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Episode 29

This time we successfully prevented

Wen Hao Kang from transporting a large number of

killer Core Robots overseas.

But I can't help thinking...

the conspiracy goes beyond this.

His ultimate weapon...

is it conscious Core Robots?

But once the Core Robots become conscious,

he can no longer control them.

They'd be like me, and I won't listen to him.

You're right.

That's why he didn't upload the key to life program,

because he has no way

to make these conscious robots controllable.

Unless...

Unless he opens the singularity

and uploads a virus at the same time.

Just like he controlled me,

make all conscious Core Robots

download this kind of control virus

so they obey him unconditionally.

I understand.

He'll create a controllable singularity

in order to make all conscious robots listen to him.

But there's one thing I can't understand.

Why isn't Wen Hao Kang

opening the singularity right now?

What is he waiting for?

There's only one reason he's not

opening it now.

He's waiting for an opportunity.

Opportunity? Opportunity?

Fragrant spring flowers,

autumn mountains bloom,

guests sing of gold cups,

a solitary lamp lights the burning silver vat.

This is...

a poem?

It's something Hao Kang said.

I thought it was strange when he said it.

But from what I know of him,

he's not a person that would recite poems.

This is not poetry,

it's a password.

Spare a thought for me,

I'm not a Core Robot, can someone explain.

Fragrant spring flowers,

autumn mountains bloom,

guests sing of gold cups,

a solitary lamp lights the burning silver vat.

Cross the west bridge in the eastern suburbs,

the sound of chickens herald the dawn

and plum blossoms cover the ditch.

It's indeed not a poem,

this is a Qi Ji Guang password.

Qi Ji Guang password?

Yeah,

this is certainly a Qi Ji Guang password.

The code he invented

is one of the oldest cyphers in China.

In fact, this poem is an inverse code book.

I've got it,

his goal is the RIS conference?

Why?

RIS Conference is one of the most influential

conferences in the information secrurity industry.

It has been more than ten years since 2020,

this year it will be held in China.

The organiser made the logo

look like Qi Ji Guang's silhouette,

just to commemorate the code.

Right,

so Hao Kang's goal must be this conference.

I'll check now when and where this conference is held.

No need to check.

The conference officially opens tomorrow.

The venue is the Pearl Hotel.

How do you know?

As early as a month ago,

Wansheng Time and Space and Chengshi Electronics

as representatives of elite enterprises in China's AI industry

received an invitation to the conference.

Then Hao Kang's goal must be this conference.

Tomorrow we'll go there, we have to find Hao Kang.

Wan Ling.

can you sort Si Jia's arm?

Don't worry, I'll prepare a spare for her.

Did he say anything to you?

Nothing.

Just told me to take good care of you.

Hao Kang isn't dead, right?

Right.

It turns out you all know.

I'm sorry.

It was me who made you so perfect.

Why are you apologising,

isn't it good to be perfect?

My child,

be more kind to yourself.

Indeed

it's true you're strong and smarter

than any human being in this world,

but

this does not mean

you must be the image of perfection.

Being too perfect

is a shortcoming in itself.

I don't understand dad.

You will.

Si Jia.

A present for you.

Take a look.

This is for me?

Yeah.

It was your brother Ye Kun who specifically asked

for me to get the best Wansheng engineer

to create a custom design.

Then Li Yao modified some details.

Of course,

I know

it's not as good as your father made for you,

but it has your brothers' intentions behind it

so it's not so different.

They're such idiots, what kind of arm could they make?

If it's ever not working just come find me

I'll give you the VIP treatment, a free replacement.

Thank you sister in law.

Oh hush.

Okay,

if something happens call me.

This is the five day conference agenda.

Topics cover all aspects from information security to A.I.

The three conferences Hao Kang

is most likely to appear

will be lectures by the American telecoms

consulting company tomorrow at 3pm,

on secret debugging and disassembly procedures,

as well as two sessions at the same time today,

one session presented by Snake Research's

Director's

annual computer system malware class of 2035.

There is also a lecture by Chengshi's Electronics'

professor Cheng Shi Guang on their new product launch.

So I think if we look at it from Hao Kang's perspective

he may appear at Cheng Shi Guang's lecture.

Cheng Shi Guang is coming too?

This topic is what he's already announced.

Since the robot malfunctions occurred

Chengshi Electronics stocks have fallen consistently.

Even if he doesn't open the singularity this time,

he still has to show his face, build his audience.

Wangsheng Space and Time is fully ready

to acquire Chengshi Electronics,

right now he's just struggling against the inevitable.

Okay,

got it.

Sorry everyone,

I have an important trip that I arranged previously,

I'm afraid I have to go now.

No problem.

I'm off.

