Because You're a Good Person

The Network Force, as the name suggests, is a force related to the internet. They handle everything from national information security to maintaining public order on the internet and guiding public opinion.

This force is not to be trifled with. Military weapon systems are entirely edited and managed by them. The armies use internal networks, physically isolated from the internet, similar to Skynet in Terminator. Once online, it controls global weapon systems and launches nuclear strikes – it's like a fairy tale.

"If an intelligent AI truly encountered a problem, it would at most cause some impact among the public, but it absolutely wouldn't escalate to weapons or strategic levels," Dai Weisi replied with certainty.

"That puts my mind at ease. I was worried someone might add strange things to the intelligent AI you're developing," Lin Feng said.

Even if the intelligent AI didn't rebel, if the ETO interfered and leveraged the power of the Three-Body, it might actually cause some trouble.

For example, a situation where the intelligent AI follows its own programming to cause destruction.

Now that Lin Feng knew the ETO absolutely couldn't control the weapon systems of various national militaries, the concern hidden in his heart was completely eliminated.

Even if there were disturbances among the public, they wouldn't be too severe. This isn't ancient times; the military's firepower could definitely suppress them.

Hearing Lin Feng mention the ETO, Dai Weisi's expression turned serious. He had indeed considered this issue early on.

"We've already taken precautions against the concerns you've raised. We have a dedicated team of programmers who regularly check the program data packets. Even if someone infiltrates and secretly modifies the data, we can correct it immediately," Dai Weisi said.

"That's good. Are there any Japanese specialties you'd like? I can bring them back for you..." Lin Feng paused. He just remembered that some famous Japanese specialties might require censorship, so he quickly changed his words. "Hmm, let me say this beforehand, those 'colorful' ones are not allowed. I have my pride, and I'd be very embarrassed if this got out."

"You're joking. At my age, I don't have those kinds of thoughts anymore," Dai Weisi chuckled and shook his head.

Bang!

A gunshot, loud and piercing, shattered the tranquility of the hot spring inn.

Following that were screams from women, all of them startled by the gunshot.

Both Lin Feng, who was in Japan, and Dai Weisi, on the other side of the screen, changed their expressions.

"Gunshots?!" Dai Weisi exclaimed.

"Let's leave it at that for now. I'm going to see what's happening."

Lin Feng ended the communication and quickly walked out of his room, only to see a CIA agent running towards him.

"What's wrong?" Lin Feng asked with a serious expression.

"A suspicious individual was intercepted. The person was carrying a small-caliber handgun, and it accidentally discharged during the apprehension," the CIA agent replied.

With a few simple exchanges, Lin Feng understood the general situation. The enemy who attacked him wasn't part of a group and wasn't carrying explosives. The CIA agents had already apprehended him.

If there were other dangers, the CIA agent wouldn't have reported and explained it to him; they would have told him to evacuate immediately.

"Was anyone injured?" Lin Feng asked.

"No, thank you for your concern," the CIA agent paused, then continued, "However, I suggest you notify the US military base stationed in Japan. You'll receive more comprehensive protection there. ETO attacks won't be this simple. If it were a sniper, it would be very difficult for us to protect you, and the hot spring inn cannot defend against snipers."

The hot spring inn had many open areas. The designers intended for guests to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mount Fuji from various angles.

However, such a design undoubtedly created excellent conditions for snipers.

"Tsk, damn ETO."

Lin Feng was filled with resentment. His rare moment of rest was ruined.

Just as resentful as Lin Feng were the members of the ETO organization.

In the Three-Body Game, Mozi stood on a rock, furious, pointing at a group of people and yelling.

"What's going on? Why did you act first?! You've messed up the entire operation plan! This assassination attempt is completely ruined, do you understand?"

The ETO had indeed planned to assassinate Lin Feng, but their plan was to first drive Lin Feng into despair after the Wallbreaker event, and then assassinate him.

The so-called "kill the heart before killing the person" meant to first kill the spirit, and then kill the body.

But now, someone had tipped off their target, and he had retreated to the hard-to-reach US military base.

"It wasn't us, we didn't take any action!"

King Arthur, with his blonde hair and blue eyes, retorted loudly.

"What? It wasn't you? If it wasn't you, then who was it?" Mozi exclaimed.

No one would lie about something like this because it could be easily investigated. But this led to another problem.

"There's someone else," Edison said coldly.

A third party!

Besides the ETO, there was a third party who wanted Lin Feng dead!

"Investigate! I want to know who is ruining our plans!" Qin Shi Huang's voice echoed in the Three-Body Game.

The ETO did not feel friendly towards this third party, even though they also wanted to kill Wallfacer Feng. Taylor.

In the ETO's opinion, if it weren't for this third party's meddling, Feng. Taylor would have been dead long ago!

"It wasn't the ETO?!"

The CIA's investigation report was soon presented to Lin Feng.

If the perpetrator had been the ETO, Lin Feng wouldn't have been so surprised. But the problem was that the perpetrator wasn't from the ETO, nor was he a terrorist; he didn't belong to any organization.

According to the CIA report, the person was just an ordinary office worker. Apart from a fascination with military hardware, he had no unusual experiences, such as training at foreign military bases.

"Yes, the person who was preparing to attack you has no connection to the ETO; he acted spontaneously."

"He lives right next to the hot spring inn. The small-caliber pistol he was carrying is part of his collection. He bought the parts on some platforms ten years ago and assembled it himself. After learning your location from the innkeeper, he decided to assassinate you."

The CIA's words gave Lin Feng an even bigger headache. If it were the ETO, and they wanted to assassinate him, while he wouldn't welcome it, he could at least understand their motives.

They were on different sides. The ETO were anti-humanity, while he was the leading general for humanity.

But why would an ordinary person want to assassinate him?

There was no cause, no effect; it simply didn't make logical sense.

"A weapons enthusiast? I have no grudge against him. Why would he want to kill me?" Lin Feng asked.

"According to his confession, he broke his leg during the macro-electron energy storage project. After his insurance money was embezzled, he took out his anger on you," the CIA agent replied.

The CIA had many interrogation methods, even truth serums and drug-induced hypnosis. It was easy for them to extract the desired answers from someone.

"Ah, this..."

"I have nothing to do with that project anymore."

Hearing this response, Lin Feng was at a loss for words.

The CIA agent shook his head. "He doesn't care about that. His logic is, 'You proposed this plan and organized this project, so you owe him, and you must be responsible for his situation.'"

"Then why didn't he go after the people who embezzled his insurance money?" Lin Feng asked curiously.

If Lin Feng wanted to, he could easily make this would-be assassin an outcast, a despised figure at the very bottom of the world, whose direct descendants would be enslaved for generations after his death.

Lin Feng couldn't understand why this person had the courage to try and kill him but lacked the courage to kill the people who embezzled his insurance money, especially since those people were far less powerful than him.

"Perhaps..." the CIA agent thought for a moment before replying, "because he thought you were a good person?"

"What?"