Did the world end today?

Chapter 183 You Won't See the World War (Bonus Chapter for the Alliance Leader's Heidelberg Expedition)

DeSantis.

This name was unfamiliar to Lin Xu.

He was more familiar with Donald and Vance.

But after hearing Qin Feng's brief introduction, he immediately realized that this person was extraordinary.

He is a key figure in the Republican Party and Vance's strongest rival.

According to some non-governmental analysts, he is actually the one most likely to reach the highest position.

But now, he has died inexplicably.

"What's the specific situation?"

"Assassination, or an accident?"

"neither."

As Qin Feng led Lin Xu toward the coordination group office, he replied:

"suicide!"

"Like Amir before him, he committed suicide by shooting himself."

“There were no warning signs whatsoever—even an hour before his suicide, he attended a charity dinner hosted by a local Florida business.”

"According to the intelligence we have now, he behaved perfectly at the dinner party, and could even be described as chatting and laughing."

"He also outlined a fundraising plan for 2026 and reached agreements with several business owners."

"In short, he doesn't seem like it."

"It doesn't seem like suicide, right?"

Jiang Xingye suddenly interrupted.

She handed Aishwarya, who had been by her side the whole time, to the staff, whispered a few words of comfort, said goodbye, and then turned to Lin Xu and Qin Feng and said:
"Don't overthink it, this is just an assassination based on Mnemosyne technology."

“Aishwarya told me that it’s not just Tim Ellis, not just DeSantis, but many other people will die!”

"Ten or twenty, she can't remember."

"But she remembers some names—quickly find out who those names belong to and whether they are still alive."

"If they are still alive, immediately notify the US side and tell them to be prepared!"

"clear."

Qin Feng nodded, and the group quickly headed toward the operations command center inside the coordination group's office building. As they walked, Jiang Xingye kept repeating the names he had gotten from Aishwarya.

"Bryan Swinger".

"Raphael Busso".

"Joe Logan."

"Evan Smith."

"Tucker Carlson".

"Check who these people are, see if they're still alive!"

"clear."

Qin Feng immediately issued instructions to the coordination team, and just a few minutes later, the intelligence was relayed back to the command center.

"Joe Rogan has been confirmed dead. He was a Republican congressman from Maryland with considerable influence in the state."

"Tucker Carlson confirmed dead—he was a media person, or more accurately, an internet celebrity, who livestreamed his suicide, and the internet is in an uproar!"

"Raphael Busch is also dead. He was a highly influential researcher in the field of quantum physics!"

Expected.

Lin Xu frowned deeply.

This appears to be a timed detonation.

And the targets of the explosion seem to be all of America's elite?

What exactly is Zhou Yue trying to do?

Were these people's deaths related to the cards he held in his hand?
Are their deaths related to Shen Li's death and Zhang Liming's death in the bracelet world?

Lin Xu's mind raced, seemingly trying to establish connections between these "victims".

But news kept coming in, and the last person on the list, "Evan Smith," who was confirmed dead, was not a well-known figure.

He was just an ordinary truck driver.

However, the way he committed suicide was rather unusual.

He drove the truck to the White House gate and detonated a grenade he'd somehow acquired, attempting to blow up the fully fueled truck.

It just didn't work out.

"Six states have declared a state of emergency!"

Qin Feng quickly relayed the intelligence.

"They have classified this incident as a large-scale terrorist attack."

"We must establish communication with them immediately—it would be a real problem if they tried to pin the blame on us!"

Really troublesome.

The main problem is that the Americans knew about the existence of Mnemosyne technology.

And now, they probably know that the key figure in this technology, the so-called "Memory Goddess" Ayana, is in China's hands!

Putting ourselves in their shoes, in this situation, their decision not to directly target China, but to use the relatively restrained term "large-scale terrorist attack," already far exceeds their usual level of decision-making!
Lin Xu nodded immediately, and then said:
"I won't get involved in this."

"If we're going to communicate, then let's get it done quickly!"

"The list we have is incomplete—I need a complete list of the dead!"

"I need to know exactly who Zhou Yue put on the list, what these people have in common, and what they can influence!"

"Also, prepare Zhou Yue."

"I want to see him."

"no problem."

At this moment, Jiang Xingye was also studying the shortlist that had just been confirmed.

Seeing Lin Xu get up, she also stood up.

"You stay here."

Lin Xu reached out and stopped Jiang Xingye.

"You need to keep an eye on this place for me and compile all the lists."

"If there's any work that needs to be arranged, please arrange it for me first."

"it is good."

Jiang Xingye grabbed Lin Xu's arm and said quickly:
"There are definitely a lot of smokescreens in this list - don't be fooled, focus on the key points."