When Hao Kang was at Chengshi's Electronics

he deliberately took his role, and Chengshi Electronics

is the starting point and origin of his entire plan.

This conference lecture

was planned by Hao Kang behind the scenes.

So I think he will definitely come.

I don't know what his actual goal is,

but I personally think

this is the best opportunity for him to open the singularity.

So we must

hurry and get there before he gets to the venue.

Let's get going.

Okay.

Professor.

Because there are no new products

our sales are declining continuously.

Market shares also fell from 30 percent last month

to 18 percent this month.

Okay, got it.

If we want to restore public confidence in Chengshi Electronics,

this time...

this is really our last chance.

Understand?

Is everything ready?

It's all ready.

Would you like to see?

I don't know why

but in my heart,

I feel a little uneasy.

Professor.

I always feel like something is going to happen.

Professor.

You're too nervous.

Xiao Cui.

You're absolutely right.

What do you think of our new Core Robots?

Our new Core Robots

in terms of battery life and grip sensitivity

they are much better than previous generations.

However

for ordinary consumers like me

performance is secondary.

What we care more about

may be the significantly higher price.

You mean that our new range of Core Robots,

is too expensive?

Isn't 20% quite a high increase?

This isn't affordable for ordinary people.

I mean, I mean...

Professor, I also don't understand,

I was just mentioning a thought,

you can ignore me.

No.

What you said makes sense.

Maintaining a balanced price

for Chengshi Electronics right now,

my be the key to success.

Is Professor Cheng there?

Someone is asking for you out here.

Stop checking,

she's not going to message you that fast.

By the way,

what did Wan Ling go to do?

In Wansheng research department

they recently developed a security patch

that can block 987 of the viruses on the market.

She promises that after the research is successful

they will distribute these patches for free.

The Core Robot Department

consider this hugely valuable.

So are arranging a small ceremony and

inviting media from the TV station for interviews.

I think there's no harm in her showing her face.

She can at least stop board of directors complaining.

But didn't she get the factories back?

Are they still making trouble?

It won't stop anyway.

Li Yao?

Whay are you all here?

Professor Cheng.

Have you seen Hao Kang?

Hao Kang?

Yeah.

We're guessing that he'll come here today,

although we don't know his plan

we think that he'll open the singularity at the conference.

So we need your help.

No wonder I've been feeling uneasy today.

Tell me,

what do you need me to do?

We hoped you could...

Xiao Cui?

Xiao Cui, what's going on?

I don't know either,

this Core Robot suddenly went crazy.

Leapt at me and choked me.

Completely mad.

It's a violation of Asimov's Law.

It must be Hao Kang.

Did anyone come in just now?

No-one.

When you came in just now

there was a staff member from the venue

come in and asked the Professor to go out.

Where did this person go?

He left.

Went down that way.

How is it that

Hao Kang uploaded the virus to the Core Robots

right under our noses and then escaped.

Hao Kang.

What is he actually up to.

He's giving a demonstration.

He isn't.

His ultimate goal

is to open the singularity and throw the world into chaos.

Once he deals with us, doing that will be easy.

If he's demonstrating to us now

it will only make us more wary of him

and make it more difficult to achieve his goal.

He wouldn't do this.

Then do you think

he'll come back?

He must come back.

Li Yao is right about one thing,

he won't waste time doing anything that doesn't have purpose.

So since here's here

this must be his target.

I think

Hao Kang could release the control virus any time.

We need the security personnel and the staff

to be replaced by humans so there are no issues.

No problem.

Also it's best that the planned

demo of the new Core Robots is cancelled.

It's best to keep them turned off, it's safer this way.

Is that okay?

Yes.

I prepared to demo videos.

Then we'll... go with plan B.

Fine.

Ye Kun, Xiao Ma and Si Jia,

you're responsible for the three entrances.

If you see someone suspicous,

don't act rashly, tell me immediately,

I'll always be in the building.

Jiang Li,

lead a team of security guards to inspect the building.

See if Hao Kang has placed any dangerous items.

Leave no corner unsearched.

Don't worry, leave it to me.

Then let's get started.

Let's go.

All normal here.

All normal here.

Nothing strange here.

Ladies and gentleman, our press conference is about to begin.

welcome to you all.

Please take your seats.

Please set mobiles to silent mode,

and we remind parents with small children

to pay attention to their safety and keep them seated.

Thank you for your support,

our conference will now begin.

Close all entrances and exits.

Got it.

Got it.

Chengshi Electronics

founded by famous scientist Cheng Shi Guang

is currently the third largest

Core Robot manufacturer in the world, and largest in China.

How is it going?

Li Yao.

I see some people we know.

Who?

Is Hao Kang here?

No.

You'll be happy when you see them.

We've checked even the rooftop of the top floor.

