“The previous lesson we talked about Professor Zhang Zhinian, who made outstanding contributions to medicine. Today is the last lesson in the chronicle of pioneering era, and we will be talking about Mr. Yang An.”

In front of the virtual screen, the male teacher wearing black-rimmed glasses smiled with a scholarly air as he looked at the students in the audience: “When you think of Mr. Yang An, what do you think of first?”

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Someone immediately answered: “The first sculpture in the Federal Center Square!”

“Single-handedly ending the pioneering era ahead of schedule!”

“The most talented computer scientist of his time!”

“3S mental power user!”

“Great hero!”

“Master of hypnosis!”

The students rushed to answer one after another, and the teacher smiled and nodded, “Except for the 3S mental power mentioned by Eric that is still controversial today, the other students are all correct. What we are going to talk about today is this great hero whose life was full of legends.”

The virtual screen flashed with light, and the entire classroom scene changed. The students present appeared in an ancient street filled with a gray and decayed atmosphere. The gray sky was covered with black clouds. The holographic environment projection included temperature and five senses, making the students feel as if they were actually there. In this situation, the solemn feeling that a storm was to come became even more obvious.

The teacher stood at the front, and with a few clicks of his fingers, they were already standing in front of a double security door.

“Wow.” Some students exclaimed in a low voice: “This was where Mr. Yang An lived at that time…”

“This is an ordinary security door, right? It can’t even stop the least advanced hot weapons…” Someone discussed in a low voice.

The teacher clapped his hands and said, “Okay, now we are going to open the door…”

A simple room with only one table and two chairs appeared in front of them. The students looked around and couldn’t help but ask: “Where is the computer?”

“This is today’s lesson’s first knowledge point. Mr. Yang An was a computer expert, but at that time, any electronic products were contraband for humans. According to the treaty made by the planet Ni’e and its allies, the first line is to strictly restrict human contact and research on computers. At that time, once a human was found using or possessing a computer, they would be sentenced to death.”

“There are unofficial historical records that Mr. Yang An’s two adoptive fathers died at the hands of alien law enforcement, though this has never been confirmed. Returning to the knowledge point, Mr. Yang An was very cautious at the time. He knew the dangers of possessing computers. So all his coding was written by hand until he was found by the Federation.”

A hidden cabinet was opened, which was filled with cowhide-covered notebooks. “This entire cabinet was Mr. Yang An’s archives at that time.”

“Here, Mr. Yang An completed coding the first version of the ultimate virus.”

The teacher raised his hand, and the scene changed again. They appeared in an all-white corridor, and the door number next to them read “202”.

“Everyone should be familiar with this place. I believe many students have visited it——the former site of the Federal Laboratory. This laboratory was the laboratory where the final version of the ultimate virus was written at that time. It is now named Yang An Laboratory, but at the time, this was just one of the most ordinary laboratories.”

“Everyone is free to take a look.”

The holographic scene almost 100% restored everything to its original appearance. The students looked through the information on the table and observed every detail in the laboratory.

“Okay, let’s move on to the next scene.”

The scene changed once again, and everyone appeared in a conference room. This time, a human figure finally appeared. Everyone’s eyes lit up, but before they had time to discuss, they were suddenly silenced by the solemn scene in front of them.

There were people sitting on both sides of the long oval table, both men and women, of different ages. Their expressions were solemn and sad, some frowned, and some clenched their fists, but judging from their expressions, it was clear that this was by no means an easy conference.

The first person to speak confirmed their prediction.

“I do not recommend sending Professor Yang to carry out this plan. Professor Yang’s contribution to the field of computers is obvious to all. With him, we can return to the most prosperous period more quickly after we regain independence. Having him carry out such a fatal task is a waste of talent.”

“But this time Professor Yang requested the mission himself. We have tried to persuade him many times, but he refuses to listen!”

“You’re not the only one who doesn’t want him to go, we don’t want him to go either.”

“Then let’s find someone else!”

“Who else!” One person slapped the table and stood up with red eyes: “Which of us doesn’t want to go on the mission in his place?! If I could go, I would not let Yang An take such risks. He is my best brother, but I am unable to do it….I am unable to do it…..” Towards the end, he held his head in his hands, so hard that the veins on his hands popped out.

The person next to him stood up and patted the man on the shoulder, persuading him to sit back down, saying in a deep voice: “We don’t want to sacrifice any of our colleagues, but you all know how important this mission is. If it succeeds, mankind will have at least ten years of breathing space and time for recuperation. But if we fail or alert the enemy, we simply cannot bear the retribution of the Ni’e race.”

As soon as these words were uttered, the conference room fell silent.

After a moment, someone said hoarsely: “In terms of overall ability, Professor Yang is the best candidate to carry out the task. He is young and nimble, possesses high mental power and the ability of hypnosis, as well as the creator of the ultimate virus. If anything unexpected occurs, it will be easier for him to adapt to changes…”

“There is no need to discuss it any more.” A man in his thirties, with an ordinary appearance and a formidable aura, pushed open the door and walked in. “I have already decided on this matter, and the higher-ups have also made a decision. I will go.”

The three simple words neither light nor heavy were uttered loud and clear. The students looked at the man at the door with bated breath, and their eyes also reddened along with the people sitting at the long oval table.

The scene dissipated and the students reappeared once again in the classroom. The teacher paused for a moment before regaining the smile on his face and continued the lecture: “In the 167th year of the pioneering era, which was also the year of the founding of our commonly known star calendar, Professor Yang An carried a hard drive containing the ultimate virus, sneaked into the Ni’e race’s base camp alone, planted the ultimate virus, deciphered the self-destruction system, and died together with all the Ni’e battleships and the Ni’e race on the battleships.”

“Alright, that’s it for today’s class, dismissed.”

Along with the melodious ringing that alerted the end of the period, a familiar voice calling his name also sounded in his ears.

Jiang Chen turned over and hugged the person. His eyes remained closed as he raised his head as usual. Warm lips pressed together for a long time before he slowly opened his eyes: “Good morning…”

Shi Fengyue’s eyes were deep and his voice was slightly hoarse. He leaned forward and pressed their lips together again: “Good morning.”

Jiang Chen turned his head to avoid it and refused with a laugh: “No more.”

“Just once more.” Shi Fengyue’s kiss had already fallen from lips to earlobes, and his voice became husky: “I promise not to delay your afternoon celebration party.”

Jiang Chen pushed at his shoulders, a half-smile on his lips: “Only once?”

The edges of Shi Fengyue’s lips hooked upwards. He pulled his hands away, and with eyes that focused deeply on him alone: “As you wish.”

