Genius Club.

Chapter 388 Hundreds of Years Ago, I Said I Loved You
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Under the light of several oil lamps, Uncle Wei Shengjin's safe slowly opened, raising a little smoke and dust.

With curiosity.

Lin Xian, CC, and Angelica couldn't help but walk forward, bend down, and look inside the safe.

It was completely empty inside, with almost nothing in it.

There is only an exquisite small metal box, flat and not rusted after all these years. It seems that the material is very high-tech.

But this box is too small.

At most it can hold a book or a notebook.

After seeing this, CC was a little confused:

"Why is it that in these safes... people generally store very little stuff, and the size is also very small, without any extra items?"

"Because most man-made objects cannot withstand the oxidation damage of time..."

Lin Xian explained to CC:
"This will be informed in advance before customers buy the safe. Any non-metallic man-made items, such as fabrics, handicrafts, wooden products... these things will slowly oxidize, become brittle, fade, and then break and shatter. Only plastic can last longer, but it also depends on the type of plastic."

"It's hard to say about metals. Warehouses that store safes have certain humidity requirements. Oxidation, rust and corrosion are inevitable. It is generally not recommended for customers to store metal items that are prone to rust."

"If the time is short, it's okay. If it's a few years or decades, most of the things can hold up and you can see them intact. But if it's longer... hundreds of years, or even thousands of years, most of the collections will break into pieces and powder."

“Therefore, the things that customers are most recommended to store are books and text materials that have been specially processed.”

CC thinks it makes sense.

Turning his head to look at Lin Xian:

"You seem to be very research-oriented."

Lin Xian smiled and said nothing.

I am the boss of Tam Bank, how could I not know this?

Uncle Wei Shengjin looked at the metal box inside. Naturally, he didn't know what was stored in the metal box, and his heart beat faster.

He knelt on the ground, reached into the safe with both hands, and carefully took out the metal box.

It's really small.

I really don't know why he, at such a young age, would put such a small thing in such a big safe...

Is it very precious?

Is there any special meaning?
He unfastened the lock of the metal box and opened it.

inside.

Calmly lies a letter.

The envelope paper is still very intact. It must have used some amazing anti-corrosion and anti-oxidation technology, and it is not ordinary paper.

"It is indeed a letter."

Old Angelica said:
"The safes we opened earlier all contained similar envelopes, most of which were addressed to our future selves. This kind of paper has a very high technological content, at least Mars doesn't have this kind of technology... This also shows that before the super disaster in 2400, Earth's technological level must have been far superior to Mars' current level."

"So, this letter was probably written by this old gentleman to himself when he was young. But... if he doubts that he is not Wei Shengjin, then reading this letter is useless, because this safe belongs to Wei Shengjin, and the person who wrote this letter is also Wei Shengjin when he was young... He wants to use Wei Shengjin's safe to prove that he is not Wei Shengjin, which is a false proposition in itself."

"really."

Lin Xian also felt that Uncle Wei Shengjin’s trip to the Earth this time would most likely be in vain.

The most he could do was to fulfill a wish.

It is indeed unrealistic to rely on a safe to prove oneself and find oneself.

Uncle Wei Shengjin looked at the letter.

He put the metal box on the ground, opened the letter with trembling hands, and took out a thin piece of folded paper.

It is human nature to gossip and eat melons.

Lin Xian, CC, and Angelica all leaned forward at the same time, raised the burning oil lamps, and were very curious about what was written on the letter.

Uncle Wei Shengjin was not shy either.

Just open the letter paper that has been folded for more than two hundred years...

Above.

It is a line of very beautiful font.

It looks like it was written by a little girl, and the words "To Wei Shengjin" written in the upper left corner also indicate that this should be a letter written to the young Wei Shengjin.

It was quite surprising, as they had originally guessed that the letter was written by Wei Shengjin himself.

But I didn’t expect that it was written by a little girl to the young Wei Shengjin!

Everyone's curiosity exploded instantly, and they looked at the content above:
【To Wei Shengjin:
They all say that you will lose your memory after waking up from hibernation, so of course you won’t remember me, your classmate and deskmate.

