Pu Sicun was a little dazed.
He was unable to recover from these words immediately and still stood there, looking at Pu Ying.
Wen Er had been taken away and the interrogation room was very quiet.
Pu Ying was waiting for his permission.
It was very strange. Wen Er had told them again and again in the past that Pu Ying had no heart, no emotions, and would not have her own feelings.
At that time, the Pu family really could not see any emotional fluctuations in Pu Ying.
…But now, Pu Ying stood in front of them.
Except that he is a little quieter and a little colder in temperament than before, he seems to overlap with Pu Ying in his childhood.
Pu Ying didn't listen to him. She would rather give up her inheritance rights and sleep on the street than accept becoming Wen Er's official spouse.
In order to investigate the case, Pu Ying not only did not resign without telling him, but also returned to Xingcheng alone, and also earnestly asked the Minister of Security to stop his grandfather on the leave note.
Pu Ying wanted to learn photography, and spent several days tinkering with a camera that she didn't know where it came from. She even became a fan of someone, and wanted to find time to chase that star as soon as she finished work.
His temper hasn't changed at all from when he was a child.
Pu Sicun stood there, not knowing what to say. He couldn't understand how he could have been easily deceived by a paranoid and crazy ambitious man for so many years.
…
"People's prejudices are sometimes more effective than skill cards," said Yu Tang.
The system was concentrating on watching the broadcast on the light screen in the sea of consciousness. When it heard a familiar voice, it popped up with a small red light flashing: "Host! You are back—"
Yu Tang held it down: "Shh."
The system quickly turned down the volume.
They are still in the sea of consciousness. This body has been temporarily lent to Little Red Card, and they are preparing for the opening ceremony of the "World Geography" extreme exploration project.
Luo Ran's parents received the invitation letter early in the morning and will be present today as official special guests.
This day was a big day for Luo Ran, and Yu Tang didn't plan to disturb him.
The system understood Yu Tang's intention, turned on the shielding system, and quietly asked Yu Tang: "Did the host go smoothly?"
Wen Er's selfishness not only harmed Pu Ying and Luo Ran's family, but in order to help the military leader who had lost all his subordinates and comrades to get over it, Yu Tang made a special trip back to Electronic Storm.
The system has been guarding in the sea of consciousness, calculating the time, and found that it has been the third day since Yu Tang left.
The system was a little worried about the host's health. It held up the sophisticated instrument it had brought back from Wen Er's clinic and walked around Yu Tang carefully for several times.
“It’s going well.”
Yu Tang nodded: "We have found the approximate range, and we can confirm that they are all alive... I am fine."
Yu Tang was having a headache from the beeping of the instrument and confiscated the system's brain wave detector: "It's safe. This time it was my pure consciousness that went in. Before I opened up my sea of consciousness, I slept in the eye of the storm."
The system couldn't imagine that scene, and was stunned for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "Before the host came to the Transmigration Bookstore... did you live in an electronic storm?"
Yu Tang thought about it carefully and said, "Yes."
Only by joining Chuanshuju can you open up the sea of consciousness, which is a basic benefit exclusively for employees.
The sea of consciousness can connect with the headquarters of Chuanshuju, talk to the system, buy snacks and beds, and will not be woken up by people who fall in at random.
Yu Tang searched the system's warehouse, found a pineapple-flavored lollipop for himself, and peeled off the candy wrapper: "How many days have I been back?"
"… Three days." The system asked, "Doesn't the host know it?"
"These three days are all spent on traveling, going back and forth from where we are to the eye of the storm."
Yu Tang nodded and put the lollipop into his mouth: "There is no time dimension in the core of the storm. Time does not flow. It can be regarded as an eternal and static space."
Yu Tang: "Once you enter, everything except you will be still... For example, if you enter at 9:00 a.m. on May 7, no matter how long you stay inside, when you come out, it will still be 9:00 a.m. on May 7."
