Did the world end today?

Chapter 154 Ashes
The moment the "Lanshi Project" was mentioned, Lin Xu clearly noticed a change in the other person's expression.

At this moment, Bai Mo had already begun to access the main control console of the Ares space station through the input port, attempting to directly crack the security system with the help of the powerful computing power of quantum computing.

In fact, her cracking process went quite smoothly.

The problem is that there is absolutely no information about the Lanshi Project in the system.

All communication records have been erased, and the storage module for action command records has even been physically destroyed by fuse.

It is now virtually impossible to obtain information through this channel.

"Qi Yuan".

"Do it."

Lin Xu spoke decisively, and Qi Yuan stepped forward and grabbed the man's hand without hesitation.

Then, with a swift and powerful movement, he tore the man's hand off his wrist.

Broken bones, pierced by bullets, mixed with blood and flesh, drifted in the weightless air. Qi Yuan waved his hand, pushing the filth aside, ignoring the man's heart-wrenching screams beneath him, and spoke in a somber tone:

"From now on, you will answer whatever I ask!"

"If you answer one of these questions incorrectly, I will make you experience what true suffering is!"

"What's your name? What's your position?"

Qi Yuan's interrogation still started from the most basic parts. Lin Xu quickly organized the information he needed and transferred it to Qi Yuan's smart glasses so that he could use it as a reference during the interrogation.

He himself left the core module with Bai Mo to inspect the entire Ares space station.

Information is never concentrated in just one person.

These people were able to assemble a team of more than ten people to attack the Mars launch site. It's possible that everyone on the Ares space station and the Ares ground station was involved!
Those researchers who have been injured and rendered incapacitated
And the astronauts and operators on this space station.

They may have been involved in the orbital delivery operation!
Bai Mo and Lin Xu split into two groups and asked the same question to every living person they met.

What is the Lanzhou Stone Project?

Their goal this time wasn't to directly obtain information, because they didn't have that much time.

They were just "testing lies".

They were simply trying to compile a list of people who might know about Project Lanshi, in preparation for the next attack.

There are 16 minutes left in the countdown.

The end of the world is coming.

The two met in the middle of the circular space station. By then, all the living people had been screened and the list had been compiled.

"Write it down! Ask again next time!"

Bai Mo spoke urgently, and Lin Xu nodded, silently memorizing all the names, positions, and brief characteristics.

The two quickly walked back, and Bai Mo pointed to the cabin next to them and said:
"Stationmaster's living quarters".

"First Officer's Living Quarters"

"Security supervisor's living quarters."

"Searching one by one might yield results."

"Understood. I'm in charge of security."

Lin Xu pushed open the door and entered the cabin. What came into view was an ordinary bedroom.

Bed, desk, bookcase, safe.

The safe was open, and the contents inside had been completely burned to ashes.

It was clear that the security supervisor opened the safe and burned everything inside as soon as the attack was confirmed.

There was nothing special on the desk except a book that was half-read.

The Three Musketeers

Lin Xu casually flipped through the pages of the book; there were no notes inside, not even many creases.

The bookshelf was almost empty, containing only some commonly used tools and a few blank notebooks.

Lin Xu turned the cabinets and bed upside down, and only after confirming that there was nothing there did he turn around and leave the cabin.

Meanwhile, Bai Mo had already completed the search of the first mate's living quarters.

"No."

"no!"

The two exchanged information and then quickly rushed into the stationmaster's living quarters.

Upon entering, Lin Xu immediately smelled a strong burnt odor.

He then discovered that there were still scraps of paper that had not been completely burned on the floor of the living quarters.

Why do people always use such primitive methods to destroy documents?

As Lin Xu casually asked, he carefully squatted down and picked up a piece of paper that had been burned to carbonization, but whose writing was still faintly discernible.

Bai Mo then lay down directly, controlling his breathing as he answered:
"Because they had no better way."

“A paper shredder won’t work. We have a quantum computer. We can photograph and archive each piece of paper and piece together a complete document in seconds.”

"It's impossible to flush it down the toilet, and it's impossible to swallow it."

"So the only option is to burn it."

"He probably didn't have time to get here before everything was burned."

"He was in a hurry to get to the control room to destroy other information."

"I didn't see any writing about the Lanshi Project on the text above."

"It has a name."

As soon as Bai Mo finished speaking, Lin Xu immediately leaned out to look.

Under the slightly flickering light, an incomplete name could be vaguely seen on the piece of paper.

"Ana".

"Ayana".

Lin Xu said in a deep voice:
"This is the document for the Lanzhou Stone Project. Try to find more information!"

"clear."

There are only 10 minutes left.

Lin Xu's heart was pounding at its limit, but what he had to do now was perform the most delicate movements.

