Chapter 45 Bonfire
Standing at the place where Lin Weilin jumped and looking down, Wang Ze just glanced at it before being forcibly pulled back by He Chou.
A strong wind poured into the room, and the guards quickly sealed off the scene.
He Qiu's deep voice sounded: "What's going on?"
Wang Ze just pursed his lips and shook his head, looking at the bodies in the room, and then his eyes fell on the closed door of the suite.
Guards had filled the room, and several captains were holding anti-interference walkie-talkies and talking nervously.
Inexplicably, Wang Ze remembered the scene when Lin Weilin first appeared in front of him.
Wang Ze recalled it carefully and thought about it, and a sense of frustration arose spontaneously.
He was deceived by this woman.
Wang Ze just thought of the ghosts and their gang when the ghosts started to pray, and they would eventually take action against the culprits of the year.
The deepest purpose of the entire public opinion war is to elicit the mastermind of the Euler massacre.
But what Wang Ze didn't expect was that the sixth person turned out to be Lin Weilin.
The most confusing information is that Lin Weilin is the current public relations director of Weixin Group. She joined Weixin more than ten years ago.
Eulerstar started promoting it more than ten years ago.
If there is a sequence, there is some logic.
"Check it out."
Wang Ze said tiredly: "Lao He, remind them that she may be a spy of the third star cluster."
"Spy?" He Chou immediately nodded in agreement, "Are you okay? You look so bad."
"I just feel a little tired, it's nothing."
Wang Ze turned to look at the old man who was dead on the seat, and then moved to the unopened door of the rest room. He stared at it quietly for a few seconds, then gave up on kicking the door and turned to leave.
The guards did not stop him.
……
Two days later.
Pearl Harbor Police Station, witness room.
Wang Zeyang closed his eyes and rested on the sofa, while Qi Ming sat in the wooden chair next to the bar, sorting out the entire case information.
There were dense footsteps in the corridor, and He Chou walked in with several police officers.
"Old Wang, the press conference is over, and a group of reporters are squatting on you downstairs again."
Wang Ze smiled helplessly: "It's time for me, an Internet celebrity, to pass away."
He Qiu turned around and said hello to several police officers: "I'll stay here for a while, you go back first."
After they left with a smile, He Chou closed the door and came over with a smile.
"Old Wang, please analyze it for me. It says that I will be transferred to another city and upgraded to another level. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Of course it's a good thing," Wang Ze said with a smile, "The home planet has a parliamentary system, and the parliament is composed of members elected by the region. You now have a good reputation among the people, and the authorities in any place will like you... Sheriff Black Bear, You can eat it anywhere.”
He Qiu touched his chin and muttered:
"In this way, my daughter will transfer to another school. She is very happy here... I will discuss it with your sister-in-law when I go home.
"By the way, Lao Wang, have you paid attention to the investigation of Burning in Ashes and Professor Yifa? The technical team of Weixing Group has recovered a lot of research materials."
Wang Zedao: "Still waiting for Director Zhao to give me news."
"Weixing Group is finished," He Chou grinned. "The higher authorities will set up a ghost incident investigation committee, mainly to discuss how to legally dismantle Weixing Group."
Qi Ming said from the sidelines: "I just saw a petition on the Internet, saying that statues should be erected for the five members of the Wenrunruyu fixed team."
"It's too much to erect a statue," He Qiu frowned. "They are somewhat close to extreme terrorism in nature. If we encourage exposure and prosecution in this way, what is the meaning of the existence of our police and judicial agencies?"
Wang Ze said: "When the dark clouds in the sky are too thick, some radical methods must be used to break the blockade of the dark clouds. I admire them for this.
"However, this cannot change the fact that the deaths of Wen Quan and others were murders."
"The bureau actually wants to close the case as suicide."
He Qiu explained:
"There is no way to continue investigating this matter. Whether it is the virtual warrior covering the human brain or the human brain cooperating with the virtual warrior, there is not enough evidence to support it.
"This kind of case is indeed a bit too novel. We have never encountered it before. When a simulated brain based on itself covers itself, there is no scientific basis for whether it is a second personality or a third personality. Support.
"What surprised me the most was Lin Weilin.
"She has been lurking in Weixing Group for more than ten years, and unexpectedly..."
Wang Ze sighed softly, and the smile when she jumped out of the window flashed in front of his eyes.
"She may not be dead."
Wang Ze whispered.
"Not dead?"
"Well, she should be more than just a spy for one party," Wang Ze said. "She should have her own position. In fact, she is the mastermind of all plans, and Ghost Burning to Ashes is only the executor of the plans."< br>
"Why do you say that?"
