Chapter 64
Caldwellawoketothesmellofhospitaldisiantandasearingheadache.Hismouthwasdryandhisheadfeltlikeitwasabouttoexplode.Everypartofhisbodyachedunbearably.Therewassomethinginhisnostrilsmakingithardtobreath.Hereachedoutahisnostrils.Plastictubes.Drips.Hetriedtoopenhiseyesbuttheroomwasthtandthelightburohisretinalikesunlightthroughamagnifyingglass.Hiseyeshurt.Therewasstantthrobbingonthefront,badsidesofhishead,likehisskullwasabouttodisie.Hetriedtolifthisheadbutwashitwithpainsoihathepassedout.
HedreamedofFouler.TheHYDRAmanhadetovisithimwiththeAmerigirl,thegirlcalledDianeJoplinandshehadsaidsomethingtohim,wishedthathegotbettersoon.FoulerhadgratulatedhimonajobwelldooldhimaboutsomeassassinthathadbeenshotbyAgentJoheKeioPlazaHotel.TheassassinhadtriedtokillAgentJa.Foulerhadpossessionoftheassassiemodule,whichhadallowedhimtoectremotelytothemajeneral’sworkinBeijiedtotellFoulerthathehadseentheassassin,thefacethathadappearedbeforehimandLiJin,theghostintheclouds.
Caldwellhadattemptedtospeakinhisdreambuthecouldn’t.Hismouthopethewordswouldn’teiLinwastheretooinhisdreams.Shehadacast.Shesatonthesideofthebedandstaredathimforalongtime.Thenshebrushedhishairbadkissedhimonhisforehead.ShesaidsomethingaboutthemneverbeingseparatedagainandCaldwellsmiledahiblack,likesomebodyhadturhelightsout.
Thentherewerethenightmares,endlesshruesomeimages.TheOmnipotencechasingafterhim,dragonrobealightwithfire.Thenhehadwitnessedhisparents’carcrashinXiawistedmetalofitcapturedingruesomebladwhiteimagesbelowthescreamingneerheadlines.
AndKathadbeeooinhisdreams.Standingbesidethehospitalbedandlookingathimwiththosevatblueeyesofhers.She’dheldhishandandtoldhimthateverythingwouldbeOKandsheroudofhim.AndbehioodMs.SevenLeviJonesaJa,thelatterwithhishandinasling.TheyhadsmiledathimaJahadsaid“you’retheman.”ButCaldwellhadn’tuoodwhattheymeant.TheyhadgoneawayandCaldwellhaddreamedagainofVirtualShanghaiandTheBund,thesolitaryfigureofLiJinregiandLiJinhadstoodonthepavementonZhongshanLuandwavedathimandthenhehadvanished.
Caldwelldreamedanotherdream.Fouler,MeiLinandtheJoplingirlwerestandingbyhisbed.othemahospitaltrolleywithawhiteandsilverderonit.Thederlookedlikeanelaboratericecooker.AndFoulerhadsaidthatthisderwasAkioIheJapanesemanwhohadcreatedthesoles.AndCaldwellhadwatchedasahologramofthisInouehademergedfromthetopofthederandstartedspeaking.Whathewassayingwasn’tmakingmuseaobemorelikejumbledupthoughtsinInoue’sheadthanrealspeech.Itwasjustthesefragmentsofthoughtsspokenathighspeed,thewordsspillingoutinatorrent.Caldwelldidn’tuandawordtheJapanesemanwassayingbuthekepthearingsumimasenalotandhefiguredthatprobablymeantsorry.
InhisdreamsCaldwellsawhischildhoodforthefirsttimeandithadadistincttimeline.Hismotherwastherewithhim,thosesensitiveambereyesfullofaffe.Andtherehewasinhisfather’sdenplayingwithhisfather’sputersandhisfatheraskinghimwhathewaobewhenhegrewupandhehadsaidhewaobeaprogrammer.Hisfatherhadsmiledandtoldhimtogoandhavehisbathasitwasalmostbedtime.Hismotherhadwalkedinandgatheredhimup,smilingwiththoseamberorientaleyes.
Hewokeupstaringatablankceiling.Outsidetheopenwindowwasthesoundoftraffic,thedistanthumofacity.Shanghai?Alookofpaniccameoverhisface.MeiLinmovedquicklytowardshimandsatontheedgeofhishospitalbed.Hisheadachewasgohethinginhisnosewasnoloherebuthisbodyachedandhecouldfeeleveryboneinhisbody.HecouldremembereverythingthathappenedrightuptotheAItryingtokillhim.
“Ihadtheweirdestdream,”hesaid.“Youwereallinit,thatDianeJoplingirl,Kat,everyone.
