Don’t panic if you get scammed, give him a Desert Eagle instead.

"Since the lab provided this equipment, and Tony is such an outstanding person, I don't think he would betray me at a crucial moment."

Jiang Chuan knew there was no turning back. But Xu Jiajia still rushed to the laboratory that night and found Chen Tianfei still making final adjustments.

It turned out that Chen Tianfei had been working hard on the project all this time. He understood that the moment had come, and Tony was also providing full assistance.

Even after meeting them, Xu Jiajia remained worried. Tony explained that the locator was actually just a stopgap measure.

While machine-based searches are feasible, it remains to be seen whether they will prove effective in critical moments.

"Madam, here's the situation: We've mastered the technology, and I'll explain it to the boss in detail tomorrow. The key is that this technology requires someone to wear the equipment. Fortunately, the equipment has now been upgraded to a completely new technology."

This is actually VR game technology.

Of course, this technology is not the same as that technology.

"Can you guarantee that this technology will work in a critical moment?"

"Theoretically, it's possible, but there's a problem: the original system was quite large, and it was developed collaboratively by me and everyone else. We're unsure if any spies planted a virus in the system back then."

Even if a virus does exist, it's difficult to handle right now. The reason is simple: children's consciousness is within the system, and forcibly removing the virus could damage important information.

That would be even more troublesome.

The situation is indeed very complicated, since no one knows the children's specific circumstances.

"So, we're really just taking it one step at a time right now."

Chen Tianfei looked helpless. If this dragged on any longer, no one would have a chance, but this time they absolutely could not fail.

Therefore, everyone felt very depressed.

It can be said that under the current circumstances, everyone bears a greater responsibility than expected.

"Isn't there any other way?"

Jiang Chuan still had reservations.

"The key isn't one person, but a group. Even if you regain your own child's awareness, the other children are still a problem. It's especially important to have your child act as a leader, guiding everyone back to the right path."

"Understood!"

Since this possibility exists, there's no need for further explanation. The couple must now make a decision.

"So your choice is: to directly access the system through consciousness separation, or to use this new technology?"

Xu Jiajia gazed at her husband.

"As the saying goes, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Listen to me, now that I'm your husband, I will definitely find a way to return safely. You need to understand, this GPS tracker is like an insurance policy; we must ensure our child has this insurance."

Hearing this, Chen Tianfei interjected:
"Then let's use a two-pronged approach."

This time, Chen Tianfei plans to enter the system using VR technology.

This way, everyone can grasp the overall situation at crucial moments. However, whether the arrangement will ultimately be successful remains to be seen.

"Let's give it a try. Everyone doesn't need to worry too much; if everything goes well, we won't need to consider other options."

In the end, everyone gathered together to seriously discuss countermeasures.

"Xu Jiajia, if something unexpected really happens this time, you will enter the system after me as a backup, understand? But the primary task is to rescue the child."

Jiang Chuan knew in his heart that whether he could return safely was still unknown. If something happened to him, many people would surely come to his rescue.

But the situation with the child was quite different. However, the very next day, when they were ready, they found that their superiors and all the relevant officials had already arrived at the scene.

"Are you sure you want to go yourself? We can send a few soldiers into the system to search; in this case, you don't need to go personally."

The higher-ups preferred that someone else solve this problem, since Jiangchuan was too important to the country and even the world.

"A soldier's life is just as precious. I know everyone is serving the country, but no matter the outcome, we cannot joke about this kind of thing."

Jiang Chuan had made up his mind. He understood that no matter the outcome, he had to take charge personally; only in this way could he properly arrange everything in the first instance.

"Alright, that's enough. Trust me, now is the perfect time, and I'm confident everyone will be able to handle everything well at this crucial moment."

Since Jiang Chuan is already mentally prepared, there's no need to say anything more. I'm confident that everyone will be able to handle the situation properly in this critical moment.

The crucial moment is about to begin.

Once the machine was back in normal operation, all personnel, led by the military, first confirmed that the antenna had been turned off.

Chen Tianfei's team has moved in with all members, and all equipment has entered the final testing phase.

Tony personally led a small team to the receiver's location, where they now had to ensure all receivers were switched off.

Sure enough, they found that three receivers still failed to turn off, and what was even stranger was that these three receivers seemed to be impossible to turn off at all.

"That's absolutely unacceptable."

At the crucial moment, Tony flew into a rage.

"What time is it? How can the receivers still be running? If these three receivers can't be turned off, just cut the power. If all else fails, destroy the entire system; I'm willing to invest heavily in redesigning and rebuilding it."

Tony is, after all, a top billionaire, and in this critical moment, his first thought is to ensure everyone's safety.

The superiors immediately ordered the destruction of all three receivers. To ensure absolute safety, all receiving equipment at the center was demolished by explosives in the first instance.

In this way, the entire system becomes a closed loop.

Sure enough, the system began to malfunction, displaying that it had only half an hour of runtime left. Once that time was up, the system would automatically initiate its self-destruct program.

"what happened?"

It seems that the imposter Huang Tianfei really had ill intentions. In this critical moment, everyone frantically completed all the installation work.

Five minutes passed.

Jiang Chuan separated his consciousness and entered the system, completely unaware of what was happening outside. Sure enough, he saw children playing and laughing there.

"Dad, what brings you here?"

Jiang Tianfeng was extremely surprised to see his father.

"Alright, stop playing around and hurry up and come back with me. I'm telling you, if you stay here any longer, you might never be able to go back."

"We just want to stay here a little longer. The amount of knowledge here is so vast; we've learned so much new stuff, but we haven't finished yet."

To be honest, Jiang Tianfeng really didn't want to go back. He felt particularly happy here, especially with the instructors, who seemed much friendlier than the people at the research center.

"No matter what, the virtual world is not reality. Don't forget, your mother has always been worried about you."

At this point, the other children also realized what was happening.

"How is our mother?" (End of Chapter)