Memory inheritor

Chapter 51 Double Harvest

After Meng Haolin recounted discovering Li Yunxiang's unusual behavior, he fell silent.

Although Wei Hongbo was eager to know what would happen next, he didn't urge him. Instead, he turned to Sun Chen and told him to make a cup of tea.

After entering the conversation room, although Meng Haolin remained calm, his narrative perspective and some of his word choices revealed that his true feelings were not what they appeared to be.

Given Meng Haolin's age and work experience, it's reasonable that he has better emotional control than the average person. However, from this perspective, his performance at the internal investigation meeting at Zhiwei Company that day seemed somewhat theatrical.

This is not surprising, of course. Most people who have been in the workplace for a long time have this ability, and for many it has become a subconscious behavior.

A short while later, Sun Chen brought in a cup of tea and placed it next to Meng Haolin.

Meng Haolin thanked the tall, thin young policeman, paused for a moment, and then said, "After noticing Li Yunxiang's unusual behavior, I became very vigilant. I tried to follow her a few times, but found nothing. Because I'm usually quite busy with work, I didn't have much free time, so I gave up, but I did pay her more special attention."

"When Li Yunxiang and I were together, she often said that life should have a bit of romance. She liked me to take her to elegant restaurants and have some foreign liquor or red wine. Starting from March or April, I noticed that her personality changed significantly after drinking alcohol, and sometimes she felt very unfamiliar to me."

"I found an opportunity to add a small amount of sleeping pills to her drink, mainly to help her fall into a deep sleep. Then I monitored her brain waves and found that she had very obvious epileptic discharges."

"Given her job position, this situation certainly wouldn't have existed in the past. This change clearly occurred after her physical examination this year. I checked the HR department's physical examination records, and they basically correspond to the time when she exhibited abnormalities."

"Although I couldn't save my daughter, I've been thinking about this issue for the past few years. Li Yunxiang's condition was very similar to my daughter's symptoms, so I made her my research subject."

"Actually, at first, I wanted to see if I could cure Li Yunxiang. After all, we were officially dating at that time, but we couldn't go public because of the age gap and the impact on the company. Now that I think about it, I was just deceiving myself. There are so many eyes in the company, it's impossible to completely hide something like this."

Meng Haolin chuckled self-deprecatingly as he said this. He reached for his teacup with his right hand, but instead of drinking, he gently swirled the cup, his gaze fixed on the rising steam from its rim.

"I manage the technology development center at the company, which has a 'Neural Interface Development Department' that provides many conveniences for my plans. I borrowed a brain-computer interface system that I was developing under the guise of testing, and then took it home in batches, where I made some modifications. This device is much more sensitive in monitoring brainwaves than the ordinary devices I used before."

"This system involves the company's technical secrets, and I cannot disclose the specific details. If the police deem it necessary, they can inquire through Zhiwei Company. You can think of it as a virtual reality device that does not require VR glasses. It directly acts on the occipital visual center through electrical signal transmission, thereby presenting images in the human brain."

"Because this system uses a non-invasive brain-computer interface, there are still some challenges in terms of image presentation that have not been overcome. The main challenge is the precise positioning and stable connection of the electrical signals that interact with the visual center."

"I put the device on Li Yunxiang while she was asleep, and I was surprised to find that her visual signal feedback was extremely good. I thought I had accidentally discovered a technical bottleneck, but when I tested it on myself, the feedback returned to the previous state."

"After repeated comparisons and adjustments, I discovered that Li Yunxiang's other brain electrical signal feedback was also extremely outstanding, completely different from my own situation. From this, I came to the conclusion that there is an exceptionally efficient electrical signal conduction pathway in Li Yunxiang's head, and its distribution pattern is similar to a multi-channel array."

Meng Haolin picked up his teacup, drank some water, put it down, and remained silent for a moment before saying, "I carefully examined Li Yunxiang's scalp but found nothing. I originally intended to report this to the company, but after much hesitation, I abandoned that plan."

