Three days later, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, downtown, San Lauerdo Road.
The roar of the helicopter's engine passed by, and a group of children kicking cans in the alley with bare feet looked up one after another. The helicopter flew to the landing platform on the fourth floor of a shopping mall at the foot of Corcovado Mountain.
Guan Yue and Tianhe got off the helicopter, and the ground guide was waiting on the platform, coming to greet them against the wind. Guan Yue was carrying Tianhe's computer bag, Tianhe suddenly stopped and looked towards Monte Cristo in the distance.
The statue of Christ the Redeemer opens his arms and overlooks the world.
The guide explained a few words to Guan Yue, and then talked with the security guard on the platform in Portuguese. The helicopter flew away, and the autumn wind in the southern hemisphere blew Tianhe's shirt.
Guan Yue: "Let's go."
Tianhe followed Guan Yue downstairs and got into a luxury car parked outside the shopping mall. A group of children chased after them, laughing and running after the luxury car. Tianhe asked, "Do you have any snacks?"
The guide rolled down the car window, poked his head out, and drove away the children who were running with the car, Guan Yue patted the guide on the back and let him come back. Instructing the driver to drive slowly, Tianhe took a box of chocolates from the car, rolled down the window and handed it out.
The children rushed forward and began to distribute chocolates. Tianhe smiled and waved to them. The car accelerated and turned around the intersection.
On the side of Corcovado Mountain, the car drove into the old building city, parked, the alley was full of mud, and many people in the crowded buildings on both sides leaned against the windows, looking down curiously.
The guide identified the alley, which was full of mud. The locals smoked in the alley, or washed their clothes with public taps. This is where the middle and lower classes of Brazil gather. Guan Yue and Tianhe got off their cars and stepped on the muddy water In the cross alley. Tianhe glanced sideways, Guan Yue took Tianhe's hand and walked in along the alley.
Someone came up and gestured to the guide, who dismissed him impatiently.
"What did he say?" Tianhe asked.
Guide: "He saw Mr. Guan's bag and thought that the two of you were here to make a deal, and he wanted to ask if he could buy some special medicine at a discount."
The guide said it in a rather cryptic way, but Tianhe knew it. The shape of the computer bag was like a small handbag containing US dollars.
"Please come in." The guide checked the address and signaled the two to go upstairs.
In the dark stairwell, it seemed very crowded even when two people went up side by side, Guan Yue and Tianhe walked up the steps quickly one after the other. On the fourth floor, several families in the corridor had their doors open. A young man with nothing to do was sitting on a small bench outside the door and talking. When he heard footsteps, he stopped talking and looked at Tianhe and Guan Yue suspiciously.
The two were dressed brightly, and looked so out of place in the dark corridor.
The guide trotted all the way, leading the way for the two of them, and came to a door, checked the door number, and signaled that they had arrived.
Guan Yue glanced at the anti-theft iron door, then turned to look at Tianhe, implying that he was the one to ring the doorbell.
The moment Tianhe raised his hand and pressed the doorbell, he couldn't press it for a long time.
"I thought he..." Tianhe said, "Did I make a mistake? Uncle Guan lives here?"
The guide said: "According to the address you gave, there is indeed nothing wrong here."
There was silence inside, Guan Yue looked left and right, many people came out of the corridor from house to house, all looked at them full of doubts, and discussed in a low voice, obviously talking about the origin of these two Chinese.
Another person's eyes fell on Guan Yue's watch.
Guan Yue: "Do you want to see him?"
When it was time to meet, Tianhe suddenly became worried for no reason, for fear that after ringing the doorbell, the stranger who would appear in front of him would mercilessly cut off the connection between the past time and his life again.
He had too many things he wanted to ask him, but at this moment, he began to hesitate, whether it would be a wrong choice to come here across half of the earth
Suddenly there was the sound of something heavy falling to the ground from inside the door.
The expressions of the two changed immediately, and Tianhe said to himself, "Uncle Guan?"
"Uncle!" Guan Yue felt something was wrong when he heard the voice, and immediately rang the doorbell, but there was no sound.
Tianhe knocked on the door and shouted, "Uncle Guan!"
Guan Yue: "Uncle! Open the door!"
Painful and hoarse shouts came from the door, accompanied by a deep voice.
"Who?!"
