Genius club

Strange and bright blue eyes...

A girl with short black hair and an expressionless face...

Everything matched.

The appearance of the space-time assassin girl had long been engraved in Lin Xian's mind. He often closed his eyes and saw those terrifying blue eyes and the cold face that looked like a human skin mask.

There was no doubt that the little girl described by Jask's female secretary was the space-time assassin who was chasing him!

"Any more information about the little girl?" Lin Xian continued to ask.

On the other side of the phone.

Angelica should have bitten the cigarette holder and took a puff, then slowly exhaled:

"Nothing else, because this is only our first night, I can't ask so many questions, right? Today I almost didn't ask anything actively, I showed no interest in her boss, all my interest was in her."

"That was when we were hugging and chatting, I tapped her brow and said... Is there something bothering you recently? You always look worried. If you have something to worry about, you can tell me, maybe I can help you."

"Then she took the initiative to tell me that she was worried about Jask being accused, so I went along with it and found out that Jask was hiding the teenage girl. But it seems that this female secretary also doesn't know the truth The situation can only see some surface phenomena. "

"So, Lin Xian... seeing that you care so much about this little girl, could it be that she is the murderer sent by Jask to assassinate you? Although it sounds incredible, in the country where I grew up, many agents are trained from children. After all, children are born with the advantage of being agent killers..."

"Small, flexible, not easy to arouse suspicion, and can make full use of the tender appearance to let the enemy relax their vigilance. Especially the kind of cute little girl, who would suspect that such a porcelain doll is a killer? They can easily rely on their harmless faces to blend into any place and lower everyone's defense. "

...

Angelica is true.

Lin Xian has also heard that the agent intelligence organization in the Zhongdong area is very powerful, and most of the excellent agents are very young children.

Although children are far inferior to adults in terms of direct combat effectiveness.

But in situations where they need to hide their identities and infiltrate, children have a unique advantage that is far better than adults.

Lin Xian has no doubt about this.

Cute and petite children can always trigger the kindness and preference in human genes.

This is probably why both the Spacetime Assassin and Yu Xi are little girls, right?

Angelica was cautious.

On the first night she met the secretary, she did not ask too many questions, but chose to listen passively, so as not to arouse suspicion and further increase trust.

At present...

It is basically certain that the Spacetime Assassin girl is indeed in the same group with Jask as she guessed.

And.

The person who sent the Spacetime Assassin to hunt him down... is probably Jask!

It turns out that the enemy is really in an unexpected place.

If VV had not used the last chance to burn Jask's name on the TV before dying, he might not only not doubt Jask until now, but even regard him as his lifesaver.

That would really be a trap.

But there is still one thing I can't figure out...

If Jask's purpose is simply to kill me. Then why did he launch a rocket to save me in space? Wouldn't it be enough to let the X-37B space plane hijacked by Kevin Walker crash into me and kill me?

Lin Xian believed that a smart man like Jask would not go back on his word.

This series of actions that made it hard to figure out the truth must have all been within his expectations and part of his grand plan.

What was Jask's real purpose and ultimate goal?

With the information Lin Xian had now, he couldn't guess it.

Let's first listen to other news that Angelica had found out.

"Angelica, from what you said, in addition to the information about lolita control, you also found out about artificial intelligence? What is it specifically?"

"It's about Jask's attitude towards artificial intelligence."

Angelica paused on the phone and continued:

"This female secretary said that, including her, many company executives actually hope to introduce more artificial intelligence AI to replace manual labor in their work, which can not only improve efficiency, but also optimize capital expenditure and reduce labor costs."

"But Jask hates artificial intelligence very much. Although he had invested in a famous artificial intelligence company in the early days, after the subsequent products came out, he hated this product that deprived humans of creativity and imagination... This is also the current A controversial issue within Jask. "

"This female secretary complained to me casually after the work was done. She said that if Jask could agree to use AI in the work, many of her jobs would be easier. But there is no way. Most of the companies under Jask have not yet been listed and are private enterprises, so... Jask has the final say on all matters. If he says no, it means no. "

"The female secretary told me that Jask often says some inexplicable lines, just like the villain in the cartoon, always talking about the world, history, anyway, it sounds very second-rate... He said about artificial intelligence that from now on, there will never be super artificial intelligence. "

--\u003e\u003e

"I really wanted to ask under what circumstances and under what circumstances Jask said this. After all, the keyword note you wrote for me contained the word super artificial intelligence, wasn't it? ?"

