Memory inheritor

Chapter 236 Second Dive (Part 1)

After listening to the scout Xiao Zhou's explanation, Zheng Han pondered for a moment, then looked at Wei Hongsi. Seeing Wei Hongsi shake his head, he said to Xiao Zhou, "That's all for now. Go and rest, and get yourself ready."

"Yes!" Xiao Zhou stood up, bowed to Zheng Han, nodded to Wei Hongsi and Liu Lu, opened the door and went out.

Zheng Han sat down again and said, "Teacher Wei, where do you think the problem lies? Could it be because Xiao Zhou's emotions fluctuated too much during the consciousness interaction, so he didn't remember much?"

Wei Hongsi said, "It shouldn't be the case. During the interaction between the investigators and the data, the multimodal monitoring data did not exceed the normal range, so protective amnesia should not occur."

Zheng Han nodded slightly, agreeing with his thoughts on this point. He then sighed somewhat helplessly and said, "From a technical standpoint, the consciousness infiltration operation was undoubtedly successful. However, judging from the information obtained by the scouts, it fell far short of our expectations."

Wei Hongsi said, "Actually, I think this infiltration operation was quite fruitful. Through the observations of the scouts, we gained a more intuitive understanding of the totem of the Guiding Light Society, which is of great reference and guiding significance for subsequent work."

"The middle-aged man with a Western face that he saw should also be a high-ranking member of the Light Guide Association. This is a very important clue and largely confirms our previous speculation."

Zheng Han smiled wryly and said, "That's true, but it doesn't really help the progress of the case."

Wei Hongsi smiled and said, "Since the path is passable, let's try it a few more times. The previous dream interpretation of Mu Jie's dual consciousness narrative also required integrating the content from several attempts to obtain those clues. In any case, we now have a certain degree of initiative and are no longer completely passively waiting."

"You're right. We set our expectations too high and became a bit too eager after seeing the technological path become feasible," Zheng Han said, standing up. "The decoding team's dream narrative report should be out by now. Let's take a look."

With the foundation and experience gained from their previous interpretation of Mu Jie's dual consciousness narrative, their preparations were thorough, and the decoding team did not need too long to complete the task.

Wei Hongsi and Liu Lu also stood up and returned to the monitoring room with Zheng Han.

The atmosphere here is very relaxed, and everyone is still basking in the joy of the successful first infiltration operation. The experts here are responsible for technical tasks and have limited understanding of the case, so they don't experience the same psychological letdown as Zheng Han.

Zheng Han asked Yu Xiufeng and learned that the report on the interpretation of the dual consciousness interaction dream had been completed, so she took it and looked at it with Wei Hongsi.

The report was brief and largely consistent with Xiao Zhou's description.

It is worth noting that there are three interpretations of music in this report, but the confidence level is very low and they cannot be simulated and reproduced, which is basically consistent with Xiao Zhou's subjective feelings.

The music people hear in their dreams can be roughly divided into three categories.

The first type is connection to reality. When dreaming, music playing in reality is directly integrated into the dream by the brain, so music or sounds in reality can directly affect dreams.

The second category is imaginary performance. This is more common in people with a basic understanding of musical instruments, including percussion, whistling, and so on. When performing in a dream, the body generates weak electromyographic signals, which can be captured, analyzed, and reconstructed into realistic melodies and rhythms by equipment.

The third category is purely imagined music. When you dream and consciously imagine "hearing" music, the auditory cortex of the brain, which is responsible for processing auditory information, is activated, and auditory EEG signals are detected from the outside.

Based on Zhou Huai's environment and the full-process multimodal monitoring data, the music in his dream clearly belongs to the third category.

During the conscious interaction between Xiao Zhou and Zhou Huai, Xiao Zhou was synchronously affected by Zhou Huai's auditory cortex EEG signals, thus gaining the ability to "hear".

It was the imagined music in Zhou Huai's mind.

In theory, if these auditory EEG signals are mapped into musical notes using algorithms, they can be restored to real music. However, in reality, the content restored will most likely not be considered music.