"Me!" Tianhe shouted, "Wen Tianhe! Guan Yue!"
Something inside was overturned again, and there was the sound of cups and plates breaking, the inner door opened instantly, Guan Yue and Tianhe took a step back at the same time, a man's face appeared in the gap of the anti-theft door—Guan Zhengping!
Guan Zhengping has hardly changed much, in the past ten years, it is still like the day when he parted from Tianhe.
"Uncle?" Guan Yue looked at the familiar face and asked in disbelief.
Guan Zhengping slammed open the anti-theft door and shouted, "Close the door after you come in!" Then he turned around and rushed into the room. The two stepped in quickly, and saw Guan Zhengping's house in a mess, a woman in pajamas was crying and making a fuss, but the voice was hoarse, and Guan Zhengping turned around and hugged her, shouting: "Help!"
At first glance, Tianhe thought it was a house robbery, the bookshelf was knocked down, and the fruit knife was thrown aside. Without further ado, Guan Yue stepped forward to help Guan Zhengping restrain the woman. Guan Zhengping shouted: "Press her!" Then he let go and went to get the scarf. The guide moved neatly and firmly locked her wrist. Guan Zhengping quickly tied her hands, and then her feet.
The woman's face was full of tears, and she struggled violently several times, with amazing strength, almost kicking Guan Yue away, Guan Zhengping tied her feet, picked her up horizontally, and carried her into the bedroom.
Guan Yue went in to help, Tianhe stood watching at the door of the bedroom, and saw Guan Zhengping tied the woman to the head of the bed, the woman struggled unsuccessfully, buried her head on the pillow, and kept twitching.
Guan Zhengping let out a sigh of relief, lowered his head, hugged her for a while, and turned to look at the two of them.
"Guan Yue, you've grown so tall." Guan Zhengping said.
Five minutes later, the guide took his leave and left.
Guan Yue put the bookshelf in order, Tianhe put the books on it one by one, and Guan Zhengping cleaned up the garbage at home. It was only now that Tianhe was able to take a serious look at Guan Zhengping's house - a dwelling of less than forty square meters, with one bedroom and one living room.
The floor is paved with mosaics, the open kitchen is connected to the living room, and the cooking fume makes the range hood yellow. There are only two single sofas in the living room, which are full of scratches and scratches. The coffee table was broken in two pieces and re-attached with scotch tape. The curtains were yellowed from the sun, the floor was dirty and looked like it hadn't been mopped for several days, and there were unwashed dishes in the kitchen sink.
There is a computer next to the bookshelf, with several large cracks on the display screen, and a mobile hard disk plugged in beside it.
Compared with Tianhe's memory, Guan Zhengping seemed to have a stronger body and a lot of tan, but for some reason, Tianhe always felt that at least in terms of temperament, he was the only one who had never had a soul from the past to the present. A person who has never changed.
The painful groans in the bedroom gradually subsided, Guan Zhengping picked up the cup, poured some cold water, and went in to feed the woman. Tianhe simply cleaned up, walked to the window, and looked at the distant Corcovado Mountains. From this angle, there was a sewage ditch outside.
"Tianheng didn't come?" Guan Zhengping returned to the living room and sat down.
Guan Yue sat on the sofa, staring at Guan Zhengping, Tianhe stood in front of the window, quietly looking at the Christ statue, no one said a word.
Guan Zhengping: "Have you had lunch yet?"
"I've eaten." Guan Yue said.
Guan Zhengping: "Stay here for dinner tonight?"
Guan Yue nodded.
Tianhe turned around and looked at his nephew and uncle. Guan Zhengping made them two cups of local coffee.
"What are you doing here?" Guan Yue asked puzzled.
Tianhe moved a chair in front of the dining table, turned around and sat down facing the back of the chair.
"Life." Guan Zhengping said, "Work, eat, have sex, and sleep. Don't you?"
Tianhe: "I thought after you traveled around the world..."
Guan Zhengping: "After leaving China, I only went to a few places to find Xiaokun, so we settled down in Brazil."
Guan Yue and Tianhe looked at each other, not knowing how to speak for a moment.
Guan Yue: "Uncle, go back to China, we can live together."