I am very reluctant to see you go, but your disease cannot be cured in this era. I sincerely hope that you can recover in the future.

There is a word "thank you" that I have never been able to say to you. I think now is the time. If I don't say it now... I'm afraid I will never have the chance to say it again.

Do you remember what happened in primary school? My teeth were ugly and my front teeth were relatively large. My classmates always made fun of my teeth and said I was a rabbit that stole corn from other people's homes every day.

I didn't dare to speak or open my mouth for fear that others would laugh at me.

But at that time, it was you who stood up to protect me. You were not sick at that time, and you were tall and brave. You stood in front of me and said that whoever dared to laugh at my teeth would have his teeth knocked out.

I sat in the corner of the classroom against the wall, looking at your back standing in front of me, and I felt that you were really like a ray of light, shining into my life.

I remember that you like Ultraman very much. You told me that your favorite Ultraman is Tiga. You said that Tiga is a partner of justice, so you also want to be like Tiga, protect the world and maintain peace.

I thought you would always be so cheerful and sunny.

But after entering junior high school, everything changed. People no longer laughed at my teeth because they became neater and less prominent after the replacement of my teeth. But your name became a laughing stock. People always laughed at your name and said bad things to you.

Since then, you are rarely seen cheerful and smiling. You gradually become silent and withdrawn, rarely speaking and rarely raising your head.

You told me that you hated your name and hated your parents for giving you such an ugly name.

But I never thought so.

I have never felt that your name is difficult to say. In my opinion, it is the name of a hero, the name of my deskmate who makes me proud and admired. No matter how many times you ask me, I think it is a name as brave as Ultraman Tiga.

But before I could do anything... you suddenly fell ill and had to sleep in a hibernation cabin to leave this era.

I really don't want to leave you. The adults all said that once you sleep in that hibernation cabin, there is a high probability that we will never see each other again in this life... I really regret not saying a few more words to you before, and I have been too shy to say a sincere thank you to you.

Finally, I don’t know what else to say to wish you good health.

If you really hate your name, I don't think it's your fault and you haven't done anything wrong. I hope that when you wake up from hibernation, there will be no more sanitary napkins in this world, so that you will never be troubled by your name.

Goodbye, Wei Shengjin.

Can we meet again?

If you lose your memory and don’t remember my name or what I look like... then next time let’s switch and let me protect you, okay?

——Your deskmate, Liu Shiyu]

……

……

After reading it, Angelica straightened up and looked at Lin Xian and CC:

"What is a sanitary napkin? Why are you making fun of him?"

"..." "..."

Lin Xian and CC seemed to be hesitant to talk.

No matter how you look at it, this is not a good time to explain this issue.

The earth today certainly does not have the industrial capacity to produce sanitary napkins, so they probably use ancient blood-absorbing methods similar to "menstrual cloths".

On Mars, it is obvious that there are already better alternative products or other better ways to perfectly deal with this physiological problem, so the term "sanitary napkin" has naturally become obsolete on Mars.

Even if Angelica did leave behind a lot of notebooks and videotapes, who would specifically introduce sanitary napkins in the notebooks and videotapes?
therefore.

Neither Uncle Wei Shengjin nor Angelica knew what sanitary napkins were, and naturally could not understand how well-known Uncle Wei Shengjin's name was.

Seeing that Angelica was still trying to get to the bottom of the matter, Lin Xian quickly changed the subject:

"From this point of view... this letter should have been written to Teacher Wei by the girl who sat next to him at school before he went into hibernation. Now... more than 200 years have passed, so she must have been dead for a long time."

CC nodded:
"In fact, whether it's the problem of bad teeth or the problem of Teacher Wei's name, it's not a big problem in society. But in school, facing immature children who don't know how to respect others and like to give others nicknames... it is a kind of verbal violence that is unbearable."

Lin Xian spread his hands:
"There's nothing we can do about it. Children are just like that when they are young. It's inevitable for everyone in their school life. But this letter... doesn't seem to have any meaningful content. As Angelica said, the content of the letter can't prove anything, let alone prove that Wei Shengjin is Wei Shengjin."