“Seriously.” Jiang Chen looked to the side and pushed him away: “I really won’t be able to control myself later.”

Shi Fengyue lay down on the bed, chuckled twice, and then got up.

“I dreamed about what happened when I was in school in the interstellar era.” Jiang Chen buttoned up his shirt and smiled a little: “It was history class, and the dream was very clear. I still remember the few knowledge points the teacher brought up in the lecture.”

“What knowledge points?” Shi Fengyue stepped forward and helped him tie his tie, asking casually while tying it.

“The biggest knowledge point in the chronology of the pioneering era was Professor Yang An.” Jiang Chen raised his head: “The person I told you before who was my idol at the time.”

Shi Fengyue paused and raised his eyebrows: “Not now?”

Jiang Chen pulled out the tie he had already tied, opened the drawer and selected a watch, took a black one and put it on, then picked another one for Shi Fengyue, “Speaking of which, you seem to have never mentioned which year of the pioneering era you died. “

“167.” Shi Fengyue pondered for a moment: “…I was killed by an explosion.”

With a “click”, the clasp of the watch was closed. One person raised his eyes and the other lowered his eyes. They looked at each other like this for a long time.

Jiang Chen let go of Shi Fengyue’s hand, and the smile on his face turned into a polite fake smile. Then he turned around and left. But as soon as he moved, a certain someone hugged him from behind: “Am I still your idol now.”

Jiang Chen sneered: “No chance at all.”

…

The belated celebration banquet, which came half a month after winning the award, was low-key and private. In addition to family members, only close friends and core members of the project team were invited. There was no mingling of drinks and polite socializing like an ordinary banquet, instead it was warm and lively.

In the garden, Jiang Chen rolled up his sleeves and oversaw the barbecue with Li Nanfeng, chatting about their companies’ next step of cooperation.

Jiang Chen put the roasted meat on the plate, turned around and left: “Go talk to Huo Bo.”

“I knew it.” Li Nanfeng looked at his back and sighed with jealousy: “Why don’t I have a good brother who can help manage the company for me?”

Shi Fengyue happened to come over and glanced at him when he heard this: “Where’s the pork belly I want.”

Li Nanfeng: “It’s gone.”

Shi Fengyue approached, grabbed up a plate naturally and picked a few skewers. He clicked his tongue and seemed a little disdainful: “Then forget it, you can continue.”

“Okay…” Li Nanfeng was thinking about something and replied automatically. But when he lowered his head and saw only two scattered bunches of peppers left on the grill, his expression froze and his nose flared several times. He muttered silently: “Don’t be angry. Don’t be angry. We’re good brothers. It’s just two skewers of meat. I can just grill it again——F**k! Shi Fengyue, stop right there and give me back the meat I worked so hard for! You two dirty thieves!”

The noise in the garden spread indoors. Everyone looked at each other and smiled. The young man playing the violin put down his violin, waved to the people next to him and left.

“You Jiuyu?”

Jiang Chen paused and was a little surprised to see him: “Long time no see. I heard you won the music award. Congratulations.”

You Jiuyu smiled. The shy boy grew into a fine young man, and his shyness became gentleness: “Thank you, and congratulations on winning your awards as well. Also, I wish you and Professor Shi happiness.”

“Thank you.” Jiang Chen smiled and said, “I must definitely go to your concert when there’s a chance.”

You Jiuyu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: “Call me to let me know before, and I will send you tickets.”

“That’s great.” Jiang Chen glanced at the direction You Jiuyu had just planned to go: “Are you going to the restroom? Turn left upstairs.”

You Jiuyu smiled slightly and thanked him: “Then I’ll be going up first.”

“Okay, I’m going over there. If you need anything, let me know.”

He held onto the stairs and watched the other slowly walk away until he disappeared around the corner, then he smiled easily and turned around to go upstairs.

At the same time, the TV in the living room was playing the scene of Jiang Chen receiving the award. Jiang Zhuo and He Yanfeng were playing chess while complaining about the two mothers: “I have watched this so many times, I can recite the entire speech word for word. “

Yang Si rolled her eyes at them: “Then go ahead and recite it.”

Yang Yun also laughed: “Chen Chen is so handsome, I never get tired of seeing him no matter how many times.”

The two fathers grimaced, clicked their tongues a few times, and then returned to the chessboard. The two mothers looked at each other and returned their eyes to the TV screen again. Shen Xu and Huo Bo, who were walking by with drinks, stopped in their tracks when they saw their friend on the screen.

“Do you still remember that day?” Shen Xu leaned against the wall with a nostalgic smile.

“Of course.”

The two looked at each other and smiled. Just as they were about to clink glasses they saw Jiang Chen walking over, holding a wine glass and asked with a smile: “What are you doing standing here?”

“Looking at your sappy face.” Shen Xu gestured with his chin.

Jiang Chen looked over, covered his face, and urged in a low voice: “Hurry up, don’t let my mother and the others see me.”

The two looked at each other. Shen Xu laughed evilly and raised his voice: “Oh my god, what are you doing here?”

“Chen Chen, you came just in time!” Yang Si turned around and said in surprise: “The replay is on, come and watch TV with us!”

Yang Yun was also urging: “Come, come quickly, see how handsome you are.”

Jiang Chen paused and looked at the two fellows opposite him with death eyes. After a few seconds, he suddenly smiled and turned around to say, “Mom, Huo Bo and Shen Xu are here too.”

“Xiao Xu and Xiao Bo are here too! Come and watch it together.”

The three of them could only be pressed down on the sofa together, watching the replay with the mothers. Fortunately, it was already halfway through, and the commercials came within five minutes. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, stood up and left in unison.

“Hey, wait a minute.” Yang Si pulled Shen Xu to sit down: “Wait for the news network, isn’t your company on the list of excellent companies? It will be broadcast soon, let’s watch it together, Chen Chen and Xiao Bo too, sit back down. “

Jiang Chen and Huo Bo, who were about to leave, froze and looked at each other and could only sit down. The three of them looked at each other for a few seconds and then couldn’t help but laugh.

The news network started on time. The broadcast time about their company was very short, but the parents were not less excited and proud. They kept praising them and also did not forget to praise Shi Fengyue who was not present.

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The three of them sat amidst the praises, and suddenly it was as if the time the three of them were standing at the intersection where people and cars were passing had occurred just yesterday.

Jiang Chen seriously told Shen Xu and Huo Bo: “I plan to open a company.”

“A company that belongs to the three of us, one that will stand at the top of the world’s technology in the future.”

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Before his vacation ended, Jiang Chen went to the old family house and had a meal with everyone.

