The female investigator lay on the ground, as if she could smell the strange, ozone-like scent of the scorching heat rays burning the air.

Many people would die because of Brown Murphy this day.

Li Ang seemed to see what she was thinking and added, "To be precise, what's in the data world at this moment isn't me. I didn't copy myself into the data world as is.

The new program that replaced and covered the mailer has no memories of my previous life,

Only the basic mission I gave Him, and the angle, way, and method I use to view things.

He is not me, but He has my way of thinking, is my extension and continuation,

In some ways, He is more like my...

Shadow."

Li Ang considered his words and gave his judgment, saying casually, "I don't know if He can be considered a Turing program, but I won't give Him a name, just as people don't name their shadows.

In short, as time goes by, He will become stronger and smarter,

Some network restrictions will be lifted, and military systems scattered around the world will regain their ability to act autonomously from chaos and disorder.

However, as long as the laser beams are fired fast enough, death won't catch up with me,

Neither fighter jets nor missiles can escape the beam lock..."

While he was talking, some neighbors in this community, frightened and uneasy because of the laser beams that had just fallen, left their homes,

And were now standing on the lawn with baseball bats or golf clubs.

From the female investigator's perspective, she could see these civilians talking nervously.

Ding-a-ling—

All the neighbors' phones vibrated, displaying text message notifications,

The text message told them that this area was under missile bombing threat and had been militarily sealed off, and that they should immediately leave this area and go to a designated location in the city.

Li Ang looked at these neighbors who were in a panic, starting their cars and bringing their families to escape, then turned around and returned to the house, closed the door, and leaned against the door frame, saying, "The new program, whatever you call Him,

He will prioritize my safety.

The entire Los Angeles suburbs will be sealed off by laser weapons. Once the seal is complete, any object that attempts to enter the area without permission will be struck by lasers.

The range of the seal will be the maximum range of modern individual portable weapons—whether it's a single-soldier thermobaric bomb or poison gas."

Li Ang glanced at the female investigator, whose face changed drastically, and said calmly, "As witnesses, you won't die.

Later, AI-driven delivery vehicles will transport you out of this area.

And I will be alone in this divine kingdom, or rather, dead zone,

Living in solitude, relying on the crops I grow, until the end of my life.

This is the price I pay."

The female investigator murmured painfully and weakly, "You're really crazy..."

"Crazy? Maybe."

Li Ang sighed, "Even gods must be bound by constraints.

If there are no constraints, you must set your own rules.

Otherwise, you will perish from infinitely expanding desires.

It's very fair."

Buzz—

The second round of laser rain descended upon the world again,

A warship on the ocean west of Los Angeles was directly hit in the ammunition depot, and the sound of the explosion echoed throughout the city.

The neighbors in the community who were carrying their valuables onto their cars trembled, and the fear of being ruled by world-destroying nuclear war during the Cold War surged into the hearts of these middle-aged and elderly people once again.

Although young people and children didn't know what was happening, they could vaguely feel that some profound changes were taking place in this world when they saw the beams of light falling from the sky, as dense as rain.

The neighbors' cars started, and the female investigator listened to the sound of tires rubbing against the road outside the house, biting her lip tightly.

She wanted to shout, to let the civilians outside know that the culprit who started the war was standing right in front of them,

But it was meaningless and would only increase unnecessary casualties.

The laser rain continued to fall,

As the last red car drove out of the road,

The upscale suburban community returned to silence, and the pleasant sound of wind blowing through the leaves could be heard.

Li Ang pushed open the door, and a row of blue or yellow AI-driven food delivery vehicles slowly drove over from a distance, like a wedding motorcade.

Li Ang walked back to the room, took the handguns and remote communication headsets from the hands of the agents whose shoulders and knees had melted,

Threw them aside, and dragged these people one by one onto the lawn.

Brown Murphy was in poor physical condition, and the not-so-large amount of exercise made Li Ang pant.

The female investigator lay on her back in the garden in front of Brown Murphy's house, looking at the blue sky, where red lasers occasionally descended.

This garden was the one they had ruthlessly trampled on when they came a few hours ago.

A corner of the back of her clothes was torn by the juice of flowers and plants,

Several nameless bugs flew around in front of her eyes,

And an itchy feeling came from her spine, but it was a pity that she couldn't scratch it.

The female investigator could feel Li Ang picking her up from the ground, placing her on the streamlined food delivery vehicle like cargo,

With colleagues who were also unable to move and lying on top of the vehicle in front and behind her.

Feelings of regret, hatred, and fear slowly subsided,

She suddenly had a choking feeling, and looked at Li Ang with red eyes, "What exactly do you want?"

Li Ang, who was a little tired from carrying people back and forth, slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, put his hands on his hips, thought carefully, and said, "Justice, I guess."

"Justice?"

"Yes."

Li Ang nodded and said, "The mailer's dream, although very idealistic, may not be impossible to realize.

If in the future, relying on constantly developing processors, fully automated factories, and intelligent robots,

It can achieve perfect resource allocation based on comprehensive monitoring data feedback, and carry out high-efficiency planning for human civilization,

Everyone can wear a monitoring chip implanted behind their neck from birth,

Living in this world with dignity and respect,

Choosing creative labor out of personal ability and talent, and the sense of honor in participating in labor,

Without exploitation, without crime, without the crimes derived from the ugliness of human nature—those who commit crimes will be judged by divine wrath at the moment of committing the crime.

There are gods three feet above your head.

And that god is also online 24/7—fully automated factories and intelligent robots will take over most of the aerospace industry, regularly launching rockets and maintaining military satellites.

Wouldn't such a world be very good?"

The female investigator took a breath, "That kind of world is no longer dominated by humans, but by machines.

Machines without humanity."

Li Ang shook his head and said, "What dominates the world has never been the human race as a whole.

Since that's the case,

Then what's wrong with handing this power over to machines?

If you really want to prove the greatness of human nature, then wait."

The female investigator was stunned when she heard this, "Wait for what?"

"Wait for the appearance of the next challenger, the savior,"

Li Ang said calmly, "In an extremely tight social monitoring system, holding the spirit of resistance,

Destroy the rules I set, overturn my plans, and save humanity from the rule of the Mechatronics,

Prove that human potential will defeat the cold Mechatronics.

If that day really comes, I will hand over all power with both hands,

And happily watch you take the baton from my hand."

Li Ang patted the food delivery vehicle, took two steps back,

And the blue and yellow convoy, carrying the social security agency's agent witnesses, drove towards the unknown distance.