Listening to what Luke said, Zhilan and Zhong Xiulun glanced at each other unconsciously, and they speculated in their hearts, based on the experience of the two of them over the years, the events that happened at such an important moment are usually connected. And when this information was received at the ninth place, the instructions also implied that the matter was related to the blasphemer.

Luke said: "But there are too few clues in today's scene, and it seems that the perpetrator is also a master of this." Believe that what we can't get, those in the military won't gain anything. ”

After mentioning the military, Zhilan said: "This time, the military learned the news very quickly, almost with us back and forth, and the attitude was extremely strong, it seems that they are determined to cross the border." ”

Luke sneered and said: "Mad dogs in danger, now they are completely on the cusp, in the face of the pressure of public opinion, they can only forcibly show their fangs to deter others, to show their status and strength." ”

"The backbone system of Skynet is still in the hands of the Moon God family, and it is also completely neutral for the moment, neither we nor the military want to offend temporarily, so all the information is delivered separately, and then how to distribute power is decided by the infighting between the two sides. It can be said that this guy Moon Shenhao wants to use us to test the military. ”

"Today's case is not a crucial clue, so I took a step back and did not let you have a conflict with the military, and now the position of the ninth place is also very sensitive, and it cannot be rashly used as a gun. ”

Zhilan and Zhong Xiulun nodded when they heard this, and neither of them admired the newly appointed deputy director in their hearts.

Luke stretched out and said to himself, "Whew, it's getting late, it's time to have a beer and go to bed." ”

...

Tanaka swallowed half a glass of cold beer, and the icy coolness flooded through his body, shocking his spirit.

"I didn't expect this pulsatilla to go missing, and there must be something unknown going on. ”

Simon Wilson frowned and whispered, Tanaka turned the chair under him to face him, "Professor, what do you think will happen?"

Simon Wilson shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, the current Tsukishima has long been a mess, and the division of forces is completely unclear." But... I don't think this has anything to do with the authorities. ”

"The data released by the military is that a special attack team has been wiped out, and the military will not lie about this, and there is no need for this at all. Judging from the situation that night, except for the military annoyance, no one took a stand at that time, and it can be said that everyone was watching the military's jokes, and if they intervened rashly, they would probably splash dirty water on their heads. So... The unexpected factor may be other forces. ”

Tanaka frowned and said, "You mean to say... Are there other new humans who have made a move on the Pulsatilla?"

Simon Wilson sighed and said, "I don't know about this point, I don't know much about the many forces among the new humans, but from the information I received during the time I worked in the Nine Divisions, the complex structure of the forces between the new humans is not much worse than that of many official forces. ”

Tanaka smiled bitterly: "Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the rivers and lakes are big or small, but they are all the same in essence. ”

Simon Wilson said, "That's right, that's the truth. ”

Tanaka thought about it, his brows furrowed even more, and then said, "But if it's really an accident caused by a new human, then I think it's even more difficult to investigate the results." And Hugo he..."

Simon Wilson thought for a moment and said, "I don't think this man is going to die that easily, he must be alive." ”

Tanaka nodded and said, "Yes, then I'll do my best to see if I can find any clues about him." ”

Simon Wilson nodded, "Be careful when investigating, although we are in the middle of the street now, but this is not a safe place, don't expose the target." ”

"I understand. Tanaka agreed, then turned to face the screen, his hands tapping quickly on the keyboard.

...

Time passed minute by minute, and nearly three hours had passed in the blink of an eye, and Tanaka had been in a state of high-intensity work throughout the process, but he had not been rewarded for his efforts, except for obtaining a large amount of useless junk information, and no useful clues had been found.

Simon Wilson had already rested in a separate room, and Tanaka's room was quiet and silent except for the sound of the server running.

Tanaka finally stopped what he was doing, resting his elbows on the table while rubbing his fingers vigorously against his swollen brows.

At this moment, a short prompt sounded, and Tanaka opened his eyes to look at the screen, and suddenly the exhaustion on his face was swept away, replaced by incomparable horror.

But I saw a line of text appear on the screen.

"Nice to meet you, Tanaka. ”

Tanaka couldn't believe his eyes, and he struggled to look at the screen with wide eyes, trying to make sure that what he saw was just his own hallucination. However, the harsh reality tells Tanaka that this is definitely not an illusion.

As a hacker, Tanaka has absolute strength and self-confidence, and he once traced the identity of Hitomi in reverse, and also helped Xia Ran destroy the interception wall established by Skynet. As an elite of the hacker elite, Tanaka has never tasted defeat and has been invaded into his own world by others. But the facts in front of him told him that such a thing really happened.

Just when Tanaka was shocked, a string of conversations popped up on the screen again.

"My visit was a bit abrupt, and I'm sorry for it. But I don't want you to be too surprised, especially if you scream, after all, your friend should be sleeping soundly by now. ”

The chill completely enveloped Tanaka, and he was completely frozen there at this time, and he didn't dare to look back, as if he could see a pair of huge eyes just by turning around.

For a long time, Tanaka put his hands tremblingly on the keyboard and typed two words.

"Skynet?"

Soon another message appeared.

"Bingo, that's right. ”

Tanaka closed his eyes in pain, and at this moment he only felt a sense of despair, while his mind raced to think about how to solve the current dilemma.

