At 6:30 a.m., Song Lan received a text message from Qi He, the subject of which was to invite them to an internal meeting, which was attended by Qi He, Gustav and Monica.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Xiang glanced at Song Lan, who was staring at the mobile phone screen and fell into a daze, this stupid bird obviously hadn't woken up yet, and a handful of hair stood on end on his head, according to his schedule, he had to sleep until 8 o'clock every day to meet his definition of adequate sleep.

According to her observations, waking up early may be the weakest time for Song Lan.

Confusion and incoherence in thinking.

However, for Lu Xiang, this is not a good thing, she can often take advantage of Song Lan's trapped and tortured state to do whatever she wants.

"Hell, don't these people sleep? Yesterday I worked until 10 p.m.! ”

On this day, Song Lan finally remembered the horrors of public officials.

Even during breaks, you have to pay attention to your phone from time to time, and your superiors may send you cold work text messages at any time, in this field, they are comparable to professional killers, which is difficult to guard.

Although he had never worked with Qi He, Song Lan had already divided him into the group of "unscrupulous superiors" in his heart, and sincerely sympathized with Qi He's subordinates.

"Huh? How do I remember that you walked around the food street and commercial street all day, and waited until 10 o'clock in the evening to report to the program team? ”

Lu Xiang immediately exposed Song Lan's lies.

With such a work attitude, the program team of "Rescuer Master" really picked up a ghost.

Considering that the stupid bird kept to himself during his shopping yesterday and did not watch beautiful women dancing on the street like last time, Lu Xiang did not criticize him as appropriate.

"That's work, too."

Song Lan was full of words, "It's like the teacher in your physical education class who lets you move freely, isn't it class?" ”

As a good teacher, he took into account the interests of his students and gave them a full day off, which was a benefit that he did not even enjoy during his school days.

"Daystar doesn't have a physical education class, and as far as I know, there are usually some teaching activities before the free time."

"I arranged it."

"What was arranged?"

"Inviting them to eat ramen has increased the cohesion of the team."

History has proven countless times that combat skills are just a matter of fun, and when it comes to critical moments, only friendship and bonds can play a role in rewriting the tide of battle.

This is a testament to his foresight as a mentor, and he has already begun to cultivate the bond between Veronica and Vallene while the other players are still battling.

"You-"

Lu Xiang was speechless for a while, I don't know if it was an illusion, she always felt that Song Lan was becoming more and more unscrupulous in front of her, thinking that when they first met, the other party was lazy and fishing, and now this stupid bird is not only not ashamed at all, but also created a set of crooked heresies!

"You get up quickly, you're going to be late if you grind any longer!"

She couldn't defeat Song Lan in the realm of crooked heresies for a while, so she immediately changed her strategy and urged him to get up, "What? Do you want me to carry you down? ”

"Get up, get up!"

Song Lan was taken aback, and hurriedly suppressed the statement of "sleeping for five more minutes".

With his understanding of Lu Xiang, early morning is often the weakest time for Lu Xiang, so weak that he can't even stand on his feet, and the actions to help him get up often end in failure, and he will have a high probability of "slipping" and falling on the bed.

He had to avoid this accidental discovery, or he would be too late.

Got up, washed up, and finished enjoying the hotel's decent breakfast, the hovercar sent by Qi He had been parked on the top floor terrace of the Eden Hotel.

The arrival of Song Lan and Lu Xiang eased the originally solemn atmosphere in the conference room a lot.

Gustav, who was Song Lan's "old enemy", took the initiative to raise his hand to him and said hello.

This is the safe house that Qi He has purchased in the Fourth District, even the Ragus Foundation knows nothing about it, Monica has been staying here for the past two days, and it is no wonder that Vadim is about to overturn the Fourth District and can't find his mission target.

The safe house is well stocked, and there is even a kitchen, and the fridge is full of prepared dishes, which is already a delicacy for the people of 2167, with a variety of drinks and a dedicated recreation room that looks like it was built to survive the "apocalyptic crisis".

Song Lan felt that the best outcome for Monica was to rest in the safe house for a few more days, and wait for Vadim to exceed the company's time limit and be automatically disposed of by the company.

But once this fellow from District 17 is missing, the highlights of this season of "Master Rescuer" will be greatly reduced.