The task is to find the relatively intact fragments from the charred ashes and then gradually decipher the writing.

"River."

"This must be referring to Jiang Xingye."

"Fazi. Mars Launch Base".

"Sandstorm - This is the action plan targeting Jiang Xingye."

"Refined"

"Projection." "Passage, high-dimensional passage."

"It has a complete name!"

“David Julius. Remember that name!”

"understand!"

Lin Xu desperately tried to memorize the name, and just then, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

He cautiously raised his gun and peered out, only to find that it was Qi Yuan running towards him.

"He died. He didn't handle things well."

Qi Yuan had a slightly apologetic expression on his face.

"But we gained something!"

"He admitted that he knew about the Lanshi Project!"

"The Lanzhou Stone Project is tied to the creation of the Western Alliance. Before 2025, most of the military and government officials were already aware of it!"

"He absolutely refused to reveal any more information, and there was nothing I could do."

"It's not that I'm unwilling."

Lin Xu stood up and said:
"His brain was also locked."

"Fortunately, there is indeed a small amount of document information on the Ares space station."

“David Julius, find out what this guy does!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Mo immediately replied:

"The Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine specializes in the study of ion channels for neural electrical signals in the brain."

"understand!"

At this point, only one minute remained.

The energy carried by the ion storm generated after GOHEAP was activated, originating from Earth, has been transferred to the vicinity of Mars.

And soon, the real apocalypse officially arrived.

Lin Xu took one last look at the not-so-large space station and memorized its internal structure.

His body was then torn apart.

And consciousness slowly faded away.
When Lin Xu woke up, the afternoon sunlight shone directly onto his face through the window.

He picked up the notebook that had been placed on his bedside table and wrote down the clues he had obtained this time.

David Julius, a neuroscientist, may be involved in Project Lanshi and may be related to "mind control."

[Ayana is confirmed to be involved in Project Lanshi]

High-ranking US officials have become involved in the Lanzhou Petrochemical Project, which may have already begun.

After writing down the clues, Lin Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

If high-ranking US officials have already intervened, it's almost certain that the intensity of this "real-world struggle" is gradually escalating.

So, how exactly did Zhou Yue manage to do it?
Did he personally devise this plan, or did he merely use some kind of "prophecy" to bring it to fruition?
The latter seems to align more with his logic.

Ultimately, he distrusts those humans who are "one level below" him.

This is one of his weaknesses.

Or should it be called an innate defect?
Lin Xu shook his head, took out his secure device to report the latest clues, then stood up, got out of bed, and left his room.

Jiang Xingye was sitting in the living room, holding half a watermelon and eating it.

Lin Xu asked curiously:

"Didn't you say you were going to take classes at Jinling University?"

"Why are you back so early?"

"I'm just here to book a class."

Jiang Xingye looked at Lin Xu, pointed to the other half of the watermelon beside him, and said:
"Want some watermelon? I saved some for you."

"eat."

Lin Xu sat down next to Jiang Xingye, his mind still flashing back to the things he had seen in the bracelet world.

David Julius.

High-dimensional channel.

projection.

What do these things actually represent?
It seems that next time I enter the world of fitness trackers, I really need to come up with a more comprehensive solution.

If there were a way to instantly incapacitate everyone on the space station, perhaps the data could be preserved intact.

Should we ask Qin Feng?
He's got a lot of clever ideas; he might actually come up with a solution.

Regardless of.

Let's eat some melon seeds first.

Sitting next to Jiang Xingye, Lin Xu always felt his heart settle down more easily.

What's this called?
The power of love?
The two chatted casually, and their long-strained nerves relaxed considerably.

When only a melon rind was left, Lin Xu noticed the mournful look in the eyes of the passing nutritionist.

He awkwardly smiled and put down the melon rind, about to explain, when the security device in his hand suddenly went off.

The caller was Wang Yifan.

Lin Xu answered the phone, and Wang Yifan on the other end said with a slightly excited tone:

"Engineer Lin! The first set of wall material is ready!"

"The laboratory preparation process has been successfully tested, and we can soon move on to large-scale validation!"

Undoubtedly great news!

Lin Xu was infected by Wang Yifan's laughter and couldn't help but laugh too.

But before he could speak, Wang Yifan on the other end continued:

"There's one more thing!"

"I saw the new intelligence you uploaded, which mentioned 'mind control'!"

"And David Julius, that scholar."

"I know this scholar!"

"He's from the University of California, but he's not in California right now, he's in Germany!"

"I have reason to suspect that the Americans, or rather Zhou Yue's side, haven't treated him as a key figure yet!"

"If we can find him first, maybe we can figure out what this so-called mind control is!"

(End of this chapter)