Chapter 412 Freshmen

Chapter 412 Freshmen

Chapter 412 Freshmen
"Dr. Ma, we meet again."

On the tablet screen, Dr. Chen Ang, played by Wang Zhiwen, looked at Dr. Ma Zhao who was also on the monitor in front of him and smiled.

"The last time I saw you was in Song Yiyun's dream, right? Can a hypnotized secondary personality like that be considered you?"

Perhaps because he was transformed into a digital life, Dr. Ma became much more direct in his speech.

Dr. Chen Ang on the tablet asked back, "If the scope of the self is so narrow, then are you and your daughter still 'Li Li' and 'Ma Zhao'?"

Dr. Ma Zhao seemed to want to answer "yes", but in his current state, while his knowledge has greatly increased, he has more thoughts and feelings about metaphysical philosophical questions such as "Who am I", "Who am I", and "Am I myself", and many things are not so certain.

Dr. Chen did not continue to argue with him on this point and said directly:

“I have prepared a new body for you. Of course, this is just a new choice.

Whether you stay in China, come to my place, or go somewhere else to hide your identity, it is up to you and I will not interfere.

And I can tell you in advance that even if you come to me, I cannot necessarily guarantee the safety of you and your daughter.

Brilliant Group is a company based on the concept of 'scientific development' and dedicated to promoting faster 'progress' of mankind.

We respect science and we respect those who study science. Together we strive to create the most relaxed and stable environment for scientific research.

As for the rest, that’s not our concern.”

"What about the ETO organization?"

Dr. Ma Zhao asked the most critical question.

"According to the data I collected last night, you and your Brilliant Group have a deep connection with terrorist organizations like ETO."

Dr. Chen Ang did not avoid this topic and spoke very frankly.

“I don’t deny that I and the Brilliant Group have a relationship with ETO, but ETO is not a purely terrorist organization.

It’s like the United States has done a lot of bad things around the world, but you can’t call it a terrorist organization.”

"Do you belong to a faction in the ETO organization?"

Ma Zhao asked directly. He had participated in the "Dream Stealing Project" of the Special Affairs Department before, so he had some general understanding of the ETO organization and knew that the people in it were not a monolithic group.

"Yeah, ETO is complicated."

Dr. Chen Ang also did not hide anything. For someone like him, sincere communication is the best way to reduce the distortion of information during the transmission process.

"There are many factions within our organization, including radicals and moderates."

"Which sect are you from?"

After several brief exchanges, Dr. Ma roughly judged Dr. Chen's style of dealing with things and continued to ask.

"Me? I'm just an ordinary researcher."

Dr. Chen smiled.

“I enjoy the pleasure of being chased by knowledge, and I also like to explore unknown areas and new possibilities. For people like me, so-called wealth and power are no different from a stone or a weed on the roadside.

Of course, some deep logic behind the operation of the human social system involved in these things may also be worth studying, but I am not interested in it at the moment.

The reason I joined ETO is that it has fewer constraints and can provide me with some unexpected help. "

"I understand." Dr. Ma Zhao nodded on the monitor. "Then Dr. Chen, can you give me a little more time? I think..."

Dr. Chen interrupted him.

“I said, I’m just offering new options.

I am neither your boss nor a bad person, so you don't need to ask for my opinion.

Just find Yiyun for your new body. She should be staying in Hong Kong for a while. If you have any questions, just find her."

After saying this, before Dr. Ma Zhao could react, he hung up the video call.

Seeing this, Ma Zhao was stunned for a moment. After a moment, the camera switched and Dr. Ma Zhao appeared in the camera in person. He pushed open the door and came to his daughter Li Li.

The plot of "Transcendence" is already halfway through. After several small conflicts in the early stages, it has now entered a stable stage. The father and daughter finally reunited in the real world, and the atmosphere became warm.

Perhaps it was because she had been a digital life for too long, even though Li Li had a body again, her mind did not return to normal for a while, as if she had become the happy child who always stayed by her father's side.

Ma Zhao was very relieved about this. Influenced by his daughter's condition, he let go of many of his worries.

He even took his daughter and secretly ran away from the private hospital where they were, completely ignoring the fact that the Hong Kong police were searching for them, and ran to a nearby amusement park for some fun.

Of course, it’s not right to say that they did it secretly. Their actions were completely blatant.

Ma Zhao watched his daughter and himself swaggering past the people who were guarding him. After looking at Li Li, the other party was stunned at first, and then ignored them, as if they didn't see the two of them at all, and they were also surprised.

"Ali, how did you do this?" Dr. Ma Zhao asked in surprise.

Li Li looked at her father in confusion, "We just don't want them to see us."

Dr. Ma Zhao had a bad feeling in his heart, but he couldn't figure out the specific problem, so he could only suppress it in his heart and accompany his daughter to the amusement park first.

Although they are father and daughter, the number of times Dr. Ma has accompanied his daughter to the amusement park is actually very few, or even none at all.

When his daughter was young, he was always busy with his scientific research career and left the child to be raised by his wife and parents. Even after they divorced, the child was awarded to his wife.

Later, his wife died of illness and he grew older, and only then did he reconnect with his daughter. But even so, his daughter Li Li always had a grudge against him as a father, and the relationship between the two was not very close.

It was not until his daughter died that he regretted his decision, but by then it was too late.

Now that his daughter has been resurrected and her mind has returned to her childhood state, for Ma Zhao, being able to re-establish the father-daughter relationship is both surprising and exciting.

Especially when he was playing with his daughter in the amusement park, looking at Li Li laughing loudly on the carousel, he was in a trance and even returned to his youth. At that time, their family of three was also playing in the amusement park, and his daughter's laughter was so happy.
"Dad, I want to eat ice cream!" Li Li's voice woke Ma Zhao from his memories.

