Enforcer's Handbook

Chief Snake worked very efficiently. Ten minutes after the photo was sent, the homeless man's identity information was investigated.

The homeless man's name is Samuel, which is a fairly common name in District 17.

He was a single man with no relatives or friends. Before his disappearance, his social circle was limited to a few homeless people similar to him in the East District. Even if he disappeared, no one would look for him everywhere.

A few months ago, a homeless friend of Samuel's came to the law enforcement department and reported the news of his disappearance. This is the entire record of Samuel by the department, which is basically recorded from the homeless man's confession. .

However, after receiving the report, they did not send anyone to search for his whereabouts.

The most indispensable thing in District 17 is homeless people. These unemployed people wander the streets all day long and account for the majority of the missing people every month. In the vast majority of cases, these missing people either hitchhiked." "Outside", or died in a gang fight, either way, it is unlikely to be found.

Therefore, the department has always maintained a casual attitude towards missing homeless people.

I won't actively search for it. If an unknown body is found in a corner of District 17 one day, it will probably be one of these missing people.

It is obvious that Samuel's experience is much more special than that of other homeless people.

He was not involved in a gang fight, but fell into the hands of the company for some reason, and was transplanted with an expensive military-grade prosthetic body. Unfortunately, he did not tolerate the prosthetic body well enough. Jia, before he changed his destiny and reached the pinnacle of his life, he was driven crazy by the operating system in his head.

After bringing Samuel back to the garbage dump, the three giants of science all took a keen interest in him.

Cyber ​​lunatics are very rare in District 17, especially ones as completely crazy as him.

For ordinary citizens, cybermaniacs are nightmare-like existences, but for researchers, they are excellent research materials.

In fact, both the coalition government and various neutral countries have established professional departments to study cyber lunatics. In addition to studying various possible ways to cure them, they are also thinking about the possibility of human evolution in the future, because according to research, although Cybermaniacs have abnormal brains, but their coordination in the use of prosthetics is much higher than that of ordinary people.

This is why they are so difficult to deal with.

Put two people transplanted with the same prosthetic body into an arena, and the one who wins in the end will definitely be the cybermaniac.

In addition to the coordination in the use of prosthetics, cybermaniacs do not have all the negative emotions of human beings. They will not flinch, and their tolerance for pain is astonishing. As long as they are not comatose, no matter whether they are missing an arm or Even if a leg is broken, they will continue to attack.

That's it for Samuel.

Even when facing Song Lan who had removed both of his arms, there was no fear in his eyes.

Song Lan had no doubt that once the straps on the homeless man were untied, he would hit him with his head without the thermal cutting blade.

"Yungang Biotechnology has also set up a research department for cybermaniacs. They believe that if they can find a way to control cybermaniacs, they will become super soldiers that can be mass-produced."

It is much easier to create a crazed cybermaniac than to cultivate a rescuer of the same level.

Song Lan said, "This idea is somewhat similar to CTEA-32."

He discovered that large companies had the same idea of ​​mechanical creations and genetic technology, and the ultimate goal was to create a group of soldiers who were absolutely obedient to them.

"This is also the reason why genetic technology has replaced prosthetic research. They are one of the smallest parts in the company, and their annual funding is pitiful." Meidier said, "Gene technology is much cheaper than prosthetics."

The purpose is the same, but the cost of genetic technology is much cheaper.

While conducting research, companies must first consider the cost issue when the technology is widely promoted.

They could fit a few homeless guys with military-grade prosthetics, but arming an army of cybercrazy people with prosthetics and operating systems was a completely different concept.

Song Lan, who is committed to developing the garrison in the 17th District, fully agrees with this point.

"The current research on cyber maniacs is still in its infancy, and there is no way to completely cure them. Some people believe that this symptom is the result of the struggle between the prosthetic body and the brain for control. Indiscriminate killing can to some extent Think of it as a military-grade operating system replacing the instinctive behavior of the human brain."

Medel continued, "Even if the disease can be controlled temporarily, it will almost 100% relapse in the future, unless the chip in the brain of the cybermaniac is removed, but in this case, the person with the prosthetic implant will most likely be useless."

The company can remove the cybernetic maniac's prosthetic body, but they have never regarded this method as a treatment method, because they value the high coordination of cybermaniacs. Without the operating system, they are nothing more than a bunch of people. Scrap iron.

"But the swarm will give them new directions."

Song Lan's abrupt words stunned Medelle. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Do you mean to let the Devourer parasitize Samuel?"

This is a path that has never been practiced by anyone, because before this, no one has ever been able to take the initiative to communicate effectively with the Devourer.

Su Li undoubtedly provided them with a successful case.

After being parasitized, while being influenced by his mother's thinking, he also left a very high sense of autonomy. Most of the time when his mother did not give orders, he would make judgments based on Su Li's own consciousness. This special kind of Individuals are also extremely special existences in the consciousness of the insect swarm.

Madele has always believed that Su Li, as a sample, has extremely high research value.

It's a pity that he must return to the core area with the crew to continue his acting career.

"That's right."

Song Lan nodded, "Being controlled by the operating system chip is equivalent to losing one's own consciousness. For those who are lost on the road of life, let the insect swarm guide them."

This is not the first time that Madele suspected that Song Lan was some kind of mutated creature wearing human skin.

Just what she said just now, she felt that her mother was communicating with her through consciousness.

In some aspects, Song Lan's thoughts are highly similar to those of Devourer. She feels that this may be an important reason why the two get along so well - after experiencing the initial fear of Song Lan, Devourer has now changed its attitude towards Song Lan. Song Lan's attitude.

Madele discovered that it seemed to regard Song Lan as a role model for learning.

"It's almost time, get ready to start."

Song Lan put the severed arm back to Samuel, bent down and picked up the parasite separated from the Devourer.

The moment he let go, the chubby bug burrowed along Samuel's broken arm and fused with his flesh and blood within a few seconds.

Immediately afterwards, his broken arm began to proliferate, and the growing flesh sprouts slowly extended to the arms on the stretcher, and allowed them to return to themselves.

After regaining control of the prosthetic body, Samuel easily cut through the straps used to bind himself. His movements were still as fast as the wind. He looked down at his arms that had returned to normal, as if he was adapting to this. With a brand new body.

But this time, he did not pounce on Song Lan, but slowly came to the two of them.

This was also the first time Song Lan heard the homeless man speak.

The voice was low and hoarse.

——"Salem, at your service."