"I want to know who is behind Li Yunxiang. They are very likely the culprits who harmed my daughter. If I report this to the company, even if it's just an internal investigation, the people behind it will immediately back down, and we may not be able to find anything."

"So I chose to wait and see what Li Yunxiang would do next, and wait for things to escalate so that even if the company wanted to handle it internally, it would be impossible. Soon after, I confirmed that Li Yunxiang planned to tamper with the company's CMS."

"Based on Li Yunxiang's changes and the abnormalities in her brain, I speculate that someone has implanted relevant knowledge into her through a brain-computer interface, but Li Yunxiang doesn't seem to be able to use it well. I feel that what Li Yunxiang has acquired is not complete knowledge, but rather task scripts similar to 'CMS system advanced operation instruction set' and 'standard algorithm model cracking and avoidance process'."

"Our company's system is somewhat unique, so it would be extremely difficult for Li Yunxiang to complete the task on her own. Therefore, I secretly helped Li Yunxiang at some crucial points."

"At this point, I had completely given up on the idea of ​​helping Li Yunxiang. Because if she didn't get herself involved, this matter wouldn't easily escalate. Besides, through continuous monitoring of her brainwaves, I felt that she was beyond saving. Her condition was even worse than my daughter's."

"Of course, there is another very important reason, which is that I don't want to get myself involved. I know it's impossible for me to be completely innocent, but as long as Li Yunxiang takes the main responsibility, the worst that can happen to me is that I will be dismissed from the company."

"When I had this idea, I had more concerns. If Li Yunxiang told me everything she knew, the things I did behind the scenes would probably be exposed. I also thought about the efficient electrical signal transmission pathways in Li Yunxiang's brain, so I decided to give it a try."

"I don't know how that force instills skills, but since they've set up the multi-channel array, they've solved my biggest problem. I don't need to instill anything too complicated into her brain; I just need to make her prefrontal cortex lose its regulatory ability, causing her emotions and behavior to become out of control, and inducing epileptic-like discharges in her brain."

"However, I spent a long time thinking about how to set up this switch. In the end, I decided to use voiceprint activation, which is a simple method and also has a good encryption effect."

After Meng Haolin finished speaking, he drank most of the water in his teacup in one gulp, and then looked at Wei Hongbo: "That's how it went. If there's anything else I need to add, please ask."

Wei Hongbo asked, "When did you learn that this technology, which involves feeding information into the brain via a brain-computer interface, exists?"

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"If we're talking about hearing about it, it's been a long time. I first heard about it when I was in college more than 20 years ago. Although I didn't have any concrete evidence, I was deeply impressed by this kind of technology. In fact, all kinds of brain-computer interfaces that we are developing now contain technological elements of this kind, just not as extreme."

"Where is the device you used to implant information into Li Yunxiang, the brain-computer interface system you brought home?"

"After I finished using it, I returned it to the company. My borrowing and returning records are kept, and I can still check them now."

"Do you still have the modifications you made to the equipment and related usage information?"

"I've cleaned up the software, but there should still be traces of modifications to the equipment."

Wei Hongbo then asked some more questions. Some of the content Meng Haolin had just presented was too technical for him to immediately identify the problems. He simply followed the line of investigation, asking questions about clues related to physical evidence, timing, and motive.

Meng Haolin answered each question in turn.

Wei Hongbo concluded by saying, "Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Meng. I will ask you again if needed in the future."

Meng Haolin nodded: "Okay."

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After Meng Haolin was taken away, Wei Hongbo called Wei Hongsi in and asked, "Do you think there's anything wrong with what he just said?"

Previously, Wei Hongsi had been in the next room, listening in on Meng Haolin's confession along with Yu Zhen. It was only because of his outstanding role in this case that he received this treatment.

Yu Zhen mainly felt that after Meng Haolin finished confessing, Wei Hongsi would likely be needed to help evaluate the case. When encountering unusual criminal methods and techniques, the police would normally seek assistance from experts in the relevant fields.

"There's nothing wrong with it, but I feel like President Meng is holding back," Wei Hongsi said, then emphasized, "This is just my subjective judgment."

Wei Hongbo nodded; he felt the same way.

