At this time, the old accounts were turned over, and Schenkov was dumbfounded, and could only defend: "It used to be before, and now I look back and feel that what I did at that time was very problematic, and we shouldn't have done it that way." ”

Amir said in a mocking tone: "Oh~ It's been so long, and the super hero has also been treated by you, and now it's starting to be an afterthought?" ”

Schenkov didn't waste time on bickering, and said in a deep voice: "I just have one request, make the situation public, and this is not just for the Crescent City." ”

"You also said that there are many other cities between Crescent City and the Tianmen Patrol Station, so the people there should at least be prepared, right?"

Amir shook his head helplessly and said, "I'll tell you straight, it's impossible to make the situation public, it will hurt the face of the company." ”

Schenkov was shocked and asked: "Did I hear me right, face?" It's a matter of face??? ”

Amir said straightforwardly: "You heard it right, it's face." The Tianmen Patrol Station has always been managed by the Co., Ltd., and if the news of its fall spreads on a large scale, there will be many public opinion crises that are unfavorable to the company. ”

"Although public opinion has no impact on the joint venture company, this matter will become a lever for the iron-blooded alliance and the Black Domain Group to attack them in the future, and it is not conducive to the upcoming general election of the upper court council, so they strictly ordered not to publicize this matter."

"I would like to remind you that you are not allowed to tell anyone about the content of today's meeting when you walk out of here, not even your wife and children. If anyone leaks it, deal with it seriously! ”

Schenkov interrupted anxiously: "This is a joke on human life!" In case the door is not controlled, something really happens, who will be responsible?! ”

Amir shrugged his shoulders and said in a relaxed tone: "It's not our responsibility anyway, we only need to be responsible for the leaders above." ”

Schenkov gritted his teeth, knowing that there was no point in talking about it, that it was not something he could shake.

After absent-mindedly finishing the meeting and dealing with what he had to cooperate with, Schenkov hid back in his office and made a call on his personal mobile phone.

[Deep underground, the remains of a tectonic civilization]

Summer piloted a ground-landing spaceship, cutting through a door-like structure on a black spire.

This black spire is extremely strong, and the place where the fourth clearance item, "Construct Hatchling", is located, which is the center of gravity, and it is impossible to completely destroy it with a mere ground spaceship.

To approach the construct hatchling and turn off the beacon, one needs to enter the main control room inside the Black Spire and disable all of its control systems.

And this can only be done by the "black virus".

Just as Summer was cutting the door to the Black Spire, Future Communications came in.

"Boss, Schenkov just called me to say that the Tianmen Patrol Station has fallen, and the city council is mobilizing all the heavy military equipment in Crescent City, ready to cooperate with the joint company to transport it to Tianmen."

Su Mo: "And then, has the news of the fall of the Heavenly Gate been made public?" ”

Future: "No, the city council said that they are only responsible for the upper authorities and want to protect the face of the company. ”

Su Mo: "Hehe, I knew it was going to be like this, the bureaucracy of the dog day. ”

What is happening now is also played out in the "Dawn" game, and it can even be said that it is exactly the same.

In a mega event like this, in the face of the general trend predetermined by the original plot, the influence of his previous small actions is too weak.

Neither the Crescent City Council, nor the Upper Court Council, nor the Co-op Company have yet to realize the seriousness of the problem.

They may have thought that this was some kind of fierce beast movement that was rare in a hundred years, as long as they sent enough troops to the Tianmen Patrol Station and held out there for a while.

But in fact, the source of the problem was not on the side of the Heavenly Gate at all, but the black spire in front of him.

As long as the beacon is not turned off, the beasts will continue to rush in the direction of Crescent City.

That kind of terrifying beast, not to mention whether the troops transferred by the company can be stopped.

Even if you really defend the Tianmen Patrol Station, there is more than one attack method that the beast can use.

The voice of concern for the future came: "Boss, what should we do now?" ”

Su Mo: "I have no way to influence the deployment of the company, and no matter what they do, they will treat the symptoms rather than the root cause." The crux of the matter is not elsewhere, in the beacon, and it is more useful for me here to turn off the beacon as soon as possible than anything else. ”

Future: "What about us?" Is there anything else that can be done? ”

Su Mo: "Everything you need to turn off the beacon is already on this ground spacecraft, and there is only time left." You're going to say there's something else you can do."

