Chapter 49

Chapter 49

Pu Sicun was in a daze.

He couldn't recover from these words immediately, and still stood there, looking at Pu Ying.

Wen Er has been taken away, and the interrogation room is quiet.

Pu Ying is waiting for his permission.

It was strange that Wen Er had told them time and time again in the past that Pu Ying had no heart, no feelings, and would not have his own feelings.

At that time, the Pu family did not see any emotional fluctuations in Pu Ying.

...But now, Pu Ying stood in front of them.

In addition to being a little quieter and cooler than before, he still seemed to overlap with Pu Ying in his childhood.

Pu Ying refused to listen to him and would rather give up her inheritance rights and go out to sleep on the street than accept officially becoming spouses with Wen You.

In order to investigate the case, Pu Ying not only did not resign without telling him, but returned to Star City alone, and also seriously asked the Minister of Security in the note to stop Grandpa.

Pu Ying wanted to learn photography, and spent many days thinking about setting up a camera he didn't know where it came from. He even became a fan of someone and wanted to take time off to chase stars as soon as he finished work.

Obviously, his temper has not changed at all from his childhood.

Pu Sicun stood there, not knowing what to say.He couldn't figure out how he had been easily deceived by a paranoid and crazy careerist for so many years.

…

"People's prejudices are sometimes more effective than skill cards." Yu Tang said.

The system was concentrating on watching the broadcast on the light screen in the sea of consciousness. When it heard a familiar voice, a small red light flickered up: "Host! You are back -"

Yu Tang pressed it: "Shh."

The system quickly turned down the volume.

They are still in the sea of consciousness. This body has been temporarily lent to Xiao Hongka, 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 also be present as official special guests today.

This is a big day for Luo Ran, and Yu Tang is not going to disturb him.

The system also understood Yu Tang's intention, turned on the shielding system, and asked Yu Tang quietly: "Did the host's task go smoothly?"

Wen You's selfishness not only harmed Pu Ying and Luo Ran's family, but in order to let the military leader who had lost all his subordinates and comrades come out, Yu Tang made a special trip to Electronic Storm.

The system has been in the sea of consciousness. After counting the time, I found that it was already the third day since Yu Tang left.

The system was a little worried about the host's body. It held up the precision instrument brought back from Wen'er's clinic and carefully circled Yu Tangzai several times.

"It went pretty well."

Yu Tang nodded: "The general range has been found, and I can confirm that everyone is alive... I'm really fine."

Yu Tang had a headache from the equipment and confiscated the system's brainwave detector: "It's very safe. My pure consciousness went in this time. Before the sea of consciousness was opened, I was sleeping in the eye of the storm."

The system couldn't imagine that scene, so it was stunned and asked in a low voice: "Did the host... live in the electronic storm before he came to the bookstore?"

Yu Tang thought about it carefully: "That's right."

Only by joining Chuan Bookstore can you open up a sea of consciousness, which is a basic benefit exclusive to employees.

The sea of consciousness can be connected to the headquarters of Chuan Bookstore, can talk to the system, buy snacks and beds, and will not be woken up by people who fall in without moving.

Yu Tang rummaged through 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, "Don't the host himself know?"

"These three days have been spent traveling, back and forth, from where we are to the eye of the storm."

Yu Tang nodded and stuffed the lollipop into his mouth: "The core of the storm has no time dimension. Time does not flow and can be regarded as an eternal static space."

Yu Tang: "As long as you go in, everything will be still except yourself... For example, if you go in at nine o'clock in the morning on May 7th, no matter how long you stay there, when you come out, it will still be fiveNine o'clock in the morning on the seventh day of the month."

Yu Tang: "It's very useful. It is widely used for all kinds of pre-exam sprints with endless review, and endless homework assignments before the end of the vacation."

system:"……"

Yu Tang pulled over the computer and imported the recorded data.

The location of the electronic storm is constantly changing and may not appear anywhere. It is easy to throw people out of the storm, but it is difficult to determine the specific location where they were thrown.

Even if the people swallowed by the electron storm are found again and thrown out one by one, some particles will remain in the storm to a greater or lesser extent.

When Yu Tang went back this time, he also checked these particles and found the resonance caused by the same life form.

The system floated over and looked at Yu Tang typing on the keyboard: "In other words... the host can guarantee that those people are alive and have come out of the electronic storm, but don't know where they are?"

"The approximate location is still there." Yu Tang said, "I drew a map and marked the possible range of the landing point."

The system happily said: "It will be great if it can come out!"

Yu Tang smiled: "Yes."

