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20. Information manipulation
"So far, are you still planning to join Zhang Yazhe and the others in their 'saving' Tian He?" After returning to the small room in the shelter, Tang Yibu sat down on the hard bed first, patted the bedside, and motioned to Ruan Take a seat. "Tazuru won't survive the week without a healthy organ transplant. They'll do it soon."
Ruan Xian did not intend to respond to this pet-like gesture. He leaned against the wall of the small room, stared at a certain point in the void, and said nothing.
The neglected Tang Yibu stood up and leaned beside Ruan Xian, his eyes burning brightly: "You said 'you want to join their actions', but as an individual Tian He wants to die-"
"I remember." Ruan Xian finally spoke, he lowered his head expressionlessly, and activated the electronic wristband again. "Assuming Zhang Yazhe and the others insist on taking action, my thoughts have not changed. Tang Yibu, when were you going to take me away?"
"Not sure, any time."
"Okay." Ruan Xian enlarged the screen in front of him and quickly tapped the virtual keyboard.
"...Oh." Tang Yibu blinked, "I really didn't calculate this move."
The text that was refreshed quickly illuminated Ruan Xian's face. He was deciphering the program intently, his movements were fast and elegant, like a kingfisher passing over the water. After entering the last command, he raised his hands and pressed the OK button.
after a few seconds.
Qiu Yue still boiled sweet rice soup. Tian He drank a few spoonfuls, the rice soup was smooth and sweet, but he couldn't wash away the bitter taste in his mouth. He scans the light screen wearily, as if imprinting every corner of the sanctuary into his mind.
Suddenly a message popped up, Tian He raised his eyelids.
[The truth about the shelter and your replacement will be discussed in the ward at 21:00 tonight. ] After the message is Zhang Yazhe's signature.
Tian He smiled weakly and replied simply "OK". This is undoubtedly a good opportunity to explain the funeral to the new leader.
Zhang Yazhe came as scheduled with a solemn expression.
"Don't you have anything to say to me, old Zhang?" Tian He held the cold sweet rice soup in a flat tone.
"I didn't think you were... the boss, what the hell..."
"That's what you know, when did you find out?" Tian He stirred the milky white soup with a spoon, and didn't look at Zhang Yazhe's eyes again.
Zhang Yazhe snorted, looking surprised and confused. "It was you who messaged me and told me that you were replaced by mul-01 as a clone. I..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yazhe quickly frowned and tightened his body. "Boss, this is a game."
Tian He didn't seem to be shaken at all. A hint of surprise flashed on his face, and he soon returned to calm. "Well, I'll let Xiaoguan check in a while. Facts are facts anyway. It doesn't matter whether it's a bureau or not. You're all here, and I'll just explain the situation."
"You really...?!"
"Well, I was replaced by the master twice, or I should say, I have a record of it twice." Tian He squeezed the side of the bowl, "I'm wrong, it's not good. The shelter was not stable a few years ago. Come down, I can't delay on the hospital bed for too long. Anyway, mul-01 will find a way to replace me, so let's make it easier. Zhang, in fact, you are more or less aware of it, right?"
"...Yes." Zhang Yazhe pulled a chair for himself and put his hands on his forehead. "Everyone's luck is too good. It's easy to say if you survive a catastrophe or two. The more you do, the more... I think the seniors are a little aware of it, but you don't want to think about it. Professor Ruan clearly promised— —”
"He should have only told Guan Haiming. I only found out about it later. Xiao Guan is not easy. I know the pressure."
Tian He's voice was indifferent and disheartened.
"I think it's the same, I want everyone to know that I was raised in a cage by mul-01 to watch a play. My relatives and friends around me don't know how many rounds they died, and few people can stand it. Lao Zhang, Qiu Yuecuo a few days ago. My health organization, she asked you to go to the city to make internal organs, right? Don't lie to me, I can guess."
"..."
"You don't need to save me, let me go." Tian He let out a few turbid coughs, "The shelter I brought is too stable. You also know about the recent mutation, and it is probably the hint given to me by mul-01. .It's time for my leadership to end, someone has to bring changes to the sanctuary to facilitate it... keep watching."
The last few words, Tian He slowly squeezed out from between his teeth.
Zhang Yazhe didn't say a word, just let out a sigh of relief.
"Old Zhang, you have seen the other side of the dead wall, the world outside is crazy. Everyone needs a stable organization and a leader you can trust. Xiao Li's son and Lao Xing's daughter have just been born, and Lao Gao is still there. Take care of those underage babies. You said the shelter is down, where can they go?" Seeing Zhang Yazhe falling silent, Tian He smiled wryly instead.
"What does mul-01 want?" Zhang Yazhe's voice trembled a little.
