Chapter 40

Chapter 40

Wen Er sat blankly in the driver's seat.

He couldn't answer the other party's questions, and he couldn't even feel the emotion of being angered by these audacious provocations like the last time.

Under the influence of such high-intensity electronic pulses, annihilation and dissociation of personality will definitely occur - this is the conclusion of Wen Er's recent paper related to electronic storms. It has not yet been published, but there is already enough evidence.

Human beings are inherently the most complex creatures. After changes in personality, any outcome may occur.

…But he didn’t expect that this result would include Pu Ying.

Not the defective product that sits in the office and is carefully protected by the Pu family.

Wen Er's fingers began to beat nervously at his side, trying to reach out and grab the person in front of him.

He opened his mouth several times, trying to say a word or two, but the too strong shock and trance held him hostage, making him unable to do anything.

…

No one knew that after Pu Ying disappeared, he rebuilt a shadow of his own in his heart.

That shadow has Pu Ying's face, wears glasses, often wears a shirt, doesn't talk much, and doesn't like to laugh much.

When walking, he puts his left hand behind his back and has a not-so-obvious Imperial accent.

The Wen family and the Pu family were family friends. For hundreds of years before the system changed, they were both famous royal aristocrats.Later, the political system changed, and the two families joined forces to reach the top in the fierce battle, and became the top families involved in founding the alliance.

After the alliance was established, the Pu family stayed in the imperial capital to participate in politics, while Wen Jiayin retreated to Star City.

The original head of the Pu family was the adjutant of the Wen family. From then on, every member of the Wen family would have a playmate sent from the Pu family in the imperial capital.

It is natural that two people will grow up together, receive education together, grow up together, and decide their future development together.

If both parties happen to be willing, of course they can become spouses as a matter of course. Even if they don't have any thoughts in this regard, they can still become close friends and best friends.

In Wen Er's understanding, Pu Ying should be his.

But Pu Ying disappeared.

Wen Er could never accept this. He pieced together all the memories of Pu Ying and reconstructed a shadow for himself in his mind.

He has been living with this shadow for twenty years, and everything he has done is to make this shadow become real.

He added all the impressions he was satisfied with and firmly believed that if Pu Ying was still there and if Pu Ying grew up successfully, this would be the way it should be.

So the Pu shadow that returns to the Pu family now is undoubtedly wrong, incomplete, and needs to be treated.

Pu Ying should be changed to what he expected.

Wen Er thinks he has this power.

…

"Pu Ying" in front of him laughed softly.

Wen You's eyes were already a little bloodshot. He found some voice, but his voice was as hoarse as if he had swallowed a hot iron: "...Why are you laughing?"

"It's boring," the man said.

Wen Er's eyes narrowed sharply.

He didn't know what he looked like now, but his expression must be almost ferocious.

The shadow in his mind has become real. This shadow has been treasured by him for so long and has been protected by him with the greatest efforts to this day. The evaluation of him is actually... boring?

Wen Er grabbed the shadow's arm with force.

He still wanted to speak, but was stung by the coldness in his palm first, and blurted out: "Pu Ying——"

Before he could say the rest of the words, the person he was holding on to had already fallen down.

Wen Er supported the fallen body.

He suddenly woke up and hurriedly went to check Luo Ran's breathing. A pinprick of regret swept over him overwhelmingly.

Serious excess, extremely high-frequency and high-intensity electronic storm detection will not only annihilate the personality of the detector.

Those violent and out-of-control high-pulse electron flows will first destroy a person's body.

He just wanted to use Luo Ran as a substitute to make up for his regrets and a useful experimental observation object.Luo Ran is just a slightly more important and special part of his research. If it is really worn out, although it is a pity, it is not impossible to find a replacement.

He didn't expect Luo Ran to become like this, to become the one closest to the "Pu Ying" in his mind.

"Don't die."

Wen Er threw herself out of the car, took off her coat, and wrapped her body around Luo Ran, who was rapidly losing temperature: "I'll take you to the hospital, take you to the hospital...you give him back to me."

Wen You gave Luo Ran first aid. He knelt on the ground, his expression already a little hysterical: "Give it back to me, give it back to me. Pu Ying, Pu Ying——"

Someone stopped him before he went crazy enough to press Luo Ran's ribs alive.