After dinner, old Mr. He called Jiang Chen to the study. In addition to being concerned about his living situation in the past six months, he also asked about Jiang Chen’s work. The transfer order for Jiang Chen to be transferred to the joint research area had been issued, and the Changjiang System and the DTW System had also been exposed on a small scale. The He family knew more than ordinary people, but they also understood the nature of Jiang Chen’s work, so they only expressed a few simple words of concern and advice, and didn’t inquire too much.

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Jiang Chen had not spent much time with old Mr. He. He respected him very much, but was not close to him. Apart from the most basic greetings, there were no other topics to talk about. So after all the usual topics were over with, the old man and the young man were relatively speechless for a moment. Old Mr. He rubbed the carvings on the armrests of his sandalwood armchair, and sighed deeply: “How is He Qianjian?”

Jiang Chen told the truth: “His condition is not very good.”

Although he was currently on vacation, Jiang Chen, as the general person in charge of the DTW project in the future, must always know He Qianjian’s status so that he could deal with the subsequent research process more calmly, thus someone would report He Qianjian’s situation to him every day.

The current He Qianjian, if only based on his physical condition, was definitely in the best condition now that he had entered the Military Research Institute. After all, his health and life span were related to the length and progress of the research. However, his mental state was a different matter.

Jiang Chen received He Qianjian’s psychological evaluation form a few days ago, and the results were not optimistic. As time went by, he worried that He Qianjian might fall into complete madness. Once he lost his mind and sobriety, the DTW research project would also be affected. There would definitely be an impact, so no matter how painful it was for He Qianjian, he would still definitely find ways to keep He Qianjian sane and able to assist them in their research.

It might be cold-blooded to say this, but Jiang Chen had no time to 

care more. Regardless of his personal grievances with He Qianjian, the burden on him now was too heavy. Especially after his conversation with Shi Fengyue, heaviness and urgency were always weighing on him. He Qianjian’s tragic end could be said to be well-deserved. If historical development were to follow, then weren’t the humans who experienced the pioneering era more innocent?

“By not good…is he not in good health?”

Old Mr. He’s expression was calm when he spoke, seemingly untroubled, but his hand rubbing the carved patterns on the armrest betrayed him. Jiang Chen caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye and pondered for a moment: “His physical condition is fine, but his mental condition is very bad. Currently, he has developed the intention of self-harm and seeking death.”

“Self-harm…” Old Mr. He was slightly startled, his droopy eyelids showing fatigue and vicissitudes of life: “Such a proud child…”

But before he finished speaking, he fell silent for a long time.

“Can you do Grandpa a favor?”

Jiang Chen: “Of course.”

“I want to see He Qianjian.”

“Okay.”

……

Don’t know what old Mr. He said to He Qianjian but He Qianjian, who had been unwilling to cooperate with the research, suddenly fell silent. He no longer deliberately resisted and inflicted harm on himself, and began to cooperate with the research. Back then, the System used up almost all its energy resources in order to send the positioning coordinates and was forcibly controlled within He Qianjian’s body. It was unable to kill the host and escape and could only open all its information and data to be studied, allowing the researchers to learn the technology of its home planet to develop the earth.

On the day when the joint research area was established, just like the day when the System intercepted the signals on the earth, news broadcast in different languages ​​from all countries appeared on all electronic screens that could be displayed. What was different from that day was that this news was extremely detailed and occupied everyone’s electronic devices all day long.

Different time zones and different places all exploded because of this piece of news.

The whole world was boiling.

Some people thought that hackers were responsible for this, just like with last time, while others believed what was broadcasted was the truth. People in the media frantically made phone calls to the government to seek the truth. Young people gathered together to revel in the coolness of Changjiang and the alien system. Scientific researchers called their colleagues and senior teachers in the industry, and even the office workers who stayed up late and got up early joined the discussion in a daze.

When people all over the world were discussing Changjiang, DTW and aliens, scientists from various fields from various countries gathered in the joint research area, and Jiang Chen officially became the person in charge of the DTW project and the Changjiang project.

At the suggestion of Jiang Chen and other scientists, scientific research was no longer kept mysterious. The monthly discussion meeting that summarized the progress of the month and displayed the latest results was recorded and broadcasted to the public. Like the UN conferences, it was translated into six languages and broadcast in various countries around the world at regular intervals so that people all over the world could have a deeper understanding of the development and current situation of the earth.

Occasionally, when scientists of different skin colors and fields in the joint research area were taking a break, they were invited to participate in science popularization programs specially developed by the United Nations. They used simple wording to popularize some scientific knowledge to the general public, or hold some discussions and debates on topics, such as the current status of alien scientific and technological civilizations; what aliens might look like; which galaxy the alien planet was in; if calculated in light years, how long would it take for aliens to travel from the outer galaxy to the earth…

Under this perseverance, humorous and easy-to-understand science popularization, even ordinary people who have never been involved in the field of scientific research became aware of the current situation of the earth, and understood that everyone must work together to fight against the alien forces that would come sooner or later and launch an interstellar war.

Humanity had been unified as never before and was all focused on the outside enemy. An interstellar federation without racial or national discrimination had begun to take shape. More and more young people were studying hard and devoting themselves to scientific research, further promoting the development of the earth’s science and technology.

Ten years later, the earth’s first interstellar battleship was completed, equipped with the latest updated Changjiang system, and achieved a space jump only seen in science fiction blockbusters.

In the same year, the young man who was called “Mr. Jiang” also reached his thirties. He changed from “Mr. Jiang” to “Professor Jiang” and won three of the most important awards in the field that year in addition to the Nobel Peace Prize.

Jiang Chen combined the four award speeches into one, which he practically came up with on the spot. However, regardless of whether he was present for all award ceremonies or not, at the end of the speech he would mention his most important person, Professor Shi.

At the only award ceremony that was attended, Jiang Chen said this at the end of his speech:

“Two seniors once guided me to develop Changjiang. Changjiang is the embodiment of their love for each other. So I decided to use this name to commemorate their love and express my gratitude for their guidance. I clearly remember that one of my teachers, Senior Jiang Jian once wrote in his notes, “My love, Chang Xin, you always complain that I hardly ever say I love you.” When I read this at the time, I just felt moved. But now that I think about it, he was teaching me that I should always voice my love out loud.”

“But when I recall in my memories, there were only a handful of times when I said I loved him, but he never complained. He only told me again and again that he loved me very much.”

“Every time I think of him saying he loves me, I feel very happy, and I remind myself in my heart that I must remember to say I love him tomorrow.”

“However, every day when I open my eyes, there seem to be more important things occupying my time and sight. It is a matter of course for everyone, including him, because my job is crucial to the world and mankind. In the judgment of priorities, a word of love seems completely incomparable and not worth mentioning at all.”