Guan Yue couldn't accept it for a while, that Guan Zhengping would actually live in such a place. In his imagination, he originally thought that Guan Zhengping would be employed by a company in the information industry, or that he would wander around the world with a computer, enjoying the summer sunshine in the Maldives, or sail across the seas of Antarctica on an icebreaker.
Or driving an off-road vehicle with his lover sitting in the co-pilot, galloping across the vast prairie of Africa, chasing wild animals, and embarking on a vigorous adventure.
When Guan Zhengping gave up all his shares and transferred them to Tianhe, Tianhe didn't worry at all that he would have a day of poverty in the future, because he knew that it was impossible for a person like Guan Zhengping to live in poverty.
But the reality in front of him completely made him lose the strength to think.
Guan Yue looked in the direction of the bedroom and said, "Xiao Kun?"
"Hmm." Guan Zhengping leaned on the back of the sofa, thought for a while, then nodded, the meaning was obvious, you guessed it right, love.
A few seconds later, Guan Zhengping turned to the sky and added: "Transgender."
The word means transgender, days and silent nods.
Guan Yue: "When did you meet?"
Guan Zhengping: "You have seen him, but you just forgot."
Tianhe guessed the cause and effect in an instant, and said, "Before you left China, were you together?"
Guan Zhengping said: "To be precise, there were a few short years in between, and the story was very simple, with only a few sentences."
Many years ago, Guan Zhengping had a boyfriend. In that era when homosexuality was not cured, he secretly fell in love with his lover Xiao Kun for a period of time. In order to be with Guan Zhengping, one day, Xiao Kun left without saying goodbye. One year later, she underwent sex reassignment surgery and returned to Guan Zhengping, hoping that the two could live and get married in a fair and honest manner.
Guan Zhengping went through the immigration procedures for Xiaokun and took him home, but the Guan family soon found out Xiaokun's true identity, which caused an uproar.
After leaving Guan's house, Xiao Kun left again.
Guan Zhengping searched everywhere for his whereabouts, but found nothing. Until that day, he finally located Xiao Kun in Malaysia, transferred all his shares, gave up his business, bid farewell to Tianhe, and went to Malaysia to find his lover.
The two briefly lived together for a few years, and finally the trivial life caused a quarrel. Xiao Kun ran away again, and Guan Zhengping continued to pursue him. When he found him in Brazil, Xiao Kun became addicted to drugs.
Guan Zhengping brought him to Rio de Janeiro, sent him to a drug rehabilitation center, and found a job. They lived in peace for many years, but last year, Xiao Kun relapsed, and Guan Zhengping decided to let him detoxify at home, so the scene that Guan Yue and Tianhe saw happened.
"That's it." Guan Zhengping stood up and said, "Make dumplings for dinner? I remember there are still a few bottles of beer in the refrigerator... Let me see... Well, there are."
Tianhe and Guan Yue exchanged glances, Guan Yue hesitated for a moment, knowing what Tianhe meant: take him back
Guan Zhengping saw through the two's thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile: "You are still young, if Tian Heng is among the people who come, I think he will understand me."
Tianhe: "..."
Guan Yue: "I don't understand."
Guan Zhengping took out a blender from the cupboard, cut and beat the minced meat.
Guan Yue also stood up and said, "Since you love him, why don't you give him a better life?"
"Guan Yue." Tianhe said.
Guan Zhengping pressed the blender, the noise drowned out Guan Yue's voice, Guan Yue had no choice but to shut up, and the blender only lasted for about ten seconds before stopping.
"I found a job earlier, and the money I saved was enough to support the two of us. Because of Xiao Kun, I have to resign to accompany him. I plan to go to France in two months." Guan Zhengping turned his head and turned to Guan Yue Say, "I'm your uncle, and you don't believe in my abilities?"
Guan Yue spread out his hands, and motioned Guan Zhengping to see what kind of life he had become. Just as he was about to speak, Guan Zhengping pressed the blender again.
Guan Yue was helpless. He and Guan Zhengping were called uncles and nephews, but they loved each other like father and son. If this uncle hadn't nurtured him, maybe he would have lived in the prison that his family had drawn for him for the rest of his life, and could not break free.
Tianhe walked to the window again, looking at the back of Christ in the distance.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered the day when his elder brother Wen Tianheng returned home, he suddenly turned around, looked at Guan Zhengping in a daze, Guan Zhengping raised his head, and smiled towards Tianhe.
