Those who travel back in time

Chapter 31 A Secret Maneuver

"Is there really anyone who can predict the future?" Chen Qing asked slowly.

In the past, he would never have believed such nonsense, but now, having experienced such an absurd thing as time travel three times, he feels that he can accept anything.

"Based on the information we've found so far, this Yuan Tiangang has indeed made many predictions about the future, and he has succeeded." Fang Xiande's eyes were a little sore from looking at the computer for too long, so he took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes.

"Does Dr. Fang also believe he can predict the future?"

"Prediction is actually a kind of probability science. Through some calculations or observations, it is indeed possible to determine the most likely outcome and achieve the effect of prediction, such as stocks or the weather. The fact that Tuibeilou can create zombies shows that they have some advanced technology. If they plan and prepare carefully, they can 'predict' things in front of people. I don't find it strange."

What kind of elaborate planning can predict the lottery?

"A more reasonable explanation is that the part of the post about the lottery is fabricated, or that apart from Yuan Tiangang and Tuibeilou, the content of that post is all fabricated."

"You don't actually believe that Yuan Tiangang can predict the future."

"If you're talking about predicting the future through some kind of supernatural ability, like in the movies, I don't believe it."

"Time travel has become a reality, and predictions about the future may also come true."

"Time travel is science; it's based on physical models that we can verify and manipulate, such as general relativity. But the kind of prediction you're talking about, as it stands, doesn't originate from any observable or repeatedly verifiable physical laws. Until we find its mechanism, I can't categorize it as science."

"Whether their prophecies are true or false, we must find them and destroy the serum they stole."

Finding Tuibeilou is not so easy. Although I found some information about Tuibeilou online, I couldn't find the identity of the posters for those anonymous posts.

Apart from "Yuan Tiangang", they couldn't even recall the name of the second member of Tuibeilou.

"I'll go back and ask Li Qilin to help investigate. He has far more resources than we do, so maybe he can find some clues," Chen Qing suggested.

"Alright." Fang Xiande thought for a moment and agreed to the plan.

陈卿这次回去的时间是2025年6月20日晚上8:31，这个时候李启林多半不会在公司，陈卿便直接去了李启林的豪宅扈逸华庭。

"Who are you?" After ringing the doorbell, a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old opened the door. He looked about seven or eight parts like Li Qilin.

"I'm here to see General Manager Li," Chen Qing said.

"Who are you?" The young man remained blocking the doorway.

"Chuanqing, how can you be so rude?" Li Qilin walked over. "Mr. Chen, please come in."

"Mr. Chen, you've arrived?" Li Mengfei heard Chen Qing's voice and quickly stood up from the sofa.

Besides Li Mengfei and Li Qilin, there were two other people in the living room: the young man who had just opened the door and a fair-skinned middle-aged woman.

Li Qilin gave a brief introduction to both parties: the young man was Li Qilin's son, Li Chuanqing, and the woman was Li Qilin's wife, Bian Meihong.

As for Chen Qing's identity, Li Qilin naturally couldn't tell the truth, only saying that he was a friend of his.

Li Qilin led Chen Qing to his study. Chen Qing had traveled through time and space, so he must have something to say. He didn't want to talk about the end of the world in front of his wife and children.

"Mr. Chen, is there any new lead?" Li Qilin closed the study door and spoke in a low voice.

"Mr. Li, I'd like to ask you for a favor," Chen Qing said, standing by the window.

"Mr. Chen, please speak."

"Since you know me, and know and believe in the end of the world in advance, you must have prepared for it beforehand. You might have built shelters, stockpiled food, and prepared weapons... I don't know exactly how you did it, but I know that your chances of surviving the apocalypse are far higher than those of ordinary people who are unaware of it."

"Mr. Chen wants my future self to help him?"

"That's right. After the apocalypse breaks out, I hope you can find a man named Chen Hai, take him away from me, and take only him. Never let him stay with me again." Chen Qing said, handing a slightly yellowed old photograph to Li Qilin.

The photo shows two children, one only seven or eight years old, and the other a little older, thirteen or fourteen.

The seven or eight-year-old one is clearly Chen Qing when she was young, and the thirteen or fourteen-year-old one is undoubtedly Chen Hai.

"Wouldn't it be easier if I took him away before the apocalypse?" Li Qilin took the photo and looked at it.

"What's the point of taking him before the apocalypse? Cars, trains, and planes make transportation so convenient; he can always come back to me. After the apocalypse, it'll be all zombies, and he won't be able to come back to me."

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Li Qilin returned the photo to Chen Qing.

Although the photo only shows a child, finding him in the future will not be difficult at all. He can investigate the child's identity now, keep an eye on the child, and take him away at the first moment of the zombie outbreak.

"Thank you, Mr. Li." As soon as Chen Qing finished speaking, a sharp pain shot through his head as a massive amount of information was updated in his brain.

In Chen Qing's original memory, the zombie outbreak occurred in 2026. On that day, he and his brother were watching a movie in the cinema when suddenly there was a commotion and screams outside. They ran out of the theater and found many zombies tearing people apart.

When watching movies, especially horror movies, Chen Qing often sees scenes where, when danger appears and a ghost or zombie pounces on someone, that person neither knows how to dodge nor evade, but just stands there dumbfounded, waiting for someone to save them.

At that time, Chen Qing mocked the movie for making people look too stupid, but when the plot of the movie played out in reality, when the zombie opened its bloody mouth and pounced on him, he froze on the spot. Apart from trembling with fear, he couldn't move a step or make any reaction.

Chen Qing's behavior was exactly like that of a fool in a movie.

If his brother hadn't used a fire extinguisher to knock down the zombie at the crucial moment, he would have been dead on the first day of the zombie outbreak.

The two ran from the movie theater into the street, where everything was in chaos, with zombies tearing people apart everywhere. Taking advantage of the chaos, the older brother pulled him into a car parked on the side of the road and escaped with him.

This was the original memory. Now, right after Chen Qing finished speaking to Li Qilin, new memories appeared in his mind.