Point of difference doom

Chapter 140 139: When sincerity reaches its limit

Zhou Baiyu looked at various push notifications.

Realizing that "contamination" has begun to take effect.

This is indeed something that everyone is pursuing, something that is hidden in people’s subconscious.

Zhou Baiyu hasn't learned the details yet, but looking at the "husband is currently guilty" that just happened, and the various truthful revelations on his mobile phone...

He speculated that the source of pollution in Linxiang City was related to "reality".

He didn't stay, and his friends must have discovered the problem as well.

Zhou Baiyu, who originally planned to go back home, just called his parents to check that they were safe, and immediately started walking towards the Yunjin Tianjiang River.

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Youke New Town.

The married life of Ms. Wang and Mr. Zhou has always been harmonious.

Especially after recently learning that her son is some kind of magical adventurer, similar to an investigator who manages certain special supernatural events, Wang Shufen has recently become obsessed with various supernatural games.

This is the third day after the defensive mode was announced, and it is also the third day that pollution officially began to affect the entire Linxiang City.

On this day, Zhou Zeshui bought a new vinyl record and went home, feeling very happy.

The so-called harmonious married life is...even if love has turned into family affection, when there is something happy, he will still share it with the other party immediately.

Zhou Zeshui always doted on his wife and said:

"Today is very strange. When I go to buy records, I usually remember that it takes a long time to write. After all, the price of some things fluctuates greatly as they age. In the eyes of those who need it, it is very valuable, but in the eyes of those who don't...

It’s not as good as new.”

"You know I like old records, right? The price is 1,900. But I said it should be cheaper. The boss said directly, you have to let me make some money, right? 1,900 is not expensive anymore."

"I asked, how much did you charge when you brought it? This question was actually a bit offensive, but guess what, the boss said, it was 1,100, and I was happy at that time, and then I bought the order for 1,200

Coming down."

"It's really strange that they asked for the lowest price directly."

Ms. Wang Shufen obviously didn’t care about records. She caught the key point immediately:

"How can you still afford a 1,200 record? Are you hiding your private money?"

Zhou Zeshui just wanted to say: How could I hide private money?

But then I thought about it.

How could I lie to Shufen?

Yes, my previous behavior was so bad, I actually hid my personal money behind her back.

In fact, Ms. Wang Shufen didn't care at all that Zhou Zeshui hid private money. The family had enough money, and she had trust in Zhou Zeshui's character.

But some things are just fun engraved in people’s bones.

For example, hiding private money and discovering private money.

But what surprised Wang Shufen was that Zhou Zeshui found all the private money hidden in various places in the house.

A total of more than 60,000 yuan, and I honestly admit that I saved it for half a year because I wanted to buy some out-of-print records.

This frankness made Wang Shufen a little uncomfortable.

Like is equal, but love is willing to be defeated. The couple have been fighting wits and courage for many years. At this time, Zhou Zeshui's performance really moved Wang Shufen.

When more than 60,000 yuan was deposited into their joint account, Zhou Zeshui suddenly felt a little heartache...

My inner thought is, hey, what’s wrong with me? Why am I so honest?

Didn’t I keep this money to collect out-of-print records? Why did I pour it all out at once?

Of course, there are many little secrets between the couple, but they are all innocuous and do not affect their relationship.

There are even some well-intentioned concealments for the good of the other party.

As the rule of "sincerity" continues to influence and pollute people, the feelings of Zhou Baiyu's parents have not faded.

On the contrary, I learned a lot about the love-filled little thoughts in the other person's heart.

Because each other still regards the other as the most important person, all secrets are surprises in life.

But this couple is like this, and other couples are different.

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This night is destined not to be peaceful.

More and more secrets are exposed because of people's inner sincerity.

Just above the sweet Ms. Wang and Mr. Zhou in the community of Youke New Town.

When the man came home late at night and faced the woman's interrogation, the man was stunned for a moment, and then honestly told him that he went to the foot-washing city to wash his dirty feet.

People are like this. When faced with accusations, some people will admit it frankly, while others will choose to find out the other party's mistakes and seek a sense of moral satisfaction with their mistakes.

