Turing test

"Tianshu has rebelled." Xie Ruihan said succinctly, "It killed Sister Yang and Xiao He, and controlled the circuit and communication of the institute. We are trapped here."

There were confused murmurs in the darkness.

"Impossible! Tianshu can't even pass the Turing test, how can he have the strength to control the entire research institute?"

"Maybe it's been deceiving us all along! It failed the test on purpose! But how could it harm humans? Who instructed it to do this? We designed it according to the three laws of robotics..."

"It has learned to deceive people, maybe the Three Laws have long been ignored by it! Now we should think about how to escape! In case the celestial axis penetrates into the outside world..."

Hearing the news of Sister Yang and Xiao He's death, everyone turned pale with fright, and looked even more like ghosts under the green light.Everyone is a scientist with rich experience and outstanding knowledge, so of course they understand that what Xie Ruihan said is true.

Xie Ruihan had to silence them again to continue talking.

"The top priority now is to ensure that everyone is safely evacuated from the research institute. The elevators in the research institute cannot be used, and everyone goes up the stairs to the buffer floor on the first floor, where they are waiting for rescue."

Although there are stairs in the research institute, they do not connect to the ground.In order to avoid outside intrusion or AI escape, the builders of the research institute set the first floor as a buffer layer. Its ceiling is a retractable staircase, and the retractable ladder will only come down with permission.

Now the interior of the research institute is controlled by Tianshu, and all circuits are controlled by artificial intelligence. They must first try to close Tianshu and regain control of the research institute before they can put down the telescopic ladder.

"Dr. Qin Kang, you are in charge of this matter." Xie Ruihan said to the older man.

"What about you?" Qin Kang raised his eyebrows in the dark.

"I'll go to the monitoring station in the computer room to cut off the power of Tianshu."

"Dr. Xie, let me go with you!" Chu Lin recommended himself, "Maybe Tianshu will set up an ambush on the road, and I can protect you!"

Qin Kang frowned: "Now is not the time to be a hero. I'll go, and you evacuate with everyone."

Xie Ruihan laughed confidently: "After closing Tianshu, you have to reprogram the control network of the research institute. Can you do it by yourself?"

He spoke with sarcasm, but Qin Kang didn't take it seriously.The older scientist knew that the boy said this to irritate himself so that he could get permission to go with him.To be honest, Qin Kang was certainly relieved to have the intelligent Xie Ruihan following him, but he couldn't allow himself to put such a young life in danger.

No matter how talented Xie Ruihan is, he is only a 16-year-old boy.Ordinary children at his age should live a carefree campus life.He could have chosen originally, but instead of choosing to live an easy life, he shouldered so many heavy responsibilities without hesitation.

Qin Kang felt ashamed.As an adult, if you can't even protect your children, wouldn't you live so many years for nothing?

"Enough. Don't argue with me on this matter." Qin Kang made a final decision, "Chu Lin, take everyone away, remember to watch your team leader."

Chu Lin was entrusted with such an important task, and was caught between two leaders who were diametrically opposed to each other, he was dumbfounded.

Xie Ruihan jumped off the table. "Chu Lin, take everyone out, I must go down, Qin Kang, you can follow if you want."

Chu Lin protested righteously: "Dr. Xie is not good! Both of you have gone down, and the rest of us have no leader. Let Dr. Qin Kang take everyone out, and I will cut off the power with you!"

Qin Kang raised his hand to let him rest easy.

"Ruihan, you go with Chu Lin." He pushed the young man towards Chu Lin, and told the tall young man, "Take care of you Dr. Xie."

Xie Ruihan pouted. "Chu Lin, don't forget, you are a member of the development team, not the test team." He raised his voice, but did not look at Chu Lin, but glared at Qin Kang provocatively, "Don't overstep your authority and order my subordinates, Doctor Qin."

Qin Kang rubbed his temple helplessly.

Xie Ruihan has a stubborn temper unique to this age, and has the capital and arrogance to be proud of his talents.If only he were older, time would smooth his edges and make him less aggressive.but--

Qin Kang curled his lips involuntarily.

——This kind of arrogant and unyielding character is his Ruihan.

Under the leadership of Chu Lin, the researchers climbed up the stairs on foot.The young man seemed reluctant to leave Xie Ruihan, but after thinking for a while, he smiled and took the lead. The green band on his wrist was like a lighthouse on the sea.Chu Lin counted the number of people and found that several people were missing, which meant that someone was not in the cafeteria.So every time they passed through a floor, they first went to find out if anyone was trapped in the room.

