Chapter 17 second quarter

"Please calm down, we will not resist." Nigel Pierce said softly, holding the creature he had never seen before. Jaeger remained in shooting position, motionless.He looked into the eyes of the strange-looking creature.The wind that passed through the night rainforest silently brushed the neck. "Can you see the computer in the right corner?" Jaeger immediately looked away.Inside the hut, in a corner of the dirt floor was an open laptop.Jaeger glanced at it and understood.The surveillance footage captured by the military reconnaissance satellite clearly showed the figures of four people surrounding the hut.

"You're under surveillance by the Pentagon. Better act like nothing happened and go back to the forest." Jaeger once again turned his gaze to the creature that made him freeze immediately.The eyes of the child's misshapen head gleamed like an elf that dwelt in the forest. "Surveillance satellites may not be able to take pictures of us in two minutes. I will find you then." Mick's growl came from behind Jaeger: "What are you doing? Hurry up!" "Trust me," Pierce continued, "I'll show you all the evidence in two minutes."

"Evidence? What evidence?" "Evidence that you will be killed. The executors of the Guardian program will be killed by the Pentagon." The moment Jaeger hesitated, Mick's figure entered the corner of his field of vision.Seeing the Glock in Mick's hands, Jaeger reflexively pushed the muzzle away.Even though the muffler dampened the treble, the muffled gunfire shook the leaf-covered cabin.The bullets fired flew over the heads of Pierce and the children, and rushed into the rainforest outside the house. It is not known whether Mick wanted to kill the "never-seen creature" or if Jaeger's resistance caused the pistol to go off.In any case, there is no time to argue now.Jaeger pressed Mick's arm: "Don't take the gun out."

"why?" "Satellites are watching us and can detect muzzle heat." "But..." Mick suddenly closed his mouth. There was a lot of crying.Jaeger was also taken aback, and pointed the night vision device at the strange-looking creature. The child hugged Pierce tightly and cried with tears flowing down his face.He seemed startled by the gunshots.Despite his strange appearance, he is still an ordinary child at heart.Jaeger calmed down and began to calmly analyze the situation.Since Pierce said he would voluntarily surrender, there was no need to forcibly kidnap him.

"Back off," Jaeger told his teammates.Before leaving, he told the anthropologist: "We will wait for you thirty meters to the south. If you are dishonest, we will shoot you." Pierce nodded, his beard flying up and down. Jaeger faced the semicircular hut and began to retreat.Mick slipped the freshly fired pistol into his belt and covered it with his tactical vest.Garrett and Miles, guns in hand, followed Jaeger in a ready-to-engage position. They moved toward the forest across the square, into a wooded corner.The sky here is covered by tree canopies, so you don't have to worry about being photographed by reconnaissance satellites.Jaeger orders Garrett to send out a confusing message: "Tell Z we tried to find 'unseen creatures' but couldn't find them."

"clear." "Also, tell them 'Angel' starts in twenty-four hours." The "angel" is the call signal for the start of the storm. Garrett puts down his backpack, pulls out his military computer, and starts writing an e-mail.Miles asked, "What's going on inside?" "I saw creatures I'd never seen before." Miles was very surprised, and asked like a cannonball: "Did you see it? What kind of creature? A reptile?" Jaeger didn't know how to answer, and Mick beside him said, "It's an alien." "what?"

A light shone from the cabin.Nigel Pierce came out, penlight in hand, with the child in one arm.Mick picked up the AK47, maintaining a ready-to-shoot posture. "That's it," Jaeger said to Miles.But from a distance, the image in the night vision device shows a human child. Under the gaze of the four, Pierce stuck his head into the next cabin, put the child in, and blew a short whistle.A dog across the square stood up and ran to the feet of the tall white male.Pierce took the thin dog and, as agreed, came to the place where Jaeger and others were waiting for him. "Why did you bring the dog?" Mick asked warily.

"Do the experiment." Pierce replied, "Now I will continue what I just said." "No, wait," Jaeger interrupted. "We'll ask the questions first. You sit down." Pierce looked at the circle of four people in full armor, and sat on the ground bent over. "What happened to that child just now? It doesn't look like a human child." The other party replied with scholarly tact: "That is a child with a brain mutation, but he is not mentally retarded. Because of the genetic mutation, he has a better mind than us." "Better than us?"

"Better than anyone else on the planet. It's the kid's intelligence that the White House is afraid of. Because he can break all codes, including military codes, the White House hired you to kill him." "Wait," Miles said. "Mutation makes the brain better?" "yes." "If that's the case, it's just a genetic abnormality. Humans evolved?" "That's right, it's in this place that Homo sapiens evolved." Miles shook his head in disbelief, speechless. Jaeger couldn't deny the anthropologist's words because he had seen some of the evidence. "How did you get the satellite image just now?"

