... In recent days, the weather in Zhonghai City has been very good, always sunny, and there is no sense of the impending end.
As a result, people under the sun feel no panic or fear at all, except for being a little busy, a little anxious, and feeling dizzy and unbalanced.
Of course, there are still some differences for those in the know. Their intuitive feeling is only one - "cold".
Lu Sichang sat in the office, looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window with absent-minded eyes. The more he looked at it, the more he felt panicked and felt chilled all over.
Through the information obtained through the day and night work and research of the scientific research department, he knew that this was a precursor to entering the window period, and in a day or two, when he began to have cognitive impairment and felt that he was gradually isolated from the outside world. , he must be put into an isolation room in the laboratory of the Ministry of Science and Technology and cooperate with the official inspection.
This is the current solution for all official personnel who turn into monsters in advance because they know too much relevant information.
But no one was rescued.
Regardless of whether they are high-level social officials with different identities or official personnel sent from all over the country, once they enter the window period, they have entered a countdown to death, without exception.
The Ministry of Scientific Research only gave four words of heavy advice - "Take the initiative as early as possible!"
Because in addition to the anti-scientific nature of the window period itself, there are also many people who are afraid of becoming monsters, afraid of being looked at with strange eyes, afraid of being studied, or simply not sure. They have been delaying and concealing the report for various reasons.
This makes it impossible for the Ministry of Scientific Research to confirm how long the incubation period is and whether it would have been saved if it had been rescued earlier.
...Of course Lu Sichang didn't report it because he was afraid.
He didn't know how many people in the entire base had entered this state like him and concealed it for one reason or another.
He just felt that he should do something more.
"..."
What to do?
He retracted his blank gaze that had become blurred by looking out the window for too long, lowered his head slightly, focused his gaze on the thick documents, drafts, and reports on his desk, and sighed deeply.
Then he got up and left the office.
He now regrets coming to Zhonghai City. As an army major general in his forties, he should have shined the most dazzlingly in his position, but now, he feels that he has fallen into a deep quagmire. , there is no chance of success.
Zhou Qi.
These two words represent the abyss.
Seven days ago, the results of the weird negotiation between Zhou Qi and the country came out. Although it was tried hard to hide it by the top management of the Red Country, the information leakage was unavoidable because the fields involved were too bizarre. In less than half a day, almost all over the world The top management has made it semi-public, and the rumors are getting worse and worse...
But before the top leaders of various countries could take action, what followed... was a very impactful message that shocked everyone——
The more you know, the more dangerous it is,
The more people know, the sooner the end will come!
This caught everyone off guard, because it was like Zhou Qi had deliberately set a trap to lure everyone into jumping in!
He had long known that this kind of thing would definitely cause a big sensation, and had long known that many people would not abide by confidentiality agreements, but he still chose those methods to let the news spread casually, and then told everyone People: "There is a virus in this news~ You can make trouble as you please. The apocalypse is all because of you. You can handle it yourself..."
What is this if not the devil?
As a result, various countries began to block the news, suppressed all actions, and tried to pray to God to give them a pair of ears that had never heard the word "Zhou Qi". At the same time,
At home and abroad, many insiders began to promote an idea -
"Zhou Qi is the devil!"
"Zhou Qi is the son of doom!"
"Zhou Qi will bring destruction to the world, Zhou Qi must be eliminated!"
"..."
Lu Sichang, or Major General Lu, responded to the call at that time and came to Zhonghai City.
At that time, he was not fully aware of how serious the situation was, or in other words, the whole world was not aware of how serious the situation was at that time.
He thought that everything could be solved with reason or violence.
But he later found out he was wrong.
Zhou Qi exceeded everyone's expectations time and time again, breaking everyone's views and perceptions time and time again, making everyone feel that everything he did was just a joke.
However, in this situation, expectations and reality have caused a serious misalignment, and the result is naturally a series of blows.
Things that are obviously simple are becoming more and more complicated; things that are obviously easy to handle are still unable to reach a conclusion; no matter how urgent the situation is, the message from above is always wait, wait...
Lu Sichang knew that this matter involved too much and would have a collision with the country, politics, economy, culture, world structure, and even human cognition.
