After Felix had left, Chen Chen sat on the sofa and swirled his wine glass as he fell into deep thought.
"Sir Godfather, I'm afraid we don't have the ability to cure James Watson's injuries."
Little X's voice came from the speaker on the table. "While we were talking, I found the hospital where James Watson was taken in via the internet and found his medical records. Based on the records, his condition isn't optimistic."
As he spoke, a translucent screen appeared in front of Chen Chen. On the screen was a CT image of the human brain. It seemed like the office was equipped with a holographic environment simulator.
However, unlike normal CT images, this brain CT image showed an irregularly shaped red cavity across the front of the brain. A part of the cerebral cortex was completely destroyed.
"This is James Watson's brain CT image."
Little X explained, "The scene of the incident was on a private cruise ship. At the time, the cruise had just docked and the killer boarded the ship. At the time, James Watson was on the balcony of the second floor of the ship. He stood on the balcony and looked into the distance. Therefore, when the killer opened fire, he fired from the first floor to the second floor."
As she said this, a three-dimensional animation appeared next to the CT image on the screen. The killer was holding a pistol and aimed at a person who poked his head out from the second floor.
After that, the bullet whizzed through the target's right eye and came out from the top of his head.
"Based on the current examination, a part of the frontal lobe of James Watson's brain has been destroyed and the damage has reached the telencephalon. The damaged areas include the ocular motor center, motor language center, writing center, and motor center."
Little X concluded, "This kind of injury is beyond the scope of current medical technology, and the Medpod is not enough.
The Medpod 3000 also doesn't have the ability to repair the brain, so we may not be able to cure James Watson's injuries. "
"It's a tricky problem."
Chen Chen nodded and then spread his hands. "Still, it's a pity for a scientist of this level to die like this. Since this technology doesn't exist in real life, we can try the movies. In my memory, there are at least two movies that can solve the problem of James Watson's injuries."
"Which two?"
Little X asked curiously.
"Robocop 2014 and Phantom: The Game of Life."
With that, Chen Chen snapped his fingers. Following his thought, the virtual screen in front of him automatically searched for the movie Robocop 2014.
The story of "Robocop" was set in Detroit, North America in 2028, and the protagonist of the movie, Alex, was an upright police officer. Because he was too upright, he was retaliated by his enemies and was seriously injured by a bomb installed in his car.
Then, Omni, a company specializing in the research and development of firearms and robots, used the most cutting-edge biotechnology to resurrect Alex in the form of a Robocop, and that was the beginning of the story...
After starting the movie, Chen Chen directly dragged the progress bar to the scene where the protagonist Alex Murphy first woke up and faced himself in front of the mirror.
As the movie began to play, Alex looked at himself in the mirror with a face full of despair. After a while, he only had one hand, two lungs, and a brain left. The rest of his body had long since disappeared.
Not only that, but under the transparent protective shell of the brain, there was a large gap on the right hemisphere of the brain. Inside the gap were three microchips the size of a fingernail, which were installed on the brain like patches.
After Alex saw the wound on the brain and the three microchips, he immediately broke down and said, "There's nothing left, even this brain isn't mine."
Dr. Norton told him, "We only repaired the damaged area of your brain, we didn't change your emotions or intelligence. Everything is still up to you, understand?"
After that, the image froze.
"This is it."
Chen Chen said, "In the movie, the protagonist Alex's brain also suffered a significant injury. However, according to Dr. Norton's words, brain repair technology exists in this world, and the technology is relatively mature. If we can get our hands on the technology here, it's not impossible to repair James Watson's brain."
"Apart from that, the movie Phantom: The Game of Life is also possible."
Chen Chen continued. At the same time, with a swipe of his hand, the screen showing Robocop 2014 was moved to his side and a new screen opened up in front of Chen Chen.
Following Chen Chen's action, the new screen began to play the movie Phantom: The Game of Life.
"Phantom: The Game of Life didn't specify a specific timeline. I don't know if the movie is set in the real world or the future or a parallel world. The main plot of the movie is that the protagonist is suffering from cancer, so he went to a black-hearted company to undergo a consciousness transfer surgery — through an MRI scan, his consciousness was transferred to a young body. In the end, the protagonist succeeded, but the original owner of the body didn't stay put..."
Chen Chen dragged the progress bar as he said, "The setting of the movie is decent, but it was defeated by the incompetence of the director, which ultimately led to it being a flop. Apart from that, the logic of the movie is also problematic.
"First of all, the protagonist of the movie is a millionaire with a net worth of billions. This kind of person doesn't commit all kinds of evil, but to become a millionaire like this, most people have to be scheming and resourceful. It's not that he's evil, but at least it's hard to say how noble he is."
Chen Chen continued. "However, after the protagonist discovered the true identity of this body, he was willing to risk his life and disregard all consequences to rescue a mother and daughter he didn't know. He even turned against the scientist on the grounds that the scientist had lied to him... That's where the problem lies.
"In the end, the protagonist voluntarily stopped taking the drug and allowed his consciousness to fade away completely, returning the body to the original owner. This is the mystery. Let's not talk about the fact that the original owner was willing to donate the body. Why would the protagonist, a noble person who is willing to sacrifice himself, break the law and perform a consciousness transfer surgery that violates the law and ethics?
"Even if the protagonist found his conscience, he could have transferred himself into a new volunteer's body. Then, he wouldn't have to die and he could return the body to the original owner. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
"To sum it up, the protagonist spent the money and didn't steal or rob. The body he exchanged for was also a stranger who had nothing to do with him. The other party was also a paid donation. At the same time, he had a family and a daughter he couldn't let go of, but he sacrificed himself for a stranger and a stranger's family, helping others..."
