Did the world end today?

Chapter 97 The Real Social Engineering
There are 36 minutes left.

Su Yuchen and Zhou Yue have established communication, which is gradually unfolding in a somewhat "awkward" manner.

The two men continued talking in the conference room.

Su Yuchen wasn't stupid; she expressed her fear and her desire to cooperate with Planetary Reincarnation.

The conversation then turned to a topic of interest to Zhou Yue.

"So you mean that as long as we find a place where we can see Mercury, we can enter a higher dimension?"

Zhou Yue's voice rang out, and after a slight pause, Su Yuchen stammered in reply:
"I I don't know"

"I think, I feel that's how it is."

"But...but it's too chaotic, I can't hear you."

"Don't rush, don't rush, tell me slowly."

Zhou Yue offered gentle words of comfort, but his voice, after being altered, sounded quite eerie.

"You are safe, we will protect you."

"No one can hurt you. Those who don't trust you are nothing but foolish, inferior beings."

"Okay, now take a deep breath."

Su Yuchen obediently shut her mouth, then took a deep breath and exhaled deeply.

The conference room was filled with her breathing; Lin Xu could tell that she was deliberately stalling for time.

Delay the time in a reasonable way.

A smart woman!
He turned to Qi Yuan and gave him an approving look, while the latter smiled slightly and became somewhat smug.

Zhou Yue's voice rang out again.

"OK OK."

"Now tell me, besides this message, what else did you hear?"

"There's more. There's a lot more."

Su Yuchen's voice lowered, as if he was thinking or recalling.

She was constantly breaking down and dissecting the information she had previously obtained from Qin Feng, and throwing it to Zhou Yue piece by piece.

With each piece of information released, the official investigation progress moves forward by one step.

The two continued their conversation, with Su Yuchen revealing a series of information to Zhou Yue about butterflies, Jiang Xingye, the Martian Republic, and the form of the apocalypse.

Zhou Yue on the other end of the phone was clearly getting excited.

This was perhaps the first time he had heard such detailed and crucial information from someone else.

"Where is the Zhurong? Do you know what's wrong with the Zhurong?"

Zhou Yue asked, his tone slightly anxious.

Qin Feng had already told Su Yuchen about this information.

However, it is clear that the other party's level of knowledge is simply insufficient to understand such complex content.
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But this turned out to be a lucky accident.

The more Su Yuchen didn't understand, the less she could explain it.

The more unclear she was about it, the more credible Zhou Yue found her.

The two continued to pull at each other, during which Zhou Yue cut off communication once, probably to avoid being tracked, and switched to other devices.

But this is completely meaningless for the simple and crude strategy that the authorities are currently implementing.

Because what the authorities are tracking is not the signal itself, but the "communication behavior"!
What is social engineering?

This is true social engineering!
The massive state apparatus was running at full speed and was crushing Zhou Yue's carefully woven disguise with incredible efficiency.

His disguise seemed utterly ridiculous, and the carefully constructed defenses he had built crumbled after his first exposure.
Bai Mo turned to Lin Xu and said in a low voice:
"50% of the progress has been eliminated."

"All high-risk areas in the Indochina Peninsula have been scanned, and no abnormalities have been found."

"The air formation is entering the sovereign zone, and the progress will slow down slightly."

"The global scan is expected to take 15 minutes to complete. Is that enough time?"

"There's enough time."

Lin Xu nodded, then asked:

"What's the situation like domestically?"

"We are conducting a district-by-district investigation."

Bai Mo replied:
"The regional order is from west to east, from remote counties to core cities."

"The situation map is here."

As she finished speaking, a situational map of the investigation unfolded in front of Lin Xu.

On the national map, there is a patch of bright spots representing areas with good signal coverage. The entire western and northern regions have been cleared, and the bright spots have been extinguished.

Immediately afterwards, like a burning wildfire, the darkness spread further east and south.

Is it possible for him to not use the carrier services we provide?

Lin Xu asked, as if suddenly remembering something:
"Starlink? Satellite phone?"

