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The early spring sunshine shone into the rose garden in front of the West Wing of the White House. Standing by the office window, Vance thought of the day when the Nemesis project first started.Although the season is different, the morning of that day is also like this.Here he stood, waiting for members of the President's daily meeting to assemble. "Your Excellency," Chief of Staff Ikas said, "can we begin?" Vance turned his head.Among a row of familiar faces, there is a new one.Everything was exactly the same as it was that morning.The president's new technology adviser, Melwayne Gardner's successor, sat nervously on the edge of the couch.His name should be Lamont.

After Vance took his seat, Director of National Intelligence Watkins handed over a leather loose-leaf book as usual: "This is the presidential briefing this morning." The first two most important pieces of intelligence are about the unprecedented cyber attack on the United States. The National Intelligence Service analyst who came with Watkins and reported to the President. "It must be admitted that the tragedy of Vice President Chamberlain was caused by us. We suspected that it was the ghost of Chinese cyber warfare forces, but it is not the case." Vance was not familiar with network technology, so he interrupted the other party, "Please try to be as simple as possible."

"Yes, then I will skip the technical analysis and let's go straight to the conclusion! We found that the computers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army were also hacked, which shows that they were just being blamed." "Then who is really attacking us?" "Unfortunately, we cannot identify who. We can only be sure that China did not do that." "That is to say, someone killed the Vice President of the United States without leaving a trace?" Uneasy, the analyst had to admit: "Yes." Vance was not angry, but frightened.For that person, killing the president might be as easy as pie!

Watkins said: "We have overestimated the threat from China, and the National Security Council should revisit and revise its China policy." Director Holland next to him nodded and said: "The military operations that are being planned should also be stopped." Vance didn't answer. He flipped through the President's daily briefing and asked about the second piece of intelligence: "Didn't you figure out who did the cyber attack against the entire United States?" The analyst had to admit: "Unfortunately, I really don't know. Later we discovered even more strange things. After the collapse of all financial institutions, they all returned to normal. If the data cannot be recovered, our country's economy may be paralyzed. "

"Why did the enemy do this?" "We can only imagine that maybe this is their demonstration." Watkins felt that the analyst's way of speaking was too blunt, so he hurriedly said: "Our urgent job is to improve the law. Not only public facilities, but also financial institutions must develop countermeasures to prevent cyber attacks." "Is it so safe?" No one answered the president's questions. Vance coughed twice in displeasure, and turned his attention to the third piece of information. "F22 crash? What's going on?" “It takes a little bit of expertise to explain this, so I brought Lamont in,” Watkins said, handing over the floor to the new president’s science and technology adviser.

Lamont took off his reading glasses, turned to look at the president from the back seat and said: "The four fighter jets fell at the same time, not because they were attacked, but because of natural disasters." Vance frowned, apparently unable to accept such an explanation: "Natural disaster?" "Yes, there is a large amount of methane hydrate in the depths of the seabed off the Florida Peninsula. The so-called methane is a common natural gas that will be trapped in water molecules in an environment of extreme low temperature and high pressure. After this crystal is broken, it is sealed in A large amount of methane on the seabed will be ejected into the atmosphere together, and the F22 formation just happened to fly through the methane layer at low altitude."

Seeing that Vance was still puzzled, Lamont continued: "That is to say, the four fighter jets and the missiles they launched rushed into the flammable gas with the burning jet engine. The plane fell because the engine did not completely burn, or the engine There was an explosion and the crash. The reason why the pilot said 'the sea is burning' on the last call was because the burning wreckage ignited the methane spewing out to the surface." The high-ranking officials sitting in the presidential office were at a loss, wondering whether they should accept the scientist's explanation.

"Can I ask a question?" Holland said, "is this methane hydrate only found off the Florida peninsula?" "No, it is very common in the North and South American continents and the seas of the Far East." "The same accidents should happen frequently everywhere." Lamont shook his head and said: "Only off the coast of Florida has a special condition, that is the North Atlantic Ocean Current. After the warm current from the African continent merges into the Gulf Stream, it changes direction and flows into the coast of Florida. Only in this sea area, methane Hydrates will encounter such high-temperature seawater. The rise in seawater temperature is the catalyst that leads to the release of methane gas."