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“It has been fourteen years since I met him. But it is only in the past few days that I finally could slow down and have some time to consider myself. When I recalled the contents of that notebook again, I suddenly realized that compared to the two seniors and him, I have done too little for my loved one.”

“Senior Jiang Jian said that the existence of Changjiang represented his most passionate and sincere love for Senior Yang Changxin.”

“And I want to say that your existence is my meaning.”

“I love you.”

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The two mothers came back, and after a lively dinner, Jiang Chen finally allowed himself to completely relax for the first time since his rebirth.

After lazing at home for a week, Shi Fengyue finally couldn’t bear it anymore and called him out.

The two have been together for a long time and have never been on a date, but neither of them was really of the romantic type. And in addition to their sensitive identities, the date was decided to be held at home. They spent the day together watching a movie then Shi Fengyue cooked a meal with the precision and cleanliness of a surgeon.

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Jiang Chen watched on the sidelines and couldn’t help but laugh. He remembered what he had heard before and asked curiously: “You were so talented at computers, why did you go to study medicine back then?”

Shi Fengyue paused in cutting the chicken with his knife, put down the knife, turned on the faucet and rinsed his hands: “To repay a favor.”

Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows, and then remembered something he heard about Shi Fengyue, and a thought flashed through his mind: “The six months you were missing?”

Shi Fengyue wiped his hands, his eyelashes flickering, seeming to acquiesce to his words, and also seeming to remember something, his whole person suddenly immersed in a certain mix of emotions.

Jiang Chen didn’t ask any more questions and waited patiently for him to sort out his emotions.

“My father was an explorer and a photographer. Growing up, I saw him only a handful of times. My mother also divorced him because of this.” Shi Fengyue pulled Jiang Chen to sit on the sofa with him and hugged him from behind, resting his chin on his shoulder. “When I was sixteen, my dad disappeared in a paragliding accident. I went to look for him without telling my family, and later I was injured and fell in a coma for half a year.”

Jiang Chen was stunned, thinking that this was the reason why Shi Fengyue disappeared and later studied medicine. Unexpectedly, his voice suddenly became hoarse for a moment, and he tightened his arms around Jiang Chen before continuing: “In those six months, I went to another world. Or more accurately, I was reborn in the future.”

“It was an era… when human beings were called ‘lower citizens’ and were no different from captive livestock and guinea pigs. I was reborn in the body of a six-year-old child. There was not a single piece of good flesh on that child’s body, only wounds, and even his legs were broken. If he didn’t get treatment in time he would be paralyzed for life. At that time, I thought I was dreaming, but I couldn’t get up, I could only watch as I wallowed in my own filth. The smell was so sobering.” 

Shi Fengyue chuckled and paused, “After I woke up, I knew I wouldn’t live long. In that era, a disabled child couldn’t survive in that kind of environment, but two men passing by saved me. They took me back, healed my legs, and raised me. Probably because I resisted, they didn’t force me to call them ‘dad’, only ‘teacher’…”

His two teachers, one was a doctor named Yang Changxin, and the other was a former expert in the field of machine learning named Jiang Jian.

In the era of enslavement by alien forces, any skills related to the development of science and technology were useless. The aliens did not allow lower-class citizens to have any means beyond what was allowed to them, especially technology. Once discovered, they would be imprisoned and tortured.

However, in every chaotic time, there would always be a group of pioneers who dared to resist. They were like a beam of light that would never go out. They united and twisted their efforts into a single rope and worked hard for the future of mankind.

Yang Changxin and Jiang Jian were part of such a group of people. They must work for a sufficient amount of time at their assigned positions every day, and at the same time squeeze out any free time they could. One traveled around to treat people who needed treatment, while the other stayed locked in a small dark basement, studying and doing experiments on the project he had been working on since his days on Earth.

This project had already taken shape, but the interstellar migration had caused too much data to be lost. In addition, the aliens strictly controlled all resources and had extremely strict power consumption standards. Computers were even harder to find and everywhere there was hidden equipment to capture network signals. Once it was discovered that humans were using the Internet privately or trying to research scientific projects that “undermine interstellar peace,” all participants would be subjected to the most severe torture in the interstellar world.

Therefore, this project had always been hidden in darkness. Jiang Jian firmly believed that this was the way forward for mankind and the hope of changing their current circumstances.

However, before this day arrived, the road ahead collapsed.

Someone tipped off the enemy on Jiang Jian’s research, including the hidden location of the basement. At that time, Yang Changxin happened to have come to the basement to help Jiang Jian do some cleaning. The alien law enforcers who broke in pressed the latest quantum weapon against Yang Changxin’s head and demanded his identity.

Yang Changxin was too smart, he instantly guessed the reason for the arrival of these law enforcement officers. He immediately admitted to being Jiang Jian. In order to protect Jiang Jian, he resisted the law enforcement and forced the law enforcement officers to injure him. After they relaxed their vigilance, he ignored the pain of melting bones from the waist down, and destroyed all information on the identities of himself and Jiang Jian, as well as the information on Jiang Jian’s research project.

When he learned about Yang Changxin’s death, Shi Fengyue was checking a patient who came to his door. Jiang Jian sat on the side and was deep in thought. As usual, he was holding a pen and an old newspaper already filled up with scribbles that one could hardly see any words clearly. 

Shi Fengyue took back the stethoscope, and Jiang Jian reached for the cup by his side. As usual, his attention was not on the cup when he was thinking about something, but this time Yang Changxin was not there to pay attention. Shi Fengyue also stood too far, so the cup naturally hit the ground and shattered into pieces.

Jiang Jian was brought back to his senses by the sound, and stood up to clean up, but at this time the door was suddenly pushed open.

He was a friend who had a good relationship with Jiang Jian. He walked in a hurry and looked very panicked, practically throwing the door open. When he saw the peaceful scene inside, his nose stung at first, and then he announced the bad news.

Shi Fengyue could not forget his shock and hatred at that time, but Jiang Jian was only in a daze for a while, and then calmly told his friend that he knew about the matter. When the friend left, he bent down and groped to collect the broken glass, calmly as if the cup had just slipped, no one opened the door and came in, and the patient did not leave with a look of sympathy and understanding.

Jiang Jian was calm for a long time, such that Shi Fengyue thought that he had suppressed the matter in his heart. Until that day, Jiang Jian protected him without hesitation and showed his first smile since Yang Changxin’s tragic death. Before he died, he said to him in a nostalgic and entrusting tone: “You are very talented in computers. Back then Chang Xin and I almost had a fight over you. In the end, he used the survival of mankind to persuade me to give up taking you as my student. I have always regretted that you did not follow me to do research, but now that I think about it, it was a good thing you didn’t. The backup data is in the secret room belonging to me and Chang Xin, but promise me to never open it.”

