It's rare for a building to be so lively.
Prison guards came and went, fully armed, inside and outside Room 1-003, collecting clues left at the scene. Men in white coats, who stood out among a group of dark uniforms, stood next to the body to conduct more in-depth investigation and research into the cause of the professor's death.
The gatekeeper stood at the door, watching 1-002 silently. Rather than thinking about something, he was more likely to be alert to the doctor who might appear at any time.
The magician was not standing outside, he was squatting next to the medical team leader - a small coincidence, the medical team leader on the fifth floor is also nicknamed doctor. This is something that is impossible at first, but it is natural after thinking about it carefully. things.
After all, no one can predict that a second doctor will come to the fifth floor, so nicknames are inevitable.
But usually, if there are two people with the same nickname, one of them will naturally be changed to the other nickname.
But the question now is... who dares to change their nickname
If you call the doctor by the wrong nickname, might you want to die
So, for now, this little coincidence is still brewing subtly and has no bigger impact.
The magician stared at the medical team leader's unhurried dissection of the body for a long time. It wasn't until the other party stopped and announced that it was over that he asked, "How is it? Doctor?"
The medical team leader stood up and looked behind him.
Another white coat quickly handed over a ball of detergent, while other white coats swarmed over to move the body onto a stretcher, and quickly evacuated the building with it - further testing required the assistance of equipment, and the medical team leader After the dissection was completed, there was no need for them to stay here.
What's more, the building itself is a high-risk area, a place they would never set foot in normally.
As soon as the people in white coats left, the scene became much emptier, leaving only the medical team leader and another doctor with a public face behind him.
The cleaner was swirling in the hands of the medical team leader. He did not rush to answer the magician's question. He stood up and first glanced at 1-002, which the gatekeeper was staring at closely.
"It's suicide. With the determination to die, the way of death without leaving any room for death is very similar to an autopsy report I saw before."
The gatekeeper turned to look at the medical team leader.
The medical team leader dried his hands and exerted slight force. The detergent was crushed in his hands. After being crushed, the complete ball shape quickly changed from a colloidal state to a gaseous state and disappeared into the air without leaving any trace.
"The other party also committed suicide with an amazing determination to die."
"Lone wolf?" the magician continued: "So, these two deceased people are indeed with the doctor..."
The medical team leader turned to look at him.
The magician changed his words: "They have had contact with Jiang Yiyi. It can even be said that the last person they saw was Jiang Yiyi." He consulted the medical team leader: "Doctor, do you think this may be caused by psychological suggestion? ?"
"Under normal circumstances, I will tell you that psychological suggestion can never reach this level." The medical team leader looked at the closed room 1-003, showing unconcealable interest: "But in view of the existence of capable people, in the other party Before the ability is clear, I will not deny the possibility. "
His eyes turned and fell on the gatekeeper: "Gatekeeper, did you make a mistake in your judgment?"
"You gave him privileges..." The medical team leader narrowed his eyes and looked at the gatekeeper: "Given that Jiang Yiyi's danger is so high, I am qualified to suspect that you do not have the right to make this decision."
"Before we continue to discuss these, why don't we change places first?" The magician interjected before the atmosphere became deadlocked: "After all, this place belongs to the same building."
Not only do the Death Gods know that the sound insulation effect of a building is of no use to them, the magicians also know this - any conversation in the corridor of a building is not confidential, because the residents of the building can know it. hear.
The crowd quickly evacuated 1-003, and the building returned to its previous calm.
But under the calm abyss, those extremely weak fluctuations may never be known. Only those who live in it will know how much turbulence is surging under that calm.
The professor's death is of great importance to both the Star Prison and the ability users.
In fact, a series of reactions triggered by his death are brewing, just waiting for the right opportunity to emerge.
Although not stated outright, the ordering of rooms in a building goes some way to proving their danger.
Now, the professor in Room 1-003 quietly chose to commit suicide.
"This will drive them crazy."
At this point, in the small space, the magician couldn't help but raise his voice, and said to the expressionless gatekeeper and medical team leader: "Without the safety bolt of the professor, how restrained they were before, how crazy they will be in the future. ”
"Spring theory, the deeper it is pressed, the greater the force when it rebounds." The magician spoke quickly: "Next, the situation in the building will get further out of control."
"Don't be so excited," the medical team leader said slowly, "This is not the focus of our discussion today..."