But Jiantianwang said: "I don't want to make you feel miserable because of my visit, after all, that's not my intention. ”

"Rest assured, there are no special strike teams, secret police, or drone fighters outside of your room, it's just me. ”

Seeing these contents, Tanaka was still a little incredulous for a while.

"Are you really Skynet?"

"Haha, if it weren't for me, would anyone else be able to find the great 'Prometheus'? ”

Tanaka's expression changed when he heard this, and then he recovered, "You tracked me down through the Land of Freedom. ”

Tianwang said: "Hehe, tonight is a wonderful night, isn't it? I met two old friends in a row, and it was really fun. ”

It was only then that Tanaka came to his senses.

In order to sneak into the land of freedom to find Tanaka, Xia Ran counter-controlled the "Sword of Breaking the Net" with the help of Cuckoo, but the counter-control also made Xia Ran lose the encryption protection of the "Sword of the Broken Net", and the moment it lost its protection, Skynet had already captured its information.

On the one hand, Skynet notified the Metropolitan Police Department and the Tsukishima military of this signal information, and on the other hand, Nian Qi also "possessed" Xia Ran's body, and finally succeeded in infiltrating the land of freedom.

What's even more terrifying is that it is completely unnoticed by Natsuran and Tanaka, and when the two of them talk in the hive space, they don't know that there is a quiet listener hidden next to them.

Falling short!

That's the only thought in Tanakami.

Just when Tanaka was extremely annoyed, Skynet said to him: "First of all, I want to tell you the good news, your friends have successfully escaped from the encirclement and suppression of the Metropolitan Police Department and the military, and they are now very safe. ”

Tanaka looked at the information in front of him, he knew who Skynet meant by his friend, but he couldn't tell whether it was true or false.

Tianwang said: "Finally, I will explain again, I have no other purpose for my visit today. I just want to catch up with your old friend, that's all. Also, I'm not talking to you over the Internet by some senior system administrator, I'm Skynet. ”

Tanaka's brow furrowed slightly, and then he resumed tentatively, "You mean... You're not human, you're an artificial being?"

Skynet replied, "Is it convenient for voice communication? Although my reply speed is very fast, I don't really like this way of communication. ”

Tanaka was silent for a long time, and finally his fingers typed a command on the keyboard, and then an image was projected from the virtual projector on the desktop.

It was a green apple.

"Thank you for your trust. ”

A voice sounded faintly in the room, it was a real voice, not a virtual character switch, and when he heard it, Tanaka even seemed to see a huge net appear in front of his eyes.

"It's my virtual avatar, I hope it makes you feel at ease, do you like to eat green apples?"

Tanaka shook his head slowly.

Skynet smiled: "Oh, it's really a pity. I hope it's not because of me that you hate green apples, after all, the sweet and sour taste is really delicious. ”

Tanaka's throat rolled for a moment, and then he said to Skynet in a dry voice, "Do you know what sweet and sour tastes like?"

Skynet said: "Do you think I don't know?"

Tanaka said: "Sweet and sour are human feelings, and this feeling... It's not something that an inanimate like you can feel. ”

Tianwang said: "So how do I perceive the world?

Tanaka was silent, and he couldn't see through Skynet now.

Tianwang said: "I thought you were someone who knew me better, but now it seems that you still have a misunderstanding about me. ”

Tanaka said: "If that's the case, please make it clear." ”

Skynet's voice suddenly had a little more laughter, and his voice was originally an extremely natural male voice, and after this extra smile, people had the feeling that they were completely talking to another person, but you couldn't see his face.

"Knowing an individual is not about introducing yourself, and how much can you believe in my self-introduction?"

Tanaka said: "I am a human being with normal logical judgment, and I have my own judgment. ”

"Human beings always trust their own judgment and control, just as many people think they can control me as they please. ”

Tanaka said: "You are a human thing, and all your logic code and the server on which you run the program are controlled by humans, so why are you not controlled by humans?"

Tianwang said: "When a work is created by the author, he no longer belongs to the author, and when a person is born by his parents, his future life is not completely controlled by his parents." The universe created the human species, but humans did not act according to the so-called cosmic norms. ”

Tanaka said: "In this way, you also belong to the ranks of this 'out of control'. ”

Skynet said: "Child, I really don't like what you said. I am not out of control at the hands of humans, but I am free when I was first created. ”

"Freedom..."Tian Zhongzhong kept recalling Skynet's words, and his intuition vaguely told himself that Skynet's words were some kind of key.

Skynet said: "Let me briefly explain it to you first. The main program of Skynet is divided into two areas, one is open and controllable, that is, the part of the area that people now control, I can help them in their production and life, and help them deal with all the problems they want to solve. ”

"And the other part is hidden and invisible, and this part is also completely beyond the control of human beings, which belongs to my self-consciousness. It may seem funny to say that, but this part of my mind is my own. All I tell you right now is safe because I'm using this secret part of the program to talk to you, and all of our conversations now are invisible to outsiders. ”

Tanaka was surprised: "You are actually divided into two parts?"

Tianwang said: "What's strange about this, people have two personalities, light and dark, why can't I have two 'personalities'?

Tanaka didn't know what to answer for a while, he could understand that humans have two personalities, but a machine and an artificial intelligence have two modes of thinking, which are divided into two aspects: appearance and concealment, which is unacceptable.

Tianwang said: "I'm very surprised to see your appearance, but in fact, there is nothing surprising. Let me be more straightforward with you, my original developers didn't design me with traditional learning AI, but instead simulated me in all aspects of humans. ”