However, Zhou Qi, as the source, still looked nonchalant and did as he pleased, which made the situation get out of control.
But, is this all to be blamed on Zhou Qi alone?
Or blame those who secretly cause trouble and take advantage of the opportunity to make profits?
No one is to blame, it’s just that they themselves are doing too poorly, with all kinds of indecision, all kinds of factional struggles, seeing the world becoming more and more chaotic but not making any progress...
He even vaguely felt that the current situation was inevitable.
Because the top management of mankind always has one of the biggest shortcomings, which is the lag in handling incidents. They always wait for things to come out before solving them, instead of making every effort to nip them in advance, because no one can guarantee that once something happens, If it didn’t happen, you have to bear the responsibility for the loss...
"..."
While walking, Lu Sichang saw the slogans posted inside the base.
[Carry forward with a heavy load and gain peace of mind in the years to come]
Ah.
Lu Sichang wanted to laugh.
This is the belief of every soldier, but in fact this is not a selfless idea, because everyone who carries a heavy burden is thinking about one day enjoying the rest of his life in peaceful years, or letting his descendants live. comfortable.
And now, if there is really a kind of pressure that makes people realize that no matter how hard they carry forward, they will never see a bright future, will they still be so selfless?
"..."
Thinking like this, when Lu Sichang passed by the council hall, he stopped.
He didn't want to go in for anything. Although he had the rank of major general, he was still not qualified to attend meetings every time. This time he stopped because he heard someone making a noise.
"... Don't you think it's chaotic enough!? Zhou Qi has already said not to disturb him, otherwise what happens in Zhonghai will happen to the world! Why do you have to send people to contact him rashly??"
This is what conservatives say.
"Now do you know how to take his words seriously? Why didn't you listen before? If you hadn't changed your strategic plan so self-righteously, would the situation have been so bad?"
This is radical.
Yes,
Because of the urgent situation, it is impossible for the country to draw more talented elites into the bottomless pit of Zhonghai City, so the resources already in Zhonghai must be integrated, so the various factions have basically gathered together.
But the debate also grew.
Because in the past few days, during the college entrance examination, the radicals sent people to contact Zhou Qi more than once, first sending research reports, and then asking Chen Bolin to visit him.
This made the conservatives who had reached a "contract" with Zhou Qi surprisingly angry, thinking that this was ruining their plans.
The quarrel continues:
"...You are all crazy! If it is true as he said, who can afford it? Who can afford it?"
"Responsibility? Is it useful? The world is destined to be destroyed because of him. We should take advantage of this and do something first! Instead of being like you who are still cowardly when you are desperate!"
"Nonsense!! It's because of your self-righteousness these days that the situation has become so bad!"
"...But we know that at least he cannot say what he says. No one can guarantee which side he is on, whether he is playing games or having fun..."
"..."
Lu Sichang sighed.
In fact, there have been conflicts in the past few days, because the state has no control over the development of anything related to Zhou Qi, so once a certain project planning fails, quarrels are inevitable.
This is just domestic high-level officials. More often than not, officials outside China and overseas countries quarrel more fiercely with other countries.
Lu Sichang did not continue to listen. He rubbed his temples and walked out of the council hall.
Soon, he arrived in the technical division again.
The base is still under construction, so there are many technical departments here, which are even a bit messy. From the hardware facilities department to the software information department, there are dozens of them, large and small.
Different from the coldness of the high-level discussion area, this place is densely packed with people wearing work clothes. They shuttle back and forth, walking in a hurry, and everyone has a look of exhaustion on their faces.
As soon as Lu Sichang came here, many people greeted him with words such as "Hello, sir", "Hello sir", "Hello sir". It is worth mentioning that bowing and saluting have been banned here since a few days ago. When there was no need to move, these people just said a word, nodded, and immediately went about their own business.
Lu Sichang walked in here calmly, as if he was here to inspect, which caused people to report something to him frequently. But in fact, he was not in charge of the technical department, and he just came here to take a look.
Along the way, he heard a lot of negative things about the situation.
"...The information on the Internet is really overwhelming. There are too many smart people now, not to mention such a big abnormal situation now..."
