Spy Family

The network was interrupted again, and Lu Linbei could not contact anyone. He parked the car on the side of the road and looked at the ground-to-air patrol ship that was gradually falling with Dong Tianchai.

The spacecraft has not lost all power and is trying to stay in the air. At the same time, the crew members are parachuting to escape. A large number of drones pour out and circle around the parachutists, not only to protect their safety, but also to minimize losses.

"I have never seen such a scene, how about you?" Dong Tianchai asked.

Lu Linbei shook his head. In his memory, crashes of ground-to-air spacecraft were extremely rare.

The spacecraft exploded, and the sound spread to the ground, like a burst of thunder. Then it lost all power and fell rapidly.

"I hope there is no one down there." Dong Tianchai murmured.

The spacecraft hit the ground and exploded a second time. Flames and dust rose into the sky. It was as powerful as a small earthquake, making even vehicles dozens of kilometers away tremble.

Dong Tianchai's face changed slightly, and he grasped the door handle tightly with both hands. He wanted to say something, but felt that he had nothing to say.

Faced with such power, all countermeasures are redundant and one can only rely on luck.

Lu Linbei had no choice. Like Dong Tianchai, he held the handle tightly and checked his seat belt to avoid being knocked out.

The vibration lasted for about two minutes. There was no obvious damage to the vehicle and it could still drive normally after starting.

After driving a few kilometers, the damage caused by the crash of the spacecraft began to show. Cracks appeared on the road, trees in the wilderness fell in pieces, and flames rose further away...

"Just a little bit..." Dong Tianchai laughed twice, "Life or death is all a matter of probability."

"Dr. Dong still wants to go home?"

"Go home. As long as the road is open, I will go home. If Paradise City is destined to become a ruin, I should also be part of the ruins. You don't have to send me off, just leave the car to me."

"It is my important responsibility to ensure the safety of Dr. Dong." Lu Linbei slowed down and drove carefully.

Dong Tianchai's mind quickly shifted and asked: "Not all the programmers of the Jingwei are dead. Some of them are serving King Zhai, right?"

"I don't know." Lu Linbei only knew that most of the programmers of the Latitude and Latitude were still living in the digital world. As for their relationship with the Zhai King Star military, he had no idea.

"I'm not wrong. What you are using is not just the technology of the Latitude and Latitude, but the programmers of the Latitude and Latitude. This is a good thing. The Latitude and Latitude conducted an extremely radical experiment. They should at least be allowed to leave the results, and they should not be completely Deleted, especially Oh Soo-sil, hope he is still alive."

"Dr. Dong recognizes Wu Xiushi?"

"I didn't know him at first. He studied nuclear physics before. After he became a programmer and went to the Longitude and Latitude, he had some contact with me. He is a real scientist. Although he changed his career relatively late, he has a lot of knowledge in human engineering technology. Novel insights.”

"Now he is more like a politician."

"You know him too?"

"Um."

"To you, he is definitely more like a politician. To me, he only talks about ergonomics. What he is most worried about is the issue of survival. He plans to develop a permanent machine for every programmer after the Longitude and Latitude is recognized. Body.”

"Isn't that a robot?"

"The form is relatively similar, but the core is completely different. Wu Xiushi hopes that the new body will be more like a human being. Each body has unique characteristics, is closely integrated with the mind, and can be killed. He thinks this is particularly important."

"Sounds a lot like a fusion person."

"It's very similar, but the technical line is exactly the opposite. Fusion of people means the transformation from humans to machines. Wu Xiushi's plan is to transform machines into humans. It is more difficult and the future will be more unpredictable. But that is just his dream, and the technical reserves are far from enough. , we need to make a breakthrough in 'mechanical bionics' first. At present, humans can only achieve the 'mechanical bionics' step. There are still many problems that need to be solved before we can achieve 'biological bionics'..."

Dong Tianchai became interested and talked more and more, completely forgetting about the crisis outside.

Lu Linbei listened and monitored the situation in the air and on the ground.

The air battle was coming to an end, and Zhai Wangxing's surface-to-air fleet retreated again, leaving only some drones to intercept enemy missiles.

The ground situation is getting worse and worse. There are still 40 to 50 kilometers away from the city. The road has turned into many ravines, making it difficult for even armored vehicles to pass.

Lu Linbei stopped the car again and pointed to a cloud of smoke not far away, "That's where the spacecraft crashed. Unfortunately, it's near the highway and we can't get around it."

Dong Tianchai was brought back to reality, and after looking at it for a while, he said, "You can take a longer detour, and I'll drive."

"Dr. Dong can just show you the way."

Lu Linbei made a long detour, trying to enter Paradise City through another route.

The crash of the spacecraft occurred on the outskirts of the city, and its impact on urban residents was more extensive and intense than the explosion itself and the earthquake it caused.

There were still seven or eight kilometers away from the city, and the roads were already so congested that it was difficult to walk. They were full of vehicles and pedestrians fleeing from the city to the outside. Lu Linbei drove the only vehicle that wanted to enter the city.

"Are you crazy?" Dong Tianchai asked.

"There is no government in Paradise City, so everyone can only protect themselves."

Dong Tianchai sat there in silence. Some people passed by the car, slapped the windows, shouted angrily, complaining that they were blocking the road, and some made begging gestures, as if they wanted a ride.

"Major Lu, please send me to the country house." Dong Tianchai understood that it would be impossible to enter the city for a while.

"Okay." Lu Linbei didn't say much, carefully turned the car around and merged with the team leaving the city.

