor Ding should come over too, the two of us take turns staring at Sister Dong."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yu called Shi Qiang again. He briefly explained Yang Dong's current situation and asked Shi Qiang if Yang Dong was still in danger.
Shi Qiang, who was on the other end of the phone, yawned and said, "Generally speaking, if you don't suffer a major blow in the near future, you won't have a strong desire to commit suicide.
"But for the sake of safety, we still need to pay more attention to her emotions in the past two days, and hide the knives, sleeping pills, etc.!
"We should also pay attention to her at ordinary times. It is best to take her out to relax, or find some games or something to distract her."
Jiang Yu carefully took note of Shi Qiang's words, hung up the phone, and went to put away all the knives and other items in the kitchen.
After more than half an hour, Ding Yi came over smelling of alcohol.
Jiang Yuxin said that it was fortunate that the traffic police were off duty now, otherwise they would have had to arrest you and peel the garlic.
He told Ding Yi the current situation, then found a blanket and went to the living room to sleep.
Ding Yi sat in front of Yang Dong's bed, staring at Yang Dong closely, not knowing what he was thinking.
Jiang Yu slept until after nine o'clock. He vaguely heard voices, and when he woke up, he found that Ye Wenjie had returned.
Jiang Yu quickly stood up: "Teacher Ye, Sister Dong..."
Ye Wenjie smiled and said: "I have heard what Xiao Ding said. Thank you so much, Xiao Yu. Without you, the consequences would be disastrous."
"It's nothing. I hope Sister Dong is fine." Jiang Yu glanced towards Yang Dong's bedroom and saw that Yang Dong was discussing something with Ding Yi with a serious expression.
He yawned: "Teacher Ye, I'm going back to catch up on my sleep. I'll come back in the afternoon."
Ye Wenjie walked all the way to the door: "Okay. Oops, your studies will be delayed."
Jiang Yuxin said that if you delay, just delay. Now his professional attainments are higher than most teachers. In the past, if he attended class on time, he simply couldn't get a leave note.
Now that he has Kong Xiang's endorsement, he is not afraid of having his credits deducted.
Jiang Yu rested for a few hours. When he arrived at Ye Wenjie's house in the afternoon, Ding Yi had already left. Yang Dong's mood did not seem to have improved at all, and he was still sitting at his desk in a daze.
Jiang Yu reminded Ye Wenjie: "Teacher Ye, it's best to take Sister Dong out to relax."
Ye Wenjie sighed: "How can we relax by hanging out with an old lady like me? If you have time, take her out to relax tomorrow."
"We can let Professor Ding take action!" Jiang Yu didn't want to be misunderstood by Ding Yi again.
Ye Wenjie whispered: "They had a fight just now."
Jiang Yu did not refuse any more: "Okay then." He rubbed his hands and smiled: "But look at the travel expenses, tickets, etc., will you reimburse them?"
Ye Wenjie smiled and tapped Jiang Yu with her finger: "You little naughty boy!" She went back to the bedroom and took out a stack of money and handed it to Jiang Yu: "Forget it, I'll just pay it in advance."
Jiang Yu didn't go to order and just put the money away: "I'll come back in the middle of the night and keep an eye on Sister Dong for Teacher Ye."
Ye Wenjie sighed: "Thank you for your hard work!"
In the early morning of the next day, Yang Dong, who was sleeping very lightly, heard a slight noise and suddenly woke up from his sleep.
Chapter completed!