[Previous summary: In November 2023, Earth time, a Japanese photographer accidentally discovered a mysterious "door" on Lake Don Juan in Antarctica. After the "door" appeared, the National Security Department immediately studied it
and inspection, but the first batch of inspectors were killed outside the "door", and subsequent inspectors from the U.S. District of the Department of National Security also encountered strange "teleportation" incidents. After a series of incidents, the Department of National Security established a special team to specifically target "
He started researching the "Gate", but the research process was difficult. When the incident reached a point where nothing could be done, the cat brought by the female writer You Gege, who was related to the incident, "helped" Chu Yanran uncover a corner of the mystery of the "Gate", and in
In the subsequent practice phase, the skeletons outside the "door" were inadvertently resurrected.
Key characters in the Earth storyline: Li Shaoan, Guan Dehou, Zhuo Zhiwen, Zhang Fengyu, Chu Hongjun, Chu Yanran, Chu Yilin, You Gege, Guo Xingcai]
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"Xiao Guo, come here for a moment."
Guo Xingcai had been waiting outside the laboratory and stood up immediately when he heard the sound.
The person who called her was Li Shaoan.
"You escort Ms. You back to rest." Li Shaoan stepped out of the way, and You Gege, who was standing behind, was obviously a little distracted.
Guo Xingcai didn't know exactly what happened in the laboratory, but from the noise outside, she could probably guess that something must have happened.
"yes."
After sending You Gege off, Li Shaoan and other division heads of the National Security Division held an emergency meeting together.
The participants were all high-level officials of the National Security Department, and their discussions mainly focused on two points.
First, it’s about the resurrected “Forerunner 3”.
Judging from the results of the experiment, Chu Yanran succeeded. No matter how she did it, the results have appeared. Everything that happened here today is destined to be recorded in the annals of human history.
But what does the appearance of this "Forerunner 3" mean? Is it human or some kind of more advanced and ancient life? Was it born on the earth or comes from outer space? What is its connection with the door? It...
In summary, who should be responsible for the research of "Forerunner 3"? Is it necessary to share the research results? At the same time, should the No. 3 emergency plan be launched in response to the emergence of "Forerunner 3".
[Emergency Plan No. 3 is a multi-regional linkage emergency plan determined when the National Security Department was established to deal with sudden, global, and catastrophic major events. The launch of this plan means that the world will enter a state of high tension.
, the heads of each division will be directly transferred by the highest management level of the National Security Department.]
Li Shaoan's idea on this issue is of course that he hopes that China will be responsible for researching "Forerunner 3", but obviously this is impossible in front of a group of tigers and wolves.
Moreover, Li Shaoan had received a notice from the Supreme Management Committee before the meeting. According to the content of the notice, the bottom line Li Shaoan insisted on during the meeting was that even if the research on "Forerunner 3" cannot be unilaterally undertaken by China, it must be jointly carried out by multiple countries.
, and also require that research results must be shared.
The final result of the first stage of the meeting was similar to what Li Shaoan expected.
"Forerunner 3" will be jointly responsible for the research by a multinational joint research team, and the most core research regulations have been clarified, that is, the joint team is strictly prohibited from conducting any inhumane scientific experiments before "Forerunner 3" dies naturally, and the research results are also required
It will be shared every hour, and the experimental process will also be carried out under the joint supervision of all divisions of the National Security Department.
The initially determined joint research team consists of
It is composed of scientific researchers from the United States, the United States, Russia, the European Union, India, Japan and Brazil. Those who are interested in joining the joint research team must submit an application to the highest management level of the National Security Department and obtain approval from more than half of the member states in the existing joint research team.
You can join only after you agree.
At the same time, in order to ensure the research needs of the joint research team, the participating regions will jointly fund the establishment of a scientific research base on the Fenace Plain, fifty-five kilometers away from Don Juan Lake.
The current base plan is initially drawn up as an internal circulation ecological structure base with a dome structure.
After determining the first issue, the meeting entered the second stage, which was about whether the emergence of "Forerunner 3" made it necessary to activate the highest level of confidentiality measures.
On this issue, the leaders of each region have a relatively unified voice.
That is, before the specific research results come out, all secrets about "Forerunner 3" must not be disclosed to the public. All members who have witnessed the birth of "Forerunner 3" and subsequent participation in the joint research team and the corresponding division executives must sign the highest
Level confidentiality agreement, and it is also clear that once someone violates the confidentiality agreement, not only the corresponding research team members will be removed, but the leaker will also be "processed" by the confidentiality section of the National Security Department.
As the head of the China Region of the National Security Department, Li Shaoan naturally does not worry about the confidentiality of himself and his subordinates.
But this Yougege was an accident...