Just as the brain distorts the color and shape of objects in dreams, it also distorts the music imagined in dreams, causing irregular distortions in the melody and rhythm of the music.

Therefore, from Xiao Zhou's subjective perspective, the music he heard was very strange, lacking a stable musical structure, and naturally, he couldn't understand or memorize it using normal musical logic.

After reading the interpretation report, Zheng Han asked, "Professor Wei, do you think the music Zhou Huai imagined might contain any clues? This hasn't happened before in previous dream interpretations."

Wei Hong thought for a moment and said, "It's not easy to judge. It could represent his choice of his own will, after all, we started by looking at the point of divergence between making music and skateboarding; it could also be a projection of his musical creative thinking in his dream."

"I have another theory: the middle-aged man with a Western face who appeared in his dream may also have a musical education background. When the higher-ups of that organization chose the clones to receive the memory implantation, they may have taken into account the compatibility of the individuals' expertise."

His guess was not without basis.

The goal of the Guiding Light Association is to cultivate intelligent children, but the standard of intelligence is not just academic performance.

The two report cards from Xikang Le Welfare Home that Guo Weiran found listed a wide variety of subjects, including music, art, and physical education.

If this were an ordinary school, it could be seen as a result of promoting holistic education and allowing children to develop in all aspects. However, the subjects and content of the welfare home's comprehensive assessment are determined by the sponsors, which indicates that Daoguang is intentionally seeking out children with other special talents or developmental potential.

Zheng Han nodded and said, "If we can find this person, it will be a breakthrough."

Wei Hongsi said, "I hope so."

The task force has obtained some information on three suspected core members of the Light Guide Society, including the female elder who appears in Evan Finch's dream narrative, as well as Miller, the guide, and elder Simon in Mujer's dream narrative, and has drawn portraits of these three people.

Perhaps because these three people are very well hidden, or perhaps because the portraits drawn through dream interpretation differ too much from their actual appearance, no trace of them has been found to this day. Of course, finding people overseas is inherently extremely difficult.

The person who appeared in Zhou Huai's dream this time, through dream interpretation and the investigator's observation, may be able to create a portrait that more closely resembles the person. However, it is still unrealistic to find the person based on this alone.

Therefore, what Zheng Han and Wei Hongsi said can only be considered a beautiful wish.

The two chatted for a while about the contents of the report, and Zheng Han then pulled up the reconnaissance strategy plan for the consciousness infiltration operation and asked Wei Hongsi to take a look.

Wei Hongsi was involved in the technical aspects of this operation, but the methods for gathering information after infiltration were mainly determined by experts in the decoding operations room. Xiao Zhou's previous infiltration attempts, followed by the commencement of deep consciousness interaction between the two, were all executed according to this strategy.

This plan is quite comprehensive and meticulously prepared, clearly demonstrating the style of the technical staff in developing it.

After Wei Hongsi finished reading, Zheng Han said, "Teacher Wei, could you give us some feedback? We were quite confident at first, but now we're a little unsure."

Wei Hong thought for a moment, then turned to Liu Lu sitting next to him and said, "Are you clear about the situation of this work?"

Liu Lu said, "My technical skills are very limited, but I can understand the current job content."

Wei Hongsi said, "Then can you help me think of some good strategies?"

Liu Lu pondered for a moment and said, "I think we could try faking our death."

Zheng Han was taken aback: "Blown up? Oh, you faked your death?"

The meaning of this word was completely foreign to him, as it was almost never seen in his work environment.

"Director Zheng, this is what I'm thinking, please consider it," Liu Lu said with a smile. "After our scouts infiltrate, the target wants to eliminate them, right? Often, when people achieve their goals, they become less vigilant. Perhaps we can guide the target appropriately to reveal some of their true thoughts, such as their short-term objectives and long-term goals."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Wei Hongsi and asked, "I just don't know if it's technically feasible?"

After a moment's thought, Wei Hongsi nodded: "Teacher Zheng, I think we can give it a try."

"Okay, let's discuss the plan." Zheng Han agreed without much hesitation.

Based on the initial infiltration, Liu Lu's idea seemed to have a higher chance of obtaining useful information and was less risky than their previous reconnaissance strategy, making it well worth trying.

