The night before the promotion

Chapter 62 Mystery
Zhou Si didn't expect to meet Zuo Zhi here, but after thinking about it carefully, as the other founder of Shenwei Technology and the actual controller now, it would be unreasonable for Zuo Zhi not to appear here.

Surprisingly, what appeared in front of Zhou Si was no longer the old man, but a transformed body. After getting rid of the constraints of the body, Zuo Zhi's spirit was almost the same as that of a young man.

"What is the longevity plan?"

Xiang Ji was not aware of these hidden facts and looked at Zuo Zhi with full vigilance.

“An expensive life extension project that only serves the top wealthy.”

Zhou Si explained calmly, "To put it simply, the body is stored in the medical cabin, and the body is monitored and maintained at all times, reducing life activities and consumption as much as possible, thereby extending the theoretical lifespan. At the same time, the individual consciousness is loaded into a certain incarnation and continues to move in the real world."

After explaining all this to Xiang Ji, Zhou Si curiously asked Zuo Zhi, "I remember that the immortality plan was just a concept before."

"Zhou Si, you've been gone for four years. These four years are more than enough time for us to turn our vision into reality," Zuo Zhi still maintained that flamboyant smile, "not to mention that this vision is closely related to our lives."

“When did this start running?”

Zhou Si's heart began to throb, and the sense of crisis about human alienation spread to his nerves again.

"At the beginning of this year, it is still in the experimental stage and has not been officially launched," Zuo Zhi introduced it to Zhou Si generously, "In order to ensure safety, I am currently the first and only experimental subject."

"It feels great. I don't have to worry about my aging joints and weakened organs, and my mind is no longer muddled... Although my mechanized body makes my life less fun, as long as it can extend my life, this price is nothing."

Zuo Zhi did not have the dignity of a superior at all. Instead, he looked like a young and energetic child. He pretended to be shocked and spread his palms to Zhou Si. "The doctor said that according to my current physiological functions, I can live another fifty years."

"Fifty years, everyone. This is much better than our competitor's ridiculous life customization." Zuo Zhi did not say it explicitly, but everyone knew that the competitor he was referring to was Shouheng Life.

Zhou Si asked the key question, "Where is your body?"

Zuo Zhi's smile froze, and then he said mysteriously, "This is a privacy issue... Anyway, it's in a very safe place."

"Okay, everyone."

Zuo Zhi clapped his hands vigorously. The loud applause, like the sound of a clapper, was clearly heard by everyone.

"Everyone in the investigation team is here today, probably not to sightsee or listen to my crazy ideas about future technology, but to investigate the cause of death of my good friend, Chen Wen Ge."

The smile on Zuo Zhi's face disappeared. In an instant, his frivolous and playful temperament was gone, replaced by a terrifying coldness.

"The complexity of this incident is beyond our imagination, otherwise we would not have chosen to cooperate with the Inspectorate."

Zuo Zhi's gaze moved from Zhou Si, Li Weiyu, Xiang Ji and others one by one, and looked at each member of the investigation team one by one.

"I am different from the rigid Supervisory Bureau. I am a generous businessman. As long as you can find out the truth of all this, as a reward, I will provide you with a free quota for the Longevity Plan after it is officially put into the market."

After he finished speaking, there was a wave of waves in everyone's heart. Zhou Si suspected that Zuo Zhi was not so kind, Li Weiyu lamented his generosity, Xiang Ji thought about the rationality of the immortality plan, and Song Qiliang acted very incompetent.

"A free spot? In other words...extending your life?" Song Qiliang was moved.

"Moreover, after the longevity plan is launched, the relevant technology will continue to be developed. In other words, it is expected that the extended life span will increase along with the advancement of technology."

Zuo Zhi said proudly, "Our medical solution will completely defeat our competitors."

"Don't rush to write a blank check," Zhou Si showed no respect to Zuo Zhi, "Take us to see the scene first."

"Of course." Zuo Zhi turned around and led the way.

Just as Ruan Linrui said, the entire floor was cleared, and each entrance and exit was guarded by security avatars. The surroundings were empty and silent, with the echo of footsteps coming from afar.