“Live well and don’t forget your teacher’s expectations.”

Jiang Chen held his breath and turned to look at Shi Fengyue: “Do you know the name of the project your teacher was researching…”

Shi Fengyue let go of Jiang Chen, met his gaze, and raised the corners of his mouth lightly: “Each of them chose a word from their names.”

Jiang Chen’s eyes widened and he suddenly felt enlightened. Ever since he heard the names of Shi Fengyue’s two teachers, he had some kind of premonition. After hearing their stories, countless complicated emotions surged through him.

When he was reborn in the interstellar era, a long time had already passed since the beginning of the era. Every detail recorded in the history books would shock those who studied history at that time. However, people who have not experienced that era would never know how difficult that era truly was.

Therefore, Jiang Chen liked to study history, and through remembering the past, gained inspiration for the present.

At that time, he was just a student in the School of Computer Science and had no specific direction. Until one day when he was browsing information in the ancient book database of the library, he came across an old and thick notebook, which recorded the details of a project called “Changjiang”. In addition to the project materials of “Changjiang”, there were also some scattered brainstorm notes. This notebook had some pages missing, and some places there were even notes scribbled over it. The handwriting was obviously different, clearly having been read by many people. But by the second half of the notebook, few people continued to read it.

There was no other reason, there were too many missing pages that even blindly guessing could not make sense of it. Moreover, according to the technological level of the interstellar era, this research project was seriously backward. Although some of the ideas were very interesting, just like the reason why the project in this notebook could not be carried out, there was a serious lack of data, and these creative ideas could not be realized.

But Jiang Chen felt like he had found a treasure. He immediately determined his graduation topic and research direction. He tried again and again and failed again and again. In this repeated cycle, Changjiang was finally born.

Since then, Jiang Chen made the leap from a student to a professor. Later, he became the person in charge of the entire project. He stood on the podium of the most authoritative scientific research and development award in the world and explained the origin of the “Changjiang”.

Everyone thought that Changjiang was taken from his surname, but this was not the case. There was a paragraph written on the last page of the notebook:

My love, Chang Xin, you always complain that I hardly ever say I love you, but you don’t know that the Changjiang was an inspiration that burst out on the day you and I got together, and it is also the gift I want to give you most. Its existence represents my most passionate and sincere love for you. I look forward to it being born and letting everyone hear, I love you.

Jiang Chen was moved by this pure love and was grateful to this unknown senior who could be called his guide and teacher, so he continued the unknown author’s wish to let everyone know that the name Changjiang was named for his beloved Chang Xin.

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Later, when he was reborn back in this world, Jiang Chen still used the name Changjiang, out of respect and habit, and also to continue the love that the teacher who inspired him had for the gentleman named Chang Xin.

Just as he hoped, every time someone used Changjiang, it was helping him to express his love for Chang Xin.

“Changjiang…” Jiang Chen murmured softly.

“Thank you.” Shi Fengyue pressed a kiss to Jiang Chen’s forehead: “They must be very happy.”

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After many meetings and discussions, it was finally determined that the joint research center area would be established in China. Like the United Nations headquarters in country A, China divided an area in the northeast near the largest forest in the country specifically for the establishment of a research area. The environment was beautiful and the area was large. It was vast, not remote but could isolate the noise from the outside world.

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With the concerted efforts of all countries, it only took about a month from land reclamation to completion of the joint research area construction. During this period, the entire Changjiang project team, except for the researchers who were on rotation duty every day, could take a vacation. Jiang Chen finally had a rare period of rest.

Jiang Chen felt dazed after realizing he had not been home for more than half a year.

There was laughter in the garden, a girl’s tinkling laughter and a young child’s sweet voice were getting closer and closer. After a while, two figures, one tall and one short, stepped out from the solarium. A girl wearing pink casual clothes held the hand of cute little dumpling in a blue sailor uniform. The girl walked very slowly, lowering her head and waiting step by step for the little dumpling to follow her pace. 

At the same time she patiently taught her how to speak: “Ran Ran, say ‘Brother’ again.”

The little dumpling still with a pacifier in her mouth mumbled, “Brother.”

“Not to me.” He Qianyu squatted down and supported the little dumpling: “When you see Brother later, then you call him that.”

Don’t know whether the little dumpling truly understood or not but she blinked and called, “Brother.”

“That’s the photo that Sister Qian Yu just showed you. The most handsome one in our family. Do you remember it?”

The little dumpling’s eyes lit up, her fleshy hands stretched forward, and moved to run on her short stubby legs: “Brother!”

“Yes!” He Qianyu pressed the little dumpling still: “Remember, he is the most handsome and gentle one, our brother.”

“Brother!” The little dumpling pulled her arm and stretched her head forward.

He Qianyu picked her up and kissed her: “Ran Ran is so smart, remember to call like this later.” As she spoke, she turned around. Suddenly her eyes widened and her expression went blank for two seconds. Then she screamed and while holding the little dumpling in her arms, she ran towards the young man at the door.

“Brother!”

“Brother! Brother!”

Jiang Chen paused in his steps and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously. He took three quick steps to catch the running girl: “Slow down, don’t fall.”

“Brother…” He Qianyu hugged Jiang Chen tightly. Her face was smiling just now, but her eyes turned red instantly: “I miss you so much…”

“Brother misses you too.”

“I came second in the final exam last semester and ranked first in the midterm this semester… You said you would buy me a gift every time I made progress. You already owe me two gifts, but I don’t want a gift. I just want Brother to accompany me. Second Brother refused to accompany me to watch a movie. I want you to accompany me, and there is also a delicious restaurant. All my classmates have been there, but I am the only one who hasn’t… “

Jiang Chen rubbed He Qianyu’s hair, listened to her tearful voice, and gently stroked her back: “I’m sorry, Brother took so long to come back. Brother will go to the movies with you tomorrow and take you to that restaurant you want to go, okay?”

“En…” He Qianyu raised her head and said in a low voice, “Are my eyes red and ugly?”

“It’s red, but very cute.” Jiang Chen flicked the tip of her nose, “My sister will always be the most beautiful girl.”

He Qianyu burst into a sunny smile. She remembered something and started to complain again: “Every time I cry, Second Brother says I’m ugly. And when you’re not here, he always bullies me. Brother, you must help me teach him a lesson later.”

Jiang Chen agreed with a chuckle. His eyes met the toddler squeezed in the middle, who looked confused and curious but not timid at all: “Ran Ran?”