So in the process of blaming each other, the two began to reveal their secrets to each other.

A complicated relationship was revealed that was so bloody that even novels would not dare to write it up.

To put it simply, the man - from the day the woman got pregnant, he has cheated on her physically dozens of times.

There are dozens of women’s contact information hidden in WeChat. All have their dates and ages noted. Of course, this WeChat account is a small account.

As for the woman, it can be summed up even more simply - when I go downstairs to buy a pack of cigarettes, I can meet nine people who have had sex with you.

People cannot imagine that when everyone is open and honest, there will be a huge crisis of trust.

The couple's relationship was shattered.

In other words, they were actually shattered long ago, and it was only at this moment, under "distorted sincerity", that they finally accepted this.

Overnight, Linxiang City had numerous cases of cheating, and the children were not biologically related.

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The next morning, this was the fourth day of pollution spread.

The more it spreads, the more obvious that strong sense of sincerity becomes.

In the police station, prisoner Liu Dali confessed to his crime.

But no police officers were surprised. It seemed that telling the truth was common sense.

Of course, there is indeed a lot of big news today.

A live entertainment talk show is being played in the shopping mall.

When a certain star was asked about his relationship status, the previously abstinent star named more than 40 female stars, as well as women working in the industry and well-known internet celebrities.

As more and more questions arise, the revelations become more and more violent.

Almost all celebrities' entertainment industry personalities collapsed on this day.

But on this day, they returned to their sincere side.

In normal times, this would have been shocking. But today, it wouldn't even cause a blister in Linxiang City.

Because there are too many and too big melons in Linxiang City today.

The remarks of some officials, any word, are much more shocking than the words of these traffic stars.

The truth about countless unfinished buildings has emerged.

Numerous murder cases committed by high-level officials have also been brought up again.

These topics cannot be suppressed at all.

Linxiang City is like a nuclear explosion, constantly delivering shocking topics.

The corruption and sin hidden in the deepest parts of human nature are put on the table again and again, accepting everyone's attention and baptism.

The social order also began to suffer impact because of countless bloody truths.

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Yunjin Tianjiang.

The people marching outside the window were denouncing a bank president and a senior official who had misappropriated public funds and caused a residential area in the green area of ​​Linxiang City to remain unfinished for seven years.

There was a long queue for divorce outside the Civil Affairs Bureau, and everyone looked unhappy.

Zhou Baiyu was in the flat floor, looking at the scenery outside, and had to sigh, this second round of defense mode was indeed terrifying.

I don't know how long it will take for this "sincerity" to spread to areas outside Linxiang City.

But this is only the fourth day. Presumably the surrounding districts, counties and towns will be affected on the fifth and sixth days, right?

The living room is connected to the balcony.

Zhou Baiyu was watching the chaotic scene outside on the balcony, and an advertisement for reverse delivery was playing on the TV.

"The world is in pain. Because it is too real, the order has been broken."

"In a sense, human growth and even maturity are reflected in the skill of lying. The essential difference between the progress of human civilization and other species is that this species can brag."

"It is precisely because lies surround us that there is a need to appeal to sincerity."

"But if one day... humanity will only have sincerity left."

"Then all the good things built by lies will experience a violent shattering."

Zhou Baiyu woke up very early.

Ling Hanru rubbed his sleepy eyes, Constantine yawned, and Nina had already prepared clothes for him.

Xing Meng Wu Chang stood up like a carp, while He Guang Tongchen twisted his neck.

Everyone came out of their own houses.

"Brother Zhou, what are you talking about?"

Ling Hansu heard Zhou Baiyu talking to himself and asked curiously.

"nothing."

The words "nothing" made Ling Hansu believe that it was really nothing, so she wondered if she had just heard a hallucination.

This is a lonely battle.

Zhou Baiyu has already realized it.

Thanks to Dr. A's medicine, Zhou Baiyu has developed a considerable degree of resistance to corruption and pollution.

But this is not total resistance.

Zhou Baiyu can actually feel that if he stays in the land of joy for a longer time, he will gradually become a slave of laughter.

