128: Turn the tables and counterattack with "resonance"

The FSF delegation's visit proceeded methodically, set within the friendly atmosphere carefully orchestrated by Homeland.

On the surface, this was a high-level and fruitful academic exchange.

Members of the delegation, especially the team leader, Professor "Nightingale," behaved with great poise and were full of praise for Homeland's research facilities, natural environment, and the professionalism of its research team.

One of the highlights of the visit was a tour of the ecological agricultural zone located in the sun-drenched area of the valley.

This was not only an important base for Homeland's food self-sufficiency but also a window showcasing its sustainable development philosophy.

Inside the Greenhouse, various vegetables and fruits were growing vigorously, creating a scene full of vitality.

According to the pre-arranged plan, Wang Jianguo "naturally" guided the delegation to an independent crop area specifically used for experiments.

Here, the "harmless" replica of the "Bio-field Resonance Agricultural System" was "running stably."

The system looked neat, with indicator lights blinking rhythmically, and the connected data screen displayed real-time soil moisture, light intensity, ambient temperature, and—most crucially—the system's custom "Bio-field Harmony Index," with all data in the "optimal" range.

The tomato seedlings and lettuce under the system's care looked exceptionally fresh and robust, forming a stark contrast with the crops in the adjacent control area.

Professor Nightingale appeared extremely focused.

He leaned down, carefully examining the leaves and roots of the crops, occasionally using a handheld detector (checked for safety) to take measurements and compare them with the readings on the data screen.

His gaze was sharp, as if he wanted to etch every detail into his mind.

When his gaze swept over an extremely tiny, seemingly non-functional decorative interface on the system's core control cabinet—a feature the replica team had intentionally retained to be identical to the original—Evelyn keenly caught a fleeting, extremely subtle glimmer of doubt in his eyes, but this look was instantly replaced by an even more enthusiastic and appreciative smile.

"Excellent! Truly amazing!" Professor Nightingale straightened up, clapping vigorously as he said to the accompanying Wang Jianguo and Evelyn, "In such a short time, you have not only successfully installed it but also maximized the system's efficiency!"

"The growth status of these crops far exceeds the baseline data of our laboratory. This fully proves your profound technical foundation and the spirituality of this land! We at FSF are very much looking forward to establishing a deeper strategic partnership with Homeland!"

His words were infectious, as if he were genuinely overjoyed to have found such an ideal partner.

Undercurrents and Clever Maneuvering at the Banquet

That evening, Homeland held a welcome banquet for the delegation.

The atmosphere was warm, and both hosts and guests enjoyed themselves.

However, beneath this seemingly harmonious surface, undercurrents were constantly surging.

Throughout the banquet, Professor Nightingale was constantly looking for opportunities to approach Excellence.

Using various pretexts like toasts and small talk, he tried to steer the conversation toward Excellence.

He showed an unusual concern for Excellence's "health," asking if he was adapting to the valley's climate, whether his sleep was sound, and even subtly asking if he was still conducting "interesting little scientific experiments."

His tone was gentle, and his wording was cautious, like an elder caring for a younger generation.

But Su Mu and Evelyn, who knew the inside story, heard a chilling, probing intent in this "concern."

Every time Nightingale just cast his gaze toward Excellence, who was sitting a little further away, or showed a tendency to move toward him, Su Mu or Evelyn would "just happen" to appear at the right moment.

Su Mu would carry a plate of exquisite snacks and interject into the conversation with a smile: "Professor, try our kitchen's special osmanthus cakes; they use honey produced in the valley, and Excellence loves them!"

Then, she would naturally turn to Excellence, saying in a slightly reproachful but doting tone: "Excellence, don't just listen; quickly get a piece for the Professor. You must practice hospitality."

She skillfully diverted Excellence's attention and used external etiquette requirements to block further communication.

Evelyn focused more on academic interception.

When Nightingale tried to ask about Excellence's "research progress," she would immediately take over the conversation, steering it toward a more macroscopic and technical discussion: "Professor, your insights on cultivating scientific literacy in adolescents are unique."

