Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 82 15. D-4's Side Mission: Trouble

"You made a mistake."

The next morning, in Weng Mingyue's clinic, Zhou Ke, who had just received the first round of injections of enhanced drugs and was still lying on the hospital bed, said helplessly to Weng Meiyu who came to "report the good news":

"I asked you to change your image, but I didn't expect you to change so quickly. Your refusal last night might make little Acholi think that you are a little 'pampered', but there is a way to remedy this."

"I left the office realizing that I had gotten a little carried away last night and had done things a little too hastily."

Weng Meiyu said with a look of regret:
"Little Acholi does things in a very casual way. To put it simply, he follows the will of the donkey. I should have followed his lead at that time, but I have made amends. This morning, I recommended two of my 'best friends' to the secretarial corps as interns. Those two bitches are twins and they are the best at serving people.

From what I know about him, the discontent in little Acholi's heart will soon be appeased.

The important thing now is whether this matter can be done well. This is not my area of expertise, so the next thing will be left to you and Moni.

Get the complete set of information about the deep cooperation between the Panis family and the Flash Organization as soon as possible. With this, little Acholi can have the status and righteousness when taking action. "

When she saw Zhou Ke's inquiring expression, Weng Meiyu knew that this guy didn't quite understand the internal structure of the Acholi Consortium, so she patiently explained:

"The Flash Organization is nominally just a research institute of the Acholi Consortium. What makes it special is that it was personally established by the leader of the consortium, Dr. Acholi, when the old civilization collapsed. It is said that it is responsible for researching various mysterious projects related to the essence of the world, so it has a high priority.

But it still needs the consortium to provide funds and resources, like a gold-eating monster.

This is where the conflict between little Acholi and the organization stems from.

When he first became the Archon of the Surface World, he actually wanted to initiate some reforms. He was very dissatisfied with the current situation of the surface world and believed that the entire Bad Land had lost its due enterprising spirit. However, the terrifying demands of the Flash Organization almost drained away the resources of the consortium system.

Moreover, the other party's attitude was very arrogant and they did not take the surface governors seriously at all.

Their status is transcendent. Roger, the chief scientific officer who currently leads the Flash Organization's surface activities, is still a student of old Dr. Acholi, so he does not hide his disdain and disregard for young Acholi.

I heard that the philosophy of the Flash Organization is that the Acholi Foundation should unconditionally help them complete all their research. They claim that everything they do is an attempt to save the world from doomsday. Regardless of whether this claim is true, it seems to me like a confrontation between idealism and realism.

In short, the conflict between the two sides has long been irreconcilable, and the Panis Group, as a director of the consortium and an important cornerstone of the surface world, has pledged allegiance to Acholi Jr. several years ago.

They are an important tool used by the Archons to manage surface affairs, but now, this important tool has rebelled.

Without the permission of the Archon, the resources that should have been used for the consortium system were secretly handed over to the Shunguang Organization. To put it mildly, this is called forming a clique for personal gain, and to put it more seriously, this is called plotting something unlawful.

Most importantly, the actions of the Panis Group clearly violated several important disciplines of the consortium, which gave the Archons a reason to move against them."

Weng Meiyu shook her head and said:

"The other party's actions did not hesitate to stab little Acholi in the back. He must get rid of the Panis Group to deter other director families and bring the resources of the Panis Group under his own command to clamp down on the resource needs of the Flash Organization."

"Such a big conflict has arisen just because of resource allocation?"

Zhou Ke was not satisfied with this explanation.

He pointed to the sky and said:

"The entire surface world exists to support the operation of the Garden of Eden. From this point of view, as the heir to the consortium, it is impossible for little Acholi to not understand the rules of the surface world. It makes no sense for him to provoke an important department of the consortium because of these things. They are still his father's direct line.

There must be some grudges that we don’t know about, but this is not the focus at the moment.

You just said that Little Acholi gave you the authority to act, how high is it exactly? "

"Special authority, it's unimaginably high. It's basically equivalent to temporarily handing over the power of the surface governor to me. Of course, it can only be used for this matter itself."

