I handed over to another world

Chen Lin's eyes suddenly became sharp. He walked quickly to the quantum encryption communication terminal in the corner of the conference room and slid his fingers quickly on the control panel.

"Zhulong, activate the highest level confidentiality agreement immediately."

His voice was low and rapid. "Block all analytical data on Jupiter's magnetic field."

The projection of the silver-haired girl gathered beside him: "The agreement has been activated. Do we need to notify the Council?"

"Not yet." Chen Lin turned to his daughter, "Xiaoxiao, who else knows about this discovery?"

Chen Xiao shook her head: "Only my core research team, but they only saw the surface data."

She pulled up a set of cryptographic charts. “The real abnormal fluctuations were discovered by me during the later analysis, which means that I am the only one who really knows the specific content.”

Chen Lin carefully examined the data curves, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter: "This energy fluctuation pattern... is not an ordinary virtual time flow experiment."

He looked up suddenly, "Someone is trying to create an artificial wormhole!"

"Wormhole?" Chen Xiao took a breath, "But this requires..."

"We need the core technology of the Red Dragon Association."

Chen Lin took over the conversation, his face gloomy, "And it must be a parameter that can only be accessed by the highest authority."

The atmosphere in the conference room froze instantly. The sunlight outside the window was still bright, but it seemed to be shrouded by an invisible shadow.

"Dad, you mean..." Chen Xiao's voice trembled a little, "There is a traitor in the association?"

"This kind of thing is not something you can get involved in, so don't think too much about it."

"Yes, father."

Chen Lin glanced at his daughter, and Chen Xiao immediately understood what her father meant. She nodded and stopped discussing the matter.

Chen Lin was silent for a while before speaking again: "Zhulong,"

"Pull up a list of all personnel who have come into contact with the core parameters of the virtual time stream in the past six months."

The holographic screen immediately displayed a string of names and avatars, and Chen Lin's gaze lingered on a few of them for a long time.

"Pull out the files of Carson, Director of the Third North American Agency."

The projection switched to the information of a blond man. Chen Xiao recognized him at a glance. She moved closer to check: "He was responsible for supervising the expansion project of the Jupiter Observatory half a year ago..."

"Not only that."

Chen Lin said coldly, "He is a student of the former Minister of Science and Technology Zhao Tiancheng, and Zhao Tiancheng..."

He paused, "He once showed an unusual interest in virtual time flow technology."

Chen Xiao suddenly thought of something: "Wait, if it was really Director Carson, why would he trigger a solar storm? Wouldn't that expose himself?"

"It's just a feint to the east and attack in the west."

Chen Lin's eyes flashed coldly, "We are so busy dealing with the crisis on Earth that we have no time to pay attention to the anomaly on Jupiter."

He turned to Zhulong and said, "Immediately arrange for an invisible reconnaissance ship. I want the most reliable crew."

"It's ready." Zhulong responded, "The spaceship can set off at any time. The captain is..."

"I go!"

Chen Xiao suddenly said.

"No!" Chen Lin refused flatly, "This is too dangerous."

"But I am the most suitable candidate." Chen Xiao insisted, "My ecological simulator can be disguised as a scientific research ship, and no one will suspect a botanist."

She looked her father straight in the eye. "Besides, if someone really stole the virtual time stream technology, we might need to adjust the parameters on the spot."

The father and daughter looked at each other for a long time, and finally Chen Lin sighed: "You must take Wu Yan with you."

"Wu Yan? The candidate?"

"He is an expert in quantum physics and system cracking." Chen Lin explained, "and..."

He gave his daughter a meaningful look and said, "He once worked on the Saturn Space Station and is familiar with the environment of the outer solar system."

Chen Xiao nodded: "I understand, when do we leave?"

"The sooner the better." Chen Lin pressed the communicator. "Secretary Zhao, arrange a public speech immediately. Say that I want to commend the team that handled the space elevator crisis today."

He turned to his daughter. "This will buy you at least 12 hours."

"I understand." Chen Xiao turned to leave, but suddenly stopped. "Dad...if we really find someone creating a wormhole, what should we do?"

Chen Lin's eyes became deep: "It depends on where they want to connect to."

He pondered for a moment, then spoke, "Remember, no matter what you find, your personal safety and evidence must be protected first. The Red Dragon Association must know who the enemy is."

"understand!"

When Chen Xiao's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor, Chen Lin looked at the holographic star map again.

Jupiter rotates slowly in the projection. The huge gas planet that was once full of hope now looks like a dangerous vortex where a storm is brewing.

"Zhulong," he asked in a low voice, "Who do you think it will be this time?"

