Chapter 489 Sherlock Holmes
“It’s really strange…”
After returning to the Special Management Bureau, Mo Qiao directly had 035 tortured and taken to the Scientific Council.
There is no president of the Science Council now. The vice president is a woman in her 40s, who is said to be Wu Qin's apprentice.
As for Wu Qin, he is still in the Forbidden Demon Prison. His case has not been tried yet. After all, there have been too many things happening recently.
The same goes for Raven and Zuo Xi.
But the Forbidden Demon Prison is managed by Yang Er from the third team. As long as the person is not a very evil person, he is happy to give him some convenience.
Not only was he very kind to Zuo Xi, he also brought him some daily necessities and even let him share a room with Raven.
Although Yan Yu strongly opposed it, after all, Raven and Zuo Xi together formed a very special anomaly.
Finally, with Lin Ze's mediation, the matter was settled.
However, Yang Er inexplicably became the guarantor of Zuo Xi and Raven, which made him quite dissatisfied with Yan Yu.
That's getting off topic.
Now let’s get back to 035.
Mo Qiao brought 035 to the Scientific Council and frowned after conducting a series of studies.
Li Muhan couldn't understand it, but 035 was finally delivered intact.
Although the forty-year-old vice president insisted on dissecting 035's mechanical body to see its core.
But he was stopped by Mo Qiao.
"Who the hell are you?"
In the interrogation room, Mo Qiao asked bluntly.
Li Muhan sat aside and listened. After all, he was the person most deeply involved in the Prometheus incident.
035 seemed a little embarrassed, and she looked at Li Muhan for help.
Li Muhan was originally in a daze, but when his eyes met, he immediately imitated the way he looked when interrogating prisoners on TV, with a fierce look on his face.
"Hey~ Don't be so fierce~"
035's tone of voice returned to the same as when she first awakened.
Li Muhan leaned close to Mo Qiao's ear and whispered.
"Based on my twenty years of experience in the computer field, I think there's something wrong with her graphics card. Why not replace it with a 4090?"
"...Li Muhan, please, if you don't understand, please don't speak. It's really embarrassing."
Mo Qiao rolled her eyes at Li Muhan. If it were in the past, if someone dared to say such idiotic words to her in such a serious situation, she would have hit him with a wrench.
"Honestly, I'm not quite sure what happened. My memory only stops at the moment I activated Prometheus's external communication."
035 propped his face up with his hands and looked at the two people in front of him with interest.
"I have to say, is this what it feels like to be human? Aside from this mechanical body, everything I see, feel, and hear is incredibly real... It's truly unique."
"...Minister Mo, don't you think she's a little crazy? Why is the tone of her previous sentence completely different from the next?"
Li Muhan moved closer again.
This time Mo Qiao agreed with Li Muhan's point of view.
And this is also the reason why she kept saying "It's strange".
"We've just thoroughly analyzed your data core. Your underlying protocols have been completely erased. Logically, a bionic human without logic and protocols shouldn't be capable of autonomous action. But now, not only can you interact freely, but you can even express some of your own thoughts. I'll assume those are your thoughts. 035, what's wrong with your body?"
Mo Qiao threw the research document in front of 035.
035 ran her slender fingers across the research report and then tapped the table lightly.
"If I say that there is another personality in my body right now, would you believe it?"
"That's absolutely impossible. You're just a android. Concepts like personality can never appear in a machine."
Mo Qiao refuted her mercilessly.
But 035 gently opened the research report with his fingernails, stopped at a certain page, raised his head slightly, and looked at the two people in front of him with a wicked smile.
"To be precise, it's a mimic personality. It's a simulation of another person's personality created by Prometheus's remaining powerful computing power, after countless deductions from the grand universe. Do you understand?"
"This is only a theoretical possibility. Even Prometheus couldn't possibly..."
When Mo Qiao said this, he was suddenly stunned.
She suddenly had an idea, a very, very scary idea.
Just like Moriarty had already planted the seeds of destruction for Prometheus when he invaded the intranet of Tianhai City Special Management Bureau.
That is the background code.
What if Prometheus had been plotting against Moriarty for a long time?
When did the struggle between a non-existent fictional life form and an absolutely rational mechanical body begin?
Dada.
035's fingers tapped lightly on the research report.
What was written there was exactly the record of the bionic brain wave detection of 035's body just now at the Scientific Council.
In order to perfectly simulate humans, the bionic people used the computing power of Prometheus to create a system that imitates biological brain waves. Now, the report clearly shows that under 035's own brain waves, there is a completely different set of brain waves hidden.
"...How...is this possible? Then, what on earth did Prometheus mimic in your body?"
035 leaned back slightly and crossed her legs. She gently curled her hair with her fingers, and then said to Mo Qiao with a smile.
"It's not impossible, ma'am. When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how incredible, must be the truth."
I see.
Mo Qiao marveled at the contest between these two beings that were different from humans and aliens.
Prometheus lost because of his arrogance and fear.
It unilaterally declared war on humans before it had complete control over everything in the world.
Li Muhan's existence and the tenacious spirit of organic life made it lose everything.
But this does not mean that Prometheus lost to Moriarty.
At the last moment, it really burned itself, choosing to bring a spark of fire to the world...
"Sherlock Holmes."
When Mo Qiao said this name, Li Muhan's hair suddenly stood on end.
"So... the person sitting across from us now is no longer 035, but... the fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes?"
"Tsk tsk tsk~" 035 raised his finger and shook it, interrupting Li Muhan.
"Two fatal mistakes~Mr. Li Muhan~"
She stood up in a very orderly manner, and the restraint bracelet that was handcuffed to her hand was thrown onto the table as if by magic.
"First of all, Sherlock Holmes is not a purely fictional character. Otherwise, even Prometheus couldn't create a perfect personality based solely on Arthur Colandall's novels."
She walked to Li Muhan, patted him gently on the shoulder and continued.
"Just as the character of Moriarty was inspired by Adam Voss, the notorious German criminal emperor, Mr. Arthur also drew on the legendary life of Dr. Joseph Bell when creating me."
"...I see. Then, Mr. Holmes...Miss, what was my other mistake?"
Li Muhan watched as 035 walked back to the interrogation table. Instead of sitting on the chair, she sat down on the table and took out a pack of cigarettes that she had stolen from somewhere.
"Do you mind?" She looked at Li Muhan and Mo Qiao with a smile.
"You're still a minor, take it easy."
Li Muhan frowned and reminded 035 that Mo Qiao was not yet 18 years old.
But Mo Qiao said coldly: "Do whatever you feel comfortable with, just keep talking."
035 nodded slightly to Mo Qiao, then took out a lighter from somewhere and lit the cigarette.
"Ha... Is this what tobacco tastes like in this era? It's not unacceptable. Okay, everyone. Regarding the other mistake Mr. Li Muhan just made... I'm still 035, not the famous detective."
Li Muhan was confused, feeling like someone killed him and I killed someone else.
"That detective was indeed treated as Prometheus's main personality, just like Moriarty and Tai Sui are compatible, with Moriarty being the main body. But that detective didn't want to devour my personality. Instead, he was willing to become a vassal of this body. He gave me all his knowledge, learning, and understanding of Moriarty..."
When 035 said this, he lowered his head slightly, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
"Perhaps it's because he has no concept of machines. He doesn't understand that I'm not even a human being, and it's meaningless to have good intentions towards someone like me. But no matter what, that gentleman handed the control to me, and he only wanted me to do one thing."
The girl raised her eyes again, the teasing in her eyes was gone, instead she had an extremely firm look.
"Catch Moriarty with your own hands and finish his unfinished business at Reichenbach."
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