Zheng Han called Yu Xiufeng over as well, and the four of them quickly came up with a plan and then went their separate ways to prepare.

Yu Xiufeng connected with the decoding operations room and asked them to expedite the creation of a new neurosemantic stimulation package for Zhou Huai, based on the previous stimulation package, and to add hints and guidance related to personal goals and self-actualization.

Zheng Han and Wei Hongsi together led and arranged a round of verification experiments to test the subjective feelings of one consciousness withdrawing midway during dual consciousness interaction and the other consciousness being "cleared".

This does not involve any changes to the equipment; it only requires dynamic adjustments to some parameters, so it won't take too much time.

After the basic tests were completed, they had Xiao Zhou lie down and simulate it again.

For a detective, the most important thing is his performance during the interaction of consciousness and the timing of his withdrawal, which is up to him to grasp.

However, the previous practical experience of consciousness intrusion still provided a lot of lessons to be learned. By analyzing Zhou Huai's EEG and combining it with Xiao Zhou's own feelings during the consciousness interaction, several suitable exit points were identified.

With everyone working together, they managed to finish the work within an hour, and Zhou Huai's next period of heightened brain activity was just around the corner.

With all preparations complete, Xiao Zhou was about to lie back down on the equipment when Zheng Han asked him, "Xiao Zhou, are you a little nervous?"

Xiao Zhou smiled and said, "There are some concerns, but I can overcome them. My main worry is not getting any clues, not that I'm afraid."

Zheng Han said, "It's okay, relax, we have more than one chance."

Xiao Zhou nodded: "Okay, I understand."

"7

As Xiao Zhou lay down on GH0.2, the staff helped him put on the debugging equipment, and the other personnel who were not at their posts left and went to the monitoring room.

As the investigator's brainwave data appeared on the screen, the second consciousness infiltration operation officially began, with the initial procedures being exactly the same as the first.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the buzzer on the control panel sounded.

This time, Xiao Zhou only needed three attempts to infiltrate, and Zhou Huai's end generated continuous responsive brainwave fluctuations, which continuously flowed into the relay real-time processing unit, and the consciousness of the two began to interact deeply.

A group of experts closely monitored the changes in various data parameters and made adjustments according to Zheng Han's instructions.

The deep interaction lasted for about four minutes, at which point Xiao Zhou issued a "retreat" signal. With the cooperation of the monitoring room, Xiao Zhou completed the "retreat" action in about twenty seconds.

At this point, Xiao Zhou had completely become an observer. His brainwave signals no longer entered the relay real-time processing unit, but he could receive signals sent from Zhou Huai's end through the relay unit. It was equivalent to a two-way conversation where Xiao Zhou became the silent end.

Everyone watched Zhou Huai's brainwave signal intensity with bated breath. Time ticked by, and after about half a minute, Zhou Huai was still sending out responsive brainwave signals.

Zheng Han breathed a slight sigh of relief; from a technical standpoint, their strategy had succeeded.

At this moment, the relay real-time processing unit became Zhou Huai's stage for a one-man show. As for what kind of performance he put on, we would only find out a little later.

However, this confirms that the gains this time will be greater than the last. Because this kind of performance is not just standing on stage and spacing out, but full of inner monologues.

Zhou Huai's solo performance lasted for about five minutes before his brainwave waveform began to decline and eventually returned to a stable state.

Zheng Han left the control panel, walked up to Wei Hongsi and Liu Lu, and said with a smile, "The new strategy was successful. This time we should reap some rewards."

Liu Lu simply smiled and nodded.

This surprised Zheng Han. He knew Wei Hongsi was always quite composed, but he hadn't expected this young girl to be like this. The idea for the new strategy came from Liu Lu, and seeing that it had succeeded, she remained remarkably calm, her smile merely polite.

Are young people these days really that amazing?

Zheng Han said, "Let's go to the office next door first, wait for Xiao Zhou to recover, and then we'll get to know the situation before looking at the interpretation report."

Wei Hongsi nodded and said, "Okay."