"Okay, Dad will buy it for you!" Ma Zhao bought two ice creams, one for him and one for his daughter. The father and daughter held hands, each with an ice cream, and walked back to their residence. The warm sunset shone on them, casting long shadows, making it look so cozy.

It was this trip to the amusement park that completely prompted Dr. Ma Zhao to change his thinking.

"Dr. Chen Ang, thank you for your kindness, but I still want to stay in China with my daughter. After all, this is still her home. Here are her family and children, her friends and relatives, and everything from her past.

People are the aggregation of all concepts, and these past events are also a part of Li Li. I don’t think that by abandoning the past and abandoning her country, she can gain the so-called new life. That will only make her life fragmented.

And I also believe in our country and our government..."

“Okay, Dr. Ma, I’ve said this many times, you’re a smart man, don’t let me keep stressing it.

Just make your choice, no need to explain to me. Although your bodies are my experimental subjects, you still have human rights and I respect your choice.

But since you don't plan to come here to help me, this is just a business transaction. Remember to transfer the cost of body training.

Your body is worth $500 million, and your daughter's body is worth $2000 million."

Dr. Ma Zhao originally expected that these people would not let them go easily, and might even use force to force them to surrender and forcibly take them out of Hong Kong.

He did have a backup plan for this. Although these people actually helped him and his daughter, he still had to stick to some bottom lines.

But he did not expect that Dr. Chen would actually ask him to transfer money. He thought he knew Dr. Chen well enough, but the other party's reaction at this moment still overturned his imagination and cognition.

Emotional cognitive disorder? Mad scientist? Indifferent?
Ma Zhao didn't know how to describe it, but what was certain was that Dr. Chen must be extremely strong and proud inside.

He has his own set of cognitive logic about the world and how to deal with things, and he will persevere in implementing it.

This kind of person is either a genius or a madman.

But the good thing is that once you are familiar with its ways of behaving, getting along with it is surprisingly simple and direct, without any intrigue or wasting time.

It's just this $2500 million...

"Dr. Ma, I've always thought you were a smart person. You can estimate the value of cloning a body, right?"

What else can Ma Zhao say? A healthy cloned body that perfectly matches consciousness is indeed of great value.

You have to know that cloning humans is actually very difficult. The technology involved is very advanced and it cannot be achieved in China due to legal and ethical reasons.

As for foreign countries, there are certain legal restrictions. There are only a few companies and forces that master this technology, and they will not open up this technology at will. It is extremely difficult for Ma Zhao to get a body for his daughter.

Unless he is willing to join certain forces and work for the other party, it is impossible. The Brilliant Group is now very friendly as long as they give money.

They are both cloned bodies, so why is his worth 500 million US dollars while his daughter's is 2000 million US dollars?

However, now is not the time to worry about this.

"I don't have that much money right now." Dr. Ma Zhao directly stated the problem.

He really couldn't come up with 2500 million US dollars at the moment, which is not a small amount.

It is true that Dr. Ma is a world-renowned scientist, but he is not a world-renowned entrepreneur. Due to its own particularity and dangerousness, the subconscious therapy device is still some distance away from large-scale commercial application.

Therefore, with all his savings over the years, he really couldn't buy the bodies of him and his daughter.

Of course, with his transcendental hacker skills, he only needs to upload his consciousness back to the Internet and earn enough US dollars from the financial system in minutes.

Or it is possible to hack into the bank system and transfer funds from certain unowned accounts to one's own name.

"Teacher Ma, if you don't have money, we really can't let you go."

Dr. Chen Ang has disconnected the video, and Song Yiyun (Q) has taken over the communication between him and Ma Zhao.

"After all, this is 2500 million US dollars. Even if you are willing to give us an IOU, we may not believe it."

"So what do you want?" Dr. Ma Zhao secretly became alert.

Song Yiyun (Q) looked at him and smiled, then turned his gaze to Li Li who was standing beside him.

"No, my daughter can't stay here!"

Dr. Ma guessed the other party's thoughts in an instant, and immediately grabbed his daughter and refused sternly.

"You can leave my body here for now."

"Teacher Ma, you are really good at joking." Song Yiyu's smile remained on her face.

"You still have a body at home. Even if you give up this body, we can't do anything to you.

Moreover, this body is customized according to your personal genes, so it cannot be returned."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn. Li Li seemed to have regained a lot of consciousness at this moment. She was no longer like a little girl. She also realized that something was wrong. She first looked at her father, and then looked at Song Yiyu (Q) opposite her.

"Of course, collateral does not necessarily require physical objects. Intellectual property can also be part of the collateral, such as your subconscious therapy device, Mr. Ma, and some research results..."

"no!"

Upon hearing this, Dr. Ma decisively refused, and Li Li also frowned in agreement with her father.

The corner of the camera screen now swept over some small objects on the table, and the small objects that kept shaking seemed to be foreshadowing something.

However, Song Yiyun (Q) did not seem to notice this and continued to advise:
"If this doesn't work and that doesn't work, what do you think we should do, Doctor?
It's impossible that we worked so hard and took risks to reunite you with your daughter, and in the end you just walked away and let us take the risk, right? "

The situation was at a standstill here for a while. It was obvious that both parties had not yet established sufficient trust. It would definitely not work for Dr. Ma Zhao to make empty promises and then walk away.

If this really happened in reality, both sides would probably test each other, find out each other's bottom line little by little, and finally negotiate a condition that both sides can accept.

However, this is a movie, time is precious, and the audience cannot waste time with them, so dramatic conflicts will naturally come unexpectedly.

For example, now, the two sides are confronting each other and the atmosphere is extremely tense. The next second, something unexpected happens.

(End of this chapter)