Chapter 167: Torch Plan
“As a compatriot, this is what I should do.”
She was just an ordinary person with an average IQ, so it was incredibly difficult for her to handle everything that had happened since the incident. During those three or four months after the train appeared and before she could contact the organization, Jiang Qian was so stressed that she lost a lot of hair.
Therefore, facing the female leader's questions, she did not hide anything. Instead, she felt like she was finally free, and told her everything about her experiences since the end of the world.
Perhaps she was too frank, or perhaps the experience was truly bizarre, but the three people opposite, including the female leader, were all stunned by what they heard.
What interstellar... what system... what artificial intelligence... After listening to Jiang Qian's words, they felt that their brains were not enough.
Although they had some guesses about this in their minds before coming and had witnessed the magic of the train, they should have been mentally prepared, but it was still a bit difficult to accept so many incredible elements when they heard about them.
Sometimes, the two subordinates even wondered if Jiang Qian was joking with them again. But the female leader listened attentively.
From the first moment she saw Jiang Qian and the first words she heard, she knew for sure that this woman was a real person. She had also sensed her sincerity from their previous conversation. Someone like her would never joke about such a serious matter.
What's more, as Jiang Qian was telling her story, she also noticed that the other party's tone gradually became lighter, as if he had gotten rid of some heavy burden.
Thinking of this, the female leader found Jiang Qian more interesting and had a better impression of her.
Thinking of what others had proposed at the previous meeting, that is, to achieve friendly cooperation with the train, the female leader felt that this goal should be easily achieved, and they could even exceed the task this time.
Jiang Qian had prepared thoroughly for this meeting, and she had already thought about what she wanted to say, so she spoke without any hesitation and smoothly. Furthermore, she had only been operating the train system for about six months, so she soon ran out of things to say.
After she finished saying everything that others had asked and that she wanted to say, she found the information that she had previously sorted out with the system in her bag and handed it over.
"This is some information about the interstellar space that I compiled. You can take a look."
Jiang Qian put herself in their shoes and thought that they might not be able to accept so much at once, so she wanted to let them digest it.
"According to the system, the situation we are facing now is different from what is recorded in interstellar history. We still have time and opportunity to save the situation."
The female leader looked through the information given by Jiang Qian, and saw a lot of content in a quick glance, including two disasters caused by this pathogen in interstellar history.
Seeing this, the female leader's previous composure was thrown aside. "So this disaster was really caused by someone's research?"
Thinking about the things everyone was worried about at the recent evening meetings, the female leader asked again, "Does the interstellar space you mentioned have more information and data on this?"
It’s no wonder that the female leader is anxious, this matter is really too important.
Ever since they learned from Watasha how the disaster occurred, they have been investigating, but more than a month has passed and the information they have obtained is very limited.
Although the research institute also received information about the vaccine sent by train, the old director also said that the information can only speed up their current progress, but no one can guarantee whether the new vaccine will be developed faster or the bacteria will mutate faster in the end.
Now that she saw the description of this pathogen in the information, the female leader wondered if she could get some information from them.
Although Jiang Qian wanted to answer this question, she was unable to do so.
She told him what she and the system had been busy with recently, and naturally told him the result.
"If I knew, I would have told you. Since Interstellar sent Xiao Ling here to prevent this disaster, I think they wouldn't have kept it secret if they knew relevant information. But regarding the issue of 'Life No. 7', we really don't have much information. The only clue we've found recently is the video of the explosion and fire on the small island that I previously released to the official media..."
The female leader was very surprised. They were so anxious to find someone that they didn't pay any attention to who the sender was.
At this point, I couldn't help but wonder, "Did you post that video?"
Jiang Qian nodded, not denying it. "There's almost no record of this in interstellar history. According to Xiao Ling, when it traveled through time and space to this era, the virus had already leaked. It didn't have time to investigate at the time, so it only gave us a warning before falling into a brief hibernation due to lack of energy. Afterwards, the world fell into chaos, and it had no chance to investigate again."
"So we can only speculate where the institute was built based on the fragments of information left in some documents and some information that remains on the Internet."
As Jiang Qian spoke, she saw the expressions of the three people opposite her change, and suddenly realized something, "Could it be that they have found the research institute?"
The female leader nodded. "According to the video you provided, we did find the remains of a suspected research institute abroad, but for some reason, this information has not been made public."
"Ruins? Could it be?"
Jiang Qian couldn't help but take a breath, but felt it was natural.
When she saw the news about the rich man looking for a monkey, she had guessed that the monkey that left might be the experimental subject carrying Life Number 7 who escaped from the research institute.
