Chapter Twenty-Six Time Is Not Right

  Hong Jun thought for a moment, couldn't figure out what this chess piece meant, the little snake was already asleep and there was no way to ask him. So he casually threw the chess piece next to the little snake's pillow, picked up that train ticket, it was indeed a train ticket from Xi'an to Binhai City, with detailed records of seat numbers and train numbers, but strangely, there was no specific date on the ticket.

  Hong Jun went online and quickly found the detailed information of this train. "This ticket shows that the train from Xi'an departs at 11 am, according to Little Snake, it took him three days and three nights from when he entered the deep mountains until he was taken out by the old man, so on the fourth day in the afternoon, Little Snake got on the train, the earliest would be on the fifth day. The train takes about a day and two nights, which means that by the time he returned, it took at least seven days, a total of 168 hours." Hong Jun analyzed, "However, from when Little Snake went missing to tonight's return, a month has already passed."

  "Are you saying there's a discrepancy between our time and the little snake's?" Xu Ming asked.

  "Yes, this has a scientific explanation, that is the so-called time wormhole. A wormhole, also known as an Einstein-Rosen bridge, is a narrow tunnel through space-time that could connect two distant points in space-time. The concept of wormholes was first proposed by Einstein and Nathan Rosen in the 1930s while studying the gravitational field equations, suggesting that it would be possible to achieve instantaneous spatial transfer or time travel through a wormhole." said Hong Jun.

  "So, did we pass through the time wormhole or did the little snake pass through the time wormhole? Does this mean that one of us has already deviated from our original timeline and entered another parallel timeline? Does this mean that we will suddenly meet ourselves on another track at some point in time?" Xu Ming asked a string of questions.

  "Haha." Hong Jun suddenly burst out laughing, confusing Xu Ming. He stared blankly at Hong Jun, who realized his own loss of composure and stopped laughing: "You're thinking too much, the time wormhole is just a theoretical concept proposed by some scientists, currently there's no evidence or basis to prove its existence."

  "Hey, since science hasn't proven it, that means this statement is unreliable." Fat Chen interrupted.

  "You're wrong again, just because science hasn't proven something doesn't mean it's not credible. For example, the existence of ghosts and gods." Hong Jun looked at the two of them, "Do you believe that there are ghosts and gods in this world?"

  "If it were a month ago, I wouldn't have believed it, but now I do." Fat Chen said resolutely.

  Xu Ming also nodded: "Right, I'm thoroughly convinced too. Originally, it was just because ghosts only existed in horror movies, but I didn't expect that this world really has ghosts."

  "I'm not going to talk about foreign ghosts for now. In China, the concept of ghosts and gods originated from the ancient matriarchal society, with records in 'Shan Hai Jing'. The entire ghost-god system was formed during the Jin Dynasty. Many people who believe in science say that ghosts and gods are a product of the spiritual needs of ancient people, but many haven't thought about why ghosts and gods are not only widespread in China, but also all over the world. Why have many people encountered strange things that cannot be explained by science? Fooling one person or even an entire era with illusions is possible, but why do so many people in this vast country of China, from emperors to commoners, believe in the existence of ghosts and gods for five thousand years?

  Hong Jun said in one breath, "Therefore, things that science cannot prove or explain, we should not dismiss them outright. Instead, we should put them into the realm of the unknown. The concept of ghosts and gods has no scientific basis to prove its existence, but on the other hand, there is also no basis to prove it doesn't exist."

  Hong Jun said to this point, suddenly found himself off topic, he smiled and returned to the regular: "My intention is that the little snake's disappearance, we can no longer use science to look at it. Maybe, he also encountered a ghost like us, only thinking so, can explain why our time is inconsistent with his, why he used twenty minutes to unknowingly reach one thousand kilometers away. Compared to using the unknown time wormhole theory to explain, I believe everyone would rather accept that he also encountered a ghost. At least we three people have already seen the existence of ghosts, and it's reasonable for another little snake to see a ghost." Hong Jun found himself saying something humorous.

  "It's a ghost again." Several people sighed in unison and sat down on the edge of the bed. For these ordinary people, even if they had reluctantly accepted that this world had ghosts, when faced with ghosts, especially those that were hostile to them, they had no ability to resist. They could only watch as a boulder rolled down from the mountain and crushed them, unable to move. They finally understood what it meant to be "strong in spirit but weak in power".

  Confronted by ghosts and unable to fight back. This is their greatest sorrow now.

  Some things, between you and them, are only separated by a thin veil. Before the veil is lifted, no matter what happens on that side, it has nothing to do with you. However, once the veil is gone, the events that occur on that side will inevitably be linked to you, whether you like it or not. You can't escape.

  Now, Hong Jun, Xu Ming, Fat Chen and Xiao She, etc. have all become ants on a rope, closely related to each other.

  So things followed one after another.

  The matter of the little snake had not been sorted out yet, and on the second day, Fat Chen also got into trouble.

  The next day, Hong Jun returned to the factory after a month's rest. The boss, who was also his cousin, didn't say much, but told him that due to his long absence, someone had taken over as team leader. However, he gave Hong Jun the position of deputy director of the office. This made Hong Jun feel greatly surprised - after resting for a month, he had actually been promoted! The deputy director of the office was essentially an idle job, and the fat director knew that Hong Jun's relationship with the boss was not ordinary, so he didn't dare to let him do anything, fearing that it would be too tiring for this ancestor.