"We are indeed designing an interdisciplinary learning program for Excellence, focusing on stimulating interest and consolidating foundations. For example, we are currently guiding him to understand the application of Fourier transforms in signal processing, which is more important than simply pursuing novel inventions."

Her words both responded to the other party and placed Excellence's protective shield under a rigorous academic framework, making it difficult for the other party to probe deeper.

After several attempts, Professor Nightingale still failed to have any substantive, one-on-one interaction with Excellence.

Although he kept a proper smile on his face, the trace of imperceptible impatience and scrutiny deep in his eyes was clearly captured by the security team closely monitoring him.

After the banquet ended, the operation entered a critical stage, following the carefully designed "lure the enemy into the trap" plan.

The technical team intentionally left a seemingly insignificant "data synchronization fault" in the data logs of the replica agricultural system, which appeared to be caused by "software version incompatibility"—the system would intermittently fail to upload real-time growth data to the central server.

At the same time, during routine communication with FSF technicians about the system "running well," Homeland's network administrator "negligently" provided them with temporary, restricted remote access permissions (IP address and credentials), under the guise of: "To facilitate your technical support staff in remotely viewing the logs and assisting us in troubleshooting this small issue, and to facilitate subsequent optimization."

This temporary permission did not connect to the real agricultural system control network but rather to a highly isolated "Honeypot" system filled with invisible monitoring probes.

This honeypot perfectly simulated the interface and environment of the real system, but its every move was under the strict surveillance of Homeland's security center.

Sure enough!

In the guest rooms where the delegation was staying, the technical personnel of Nightingale's team began their operation late at night, when most people had already fallen asleep.

The monitoring screen clearly showed that access requests from the IP address of the delegation's room passed the temporary permission verification and connected to the honeypot system.

However, the subsequent operations of the other party completely exceeded the scope of "assisting in troubleshooting data synchronization faults"!

Instead of checking the data logs, they directly attempted to send a series of complex, non-public privileged commands to the system, intended to activate and configure the hidden resonance wave emission function!

The format and content of these commands perfectly matched the logic of the malicious code previously reverse-engineered from the original device chip!

Even more alarming, the other party also attempted to implant a tiny backdoor program into the system through this connection, in hopes of gaining more persistent control.

Their every operation, including every command typed, every path accessed, and even the hesitation between operations, was recorded by the honeypot system.

At the same time, the peripheral security team used technical means to reverse-trace the final jump path of these operational commands, confirming that after multiple encrypted relays, their data packets ultimately pointed to known overseas server Nodes closely associated with the remnants of Morpheus Li's forces!

The evidence was irrefutable!

The true intentions of the FSF delegation and the mastermind behind the scenes were exposed at this moment.

After receiving the confirmation report from the security center, Wang Jianguo did not hesitate to issue the "close the net" order.

In the early hours of the morning, when Professor Nightingale and his team members were still in their hotel rooms, perhaps secretly pleased with "successfully" activating the hidden functions and immersed in sweet dreams, the door was opened silently.

The members of Homeland's most elite Fortress squad descended like soldiers from heaven, rushing into the room with lightning speed, subduing everyone and putting on special restraints before they could even react.

The entire operation was clean and neat, without making any noise that would disturb others.

Faced with irrefutable technical evidence and the suddenly appearing armed personnel, the usual elegant smile on Professor Nightingale's face instantly froze, replaced by a deathly pale shock and disbelief.

Almost at the same time the capture operation succeeded, Wang Jianguo activated another secret countermeasure that had been prepared for a long time—the "Resonance Purification" protocol.

This measure was based entirely on Evelyn's previous in-depth research into that dangerous resonance wave.

She not only analyzed its characteristics such as frequency, amplitude, and phase, but also theoretically deduced that it could be effectively neutralized by emitting an "anti-resonance wave" with the opposite phase and matching amplitude, a principle similar to active noise-canceling headphones.