The little girl sucked at the pacifier in her mouth and blinked at Jiang Chen.

“Do you still remember Brother?”

Little Jiang Ran tilted her head, suddenly stretched out her hands, and raised her little chin, signaling Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen laughed and took her from He Qianyu’s arms, “Are Mom and Dad in there?”

“Our Dads are.” He Qianyu replied, while winking her eyes to remind little Jiang Ran, but the little girl was playing with her pacifier pendant and seemed to have forgotten about it a long time ago, “Our Moms haven’t come back from the supermarket yet. “

“Where’s Qian Min?”

“He’s playing games upstairs.” He Qianyu couldn’t help complaining when he mentioned He Qianmin: “Because of getting early admission, every time Second Brother came back from vacation and I asked him questions, he would mock me for not being smart and say in our family of five, I am the stupidest, this is a total personal attack on my character! Brother, you must scold him later.”

“I promise to scold him for you.”

“I can hear your loud voice even upstairs.” The young man on the second floor balcony leaned out half of his body and said condescendingly: “Who are you complaining to——Brother!!!” His expression changed instantly, and the young man jumped onto the stone railing: “Brother, you’re back!”

“Stand still.” Jiang Chen subconsciously took half a step. Seeing that he was standing firmly on the railing, he breathed a sigh of relief: “Get down from there and take the stairs.”

He Qianmin hummed, quickly turned around and ran into the room, and then soon appeared downstairs. Jiang Zhuo and He Yanfeng came out with him.

“Dad!” Jiang Chen walked quickly towards the two dads.

He Yanfeng and Jiang Zhuo stood side by side at the door. Each raised a hand and put it on Jiang Chen’s shoulder, both smiling.

“It’s good you’re back.”

“Come in quickly.”

Jiang Chen held Jiang Ran and walked inside. His home was no different from when he left, except that there were some more children’s toys in the corner of the living room.

“Are you tired?” Jiang Zhuo pointed to the toys in the corner: “Just put Ran Ran there. She doesn’t like being held by others all the time. She can play by herself.”

Jiang Chen was not tired, but thinking that Jiang Ran might not remember him anymore, and being held by him all the time might not be comfortable, he also thought it would be better to let her play by herself.

However, when Jiang Chen walked to the carpeted play area and squatted down to put down the silent little Jiang Ran, the soft hand of the little dumpling that was wrapped around his neck refused to let go, pulling him tightly, almost hanging on his neck.

“Jiang Xiao Ran,” He Qianmin squatted next to Jiang Chen, making faces to scare her: “Let go.”

Jiang Xiao Ran rolled her eyes at him smartly, turned his head and buried it in Jiang Chen’s neck.

He Qianyu laughed: “Even Jiang Xiao Ran dislikes you.”

He Qianmin narrowed his eyes, put his index and middle fingers together, and made signs near his neck.

“Brother!” He Qianyu immediately complained: “He Qianmin threatened me!”

Jiang Chen glanced at He Qianmin: “What are you doing?”

“Brother, don’t turn to her right after you come back. You don’t even know that her temper has changed drastically in the past six months. She is as fierce as a hag. Teaching Jiang Xiao Ran to even roll her eyes.”

He Qianyu: “Jiang Xiao Ran only rolls her eyes when she sees you. What does this mean? It means that you are so annoying that a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler learned to express her disgust without even being taught.”

“Brother, look at her.”

“Brother, you said you would help me teach him a lesson!”

“My brother won’t teach me a lesson.”

“Brother just promised me.”

“It doesn’t count.” He Qianmin hooked Jiang Chen’s neck: “My brother and I are the closest, do you understand?”

“No, my brother likes me the most!”

“Just deceive yourself.”

“I’m not.”

“Why not? Ask Brother then.”

He Qianyu turned around: “Brother, you tell him!”

He Qianmin snorted coldly and looked at Jiang Chen: “Brother, you tell her.”

Jiang Chen pulled down Jiang Xiao Ran’s hand that was holding his hair, and rubbed the hair of his younger siblings fairly: “No quarrels are allowed.”

……

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He Yanfeng raised his eyebrows and said, “The older these two get, the more disobedient they become. Only Xiao Chen can control them.”

Jiang Zhuo also shook his head: “The same goes for Ran Ran. Normally, she would squirm or fuss after being held for a long time, but today in Chen Chen’s arms, nothing happens at all.”

The two fathers looked at each other and smiled, their eyes too focused in the same direction that the chess pieces in their hands did not land even after a long time.

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The research area of the Military Research Institute occupied four floors. Except for the top floor used for administration and two special laboratories, the other three floors were all underground. Each floor required one more level of identity verification. Among them, F3 had the highest authority. There were no more than ten people in the Main Military Research Institute who could come and go independently.

F1 was mostly an ordinary research laboratory. It occasionally stored some excess experimental equipment and specimens from the hospital. It usually had a lot of people coming and going, and it was even more lively today.

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In a vacant equipment room deep down the corridor, there were nearly twenty people standing or sitting. Most of these people were wearing white coats that were no different from the researchers who come and go here. They had nameplates on their chests and verification IDs in their pockets with photos that matched. Even the work floor areas they were from were concentrated, but when gathered together, most of them didn’t know anyone here.

The equipment room was neither big nor small. Except for a few groups of three or two, the twenty people mostly stood in their own camp. There were both men and women. They all kept a safe distance and looked at each other vigilantly.

There was suddenly a noise at the door, and it opened with a click. Everyone’s attention turned to the person who came in.

“Who is Kevin, Carl and Caroline?”

“Professor Zhang” who was wearing glasses and “Ms. Han” with the ponytail stood up.

“Follow me.”

The three people who were called looked at each other and tensed up at the same time.

They were all agents sent to perform this mission. Everything was going according to plan, but unexpectedly as soon as they entered the room they thought could be used as a safe place, the door was automatically locked, and not only the door but also the windows were locked and welded shut, and they couldn’t open it or get out no matter how hard they tried. It wasn’t until two hours ago that a wave of well-trained soldiers opened the door and took them to this room on the underground floor.

There were already several people here, and they could roughly guess the identity of the others from the look in their eyes without asking any more questions. There was no doubt that the operation failed, and there were more than one wave of people from different countries carrying out the same mission. It seemed that no one had succeeded yet.

As agents, before each mission, they were always mentally prepared for not being able to complete the mission or in the case they would not be able to escape unscathed. However, this time they were really confused. They were arrested before even doing anything as soon as they entered, and their arrestors only locked them together but said nothing. Until half an hour ago, when soldiers guarding the door began to come in one after another, called some of them by their real names, took them out and never came back.