"Not only that."

Angelica added:
"You two didn't feel anything special after reading this letter, as if it was just like drinking plain water? I feel the same way. From an adult's perspective, how can I be moved by the trivial things between children? I just feel that it's making a mountain out of a molehill."

"I also recovered my memories by looking at the notebook and the video. But I just told you in the bedroom that those memories do not have any deep emotional resonance. You can only force yourself to accept them, force yourself to believe that they are real, force yourself to immerse yourself in the emotions, and force yourself to integrate into these memories."

"But to be honest, long-term self-suggestion is still very useful. It can really put your emotions into it. For example, you, Lin Xian... I obviously have never known you and Ji Lin, and I have only seen your photos and information in the video."

"But over the years I have been constantly recalling the records about you two, and they have been constantly replaying in my mind, and gradually I have developed feelings for you. Just like what I said about avenging you two... If there really is such an opportunity, I will not hesitate to kill the murderer."

"It's just... this kind of acceptance takes time."

She looked at the back of Mr. Wei Shengjin who was kneeling on the ground and did not continue speaking.

CC also followed her gaze.

He whispered to Lin Xian:
"I've also thought about this. [The reason why memories are different from movie clips is that they are accompanied by feelings and emotions.] Teacher Wei doesn't have any memories of his youth, so... naturally, he won't have any feelings about this handwritten letter from a little girl."

"I guess... he must be very disappointed, right? He traveled all the way from Mars to Earth, and finally opened the safe, but all he found was a piece of untouched paper like this... Anyone would feel a little disappointed."

Lin Xian nodded and decided to go forward to comfort Uncle Wei Shengjin.

He had been kneeling there, staring at the letter, as if petrified, and had not moved for a long time.

then.

He stepped forward and prepared to speak:
"Teacher Wei, you..."

moment.

He was stunned.

I saw that the piece of letter paper, which was flat and white just now, was now dripping with tears as big as beans!
The tears flowed so violently that they almost pierced through the piece of letter paper, making it all muddy.

what happened?

Doesn’t Mr. Wei Shengjin have no memory?

So why such a big reaction to this letter?
CC and Angelica also realized that something was wrong. They went around to the front of Grandpa Wei Shengjin from both sides and saw that Grandpa Wei Shengjin could no longer cry. He clenched his teeth and his tears became beads...

The two looked at each other, unable to understand the reason.

CC bowed his head:
"Teacher Wei, have you...recovered your previous memories?"

Uncle Wei Shengjin sobbed softly and shook his head.

Angelica frowned slightly:

"So... you felt a resonance with what was written on the letter?"

Uncle Wei Shengjin continued to shed tears and shook his head.

Lin Xian was also confused.

No memory was restored,

I didn't resonate with the little story written on the letter.

At the same time, this letter cannot prove Mr. Wei Shengjin's identity, nor can it help him find himself.

that……

Why are you crying so painfully?
at this time.

Most of the content on the letter had been blurred by the overflowing tears.

In the lower right corner of the letter paper, the name of the little girl Liu Shiyu also began to disintegrate in her tears.

"Could it be..."

Lin Xian pursed his lips:
"Teacher Wei, do you have any impression of the name Liu Shiyu?"

Finally. Uncle Wei Shengjin wiped his eyes, raised his head, and said with a sob:

"【Liu Shiyu... is the name of my wife who passed away a few years ago!】"

"What?" X3
Lin Xian and the other two said in unison, and for a moment they couldn't figure out the logic behind it.

Suddenly.

Lin Xian recalled many details.

On the top of the hill, Uncle Wei Shengjin spoke highly of his wife:
"Children, you two don't have the experience of falling in love and getting married, but I do! My wife and I are very loving. We have been a model couple for decades and have never quarreled. We are truly sweet, inseparable, and inseparable."

The couple acting skills he taught CC were all modeled after his wife, who was dependent, coquettish, clingy and considerate.

And the last words on the letter...

[Goodbye, Wei Shengjin.]

Can we meet again?