Yu Tang: "It is very useful and widely used in various exam sprints when you can't finish reviewing, and life-saving homework before the end of the holiday."
system:"… "
Yu Tang pulled over the computer and imported the recorded data into it.
The location of an electron storm is constantly changing and it may not appear in any particular place. It is easy to throw a person out of the storm, but it is difficult to determine where exactly he is thrown.
Even if the people swallowed by the electron storm are found and thrown out one by one, some of their particles will remain in the storm to a certain extent.
When Yu Tang went back this time, he checked these particles and found resonances caused by homologous life forms.
The system floated over and watched Yu Tang typing on the keyboard: "That is to say... the host can guarantee that those people are alive and have come out of the electronic storm, but don't know where exactly they are?"
"The approximate location is still known," Yu Tang said. "I drew a map and marked the possible range of the landing point."
The system was very happy: "It's great that you can come out!"
Yu Tang smiled and said, "Yes."
For Zhuang Yu, after so many years, what he expected had already changed from finding his comrades and subordinates, to trying to retain the last traces of his comrades and subordinates, and then to trying his best not to forget those figures.
Those expectations and desires will be swallowed up by time bit by bit, and eventually become extremely simple.
It’s good to be able to come out.
It's good to be alive.
"Let him take his time to look for it. It's a good thing he has something to do." Yu Tang said, "It's better to have something to do than nothing."
The system landed on Yu Tang's shoulder and looked at the red circles on the map with him.
Not only Pu Ying and Luo Ran's family, Yu Tang carefully considered everything.
Yu Tang cracked Wen Er's computer and used the data collected by Wen Er to work day and night to produce a series of papers, some of which have been published and some are still on the way to publication.
These papers will become new guiding ideas for the treatment of the sequelae of electronic storms in the future.
The real victims will be treated as normal, real people, and will no longer be isolated as monsters.
Pu Ying decided to atone for Wen Er's sins. He took the initiative to offer to join the new treatment research as a survivor of the sequelae of the electronic storm, become the first volunteer, and explore the direction of recovery for more victims.
After completely completing the revenge on Wen Er, these inconspicuous little red circles will become the new pillars supporting Zhuang Yu to move forward.
The system happily flashed a small red light: "Host, how do we give this map to Zhuangyu?"
Yu Tang: “…”
system:"… "
Yu Tang considered everything carefully, but there is always a loophole.
…
The system flashed its lights, and it stared at its host in silence for a while, then turned back to the warehouse to look through the data of the kind-hearted poor students.
Pu Sicun came to his senses and stopped others who were about to speak.
"Go if you want."
Pu Sicun looked at Pu Ying and said slowly, "Can I take grandpa's car and take you there?"
Pu Ying did not answer immediately.
In theory, he would save more time if he drove there himself.
ST has many die-hard fans in the industry. According to calculations, if the first three rows of seats in the audience are lost, the probability of getting an autograph will be greatly reduced.
…But he found that he also seemed to want to ride in his grandfather's car.
Pu Ying has watched the video and the diary. When he was a child, he liked to ride in his grandfather's car the most. Not only because the car was comfortable, but also because little Pu Ying loved his grandfather very much.
Little Puying likes to stay with his grandfather, even if he does nothing. He would lie on the car window to watch the scenery outside slowly receding, and would secretly open the window a little to let the sunlight in.
He likes afternoons like this, with the free wind and sunshine.
Pu Ying stood where he was.
This feeling was extremely unfamiliar to him.
He couldn't even clearly tell what this feeling was. He was used to thinking logically, but now it seemed as if there were suddenly countless uncertainties.
He was not used to it and felt a little uneasy instinctively, but he seemed to be more stable than ever.
…
The system was standing in front of the screen, watching anxiously, wanting the kind-hearted poor student to puncture Pu Ying's tire first: "Host, host..."
Yu Tang concentrated on matching clothes for the poor students: "Don't worry."
The system was worried and flew around Yu Tang twice.
Yu Tang stuffed a piece of bubble gum into it, pressed the temporarily generated confirmation key, and looked at the light screen.