“Thatwasn’tadreamCad.TheywereallhereinTokyo.”
“Tokyo?”
“Yes,youcollapsedinthattrolroominShanghaiandthewholeplacewasgoingtoblowsowebailedoutoftherewithjustsedstospare.Thewholeplatupinsmoke.YoureatmentbutFestedwejustflystraighttoTokyo.You’vebeenoutforalmostthreedays.ItseemedtheAItriedtokillyouusingsomekindofinfrasoundtodestroyyourinternalans.Luckilywegotyououtofthereintime.Yousustainedonlymildinternalheming.”
“Iremember.Itwasahorribleexperience.YousaidbackatthetrolroominShanghaithatthemajeneralwasdead.pened?”
“OhePLAguardssuspectedsomethingwasamissandsurprisedmeinthefoyerofthemansion.Theensuingfracasattractedtheothers.IfoundmyselfinabitoftroubleandwasbeginningtothinkthatIwouldn’tmakeitoutalive.LuckilyAnthonyandVictorarrivedjustintimeandsavedmefrombeingoutnumbered.IhadcalledthemfromthePeaceHotelwhenwedroppedoffoutluggage.Therewasahugegunfightinthepound.WemadeittothemainhospitalbuildingbutbythetimewegottherethemajeneralandtheJapaneseYakuzahadbeenshotbyohePLAmen.Themanshothimselfrightinfrontofourfaces,mumblingily.Wefoundawirelessdetonatorinthemajeneral’shand.”
“Yes,Irememberyoushowi.”
“Yes.”
“AndtheAI?”
“WethinktheAIwasdestroyedalongwitheverythingbutthereisnowaytobesure.Whenyouscreamedthewords‘HelloWorld’nobodyknewwhatthehellyouweretalkingabout.ButtheAIjustscreamedandthewholesystemwentdownasthoughithadbeenhitbyavirus.Andthesubjects,thelittledotsonthes?Theywererealpeople.TheylookedlikePLAsoldiers.Weweregoingtotrytosavethembutwhenthemajeneraldetohedevicewehadtogetoutoftherequick.”
“Realpeople?Permalyjackedin?”
“Yes,yht.Theywerehookeduptosomeelaborateintravenousfeedingsystemandwerejackedintotheworkthroughabiologiterface.Theyhadbeenmodified.Theyalldiedintheexplosion,acctosecretPLAreports.”
“Theygavetheirlivesforthedreamofamadman.WeomakesuretheAIdidn’tescapeintocyberspace.Itcouldcausealotofhavocthere.”
“Iknowbutwehavenowayofknowi’sleavethatforwhenyouarefeelier.Themostimportantthingisthattheworkisnomore.Themajeneralisnomore.”
“Yeah,afterallthatexcitementIdon’tquitefeeluptoanotherenterwiththeOmnipotence,”Caldwellsaidsmiling.Therewasadullthrobatthebackofhisheadbutotherwisehefeltfine.
“Theesegoverisonthecase.There’sbeenahugeuproaroverthisinBeijing.HeadshaverolledamongthePLA’stopbrass.AndfundingforallPLA-relatedprojectsisbeingcloselymonitored.ThepeoplecallisatTsinghuaUywerepubliclyreprimandedonnationalTV.Atop-leveliigationisunderway.AndFouler,intypicalfashion,hassecretlyofferedthemhishelp.Theyhaveyettogetba.”
“Whydoesn’tthatsurpriseme?Hebetternotelookingforme.Ihavehadenoughexcitementforalifetime.”
“Idon’tblameyou.”MeiLinsaidpensively.
“Iremembersomethingelse.Youkissedme.Wasthatadream?”Caldwellsaid,lookioMeiLin’seyes.
“Itcouldhavebeen,”shesaid,blushingvisibly.HermesmerizingeyeshadtakenonthesamelooktheyhadsomanyyearsagoatthebusstopinHongKong.
“5200603.”
“What’sthat?”
“YourmessengerheHongKongIionalSchool.”
“Ohreally?Ihadfotten.Youhaveyourmemoryback,Cad.Foulerkepthispromise.HealsoadmittedthatHYDRAhadwipedyourmemoriesofHongKongwhenyoufirstjoiheagency.Soyouhadnowayofrememberingme.”
“Ik.SonowyouknowwhyInevertactedyou.Whereishenow?AndKat?”
“FoulertooktheJoplingirlbacktoBoston.Heseemstohavebeequiteattachedtoher.He’sneverhadanyfamilyyouknow.Growingsoftinhisoldage.KatwentshoppinginShibuyawithSevenLevin.ItappearsFoulerhasbeeherbeortoo.”