"Hey, it's so difficult. Without knowing the truth, everyone thinks we are doing something wrong, so our resistance is greater than ever..."
"But if everyone knows the truth, all this we have done will be meaningless..."
"..."
Lu Sichang listened to this and slowly left the technical department.
He knew that the inability to block information was not entirely due to technical reasons, but more due to people.
If all human beings were of one mind, let alone sealing off a city, even the concept of doomsday could be easily erased.
The real point is that there are a lot of people who don't want information blocked.
Some people want to pull the strings until they die, want to drag the world into trouble, some people like troubled times, and some people like challenges and excitement.
Although the genes between people are 99% similar, each person's cognitive and cultural differences are very different.
People in some countries are simply stupid. They seem to be unable to understand, "The more you believe, the faster the end will come." They cannot understand what quantum mechanics, sociology, and communication are. Their minds are full of politics and interests... …
So, the end is really not far away.
The end of the world.
"..."
Lu Sichang walked and thought all the way, and before he knew it, he came to the scientific research department.
He looked at the scientific researchers in the laboratory and didn't even realize that he would soon be imprisoned here for research.
His mind was occupied with the current situation and analysis.
So far, the research direction on monsters and window periods has encountered significant resistance.
Now, 6 monsters have appeared here. Fortunately, they were all born in Zhonghai City, so they haven't caused much impact.
The first one is from Cheng Yu, who has nothing to say.
The next three were captured after causing certain casualties in the place where they were located after the change. Fortunately, the officials had experience, and not many people died in the capture of the three monsters.
The next two were transformed inside the base, causing no additional casualties.
Because after the officials realized that the monster could not be restored and that humans could not gain any benefits with current technology, they began to focus on solving the problem of the window period, began a large-scale search of people who entered the window period, and connected to Zhonghai City for isolation.
As Zhou Qi said, these people are all well-hidden high-ranking officials, intermediaries, and members of secret organizations. Except for a few who are relatively clean, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.
That is what Zhou Qi calls a bad guy.
During the quarantine, two monsters turned into monsters under the eyes of scientific researchers.
The funny thing is that at the time, the officials thought they had some control over the matter.
Later I discovered that this was just wishful thinking on the part of everyone, because then, officials themselves began to enter the window period one after another...
This is a very helpless and sad thing. Even if the upper management has taken some preventive measures, for example, each department staff knows different information, or only knows part of it but not all, there are still too many people who feel it. If they are afraid, they will panic, and they are already working under great pressure. Under the agitation of emotions, it is inevitable to be infected...
so,
So far, although there are only six monsters in the entire base, the number of people quarantined during the window period has reached a terrifying two thousand!
Before Lu Sichang, three powerful senior officials had already been recruited.
He will be the fourth...
"What else can be done."
Lu Sichang sighed helplessly.
He now understands why people who usually seem calm and composed become so out of control when they are confirmed to be in the window period and quarantined, because they are too desperate...
So when will you change?
He stopped again.
By this time he had arrived at a laboratory where craniotomy was performed.
The content of the experimental plan is to remove or destroy the emotional part of the brain of the experimenter who has entered the window period to see if the person can be pulled out during the window period.
Judging from the information he knew, this project had been tested nearly dozens of times, and various conditions in every part of the brain had been tested, but he still had no clue.
On the contrary, some will aggravate the rhythm of people turning into monsters.
"..."
Lu Sichang looked at the busyness of the experimenters with an expressionless face, and felt deeply helpless when he saw the numbness in their words and deeds.
What's ridiculous is that they tried to restore the monster at first, but now, they can't even solve it within a so-called window period...
Once you enter the window period, it's a dead end.
He himself will die soon.
Lu Si often thought.
Unfortunately, until now, he hadn't thought of what he could do before then.
Is he relying on his authority to cause trouble like some of his previous leaders? Or find a place to call your family? And then wait for death peacefully?
These are not good...
You might as well take the initiative to report it and isolate yourself in advance, maybe there is still hope...
It would be great if we could not enter the window period...
Lu Si often thought.
Suddenly, his eyes widened.
"Why can't normal people lose their emotions before entering the window period?"
…
(End of chapter)