He pondered for a while and said, "In this way, you bring in Qi Ling." ”

Qi Ling's voice sounded coldly: "I'm here." ”

Su Mo: "When did you even come in?"

Qi Ling: "All the time." ”

Future: "Sister, this is my encrypted frequency band with the boss"

Qi Ling: "Is there a possibility, I'm a hacker?" ”

Future: "A hacker who is hacked by his own people, right?"

Su Mo: "Okay, don't talk about it yet, Qi Ling, you know everything I told the future about the structure civilization, as well as the construction hatchlings and beacons, right?" ”

Qi Ling: "Well, I just don't understand one thing. ”

Sumer: "You say. ”

Qi Ling: "You said before that the border will be the hardest hit area by fierce beasts, so I contacted the wolf attackers and Schenkov to deal with it in advance, wanting to reduce the casualties in the border area. I can understand it logically, but I don't quite understand what you mean. ”

"In my opinion, you are a very rational person who will consider the pros and cons of everything and will not do superfluous things. It's unlikely that you're just saving people for the sake of saving them, and there's definitely something you have in mind, and I want to know what it is. ”

Qi Ling's words made Su Mo smile: "Qi Ling, let me ask you a question, who do you think I saved when I did those seemingly superfluous things?" ”

Qi Ling replied without thinking: "Frontier people." ”

Su Mo shook his head and said meaningfully: "No, we are not only saving the border people, but the fires one by one. ”

"The world is shrouded in the shadow of giants, they make all the rules, and they will never be able to fight them in the rules."

"So one day, instead of sitting down and playing chess with them, I'm going to turn the table upside down, grab the chessboard and throw it in their faces."

"At that time, we will face an unimaginable darkness, and we cannot just burn silently on our own, but let every fire ignite its fire."

When the words fell, the atmosphere became subtle, and the two of them did not speak in tacit understanding, but their hearts blended together silently, even if they were separated by a rock formation 100,000 meters thick.

A chuckle came from Qi Ling's side, and his voice became brisk: "You say, what should I do next?" ”

Su Mo said slowly: "Now there is something you need to do. Schenkov didn't get the city council right, and since the bureaucrats didn't want to speak, we helped them do it. ”

A new day begins, and life in Crescent City is business as usual.

The city skyline is dominated by skyscrapers, glass curtain walls reflect the glow of the rising sun, and floating cars weave along invisible rail routes, leaving flashes of light in the air from the glittering light of the engine openings.

In luxury towers, wealthy elites enjoy the convenience of technology, sitting in conference rooms in well-dressed rooms, discussing business proposals that are about to be signed through holographic devices.

In a dark corner just outside the bustling neighborhood, addicts sit on the dirty floor, their eyes hollow, their cheap electronic inhalers clutched in their hands, and their muffled coughs from time to time.

There are also ordinary people, holding cheap breakfast in their hands, hurrying to the nearest subway entrance, taking out their mobile phones to casually scroll through social platforms or short videos when they have a little leisure, and trying their best to make use of their usual fragmented time.

Whether rich or poor, everyone in this city has their own life and strives to secure their place in the vast metropolis.

They believe that the days will repeat themselves day by day, as they always do.

At least for now

On the streets of the city at this time, the latest virtual reality game advertisements are played on large screens outside the mall, and the videos are brilliantly cut to attract the attention of passers-by from time to time.

Suddenly, without warning, the ads on those screens all disappeared and turned black.

Just when passers-by were confused, a video was re-streamed, with the same content.

It was a picture taken by some kind of high-altitude reconnaissance equipment, and it was a scene of countless fierce beasts rushing on the wasteland, frantically storming the Tianmen patrol station.

Almost at the same time, people's mobile phones rang one after another, and all kinds of text message prompts converged into a long, chaotic music.

Everyone stopped, took out their mobile phones and opened them to take a look.