“Isee.Iknowwhathe’stryingtodtomakemestophatinghimforwhathedidtome.”
“IamnotsureIfivehimforthat.Knowinghim,theremightbeanulteriormotivetoallthis,”MeiLinsaid,studyingCaldwell’sface.
“Yeah.Eitherway,Iamstillgoingtokickhisass.SoishegoingtoadopttheJoplingirl?”
“Noidea.Iguessheisjustagasherguardian.Shecameintoalotofmoneyoher’sdeathandFoulerisvihatherfather’slawyersmighttrytopullwooloverhereyes.”
“Lawyers.Thatfinespeofhumanity.Fouler’sasseemverysuspicious.”
“Yeah,Iknow.NotsureIreallytrusthimanymore,afterwhathedidtoyou.She’satoughoDianeJoplin.ApparentlyshecameallthewaytoTokyotoaveher’sdeath.”
“Andthesoles?”
“Foulerhasthem.Iheior,passedawayinhissleepthismbutnotbeforehisuploadedsciousnessapologizedforcreatingthesolesinthefirstplaotthatitwashisfaultthatYamamototriedtousethemforsomethingcriminal.SoIguessthat’stheendofthat.OhyeahandIaskedhimoritaboutthepyramidthingthesoleturo.”
“AndwhatdidInouesay?”
“Youactallytriggeredtheunlogmeisminvirtualreality.There’saoneinamillionceofthesoleadoptingthatshapeadoes,it’stheonlytimeyouopenthechassistoseewhat’sinside.”
“Ah,sowemissedource,”Caldwellsaiddistractedly,stillthinkingaboutFouler.
“Itwouldappearso.”
“Imagi,Frowingasce.”
“Yes,it’snotFouler’ssceIamworriedabout,it’syours.”MayLinfixedhimetlookthatbroughtbackvividmemoriesofHongKongandtheNo.8bus.Andtherewereothermemoriestooallwaitingtobeaccessed,toberelived.
“Whatdoyoumean?”Caldwellaskedwithmo.
Howareyougoingtomakeituptomeforallthoseyearsof?”MeiLinwassmilingmischievously,adisableglintinhereyes.
“Wellhowaboutwestartrighthere,”Caldwellsaidashegatheredherintohisarms.Shecamewillingly,softskinmeldingwithhisagflesh.Asheheldher,henoticedtheframedphotosofhisparentsonthebedsidetableandsmiled.Foulerwastryinghardbuthewasnotfooled..Hismother’sorientaleyessmilingbackathim.
“Helloworld,”MeiLinmurmuredagainsthisneckasthetearswelledupinside.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
HedreamedofFouler.TheHYDRAmanhadetovisithimwiththeAmerigirl,thegirlcalledDianeJoplinandshehadsaidsomethingtohim,wishedthathegotbettersoon.FoulerhadgratulatedhimonajobwelldooldhimaboutsomeassassinthathadbeenshotbyAgentJoheKeioPlazaHotel.TheassassinhadtriedtokillAgentJa.Foulerhadpossessionoftheassassiemodule,whichhadallowedhimtoectremotelytothemajeneral’sworkinBeijiedtotellFoulerthathehadseentheassassin,thefacethathadappearedbeforehimandLiJin,theghostintheclouds.
Caldwellhadattemptedtospeakinhisdreambuthecouldn’t.Hismouthopethewordswouldn’teiLinwastheretooinhisdreams.Shehadacast.Shesatonthesideofthebedandstaredathimforalongtime.Thenshebrushedhishairbadkissedhimonhisforehead.ShesaidsomethingaboutthemneverbeingseparatedagainandCaldwellsmiledahiblack,likesomebodyhadturhelightsout.
Thentherewerethenightmares,endlesshruesomeimages.TheOmnipotencechasingafterhim,dragonrobealightwithfire.Thenhehadwitnessedhisparents’carcrashinXiawistedmetalofitcapturedingruesomebladwhiteimagesbelowthescreamingneerheadlines.
AndKathadbeeooinhisdreams.Standingbesidethehospitalbedandlookingathimwiththosevatblueeyesofhers.She’dheldhishandandtoldhimthateverythingwouldbeOKandsheroudofhim.AndbehioodMs.SevenLeviJonesaJa,thelatterwithhishandinasling.TheyhadsmiledathimaJahadsaid“you’retheman.”ButCaldwellhadn’tuoodwhattheymeant.TheyhadgoneawayandCaldwellhaddreamedagainofVirtualShanghaiandTheBund,thesolitaryfigureofLiJinregiandLiJinhadstoodonthepavementonZhongshanLuandwavedathimandthenhehadvanished.