The Pu family doesn’t dislike Pu Ying.
They just experienced hope and disappointment too many times due to Wen Er's deliberate actions, and finally they dared not even have the slightest expectation anymore.
Wen Er is an expert in playing with people's hearts, and the whole situation is controlled by him without any loopholes. After being tortured from heaven to hell again and again, the Pu family finally accepted his indoctrination and the prejudice against Pu Ying.
And this prejudice, in turn, shaped Pu Ying.
The latest paper contains one of the most cited new ideas: victims of electronic storms will be reshaped again according to the attitudes and expectations of the people around them.
Being treated as cold-blooded monsters and kept at a distance, over time, they will gradually degenerate into a humanoid AI that cannot even pass the bionic human test.
Being treated as the most ordinary and normal people, they will gradually become complete normal people.
It took Pu Ying two full years to recover, and the condition had been up and down. It was even worse than a system that had been out of the factory for two months. This was the crux of the problem.
"Po Ying is easy to kidnap."
Yu Tang opened his human nature simulation program and entered a few lines of data: "Although he really wants Luo Ran's autograph, as long as his grandfather remembers the past, touches his head like before, and gives him a piece of candy..."
On the light screen, Pu Sicun clenched his hands silently and walked towards Pu Ying.
The old hand fell on Pu Ying's head, hesitated for a moment, then rubbed it gently, very slowly and awkwardly, following the movements he remembered.
Pu Sicun reached into his pocket.
He had made it a habit to keep a piece of candy in his pocket for many years—too many years.
The child who would run over happily to show his grandfather his new photos and notes, and pester his grandfather for candy has been lost.
For so many years, he always thought that Pu Ying was lost in an accident caused by the electronic storm.
It was not until now that he suddenly realized that it was they who almost lost Pu Ying.
"Let grandpa take you there." Pu Sicun pinched the candy in his pocket, and the old man's voice was a little hoarse. "I won't interfere with you. You can do what you want. In the future..."
He couldn't finish his words.
Pu Ying walked over and leaned his head on his grandfather's shoulder.
The old man's chest and shoulders trembled violently, his eyes suddenly turned red, he closed his eyes, raised his hands and hugged the young man who had been found.
Pu Sicun wanted to speak, but he felt the force between his arms, and his heart suddenly sank: "Xiaoying—Xiaoying?!"
Pu Ying closed her eyes and fell into his arms.
Pu Sicun was suddenly overwhelmed by an unprecedented intense fear. He hugged Pu Ying tightly and was about to call for medical staff to come in when a pair of hands took Pu Ying away.
Pu Sicun's chest heaved rapidly, and he was overwhelmed by overwhelming regret. He looked up anxiously.
He is a young man in a white shirt.
He is young, with delicate features, and the most impressive thing about him is his eyes.
The pupils were unusually black, as if they could absorb everything they touched in an instant.
"It's nothing, just a transient fainting spell."
The student was very skillful and had already finished examining Pu Ying: "Just rest for a while."
The student raised his head and said, "I came here to tell you something."
Pu Sicun suddenly remembered these eyes.
He had seen the photo before from the bodyguard who was responsible for protecting Pu Ying.
It was this student of unknown origin who sold those books and cameras to Pu Ying, and who also met with Pu Ying privately and gave him the recorder that served as decisive evidence.
In the surveillance video of the General Research Institute, it was this young man who suddenly appeared that night, pretending to be a researcher from the research institute, deceiving the military guards, and came to give the imprisoned Wen Er alcohol.
Pu Sicun frowned and asked in a low voice: "... Is it you?"
"It's me." The student lowered his head and helped Wen Er unbutton his collar. "I owe Pu Ying two sandwiches and a bottle of water, and now I'm here to return the favor."
Pu Sicun fell silent.
They all knew that Wen Er was forced to drink alcohol - the surveillance footage was not deliberately blocked, and it even seemed as if it was deliberately shown to them.
