Did the world end today?

Chapter 227 The Choice Does Not Exist

Accompanied by security personnel, the group quickly arrived at the residence of their "target".

It was an ordinary residential building in the old city—it looked dilapidated, but Lin Xu knew that it was not far from the Qinhuai River, and living here was not cheap.

Therefore, this undergraduate student named "Jin Xiaochuan" should not be short of money.

After the convoy stopped, everyone headed directly towards the apartment building.

Downstairs, the administrative staff who had made preparations in advance had already contacted a university teacher who was familiar with Jin Xiaochuan and asked her to wait downstairs.

Upon seeing the group, the teacher was clearly taken aback by the sight.

Good guy.

Why are there so many people?

And those security personnel wearing Zhongshan suits and carrying bags are obviously not ordinary security guards—of course they are not security guards!
It's clear that this isn't your average security detail.

Especially the man standing at the very front, who was clearly very young, but whose eyes were filled with murderous intent.

He seemed like he had just come straight from the battlefield.

Who knows, not long ago, they were cracking open the enemy's head.
The teacher was a little intimidated.

At that moment, the only thought that popped into her mind was "bodyguards in Zhongnanhai".

Although she didn't know why she associated such a ridiculous term, she really couldn't find a second word to accurately describe her feelings.
Standing there somewhat apprehensively, she looked at the young man walking towards her, at a loss for what to do.

She didn't realize what was happening until the young man reached out his hand to her.

"Hello, hello, hello, sir!"

Lin Xu was both amused and exasperated.

"Teacher Zhang Xi, right?"

"My name is Lin Xu, and I am a researcher at the Institute of Physics. Because some of the things that Jin Xiaochuan is doing overlap with our research, I came here on behalf of the institute to take a look."

"This is Comrade Bai Mo, the frontline person in charge of the talent selection project."

"This is Comrade Jiang Xingye, our project secretary."

"The other comrades are in charge of security. We just came by on our way after attending a meeting, so you don't need to be too nervous."

"No need to call me 'Commander,' just call me Engineer Lin."

Everyone who "made an appearance" had their own identity, and the logic was quite reasonable. After listening to Lin Xu's introduction, the teacher named Zhang Xi finally relaxed a little.

To put it bluntly, she had just thought that Jin Xiaochuan had produced some inhumane achievement and violated some divine law, and that these people were there to arrest him.

But now, upon hearing this, it's possible that the people in front of me have just finished attending a high-level academic summit.

That level of security is relatively reasonable.

She breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately put on a smile and took Lin Xu's hand.

"Hello, Mr. Lin, you're so young!"

"Well-maintained."

Lin Xu answered without batting an eye, and Zhang Xi nodded, saying:

"Indeed, indeed, you look to be only in your early twenties."

"Well, I won't take up any more of your time."

"Let me get straight to the point and give you a brief introduction to Jin Xiaochuan's situation."

"of course can."

Lin Xu nodded.

"Let's just say it here."

"no problem."

Zhang Xi explained in detail, while Lin Xu listened and nodded in agreement.

Her account wasn't very long, but it was rich in key details.

According to her, she was originally a teacher of ideological and political education at Jinling University and did not have much contact with Jin Xiaochuan.

They only exchanged a few words during roll call in class.

At the beginning of the semester, Jin Xiaochuan was a fairly normal student.

Although many people who work in pure mathematics are more or less introverted, he is one of the "relatively extroverted among introverts".

I attend classes regularly, occasionally skip classes, and was caught once using an expired leave slip.

In short, he's just an ordinary college student.

However, starting from the end of last semester, Jin Xiaochuan began to act a little strange.

Of course, his personality didn't change much, but he stopped listening in class and became completely absorbed in his mathematical research.

Even when teaching political education classes, he was still busy working on his research.

At first, Zhang Xi didn't take it seriously at all.

This is a university.

She also has a clear understanding of her own political education course.

If you can finish the course, that's fine. If you're concerned about your GPA, then give it a shot at the end of the semester and try to get a high score. If you're not concerned about your GPA, you're not going to fail the course anyway. As long as you take the exam, you'll basically pass.

So she didn't pay much attention to Jin Xiaochuan until one time, the political education class was scheduled as the last class of the day.

After class, Zhang Xi chatted with the students on the podium for almost half an hour. When everyone had left, she packed up her things to leave as well, only to see Jin Xiaochuan still sitting there writing and calculating.

Out of concern for her teacher, she went over to remind Jin Xiaochuan to eat.

When Jin Xiaochuan looked up, his eyes were bloodshot.

He asked Zhang Xi a question.

他 说:

"Teacher Zhang, every morning when you get up, are you able to accurately pick out the clothes you want to wear from your wardrobe?"

This sentence made Zhang Xi begin to sense that Jin Xiaochuan was acting strangely.

