Jian Yunxian has never had a good impression of people in cybersecurity—his current weakened abilities are all because when he was in jail, these guys thoroughly studied him inside and out, to the point that more than half of the current internet firewalls are reinforced to target his characteristics.
And then there's that Song Zhouzhou, Little Leopard's good friend. He's got ability, but that doesn't stop him from getting annoyed just hearing his name.
Despite the annoyance, Jian Yunxian still knew how to prioritize.
In fact, he has no empathy whatsoever for the life and death of humankind, but it is clear that the little leopard cares a lot about this case, so he must do his best to do it well.
The moment he put on the helmet and connected to the live stream, he felt as if countless eyes were staring at him through the security passage.
It's like running naked down the street; it's incredibly awkward.
Jian Yunxian awkwardly pushed open the door to the live broadcast room.
It seems like the horrific scene from last night was just a dream. Beyond the door, under the dazzling lights, lies a nauseating wasteland. It's as if no one knows someone died last night, or perhaps they do know, but they don't care.
"grass……"
As his gaze fell upon the screen, Jian Yunxian heard the contact he was on a video call swear.
There are always exhibitionists who like to have sex in public squares, as if they are afraid that others will not see their performance. They work hard, even risk their lives.
Jian Yunxian stepped over the intertwined naked bodies on the ground without expression. Following the instructions of the command center, he first walked around the hall to collect some basic information.
On the other end of the headset, there was first a gasp of amazement, then the group of people, who were considered professionals, quickly adjusted their state.
It was already late at night, and there were less than twenty hours left before the full launch of the Lost Lamb online version. Everyone was methodically engaged in the execution of the task.
Jian Yunxian heard the sound of keyboards being tapped on the other end of the headset, and could also see strings of code scrolling across the secondary screen. The combination of this fast-paced sound and visuals made one's heart race.
But this silent tension failed to resonate with Jian Yunxian.
At this moment, he was unusually calm as he carried out his plan. Apart from the large amount of data being processed and the flowcharts being built in his mind, there was nothing in his body that could be called "emotion".
This is the true state an AI should be in. Jian Yunxian had always maintained this highly rational state until he met Yi Heye.
The appearance of the name "Yi Heye" briefly stirred something within Jian Yunxian.
At that moment, a voice came through the earpiece: "Sampling in the public square has been completed."
Jian Yunxian quickly regained his senses, temporarily putting aside his calculations, and toured the entire live stream lobby before rushing to the official online store where the new product was about to be launched.
Unlike the previous empty mall, this time there was an internal currency exchange channel next to the counter, and some common products were available for sale on the shelves.
This is clearly a test before a large-scale transaction.
Following instructions from the command center, Jian Yunxian first exchanged some internal currency, and then went to the shelf.
On the shelves, there are pirated sheep electronic commemorative badges for 10 yuan each with no limit, a set of 1,000 limited-edition purchase acceleration cards for 5,999 yuan, and an electronic cemetery plot worth 99,999 yuan.
Clearly, the commemorative badges are there to test the trading channels, while the acceleration cards are indeed some highly practical items.
The electronic cemetery plot, which is essentially just lighting up the deceased's name on the cemetery's website, along with a full range of services including online funerals, Qingming Festival prayers, and wish messages, would cost no more than 20 yuan.
This thing was obviously meant to be a "not for sale" item, or "performance art," or perhaps a test of the maximum price. In any case, after being displayed for a whole day and night, sales were predictably still zero.
Jian Yunxian glanced around, tapped her earpiece, and sent out the message via subtitles: "Will all purchase costs be reimbursed?"
The command center replied, "Reimbursement. Just buy a commemorative badge and an acceleration card, and..."
Before Jian Yunxian could finish saying the remaining half of the sentence, "That's fine," he completed the purchase with astonishing speed.
"Congratulations! You have successfully purchased one 'Little Sheep Electronic Commemorative Badge', one 'Snap-Up Card', and one 'Electronic Cemetery Gravesite', for a total of 106,008 yuan!"
The command center fell into a brief silence. Jian Yunxian laughed shamelessly, "It's so expensive! Luckily, it can be reimbursed."
Everyone: "..."
This was clearly due to the delayed instructions. Of course, no one would blame Jian Yun for being too hasty; everyone could only grit their teeth and continue carrying out the mission.
All the data generated from the product purchase had been saved, and they then let Jian Yunxian wander around the private room.
This time, Jian Yunxian didn't go to the ED people's pure chat room. He carefully selected one and his eyes fell on a "beginner tutorial room". A strange premonition crept up on him.
The room was locked, but that didn't stop Jian Yunxian at all. If he wanted to go in and take a look, he would go in no matter what, even if the command center shouted themselves hoarse in their earpieces, telling him not to act on his own.
As soon as he pushed open the door, a group of young faces turned to look at him—
This group of so-called "newbies" were mostly children under the age of 14, both boys and girls. They stood in a circle, their eyes pure and their faces rosy, seemingly having never been exposed to drugs before.
A man was standing in the middle of them. Upon seeing the uninvited guest, he immediately looked at Jian Yunxian nervously and asked, "How did you get in?"
Jian Yunxian closed the door behind him and looked at him quietly: "You violated the rules of the live broadcast room by bringing in someone who has never used drugs."
The man said warily, "I haven't taken any now, but I will in a little while."
During Jian Yunxian's confrontation with the man, the security department immediately compared the facial data of the people in the room.
The only man in this live stream had been imprisoned multiple times for molesting and raping young children, and most of these children were documented cases of missing or trafficked children.
Now, he's gathered here with these kids, teaching these young lives, all under fourteen, how to use drugs.