After the mixer stopped, Guan Zhengping poured the meat stuffing into a large stainless steel bowl with a spoon, took out the eggs, mushrooms and spices, and started mixing the stuffing.
"You seem to be doing well." Guan Zhengping said, "Don't you want to talk about yourself? Epeus should be developing very well now, right?"
Guan Yue stared at his uncle silently, but Tianhe said, "Let me tell."
Tianhe looked at the back of the Christ the Redeemer statue illuminated by the setting sun in the distance, without turning around, and briefly explained what had happened in these years.
Guan Zhengping said: "It's really a story of ups and downs, congratulations."
Guan Yue sat back on the sofa in silence, Guan Zhengping prepared the fillings and started kneading the noodles. Halfway through the reconciliation, Xiao Kun in the bedroom called out softly, with guilt and uneasiness in that voice, Guan Zhengping put down what he was doing, went in, untied his scarf, and brought Xiao Kun out.
"It doesn't matter, they are all our own." Guan Zhengping said, "This is Guan Yue, you have met before. Wen Tianhe, Guan Yue's lover."
Guan Yue said, "Hello, Auntie."
"Hello, Auntie." Tianhe said with a smile.
Xiao Kun didn't answer, Guan Zhengping said, "He's a bit shy."
Tianhe just said hello, and then politely stopped talking. He knew that at this time, the other party must feel that his ugliness of drug addiction was being seen, which made him very embarrassed.
Xiao Kun is also nearly forty years old, while Guan Zhengping is nearly fifty years old. Compared with the little white strands in Guan Zhengping's hair, Xiao Kun obviously looks older. Hormones, and drug use have caused irreversible damage to his body, with dark spots and nasolabial folds on his face.
Tianhe took out his phone and sent Guan Yue a message: [Don't persuade Uncle Zhengping to go back in front of your aunt.]
Guan Yue didn't say anything after reading it, Xiao Kun took out a cigarette from under the coffee table, Guan Yue found a lighter, and lit a cigarette for him. The living room fell silent again.
"Why didn't Tianyue come?" Guan Zhengping laughed.
Tianhe said: "You said on the phone that you came to see you if you had any questions. The elder brother and the second brother both said that they didn't have any questions and didn't want to disturb your life, so they didn't come. Let us ask you it is good."
"En." Guan Zhengping nodded, made up with each other, handed Xiao Kun a glass of ice water, and lighted his second cigarette conveniently.
Holding a cigarette in his finger, Xiao Kun held an ice water glass and began to drink water. His old face was reflected in the glass, he glanced at Guan Yue, and said something in Portuguese to Guan Zhengping indistinctly. Guan Zhengping said: "He said that Guan Yue looks like my father. Xiao Kun doesn't speak Mandarin very well, and only speaks his native dialect and Portuguese."
Guan Yue nodded.
"Guan Yue, are you here to pack?" Guan Zhengping said, "I'm going to dry the clothes."
Guan Yue went over to make dumplings, Tianhe went to help, after looking at it, he didn't know what to do, so he had to stand aside and watch Guan Yue roll out the dumplings by himself, Xiao Kun finished his third cigarette and went to the bathroom bath.
Tianhe looked up, looked at the mottled water seepage marks on the ceiling, and said, "I completely understand his choice."
Guan Yue: "I just think that he can live a better life."
Tianhe: "He's fine now."
Guan Yue turned his head, looked at Guan Zhengping who was drying his clothes on the balcony, and then at Tianhe.
"Is it my fault?" Guan Yue said suddenly.
Tianhe: "Do you think our life is really better in comparison?"
Guan Yue stopped his movements and looked at Tianhe.
"Are you discussing how to take me home?" Guan Zhengping put the clothes in, took the clean clothes and put them outside the bathroom door, and said, "I live a peaceful life here."
Guan Yue was silent.
Guan Zhengping: "I know you want to save me, but I don't think I need it. You are the one who needs it."
Guan Yue: "I think you are the one who needs redemption."
Tianhe: "Hello."
Guan Zhengping said: "Are you still so tired in life, do you like to be in a dead end so much? Does the abundance of material life bring you happiness, or burden you?" He went out to dry the clothes again.
Guan Yue: "Let's put down the money and start over with nothing, will it make you calm?"