The magician was choked by him, but since the other party had higher authority than him, he chose to shut his mouth and look at the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper remained expressionless: "Then doctor, please tell me your judgment."
Yes, the gatekeeper had no intention of siding with him. The magician pulled back the chair that he had just kicked down in excitement and sat back down.
The medical team leader did not stand up, but remained seated and said: "Based on the fatal injuries of the deceased, there is no doubt that he committed suicide. As for whether the reason why he chose to commit suicide was related to other people..."
He drawled his voice: "Then I need to have further contact with the suspect and determine the other person's ability before I can make a judgment."
"No." The gatekeeper rejected him directly: "You haven't received the notification of the latest regulations?"
"Except for me and the magician, no prison guard is allowed to have any contact with the doctor without permission - including eye contact."
The medical team leader said "Oh", not surprised at all by his stubbornness - gatekeepers have always been like this.
"This time, if the human body condition monitoring instrument installed in Building 1 had not detected high-risk changes in vital characteristics within 1-003..."
The medical team leader glanced at the gatekeeper and stopped talking: "In that case, I have nothing to say. His will to commit suicide was very firm, and he did not hesitate at all when he did it. No second person intervened in the whole process..." The medical team leader said slowly: "Excluding ability as a factor, the case can be closed now."
The gatekeeper was not surprised by his judgment. He looked at the magician and motioned for the magician to explain something useful to the medical team leader.
"The doctor's ability..." The magician seemed a little hesitant: "Based on the current information, it is suspected that he has the possibility of psychological manipulation and hypnosis."
"But the further confirmation steps haven't started yet..." The magician frowned slightly: "The containment process is stuck at the first step, and there has been no progress in confirming the doctor's code of conduct."
"Before the bottom line of the doctor's action is determined, any specific behavior that further tests the other party's ability may cause the doctor to lose control."
The magician's brows furrowed completely: "Although the doctor is most famous for allegedly manipulating his enemies to commit suicide, according to our judgment, this is not the most terrifying thing about the doctor."
He pulled out three pieces of information from the thick stack of information and pushed them in front of the medical team leader.
"Madman, Lin Yi, Jian Si." He called the names of these three people one by one: "Their abnormal loyalty to the doctor is the focus of our attention."
The medical team leader raised his eyebrows slightly and reached out to take the information.
"If the consequence of trying to lose control is death, then we won't stop there." The magician's tone became less exaggerated and more cautious: "But we suspect that what doctors are really good at is not manipulating death."
After reading the information, the medical team leader thought thoughtfully: "Abnormal loyalty?"
"To be precise, it is loyalty beyond imagination."
The magician corrected: "It's enough to make Lin Yi, a spy, betray the organization that trained him and stand firmly by the doctor's side; it's enough to make a lunatic from the Starfleet Army not show any abnormal loyalty; it's enough to make an ordinary person Jian Si is faced with a loyalty that can overwhelm his existence without flinching."
"But it's not easy to judge whether this unimaginable loyalty is due to the doctor's ability or their spontaneous choice..." The medical team leader stopped and thought for a few seconds.
"In fact, it is very difficult." The magician agreed: "Given the fact that doctors have unimaginable charisma."
"I already know how difficult it is to accommodate doctors." The medical team leader glanced at the gatekeeper: "So, the question now is, what are you going to do next?"
He leaned forward, showing a bit of aggression: "What did the Star Warden say?"
The gatekeeper's expression remained unchanged: "The Star Warden led a team to search for ability users, but no news has come back yet."
The medical team leader smiled inexplicably, leaned back in his chair and said slowly: "Gatekeeper, how long have we been partners?"
The gatekeeper didn't answer his question.
"It's been more than ten years, right?" He snorted twice: "Without the Star Warden's permission, do you dare to let Jiang Yiyi come into contact with other ability users?"
The gatekeeper kept a straight face and refused to comment.
"Okay, as long as you managers are loyal to the Star Warden, we on the medical team are all covetous enemies, okay?"
"I didn't say that." The gatekeeper just said this and changed the topic: "We need to be more aggressive about the doctor's next arrangements."
The magician immediately sat upright and stared at the gatekeeper with bright eyes.
The medical team leader raised his eyebrows slightly: "Be more aggressive? Do you plan to skip the steps? Directly test Jiang Yiyi's ability?"
"No matter whether the professor's death has anything to do with the doctor or not." The gatekeeper thought for a while and corrected: "To be precise, the two must be related."