Jian Yunxian did a quick check, then sent a string of text to the command center:
“The man shares the same IP address with these seven children, and is within your surveillance area. Leave this to me; it shouldn’t be too late for you to send officers over to apprehend him.”
Without waiting for a response from the command center, Jian Yunxian cut off the internal voice call.
Then, the monitoring screen in the command center flashed, and the white bars indicating the malfunction filled the entire screen.
Inside the live stream, Jian Yunxian looked up at the man in front of him who was frantically pressing "kick him out of the room" without success, and revealed his signature smile.
With a crisp snap of the fingers, the seven children vanished from the live stream as if blown away by a gust of wind.
Upon seeing this scene, the man's face turned pale instantly. He desperately tried to press the exit button, but found that he could no longer leave the room.
Jian Yun chuckled, "Now, let me play with you, how about it?"
At that very moment, while one team was quickly assembling to rescue the child, another team had already arrived at the illegal clinic where Chen Sang was located.
The current situation is gradually becoming clearer—
The other party was willing to risk exposing their identity in order to prevent Chen Sang from falling into the hands of the police. Combined with the previous case of the "Doomsday Wheel" boss's self-immolation, it can be proven that these "people" contain a lot of valuable information. Therefore, they must rescue Chen Sang intact.
Inside the clinic, the human commander leading the AI team in was still afraid of losing his life and was unwilling to immediately detonate the bomb and perish together with Chen Sang, which gave them an opportunity to rescue him.
Yi Heye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the approaching team.
As the only person present who was one of the Chen sisters, and also a pillar of the team's strength, Yi Heye could not leave at this moment.
As he watched the troops gradually assemble, confirming that he was no longer fighting alone, his tense nerves finally relaxed. Clutching his aching stomach, he slowly slid down to the ground against the wall.
He felt the painkillers slowly taking effect, but this effect made him very uncomfortable—even though there was a broken bone and blood gushing out, they were still deceiving him by covering his eyes and telling him that it was okay, nothing serious.
He no longer felt intense pain, but only a growing sense of fatigue and uncontrollable sweating all over his body.
He felt that his own quick action might not have been very effective, so he had to ask the team doctor for further rapid treatment.
The doctor lifted his shirt, pressed along his affected area a few times, and then did a simple scan with a portable device. Just as he was about to speak, the doctor interrupted him: "You don't need to tell me the specifics."
The doctor swallowed back the words he was about to say, gave him an injection, and re-applied the bandage and immobilization before saying, "Go to the hospital immediately after this is over."
Yi Heye scratched his hair in frustration and got up, still covered in patches.
At this point, the on-site demolition team had confirmed the details of the bomb: it was a homemade remote-controlled improvised bomb.
Preliminary assessments indicate that the explosion is extremely powerful; if it were to occur, not only would the on-site rescue team be completely wiped out, but even the surrounding residential areas could be affected.
The remote control for the bomb was firmly held in the commander's hand, which was why Chen Mu hesitated to attack him—it was hard to say whether killing him or the explosion would happen faster.
The negotiator at the scene negotiated with him outside in the corridor, hoping to offer some terms of equivalent exchange.
But the other party was greedy; he wanted to live and watch Chen Sang be killed on the spot before he would agree not to press the bomb button.
Letting him live might be negotiable, but Chen Sang must die, which is clearly an impossible condition.
The two sides have been locked in a standoff and failed to reach a consensus.
Even more critically, the snipers couldn't find a position, and the only exit was completely blocked by robots. All attempts to break out from the outside failed.
Admittedly, this is a very tough battle.
No one knows how long the conversation lasted; all that is known is that one eye watched it unfold from dusk till dawn.
During this long and protracted battle, Chen Mu, who had been holding the hostages, gradually teetered on the brink of a mental breakdown.
Several times she was in tears, her emotions collapsed, and she couldn't help but want to end it all, but she was forced back to a calm corner by the hostage's scream of "I have a bomb".
The kidnapped commander was also nearing his breaking point. He shed just as many tears as Chen Mu, and sometimes he would start talking nonsense, sometimes saying that he wanted to die together with Chen Mu, and sometimes crying out that he wanted to live.
Everyone was very worried about their mental state, as it seemed that whoever broke down first would face a terrifying and irreversible end.
At this moment, Yi Heye, who had been waiting outside, also felt that he was about to die.
He felt incredibly thirsty, perhaps because he was sweating too much. He drank a lot of water, but his body became increasingly weak.
That night, he didn't know how many painkillers he took or how many injections he received, and several times he felt so bad that he thought he was going to die.
Finally, he heard the surrounding commanders whispering among themselves, discussing whether to change their strategy and take a one-time gamble by launching a preemptive assault.
These words struck a chord with Yi He's ambitions. Just as he thought he had seen a glimmer of hope, another person retorted:
"No, that's too risky. Let's look for another opportunity and a breakthrough."
These words completely eroded Yi Heye's last shred of rationality.
He was the first person on the scene to give up, which was very embarrassing, but he accepted his defeat.
With a clang, he shakily got up, leaning against the wall, and kicked away a soda can in frustration.
The noise sent chills down the spines of all the team members around them, who turned to stare in the direction of the sound.
At this moment, Yi Heye, whose face was already bloodless, stood in the crowd, his hand tightly gripping a pistol, his bloodshot eyes filled with an intense killing intent that he could no longer conceal.
Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, Yi Heye kicked open the clinic door, his mouth agape as he spoke:
"I'm going in right now and killing him."
Author's Note:
Today there's a big update! Chapter 80 will conclude the second arc, and there's also a little surprise in the author's notes. Don't miss it!
Chapter 79, No. 079
Yi Heye's breakdown came so suddenly that the team members around him didn't have time to stop him.