32 days

After the two flares flashed one after another, Yi Alan cheered up and continued walking in the direction of Zhou Yanan.

He didn't know how far Zhou Yan'an was from him, but judging by the brightness of the flash, it was at least several mountains away.Maybe Zhou Yanan knew that he was too far away from Yi Alan, and it was almost useless to fire signal flares during the day, so he waited until it was dark before sending out the signal.It made Yi Alan think wildly and feel uneasy for a long time.

Yi Alan has a compass in his hand and a star above his head to indicate the direction, but the mountain roads are rugged and obstacles are frequent, and he often has to give up the correct direction and change his way.Zhou Yan'an also knew this. Every two hours or so, a flare would be fired, and Yi Alan would respond with one after seeing it.

Despite the twists and turns, the two are gradually approaching.

But until the 32nd of this day passed, they did not meet successfully, the Qingyun Mountains were too big.

Yi Alan opened his eyes in the central hall of the emergency team on the 32nd, and turned to look at Zhou Yanan beside him.Zhou Yanan nodded towards him.

The expressions of the two of them were a little different. Luo Caiyun guessed that the destruction plan might not be going well, so she pressed her palm calmly, indicating that there will be a secret discussion later, and turned to look at Meng Qi.

Meng Qi took off the various wires and patches on his body, and reported concisely to several professors waiting next to him: "It's exactly the same. In the past two days, I have measured at least ten different metal elements at the same time, half-life, radioactivity, molecular The structure, the number of electrons, and the chemical properties that can be measured in a short time are all exactly the same as the corresponding elements on the earth."

For these professors, the conversation with Meng Qi before the 32nd day had not even had time to take a breath, but Meng Qi had already returned from that place, and his words even had a sense of time that was "traveled by the world".This huge "gap" made it difficult for them to adapt for a while.

They glanced at each other, and one of the professors said: "This at least proves that the world is exactly the same as ours in terms of physical essence, and it's not just a show."

"The existence and identity of half-life also proves that the history of that world is as old as ours."

"But it could also be localized, and on a larger scale it might show itself."

For the 32nd day that everyone knows nothing about, they put forward many ideas.Just as sci-fi works draw nutrition from science, scientific development is also inspired by sci-fi works. The professors listed some rather wild assumptions, and looked for evidence to rule them out one by one, or confirm them suddenly.

For example, the 32nd may be a virtual space built with reference to the real world and uploaded using brain waves.If it is virtual, it will inevitably face the question of "who built it".Construction requires energy, and the more realistic the construction, the more energy is required.

Using a game as a metaphor, the display of any item requires code and computing power.If you just build a superficial metal prop in the game, you only need to set some superficial things such as its color and hardness, and a few lines of code can solve it.But if it is perfected to the microscopic level, such as molecular structure, chemical properties, radioactivity, etc., then the code and computing power will be doubled several times.

There is always a limit to the computing power, and there is always a boundary to the virtual space. Now what Meng Qi is doing on the 32nd is to look for things that do not conform to the laws of physics, so as to find the loopholes of the 32nd day under the computing power limit.

If no loopholes are found in all aspects, it can be said that the 32nd is real, and you can continue to explore concepts such as parallel universes.

Of course, it is also possible that people in the 32nd day have limited abilities and cannot detect loopholes and boundaries.

So the more essential question is, if there is really enough energy and computing power to make the virtual universe exactly the same as the real universe in a range that is large enough for human beings to explore in a lifetime, then there is still virtual and real the difference?

This can't help but remind the professors of materialism that God created the world. In a sense, God also created the world with his bare hands, and the reason why the creatures in it think it is very real may be because they have not been able to detect its boundaries. .

Luo Caiyun listened to Meng Qi's brief narration, and said to the professors: "Meng Qi's information, please experts to identify potential security risks. We will release part of the content to the governments of other countries as appropriate. In response to 32 The entire international community needs to unite when it comes to scientific exploration today, and we intend to lead by example."

After finishing speaking, Luo Caiyun nodded to Zhou Yanan and Yi Alan, and they moved to the secret meeting room together.

Just after closing the door of the conference room, Luo Caiyun asked before the deputy team leaders had time to sit down, "What happened?"

Zhou Yanan replied: "We were attacked."

Everyone sighed helplessly: "It came so fast."