"Just treat it as if you lose control and injure someone."
The magician leaned forward a few degrees: "What do you mean?"
"Send it to the North District until it is confirmed that the out-of-control situation has been restored."
The magician leaned forward again, and the table made a dragging sound as it moved on the ground due to his unconscious movements.
"Isn't it a bit too radical? You also know the situation in the North District."
The magician had a preliminary judgment about Jiang Yiyi, so he became increasingly worried: "I'm not worried about the doctor, I'm mainly worried about other people."
"Those guys are all out of control." The magician said earnestly: "It's impossible to restrain yourself. Coupled with the special layout of the North District and Jiang Yiyi's ability, I'm afraid..."
The magician showed a toothache expression: "The development will be beyond our imagination."
The medical team leader also disagreed with the gatekeeper's proposal: "It's too radical. Jiang Yiyi's ability is so special. If he dies in the North District, the loss will be too great."
Died in the North End…
The magician paused and reminded the medical team leader: "The doctor lives at 1-002."
"I object."
The medical team leader did not give the magician any sight, and looked at the gatekeeper and said: "Since Jiang Yiyi's value of "normal life" is much higher than that of other states, I suggest that he be tentatively contained."
"I object."
The magician then said: "In view of the particularity of the doctor's abilities and the lack of basic information, I suggest that we complete the basic information before carrying out targeted containment."
In other words, he did not agree with the gatekeeper's proposal to send Jiang Yiyi to the North District.
"The objection is invalid." The gatekeeper calmly rejected their objection: "In view of the death of the professor, the tentative containment of Jiang Yiyi is too dangerous and is not feasible."
"And I don't think tentative containment can yield effective results."
The gatekeeper's eyes flickered between the magician and the medical team leader: "Since you know the special characteristics of doctors, you should understand that it is a wrong choice to treat doctors the same way as those with incompletely evolved abilities. ”
"He has no mental illness, no gaps that can be intervened, and no loopholes that can be exploited." The gatekeeper said calmly: "He has no weaknesses, no preferences, and no shortcomings. Under normal circumstances, he would try to contain the doctor's actions. , will only lead to containment failure.”
"So, we have to create an abnormal state?" The magician responded quickly: "To get an opportunity?"
"Even if he is a professor, he still has flaws caused by mental illness."
The gatekeeper continued without moving his eyebrows: "His desire and pursuit of danger surpassed everything else. Therefore, even if the containment failed at first, we finally succeeded in reaching a containment agreement with the professor."
"We provide the professor with opportunities to interact with people with different abilities, and the professor helps us stabilize the state of the people with abilities." The gatekeeper said calmly: "On this basis, he will cooperate with us in limited ways to research and test their abilities. "
"It's not a successful containment." The medical team leader commented: "But for the professor, it is already an unexpected gain, especially his performance after becoming a "safety bolt", which reduced the risk of ability users losing control. frequency."
"A doctor can become the next professor." Gatekeeper: "In other words, he is far better than a professor."
“Professors are good at psychology, but doctors are good at psychology.”
"If a containment agreement can be reached, it is of course the best choice." The medical team leader reminded the gatekeeper: "But the problem is that doctors are far more uncontrollable than professors."
The magician interjected: "Based on my observations, I have a preliminary judgment..."
He hesitated for a few seconds and glanced at the other two people present - this preliminary judgment still needs further testing. It can only be judged to be true after at least two identical verifications from Jiang Yiyi.
But the problem is that Jiang Yiyi will not give them this opportunity - every time Star Prison has verified Jiang Yiyi euphemistically or even imperceptibly before, they have received different answers.
From the second floor to the fourth floor, they once fell into a continuous cycle of coming to a conclusion about Jiang Yiyi - conducting tests - testing results that contradicted the judgments - reaching a new judgment - testing again - and contradicting again.
The gatekeeper waited for two seconds and asked: "Conclusion?"
"Extreme caution, this is a proven judgment."
"What I want to focus on is all the benchmarks for all doctors' actions."
The gatekeeper leaned forward a few degrees.
"In view of the doctor's actions and the words he once said..."
The magician pulled out a few pieces of information—if Jiang Yiyi was lucky enough to see them, he would find that these pieces of information recorded almost all of his actions and conversations after he was imprisoned.
"I have marked a few key points." The magician handed a page of information marked in red to the gatekeeper: "Cheer for my high moral standards."
"And again and again, when presupposing my position, remember that I'm a good person."
