The legend of Tiga

Chapter 2007 Missing Persons

TPC Aviation Command!

pat!

Asuka Shin walked in from the automatic door, slammed a stack of documents on the table, then slammed himself into a chair. He drank a full glass of water in one breath, then heaved a sigh of relief and said, "This is the information sent from the headquarters. I picked it up on the way."

After that, he complained, "Technology is so advanced, why do we still need paper documents?"

"Because the data can be viewed remotely, but paper documents can only be viewed in person." Chiba Makoto picked up the sealed file bag, opened it, took out a thick stack of reports, browsed through them at a glance, and flipped through them. The speed was comparable to the breeze flipping through a book, which made Asuka Xin very curious about what he could see at this speed.

Then after Chiba Makoto finished reading it and threw it to him, Asuka Shin looked through it and realized why Chiba Makoto read it so quickly, because 90% of it was useless information.

Just like the user agreement, service agreement and precautions, they are densely packed and lengthy, with thousands or even tens of thousands of words, but very few people even take a look at them, let alone finish reading them.

TPC has been established for ten years, and many of its reports, summaries and other materials have basically formed fixed templates, which are a lot of clauses that are usually useless but can be used to shift the blame at critical moments, plus some useful information.

It's the same principle with companies. At the beginning, there are basically no restrictions, but the longer time goes on, the more regulations there are, and each one is more outrageous than the last. Behind every outrageous regulation, there are more outrageous things that have happened, resulting in the company's existence being directly proportional to the regulations. This is also one of the important reasons for the rigidity of the system of large companies.

Without exception!

Even a military-political organization like TPC is no exception. The increasing number of rules and regulations each year are like ropes that bind the "cells" that make up TPC, making them very easy to manage, but also gradually losing their vitality, causing TPC to become rigid.

Just like a paper document.

Just as Asuka Shin said, technology is so advanced that you can send millions of words to all parts of the world by typing on the keyboard, and even cross the galaxy through the cosmic network to Mars or even the farther Jupiter space station.

  However, the TPC still has printers and printers, just like the old defense army era, when the Bald Eagle's nuclear system still uses the old floppy disks, and they stubbornly tell the outside world that the reason they continue to use the old technology of floppy disks is that floppy disks are difficult to be hacked due to their special physical properties and are more reliable than advanced hard disks.

In short, a lot of reasons are given to prove that this old system and ancient floppy disk belong to Bitao and are irreplaceable.

But in fact, in order to maintain this outdated system and enable it to run smoothly, it costs hundreds of billions of dollars every year.

As for why it is so expensive, the relevant personnel explained that because the system and accessories are too old and have long been withdrawn from the market, a large part of the expenditure is used to maintain the normal operation of the production line of accessories for this ancient system to prevent the accessories from being damaged and not being able to find them, thus paralyzing the entire system.

The words sound high-sounding and the reasons seem reasonable, but even an idiot can guess how many tricks are involved.

Which business is the most profitable? Of course, monopoly is the most profitable.

Monopolies can also be classified into different categories. Some are achieved because they are too advanced and others cannot imitate them, and such monopolies belong to technological invincibility. Others are achieved because they are too backward and have long been eliminated by the market, and no one is still producing them, and thus a monopoly has been achieved. Such monopolies belong to invincible connections.

The world is bustling with people all seeking profit!

If there is no benefit, no one will care.

Therefore, the more people there are in a place, the more complicated the relationships are and the deeper the conflicts of interest are.

  Which store do you buy drinking water from, which store do you buy books from, which store do you order meals from?

There are "rules" for everything and they cannot be easily violated.

So, even though the position may seem small, it involves a lot of things.

After hearing these profound remarks, Asuka Shin fell flat on the table, feeling dizzy.

He never expected that such a simple question would be so complicated.

From ink cartridges to paper, to maintenance and so on, there are so many people involved in the entire line, no wonder it cannot be cancelled.

If you think about it in a broader sense, a small printout would involve a lot of people, and with so many people in the police department and it lasting for such a long time, the benefits would definitely be enormous.

