Chapter 163 Traitor
Tu Lanxun drove all the way to the South Branch. It was the first time she drove this car by herself, and her pockets were still bulging. The silver chain N was curled up inside, but it had long lost its refreshing coolness and was instead warmed by her body temperature, making it look a little boring.
Seeing Tu Lanxun get off the car, Wen Chong came to meet her. She was actually waiting downstairs of the South Branch, as if she was waiting for her specifically.
Tu Lanxun wondered if Wenchong knew that N had left. If something happened to N this time, could he ask the Tourism Administration to apply for an honorary title?
"Xiao Tu, you're finally here." Wen Chong smiled and said, "I was worried about you."
Tu Lanxun was a bit puzzled and glanced at his phone. "I came right after I received the call. There was no traffic jam along the way, and the time was the same as usual."
Wen Chong patted her shoulder. "Your situation is different. You've just experienced something very serious, so I'm just asking one more question. By the way, have you recorded all the settled ghosts?"
So that's why.
Tu Lanxun pulled out his phone and showed it to Wen Chong. He opened the program for the remote connection to the spirit stem. Countless dots of light danced across the screen, like an abstract art screensaver from the 2000s. But the background was recognizable as the shape of a development zone.
"Everything is recorded by the spiritual device. As long as they don't leave the development zone, I will know where they are." Tu Lanxun said, "Don't worry."
As the two of them walked upward, Wen Chong suddenly became interested and asked, "Hey, do you know what the core technology of the Spirit Stem Device is?"
Tu Lanxun said, "Isn't it just a large ghost detector?"
Wen Chong's expression darkened. He glared at Tu Lanxun and poked her phone screen. "Look at this? What does the ghost detection device display on the computer? It's the ghost's outline and intensity. It relies entirely on invisible light that's ubiquitous in a small space. Do you think it's realistic to spread this light network across the entire development zone? Wouldn't it be expensive? Would the equipment be able to sustain it?"
Tu Lanxun thought about it. Every time he turned on the ghost detector in a single room for two hours, the body would get slightly warm when he took it out. If it was turned on non-stop for 24 hours in a large space...
I'm afraid it will be extremely hot, or we will have to build countless heat dissipation machines to cool down industrial boilers. The winter in the entire development zone will be as warm as spring.
"So, the Spirit Stem Device uses a completely different technology," Wen Chong finally announced. "Soul Core Detection Technology. The technology that's most relevant to you."
Tu Lanxun wasn't surprised. Wen Chong knew that she could see the soul core. "I don't remember participating in any research."
"Look at you. You're even acting like an expert." Wen Chong opened the office door and gave Tu Lanxun a look of confusion. "You know the researcher?"
Tu Lanxun sat down on the sofa and asked, "Is it Professor Mu Xiaozhen?"
Wen Chong laughed, "No, Expert Bu Linlin."
How old was Bu Linlin? Thirty or so, forty at most. Going back further to the time of the strange invasion, she'd probably still be a graduate student then.
Tu Lanxun said honestly, "So, can she explain why I can see soul cores? The Fourth Treaty can't control me. It's as if I have the characteristics of both living people and ghosts."
Wen Chong didn't answer directly, but changed the subject: "Hey, do you know where Expert Bu Linlin studied, and where is her resume after graduation?"
"I think I've heard about it. Maybe one of the top two universities in the country? With excellent academic performance and impressive research results, she'll be directly selected into the Tourism Administration or its predecessor after graduation. She'll become the successor to the glorious cause of soul research in our country. Oh, and doesn't she have a history of researching neuroscience topics at a university?"
Wen Chong was so amused by what he heard. He glanced at the door, which was already closed, and then he leaned closer to Tu Lanxun and whispered, "It's all fake. Expert Bu Linlin has only been at the Tourism Administration for the past four or five years. Her academic qualifications are fake. She didn't even graduate from one of the top two universities in China, and she's never researched any neurological subjects. It's all fabricated..."
Tu Lanxun's heart skipped a beat, his throat trembling, and he whispered even more quietly, "The life-saving machine in the development zone was developed by someone with fake academic qualifications? Wait, why are you telling me this? You weren't secretly helping her..."
Wen Chong laughed even louder. After taking a sip of water, he finally said, "Why can't you think straight? The Tourism Administration knows about this. Bu Linlin's real academic qualifications aren't among the top two in China, but abroad."
Tu Lanxun's mind flashed with light, and he was stunned for a moment: "Kris and Viola's world-renowned university?"
Wen Chong nodded: "That's right."
World-renowned universities are not necessarily much better than the top two domestic universities. Tu Lanxun does not have any admiration for them. She knows two or three people who were arranged by their families to go there. However, the fact that Bu Linlin was able to study in that university made her think of some strange things.
So Tu Lanxun tentatively asked, "Expert Bu Linlin's resume since graduating from university... wouldn't she be with Tianguo Group?"
Bu Linlin is a few years older than N. If she only joined the Postal Administration four or five years ago, it is unlikely that N had not heard of her when he was alive.