"The benchmark I want to talk about is a good person with high moral standards." The magician knew that his words were absurd, so he spoke faster and said, "Get away from the deaths related to doctors and focus on the facts that happened."
"He never breaks his promises - at least we have no evidence that he ever broke his promises."
"To a certain extent, he has saved Madman, Lin Yi and Jian Si - of course, without evidence, we will not record the deaths of other people in the process of saving people as doctors. ”
"Finally, he has never killed anyone - at least we can confirm that he has not done it himself. Suicide and homicide have been excluded for the time being."
The head of the medical team reviewed this conclusion of excluding countless doctor-related deaths and made a very objective evaluation: "You have excluded quite a lot of things."
"And you should know that these points can also be explained by the verified judgment you made at the beginning, right?"
The medical team leader said calmly: "Because he is extremely cautious, he will not leave any clues that can tarnish his so-called high moral standards, so you can conclude that his behavioral standards are that of a good person."
"So, while being a "good person" is the behavioral standard for doctors, I judge that this is the direction of doctors' thinking."
As soon as the magician finished speaking, the gatekeeper and the medical team leader sat upright and re-read the information he had just handed over.
"That's a wild guess."
The medical team leader hurriedly glanced at the information and said: "Many people have placed their hopes on the fact that he is a "completely evolved new human being", hoping that his existence can break through our current dilemma of being unable to do anything."
"Your judgment completely shattered this hope."
Jiang Yiyi's mental illness means that he is just an ability user who has failed to evolve. This is of no help to Star Prison, which already has so many ability users.
And if he didn't have a mental illness, the meaning of Star Prison would be completely different.
This means that the other party may be the existence they have been looking for for a long time - a new human being that is fully evolved, has abilities beyond human limits, and has no flaws.
This is the direction that Star Prison has been studying for hundreds of years, and it is also one of the reasons for the existence of Star Prison - to find the direction of human evolution, or in other words, to lead humans into a new world.
The existence of espers is the cornerstone of this reason. Since espers can possess abilities beyond human limits, this means that all ordinary people have the possibility of possessing this ability.
It's just that they still don't know what is making the choices that allow a small number of people to have abilities beyond human limits, while leaving more people to remain ordinary.
In the earliest days, they conducted comprehensive tests on espers in an attempt to find out what caused them to be different - even if it was just a small cellular mutation
But until now, in the process of retreating step by step from comprehensive testing to containment and observation, they still have not found the reason for the emergence of ability users.
The brain is an area that has not yet been thoroughly studied, and most of the abilities of espers come from this. In fact, although Jiang Yiyi and the others know nothing about it, as a star prison that has studied espers for hundreds of years, Said, they are very clear.
The abilities of all abilities are limited to the brain, or to be precise, they are related to psychology, thinking, and spirit.
So far, none of the superpowers in the physical sense - such as walking through walls, becoming invisible, or even invulnerability - has ever appeared among superpowers. None of the most common superpowers in science fiction settings has appeared.
And the thinking pathological changes that accompany people with abilities also happen to be mental diseases - this made Xingjiu finally limit the reasons for the emergence of people with abilities to psychology, thinking, and spirit. This is why Xingjiu is willing to step by step. The reason for retreating and finally converging into the current less extreme containment method.
The comprehensive testing did not provide any effective progress. On the contrary, it also aggravated the tense atmosphere between the star prison and the ability users, and even caused extremely serious consequences for a time.
The magician knew what he was talking about, and he also knew how many people his inference would disappoint—the doctor is the only being who may be a "new human being" in the past hundred years.
The power beyond ordinary ability users, the normality without any mental illness, and the extreme caution - completely in line with their judgment of the new human race.
"But the problem is, New Humanity is just a figment of our imagination."
The magician said seriously: "Maybe it's like what the saying says, "The emergence of ability users is just a small oversight by God when he created humans, and has nothing to do with evolution."
"Everything we studied was useless from the beginning."
The medical team leader turned to look at the silent gatekeeper: "Do you know his thoughts?"
The gatekeeper put down the information in his hand: "Always allow different voices to exist. Have you not learned enough from the lesson of having only one voice?"
"You are protecting him." The medical team leader casually nodded and changed the subject: "Speculations that cannot be confirmed are meaningless."
"We are not sitting here just because of the "New Humanity" thing."
The medical team leader glanced at the magician: "Jiang Yiyi entered the Star Prison. It has been half a year now, and the basic information is still not complete. He can't even complete the first step of the containment steps..."
