However, the evolution of the angel statue was not the end.
On the contrary, all of this was just the beginning, the beginning of humanity opening Pandora's Box.
A few days later, at the Earth Federation headquarters, in the venue of the Earth Federation United Front, the representatives of each continent sat in their respective seats. These seats were trapezoidal around the podium, separated by a three-or-four-meter-wide corridor in the middle, which looked very distinct.
The Earth Federation United Front was a department that 99% of the people in the Federation did not know about. As one of the many departments with authority in the Earth Federation, it was different from other departments. It only existed within the Earth Federation and would not have its own branches in all continents like the FBI and other departments.
Only when one was close to the core of each continent would they know the name of this department.
At this time, at the meeting of the Earth Federation United Front, more than a dozen representatives gathered together. These people represented the officials of their respective continents. Although many continents had long existed in name only, such as Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, at least on the surface, these continents still maintained their proper dignity.
At this time, an old man with gray hair and a pair of glasses stepped onto the stage as the chairman of the United Front.
The position of chairman of the Earth Federation United Front was rotated by the member continents of the United Front according to the English alphabetical order of the continent. The term of office of the chairman for each round was one month. It was June now and according to the order, the chairman was Julian Kirsty from the European Continent.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Julian Kirsty, the chairman of the Earth Federation United Front for this month. It's an honor for me to stand on this podium again as a representative of our continent."
Kirsty's voice was a little hoarse. He raised his eyes and lowered his head to read the document in his hand. "I believe you already know that the emergency meeting of the United Front convened by the Earth Federation this time was caused by the accident in the Quantum Laboratory.
"Just three days ago, on the night of June 1, 2020, Northern America suddenly received a warning, a warning sent to the White House by a hacker. The warning claimed that a disaster involving the life and death of mankind is happening in Los Angeles. If it is not stopped, human civilization will even be destroyed immediately."
Kirsty raised his head and pushed his glasses. "I won't elaborate on the specific details of the warning here, but I want to emphasize that at the same time this warning was sent, the Earth Federation's top secret — the Quantum Deity Laboratory — also experienced the first major accident since the establishment of the Earth Federation."
"In this accident, 90% of the researchers and all the 'shield bearers' of the various continents died in this accident. The total death toll reached 95 people, including 23 'shield bearers' who died and 75 researchers who died.
Hearing this important news, the representatives of all continents immediately whispered to each other and discussed in low voices.
At this moment, the representative of Mainland China suddenly raised his hand, indicating that he needed to speak.
"Does Mr. Yu Qi, the representative of Mainland China, have any questions?"
Kirsty asked.
"Mr. President, we all know the number of deaths in this tragedy, and what we are eager to know now is, what exactly happened in the Quantum Deity Laboratory?"
Yu Qi was a middle-aged man with a resolute face. Although he was asking the chairman, his eyes were looking at the representative of Northern America opposite. "Why did this accident happen? Who was responsible for the accident? We have the right to know all this. "
"Of course."
Kirsty nodded matter-of-factly. He also looked at the representative of Northern America. "Mr. Nancy, can you tell us the whole story now?"
"Yes."
Hearing this, the representative of Northern America took out a stack of information with a gloomy expression and then asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, representatives, do you still remember the duties of the Earth Federation United Front?
"The United Front, as one of the six major departments of the Earth Federation, is also the most centralized department with the highest degree of secrecy. Our duty is very simple, that is, to deal with all the predictions related to human beings predicted by the quantum computer 'Adam', so it can be said that our department controls the rise and fall and security of the entire human civilization...
"If the famous' Federal Bureau of Investigation on Earth 'is an internal department that aims at itself and eliminates internal threats, then the' United Front of the Earth Federation 'is an external department that works with each other to deal with foreign enemies. Our enemies include but are not limited to aliens and any' anomalies' that may threaten the civilization of mankind. That is the responsibility of the United Front."
"So, Nancy, what you mean is..."
Kirsty and everyone present could not help looking over, waiting for the next words from the representative of Northern America.
"Yes, this accident belongs to the 'abnormal event' stipulated by the Earth Federation United Front..."
Nancy replied. He looked around at the crowd. "This is the first abnormal event that the Earth Federation United Front has faced that can threaten human civilization, and it is also the second abnormal event encountered by Northern America."
Hearing this, everyone's expression changed and whispered to each other again.
The so-called abnormal events referred to events that could threaten human civilization and could not be explained by science at the same time. This was stipulated when the Earth Federation was founded. Even the purpose of the existence of the quantum computer 'Adam' was to deal with the occurrence of such events.
It was just that since the establishment of the Earth Federation, such an event had never occurred, and no one knew why the founder of the Earth Federation United Front would deliberately classify such an event.
Hearing Nancy's words at this time, they naturally understood why Nancy said that this was the second abnormal event encountered by Northern America. That was because at the end of last year, there was an incident of "This Man" that only appeared in Northern America. This incident almost disrupted the social order of Northern America. Although it eventually disappeared, Northern America had always insisted that this incident was a so-called 'abnormal event'.
"Is there any evidence?"
Hearing Nancy's words, Kirsty's expression could not help but become a little more solemn.
"Of course, but the information in my hands can't be compared to that of the Mainland."
However, Nancy suddenly changed the topic and looked at Yu Qi opposite him. "I think the representative of the Mainland should know better."