For Zhuang Yu, after so many years, what he was looking forward to had already changed from retrieving his comrades and subordinates, to trying to preserve the last traces of his comrades and subordinates, to trying his best not to forget those figures.

Those expectations and desires will be swallowed up by time little by little, and eventually become extremely simple.

It would be great to come out.

It's good to be alive.

"Let him look for it slowly. There will be something to do." Yu Tang said, "Having something to do is better than having nothing to do."

The system landed on Yu Tang's shoulders, and he looked at the red circles on the map with him.

Not only Pu Ying and Luo Ran's family, Yu Tang considered everything carefully.

Yu Tang cracked Wen Er's computer and used the data collected by Wen Er to produce a series of papers day and night, some of which have been published and some are still on the way to be published.

These papers will become new guiding ideas for the treatment of electron storm sequelae in the future.

Those real victims will also 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 offered to join a new treatment study as a survivor of the sequelae of the electronic storm, becoming the first volunteer to find the direction of recovery for more victims.

After the revenge on Wen Er is completely completed, these inconspicuous little red circles will become new pillars to support the village's continued progress.

The system happily flashed the little red light: "Host, how do we give this map to the village?"

Yu Tang: "..."

system:"……"

Yu Tang considered everything carefully, but there are always gaps in everything.

…

The system flashed the light, and looked at its host in silence for a while, then turned around and returned to the warehouse to look through the data of the poor students in Gudao Rechang.

Pu Si Cun came to his senses and stopped others who wanted to speak.

"Go if you want."

Pu Sicun looked at Pu Ying and said slowly: "Take grandpa's car and take you there, okay?"

Pu Ying did not answer immediately.

In theory, it would save him more time to drive there himself.

S.t has many die-hard fans in the industry. According to calculations, if you lose the first three rows of seats in the auditorium, the probability of getting an autograph will be greatly reduced.

...But he found that he also wanted to ride in his grandfather's car.

Pu Ying has read videos and diaries. When he was a child, he liked to ride in his grandfather's car the most.Not only because the car is comfortable, but also because Xiao Puying likes grandpa very much.

Little Puying likes to stay with her grandpa the most, even if she doesn't do anything.He would lie on the car window and watch the slowly reversing scenery outside. He would secretly open the car window a small crack to let in the sunlight from outside.

He likes afternoons like this, with free wind and sunshine.

Pu Ying stood there.

This feeling was extremely foreign to him.

He couldn't even clearly tell what it felt like. He was used to thinking logically, but now he seemed to have countless uncertainties suddenly.

He wasn't used to it, and was instinctively a little uneasy, but he seemed to be more stable than ever.

…

The system stood guard in front of the light screen. It looked very anxiously and wanted to let the poor students in Gudaorechang puncture Pu Ying's tires first: "Host, host..."

Yu Tang concentrated on matching clothes for poor students: "Don't worry."

The system was worried and flew around Yu Tang twice.

Yu Tang stuffed it with a piece of bubble gum, pressed the temporarily generated confirmation button, and looked at the light screen.

It's not that the Pu family doesn't like Pu Ying.

They just experienced too many hopes and disappointments due to Wen You's deliberate actions, and finally no longer dared to have any expectations.

Wen Er is an expert at playing with people's hearts, and the whole situation is controlled by him in a flawless manner. 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.

In the latest paper, there is a new idea that has been cited many times. The victims who come out of the electronic storm will be reshaped again according to the attitudes and expectations of the people around them.

If they are treated as cold-blooded monsters and kept at a distance, over time, they will really degenerate into a humanoid AI that cannot even pass the android test.

Being treated as the most ordinary and normal person, they will gradually become a complete normal person.

Puying has been recovering for two full years, and its condition has been up and down. It can't even compare to a system that was two months old after leaving the factory. This is the crux.

"Pu Ying is easy to abduct."

Yu Tang opened his human nature simulation deduction program and entered a few lines of data: "Although he really wants Luo Ran's signature, as long as his grandfather remembers the past and touches his head like before, he will give it to him again."He’s a piece of candy…”

In the light screen, Pu Sicun clenched his palms silently and walked towards Pu Ying.

The old palm fell on the top of Pu Ying's head, hesitating for a moment, and then slowly and awkwardly rubbed it gently according to the movements in the memory.

Pu Sicun put his hand into his pocket.

He had a habit of carrying a piece of candy in his pocket for many years—too many years.

The child who would happily run over to show his new photos and notes to his grandpa, and pester his grandpa for sweets, was lost.

For so many years, he had always thought that the accident that caused Pu Ying's loss was caused by the electronic storm.