Caldwelldreamedanotherdream.Fouler,MeiLinandtheJoplingirlwerestandingbyhisbed.othemahospitaltrolleywithawhiteandsilverderonit.Thederlookedlikeanelaboratericecooker.AndFoulerhadsaidthatthisderwasAkioIheJapanesemanwhohadcreatedthesoles.AndCaldwellhadwatchedasahologramofthisInouehademergedfromthetopofthederandstartedspeaking.Whathewassayingwasn’tmakingmuseaobemorelikejumbledupthoughtsinInoue’sheadthanrealspeech.Itwasjustthesefragmentsofthoughtsspokenathighspeed,thewordsspillingoutinatorrent.Caldwelldidn’tuandawordtheJapanesemanwassayingbuthekepthearingsumimasenalotandhefiguredthatprobablymeantsorry.
InhisdreamsCaldwellsawhischildhoodforthefirsttimeandithadadistincttimeline.Hismotherwastherewithhim,thosesensitiveambereyesfullofaffe.Andtherehewasinhisfather’sdenplayingwithhisfather’sputersandhisfatheraskinghimwhathewaobewhenhegrewupandhehadsaidhewaobeaprogrammer.Hisfatherhadsmiledandtoldhimtogoandhavehisbathasitwasalmostbedtime.Hismotherhadwalkedinandgatheredhimup,smilingwiththoseamberorientaleyes.
Hewokeupstaringatablankceiling.Outsidetheopenwindowwasthesoundoftraffic,thedistanthumofacity.Shanghai?Alookofpaniccameoverhisface.MeiLinmovedquicklytowardshimandsatontheedgeofhishospitalbed.Hisheadachewasgohethinginhisnosewasnoloherebuthisbodyachedandhecouldfeeleveryboneinhisbody.HecouldremembereverythingthathappenedrightuptotheAItryingtokillhim.
“Ihadtheweirdestdream,”hesaid.“Youwereallinit,thatDianeJoplingirl,Kat,everyone.
“Thatwasn’tadreamCad.TheywereallhereinTokyo.”
“Tokyo?”
“Yes,youcollapsedinthattrolroominShanghaiandthewholeplacewasgoingtoblowsowebailedoutoftherewithjustsedstospare.Thewholeplatupinsmoke.YoureatmentbutFestedwejustflystraighttoTokyo.You’vebeenoutforalmostthreedays.ItseemedtheAItriedtokillyouusingsomekindofinfrasoundtodestroyyourinternalans.Luckilywegotyououtofthereintime.Yousustainedonlymildinternalheming.”
“Iremember.Itwasahorribleexperience.YousaidbackatthetrolroominShanghaithatthemajeneralwasdead.pened?”
“OhePLAguardssuspectedsomethingwasamissandsurprisedmeinthefoyerofthemansion.Theensuingfracasattractedtheothers.IfoundmyselfinabitoftroubleandwasbeginningtothinkthatIwouldn’tmakeitoutalive.LuckilyAnthonyandVictorarrivedjustintimeandsavedmefrombeingoutnumbered.IhadcalledthemfromthePeaceHotelwhenwedroppedoffoutluggage.Therewasahugegunfightinthepound.WemadeittothemainhospitalbuildingbutbythetimewegottherethemajeneralandtheJapaneseYakuzahadbeenshotbyohePLAmen.Themanshothimselfrightinfrontofourfaces,mumblingily.Wefoundawirelessdetonatorinthemajeneral’shand.”
“Yes,Irememberyoushowi.”
“Yes.”
“AndtheAI?”
“WethinktheAIwasdestroyedalongwitheverythingbutthereisnowaytobesure.Whenyouscreamedthewords‘HelloWorld’nobodyknewwhatthehellyouweretalkingabout.ButtheAIjustscreamedandthewholesystemwentdownasthoughithadbeenhitbyavirus.Andthesubjects,thelittledotsonthes?Theywererealpeople.TheylookedlikePLAsoldiers.Weweregoingtotrytosavethembutwhenthemajeneraldetohedevicewehadtogetoutoftherequick.”
“Realpeople?Permalyjackedin?”
“Yes,yht.Theywerehookeduptosomeelaborateintravenousfeedingsystemandwerejackedintotheworkthroughabiologiterface.Theyhadbeenmodified.Theyalldiedintheexplosion,acctosecretPLAreports.”
“Theygavetheirlivesforthedreamofamadman.WeomakesuretheAIdidn’tescapeintocyberspace.Itcouldcausealotofhavocthere.”
