Chapter 175 Difficult to Decide

Su Wanqing sat at the conference table in the wine cellar and called all members over.

The documents on the table were spread out, and on each page were the confidential materials left by Liming just now and the newly handed over data analysis.

Xiao Ran moved his chair, and Lin Che sat quietly at the last seat. Lu Zhao connected his computer to the desktop terminal and stared silently at the constantly changing numbers on the screen.

Su Wanqing glanced around and said slowly: "Liming proposed cooperation, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. I must listen to everyone's own opinions, starting with each of you."

Lin Che put his hands under the table, looked at Su Wanqing for a few seconds, and said, "It's not safe to cooperate with the scavengers. You have seen what they have done. We can't trust their bottom line. Even if they are willing to share information now, they may change their minds at any time. Especially their control over the juvenile experimental subjects is too dangerous."

Xiao Ran frowned slightly and said bluntly: "I have seen the killing methods of the scavengers. Once that team gets the order, they are extremely ruthless. Liming seems to be responsible, but there are few reasonable people in his team. However, he can release the monitoring authority, which is equivalent to handing over half of his life. This kind of person is either crazy or the higher-ups want to purge him. Cooperation can be considered, but the initiative must be firmly grasped. They must be able to retreat at any time."

Lu Zhao didn't look up, and compared the document with the data. "Liming's technical information is very valuable. The theoretical evidence of element coupling is consistent with my observations. But they hid the core principle, and what they gave was a paper backup, not a first-hand experimental record.

Scientifically, intelligence is useful, but emotional things cannot be involved in decision-making. I tend to use their data to accelerate experiments, but all the initiative must be in our hands. People can use each other, and the safety plan must be double-locked, and all interaction channels must be cut off when necessary. ”

Su Wanqing put down her pen and watched everyone arguing. The atmosphere at the table became tense.

Lin Che insisted on not cooperating, Xiao Ran emphasized the dominant position, and Lu Zhao valued data but was extremely concerned about information security.

Everyone has their own obsessions, and no one speaks after a lot of arguing. For a while, the only sound left was the occasional sound of the computer's fan rotor.

Lin Che stared at the table and repeated, "You haven't seen the scavengers clean up the scene. All the bodies were gone within two hours. They have a backdoor channel. If you deal with them, don't blame me for turning hostile."

Xiao Ran cracked his knuckles and said coldly, "That's why we have to take a dual track. Cooperation is the banner, and surveillance is the bottom line. Don't let someone touch your underwear without you knowing it."

Lu Zhao stared at the screen to look at the data he simulated, then lowered his head to write a few lines of formulas on paper, "None of us can take over the whole thing, but without cooperation, there will be no breakthrough in research. Scavengers are inhumane, and there is no need to vote emotionally. If we want to cooperate, the plan must be written in detail, and every step must be guarded. Don't be too credulous."

Su Wanqing listened carefully to everyone's opinions without interrupting. When the discussion gradually died down, she put away her notebook, piled up the documents on the desk, and stood up.

No one spoke, everyone wanted to know what she was going to do.

After everyone dispersed and went about their own business, Su Wanqing went up to the top floor of the villa alone.

The corridor was so quiet that it was almost deafening. She pushed open the staircase door, locked herself in the attic, and sat on the old sofa.

Holding the most crucial information in my hand, I went through everything from beginning to end.

She silently recalled: the whole story of the Eden Project, the origin of the scavenger, the appearance of the girl with a childlike voice, the changes in Lin Che's abilities, the military's several pursuits, the data that Liming had said... Everything matched up, but there was always a little bit missing, the most core source of motivation.

Su Wanqing took stock of all the risks, thinking of the theft of military data, Dr. Zheng's copying, the theoretical loopholes in element coupling, and the anomalies in every action of the scavenger... She had been calculating who she was willing to take risks with and how many lives she was willing to sacrifice.

There was no answer that would leave her feeling guilt-free.