"You don't have much time left."
The medical team leader's eyes fell on the gatekeeper: "The Star Prison won't let people enter the lowest level, and finally send people out personally, right?"
The gatekeeper remained motionless: "So, I am prepared to take drastic measures."
He paused, and his unchanging tone became a little more meaningful: "In order to prevent us from becoming a joke."
The medical team leader's brows moved slightly, but then he restrained himself.
The gatekeeper looked directly at the magician: "Regarding the judgment you just mentioned, write a report to me."
"You still insist on sending the doctor to the North District?" The magician once again expressed his disapproval: "Since we already have a reference for behavioral standards and the direction of thinking pathologies, we can treat the doctor according to the normal process. Containment."
The gatekeeper was unmoved: "The premise is that you can prove that what you said is correct."
The magician was silent for two seconds and took a step back: "At least give me a little more time?"
The gatekeeper stared at him: "You should know that you are the one among us who has the most contact with doctors?"
It is said that one hears a string and knows its sound. The magician immediately knew the unfinished meaning of his words.
Anyone who comes into contact with Jiang Yiyi has the possibility of being influenced by the other party - in fact, it is not possible, but will definitely be influenced by the other party.
This takes away from the credibility of the magician's rationale for stopping the gatekeeper.
The magician reviewed his logic and did not notice any possible influences. He was sure that everything he just said was based on his own judgment.
"But there is no accurate conclusion about the doctor's ability." The magician said carefully: "I am not stopping you from the position of a doctor. I am stopping you because I have no regrets."
Having a clear conscience is the code of conduct of Star Prison.
"It is precisely because there is no definite conclusion about the doctor's ability so far, so no one can be sure how far his ability has exceeded human limits."
The gatekeeper said calmly: "I don't doubt you, I just remind you that you must be extremely cautious when contacting doctors."
"Then..." Magician: "About the doctor going to the North District..."
"No further discussion is needed." The gatekeeper ended the discussion: "We will implement it immediately after the review is passed."
The gatekeeper is rarely so arbitrary, especially when neither the medical leader nor the magician agrees.
This made his abnormality at this moment even more unusual.
The magician recalled the mentor's private conversation with the gatekeeper before leaving, and kept his mouth shut - he might question the gatekeeper's judgment, but he would never question the judgment of the Star Warden.
The medical team leader's eyes wandered between the magician and the gatekeeper, and then looked away.
"In this case, let's wait until the supervisor's review is passed." He paused: "But since the Star Warden is not currently in the Star Prison, the review will theoretically fall into the hands of Cang Wendong..."
He frowned and worried about the gatekeeper: "Although Cang Wendong's attitude towards the prisoners is biased, he has always abided by the rules set by the Star Warden. This radical approach may not be approved."
The gatekeeper was indifferent to his temptation.
The magician said in a grandiose tone from the side: "This is an internal matter of the supervisor. The doctor is worried about this. Isn't it a bit over the line?"
The medical team leader nodded and said, "Indeed. But this is good news for you."
His tone was calm, as if he mentioned it casually: "Before the gatekeeper takes drastic action, you have time to implement your guess."
"Perhaps the doctor is a good man as you said?"
The water in Star Prison is not deep, but it is definitely not clear.
In Star Prison, once rights are abused, it will cause extremely serious consequences - especially those at the bottom who have abilities.
Therefore, in order to prevent the abuse of power and the prison guards from losing control, each floor of the Star Prison not only has managers and medical team leaders to restrict each other, but also has external supervisors. The three different agencies have formed a stable mutual restriction result.
But precisely because they are tasked with supervising and restricting the other party, they are destined to be unable to completely trust the other party.
They must be vigilant enough to ensure that the Star Prison does not fall into an irreversible situation due to personal selfish desires.
The author has something to say: Regarding the word "containment", it is a tribute to the SCP Foundation - the setting in the article basically has nothing to do with it (mainly because I don't know much about the SCP Foundation).
But the famous saying "we contain, we protect, we fail, we run away" has indeed been heard for a long time.
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This chapter completes the basic setting of the Star Prison, about what they are doing, their attitude towards Jiang Yiyi, and the purpose of the existence of the Star Prison.
As well as the importance of professors and the relationship between other ability users and the Star Prison.
I tried my best to cram all the information related to Star Prison into this chapter to give everyone a basic idea of these.
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