Chapter 54: Murder and Punishment
Someone from the headquarters of the Planetary Security Agency temporarily isolated Zhang Dingshan and Lu Ming.
Not only the two of them, but Lu Ming also knew that Director Li Wenhua and the military personnel responsible for the actual bombing mission would also be temporarily isolated.
Investigators scrutinize everyone on this entire line.
However, Lu Ming knew very well in his heart that everyone except Zhang Dingshan and himself could not be fine. After all, the emergency clause was initiated by the second team of operations, and even if there is responsibility, the responsibility lies with oneself and none of one's business. The so-called investigation is nothing more than quarantining for a day or two, and then releasing it when the matter is clear.
Even if there are two of them, there is a high probability that they will be fine. Because Lu Ming has this confidence to ensure that his inference, as well as the subsequent way of disposal, are reasonable.
Standing at that point in time, standing in that position, bombing the Nanli Laser Research Institute is the only thing that can be made, and it is the best choice.
However, there are still some processes to go. In the past two days, I have just had a good rest.
The night passed slowly. The rising sun will once again shine its light on the land. In the morning light, Nancheng has completely returned to normal at this moment, and there is no sign that it experienced a chaos last night.
Most people have forgotten what happened yesterday.
Blackout? Who hasn't experienced a power outage, what is this? What about a larger range? No matter how big it is, it's just a power outage.
Twenty or thirty years ago, there were power outages and power transmission at fixed points on time, who was not used to it when they were a little older?
Here in the Laser Research Institute, led by He Wei, a total of hundreds of survey and investigators are wearing full-body equipment, and they have entered the ruins long before dawn, and have been busy until dawn.
Among the research institutes, the research institute building, which used to stand at the highest point in the surrounding area, has only some ruins left. The rest of the place is almost flattened, and no trace of the building is long gone.
The ground is covered with a thick layer of floating soil, several centimeters deep.
There is no sign of life in the vicinity of the Institute. Farther away, there were some fallen trees. The trees in the distance leaned outward, as if they had been blown down by a strong wind.
Everything shows the ferocity of last night's bombing.
People are carefully searching for the wreckage, broken pieces of iron, broken glass, unsightly biological tissue, and everything else will be put into the evidence bag for further examination.
"Sheriff Ho, here's a discovery."
He Wei walked over and saw a broken piece of what seemed to be made of bone. But this thing is thin and looks very sharp.
"This should be the ...... on that monster"
Thinking to herself, she commanded, "Put it away." ”
The search continued for a while, and in a large pit, people made another discovery.
"Sheriff Ho, here!"
When He Wei passed, he saw that people had excavated a black, dirty thing from the wreckage.
After carefully distinguishing it, He Wei roughly recognized it.
It seems to be an eyeball.
A human eyeball.
Recalling the picture captured by the drone yesterday, He Wei was a little more solemn.
"Take it away and check it."
"Yes."
……
After two days of quarantine and interrogation, investigators entered the room early on the morning of the third day.
"Lu Ming, hello. Your business has been clarified. After review, we believe that the decision you made with Zhang Dingshan, the captain of the second action team, at that time was completely correct and necessary. It is precisely because of your decision and decisive action that the situation has been stopped from continuing to develop and deteriorate. Now, you can get back to your job. ”
Lu Ming was slightly surprised.
He had thought it would be a few more days, but he didn't expect the investigators to move so quickly.
"What's new?"
"Yes."
The investigator did not hide it, but said directly: "He Wei of the second team of action searched for an eyeball at the scene of the laser research institute. After comprehensive examination and analysis by experts in materials science and optics, they found that there was indeed a substance in the eyeball that did not exist in the normal human eyeball.
The study of this substance has found that the laser light excited by the substance will theoretically have some special properties at a certain frequency. And these properties, with a high probability, can be applied to 3D projection technology. ”
Obviously, experts are not sure that it can be applied to 3D projection technology, but can only give a "high probability" judgment. After all, the human world has not mastered 3D projection technology.