"The kid cracked it with my computer." "That's impossible," Garrett interjected. "It's impossible to decipher the signal of a military reconnaissance satellite so easily." "It can be done. Because the programming language written by humans has loopholes, and the kid knows it all." "However, even if the communication signal can be intercepted, the information is encrypted..." Garrett suddenly stopped talking, "Could it be that he cracked the code?" "Yes, the kid invented the algorithm to break all the one-way functions. I knew about your plan because I had access to the classified plan."

"So, why did the higher-ups kill us?" Jaeger asked the core question. "This is about the reason for the genetic mutation. The planners of the Guardians considered the possibility of being infected with the virus, and worried that people who set foot here would be infected with a virus that can change the brains of their children and grandchildren. In other words, the White House is afraid that you will become infected. , Your child will have genetic abnormalities." Jaeger couldn't help frowning upon hearing the words that the child's genes were abnormal.This is exactly what happened to his children. "But I know that such a virus does not actually exist. Of course, the reason for the implementation of the Guardian plan, that is, the lethal virus does not exist. These are all made-up excuses. The real project code name is 'Nemesis', The goal is to kill everyone in the Kanga group, including you." "Then back to the topic just now, are you saying that you have evidence that we will be killed?" Pierce nodded, and said as if he had finally waited for the time: "Have you been instructed to swallow a drug after the massacre? The reason for giving you the drug is said to be to get rid of the deadly virus, right?" What Pierce was talking about was the white capsule that Zeta Security gave them.Pierce really seems to know it all. "Give me the capsule." Among the hesitant players, only Miles opened the waterproof bag early.All four capsules of the team members are placed in the bag. Pierce took out one: "I'm going to get out the army knife, please don't shoot." He announced in advance, using the knife to cut off the end of the capsule.Surprisingly, the transparent capsules have a quadruple structure.There are still smaller capsules hidden within the capsule, and the hollow in the center is filled with a tiny amount of white powder. "This design is to delay the speed of digestion." Pierce explained, took out a slice of bacon from his pocket, sprinkled it with white powder, and handed it to the dog next to him.After chewing and swallowing, the dog immediately rolled his eyes white, bleeding from the corners of his mouth, and fell to the ground dead. "The same will happen to you after you take the capsules." The body lying on the ground was motionless.Seeing that he was facing such a strong killing intent, the mercenaries were all stunned. "Is it cyanide?" Miles asked. "Exactly. Ten times the lethal dose in one capsule." Jaeger looked up at the CIA paramilitary.Sensing the sight, Garrett grinned under the night vision goggles, "Now you know how much the White House hates me!" Garrett seems to believe Pierce's words.Now that the evidence is in front of him, Jaeger can no longer trust his country.If you obey the order, you will be killed. "Our enemy is the United States?" "Yeah." Garrett nodded reluctantly. After a moment of silence, anger came to my heart: "What about nationality?" "It's good to be alive, don't care which country you are from." "Wait," Mick said. "You believe this man?" "If you don't believe me, just swallow the capsule and try." Mick looked down at the dead dog, unable to refute, and remained silent. Jaeger turned to face Pierce, he still had some doubts in his heart. "Then what is your purpose?" "Get that kid, me, and all of you out of Africa." The four mercenaries looked at each other in blank dismay, and everyone's thoughts were pulled back to the reality of the mountains of problems. "You have a way?" "Somewhat, but not 100% sure of success. The enemy is not only the White House. The dynamics of armed forces roaming around this area are also unpredictable." "Wait." It was Mick who interrupted again, "I know we're locked. But if you want to escape, it's a burden to take this uncle and that weird boy with you." Pierce didn't look at the Japanese, but continued to stare at Jaeger and said, "If you abandon the two of us, Justin is doomed." The other three also looked at the captain.The life of his own child was used as a bargaining weight, Jaeger couldn't help feeling angry, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "You mean, you have a way to save my son?" "Well. My friend is developing a specific drug for alveolar epithelial sclerosis, which should be completed within a week. As long as he takes this drug, Justin will be cured." If what Pierce said was true, it would be able to stop Justin before he stepped into the abyss of death, and Jaeger had no choice but to believe.If nothing is done, the son will surely die.The question is, can they escape from here.Pierce is right that their enemy is not just the White House.Adding up the armed forces around Ituri, there are at least 70,000 troops.How can we break out from the encirclement of the enemy? "And," Pierce turned to Mick, "that kid and I can help you. We can keep track of what's going on in the Pentagon. I think it's a good deal." The team members fell into silence, as if they had merged into the silent forest.All of them face life-threatening choices. Jaeger finally asked Pierce: "Is the means of communication guaranteed? Is it possible to communicate with other countries and not be eavesdropped by 'Echelon'?" "It can be done, but there are restrictions to some extent. It is impossible to contact me whenever I want." "I want to know about Justin's