Only now did he suddenly realize that they were the ones who almost lost Pu Ying.

"Let grandpa send you there." Pu Sicun pinched the candy in his pocket. The old man's voice was already a little hoarse. "I won't interfere with you. You can do what you want to do. From now on..."

His words failed him.

Pu Ying came over and leaned on his grandfather's shoulder.

The old man's chest and shoulders trembled violently, his eyes suddenly turned red, he closed his eyes, and raised his arms to hug the young man who was found.

Pu Sicun wanted to speak, but when he noticed the strength in his arms, his heart suddenly sank: "Xiao Ying—Xiao Ying?!"

Pu Ying closed her eyes and fell into his arms.

Pu Sicun suddenly felt a strong fear that he had never experienced before. He hugged Pu Ying hard and was about to call the medical staff to come in. A pair of hands had already taken Pu Ying over.

Pu Sicun's chest rose and fell rapidly. His whole body was overwhelmed by the overwhelming regret, and he looked up eagerly.

It's a young man wearing a white shirt.

He is young and has delicate facial features. The most impressive thing is his eyes.

The pupils were unusually dark, as if they would absorb everything they came into contact with in an instant.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a temporary fainting."

The student's hands were very neat and he had already finished examining Pu Ying: "Just rest for a while and you'll be fine."

The student raised his head: "I'm here to tell you something."

Pu Sicun suddenly remembered these eyes.

He had seen photos from the bodyguard responsible for protecting Pu Ying.

It was this student of unknown origin who sold Pu Ying the books and camera, met with Pu Ying in private, and gave him the recording pen that served as conclusive evidence.

In the surveillance video of the General Scientific Research Institute, it was this young man who suddenly appeared that night, disguised as a researcher from the scientific research institute, and hid it from the military guards, and came to drink wine for the imprisoned Wen You.

Pu Sicun frowned and asked in a low voice: "...is it you?"

"It's me." The student lowered his head and helped Pu Ying untie his collar. "I owe Pu Ying two sandwiches and a bottle of water. Now I'm here to repay the favor."

Pu Sicun fell silent.

They all knew that Wen You was forced to drink wine - the surveillance cameras were not deliberately blocked, and it was even as if they were deliberately shown to them.

No one wanted to pursue the matter.

Wen Er doesn't have the most basic moral concepts. He can treat people as experimental subjects at will, and he can also turn around and easily find excuses to exonerate himself.

Wen Er's most common excuse is that he got drunk and got into trouble.

Now this reason was finally given back to him. Wen You was drunk all night and failed to deal with it in time, and finally found a fatal flaw that could be broken through in one fell swoop.

If no one drinks Wen You's wine that day, the military can only detain Wen You for three hours at most.

Wen You will have the opportunity to operate calmly, disguise himself as suffering from mental illness, and take advantage of legal loopholes to get away with it.Wen Er is an expert in this field. If it comes to this, no matter how much evidence they collect, there will still be nothing they can do against Wen Er——

"Wen You can't get away with it."

As if he knew what he was thinking, the young man said calmly: "If I didn't come that day, during the three hours he was imprisoned by the military, Lieutenant Colonel Zhuang would torture him to death bit by bit and then commit suicide."

Pu Sicun's back suddenly felt cold.

...The other party is right.

The matter had long since passed, but Pu Sicun was still a little frightened. He raised his head and looked at Zhuang Yu standing outside the door.

Zhuang Yu's expression was very calm. He came over and helped the young man lift Pu Ying onto the simple single bed.

He didn't refute, he really wanted to kill Wen Er alive that day.

But Wen Er didn't know who got drunk first.

A puddle of drunken mud has no value for revenge.

"Death is too easy for Wen Er, and it is even more unnecessary for innocent people to get involved."

The young man said: "Lieutenant Colonel Zhuang still has something to do."

Zhuang Yu smiled to himself.

He finally took his revenge and watched Wen Er fall into hell step by step. The anger that was about to drive him crazy became less and less, but his whole body seemed to be slowly being emptied out.

He was no longer angry or had any other emotions.

The only thing that supports him now is to see clearly Wen You's tragic situation, see clearly how Wen You was completely liquidated, and then tell his subordinates and comrades.

"Thank you... for your kindness."

Zhuang Yu looked at the student, his expression rarely softened: "I——"

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me." The young man smiled, "Lieutenant Colonel, you still have to thank me."

Zhuang Yu was slightly startled.

He watched the young man hand him a map, subconsciously took it, read it several times, and his expression suddenly changed.

His face suddenly turned pale and flushed with excitement.

