Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

Da da da.

Su Ming tapped the table rhythmically with his fingertips.

In her final moments, Chen Zhiwei left behind a children's story.

This must have been intentionally done by Chen Zhiwei.

She must have realized something at the very last moment.

But there was no time to convey it.

Or rather, it cannot be communicated.

"right."

Su Ming nodded: "Unable to convey."

His gaze was fixed on the boundless darkness.

This darkness is alive; it is everywhere, and if you speak, it will hear you.

It should be written down, but not too clearly, because it might be able to understand it.

He couldn't help but think of what Wen Qi had said before: "They are trying to understand us, and conversely, we also have the opportunity to understand them."

Wen Qi also said something at the time.

She said, "Our human nature is inherently incapable of understanding the unknown."

"On the other hand, there must also be unknowns within us that they can never understand."

"For example, creativity and imagination."

"We create things of imagination that can break free from logic, reality, and all established rules."

"This is perhaps the only thing they cannot understand."

This memory was like a ray of light, instantly piercing through Su Ming's consciousness.

He suddenly picked up Chen Zhiwei's notebook.

Isn't this story created by Chen Zhiwei?

With Chen Zhiwei's intelligence and talent.

Since she was able to write it down, she must have been certain that He couldn't understand it, while she herself could.

"The Little Spider and the Black Stone".

Su Ming silently told himself that he must not make a sound, because the darkness might be listening and watching.

The story is very simple.

In summary

The little spider living in the deep well always remembered the warm stars it had seen at the well's mouth before.

But the well opening was blocked by a large rock, trapping it in darkness. It desperately tried to weave a net to move the rock, but it couldn't.

Just then, the shadow of the big rock appeared, and it agreed to help move the rock, only asking the little spider to tell it where the stars were.

After the black stone moved the boulder, the blinding sunlight illuminated the bottom of the well.

Then the black stone disappeared, and the little spider escaped the deep well that had trapped it.

Su Ming stared at the short story, scrutinizing it word by word.

This short story features five concrete things.

They are: a little spider, a deep well, a stone sealing the deep well, the stone's shadow (a black stone), and a star.

"The little spider is Wen Qi."

"She was trapped in a deep well."

"So, this deep well?" Su Ming looked up.

The deep well most likely refers to the blue planet.

If that's the case, then the stones sealing the deep well become much easier to understand.

It is the sun gradually dying out.

The sun goes out, the sunlight disappears, and darkness descends.

The shadow of the stone is the darkness that shrouds the entire blue planet.

This darkness is alive.

"As for the stars."

Su Ming frowned.

The stars in the story actually refer to the sun in the sky, because only the sun can provide warmth.

It was mentioned once at the beginning of the story, and then again in the middle.

This warmth might not be warmth in a physical sense, but rather warmth in a spiritual sense.

It might be referring to itself.

Wen Qi felt a warm feeling in her heart when she thought of herself.

well.

Now that we've figured out the metaphor in this little story, the meaning is easier to understand.

The little spider was trapped in a deep well, which corresponds to Wen Qi being trapped in darkness and unable to escape.

If she wants to escape, she must push away the stone at the mouth of the well.

But she was too weak; she couldn't move the stone at the wellhead on her own.

And so, she attracted the attention of darkness.

Darkness was curious: why did Wen Qi, who was willing to give everything, want to escape the deep well?

The answer is because of Su Ming.

Su Ming is the star in Wen Qi's heart.

Without Su Ming, Wen Qi would not have thought of leaving, but would have stayed in the well forever.

So, darkness made a deal with her.

I'll help you move the stone from the well, and you tell me where the stars are.

Wen Qi agreed.

But it must have been a lie.

That's what Su Ming thinks.

In the story, the black stone helped the little spider move the big rock.

Only after the sunlight came in did the black stone realize that it was a shadow.

He will disappear at dawn.

He will appear when it gets dark.

This contains a lot of information.

This also includes a description of the little spider weaving its web every day.

Su Ming believes this network can be understood in two ways.

The first one represents Spider-Man's plan.

All the nets extend towards the stone, signifying that Wenqi's plan is clear and going smoothly.

The second one represents the power of the little spider.

This little spider no longer refers to Wen Qi alone.

It likely refers to everyone on Earth, including Su Ming and Yu Mengnian.

The power of Earth is insufficient to end the apocalypse.

It has no solution.

Unless, the apocalypse ends on its own.

The story clearly states that only the black stone can move the large rock blocking the well.

After the stones sealing the wellhead disappeared.

Sunlight streamed in.

This likely refers to Su Ming.

Su Ming captured Wen Qi and turned her into his pet character.

Its daybreak.

This refers to Su Ming cutting off the doomsday line of 2003 and returning to 2026.

The ending of the story.

The little spider said, "You are a shadow; you appear when it's dark and disappear when it's light."

"He cannot be killed."

"Or it means that the world's extinction is only a temporary disappearance, and it may return in the future."

There was another thing that Su Ming was curious about.

The black stone seemed unaware that it was a shadow until the sunlight shone in.

He thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't quite figure out what Chen Zhiwei was implying.

However, he understood Spider-Man's last words.

The little spider said, "Thank you for helping me move the rock."

She thanked the black stone.

This suggests that Wen Qi may have obtained what he wanted.

Meanwhile, the story mentions stars for the second time.

This star likely has two meanings.

The first one escaped and saw Su Ming.

The second meaning is to satisfy.

Su Ming wasn't sure if his understanding was correct.

But he couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of Chen Zhiwei."

Chen Zhiwei is the only one whose thinking can keep up with Wen Qi's, and in some areas, her expertise is even stronger than Wen Qi's.

She must have guessed something at the last minute, which is why she hastily left this story behind.

"Those two guys are terrifying."

Su Ming had to admit that if they wanted to take advantage of him, they could sell him off and he would still be happily counting the money for them.

In a word.

Wen Qi deceived that "He".

She was waiting for Su Ming to come to her.

This is a stage meticulously woven by Wen Qi.

Everyone is an actor in this game.

The only audience is the omnipresent darkness.

Any unusual occurrence will be instantly detected in the darkness.

This is a stage script that demands zero tolerance for error.

After figuring this out, Su Ming deliberately sighed, "Kids are just kids, they actually wrote such a boring story."

"It seems that scientists' literary talent is really quite ordinary."

He casually tossed the notebook into his backpack.

It was an absolutely safe space that no one but yourself could touch.

After dusting himself off, Su Ming walked towards the door.

His thinking is extremely clear now.

He also grasped the key point of Wen Qi's last few words before he left.

"If you've made up your mind, come find me at Heng'an Middle School."

"Su Ming, I am not currently bound by favorability ratings, so my patience has its limits."

"I really don't want to hurt you."

Su Ming understood what she meant.

Don't rush to find me. Go take a walk around the neighborhood and find out more.

But don't come to me too late, or I might really lose control.

Be careful on the road. Even if I don't want to hurt you, something else will.

Before pushing open the door, Su Ming stopped and looked back.

He took a deep look at the room.

Perhaps, I'll never have the chance to come back.

Su Ming spent the most time looking at the seats at the dining table.

In a daze, he seemed to see Wen Qi, Shen Wanyu, Chen Zhiwei, Yu Mengnian, Tang Tang, himself, and even Zhou Zhengyang sitting next to him on the sofa.

The group sat together, discussing the end of the world and the future.

This scene took place in 2003.

next time.

That girl who would take the initiative to hold my hand, kiss me, and teach me a lot of knowledge may never appear again.

"Sigh~"

A long sigh echoed through the living room.

Su Ming pushed open the door and strode out.