Everyone received a message from an unknown number, which contained the same video, with a line of text underneath:

[Emergency Notice: The Tianmen Patrol Station, which is 348 kilometers away from Crescent City, has been confirmed to have fallen yesterday, and the beasts of the Borderlands are rapidly approaching Crescent City, and are expected to arrive in a few days]

[In order to protect the lives of the public, please take the following measures immediately]

[1. Stay calm, look for a store nearby, and buy water, food, basic medical drugs, etc. in an orderly manner]

[2. Return home, strengthen doors and windows, and do not go out unless necessary]

[three]

【. 】

The moment mobile phones, computers, televisions, and public screen emergency announcements were seen through various channels, the entire Crescent City seemed to be pressed the pause button.

The vehicles driving on the street stopped one after another, and the pedestrians also stopped, you look at me, I look at you, and ask each other tentatively:

"Hello, have you received an urgent notice?"

"Yes, you received it too?"

"Is this true?"

"I don't know, it's an unknown number displayed, I feel like a scammer."

"The old mother of Doulei shovels, at first glance, it looks like which one is playing pranks on the street."

"Hey, Mom, you know what a beast is doing. Oh, don't care what it is, go back to the house, I'll come back too. ”

There were all kinds of voices around, and everyone was puzzled by their mobile phones, discussing the authenticity of the announcement with people nearby.

Gradually, the suspended city resumed its activities, and some people shook their heads, thinking it was just a hacker prank, and went back to work.

Others believed it, with eagerness written on their faces, and hurriedly called their families to ask them to go home immediately, and then left in a hurry.

On social networks, the hot searches of related topics are also soaring rapidly, and there are messages from netizens from all walks of life.

[Turtle Turtle, what are you going to do in Crescent City? 】

[Bengbu lives, how come every bad luck has our share]

[Our folk customs are simple and crescent city is like this, welcome everyone to travel in the future (dog head)]

[Is the end of the world coming?] Great, finally don't have to work overtime, destroy it, tired]

[This special effect is pretty good, it's the same as the real thing, has the AI video been so advanced this year? ] 】

[Locals said that this is absolutely fake, and it looks like it was hacked.] Because something really happened, the old men of the city council have never cared about our life or death, how can they be kind enough to issue an evacuation notice (呲tooth)]

[Do you believe that the border has fallen, or do you believe that I am the First Emperor? 】

[Everyone should pay attention to it, is there still less anti-heaven in this place of Crescent City? ] Maybe it's true, anyway, I went to buy supplies]

[Crescent City holds, everyone must be safe and secure QAQ]

For a time, shock, mockery, panic, doubt, prayer. All sorts of emotions were spreading, and a strange atmosphere began to permeate Crescent City.

【Municipal Building Meeting Room】

Amir had already learned about the leak of information, and the whole person was furious: "Who leaked it?!" What do you want to do?! ”

The leaders of various departments looked at each other, their faces were full of confusion, and they all said that they had nothing to do with this matter.

Amir clutched his hair in a bit of a frustration: "God, the co-operative company is going to trouble us"

Someone reminded softly: "Mr. City Councillor, we only received the news of the fall of Tianmen before, and we don't have a video of the fierce beast in our hands, so it can be reasonably inferred that it should have leaked from us." ”

"Combined with the way the information leaked, I think there are probably hackers who got the information from other places and hacked into the Crescent City's public safety network."

Amir's mood became agitated, pacing back and forth in the conference room.

After a while, he said to Schenkov heavily: "Let your anti-information crime team go and find out this hacker!" If there is an internal ghost, investigate and deal with it together! ”

Schenkov: "Okay. ”

After he agreed, he coughed lightly and said, "Mr. City Councillor, since the matter has been poked out, do we think we should just push the boat down the river and guide the residents to prepare for evacuation?" ”

Amir quickly responded: "No, let the network supervisor locate a few users with the most retweets, just say that they spread rumors, arrest them directly, and then make a notice to send them out." ”

Schenkov was stunned and asked heavily: "The fall of the border is a real thing, but you have to treat it as a rumor?!" ”

Amir scolded: "Even if it's true, until the city council defines it, it's all fake!" ”

"If this matter is not handled well, the joint company will have to ask us for the crime. Let the network supervisor arrest people, right away! (End of chapter)