Bai Mo shook his head and replied:
“We cut off satellite communication immediately – if he dares to use satellite relay, it would be tantamount to confronting us directly.”

"As for Starlink, that thing is useless now."

"clear."

Lin Xu let out a long sigh of relief, staring intently at the shrinking "black line".

The project is already halfway complete.

"The scan of the Indochina Peninsula is complete; he is not in Southeast Asia."

"The aerial formation is turning and expanding its scan to the surrounding high seas area."

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded slightly.

"It's unlikely he's on the high seas—is it possible he's hiding domestically?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Mo frowned.

"Possibly, but..."

"Target locked!"

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Feng's voice suddenly rang out.

"Jinling City! Near Beishan Reservoir!" Jinling?!
Lin Xu was dumbfounded.

Are you kidding me? !

How could such a dangerous person be hiding on the outskirts of Nanjing?
What did he think?

Is he that confident in himself?
No, he's probably looking for something in Jinling.

High-dimensional channel?

He can predict the approximate location where the high-dimensional channel will appear.
Lin Xu frowned, but at this moment, he didn't have time to analyze it too much.

After the operator attempted to cut off network communication in the suspicious area again, Su Yuchen's call with Zhou Yue experienced noticeable lag and even interruption.

"That's it."

Qin Feng gave the order:

"Location has been sent. Mobilize the nearest police force to go there first."

"Rapid reaction force, depart immediately!"

"Operation team! Go find the EVTOL aircraft!"

"Less than 12 kilometers away! Get there within 5 minutes!"

"Signal source triangulation data has been locked!"

"It's below the reservoir! It should be inside the machine room!"

"understand!"

"Roger that!"

A series of replies followed, and the pace quickened instantly.

Lin Xu raised his hand and glanced at his watch.

13 minutes!

There's still plenty of time.

No, it doesn't matter if it's too late.

Once we've located him, it's perfectly sufficient to simply go and catch him the next time we come.

He let out a heavy sigh.

at last.

This mysterious organization, and its supreme leader, are finally about to be exposed.

Su Yuchen was still struggling with Zhou Yue, while on the screen, multiple forces, including the Quick Response Team and the National Security Team, pounced on Zhou Yue's location like tigers released from their cages.

They are very close.

But at that very moment, Zhou Yue's voice suddenly disappeared.

A few seconds later, he continued:
"I think I heard the sound of a propeller."

"You guys are really going too fast."

"However, it was probably the butterfly that caught me."

"awesome."

"I was still a step behind you after all."

"pity."

"So, butterfly, you can hear me, right?"

"Your appearance means that the end of the world is about to come."

"That's fucking hilarious."

"I am right, you are wrong."

"But now, everyone in this world has been dragged down by you."

"Goodbye, I'm leaving now. You don't have much time left either!"

The words fell.

Gunfire rang out.

"boom!"

Lin Xu's gaze remained unchanged.

He gave the order:

"It's ok."

"Just die."

"At least now we know where he is."

"The last 10 minutes!"

"Find his body, and see what's around it!"

"receive."

A muffled sound entered the conference room, followed immediately by the transmission of a video feed.

The rapid reaction force quickly entered the machine room next to the reservoir, clearing the way down. After a brief firefight, the last few bodyguards died under the guns of the rapid reaction force.

When they finally entered the server room, the scene before them made Lin Xu gasp in shock.

Corpses littered the ground.

A pile of fresh corpses.

Clearly, these people went with Zhou Yue.

They were clearly aware that the end was nigh.

But why are they so sure?
The camera panned across the server room, but it was only a preliminary investigation. The group did not find any meaningful or valuable information in the server room.

With only 10 seconds left, a shout suddenly rang out.

"There's a clue!"

"Mars!"

"They're looking for a way to Mars!"

"They want to use a higher-dimensional portal to escape to Mars!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of white light appeared.

Almost instantly, Lin Xu's consciousness was drained.
(End of this chapter)