Wen Er's eyes were bloodshot, and he raised his head while panting heavily.

The person who stopped him was an agent from the security department who came to investigate the situation. His heart skipped a beat because of his state of choosing people to eat, and he subconsciously took half a step back.

"He is still alive, Director Wen."

The detective did not let go and still stopped him: "And he also——"

The detective looked down at the unconscious man, swallowed back the rest of the sentence, and motioned to his colleagues to bring the stretcher over.

Moreover...this person is obviously not Pu Ying.

Although they have exactly the same conspicuous birthmark, their appearance and outline are not very similar. If you insist on saying it, the clothes and clothes are somewhat similar.

But if Team Leader Pu wants to wear a shirt, he must button the cuffs properly and only unbutton the collar to the first button.

According to rumors, Team Leader Pu was once involved in an electronic storm and needed to keep his body warm at all times.By chance, one of their fellow detectives accidentally discovered Team Leader Pu secretly trying out new nanotechnology ultra-thin and high-insulation thermal underwear in the break room.

The detective heard with his own ears that Wen Er called this person "Pu Ying", and felt a little strange in his heart. Without showing it on his face, he exchanged glances with his colleagues and carried the unidentified unconscious person into the rescue vehicle.

While carrying it, a detective accidentally touched the birthmark on the neck of the unconscious man.

A small piece of red pigment dissociated under the influence of the electronic storm instantly adhered to the agent's finger.

The paint quality is very good.

The detective subconsciously wiped it several times, but the color did not fade at all, but the red became more vivid.

Agent A: "..."

Agent B: "..."

The detectives looked a little complicated and exchanged glances silently several times.

Wen Er became hysterical because of a man who had passed out. He performed CPR on the man, begged him not to die, and shouted "Pu Ying" to him.

This man was wearing clothes that Pu Ying would wear, and he was dressed up in a way that looked not like Pu Ying.

They even used paint with unknown ingredients to force this person to draw the same birthmark as Pu Ying.

...The agents have all seen strong winds and waves, and by this point they have already guessed what is going on.

The security department is also responsible for supervision. Several agents who are often responsible for investigating style issues are familiar with this kind of thing. They exchanged glances without any trace, and when they looked at Wen You, they already had a vague sigh of "knowing how to play".

"What are you going to do?"

Wen You's pupils shrank, and he watched several people walking towards him, feeling uneasy in his heart: "I applied to see Team Leader Pu. Today's matter... I will explain to him face to face."

"It's a misunderstanding." Wen Er gritted his teeth and looked at Luo Ran's birthmark, "It's just a coincidence..."

The detective nodded: "We believe you."

Every respondent with questionable style said it was all just a coincidence.

"Team Leader Pu has returned to the Imperial Capital. It will take some time before he can come back."

The detective raised his hands: "Director Wen, relax."

Wen Er said in a deep voice: "I'm very relaxed! You guys -"

He couldn't continue.

While his attention was drawn, another agent came from behind and skillfully injected Wen Er with a sedative.

…

In the rescue vehicle, Luo Ran woke up briefly after receiving reasonable rescue.

He recovered from severe hypothermia, and began to tremble slightly as he regained his sense of extreme cold. His vision was a little blurry, and he slowly responded after being called several times.

His body had not yet regained consciousness, so he allowed the accompanying ambulance personnel to treat him, trying his best to turn his eyes slightly.

The detective leaned over quickly: "Sir, what do you need?"

"Data..." Luo Ran opened his eyes blankly, "Is it enough?"

The expressions of several agents changed slightly.

They were indeed coming for the "detector S.t" who had resumed detection work, but the terminal of the General Research Institute only opened data monitoring to them, and did not allow them to view the specific information of the detector and the latest positioning of the electronic storm.

The main task of the investigation and supervision this time was hacker attacks, and the investigation permit they obtained did not include these.

Team leader Pu has personally returned to the Imperial Capital Security Department to apply for new investigative authority.

They stayed in Star City and had no mission for the time being. They were just trying their luck. They followed Wen You's position under surveillance and wanted to stay and see what Wen You was doing.

The actions of the security department are often dangerous. After several incidents of agent sacrifice, Pu Ying asked the department to reform and re-stipulated that rescue vehicles must be on the go at all times. This time it came in handy.

