Chapter 150 Death
The Humanity Lifetime Achievement Award is the honor that Chen Zhiyun has dreamed of all his life.
Today, the honor that was about to be achieved was gone.
In the dark underground sewage pipe, Chen Zhiyun's hands and feet were trapped. The man dragged him slowly in the pipe. From time to time, the sound of sewage could be heard from all around. It was unpredictable when sewage would pass through the pipe here. Chen Zhiyun's mind was in turmoil.
His research represents a new evolution for humanity, yet many people are foolish and ignorant, failing to grasp its significance. The man who kidnapped him before his speech must also be a foolish extremist. I hope his disappearance is quickly discovered.
After all, this is Rose Planet where the royal family lives. The security is definitely better than other planets, and he will definitely be rescued.
"Who are you?" Finally spitting out the clothes in his mouth, Chen Zhiyun remained reasonable and didn't yell. He calmly negotiated with the other party, "What do you want? Money? My back is dragging on the ground like this, it's uncomfortable. Can you let me walk on my own? Whatever you want, we can talk about it. There's no need to resort to violence. What do you think?"
The person in front was wearing the uniform of Rose University. Chen Zhiyun guessed that the other party had sneaked into Rose University as a student. He never expected that even on Rose Star, where the royal family lived, there were such audacious and tyrannical people.
Jiang He stood still, motioning Chen Zhiyun to stand up and walk away. "Why can't we watch the Abyss anymore?"
She turned sideways, and Chen Zhiyun saw her face clearly. He had been quite calm, but in an instant the blood drained from his face and his body began to tremble slightly.
"I, I don't know."
"How could you not know?" Jiang He turned his head and stared at him fiercely, "Are you looking for death by not speaking properly?"
Chen Zhiyun trembled even more violently. He lowered his head with a look of fear, and his throat felt as if it had been cut by a knife, unable to utter a single syllable.
It would be fine if he was a villain, he would have many ways to escape, but she, why is she here?
Jiang He pulled the rope that tied Chen Zhiyun, "Hurry up."
Chen Zhiyun was almost dragged down. He quickly followed her with his head down. His mind was in a mess. No matter how he forced himself to calm down, he couldn't form a clear idea.
"You must have inside information about the Abyss of Evil." Jiang He said without turning his head, "If you don't want to die, tell me now."
"A little bit." Chen Zhiyun knew she never said harsh words. The calmer she was, the more ruthless she was. He didn't dare to test her bottom line and said flatteringly, "Planet A62 is very unstable right now. Our consciousness can no longer enter it. We don't know what's going on inside. Although they said it was because someone escaped the prison, they shut down the live broadcast to upgrade A62's security system."
When Chen Zhiyun said this, he secretly glanced at the person in front of him. Just looking at her back, he couldn't guess what she was thinking at the moment. What exactly did she mean by kidnapping him? What did she know, and what did she want to know?
He continued, "Of course, as you know, it's not the security system of Planet A62 that's at fault. It's the material on Planet A62 that's unstable and has mutated again."
Jiang He: "Planetary mutation?"
"These Second World planets are not very stable. Second World planets are prone to qualitative changes. A62 is already a very stable Second World planet. The fact that it has only undergone qualitative changes after so many years is also what people expected."
Jiang He originally wanted to find Chen Zhiyun to learn more about "The Abyss" because most people on the Internet were discussing the love-hate live broadcast program "The Abyss". However, since she could no longer watch it and even some of the past recordings of "The Abyss" could no longer be opened, she did not expect that what the other party said made her even more confused.
She asked calmly, "How many Second World planets are there so far?"
"Eight. Previously, there were 13 at most. However, these Second World planets are unstable, and their matter is constantly changing. Our consciousness can't be transmitted to them, so they are basically dead. A62 is the largest of these Second World planets, and also the most valuable. I never thought A62 would die so soon."
Jiang He summarized his words.
The planets in the Second World are different from normal planets. Humans cannot enter them and can only upload their consciousness to the planets in the Second World. The materials on the planets in the Second World are unstable and can easily "die".
According to this logic, the consciousness of the people on planet A62 has been uploaded?
Jiang He: "Is the prisoner on Planet A62 a real prisoner or a fake one?"
"It's true." Chen Zhiyun said quickly, "They are all real prisoners, their consciousnesses are just uploaded."
Jiang He was even more confused after hearing what he said. "How can there be a body if the consciousness is uploaded?"
"Most of the Second World planets have channels for injecting matter. There are various restrictions on what can be injected. The most basic requirement is that it cannot be living things. Once a channel is found, our people will try to inject various objects. Robots are the best. After uploading our consciousness, we can directly upload it into the robot's body and control the robot to develop the planet. If we need to upload a large number of consciousnesses, we can make some clones. The consciousness will enter the clone's body and can be used directly."
