Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

Chapter 175 Specific Plan?

"Dr. Cheng, your memory has been completely erased. You can now reintegrate into normal human society. We wish you a pleasant life."

After Dr. Delock completed a final memory scan for Cheng Xin, confirming that the Super Dream Database had completely erased the most painful memory from her mind, he smiled and helped Cheng Xin remove the consciousness extraction device from her head.

"Thank you, doctor."

Cheng Xin had regained her sunny and confident demeanor and gave Delock a sweet smile.

From this moment on, she will completely rid herself of her inner demons and say goodbye to that painful memory.

At the same time, Cheng Xin always felt an emptiness in her heart, as if she had forgotten the existence of someone.

"Who is it?"

Cheng Xin couldn't help but try to recall, but the Super Dream Database had completely erased its existence from her mind, leaving not a trace. No matter how hard Cheng Xin thought, she couldn't figure out the other person's identity.

It's as if such a person truly exists in my life, yet I can never find out who he is from my memories.

The way the SuperDream Database deletes memories is strikingly similar to the 20th-century method of treating depression by destroying the frontal lobe of a patient's brain.

However, the Mewtwo database has fewer side effects.

It first strips away your memories, then erases the parts that cause you pain. After deleting these parts, the Dream Database compares them with other humans' memories of this or similar memories to extract data and complete the memory.

For example, if the person being treated is a student who suffered from depression due to school bullying, then the Mewtwo database will directly remove this memory, delete the process of being bullied, and fill the deleted gap with the memories of other people.

The new memories that eventually merge might be that the person being treated forgets the bullying, but still truly knows about the existence of those bullies.

Or perhaps their memories are distorted, and they only remember that they were not the ones being bullied, but others.

This memory restoration method is similar to Meitu's one-click acne removal; although a closer look reveals that the photos are somewhat unrealistic, at first glance they are acceptable.

After all, compared to traditional psychological counseling and resolving inner conflicts, this crude and simple treatment method is more efficient.

While this method naturally has its drawbacks, it is perfectly suited for use on a large number of hibernating individuals who are awakening from hibernation.

Dr. Delock quickly completed the discharge procedures for Cheng Xin and provided her with the address of a hibernating shelter.

"Find a job that belongs to you. This will help you adapt to society more quickly. I see from your information that you are a doctoral student at Beihang University. Although you are from hundreds of years ago, you are still young. I believe that it won't be long before you can reintegrate into human society."

"Thank you."

Cheng Xin hadn't really figured out what she would do after hibernating. As far as she knew, PDC no longer existed in this era.

The PIA had long been disbanded, and its director, Wade, committed suicide during the final battle, which made Cheng Xin feel somewhat regretful.

She also wanted to ask the other party why they killed Vadim.

Even now, Cheng Xin still remembers that Wade killed Vadim. The Mewtwo database only helped her delete her memories of Yun Tianming, but she still remembered the Staircase Project.

In her memory, Yun Tianming was a member of PIA, so his participation in the Ladder Project did not make Cheng Xin feel anything was wrong.

But now that Yun Tianming is dead, Wade is dead, and everyone in PIA is dead, Cheng Xin has no choice but to put this problem on hold forever.

Now, the most crucial thing she needs to do is to find a job at the shelter as soon as possible.

After Cheng Xin left, Dr. Delock returned to his office with a smile.

Upon entering the office, he eagerly locked the door, leaned back in his chair, and connected to the Mewtwo database.

He wanted to see what Cheng Xin's memories were like.

This is one of Dr. Delock's personal hobbies: prying into other people's private memories.

He likes to retrieve patients' past memories and examine their scars after completing their treatment in order to understand the causes of their illnesses.

Watching gossip is Delock's greatest hobby. Driven by curiosity, he has witnessed one heart-wrenching or melodramatic story after another, and he enjoys watching them every time.

But this would obviously violate his professional ethics as a doctor, so he only kept this little secret when he was alone.

In Delock's view, as long as he keeps the secrets in these people's memories and doesn't reveal them, there won't be any major problems.

Moreover, he's not the only one with this hobby; many of his peers probably do similar things, but they all just keep it to themselves.

Upon opening Cheng Xin's memories, Delok began examining the deleted parts of Cheng Xin's memories, and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Oh, that's interesting. The Ladder Project? I've seen it in history books. So Dr. Cheng is the one who proposed the Ladder Project."

"Oh my god, she actually sent the person who loved her the most to the experimental table. This... this is too ironic."

"Oh, what a pitiful girl. Her life is a tragedy. No wonder she went crazy and has such a strong rebellious attitude towards the Mewtwo database."

Just as Dr. Delock was engrossed in watching, he didn't notice that a dark shadow had slowly emerged behind him.

"Pfft!"

Delock's expression froze on his face as his head slowly fell off his body, revealing Zhizi standing behind him.

Wearing a black combat suit, Zhizi slowly put away the high-frequency cutting knife and coldly glanced at Delock, whose body had been dismembered.