The night was quiet, and only a small portable lamp was lit on the top floor. Su Wanqing sat under the lamp, stroking the documents with her fingers, her mind in a mess.

Suddenly, a low voice came from behind: "Are you still hesitating?"

She was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously did not turn around. Lin Che's "night" personality had already appeared, sitting in the shadow of the windowsill, and his voice was hoarse.

Ye's voice was low and intermittent, "Liming didn't lie, he did use himself as a guarantee. But he didn't tell the whole story. His team was abandoned by the higher-ups. He was kicked out with that group of people, otherwise he wouldn't have risked so much authority. What he didn't mention was that he had a backup plan... I could tell he had made two preparations."

Su Wanqing didn't raise her eyes, but only asked: "How much do you think you can trust his sincerity?"

Ye only said: "Seven points. The remaining three points are waiting for us to play the first card."

Su Wanqing nodded without saying anything more, and Ye didn't say anything else, but they both knew that things couldn't be handled in the usual way.

She stared at the data for a long time, arranging and combining all the events and all the variables in her mind, and deducing all the possible results.

After a long time, she closed the file and stood up. Xiao Ran's footsteps were loud at the door of the warehouse downstairs.

Su Wanqing went straight downstairs, called everyone back, and arranged a tentative plan.

When she assigned tasks, she simply laid out her ideas in a very calm tone:

"We already have a general idea of ​​where the scavenger teams are located. We have agreed to cooperate on the surface this time, and we are only discussing data exchange and experimental conditions. If Li Ming gives us the authority, we will use their information. However, Xiao Ran, you must track their team's action area, obtain a full list of team members and entry and exit information. You must not be discovered and are not allowed to meet the main team."

Xiao Ran just said "I understand" and didn't ask any more questions. Lu Zhao began to prepare information exchange equipment, limiting all data to be exchanged only on independent physical terminals, achieving the strictest data isolation.

Lin Che stood at the door, refusing to say a word.

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After all the plans were drawn up, Su Wanqing used a wireless device to send a signal to Liming, informing him that she agreed to partial cooperation, limited to the scope of existing clues, and requiring the scavenger team not to cross the boundary or approach the room area of ​​the child experimental subjects.

After a sleepless night, Su Wanqing went back to her study to sort out her notes. Suddenly, she heard Lu Zhao's voice from downstairs.

He printed out the test data, crumpled it up and smoothed it out, speaking a little louder than usual: "The new element sequence in the girl with the childlike voice began to fluctuate intermittently! It's not a smooth change, but an intermittent signal - like a coded sequence."

Lin Che rushed over after hearing the noise, leaning against the door while asking about the situation. Su Wanqing flipped through the test papers page by page, and found that most of the element indicators had tiny periodic jitters, and some fragments seemed to be cut into regular data fragments.

Lu Zhao leaned on the edge of the table with both hands, stared at the computer screen and frowned, "It's like some kind of remote wake-up sequence is working."

Su Wanqing asked, "Is there anything wrong with her?" Lu Zhao replied, "Her appearance hasn't changed, but this signal pattern only appeared in the core database last time. I suspect it's a backdoor mechanism set up by the Eden Project."

No one spoke, and the air was stagnant. After a while, a few tiny whispers were heard in the corridor.

Lin Che frowned and walked into the room of the girl with a childish voice. He heard the girl mumbling in her dream, repeating a few words over and over again: "Apple tree... Door to knowledge... Apple tree... Don't pick it..."

Lu Zhao showed the data sheet to Su Wanqing and whispered, "She triggered something in her subconscious. It seems that there is blocked information in her memory."

Lin Che returned to the door with a serious expression, "She kept saying the same thing. Ye also felt that her mental fluctuations were very strong, as if something was about to burst out."

Su Wanqing nodded and asked Lin Che to stand guard outside the door. She silently copied the coded data and memorized all the words spoken by the girl.

The rest of the people perform their respective duties, all changes are accurately recorded, and they are ready to deal with emergencies at any time.