Ai ShuQiao's brainwashing ability with words wasn't just average, it was almost on par with Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto. However, I was someone who had taken a photo in front of Tiananmen Square and slept in a five-star hotel, so I couldn't just kneel down and say: "Mom, you're amazing!" and then immediately commit suicide to express my admiration.
Ai ShuQiao was good at sophistry, I didn't want to be led by her.
"Is that okay?" She moved away from me and sat back down on the round sofa. She gripped the armrests tightly and crossed her right leg over her left knee.
Professor Yu's memories were indeed recalled two years later when he was immersed in BWK, so Ai ShuQiao might not be lying about the drug's effects.
"Wu Sheng has a serious case of depression." Ai ShuQiao stated the facts, "Last month, he tried to commit suicide in Switzerland again. Luckily, his father stopped him in time. If this continues, he will definitely die from depression. Don't you want to cure him?"
"Is that all you're ambitious?" I was skeptical, "BWK does change people's lives more than Apple's products. Maybe your personal influence can also surpass Steve Jobs, but …"
"BWK is a double-edged sword, so are many drugs in the world. What would happen if a person was unknowingly injected with a thought by someone else? Wouldn't it be scary to become someone else's puppet? "
No sh * t! Americans are among the most wasteful people in the world when it comes to food! Also, can you stop using North Korea as a bad example? The president of the HHH enthusiasts club will be unhappy!
"No." Ai ShuQiao said firmly, "It's just to prove that I'm right! A long time ago, I believed that human emotions were merely chemical changes. I used my excellent self-control to prevent myself from being manipulated by these chemicals, but my friends and family criticized me for being heartless. Now, I developed the drug BWK to help the weak who could not control their emotions! From now on, as long as I spend money, I can buy determination. As long as I spend money, I can buy perseverance. As long as I spend money, I can buy 'Amnesia Water' … Not only will I prove the stupidity of the world, but I'll also let my company earn a lot of money.
"Childish! Do you think the cycle of karma starts and ends with a person's life? " This time, it was Ai ShuQiao who interrupted me, "Shakyamuni founded Buddhism because of the caste system in India. Without the filth of mud, how can one see the purity of a lotus? "
"What do you want me to believe?" I furrowed my eyebrows. "You want me to believe that all of your evil deeds were for the sake of developing BWK and giving humanity a future filled with hope?"
"Ye Lin, the world is like a Tai Chi diagram. There is white in the black and black in the white. You categorize me as evil, which proves that you are still far from maturity …"
"But not enough to attract the attention of the CIA and NSA?" Ai ShuQiao's snake-like gaze moved up and down my body, "My stupid son, would you rather believe in two heartless state machines than your own mother?"
"BWK's effect lasts for a certain period of time," Ai ShuQiao pointed out. "Although it varies from person to person, the average duration is about two years. While it was still in effect, they could use a blood sample to check if he was under the influence of BWK. They might even be able to decipher what kind of thoughts were injected into him. That way, the negative side effects would be minimized. "
"If you can't tell, then let me teach you." Ai ShuQiao cleared her throat, "Actually, humans can easily befriend most animals as long as they have enough food. An American boy can befriend a groundhog, but that doesn't mean he's more compassionate than a North Korean boy, it just means he has more food at his disposal. "
"I never waste talent. I even gave Wang Xiuwu and Huo Jiangdong a chance to redeem themselves. You have my blood flowing in your veins, and you're also a great contributor to BWK, so why would I be stingy with you? "
"Listen, I can give you some examples that are closer to reality … I remember Ai Mi used a picture of an American boy who became friends with a groundhog and got along with it peacefully. Can you see the ugliness hidden in this picture?"
Huh? What do you mean by bringing depressed bro into this? Wu Sheng has always been good to me. Not only did he give me a Swiss army knife, but he also acted in 'Substitute Hero' to encourage me when I was unconscious. Ai ShuQiao, don't tell me you're not going to let him off the hook?
Ai ShuQiao was not ashamed at all when faced with her children's questions. Instead, she felt proud that her hands were only stained with necessary blood.
The folder was very thin, and I only saw a stack of fax papers after I opened it. The English words made my head hurt, and I didn't even know what the numbers behind the English words were for.
I was stunned, "Inject thoughts? Isn't that what they say in 'Inception'? "
Ai ShuQiao's gaze suddenly became cold, "Flowers and grains grow on animal feces and corpses. All the beauty in this world comes at the price of ugliness. If you can't see through this, then you'll forever be a child."