The detectives had seen this kind of thing so many times that they thought it was just because Wen Er liked it. They found Team Leader Pu, who was as cold as ice and inviolable to them, to find a substitute to relieve their desire.

...No one thought that this substitute would be related to their investigation that was at a loss.

"Isn't it enough?"

Luo Ran began to struggle. He even tried to sit up with difficulty: "I'll test again and see how far it is..."

"Sir, sir." The detective quickly held him down, "Your physical condition is very poor and your life may be in danger at any time. Don't move."

Luo Ran looked at him puzzled.

The detective put his hands on the body of the rescued person through the clothes, almost feeling that his own body temperature was being swallowed up continuously.

Agents are trained to know that this is a specific form of hypothermia that is the aftermath of an electrical storm.

Only people who seriously exceed safety limits and are in close contact with electronic storms at high frequency will suffer from this sequelae.

The agent trembled slightly, couldn't help but withdraw his hand, and asked him in a low voice: "Sir, are you an electronic storm detector? Have you registered your ID at the General Research Institute?"

Luo Ran nodded.

He seemed to have been trained not to think. When he heard the question, he recited it smoothly: "My personal ID is S.t, Detector No. 032, registration code 926314... I still have 73 detections to complete."

The detective frowned: "73 times?"

Luo Ran: "I have to do it as soon as possible, there is no time."

He tried to sit up again, but this time his body had completely lost all strength. After struggling for a long time, he only moved weakly on the emergency bed.

"Sir," the agent asked, "do you know that the frequency of electronic storm detection recommended by the Ministry of Science is no more than twice in a month?"

Luo Ran's vision was a little hollow. He seemed not to understand the agent's words. He frowned in trouble just because he wasted time.

"Twice a month..."

Luo Ran: "It's too slow. I want to go home quickly."

When he mentioned this word, he suddenly became a little anxious and shook his head vigorously: "Let me go. I'm fine, I'm in a hurry..."

The agents held him down in time and looked back at Wen You, who was numbed by the sedative, and their hearts sank without a trace.

…

Pu Ying returned to the Imperial Capital in person and reapplied to the alliance headquarters for investigation authority. He wanted to expand the scope of the investigation and let them stay in Star City to monitor Wen You.

Of course they will do as they are told, but they are more or less disapproving of it.

After all, not many people have seen an electronic storm in person.The Ministry of Security has always been responsible for high-risk operations and is more familiar with the dangers of anti-personnel weapons. It is difficult to have a clear and direct understanding of this invisible and intangible thing, no matter how much information and records are read.

—until they saw the victims of the electrical storm with their own eyes.

He is not a victim like Team Leader Pu, who has rested for a long enough time and has basically returned to normal living abilities. Except for occasionally needing to wear thermal underwear, he can no longer tell the difference from ordinary people.

Although there is no clear evidence yet, it is suspected that he is a detector who is forced to detect electronic storms at high frequency and intensity.

It is clear that life is passing by at an almost visible speed, but because I have lost my awareness of my physical condition, I am still tireless, like a moth rushing to a flame, still trying to enter the mysterious and terrifying gorgeous aurora.

"Don't alert the enemy...inform Team Leader Pu and request permission from the headquarters to urgently shut down all detection activities of the General Scientific Research Institute."

The leading agent made arrangements in a low voice: "Protect the detectors and increase Wen You's surveillance level."

The remaining agents responded and the leader returned to the emergency bed and looked at the detector's life level data.

Luo Ran still had his eyes open. He stopped struggling and asked softly: "Am I going to die?"

"No." The team leader assured him, "You will survive."

"You need to rest now, sir."

The team leader said: "No one should ask you to conduct 73 detections in a short period of time. If so, that person is committing a crime."

Luo Ran blinked slowly twice.

He couldn't understand the leader's words, and he didn't feel tired, but his energy was indeed completely exhausted.

"We will inject you with sleeping drugs to slow down your energy consumption."

The leader looked at him and spoke slowly: "Don't resist."

Luo Ran lowered his gaze and watched the transparent potion being injected into his body.

He whispered: "Mom and dad..."

The leader asked: "What?"

Luo Ran didn't answer. He had fallen into a coma. One hand slipped from the side of the emergency bed and fell together with his rapidly fading consciousness.