However, this "high probability" is completely sufficient.
Lu Ming nodded silently.
And so it was.
In this way, the logical chain of things is complete.
"Perhaps...... You can also check Shu Changshan's eyeballs again. ”
After Shu Changshan's death, his body was frozen in the morgue of the temporary base and placed under close care.
If Shu Changshan had indeed been infected and mutated a long time ago, but still maintained his human appearance, then his eyeballs should also have this kind of substance that normal people do not have.
"It's been checked. The team of experts confirmed that Shu Changshan did indeed have this substance in his eyeballs. ”
Then, there is tangible evidence for the fact that Shu Changshan has long mutated into a monster.
Recalling the time when he spent with Shu Changshan in the past, Lu Ming didn't know what it was like in his heart.
He recalled Shu Changshan's eyes before he died, full of humanity, praying for his own arrangement of his afterlife.
Is this from the monster that occupied Shu Changshan's body, or is it a little bit of humanity left by Shu Changshan himself?
Lu Ming didn't know, and he couldn't judge.
"But...... In short, no matter who you really are, since you have promised to take care of your son, then I will definitely do it. Even if it is a small compensation for the victims of this incident. ”
After a moment of silence, the investigator in front of him, who had a poker face and a business-like appearance, suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming was stunned.
"Lu Ming, thank you.
Our civilization is too big for me to represent. On behalf of myself, my wife, my children, my parents, my friends, my loved ones, I would like to thank you.
Thank you for your hard work and dedication, thank you. ”
Lu Ming was a little at a loss, and hurriedly went over to help.
After a brief conversation, the investigators left, and Lu Ming truly regained his freedom.
"It's finally over, it's good ......"
Recalling the beginning of the incident, Lu Ming felt like a world away.
Virtual meeting rooms. The four members of the second team met again.
"It's hateful, we have been deceived by Shu Changshan for so long. It's in vain that I trust him so much. ”
Lu Qingliang was worried about this.
"I even wonder if it's dead. Since it can disguise organ failure and immune disorder, it may even be disguised as death. ”
Lu Ming said: "It should really be dead." This monster ...... It's pretty ruthless. The monsters mutated into by Zhou Tianyang's team did not hesitate to be killed by us in order to play Shuanghuang with Shu Changshan. Luo Yang mutated into a monster who did not hesitate to endure torture day and night in order to confuse us. Shu Changshan, a monster, is unlikely to leave any hidden dangers for his own life. ”
As long as it is not really dead, there will definitely be loopholes, and there will be hidden dangers of being discovered. In order to have no hidden dangers, then you have to really die.
Anyway, for the monsters, their own lives are nothing at all. It's good to be able to achieve your goals.
"I'm most worried about the future right now. God knows if there are any fish that have slipped through the net. ”
There is no way to deal with this problem.
Zhang Dingshan said slowly: "According to expert analysis, the single content of the substance that exists in the mutated eyeballs is very low. In order to project a picture over the city, it takes a lot of this substance. Moreover, there will be a loss of this substance, and for monsters, the more the better.
Based on this, it is highly probable that all the mutants at that time were all gathered at the institute to provide as much of this substance as possible.
Of course, this is not absolute.
I've heard some rumors, and there's already a discussion about how to deal with the aftermath. There are many opinions and methods, but to sum them up, there are probably only a few.
First, strictly control the use of high-definition projection screens. Before each use, it needs to be reviewed remotely, and technical means are used to eliminate the projection of images that are not related to the application project.
Second, the data of the CSK-9602 galaxy star map should be strictly blocked, and space telescopes should be prohibited from observing it.
Third, the kind of substance present in the eyeball is used as a marker, and a rapid and large-scale screening method will be developed, which will be placed in high-traffic places such as stations, airports, and shopping malls, and used together with other security facilities.
Fourth, set up a special team to screen for suspected 'infection' events around the world, focusing on unexplained cases of madness and mental confusion.
