11 p.m., Shanghai, Information Center.

A rectangular conference room that can accommodate 100 people is already full of people from all walks of life.

The temperature of the two air conditioners in the front and rear has been turned on to the lowest, and the four ceiling fans are rotating rapidly.

However, the people in the conference room still felt an indescribable heat.

"The personnel have arrived, the mobile phones have been placed in the hall, the network cable here has been removed, and two shields have been installed, and it is completely clean. Listen, the central government attaches great importance to this incident! If the virus spreads, it will shake the foundations of our nation and even endanger the whole world! The central government specially appointed Pan Lei, a special expert, as the interim commander-in-chief to oversee the work of various departments, and I hope everyone will take it seriously! Now, please! Director Li said solemnly.

"Okay," Pan Lei searched his temples and said, "What does the Ministry of Public Security say?" ”

A male policeman in his thirties stood up and replied: "Arrangements have been made for local sub-bureaus to send infected people to the Shanghai Gymnasium. 12 hours should be in time. ”

"How's the fit?"

"Generally, the language is more intense, so only coercive measures can be taken."

"What about the public opinion response department?"

The male policeman sat down, and a female policeman stood up and said: "Although their mobile phones are not operational, the people around them still spread this phenomenon on the Internet." We have joined forces with public opinion response departments in other cities to preliminarily delete relevant posts across the network. We will continue to search the web and delete messages as soon as they are found. ”

"Has the relevant spread overseas?"

"Probably not, we dealt with it as soon as possible. However, it is not excluded that human flesh may take away the information. The policewoman continued to answer.

"It has been done very well, but the scope of network supervision should be expanded, and all information that uses uncivilized language must be deleted!"

"You're worried?"

"Yes! Unclean places that are prone to viruses. 'Zero Zero', help make a crawler with a deletion function tonight, is it okay? ”

"Zero Hair" nodded solemnly: "After the meeting is dismissed, I will go to the public opinion response department to help make it." ”

"What about the Propaganda Department?" Pan Lei continued to ask questions.

A middle-aged man stood up: "A new round of national spiritual civilization construction is underway, popularizing the language of Internet civilization. Tonight, we will strive to send the relevant documents to the governments and education departments of various cities, and strive to implement them at the grassroots level the day after tomorrow. ”

"Logistics Department, how has the renovation of the Shanghai Stadium been done?"

A woman in overalls stood up and said: "Two engineering teams have already entered to erect temporary shelters and protective walls. The relevant daily necessities have been allocated, and by about 3 o'clock in the morning, when the temporary housing has been built, all the items can be put in. The network is already being laid. However, the water pipes originally built in the stadium can only ensure the basic water supply for these people. For the issue of drinking water and meals, we plan to use the financial emergency funds to outsource the unified procurement. ”

"You guys are very well arranged! But there are a few details that need to be changed: first, the shower water will be canceled, and second, the supplies will be packed and let them collect them themselves when the time comes. 3. Temporary housing does not have to be laborious for one person, it can be made into a room for ten people, with bunk beds, it must be closed, and it doesn't matter if it is narrow. Fourth, carry some portable toilets, but arrange toilets according to the area. Fifth, all use a limited network, never use an unlimited network. ”

"Understood! Can I leave the meeting now and make arrangements? ”

"Yes, but try to contact the deployment task by landline. We will now discuss a few very important issues as to the other specific arrangements. One, What is Alice? Is it a cyber negative energy virus, or is it a prank by a powerful superpower? Pan Lei raised his head and asked.

Hua Yun raised her hand and said, "I think it's the former, because she repeatedly mentioned the Internet." ”

However, her image and way of speaking are too human-like. So I'm biased towards the latter. A human expert retorted.

"Wouldn't it be normal to think of the Internet as a complete living organism and give birth to a virus or something? Moreover, now that the earth's environment has begun to change, the idea that all things are animistic has become true. Someone supported.

"I'm against it! If she is really the virus, why is the number of infected people so accurate? Why is the target of infected people so clear? ”

"Viruses are inherently incomplete life forms with a tendency to be targeted and destroyed, so it is not surprising that she chooses the people with the most negative energy. But I agree with everyone at least that she is a humanoid creature with the ability to think completely independently, a complete three views of her own, and a clear purpose. An old scholar concluded.

In the conference room, many people couldn't help but nod.

Pan Lei looked at the student group: "What about you? ”

"It's hard to say, my gut tells me it's the first type, but based on what I've seen in your conversation this afternoon, I think it's the second type. She's so human! The use of grammatical structures, the use of punctuation, and even the tone of speech are very human-like. A girl replied.

Then in the writer's area, a handsome fat man named "The Homeroom Teacher Who Loves You the Most" raised his hand and said: "I agree with what the girl in front of me said. She is both a potentially destructive virus and a superpower. ”

Everyone couldn't help but nod.

"But!" The handsome and fat writer said, "Then is there such a possibility?" She was originally a human girl who died suddenly and unexpectedly. But for some reason, the soul is parasitic on the network. And the Internet, a super consciousness body was originally born, and when the two were combined, Alice appeared! ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent.

"Too bold an assumption. Want to prove your point unless you find this dead girl in real life. A civil servant said.

The handsome fat writer was speechless for a while.

A silent female writer stood up and said, "Unfortunately, what he said may be right, I have proof." ”

Everyone looked at her in amazement, only to see that she took out a photo from her pocket and displayed it in front of everyone.

In the photo, it is a park with cherry blossoms, and a cute girl dressed in a pink costume like a fairy is smiling happily in front of her.

"We met in a group of authors. I don't know her name or where she lives, only that she's a little writer who isn't very well-known. This photo was taken at the Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival in late March this year. ”

"Did your group of authors organize it themselves?" Pan Lei asked.

"Yes." The female writer replied.

The handsome fat writer's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "I remember!" There were a lot of people attending the event that day, and I went too. It's just that no one expected such a small author, so many people took photos with her. ”

"Will her death have anything to do with this party?" Someone asked curiously.

"Probably not, I didn't encounter anything strange that day, and everyone left happily in the end." The handsome fat man recalled with a frown.

"What type of fiction does she usually write?" Pan Lei asked again.

The previous female writer replied: "She wrote a first-person horror novel called "Black Diary", which I also read a little creepy. ”

"Can you still see this novel?" Someone else asked curiously.

The female writer shook her head and said, "Before attending the meeting, I also paid special attention to it, and it was all empty!" Whether it is the website she submitted to or the piracy website on the whole network, there is only one title left, and the content is all gone. I also contacted the website customer service, and I did not take the initiative to delete the work. ”

"This must be a very important clue! Maybe there's a clue to unravel this virus in advance! That's why she deleted it herself. An expert said.

Everyone couldn't help but nod.

"Find her, or the body, find the story of her life, or before she died, and then find that novel, you should be able to find clues. Now, let's speed up the process. To think that Alice would actually lie, that is, to think that she is not just targeting the 9,999 people, raise your hand. ”

"Huh!" In the meeting room, many people raised their hands in unison.

Director Li raised his hand, "Zero Hair" raised his hand, the handsome fat man also raised his hand, Hua Yun did not, and the female writer did not.

Pan Lei frowned again, and finally chose not to raise his hand.

Director Li nodded and said, "There were originally 100 people attending the meeting, but now there are 99 people left with 1 person from the table." Ninety-one people raised their hands and 8 did not. ”

"Okay, got it, adjourn the meeting!" Pan Lei finally nodded.