"Let's summarize the current clues. Well, of course, I'm not sure if these clues are true. ”

"First of all, the CSK-9602 galaxy is not an ordinary galaxy, but a higher-level creature - we will call this creature 'gods' for the time being.

Ordinary people who look directly at the gods will fall into madness. Well, this sentence can be explained in more detail: it doesn't have to be a direct look to feel the appearance of a god, even if this appearance is presented through a photo, it can achieve a crazy effect. And, the clearer the appearance and the more information you see, the faster you will go crazy. Also, judging from the current clues, even if you look at a lower definition photo, as long as it is long enough, it can also achieve a maddening effect.

Also, there is a lower limit to this clarity. Beyond this lower limit, it doesn't matter how long you watch it. We can conclude that this image taken in previous observations of the galaxy has not touched this lower limit. So, nothing happened in the past.

That was until the launch of the Mercury space telescope changed all that. Because it's so sharp. As a result, some mortals on earth saw the appearance of the gods, which caused these people to go crazy.

Luo Yang's notes indicate that he knew something deeper. He sensed that looking directly at the gods led to madness, and that at the same time, when people saw the gods, even if they saw the gods through pictures, the gods could see mortals through some unknown connection.

The two are mutual. After that, the gods can descend to Earth from hundreds of millions of light-years away through this strange connection. That is what Luo Yang said, 'He is coming'.

That's pretty much all we have so far. ”

Lu Qingliang muttered: "What this situation describes is similar to a certain type of fantasy. Cthulhu, have you heard of it? ”

"Cthulhu? I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it. ”

Lu Qingliang explained: "This is a worldview. In this worldview, the origin of the universe is chaotic and crazy, completely devoid of rules and reason. In works that follow this worldview, there are usually many inexplicable horrors, such as people turning into monsters, such as sudden madness, and so on.

In this worldview, the best way to deal with these horrific events is not to seek out the truth. The closer you get to the truth, the closer you get to madness. Well, there is a saying that can describe this state, the less you know, the longer you live. Also, ignorance is also a kind of happiness. ”

"What does this have to do with this eucalyptus now?"

"Of course it does. In the Cthulhu worldview, the bottom of the universe is chaotic and crazy, and there are many inexplicable existences. They are ineffable, indescribable, and human language and reason cannot describe their existence.

They are powerful and can do many inexplicable things without following any rules. For example, ordinary people who see them and perceive them will be 'polluted' by them, and thus go crazy or collapse their bodies and become monsters.

Some unconventional connections can also be exploited by them, such as seeing them, or even dreaming of them, it is possible for them to locate themselves and use this unconventional connection to descend into another world. ”

Lu Ming thought for a long time, and finally shook his head: "I can't understand the horror of this worldview. This is ridiculous. I don't think it has anything to do with the real world. ”

Lu Qingliang said: "But the laws of physics also show that the bottom layer of the universe is also random. Moreover, this randomness is most likely a façade. ”

In the last eucalyptus, Lu Ming made a relevant guess, and based on this guess, he finally solved the eucalyptus.

Lu Ming said: "But this kind of randomness also has a law. We can describe this randomness through statistical mechanics. And, even if it is only a manifestation of a deeper law, with the development of science and technology in our human world, there will always be corresponding laws of physics born to describe them. ”

Lu Qingliang concluded: "In short, you think that there are definite laws in our universe, even if it is unknown for the time being, it is only limited by the level of science and technology. Once the level of technology is reached, theories are born to describe them, right? ”

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Lu Ming nodded: "Yes." ”

"So, have you ever imagined a situation where the CSK-9602 galaxy is really just the body of an ancient god under a certain Cthulhu worldview, and it really exerts influence on the humans of Earth through that unspeakable influence, and causes the madness of people who look directly at its body, and it really descends on Earth through this influence...... If all this is true, have you ever imagined it? ”

Lu Ming thought about it carefully for a while, and felt a little chilled.

If that's really the case, then Lu Ming's worldview will collapse.

Lu Qingliang said quietly: "You will collapse your worldview, maybe you will become a madman, right?" So, how can you be sure that those who see the star chart are not crazy because of the collapse of their worldview? ”

Lu Ming took a deep breath: "At least all the existing evidence proves that our universe exists under the control of laws. Occam's razor can shave out the non-essential worldview of Cthulhu. ”

Zhang Dingshan knocked lightly on the table: "The Cthulhu worldview can be regarded as a worthy direction of investigation. ”

He Wei nodded and asked again, "Where do we start?" ”

Lu Ming pondered for a moment and said, "I think we should start with the point of 'how the star map causes people to become crazy'. ”

"Agreed."

"I agree."

"Okay, rest for the night, leave tomorrow, and go to Nancheng."

Nothing was said all night. Early the next morning, Zhang Dingshan, Lu Ming, and He Wei came to the airport. At noon, I came to the Nancheng City Public Security Bureau.

Here, several members of the second team of operations saw more detailed files, saw physical evidence with their own eyes, and saw video records. In the afternoon, I came to the psychiatric hospital again and saw Zhou Tianyang's team and Luo Yang.

Zhou Tianyang was still staring at the ceiling in a daze, and Wang Yue was fixed on the hospital bed with restraint straps, but he still kept smiling. Every few minutes, a schoolgirl struggles regularly, seemingly trying to sit up, but is restrained by a restraint belt, and ends up lying on the bed, and so on.

Luo Yang still repeated the sentence "I know" on the hospital bed. But there's no pattern. Sometimes three or five minutes apart, sometimes he seemed to be asleep, but he came back coldly, as if he were talking in a dream.

The doctors and nurses are facing the enemy. There are some younger nurses who are even so scared that they tremble when they come to this ward.

