Chapter 150 I Miss Her
The door of the interrogation room was cast from a single piece of forged steel, with sound-absorbing rubber strips embedded in the hinges, so there was only a very slight sound of airflow when it was pushed open.
The four walls are made of matte impact-resistant alloy plates with seamless seams, so tight that even the brightest flashlight cannot shine through any gaps.
A hidden camera is embedded in the center of the ceiling. The lens is disguised as a fire sprinkler head and can rotate 360 degrees without any blind spots.
There are no windows on the wall, only an electronic screen directly in front that displays the interrogation rules and time in real time. There is no sound when the numbers jump.
The interrogation table is made of a one-piece polymer material, which is cold and hard. A fingerprint reader and a recording blocking button are embedded on the table top.
The suspect's seat has a fixing device, and the inside of the wrist and ankle buckles are covered with non-slip silicone, which will neither cause any damage to the body surface nor make it possible to break free.
The air is filled with a faint smell of disinfectant. The air-conditioning system is maintained at a constant 24°C, and the wind speed is precisely controlled at 0.3 m/s, which neither makes people feel cold nor causes stuffiness due to stagnant airflow.
The humidity meter in the corner shows 50%, which is the humidity value that has been measured and is most likely to cause psychological stress.
Apart from the interrogator's footsteps and the suspect's breathing, the entire space was so quiet that you could hear the sound of your own blood flowing.
This extreme silence can break down people's psychological defenses more than any bright light or noise - here, any subtle emotional fluctuations will be captured and amplified by the sound pickup equipment on the wall, becoming a footnote in the interrogation record.
Liang Xin wore a real-time monitoring aid and entered this highest-level interrogation room for seven consecutive days.
However, the interrogators were unable to obtain any important information from him because of his cunning and shrewdness.
Liang Xin listened to Gu Xing's opening remarks countless times, becoming calmer each time.
"I only admit to taking bribes and being greedy for money, and that my AI software went out of control and caused clients to commit suicide. But I absolutely deny the charge of endangering the nation!"
"Twenty years ago today, November 14, 2003."
Gu Xing's eyes were as deep as a pool, and his brows were filled with an unbreakable coldness.
"In the waters of China, our aircraft carrier battle group is conducting routine combat readiness patrols.
Just as the early warning aircraft reported back that there were no unusual targets within a 200-nautical-mile radius, the screens in the combat command center suddenly flashed collectively.
The identification code of the shipborne radar system was tampered with, and the originally clear trajectory of the aerial target instantly became garbled. Several enemy stealth drones that penetrated the defense circle at low altitude broke through like ghosts..."
Liang Xin sighed softly, his expression regretful. "It's said that the battle was a tragic loss, with countless casualties. The exact number of casualties is unknown to the common people. They don't even know that so many young lives were lost silently in peacetime. Our people are well protected by the state..."
Gu Xing interrupted his disruptive speech.
"The communications encryption protocol was cracked, disrupting the real-time data link between ships... The missile guidance system's coordinate parameters were tampered with, and all commands were blocked by an invisible, insurmountable firewall... The omnipotent navy was like someone had their eyes gouged out and tied up to fight. How could they not lose?"
Liang Xin acted like an old professor. "So, Gu Xing, new technologies rely on young and promising people like you. Back then, our country didn't pay enough attention to information warfare and lagged behind other countries, which led to the failure of that battle..."
"Two of our frigates sank, one destroyer lost power, and over 300 officers and soldiers were killed or wounded." Gu Xing interrupted him again. "The technical team has over a hundred people, and every one of them has sat in your position. All the wives and children of the soldiers who participated in the battle have also sat in your position. Twenty years of tracking and interrogation have yielded no trace of the virus implanted, only human theft. Liang Xin, you hid it so well."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Liang Xin's face was filled with anger. "That battle was a pain for all computer scientists! It was a pain for our nation! And you want to blame me for the outcome of such an uncontrollable battle?!"
Looking at the stubborn Liang Xin, the white-bearded interrogator behind him frowned unprofessionally.