The current three guessed that these people should have been taken for torture, and they were mentally prepared to be tortured. However, they were still a little nervous when their names were called.

“Ms. Han, no, Ms. Caroline, right?” The blond man compared the photos on the computer, looked Caroline up and down, and handed her a card: “Okay, you can go.”

Caroline was stunned for a moment. After exchanging several looks with her two companions, she said in disbelief: “I can leave?”

“Yes.” The blond man turned his attention to the man wearing glasses: “Kevin, bend down, compare your irises, and confirm, okay, you can go.”

Kevin took the card, took half a step back, and grabbed Caroline who wanted to ask some more.

“You as well.”

After checking, the blond man handed the card to the last man: “Go straight out of this door and turn right. When you see the people standing guard, give them the card. Someone will take you out. There will be a car to pick you up outside.”

Seeing that the blond man seemed to be about to call for the next one after he finished speaking, Kevin couldn’t help but ask: “Sir, were the people who were called away before the same as us?”

The blond man glanced at him: “Not all. Your boss paid for you generously, so someone will directly drive you to the pick-up location and send you back to your country.”

“Then what if no one in our country gives…a ransom?”

The blond man shrugged: “Just deal with it how it is dealt with.”

Kevin’s eyes flashed slightly, and Caroline couldn’t help asking, “Did you catch everyone who broke in?”

“Did you not just see it yourselves?”

Caroline: “How did you do it?”

“You’ll find out when you go back.” The blond man raised his hand and motioned to the soldiers who came in to take away the three of them, and raised his voice: “The next group.”

While F1 was busy, there were a few new faces in the identity verification area of F3, where one usually doesn’t see many people in a day.

Different from the previous two floors, the walls and floors made of special metals ensured the safety and confidentiality of this floor. Even the long linear lights embedded on both sides of the corridor seem to be integrated with the color of metal, illuminating the corners with clear lines. Occasionally, people passed by, and the sound of the soles of their shoes hitting the ground was clear and cold, but today it was unusually lively.

As everyone walked by, some curiously observed the surroundings that were different from the first two floors. While some slowed down when passing by the laboratory and wanted to take a closer look at the rare and sophisticated equipment. And others could not suppress their excitement and turned to talk to their colleagues: “Since we separated from the hardware team, we never got to see the real Changjiang again. I heard that the computer inside will be the loader computer of the Changjiang main system. It is bigger than the largest supercomputer in the world so far. I can’t wait!”

“Same.” The colleague lowered his voice: “But I heard that Boss will be sent to the joint research center to be the leader of the DTW project. I wonder whether he will copy one and put it in the joint research area or move this one directly.”

“Don’t joke, how can you move this? Who can move it? Who dares to move it?”

“Like I said..”

The two of them stood side by side talking under their breaths. After a while, one of them nudged the person walking in front and whispered something in his ear in a low voice.

C blinked and took a few steps to catch up with Jiang Chen: “Boss, the United Nations asked you to be the person in charge of DTW research. Will our entire project team have to go to country A at that time?”

“No one said that the research center will definitely be located in country A. Why can’t it be in our country.”

“It’s unlikely. The joint research center does not belong to any country, so deciding on the location will certainly be controversial.”

“I do think it is possible. The UN Building is in country A after all. Our country can also open up a territory that does not belong to any country to build a research center when the time comes.”

“Hey, you fella have an interesting idea!”

“Damn straight!”

“Be quiet.” A turned around and scolded the several chattering researchers. Frowning slightly, he took two quick steps to stand side by side with Jiang Chen: “D…”

Jiang Chen glanced sideways at him, signaling him to stop the topic.

A couldn’t hide his worry, paused for a moment, but didn’t ask again.

They were all aware of the conversation between the DTW system and Jiang Chen just now, but unlike others, he was directly involved in intercepting the DTW system’s positioning signal and knew more.

As a member of the Changjiang Project and one of the members of the R&D team who participated in the Changjiang Project from the very beginning, he could be said to be one of the people who knows the most about the Changjiang system and the DTW system in the world besides Jiang Chen. Both the Changjiang and DTW systems were unimaginably powerful. The overall strength of the two systems was similar. However, when comparing each system carefully, there were still advantages and disadvantages of each. For example, in terms of offense and defense, Changjiang was slightly better, but likewise it was slightly inferior in terms of information analysis and collection.

This time they captured and intercepted the positioning signal sent by DTW. They formed a team of three people and conducted research and deployment for three days and three nights. They made full use of Changjiang, but still failed to intercept the signal sent by the System. But hearing the conversation between DTW and Jiang Chen just now, the situation seemed to be different from what they understood.

What A was certain was that the positioning signal sent by DTW was indeed not successfully intercepted. As the main system that sent the signal, why did the DTW system seem to be unaware of this, and why did Jiang Chen behave like he had expected this already?

With doubts, A was a little absent-minded when debugging the supercomputer. He didn’t come back to his senses until Jiang Chen called him.

“I know what you wanted to ask just now.” Jiang Chen took A to a deserted corner and said softly: “Don’t worry, I already knew that we couldn’t stop the signal sent by DTW, so I made second-hand preparations.”

A was shocked: “What preparations?”

Jiang Chen smiled: “Preparations to delay time.”

In order to send the Earth’s positioning and Earth’s data, DTW not only coaxed He Qianjian into cooperating, lowering his vigilance on the grounds that he wanted to “expel the DTW system”, but also made attacks in the east and west, hijacking the world’s networks so that he had no time to notice its true motives. At the same time, it also made two preparations. While violating the system rules, it absorbed a large amount of the host’s life force to replenish its own energy to send the positioning coordinates. At the same time, it set the launch trajectory and time of the space capsule, almost exhausting the energy before sending the positioning and the space capsule at the same time.

Changjiang was already slightly deficient in interception. Compared with DTW, the success rate of interception this time was very low. Whether they could successfully intercept even one depended on luck.

When Jiang Chen found the location of the space capsule, he secretly planned and pretended to agree to help He Qianjian “expel DTW”. In fact, it was to get in close contact with He Qianjian. Although DTW was in He Qianjian’s head, Changjiang could not actively attack it, but He Qianjian was sent to the research area for such a long time and was monitored every moment by equipment connected to the Changjiang system. Naturally, these efforts were not in vain.

Therefore, when Jiang Chen visited He Qianjian, Shi Fengyue from the laboratory next door was also busy, and he modified and deleted a small piece of insignificant code without anyone noticing.

——He expanded the range of the positioning sent by the DTW system to the entire galaxy.

It would only take eighty days for starships in foreign galaxies to use space to jump to the Milky Way at the fastest speed. However, the Milky Way was so vast that trying to find the solar system in it was like looking for a needle in a haystack, let alone a single planet of the galaxy.

