Spy Family

Lu Linbei lay on the floor for nearly half an hour, feeling bursts of pain. His mind would wake up and become confused. He couldn't think of anything, and he didn't dare to think about it, even if it was just a word or a vague idea. , will aggravate the pain.

It wasn't until his bracelet vibrated, indicating that there was an incoming call, that Lu Linbei regained some consciousness, slowly sat up, put on his glasses, and forced himself to open his mouth and say, "Hello."

"Is it...Major Lu?" The other party seemed hesitant.

"It's me, you are..."

The other party's voice immediately became more enthusiastic, "My name is Mao Woxue, Major Lu may not remember..."

"You are a volunteer at the Wanderer Station, I remember you." Lu Linbei regained some of his sanity and his voice became normal.

"That's right, I asked for your contact information from my colleagues. The network is unstable and it's not easy to make calls, so I'll keep the story short. Someone asked me to send a message to Major Lu. I hope you can contact him as soon as possible."

"who is it?"

"Uh, sorry, I can't say, he said you can guess who it is."

"I understand, thank you, Mr. Mao."

"I should. Is everything okay with Mrs. Lu? I haven't seen her for several days." Like ordinary people, Mao Woxue felt that it would be too cold to talk about business after the phone call, so she had to chat a few words.

"She has returned to Zhai Wangxing."

"That's better, away from the land of right and wrong. So, goodbye."

"goodbye."

After the call ended, Lu Linbei was able to stand up and guessed that the person who wanted to contact him was Yang Guanghan. This was one of the things Lu Linbei expected to happen, but now he is not very interested and concentrates on recalling what happened on the Internet. What happened in four seconds caused me so much pain.

Blank.

He could remember everything that happened before he entered the network, including how he conceived the invasion plan over and over again. All the details were right in front of him. He could also remember the painful torture of the past half hour. Although he didn't dare to think about things at the time, that kind of The feeling of being worse than dead still remains.

Only those four seconds disappeared, completely.

Lu Linbei was in a daze when the door was pushed open and Mei Wangzhen rushed in. When he saw him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, then raised his hand and punched him on the shoulder lightly, "You came out a long time ago? Why? …”

Lu Linbei didn't stand firm and almost fell. Mei Wangzhen grabbed his left arm, held it hard, and said in surprise: "Are you injured? Why...you look like this?"

"This time I entered the Internet, the reaction was quite intense."

"I can see that. I'll take you to see a doctor."

Lu Linbei shook his head and took a few steps forward with Mei Wangzhen's help. Then he motioned for her to let go and walked back and forth. After three times, he stopped and said with a smile: "No need for a doctor. It's over. It's okay." "

"Since it's okay, let's talk about your actions. Was it successful?"

"I have no idea."

"Well, it will take a while for the virus program to take effect."

"That's not what I mean. I... don't remember what I did on the network, so I don't know whether the virus was sent to the designated location."

"Don't remember at all?"

"I have no impression at all. If it weren't for the pain all over my body, I wouldn't even dare to confirm that I had entered the Internet."

"How long were you in there?"

"Four seconds, I remember the entry and exit time and can calculate it."

"It's only been four seconds, but you have no impression at all?"

"No, something must have happened in those four seconds. I have to ask Dr. Dong. He may have monitored the relevant data."

"Are you really okay?"

"fine."

"Do you need me to accompany you?"

"No, it's right next door. Besides, I hope that when Dr. Dong reprimands me, there will be as few spectators around as possible."

Mei Wangzhen laughed and said, "It seems that you are really fine. I hope you will be fine at Dr. Dong's place as well."

Lu Linbei came next door. There was not much pain left in his body and his sanity had completely recovered. He began to worry about Dong Tianchai's reaction. It was not easy to keep this scientist. If he got angry because of this, it would not be worth the loss, let alone him. I have no memory of what I gained from the action.

He pushed the door open as usual and walked in. As far as he could see, various devices were running, and the sound of each device was very slight, which merged together to form a continuous buzzing sound.

But he saw no one, no Dong Tianchai, no assistant.

Lu Linbei was startled, thinking that Dong Tianchai had left without saying goodbye. He walked a few steps and walked around a huge piece of equipment. What he saw shocked him.

Dong Tianchai and seven assistants sat in a circle and were drinking tea leisurely. Everyone did not speak or make eye contact. They either held the cup with one hand or both hands, slowly brought it to their mouth, and took a sip. Take a small sip, slowly put it down, and start over and over again.

They must have been sitting like this for a long time, and even the movements of drinking tea have become highly synchronized, like eight robots, without any reaction to the appearance of outsiders.

For a moment, Lu Linbei really thought he was seeing a robot, but he immediately understood that this was impossible.

Lu Linbei pushed a chair from the console and sat down next to Dong Tianchai. He looked at the eight people one by one, but still couldn't get any response, so he coughed and said :"Hello everyone."

Dong Tianchai finally looked over. He was not angry or surprised, but what he said was incomprehensible, "Human beings destroy, but they also create."

