Crisis Management Game

Gu Jian muttered a reminder while chewing on bread.

Curly immediately took a glance out of the corner of his eye.

Sure enough, they saw the man with long hair and a big beard secretly observing them.

After the people left, he whispered, "I didn't expect this guy's anti-reconnaissance ability to be so sharp!"

"I've observed him for a long time. This person is almost always alert. If someone's eyes stay on him for more than one second, they will be locked. This means that he must have received very strict spy training..."

"So what should we do now?"

"wait."

Gu Jian narrowed his eyes and stuffed all the bread in his hand into his mouth, "Wait for him or his companions to take action!"

…

That night.

Everyone returned to the CTOC base.

Unexpectedly, in the dormitory corridor, Zhou Yang, Liu Weijun and others heard the noise and ran out one by one, surrounded Gu Ji and others, clamoring to see his "National First-Class Hero and Model" medal.

"Hey! This level of hero medal is different. The blue, white and red ribbon, the gold plating, and the shield emblem are so cool!"

"Hey, that's not right! Gao Bo, why is this medal on your chest..."

Zhou Yang was leaning against Gu Ji's chest, gently stroking the medal. When he turned around, he saw Gao Bo standing in front of him with his head held high and his face full of pride.

Gao Bo didn't say anything, but just kept moving his chest.

Compared to Gu Ji's gold border, its medal has turned silver, but the huge red shield, as well as the gorgeous golden five-pointed star and Chengtian Gate, are particularly eye-catching under the orange and yellow lights of the corridor.

"Oh my god! You got the second-level hero model certificate! And Wu Kang! You guys..."

"The medal of hero is nothing! Do you know who personally gave it to us?"

Facing the horror of Liu Weijun and Zhou Yang.

Gao Bo paused deliberately, keeping everyone in suspense until he had aroused everyone's curiosity, then he said solemnly, "It's Mr. Chen!"

"What did you say!?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sound of people gasping in shock all around.

"Did you meet Mr. Chen? Was it at the Ministry of Public Security?"

Zhou Yang asked in disbelief, his eyes wide open and his face full of shock.

Ye Xiaoshu nodded and lowered his voice intentionally:

"That's right, but it's not in the Ministry of Public Security, but... Xiyuan!"

"West, West Garden!"

A special police officer from the second team covered his mouth, his voice full of envy.

"Oh my god, I thought that only if I could become Director Chen Ke, or even Director Qiao, would I have the chance to enter Xiyuan and meet Mr. Chen. I never expected that..."

Colleagues around him expressed their feelings one after another, with shock on their faces and their eyes full of desire and admiration.

Of course, it would be a lie to say I wasn't jealous.

But they all knew in their hearts that these honors were what Gu Ji and the other two deserved.

Dark night, heavy rain, double-blind skydiving without coordinates.

This is almost the same as risking your life.

Even when dealing with radiation leaks later, Team One was the most dedicated.

Whether it was Gu Ji and Gao Bo blasting under pressure, or Ye Xiaoshu busy contacting the command center, or Pasili running 5 kilometers back and forth in the heavy rain with a weight.

They deserve this honor.

The commendation meeting was over very quickly. As for the Second Team and the reserve force that participated in the Us earthquake operation, they were awarded collectively by Cabinet Chief Qiao Jianchang and Director Chen Ke in the Great Hall the next day.

I finally made it through the duty period.

It was Friday evening, and Gu Ji sent a message to his mother, preparing to take the medal of hero back home to show off.

When I opened the door, the house was filled with the familiar aroma of food.

Dong Ying was wearing an apron and walking out of the kitchen. When she saw Gu Ji, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly returned to her usual seriousness.

“I’m back.”

Although her voice was calm, she couldn't hide her concern.

Gu Ji stepped forward and solemnly handed the medal to his mother, his eyes sparkling, "Mom, I won the National First-Class Hero and Model Medal. It was given to me personally by Mr. Chen in Xiyuan."

"Mr. Chen..."

Dong Ying's eyes fell on the medal of hero and her gaze froze instantly. Her hands trembled slightly as she slowly took the medal and looked at it carefully.