"So..." said Vance, "the loss of the Birds of Prey was accidental misfortune?" "Yes, they passed at the wrong time." "Is it possible that this accident was planned by humans?" "Impossible." Lamont asserted, "It is impossible to predict when and where a large amount of methane will be released. What's more, it is necessary to induce supersonic aircraft to pass through the methane layer at an accurate time point. Impossible." "Human?" Vance repeated in a low voice, and then asked Holland, "Is that the kid who wrote the report last time?"

"Arthur Rubens?" "Ok." "He has resigned and another analyst wrote the report." Vance nodded, and fell silent.He suddenly noticed a different line of sight. Someone is watching him, and those eyes seem to be able to see through everything. When Arthur Rubens came to this room late at night to report to himself, he looked at himself with such eyes. No, not right.Those are not human eyes. It was this sight that looked down on him from the sky anytime and anywhere that Vance feared.Vice President Chamberlain could not escape the gaze. "Can we move on to the next topic?" Ikas asked, "It's about the war situation in Iraq."

Vance realized desperately that he would never be able to escape this sight until he died. Rubens sat down in the simple but elegant drawing room.The sun is shining brightly outside the window, and spring in Indiana is getting stronger.The tea that had just been served on the table was steaming. Rubens and the great scholars are enjoying this leisurely time.They no longer have to worry about being eavesdropped. "Is it safe now?" Heisman asked, taking a sip of his wife's black tea. "Yes, the project is over. Apparently successful, but I believe that Nous is now smuggling to Japan." Rubens told scholars what happened after the Vice President was attacked and killed.After Heisman finished listening, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.It was a citizen of sound judgment, cheering the dictator's defeat. "By the way, I finally found the answer to the question you asked me last time," Rubens said. "The answer is 'there', right?" "Yeah, we've had no chance from the start. Do you know the other's age and address?" "I only know that she is in Japan, she is eight years old, and her name is Sakai Emma." Rubens continued, explaining how the pregnant Pygmy fled to Japan, "Sakai Yuri is a person with a strong sense of responsibility. Caring foster mother." "It couldn't be better." Heisman nodded, "Mother's love is the foundation of all peace." "What will they plan to do in the future?" Heisman said solemnly: "Before the race is established, they should hide. Use this time to study the biological habits of Homo sapiens, and then quietly dominate us." "Specifically, what are they going to do?" "I don't know. I'm also a member of the lower animals." Heisman laughed. "From their point of view, they should first consider eliminating nuclear weapons. For them, the whole world is fighting for territory." A bloody monkey may launch a nuclear missile at the opponent at any time. Or, they may kill a political leader with a strong will to fight." That way, the planet would be taken over by milder people, Rubens thought. "In the long run, what will they do? Will they wipe us out like the doctor's report thirty years ago?" "It depends on how brutal they are, and how fast they reproduce. Until they reach the number of individuals needed to maintain civilization, we should be kept as a labor force." Rubens recalled real cases of "sexual selection" that had occurred in human history.Some males in Eurasia have a specific Y chromosome.A biological technique known as the "molecular clock" has been able to date the emergence of such chromosomes, and the results are consistent with the path of Genghis Khan's conquests in the 13th century.The emperor of the Mongol Empire and his heirs slaughtered, plundered, and raped wantonly in Eurasia, gathered the beauties in the conquered areas in the harem, and gave birth to countless offspring.So, eight hundred years later, if the number of female descendants is the same as that of males, there are as many as 32 million people who have inherited Genghis Khan's genes.Maybe even Genghis Khan didn't realize it, this is the real purpose of the war.Just like his totem "Wolf", as a beast, Genghis Khan is undoubtedly an excellent individual. Then, as the only two remaining individuals of the new species, at what speed will Emma and Nus reproduce?What they will use is not a harem, but reproductive medical technology.Considering that they are all viviparous by Homo sapiens, it is possible for them to reproduce in large numbers using artificial insemination and surrogacy techniques.What's more, they also have the intelligence to innovate the existing medical technology, and it is not impossible to reproduce tens of