Memory inheritor

Chapter 121 The Attack

Wei Hongsi knew the weight of Director Liang's promise of "full support." The circumstances surrounding Chen Xuemin's arrest demonstrated the immense influence of this leader from Beijing.

This put some pressure on Wei Hongsi, but it also fueled his motivation. With strong official support, he was confident he could overcome this challenge.

In fact, he had previously thought about "death command" and "circuit breaker mechanism," which were within his professional field, so he naturally had the idea of ​​exploring them. However, at that time, there were no subjects available for his research.

Now we have both "indoctrinated" tools like Peng Jun, core members of the Light Guide Association with built-in "circuit break mechanisms," and Mu Jie, whose "circuit break mechanism" has some kind of bug for some unknown reason. It can be said that the sample resources are quite abundant, making it very convenient to carry out research work.

In addition, a cooperation framework has been established between the company and the university, which can also be included in this research. This way, technical and equipment resources can be guaranteed, and manpower will not be a problem.

However, the selection of members for this research team must be extremely careful. This is because the "circuit breaker mechanism" is tied to the core secrets of the Light Guide Society, and the research work will inevitably involve the case.

It is foreseeable that even after the investigation of this case concludes, some information will not be made public. Unless conducted under official guidance, this research itself could easily have crossed the line.

In light of this, Wei Hongsi made a request: "Director Liang, I need to assemble a team to conduct this research, and I hope you can help me with the selection of personnel."

"Okay," Director Liang readily agreed.

This request wasn't about having him choose people, but rather about submitting the information to him for review. The fact that this young man considered this already shows he's better than many who only know how to bury themselves in research.

After discussing the two important matters, and seeing that the two leaders had no further questions, Wei Hongsi took the initiative to ask, "Director Shi, the Guiding Light Society has listed Shen Qing as a key target. What is their purpose?"

When Director Shi introduced the case before, he mentioned that the reason he was able to lock down Zhou Huai was because of the breakthrough he made with Shen Qing, but he did not talk about other details.

Director Shi said, "They intend to utilize Shen Qing's musical talent, but it's unclear what exactly they plan to do. We are currently investigating this matter."

Wei Hongsi nodded. He gave Shen Qing another draft of his suggestions on Thursday, and then there was no further news. It seemed her creative work might have been interrupted by the police investigation.

Director Shi added, "Zhou Huai also played a role in Shen Qing becoming the spokesperson for Amusement Park's beverages. He advised Shen Qing to lower her expectations, which made it easy for her to be selected by Amusement Park."

Wei Hongsi asked, "Are there any people from the amusement park involved in the case?"

The division chief said, "At least for now, nothing has been found."

It was normal for Director Shi to pay special attention to Shen Qing, given Wei Hongsi's particular focus on her.

This young man is not only a technical expert, but also very perceptive about the case. Many of his suggestions for the investigation are not entirely based on technical considerations. Moreover, Shen Qing is a celebrity, and naturally attracts a lot of attention.

In this case, Shen Qing is a key figure, and there are multiple points of connection between her and others. It's worth investigating what the Guiding Light Society intends to do with her, but there's been no progress yet, so Director Shi hasn't elaborated further.

As the three were talking, Yu Zhen came in from outside.

He nodded to Wei Hongsi and then said, "Director Liang, Director Shi, we have discovered another person who has been influenced and manipulated by the Guiding Light Society using special methods." As he spoke, he handed two printed documents to the two men respectively.

Director Shi glanced at it, somewhat surprised, and said, "Xia Yuansheng, is it Zhiwei Technology again?"

Wei Hongsi thought to himself, "This name sounds familiar."

With tens of thousands of employees at Zhiwei Technology, any name he recognized should be someone he had met before. Seeing Director Liang and Director Shi both looking at him, he suddenly remembered and said, "Isn't that Vice President Xia from our company?"

Yu Zhen said, "I haven't learned the specific position yet, I only know that he is a senior executive in your company."

Wei Hongsi nodded and said, "Then that's correct."

He knew almost all the company's senior executives, except for this General Manager Xia. General Manager Xia had been on sick leave before he joined the company, so he had only seen his introduction during the onboarding training.

Director Shi handed the page of material in his hand to Wei Hongsi.

Wei Hongsi took it and examined it closely. He saw that the photo was indeed of General Manager Xia, the same one he had seen during his onboarding training. He was the head of the entire business line at Zhiwei Technology.

The materials contain organized information, which likely combines dream interpretations with testimonies from those involved in the case.

It has been confirmed that the Light Guide Society implanted a carbon nanotube array into Xia Yuansheng in mid-February this year, and began to influence and manipulate him, the specific purpose of which is unknown.

Experts speculate that Xia Yuansheng's advanced age (52 years old) and the frequent "indoctrination" may have caused mental problems. His condition became more serious in April, which led him to leave his job and be hospitalized for treatment. The follow-up plans could not be carried out.

Wei Hongsi recalled that when he first attended a meeting on the 22nd floor, he had heard General Manager Dai mention that General Manager Xia was unwell and had been hospitalized. It turned out there was more to the story.

Judging from this, Daoguang should have made its move against President Xia a little earlier than Li Yunxiang, but not by more than a few days. They really had a lot of ulterior motives towards Zhiwei.

Director Shi asked, "Professor Wei, what do you think is the purpose of the Light Guide Group targeting your company?"

Wei Hongsi handed the document back to Director Shi and said, "It should be our company's CMS, which is the 'Cognitive Mirror System.' If they control the CMS, they can create 'psychological viruses' that work on most people."

Director Liang and Director Shi both nodded. In fact, the Light Guiding Association had already done so, but Plan B was suppressed by Wei Hongsi and did not appear in public.

If the Light Guide Society were to succeed in producing and widely disseminating videos containing extremely negative emotions, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Seeing that the two leaders seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, Wei Hongsi reminded them, "Cognitive mirroring systems are not limited to Zhiwei's CMS. Beijing's 'Yuanxu Technology' and Pengcheng's 'Deep Vision Matrix' have also built similar AI systems. In addition, some universities have them, such as Yuecheng University."

Wei Hongsi had mentioned this matter to his older brother and Zhang Shengyong before, but at that time the case was still unclear, the scope of the case was not large, and it was not within their jurisdiction, so nothing came of it.

He guessed that the two guys might have forgotten or hadn't had time to remind their leader, so it was necessary to bring it up again.

Upon hearing this, Director Liang's expression immediately turned serious: "Professor Wei, please help me compile a list of institutions that have such a system."