Memory inheritor

Chapter 250 Hidden Dangers (Part 1)

Although Liu Lu had only worked with Wei Hongsi for three days, she was already able to keep up with his thinking in terms of case analysis. Therefore, when Wei Hongsi asked about Professor Sterling's age, she knew what he meant.

Following up on Wei Hongsi's question, she said, "While I was at Shen Qing's house earlier, I received a rather detailed document about Professor Sterling. Would you like to hear it now?"

Wei Hongsi said, "Okay."

Liu Lu said: "This person was a national of country A and a professor in the composition department of the Westringer Academy of Music, with a tenured position. Last October, after attending a dinner party, he was involved in a car accident on his way home and died from his injuries at the age of 52 years and 7 months."

"He taught at the Schiringer Academy of Music for over twenty years and holds a high position in the music academic community. He specializes in the composition theory of classical and film scores and has published several works in this field. In his early years, he was known in the industry as the Golden Ear Stirling for his sharp comments on the scores of many big-budget films."

"In the last ten years or so, he has focused on theoretical research and teaching. Many of his students have become top producers and have deep connections in the industry, but he himself is not well-known in the music creation circle."

"According to those who know him, he has a rather eccentric personality. Sometimes he is very warm and friendly, and other times he can seem rather aloof. His teaching reputation is polarized. Students who like him think he is a unique genius, while those who don't like him think he is harsh and controlling."

After listening, Wei Hongsi pondered for a moment and said, "It sounds like this person has two sides to his personality. His strong desire for control is quite consistent with his behavior in the dream. And that nickname 'Golden Ear,' in the music industry, if not..."

Is it a little embarrassing to accept having perfect pitch?

Liu Lu said, "I agree with your point of view."

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Wei Hongsi said, "Do you think that a musician with perfect pitch, after experiencing hearing loss, might feign death to escape and then seek an opportunity to be reborn into a younger body?"

Liu Lu said, "I think so. For Professor Sterling, this motive is plausible, and he possesses the necessary technology and methods. But Mr. Wei, why are you so certain that Professor Sterling faked his death?"

Wei Hongsi said, "Because their technology still has flaws. Zhou Huai discovered Shen Qing's special abilities at least a year ago, and Professor Sterling certainly knew about it at that time as well. The things done against Shen Qing may have been his doing, but his death" happened a few months later.

Liu Lu nodded. If Professor Sterling had already discovered a possibility of fixing the defect, he would naturally no longer be willing to accept it.

Wei Hongsi added, "Of course, it's also possible that Professor Sterling really encountered an accident and could no longer appear in public, so he simply chose to operate behind the scenes. We can also try to find out when Zhou Huai last received the memory implantation. If it was after Professor Sterling's death, it could actually prove that he is not dead."

Liu Lu remembered this and said, "President Wei, were you holding back in your analysis of the last scene Shen Qing experienced during the consciousness interaction?"

Wei Hongsi said, "Yes. Actually, the 'qualities' Professor Sterling mentioned about Shen Qing may not necessarily be her abilities of 'cognitive reconstruction' and 'emotional reshaping.' While replicating these abilities is very difficult, I think it's possible for the Guiding Light Society..."

It is still possible to achieve that.

"They have accumulated technical expertise in this area for many years, and they are not lacking in musical talent. Perhaps they have already succeeded."

Liu Lu asked, "So what exactly are these so-called 'special qualities'?"

Wei Hongsi said, "I don't know either."

Liu Lu was taken aback: "You don't know either?"

Wei Hongsi said, "Yes, Professor Sterling may not be entirely clear either. Perhaps that trait helps to fix their technical deficiencies, or perhaps the so-called trait is a misjudgment on his part, which is why he said that we need to study it to know."

"The last scene Shen Qing experienced was most likely a dream she created under her guidance. If that's the case, then it's the research scenario Professor Sterling wants to use on her. The Light Guide Society doesn't take human experimentation seriously at all, but we can't do such research; it would be meaningless for us."

Liu Lu said, "So you didn't want Shen Qing to worry unnecessarily."

Wei Hongsi said, "I don't think it's necessary to explore that step yet, at least not now. Perhaps continuing to expand that dream scenario will allow us to see Professor Sterling's plan, but there's more than one way to understand his plan."

"For Shen Qing, the risk was too great. In the last ten seconds or so of her conscious interaction with Zhou Huai, the equipment detected a significant release of adrenaline, and her vital signs showed typical signs of asphyxiation. For her..."

It was a near-death experience, which is why the device alarmed and interrupted the interaction of consciousness.

"Teacher Zheng was also very aware of this. When we were reviewing the event, we deliberately avoided mentioning this scene. But Shen Qing kept pressing me for details, so I could only give a vague answer."

Liu Lu said, "I understand, you're protecting her."

Wei Hongsi said, "I mainly feel that she doesn't need to get too deeply involved in this case."

Liu Lu asked, "And what about you?"

Wei Hongsi said, "I had no choice. I've been deeply involved in this case from the very beginning, so naturally I had to play a role. Besides, I've already been targeted by 'Morning Star,' an organization similar to the Guiding Light Society, perhaps even sharing the same origin. There's no escaping it now."

Liu Lu said, "Isn't Shen Qing the same? She's being targeted by the Guiding Light Society, and those terrorists won't give up easily."

Wei Hongsi said, "It's still not quite the same. Actually, Shen Qing isn't irreplaceable."

Liu Lu asked doubtfully, "Is there anyone who can replace her?"

Wei Hongsi said, "Although everyone is unique, there are actually commonalities between people. Just like when a new virus appears, there will always be some people who are naturally immune, and this proportion is usually around one in a thousand."

"Even if Shen Qing's qualities are exceptional, and she represents only one in ten thousand or one in a hundred thousand of the population, the number of such people still adds up. For the Guiding Light Society, such individuals are simply hard to find, not impossible. Therefore, the lack of Shen Qing..."

"It's still possible for them to achieve their goal."

Wei Hongsi did not share these analyses with Shen Qing, which was indeed intended to protect her, but he would not hide them from Liu Lu, as this could potentially affect the task force's decision-making.