condition." "I'll be in touch in a few days." "Understood." Jaeger made up his mind and faced the other three, "I will act with Pierce, but on one condition." "Conditions?" Pierce was full of surprise. "I will only go with you when my son is alive. Once Justin is dead, I will abandon you two burdens." Pierce was a little miscalculated, and a look of astonishment flashed across his face for a moment, but he immediately recovered his firm tone. "Well, it's totally fine, because your son will definitely be saved." The anthropologist's words won Jaeger's favor.For the past five years, the words he and Lydia had longed to hear but had never heard came out of Pierce's mouth today for the first time: Your son must be saved. Jaeger finally found the meaning of fighting.Not for the country, not for ideology, not for money, but to save his son's life.He continued to his teammates: "I'm not forcing you. You can make your own choices." Garrett responded immediately: "I'm with Jaeger." "Me too," Miles said. In the end, Mick shrugged like a Westerner and said, "It's safer for everyone to act together." Jaeger nodded approvingly and asked Pierce, "Does that kid have a name?" "Achille." "Where are we going?" "The other side of the world. It's a very long journey to escape from Africa." Pierce replied, "Our final destination is Japan." The researcher left the magazine library, found the public library through the roadside sign, and entered the library. The "Heisman Report" did not solve the mystery of his father's actions during his lifetime.But there was an increasingly strong feeling in his heart, as if he had grasped some decisive clue.Behind the thick fog, the outline of what he was looking for was already looming. Along the narrow aisles of the public library, he pulled out a few books from the "Anthropology" shelf and headed for the reading corner. The fifth section of the "Heisman Report" involves anthropology, which researchers do not have knowledge of. By browsing introductory books on anthropology, the researcher understands basic human history.Six million years ago, humans shared a common ancestor with chimpanzees, but since then humans have developed independently, and many species have been born and then become extinct on this earth.Modern humans appeared in this world 200,000 years ago.At that time, other humans such as Homo erectus and Neanderthals also existed. For example, until 12,000 years ago, a species of Homo erectus called Homo flores lived on the Indonesian island of Flores.They are only about one meter tall, and their brain capacity is only one-third of that of modern humans, but they have a high level of intelligence. They can use fire and make stone tools for hunting.To the astonishment of the researchers, modern humans have been living on the same island since tens of thousands of years ago.In other words, two kinds of humans have coexisted on the narrow island for tens of thousands of years.Although it is not known whether they have had daily contact, there are still legends about cave men among the residents of Flores Island.However, the Flores were later extinct for unknown reasons. Not only Homo Flores, but also extinct human races such as Neanderthals and Peking Man should have the last individual.The individual is conscious, sentient, and capable of understanding its own situation.There should be a moment when he or she realizes that no matter how hard he or she searches his world, there are no other companions to be found.I would be utterly alone, how lonely and hopeless it would be to know that not only my family and friends but members of my own species had died out.It's so pitiful, Yanren's heart is pierced just by imagining it. If the warnings of the Heisman Report are to be fulfilled, the same disaster will befall humanity in the near future.The researcher put the book back on the shelf, left the library, and thought about the fifth item in the report.Human beings are still evolving, which should be a safe inference.There is no biological evidence that modern humans have stopped evolving. Kento walked on the streets of Setagaya and took out a copy of the Heisman Report from his pocket.The report stated that if "superhumans" appear, their "intelligence level will be far above ours." sensibility and infinitely developed moral consciousness, possessing spiritual qualities beyond our comprehension." Researchers are particularly concerned about the phrase "quickly master complex wholes".For scientists, this is a coveted capability.The pathogenesis of alveolar epithelial sclerosis does not occur on a single cell.Thousands of biochemical reactions are intertwined and entangled in a single cell. The situation is extremely complex, and it is impossible to grasp the whole picture of the disease.That has surpassed the limit of human intelligence. But what if someone could do it?Thinking of this, Yanren couldn't help but stop, and the people behind almost bumped into him.Yanren stood motionless on the commercial street in front of the station, the hustle and bustle around him drifting away. beyond human intelligence. The words I said came to my mind.Immediately afterwards, Li Zhengxun's voice came again—— It is impossible for people today to write such software. If there are evolved humans, wouldn't it be possible to write universal pharmaceutical software?That software can not only model the three-dimensional structure of the target protein, design substances that bind to it, but also accurately predict the dynamics of the drug in the body. On the surface, he has a good understanding of the extremely complex life activities at the molecular level and the electronic level. Could it be that the "GIFT" software is not just for show, but has indeed mastered extremely complex life activities?Has the human evolution warned about by the Heisman Report already happened on Earth? Yanren lowered his head, used