"Because the rhythm is under her control," Wang Zedao, "The key to this ghost incident lies in the loss of control of public opinion several times. What is Lin Weilin's identity? She is the public relations director of Wei Xing Group."
Qi Ming whispered: "This is a battle between two armies, and the general is a spy!"
Wang Ze smiled and nodded: "Lao He, do you still remember when public opinion first began to ferment? Without any warning, the police leaked the secret, the Wen Quan case was exposed, and Wei Xing Group's suppression of public opinion showed flaws at that time. , this flaw should be deliberately sold by Lin Weilin.”
"This..."
He Chou frowned and said, "What's the point of doing this?"
"The motive is not clear. I have used all the resources at my disposal and can't find any information about her."
Wang Ze murmured in a low voice, a hint of frustration flashing through his eyes.
This woman is really... cunning.
He turned on his phone and found a video that had been popular on the Internet for the past half day.
The video was taken by workers working on the surface of Euler. There are starships floating in the blue sky. The starships are obviously divided into six groups, wary of each other and confronting each other.
Wang Zedao: "This may be the result that the ghosts and others want."
"This plan that these guys came up with has almost affected the entire human civilization," He Qiu clicked his tongue, "It has been eight years of preparation."
Wang Ze turned to look at He Chou with a questioning look in his eyes.
He Chou glared: "You still doubt that I'm helping them? Impossible! I don't know them at all! I definitely came up with the idea of looking for you!"
"Okay, I get it, why are you nervous," Wang Ze said with a smile, "It's not that difficult to model your brain. Maybe you can save half of the computing resources."
He Qiu's face turned purple and he hesitated for a while, but he didn't know how to curse back gracefully.
"By the way," Wang Ze said, "Tianze Technology will soon set up a branch on the home planet, take over Zhao Dafu and his technical team, and have already started negotiating a contract.
"Lao He, which city are you going to transfer to? I asked them to choose the location of the branch there. If I want to come over in the future, I won't have to live in this small witness room."
"Let's go to Xinye," He Qiu said, "If I agree, I should go to Xinye."
"Why don't you agree to your promotion?"
"I've been here for more than twenty years. In a different place, I have to start getting to know people again," He Qiu muttered, but he didn't complain much.
The two chatted for a few topics related to the police system, and Wang Ze's phone vibrated one after another.
It was a long message sent by Zhao Dafu. The message contained a lot of text, and every few paragraphs of text were accompanied by pictures and videos.
Obviously, Zhao Dafu regarded the matter of "investigating Professor Yifa's research records" as a work report to the new owner, which was extremely detailed.
Wang Ze glanced through it roughly, sighed slightly, and looked out the window in trance.
"I took it and looked at it."
He Chou said hello, holding Wang Ze's cell phone and looking at the content inside, his brows furrowed more and more.
The information inside is mostly about burning to ashes.
The first video record is Ifa's work diary.
Zhao Dafu thoughtfully wrote a reminder of the past - it seems that Jhin has seen through the true face of the war, and Professor Yifa is about to eliminate some of Jhin's memory data.
……
"Teacher, do you want to erase my memory?"
In the laboratory surrounded by the slight sound of engines, the young man on the screen asked.
The middle-aged man in front of the screen nodded seriously.
There was a dark environment around him, and there seemed to be a few pairs of eyes watching here in the darkness.
"You're not supposed to know this, Jhin," Ifa Gulain muttered, even though the boy on the screen was a little heartbroken.
"So teacher, what I saw was not a bug, but a real scene, right?"
The voice coming from the speakers on the side was slightly trembling:
"We are not doing adaptive training for physical recovery, but we are fighting real humans, right? Teacher, why are you doing this.
"In the core agreement you gave me, it says that you love peace and be friendly to others, but teacher, you are using your virtual personality to carry out war and ask me to kill humans.
"Wenrunruyu and the others are also virtual personalities. Are they the same as me?"
Professor Yifa paused with his fingers and whispered:
"Jin, human society is very complex. I need research funds and a stable platform to support my work.
"They are different from you. You are pure, pure, and have not been contaminated by human society.
"They were all humans originally. It should be said that I collected the data of these humans and used the data to generate a virtual version of them. It was like two parallel thinking bodies were created in the same space at a certain moment, each other No more relevant.
"I will remove these thinking bodies afterwards... You don't have to worry. You can't remember what I say to you now. I will restore your memory bank to six hours ago. It's like you fell asleep. A sleep.