If you lose your memory and don't remember my name or what I look like... then next time we can switch and let me protect you, okay? 】

Finally, the most important thing!
Mr. Wei Shengjin's wife is named Liu Shiyu! She is the same person as the little girl who wrote this letter!

For a while.

Lin Xian figured out the logic behind this and couldn't help but take a breath:

"Could it be that Liu Shiyu also went into the hibernation chamber and went to the future with you?"

Uncle Wei Shengjin sniffed.

I let out a long sigh and figured out a lot of things:

"It turns out that my wife...she knows everything! She knows my past! She is my past!"

"When I woke up on Mars, I was only a teenager. I went to school and worked all the way. When I met my wife, we were both 27 years old. She was very kind to me, very patient with me, tolerant of me, and took care of me...so we got together quickly, got married, and had children."

"I'm always proud to have such a good wife. She was the one who took the initiative to pursue me. It made me feel so dreamy! It turns out...it turns out that we have known each other for a long time! We were deskmates hundreds of years ago!"

The more Wei Shengjin thought about it, the clearer it became:

"Over the years, my wife often asks me if I like Ultraman and what I think of Ultraman Tiga... I used to laugh at her for being so childish, saying that at her age she still watches such outdated special effects films."

"Every time, she just smiled and passed it off. Later, when she got older, she never asked again. It turns out that she had always remembered..."

"Just like what is written in this letter, she must have written down all these things in a notebook before she went into hibernation! That's why she came to me after waking up from hibernation! But I... didn't remember anything... I couldn't remember it until she died."

……

Listening to Uncle Wei Shengjin’s story.

Lin Xian closed his eyes.

In my mind, this love story spanning more than two hundred years, a story of youthful love and faithful love for each other, has emerged...

At first, Wei Shengjin and Liu Shiyu were just elementary school classmates.

Wei Shengjin, who likes Ultraman Tiga and wants to become the light of justice, protects Liu Shiyu's dignity amid the ridicule of his classmates.

Perhaps in Wei Shengjin's eyes at that time, he was just like Ultraman Tiga, who killed one of the many small monsters and did a trivial act of justice.

But for Liu Shiyu.

The light of Wei Shengjin that illuminates her life is unique, immortal and irreplaceable.

It's just a shame.

The most regrettable and cruel part of growing up is that... girls of the same age are always much more mature than boys of the same age.

It was probably at that moment that Liu Shiyu fell in love with her Ultraman Tiga, Wei Shengjin; but Wei Shengjin was completely unaware of this.

This secret love lasted until junior high school, when the two became deskmates. People stopped laughing at Liu Shiyu, who was becoming more and more beautiful, and started to laugh at Wei Shengjin's name because he knew more knowledge.

It is hard to imagine how much malice and ridicule a boy with such a name would experience in middle school.

Could the sudden brain disease of the young Wei Shengjin be related to this kind of verbal violence? Lin Xian didn't know, but in short, before Liu Shiyu's naive love had time to blossom and bear fruit, the Ultraman Tiga in her mind had already slept in the hibernation cabin and went to an unknown future.

It was true that she had written a farewell letter.

But perhaps at some point in the future, she still cannot forget the light that illuminated her life, and is still worried about the boy who may still be laughed at by others.

and so……

She eventually went into hibernation with Wei Shengjin sometime before her twenties, preparing to meet again in some shared future.

Wei Shengjin is so important to Liu Shiyu, he must be the same as Ji Lin in Angelica's Notes. The story of this little boy must occupy most of Liu Shiyu's diary.

Perhaps she deliberately woke up a few years later to ensure that she was the same age as Wei Shengjin.

Then, 27-year-old Liu Shiyu and 27-year-old Wei Shengjin met again.

He didn't remember her, but she came across time and space just for him.

Lovers get married.

Liu Shiyu's wish came true. This is an era where sanitary napkins do not exist and no one laughs at Mr. Wei Shengjin's name.

Simultaneously.

Just like what was written at the end of that handwritten letter from youth...

"Next time, let me protect you, okay?"

Judging from the fact that Uncle Wei Shengjin claimed to have a happy and fulfilling life, Liu Shiyu did fulfill her promise and took good care of Wei Shengjin. The two of them were very loving and lived together until old age, leading a fulfilling life.

