Memory inheritor

Chapter 235 Infiltration (Part 2)

As time passed, the experts in the monitoring room spoke in hushed tones, focusing more on the instruments or digital screens in front of them.

The work of interpreting Zhou Huai's dreams has been ongoing for nearly a month. Experts have not only grasped the active cycle of his brain signals, but can also use some external means to predict and extend or shorten the interval between signal cycles within a small range.

Sure enough, not long after, the buzzer on the control panel sounded, indicating that Zhou Huai's brainwave signals were about to enter an active period, and the first practical operation of "Consciousness Infiltration Operation" officially began.

Zheng Han gave the reconnaissance officer the signal to "begin the operation," and the officer immediately responded with the signal to "be ready."

Zheng Han then activated the phase synchronization module, sending standardized simulated baseline EEG waveforms to the scouts. The function of this module is to act as a rhythmic benchmark for unified timing, helping scouts quickly calibrate their own EEG fluctuation rhythms and accurately match the target's consciousness frequency band.

At the same time, Zhou Huai's brain signals entered a fully active state. Under the precise guidance of the phase module, the two signals gradually completed waveform alignment. The investigators fine-tuned their mental state to achieve phase synchronization of the alpha and y waves in both brains.

This process is like two musicians playing together; they need to adjust their rhythm and pitch to be in sync so that the melodies they play can blend perfectly and resonate with each other.

From the perspective of subconscious intrusion, it can be compared to two large trucks traveling on the road. In order to transfer goods during the journey, they need to maintain the same speed, with the relative speed between the two trucks being zero, so that they can bridge the gap and move the goods.

The investigator's brainwave signals were processed by a relay real-time processing unit, where they were filtered, adapted, and converted before being transmitted to Zhou Huai's consciousness.

Everyone in the monitoring room held their breath, staring intently at Zhou Huai's brainwave waveform, as if any movement here would affect the outcome of the interaction. What should have been a few seconds of waiting felt like an eternity to them.

"An abnormal reaction has occurred!" said the expert responsible for real-time monitoring of Zhou Huai's brain signals.

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Huai's brainwave suddenly fluctuated sharply, then calmed down again after a few seconds.

This change is highly consistent with the previous inferences and predictions, but whether it has achieved the expected effect still needs to be determined by the results of semantic decoding.

The consciousness infiltration system and the dream interpretation system are independent of each other and do not interfere with each other. While the Third Research Institute is carrying out the "consciousness infiltration operation", the decoding war room located in the supercomputing center of Yuecheng University is also working simultaneously, with the two systems operating in coordination.

A moment later, the AI-decoded semantic tag stream, compiled by the decoding operations room, was transmitted to the monitoring room via a dedicated encrypted network and displayed on the large screen.

Upon seeing the jumbled fragments and deciphering their contents, and confirming that their presentation was identical to the dual-consciousness narrative that had previously appeared in Mu Jie's case, everyone present couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

Although Liu Lu couldn't understand the content, she could understand the experts' reactions, and she was no exception.

This result proves that the scout's conscious signals successfully penetrated Zhou Huai's mind, smoothly triggering the instinctive inhibition mechanism of the other party's self-awareness, and the first step of the infiltration operation was successful.

Zheng Han signaled to the investigator that the first round of consciousness infiltration had been successfully completed.

Next, following the action plan, the investigators conducted four successive attempts to subtly probe Zhou Huai's consciousness. Each attempt successfully triggered a suppression response from Zhou Huai's self-awareness, but the response did not last long.

Based on real-time captured EEG dynamics and keywords deciphered from dual-consciousness narratives, Zheng Han continuously provides guidance and hints to the investigators.

During the fifth infiltration of consciousness, a crucial breakthrough was finally achieved. Zhou Huai's brainwave activity level increased significantly, generating a continuous stream of responsive brainwave fluctuations that poured into the relay real-time processing unit.

"He took the initiative!" Yu Xiufeng exclaimed excitedly upon seeing this.

In the previous four rounds of probing, the scouts' transmission of consciousness was a one-way penetration. After the brainwave signals entered Zhou Huai's brain, all the collisions of consciousness and emotional fluctuations were confined to the inside of Zhou Huai's brain.

This is the situation that Wei Hongsi analyzed earlier. Under the effect of the subconscious firewall, the brain implanted memories of the Guide Light Society members are not affected, but the transmission of information to the outside world will be subject to many restrictions.

It's like an investigator calling Zhou Huai, and Zhou Huai responds, but his phone is on silent. Therefore, the content of their interaction can only be understood to a limited extent through dream interpretation.

After several rounds of gradual conscious guidance and emotional stimulation by the investigators, the anchor points in Zhou Huai's brain were fully activated, and he began to "integrate" or "clear" the influx of heterogeneous consciousness fragments.

It was in this state that Zhou Huai's self-awareness began to take the initiative, and the originally closed external consciousness pathways were completely opened, actively releasing brainwave response signals.