As he spoke, Chen Zhiyun remembered the strangeness of Planet A62. "It might be related to the Jun Mine on Planet A62. Consciousnesses teleported to Planet A62 are prone to death. Fortunately, they are all prisoners, so if they die, they die."
Most of the time, when a consciousness body dies in the Second World, it will only cause severe brain pain, which will be fine after a period of rest. However, Planet A62 is different from other Second World planets. After the prisoners' consciousness bodies enter, their real bodies are particularly prone to brain death. Once the brain dies, they are basically dead, and the body can only be disposed of as garbage.
I don’t know if it has something to do with the harsh environment of A62.
Every time Chen Zhiyun mentioned the A62 star, Jiang He's heart would beat wildly.
She felt something was wrong with her.
Just like when she first heard the name "Chen Zhiyun" in the morning, her whole mind was instantly filled with murderous intent.
She wants to kill this person!
She clearly didn't know him, but just hearing the name made her want to kill him.
Now, when she heard Chen Zhiyun talking about the A62 star, a paranoid thought also arose in her mind.
She wants to go to planet A62, no matter what means she uses!
Her thoughts were like surging waves, but her voice remained calm and composed. "Planet A62, is the consciousness unable to be uploaded?"
"No more." Chen Zhiyun said with some regret, "Not only can the consciousness not be uploaded, but even the passage has disappeared. We can no longer airdrop supplies in, nor can we transport the ore out."
He answered almost every question Jiang He asked, and his tone was cautious and flattering.
He didn't even discuss the terms of leaving with her again.
Jiang He changed the subject, "You know who I am, right?"
She used a declarative tone.
Chen Zhiyun shook his head almost reflexively. "No, I don't know him. I hope you can let me go. I'm willing to pay you any amount of money."
He saw the other person's expression and tried hard to suppress the urge to tremble.
No one knew who she was better than he did.
This is the Great Emperor Shengwu, a big shot he cannot afford to offend.
That person warned everyone that after she woke up, she would forget her past and live as an ordinary girl. Anyone who dared to tell this secret would die.
Jiang He, "You're lying. Your voice is trembling. You're afraid of me."
"Of course I'm afraid of you. You kidnapped me." Chen Zhiyun suppressed his fear and begged her earnestly, "Please let me go. I really want to give you money. I will definitely not call the police. I won't tell anyone about this."
He choked up and said, "I have a wife at home, and my daughter is very young. Without me, they will be bullied. I want to protect my daughter and let her grow up. Please let me go."
Jiang He stopped and turned to look at Chen Zhiyun. Although there were diamond nets connecting the underground sewage pipe to the ground at intervals, and light from above shone through the diamond nets, the light was fragmented and the sewage pipe was very deep, so the light could not illuminate this place. Chen Zhiyun stumbled and fell many times because he could not see his surroundings clearly.
But Jiang He was different. Her eyes were not affected by the darkness. She could see everything in the sewage pipe clearly. She could even see the expression on Chen Zhiyun's face at that moment.
His emotions were sincere and came from the bottom of his heart. He seemed like a good father who loved his daughter very much.
Chen Zhiyun stumbled over the gravel and fell to the ground again. Seeing Jiang He was no longer moving, he knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, "My daughter is only eleven years old. She has suffered from a special disease since she was a child. I have been studying human genes because I want my daughter to live longer. Please let me go. My daughter is so young. She hasn't experienced this world properly yet."
A faint light fell on Jiang He's face. She glanced sideways and found herself standing under a diamond net.
People came and went on the road, passing by the diamond net from time to time, blocking the faint light, but soon the light reappeared.
In the faint light, many vague fragments flashed through Jiang He's mind.
It was too fast and blurry for her to see clearly, but her brain was tingling.
"I was going to kill you." Jiang He heard his own voice, very soft and cold. "When I heard your name, I thought about how to torture you to death. Do you know that there was a kind of punishment called lingchi in ancient times? I want to replicate that punishment on you. I want you to die in agony."
Jiang He's voice was like an icy bayonet against Chen Zhiyun's neck. He lay on the ground, trembling, his choked sobs and pain mixed with incoherent pleas for mercy. "I'm sorry, I didn't know, I really didn't know. Please let me go, please."
Jiang He asked him, "What don't you know?"
"Every consciousness that enters Planet A62 has its original memories erased and replaced with memories that will aid its work. I only learned about what I did on Planet A62 after I woke up," he choked out. "None of that was my intention. Please let me go, please. My child can't live without me."