He had been clenching his right hand tightly, but now he was unconscious and something fell under the bed.

The leader frowned and reached out to pick up the thing.

It's a very ordinary amber pendant.

The team leader watched carefully for a long time, but couldn't see any clues. Just as he was about to put it back on the victim's pillow, the light therapy device happened to shine on it.

The light passed through the pendant and fell on the wall of the carriage, and a picture appeared.

This has been a popular process in the Alliance many years ago. Photos can be engraved on transparent materials through miniatures. When light shines through, a semi-transparent blurred shadow can be cast.

Later, photolithography technology became more and more developed, and this kind of projection that was tricked into playing with children gradually became less popular.

The team leader held the pendant and signaled the detectives to collect evidence as soon as possible, and carefully identified the images on the carriage.

It's very blurry, but you can still tell there are three people.

A couple and a child.

The most ordinary and uncreative family portrait.

A complete family of three, a little too solemn, sitting upright in carefully selected clothes, smiling shyly and seriously at the camera.

It seems that taking this photo is the most important thing in the world.

Yu Tang successfully completed all plans.

He recovered the remaining empty shells of the hallucinogen and left his body, which simulated severe hypothermia, to this group of people to rescue and return to the sea of consciousness.

As soon as the sack that appeared in the little black room was untied, the little red card burst into a red light.

"Recovering so quickly?"

Yu Tang grabbed the card and looked back and forth: "Fly slowly, we will be out in a while."

Card was not in the mood to joke with him, and the red light kept flashing anxiously.

The system came out of the sack and translated for the card: "Host, host, Luo Ran is worried about you."

Yu Tang continuously conducted seven groups of electronic storm detections.

Each group was performed five times, with one minute interval between each time. When the fifth group was performed, the instrument was completely unable to withstand the influence of electronic pulses, and a red serious warning began to appear.

Yu Tang left the instrument behind and went in with the particle net, particle storage bucket and particle portable compression box, and completely fished out the last particles that could be found belonging to Luo Ran.

He used his own body data.

Such detection intensity and frequency would not leave Wen You with severe hypothermia, and she would be completely dissociated in the electronic storm.

The system could not appease Xiao Hongka. It could block Luo Ran's hearing and vision, but it could not block Luo Ran's perception of electronic storms.Luo Ran's card didn't want those particles at all, and ran wildly through the space blocked by Yu Tang, trying to get out and stop Yu Tang.

"I told you before, the electronic storm has no effect on me."

Yu Tang exchanged needles and threads from the mall and picked up the sack full of holes: "When I enter the electronic storm, there will be no particles escaping."

The card floated to his eyes and flashed red. The system followed him and helped translate: "He asked the host why."

Yu Tang: "Because I have a will of steel."

system:"……"

card:"……"

"You're kidding." Yu Tang lowered his head to mend the sack, "You have time to worry about me, why not help me check Wen You's life level."

After training in the last book, he felt that his acting skills had improved slightly, but they were still far from being natural.

In Wen You's eyes, there is almost no difference between him and "Pu Ying", because he used hallucinogens to directly extract the shadow in Wen You's mind and projected it on himself.

It's easy to explain - Wen Er's own new paper states that the influence of high-intensity electronic pulses can cause the annihilation and dissociation of personality.

Wen Er was too close to the electronic storm. He did not adapt to the transition. He was suddenly hit by a strong electron pulse and accidentally suffered from personality dissociation.

Under the influence of the electronic storm, Wen Er had hallucinations and mistook Luo Ran, who was reciting PUA's quotations, for Pu Ying.

Totally reasonable.

Even if Wen Er wakes up, he can't find any loopholes in this explanation.

What's more... It's not difficult for Wen Er to wake up, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy.

Yu Tang bit off a thread and asked the system: "What happened to the paint I bought? Didn't I say there would be no problems?"

"I have asked the after-sales customer service." The system explained in a low voice, "Host, you will not dissociate in the electronic storm, but the pigment will."

Yu Tang has been in electronic storms too many times. The paint used to trace the birthmark is not his own data and cannot withstand the intensity of electronic pulses.

But the pigments selected by the system are of very good quality.

