Chapter 446: Isn’t More Righteousness Better?
by xennovelChapter 446: Isn’t More Righteousness Better? (Update 4)
Xiao Yu didn’t think about the consequences.
Because he knew.
Sometimes, imagining such things is nothing more than fanciful dreaming.
Is there really AI that can control satellites?
Drinking… bah!
Xiao Yu spat out a mouthful of spit.
His purpose for coming to this lab today…
was not to be deceived by anyone…
“I’ve heard that saying before,”
Xiao Yu, his face cold, turned to the Old Expert and said, “If humanity ever goes extinct, it won’t be due to anything else—it’s us bringing about our own demise. Am I right?”
“…”
The Old Expert fell silent.
“You talked a big game—you nearly had me convinced. But…”
Xiao Yu scoffed, “Don’t tell me you had no backup plan before developing it—no preparations whatsoever? That it could just hack the network and control satellites at will?”
Is that even possible?
Do you really think satellites are that easy to control?
Especially those national military satellites.
Who, with what damn intelligence, can just invade at will?
We’re not children anymore.
It could only be because you yourselves opened up the access.
So that damn artificial intelligence is the only way in, right?
Even the most advanced AI
isn’t powerful enough to control an entire building’s surveillance, is it?
Possessing the ‘Red Hacker Expert’ skill.
Xiao Yu knew better than anyone how to handle hackers.
The simplest, most brute-force method…
Could it be as simple as unplugging the cables?
Or shutting off the power?
Once the cables are out and the power’s off, can there even be a network?
Come on, tell me—how else could someone breach the system and control the surveillance?
Xiao Yu had come to this lab today with one goal in mind.
To find out who… is colluding with that monster!
Cold sweat beaded on the Old Expert’s forehead.
“Do you think we National Security agents are just a bunch of brutes—mindless, clueless about computers and AI, unable to grasp your highfalutin talk? Easy to fool, huh?”
Xiao Yu sneered at the visibly flustered Old Expert.
The Old Expert’s body trembled slightly.
Sweat streamed down his forehead.
Wang Dong and Zhou Lie walked over, their gazes equally cold as they stared at the Old Expert.
Earlier, the Little Brother had brought them over, saying he needed to verify something.
At first, they were puzzled.
They asked, but the Little Brother said nothing.
Now, they finally understood what he was trying to prove.
An inside man!
It was at this moment that Wang Dong and Zhou Lie finally realized something.
Assuming there was no insider, could this monster Lin Fang
really control the building’s surveillance system?
No way!
Sometimes, external enemies aren’t as terrifying as we imagine.
It’s the internal traitors that are the ugliest and most detestable.
But there’s nothing you can do about it.
In every field—or among those dedicated to national research—
a few rotten elements always manage to worm their way in.
Xiao Yu sought out the Old Expert
because it was on the day of the incident that the Old Expert had given the order
to deploy all available guards to capture Lin Fang.
It was he who, with the remaining personnel,
left only three technicians to watch over the lab as they hid in a secure room.
Why do that?
As the head of the lab,
didn’t he know that Lin Fang’s glasses could control the surveillance?
He must not have realized that by simply shutting down the network,
those smart glasses would become utterly useless.
Just as Xiao Yu had told Wang Dong and Zhou Lie.
If you don’t give Lin Fang room to use those glasses,
how could he possibly, against 24 armed guards,
manage to kill them all without even a scratch?
So there’s only one possibility.
There is an insider!
“I’m asking you just once,”
Xiao Yu glared coldly at the Old Expert, “Tell me, where is he?”
The Old Expert bowed his head, his lips pressed tightly.
“Give me what I need to know.”
Turning his head, Xiao Yu looked at Wang Dong and said, “Don’t treat him like a human!”
“Understood!”
Wang Dong grimaced as he strode over to the Old Expert.
Without a second thought about his age, he grabbed him and started dragging him away.
Zhou Lie said nothing, calmly staring at Xiao Yu.
He could sense a burning fire in the Little Brother’s chest…
and he knew exactly why.
Even Zhou Lie sometimes felt helpless in situations like these…
“Back when I was in school, our teacher used to tell us this,”
Xiao Yu began slowly, “He told us that as police officers, our duty is to protect our country and fight injustice.”
“For the honor of our nation, for the happiness of our people, we as professional officers must always be ready to sacrifice ourselves.”
“I’ve always thought my greatest fortune in life was joining this line of work—to be a police officer and to grow into a man of standing.”
“I even imagine that when my son grows up, I’ll boast about how I once defended our country and protected countless lives.”
“But… Brother Zhou, tell me—if we’re out there defending our country, shedding blood and sweat, why is it that sometimes we end up protecting a bunch of traitors?”
“If we don’t uncover them, do you think we’ll keep protecting them forever?”
Zhou Lie fell silent.
Because he didn’t know how to answer Xiao Yu.
“Honestly, I’m a bit afraid that sometimes I lose control.”
Xiao Yu smiled and said, “I’m just afraid of people like them—they might stain my soul. But it’s fine. These lousy 3.9 types are nothing; if one shows up, I’ll hunt them down and kill them… you know, my sister once told me something.”
“What did she say?”
Zhou Lie knew that the ‘sister’ Xiao Yu mentioned was actually the Little Brother’s wife.
“She said my sense of righteousness might sometimes be too much.”
Xiao Yu grinned broadly.
“Ha ha.”
Zhou Lie laughed as well, “So what did you say?”
“I told my sister.”
Xiao Yu laughed, “Isn’t a bit more righteousness a good thing?”
Zhou Lie’s expression froze as he stared blankly at Xiao Yu.
Yes.
Isn’t a bit more righteousness a good thing?
Zhou Lie stood dumbfounded, looking at Xiao Yu’s radiant smile.
What kind of person are you, really?!