millions of offspring within 800 years. In the worst-case scenario, Homo sapiens may be driven off Earth by thirty centuries.However, compared with the near destruction of human beings due to nuclear war decades ago, the new human beings have left us a long time. "I really want to see the next generation of humans with my own eyes." Heisman said, "Although it is presumptuous, I sincerely hope that they are a peace-loving race." In Rubens' imagination, there should be no country as a unit in the society built by the descendants of Emma and Nuss.That is a world that Homo sapiens absolutely cannot create.The whole world is integrated into one and share a hometown - the earth. "By the way, what are your plans for the future?" Heisman asked. "I'd get a job at a research institution and work on a new field, which I'll call 'biopolitics.'" "Specifically, what are you studying?" "To study how animals use science and technology to compete for territory. In layman's terms, it is to study the degree to which the pious rulers are influenced by animal nature in decision-making. In addition, it will also involve the psychopathology of those in power who wage wars, so this is an interdisciplinary Research." "Sounds very interesting." Heisman said jokingly, "I'm looking forward to your research results." "Thank you, I will expose the animal nature of human beings and define the difference between human beings and beasts." As he spoke, Rubens raised his head, "Speaking of which, the last time we met, the doctor defined human beings as 'massacre animals', Right?" "Well, I did." "I thought of a counter-proof." Heisman leaned out curiously upon hearing this, "Oh? What is it?" "The number of Homo sapiens is 6.5 billion. As a large mammal, it can be said that Homo sapiens is quite prosperous. Isn't this the result of altruistic behavior over exclusive behavior? That is to say, in human nature, there are more good than evil At one point, it might not be an exaggeration to define humans as 'mutually assisting animals'." "No, this is the result of economic activities." Heisman still has a thoroughly pessimistic attitude towards human beings. "Helping others is for money. To give a simple example, the government development assistance from developed countries to developing countries is fundamentally The purpose is investment. No matter how noble the aid to Africa is advertised, its purpose is to obtain resources and consumers. There is also the development of drugs to treat stubborn diseases, and the interests are also ranked first. If there are not many patients with a certain disease, pharmaceuticals Companies don’t develop treatments because they don’t make money.” Hearing these words, Rubens couldn't help smiling, as if he saw a ray of light shooting down from the gap in the cloud. "But there are still some people who are willing to risk their lives to help others, right? For example, taking the risk of rescuing foreigners who fell off the platform, or risking their lives to develop new medicines?" "Yes, but the number is very small. These people can be said to be a kind of evolved human beings, right?" Heisman replied, showing a calm smile. Meet new people." "Maybe you're going to be pretty weak," said Rubens. The large container ship carried Jaeger and others through the Panama Canal, entered the Pacific Ocean, and sailed smoothly to Yokohama Port.They were all given the honor of the big prince of the Pierce Shipping Company, each assigned a room with a bathroom, the food was impeccable, and they could drink as much as they wanted in the bar. Jaeger understood that using alcohol to disinfect mental trauma would soon lead to alcohol dependence, so he strictly controlled the amount of alcohol.He went to the sauna and took a swim in the small pool on the deck, completely relaxing.He will use the precious sailing time of less than two weeks to replenish his physical consumption. Internet access is also available on board, and Jaeger has been receiving good news from Lisbon these days.In the photo Lydia sent, Justin is clearly making a miraculous recovery.Dr. Glad, the attending doctor, made it clear that Justin could be discharged as long as the complications also improved. Jaeger couldn't help laughing at the thought of that unreliable Japanese young man.It is such a scholar who looks like a high school student who has conquered a disease that has never been cured. The day before arriving in Japan, Pierce summoned Jaeger and the others to gather in the mess hall for senior crew members.Achilles came too.To avoid drawing attention from other crew members, the three-year-old also wore a hat to cover his strange-looking head while on board. Everyone sat around four round tables, and Pierce said, "Let's have another meeting before going ashore. I have a proposal for the two of you." "What proposal?" Jaeger