They can all predict that as the governments of various countries gradually understand the 32nd and gradually control some of the personnel on the 32nd, mutual disputes will be inevitable. The hostile ones will show their fangs without hesitation, and the friendly ones will also grow covetous .Struggles constrained by military power, balance of interests, peace treaties, humanitarianism, etc. will be fully displayed on the 32nd.

Zhou Yan'an continued: "Above the Qingyun Mountains, about [-] kilometers away from the Northwest Research and Development Center, a new type of fighter jet developed by our country and not yet put into production stopped my way. I suspect that the fighter plane came out of the R&D Center. of."

Luo Caiyun looked solemn: "Fighter? Pilot?"

Zhou Yan'an nodded: "Considering the hostility of that fighter plane and the ability of a professional pilot in 32 days, I directly hit the opponent's cockpit at the cost of crashing the plane. He should not survive."

Lu Liangjun gasped: "So, you are now in a state of a fighter plane crash and lost in the jungle?"

Luo Caiyun asked: "Are you injured?"

"I don't." Zhou Yan'an looked at Yi Alan.

Yi Alan hurriedly said: "Zhou Yan'an let me skydive ahead of time, and I was not injured. It's just that we got separated and haven't reunited yet."

When Lu Liangjun saw that no one was paying attention to him, he persisted and asked: "Did you just die with the other party at that time? Do you know what the crash means? It means that you are trapped in the Qingyun Mountains, waiting for you to leave." Get out, maybe our normal world has passed for a few years, and you're not thinking about it."

Zhou Yan'an glanced at him calmly, and said: "At that time, I was able to get rid of the opponent's fight and retreat successfully, but I couldn't bypass his interception and fly to the R&D center. And, if I give up this opportunity, then on the 32nd, The chances of me finding him again are very slim. Within a day, he can send items or people to any corner of the earth in a fighter jet."

"The supreme leader, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of State Security have granted Zhou Yan'an the legality to act independently on the 32nd." Luo Caiyun nodded to Lu Liangjun, "Don't say more. I also think that Zhou Yan'an did a good job. An enemy without traffic barriers is quite formidable on the 32nd."

Lu Liangjun shrugged indifferently: "Okay, what should we do now? We can't go inside the 32nd to save people."

Luo Caiyun looked at Yan Fei, Deputy Minister of Intelligence: "Intensify the intelligence collection of personnel on the 32nd, focusing on flight capabilities, fighter jets, transport planes, civil aviation aircraft, helicopters, and even hot air balloons, as long as they have something to do with flying Don't let go of all the fields."

"Okay." Yan Fei said, but the corners of his eyes drooped slightly, obviously not optimistic.This was the most difficult intelligence gathering task he had ever undertaken, and it depended entirely on the person involved to confess, and there was no way to see anything from the external clues.

Luo Caiyun said: "It's really impossible, and we can only rely on Zhou Yan'an and the others to get out. We will go to the place where your plane crashed tomorrow to see if we can find the fastest way out of the mountain. Zhou Yan'an is from the Army Special Forces. Missions have been carried out in various mountainous areas, and the problem of fast marching on mountain roads should not be a big problem.”

"As for the pilot who drove our new fighter," Luo Caiyun frowned, "I'll contact the R&D center right away..."

"I've seen him, that pilot." Yi Alan remembered the dim face in the forest, "The place where he crashed was relatively close to me. I was worried that it was Zhou Yan'an, so I went there. When I arrived, he was still alive , He said something to me, I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

Yi Alan recounted the pilot's words before his death.

For a while, the atmosphere in the conference room became heavy.

In the end, Luo Caiyun was the first to break the silence. She did not comment on this: "Contact the R&D center and see what's going on with them."

After Luo Caiyun got in touch with the R&D center, within 10 minutes, there was a feedback: indeed, a test pilot named Cheng Siyuan died of a sudden cardiac arrest just now, and he also had a seven-year-old sister in his family Cheng Sisi.

Everyone glanced at each other, and these experienced leaders who were accustomed to all kinds of helplessness and life and death couldn't help showing sad expressions.

What Cheng Siyuan suffered was an indiscriminate disaster, but the country he played for was helpless before the 32nd.They all felt great powerlessness and pain. In their political careers, they have encountered humiliation, tolerance, and compromise, but there has never been a moment as frustrating as it is now.This is the biggest helplessness on the 32nd. It isolates most people from a gap that can never be crossed. These people can only listen and think, but it is difficult to really do something and grasp something.