Weng Meiyu smiled from the bottom of her heart and said:
"You can obtain temporary permission to go anywhere you want. Anything you need that is available in the consortium system can be allocated to you for use. You can even use some mechanical sheriffs as auxiliary forces.

Of course, considering the secrecy of this matter, I think we should keep a low profile.”

"Indeed, it is not advisable to make a big fuss about it."

Zhou Ke nodded and said to Weng Meiyu:

"You can discuss the specific action plan with Moni. He knows the Panis Group better and knows where to start to solve little Acholi's pain points more quickly. I'm still under postoperative anesthesia, so my brain is a little slow. I'll make an action plan after I recover."

"There's no need to be in such a hurry."

At this time, Weng Meiyu treated Zhou Ke as if he were her closest think tank. She even peeled an apple for Zhou Ke and placed it on the table, saying:

“He said the sooner the better, but in reality it can be done within a month. This matter involving the family of the director cannot be rushed, and it takes a long time just to go through the process.

To depose a director family requires the permission of both the surface governor and the Eden governor. However, I heard that Mr. Han Bin, the Eden governor, is a very easy-going person who also pays great attention to rules. Therefore, as long as little Acholi gets solid evidence, the outcome of this matter will most likely not go wrong. "

"Yes, Abin is indeed a very easy-going person, and his medical skills are superb. To be honest, he is indeed much better than your brother."

Zhou Ke sighed, causing Weng Meiyu, who had already stood up, to show a surprised expression. She said:
"Abin? Have you seen him? Impossible! Mr. Han Bin has been in Eden Garden for more than 20 years and has never been to the surface world. He is also a student of old Dr. Acholi and the most trusted disciple. He has a great reputation in Eden Garden.

How could you?

"Not only did I see it, Abin also performed surgery on me and saved my life, but there's no need to make this kind of thing known to everyone."

Zhou Ke waved his hand, obviously not intending to explain the matter in depth. He just asked Weng Meiyu to grant him certain authority to act as soon as possible, and then prepared to take a break.

Last night's enhancement surgery involved three injections of the enhancer into the bone marrow, and the enhancement of various organs lasted for a full six hours. It is no exaggeration to say that Zhou Ke is now half a vegetable.

The most he could do was move his hands and neck before the anesthesia wore off.

Damn, there's still a catheter inserted in him.

What a terrible experience.

Almost two hours after Weng Meiyu left, the Wuneng device woke up Zhou Ke, and Wuneng said excitedly:

"This machine has been empowered, albeit temporarily, but it can now openly browse several cognitive databases under the Acholi Consortium system.

Well, the ocean of knowledge has opened its arms to me.

Unfortunately, after a preliminary search of the database, this machine did not find any exciting news, but it has ordered new weapons and protective gear for you, which will be delivered to Old Taff's bar soon.

And a super cool vehicle.

Now you don’t have to drive around in a broken car, do you need another flying vehicle?
This temporary privilege allows me to enjoy an amazing 25% discount on the purchase of aircraft. Don’t miss it.”

"Flying machines are so unsafe. Besides, I don't have the hobby of throwing people out of helicopters."

Zhou Ke regained some consciousness. He sat up, reached out to pull out the embarrassing catheter, and said:

"One car is enough. It has to be bulletproof."

"boom"

D-4 pushed the door open carrying a set of clothes. She glanced at Zhou Ke, shook her head, and went forward to help him stand up and help him change his clothes.

"I will do it myself."

Zhou Ke felt a little embarrassed. After all, it was better to change underwear by oneself.

"You don't have to be so sensitive, boss. I'm just a robot."

D-4 advised:
"Your current physical strength is not enough to support you to complete this task. Weng Mingyue has told you not to do any strenuous activities in the next two days.

Be good and stand still!

I'll help you change your clothes."

"Who did you learn this from?"

Zhou Ke said dissatisfiedly:

"I'm not a child who needs to be taken care of."

"I found a parenting guide from an old civilization on the Internet, which I found very useful, and I used it to fine-tune my own companionship mode."

