Did the world end today?

Chapter 160 Those who are resurrected can escape the apocalypse.
2023 October.

Lin Xu memorized this time.

He was prepared to continue investigating Zhou Yue and Ayana's whereabouts based on this timeline the next time he entered the bracelet world.

He absolutely refused to believe that the so-called "neural Trojan horse" David spoke of was just a dream.

Because he had never seen a case where information could be obtained from dreams.

He had never seen it, neither in the world of the bracelet nor in the real world.

He is more inclined to believe that it is a kind of "high-dimensional information projection".

However, the projection was done after he had "fallen asleep".

Of course, there are also simpler and more brutal methods.

For example, they could sneak into his house, install a small speaker in the wall, and play a loop of things like "Neural Trojan Horse Neural Trojan Horse Neural Trojan Horse" while he sleeps.
But the answers to all these questions will only be revealed after David arrives in Nanjing.

His intentions are clear, but for security reasons, the schedule cannot be set for the time being.

But he will definitely be there by the day after tomorrow at the latest.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xu paced silently in his office for a long time.

He mentally went through all the existing clues.

So far, four key figures have emerged in the context of the "end of the world".

Butterflies, pollen, killer bees, Mnemosyne.

The relationship between butterflies, pollen, and killer bees is clear.

The only gap is the "Mnemonic Goddess" Ayana.

What is this person's role?
Based on the available intelligence, she has at least two roles.

First, as the prototype of the "Mnemosyne" technology, it provides Zhou Yue with a technology that allows him to manipulate personal memories within a limited scope, in order to help him reach the pinnacle of power in the Western Alliance and even achieve control over all of humanity.

Secondly, she is very likely a key anchor point for Zhou Yue.

This anchor point certainly cannot be emotional; the key is that her manipulation of "memory" may allow Zhou Yue to maintain a relatively stable state during the long exploration.

After all, he has to go through hundreds of years.

If he were just a normal person, he would forget, take things lightly, be changed, and might even go down a different path due to some intense emotional shock.

But he didn't.

Ayana must have played a key role.

Previously, he had thought she was just an emotional bond.

In retrospect, she still seems to have some of the characteristics of a tool.
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But how exactly does this "tool" function?

It is impossible for a normal person to possess supernatural powers that transcend the rules of physics.

It is very likely that her "magical power" also requires the use of a higher-dimensional channel to achieve.

Or perhaps it's some kind of special equipment?
All the secrets were locked in Ayana's mind, and this became one of the key goals of her subsequent exploration.

After all, Zhou Yue's impact on the real world has been tangible and real.

If we don't even know what he did, then this world could truly be dragged into the abyss step by step by him.

They were dragged into the abyss before the end of the world.

Let's pick up the pace and move forward step by step.

Time is of the essence, and I cannot afford to waste a single minute.

Lin Xu picked up his phone and glanced at the time; it was exactly noon.

He planned to have lunch in the cafeteria, then go back to the lounge to rest for an hour. After the number on his bracelet returned to "2", he would re-enter the bracelet and try to get more information.

But just as he turned off his screen, Jiang Xingye sent him a message.

Jiang Xingye:
"Fanfou?"

Lin Xu:

"where?"

Jiang Xingye:
"canteen."

Lin Xu:

"1."

After replying to the message, Lin Xu walked out of the office and bumped right into Jiang Xingye, who was coming downstairs.

She still exuded energy, her ponytail bouncing with her steps, appearing exceptionally translucent under the spotlight above her head.

"How's today? Any new developments?"

"You can't announce any new developments here."

Lin Xu answered helplessly, then asked:
"How about you? How's the situation at the university?"

"Have you made the arrangements? When is class?"

Jiang Xingye replied:

"It's all arranged, I'll go tomorrow."

Lin Xu looked at Jiang Xingye and asked with a slightly teasing tone:
"Tomorrow? So eager? You can't wait for the men's college entrance exam, can you?"

Jiang Xingye turned to look at Lin Xu and said in a serious tone:

"That's right, I prefer tender ones."

“Especially those who are one year and 17 days younger than me, they are simply my ideal type.”