The AI ​​girl's projection was silent for a moment: "Based on the analysis of the behavior pattern, there is a 70% chance that it is a problem with the external association."

Chen Lin's fingers tapped lightly on the console, his eyes fixed on the image of Jupiter on the holographic star map.

"External associations?" He frowned. "Are you talking about the Interstellar Chamber of Commerce Alliance? Or those factions on New Mars that advocate independence?"

Zhulong's projection flickered slightly: "Neither. The behavior pattern is more similar to the group of missing time and space explorers thirty years ago."

Chen Lin's body was obviously stiff for a moment. He turned to face Zhulong and said in a very low voice: "Are you sure? Those people should be in the third solar storm..."

"Theoretically yes."

Zhulong called up a set of encrypted files, "But I just compared the energy fluctuation characteristics, and the similarity reached 89.7%."

Chen Lin walked quickly to the window and looked at the brightly lit spaceport in the distance.

The events of thirty years ago came flooding back like a tide - that expedition team composed of top scientists, determined to break through the boundaries of the solar system, and finally lost contact near the Kuiper Belt.

"If it's really them..."

Chen Lin murmured to himself, "Thirty years is enough time for them to develop technology that we can't even imagine."

"President, there is another discovery." Zhu Long suddenly called up a new set of data, "The frequency of Jupiter's magnetic field anomaly has a weak resonance with some of the quantum imprints in the database."

Before Chen Lin could ask more questions, the communicator suddenly rang. After the call was connected, Secretary Zhao's voice came: "President, Director Carson requested an emergency meeting. He said it was about the important discovery of the Jupiter Observatory."

Chen Lin and Zhulong exchanged glances.

"Take him to conference room number two," he replied calmly, "I'll be there in five minutes."

"Yes!"

After hanging up the call, Chen Lin quickly issued an order: "Zhulong, connect me to the secret channel of the Mars Military District."

"Already connecting."

Zhulong's projection split into two, one remained present, and the other went to monitor the situation in the conference room.

Chen Lin pressed the micro communicator in his ear: "Old Zheng, I need you to secretly mobilize a rapid response force. I will send the target coordinates later."

"Remember to keep it absolutely confidential."

Vice President Zheng responded briefly and forcefully from the other end of the communicator: "Understood. I'll immediately assign people to stand by." After hanging up the phone, Chen Lin straightened his uniform and walked towards the meeting room.

The sensor lights in the corridor lit up one by one with his footsteps, illuminating his resolute profile.

Secretary-General Zhao was waiting quietly at the door of Conference Room No. 2.

"President," he reported in a low voice, "Director Carson looks... nervous."

Chen Lin nodded slightly and pushed the door open.

In the conference room, the blond Carson was pacing back and forth anxiously. When he saw Chen Lin coming in, he immediately stepped forward and said, "President, the Jupiter Observatory has sent an abnormal report!"

"Tell me slowly." Chen Lin motioned him to sit down. "What's the abnormality?"

Carson called up a set of data: "Our probe discovered an unknown energy source on the dark side of Jupiter. Preliminary analysis shows..." He swallowed, "It is likely to be a man-made structure."

Chen Lin remained calm: "Are there any image materials?"

“Just a vague outline.”

Carson showed a processed picture, "but the energy signature is highly similar to our virtual time stream technology."

Chen Lin observed the picture carefully and noticed that the outline of the structure in the picture was almost exactly the same as the equipment behind Chen Lin in the future in the previous virtual time flow projection.

"Have you informed anyone else?"

Chen Lin asked casually.

"No, I will report directly to you according to the confidentiality regulations."

Carson answered quickly, but his eyes flickered for a moment.

Chen Lin nodded: "You're right. Don't make this public for now. I need further analysis."

He stood up and said, "Go back and prepare a detailed report. I want to see the complete data tomorrow morning."

Carson seemed to want to say something, but finally nodded and left.

The moment the door of the conference room closed, Zhulong's projection immediately appeared: "His physiological indicators show obvious abnormalities, and the probability of lying is 87.3%."

"It's more than just lying." Chen Lin sneered, "He is testing whether I know the truth."

He turned to Zhulong, "Has Chen Xiao's spaceship departed?"

"Already in low Earth orbit, space jump will begin in three minutes."

Chen Lin pondered for a moment: "Connect me to Chen Xiao's private channel."

The communication was quickly established, and Chen Xiao's holographic image appeared in the conference room: "Dad? What happened?"

"The plan has changed." Chen Lin said solemnly, "The target structure may be related to other discoveries. My intuition tells me that this mission is extremely dangerous."

"I want you to change your route and go to Saturn's ring belt to meet up with Wu Yan first. He will take you to a safe house to get special equipment."