No wonder they say that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. If you fail to pay attention to one part, the whole thing will taste bad.

Just like people like Katsuma Ikuta who lost their jobs, after returning, Chiba Makoto also learned that TPC is not unaware of their difficult life situations. Since 2015, it has introduced many policies to help people who have been forced to lose their jobs due to the rapid development of technology.

  For example, training can help them master some advanced knowledge and keep up with the pace of society; there are also subsidies, giving unemployed people a certain living allowance to help them get through the difficult times; and

A series of policies were issued, and then

There's no after that.

The document was passed down layer by layer, but it disappeared along with the money.

There is also the "experimental" contract signed by Katsuma Ikuta. He can't find anyone to continue to execute this contract, but the money is probably still being paid out, but it disappears after a certain link.

Although he had some guesses, Chiba Makoto didn't care about it because he didn't know where to start. If he wanted to care, he would have to have evidence, and to get evidence, he would have to check the accounts. The vast accounts would give professionals a headache, let alone laymen. It would be no better than looking for a needle in a haystack.

How much energy and time must be spent on this.

Instead of wasting time, it would be better to help Katsuma Ikuta find a job. Otherwise, even if you help him get "justice" this time, if Katsuma Ikuta continues to live a life of idleness and wait for death, then who knows, "justice" may be lost again one day. After all, there has been no good solution to corruption from ancient times to the present.

What's more, given the luck of this unlucky old man, Katsumi Ikuta, he should just find a normal job. Although he was lucky not to be hurt this time, the document that Asuka Shin brought was the brain test report of the people hired by the Mickey people. According to the medical technology on Earth, no problems were found. However, for safety reasons, these people have to stay in the hospital for observation for a period of time, and they will only be discharged when there are no problems at all.

"what!"

Asuka Xin, who was lying on the table, was flipping through the pages, but he turned to a very different report, which was the interrogation record of the Mickey people.

Among them, the Mickey people mentioned that their inspiration to hire unemployed humans came from the practice of an alien in the Interstellar Alliance. The Mickey people heard that an alien used favorable conditions to attract humans who were disappointed with the Earth and desperate about life.

When Asuka Nobu saw this, he straightened up and said, "Captain, look at this."

"I saw it."

  "What do you think the aliens want humans to do? To be guinea pigs?" Asuka Shin couldn't understand. With the knowledge and physique of humans, what do the aliens want humans to do?

It’s impossible that aliens also grow cotton, right?

"Maybe he's also working on biological computers?" Ken Fudo guessed.

"We can't rule out this possibility. The Intelligence Bureau is following up on this case and conducting a dragnet investigation of the computing power of unmanned intelligence companies on the market to see if they can find anything."

Chiba Makoto sorted out the document which was full of templates, stuffed it into a file bag, and asked Asuka Shin to throw it into the archive room. What awaited it was to be gradually covered by dust until one day it was cleaned into the garbage dump.

Speak of the devil, and he will appear. The automatic door of the room opened at this time, and Dagu walked in with a tablet, saying as he walked in: "Captain, the Intelligence Bureau sent a letter of assistance regarding the missing persons case, and they want us to intervene in the investigation."

"A missing person case? Is it related to aliens?"

Chiba Makoto took the tablet and swiped it up and down, browsing it quickly to get a general idea.

In order to find out all the humans who have been employed by the Mickeys and examine their bodies, especially their brains, the Intelligence Bureau and the Police Bureau got involved and mobilized police officers and government employees to pay attention to and visit the long-term unemployed.

Do not check, I don’t know, I’m scared.

Only then did we discover that many long-term unemployed people were missing.

They couldn’t be found at home or reached on the phone, and their relatives and friends didn’t know where they were.

One is a coincidence, two are accidents, three or four are no problem, but before we even went through the metropolis, hundreds of people have been found missing. If we expand the scope and the group of people, will more people be missing?