In the entire consciousness infiltration program, all other situations can be simulated and verified, but this crucial link cannot be simulated and replicated because it requires a comprehensive understanding of the "circuit breaker mechanism".

The action logic of this plan was derived by Wei Hongsi based on Mu Jie's case data and his own in-depth analysis of the operational mechanism of the light guide consciousness anchor. Before this, he could not guarantee that it would definitely succeed.

Seeing that he had successfully taken this step, Wei Hongsi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves finally relaxed.

However, the so-called "taking the initiative" is just a metaphor. Zhou Huai's subjective consciousness will not leave his brain and enter the external device. What really comes out is the responsive brainwave signal generated by his brain.

The relay real-time processing unit is a brainwave signal interaction platform built for the investigators and Zhou Huai. It is an external extension of their consciousness, and their subjective consciousness is unaware of the existence of this interaction medium.

If Zhou Huai's self-awareness does not take the initiative, it is possible to interact within Zhou Huai's brain, but doing so may cause a mental adhesion, and the safety of the scouts cannot be effectively guaranteed.

After about twelve minutes of deep interaction at the level of consciousness between the two parties, Zhou Huai's brainwaves, which had been fluctuating wildly, gradually calmed down, the amplitude of which kept narrowing, and finally returned to a stable state, bringing the first consciousness infiltration operation to an end.

From a technical standpoint, the operation was a great success, much to the delight of the experts. However, whether it yielded valuable clues depends on the information Zhou Huai conveyed during the exchange of consciousness between the two sides.

Yu Xiufeng and the experts began to summarize the operation and prepare for the next infiltration mission.

Zheng Han said to Wei Hongsi, "Teacher Wei, let's go together later to find out about how Xiao Zhou obtained the information."

Wei Hongsi nodded and said, "Okay."

Xiao Zhou, who shares the same surname as Zhou Huai, was the scout in this infiltration operation. This shows that Zheng Han and his team were quite meticulous in their selection of personnel.

Xiao Zhou had just finished a consciousness infiltration and needed to recover and adjust. About ten minutes later, Zheng Han received a message and took Wei Hongsi to an office next door.

When Zheng Han saw Liu Lu come over, she couldn't help but look at Wei Hongsi.

Wei Hongsi said, "Her name is Liu Lu, and she is also a member of the task force, currently serving as a liaison officer."

Zheng Han suddenly realized, "No wonder. Hello, Comrade Liu Lu."

Liu Lu responded with a smile, "Hello, Director Zheng."

Zheng Han had just heard Wei Hongsi mention that Liu Lu was his assistant. At that time, Zheng Han felt that this girl was probably not one of Zhiwei's people, because Wei Hongsi was very discreet in his actions and would not have infiltrated the operation with an unrelated person as an observer.

The three had only exchanged a few words when Xiao Zhou arrived. Zheng Han gave them a brief introduction, then asked, "Xiao Zhou, how are you feeling?"

Xiao Zhou said, "Overall, it was okay, not much different from the rehearsal. It's just that the other person had a lot of emotional fluctuations for a period of time, which made me feel like I was having a nightmare."

Zheng Han then asked, "For about five minutes during that time, you really felt fear, right?"

Xiao Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, it felt like I was being torn to pieces. But I could always feel the beacon's presence, and I knew I was in a dream-like situation, so I was still somewhat reassured."

Zheng Han chatted with Xiao Zhou for a few more minutes to confirm that the other person's mental state was normal, and then asked, "What information did you observe during this interaction of consciousness?"

Xiao Zhou said, "The one that appears most often is the organization's totem. It looks much weirder than the pattern. It's like a sun radiating cold light. When the eye in the middle stares at me, it feels quite creepy."

"I saw a middle-aged man with a Western face, about forty or fifty years old, appearing behind Zhou Huai like a giant. Sometimes it was a phantom, sometimes it was a real person, and sometimes Zhou Huai would directly transform into this person."

"I often hear music playing in my ears. The melody sounds strange and is hard to describe. It also seems impossible to translate it into sheet music."

As Xiao Zhou pondered, his brows gradually furrowed.

Wei Hongsi said, "You don't need to think about this too much. The music you hear may not actually exist. It could just be Zhou Huai's imagination of music in his dream. When your consciousness interacts with him, it receives Zhou Huai's feeling and thinks that you heard music."

"I see." Xiao Zhou nodded, his brows relaxing. "I was worried this was important information, so I made sure to memorize it."

Zheng Han asked, "Besides these, what else did you observe?"

Xiao Zhou said, "Other than that, there doesn't seem to be anything else. Most of the time, Zhou Huai or the person behind Zhou Huai is yelling at me, constantly repeating that I shouldn't exist and that I should disappear."

Zheng Han was somewhat surprised. Was this all that was included in the twelve-minute-long in-depth interaction?