Everyone gasped, if what Situ Yuli said was true, it would be terrible.

"Connected...... How do you control those people? Mei Yiqiu asked in disbelief. Although it seems that this matter has nothing to do with him, whether the Internet itself has such a big scientific topic as intelligence is a concern of every scientist, if this is true, it will subvert the existing perception and worldview of computers.

"Almost all of the people with chips are crazy, much like delusional schizophrenia, but there are many common behaviors that are difficult to explain that can be distinguished from other similar psychopaths," Situ said. In the end, the lab concluded through a large number of data comparisons and signal source analysis that they were controlled by the interconnection, which was equivalent to injecting a second consciousness, and thus behaving like schizophrenia. ”

"Second Consciousness?" This is something that both Aoki and Mei are interested in.

"Yes." "Although it was impossible to prove its existence, all the people involved in the project at the time were very sure of this conclusion." ”

"How many experimenters are there?"

"In total, more than 3,000 people around the world have been secretly planted with chips, and when I participated in this project, the chips had already developed into the fourth generation."

"The project is still ongoing?"

"No, I said the project was stopped because it was inhumane."

"I'm afraid it's not just for inhumane reasons!" Mei Yiqiu looked at Situ Yuli and said.

Situ Yuli was silent for a while, and said, "The professor's eyes are like torches, and he can't hide it from you." In the first place, because so many experimenters had become insane, there was a proposal to terminate the experiment for humanitarian reasons until a better way was found. Since then, the laboratory has not expanded the scope of the experiment, but the monitoring of the data of the experimenters who have been equipped with the chip has not stopped, and the chip has not been recovered. It wasn't until five years ago that Lab 19 was suddenly attacked......"

"Attack? Whose attack? ”

"I don't know." Situ Yuli let out a long breath, "At that time, almost all the projects in Laboratory 19 had problems, many staff members died inexplicably, and the laboratory was paralyzed for a while. That's when I left, and it was my husband who saved me. ”

"And what about later? What happened to the people and projects in the lab? Mei Ziqing couldn't help but ask.

Situ Yuli shook his head: "I don't know. Lab 19 was cut off from the outside world, and I haven't heard from it since I left. I don't know if L&BL still has Lab 19, but I can be sure of one thing - the project has been discontinued. ”

"How do you know?"

"Because when the lab was attacked, all the people in the project team I was in were killed, and the equipment was severely damaged, and I only managed to grab a little information." Situ Yuli pointed to the USB flash drive that was handed to Mei Yiqiu, "Another point, although the list of people with the chip has been destroyed along with the equipment in the laboratory, I still remember some of them, I have tried to track down the information of these people over the years, and found that they are also dead." ”

"All dead?"

"That's right, they're all dead! Most are suicides, and very few are accidental deaths. Of course, I don't have a small sample, less than one-thirtieth of the total number, but since there is not a single survivor, I have reason to believe that all the experimenters are dead. ”

"Who would do that? Could it be...... Interconnection! Mei Ziqing couldn't help but shudder when she thought of this question.

Mei Yiqiu lit a pot of cigarettes, puffed a few puffs, and then pinched the USB flash drive and rubbed it with her thumb constantly, puffing out the cigarette while muttering to herself: "Internet...... ai…… Second Consciousness ...... Consciousness Invasion ......"

As he read it, he suddenly turned his head, looked at Situ Yuli and said, "This experimental data is indeed very precious!" However, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the virus we mentioned in the email, right? ”

Situ Yuli smiled: "You are the real discoverer of the gray brain virus, I don't have more information to give you, but I can remind you that the origin of the gray brain virus is probably Toxoplasma gondii." ”

"Toxoplasma?" Mei Yiqiu thought it was a little incredible.

Aoki touched his head and said, "What is Toxoplasma?" ”

Mei Ziqing explained: "It is a parasite called protozoa with the most simple shape and structure, which was discovered in 1908 by the French scholar Nicol in the hepatosplenic monocytes of the North African Gangdi comb-toed rat. It parasitizes the nucleated cells of humans and many kinds of animals, causing toxoplasmosis, destroying the brain, heart, and fundus, resulting in a decrease in human immunity, especially when the host immune function is low, and it is an opportunistic pathogen. More than half of the world's humans are infected with the parasite, and in some countries the infection rate is as high as more than 90%, but humans are only their intermediate hosts, and cats and other felines are the ultimate hosts of Toxoplasma gondii. ”

Aoki nodded and said, "Oh, it's something similar to roundworms." ”

"Uh......" Mei Ziqing didn't understand why this person who could discuss quantum mechanics, high-dimensional space, and the theory of immaterial planes with his professor could understand parasites as simple as a student, "Poor...... It's pretty much the same, but the roundworms are a little bigger. ”

Aoki said, "So what does it have to do with the virus? ”

"Parasites can sometimes control the behavior of their hosts, and so far, scientists have discovered thousands of such parasites," Situ said. For example, after an iron nematode infects a praying mantis, it will first grow in its body and gradually control its behavior. When the nematode grows into an adult, it will control the mantis to make it have a strong desire for water, and eventually the mantis will jump into the water and drown, and the nematode will enter its own breeding paradise. ”

"American biologist Kevin Lafferty has proposed that Toxoplasma gondii can alter human feelings and personalities, potentially changing human culture on a huge scale. Dr. Gallie Wink pointed out that Toxoplasma gondii can cause the brain to secrete a large amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, and men will become suspicious and stubborn after infection, and their aggression will increase. Women are more likely to become suicidal when they are infected. ”

Mei Ziqing retorted: "These theories are not accepted by the mainstream academic community, they can only be said to be a kind of speculation, and there is no evidence to prove it!" ”

"I've heard all these theories, Ziqing is right, it's all speculation, except for third-rate magazines and network editors who irresponsibly quote them for grandstanding, no responsible scientist will say these things casually." Mei Yiqiu looked at Situ Yuli and seemed a little disappointed.

Situ Yuli smiled slightly and said: "Regardless of size, strength, nerve reaction speed and brain IQ, felines are the most perfect species on this earth, if it weren't for the existence of humans in terms of IQ, maybe they would already be the rulers of this planet." From the perspective of domestication, cats are not suitable for pets, but humans have an increasing preference for cats. ”

"You want to say that it was Toxoplasma gondii that affected humans and made us like to have cats so that it could find its final host more conveniently?"

Mei Ziqing thought it was ridiculous, but Aoki thought it sounded reasonable, and Mei Yiqiu fell into deep thought with her pipe in her mouth.

Situ Yuli looked at them and smiled: "Maybe it's a bit absurd, not like a rigorous scientific research worker, but isn't science the truth that is often found from absurdity?" ”

"The ultimate host of Toxoplasma gondii is the feline, and human society is the least suitable place for felines to live. Toxoplasma gondii chooses humans as intermediate hosts, which is not in line with the laws of natural selection. So there must be something wrong with this parasite in the process of evolution, and they are currently correcting this mistake. ”

"My husband and I have a guess that the first parasitistic objects of those parasitic consciousness came to Earth were not humans, but felines, because from a biological point of view, felines are the perfect type of evolution. Until they found out about the existence of this &......"