"It was just that the two of us were lying together and had already talked about too many work issues that were inappropriate for the atmosphere... It was obviously unreasonable for me, a Hollywood actress, to pay too much attention to business secrets and super artificial intelligence, so I didn't continue to ask questions. Lin Xian is like this when it comes to extracting information, and his continuous in-depth questioning will only arouse the other party's vigilance and suspicion. "

"The more you don't care, show no interest, and laugh it off, the more you are playing hard to get. On the contrary, it can arouse the other party's desire to tell you and give you more information."

"That's right."

Lin Xian agreed with Angelica's point of view.

As expected of Ji Xinshui's Seven Deadly Sins, the master in charge of intelligence collection, Angelica's theories and tactics are quite advanced.

honestly.

Lin Xian was very satisfied with being able to extract these key information from the female secretary on the first night of their first meeting.

These two pieces of information may not be considered confidential matters to the female secretary herself, so she said them casually.

After all, these two messages have no value, they are just complaints about daily work, just like everyone complains to their friends about their unhappiness and worries at work.

But for Lin Xian, these two things were like giving timely help, and directly allowed him to confirm two crucial judgments——

1. The time and space assassin chasing him was sent by Jask.

2. The super artificial intelligence VV must have been killed by Jask, otherwise he would not have said the sentence "From now on, there will no longer be a super artificial intelligence in the world."

This is enough.

With these two inferences, it was enough for Lin Xian to know who was against him and who his enemy was.

Look at it this way...

Lin Xian was inexplicably suspicious...

[The mysterious old man in the fourth dream, the mastermind behind all these events...could he be Jask? 】

This suspicion is possible, but there are also contradictions.

Because Jask is a world-class celebrity, VV has already collected a lot of face photo data of Jask, and compared it with the sketch of the mysterious old man he drew.

Not even the slightest resemblance!

It's absolutely impossible to be the same person!

This is the judgment given by super artificial intelligence VV, and Lin Xian is still very convinced.

but.

This judgment is still too one-sided.

Since technology in the next few hundred years will already allow people to stay youthful and young forever, and everyone will look as beautiful and delicate as a sculpture.

So if you perform reverse plastic surgery, you can definitely change Jask's face into a person who did not exist in history. This is all achievable.

Therefore, when one's own real life is now threatened, it seems meaningless to consider the true identity of the mysterious old man in the distant fourth dream.

Let’s seize the opportunity first and resolve the immediate crisis.

Lin Xian sighed softly.

He said into his cell phone:

"Any other information Angelica?"

"Without Lin Xian, I got these two tonight."

Over there, Angelica seemed to have finished smoking, and her voice became much smoother:

"Intelligence extraction is a long-term job. As the relationship between me and the female secretary deepens, I will definitely be able to extract more information. But...the truth is this, but after understanding this evening, I can feel that this woman The secretary is very smart and measured.”

"She clearly knows what can and cannot be discussed. So even if we continue to have a relationship like this, the information we get in the end will probably just scratch the itch and not get to the core at all."

"This is also what I have been worried about." Lin Xian replied:

"The person who can stand out from tens of millions of people and become Jask's secretary is unlikely to be an ordinary person. Things like what she told you today are not business secrets in the first place. I'm afraid if you look at the whole world, these two insignificant pieces of information , it’s only useful to me.”

"As for the really useful information, whether it's the Genius Club or Copernicus, I think it would be difficult for you to get the information from the female secretary. What's more, Jasik may not let this kind of thing happen. The female secretary knows...even if he really trusts the female secretary, the Genius Club is different from other things, and this should be the biggest secret in Jask's life. "

Over there on the phone.

Angelica chuckled:

"We have indeed thought about this matter. Therefore, we must find other ways. Whether the female secretary really does not know the genius club information, or she knows but will not tell it. In short... we might as well do more Get close to Jask and find out the truth."

Lin Xian was silent for a while:

"Can it be done? Contact Jask directly."

"I already have preliminary plans."