D-4 explained seriously:
"This is D-4's job. D-4 must do his job perfectly." "D-4, this machine detects that your lie module is operating."

Wu Neng suddenly spoke:

"You are deliberately hiding something. Your data stream has even been slightly adjusted to cover up your simulated 'nervous' emotions at this moment. What happened?"

"Ok?"

Zhou Ke, who was receiving the dressing service from D-4, frowned when he heard this, turned around and looked at her, and asked:

"What on earth is it that requires you to use the lie module to cover up? Isn't there a rule in your code of conduct that says 'you cannot hide anything from your server'?"

"I have the awakening virus in my body, boss. The old rules don't apply to me."

D-4 explained.

But then, under the questioning of Wu Neng and Zhou Ke, she was finally unable to hide the "strange incident" that she had encountered last night.

Her oriental-style face, which Zhou Ke liked very much, showed very human doubts and worries. After helping Zhou Ke change his clothes, she talked about what happened last night.

"I was on standby outside Mr. Zhou Ke's ward, watching the most popular skits in the City-State to strengthen my understanding of human social patterns and behavioral norms. Then a message from another Omnic bypassed my firewall and suddenly appeared in my mind module.

The other party hid the information stamp, so I couldn't determine its identity, but it asked me to meet it in a wooded area outside the central city tonight."

"Hmm? What a classic start to a ghost story."

Zhou Ke stood by the window, picked up a cigarette with his still numb fingers, and said:
"Could it be the mechanical agents of Rust Castle ambushing in the city-state area? Aren't those guys most fond of hooking up with 'compatriots' infected with the awakening virus?"

"No, it's not."

Wu Neng denied:
"This machine is currently serving as the core of D-4's firewall system. If the information flow is indeed mixed with the characteristics of the awakening virus, it will definitely trigger the defense mode of this machine. However, the firewall has not been attacked at all, which means that the other party is using a completely compliant communication mode.

D-4, your communication frequency band should be encrypted. In addition to Professor Qiao Sina, is there anyone else who can send you whitelist communications in this way without interception? "

"There is no such possibility, Master Wuneng."

D-4 rubbed her brows, using this behavior to express her concern, which was one of her recent learning achievements.

she says:

"I am a customized high-end intelligent machine. After leaving the factory and binding the service provider's information, all communication permissions including those of the manufacturer and the testing organization will be formatted immediately. Leaving a backdoor in the thinking of an intelligent machine like me is a serious violation of the consortium's laws. No one dares to do this.

What's more, Professor Qiao Sina is an outstanding expert in mechanical and network security. If I really had a similar vulnerability implanted in me, there would be no way she would not be able to discover it.

The information filtering program and firewall structure I am using now were written for me personally by Professor Qiao Sina.

Logically speaking, the situation you speculated shouldn't have happened at all.

However, after considering all the possibilities, I did find a more likely guess that the mechanical individual who sent me the message was my former 'colleague'."

"Hmm? Colleagues? You mean, the other intelligent machines in Professor Qiaosna's security team?"

Zhou Ke was really interested now.

He blew out a smoke ring and asked:
"How many omnics like you are there on that team?"

"Seven! Including me, we have different responsibilities. I am Professor Qiao Si Na's personal security guard, and other colleagues will take on the responsibilities of reconnaissance, fire suppression, first aid, and information control when encountering attacks and dangers.

We are a highly segmented team cooperation mode. When necessary, we can temporarily share the same command link under the command of the captain, forming a true sense of 'unity'. "

D-4 explained:
“This is also the behavior model designed by Professor Qiao Si Na herself, which is at least one generation ahead of other similar machines on the market in terms of technology.

Professor Josna trusted us very much, and before that disaster, we had never let her down.

However, after I encountered a series of accidents, I am unable to judge the current situation of my other colleagues. Logically, after the death of the service provider, our highly intelligent customized security will also be dismantled to prevent the service provider's private information from being maliciously leaked.

But now that this message has been sent, I suspect my colleague has not suffered the fate of being dismantled.