He clutched the map hard, his fingertips trembling: "They, they -"

The young man smiled and lowered his head again.

Zhuang Yu grabbed his arm hard.

"Don't worry, I won't lie to you." Yu Tang said.

Yu Tang manipulated the students and reminded them patiently: "It will be difficult to find, you have to be patient enough and be able to wait..."

Zhuang Yu asked dumbly: "Are you that ball of light?"

Yu Tang stopped talking.

Zhuang Yu's chest heaved violently, and he looked at the temporarily generated figure: "You didn't lie to me... you really helped me send them out, didn't you? You sent them out, and they were all alive.Everyone is alive..."

Yu Tang was quiet for a while, then pulled up the microphone: "They are all alive, I can guarantee that."

"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 remaining particles, and I have saved them. As long as those particles are still resonating, they are still alive."

Zhuang Yu was trembling so much that he couldn't speak.

His face had turned red, his eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was shaking violently, but the hand holding the map was still light and careful.

He flattened the map carefully and looked at it with his eyes over and over again, trying to remember every red circle on it.

He held the map as if holding his own life.

…

Zhuangyu did not lose control for too long.

He had already wasted too much time and could not waste another minute.

The review and liquidation of Wen Er has reached the final stage. The Ministry of Security has taken over the entire investigation, and the military is preparing to withdraw.Zhuang Yu came today just to accept the invitation from the mysterious phone call to cooperate in the last scene.

He didn't expect to get such a valuable thing.After controlling his emotions, he carefully put the map away and stood up straight again.

Zhuang Yu concentrated on arranging his military uniform, smoothing out the last creases. He stood up straight, like a loaded gun again.

Yu Tang was relieved, smiled, and controlled the students to reach out to him.

Zhuang Yu held the student's extended hand and whispered, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Yu Tang said, "I wish you 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 equal exchange for helping me save people. You were not as human as you are now..."

Annoyance appeared on Zhuang Yu's face and he stopped talking hastily.

"It doesn't matter." Yu Tang didn't care, "I take it as a compliment."

Zhuang Yu shook his head, raised his hand, and gave him a military salute.

"I... will also help you find it." Zhuang Yu said.

Yu Tang was speechless: "No, I don't remember——"

"I will search together, and I will search slowly." Zhuang Yu interrupted him, "I am patient, I can afford to wait."

Yu Tang paused for a moment, lowered his head and smiled, then turned back to check Pu Ying's condition.

He heard Zhuang Yu leave quickly. After a while, he straightened up again and stood for a while facing the empty door.

…

The system floats in the sea of consciousness.

It was also the first time it heard this name, so it was a little nervous and whispered: "Host..."

"Doing business." Yu Tang came back to his senses, "Where is my student?"

"...still staring at the door in a daze."

System: "It's been three minutes."

Yu Tang: "..."

Yu Tang pulled over the computer, regained his concentration, and quickly controlled the ubiquitous poor students to complete a complete set of basic examinations for Pu Ying.

"It'll be fine when you wake up."

The student straightened up: "Patients like him can't bear too intense mood swings for the time being... and we can't treat them as normal people everywhere."

Pu Sicun just recovered from the situation just now. When he heard this sentence, his chest tightened: "What intense mood swings?"

"Happy."

Yu Tang looked at Pu Ying's data pad: "He can't feel it yet, so he can't control it. Compared with 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, his whole body was completely filled with unspeakable regret and guilt, and he fell silent with shame.

In the past two years, Pu Ying has been receiving Wen Er's so-called treatment.

When they chose to trust Wen You completely because they were afraid of being disappointed, Pu Ying once fell seriously ill and had a high fever for a day and a night.

... Wen Er told them that this was a sequelae of the electronic storm and 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?

How hopeless and endless a long purgatory would that be?

Pu Sicun didn't dare to think any further.

Now he no longer dared to trust others randomly. He looked at the unconscious Pu Ying, tried his best to calm down, and asked in a low voice: "Is there a way to... prove it?"

The student nodded: "Yes."

"How do I need to prove it? Is it complicated?"

Pu Sicun's face felt a little hot: "I'm sorry, I should trust 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. They contain detailed mechanism explanations and case studies."

The student said: "There is another way... from a less scientific perspective."

Pu Sicun was stunned for a moment: "What?"

Student: "The emotion of happiness exceeds the threshold, just change it to an unhappy emotion."

The student was very decisive. He bent down and patted Pu Ying on the shoulder: "Hey."

Pu Sicun: "...?"

"The time for the National Geographic opening ceremony passed and you couldn't make it."

Yu Tang said to Pu Ying: "Your signature is gone."

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