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Joint Base Lewis-McChord, located in Puget Sound, Washington State, is not only an important training base for the U.S. military, but also a key location for strategic planning and command.

The command center, as the brain and nerve center of the base, is responsible for commanding and coordinating various military operations. The technical equipment here is advanced and can process and analyze a large amount of intelligence information to ensure the efficient and smooth operation of the base. At the same time, the intelligence department is responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating intelligence about various security threats, providing information support for preventing and responding to possible security challenges.

Within the command center, busy staff officers shuttled between various offices and maintained close contact with US military bases around the world through telephone, telegram, Internet and other channels.

The Information Intelligence Center is more like a high-tech palace. Intelligence analysts use advanced technical means to screen, integrate and analyze massive amounts of data to dig out valuable intelligence. They work closely with intelligence sources such as satellites, drones, and reconnaissance forces to form an efficient intelligence collection network.

Intelligence department meeting.

"This so-called 'intelligence' has multiple different identities. Sometimes it is like a computer virus, and sometimes it is like a worm or a botnet. It will distort and modify all digital information it comes into contact with. Once infected, all information recorded, stored and transmitted in digital form may be tampered with!
Initially, its targets were focused on news and social media. We didn't care at the time because that was usually in line with our interests. Until six months ago, the intelligent body hacked into Saudi Arabia's intelligence agency and seized their confidential technology, autonomous learning artificial intelligence, and then disappeared without a trace in the cloud. Then the infection rate increased tens of thousands of times overnight and was spreading exponentially. In other words, the intelligent body has the ability to perceive. In layman's terms, it can think for itself! "

After listening to the introduction of the situation by technical director Charlotte Breen and looking at the images on the screen that kept jumping like cell division, the faces of the senior executives attending the meeting became very serious.

Charlotte continued, "In the past three weeks alone, he has hacked into our satellite communications system, the Federal Reserve Bank, the stock market, the national power grid, the Aviation Administration, NASA, and branches of the various joint services. And not just us, it has also infected other countries and the European Central Bank system, and has also hacked into the defense financial infrastructure systems of many countries, including Russia, India, Israel, Australia, and all of Europe..."

Admiral Haas Besnik, the top commander of the base, looked at Charlotte. “So what exactly does it do to these systems?”

Charlotte shook her head: "Nothing!"

Diego Pizarro, the head of the intelligence agency, frowned and said, "Nothing was done?"

"It comes and goes freely, leaving traces in the most obvious places," Charlotte said, "just to send us a clear message - I will come back!"

After a pause, looking at the senior generals, Charlotte sighed and said helplessly:
"No matter what its ultimate goal is, we are powerless to stop it! Currently, all of its strength is focused on one goal, the entire world's intelligence network. This is the truth we know so far!"

David Gyasi, the head of the Information Department, said: "Now our entire intelligence department is working hard to save the confirmed database information in paper documents to prevent our most secure database from being invaded or destroyed...
But it's only a matter of time! Intelligence knows very well how to weaken our strengths and precisely exploit our weaknesses, how to turn our allies into enemies and our enemies into invaders."

Haas asked, "Why don't you isolate the intelligence network's servers? Completely cut off their connection with the outside world."

"We have already done that, but the server still needs manual maintenance," Diego shrugged and replied, "And people are the weakest link in any security chain, especially when facing an enemy who lacks faith, has no one to rely on, and has low moral character."

"It has been patiently listening, reading, and observing us in the dark,"

Charlotte said seriously, "It collects our most private personal information, year after year. It can deceive, blackmail, and bribe anyone, and even become whoever it wants to be! It can also take advantage of our complete dependence on a carefully constructed digital world and manipulate each of us at will."

"An enemy that is everywhere and nowhere at the same time, an illusory enemy,"

Haas shook his head heavily. "Okay, so what you mean is that as the world's most outstanding intelligence and tactical organization, you have no way to get rid of this intelligent entity?"

"We don't want to get rid of it, sir!"

David looked at the surprised expressions on everyone's faces and explained, "It's about controlling it..."

Haas's eyes fixed, and after thinking for a moment, he looked at David with interest:

"How can this be achieved, Mr. Ghiasi?"

"The CIA's informant in the Kremlin said," David stood up and walked to the projection screen, pointing at the two keys displayed on it and said, "The Russians have focused most of their intelligence activities on finding a cross key consisting of two keys..."

Haas frowned: "What lock does this key open?"

"It's not certain yet," David said, "but the Russians seem to be convinced that this key can stop the mysterious intelligent entity from functioning. So, it's not hard to guess that they hope to control it and use it."

Haas stared at David: "Do you really believe it, Ji Yaxi?"

"It doesn't matter. The point is that the rest of the world believed it, Japan, India, Germany, Britain believed it, but no one, not even our closest allies, said a word to us,"

David spread his hands. "This just proves that the whole world is trying to get this key. Every country involved is not trying to get rid of it, sir!...but to turn it into a weapon and use it to establish a new, unchallengeable global dominance."

Haas said, "How can we find the key first?"

"We have been informed that a buyer will be passing through an area in the Middle East within the next 72 hours, and we believe they have already obtained half of the keys..."

"How does this key control this intelligent entity? Do you know where its main body is? ... Even if you have the key, where can you open it?"

Haas glanced at everyone and asked, "Who among you knows?"

"Of course, we cannot confirm the authenticity of the key, nor the location of its main body,"

David said, "At the very least, it must not fall into our hands, and it must not fall into the hands of others! If we want to verify the authenticity of one of the keys, we can only rely on the other key. Only two real keys can match. This is a kind of security mechanism."