Although dissociation occurred, these very high-quality pigments still quickly merged with the skin when touched for the second time, and the red color became more vivid under wiping.

"There is no harm to the human body, host."

The system added: "This is a completely safe dye. The only problem is that there is no cleaning agent at the moment. If you are not an employee who can freely adjust the body data, you can only wait for it to fade naturally..."

Yu Tang asked: "How long does it take for it to fade naturally?"

System: "...100 years."

Yu Tang: "..."

Congratulations to the lucky agent who accidentally touched the red paint and now has a red thumb with a shelf life of one hundred years.

"Go and ask the mall if there is any flesh-colored paint for dyeing it back."

Yu Tang: "Also, monitor Wen You's level of consciousness."

While he was talking to Wen Er, he had already noticed the agents who came quietly to monitor him.

Yu Tang really wanted to remind the agents that Wen Er was using Luo Ran as Pu Ying's stand-in, but the little accident with the red paint changed the flavor of the matter slightly.

Yu Tang adjusted the surveillance earphones and listened to the gossip circulating among the agents in the real world. He had gone from "Wen Er found a substitute who looked exactly like Team Leader Pu" to "Wen Er took the detective S.t.He was imprisoned and his hands and feet were chained to the bed. He used a sharp stylus to draw the latest version of the same birthmark of Team Leader Pu on S.t’s collarbone.

Yu Tang conveniently added another layer of auditory shielding to the Xiaohong card.

When rescuing Luo Ran, the agents determined that Wen You was dangerous because of the excellent quality of the red paint, and injected Wen You with sedative drugs.

When Wen Er was forced into a coma, she had not had time to come out of the hallucination with Pu Ying.

Under the influence of his subconscious mind, Wen Er will have a long and inescapable weird dream about the "Pu Ying" in his imagination.

Yu Tang was not worried about Wen You being driven crazy, but he still tried his best to ensure that they would not be inexplicably trapped in an unfinished book because the protagonist sleepwalked and jumped off the building.

"Wen You is still in a coma. He received a small amount of electronic pulse stimulation. His vital signs are normal and his life is not in danger."

The system flashed a small red light. It didn't care much about Wen You, but it still worried about Yu Tang: "Host... are you really okay?"

Yu Tang nodded: "It's really okay."

"If you don't believe me, check it out."

Yu Tang: "I am now in the sea of consciousness, and my body will be projected into a data state, which is no different from the original 1 or 0..."

Yu Tang: "..."

"Luo Ran."

Yu Tang: "Get off my head."

Xiao Hongka was unmoved. She grabbed his hair and counted the 1s and 0s carefully.

Yu Tang was so entangled by these two that he put down his half-filled sack and went to catch Xiao Hongka, who was becoming more and more courageous and dared to kick his nose.

The little red card pulls out the card and runs away.

The particles he retrieved filled the sea of consciousness. Although Luo Ran's cards had not been fully absorbed, they were already much faster than when they were first retrieved.

One person was stuck in the sea of consciousness, and the system didn't know who to help. It was knocked around in several circles, and fell back into the sack in a daze.

Luo Ran's memory is returning, and his physical strength and reaction speed are recovering at an incredible speed. He has been chased by Yu Tang for several times, and a sonic boom has been created in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Yu Tang: "..."

Yu Tang stopped, supported the strained lumbar muscles of the working class who worked overtime every day, and sat down regardless of his strength.

Xiao Hongka was startled, dragged Liu Guang back and stopped in front of him.

Yu Tang grabbed him and said, "Are you relieved?"

The card circled around him carefully again and flicked hesitantly.

"I can't catch up with you because I'm usually obsessed with work and lack exercise."

Yu Tang: "Your father can't catch up with you even if he holds a broom."

card:"……"

"I'm indeed fine. I stand firm and have a strong fighting spirit. I'm just a little tired and ready to take a nap."

Yu Tang asked: "Is it okay for you to be responsible for your own body for a while?"

The card finally confirmed his physical condition and finally felt relieved, flashing red light twice.

Yu Tang nodded: "Your physical fitness has been adjusted... They will implement a witness protection plan for you and will not contact your parents for the time being."

Yu Tang: "I won't tell them that you are disobedient and went back to the hospital just after you came out of the hospital."

The system couldn't bear to listen: "Host, you are disobedient..."

