In the East Asia Power Group Building, the police were coming and going on the elevator. Many low-level employees of the group frequently cast curious glances at the police, guessing which executive committed the crime.
Thanks to the strong soundproofing effect of the conference room, no one knew that their chairman was dead except for the secretary who first discovered the body and the top management of the company.
In the conference room at the scene of the crime, Xing Bian from the Security Bureau was frowning. He stared intently at the body restored by the holographic image. The expression on his face seemed to be thinking about something.
At this time, a man in a black coat walked in from outside the conference room and spoke straightforwardly.
"The autopsy report is out. There is a high probability of suicide."
Captain Xing did not look up. He just asked casually.
"Reason."
"According to the autopsy report, no traces of drugs were found in the body of the deceased. There were no other people's fingerprints or residues such as hair on his body." After a pause, Shi Jin added, "And according to the elevator monitoring, except for the executives working on this floor, no suspicious people took the elevator to this floor that day."
As for the evidence in the holographic image, there was no need to mention it.
In the suitcase on the conference table, they found a holographic video image of Liu Zhengxing talking to a man whose facial expression was blurred.
In that video, Liu Zhengxing asked the "faceless man" to do something for him.
Although the specific task did not appear in the video, judging from the explosion that Academician Lu suffered some time ago, it was obvious that Liu Zhengxing was contacting a killer.
At this point in the case, there was no suspense. All the evidence pointed to Liu Zhengxing's suicide.
Especially last night, they received news from the Municipal Public Security Bureau that the notorious "Blood Hand" Chester was killed in a car accident.
This "Blood Hand" had always been the target of the Security Bureau's investigation, not only because he might be related to the explosion that occurred in the Malacca city group a few days ago, but also because he had a close friendship with Ruzas on flight N-177. Both of them were wanted by Interpol almost at the same time.
The murderer was dead, and the matter was exposed. It was excusable for Chester to commit suicide.
However, Xing Bian still didn't quite believe that a person who had the courage to hire a killer would commit suicide. From the perspective of criminal psychology, he didn't quite believe such a result.
In particular, they didn't manage to gather any information about his "employer" from Chester, which made it even more inexplicable.
"Do you remember the robot riot that happened at 001 17th Street last night?"
House 001 on 17th street was Lu Zhou's address. Even though this matter was kept secret from the outside world, it was not a secret to the people in the area.
After hearing Captain Xing's words, Agent Shi frowned and thought about it for a long time. He then spoke in an uncertain tone.
"Do you mean... the perpetrator may be a robot?"
"It's just a hypothesis because I don't quite believe that person will choose to commit suicide." After a pause, Captain Xing continued, "I heard that there is a virus circulating on the black market recently that can tamper with the underlying logic of robots. "Robots" are used to steal, commit robbery, and even murder.
Although there had always been modifications to the underlying logic, they were basically carried out in less sensitive places, such as changing the personality of the robot, the type of use, etc.
As for making robots capable of killing and stealing …
With the technical strength of the major robot groups, people who claimed that they could do this were either bragging or bragging.
It wasn't until the last few months that Xing Bian heard about and dealt with some cases of robot crimes. It was in these few months that he heard from an informant about the virus that could modify the underlying logic of robots.
"The perpetrator may have used a robot. After killing Liu Zhengxing, he faked a suicide. This explains why no fingerprints can be found on his body. From the surveillance video, the frequency of cleaning robots entering and exiting this floor is still very high. "
Shi Jin said immediately, "I'll get someone to gather all the cleaning robots in this company for inspection!"
"This idea is fine, although I think it may be meaningless. Since their attack has failed, it is impossible to leave the tools of the crime here. Or at least, they will replace the memory of the robot. "
The memory was the body of a robot.
Even if they caught the robot with the memory replaced, it would be useless, let alone ask any information.
"But speaking of what happened last night, it is also a bit strange. Those robots should have an absolute advantage in terms of force. At least from the firepower they showed, they were almost at the same level as the mercenaries who attacked mines and robbed houses on Mars. However, when facing Academician Lu, they didn't seem to have the power to fight back at all."
Hearing these words, Captain Xing grinned and said with a smile, "I know what you want to say.
"I know what you want to say, the wreckage of the bionics on flight N-177, right?"
Detective Shi nodded and looked at Captain Xing with a solemn expression.
"I feel that this Academician Lu is a bit weird … I feel that he may have mastered something we don't understand, especially when it comes to robots."
At this moment, the door of the conference room suddenly opened again, and an agent of the Security Bureau walked in from the outside.
"Captain, someone reported a case."
"Report?" Xing Bian's eyebrows raised. "The report was reported to me?"
As the Security Bureau, they were mainly responsible for maintaining homeland security, and general criminal cases were not within their jurisdiction.
Unless this criminal case happened to someone with a certain amount of influence.