Just think about how serious the situation is, so serious that it was brought to the expanded TPC staff meeting for discussion. More departments will be mobilized to participate in the investigation and a comprehensive survey will be conducted on personnel who have been neglected or even ignored for a long time.

Even if these people have no value to society and cannot create value, we cannot leave them alone. It is like starving to death on Earth rather than picking cotton on outer space.

"Another missing persons case."

Lina slid the chair over, took the tablet on the table, swiped it up and down, and said, "I remember that I checked it before and found a broadcast with a special frequency band, but I didn't find anything in the end."

"Because after we discovered it, the other party immediately cut off the line." Da Gu also remembered that when he was investigating the Kirieloid people, he accidentally discovered a set of ground digital signal systems that were almost obsolete on the Metropolis Tower. The Metropolis Tower was used as a huge antenna, broadcasting a set of special frequency signals in a loop.

After unpacking and analyzing, it was found that it was a simple transmitter, which kept repeating a paragraph:

  A new world with no sadness, no pain, complete equality, and happiness for everyone!

Originally, they should have conducted an in-depth investigation along this line, but because of the appearance of the "Angel", the Victory Team and Chiba Makoto had to turn to deal with the conspiracy of the Kirieloid people.

After they finally crushed the Kirieloid people's conspiracy, they investigated the communicator but found no clues.

No one found anything about the parts or the installers, as if the transmitter had appeared out of thin air on the earth and directly on the iron tower of the metropolis.

But even Duoden could guess that this must be someone behind the scenes who erased all the clues.

The Victory Team felt very sorry. If the Kyrieloids hadn't interfered, they would have definitely been able to catch another group of aliens. After that, no similar clues were found, as if that group of aliens had stopped.

But I didn’t expect that after so many years, a large-scale disappearance would be discovered.

This immediately made Dagu think of a possibility, that is, the other party did not stop, but adopted a more covert method to slowly attract (bind) and lure (carry) humans.

Thinking of this, Da Gu immediately asked: "Did the Miki people say which alien gave them the inspiration?"

"No," Asuka Nobu shook his head and said, "They just mentioned it briefly, and didn't ask any in-depth questions. Do the police department know how to interrogate? They didn't ask detailed questions or conduct in-depth investigations on such important information."

"They are professional, but professionals are not necessarily good." Qianye Cheng took the tablet from Lina and saw the full WiFi signal. Suddenly, an idea emerged in his mind and he said, "Do you think the other party will use the Internet to attract people?"

"Network?" The team members gathered around, wanting to hear Qianye Cheng's speech.

Chiba Makoto asked a direct question: "How many people still watch TV and how many people play with their mobile phones?"

"Uh" the answer to this question is obvious. Anyway, the TV in Dagu and Lina's home has been basically just a decoration and covered with dust since it was bought. On the contrary, the mobile phone is never idle for even a minute, let alone a whole day.

"So, Captain, do you think the aliens who placed transmitters on the metropolitan towers have switched to using the Internet to transmit messages?"

"That's right. The transmitter we found earlier achieves the effect of casting a wide net through large-scale broadcasting. The network has a wider range of transmission. No matter where it is, it can be transmitted to all parts of the world. Therefore, the range is wider and the effect should be better."

“No wonder so many people are missing.”

"But so many people are missing, didn't anyone notice?" Asuka Shin was confused. Didn't the neighbors notice? Didn't relatives and friends notice? Surely colleagues at the company would know.

"This is where the other party is so smart," Qianye Cheng opened the list of missing persons and said, "The missing are basically people on the margins of society, who have been unemployed at home for a long time and do not go out to socialize. They are the kind of people whose names cannot be called out at a class reunion, or even remembered."

".That's really hard to find."

"Another targeted screening." Dagu was now even more certain that this was the group of aliens who installed transmitters on the iron towers in the metropolis. Even the screening method was exactly the same. Obviously, it had not changed over the years, and they had been doing this kind of thing all the time.

  This brings us back to the original question: why did the other party persist in kidnapping so many humans for such a long time?

Picking cotton?

(End of this chapter)