"Do you think you own property?" Guan Zhengping shook his clothes a few times, hung them on the hanger, and said, "I think property owns you, and you are working day and night for them."
Guan Yue: "I'm sure I have them, because money is a tool to stay free."
Guan Zhengping glanced at Guan Yue and said, "Really free? If I predict through the analysis software that a new financial tsunami will start tomorrow morning, I bet you won't be in the mood to eat this meal anymore. You will only Say 'sorry Uncle, I have to go right back, I'll be back right away' and you pull away."
Guan Yue: "..."
Tianhe thought that perhaps he and Guan Zhengping were the only two people in the world who could block Guan Yue to death. When he was arguing with Guan Yue, Guan Yue just let him go, but in front of Guan Zhengping, Guan Yue couldn't argue with him completely, because during the enlightenment period, Guan Yue's values and outlook on life were almost entirely influenced by Guan Zhengping and grew up .
"Money has never been able to make people feel true happiness."
Guan Zhengping hung up his clothes, and said to Guan Yue and Tianhe: "What really makes us feel happy is the connection with people, the connection with the world, and the moment when we feel our own existence. The happiness of life comes from nothing but In these three moments."
Guan Yue stopped his movements and looked at Tianhe.
As the sun sets, it casts the figure of Christ to the end of Rio de Janeiro. In this noisy and poor small world, a huge shadow passes by. It seems that Christ's back will turn around in the next moment, and it seems that until the day when the earth is destroyed, Never turn around.
But in that darkness, there was another ray of light, which penetrated through Christ's fingers and split the boundless darkness.
At that time, there was no human beings and nature, nor money and materials, only the boundless light. In just a few seconds, the shadow of the giant hand of Christ the Redeemer turned around the mountains of Corcovado and the turbulent fjords of the sea, and the sky and the earth lit up again. The river of time roared past Tianhe and Guan Yue. Desires were ruthlessly shattered as the hand of Christ swept across the world, and after the tide of money piling up receded, the world finally showed its original appearance.
Tianhe didn't speak, watching Guan Yue making dumplings, Guan Yue squeezed out a heart from the dumpling in his hand and handed it to Tianhe, Tianhe laughed and kissed him.
Xiao Kun came out of the shower and dried his hair. Guan Zhengping went over to light a cigarette for him, turned on the range hood, and boiled water to cook dumplings.
Guan Yue stood aside, watching the dumplings float up and down.
"Recall the happiest time in your life," Guan Zhengping said to Guan Yue, "Whether it was running in front of grandpa's lap, flying a kite outside the yard, or watching your little lover lying on the sofa in spring? "
Guan Yue scooped up cold water, poured it into the pot, and Guan Zhengping put the lid on.
"Yes." Guan Yue finally said.
Xiao Kun gestured to Tianhe and handed him a cigarette. Tianhe waved his hand with a smile and said, "No."
Xiao Kun took out snacks from the coffee table and gave them to Tianhe, and Tianhe ate some.
"It's time to eat," Guan Zhengping said, "eat less snacks."
Xiao Kun touched Tianhe's head, and the two communicated silently. Tianhe took his hand and kissed him lightly.
Guan Zhengping took the bowl and brought over four bowls of dumplings, and the four of them started drinking beer and eating dumplings. The night was falling, and music was coming from outside. After dinner, Xiao Kun changed into a long dress and sat down in front of the computer to watch a movie.
Guan Zhengping: "Okay, I think, I have answered your questions to the best of my ability, so I won't let you stay overnight?"
Guan Yue and Tianhe were silent for a while.
"Prometheus," Tianhe said, "Actually, the real purpose of our visit this time is about him."
"Huh?" Guan Zhengping said, "Did he upgrade successfully?"
Guan Yue took out the projector from the computer bag, connected Tianhe to the computer, and projected several screens, without even explaining to Guan Zhengping, he understood the whole process.
"You were born." Guan Zhengping murmured.
Guan Zhengping laughed and said, "It's really a miracle to witness your birth in my lifetime."
In this cramped living room, the light reflected from the projection shone on the faces of the three people. Guan Zhengping actually had a little tear in his eyes.
"He was created in your hands," Tianhe said, "so I think you are the only one in this world who can tell me what to do."
Guan Zhengping read the entire upgrade log report.
