Jiang Yu asked the question he had wanted to ask for a long time: "Can you see Tomoko?"

Thirty-Six smiled and said: "I'm not a superhero, and I don't have super powers. How can I see things in other dimensions?"

He learned relevant information about Tomoko from Shiliu.

Thirty-six paused and then said: "I did research on this issue last year. I can feel that the existence of sophons is due to the atavism of human beings."

Jiang Yu only knew a little bit about the phenomenon of atavism. He joked in his heart: You look quite atavistic.

Thirty-six continued to explain: "Do you remember the news a few years ago that a three-year-old child saw with the naked eye that his relative had cancer?"

Jiang Yu thought for a while: "That seems to be the case."

At that time, he regarded the news as an interesting anecdote and discussed it with his roommates, so he still had some impression of it.

It is said that a three-year-old child pointed to a relative's chest and said there seemed to be a problem there. It happened that the relative's lungs were not feeling well, so he went to the hospital for a checkup, and he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Fortunately, he was discovered in time and could be saved.

Thirty-six smiled and said: "Some people say that the child is Bian Que, but that is not true. I have studied many cases in the past two years, and it is almost certain that the child will have more or less atavism during infancy."

Jiang Yu really wanted to ask why he wanted to do such research, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. It was probably because of his somewhat atavistic appearance, which made him feel a little inferior.

"The process from a fertilized egg to a human being almost completes the evolutionary process from a single-cell organism to a human being in a woman's womb." Thirty-sixth Road:

"When everyone is born, they have some instincts that humans only had in primitive times.

"At that time, humans often encountered dangers in the wild, and natural selection allowed humans with keen senses to survive.

"This includes premonitions of danger. Some people who have participated in wars still have this ability. As long as they step into a dangerous area, they will feel uneasy for no reason."

Jiang Yu nodded, he had had a similar feeling before.

Thirty-six continued to explain: "This ability can be called the sixth sense. It has now been confirmed that people will emit different bands of brain waves when they are in different emotions.

"For example, if there is an ambush to ambush the enemy, or if there is murderous intention, you cannot see it with your eyes, but you can feel the danger signals around you as soon as you step into the ambush circle.

"Although it has not been confirmed yet, I guess that people who stepped into the ambush circle should have felt the brain waves of the ambushers in different bands.

“Perhaps on the battlefield, because a person is hovering on the edge of life and death, his five senses are sharper than usual, and he picks up some clues that he would never notice at all, and his brain will immediately think of danger after analysis.

"These are some survival instincts carried in our genes. In modern society, generally only people who have experienced the test of life and death can awaken them."

Thirty-six paused and then said: "Human beings in the infant stage can see some things that adults cannot see. This is also evidence... Oh, I am not talking about ghosts, but, for example, infrared rays.

"Let's go back to the child of 'Bian Que was alive'. It has now been proven that cancer cells have a higher temperature than normal cells due to their rapid dividing characteristics.

"In adults using visible light observation, the difference in temperature between cancer cells and normal cells cannot be distinguished, but under infrared irradiation, the difference between the two can be found.

"It was that child who used his ability to capture infrared rays to discover the abnormalities in his relatives' diseased organs.

"Of course, the infrared rays captured here can only detect changes in infrared rays to a certain extent. Children's vision is the same as normal people's vision, but they can see more information than normal people.

"It's not like an infrared imager, where everything just has a temperature profile.

"This must be explained clearly. This is not a superpower, and the child is not a superhero, nor is Bian Que alive. It is just an atavism."

Jiang Yu nodded: "I understand, the more difficult the environment, the more amazing potential the human body will unleash.

"In that era of eating hair and drinking blood, the human body was much stronger and had many more functions than the human body now living under the technological products.

"It's a necessity for survival."

Thirty-six smiled and said: "Yes, I have a lot of atavism in my body. I can feel Tomoko's gaze, but I can't see him.

"As I get older, because I have been exposed to technological products, some of the atavistic phenomena in me are gradually disappearing. Now I can hardly feel the existence of sophons."

Jiang Yu glanced at Thirty-Six's high cheekbones without leaving any trace, and said that he didn't notice that the atavism was gradually disappearing.

He changed the subject: "The conditions here are too difficult. I'd better take you to China."

Thirty-six shook his head: "The environment here allows me to think quietly."

Jiang Yu was a little curious: "What are you thinking about?"

Thirty-six picked up a stone nearby: "Do you think it is alive?"

Jiang Yu replied seriously: "At least it does not meet the human definition of life."

Thirty-six played with the stone in his hand: "Yes, five thousand years ago, people thought it was lifeless. But it may have existed for tens of thousands or one hundred thousand years."

Jiang Yu immediately understood what thirty-six meant: "Human wisdom has never progressed since the 'Axial Age'.

"Every time we encounter a huge disaster, we hope to draw strength from the 'Axial Age' and continue to mend our ways."

However, things are different now. The emergence of Trisolarans forces human beings to make certain progress in their wisdom.

Otherwise, there is no way to solve this crisis based on inherent human cognition.

Just like the stone in Shiliu's hand, people think it is lifeless, but humans have never seen the process from the formation of this stone to the scattering here.

The conclusion that there is no life is only the result of observing it now, so everyone thinks that the stone has no life.

But what about before humans had the concept of life? Is humans’ concept of life correct?

Today's human beings need to break away from ancient wisdom and have a higher vision.

Jiang Yu also understood that Thirty-Six was originally trying to find a way for the advancement of human wisdom.

Thirty-six stood up and made an inviting gesture towards the mountain pass: "Please."

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "How about I introduce you to Shaolin Temple or Wutai Mountain? Talking to you will be more difficult than talking to a Zen master."

He then sighed again: "Hey, it's our fault that our skills are inferior to others! We are always under the gaze of others, so we can only talk in this way."

Thirty-six just smiled but didn't say anything.

Jiang Yu waved to him and drove away.

From the rearview mirror, Jiang Yu saw Thirty-Six thin and lonely under the night.

During this trip to Mongolia, although he only chatted with Sanliu for more than ten minutes, Jiang Yu was not disappointed. There are still many people in this world who are looking for a way out for mankind.

I returned to Beijing, rested for a long time, and it was Monday.

Jiang Yu arrived at Chief Ji's office early. To his surprise, Chief Ji was the only one in the office and Chang Weisi was not seen.

Chief Ji smiled and said, "You came so early?"

As he spoke, he turned on the recorder again, then pointed to the office door and motioned to Jiang Yu to lock the door.

Jiang Yu was stunned. Isn't this a small meeting? Is it a conversation with him alone?

After locking the door, Jiang Yu sat opposite Chief Ji.
Chapter completed!