A love that spans over 200 years.

Chasing husband Mars.

And the cause of all this...

It was just a brave act done on a whim by a little boy who admired Ultraman Tiga.

fate.

It's really something that is hard to understand.

Time goes on and on, roles are exchanged, isn't this also a kind of good being rewarded?

"Will you regret it?"

Lin Xian looked at Mr. Wei Shengjin:
"Regret...you only found out about this now?"

Uncle Wei Shengjin raised his head.

Stand up.

He carefully folded the letter paper that was soaked with tears and put it in his pocket.

then……

He shook his head solemnly:

"I do not regret."

He said softly:
“Although I may feel regret, I will not regret it.”

"[Because... life is like this. Any small choice or small action will affect the lives of many people for many years to come, or even many people, just like the butterfly effect.]"

"If I had known this from the beginning, and knew that my wife approached me deliberately because of an embarrassing incident in her youth... would we have ended up together?"

"It's just that there's one thing I don't understand."

Uncle Wei Shengjin scratched his head:

"After I woke up on Mars, I got my memory notebook, and there was no record of Liu Shiyu at all. This shows that when I was young, I didn't care much about this name... Little boys at that age are very strange. Most of their energy and attention are focused on games and animation, and they have no interest in girls of the same age."

"Then why... would I place her letter so solemnly in the hafnium alloy safe?"

For a moment, everyone was silent.

Lin Xian suddenly thought of it.

Could it be that there are some other reasons?
He turned around and looked at the open safe door. The combination of the eight combination wheels on it was -

23730907
2373 is the year when Mr. Wei Shengjin was born.

What about 0907?
What is it?
Lin Xian closed his eyes and tried to find some related clues.

0907…Whose birthday is it?

It’s neither Uncle Wei Shengjin’s nor Liu Shiyu’s. Then in the world of young Wei Shengjin, whose birthday is so important?

Inexplicable.

Lin Xian couldn't help but laugh:
"Ultraman Tiga."

He finally remembered.

When Lin Xian was a child, Ultraman Tiga was very popular. Every year on Ultraman Tiga’s birthday, Ultraman fans would organize various celebrations.

9 month 7 day.

This is Ultraman Tiga’s birthday, and also the date when the special film "Ultraman Tiga" will be first broadcast.

"Hey……"

Lin Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head:

"Teacher Wei, it seems that you really liked Ultraman Tiga when you were young."

"0907, the reason you set this password is because this is Ultraman Tiga's birthday."

"At the same time, the reason why you kept Liu Shiyu's letter so preciously in the safe is the same..."

"She wrote in the letter that you are a hero as brave as Ultraman Tiga. For you at that time, this was probably the highest honor and the most glorious recognition in your life."

Hear this explanation.

Uncle Wei Shengjin couldn't help laughing:

“That’s it…hahahaha…it’s just because of this little thing…”

His eyes narrowed into slits as he smiled.

Haha laughing.

Smiling and smiling...

I started crying.

……

a long time.

Lin Xian and CC walked out of the warehouse and came outside.

I looked up at the gradually rising moonlight, then looked down at my watch.

21:45
It’s still early.

There is still time to hurry.

Lin Xian wanted to complete one more thing.

"CC, let's go back to Rhine Village."

CC turned his head:
"What are you going to do?"

"I figured it out."

Lin Xian said softly:

"Memory is much more important than we think. Just like Mr. Wei Shengjin, he never thought he was complete... until this moment, when he saw the letter."

"I thought about it and realized that I have no right to make decisions for other people's memories, nor do I have the right to prevent others from obtaining memories under the banner of goodwill."

"As you said, the incomplete moon is also a part of the moon. Without the incomplete moon, there would be no full moon. Many things that seem insignificant to us may be the epiphany of life to the person involved."

"So let's hurry back to Rhine Village now and meet the great village headwoman, the little girl who single-handedly brought perfect moonlight to the earth."

Lin Xian looked into the distance:

"It's time... to return Zheng Xiangyue's memories and past to her."

(End of this chapter)