Wen Chong finally smiled appreciatively. "She's quite quick-witted, but that's not entirely correct. She initially worked at a foreign research institute funded by Tianguo Group, where she participated in the development of early-stage technical models."
In other words, a considerable portion of the things that the Kingdom of Heaven Group used to do evil came from Bu Linlin?
Tu Lanxun's mind flashed back to that reckless red figure. Bu Linlin always seemed to be indifferent to everything. Why did she join the Tianguo Group, and why did she return to surrender? Tu Lanxun found both questions fascinating.
The most interesting thing is that Tu Lanxun doesn’t seem to hate Bu Linlin because of this.
"Okay." Tu Lanxun thanked Wen Chong for his explanation. Although she didn't understand anything related to herself, she raised her head again and asked, "Seven years ago?"
Wen Chong sighed deeply, "You finally got it."
It wasn't a matter of one day or one night for Tu Lanxun to be able to see the soul core. If she had any opportunity, there should have been two stages.
One stage is more recent, which is the strange invasion and later, and it may have had some impact on her body mechanism.
As for another stage... She was once captured by the Kingdom of Heaven Group on her sixteenth birthday, and accidentally destroyed their computer and burned down their warehouse.
Wen Chong raised an eyebrow. "Yes, seven years ago. According to what I later asked Bu Linlin, she was conducting a research project at a foreign research institute seven years ago. The topic was... the prototype of the catalytic technology for the cultivation of the now-popular Yin-Yang eyes."
Tu Lanxun was also startled and speechless for a moment. Wen Chong continued, "They say it's Yin-Yang Eye farming, but it's actually neither agriculture nor anything close to neurobiology. It's more of a soul technology thing, tuning individual transceiver frequencies... In other words, there might be something wrong with that computer you burned back then. Do you remember the strange sixteen-digit number you sent?"
"That necklace was given to me by Professor Mu Xiaozhen." Tu Lanxun's eyes widened. "They probably didn't know each other at the time, so why would Professor Mu's necklace serial number be accessible through Tianguo Group's computers?"
Wen Chong scratched his cheek and said, "Don't worry. Mu Zhenzhen is a legitimate member of our group. I've asked her about this. The necklace's serial number was one of the commonly used serial numbers in a society that studies anomalous signals in space, the original domain of soul technology. They often use this serial number as a password to create various gadgets, either online or in real life, waiting to be unlocked by others of their kind."
"The serial number isn't a password library that anyone can access at will. Instead, it's assigned to each person on a rolling basis and changes approximately once a year. This way, if I unlock your Easter egg, you can check the time and password to know it was me."
"Later, something happened, and the society was disbanded, but the website recording the code rotation still exists. The necklace Professor Mu gave you is engraved with her code for that year. Perhaps it's a commemorative gesture, or perhaps they're worried you'll encounter members of the society who are a firebrand together and a demon apart—don't think of them as a group of good people; they're high-ranking officials from various countries or important figures in dark trouble—who can help you get through."
Bu Linlin was also a member of that international society. She didn't know Mu Xiaozhen, but she knew the serial number. She even mischievously put the society's serial number into the research institute's results, not caring at all whether anyone could get through the firewall.
It is indeed something that Bu Linlin can do.
After receiving the serial number feedback, Bu Linlin tracked the IP coordinates and, driven by curiosity, traced it to Mu Zhenzhen. She originally just wanted to compete with her colleagues in the society, but she didn't expect to be immediately listed as a key naturalization target. After a series of dramas like three visits to the thatched cottage and seven captures of Meng Huo, Bu Linlin decided to turn to the light.
Wen Chong looked back at Tu Lanxun. "So, the issue with your super Yin-Yang eyes cannot be ruled out as an effect of the kidnapping incident seven years ago. Bu Linlin said Dong Tianlong's computer may have undergone some kind of modification that he himself doesn't understand. However, it seems that there's nothing wrong with your body and soul at this point."
Tu Lanxun now has too many lice but they don’t itch anymore, so how bad can they get?
"I'm not worried about that." Tu Lanxun looked serious for the first time since entering the police station, staring intently at Wen Chong. "I have a question for you."
"ask."
"Did you notice anything wrong with me today?"
"Are your clothes a little wrinkled?"
"No, I mean beside me... You know, there's always been someone beside me..."
Tu Lanxun carefully observed Wen Chong's expression, but Wen Chong interrupted her as soon as he opened his mouth, "Stop."
This was the first time Wen Chong had spoken to Tu Lanxun in such an official tone. "I thought you could focus on your work. This is a critical moment. A few wrinkles on your clothes are okay, but if you let your imagination run wild, you'll get into trouble. How about I make an appointment for you to go to the psychological venting room?"
Tu Lanxun asked in confusion, "There's nothing wrong with me mentally. Are you... what I think you are?"
Wen Chong was even more confused than she was. "What are you thinking? No, I don't understand what you're saying from beginning to end."
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