"Less than a hundred." Mei Yiqiu was a little depressed when she talked about this, "Lester is too difficult to sign, in addition to having high requirements for mathematics and logic, you also have to learn deep self-hypnosis. Most importantly, the Leicester signature itself is the most difficult cipher in the world to decipher, and the decryptor must be familiar with the characteristics of the signer's past thinking in order to find the coordinates of consciousness. ”

"People who do science don't necessarily learn to hypnosis, and people who can hypnosis may be a math idiot. It was hard to get a group of people who had Lester's signature, and there wasn't necessarily the right person to decipher it. ”

Mei Yiqiu sighed, poured out the slag from the extinguished pipe, refilled the tobacco, lit it with a match, and smoked it with a loud horn.

"There are seven billion people in the world, and we have no way of knowing how many people have been invaded. We can only determine how many people are normal on a small scale. Tragically, none of us who claim to be scientists have the power to change this phenomenon. ”

"So, what about the government? Will the United Nations take care of it? Mei Ziqing couldn't help but ask.

Mei Yiqiu snorted from her nose: "Later in the Copenhagen meeting, representatives of the governments of several major countries came, but they did not believe that this was true at all. ”

Aoki said, "I'm afraid they don't want to believe it more!" If this is believed, how can those government officials prove their innocence? Let them all come to Leicester for a signature, starting with the president? ”

"That's right!" "That's the most tragic part. In the face of this catastrophe, no government can come forward to organize, mankind is scattered, and the key is that we have no means to resist. ”

"Perhaps, it's not that bad!" Mei Ziqing is a cheerful and optimistic girl, and her beautiful and intellectual smile can often relieve the tension in the boring laboratory. "Since no large-scale invasion has been discovered yet, it means that they also have any scruples or weaknesses!"

Mei Yiqiu shook her head and sighed: "We don't know anything about them. ”

Aoki said, "Professor, she's right. I don't think it's out of control at the moment. ”

"Oh? What do you think? Mei Yiqiu asked.

"Xia Wenyuan's gray matter layer has fibrotic lesions, and I suspected from the beginning that it was related to the invading shadow in his sleep. When I was in Jiaozhou, I met a patient who had a similar lesion in the brain, and although the doctor diagnosed it as a complication caused by leukemia, I was almost certain that she and Xia Wenyuan had the same thing. ”

Then Aoki gave a general account of Yao Jingjing's mother's situation, and asked Mei Yiqiu to help see if the Wu University Affiliated Hospital could arrange a hospital bed and surgery.

"That's no problem, I'll call Dean Zhou of the medical school right away."

Mei Yi was resolute and resolute, and picked up the phone and called. In Wuzhong, the weight of his words is no less than that of the mayor. As soon as the call was made, the vice president of the Affiliated Hospital of Wu University called and asked for the patient's name and information in detail, saying that the best bed had been set aside and the best expert doctor would be arranged for consultation.

After hanging up the phone, Mei Yiqiu asked Aoki: "When will you pick up the patient, I have to personally consult on the problem of brain lesions." ”

Aoki said, "I'll arrange it as soon as possible." ”

Mei Yiqiu thought for a while and said, "That's it, let Old Man Xia send someone to pick it up." This kind of thing, they rich people can do it much faster than you, and a special plane will take it. You can contact the Xia family in a while, and it just so happens that I will go with you to see him. ”

"Also, Ziqing," Mei Yiqiu told Mei Ziqing again, "you contact Dr. Smith at Hopkins Medical Center, and ask them to pass on Mr. Lester's death report and information." ”

Mei Ziqing said "yes" and immediately went to contact the Hopkins Medical Center in the United States.

Mei Yiqiu said to Aoki, "I see what you mean, all people who are invaded may have a common feature - fibrotic lesions in the cerebral cortex. So, people who don't have this disease are safe at the moment, right? ”

Aoki said, "At the moment, it seems like this. ”

Mei Yiqiu shook her head: "I'm afraid it's not true!" Although I don't know what the end result of this brain disease will be, I can roughly guess from your description that if this disease is allowed to develop, the human brain will be discarded and will probably become a vegetative state. If that's the case, what are they doing with us? What is the use of occupying a vegetative body? ”

Aoki thought for a while and said, "Xia Wenyuan's personal doctor, Peter, seems to have said that there are no more than ten cases of the same type in the world, and they are all celebrities. ”

Mei Yiqiu said: "There should be more than ten, but they have not been found." He tapped the table with the pipe in his hand, "Mei Ziqing is right, the situation should not be out of control. Don't look at this race, they don't have a memory, but they are smart and naturally know how to choose the best. The first targets of their invasion were people who could make a significant impact on the world – academics, dignitaries, celebrities, and the wealthy. Well, you see Lester and Xia Wenyuan are very representative figures. As for the lesions of the brain"

Mei Yiqiu scratched her Einsteinian blasting head, "It is likely that it was only after encountering strong resistance." Maybe they have something like a self-destruct device that kicks in under certain circumstances. If they can't take possession of this body, they will find a way to destroy him. ”

Aoki said, "This doesn't seem to make sense! Consciousness can block neurotransmission, but it cannot affect the metabolism of human cells, let alone change the physical properties of brain cells. The intruder is a conscious body, how can it make the brain diseased? That's why I've been hesitant to connect the two things. ”

Mei Yiqiu nodded and said, "You're right. Let's hope our guess is wrong, otherwise things will be even more tricky! ”

Aoki asked puzzled, "Didn't you just say that things haven't gotten out of control yet?" ”

"There are two sides to everything, and if you think about it this way, since their target is still on celebrities, it means that most ordinary people have not been invaded." Mei Yiqiu said.

"I agree with that." Aoki can at least conclude that several people around him are in a normal state, and if something abnormal happens to them, he will definitely notice it, and the coal boss will also notice it. As for Yao Jingjing's mother, it must be something important hidden in that secret area of her brain. But how do the "aliens" know?

Mei Yiqiu continued: "On the other hand, there are only a dozen or so people in the world who are known to have brain lesions, so does it mean that other celebrities, including those who control most of the technology, power and wealth of human society, such as those engineers in Silicon Valley, the capital predators of Wall Street, and the presidents, prime ministers and generals in the army of various countries, have been occupied by the invaders? ”

Mei Ziqing came back with a report, and just happened to hear the professor's inference, so shocked that she stood there speechless with her mouth wide open.

Even Aoki, a lazy man who has never cared about anything, shuddered and said, "It's not that serious, is it?" Aren't you okay? If I were an intruder, I would have dealt with people like you first. ”

"Maybe they don't think I have enough influence, but in fact it is, controlling a president or general is much more useful than controlling an old man like me. Moreover, there are currently less than a hundred people who have passed the Leicester signature verification, and the scientific community is also very dangerous, not to mention those stupid politicians and rich people! Mei Yiqiu sighed and took out an envelope, "Situ's warning to me is right - you can't trust anyone!" ”