When she saw the news about the wildfire and explosion, she connected the two and wondered if the accident was intended to "destroy the bodies."
Now it seems that it is true.
Thinking about what the female leader had asked me about my research on Life No. 7, I guess there was no discovery at the ruins.
"What should we do now?" Jiang Qian also heard the system talk about the importance of original data.
Before the ancestors of the interstellar people left this planet, they had no idea that this mutation was a man-made disaster, let alone finding various clues and knowing the address of the secret research institute. At that time, there was no chance to obtain the original data.
Perhaps this is why subsequent vaccine research couldn't keep up with the rate of Life VII's mutation, forcing them to leave the planet. Even the second interstellar outbreak of Life VII required extreme measures to contain it. Is this the only way they can now use the same measures as those used in the interstellar universe?
or……
"Can the researchers at the time still be found? Or the people who supported this research? Will anyone back up this information?"
The female leader didn't expect Jiang Qian to be able to think of this at this time, and couldn't help but look at her with admiration.
"It's difficult to find the people who support this research, but we have found the people who may be responsible for this research and are currently searching for them. However, under the current circumstances, it always takes some time to find someone."
"That's good."
Knowing there was still hope, Jiang Qian breathed a sigh of relief and said sincerely, "If there's anything you need, just let me know. Every station has a message board now, so just send it over like before. I don't have much ability, but I can work with Xiao Ling to discuss this with StarCraft, and maybe I can help with the current situation."
She looked at the three female leaders opposite her, and they also looked at her. At this moment, both sides confirmed that their goals were the same.
For a moment, everyone laughed.
The female leader held out her hand, "Thank you, we will."
Jiang Qian stretched out her hand, not being used to it, and shook hands tightly with the person.
“As a compatriot, this is what I should do.”
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After the meeting, the female leader returned to the capital with the information given by Jiang Qian.
At the meeting that evening, this document was circulated among all participants. After reading it, everyone felt heavy-hearted.
If before this, they envied the level of interstellar technology, then after reading this information, they felt more of the helplessness of being forced to leave their homes and the sense of urgency brought about by this disaster.
If they cannot resolve this crisis, they will sooner or later follow the same path as the interstellar people, which is something no one wants to see.
Soon after the meeting, everyone in the rescue system, from top to bottom, felt the same sense of urgency as the attendees, especially the investigators responsible for finding Edmund and Keith.
Foreign rescue agencies are being driven crazy by the urgent urging.
"Oh, why are you in such a hurry? We're already working on it, please be patient..."
"You urged me about this yesterday. We know..."
"OK, I understand. We will hurry up and use all means..."
But despite their assurances, for various reasons, a month later, there was still no progress in the investigation.
In desperation, after discussion, the top-level meeting of the National Rescue Center decided to start the Torch Plan ahead of schedule.
Then, within three days, all aerospace experts and students were summoned to a research base in the northwest desert.
For their own safety during the trip, these people took the train to the northwest. This situation certainly did not escape Jiang Qian's eyes.
Jiang Qian was very surprised. She didn't expect the situation to change so quickly. She immediately sent a message to the female leader who had been in charge of liaising with her.
After receiving her message, the female leader comforted her.
"This is just in case, if we can't find the original pathogen data, the Torch Project will give us another option."
Although Jiang Qian understood, she still found it hard to accept the thought of leaving.
"Is it really impossible to find it? Is there no other way? Don't we have the Sky Eye system?"
"It's true that there is such a system, but many cameras in China are currently damaged and unusable. There are many blind spots in surveillance, and complete coverage is impossible. Furthermore, the Sky Eye system is mostly used in China, as surveillance cannot reach overseas."
The female leader explained, "Although we have deployed satellites in space that can cover the entire globe, and most of them are still functioning normally, we cannot capture clear enough images of the ground from such a high altitude."
She sighed as she spoke, "And as long as people stay indoors, satellites can't do anything."
After hearing this, Jiang Qian had no choice but to give up.
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【Author’s words】
Thank you all for your support. The next chapter will be updated the day after tomorrow, Thursday afternoon or evening.
I checked the satellite accuracy and read some posts. Many people said that it is impossible to see people's faces clearly. At least for now, the accuracy of commercial and civilian satellites is limited. The specific accuracy of military satellites is a secret of each country and no one knows.
And because of the limitation of satellite shooting angle, it will also hinder the recognition of human faces, so the plot setting here is that human faces cannot be recognized. Anyway, it is fictional, I have the final say [dog head holding a rose]
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