“Put the gun down, you mad dog!” the Senior Official roared.

The hand holding the gun fell to Chen Xufeng’s side. He slowly turned toward the Senior Official. “I’m no mad dog. I’m a loyal dog, a dog who understands gratitude! A dog who will never betray you, sir! You can trust someone like me, who’s crawled step by step up from the bottom, to know right and wrong like a good dog toward the superior who made him into who he is today. I don’t think the slick thoughts of intelligentsia.”

“What are you trying to say?” Lu Wenming, who had long been silent, got to his feet.

“Everyone knows what I mean. I’m not like some people, taking a step only after making sure there’s two or three steps of retreat open. Where’s my road out? At a time like this, if I don’t protect myself, who will do it for me?!”

Bai Bing said calmly, “It’s useless to kill me. That’s the fastest way to expose the digital mirror technology to the public.”

“Even an idiot would have realized he’d take precautionary measures. You’ve really lost all reason,” Lu Wenming said quietly to Chen Xufeng.

Chen Xufeng said, “Of course I know the bastard wouldn’t be that stupid, but we have our own technological resources. If we put in everything we have, we might be able to completely wipe out the digital mirror technology.”

Bai Bing shook his head. “That’s impossible. Chief Chen, this is the era of the internet. Concealing and distributing information is easy, and I have the defender’s advantage. You can’t beat me at my game, not even if you put in your best tech experts. I could tell you where I’ve hidden the digital mirror software backups and how I plan to release them after my death, and you wouldn’t be able to do a thing. The initialization parameters are even easier to hide and distribute. Forget about that idea.”

Chen Xufeng slowly put the gun back into his pocket and sat down.

“You think you’re already standing on the summit of history, yes?” the Senior Official said tiredly to Song Cheng.

“Justice stands on the summit of history,” Song Cheng said solemnly.

“Indeed, the digital mirror has destroyed us all. But its power to destroy far exceeds this.”

“Yes, it will destroy all evil.”

The Senior Official nodded slowly.

“Then it will destroy all the corruption and immorality that comes short of evil.”

The Senior Official nodded again. “In the end, it will destroy all of human civilization.”

His words made the others take pause. Song Cheng said, “Human civilization has never beheld such a bright future. This battle between good and evil will wash away all its grime.”

“And then?” the Senior Official asked softly.