Yan Fei pondered for a long time, and asked: "Who do you think the mysterious companion Cheng Siyuan mentioned?"

Luo Caiyun knew what she said: "Do you have an idea?"

"As you all know, I have been a deputy minister for more than 30 years since I was a grassroots agent, and I have some experience in intelligence analysis." Yan Fei said, "I think Cheng Siyuan's dying words are actually intended to be used by the mysterious person. Under the monitor, he tried his best to conceal some information to us. He mentioned at the beginning that he regarded the other party as a good partner during the first two 32 days."

Yan Fei pointed to Yi Alan and Zhou Yan'an: "For example, the two of them, as the first person they met in the 32 days, it is easy to build trust in each other, which is a bit like a chick complex. But the R & D center One thing is very different from Nanlin City, which has a population of 1000 million. It is located in the wilderness, with a radius of 32 miles, which is sparsely populated. In the 32nd day, there are even fewer people. Cheng Siyuan met on the first [-]nd day. Seeing another person, does it mean that person is very close to him, maybe even someone from the R&D center?"

Lu Liangjun said: "Cheng Siyuan knows how to fly a fighter plane. He may have met him in a farther place. Well, the fighter plane is so fast, it is not easy to see who is underneath, but there is a thermal infrared scanning device."

"It is possible." Yan Fei nodded in agreement, "Then let's continue to analyze what he said later, it is very important. He said that his sister can also enter on the 32nd, and because his parents disappeared, he called his brother Cheng Siyuan in fear to ask for help A little girl who is only seven years old, it should be the first time she woke up on the morning of the 32nd and couldn't find her parents or any neighbors, so she was immediately scared. She called so early, but she was still caught by the mysterious Someone intercepted it. I suspect that Cheng Siyuan may have just woken up from his sleep at that time, and did not realize what happened. As for when the call was made, we can contact Cheng Siyuan's sister. I hope that little girl Not freaking out and giving us the exact time."

Yan Fei was silent for a moment, hesitant, as if he didn't want to draw conclusions easily, but after thinking about it, he still said: "I reasonably guess that the reason why the mysterious person was able to intercept the call so quickly may be because of his communication in the R&D center at that time. room, so that when everyone is ignorant, they can subconsciously intercept incoming calls. Considering that he can accurately intercept calls, and that both Zhou Yanan and Yi Alan mentioned the radio disturbance in the Qingyun Mountains just now, it is likely that Because there is a drone above them for radio frequency suppression, so I think that mysterious person is a communicator in the research and development center. There is a high probability that only a communicator in communication engineering can simultaneously intercept calls and use drones to affect nearby radio communications."

After a pause, Yan Fei sighed: "This correspondent intercepted the phone call early on the 32nd and chose to hide Cheng Siyuan. He harbored evil intentions from the very beginning. It may be a spy who has been planted in the R&D center by other countries, not on the 32nd. He was recruited only after the end of the world; or maybe he had a bad style and an impure mind, and when he thought it was really the end of the world for the first time, he actually concealed the news of his closest relatives from his surviving colleagues."

Lu Liangjun thought about the logic, and agreed: "Okay, Team Leader Yan."

Yan Fei added: "Of course, the premise of all speculations is based on the fact that what Cheng Siyuan said is all true. It cannot be ruled out that he knew that he would die, and deceived Yi Alan in order to preserve his reputation or cover up something."

Luo Caiyun still had a lot of things to discuss, so she asked several deputy team leaders to stay, and asked Zhou Yan'an and Yi Alan to go back and rest for half the night. They had to rush to the R&D center immediately after dawn in a few hours.

When they passed through the brightly lit office building of the affairs group, Yi Alan noticed that Zhou Yan'an was silent.Although Zhou Yan'an is not usually a talkative person, he can always make the atmosphere relaxed and comfortable with a few words, and exude a reassuring magnetic field.Tonight, he closed his umbrella to protect others and tried his best to hide himself.

Yi Alan guessed in his heart that it was because of the pilot named Cheng Siyuan.

If Yan Fei's deduction is true, then Zhou Yan'an killed a desperate poor man.

But who can blame Zhou Yanan for the correct decision at that time?