Did the world end today?

Chapter 167 A Secret Friend (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader 1677!)
David Julius?
Is it related to Zhang Liming?!
Lin Xu wasn't surprised that David was attacked again; after all, he was just an unlucky guy.

You might say he's particularly reactionary, but that's not entirely true.

Among top scholars, he is considered one of the more objective ones.

You say he's particularly selfish? Not at all.

Unlike Zhou Yue, who was obsessed with becoming a god, he was somewhat individualistic, but at least, judging from his behavior in the final moments of the apocalypse in the bracelet world, he still cared about the human community.

What was his entire life trajectory like?
Targeted by Zhou Yue, as a key promoter of Mnemosyne technology, he was stripped of much of his "cognition and memory" using immature technology, and was used as a tool. Even at his advanced age, he was sent to Mars as an operator of a critical mission.
In reality, he was a scientist who had only won the Nobel Prize a few years prior.

He was targeted by the CIA for a perfectly normal business visit, and an assassination plan was launched immediately upon his arrival.

More than once.

Calling him an unlucky guy is too kind. Put yourself in David's shoes; you'd probably want to blow up Zhou Yue's entire family and the CIA building.
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But it was precisely because of this attribute that Lin Xu was extremely surprised when he heard that he had a relationship with Zhang Liming.

These two people are not even in the same academic field.

Logically speaking, there should be no connection between them.

Zhang Liming works in quantum physics, specifically the quark-gluon field, and his experiments are mainly concentrated in the heavy ion domain.

In any case, Lin Xu could not have imagined that this discipline had anything to do with "brain science".

If the two of them really do get together, there's only one reason.

Lanzhou Stone Project.

The Mnemosyne project within the Lanzhou Stone Project.

But this doesn't fit David's identity.

He hasn't joined the Lanshi Project yet, so where did he get his information from?

Lin Xuyi's many questions remained unanswered, and he could only wait until David arrived at the coordination group's office to inquire.
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Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long.

The plane flew directly from Guangzhou to Nanjing. After landing, security personnel picked up David and quickly took him to the coordination group office.

Just after lunchtime, Lin Xu received news of David Julius's arrival.

He was temporarily placed in Lin Xu's office—after all, this place was currently one of the safest places in the entire Jinling.

Even if the US were to start a war, let alone the CIA, they wouldn't be able to take this place anytime soon.

Upon receiving the news, Lin Xu rushed back to his office.

After pushing open the door, he finally met the scholar who played an important role in the Mnemosyne project.

"Hello."

Lin Xu extended his hand to David, and without much small talk, asked directly:
"I heard you want to see me? Why?"

David was taken aback.

"I thought you would talk to me in a more subtle way."

"This seems different from the Chinese people I've always imagined?"

"The world is changing."

Lin Xu sat down opposite David.

"Of course, we are changing too."

"We don't have much time to waste, so I'll say it again: why did you want to see me?"

"A very simple reason."

David's eyes were fixed on Lin Xu.

“I want to see your leader—and clearly, you are their leader.”

"But I really didn't expect you to be so young."

"Doesn't your voice sound very old on the phone?"

"That's a voice changer."

Lin Xu answered without any hesitation, and David nodded thoughtfully, then asked:
"So now that you're sitting right in front of me, does that mean I have no chance to leave?"

"Just like those robbers, once they see a face, they can't live without it, right?"

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Lin Xu was speechless.

From his perspective, David was being a bit long-winded.

But actually, this is not incomprehensible.

After all, he had just survived four assassination attempts, so he must still have some concerns about his own safety.

Since there are concerns, it's necessary to ask clearly.

So, Lin Xuqiang suppressed his slight impatience and began to explain:

"If you want to leave, you can leave anytime."

"But the premise is that you are prepared to die at the hands of the CIA."

"You're somewhat important to us, but not that important, understand?"

"clear."

David finally nodded.

He didn't speak immediately, but silently weighed the options in his mind.

The young face of the man in front of me didn't inspire much trust.

But perhaps this also demonstrates his abilities in another way?
Anyway, I didn't have any other choice.

Why don't we try collaborating?
Thinking of this, he spoke:
"I think you already know why I'm here, so there's no need for us to beat around the bush."

There was a man named Zhang Liming.

"He is very important—you must find him and protect him!"

"Why? How do you know?"

Here comes the key point.

Lin Xu's eyes were sharp, as if he could see right through David.

David adjusted his posture slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable. He was surprised to find that he felt an unprecedented sense of oppression from this young man.

He coughed and began to speak:
"I heard this name in my dream."