"I'm sorry that there was something wrong with the Foundation's business in the 'outside world' and I had to leave District 4 early, so today's meeting was a little earlier."

Qi He smiled and apologized, after getting to know Song Lan, they found that this was actually a very easy person to deal with, he added, "You are the experts I specially invited, and the expert fee will be transferred to your card later." ”

"Expert?"

Hearing this, Monica stared at the two of them carefully for a long time, then suddenly raised her right hand and pointed at Song Lan in surprise, "I know you, the CEO of CP0!" It turns out that you guys have arranged it from the beginning! ”

Gustav froze suddenly, and unsurprisingly, Monica looked at him with a look full of suspicion, "You guys were acting together that night at Chloe Films!" ”

She still remembered that Gustav finally shouted "This is my escape route" and ran through the window, and she worried about it for a long time.

If she hadn't seen this man named Rob Lucci in this room, she would have been kept in the dark.

"That's a bad statement, and I don't know each other if I don't know each other."

Song Lan waved her hand, "As you can see that night, we fought with the determination to kill each other, but there is no eternal enemy in this world, and I quickly realized that the situation in the fourth district is far beyond my imagination, and the real enemy is still hiding in the shadows. ”

Gustav nodded again and again when he heard this, and secretly gave Song Lan a thumbs up.

A man who is known as a professional fraudster, he has already perfected his skills when he opens his mouth, and easily hides the fact that he bribed the MI7 chief executive in the security office that night.

Monica, who is not deeply involved in the world, obviously believes it, and also shows an expression of sudden realization.

When she thought about it, she realized that the CEO had some truth in what he said.

They set up the organization in the first place only to assassinate the founder of Chloe Films, to avenge their father while claiming justice, but who would have thought that this matter would involve biological experiments, cloning technology that the company has been secretly researching, and some kind of data space that can upload and store human consciousness?

Although Qi He explained to her what had happened, Monica was still a little confused.

It's like watching some of the Cloe Films series, where a group of small-town drag racers end up inexplicably on the road to save the world.

And now she is in the middle of this whirlpool.

Her father's clone gave her a chip, which, according to Gustav, could have killed her.

Until now, she didn't know what she was going to do next.

Qi He interrupted his thoughts, and he invited everyone to take a seat, and then went straight to the point, "I wonder what the two of you know about the Cult of the Mechanicus?" ”

"A group of potential cyberpsychopaths who have highly prosthetized themselves."

Lu Xiang said.

This is not the first time they have heard of the name "Cult of the Mechanicus", there is currently a branch of the Cult of the Mechanicus in District 17, and their prosthetic sources are usually unconventional channels such as the black market and "outside" arms dealers, and the lack of tailor-made links has caused many of them to appear to be in a situation where they are not human or ghost.

Even if they don't do anything, they will be classified as dangerous because of their appearance.

"But as far as I know, the probability of cyberpsychosis among them is extremely low, and almost more than eighty percent of cyber maniac attacks are caused by unwitting people to spread falsehoods, which is not consistent with the conclusions of our current research on prosthetics."

Non-customized prostheses, black goods, and private surgery.

The mechanics of the Cult of the Mechanicus are almost stacked with all the aura that makes them cyberpsychotic, but most of them are able to stay awake, "This reminds me of the Eclipse Cult, and the probability of the inhabitants of the Fourth Neutral Kingdom becoming psionic is also staggering, and I once suspected that this is the reward of faith." ”

"You haven't investigated them?"

Lu Xiang felt that sitting here with a group of them and guessing was far less realistic than the Foundation finding a few members of the Sect of the Mechanical God to conduct research.

These cultists believe in the god of machines, the "mother" mentioned by RT6, but as of now, she is unsure how the faith has saved them from cyberpsychosis, and if their situation is similar to that of the Eclipse cultists, then it is a great threat.

They cracked the secrets of the Church during their trip to the Fourth Neutral Kingdom.

The "Psychic One" is nothing more than an experiment by the Gene Lord, who has planted the seeds of deformity in the believers, giving them some psychic qualities, and these seeds will take root and sprout when the Gene Lord deems it necessary, transforming them into aberrant constructs.

And what about the Robinatocracy?

Will they all of them suddenly be transformed into Frankenstein someday in the future?