Chen Xiao's expression became serious: "Is this appropriate? That's not..."

"Remember, do not trust any communication signals from Jupiter."

Chen Lin interrupted her, "Use the quantum encryption channel after arrival. Use your birthday as the password. I can't reveal too much other information to you."

"Understood." Chen Xiao nodded solemnly, "I will be careful."

After the communication ended, Chen Lin turned to Zhulong and said, "Activate the headquarters defense protocol and notify Vice President Zheng to prepare for action."

"Yes!"

Chen Lin's eyes were fixed on the holographic star map, where the icy planet Europa was highlighted.

……

Saturn's ring belt, codenamed "Ice Nest" safe house
Chen Xiao's spaceship "Qingluan" slid lightly into a secret dock converted from an abandoned ice mine detection station.

The hatch opened, and a tall young man in a dark blue engineer's uniform came up quickly. It was Wu Yan.

"Dr. Chen, the equipment is ready. Time is running out. Please follow me!"

Wu Yan led the way without any greetings. He had obviously learned from the communication that the mission had been upgraded.

Inside the safe house, two new sets of deep space exploration armor stood quietly.

They are no longer ordinary scientific research equipment, but are equipped with tactical-grade protection, enhanced life support systems, and advanced shielding devices against the virtual time flow energy field. There are also several compact but powerful handheld devices placed next to the armor.

"This is the 'Abyss Type VII' armor, with built-in anti-interference communications and emergency jump units. These are dedicated scanners and energy jammers for deep space environments."

Wu Yan introduced quickly, and at the same time handed the activation core of an armor to Chen Xiao, "The president specifically instructed that the primary goal is to bring back the data and samples safely."

Chen Xiao quickly put on the armor. The cold metal fit against her body, bringing her a strange sense of security.

"Understood. Target Europa's subglacial ocean, detect the source of abnormal resonance signals... Wu Yan, are you familiar with the environment there?"

"Similar under-ice exploration missions have been carried out on Titan, and the principles are the same."

"Europa's ice is thicker and the ocean conditions are more extreme, but the heavy-duty drilling equipment of the Sky Surveyor will open the way for us."

Wu Yan answered while checking his equipment, "The location of the signal source has been synchronized to the navigation system."

The two men boarded the "Qingluan" and the spacecraft quietly left the safe house and once again merged into the bright and cold ice belt of Saturn's rings. The engine power was fully turned on, and the target was directly towards the Jupiter system.

The huge "Surveyor" ship tore through the void and leapt in. Its huge hull seemed tiny against the huge backdrop of Jupiter.

On the bridge, Chen Lin stared at the main screen, and the white and smooth ice shell of Europa was clearly visible.

Zhulong's projection reported: "Report from the front line, we have taken our positions at the designated coordinates, and no abnormal ship activity has been detected."

"The transport ship 'Swift Wind' is expected to arrive in 10 minutes. A rapid response team will be deployed to establish an outer alert circle... The signal of the 'Blue Luan' has been locked and will arrive in 17 minutes."

"Start a full-scale scan, focusing on monitoring abnormal energy fluctuations under the ice shell and all flying objects approaching the airspace." Chen Lin ordered, "Prepare the 'Icebreaker' deep-sea probe, and start drilling operations immediately after the 'Qingluan' arrives. I want first-hand data under the ice."

"Yes, President. 'Icebreaker' is being warmed up."

After receiving the message, the bridge crew immediately started working.

Ten minutes later, Qing Luan docked with the Surveyor near the orbit of Europa.

Chen Xiao and Wu Yan passed through the docking channel and directly entered the spacious equipment preparation cabin of the "Sky Surveyor", where Chen Lin was already waiting.

"dad!"

When Chen Xiao saw her father, her tense nerves relaxed a little.

"President."

Wu Yan stood at attention and saluted.

"The situation is more direct than expected, but the area is also more dangerous." Chen Lin didn't waste any words and pointed to the huge holographic projection in the center.

The projection clearly shows the ice structure of Europa. About 15 kilometers below the designated coordinate point, a weak but continuous and regular energy source signal is flashing.

"The source of the signal is here. It is very hidden, but Zhulong has confirmed that its energy characteristics are the same as the previous abnormal fluctuations."

"As for Carson, Zhulong's continuous monitoring shows that he is trying to secretly mobilize a convoy belonging to the Third Department of North America. The direction is unknown... but it has been secretly intercepted and controlled by Vice President Zheng's people."

"His little tricks were exposed, that's all."

Chen Lin's eyes fell on his daughter and Wu Yan: "Do you know what the next task is?"

The two looked at each other and nodded vigorously. (End of this chapter)