asked. "If you have any debt problems, just speak up." "why?" "The Pierce Consortium will help you pay off your debts." Miles was so surprised that he almost fainted: "Really?" "Well, not only that, the consortium will also give you pensions to support your life. If you want to work, they will also provide jobs." The two mercenaries looked at each other."I'll just guard the parking lot of the company building," Myers said. Pierce smiled and said, "Anyway, you don't need to use guns anymore." This sounded like a dream. Jaeger just wanted to smile, but his face sank with a heavy heart: "What about the two who have already died? If Garrett and Mick have family members, can you give them some subsidies? ?” "We're going to take care of Garrett's family. There's nothing we can do about Mick without his family." "It's a pity," Jaeger said from the bottom of his heart, waving his right arm vigorously.This has become his habitual action.The moment Mick was shot, the blood spurted from Mick's temple and the feeling of brain splashing on his hands were still vividly imprinted in Jaeger's mind.Jaeger gave up self-justification and let guilt overflow in his heart.He knew that if he did not experience this pain, he would fall into evil and cannot extricate himself.Perhaps Jaeger will never tell Justin what his father did on the battlefield to save him. "There's that Japanese, Kento Koga. That guy seems to have a Korean assistant. What about the two?" "Don't worry about this. The consortium will also guarantee their future life. I haven't told them yet, but the consortium has long-term plans for them. The consortium will fund the establishment of a pharmaceutical company, and sooner or later they will be the company's executives." "Then we'll be their security guards," Miles said. Jaeger recalled the appearance of Kento Koga: "Do they have that ability?" "No problem," interjected the dull synthetic voice. Everyone turned their attention to the three-year-old.Akili was typing into the computer. "We will support them." "'We' mean you and Emma?" "Yes." Jaeger recalled the scene of Akili talking to himself through the computer for the first time in the Congo rainforest. "You said you wrote pharmaceutical software, is that true?" "yes." “Thank you, thanks to you and Emma, ​​my son survived.” "You're welcome." Aki replied politely using formal etiquette, "I want to thank you too." "Thank us for what?" "It was you who protected me from harm." Jaeger and Miles were slightly shocked, lifted Akili's hat, and looked into his cat-like eyes.Aqili looked at Yeager, and Yeager found that Aqili had double eyelids, and suddenly felt that his face was not so scary. "This is my job," Jaeger said. "Just like you, we human beings also cherish our lives very much. Please remember this." "Okay." Akili replied. After the meeting, everyone rested for a while and got up in the early hours of the morning.A large cargo ship has entered Japan's territorial waters, not far from Tokyo Bay.Jaeger and Miles check the night vision goggles.The two mercenaries have one last job to do. The four followed the Filipino captain to the narrow deck, lowered the small rubber boat equipped with an outboard motor into the sea, and transferred it into the rubber boat along the rope ladder.Miles leads, Pierce follows, and finally Jaeger with Achilles on his back.Twist the starter cord and the motor roars. The captain bowed deeply on the deck, and drove the rubber boat of the eldest son of Pierce Shipping Company to the northeast. Although it was only four o'clock in the morning, the outline of the land had faintly emerged on the sea level.The landing site is on the east side of the Boso Peninsula, about 100 kilometers away from Tokyo.It was a beach in the off-season, not a battlefield where the enemy was ambushing, so they talked and laughed along the way and were not nervous. After a while, they came near the destination, temporarily turned off the engine, and observed the condition of the coastline with infrared telescopes.Behind the long sandy beach is a cement wall with traffic lanes, and street lights are set at certain intervals beside the road, so the vision is exceptionally clear. "Nobody fishing," Miles said, looking up. "There were two men on the wall, and a motorcycle. No other vehicles." "It's a friend from Japan," Pierce said, starting to dial his cell phone.The man in the night vision goggles also held his phone to his ear. "Can you flash the motorcycle headlights?" Pierce said, and the man who wasn't on the phone walked over to the motorcycle and flashed his headlights twice. Pierce hung up the phone and said, "The inspection is over, there is no problem." Miles started the motor again, and the rubber boat floating on the sea started again.The land was getting closer and closer, and just before going to the beach, Myers