The traffic was still not smooth, and vehicles were coming and going. Dong Tianchai finally said, "Let's go to your place."

"good."

"Isn't it a bit annoying that I keep doing this over and over again?"

"Wanting to go home is everyone's normal reaction." Lu Linbei said with a smile.

"Let me explain in advance that I am only going to stay with you temporarily, but I have not agreed to go to King Zhai."

"Of course, the power to go anywhere at any time is in the hands of Dr. Dong."

After walking some distance, Dong Tianchai said: "Thank you."

"You're welcome, Dr. Dong has helped me a lot."

"Actually... I wanted to lure you into the Internet, but I didn't expect you to be so determined and ended up 'helping' you."

"Regardless of the reasons, just looking at the results, I still want to thank Dr. Dong."

"I have an idea. Using your keen sense of the chip, you may be able to develop a set of external devices. Your mind does not have to enter the network. You only need to direct the program to enter. The effect is similar to your own, but safer."

"Sounds good. How is the development going with Dr. Dong?"

"I just came up with an idea, but I haven't formally researched it yet. First, you have to have a suitable set of hardware that can seamlessly connect with your brain. This is very difficult. It's technically possible, but I can't do it and I can't afford it. ..." When talking about technical issues, Dong Tianchai became gushing again and forgot everything around him.

Few escapees go to Shanlin City. It took Lu Linbei nearly an hour to finally get out of the congested road and be able to speed up.

Halfway through, they encountered a new problem. The road that was controlled by King Zhai's army not long ago has now changed its owner.

A military vehicle and an armored vehicle were parked in the middle of the road, and a group of soldiers who were obviously mercenaries blocked all passing vehicles and pedestrians.

Lu Linbei could tell something was wrong from a distance, but he was already within the opponent's sight, so he did not turn around and flee, but simply faced him.

Dong Tianchai also noticed something unusual, "Isn't that one of your people?"

"No. Please let me get back to you later."

"Okay, I don't know what to say either."

At the soldier's signal, Lu Linbei slowed down and stopped.

"Where are you going?" A soldier walked over and asked, holding a gun.

"Shanyang City." Lu Linbei replied casually. Shanyang City also takes this road, which is farther than Shanlin City.

The soldier shook his head and said: "This road is closed, please take another road."

"If we make a detour, we have to walk at least 200 kilometers more."

"Either go back to the city, or walk an extra 200 kilometers. In short, you can't take this road. Even if you pass our pass, you won't be able to pass through the Shanlin City ahead."

"What happened in Shanlin City?"

The soldier waved impatiently, and Lu Linbei pretended to be unhappy, turned the car around, and returned the same way.

"You pretend to be the same, and you know the situation around Tiantang City very well. You actually know that it takes an extra 200 kilometers to go to Shanyang City in a detour. Have you checked specifically?"

"When arriving in a new place, it is a required course for us to become familiar with the surrounding environment as soon as possible." After the words were spoken, Lu Linbei suddenly realized that many of his habits had become instinctive. He had checked the map before arriving at Zhao Wangxing, and he didn't even think about it at the time. But why.

"What should you do when you have nowhere to go? Is this also a required course for you?"

"Well, it stands to reason that we should have prepared several safe houses to deal with this situation, but I didn't, so I can only wait for the network to be restored and contact my boss."

"If that doesn't work, just go to my country house. You can stay there for a few days."

"Well, it can be used as an alternative." Lu Linbei's decision was to return to Shanlin City no matter what.

Lu Lin took a detour to the north, trying to get as close as possible to Shanlin City, and then kept in contact with Mei Wangzhen and Lu Yezhou, switching back and forth between several networks.

Dong Tianchai was not in a hurry and continued to talk about ergonomics. In his dream, scientific research institutions on several major planets worked together to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, and might be able to create very safe equipment and even achieve considerable breakthroughs.

He was very knowledgeable about the research directions and progress of various institutions. Most of them, Lu Linbei had never heard of them and could only nod his head in admiration.

It was getting late, and a group of drones flew overhead, flying in the direction of Shanlin City. Lu Linbei planned to give up the original plan and go into the city to find a place to stay.

The dedicated network of Zhai Wangxing's military was finally restored. Before Lu Linbei had time to initiate contact, Mei Wangzhen's call came first.

"Lao Bei?"

"it's me."

"Don't interrupt."

"Okay." Lu Linbei said nothing.

Dong Tianchai was puzzled for a while and then said with a smile: "I understand, the other party is positioning you."

Dong Tianchai's guess was correct. Ten minutes later, a plane fell from the sky. Mei Wangzhen opened the cabin door and invited the two of them to board.

"It's great to have such a friend." Dong Tianchai praised.

Lu Linbei just smiled, knowing in his heart that this plane was actually coming for Dong Tianchai.

Mei Wangzhen did not show a special attitude towards Dong Tianchai, but said to Lu Linbei: "Chen Manchi was sent to the space station and may have boarded the spacecraft to Zhai Wang. Sorry, the situation changed too fast and I didn't have time to find you. discuss."

"Thank you." Lu Linbei didn't think Mei Wangzhen's approach was wrong at all.

"Third uncle is no longer here. The Military Intelligence Department has made many mistakes and needs to make up for them urgently. Lao Bei, can you come back and help me?" Mei Wangzhen finally issued a formal invitation.

"Yes." Lu Linbei nodded. There was no need to push back at this time. He still didn't know how much impact this answer would have on his life.

(End of this volume.)