After passing through several security doors, Zhou Si arrived at the secret laboratory. Looking around, the layout here was the same as the original immortal project, almost a one-to-one replica.

First there was a feeling of nostalgia, and then there was a feeling of fear.

Zhou Si looked towards the center of the laboratory, at the chair that had been baked by electric current and was covered with a deep black surface. It was stacked layer by layer intentionally or unintentionally, like a standing throne, or a heart-pounding electric chair. All kinds of pipes were exposed on it, intricately intertwined and entangled, spreading like vines.

If you go around the back of the chair, you can find that there is another chair with its back to back. A human is sitting on one chair, and an incarnation's body is sitting on the other.

At the moment, the two chairs are empty, probably because they have been reclaimed by Shenwei Technology. When Zhou Si thought about examining Chen Wen Ge's body next, he had an indescribable feeling.

Around the two chairs, there were many fallen supports, so densely packed that they looked like a large area of ​​collapsed scaffolding. These were devices used to scan brain neurons, and when the accident occurred, the shock of the electric current explosion overturned them all to the ground.

Li Weiyu and Xiang Ji inspected the scene, while Song Qiliang looked through the information provided by Ruan Linrui, looking for any useful clues.

Zhou Si did not participate in the investigation. He sat in the corner nearby and watched everything from a bystander's perspective.

"Are you just going to stand by and watch?" Zuo Zhi sat down next to Zhou Si.

"What else?" Zhou Si looked straight ahead without even looking at him. "A month has passed. This is enough time for you to renovate this place, but you haven't found any useful clues. How do you think the investigation team can find out the truth?"

"So I don't have any expectations for the investigation team," Zuo Zhi explained like a conspirator, "The only person I really want to invite is you, Zhou Si. The investigation team is just a cover to deal with the Supervision Bureau."

Zhou Si turned his head slightly in surprise and met Zuo Zhi's empty eyes.

He went on to say, "You are the person closest to becoming an immortal. It is not an exaggeration to even call you the first person. Although Chen Wen Ge's cause of death was a mechanical injury to his neck, this incident is obviously related to the technique of metamorphosis. I think you can bring me some different inspiration."

Zhou Si was silent for a moment, then asked, "I want to hear your conclusion." "It's similar to your conclusion. There is a dangerous and ambitious person among the senior management of Shenwei Technology."

Zuo Zhi's voice was directed toward Zhou Si's ears, like some kind of privacy function. Within a certain range, only Zhou Si could hear his words clearly. As for reading Zuo Zhi's lip language, that was even more ridiculous.

The avatar body does not need to "move a mouth" at all. "Moving a mouth" is just a bionic design that makes the avatar body more realistic.

So, Zuo Zhi spoke like a ventriloquist, "You should have seen the conflict between me and Chen Wen Ge a long time ago, right?"

Zhou Si said nothing and agreed with Zuo Zhi's words.

"Chen Wen Ge is an idealist, but I am more realistic than him, so some people say that he is a true scholar, and I am just a talented businessman."

Zuo Zhi sighed quietly, "But you know, if there is no realistic foundation, no matter how great the ideal is, it is just a castle in the air. I hope Chen Wen Ge can please the board of directors and carry out more commercial development, but he thinks I am an accomplice of the board of directors."

"You know how difficult it is to get along with him," Zuo Zhi smiled and said helplessly, "The board of directors has been unhappy with him for a long time, but I have always supported him secretly in order to maintain a balance of power within Shenwei Technology."

Zhou Si whispered, "But the Immortal Falls incident broke everything."

"Yes, how could the board of directors miss this opportunity? Under their operation, Chen Wen Ge lost most of his power. The board of directors hoped that this would control him, but he refused to compromise and chose to retire and leave Shenwei Technology, and I took over everything."

Zuo Zhi asked in confusion, "Logically, since then, Chen Wen Ge has not even had the authority to enter the Shenwei Building, but he died here strangely."

"I guess Chen Wen Ge finally compromised with reality. In order to continue his research, he must have reached an agreement with a certain director, and they are also connected to the Paradise of Bliss."