What is this?
A direct confession?

We can't hold on any longer!

Lin Xu coughed, unsure how to respond, while Jiang Xingye walked beside him, swinging her arms as they headed towards the cafeteria, and answered:

"But to be honest, I can only go for two hours a day—Star Travel One hasn't been officially launched yet, and there are still things to do."

"Furthermore, I also spoke with AVIC, and Director Liu expressed his hope that I would continue to work on other projects."

"I am quite capable, and it is my duty to promote the development of the aerospace industry!"

Looking at Jiang Xingye's smiling face, Lin Xu nodded and said:

"That's true. You've really gone to great lengths to become the king of Mars. Who can surpass you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xingye rolled his eyes.

She already knew that she was the first leader of the "Mars Republic" in another world, but she wasn't particularly enthusiastic about it.

Perhaps for her, it was a last resort that she had no other choice but to resort to.

The two walked into the cafeteria and into a private room.

The nutritionist's prepared meal was served quickly, and the two chatted casually while eating. Meanwhile, the TV in the private room was showing a summary of recent international news.

The internal reference version.

"The U.S. Congress announced increased resource allocation to the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT to achieve breakthroughs in brain-computer interface technology in the coming years."

"The US president delivered an important speech, stating that decoupling from the EU is not a must. Analysts believe that this statement suggests that the US will soften its attitude towards the EU and may form a new and stable alliance in the coming years."

"The situation in the Middle East has deteriorated further, and Pakistan has once again received a large amount of US military aid equipment."

"Intelligence from Canada, Australia, and the Philippines indicates that the three countries may participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) joint military exercise initiated by the United States in the near future."

"A new U.S. report details several cases of top scholars going missing or dying unexpectedly. A spokesperson for the relevant department stated that these are all independent incidents and are not related."

"Satellite telemetry images show a large-scale infrastructure project in Montana, the purpose of which is unknown."

As they listened and ate, Lin Xu's expression grew increasingly serious.

Military exercises, large-scale infrastructure construction, and a softening of attitude towards the EU.
All of these actions are suggesting one thing.

The Western Alliance is about to be established.

It was established one or two years earlier than the world of smart bracelets.

This poses a huge threat to China and even to the entire human world.

Fortunately, they lost the direct help of the "killer bees".

And that is our greatest advantage.

Lin Xu had finished eating and put down his chopsticks and stood up.

He casually took out his phone to set an alarm, but just then, his security phone in another pocket suddenly went off.

When I answered the phone, it was Qin Feng's voice on the other end.

"Forester!"

Have you finished eating?

"I'll come get you. Come to the interrogation room!"

"Ayana's interrogation has made a major breakthrough!" Ten minutes later, Lin Xu got into Qin Feng's car.

The car sped along towards the National Security interrogation room.

As Lin Xu took the documents from Qin Feng, he asked:
"what's the situation?"

"New intelligence."

Qin Feng pointed to the document, not wanting to beat around the bush, and said directly:
“We discovered that Ayana has a history of ‘coming back to life’!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xu stared in astonishment.

"Resurrected from the dead??"

"You mean, like Zhang Yuan, someone who came back from the dead?"

"What do you mean? She's also someone who has experienced a higher dimension?"

"Why didn't we obtain such important intelligence before?"

"We can't get it!"

Qin Feng shook his head and replied:
"The Coast Guard's influence in Mauritius is very weak, and so is our entire intelligence system!"

"That's just a small country, a small country whose entire economy relies on tourism and sugar exports."

“We hadn’t paid much attention to this country before, and our work network there was essentially built from scratch.”

"--None of that matters."

“The important thing is that we just finished reviewing Ayana’s background and then we discovered that she had a record of being hospitalized once when she was seriously ill.”

"At that time, the hospital had already issued her a critical condition notice—to be precise, a death notice."

"But not long after, she came back to life."

"This incident did not have a significant impact, and there is no record of it at the hospital."

"Besides, she has no family, so no one knows about this."

Nobody knows?
Lin Xu was stunned for a moment.

"How did you know that?"