At first, Li Shaoan brought You Gege to Antarctica out of concern for his personal safety, and he felt that You Gege must be hiding something important from him, so he made an exception and allowed her to watch Chu Yanran's experiment live.
And this also had Minister Chen’s instruction.
But now it seems that Li Shaoan's "negligence" caused a hidden danger.
Can a character like Yougege really keep this secret?
In this regard, Li Shaoan's consideration was relatively cold.
He found Zhang Fengyu immediately after the meeting and gave Zhang Fengyu a special instruction, that is...
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The day after the resurrection of "Forerunner 3", Chu Yanran's things were packed away, and You Gege welcomed her new roommate Guo Xingcai.
Yougege was still disgusted with this personal bodyguard.
"Will you follow me 24 hours a day from now on?" You Gege asked.
Guo Xingcai: "Yes."
"Is this an order from Director Li?"
Guo Xingcai didn't answer. She just sat there in a polite manner, her eyes always falling on You Gege.
Being monitored like this, not to mention You Gege's character who doesn't like to interact with others, a normal person would probably go crazy.
So Yougege said: "I think the weather outside is nice, can I go for a walk?"
Guo Xingcai didn't stop her. She took off her coat and put on winter clothes.
Yougege also wrapped himself up tightly.
When the two of them came outside the house, a row of transport helicopters happened to fly overhead. They were lifting large amounts of supplies and flying into the distance.
Yougege asked: "Will you hurt it?"
Guo Xingcai was startled. She didn't know about "Forerunner 3".
But she quickly reacted and replied: "Ms. You, you'd better pay attention. After all, you have signed a confidentiality agreement."
Yougege was stunned when she heard this, and then she realized that the Guo Xingcai in front of her knew far less than she did.
Looking at the clear sky, Yougege nodded: "I
I understand, then okay, from now on I will be a mute and you will say it, and I will just listen."
After saying that, Yougege walked forward.
Guo Xingcai hurriedly followed.
The two of them walked along the camp wall one after the other.
All the way to the checkpoint, Yougege finally saw the door Li Shaoan was talking about.
But at this time, the door is no longer the "protagonist", and the warning line outside Tang Juan Lake has also expanded outward by another kilometer.
Yougege was very weak and felt very tired after walking in such a cold place for a while.
"Let's go back."
"good."
When he returned to his place of residence, Yougege found that the door was open.
When I entered the house, I saw three people standing inside.
They are Li Shaoan, Zhang Fengyu and Chu Yanran holding the cat.
Li Shaoan's expression showed no signs of trouble, but Zhang Fengyu's eyes showed some uneasiness. As for Chu Yanran, when she saw You Gege, she immediately came over and said affectionately: "Miss You, please come with me to the experimental base.
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Yougege was stunned. She looked at Li Shaoan in surprise. She probably didn't expect that she would go deeper and deeper into this muddy water.
Li Shaoan was also helpless.
Originally, according to his idea, it was enough for Yougege to sign a confidentiality agreement and stay peacefully in the camp. After all, she was also an ordinary person who was involved in it, and letting her know that this had damaged her personal rights.
But that night, Li Shaoan received instructions from Minister Chen, asking You Gege to enter the experimental base with Chu Yanran as an observer to conduct a three-year isolated research.
Li Shaoan had never heard that there was such an observer role among the research team members.
But an order is an order, and Li Shaoan cannot violate it, but later Minister Chen also gave an explanation...
It turns out that the identity of this observer is Chu Hongjun's granddaughter, Chu Yanran. She said that "Forerunner 3" is alive after all, and even has a soul, wisdom, and a better existence than us, so... stay close to us.
It is difficult to uncover its secrets through research. We need a suitable communicator to adjust the experimental process, just like in order to produce better quality milk, ranchers will leave calves with their mothers.
It is a kind of respect and it is very necessary.
If the person who came up with this idea was an ordinary researcher, he would probably be considered a lunatic and put forward to the team soon, but this person is Chu Yanran, and her grandfather is Chu Hongjun, so...
Although Li Shaoan felt that it was a bit nonsense, for some reason, he also began to feel that the appearance of Yougege was no accident, just like that Luo Baoer... No one knew about his existence, but Li Shaoan still kept thinking of him in his dreams.
What you said.
So the identity of the observer was finalized, but this was only successful if a professional scientific researcher was removed.
"Ms. You, I know this is sudden, but this is an order from a superior, so..."
"I do."
Before Li Shaoan finished speaking, You Gege agreed.
Not only was Li Shaoan a little surprised, Zhang Fengyu also frowned.
When Yougege saw their expressions, he smiled and said: "It should be more interesting in the experimental base than being under house arrest here, right?"
Li Shaoan didn't say anything. After Chu Yanran reacted, she said happily: "Yes! It will definitely be very interesting!"
Yougege smiled at her, and his eyes finally glowed again.