Zuo Zhi winked at Zhou Si and encouraged him, "I have to thank you for this, Zhou Si. If you hadn't raided the Golden Dreamland, we might not have been able to find the connection between them."

The Supervisory Bureau shared the follow-up investigation information of Golden Dreamland with Shenwei Technology.

They examined the upgraded consciousness that Zhou Si killed, and found not only data written into its thought storage core, but also the existence of a cocoon system.

The cocoon system can confirm the inexplicable connection between Chen Wen Ge and the paradise.

"According to my guess, that big shot can provide Chen Wen Ge with a research site, but he can't conduct a large number of tests openly. For this reason, they teamed up with the Paradise of Bliss and began to hunt for qualified people in order to obtain experimental data."

Zuo Zhi's guess and Zhou Si's speculation overlapped little by little. Should we say that Zuo Zhi is indeed a genius? Even in this aspect, he still showed enough wisdom.

"As for becoming immortal, this is easier to understand. There are many ways to unite a group of people. A goal that can convince everyone and appropriate benefits are needed. As a group of incarnation killers living in the dark, the best way for them to win over people is to package themselves as a religious group."

Zuo Zhi nodded in affirmation, "Yes, Zhou Si, think about the people they are facing, those patients affected by the disease of consciousness separation. For those people, faith is simply the best safe haven. Not to mention, their faith is not illusory. The Land of Bliss really has the power to ascend to heaven."

"only……"

Zuo Zhi paused for a moment, then asked in a bewildered tone, "I still can't figure out why they wanted to kill Chen Wen Ge?"

"Could it be that after perfecting the Metamorphosis technology, they are going to give up Chen Wen Ge? This is obviously unreasonable. Chen Wen Ge's value is almost equal to the Metamorphosis technology. Is it an internal conflict? But even if it is an internal conflict, it is not worth killing Chen Wen Ge."

Zuo Zhi put forward a series of conjectures, but each conjecture was difficult to establish, like a lie full of loopholes.

"Or did Chen Wen Ge complete the upgrade of his consciousness? His upgraded consciousness killed Chen Wen Ge himself in turn?"

Zuo Zhi said this and shifted his gaze to Zhou Si, looking at him carefully with that annoying smile.

Zhou Si still ignored him and looked at the busy crowd and said, "Haven't you checked this? There is no trace of data written into the thought storage core of the incarnation body. Someone deliberately disguised it."

"Yes, it's a mystery with no clue at all," Zuo Zhi asked back, "So after listening to me talk for so long, do you have any ideas?"

"Why, do you want me to take you to see the incarnation, or Chen Wen Ge's body? He is frozen in the next room and can be dissected at any time."

Zuo Zhi's words once again brought back Zhou Si's memories of Chen Wen Ge. He couldn't help but imagine what that old face looked like when he died, pale, wrinkled, and swollen...

"No need for that. As I said before, if there were any clues, you would have found them long ago."

Zhou Si retracted his gaze and said in boredom, "We came here for nothing. There are no clues in the Shenwei Building. It's just a cloud of smoke that blocks people's vision."

"If I want to find out the truth, I still have to start from the Land of Bliss. But before I take action, I do have something I want to ask you."

"Oh? Is there anything I can help you with?" Zuo Zhi became interested.

"Tell me about Chen Wen-Ge, Mr. Zuo Zhi. As his best friend, you have grown up and worked with Chen Wen-Ge since your student days. I believe you must know more about Chen Wen-Ge's past than anyone else in the world."

Zhou Si threw out the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time and asked.

"Please tell me in detail about Chen Wen-Ge's life experience. It's not the kind of inspirational story in an autobiography that is used to fool readers, but the real story of the major events that happened in his life and ultimately led him to become 'Chen Wen-Ge'."

"This should have nothing to do with Chen Wen Ge's cause of death, right?"

“But this has something to do with why Chen Wen-Ge is obsessed with feathering technology.”

Zhou Si took a deep breath, as if he was under some unknown pressure, "Tell me about it, Mr. Zuo Zhi, for example..."

"For example, starting from the death of Chen Huahan."

(End of this chapter)