Perhaps they have already obtained free status. This sounds incredible, but Professor Qiao Sina did apply for "citizenship" for us. However, the evaluation agency responsible for this aspect of the consortium did not adopt all the suggestions and only granted us "partial citizenship".

The reason is that we do not really possess a 'soul' or a 'personality'.

If we follow this line of thought, and if Professor Qiao Sina had left some kind of will in advance, my colleagues could indeed live a low-key life in the central city while having partial citizenship rights.

However, here comes the problem.

I was the only bystander when Professor Josna died."

"Don't be so ambiguous, D-4. You killed her yourself, so it's hard to tell what this message means. Maybe your colleagues learned the truth and are planning to avenge the server. This is a Hongmen Banquet targeting you!
Can’t go.”

The bad guy Wuneng deliberately exposed D-4's cover at this time, causing D-4 to fall into a kind of unconcealable silence, and as a result, Zhou Ke reached out and slapped its screen.

他 说:

"Don't worry about Wu Neng's exaggerated associations. Even from the worst perspective, they can't know the truth about Professor Qiao Sina's death. It is very likely that they contacted you now because the incident in Creedburg exposed your whereabouts. Maybe they just want to know the truth."

"Perhaps, but I don't think my colleagues would make such a judgment after losing the order of the server."

D-4 shook his head and said:
“They are only highly anthropomorphic and do not have the ability to think independently in the true sense. Unless Professor Qiao Sina gave them a long-term order before she died, they would not take the initiative to do such a thing.

I.
I want to go on a date tonight!

I want to know how my colleagues are doing now, after all, they are the only group of "friends" I have had for a long time, even if they don't really understand the concept. "

"Then let's go together."

Zhou Ke put out his cigarette and said to D-4:
"Call Moni and Ajie, and let's go with just four of us. If something happens, at least we'll have someone to look after us. Although Wu Neng's guess is outrageous, it's not impossible. You have to be prepared to turn against your colleagues in advance. In terms of combat power, are you confident in fighting them?"

"I am confident in one-on-one or even one-on-two situations."

D-4 shook his head and said:
"But after that, the best I can do is ensure a safe escape, especially when they form a chain of command and cooperate. Not to mention the four of us, even if there were forty of us, we wouldn't be able to stop them.

Our basic factory settings require that the seven of us, in combat mode, can escort service personnel to safe escape in a variety of harsh conditions.

Let me just say this.

Our Lord Sam, who is in charge of fire suppression, can carry individual thermobaric warheads in addition to conventional ammunition, and can even be equipped with miniature nuclear warheads when sufficient authority is obtained.

We are the most advanced security guards on the surface world, and the technological afterglow of cutting-edge intelligent weapons from the old civilization. The mechanical entities that can crush us numerically only exist in Rust Castle and the Garden of Eden. Boss, you definitely don't want to face opponents like us.

Therefore, I do not recommend that you accompany me to the appointment tonight. If you encounter a dangerous situation, D-4 cannot guarantee your safety."

"Even though you said that, I still want to go."

Zhou Ke shrugged and said:

"In addition to meeting your 'brothers and sisters', as the second server, I also have to consider my companions. At least I can't behave worse than Professor Qiaosna, right?
You always think that it was an unforgivable mistake you made, but I think this matter may not be as simple as you think. "

"how is this possible?"

D-4 refuted fiercely:
“I saw it with my own eyes”

"Is what you see with your own eyes necessarily the truth?"

Zhou Ke interrupted D-4's description, patted her on the shoulder, and said earnestly:
“You can only confirm that what you see is the fact, and the conclusion you form in your mind can only be called an opinion. Facts and opinions are both necessary parts of the truth, but they are not the only criteria for judgment. There are some things that you will never see clearly when you are in the game, but a third-party perspective can reveal some unique clues.

If you want to understand human thinking patterns and live a happy life, these three concepts must always be clear.

Needless to say, let's go together.

It just so happens that Weng Meiyu has brought us super powers. Once we have power, we can issue orders. This good thing will be useless if it expires."

(End of this chapter)