Don't go to the moon, there are gods on the far side of the moon.

The matter of the "abandoned counterweight compartment" has been weighing on people's minds for four days.

It couldn't be suppressed for five days.

Because of the coordinates of the ninth fragment, Lu Chengong's fragments were being traced every night.

As she continued tracing, Qin Lan pulled up the sensory record and discovered that the fragment was no longer tracing coordinates.

It is an action.

It's like pushing open a door.

"It's urging us on," Lu Chenggong said.

"What's the rush?"

"They're urging us to go see that cabin."

Xu Wangshu did not agree immediately.

She first established a procedure.

This program has only three lines, but it's harder to implement than any of the previous rules.

[I. Three people must be present when checking the counterweight compartment: the recorder, the operator, and the witness.]

Second, the three individuals must not be from the same city, the same department, or of the same bloodline.

3. If any member withdraws midway, the entire team must withdraw and cannot continue.

After reading it, Lu Chengong's first reaction was to ask, "Why different bloodlines?"

"Because your surname is Lu," Xu Wangshu said. "You have the Hou Yi sequence within you. The ninth fragment recognizes you and is the easiest for you to take away."

"Who is the witness?"

Xu Wangshu pushed the list over.

Two names were written on it.

Qin Lan.

Wen Zhaolin.

Lu Chenggong frowned as he looked at the second name.

"Him? He just said that a piece of his memory was also erased."

"Yes," Xu Wangshu said, "so he is the most suitable witness."

Why?

"Because the old authority erased him," Xu Wangshu said. "A person who has been erased is now witnessing a verification process for humanity—this is an opportunity for him to reclaim his place, and also a public rebuttal to the old authority."

Lu Chenggong did not object further.

He simply asked, "Then what am I?"

"Operator".

"The operator is in the most danger."

"Yes," Xu Wangshu said. "So the third rule was written for you. If you quit halfway through, the whole team will withdraw."

"I will not back down."

"You will," Xu Wangshu said. "If it starts telling you to close the bow, you'll want to back down and go secretly by yourself."

Lu Chenggong remained silent.

Because he knew she was telling the truth.

The list was submitted, and not a single person in the seven cities objected.

It was Haicheng that opposed it.

Haicheng sent a message: Verification is possible, but the fragments must be handed over to the joint trusteeship.

Xu Wangshu replied with only one line.

[Fragments are not luggage and will not be entrusted to you.]

Luo Xu added an even harsher statement: "Entrustment is the same as trusteeship, and trusteeship is the first step of signing on behalf of someone else."

Haicheng never returned.

Before setting off the next day, Xu Wangshu called the three of them together and only told them one thing.

"Once you go in, you only need to do three things."

"Record, retrieve what you can, exit."

"No interpretation, no naming, and no taking away anything that is not registered."

Qin Lan asked, "What if there are any alive ones inside?"

"Then step back," Xu Wangshu said. "Let the living come out on their own."

"What if it can't get out?"

"But we can't be the ones to drag it out," Xu Wangshu said. "The moment we drag it out, someone will say that humanity saved it, and because we saved it, we owe it something, and because we owe it something, we have to sign on its behalf."

Wen Zhaolin, who was listening nearby, suddenly spoke up.

"I've heard that before."

Everyone looked at him.

"Where did you hear it?" Xu Wangshu asked.

Wen Zhaolin thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"I can't remember," he said, "but I know there's another half to that sentence."

"What half a sentence?"

If you owe it, you have to pay it back.

That night, Lin Xiaoman was looking at the names of three people on the Dream Network when she suddenly asked a question.

Why must there be three people?

Xu Wangshu said, "Because one person can be deceived, and two people can deceive each other."

"Where are the three people?"

"If even one of the three tells the truth, the lie won't work."

Xiaoman wrote this sentence down.

After she finished writing, she noticed that there was another line in her folder.

She didn't write it.