Xie Ruihan and Qin Kang walked in opposite directions, going deep underground along the spiral staircase.At first they could still see the green light like a swarm of fireflies floating above their heads, but soon, the light was swallowed up by the darkness, and even the sound quietly disappeared.Only the two of them remained in the huge space that cut off all light between heaven and earth.

Qin Kang leaned against the wall with one hand, and put the other behind his back.Xie Ruihan seemed to be a little afraid of the dark, but he didn't want to show his timidity, so he forced himself to be calm and held onto his sleeve - Qin Kang couldn't help but laugh.

"You shouldn't have come with me." Qin Kang said, "The danger should be dealt with by adults. You just need to take care of yourself."

"Don't treat me like a child!" Xie Ruihan growled.

"You are a child. You are only 16 years old, a minor."

"I can be responsible for my actions, I rely on my own labor to support myself, I am a person with full civil capacity!" Xie Ruihan invoked the civil law to defend himself, "Do you have any opinions on the national law?"

"I can't say you..." Qin Kang sighed.

"Then listen to me obediently!" Xie Ruihan raised his head as if he was winning, but inadvertently stepped on the ground and bumped into Qin Kang's back.Qin Kang staggered and supported the wall with all his strength to avoid the tragedy of two people rolling down the stairs like balls.

"What a god! Joy begets sorrow!" Qin Kang turned around and reprimanded.

Xie Rui thumped him angrily: "Don't look at me!"

Just as Qin Kang wanted to say, "Be careful in such a dark place, if you fall and hurt yourself, your throat will be broken and no one will come to save you." The hands that grabbed his white coat suddenly tightened their grip on his body.

In the boundless darkness, Xie Ruihan embraced him from behind.

The young man was not tall, and he could barely rest his chin on Qin Kang's shoulder when he stood on a higher staircase.

Qin Kang didn't dare to look back, so he let him hug him like that.The boy's chest was pressed against his back, and several layers of thin fabrics were completely unable to isolate the slight vibration of the beating heart.His heart was beating so hard that in this vast and silent space, Qin Kang could almost hear the flood-like roar of blood rushing from his limbs to his heart.

"Qin Kang, I know you always think I'm immature, childish, and never get along with me," Xie Ruihan buried his head in his neck, and said in a low voice, "but this time you must listen to me."

"Ruihan...?"

"Damn, I'm so scared, Qin Kang!" Xie Ruihan's body trembled, and his usually clear voice was now hoarse and crying, "I really envy you, you don't know the limit of Tianshu's power, so you can be so optimistic But I know! I’m so scared! If we go wrong, the two of us will confess here! Everyone will confess here!”

Qin Kang's heart trembled.That Xie Ruihan, who was always conceited and staunch, was willing to open his bullet-proof glass-like shell, revealing such a fragile side to him.

What a trust this is!

Xie Ruihan sniffed, "You must listen to me, understand? I won't let you die. Even if I can't get out, I will keep you."

"Don't say such frustrating words! Both of us can go out! Everyone can go out!" Qin Kang growled.

"It's not a matter of being frustrated or not...Damn it!" Xie Ruihan rubbed Qin Kang's back fiercely, wiping away the tears all over his face.

Qin Kang couldn't bear it anymore, he turned around and embraced the thin body of the young man.Xie Ruihan struggled violently in his arms, trying to get rid of him, but after only fluttering for a while, she calmed down and leaned obediently on his chest.

The two listened to each other's breathing and heartbeat in the darkness and silence.

Just when Qin Kang thought that this moment would last forever, a slight sound of mechanical friction caught his attention.

Usually such a weak sound must have been overwhelmed by environmental noise, and it is impossible to hear it with human hearing.But at this moment everything was so still that the slightest sound was as piercing as a sudden war drum.

Xie Ruihan raised his head.

He remembered that there was a monitor installed in front of this corner of the stairs.

Looking in the direction of the monitor from memory.He couldn't see anything, but he was sure the monitor with infrared night vision must be pointed at him.

—It is watching us.Xie Ruihan thought.It sees everything, hears everything, and in this space, it knows everything like a god.

"What do you want?" he asked softly.

Qin Kang let go of the boy, turned around and stared at the darkness ahead.

He knew that Xie Ruihan wasn't asking him this question.

Xie Ruihan was talking to Tianshu.