As a police officer, she naturally understood how much effort it took to get this honor, not to mention that it was presented by Mr. Chen himself.

She immediately thought of the three special police officers who had jumped blindly and were previously reported in the news media. They were using their lives to buy time for disaster relief from the hands of death.

Although the name has not been announced, but considering this medal of heroism, it must be Gu Ji!

Just a moment.

Dong Ying's eyes became red, and a variety of complex emotions surged in her heart, including pride, heartache, and even more touching.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Hear Gu Ji’s call.

Dong Ying finally came to her senses, raised her head, and her face regained that tough look:

"Look at you, you are so happy after receiving a medal for hero. Lao Zhao in our bureau has two medals for hero, and so many first-class and second-class merits that he can hardly keep them all!

Also, you must not spread the news that you have been to Xiyuan and that Mr. Chen gave you an award, okay?"

"Uncle Zhao is so old, how old am I..."

Gu Ji muttered something, and seeing his mother raise her arm, he quickly said submissively, "Okay, okay! I will definitely follow Officer Dong's instructions!"

He said this, but a warm feeling surged in his heart.

Because although my mother said it sternly, she must have been full of pride in her heart, and she just refused to give in because of her face.

Dong Ying nodded slightly, with a hint of barely perceptible relief in her eyes. She gently patted Gu Ji's shoulder:

"Okay, go wash your hands and get ready for dinner!"

"receive!"

Gu Ji straightened his back, turned around and walked towards the bathroom.

Looking at his back, Dong Ying looked down at the medal of hero in her hand, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a proud smile, and turned around to carefully place the medal on the display cabinet in the study.

And in this glass cabinet, displayed are all the awards and honors that Gu Ji has won since he was a child.

The most prominent location.

These are the second-class and first-class merit awards he has won in the more than two years since he joined the police force.

During dinner.

Gu Ji chatted with his mother about work.

Although he now knows that his father is alive and safe, Mr. Chen has repeatedly reminded him that the matter has not been made public yet. Due to confidentiality regulations, he can only chew the matter and swallow it in his stomach.

"By the way, isn't Xiaoyu back yet?"

"I've been back for two days, but their intelligence department is always busy, so I don't know where they are now..."

Gu Ji was just talking to his mother about Chen Zhiyu, but unexpectedly this girl just happened to send him a WeChat message, asking him to have dinner together the next day.

Thinking that he had nothing to do on the weekend, he agreed immediately.

The next day, he slept in at home, which was a rare opportunity.

I wanted to use the ghost server to search for information related to the Us earthquake and try to find some traces of my father, but I didn't expect to see the headlines of Volut again.

The news headline reads:

Volut, in collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco, announced the second successful human brain-computer interface surgery. After the surgery, paralyzed patient Alande was able to control the mouse to browse the Internet, control the computer to play games, and chat on social software with his mind, and the surgery was broadcast live around the world for 72 hours.

Human consciousness enters the virtual world and may become a reality!

"I didn't expect Volut to finally succeed?"

Gu Ji raised his eyebrows.

He had never understood why Volut had to spend so much money and resources to dig deep into the field of EEG.

It now appears that it has the support of the THEO organization, and already possesses the "Soldier Simulation Training Platform" of the 6501 Institute, as well as a large number of looted black-tech weapons.

The only thing lacking may be the ability to enter levels similar to the game system and influence real human characters through the system.

You know.

Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

Even if THEO organization can rely on "seeds" to achieve functions similar to system strengthening, it can copy knowledge and skills in batches to different members.

But this is just a case of forcing things to happen.

Gu Ji himself is a living example.

A big part of the reason why he improved so quickly was because he gained practical experience by experiencing life-and-death crises again and again in the levels.

And the system is even more terrifying.

It can transfer Gu Ji's experience of going through so much hardship to any character at will.

The THEO organization does not have this at all.

It seems that Volut attached so much importance to EEG connection and invited his father Gu Jian to join the company's core research project, but he continued to make drastic measures later.

The purpose is to complete all the functions of the game system as soon as possible!

Gu Ji couldn't help but raise his wrist.

Looking at the watch his father gave him, he seemed to understand why the characters locked in the game levels always have various smart devices from Volut.

perhaps.

