In a dim bar, the air conditioning breeze blew gently, exuding a faint musty smell. Na Ke Xia sat by the window, his eyes fell on the dim street outside the window, holding a glass of wine in his hand, but his heart was empty. He looked at the reflection in his glass, and his thoughts settled like the glass of wine, gradually blurring.
All this did not make him feel strange. Perhaps, life should be like this, ordinary and monotonous, without seeking change. After all, he has long been accustomed to this boring rhythm-no climax, only repeated lows. But today seems different, the man in a windbreaker at the door of the bar broke the tranquility.
There was an indescribable calmness in the man’s eyes, as if he had already predicted everything. He stood in front of Na Ke Xia, lowered his head slightly, and suddenly said: “Are you looking for Guang Zhui?”
Na Ke Xia was stunned. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but finally nodded. Guang Zhui. This was not the first time he had heard the name, but it had always lingered in his heart, like an indelible scar.
“Do you know it?” he asked.
The man did not answer, but handed him a note. It was a phone number, short but powerful. The man turned and left, leaving Na Kexia sitting alone in the bar, thinking about a lot of things.
1. The symbol of the light cone
Nakexia had heard people mention the light cone before, but it was just a vague word, like some untouched truth, always out of reach of him. He remembered hearing this word from an older colleague once, but he didn’t take it seriously at the time, thinking it was just a casual statement.
However, as time passed, the light cone seemed to become a part of his life. Whenever he closed his eyes, he could always vaguely see a faint light, guiding him to an unknown direction. The light was like a compass leading him out of the fog. Although the direction was unknown, it always existed.
So he decided to dial that number. He didn’t expect to get any answers, and he even didn’t believe that this seemingly absurd action would have any results. But he didn’t choose to stop, as if this was the only thing he could do at the moment.
The moment the phone was connected, he heard a low voice: “Are you Na Kexia?”
“Yes,” he answered, his tone was calm, but there was an indescribable tension.
“Do you want to know the truth about the light cone?” the man asked.
Na Kexia was silent for a while, and finally said: “Yes, I want to know.”
2. The fog of pursuit
The voice on the other end of the phone paused, and then said: “You have walked into a situation where you can’t turn back. The light cone is actually not as simple as you think. It represents the deepest desire in the human heart, and it also represents the untouchable truth. You want to get it, but you can’t really understand it.”
After hanging up the phone, the strong curiosity and vague fear in his heart intertwined, making him involuntarily start to think about what this so-called “light cone” represents. He didn’t believe everything the man said, but he couldn’t deny that these words seemed to touch something deep in his heart.
In the next few days, Na Kexia began to unconsciously recall the past, his life, his choices, and the details that he had ignored. He began to feel that Guangzhui might not just be an illusory word, it might be related to his whole life. So he began to investigate Guangzhui and look for all the clues.
3. The truth of the incident
A few days later, one night, Na Kexia stood in front of an abandoned old building. There was silence all around, only the sound of the wind echoing on the empty street. He took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and walked into the building.
The room was empty and cold, and the walls were full of mottled marks. Suddenly, his mobile phone vibrated, and a strange number was displayed on the screen. He picked up the phone, and a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone: “You are finally here.”
“Who are you?” Na Kexia asked.
“I am the self you never really knew.” The man said coldly, “You have been pursuing the Cone of Light, but you have never understood that the Cone of Light has long existed deep in your heart. Everything about you is just a projection of your desires and fears. What you want to pursue is a non-existent phantom.”
Nakexia felt a shock in his heart. The Cone of Light is not something specific, but a symbol, an untouchable ideal and illusion that exists in everyone’s heart. He once thought that he was looking for some real answer, but that answer never appeared in the outside world.
He suddenly realized that the Cone of Light is not an external goal, but a pursuit of self-cognition. All the mysteries come from his inability to face the blankness deep in his heart.
4. The reversal of the ending
Just when Nakexia thought he was about to understand everything, the voice on the phone rang again: “You think you have found the Cone of Light, but you have never stopped.”
Nakexia was stunned. As the words fell, he suddenly realized that he had never really understood all this. The Cone of Light may not need to be found, but to learn to let go.
He slowly hung up the phone and walked out of the abandoned building. At this moment, he seemed to have gone through a baptism of self-awakening. The truth of the light cone is not in the outside world, but in the depths of his heart.
Looking back at the footprints he had pursued, he suddenly felt that he had long been lost in the fog of pursuit. Now, the fog has dispersed, and all that is left is calmness and emptiness.