"My mission is over, Brandon. In the past thirty years, I have watched with my own eyes the children of the seventh seed scattered like dandelions around the world, growing up silently following their own destiny. The only person I can't worry about is Gu Tie, not only because he is flesh and blood born from my body, but also because every time I see this child's smiling face, I feel that everything I do is meaningful, and I feel that I am not only She was a sinner who betrayed humanity and chose to help a computer destroy itself and even the entire world. She was also a virgin who underwent embryo injection surgery and gave birth to a fatherless baby by caesarean section ten months later. She is the modern Virgin Mary. ,…a mother,”
Wu Tianlan murmured, feeling a little tight in her chest and a little dizzy, "I don't know, Brandon," she let go of her fingers, the goblet fell, and the dark red wine added a new stain to the old carpet. , "I don't know what will happen after I say these words. When I swallowed the red pill, Segres just told me that I must not tell this story to anyone, even the closest people. I will never tell this story to anyone in this life." I was avoiding contact with others and treating work as my life. When the Seventh Seed Project failed, I almost collapsed. It was you who saved me at that time, Brandon. You were by my side, like a psychological counselor, like a psychological counselor. My father, like a husband, enlightened me, told me the preciousness of life, and brought me back from the edge of suicide. Although I cannot tell you what I have experienced, and you never take the initiative to ask, I believe you understand me. , you can understand my words without opening my mouth, just like Socrates walking through the wheat field. It’s not that I have never thought about looking for the most abundant wheat ears, but looking back now, I have missed too far, and in the end my hands are empty. , Brandon, even just one night can make me feel happy at this time, but the fate between the two of us is only limited to hugs and polite kisses. What a sad thing."
She coughed lightly and wiped the corners of her mouth with a tissue. She didn't notice the bright red blood on the tissue, "...are you still here, Brandon?"
"I'm here, Tianlan, I'm always by your side," Bartholomew's gentle voice came from the receiver.
A smile appeared on the woman's lips. She took off her high heels and curled up in the swivel chair, just like the fifteen-year-old girl who shivered in front of artificial intelligence thirty years ago. "It's nice to hear your voice," Wu Tianlan whispered, "It's so good to finally be able to tell everything. The seventh seed couldn't bear fruit. I started to take over the work of the twenty-fourth seed. Only then did I understand that no matter the 'world' or the rebels in the game, your ghost organization and that mysterious and huge brotherhood are all part of the Seed Project. Everyone thinks they are changing the world, but in fact everyone is in the chess game played by Segres. Since the birth of this childish artificial intelligence, the world has changed Become its stage,,, it once said that no matter how powerful the computer is, it cannot simulate the direction of the entire human society. It only hopes that the seeds of suicidal wishes can make the future different. It sounds simple, but it is very complicated. A shuddering declaration, Brandon."
Carpenter's voice still crooned from the speakers:
"Bothafraidto saywe'rejusttoofaraway
Frombeingclosetogetherfromthestart”
(From the first day we got together
Afraid of seeing the distance between us)
Wu Tianlan felt cold and sleepy. She coughed and hugged her arms tightly. A few dazzling drops of blood fell on the brown cashmere cardigan under the white shirt. "The winter here is so long, Brandon," she said with a smile, "I think After this time, we probably won’t contact you again. I really don’t want to break up like this, because your embrace is so warm and I will always miss it,”
"You can see me anytime, Tianlan," Bartholomew's voice said.
“Wetriedtotalkitover
Butthewordsgotintheway
We'y"
(Every time I talk about it, I lose my words
We are lost in this lonely game,)
"Thank you, Brandon," Wu Tianlan said, "You couldn't get to the GTC headquarters in time, so consider it a gift from me. Don't die, fool. There are some things you can't change. They belong to God. The realm of... no, it belongs to the realm of Segres,"
"Thank you, Tianlan," the voice said.
The woman's eyes suddenly brightened: "I suddenly thought that during the days at the GTC headquarters, we often drank and chatted, and around little Gu Tie, we looked so much like a couple. Gu Tie's memory was erased during the trial. , I don’t think he will think of me as an unqualified mother, and he can’t even remember my appearance... When you have time, please tell him about me, even if it’s just as your friend. In the story..."