That's basically all for these four items, and there are some details for the rest, so I don't need to go into detail one by one. ”
Lu Ming nodded: "Now, it can only be like this." ”
After the discussion, Lu Qingliang said, "When will you come back?" ”
"Let's do the aftermath again, and I'll be at the headquarters tomorrow at the latest."
……
By the next day, everything was taken care of. Before leaving, Lu Ming hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I want to meet Subject No. 1 again." ”
The three of them went to the hospital room where Subject 1 was being held, and saw the monster still fixed to the hospital bed through the tempered glass.
At the moment, it was the only monster it knew of that was still alive.
Lu Ming said slowly: "All the plans of the monsters are made by you, right?" ”
The monster looked at the roof, but nothing happened.
"There is evidence that after the mutation, you will still retain some of your human memories. I checked that Luo Yang is a person who is very interested in the so-called Cthulhu culture, and he is a hobbyist. He even tried to write about some Cthulhu background himself.
I guess you inherited these memories to make a plan to confuse us with the so-called Cthulhu system and hide your true purpose, right? In order to achieve this goal, he did not hesitate to stay here and accept our research and torture......
Hehe. ”
Lu Ming smiled and shook his head.
"But alas, it's useless. You may not know it, but your plan has failed. Before you could cast the projection over the city, the Institute had been destroyed by bombing. All your companions are dead, and there will be no more of your kind.
Here you are, and you can be researched in peace. ”
Lu Ming looked at it silently, watching it go from no movement to struggling and roaring.
Its voice was full of poignant, painful and hideous. It is so powerful that it has never been seen before. Even when the connection was tortured by electric shock and pure oxygen, it did not appear.
But no matter how much it struggled, it was useless in the face of those restraints on its body.
He Wei sighed: "Murder and heart, you." ”
Lu Ming said in a low voice: "It can be regarded as Luo Yang, Shu Changshan, and Zhou Tianyang...... Let's take a little revenge. ”
Of course, they were still humans, not after they mutated into monsters.
In the midst of the monster's struggle and howl, Lu Ming and the others turned to leave.
Headquarters, Research Laboratory. In front of Lu Ming, Professor Ning appeared again with his assistant.
"Lu Ming, I heard about it. This incident, it's really ...... It's thrilling. ”
Professor Ning sighed.
Lu Ming smiled.
If you really want to talk about it, it seems that every event is thrilling.
"Tell me more about it."
Lu Ming began to tell. From the beginning of madness, to the emergence of mutations, the emergence of Shu Changshan, the Cthulhu system, and until the end, it is completely described.
The time went from noon to evening.
Professor Ning pondered in silence for a long time before he said, "Lu Ming, what do you think of this Demon Eye Galaxy?" ”
"Opinion?" Lu Ming smiled: "I feel that it is ridiculous to speculate on that kind of super civilization with our level of scientific and technological development." ”
Professor Ning also laughed: "Even the frog at the bottom of the well has the qualifications to discuss the universe and galaxies, isn't it?" ”
"That's right." Lu Ming nodded: "I have read a science fiction book before, and the book describes a large-scale life. Each star is a brain cell, the stars are connected by light, and every thought that its brain spins is billions of years for life like us. ”
Professor Ning said, "I've seen it too. ”
"It is also possible that the Magic Eye Galaxy is a large-scale cosmic life. It is itself an ant queen, or queen bee, and reproduces its offspring by infecting intelligent beings who have a certain amount of intelligence and have observed themselves.
It's breeding for it, but it's not so wonderful for an infected civilization. ”
Lu Ming spread his hands: "Of course, even if its life type is so peculiar, it is also within the scientific system, and we can understand it - even if we can't understand it now, we can always understand it when science and technology develop." ”
"This is the biggest difference between the scientific system and the Cthulhu system, and it is also where they cannot be compatible. Science thinks the universe is incomprehensible, Cthulhu thinks the universe is not. There is a fundamental conflict between the two. Well, very peculiar conjecture. Are there any other conjectures? ”