During his confession, Meng Haolin paused for several extended periods, which was clearly not just a recollection but also a possible deliberation. Furthermore, he fidgeted quite a bit while recounting certain events.

However, based on what he has revealed so far, it is enough to bring the case back for further investigation.

"Yu Zhi, what do you think we should do next?" Wei Hongbo asked.

"Go ahead and investigate and gather evidence based on the clues you just obtained. I'll contact the task force," Yu Zhen said, a smug look on his face. The higher-ups had taken the case, but the breakthrough was still with them, wasn't it?

"Okay," Wei Hongbo agreed, then said to Wei Hongsi, "Why don't you go back first?"

Wei Hongsi asked, "What about the investigation into that car accident?"

Yu Zhen said, "You don't need to worry about that, I will send someone to negotiate."

Wei Hongsi had no choice but to say, "Alright, I'll be going now."

He left the brigade's office building, took out his phone to check the time, and it was already past four in the afternoon.

If I go to the company now, I can leave work in no time, and there's no need to work overtime at night. I could have gone to my brother's house again, but he's busy again, so I'll skip that now.

Just as I was about to hail a taxi back to my dorm, my phone suddenly started vibrating continuously. I checked the number and saw it was Ji Cheng calling.

Wei Hongsi was quite surprised. He had heard Lu Jiaqi say that the amusement park's new product launch event was a great success, and the follow-up promotions were going smoothly. The sales of the new products in recent days had basically met expectations, so there shouldn't be any problems with GG. Why would Ji Cheng still contact him?

He answered the phone and only after listening to Ji Cheng's explanation did he realize that the other party wanted to treat him to a meal to express their gratitude, and that he absolutely had to go, otherwise he wouldn't be a good friend, and so on.

Wei Hongsi thought Ji Cheng was quite an interesting person. It was just a meal, and he didn't have any plans for the evening anyway, so he agreed.

Not long after, Zhixun received a location sent by Ji Cheng; the address was a dock by the river.

Wei Hongsi called a ride-hailing service and headed to the address Ji Cheng had provided.

He sat in the back row, leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and brought up the "System" panel.

[Mission: Assist the police in finding the murderer who caused Li Yunxiang's death (Completed)]

[Mission: Assist the police in obtaining information about the mastermind behind the scenes (in progress)]

As expected, the mission regarding Li Yunxiang was completed. Her death was, in essence, caused by both Mu Jie and Meng Haolin. As for how to determine their culpability, that's a matter for the police and the court; in any case, they're both in custody.

The current contribution value has increased from 320 points to 470 points. One task added 150 points, which can be considered a stage victory.

With the completion of this task, Wei Hongsi couldn't help but set his sights on another one.

There are still some clues to be found in Meng Haolin's confession this afternoon. Although it's unknown whether the person who attacked his daughter is the same group behind Mu Jie, there are bound to be some connections.

Wei Hongsi was pondering where to begin when his phone vibrated twice. It was a message from Ji Cheng asking what time he would arrive.

After checking the ride-hailing information and sending the estimated arrival time to Ji Cheng, a possibility suddenly occurred to me.

After Peng Jun's death, Mu Jie deliberately disappeared. Regardless of what he said to the police, this act itself indicated his intention to flee.

So why did he voluntarily run out again around 10:30 am on Saturday? Judging from his subsequent reactions, he must have confirmed that he was alright.

Before that point in time, the park's new product launch was either underway or had already ended, and the promotional materials had probably been broadcast everywhere. I can confirm this with Ji Cheng later.

Mu Jie likely saw GG and realized it was the same as the one Peng Jun had made before, thus concluding that he was safe.

Therefore, the place where he was hiding should be somewhere that could see the new GG merchandise in the park, while also being in a blind spot of the official surveillance.

Or perhaps someone saw the guy and told Mu Jie. If that's the case, it shows that Mu Jie trusts the person who provided the information very much.

It seems necessary to tell my brother to conduct further investigations into the area where Mu Jie disappeared. If we find anything, we can further trace Mu Jie's superiors.