“Iknowbutwehavenowayofknowi’sleavethatforwhenyouarefeelier.Themostimportantthingisthattheworkisnomore.Themajeneralisnomore.”
“Yeah,afterallthatexcitementIdon’tquitefeeluptoanotherenterwiththeOmnipotence,”Caldwellsaidsmiling.Therewasadullthrobatthebackofhisheadbutotherwisehefeltfine.
“Theesegoverisonthecase.There’sbeenahugeuproaroverthisinBeijing.HeadshaverolledamongthePLA’stopbrass.AndfundingforallPLA-relatedprojectsisbeingcloselymonitored.ThepeoplecallisatTsinghuaUywerepubliclyreprimandedonnationalTV.Atop-leveliigationisunderway.AndFouler,intypicalfashion,hassecretlyofferedthemhishelp.Theyhaveyettogetba.”
“Whydoesn’tthatsurpriseme?Hebetternotelookingforme.Ihavehadenoughexcitementforalifetime.”
“Idon’tblameyou.”MeiLinsaidpensively.
“Iremembersomethingelse.Youkissedme.Wasthatadream?”Caldwellsaid,lookioMeiLin’seyes.
“Itcouldhavebeen,”shesaid,blushingvisibly.HermesmerizingeyeshadtakenonthesamelooktheyhadsomanyyearsagoatthebusstopinHongKong.
“5200603.”
“What’sthat?”
“YourmessengerheHongKongIionalSchool.”
“Ohreally?Ihadfotten.Youhaveyourmemoryback,Cad.Foulerkepthispromise.HealsoadmittedthatHYDRAhadwipedyourmemoriesofHongKongwhenyoufirstjoiheagency.Soyouhadnowayofrememberingme.”
“Ik.SonowyouknowwhyInevertactedyou.Whereishenow?AndKat?”
“FoulertooktheJoplingirlbacktoBoston.Heseemstohavebeequiteattachedtoher.He’sneverhadanyfamilyyouknow.Growingsoftinhisoldage.KatwentshoppinginShibuyawithSevenLevin.ItappearsFoulerhasbeeherbeortoo.”
“Isee.Iknowwhathe’stryingtodtomakemestophatinghimforwhathedidtome.”
“IamnotsureIfivehimforthat.Knowinghim,theremightbeanulteriormotivetoallthis,”MeiLinsaid,studyingCaldwell’sface.
“Yeah.Eitherway,Iamstillgoingtokickhisass.SoishegoingtoadopttheJoplingirl?”
“Noidea.Iguessheisjustagasherguardian.Shecameintoalotofmoneyoher’sdeathandFoulerisvihatherfather’slawyersmighttrytopullwooloverhereyes.”
“Lawyers.Thatfinespeofhumanity.Fouler’sasseemverysuspicious.”
“Yeah,Iknow.NotsureIreallytrusthimanymore,afterwhathedidtoyou.She’satoughoDianeJoplin.ApparentlyshecameallthewaytoTokyotoaveher’sdeath.”
“Andthesoles?”
“Foulerhasthem.Iheior,passedawayinhissleepthismbutnotbeforehisuploadedsciousnessapologizedforcreatingthesolesinthefirstplaotthatitwashisfaultthatYamamototriedtousethemforsomethingcriminal.SoIguessthat’stheendofthat.OhyeahandIaskedhimoritaboutthepyramidthingthesoleturo.”
“AndwhatdidInouesay?”
“Youactallytriggeredtheunlogmeisminvirtualreality.There’saoneinamillionceofthesoleadoptingthatshapeadoes,it’stheonlytimeyouopenthechassistoseewhat’sinside.”
“Ah,sowemissedource,”Caldwellsaiddistractedly,stillthinkingaboutFouler.
“Itwouldappearso.”
“Imagi,Frowingasce.”
“Yes,it’snotFouler’ssceIamworriedabout,it’syours.”MayLinfixedhimetlookthatbroughtbackvividmemoriesofHongKongandtheNo.8bus.Andtherewereothermemoriestooallwaitingtobeaccessed,toberelived.
“Whatdoyoumean?”Caldwellaskedwithmo.
Howareyougoingtomakeituptomeforallthoseyearsof?”MeiLinwassmilingmischievously,adisableglintinhereyes.
“Wellhowaboutwestartrighthere,”Caldwellsaidashegatheredherintohisarms.Shecamewillingly,softskinmeldingwithhisagflesh.Asheheldher,henoticedtheframedphotosofhisparentsonthebedsidetableandsmiled.Foulerwastryinghardbuthewasnotfooled..Hismother’sorientaleyessmilingbackathim.
“Helloworld,”MeiLinmurmuredagainsthisneckasthetearswelledupinside.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
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