For example, after learning about the attack on Academician Lu, the Security Bureau immediately set up a task force to investigate the details of the explosion.
"It was the city police who transferred it to us." The agent said solemnly, "The reporter refused to disclose too many details and insisted on seeing you."
"Then let him come to see me … No." Xing Bian looked at the body constructed by holographic images on the conference table and the pool of unerased blood. He suddenly said, "Let him stay in the Public Security Bureau, I will go see him now."
…
City police station.
In a room about 30 square meters, a man with a thin face paced back and forth restlessly in the room.
At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.
The moment he heard these footsteps, the man's nerves tightened subconsciously, as if he was frightened.
As the door opened, a group of people filed in and stood in front of him.
Captain Xing, who was standing at the head of the table, looked at him up and down and asked.
"You are Liu Zhengxing's private lawyer?"
"Yes! I am Zhang Minghua! " Zhang Minghua nodded nervously and said quickly, "Chairman Liu told me that if something happened to him, I must find a way to contact the Security Bureau and bring them a message."
Before Xing Bian could speak, Agent Shi, who was standing next to him, spoke.
"What message? You can tell me now."
"Foundation! The Spirit of The Universe Foundation! " Lawyer Zhang shouted like a madman. He said with a look of horror, "They killed Chairman Liu, they must have done it!"
"The Spirit of The Universe Foundation?" Agent Shi frowned as he listened to this guy's nonsense. "What are you talking about —"
However, at this moment, Xing Bian, whose expression became serious, suddenly spoke.
"Let him continue."
As if grasping a life-saving straw, Lawyer Zhang staggered forward two steps, grabbed Xing Bian's arm, and said in an excited tone.
"Chairman Liu asked me to bring a message. He did contact the people of The Spirit of The Universe Foundation before and tried to use their power to investigate Academician Lu … But the explosion was beyond his expectations. He didn't expect those people to kill him on their own."
After patiently listening to his words, Captain Xing thought for a while and looked at him.
"If what you said is true, then I'm afraid you are in a dangerous situation."
Lawyer Zhang's face was pale, his lips trembled slightly, and he couldn't say a word.
Looking at this poor guy who had been scared silly, Captain Xing continued, "You can stay here at the Municipal Public Security Bureau for the next few days.
"You can stay at the Municipal Public Security Bureau for the next few days. You can make your own arrangements for your work, but I suggest you contact them by phone. Don't go out from here."
"Those people are rampant, and it is unlikely that they will attack here, but it is hard to say after you go out. It is up to you."
After leaving this sentence, Xing Bian turned around and walked out of the house.
Agent Shi followed Captain Xing to the corridor. After hesitating for a while, he spoke.
"Do you really believe his nonsense?"
"It's not nonsense." Captain Xing took out an electronic cigarette from his pocket and squinted his eyes as he looked out of the window. "At least the name The Spirit of The Universe Foundation was not fabricated by him."
"You can't be regarded as an outsider now." Without looking at his dumbfounded subordinate, Captain Xing blew a mint-flavored smoke ring out of the window and continued, "The Spirit of The Universe Foundation has always been a Class A secret of the Security Bureau. I don't know much about it. I only know that they are related to two attacks that occurred outside China a century ago.
"One of them was the Aurora Borealis cruise ship incident. Although the two parties involved were very different in age, they are still alive. The other happened the year after Academician Lu's' death ', which was the bombing on the streets of M City. "
After hearing the captain's words, Shi Jin's face moved slightly.
The bombing in Manila a century ago …
Anyone who had studied a little history knew that the Shanghai Economic Cooperation Organization meeting held in Manila in the same year was widely regarded as one of the landmark events of the Pan-Asian region's unity.
If what Captain said was true, that the explosion was not because of some extremist organization, but because of The Spirit of The Universe Foundation, then it was a bit interesting.
At the very least, they almost changed history.
"The A-level confidentiality is not because of its danger … In fact, in the past century, they have not done anything particularly out of line in the Pan-Asian territory. However, there are signs that they are up to no good. "
"Moreover, the recent events have proven this point as well. They don't have good intentions, and they're more dangerous than we thought. "
Extinguishing the electronic cigarette, Captain Xing looked at his subordinates and continued.
"I need you to do something."
Shi Jin immediately said with a solemn expression.
"Please instruct me."
"Go to the National Science and Technology University and find a man named Wang Peng."
"Wang Peng?"
"Yes, he is a frozen person from a century ago."
Detective Shi asked puzzledly, "Why are we looking for a dormant?"
"His name appeared in the files about The Spirit of The Universe Foundation. If my speculation is correct, he should be one of the first intelligence personnel to trace the whereabouts of the foundation. "
After a pause, Captain Xing continued in a serious tone.
"We know too little about The Spirit of The Universe Foundation. We don't even know how much they have penetrated our society over the past century."
"In order to solve this imminent problem, we need his help."
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