No one wanted to pursue the matter.
Wen Er has no basic moral concepts. He can use people as experiments at will, and can easily turn around and find excuses to exonerate himself.
Wen Er's most common excuse is that he was drunk and caused trouble.
Now the reason was finally returned to him. Wen Er was drunk the whole night and failed to deal with the situation in time, so a fatal flaw was finally found that was enough to defeat him in one fell swoop.
If no one had forced Wen Er to drink that day, the military could only detain him for three hours at most.
Wen Er would have the opportunity to operate calmly, pretending to be mentally ill and escaping the crime by taking advantage of legal loopholes. Wen Er is an expert in this area. If it comes to this, even if they collect more evidence, they still can't do anything to Wen Er.
"Wen Er can't escape guilt."
As if he knew what he was thinking, the young man spoke calmly: "If I hadn't come that day, during the three hours he was detained by the military, Lieutenant Colonel Zhuang would have tortured him to death bit by bit, and then committed suicide."
Pu Sicun felt a sudden chill on his back.
… The other party is right.
The incident had long passed, but Pu Sicun still felt a lingering fear. He raised his head and looked at Zhuang Yu who was standing outside the door.
Zhuang Yu's expression was calm. He walked over and helped the young man carry Pu Ying onto the simple single bed.
He did not refute, he really wanted to skin Wen Er alive that day.
But Wen Er didn't know who got him drunk first.
A puddle of drunken mud, not worthy of revenge.
"Death is too easy for Wen Er, and it is even more unnecessary to sacrifice innocent people."
The young man said, "Colonel Zhuang has things to do."
Zhuang Yu smiled self-deprecatingly.
He finally got his revenge and watched Wen Er fall into hell step by step. The violence that was about to drive him crazy became less and less, but he seemed to be slowly emptied out.
He was no longer angry, nor did he have any other emotions.
The only thing that supports him now is to see clearly Wen Er's miserable condition, see clearly how Wen Er was thoroughly liquidated, and then tell it to his subordinates and comrades.
"Thank you... for your kindness."
Zhuang Yu looked at the student, his expression rarely relaxed: "I—"
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me." The young man laughed, "Lieutenant Colonel, you still have something to thank me for."
Zhuang Yu was slightly startled.
He looked at the young man handing him a map, took it subconsciously, looked at it several times, and his expression suddenly changed.
His face suddenly turned pale, and then flushed with excitement.
He clutched the map tightly, his fingertips shaking: "They, they-"
The young man smiled and lowered his head again.
Zhuang Yu grabbed his arm tightly.
"Don't worry, I won't lie to you." Yu Tang said.
Yu Tang guided the students and patiently reminded them: "It will be hard to find. You need to be patient and be able to wait..."
Zhuang Yu asked in a hoarse voice: "Are you that ball of light?"
Yu Tang stopped talking.
Zhuang Yu's chest rose and fell violently. He stared at the temporarily created figure: "You didn't lie to me... You helped me send them out, didn't you? You sent them out, they are all alive, every one of them is alive..."
Yu Tang was silent for a while, then pulled the transmitter over: "They are all alive, I can guarantee it."
"I'm sorry, I should have told you earlier." Yu Tang said, "It's been too long, I... forgot."
Yu Tang said softly: "They still have some residual particles, I have saved them all. As long as those particles are still resonating, they are still alive."
Zhuang Yu was shaking so much that he couldn't speak.
His face had turned red, his eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was shaking violently, but his hand holding the map was still gentle and careful.
He spread out the map carefully, and looked at it over and over again, trying hard to remember every place with a red circle on it.
He held the map as if he was holding his life.
…
Zhuang Yu was not out of control for long.
He has already wasted too much time and cannot waste even a second.
The investigation and liquidation of Wen Er has reached the final stage, and the Ministry of Security has taken over the entire matter. The military is ready to withdraw. Zhuang Yu came today only because he was invited by that mysterious phone call to help complete this final scene.