"Don't worry, Jhin, it won't have any impact."
"Teacher, I don’t want a teacher... I don’t want..."
Professor Ifa couldn't bear it, but he still typed the execution code on the keyboard intertwined with light.
The expression of the young man on the screen changed instantly, with a bit of confusion in his eyes.
"Teacher, why am I here?"
The middle-aged man in front of the screen quickly adjusted his expression and smiled at the young man: "I brought you back from the game. How have you been lately? Have they discovered your identity?"
"It's been very good recently," the young man said with a smile, "I like them very much, and my teammates also take good care of me. Do they have any health problems?"
"There is no problem, just don't worry," Professor Ifa said, "There is a systemic failure in the port equipment. It is suspected to be caused by the expansion pack. As long as the expansion pack is cleared, they should be able to leave smoothly.
"I'll take you back."
"Good teacher."
"Get along well with your friends," Professor Yifa showed a gentle smile, and after a few simple commands, the boy disappeared from the screen.
Then, the middle-aged man sat there quietly, without saying anything for a long time. It was not until two figures walked out of the darkness at the side that the professor slowly exhaled and raised his glasses with trembling fingers.
"Professor Ifa, are there any risks in doing this?"
"Don't worry, Jhin is different from them. Although they all use brain simulation technology, Jhin's brain simulation was created from scratch and was cultivated by me. It was not generated based on human brain data. There will be no problems."
"I hope so. Have you seen the information on the battlefield? The indigenous people of this planet are so miserable. Why can't we negotiate?"
"As soon as this war starts, there will be no possibility of negotiation," Yifa said coldly, "What those people on the home star want is this planet, and it is a planet that will not cause disputes and belongs completely to the home star. Resource Planet.”
"Is this possible? Professor Ifa? How can the mother planet defend this planet? They don't even have a fleet."
Yifa remained silent, reaching for the instrument on the side with his palm. When he turned off the instrument, the video also fell into darkness.
……
He Qiu swiped the screen, looked at the text records above, and then sighed.
Regarding the information about this war, Ghost had previously spread it on the home star network.
Now, although the parliament has come forward to delete large areas, the vast majority of humans on the home planet can see the relevant content as long as they want to see it.
A strange civilization.
It seems that two thousand years ago, there was a dislocation in time and space, and human civilization appeared with the same starting point of time and space as the earth, but with a different development direction. On that purple planet, it was gradually swallowed up by the flames of war and deeply covered by sand and dust.
"Old Wang, tell me," He Chou asked puzzledly, "What are these high-level officials on the home planet trying to do? What do they want?"
Wang Zedao: "If you look at the history of the Earth Era, you will find that in the power structure on the surface before the outbreak of nuclear war, the prosperity of most powerful countries was based on the logic of elite banditry, controlling popular elections, fooling the people, plundering resources from outside, and Limit public opinion within
"A resource star can bring a massive material foundation to the mother star, thereby boosting the economy of the mother star and improving social welfare. This process can be mapped to the promotion of politicians and the growth of wealth of businessmen.
"In the final analysis, the people who made the decision to massacre the indigenous people were only doing it for personal gain, thereby giving a group a permanent infamy."
He Qiu sighed: "No matter what, we are still humans of the same origin and species. How can we be so cruel?"
"Humans who cannot provide votes are no different from monkeys," Wang Ze spread his hands. "You can use this outrage to understand the thinking of these politicians."
He Qiu shook his head and continued to watch the subsequent videos.
These are all related to that war, and the main content is Professor Ifa's work diary.
What interested He Qiu the most was actually the last few video clips.
These video clips are from Ash's perspective, and their sources are quite special. They are the fragments of information recovered after the satellite where Jhin's artificial brain was located was blown up. ——The anti-gravity coating of the satellite prevented these fragments from falling into the atmosphere and burning, and were successfully recovered.
The penultimate video in this long message is the conversation between Ifa and Jhin.
……
"Jhin, more than ten of my former colleagues have had accidents recently."
"Teacher, what's going on?"
"It has to do with an experiment a few years ago," Yifa's face was already showing an old look, but his expression was still calm.
He looked at the thirty-centimeter-high three-dimensional projection, smiled a little, and whispered:
"I had a premonition that the hand had reached behind my neck. This was a punishment I could not escape, and it was also the consequence of my promise to conduct the experiment."
"Teacher, what experiment?"
"Your memory has been erased," the old man whispered. "I have prepared a backup server for you. If something happens to me later, you can transfer it immediately.