The Public Security Bureau has specially dispatched a group of armed security officers with loaded guns and ammunition to be on duty here 24 hours a day. They were also nervous, as if they were ready to shoot at any moment.

Feeling the solemn atmosphere mixed with the strange atmosphere here, Lu Ming sighed secretly in his heart.

In any case, these people are victims and have suffered unjustified disasters.

Lu Ming's heart was heavy. He felt a sense of responsibility.

Finding out the truth, rescuing the victims as much as possible, preventing more victims from appearing, and escorting the steady development of the human world is the meaning of the existence of the 13 Planetary Security Agency.

After reading the victims, Lu Ming and the three of them came to the original place of the incident, that is, the laboratory of Zhou Tianyang's team, and saw the projector and curtain in the conference room with their own eyes.

The place under strict security is still in the same state as it was at the time of the incident. Lu Ming saw the messy tables and chairs with his own eyes, saw the blood stains that had changed color, and so on.

Here, of course, Lu Ming and the others didn't turn on the projector to take a look at the star map with their own eyes. That's not an investigation, it's a death.

After walking around, Lu Ming and the three of them met Li Hu in an office that was divided into a room of the Nancheng City Public Security Bureau, deliberately used as an isolation room, and guarded by armed security guards outside the door.

Since Luo Yang also went crazy, the local public security bureau made a decision to isolate Li Hu and guard him.

Seeing the three of them, Li Hu was still quite dissatisfied.

"I'm going to resign, resign! If you don't believe me, what are you keeping me for? You're sent from above, aren't you? You've got to call the shots! Why put me under house arrest! ”

Lu Ming sighed.

In order to completely eliminate hidden dangers, from the standpoint of his superiors, Li Hu must be isolated and monitored. This may lead to dissatisfaction and a sense of shame as not being trusted, but this is not the time to consider the person's feelings.

"Li Hu, you should know that during the war, after the soldiers who were captured by the enemy were released, no matter who they were, they had to undergo a period of quarantine and investigation, and everything could be found out before they could resume normal work. This may hurt the hearts of some fighters, but it is necessary to do so in the big picture. Li Hu, can you understand? ”

Li Hu's mood calmed down a little and was silent.

"A qualified soldier and a qualified security officer, at such a time, it is even more important to understand the arrangements of the superiors and fully cooperate. I think you can understand that too. ”

Li Hu said secretly: "I am a security officer. What do you think is the matter with such a big deal in my jurisdiction, but I am not allowed to participate in the investigation? I'm sure it must have been a premeditated, organized crime, and seeing so many victims makes me feel so anxious! ”

"Premeditated, organized crime? Li Hu, tell us what you know. ”

Li Hu's words immediately aroused Zhang Dingshan's vigilance.

Li Hu said: "It's obvious, there must be something strange on that star map, and there must be some high-IQ criminal gang who has done something to it and added some elements such as psychological hints to complete the directional attack!" As long as you check the source of the data and see who has been in contact with it, there will definitely be clues! ”

This is also the direction of investigation. But obviously, the value won't be too much.

After asking Li Hu for some words, and finding that there could be no more discoveries, the three of them left together. After that, the three of them came to Luo Yang's team station together.

Since Luo Yang went crazy, this group of psychologists has also been temporarily monitored. It's not that I suspect them of anything, but I worry about whether these people are also affected, and whether there is any danger.

After a discussion with psychologists, Zhang Dingshan asked the most important question straightforwardly.

"Based on your research and analysis of Professor Luo Yang's data, how likely do you think it is that this star map will affect the victim through psychological suggestion or other mental and psychological factors?"

The psychologists were silent for a long time, and eventually, an older representative of the group answered.

"The likelihood is low, low. Judging by our professionalism, it is almost impossible. There is no such mechanism in the existing theories. ”

Zhang Dingshan nodded slightly: "In the future, there may be another group of psychologists to come and analyze this problem." I hope you can cooperate when the time comes. ”

"No problem, definitely."

Zhang Dingshan changed the topic: "What do you think of Professor Luo Yang?" ”

It was the older man who answered. He sighed before he said, "Professor Luo...... Young, competitive, unwilling to admit defeat, always thinking of identifying a new psychological mechanism and making some big discoveries. ”

The rest of them all felt the same way and nodded slightly.

This came from the unanimous judgment of the team members, so that Zhang Dingshan could conclude that Luo Yang's move to strengthen that kind of "psychological suggestion" without hesitation in order to advance the research is more likely to be his autonomous behavior, rather than some kind of external driving force. In other words, it is his autonomous behavior that occupies the main factor.

Having determined this, there are no valuable conclusions drawn from the team of psychologists for the time being. The three of them took their leave.

After that, the three of them came to the Mercury space telescope base again, where they had to leave after combing through the daily work, processes, and mechanisms of the telescope, especially the process of photographing the CSK-9602 galaxy in detail, and confirming that everything was normal, and that there were no accidents here.

By this point, the three of them had all the information they could so far. I check the direction I can try one by one, too. But the end result is still at a loss.

The second team is now facing the same predicament as the original team.

The three of them felt at the same time that at this moment, they needed a breakthrough.

In the internal meeting, Zhang Dingshan, He Wei, and Lu Qingliang, who participated in the meeting through video, set their eyes on Lu Ming at the same time.

They hoped that Lu Ming could find this breakthrough.

Lu Ming sat in his seat and thought quietly. The other three waited in silence.

After a long time, Lu Ming sighed softly.

"I don't believe that our universe belongs to the so-called Cthulhu worldview. But frankly, at the moment, apart from the so-called Cthulhu, I can't figure out what exactly is causing all this. ”