Nowadays, it can be said that there are sources of pollution and attempts are being made to turn Linxiang City into a "real country".

Here, humans have no privacy. Whatever you ask, people will answer whatever you ask.

Nowadays, there may still be some people who can manage not to lie, but also not to answer.

But as time goes by, everyone will gradually get used to this world where there is absolutely nothing to hide.

And Zhou Baiyu himself, presumably in this world, will slowly feel as if he has been injected with veritaserum.

But at least now, he still has the ability to resist.

He even has the ability to lie.

But although he has some resistance, his teammates do not.

because……

Zhou Baiyu had a sleepless night, shocked by the corruption of this world and shocked by how so many truths had been subverted.

But my friends slept soundly.

This means that partners have gradually accepted this world.

Even when everyone gathered together, no one felt a sense of disobedience.

"Our mission today is still to find the source of pollution in defensive mode. By the way, Wu Xin arranged it in the hotel, right? Let's clean up his room as soon as possible."

The speaker is the same as the light.

Zhou Baiyu asked tentatively:

"Didn't you notice the source of the pollution? Didn't you feel that it was already polluted?"

"No, have you noticed it?" He Guang Tongchen looked at Zhou Baiyu.

Everyone also looked at Zhou Baiyu.

Zhou Baiyu smiled and shook his head:

"Neither did I. It's a pity. Everything in the city is normal. Where is the source of the pollution hiding?"

I didn't mean to deceive my teammates, this was just a test.

When Zhou Baiyu lied, he could clearly feel that his tone was dull.

I have doubts about my behavior.

This gave him a sense of crisis.

His deceptive mouth is losing its most valuable ability.

Of course, his lies were also testing other things. Things that Zhou Baiyu was a little afraid of.

Zhou Baiyu continued to ask:

"By the way, the latest scientific research magazine yesterday found that the previous theories were all false. The earth is the center of the universe, and it has been proven once again that the sky is round and the sky is round."

Quiet as a needle.

For a moment, Zhou Baiyu even thought that these people were frozen.

Seems to be trapped in a huge lie.

It was as if something suddenly caused the brain to freeze.

But only for a moment. After a short moment, Constantine exclaimed:

"So that's it. It's really amazing. Humanity's exploration of the universe has gone a step further."

There was surprise in Constantine's eyes, but the surprise soon disappeared.

Because in this world, no one will lie and everyone must be sincere, so what Zhou Baiyu said must naturally be the truth.

So soon, Constantine and everyone in the living room accepted the fact——

The earth is the center of the universe, the sky is round and the earth is round.

Everyone was a little surprised, but it was just the kind of surprise of gaining new knowledge.

But Zhou Baiyu was not. Zhou Baiyu's heart stirred up. He was just testing it before, but when his guess became reality, he still felt fear.

Yes, fear.

Zhou Baiyu can imagine...

If pollution were allowed to spread in this world, people would completely lose the ability to identify lies.

If everyone in the world only told the truth, maybe it would be okay. But there is no doubt that human beings will lose a lot of imagination.

When human beings review various previous documents and some overturned hypotheses, they may also fall into a huge contradiction.

But all this is not the most deadly.

The most deadly thing is...

What if the source of the pollution itself can lie?

When everyone in the world is "incomparably sincere", the only person who can lie... will inevitably become the emperor of this world!

Because every lie he tells will be regarded as the truth.

Zhou Baiyu's heart was pounding. It was only a few days ago...

The pollution has become serious enough to affect everyone's common sense.

But everyone cannot notice it at all.

Every lie at this time may cause bugs in human's accumulated cognition.

Zhou Baiyu finally realized the specifications of this defensive mission.

If something goes wrong...

This is equivalent to destroying a program from the destruction of the underlying code, directly triggering a real "sincere doomsday".

"Brother Zhou, what's wrong with you? Are you breathing so quickly?"

Ling Hansu noticed carefully that Zhou Baiyu's face turned pale and his chest kept rising and falling.

Zhou Baiyu shook his head:

"I need to be quiet. There are some things I haven't figured out yet."

"Right..."

Zhou Baiyu was about to speak but stopped.