"Yes." Lu Linbei couldn't answer.

"The tea we drink is an ancient plant that comes from the earth. Without humans, it would never appear on extraterrestrials."

"Yeah." Lu Linbei didn't say that he studied earth history.

"On all major planets, there used to be some primary life, but now they have all disappeared. When humans have the ability to change the environment, those who do not adapt to humans are not adapted to the environment. Tea adapts very well, and there are many others Animals and plants, you can say that they are the 'slaves' of human beings and must be used by humans in order to survive. You can also say that they are the 'masters' and do not have to do anything. The dirty and tiring work of opening up space is all left to them. Human beings. What’s your opinion?”

"I... never thought about it."

"Think about it now."

"Well... I don't think either view is accurate. Human beings are part of the environment. There is no opposition between the two sides, so there is no difference between 'master' and 'slave'."

"You are quibbling, emphasizing 'unity' and avoiding 'difference'. This method is almost as long as the history of human beings drinking tea, maybe even earlier, and has long been refuted logically. Yes, humans are part of the environment, but this cannot conceal the differences between humans and animals and plants in all aspects. This difference needs to be described. Just like I asked Dong Tianchai what is the difference between Dong Tianchai and Lu Linbei, you You cannot use 'they are all human' to avoid the real differences between you and me. There is a whole desert between 'right' and 'right', and if you fall in, you will become part of the desert."

Lu Linbei smiled bitterly and said, "Can I say I'm not interested? I really haven't thought about it carefully, and it's too late to think about it now."

Dong Tianchai took a sip of tea and said, "It's just chatting, don't take it seriously."

Lu Linbei breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little sympathetic to the seven assistants.

"What are you doing here? The machine hasn't been repaired yet. We are taking a break to let our brains relax."

"How long have you been relaxing?"

Dong Tianchai used his ID chip to check the time, "Two hours and seventeen minutes."

"Did anything abnormal happen to the epitaxial device?"

"What can happen to a machine that has been shut down?"

Lu Linbei was convinced that he had entered the epitaxial device. Even now, he could hear the hum of the machine when it was running and noticed the presence of the chip. "It's not completely closed, right?"

"The software is closed, but the hardware is not. There are too many, and it is very troublesome to restart. Can you afford the power?"

"Yes, there is Guangye Farm nearby, and the electricity... is very sufficient." After saying the word "electricity", Lu Linbei thought of something, but when he thought about it more, he came to a dead end.

"You still didn't tell me why you came here." Dong Tianchai took another sip of tea. He was not the kind of person who would be led to a wrong topic.

"I'm here to admit a mistake."

"Um."

"About forty minutes ago, I got into the epitaxy and did some stuff with it."

"How do you get into...oh, with your digital brain, doesn't that break your oath?"

"It's broken, but I don't want to explain."

"I don't want to hear your explanation either, because that oath is ridiculous."

"I enter the epitaxial device this way and it has no effect on it?"

"Forty minutes ago, the software was closed. You were just using the machine's hardware. What impact would it have?"

"What about me?"

"There is no difference from before." Dong Tianchai looked around, "Without software connection, they are all ordinary machines, not even a whole, so what special impact can they have on you? Aren't you very good now? ? Not getting dumber, nor getting smarter.”

"I was stuck in the network for four seconds."

"Four seconds is enough for you to do a lot of things."

"The problem is that I don't remember anything. After I came out, my body's reaction was more intense than every time before."

Dong Tianchai put down his teacup, "Amnesia?"

"Yes, the memory before and after is still there, but those four seconds disappeared."

"Interesting, this is an unusual phenomenon...entered the network forty minutes ago and was only there for four seconds - why did you come to me now?"

"After I woke up, I lay on the ground for more than half an hour."

Dong Tianchai didn't care about Lu Linbei's physical pain. He frowned and said, "Amnesia...can't remember anything? Anything."

"I don't have any memory at all. I am sure that I have entered the network, which is the result of inference, not memory."

"Theoretically, there is only one possibility for this situation to occur: someone invents a powerful machine that can influence the human brain through a digital brain."

"Like what the Expedition did to the Wanderers?"

"Similar, but not exactly the same. Your digital brain and the human brain have always coexisted peacefully, and there has been no direct conflict, right?"

"Never before."

"People who can counterattack your human brain and come up with solutions must be very interesting." Dong Tianchai's interest was high, but not with Lu Linbei. He said to the seven assistants: "Let's get started, dwarves, start the machine and try Go make 'new friends'."

Known as "dwarfs", the seven assistants were not angry. Instead, they immediately put down their teacups, walked quickly to their respective positions, and quickly got into work.

Dozens of software were started one by one. Dong Tianchai sat in front of the main monitor and suddenly smiled: "Lu Linbei, you have indeed entered the machine. There is a record here... Stop!"

All the software had just been started, and Dong Tianchai's blocking had no time to take effect.

Many equipment in the laboratory crackled like firecrackers, accompanied by bursts of smoke.