Angelica said:

"When we both got up tomorrow, the female secretary said she wanted to take me to her home to have a look. Because she is a big fan of mine and has collected a lot of things about me...even many souvenirs from when I debuted as a child star. Spend a lot of money and effort to buy it and collect it.”

"She even built a collection specifically for me at home and wanted to invite me to take a look. For us now, I will definitely not refuse, but will show great interest. And...you know this Where is the female secretary’s home?”

"Right in Texas, in Cameron County, near the town of Boca Chica. And the town of Boca Chica... is --\u003e\u003e

It was the place where Jask bought the entire place and developed it into a starship rocket launch base. "

Texas, Boca Chica, Starship Rocket Launch Site.

Hear this familiar place.

Lin Xian couldn't help but think of what VV once said...

VV said that Jask always likes to stand on the [Observation Tower] to observe rockets, and he will watch them for a long time every time. Except for necessary work, he spends most of his time at the Starship Rocket Launch Base and standing on the observation tower.

So, it goes without saying.

There must be some special secret hidden on that observation tower.

And since Angelica is going to be near the Starship Rocket Launch Base, she also said that she has made preliminary plans to contact Jask directly...

Presumably, she went to see Jask on this trip:

"So you want to go directly to the Starship Rocket Base to see Jask? This doesn't seem to be an easy task. Even if you meet him, no matter what questions you ask him, he will definitely be defensive."

"hehe……"

Angelica smiled confidently into the receiver of her mobile phone:

"Have you forgotten again... what Hollywood calls me?"

A moment.

Lin Xian suddenly realized.

But...this plan is too bold!

Is it really possible?

"So, Lin Xian, if I want to execute this plan, I can't do it alone. I need your help."

Angelica said softly:

"You first go to Cameron County, Texas and wait. I will send you an address. When I am ready, you can come to the female secretary's house to meet me."

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I made the female secretary fall asleep, and then I called you while I was out having a cigarette. If I stay out for too long, I will be suspected. Hang up now, see you in Texas."

beep.

After saying that, Angelica hung up the phone bluntly.

Lin Xian took the phone from his ear and looked at the gradually darkening screen...

Listening to what this "various witch" said, I'm afraid she will use the magic of disguise again, dressing up as Jask's female secretary to directly contact Jask.

He has never seen how powerful Angelica's "full body disguise" and "pretend skills" are, and he doesn't know what the success rate is for deceiving Jask.

However, in retrospect, Angelica and the female secretary are of similar height and figure, so this may not be a feasible plan.

Since Angelica is so confident, she might as well give it a try!

If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs.

Jask is the only member of the Genius Club that the two of them have access to, and that is naturally the only way to obtain information about the Genius Club.

Lin Xian hung up the phone.

Yu Xi, the girl driving a Harley motorcycle, turned back:

"Jask, isn't it the world's richest man? It seems that the reason why the time and space assassin was able to find your location so accurately is probably because of the help that the world's richest man, Jask, provided her behind the scenes."

"Otherwise, it would be really difficult to find you just by myself, who is unfamiliar with the place like me... Especially if you are not in the East China Sea, looking for someone in the whole world is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Lin Xian raised his head and looked at Yu Xi, a little surprised:

"Your hearing is so good? The motorcycle is driving so fast, the wind is howling, and we have to shout loudly to hear us... You can actually hear the conversation on the mobile phone so clearly."

"I yelled so loudly so that you could hear me."

Yu Xi shouted into the high-speed night wind:

"Have I not told you many times before? The bodies of future people like us have long been strengthened by drugs and genetically edited, and the functions of all organs have been developed to human limits, including hearing, vision, and smell. , touch, responsiveness and so on.”

"Even if you whisper behind me, as long as you are not too far away, I can hear you. Naturally, I can also hear the sound of your cell phone calls. The same is true for vision. Our vision is very good, and there are many improvements. , you can see a lot of details that you can’t see with normal vision.”

"Otherwise...how did the time and space assassin and I find you with your makeup like this? I have to admit that the disguise on your face is very good and can be fake. But it is really difficult when it comes to our eyesight. , we can observe details in many aspects and identify a person through gait, body shape, habits, and even smell.”

"Therefore, although I don't know the purpose of you dressing up like this, but if it is to guard against that time and space assassin...it actually doesn't make any sense."

"I see."