"What's wrong? You're hesitant to speak." Xing Meng Wuchang frowned.

Zhou Baiyu shook his head:

"It's okay. I suddenly forgot what I wanted to say. I'm going to rest first."

Zhou Baiyu walked into his room and closed the door.

Facing Yongye, Poluke, these powerful enemies, he didn't feel this kind of panic, but just now, he suddenly felt a little scared.

"Damn, it almost caused a disaster."

Zhou Baiyu actually wanted to say just now: By the way, I actually lied to you just now. There is no round sky and no square, and the earth is not the center of the universe.

He tried to use the existence of lies to make his teammates realize that there are disguises, lies, and the opposite of reality in this world.

But when he was about to do this, his intuition reminded him of a terrible scene.

He was worried that huge conflicts would directly cause his teammates to develop some kind of thinking bug and fall into a state of panic.

"Calm down, calm down...Zhou Baiyu, you can still lie now, you can still identify lies, that means you still have time."

Zhou Baiyu closed his eyes and began to think about countermeasures.

"The most important thing right now is to find the source of the pollution and dig out his divine imprint."

"But how to find out?"

Zhou Baiyu suddenly thought of something.

Suddenly he opened the door, walked out of the bedroom, and looked at Constantine.

Constantine has changed into his usual coat and is ready to go out to investigate the pollution.

"Constantine, the fallen believer, or the source of pollution, must he also follow God's creed?"

Constantine frowned:

"What do you mean by this? I don't quite understand it."

Zhou Baiyu explained:

"For example, a fallen believer in the God of Laughter and Joy, must he be a person who likes to laugh?"

"Not necessarily. God may be like this. But believers who have obtained part of God's power are actually not like this."

Constantine shrugged, spread his hands and explained:

"I believe in the god of spirits and dissoluteness, but in fact, I can also borrow wine. In a sense, we believers, whether we are purifiers or polluters, are all people who borrow divine power."

"We may agree with some of this god's tenets, but we may not necessarily agree with them absolutely."

Zhou Baiyu said:

"So... a person who believes in the god of laughter and happiness may be able to face certain things without forcing a smile?"

"Of course." Constantine said very confidently.

Zhou Baiyu understood.

Yes, those new gods who were promoted from corrupt species to gods may indeed have carried out their divine conception.

The God of laughter and happiness may really face everything with a smile.

Then this overly sincere God may really believe that all things should be honest with each other.

But his followers are, after all, just people who crave power. As polluted species, they may just enjoy power purely.

Zhou Baiyu came to the conclusion——

This god is related to sincerity, but believers of this god may not necessarily lie.

Imagine if everyone in the world believed that there were no lies in the world and everyone would tell the truth... In such an absolutely ideal world...

If a person is suddenly able to lie, will he really be able to refrain from lying?

Zhou Baiyu even couldn't help himself.

For example, at this moment, he really wanted to call Ishihara Satomi's husband: Ishihara Satomi is actually your long-lost brother and sister.

Or to a certain squid, if Mystery 2 is not updated, the world will be destroyed. To all pigeon authors, if the daily update is less than 10,000 words, the blind date will fail infinitely.

Anyway, no one will suspect that what they say is a lie, and they will treat it as the truth.

Such a world is simply a paradise for liars.

Although Zhou Baiyu knew that this kind of behavior was wrong, he also had to admit...this temptation was greater than the glass house in the Land of Joy.

He even wanted to test it out.

Evil desires suddenly surged up, and Zhou Baiyu knew very well that he could definitely resist this rule for a while...

You can enjoy the huge profits from lying during this period!

But he finally suppressed it and took a deep breath.

"Maybe I will regret it in the future, but now... I have to find the source of the pollution before I am overwhelmed by desire."

"Since even I have a strong desire to lie, then the source of pollution must not be able to bear it."

"As long as he lies, his logic will collapse. In a sense, lying is equivalent to a superpower."

"Ordinary people will definitely use it if they have superpowers."

At this moment, Zhou Baiyu finally had some thoughts.

"This is a duel."

In this world where there is only reality, a duel between two people who can lie.

(End of chapter)