He had not expected to get such a valuable thing. After controlling his emotions, he carefully put the map away and stood up again.
Zhuang Yu concentrated on straightening his military uniform and smoothing out the last crease. He stood straight and upright, looking like a loaded gun again.
Yu Tang felt relieved, smiled, and controlled the student to reach out to him.
Zhuang Yu held the hand the student extended and whispered, "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Yu Tang said. "Good luck, Lieutenant Colonel—"
Zhuang Yu asked: "Have you found Zhan Shilin?"
Yu Tang paused.
He asked, "Who?"
Zhuang Yu looked at him and frowned slightly.
"I don't know." Zhuang Yu said, "You asked me to help you find him, saying that this was an equivalent exchange for you helping me save people. At that time, you were not as human as you are now..."
Annoyance showed on Zhuang Yu's face and he stopped talking hastily.
"It doesn't matter." Yu Tang didn't care, "I took it as a compliment."
Zhuang Yu shook his head, raised his hand and saluted him.
"I... will help you find it." Zhuang Yu said.
Yu Tang was speechless: "No, I don't remember—"
"I will look for it together, and I will look for it slowly." Zhuang Yu interrupted him, "I have patience, I can wait."
Yu Tang paused, lowered his head and smiled, then turned back to check on Pu Ying's condition.
He heard Zhuang Yu leave quickly. After a while, he stood up again and stood in front of the empty door for a while.
…
The system floats in the sea of consciousness.
It was the first time it heard this name, and it was a little nervous, whispering: "Host..."
"Let's get down to business." Yu Tang came back to his senses, "Where's my student?"
“…still staring at the door.”
System: "It's been three minutes."
Yu Tang: “…”
Yu Tang pulled the computer over, collected his thoughts, and quickly controlled the poor students who were everywhere to complete a set of basic examinations for Pu Ying.
"Everything will be fine once you wake up."
The student stood up and said, "Patients like him cannot bear too much emotional fluctuations for the time being... We can't treat them as normal people in every way."
Pu Sicun just came back to his senses from what happened just now. When he heard this, his chest tightened: "What intense emotional fluctuations?"
"I'm excited."
Yu Tang looked at Pu Ying's data board: "He can't feel it yet, so he can't control it. Compared to the maximum limit he can currently bear, this item has exceeded 30%."
Pu Sicun was nailed to the ground by these words.
He watched Zhuang Yu leave with his own eyes, and now looking at Pu Ying who survived, he was completely filled with unspeakable regret and guilt, and fell into silence in shame.
In the past two years, Pu Ying has been receiving Wen Er's so-called treatment.
When they chose to trust Wen Er completely because they were afraid of being disappointed, Pu Ying fell seriously ill and had a fever for a whole day and night.
… Wen Er told them that this was the sequelae of the electronic storm and was a normal physiological fluctuation.
What would happen if Pu Ying really followed their request, gave up her position in the Security Department, and started a family with Wen Er
What a hopeless, endless purgatory that would be
Pu Sicun didn't dare to think further.
He no longer dared to trust others blindly. Looking at the unconscious Pu Ying, he tried his best to calm down and asked in a low voice: "Is there any way... to prove it?"
The student nodded: "Yes."
"How do I prove it? Is it complicated?"
Pu Sicun's face was a little hot: "I'm sorry, I should have trusted you, I just-"
"It doesn't matter." The student smiled. "From a scientific perspective, you can check out the recent papers. The corresponding author is from Pu.Y. There are detailed explanations of the mechanism and case studies."
The student said: "There is another way... from a less scientific perspective."
Pu Sicun was stunned: "What?"
Student: "The emotion of being unhappy is beyond the threshold. Just change it to a less unhappy emotion."
The student was very decisive. He bent down and patted Pu Ying's shoulder: "Hey."
Pu Sicun: “…?”
"The National Geographic opening ceremony has passed and you were unable to make it."
Yu Tang said to Pu Ying, "Your signature is gone."