"I'll probably get about seven hours of sleep."

Yu Tang turned off the speaker of the system: "During this period, if someone comes to you, you need to deal with it by yourself, is that okay?"

The card shook slightly and flashed red.

Yu Tang smiled: "Okay, let's go."

He stood up, clapped his hands casually, reshaped the pendant back into Luo Ran's palm, and stuffed the little red card into the body sleeping quietly on the hospital bed.

He didn't go back to sleep as he said, but still stood in front of the light screen and switched the screen.

"...Host, host."

The system finally turned on the speaker and floated to his side: "Wen You can't wake up within seven hours, and Pu Ying can't come back in the imperial capital. Why did the host specifically remind Luo Ran that someone will come to him?"

Yu Tang asked: "Only Wen You and Pu Ying can come to Luo Ran?"

The system was stunned for a moment.

"People were living a good life, but this book forcibly disrupted their destiny and made them become tool men."

Yu Tang: "What would Luo Ran's life be like without this story?"

The system subconsciously ran the data and deduced: "The top storm chasers... have their own columns in several top magazines and will hold their first photography exhibition at the age of twenty-seven."

"Luo Ran's parents will be invited to the exhibition as special guests and will see the gifts given to them by Luo Ran."

It was an extraordinarily grand gift. Luo Ran updated the projection technology, and the light converged into a sky full of stars. There were no intense and exciting extreme celestial phenomena, only the quietest and gentle evening breeze and night fog.

That was the best night in Luo Ran's memory.

He wanted to pick up his parents, but fell asleep sitting at the door of his parents' laboratory. Father Luo wrapped him in clothes and picked him up, and walked home slowly with Mother Luo.

Little Luo Ran woke up in Father Luo's arms and asked her parents to tell her a story.

Father Luo couldn't tell stories, so he lifted him up and put him on his shoulders. He taught him to identify the constellations in the sky one by one. He also taught him how to use the quadrant, sextant and theodolite to determine where to go home based on the position of the stars.direction.

Luo Ran donated this projection technology to the Science Museum free of charge.

It was the science museum where Father Luo took him to buy a beautiful amber pendant.

The science museum has a special exhibition hall for extreme weather. Passing through a tunnel with realistic projections of wind, rain, thunder and lightning, you will see a night sky so quiet and vast that you can't help but cry.

There is a pair of mechanical hands at the end of the tunnel, also made by Luo Ran himself. The touch is as gentle as the hands of Luo's father and mother.

Each little child who is lifted up can pluck a star from the sky.

That star will lead the way home.

…

"He deserves to be like this." Yu Tang said, "I will be the tool man. After we leave, his fate should be returned to his original position."

The system flashed a small red light and landed gently on Yu Tang's shoulder.

In the light screen, Luo Ran opened his eyes.

After returning from the electronic storm, this was the first time he took over the body alone without the company of Yu Tang and his parents.

He was a little nervous at first, but after only a few seconds, he regained his composure.

He sat up and determined his escape route and the self-defense tools he had at hand.

If Wen Er came in at this time and tried to control him, he would first put the floor-standing IV pole on the bastard's head, then add a chair, and then run out of the back door of the ward, which can lead to the doctor's room.Triage desk…

The door to the ward was gently pushed open.

Luo Ran tightened his grip on the cold IV pole, his eyes fell on the person who came, and he was suddenly startled.

"Hello, S.t."

The old man who opened the ward door looked at him and smiled slightly: "I am the editor-in-chief of World Geography, Chen Mingzhi, and I am also your father's old classmate."

"A fan sent you a letter. I found out you were here and sent it to you."

The old man walked to the bedside: "I wanted to ask you by the way, we are preparing to launch an extreme exploration project. This is an S-level exploration science popularization project of the Ministry of Science."

"This is a science popularization project that is completely open to the public. More people will become interested and attracted. This project will sow seeds and become the spark for many people to embark on the path of exploration and seeking knowledge."

"You are the best choice and the only choice."

The old man handed him the invitation: "We have solicited from the public, and you have the largest number of fans. Everyone is asking us where we hid S.t."

"After you recover, you would like to join us and become a special guest guide to lead us to explore those——"

The old man smiled: "Explore the real storms that have been waiting for you?"