roccoschili Chapter 687 Fission
Chapter 687 Fission
4:00 AM, ISA headquarters building.
Lin Chuyue stood in front of the main control panel. Her mother Zhou Wan's consciousness core had been stably connected to the system and was quickly adapting to the ISA front-end database.
Data surged on the black screen, each ripple representing a reconstruction of Zhou Wan's consciousness fragments.
“Her thinking speed is even faster than before.” Zhou Cheng stood beside Lin Chuyue, his expression complicated. “We didn’t just access an emotional backup; her consciousness map… is complete and self-consistent.”
“She was originally the principal designer of the neural model experiment,” Lin Chuyue said calmly, “but you’re just unwilling to admit it.”
Zhou Cheng lowered his head and remained silent.
Not far away, Li Zhanchuan, with a cold expression, was negotiating with the ISA intelligence department.
Gu Yanchuan's disappearance plunged the entire command center into chaos. No one knew where he had gone, and even less did anyone know when he had secretly obtained the coordinates of the Mirror Pavilion.
At this time, the ISA system was being attacked by an unknown intrusion, the initial interface of which was the neural mirror module that Gu Yanchuan had once managed.
"Do you think he betrayed us?" Zhou Cheng asked in a low voice.
Lin Chuyue didn't answer, but just stared at her mother's consciousness loading frame by frame, her fingertips trembling slightly.
She knew very well that Gu Yanchuan wouldn't make such a decision "suddenly." Given his consistently cautious nature, it was either because he was forced to, or... he was no longer the person she knew.
**
On the other side, in ISA's seventh security zone.
In a secluded interrogation room, Gu Heng, the head of the Gu family, was urgently summoned back for questioning.
His face was ashen, and his eyes were filled with barely concealed anger.
"You arrested me because you suspect Gu Yanchuan?"
"He's my son, and I want to know where he is more than you do!"
An ISA senior intelligence officer gave a cold laugh: "Then you'd better not hide any of the Gu family's private projects, or we will conduct a full investigation into Gu's Holdings."
Gu Heng sneered: "You think he's controlled by the Gu family? If he were really controlled by us, would your ISA still be alive today?"
The official frowned slightly: "What do you mean by this?"
Gu Heng stood up, his eyes unusually filled with a complex sorrow:
“Gu Yanchuan has not been a member of the ‘Gu family’ since he was seventeen. The word ‘obedience’ has never existed in his mindset.”
“When his mother died, I thought he was still young.”
"But I later found out that he had already been in contact with Shen Fang."
The room fell silent as soon as he said that.
"What did you say?" The ISA official's expression changed drastically. "He's been in contact with Shen Fang for a long time?"
Gu Heng nodded and said slowly:
"You've been investigating Shen Fang's backup plan, haven't you? But you haven't been able to find out who her most important backup target is."
"Because you have never doubted Gu Yanchuan."
"He was one of the earliest subjects of her 'Abyss Model' experiments—and the only person she believed could 'continue her ideas'."
The lights in the interrogation room gradually dimmed.
An old project document codenamed "Abyss Image" was retrieved—a taboo model destroyed by ISA four years ago, specifically used to test "the alienation and continuation of human consciousness".
Lin Chuyue stood at the door of the interrogation room and heard Gu Heng's last words:
"Chuyue, if you really want to know the truth, you should go to 'the Mirror Pavilion'."
She was startled.
"The Mirror Pavilion has a lower level?"
**
Four hours later, ISA launched Operation "Desert Light".
Lin Chuyue, Li Zhanchuan, and Zhou Cheng formed a special team and once again infiltrated the ruins of the now-ruined Mirror Pavilion in a special stealth aircraft.
Beneath a floor covered by broken rock layers, they discovered a hidden second passage.
The passage extends hundreds of meters underground, and upon entering, an inexplicable sense of oppression immediately hits you.
"A gravity simulation system?" Zhou Cheng frowned.
“No, it’s a memory induction field,” Lin Chuyue said softly. “This is the place my mother designed to process the data from the ‘personality splitting’ experiment.”
They ventured deeper into the building, and a massive, arched doorway slowly opened.
Inside was a completely sealed "memory chamber," and within it, a holographic image was floating silently.
Gu Yanchuan.
He knelt before a silver-white memory table, his head bowed, his voice mechanical and numb:
“Number X-077, submit Abyss Personality Self-Examination Log”.
"Today's status: Known 25% of the true self remains. The abyss personality dominates 75%."
"Update on meeting with Lin Chuyue: Emotional fluctuation peaked at the boundary of rationality. Emotional isolation protocol has been activated."
“This isn’t live footage…” Li Zhanchuan said in a low voice.
“No, this was pre-recorded.” Lin Chuyue’s eyes gradually reddened. “He… knew from the very beginning that he wasn’t him.”
“He knew all along that his ‘personality’ was not complete.”
Just then, the image suddenly fluctuated violently, and in the holographic image—Gu Yanchuan raised his head and suddenly looked at the camera.
At that moment, his voice returned to normal, no longer mechanical:
"First Moon - If you see this video, it means I've completely lost control."
"I beg you, don't look back."
"I am no longer myself."
I have no right to love you, nor am I qualified to stand by your side.
"I am merely a 'seed of the abyss' left behind by Shen Fang."
The holographic image collapsed, and the system automatically shut down.
Lin Chuyue was struck dumb, her fingers clenched so tightly they turned white.
Li Zhanchuan pulled her into his arms, but felt that her whole body was trembling.
She never imagined that the gentlest and most restrained man in her life was actually... a deep-seated personality implant created by Shen Fang.
And she was saved by him, warmed by him, and guided by him time and time again.
**
The following day, ISA held an emergency meeting.
Gu Yanchuan was classified as a "personality reconstruction subject," numbered X-077, and categorized as a high-risk individual with a leaked consciousness.
ISA's top management proposed a thorough investigation of all individuals involved in the "Abyss Personality" issue, and even demanded that Lin Chuyue hand over her mother's core consciousness to prevent any connection between her and Gu Yanchuan's consciousness.
"What are you hiding?" the ISA executive asked her coldly.
Lin Chuyue smiled faintly:
“You are not qualified to judge my mother.”
The meeting reached a stalemate.
Zhou Cheng stepped forward at the opportune moment: "Lin Chuyue is entitled to retain her core consciousness. ISA's sins should not be borne by her alone."
Li Zhanchuan coldly replied, "If you're going to investigate, start with me."
The crowd was in an uproar.
The meeting ultimately failed to reach an agreement.
Lin Chuyue knew that the real battlefield had only just begun.
**
Nighttime, inside the ISA system.
Lin Chuyue stood in front of the database when a line of information suddenly appeared on the screen:
"X-077 location coordinates: about to emerge."
Her eyes suddenly narrowed.
—He is still alive.
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End of this chapter
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Next chapter preview:
Gu Yanchuan's coordinates surfaced, located in the "gray zone" inaccessible to the ISA system. Lin Chuyue decided to go alone, but little did she know that what awaited her... was the ultimate choice of Gu Yanchuan's personality.