"It may be the information of human resistance behavior, or it may be the information of survival mode, anyway, it does not do more. As a product of being copied, I know very well in my heart, I still love this sanctuary...Love mine Wife. Well, it's funny, if I hadn't read my message, I wouldn't know how many times I've died."
"If you leave, what will Qiu Yue do?"
Tian He didn't answer, just swallowed the sweet rice soup one by one. His hands were shaking like chaff, and the spoon in his hand rattled the edge of the bowl.
When he spoke again, he had already changed the subject.
"Let's get down to business. Zhang Yazhe, I've looked at you for so many years... Let's count the years I've looked at you, you are a very capable person, and I hope you can inherit my position. I'm sorry, old Zhang. , but you have to know the truth so that you can better staff in the future."
"Staff deployment?" Zhang Yazhe said word by word, "Boss, tell me the truth. Did I die too, didn't I? My goddamn luck from childhood to adulthood has not been as good as the past few years! "
"Some tasks only you can do, and I know you will come back." Tian He closed his eyes. "sorry."
Zhang Yazhe was silent for a long time.
"You didn't blame me." About two minutes later, he responded in a hoarse voice. "I'm Zhang Yazhe, and you're Tian He. Do you remember when we just met seven years ago?"
"Remember, your hair was like a bird's nest at that time." Tian He smiled and his voice softened.
"It's all about this, you can say 'you don't need to save me'? I don't care how many times I've died, and how many times you've died, you are the fucking boss I know! Do you remember everyone in the Vault? You, no, you… shit, I feel bad."
"It's a good thing to have this kind of thought." Tian He put the empty soup bowl beside the bed and looked at the tiny blue flowers under the light. "I'm just... different from your thoughts. Old Zhang, promise me, tomorrow I will simply announce this matter, and then hand over the management authority to you. You go back to prepare and take over the day after tomorrow. My body can still support it. In a few days, if anything is unclear at that time..."
"Okay, I promise you." Zhang Yazhe said suddenly.
Tian He stopped talking, showing obvious surprise for the first time.
"My thoughts are indeed different from yours." Zhang Yazhe seemed to calm down. "Isn't this good? At least until the mastermind gets tired of that bastard, I, Zhang Yazhe, can protect this place as much as I want. If one is gone, I can continue with the next one. I won't run away, with you. No, I'm not going to tell anyone about it."
"Old Zhang..."
"That's it, I'm going to smoke two cigarettes and calm down. Boss, don't forget to contact Xiaoguan, the people who set up the bureau also know about this, and they have to find out. Mul-01 will not use such a human approach. Waiting quietly for you to die is enough."
After all, Zhang Yazhe strode out of the door without looking back.
"Oops." Ruan Xian, who was nestled in the corridor of the medical center, frowned.
"In my opinion, things have been resolved very well. Zhang Yazhe's thoughts are similar to mine - he doesn't think that being copied will have any bad effects. Now he is willing to inherit the sanctuary, which is the best result." Tang Leisurely approached.
"The problem is here." Ruan Xian strode towards his room, "Tang Yibu, locate Ding Zepeng and Chi Lei."
"hall."
"Where's Zhang Yazhe?"
"On their way to them."
"They should be in the dormitory at this time. I think they will act tonight. It was my forged information that disrupted Zhang Yazhe's plan."
"If there are unexpected factors, Zhang Yazhe usually adjusts the time and re-plans."
"He won't today." Ruan Xian rushed into the room, equipped the blood gun, and picked up the backpack that had been prepared. "Because Zhang Yazhe now knows that they will never die. In his concept, Tian He is the one who is in real danger of death. He calmed down too quickly just now, which is not normal."
"...Then why do you want to follow?"
Ruan Xian stopped for a few seconds: "No one is 'immortal', Tang Yibu."
"You seem to know human beings very well." Tang Yibu stretched out his hand and helped Ruan Xian straighten his collar.
"It's just that I'm more skilled at observing words and expressions." Ruan Xian grabbed the collar back uncomfortably."Go and follow them."
Tang Yibu didn't move: "You are also very human."
Ruan Xian's heart tightened.Before he could spit out the words to remedy, Tang Yibu continued on his own.
"...very observational," he said with a smile, his golden eyes sparkling."Come on, I'll carry you."
Zhang Yazhe and his party rode a floating motorcycle, broke through the dark night, and rushed towards the brightly lit ai city.Ruan Xian was carried by Tang Yibu and followed closely behind the three.The cold wind swept across his cheeks, the body in front of him was thick and warm, and the tense muscles were full of strength.
In a trance, it gives a kind of illusion of the same kind.
"Why do you want to observe humans?" The moment Ruan Xian realized, the question had already blurted out.
"gather information."
"...like mul-01."
"Well, like mul-01."