his fingers to support the glasses that had slid down the bridge of his nose, and continued to think.How would a superpower like the United States respond if there were intelligent beings superior to humans on the earth?It will hurt the killer.As much as it would love to use that superhuman intellect for its own benefit, how could a human being whose intelligence pales in comparison do so?On the contrary, he is in danger of being dominated by intelligent creatures. So, how would an evolved "superhuman" behave? The "Heisman Report" predicts that they will exterminate us humans, but researchers don't think so.First of all, we, who are less intelligent, cannot predict what judgments superintelligent creatures will make.After all, the other party has "spiritual characteristics that cannot be understood by our understanding."Moreover, there is the only clue that hints at the existence of superhumans - "GIFT".If it is a universal pharmaceutical software, it is nothing less than a "gift" to human beings.Not only will it not exterminate mankind, but it will also save mankind from all diseases.Superhumans may be sending friendly signals to humans by inventing this software. Feeling that my thinking was jumping a bit, Yanren returned to the original point of thinking.Could it be that the father got "GIFT" through direct or indirect contact with super-intelligent creatures?And the U.S. government learned of this, so they came to snatch it?If you think about it that way, it makes sense.To prove this hypothesis, he must have evidence of the existence of superhuman beings, but there is nothing he can do now. The researchers carefully reasoned logically, and finally got an answer: if the specific drug for alveolar epithelial cell sclerosis can be successfully developed with "GIFT", it can indirectly prove the existence of superhuman intelligent life, because at this stage, with human intelligence, the development of There is no such universal software. But to develop specific drugs, reinforcements are needed.The help of that bright Korean student must be sought.How to get in touch with Li Zhengxun?Yan Ren thought hard and thought of Doi. "It's Koga? What's the matter?" Doi's leisurely voice sounded from the other end of the microphone, and Kenren couldn't help but look forward to it, "The caller ID is a 'public phone', so I said who it is." "My phone is broken. Let me ask you something, have you heard any weird rumors?" "Strange rumors?" "It's nothing, just forget it if you haven't heard about it." Doi has not heard of his being chased by the police.The police have not yet grasped his friendship with graduate students in other laboratories.In this way, the police did not know that he had met Li Zhengxun through Doi's introduction. Doi suddenly said, "Ah, is that the thing?" The researcher was shocked: "What is that thing?" "It's the liberal arts girl I met before." It's Kawai Mari cuisine. "Unfortunately, no." "If you invite me to dinner, I'll ask her out for you." At present, I am on the run, absolutely not suitable for dating. "No." "No need? Then don't eat, just treat me to a can of coffee." "That's not what I meant. I'm busy right now and I don't have time. I hung up." "Wait. That's all you asked me for?" "Yeah." The researcher heard the other party's confusion, and added, "Don't tell others that I called you. I will tell you the details after a while." "Understood." Hearing Doi's tone, he didn't really understand, "If you want to invite me to dinner, call anytime." "OK." Kento put down the microphone, drove the figure of Marina Kawai out of his mind, and then looked back at the notebook with the phone number on it.Please answer the phone, he prayed secretly while dialing the number.The voice he expected came from the microphone. "Hi, I'm Li Zhengxun." "I'm Koga. Kento Koga." Hearing Koga's voice, Zheng Xun exclaimed "Ah".Could something be wrong?The researchers couldn't help raising their vigilance. Zhengxun said excitedly: "Did you hear the message I left on your voicemail just now?" "No, what's the matter?" "It's 'GIFT'. I've checked that software carefully." "and then?" Zheng Xun hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Don't laugh when I say it. I suspect that thing is true." This was not beyond Yan Ren's expectations, but he still couldn't help being secretly surprised.After calming down, he asked, "How did you test it?" "Our laboratory is conducting a study with a pharmaceutical company. I input the chemical structure of a new drug into 'GIFT' and asked it to predict the results. Unexpectedly, it predicted all the results including side effects. Because of this data It was never published, so I can only assume that 'GIFT' calculated it itself. In turn, 'GIFT''s predictions were experimentally verified." "There is only one experimental compound?" "No, including two lead compounds and ten derivatives, all data related to structure and activity are within the margin of error. This is by no means a coincidence." "Zheng Xun," Yan Ren tried to suppress his excitement and said, "Are you busy tonight?" "I can be out of the lab at six o'clock." "Can you come to Machida? It's a bit far though." "Where is Machida?" "The other side of Tokyo." Kento said. "Then I'll ride a motorcycle." "Be careful not to be followed." "What is stalking?" "It's just that someone is following you." It's only fair to tell the risk first, Yanren thought, "I apologize first, but I may actually be in big trouble..." "What's wrong?" "At worst, the police arrest you, or deport you from Japan." Zhengxun remained silent as if he had forgotten his words. "If you're not afraid, come here." After a while, Zhengxun asked, "This is the worst possible possibility, right?" "good." "What's the best possibility?" "The lives of 100,000 children around the world were saved." "Understood." Zhengxun resumed his cheerful tone, "Then I'll go."