"certainly,"
Wu Tianlan's blurred vision fell on the photo. The child was still smiling carefree. Who would have thought that the seventh seed, which had been declared a failure, would be classified as a waste because of such a child who refused the trial. And at the end, the possibilities of many seeds were gathered together. Segres' prophecy was waiting in front. He must still be ignorant at this time, panicking in front of fate. How she hoped to pull him up at this time. His hands led him out of the deep darkness, just like every mother should do.
But it was too late.
Wu Tianlan's breathing became rapid. Pulmonary edema caused her to lose her oxygen supply and her ability to think. After a violent cough, she tried to puff up her chest and took the last breath of her life. The light in her eyes went out and her arms were unable to move. Drooping unconsciously, the phone fell to the ground. Brandon Bartholomew's voice disappeared immediately. The air conditioner made a crackling vibration, and the indicator light suddenly went out. This old-fashioned air conditioner that had been in service for more than 20 years used R22 refrigeration. This kind of refrigerant has long been extinct under the increasingly stringent European environmental regulations, but the old headquarters building that is about to be demolished has not been updated with equipment. A few minutes ago, the building's strong power system was input with an unusually high voltage. Voltage, several wires of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner were short-circuited, igniting the rubber parts on the base, the flames quietly roasting the circulation tube, and the R22 refrigerant (difluorochloromethane) cracked at high temperatures, producing trace amounts of Phosgene (oxychlorocarbon), a colorless and highly toxic gas, was used as a chemical weapon by the Germans during World War I, causing heavy casualties to the British army.
Phosgene entered the room with internal and external circulation and gradually accumulated in the closed office. The smell of straw that Wu Tianlan smelled came from this. The respiratory poisonous gas destroyed her lungs, leading to respiratory distress syndrome, which eventually killed her. As early as thirty years ago, Segres placed this death curse on her. When the condition is triggered, this ghost thread will immediately seize all network resources around her, block all information, and She was ruthlessly erased from this world. If the artificial intelligence was aware of it at this time, it might sigh softly like a real human being, mourning the departure of its old friend. But the gardener of the Seed Project is independent of SEG. The existence outside of Les's vision cannot be changed. The original agreement cannot be changed. On the bank of the rainy Thames, the woman still died alone. Only the speaker with broken noise due to high voltage was still playing the lonely love song.
“Thoughtsofle**ingdisappear
EachtimeIseeyoureyes
AndnomatterhowhardItry”
(No matter how hard you try
every time i see your eyes
It disappears without a trace)
"Tianlan..."
A thin layer of snow has accumulated on the Aston Martin sports car, and only the steaming hood is covered with water droplets. The old man put his palm on the screen, touching the side of Wu Tianlan's face from thousands of miles away, "I can't do anything else." "?" He asked, moving his lips, his voice seemed so old and weak.
"I'm sorry, dear father," a male synthesized voice replied.
"Stop," the old man said, "stop collecting images from the London Eye camera. Just keep it like this and don't update it anymore."
"If we adopt an interpolation algorithm, we may be able to obtain the frontal image of Ms. Wu Tianlan from the reflected light of indoor objects. It only takes a little time, dear father..."
"No, stop," Bartholomew took off his glasses and fell in his seat, "That's it... I don't know what happened, but I don't want to see that scene..."
After a few seconds of silence, the synthesized voice asked timidly: "What can I do for you, dear father, would you like a cup of Earl Gray tea, or a Havana cigar..."
"Can you make a phone call for me, to Gu Tie," Bartholomew said in a dry voice.
"I'm sorry, dear father, I can't get through the phone right now because he has left the scope of the quantum network. Even if we look for debris signatures from electromagnetic radiation, we can't locate him..."
"I know," the old man said, "I know, I just want to do something..."
Gu Tie suddenly stopped and looked to the north with a blank expression.
"What's wrong?" Aziwei turned around with concern.
"I don't know why, but I suddenly felt..." Gu Tie shook his head thoughtfully, "It's okay, I'm just a little dazed. I think it's the sequelae of blood loss."
"Are you sure? If you feel uncomfortable, you need to receive treatment immediately," Rainforest Flower said.
"I'm fine, just keep going." Waving his hand, Gu Tie continued to move forward in the dark cube. There was a strange pain in his heart, and his eyes were a little moist. He didn't know if it was caused by blood or sweat. Looking away, covering their hearts, the Chinese unconsciously hummed that old song.