From the beginning, Volut has taken this step into consideration when developing these devices.

If his experiment is really successful.

Doesn't that mean the person behind the THEO organization can control any human wearing a Volut device at will through the EEG connection system?

Thinking of this, Gu Ji couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"It seems that we need to ask the Herman family to confirm this information as soon as possible..."

The only subordinates he has who are capable of conducting an in-depth investigation into Volut Company are the descendants of old Hermann.

Gu Ji passed this information to Jiang Na through the ghost server.

Continuing to browse the news, the second most popular headline is "US Government Releases UFO Report."

Just yesterday, March 25, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence submitted a report to the U.S. Congress, disclosing the relevant information the United States has about UFOs.

The report was written by a U.S. Navy-led special task force established in August 2020, and its basic data came from the Blue Book Project deployed by the U.S. Air Force.

The program began in 1952 and ended in 1969.

The purpose is to study the threat posed by UFOs to US national security and to analyze UFO data for the US Air Force's own equipment development.

Based on this, the Navy's special task force report recorded a whopping 144 unidentified aerial phenomena.

to be honest.

If it were in college in the past, Gu Ji would definitely not believe in these things, or they would be simply useless.

Because countries keep confidential information for a period of at least five years and at most more than twenty years, the top-secret information disclosed by the Ministry of Defense is already outdated records from decades ago.

However, since I learned about the "mysterious sphere".

Gu Ji paid special attention to these news.

"From 1952 to 1969, it was the Cold War period again..."

He muttered to himself.

Somehow, I subconsciously thought of the mysterious island base that Zeng Dan had mentioned at the strategic meeting before.

Everyone knows.

Because of the space race during the Cold War, various rockets, missiles, artificial satellites, space probes and other advanced equipment were developed, which was almost one of the fastest periods of development of human military weapons.

The mysterious sphere was discovered and studied by various countries during this period.

Between the two...

Just when Gu Ji was lost in deep thought, his cell phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Chen Zhiyu.

It turned out that he had been at home for the whole afternoon without realizing it.

Putting aside all distractions for the time being, Gu Ji packed up simply and took a taxi to the agreed location.

As soon as he got off the car, he saw the tall Chen Zhiyu in the crowd. She was wearing a camel coat, with medium-length hair naturally falling on her shoulders and slightly curled at the ends. On her sweet face, she had a pair of clear and bright almond-shaped eyes that curved like a crescent when she smiled. Her rosy and plump lips made people want to take a bite.

"Congratulations, Gu Yingmo!"

As soon as the two met, Chen Zhiyu started teasing each other.

Gu Ji knew that he couldn't hide anything from this girl, so he said helplessly, "Okay, my mom just gave me a lecture last night, so don't make things difficult for me!"

"Hahaha, your godmother didn't even praise you? That's an honor that even she hasn't received!"

"She doesn't have one, but her colleague does, and right away she mentioned two!"

"My godmother is in the Jingzhou Serious Crime Unit, so it's possible..."

Chen Zhiyu asked and answered his own questions.

The two of them walked and chatted along the way.

Gu Ji only then realized that the girl had returned to CTOC and disappeared for a few days because she had gone home to be with her father Chen Hongsheng.

That's right.

Chen Zhiyu has been busy with Riddle's affairs since the beginning of the year. Now that he finally has a vacation, he should really spend more time with his family.

Mention Riddle.

Gu Ji still had a lot of questions in his mind. He glanced around and confirmed that the environment was safe. Then he asked in a low voice: "By the way, your investigation this time is not just for Riddle, right? Do you have any clues about Volut Company?"

Chen Zhiyu knew that he was worried about his father Gu Jian.

Plus there is complete intelligence sharing within CTOC.

So there is nothing that cannot be said.

"We didn't find anything. We originally wanted to investigate the members of THEO, but we saw Cohen and a blonde woman at Volut's New York office. The blonde woman was one of the murderers who killed the president and senior executives of PM, but we didn't expect to lose her.

However, we did find a suspicious person in Volut, a researcher named Jenkin Rowan..." (End of this chapter)