Then, she picked up the device that connected to the Mewtwo database, played with it in her hand for a moment, and shook her head slightly.

"No, I still can't hack into the world of Mewtwo."

Somewhat annoyed, Zhizi crushed the device in her hand into a pile of metal scraps. She had just tried to hack into the Mewtwo database to delete the memory of Cheng Xin that the other party had viewed.

It turned out that it was simply impossible to do.

The decentralized connection method left her with almost no way to proceed. Unless she could modify all the SuperDream Devices of 50 billion people at the same time, she simply couldn't delete this data.

Therefore, she had no choice but to add several layers of encryption to this memory, so that no one else in the world, except Lin Xuan, would have the authority to access it.

After finishing these tasks, Zhizi extended two fingers and inserted them into the power interface inside the wall.

Instantly, crackling electricity shot out from her hand, setting a pile of documents on the table ablaze.

After erasing all traces of her presence, and as the fire grew larger, Zhizi threw Delock's head and headless corpse into the flames, creating the illusion that he had been burned to death, before turning and leaving.

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"The problem may be far more serious than we imagine."

After the meeting, Luo Congmin went directly to Zhang Xiang, since there weren't many people he could trust these days, and Zhang Xiang was one of them.

"You mean to say that either your father or your brother has lost their threat to them?" Zhang Xiang asked in shock.

“It’s more likely to be my brother,” Luo Congmin said.

“It’s unlikely that the Swordholder will be in trouble. If something were to happen to the Swordholder, the Trisolarans’ attitude towards us wouldn’t just be to reject the unequal treaty, but to directly choose to occupy Earth.” Luo Congmin relayed the analysis of the advisors at the conference.

"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that the deterrence system itself is malfunctioning. Don't be nervous, this is all just my speculation. In short, the problem either lies with these two people or with the weapons they control."

Luo Congmin kicked the sophon shielding device next to him to make sure it could completely hide their conversation.

Why are the Trisolarans afraid of my dad?

"Because of the deterrent mechanism," Zhang Xiang replied without hesitation.

"Why are the Trisolarans afraid of my brother?"

"Because Lin Xuan herself is strong enough."

"Under what circumstances would this situation arise?"

Zhang Xiang thought about it.

"It seems there's only one possibility: something happened to Lin Xuan."

"If the Trisolarans had a way to deal with your father, or if something happened to your father, it could lead to the Trisolarans directly attacking Earth, instead of remaining wary as they are now."

"But Lin Xuan is different. If they find a way to deal with Lin Xuan, given her personality, she will definitely take the initiative. But now neither side is making a move, so the problem must lie with Lin Xuan herself."

Luo Congmin nodded slightly and slowly extended three fingers.

"Three theories: First, Lin Xuan is in a state of mutual restraint with the Trisolarans for some reason; second, Lin Xuan has been replaced; third, both of the above theories are correct!"

Zhang Xiang's breathing suddenly became rapid.

"Then... what should we do? Now that you mention it, it seems like I haven't seen Lin Xuan in a long time. He... he can't really be..."

Luo Congmin let out a long sigh.

"In any case, Lin Xuan must have gotten into trouble, but we can address the problem at its root."

"How do we solve this?" Zhang Xiang didn't understand.

"So, if you were a Trisolaran, what would you most likely do after Lin Xuan was no longer a threat?"

Zhang Xiang thought for a moment, then said.

"To seize political power over humanity?"

Luo Congmin shook her head, indicating that Zhang Xiang's answer was incorrect. Before Zhang Xiang could think further, Luo Congmin gave the answer directly.

"Controlling human political power has nothing to do with Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan has never interfered in the politics of the Earth Federation. If they rashly try to control human political power through Lin Xuan, that would be an absolutely foolish act. The Trisolarans... shouldn't be that stupid..."

"Then it seems that he only has one goal left."

"Sword Bearer!"

"Without eliminating the Swordholder, all of the Trisolarans' actions against humanity are meaningless."

"The only solution is to get rid of the Swordholder."

Zhang Xiang neither confirmed nor denied the claim.

“That’s difficult. Assassinating the Swordholder is a challenge. Putting aside whether they have the capability, just getting close to the Swordholder could trigger a broadcast. The Trisolarans would never take that risk.”

"Who said that assassination is the only way to get rid of the Swordholder?"

"Then what can we do? Is there any other better way?"

Luo Congmin raised his chin.

"The deterrent effect itself does not lie in the broadcasting capability, but in my father as a person."

"The Trisolarans don't need to target the Swordholder position. They can just target my father. If something happens to my father and he loses his Swordholder status, then humanity will be in a very dangerous situation."

Zhang Xiang nodded slightly, agreeing with Luo Congmin's point.

"So... what's the specific plan?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Congmin couldn't help but roll her eyes at Zhang Xiang.

"How could I know? I'm not the leader of the Trisolarans. Anyway, if it were me, I would most likely have humanity elect someone with no deterrent power to replace my father. That way, the Swordholder would be a mere figurehead."

"But these are all just my guesses. How would I know the specific plans?"