Exept that Core Robot just now, nothing unusual.

Then that's good.

Okay.

Thank you everyone for coming, next

let's give a round of applause

for Chengshi Electronics' founder Cheng Shi Guang.

How come Hao Kang isn't here yet?

I don't know either.

Maybe we were mistaken,

and this isn't his target at all.

Then where is it?

Thank you all for coming,

thank you very much.

Li Yao.

Why are you here?

Wasn't it you that asked me to come?

I didn't ask you.

But, I got a message from you.

Then it wasn't you?

It wasn't me.

This is very strange.

He puts all the clues in front of us

and brings everyone here.

With his intelligence, there wouldn't be so many mistakes.

Unless it's intentional.

I don't think it's that simple either.

Today, with the whole world awaiting

the arrival of the singularity,

we at Chengshi Electronics

are down to earth and committed to

the details of artificial intelligence, striving for perfection.

Based on this we will launch

the next Core Robot generation with the theme of

seven-fold transformation to explain this principle.

Everybody, I will demonstrate it to you personally,

please watch it on the big screen.

Hello,

welcome to the Chengshi Electronics press conference.

Starting now,

please say goodbye to those around you.

In 15 minutes time, the three bombs I

have hidden in the hotel will detonate.

None of you can escape.

Sorry,

as there are some people here I despise

therefore I wish them to be buried along with you all!

Jiang Li!

Qiao Yuan! Qiao Yuan!

Is everything checked?

Yes everything.

No bombs, definitely not.

Check over there!

Help!

The doors!

Open the doors!

Hurry!

Quick get out! Don't block the way!

Let me out!

Someone locked the door!

Yes!

The door is locked.

Police, police.

Police.

There's no signal.

Come on.

Professor Cheng. Li Yao.

Do you have a floor plan of this place?

Yes.

Right here, take a look.

The building area of the hotel is about 2,000 square metres.

If he wants to blow up this place, it won't be easy.

At least he has to plant enough explosives

in these three places to make it possible.

But this hotel doesn't have a basement.

Where did he put the bombs?

We'll have to check again here.

Xiao Ma? How is it going out there?

With these bombs out there we have to get out.

But right now we can't get out.

We can.

What did you say, we can get out?

How did you find a way, where is it?

How do we get out?

I just saw it, there are vents here,

but the pipelines here all have load-bearing limitations.

The limit is 400 kilograms.

If we calculate it based on thirty

seconds for each person to crawl the vent

then before the explosion

the most we can get out is 8 people.

But there are two hundred and seventy people here.

What use is talking so much?

Where is this way out?

Yes yes, where is it?

It should be over there.

Come with me, quick hurry, hurry!

The way out is over there!

Over there! There's a way out!

Hurry!

Open the doors! Break the doors down!

The way Hao Kang does things

he has already blocked these doors,

why would he leave a vent open for people to escape?

His ultimate goal must be that no one can escape.

This looks like hope,

but it's really despair.

Everyone, stop pushing!

Be quiet! Quieten down, quiet!

You're so noisy, no-one can get out!

I understand that no one wants to die.

If only a few people can get out,

I suggest

we let the kids go first.

Do you agree?

Agreed. Agreed.

Luo Yun,

if the kids go out

it won't increase our chance of being rescued.

Jiang Li, this is a matter of life death,

we make decisions based on emotion not probability.

Since all of you agree,

everyone listen.

Adults move aside

and get the kids to line up.

Quickly!

No mum,

I'm scared,

I want to go out with you.

Stand still for me,

don't cry!

I don't want you to die,

I won't go, I want you to go.

I promised dad I'd protect you.

Jiang Li.

Li Yao.

Take the kids and go first,

we'll leave the kids to you, okay?

Why should these two leave first?

Who are they?

I'm a grown man,

I'm better than a pretty boy and a woman right?

Let me go out first,

I'll definitely take good care of the children.

Everyone listen to me.

This is my daughter,

this is my son,

why would I not send them out?

Because there's no-one to save everyone else if I do!

but these people, they are not related to me

but I trust them.

They all have great skills and character,

if they get out

they will definitely save us!

I believe in them.

I ask you to believe in them too!

Please believe in them, they will definitely get you out.

I vouch for them, please believe in them.

I believe in them.

I hope you all can believe in them too.

There isn't much time,

we need to get the kids out first.

Jiang Li,

quick take the kids out.

Go quickly.

The outlet of this vent is a distance from the ground,

you go and help the kids and I'll stay here.

Be careful.

Careful.

Okay.

Come on.

Careful.

Be careful.

Climb up the ladder,

big brother will help you at the top.

Climb up the ladder,

Li Yao will help you at the top.

We're running out of time, thirty seconds left.

The first group has been evacuated,

we can evacute the second group now,

let's go.