Chen Chen spread his hands and said innocently, "I admire the noble, but forgive me for not understanding why he chose the path of self-destruction when he could have solved the problem perfectly."
"What you said is indeed a problem, but I think the existence of this technology itself is also very problematic."
Little X said thoughtfully, "I still remember the problem you mentioned about the continuity of consciousness. The reason a person is himself is because his consciousness has a continuity, so the technology shown in this movie is very problematic.
"First of all, the consciousness transfer technology in the movie doesn't involve any physiological replacement, which means that there's no brain replacement surgery, but a direct replacement of the protagonist's original consciousness, swapping it into a new body. But this kind of swap is really the protagonist himself?"
Little X raised a question. "Could it be that this device just copies the protagonist's lifelong memories into another body, so this body inherits all the protagonist's memories and thinks that the protagonist is himself?"
Chen Chen immediately clapped his hands when he heard this. "That's a good idea. I have to say, this kind of thing is really difficult to prove. Is this person the real protagonist or just another personality who has inherited the protagonist's memories?
"Still, I'm more inclined to your idea — if this surgery is performed, it's very likely that your consciousness and spirit have disappeared along with the death of the body. But because the new body has your memories, it thinks that it's you and thinks that the replacement surgery was successful, but in reality, the real you is already dead.
"Because the human brain is too complex, I don't believe that consciousness can exist independently of the brain. Therefore, the way I see it, the consciousness transfer in the movie is actually a memory duplication, which is equivalent to creating a new personality on the original body and overwriting the original memory. Therefore, the protagonist has to constantly take a drug to strengthen the new personality, otherwise the original memory of the body will wash away the new memory, causing the new personality to dissipate again..."
"Then, you're still going to use the second technology on James Watson?"
Little X was surprised.
"That's why I put the movie selection of Body Fantasy: The Life Extension Game at the end."
Chen Chen nodded. "Besides, what we want is a top biologist. As for whether the other party is James Watson or not, does it matter to us?"
"..."
Little X was speechless. Indeed, Chen Chen only needed a knowledgeable biologist. As for who the other party was, it did not matter...
With this in mind, Chen Chen stood up, broke through the virtual screen in front of him, and walked straight into the elevator at the end of the office.
Half an hour later, Chen Chen arrived at the Spire Experimental Base.
Chen Chen unplugged the USB drive from the superconducting charging device and went next door. In the room next door, he inserted the USB drive into the computer that had been prepared beforehand.
At this time, Little X had already downloaded the two movies. Chen Chen directly pressed the shortcut key [ctrl + c] for copying and at the same time, opened the USB drive space and pressed the shortcut key [ctrl + v] for pasting.
"Ding!"
However, when the long-awaited notification suddenly rang, Chen Chen was taken aback.
He quickly looked at it and saw that out of the two movies, only Robocop 2014 was moved into the USB drive space. The other movie, Body Fantasy: The Life Extension Game, was rejected by the USB drive...
"As expected, I knew this consciousness transfer thing wasn't reliable!"
Little X grumbled.
"No, the reason this movie was rejected by the USB drive isn't because 'consciousness transfer' technology doesn't exist."
Chen Chen shook his head. "There's a problem with the way the movie is presented. It's impossible to transfer consciousness using the method shown in the movie alone, not even by copying memories. This is why the USB drive doesn't recognize this movie."
With this, Chen Chen changed the topic. "Since the second movie failed, we only have one option left, which is to obtain the brain repair technology of that world."
"The movie didn't show this technology, I'm afraid we'll have to enter the world of the movie to find this technology."
Little X immediately understood.
"Yes."
Chen Chen nodded. "Apart from the three microchips in the brain of the protagonist, Alex, the movie doesn't show any other brain repair technology, so we can't directly extract it. Therefore, we must actively enter the movie to find this technology, just like how we entered Elysium."
"Understood, I'll summon the Black Knights now."
Little X responded and immediately disappeared.
Chen Chen was the only one left in the room. At this time, Chen Chen looked at the Robocop 4 file in the USB drive with a solemn expression.
"I wonder, what kind of apocalypse will greet mankind in the movie?"
Chen Chen muttered in a low voice. It was an indisputable fact that all the movies opened in the USB drive were in a state of civilization destruction. From the earliest Chronicle to the later Resident Evil, Elysium, Alien, and the most dangerous Gantz, all of them were worlds destroyed by human civilization. Moreover, each one was more dangerous than the last, and each was more frightening than the last.
Now, he was ready to open the sixth world of the movie.
These thoughts flashed in Chen Chen's mind, then there was a sudden rush of footsteps behind him. Chen Chen did not turn around. His Field energy instantly burst out from the depths of his mind, sweeping through everything behind him.
With his Field, he saw that more than a dozen Black Knights had already put on the GS Combat Suit and PK Armor. They walked into the room with pulse rifles in hand, then stood in a row, ready to go.
These Black Knights were bred from fertilized eggs infected by the T-virus. Their combat strength was already beyond the limits of human beings. In addition to the GS Combat Suit and the Predator armor from the movie Predator 2018, as well as the pulse rifle made of room-temperature superconductors, SAUNA was the strongest combat force in Chen Chen's hands.
Only they were qualified to enter the movie and explore the world on the other side of the movie. This time was no exception.
Seeing that Little X was ready, Chen Chen opened the movie. After that, a familiar black hole appeared on the screen out of thin air...
The passage to the world of Robocop was finally open.
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