“Raphael Buschow was key; he proposed the concept of the covariant entropy bound, which greatly promoted the development of AdS/CFT dual theory.”

"Most importantly, the concept of covariant entropy bound, while not proving the non-flatness of the universe in itself, has revealed the flaws in the flat universe model."

"This concept is strongly related to Zhang Liming's research!"

"Use this concept to your advantage. Zhou Yue is stupid; he'll slip up!"

"rest assured."

Lin Xu patted Jiang Xingye's hand, his eyes resolute.

Without any further farewells, Lin Xu turned and left.

Jiang Xingye returned to the command center and sat in the seat that originally belonged to Lin Xu.

When Lin Xu is not around, she is Lin Xu's spokesperson.

Five minutes later, Lin Xu entered the interrogation room.

Across from him, Zhou Yue sat wearily in the interrogation chair.

He was already very weak.

The continuous, high-intensity interrogation had long since drained his energy. If it weren't for his special physique as a "high-dimensional experiencer," he would probably have died from the interrogation by now.

But even if he didn't die, his condition wasn't much better.

He could barely sit still, and could only lean against the interrogation chair, barely supporting his body with the armrests.

Even so, a mocking smile still lingered on his face.

He looked at Lin Xu and said:
"Government, give me a cigarette."

Lin Xu nodded to Qin Feng, who took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and put it in Zhou Yue's mouth.

Zhou Yue took a deep breath.

He exhaled a satisfied puff of smoke, then said:
"Since you came to see me so suddenly, it means you must already know something."

Let me guess.

"The firewall can't be bypassed, right?"

Firewall?
Lin Xu looked at Zhou Yue in astonishment.

No, bro, which version are you still stuck on?

Lin Xu looked puzzled, but the voice of the interrogator behind the one-way mirror immediately came through his earpiece.

“We didn’t give him any additional information, so he was completely unaware of our progress.”

Understood.

Also reasonable.

Lin Xu let out a soft breath, then shook his head and said:

"No."

"The problem there has been solved."

"so."

Zhou Yue took another deep drag of his cigarette.

"So, world war has already begun?"

"No."

Lin Xu shook his head with a cold smile.

"World War II is just a lie of yours. Do you really think we're stupid?"

"The World War was not a lie."

Zhou Yue exhaled a puff of smoke and continued:
"It's just that it's not destined to happen; there's too much randomness involved."

"However, the fact that you're aware of this shows that you're making rapid progress."

"Let me think. Amir is dead? You discovered my control over him?"

"It's not you who controls him, it's Ayana."

Lin Xu mercilessly exposed Zhou Yue's lie, and the moment the words left his mouth, Zhou Yue's brows furrowed instantly.

"You guys are really fast."

I underestimated you.

Zhou Yue sat up slightly, the playful expression gone from his face, replaced by a somewhat fierce solemnity.

"That is, the Lanshi Project."

"So, you discovered Project Lanshi?"

"Project Lanshi has been destroyed."

This time, it was Lin Xu's turn to mock him.

"You think you devised the Lanshi Project? You're mistaken."

"In the entire Lanshi Project, you are nothing more than a pawn."

"You are a pawn used by those American think tanks to search for the 'World of Destiny' and to steal Mnemosyne's technology."

"They have given up on you—they have also given up on the Lanshi Project."

"Because they know that the world they live in is the world of Destiny Stones!"

After Lin Xu finished speaking, Zhou Yue was completely stunned.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

The cigarette in his hand had burned to the end, and Zhou Yue painfully threw away the cigarette butt.

He finally came to his senses.

After taking a deep breath, he asked:
How long has it been since we last met?

"Half a month."

Lin Xu answered sparingly, using only a few words.

"Half a month"

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Zhou Yue's face.

"Butterfly, you are much stronger than I imagined."

"But it's okay."

"It's just part of the plan."

"No matter what, you can't take that last step."

"DeSantis is dead, right?"

"Do you want to know who else will die? Do you want to know why they died?"

"We can work together."

"Only through cooperation can you cross that deep chasm."

"Otherwise, your proud civilization's chariot will be blocked by this deep ditch and will be unable to move forward any further."

"Now, choose."

"To cooperate, or not to cooperate?"

Lin Xu slowly shook his head.

Then, he spoke:
No, you're mistaken.

"I'm here just to confirm one thing."

"I just wanted to confirm whether those people's deaths had anything to do with you."

"But you seem to be a little too stupid."

"I haven't even asked you yet, and you've already admitted it yourself."

"We can end our conversation now."

"Because you won't give me what I want, and I won't give you what you want."

"But it's okay, I'll find that thing myself."

“We have recorded all of the conversation just now.”

"You won't see a world war."

(End of this chapter)