"If my heart stops, all the data here will be automatically cleared.
"I have placed some files and information, including the contents of the experiment, on your backup server.
"I also made a backup of the data of several of your friends and put it on that server.
"Jhin, I don't want you to take revenge on those behind the scenes. That will bring greater pain to society and a huge scandal will occur on the home planet."
"Scandal? Teacher, why are you saying this suddenly..."
"Jhin," Professor Ifa's expression showed a bit of relief, "You are my most proud disciple and my most perfect work. I don't know where you will go in the future, and I am not prepared to let you conduct my experiments. , although that is my long-cherished wish.
"Should humans live forever?
"Did you know? The teacher's favorite story is the story about immortality in the Earth Era. The teacher has always felt that that is people's simplest pursuit and dream of life, so the teacher has been working hard in this direction.
"But now, the teacher feels that this proposition itself is wrong.
“Consciousness comes in stages.
"Human beings are always dominated by their past.
"The habits you form, all your cognitions, and the neuron connection structure formed in your brain are all derived from the influence of the environment on you. The more memories you accumulate, the larger your database will be. But at this time Are you still the same person you were when the memory database only had two pages? Or, are you still the same person you were yesterday?
"I don't know and I can't define it.
"Allowing a consciousness to last forever does not mean keeping its memory.
"If it were just biological genetic inheritance, then as long as human reproduction continues, the human species would have achieved immortality in a certain sense, wouldn't it?"
The video ends.
The penultimate video shows the assassination of Professor Ifa.
It was in a villa near the seaside, with coconut trees and palm trees outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Professor Ifa sat on the chair, slowly leaning back while holding his heart, his eyes gradually lost focus, and his tired face was filled with pain.
Jhin was watching all this, but he couldn't do anything.
He didn't dare call the police or reveal his existence.
He could only watch Professor Ifa die, and he was passively teleported to the backup server.
The backup server is on an observation satellite that has been deactivated but has not been cleared.
Professor Ifa did some tricks to make the satellite monitoring system of the home planet ignore this satellite.
Jhin received the data he had lost here, and then floated in space, observing the planet that gave birth to a brilliant civilization.
He sneered;
He was thinking;
He sometimes looks at the black hole of the universe and wonders why he exists;
He knew that waking up his friends was not a good thing. He could not explain the war to his friends. They would easily collapse.
He found the experimental data left by Professor Ifa, and an idea gradually emerged in his heart.
He began to observe and record, and found Wen Quan, Zhang Li, Gu Wanzhong, and Zheng Wenzheng, but he only watched from a distance without disturbing them.
Finally, Jin lost to loneliness.
Borrowing the computing resources of the surface network of the home planet, Jhin awakened four other artificial brains, and what followed was the rapid collapse of the four friends.
This concludes the penultimate video clip.
The last video was very short and was the first time Jhin and Wenquan met online.
After Jin introduced himself, another Wenquan appeared in front of the real Wenquan, with a bright ID on his head.
As gentle as jade.
……
"Is it the memory fusion that Wen Quan promised?"
He Chou raised his head and looked at Wang Ze: "How should we calculate this? Did Wen Quan commit suicide or commit suicide?"
"For homicide," Wang Zedao, "the legal provisions for illegal manipulation of human memory should apply. Even if Wen Quan himself agreed, it can be considered to have been coerced and misled.
"There have been relevant judicial cases. When the memory is modified, any behavior performed by the party can be regarded as forced.
"So a murder did occur on the home planet."
He Chou asked: "Where is Lin Weilin?"
"The memory fragments that have been captured do not include Lin Weilin," Wang Ze said. "I suspect that Jhin deleted the memory of Lin Weilin at any time, or that the two people cooperated for a relatively short period of time, and some memory files related to the recent past were blown up. .
"There is indeed no memory of Jhin in the past six months among the captured satellite fragments."
"How do I feel that Lin Weilin has become an Eternal?"
He Qiu said softly, threw Wang Ze's cell phone back, stretched weakly, and lay down on the sofa.
"Old Wang, when will you go back?"
"It will take a few days until the case is concluded."
Wang Ze breathed a sigh of relief, crossed his legs, and looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window.
He seemed to see those dark figures again.
The five of them sat in front of the campfire, discussing how to make the tragedy of Euler public to the public, discussing what they could and should do.
The night gradually deepened, and their expressions were full of dejection.
How can we break the blockade of the powerful classes on the home planet and tell the story to the people?
How can we convince those who hear this story that it is true?
The five of them mused.
The bonfire became even more powerful.
……
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