Homeland's environmental control system (originally used to control temperature, humidity, ventilation, and background noise) was temporarily taken over and upgraded.

Hidden speakers and energy emitters scattered everywhere, following the precise parameters calculated by Evelyn's team, emitted "anti-resonance waves" of a specific frequency band into the air of the entire Homeland residential area and core research area for a period of time.

This process was harmless to the human body and might sound like a low, almost imperceptible hum.

But its effect was like using an invisible "energy broom" to perform a thorough "electromagnetic disinfection" of the space, ensuring that there were no potential harmful resonance wave residues, especially trace radiation that might have been secretly released in advance.

The counterattack did not stop at defense and capture.

Wang Jianguo instructed the technical team to prepare a special "return gift" for the mastermind behind the scenes, Morpheus Li.

The team carefully "packaged" the complete characteristic code of the dangerous resonance wave captured (including its core frequency, modulation method, activation command sequence, etc.), as well as a small snippet of the backdoor program code that the other party attempted to implant, recorded from the "honeypot" system.

Even better, Evelyn proposed and personally operated to embed a small "surprise" in this "data packet"—a processed brainwave fragment signal, mixed with some kind of strong non-linear interference characteristics produced by Excellence in an unconscious relaxed state (such as during deep sleep).

This signal itself was harmless, but its complex spectral structure was like a blank for a master key; once it encountered that specific resonance wave control system, it was highly likely to trigger unpredictable resonance interference or logic conflicts.

This special "gift" was sent back to its source—the secret stronghold where Morpheus Li was located—through an extremely covert, untraceable channel.

A few days later, scattered information from various intelligence channels indicated that a small-scale, mysterious equipment malfunction and system crash had occurred in a highly confidential underground laboratory under Morpheus's control.

It was rumored that the incident was related to an ongoing critical "Resonance Field Amplification" experiment that suddenly went out of control, causing multiple precision instruments to burn out and a large amount of experimental data to be lost.

Morpheus himself was reportedly furious about this, and his health fluctuated in his rage.

Although the details were vague, the coincidence in timing and the description of the nature of the incident gave Homeland's core members reason to believe that their "return gift" had been delivered accurately and was highly effective.

This beautiful counterattack not only crushed the enemy's conspiracy but also made them suffer the consequences, greatly dampening their spirit and strength.

After the crisis was resolved, Homeland held a small internal celebration.

The atmosphere was relaxed and joyful.

Although Excellence knew very little about the complex game and technical confrontation that had taken place, he could clearly feel the sense of relief from the adults around him, which made him very happy too.

He enthusiastically slipped into the kitchen and used carrots, spinach, blueberries, etc., to squeeze out a mixed vegetable juice of an extremely strange color (presenting an indescribable dark purple), calling it "Vitamin-Boosting Celebration Special Drink," and enthusiastically served it to everyone.

He also specifically walked up to Evelyn and Su Mu, solemnly raised his glass (which contained fruit juice that Su Mu had secretly swapped for him), and said with a serious face: "Thank you, Squad Leader! Thank you, Sister Evelyn! I know, it must be that you protected my 'brainwaves' again! Otherwise, those bad guys would have secretly taken them again to use as a strange radio channel!"

His metaphor, full of childlike innocence yet hitting the nail on the head, made everyone present unable to hold back their laughter, bursting into waves of chuckles.

The tension of the past few days vanished completely at this moment.

Evelyn and Su Mu looked at each other and smiled.

Watching Excellence's pure and brilliant smile, their hearts were filled with unspeakable relief and satisfaction.

All the late-night analysis, painstaking planning, and tension in the face of danger seemed infinitely worthwhile in the face of the result of protecting this innocence and safety.

This successful defensive counterattack not only tested Homeland's security system but also strengthened the guardians' confidence to continue moving forward.

The road ahead might still be full of challenges, but as long as they were united, they would have the ability to protect this pure land and this hope.