turned off the engine, and the boat landed on the shallows by inertia. In the pre-dawn silence, only the rhythmic lapping of the waves was heard.Jaeger jumped off the rubber boat with Akili on his back.The water did not reach the thighs, and the water temperature was very low.Jaeger kept his balance and took a slow step.Akili put his arms around his neck, and he could feel the warmth of Akili's body.Jaeger silently thought, after Justin recovers, bring him to Japan. The further you go, the less buoyant the water is.After a while, the wave finally couldn't keep up with Jaeger's footsteps.A string of deep footprints were left on the sand. Jaeger set foot on the land of Japan, and all tasks were completed. Several people jumped off the black rubber boat and walked towards the shore with firm steps. While waiting for these people to arrive, Yan Ren was filled with emotions.For the past month, he seemed to be living in a fairy tale. One day, an American will visit, and this American will appear in front of the researchers. The day after all the crises were over, Yuri Sakai called again, saying that Jonathan Jaeger would come to Japan.At that time, Zhengxun just came back from Portugal, and the two discussed it and decided to welcome Jaeger together. In the next week or so, he actively returned to society.He called his hometown, and his mother was startled when she heard her son's voice. She was very happy that her son was safe and sound, and kept asking for his health.From his mother, Yanren got an unexpected news: the police found his mother later and apologized for wronging Yanren. After learning that the police were no longer looking for him, the researcher returned to the laboratory with trepidation.Professor Sonoda welcomed the researcher with his eyes wide open, apparently the police had already clarified to the professor.The researcher who regained his innocence was able to return to the laboratory justifiably. The researchers thought about finding a time to talk to Professor Sonoda about the special drug for alveolar epithelial cell sclerosis.Because if a professor comes forward, you can find a large pharmaceutical company and use a formal development process for production. "If patents allow us to make a lot of money..." Zheng Xun persuaded the researcher, "Let's put the money into new development, and the research target should be those rare diseases that others don't want to touch." Of course, researchers have no objection to this. But there is one person that Kenren has been unable to contact, and that is the newspaper reporter Sugai.Sakai Yuri seems to have investigated the background of his father's old friend. "That person doesn't know anything." She said, "Please forgive him." Of course, the researcher has no objection to this. The east is already pale.Jaeger and the others quickly came under the concrete wall, climbed up the stairs, and walked towards the parking lot next to the national road. The researchers waited nervously.A burly American appeared in the streetlights.The researchers searched in their minds for the English greetings when they first met, but the language is not important at this moment.After climbing the stairs, Jaeger recognized Yan Ren, and the two sides looked at each other silently for a moment, then suddenly hugged each other.The strong mercenary hugged Yan Ren tightly, and slapped Yan Ren's back hard, Yan Ren even worried that he was going to break a bone. "Thank you, Yanren!" Jaeger laughed, "You saved my son!" "Don't...you're welcome." Yanren replied in English. Jaeger turned his head and asked Zheng Xun: "Is it you who sent the medicine to Lisbon?" "Yes." Zheng Xun replied, and Jaeger also hugged him.Zheng Xun then laughed, and the two patted each other on the back. Then everyone introduces themselves.Nigel Pierce has reiterated his condolences to Researcher's father.A young man named Scott Miles smiled gently and shook hands with Yanren and Zhengxun, not looking like a mercenary at all.Yan Ren's eyes finally fell on the child brought by the three of them.The child was wearing a big hat that didn't match his size, and was looking up at Yan Ren. "He's Akili," Pierce said. "We've finally brought him here from the heart of the Congo." Is this the child?The researcher squatted down in amazement.Under the brim of the hat, a pair of big eyes cocked from the corners stared at him blankly.In the child's dark eyes, there was an unfathomable emotion.The researcher's sense of surprise quickly disappeared, but instead he felt that Akili was very cute. "Hello, Akili." Zheng Xun said, staring at the child's face, "Welcome here." "He can't talk yet," Pierce said, "and we've just come off the battlefield, and he's very tired." This reminded the researcher that in the screen of the Congo battlefield he saw through the laptop in Machida's laboratory, there