Lin Xian touched the features on his face that were not his, and solved another question in his heart.

It seems that the disguise technique is also ineffective for these time and space travellers:

"Then, if Angelica wants to pretend to be a female secretary and deceive Jask, she must do it when the time and space assassin is not around Jask, otherwise she will be seen through at a glance."

"That's right."

Yu Xi drove the rapidly speeding motorcycle around another corner and nodded:

"But I think that time-space assassin will not go back to Jask before completing the mission... unless Jask intends to recall her."

"But this kind of thing is difficult to judge. We can only infer that the time-space assassin's apparent purpose is to kill you. As for what her hidden mission is, who is the mastermind behind it, and whether Jask is her partner or direct commander, these things are still unclear."

Lin Xian put the phone back into his pocket.

This issue must be taken seriously.

\u003e    When he sees Angelica again, he will remind her that the blue-eyed time-space assassin can see through the disguise. Therefore, if you really want to get close to Jask, you must pay special attention to whether there are blue-eyed little girls around.

If there are, stop the action immediately, otherwise you will definitely be discovered.

Afterwards

He raised his head, looked at Yu Xi's back, and looked at the pitiful fist-sized ponytail flying in the wind in front of him:

"What are your plans next?"

"【We must separate." Yu Xi turned his head halfway:

"It is true that my mission is to protect your safety, but there is a very contradictory point... The time-space assassin and I can sense each other's position. As long as I stay with you, it is equivalent to telling the time-space assassin your position. In that case... She will be able to accurately chase you directly, just like getting a compass navigation."

"So the most reasonable way is for me to send you to a safe place first. Fang, then you can go anywhere, we will act separately and keep a safe distance to deal with various emergencies. You can continue to carry out your plan with the woman named Angelica, and my presence can serve as bait to confuse the space-time assassin and try to lead her away from you. "

"And if I find that the space-time assassin has not taken the bait, completely ignores my existence, and goes straight to kill you... You don't have to worry, the moment I realize this situation, I will rush over to protect you. This is the most reliable and safest way I have considered."

...

Lin Xian listened to Yu Xi's description of the battle plan.

Indeed.

This is the safest and most reliable way, and it can also confuse the enemy to a certain extent.

After all, the space-time assassin can only sense Yu Xi's position, and can't sense his own position at all...So as long as he pays attention to not exposing his itinerary and doesn't take public transportation, it should be difficult for the space-time assassin to catch him.

Because the United States is different from Longguo, there is no Skynet system, and for some reason, there are very few surveillance cameras on the streets.

Even those traffic cameras are mostly speeding or infrared cameras. In such a large country like the United States, only 14 states have laws to allow the installation of traffic surveillance cameras.

When traffic cameras are so strictly managed...

Not to mention surveillance cameras in daily life, many places do not allow them.

This is probably one of the reasons why the crime rate in the United States remains high.

The existence of surveillance cameras is two-sided. It protects safety and naturally infringes on privacy to a certain extent. It all depends on how to choose.

When many Long people come to the United States for the first time, the biggest feeling is that there are too few surveillance cameras on the streets, so that they don’t feel safe enough.

So, in theory and practice, the plan proposed by Yu Xi is feasible, which can both interfere with the enemy and conceal oneself.

But...

Lin Xian recalled what Huang Que said before he disappeared:

"If possible, Lin Xian. I just want to ask you one last thing..."

At that time, Huang Que's eyes were full of pleading, and he squeezed out the last sentence with all his strength:

"Promise me, this time..."

"【Don't leave Yu Xi...】"

Understand it according to Huang Que's words.

This means that in the time and space she was in, at a certain point in time, she chose to leave Yu Xi? And then a disaster occurred?

Lin Xian naturally didn’t know what happened in another time and space.

But since Huang Que said so, he would definitely not repeat the same mistake:

"No."

Lin Xian decisively rejected Yu Xi's proposal:

"We two can't separate."

Yu Xi turned back against the night wind again:

"Then you will be in danger. I can fight against that space-time assassin, but since you said that the law of space-time doesn't work on her... doesn't that mean she can also shoot you with a pistol?"

"Bullets are blind. I can block your knife, but I can't block your bullets so fast."