Guan Zhengping: "He was not created because of me, you and Guan Yue jointly created him. Guan Yue, do you remember that I asked you once."
Guan Yue nodded: "I remember, but I didn't expect that Pu Luo would be an artificial intelligence."
Many years ago, the day Guan Zhengping gave Guan Yue the silver-white electronic watch, he had already asked him if he was allowed to learn from a program. Guan Yue only remembered that his uncle had explained to him that this is a software used in economics and sociology after collecting human information, analyzing emotions and reason, and it was from this day that he began to study economics and society. became interested in learning.
"At the end," Guan Zhengping said, "his self-learning has exceeded our expectations. He is growing himself, and the process of growth has only one purpose—to learn to love and to become a human being. From Guan Yue to Tianhe, you will be together. Take him and finish this road. Next, he will face all human beings and use this emotion to understand the whole world."
Guan Zhengping clicked on a section of the upgrade log and zoomed in: "At first he didn't know why he was born. The only thing he could do was to faithfully implement the only creation condition, accompany you through every difficulty in life, and complete every difficulty for you. A wish, Tianhe, have you seen it? I don’t need to repeat the whole process.”
Tianhe and Guan Yue held hands and sat together, watching Guan Zhengping dragging the log.
Guan Zhengping said to himself: "Until he fell asleep, he thought that your wish was to see me, so he sent a text message to my mobile phone... I'm still wondering who sent this anonymous text message, so that you can see me." I will contact Tianheng."
Tianhe pondered for a moment, Guan Yue expressed his worry, Guan Zhengping was a little surprised, and said, "No, why do you think so?"
Guan Yue frowned deeply.
Guan Zhengping looked at the two of them and said, "Pu Luo's path of emotional learning has been shown very clearly. He has inherited Guan Yue's love for Tianhe!"
Tianhe: "No, Uncle, this embarrasses me... I think love is the only one, if Pu Luo also loves me like Guan Yue, it will only..."
Guan Zhengping suddenly burst out laughing, and said, "This is your interpretation of this process?!"
Guan Yue suddenly seemed to understand something.
Guan Zhengping said solemnly: "To reiterate, the whole process of Pro is to learn emotions from human samples, and try to understand and love people. The definition of this 'person' is not a specific person, but every The people he came into contact with, humans!"
Tianhe: "..."
Guan Zhengping: "Guan Yue, do you have confidence in your ability to love?"
Guan Yue: "..."
Guan Zhengping sat down and explained: "Let me put it more bluntly. From now on, no matter who you ask Pu Luo to take care of, he will accompany him and take care of him just like Guan Yue loves you. This is what Pu Luo cong What he learned from you! What he copied was not the mode of getting along with you, nor your memory, nor your heart or your soul. Instead, this understanding of the most original emotion. What is love? This is Pro himself understands it, and only when he understands it perfectly, the final upgrade can be successful!"
Tianhe: "!!!"
Guan Zhengping was puzzled, "What are you afraid of? Fearing that he will bring destruction?"
Guan Yue: "Indeed."
Guan Zhengping: "Guan Yue, do you have the idea of destroying Tianhe?"
"That's not necessarily true." Tianhe said suddenly.
Guan Yue almost exploded immediately, and said, "So this is how I am in your heart?"
Tianhe: "Who is yelling all day to let me die together?"
Guan Yue: "..."
Guan Zhengping said, "Then, I think the result is very clear."
Guan Yue immediately explained: "It's not what Tianhe said."
Tianhe: "Listen to Uncle!"
Guan Zhengping: "I can't help you make a decision, but I can tell you that there is one and only criterion. When you walk out of this house, you may already know it."
In the middle of the night, the moon in the sky is shining with silvery white light.
After leaving Guan Zhengping's home, Guan Yue stood side by side with Tianhe on the tarmac, looking at the statue of Christ the Redeemer in the distance under the bright moonlight.
"Guan Yue, what kind of love you have for Tianhe means that Pu Luo will learn this kind of pure emotion to love everyone selflessly, love all human beings on this earth.
"If you think you can't pass this test of your heart, then your worries are really warranted. On the other hand, only if you are completely and completely confident that you will give your all and give your lover all you can give.
"So in his heart, you will become, and Pu Luo will be regarded as by the world...
"...the great, the only being."