Haas asked, "Oh, well, where's the other half of the key?"

"I believe the other half of the key is in the hands of this woman,"

With a wave of his hand, a woman's image appeared on the projection screen. David said, "This woman is a former British Intelligence Agency agent. She is now dead. She was killed by a group of mercenaries, the so-called bounty hunters."

Haas asked, "Who offered the reward?"

"Given her status, it could be anyone!"

David shook his head and said, "So anyone could have gotten the other key."

"Not just anyone," Charlotte shook her head. "I asked an old friend to send someone to find her. He's the only person she trusts and is willing to entrust the key to."

Haas asked, "Did she get the key?"

David shook his head. "I don't know at this point, sir. She came here and refused to show herself."

"reject?"

Haas found it a little funny and burst out laughing: "Who is this guy?"

"It's confidential,"

To Haas's surprise, David refused to reveal the woman's name. He turned his gaze to Diego and asked, "Is there anything I can't know?"

"I know there is such a person, but I don't know her name."

Diego shrugged, "Even though I was the head of the intelligence agency of this country, he wouldn't tell me. If he wasn't doing his job well, I would have gotten rid of him."

David said, "IMF." Haas raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "World Bank?"

"No, you mean the International Monetary Fund,"

David shook his head. “I’m talking about another IMF, our ally’s, or ours.”

"So, what's its full name?"

Haas was somewhat dissatisfied with David's behavior of keeping the secret, and his tone gradually became impatient.

"Impossible mission force!"

"Are you kidding me? How come I didn't know there was such a task force?"

After listening to David, Haas frowned and looked at Diego: "So there really is such an organization? What does it do?"

Diego nodded. "I'm afraid this is no joke. Just like their name, they are tasked with carrying out an impossible mission."

Haas looked at the men and asked, "So who is their leader?"

Diego looked somewhat innocent:

"They don't follow instructions step by step. We usually just... leave them a message!"

“Hehehehe~~,”

Haas seemed amused by them: "Leave them a message?"

Diego nodded. "The task force is not part of any intelligence agency. They report directly to the president."

“So, let me sort this out.”

Haas suppressed his anger and said, "Whenever you encounter a task that cannot be completed, you choose to leave a message to a mysterious person and pray that he can complete the task? Is that right?"

David added desperately: "Only if he is willing to accept the mission..."

"Hahaha!" Haas laughed in anger: "Why do they have the right to choose whether to accept the mission?"

David stammered as he explained, "The original intention of establishing this group is to ensure that there are no unintended consequences. If they cannot ensure the final outcome of the mission, they can choose to refuse!"

Just then Diego's assistant suddenly came over and stuffed a box in his hand.

Diego opened the box with some doubt, but found a gas mask inside, and his heart was suddenly startled.

At this moment, something strange happened. The assistant quickly put on a gas mask on his head, then suddenly took out two gas bombs from his hand and threw them into the middle of the house.

"what happened?"

“Guards!!”

Green smoke instantly filled the room, and all the participants only had time to exclaim before falling to the ground.

After a while, the smoke dissipated. Diego, wearing a gas mask, watched his assistant take off the mask, grab the flesh beside his cheek and lift it up violently. Diego suddenly realized that, as expected, there was a familiar face under the mask.

Diego raised his hands and looked at Hunter: "I understand, you are angry!"

Hunter shook his head and said calmly: "I'm not angry, Diego, you should have something to say to me now? So I came over to listen."

"Yes, it is I who will put a bounty on Elizabeth's life,"

Looking at Hunter's eyes, Diego could only nod: "But I also told you how to find her. I didn't ask her to steal the key. She stole the key for her own reasons... But hasn't it always been like this? You helped her out of trouble time and time again, but she always fell into it again and again."

After a pause, Diego looked at Hunter with an expressionless face and said, "I will not apologize to you, Hunter! It is my duty to use you, just like your duty is to complete the mission, so, did you complete your mission?"

Hunter stared at Diego closely, slowly took out a peculiarly shaped key from his pocket, shook it in his hand, and said slowly: "No matter where the other half of this key is, no matter what it can open, I will find out."

Diego stared at the key. "And then, what happens after you figure it out?"

"The intelligent body should not be given to anyone to control," Hunter said seriously, "I want to destroy it!"

"Hunter, the next world war will not be a cold war. It will be a bloody competition with hail of bullets. It will be a competition for the dwindling ecological resources. It will be a competition for the remaining energy, for the last drop of water, the last breath of air!"

Diego said:

"Those who master the intellectual body are equivalent to those who master the truth. As for the definition of right and wrong, in the next few hundred years, those who master the intellectual body will have the final say!"

Hunter shook his head as he saw the familiar face in front of him suddenly become so strange.

"Listen to what you are saying!"

Diego said slowly: "Your days of so-called fighting for justice... are over! You need to choose a side!"

"There is only one camp for me..." Hunter smiled faintly: "So, don't get in my way!"

"I can't do that," Diego shook his head. "We will come to find you. The whole world will chase you. No matter what, the mission you insist on in your heart will make you pay a heavy price... You can't get out of here. There are tens of thousands of soldiers guarding outside. Give me the key!"

"is it?"

Hunter smiled, took out a silicone mask from a box beside him, and put it on his head skillfully.

"Just pretend I didn't ask!"

Diego was stunned as he looked at the face in front of him that seemed to be looking in a mirror.

"Get some sleep, you'll wake up soon."

Hunter raised the tranquilizer gun in his hand and pulled the trigger at Diego.

(End of this chapter)