"No, no, no." Lin Xian shook his head:

"If that space-time assassin could really kill me with a pistol, she would have killed me long ago. But at present, although her way of chasing me is very cruel, she has never had the urge to kill me; I am more inclined to believe that her purpose is to catch me... In other words, her first goal is to capture me alive, not to kill me."

"And there is something very strange..."

Lin Xian recalled the scene when he fought with the space-time assassin before.

The first reaction of the space-time assassin when he saw him holding a gun was to dodge! She jumped behind the Mercedes-Benz to find cover!

This also means that the Spacetime Assassin himself did not know that she was not afraid of pistols.

The fact that she was forced to evade was not only unexpected for herself, but also for the Spacetime Assassin.

This is really an elusive cognitive battle.

No one knows who’s ins and outs, and no one knows who’s cards.

Why……

Lin Xian sighed softly in his heart.

If I had known better then, I would not have fired. I would have simply waved the pistol to scare the other person, which would have been more of a deterrent.

And now, the time and space assassin knows that he will be forced to dodge when he attacks the time and space assassin.

It's equivalent to losing another trump card.

The future battles will really become more and more difficult.

Only relying on Yu Xi can cause harm to the time and space assassin.

so……

The two of them must be like the oriole --\u003e\u003e

Say, never separate!

"Yu Xi, can you tell me what this mutual induction between you time and space travelers looks like?"

Lin Xian asked:

"The friend I met before never mentioned this matter to me, or even the existence of other time travellers."

"But it doesn't matter, because I know the theories of space-time elasticity and space-time repulsion, so there was no way she could have informed me of this at that time."

"But now that I have realized a lot of things myself, the current elasticity of time and space should allow you to tell me... the details and specific methods of this kind of induction, right?"

"Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy will ensure that you can fight a hundred battles. I must know how you sense each other, how accurate it is, and whether there is any special mechanism... Then, I can formulate the next combat plan based on this information."

"This can indeed be said."

The short ponytail on the back of Yu Xi's head nodded up and down again:

"Because you can probably guess it. The reaction between time and space travelers like us can be described as [the induction of similarity and attraction in time and space]. This is a kind of induction that is difficult to describe in detail in language..."

"To put it simply, I can vaguely feel the [rough direction] and [rough distance] of another time traveler with the sixth sense to a certain extent. The farther away the distance, the blurr the feeling, like When you were in Europe, I could only feel two reaction points, one strong and one weak, both far to the northwest. I couldn’t sense the specific country at all, I could only know the approximate direction and distance.”

"However, once we get closer, the induction will become stronger and more accurate. For example, right now, the distance between us and the space-time assassin is only a few dozen kilometers, and I know clearly that she is also in the suburbs of Princeton, or even It can be felt that she is not moving quickly at this moment, and she is still near the burning Mercedes-Benz. "

"Then, if we get closer, for example, she and I are in the same building. This short-distance and direction induction is very strong. I can even know clearly which room and which door she is in. back."

"It's just a cliché. This kind of induction is mutual. I vaguely know her position, and she only vaguely knows my position; when I can accurately sense her position, she can also accurately sense my position; this kind of You should be able to understand what I’m saying, right? That’s why I said that the battle between the two of us is basically open-handed and there is no sneak attack. Both sides know their positions accurately, and it is difficult for anyone to take advantage of the other.”

…

Listen to Yu Xi's explanation.

Lin Xian rubbed his chin and thought.

Sure enough, as I thought before, this kind of induction is not omnipotent. The farther the distance, the less accurate it is.

Moreover, since it is a two-way show, it would be safer for him to be with Yu Xi:

"We'd better stay together."

Lin Xian advised:

"At least if we are together, you can be a search radar. As long as the time and space assassin approaches, you will be able to detect it immediately."

"When the time comes, we will fight if we can, and if we can't, we will run away. In this situation where she is chasing us and escaping, two-way sensing will be more beneficial to us. On the contrary, if you leave me, then I will be too passive... I am really trapped. If the other party makes a sneak attack, I have no ability to resist at all due to the inexplicable restrictions of the laws of time and space."

"Fine."

Yu Xi responded softly:

"But I must remind you that due to the restrictions of the laws of time and space, I cannot cause harm to anyone in this time and space. If the time and space assassin can also find helpers in this time and space, you will have to deal with it yourself."