Lu Xiang has always been skeptical of faith, and any faith will come with a corresponding price, even those who try to believe in Song Lan are no exception.

They've all become salted fish or funny characters.

This may also be an "aberration" on another level.

"That's the problem, anything related to the Mechanics in the Foundation has been vetoed, and according to my research, not only within the Foundation, nor the reformists, neutrals, or conservatives have carried out any research on the Mechanicus, although they live in various cities within the territory, they seem to be outside the coalition government."

In addition, the Cult of the Mechanicus never publicizes their teachings, and the threshold for becoming a member is extremely strict, so they never appear on the agenda of the council.

This shows that there are people within the coalition government who are "covering" them, otherwise those curious researchers would never let go of these research materials.

"Remember that chip? I've flagged some Foundation companies, which I speculate may be closely related to the Cult of the Mechanica, and I've been following their trail for the past few years, and it's only been this time that I've finally made progress. ”

And these advances were brought about by him taking a huge risk and going deep into the Sea of Souls.

"I investigated the inside of Kolo Films, and the infighting between their top management is indeed at a fever pitch, but it is not the people from Kolo Films who have been providing prosthetic transplant services to Vadim and his men for many years, Singosi outsourced this errand to military technology, and it is also military technology people who are currently directing Vadim behind the scenes."

"Can you find out who he is?"

"All the relevant information was destroyed, and my technicians also found that he had appeared in multiple guises, which is more in line with the characteristics of artificial intelligence."

But......

An artificial intelligence with autonomous consciousness that plays with humans and even companies in the palm of its hand?

Qi He couldn't imagine for a while that there was any company on the market today that could create such artificial intelligence.

He had suspected that this was a plot by the Speaker, but the recent turmoil in District 1 denied that.

The Speaker was nearly assassinated, and the High Council was once the supreme authority of the coalition government, but the AI did not intervene in the dispute.

"They seem to be able to represent any company when necessary, even this one, my investigation has only just begun, and the Foundation's affairs in the 'outside world' have arisen in question, and the Board of Directors has asked me to come there in person, just to make sure I leave the Fourth District."

This was also the purpose of Qi He's compulsion to find the two of them before leaving the Fourth District, and he felt that only Song Lan could uncover the mystery of the Cult of the Mechanical God.

The more he investigated, the more he felt that they were puppets, as if an invisible hand was manipulating their fate and the coalition government out of sight.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you, without your help, my long investigation would probably end here."

"You're welcome, as long as the expert fee and conference fee arrive in time."

When he opened his mouth to Qi He, Song Lan didn't have any psychological pressure.

Because the rising housing prices in the 17th arrondissement are clearly caused by the Lagus Foundation.

"That's nature."

Qi He glanced at the time, he received a temporary notice, the council didn't leave him much time, "By the way, there is one more thing, I have always had a strange feeling, maybe what I have been tracking is not an independent individual, but the company itself." ”

He paused, adding, "Maybe that's what the company really is." ”

Thank you for looking at this 102 starting coins!

The small theater of its two hundred and twenty-five:

Sunday, morning, month, year

Lu Xiang has always felt that if Song Lan is put on the market, it will definitely be a popular "product", and more than one person has expressed to her the idea of wanting to "rent" Song Lan.

The council, the departmental cafeteria, and the friends represented by Hannah.

Now there's another night heron.

The safe didn't seem to stop the kid's determination to embark on a culinary journey, and early this morning, Lu Xiang found the tooth marks on the safe, and the packed luggage inside was gone.

Correspondingly, the night heron slept on a small cot that bulged out a bag of the same shape as the luggage, and covered it tightly with a quilt.

All morning, she squatted on the edge of her bed, feeling like she was protecting her food.

When the child reaches the rebellious period, he becomes more and more disobedient.

Lu Xiang actually had such a feeling.

"I think you spurred her on."

Song Lan, who was holding an electronic newspaper in her hand, expressed her opinion.

"Me?"

Lu Xiang was a little incredible.

"You have a bad reason to keep her home."

"There are a lot of bad people out there? What's wrong with that? ”

"The 'bad guys' are in the food chain of the night heron, and she's always wanted to get a taste of the big city people."

Song Lan said, "You are no different from telling her that 'everything is delicious outside.'" ”