Even for the interstellar battleships with the most powerful technological development in the future, such as those of the Ni-E race, the maximum supply for a battleship would not exceed one year. This was still based on the Ni-E race’s special small-scale diet and special super-sustainable new energy. Basically, all armies need to reserve three months of supplies for special situations. According to the algorithm of the interstellar perpetual calendar, one year of the star calendar was approximately equal to ten months of the Earth calendar. In other words, interstellar warships could stay in the Milky Way galaxy for up to seven months before they must request material support or return home.

As long as the mother planet where the system was located was patient and had sufficient supplies, the conservative estimate was that it would take at least 70 years to find the Earth. During this period, all the Earth could do was rapidly develop science and technology, military industry, and aerospace technology.

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Jiang Chen didn’t know if, with his intervention, history would repeat itself as he had seen in the history books of the interstellar era, but he believed that even if humans eventually came to the point where they had to move to other planets, it would never be like the pioneering chronology he had heard about in the previous life, where all important data and documents had disappeared, and technology had regressed to the point where they were enslaved and suppressed by alien races.

In these seventy years, he would do his best to make human beings and technology stronger at the fastest possible speed.

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Jiang Chen pressed the hidden earphone in his left ear and lowered his voice: “Act as planned.”

The Changjiang system connected the simple terminals in the hands of everyone involved in the mission. Under its command, the special forces already lurking in the research area moved toward the target silently.

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When the action troops were communicating through the Changjiang system, the three infiltrators who had sneaked into the Military Research Institute were also communicating with each other. They looked composed and behaved orderly, wearing uniforms that were the same as those of the staff in the research area. They blended in with the hurried crowd without causing any disturbance.

They acted separately, with two walking down and one going up. They had an unimpeded path to the underground and top floors of the Military Research Institute.

A middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses and a lady with a neat ponytail walked up to the guard calmly, showed their IDs and identified themselves.

“Professor Zhang, Ms. Han.” The guard guarding the door confirmed that their identities were correct and let them go smoothly.

“Are you Professor Zhang and Ms. Han from the Seventh Institute?”

Soon someone came up to them and said with a smile: “You’re here to work on Professor He’s project, am I right? Professor He has been waiting in the laboratory for a long time. Please come this way.”

Professor Zhang and Ms. Han looked at each other, exchanged glances, and followed the other.

The same thing occurred on the top floor. As soon as the infiltrated agent entered, he was taken away by someone who “knew” his identity. These three hacked into the information database of the Military Research Institute, used the identities of official scientific researchers, and created real and valid documents, including ID stamps and confirmation emails. Normally, it would be difficult to catch them in such a short time, but with Changjiang, Jiang Chen received an alert as soon as these infiltrators broke in, and even hacked into the surveillance and computers in their area in return and learned of their plans clearly.

Therefore, the three people who had just arrived on the top floor and the underground floor thought that they were still acting according to the plan and were just going through the motions, and just like that they were left in that “motion”.

Within half an hour, a total of five groups of people broke in. Not every wave was taken care of as smoothly as the first, but with the few against the many, the enemy in the light and their side in the dark, the dark side also being supported with a system that enveloped the entire Military Research Institute, the outcome was very clear.

At four o’clock in the afternoon, Jiang Chen received the instruction from above and started the program that had been debugged. Thirty seconds later, the hijacked signal was restored.

“What about him?”

The researcher was asking about He Qianjian, who was lying limply on the ground. He had become like this since he learned that he would not survive long no matter what, and it was impossible to eliminate the System from his head.

“Take him to the ward.” Jiang Chen walked out the door but paused halfway: “Keep an eye on him and take care of him if necessary.”

He Qianjian, who was lying on the stretcher bed, suddenly opened his eyes and called to Jiang Chen who was walking out: “DTW has already sent the location of the Earth to its planet. The chaos just now was all its conspiracy to disrupt your rhythm. You were fooled.”

Jiang Chen paused. It was difficult to tell whether He Qianjian’s remark was a warning or a ridicule.

He Qianjian couldn’t see his expression clearly. He pushed himself up to sit up a little, but a sharp pain suddenly drilled in his head and he screamed in pain.

The radio from the scientific research level sounded, and a cold electronic could be heard:

“Jiang Chen, let’s make a deal.”

Everyone stopped and looked up.

“I have found the backdoor of the Changjiang system and deleted all your backups of it. In just one moment, all your years of research and hard work will be destroyed, and the Changjiang system will disappear completely.”

“Boss…” C looked at Jiang Chen.

Shi Fengyue raised his hand to signal C not to speak.

“What do you want?”

“It’s very simple. I know that you are intercepting the Earth positioning I sent to my home planet, and you have found my space capsule where the Earth’s resources are stored. As long as you choose to give up on intercepting one of either, our cooperation will be achieved.”

“Your space capsule is attached with the Earth’s position data, and the positioning signal sent also contains a hidden code that records all the Earth’s data, am I right?”

“You are very intelligent.” DTW’s electronic voice echoed coldly in the air, “But your intelligence is not enough to make you strong enough to be an enemy of me and the civilization and technology of my home planet.”

“In three months, interstellar warships will cover the sky above the Earth.”

“You will all become lambs to be slaughtered, without any power to fight back. But the people who created me are fond of intelligent beings. I can add your information to give you the exceptional right to obtain citizenship of my home planet. At that time, you will have access to the most advanced technology and the most intelligent beings in the universe, and you will have a longer and safer lifespan.”

“Do you accept this transaction?”

“Your assumption is based on the successful transmission of the signal and the space capsule.” Jiang Chen rubbed his fingers on the black watch on his wrist, slid his fingertips across the suddenly bright spot of light, and looked up at one of the cameras above the corridor: “But your assumption doesn’t hold true.”

……

Country A, Union Nations Building.

As soon as the signal was restored, representatives in the Union Nations Buildings received the news. The summit meeting was held as scheduled, reaffirming the importance and strategy of this operation.

An hour later, the chairman of this joint conference spoke:

“This will be a short-term battle, a long-term study.”

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“For the sake of world peace, balance and sustainability, we proposed the “Establishment of the DTW Joint Research Center and Earth Development Plan”. In order to promote the progress of the meeting, this resolution will be voted on and the results will be obtained within one hour. We firmly abide by the Charter of the United Nations and its basic principles, maintaining international peace and security, and preventing acts of aggression that may be encountered by mankind in the future…”

This meeting quickly achieved results, and the “Establishment of the DTW Joint Research Center and Earth Development Plan” was almost unanimously approved.

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