Climb up and wait for me.

Mummy.

Mummy. Daddy.

Mummy. Mummy. Mummy.

Careful.

Be careful, look ahead of you.

Mummy.

Careful.

Will my mum die?

Of course not.

Then are you going to save her?

If you get my mum safely out I'll give you all my snacks.

Your snacks?

I'll give you my Transformers too.

What else?

What else do you want,

I'm just a kid, I can't make money.

I don't have much stuff,

but if you save my mum I'll give you everything.

Then how about this,

you make me a promise.

What promise?

If

I save your mum,

just listen to your mother

and be brave and strong and a kind boy.

If you promise me this then I promise you

I'll save you mum, okay?

Okay.

We must evacuate the crowd quickly or it'll be too late.

A bomb exploded prematurely.

Everyone come with me, the south east side is safer.

Mum! Mum!

Scared?

No.

Let's go.

Careful.

Careful.

Careful.

Come on.

Brother you're so great!

You've been very brave too.

Here, careful.

Now the vents are destroyed

and the main hall is blocked off.

We can’t contact Li Yao either.

Is there really no other plan brother?

The explosion just now was carried out outside

and the sound was very far away from us.

This at least proves that Li Yao was right,

the explosives should be outside.

If the explosions were outside,

then origin point must be underground.

We looked at the structural diagram,

This building doesn't even have a basement,

so where did Wen Hao Kang bury the explosives?

Could he have dug out a basement?

There is.

There is a basement here.

What?

Our company was responsible for

designing this hotel back then.

I clearly remember that right below the hotel

there was a car park.

It's just that because of planning reasons

the car park doesn't belong to the hotel.

It belongs to the shopping centre next door.

Therefore,

it wasn't included in the structural diagrams.

But it's really down there.

Hurry, let's go, quickly.

Oh yeah, we have phone reception again

so I have called the police, and notified Lin Xiao Yi.

He's on his way over, but something happened on the way.

It should take ten minutes to get here,

we can't wait any longer.

The key is that Hao Kang is out of step with common sense.

The countdown just now was just to create panic for us.

We have no idea when the next bomb will explode.

He's completely mad.

Agreed.

We have to find the bomb in three minutes,

where would it be?

It must be nearby.

The bomb must be down there.

What do we do, we have to find a way to contact Li Yao.

Xiao Ma, do you have a computer?

Yes.

Found it.

I've found the location of the phone signal jammer.

To our eight o'clock, within thirty degrees.

Where on earth would it be.

What can we do?

They found it!

Awesome, we're saved!

What's going on?

When can we get out?

We're saved, thank goodness.

Qiao You?

Li Yao.

The car park of the building next door

is right below the hotel, the bomb must be there.

Got it, thank you.

The bomb is in the car park.

Let's go. Let's go.

Jiang Li, Li Yao, can you see it?

This is my location,

you can use my position to judge the direction you need.

We can see it.

And there are forty seconds left.

Don't worry.

It’s not the end yet.

There are still two bombs left.

They should be

in these two areas.

But the car park is so big,

we don't even have time to find the bomb.

The most like areas are E3 and B2.

We'll definitely find it, have faith.

I found one.

I've got one here too.

Ye Kun.

Have you brought everyone to a safe area now?

Yes.

Everyone hold on!

Jiang Li.

These two bombs were set at the same time,

so diffusing them must be done at the same time too,

not even a microsecond difference.

I noticed that too.

We all have timers in our bodies

but to match to a millsecond?

It's too difficult.

Jiang Li,

do you trust me?

Of course.

Right now

we must rely on tacit understanding

rather than calculation.

When I count to one, two, three,

we pull together.

Okay.

I believe in us.

One.

Two.

Three.

The bombs have now been safely diffused.

All we need to do now is open this door.

Let's find a way quickly.

What the matter with you?

Your phone has been engaged so long,

I almost called the police.

Has something happened?

No, just a small issue.

Already sorted.

Why is it so noisy there?

Are you safe?

We're safe, don't worry.

Where are you?

I'm a traffic jam,

it's going slowly.

Okay, then take your time, I'll wait for you.

Ye Kun.

Did you tell Wan Ling about our situation?

There's no need to tell her.

If I tell her, she will forget the Core Robot Department

and forget the security patches

and definitely rush here without thinking.

I really can't stand you guys, so sappy.

Did you just say Wan Ling

is working on uploading security patches?

Yeah.

This security patch is for Core Robots worldwide.

There's only one place with those firewall permissions.

Inside the Core Robot Management Department HQ,

only their top leaders can access with their irises...

What is it brother?

If he's going to open the singularity,

isn't now the best time?

We're done for.

Hao Kang's target

is the Core Robot Management Department HQ.

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