were four mercenaries including Jaeger, and one of them could speak Japanese.He suspected that the remaining two were killed in battle, but he didn't dare to ask questions to confirm.Recalling the tragic past now only adds to the embarrassment.Only those who have been on the battlefield know how cruel the battlefield is. The researcher stroked Aqili's big head through the hat, and said, "Don't worry, there is no war here. People in this country have decided not to fight any more." Akili's expression changed slightly.The researcher read doubt from the shadows in the corners of his eyes.He probably didn't believe what the researcher said. "Akili, your family is here." Hearing what Pierce said, everyone turned their heads to look in the direction of the national highway.A blue and black commercial vehicle turned on its turning lights and drove into the parking lot where everyone was.Researchers feel that this car seems familiar.When Yuri Sakai came to the university to look for him, this car was waiting outside. The commercial vehicle drove past the crowd and stopped a little further away.The doors on both sides opened, and the Japanese woman in the driver's seat and the elementary school girl in the passenger seat jumped out of the car. "Achille!" the girl yelled. Akili responded immediately. "Emma!" he said, then rushed out shaking his big head. In the twilight of dawn, Yan Ren carefully observed Emma who was hugging her younger brother tightly.Unexpectedly, Emma didn't give him the impression that he looked strange.Her complexion is similar to that of Asians. Apart from the protruding forehead, her face has no other obvious features, and she looks like an Asian-African mixed race.It appears that as they grow older, the appearance of new humans will become closer and closer to that of normal humans.However, although she has the physique of a schoolboy, she still has a baby face. Yuri Sakai left the young couple and walked toward Kento.There was a faint smile on her face, and she looked like a different person from when they met in college that night. Pierce went up to greet the female doctor he had worked with in Zaire.After a brief conversation, the two hugged happily. After meeting everyone, Yuri Sakai said, "Thank you very much. Thank you for protecting new life." "I want to say hello to Emma too," Jaeger said. Sakai Yuri showed embarrassment: "That kid is very afraid of strangers." Emma and Akili looked at them from a distance, like two small animals afraid of humans.More precisely, they are like humans who are afraid of gorillas. Jung Hoon asked, "Is that kid really developing 'GIFT'?" "Ok." "Just her?" Yuri Sakai nodded and said with a smile: "I forgot to tell you something. The pharmaceutical software will disappear automatically after a certain period of time. When you go back today, you will find that it no longer exists." "Are you trying to wake up my dream?" Zheng Xun said foolishly, with a somewhat lonely expression.Yan Ren smiled and patted his partner on the shoulder as a sign of comfort. "Where are you waiting?" Youli asked. "I want to go back to Machida's apartment." Kento said.In the laboratory left by his father, the "GIFT" needed by Justin and Wuhua for the next three years is being synthesized. "I'm going to give the medicine to Mr. Jaeger." "Okay. I'm going back too. It's inconvenient to disclose the detailed address. I will contact you if there is anything." "OK." "Then see you next time." After finishing speaking, Yuri Sakai shook hands with everyone present and walked towards the commercial vehicle. The young siblings followed Youli closely, and Youli gently picked up Emma and Akili and put them in the back seat, just like a competent mother.She waved to everyone, and then got into the driver's seat. Under the dawn sky, the commercial vehicle turned on its red taillights and drove out quietly. Zhengxun stared at the commercial vehicle driving on the national highway, and said, "If I knew it earlier, I would have used that software to do more experiments." The researcher also said with regret: "Maybe a drug for treating cancer can be developed." "In the future, we can only rely on our own efforts." "Ok." What Zhengxun said is very true.From the perspective of the evolved new humans, human intelligence is pitifully low, and they are barbaric and primitive.However, this bit of wisdom and thinking is also the crystallization of human efforts in the process of biological evolution.Human beings can only do their best to use their imperfect brains to face all difficulties. The commercial vehicle carried Aqili, turned a corner on the national road, and disappeared.The seaside was once again shrouded in silence. "It's over." Miles, who had been silently watching Akili leave, said, "Jaeger, don't you feel lonely?" "I'm going to get a cat," Jaeger replied.