Hearing these words, everyone almost subconsciously looked at Yu Qi. Yu Qi looked dumbfounded and then frowned. "I seriously object! I object to Northern America's practice of diverting contradictions. We firmly oppose this unwarranted accusation! "
"Mr. Nancy."
Kirsty was a little impatient. "All of us express our deep sympathy for the accident that happened in your continent, but now is not the time to blame each other. Please at least tell us what happened first."
Hearing this, Nancy's face looked a little better. He nodded and then said, "In that case, I'll explain the source and the process clearly."
"This incident began at 20 o 'clock in the evening of June 1, 2020. At that time, the White House was suddenly attacked by hackers. All the computers in the White House were automatically turned on, displaying an inexplicable message."
The representative of Northern America continued. "This incident alarmed the president, so he came to check it out surrounded by bodyguards, but saw that the message turned out to be a warning, warning that a memetic event is taking place in the Herrank Warehouse District of Los Angeles City in Northern America, which may threaten the entire human race. He requested the president to order a blockade of the Herrank Warehouse District."
Hearing this, everyone showed a strange expression. Even the White House network could be breached. Was the network department of Northern America useless?
"Not only that."
Nancy continued to add, "When Mr. President approached, the voice of a little girl came from the computer. The other party claimed to be from Blackwatch and made the president issue an order with all kinds of sufficient evidence. Those evidence were preserved by us, and then the president issued this order under dubious circumstances."
It turned out to be Blackwatch again?
When they heard this, everyone subconsciously looked at Yu Qi. Blackwatch was a company under Mainland China.
Yu Qi also frowned, but he just opened his mouth and did not interrupt the other party.
"What happened next seems to be a tragedy."
Nancy's expression gradually became heavy. "After the president issued an order to Los Angeles City Hall, she was just about to carry out a comprehensive investigation into this matter, but suddenly received news from the Quantum Laboratory, saying that there was an abnormality at the Quantum Laboratory. The quantum computer 'Adam' actually began to perform data calculations by encrypted means!
"Not only that, but before the results were obtained, all contact with the Quantum Laboratory was lost half an hour later. No one knows what happened."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes widened because they already knew at this time that some kind of accident had occurred in the Quantum Laboratory, resulting in the death of all the "shield bearers" representing all continents.
This could be said to be a huge loss.
"When our troops stationed outside the Quantum Deity Laboratory arrived there, they only saw the bodies of those experimenters and the closed door, and inside the door was..."
At this point, Nancy was silent again, and then sneered. "I believe you absolutely can't believe it. Our soldiers pushed open the door and saw a row of statues, a row of angel statues..."
"Angel statues?"
Everyone was a little puzzled, wondering what the connection between the angel statues and this accident was.
"I know it's hard for you to understand and you don't know what I'm talking about, so I'll be straightforward."
Nancy looked at the door of the venue and then said, "This accident originated from a video. That video can transform humans into a kind of angel statue, and this kind of statue has a terrifying nature. They can..."
"Wait a minute."
When they heard this, many people could not help it. Kirsty even coughed and interrupted the other party. "Mr. Nancy, are you sure there's nothing wrong with the previous sentence you just said? What do you mean by 'that video can transform humans into angel statues'? "
"It's literally what it means."
Nancy said blankly, "The content of that video is an angel statue with its eyes covered and its back to the camera. And as you blink, you'll find that the angel statue is constantly moving in the camera, as if it wants to move in front of the camera — this is what we saw when we sent a volunteer to conduct an experiment after the accident, and he was the one who relayed the content of the video."
"So he's still alive?"
Kirsty immediately grasped the key point.
"He was indeed alive at the time, but..."
Nancy shook her head. "We isolated him in a room and monitored him with a camera, but only a few hours later, the camera suddenly lost its function. Then we sent people in, only to find that he had become an angel statue..."
Everyone was in an uproar when they heard this, and all of them revealed doubtful expressions.
"Silence, everyone, silence!"
Kirsty immediately shouted, suppressing the noise of the crowd in the venue.
"I know it must be hard for you to believe, but I will prove it later."
Nancy could not help but emphasize, and then continued, "And this video was originally 'predicted' by a quantum computer, that is, the encrypted data from before, so everyone understands why none of the 'shield bearers' were spared, right? Because all the shield bearers chose to watch this video after Adam predicted it, so they all became statues. "
Everyone showed a look of disbelief when they heard this.
"And these shield bearers who were turned into statues by that mysterious video, they... they will lose their lives and become a strange monster. This monster has a special characteristic, that is, it will break the neck of any human who has their back turned to it!"
Nancy continued, "In other words, the accident in the Quantum Deity Laboratory was caused by twenty-three shield bearers turning into angel statues and then slaughtering the laboratory."
"Is there any evidence?"
Many representatives asked eagerly without waiting for the rostrum to get the right to speak.
"Yes, of course!"
Nancy nodded without guilt. "But we definitely won't release that video because it's extremely lethal. At the same time, not only the video, but even the carrier of the angel statue such as the photo also has the ability to infect humans and assimilate them into angel statues. Therefore, the audio-visual evidence needs to be verified in other ways, provided that you come to Northern America in person."
Hearing this, Yu Qi could not help asking, "Then may I ask the representative of Northern America, what does all this you said have to do with Blacklight Biotechnology?"
"Of course, it has a lot to do with it."
Nancy said coldly, "One of the survivors of this accident once witnessed Chen Chen, the legal representative of Blackwatch, coming to the laboratory at the time of the accident!"
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