Countdown: Humanity's struggle to survive against yesterday

"Wait a moment!"

To Jiang Ning's confusion, Jiang Hua's expression changed upon hearing this, and he quickly waved his hand, saying, "Let me speak first..."

Half an hour later!

Jiang Ning looked at Jiang Hua in shock.

"Dad, wait a minute, let me sort this out..."

You said that you, Xiaoyuan, and Brother Fumin tried to come to Shanghai nine times, and in the end, it was the people of the whole country who relayed to get you there!

"Yes." Jiang Hua nodded with a sigh.

"But in the end you wanted to go back, and by some twist of fate I became famous nationwide..."

"Xiao Ning, listen to me..."

Jiang Hua was very embarrassed when he saw his son's dark expression, and quickly opened his mouth to explain.

"Son, don't worry, because of me, no one in the whole country will laugh at you!"

"Your face?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning looked at his father with a strange expression again. "Dad, I don't care if others laugh at me, but is there something else you haven't finished saying?"

"Well... there is a little bit!" Jiang Hua laughed awkwardly. "I am currently the spokesperson for the Asia region's Transportation Department of the 'Global Yesterday Survival Collaboration Program'."

"Huh? What?"

This long string of tongue-twisting and seemingly profound words left Jiang Ning dumbfounded once again.

"Spokesperson for the Asia Region Transportation Department of the 'Global Yesterday Survival Collaboration Program'".

"Your old man, I..."

After Jiang Hua finished speaking, he patted his chest with pride, and then quickly explained what the "Global Yesterday Survival Collaboration Plan" was. After explaining, he introduced what the "Ouroboros Project" was.

After listening to this information over the time it takes to smoke two cigarettes, Jiang Ning was beyond shocked.

If there is any change in myself, it happened after the Great Regression. Compared to the former, the latter is barely acceptable.

But what kind of operation is this from my own father?

He hadn't even decided whether or not to use his mutation to help the country and humanity, or to gain fame for himself.

The old man, on the other hand, went straight to the front, not only making a name for himself but also earning himself the title of "love-obsessed" across the internet!

"Son, are you alright?"

Seeing Jiang Ning lost in thought, Jiang Hua quickly waved his hand in front of his face, "Don't worry, no one will dare to cyberbully you online. The officer who picked us up assured me. Just relax and wait a year from now to welcome Xiao Wei!"

"Dad, did that so-called officer negotiate some terms with you?"

"this……"

Jiang Hua's face froze when his son pointed out the truth.

Then, silence fell over the room again.

Jiang Ning didn't ask any more questions; she felt a deep sense of warmth in her heart.

Without asking, he could roughly guess that the other party must have used the excuse of protecting him to invite his father to be the "Global Yesterday Survival Collaboration Solution Asia Regional Transportation Ambassador".

Otherwise, given my father's rigid personality over the years, he would never be interested in such a thing.

Communication between men can sometimes be very simple; a glance or a raised eyebrow can convey a tacit understanding. Similarly, communication between fathers and sons can sometimes be very simple; a drink or a cigarette can make them understand each other.

Jiang Ning picked up his father's cigarette case from the table, took out another cigarette, and lit it for his father.

After lighting their own cigarettes, they each lit one for themselves, and for a moment, the two stared at each other wide-eyed.

At one point, the two of them suddenly spoke at the same time:

"Didn't you say you had a secret?"

"You said the military was very enthusiastic, constantly asking about me, even wanting to know how many times I wet the bed as a child."

After asking their questions, the two looked at each other and said simultaneously, "You go first!"

After some back and forth, Jiang Ning finally let his father speak first.

Jiang Hua: "I find it strange that Xiao Ning is like this."

As Jiang Hua spoke, a strange glint suddenly appeared in his somewhat cloudy eyes: "Don't think I'm an old man and can't see it. These soldiers, under the guise of investigating and protecting you, actually have a feeling they're quite curious about you..."

"How so?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly recalled what he had been doing during this period.

But as he thought about it, he realized he had been careless. In order to test his own mutated "location" ability, he had spent quite a few days wandering around Shanghai.

Calculating the time, it seems to be around the time my father came to Shanghai. At that time, I didn't even bring my cell phone and was homeless for several days.

"Could it be that we've been noticed?" Jiang Ning thought inwardly, startled.

"It's just a normal questioning session. First, they ramble on about a bunch of useless everyday things, and then suddenly they ask me if I've behaved differently before."

"At first, I didn't realize what was going on, but after they asked more questions, I realized they seemed particularly curious about you... This curiosity didn't seem like a background check, it was more like a simple investigation... How should I put it?"

As Jiang Hua finished speaking, he gently exhaled the smoke from his mouth and looked at Jiang Ning with a worried expression: "It's like you have a secret, and they're trying to find out about me indirectly, to see if I know anything about it."

So Ningzi, if you say you have a secret, I think it's best not to tell me. I'm afraid my old bones won't be able to keep it, and if I manage to get it out, I don't know if it will help you or hurt you.

"call……"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning let out a deep breath. It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved.

The entire internet is moved by Jiang Hua, so why shouldn't I, as his son, be moved?

As a man, and as a father and son, Jiang Ning couldn't bring himself to say those things—hugging, crying, and confessing, "I shouldn't have been selfish and closed off, making my parents worry." He believed his father would feel disgusted if he saw it.

The reason I haven't gone out these past few days is because I've been thinking about the strange changes happening to me.

If we go back 50 years, before the surveillance network was fully in place, we might have been able to keep the secret if we were careful.

But now we live in the age of intelligence, and the country has launched the super AI "Luoshu" to assist in the management of society. Others will fall behind the world, and if you use the "location" ability repeatedly, you will definitely leave clues.

Perhaps Luo Shu's memory only lasts for one day, and all the videos and surveillance footage from that day will disappear after rewinding, but human memory doesn't!

Take the bustling neighborhood as an example. Many people here know that they have been staying at home for the past year. Who knows, as soon as the world starts to turn around, someone might come knocking on their door. They might not notice anything once or twice, but over time someone will definitely take notice.

Going further ahead, once Lin Wei is resurrected a year later, he plans to take her around the world, which will be even harder to hide.

Having made these plans, I had already considered proactively reporting them to the government.

The only remaining concern is that Jiang Ning is unsure whether the mutation within him will truly become the key to stopping the world's regression.

If so, how should I choose?

Should we wait a year until Lin Wei is resurrected before handing over the key, or should we report it to the state and immediately cooperate with the state to thoroughly investigate our own mutation and quickly stop the world's regression?

"Son, why do you look so pale?"

Seeing Jiang Ning's uncertain expression, Jiang Hua couldn't help but ask softly, then gave a self-deprecating look.

"I should have asked your mom to come. I don't know how to chatter about family matters. Xiao Ning, please don't feel pressured. Just live a good life. You can enjoy two youths without having to experience the feelings of the elderly. Looking at it this way, your life is worthwhile."

"Dad, I'm fine..."

Jiang Ning snapped out of his daze and saw the increasingly dark skin on Jiang Hua's face from growing vegetables over the past few years, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

The memories in my brain were like a slideshow, all the things I had seen and heard in the past ten days, as well as my experiences over the past few decades, all came rushing back at once.

After a long silence, Jiang Hua smiled wryly:

"Dad, don't be scared after I tell you this secret..."