"Stop saying it was in a dream."

Lin Xu interrupted David.

“You can’t hear these things in your dreams—of course, I don’t deny that in the current world, there are indeed people who can get information from their dreams, but you are not one of them.”

"You don't need to know the reason for now."

"Now, if you're still not willing to be honest with me, then there's no point in us continuing this conversation."

After he finished speaking, David Julius fell into a long silence.

He is still weighing the pros and cons.

He was still pondering whether to reveal everything he knew at once. After a full half-minute, he finally spoke:
"Give me a reason."

Give me a reason to cooperate with you.

Lin Xu picked up the teapot, filled the cup in front of him, pushed it towards David, and then said:

"The world is about to be destroyed, and your current faction is preventing us from saving it."

Is this reason sufficient?

David's expression changed drastically.

"Is this real??"

Seeing his expression, Lin Xu was startled.

Have you heard about the end of the world elsewhere?

David nodded slowly.

"Amir Karamlu".

"He is my friend, and we maintain a friendship that is unknown to others."

"--Don't misunderstand, that's just a special way of communicating."

"He once conveyed a message to me in an extremely secretive way."

"I once thought it was just some kind of mental illness."

“I’m not even surprised by his suicide.”

“Until you mentioned mind control.”

Half an hour later, in the office.

There were scattered papers in front of Lin Xu, while David across from him held a teacup, quietly waiting for Lin Xu to organize his thoughts.

Lin Xu ignored him and just stared intently at the clues written on the table.

In July 2023, Amir delivered a message to David for the first time—and for the last time, of course.

His message contained a series of confusing narratives, including but not limited to keywords such as "mind control," "doomsday," "hallucination," and "hell."

This information worried David, but when David mentioned it to Amir, Amir acted as if he knew nothing about it.

For a long time, David believed that Amir suffered from schizophrenia.

In fact, it was because of Amir that he tried to shift his research from the field of pain studies to the field of "memory".

However, before his research yielded any results or breakthroughs, their relationship gradually drifted apart in a rather uneventful manner.

David had not received any news from Amir for a long time until he committed suicide.

When the news came, David had a brief moment of doubt.

However, the investigation results were quickly released—it was 100% suicide.

Given Amir's previous abnormal mental state, David could only regretfully let the matter pass.

Until he was hunted down by the CIA.

Until he heard about "mind control" from Lin Xu.

It was then that he realized that what Amir had said might very well be true.

He may have been genuinely under mind control.

Because Amir once said that research into quantum communication could cost him his life.

Now, the results have been verified.

Not only was it verified, but the information Lin Xu revealed to him also completely dispelled his last remaining doubts.
After reviewing all the clues, Lin Xu frowned deeply.

He has roughly figured out the sequence of events.

It is highly likely that Zhou Yue first directed some kind of influence from Mnemosyne technology to Amir through a high-dimensional channel in July 2023, setting a trigger point in his mental world.

The discovery of the phenomenon of "the disappearance of randomness in entangled quantum pairs" would trigger his "suicide".

This logic is consistent.

but why?
Zhang Liming.

What is the connection between him and Amir?

Lin Xu looked up at David and asked:
Why did Amir mention Zhang Liming?

"You didn't explain this issue clearly just now."

David put down his teacup and replied:

“Amir said that Zhang Liming is the same kind of person as him.”

"Although their research topics are different, they are all leading to the same result."

"So, Amir said he would die, and Zhang Liming would die too."

"And, most likely, it was suicide."

"Moreover, the time of death will not be too far away."

As soon as David finished speaking, Lin Xu suddenly stood up.

"The same type of people".

"The same result".

what's the result?
The unevenness of the universe.

The randomness of entangled quantum pairs disappears, which is likely related to the non-flatness of the universe.

That means
Zhou Yue wanted to control or eliminate all the relevant scholars.

Lanzhou Stone Project.

His desire to curb the West's development in quantum communication and quantum computing is certainly not due to the so-called "world war".

He wanted to deviate from the fundamental theoretical direction of human society and bypass that path, which was the most disadvantageous choice for him.

Closed passageway.

He cannot allow such a strategy to occur.

so.
The so-called Lanzhou Stone Project is fundamentally aimed at a massive global purge!
Zhang Liming is in danger.

Lin Xu looked directly at David and asked again:
“Amir said ‘not too long,’ but how long exactly does ‘not too long’ mean?”

David slowly shook his head.

"do not know."

He didn't tell me.

"But is it really that important? You need to start preparing now."

"Death can come at any time."

"It could even be...the next day?"

(End of this chapter)