After Ai ShuQiao dialed a number on her phone, one of her bodyguards walked into the bedroom and handed me a sealed folder with both hands before leaving.
Ai ShuQiao's tone was filled with disdain, "It's free will that creates lazy people and lawless criminals. BWK exists to correct the wrong parts of free will. Take Wu Sheng as an example, I can use BWK to 'force' him to be happy and give his rotten free will a new lease on life. Are you still going to say BWK is purely evil? "
Ai ShuQiao nodded, "That's right, it's similar to the thought stamp in the sci-fi novel 'The Three-Body Problem'. The essence of BWK is to inject thoughts. It can cure many mental illnesses, including depression. It can also make antisocial people harmless. It can even be a good helper for a country's integrity and instill the idea of 'no corruption' into government officials. "
"My wish is for you to disappear from my sight."
But I don't believe Ai ShuQiao invented BWK for the sake of human society.
"The third line on the first page is the company's net profit for the month." Ai ShuQiao reminded me, "The second to last page is the total assets. You can take a look."
"Wait!" The prospect Ai ShuQiao described made me shiver, "Aren't you trying to make humans lose their free will?"
Ai ShuQiao gently caressed the quaint metal wedding ring on her left ring finger, "American boys can waste food to feed marmots because America plundered half of the world's resources after World War II and turned them into their own wealth. If we go back further, America's land was also cruelly plundered by the colonists. That's why you kids only see a 'cute' picture of humans and animals coexisting peacefully, but you don't see the blood, tears, and corpses of Native Americans behind the picture … Everything in this world has a price! Happiness always needs to be watered with the blood of sacrifice! Do you choose happiness? Or sacrifice? "
Ai ShuQiao laughed, "You're blinded by the fact that you view BWK as an evil drug. In reality, the only thing that can save Wu Sheng is BWK. Everyone's depression has their own characteristics. Wu Sheng can only feel a tiny bit of happiness when he's impersonating someone else. That's why all he needs to do is soak himself in BWK and infuse him with the idea that you're impersonating someone. "
What's so ugly about it! I've seen that picture before, isn't it just a shota feeding peanuts to a marmot? It's said that the benevolent see benevolence, the wise see wisdom, and the perverted see obscenity. Ai ShuQiao, does this count as' the evil see evil '? You don't have any good in your eyes!
The future that Ai ShuQiao described was beyond my expectations. If BWK is used as a drug, then it can make people forget their tragic memories, it can easily change their bad habits, it can make public workers consciously abide by the law, and it can instantly make drivers develop the correct reflexes … Its significance to human society is no less than the industrial revolution!
"It's a price you have to pay to achieve your goals. There's no such thing as a utopia that can be built without harming anyone."
"That's about a third of my assets." Ai ShuQiao added with a hint of tiredness, "I don't want to have more children, so these assets will belong to you and Ai Mi in the future. It's rare for the two of you to 'love' each other, so there's no need for you to fight over assets in court. Why don't you let go of your prejudices and make up with me, and enjoy the happiness that you paid a certain price for? "
"But you just admitted that you're the cold-hearted one!" I couldn't help but retort, "You used Ai Mi to poison her grandfather, then you made me faint to extract my blood, how can I trust you!"
"That's a fallacy!" I retorted, "According to what you're saying, the founder of Buddhism, Shakyamuni, also did evil before doing good? He abandoned his position as a prince and became a monk … "
I rudely interrupted her: "If you're not evil, then are you still good? Have you ever done a good deed! "
"You can cure it?" I was full of doubt, "Did your pharmaceutical company develop other drugs other than BWK?"
"There's no good or evil in the eyes of successful people, only cause and effect." Ai ShuQiao boasted shamelessly, "Even if you judge my previous evil deeds with a secular perspective, it's only to pave the way for my future good deeds."
I flipped the fax paper back and forth. The two eye-popping numbers left an indelible impression on me — — the pharmaceutical industry was really profitable with a small capital.
I directly called her by her name: "Ai ShuQiao, you're more than capable of organizing a cult in rural America, but you're not good enough to fool me. No matter what, I've been influenced by my dad for many years at the dinner table, so I have a firm and righteous outlook on life — — you don't have to tell me history, just tell me what good deeds you're going to do and what good deeds you can do. "
"I heard there's an actor called Wu Sheng who looks a lot like you." Ai ShuQiao suddenly asked, "Does he have depression?"
"Doing good based on evil?" I mocked, "Are you planning on putting down your butcher knife and becoming a Buddha?"
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