Chen Zhiyun's experiment of using prisoners for genetic research on the A62 satellite did indeed cause protests from many netizens on the Star Network, with extremists clamoring to kill him.
But Jiang He felt that Chen Zhiyun's current plea for mercy and apology to her was not because of the things revealed online.
There is an irreconcilable deep hatred between him and her, and it is related to the planet A62.
Jiang He guessed that she had also been to A62. Chen Zhiyun had memories of what happened on A62, but she didn't.
She couldn't ask this guy what her status was on Planet A62, or what grudges she had against him, as that would expose her ignorance.
So, she asked another question, "Why was my consciousness uploaded to Planet A62?"
"You had almost no consciousness in your body before." Chen Zhiyun gestured with his hands. "If your consciousness is compared to the ocean, the remaining consciousness in your body is only as small as a drop of water. Your consciousness was released to Planet A62 to help you nourish it."
"Consciousness and mental power coexist. The best way to strengthen your mental power and maintain your consciousness is to stimulate you in extreme ways. That's why you have such tragic experiences on Planet A62. But those are all fake, all to help you wake up. Please let me go. I've said everything I need to say. I really didn't lie to you."
Without consciousness, what's the difference between that and death?
Obviously, Chen Zhiyun's words were inconsistent with Yu Shaoze's. According to Yu Shaoze, she was frozen because of illness before she woke up. She only woke up from the hibernation cabin until current technology was able to cure her illness.
But according to Chen Zhiyun, before she woke up, she was not sick, but in a state of "unconsciousness".
Vegetative state?
Jiang He remained silent, staring at Chen Zhiyun who was shivering on the ground.
The other party was terrified and even said, "This is all I can say. I don't know anything else. I really don't know. Please give me a way to live. My daughter can't live without me..."
…
When Jiang He came out of the underground sewage pipe, he was still in school.
Just after turning a corner, she heard someone calling her from behind, "Jiang He, hey, Jiang He, stop."
Jiang He turned her head and stared at the men and women rushing towards her.
After she woke up, Yu Shaoze let her study as a freshman in this school. These boys and girls seemed to be in the same class with her?
"Jiang He, why didn't you come to the party last night?"
"Jiang He, what do you mean? Do you look down on us?"
"Jiang He, Ji Si asked you to go to the hospital today to check if you have reached the fertility index."
Jiang He narrowed her eyes, glared at these guys who were looking at her with their chins down, and then punched them.
Chen Zhiyun was dead. When Jiang He got home in the evening, the news was reporting that he had died in the sewer of Rose University, with wounds all over his body.
The voices in the news made Jiang He's head buzz again.
Seeing Jiang He come back, Uncle Deng quickly turned off the TV, stood up and asked her, "Miss, have you eaten yet? What would you like to eat tonight?"
"I've eaten."
"The young lady came back a little late today."
"Yeah." Jiang He glanced around and didn't see Yu Shaoze. "Someone was kidnapped at school today, and we were all questioned."
At that time, she was fighting with her classmates. Those guys beat her up and broke her head. They also reported her to the academic affairs office. She had a very conspicuous alibi.
Uncle Deng saw her looking around and knew what she was thinking. He said, "The eldest young master hasn't come back yet. Do you want to wait for him?"
"No more waiting." Jiang He asked Uncle Deng, "Can I go into Shaoze's study?"
Jiang He had been awake for a long time and had been to almost every corner of the house, except Yu Shaoze's study, which she could not enter because of the password.
Moreover, she had observed that even Uncle Deng and the cleaning servants had never entered Yu Shaoze's study.
The study was a very private place for Yu Shaoze. She had always respected his privacy and had never asked about it or paid attention to it.
But today, she wanted to go in and take a look.
Uncle Deng shook his head in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Miss, I don't have permission to open the young master's study."
Jiang He lowered his eyes, "It's okay, I'll ask him next time when he's around."
Jiang He didn't feel like going upstairs, so she went out under the pretext of going for a walk.
After turning a few corners, she arrived at the gate of Ji Xuyao's house. Although she recognized the person, Jiang He still climbed over the wall and entered swiftly.
But this time, she didn't find Ji Xuyao in the room.
The other party is not at home.
Where have the people gone?
It shouldn’t be the same as Chen Zhiyun, where he got into trouble, right?
As soon as this thought came to mind, Jiang He felt as if a black hole had been drilled in his heart, and a cold wind blew in, chilling him to the bone.
Jiang He turned around and quickly ran back home, but she did not enter through the main door. Instead, she climbed over the wall and quietly came to the window of Yu Shaoze's study, trying to open the window and climb in.
The window was easier to open than she had imagined. Just as she was about to climb in, the person inside said, "Xiao He, what are you doing here?"
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