Gu Xing turned around and they made eye contact.
The old interrogator glanced at Liang Xin and left the interrogation room without saying a word.
The door closed again.
A huge interrogation room.
There were only two people left, and the air seemed to be stretched taut by an invisible thread. Gu Xing turned around and saw Liang Xin with a half-smile on his face.
Their eyes met fiercely in mid-air.
"Gu Xing, you are not dead." Liang Xin challenged with lip language.
Gu Xing lowered his eyes to read the interrogation report, not even bothering to look at him.
"The system saved me."
He didn't say which system.
"What did you say?!" Liang Xin moved his body excitedly and pressed his upper body slightly towards Gu Xing.
The New Year pig, which wants to have its hands and feet tied, can only shake its head.
The latter just flipped through the report, looked at him with a smile, and didn't say anything else.
"Gu Xing! Explain clearly! Say it again!"
He didn't believe it! Lingtu actually wanted to cooperate with Gu Xing!
Lingtu actually betrayed him!
For the next half hour, Gu Xing didn't utter another word.
Liang Xin stared at Gu Xing's calm and composed face.
"Impossible..." His Adam's apple rolled for a long time before he squeezed out a few words, and the ending tone was floating, like a punctured balloon.
But Gu Xing actually uttered the word "system".
In this world, besides him, there is actually someone else who knows about the existence of the system!
The sneer that was just hanging on the corner of his mouth froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, causing the veins on his forehead to throb.
No, he hasn't lost yet, he took a deep breath.
Pain and doubt flashed across his face.
"Gu Xing, I don't know what you're talking about, but if you want to accuse me, you must provide evidence. I don't accept accusations without evidence."
The old interrogator outside the one-way glass window was furious: "It almost hooked me!"
Half an hour later, Gu Xing came out of the interrogation room.
The old interrogator greeted him warmly, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Gu."
Although nothing was found today, the old interrogator could see that Gu Xing had extraordinary abilities.
There will definitely be a breakthrough this week.
"Xiao Gu, thank you for your hard work in the next week."
Gu Xing paused, his hard brows softening suddenly. "Officer Zhang, I need to go home."
Old Zhang's brows were slightly displeased, but he couldn't bear to get angry with Gu Xing. He raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, not very skillfully: "Xiao Gu, you see, we are pressed for time. If we can't convict Liang Xin within the stipulated time, and he is acquitted, we will be in big trouble."
Gu Xing frowned.
He missed Mianmian and the baby.
The young man did not agree to it and gave up the idea of asking for leave to go home. Old Zhang looked obviously unhappy.
A female interrogator of about the same age stepped forward and said, "Xiao Gu came here suddenly and didn't even say goodbye to his girlfriend at home."
Old Zhang was breathing heavily and wanted to say something about love.
The female interrogator was somewhat familiar with Gu Xing. After some thought, she added the last half of the sentence: "Little Gu's girlfriend is Ruan Xingmian, and her father, Ruan Tao, was a young non-commissioned officer who died in that battle."
Ruan Tao.
Old Zhang, who was about to get angry in the last second, suddenly had tears in his eyes. Ruan Tao was his old comrade who had just joined the army.
Twenty-five years ago, the three of them enlisted at the same time.
Ruan Tao was the best and was taken away directly by the Marine Corps.
Ruan Ze is a man of deep affection. He joins the kitchen team and raises pigs and cooks for them every day. He happily calls his girlfriend every day.
He was the first to retire from the army, continue his studies at the police academy, and join the public security agency, where he was responsible for counterintelligence investigations.
Twenty years have passed since Ruan Tao sacrificed his life, and he has been pursuing this case for twenty years.
Old Zhang opened his eyes slightly, looked at Gu Xing from head to toe, and asked seriously: "Is there any reason why you have to go back?"
"I miss her and have a lot to say to her." It was an incoherent and unexpected answer from a young man.
His Adam's apple rolled slightly, his voice was flat, but with an unquestionable certainty: "If we miss that day, it will be meaningless."
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