Qin Feng reached out to turn the page of the document, then replied:
“We searched all her residences and found her personal belongings in an apartment that had already been rented out, which had not yet been cleared away by the current owner.”

“Those things were obviously of little value to her; they were all odds and ends, and a few books.”

"But it was in those books that we saw the medical records the hospital gave her at that time."

"Subsequently, we found the signatory on the record—the signatory was the service manager of the hotel where she worked at the time."

"According to the manager's recollection, Ayana's condition was indeed quite critical at the time."

"She died suddenly and had stopped breathing on her own, relying entirely on a ventilator to stay alive."

"In many Western countries, the loss of spontaneous breathing is already considered death."

"The manager was ready to sign a do-not-resuscitate statement, but it was delayed due to procedural issues."

"In those few minutes of delay, Ayana regained her breathing and heartbeat."

"Then, in less than an hour, she recovered as if nothing had happened!"

Damn it.

Lin Xu was dumbfounded.

This is the process.
Just like Zhang Yuan back then!
Resurrection from the dead.

Fully recovered.

Isn't this a typical rebirth process of a "high-dimensional experiencer"?
"and then?"

Lin Xu asked urgently:
What does the diagnosis report say?

"Nothing was written."

Qin Feng replied helplessly:
"The medical level in that country is just so-so; they can't make any effective judgments at all."

"Even the service manager always felt that the accident was a way for the hospital to extort money from him."

"This assessment is indeed very reasonable—the hospitals in Mauritius are all run by Indians, and they are capable of doing such a thing."

"However, from our perspective, this matter is not that simple!"

Of course it's not that simple!
Lin Xu nodded emphatically.

He has confirmed Ayana's identity as the so-called "Mnemosyne".

If such a "goddess of memory" has never entered a higher dimension or received any influence from a higher dimension, it is clearly inconsistent with her "ability".

It's normal that she's been inside; if she really hadn't, then science fiction would turn into fantasy.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu asked again:
"Does she have any awareness of her experience of being brought back to life?"

"do not know!"

Qin Feng immediately replied:
"This will be the focus of our next interrogation!"

"Perhaps this will be a breakthrough!"

At this moment, the car had already seen the entrance to the Guoan stadium.

The two walked one after the other toward the interrogation room without encountering any obstacles along the way.

Upon entering the interrogation room, Lin Xu immediately saw Ayana sitting in the interrogation chair.

She looked much more haggard than when he last saw her, and her face showed a mixture of fear, confusion, and bewilderment.

Her behavior made her seem like a completely innocent person.
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But yes.

With a certain memory sealed away, wouldn't she consider herself innocent?

Right now, she knows absolutely nothing.

But there's no way around it; this is an obstacle we have to overcome.

Lin Xu sat down opposite Ayana, and after a brief silence, asked directly:
Do you know that you yourself died once?

Ayana, who was on the other side, was stunned for a moment.

Then, she nodded slowly.

"I almost died."

She spoke English with a distinct Indian accent, but fortunately, her vocabulary was limited, so Lin Xu could still understand her.

"You almost died?"

Lin Xu pursued relentlessly.

No, you are already dead.

Do you know why you died?

Ayana looked at Lin Xu, bewildered.

“I don’t know. I really don’t know.”

"I can't remember anything, I only remember that I survived. I knew I had to survive, but I don't remember if I was just sick."

Her answer was incoherent, but Lin Xu keenly caught a hint of something unusual in her words.

She knew she had to come back to life.

This sentence.
Why does that sound so familiar?

No, it doesn't sound familiar.

No one has ever said that.

However, it has a logical connection with some information.

Lin Xu straightened up slightly.

Then, he spoke:
"I know why you died."

"I also know why you came back to life."

"Because those who are raised from the dead can escape the end of the world."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ayana's expression changed abruptly.

She stared intently at Lin Xu, her eyes first filled with confusion, then turning into surprise.

The look of panic vanished almost instantly.

Instead, there is a subtle sense of vigilance.

After a long silence, she spoke in a low voice:

"Yes."

"Those who are brought back from the dead can escape the end of the world!"
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(End of this chapter)