But she didn't make a big fuss about it at the time; she just quietly chatted with Jin Xiaochuan for an hour.

She simply couldn't understand the theories Jin Xiaochuan was talking about.

Throughout the entire conversation, she only understood one thing.

What would the world be like if choices ceased to exist?

How could choices not exist?

Zhang Xi didn't quite understand this point—but she was a political education teacher, and among university teachers, she was one of the most talkative.

So after that, Jin Xiaochuan communicated with her more and more, even more than he communicated with his own professors in his major.

That's why the administrative staff approached her to learn about Jin Xiaochuan's situation.

In conclusion, Zhang Xi said:
"Actually, many people say that Jin Xiaochuan has become a bit strange now, but I don't think he's strange at all."

"He is still a very polite and courteous child, and his behavior is not extreme. He is just so engrossed in his research that he can't extricate himself from it."

“I think it’s great that you came to him. He’s been constantly being rejected and really needs some recognition.”

"Understood." Lin Xu nodded.

"Since we're here, it means we acknowledge his views, or at least believe his ideas are meaningful. Otherwise, why would we be here?"

After saying that, Zhang Xi let out a long sigh of relief.

"I can rest assured that."

"At first I was worried that you were looking for him because you had other jobs."

"If that's the case, then I don't need to worry about it too much."

“You are also a young person, and all of you are young people, so you should be able to communicate with him.”

"That's true."

Lin Xu pointed to the apartment building and asked:

"So what do we say now? Are you coming up with us, or are we going up by ourselves?"

Zhang Xi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"You guys should go up there yourselves. I'm afraid that if I go up there, it will put pressure on him."

"it is good."

Lin Xu nodded again.

"Then please wait for us in the car for a while. If things don't go well later, we can come back to you to get more specific information."

"no problem!"

After receiving Zhang Xi's reply, Lin Xu led the others into the apartment building, following behind the administrative staff.

The sheer scale of the operation gave him the illusion that they were about to break down the door and raid gambling dens or prostitution rings.

So when you knock on the door later, should you say "checking the water meter" or "community outreach"?
With this strange thought in mind, Lin Xu watched as Qi Yuan knocked on Jin Xiaochuan's door.

Then, he spoke:
"Jin Xiaochuan, the government is looking for you!"

What the hell!

Before Lin Xu could react, Qin Feng shoved Qi Yuan aside.

"What are you saying, you idiot!"

Qin Feng knocked on the door again and said:
"Jin Xiaochuan, we are from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. We saw your research through your supervisor and found it to be very forward-looking. We've come to chat with you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened immediately.

A head with messy hair poked out.

This image does bear some resemblance to the mathematical genius I've always imagined.

Jin Xiaochuan looked Qin Feng up and down, while Qin Feng had already taken out his credentials from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

He's now a walking treasure trove, with at least ten thousand different certificates, passes, and ID cards in his pockets.

After looking at the documents, Jin Xiaochuan's face showed a hint of surprise.

He quickly opened the door and led the group into the room.

This is a three-bedroom apartment, and the space is really not cramped.

It could even be said that this is a very large sum for a college student living alone.

However, this room was extremely messy.

Moreover, it possesses a unique disorder that defies description.

It's not dirty.

It's not dirty at all.

It's clear that the room's owner put a lot of effort and attention to detail into cleaning.

But it's just chaotic.

Lin Xu's heart skipped a beat.

"Unable to make a choice".

This is the third time in one day that I have come across the concept of "the failure of the choice axiom".

Moreover, it was something I had already thought of before anyone else mentioned it.

This may also be a process of dimensional ascension.

And Jin Xiaochuan in front of us is a testament to this process.

"Please sit down, leaders, please sit down."

"I'm really sorry, I really can't control myself. I'm trying my best to restrain myself, but there are many things I can't change."

"Please tidy up yourselves and sit down. I..."

"Don't panic."

Lin Xu raised his hand to interrupt Jin Xiaochuan.

Then, he exchanged a glance with Bai Mo and asked directly:
Have you ever had a higher-dimensional experience?

"what?"

Jin Xiaochuan was stunned for a moment.

"Higher-dimensional experience? What's that?"

Yes.

He probably doesn't know about higher-dimensional channels.

Lin Xu rephrased the question.

Have you ever, at some point or in some situation, left this world and entered another world, or seen something that didn't belong to this world?

Have you ever experienced a paranormal phenomenon that you firmly believe in?

The words fell.

Jin Xiaochuan stood there, stunned.

He looked at Lin Xu in disbelief and asked:
"How...how did you know??"

Lin Xu shook his head.

"It does not matter."

"The important thing is, what did you see?"

Jin Xiaochuan suddenly slumped down onto the only chair that wasn't cluttered with miscellaneous items.

Then he answered:

"I saw a world."

"No, that's not a world."

"That's a pile of fragments of the world."

"The choice no longer exists there."

(End of this chapter)