"Therefore, you still have to find a way to arm yourself... This is also the reason why I don't like using firearms. Bullets don't have eyes. If I accidentally shoot a bullet that is biased towards a human in this time and space, then I will It will be evaporated instantly by the laws of time and space, and the price is too high."

"The same should be true for that space-time assassin. So far, haven't you seen her use a pistol or actually hurt humans in this time and space? Maybe her secrets are not as exaggerated as you think. Let's take a look step by step. Bar."

"So...where are we going now? Do you want to listen to your friend Angelica and meet her in Cameron County, Texas?"

Lin Xian nodded:

"Go on, we need Angelica to provide us with weapons, and she also needs our help. This trip to Texas is a must."

"But considering safety issues, we don't want to take public transportation. Let's get a car and alternately drive there."

…

Later, the two successfully "borrowed" an old car.

Yu Xi seems to be very good at this kind of thing, and she also "borrowed" her Harley motorcycle.

Lin Xian opened the car door and got in.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart...

It really felt like playing real-life GTA and being a five-star citizen in his dream.

His tense heartstrings finally relaxed a little.

He tilted his head back and leaned on the headrest of the seat.

Now it can be said that this is the worst situation.

Because Kevin Walker and Jask, these two big guys, are standing on the opposite side of him and have become his enemies.

But relatively speaking, it can also be said that this is the best situation.

After all, as long as it is confirmed that they are enemies...

Then there is no need to be soft-handed!

His purpose of coming to the United States this time is to open up the situation and complete the breakthrough of both reality and dreams.

At present.

This road is correct and will eventually bear fruit.

Boom...

Old--\u003e\u003e

The vehicle started swaying.

Yu Xi skillfully shifted gears, released the clutch and accelerator, and drove the vehicle onto the road.

Her body was strengthened and she was in good spirits, so she let Lin Xian sleep and rest first, and then took over as the driver after she woke up.

Texas is far from New Jersey, and it takes at least ten hours to drive there.

It would be faster to fly, of course, and it would only take three or four hours.

But for the sake of safety and concealment, he could only act like a 21st century Wilderness Deadshot, riding all the way south, aiming at the second largest state in the United States - Texas.

On the road.

Lin Xian's mind was in a mess.

He couldn't sleep for a while.

He turned his head to look at Yu Xi, who was concentrating on driving, with bright blue eyes looking straight ahead...

He still couldn't figure out the relationship between Yu Xi and Huang Que.

Yu Xi didn't know either.

Huang Que couldn't say it either.

He also asked Yu Xi why he came to protect him and who sent him to protect him, and the answer he got was that he couldn't say it either.

"Yu Xi."

Lin Xian half-opened his eyes and said a little tiredly:

"[Between you and me, the two of us, is there any special relationship?]"

"No."

Yu Xi looked ahead, holding the steering wheel. Blinking her azure eyes, her voice was calm:

"Before I received this mission, I didn't even know who you were. It was only after reading some information about you that I got to know you."

"Whether it was my era or your era, today is the first time we have met."

After hearing this.

Lin Xian let out a long breath...

Sure enough.

Another completely negative answer.

In fact, Lin Xian has now discovered that the words these time travelers use to communicate, although very awkward, still have some rules to follow.

For many things that do not exist at all and are completely unreal, they can directly deny them, and the denial is also very straightforward.

But for ambiguous questions involving time, space and historical key issues, they will use "can't say" and "can't say" to express.

According to Lin Xian's experience...

If you hear "can't say" or "can't say" for a question, you can first assume that the question is true and affirmative; after all, if the question is ridiculously wrong, the answer should be an unhesitating denial.

In short.

If it is not completely denied, you can first assume it is affirmative.

Lin Xian turned his head in the bumpy swaying and looked at Yu Xi from the side.

Looking at her small ponytail bouncing up and down,

Looking at her cold and beautiful face,

Looking at her crystal blue eyes like stars...

"You came to save me..."

His Adam's apple turned:

"Is it related to the [Genius Club]?"

Clang.

Clang.

The old vehicle passed through a section of abandoned railway tracks across the road, and the two people were thrown up and down from their seats.

Yu Xi held the steering wheel tightly and stabilized the vehicle.

After a few seconds of silence.

She swallowed.

She said softly:

"I can't tell you."