heomnipoencedescendedonheringoffirelikeameeorhurlingirrevocablyowardsearheachflickeringfmerepresenedahobedofinrusiondeecionandeliminaionaciviyonheworkhayglimmeringbeyondwhaever,ywihinheworkwasbeingaackedbysomehinghawasleavingnosecuriyholeunexploredandhasomehingwasaproducofheomnipoence,fragmensofiselfdesignedolureheaisoabalehacouldnopossiblybewonawaiheexhausedenemywihease

heendgamewasobeeparofheveryessenceofhoseais,parofheirdna,heyinurnbeingparsofisownsuminamaerofminueshesecuriyaisgrewcalm,helickingfmesorresisancerereainginodyingembershebalehadbeenwonbeforeicouldbeginyeheomnipoencemarveledaheconceredefforsofresisanceashowofsrenghhaihaddeecednowhereelseincyberspaceandhisinriguedigrealywhaeverywihinwasimmenselyvaluableowhoeverownediandheomnipoencewascurrenlyinheprocessofcreaingvalue–exponeniallyspliingiselfinoarillioncodefragmens,heomnipoencedisappearedinoheworkwihinasifbyosmosis

majorgeneralwangsubbedouazhongnanhaipremiumandwasjusabouoleavehisofficewhenlieuenanliucamerushinginohisofficecarryingalongreamofpuerprinou

“whadoyoumeanbyhisindolence,lieuenan?”hemajorgeneralgrowled

“apologiessir,buyouhaveoseehis,”helieuenansaidpaningheavilyhehadracedallhewayfromhesecrefaciliywihinhehirddeparmen’spoundwhereahandfulofhep’sbrighesechnicalmindswereworkingonhemajorgeneral’spersonalprojecsprojecs,which,whena

ouncedoheauhoriiesinzhongnanhai,wouldmakehemajorgeneraheroinpeople’sliberaionarmyandnaionwide

“ibeerbegood,lieuenanliuiamefordi

erandmywifedoesn’likeha,”hemajorgeneralsaidwihawrysmilelieuenanliucursedohimselfhehadbeeninheofficeformorehanwenyfourhourscleaninguphemajorgeneral’sdiryworkdi

ershadgonecoldwiceoverhiswifewasnoreurningphonecallsandhebadlyneededocachsomesleep

“sir,hisishegraphshowingdaarafficflowswihinheworklookwhahappenedfiveminuesago,”helieuenansaidpoiningaaspikeinhegraphhawasalmosvericanddisappearedoffheedgeofhepaper

“asofwareglich?”

“idon’hinkso,sirascounwehad2008auhorizedsubjecs,whoofcoursearealccounedforijuscheckedlookahissirheseareheswoupdaesofhepopuionfigures,”lieuenanliusaid,shakilypoiningaarowofnumbershemajorgeneral’seyespoppedwideopenheprinouread:

popuion:2008[supdaeda19:28:02]

popuion:1,000,000,002,008[supdaeda19:29:08]

popuion:2,009[supdaeda19:29:09]

popuion:2,009[supdaeda19:30:09]

popuion:2,009[supdaeda19:31:09]

majorgeneralwangpickeduphispackofzhongnanhaipremiumsandlianohercigareeheleheobaccosmokecirclehislungsandhenexhaleddeeply

“virus?”

“couldbebuidoubiaviruswouldnohaveanimpaconhepopuionfiguresodoso,iwouldhaveohaveinricaeknowledgeofhesysemandhaisimpossible”

“youforgeabouourconversaionearlierherearewoconsolesouherehamayhaveaccessooursysehavegiveninsrucionsforheconsolesobererievedbuiisnogoingobehaeasyofindhehemeanime,iwanyouodohebesyoucanoinvesigaehisanomalyandpuasopoiinafewdaysiwillbeimeogooshanghaiandwecan’affordohaveanyglicheshenundersand?”

“yes,sir”

“puyourbesmenonisendheminhereanddon’lehemebackouunilheyhavediscoveredwhahappenedhereiwanhosepopuionfiguresbackdownwhaweareworkingonhasgreaimplicaionsforourcounry,lieuenanliuiamsureyouundersandha”

“idosir,”saidlieuenanliuashenealyfoldedheprinouhewashinkingofheimplicaionsforhismarriageashelefheoffice

majorgeneralwangcursedunderhisbreahheassassinbeerhavesomegoodnewssoon,hehoughashegroundhesubofhiscigareeinoapulpinheoverflowingashrayhemovedquicklyohispuerconsole,pullediouofhibernaionandeneredasecreaddressahemandlihemajorgeneralheneneredapasswordohesysemonlyhehadaccessoagrainyvideoscreenpoppedupandigraduallybecamecrysalclearheshakymoionofhepicuremeanhaheassassinwasonhemovehemajorgeneralwasseeingexaclywhaheassassinsawhewasseeingheassassin’saugmenedrealiy,akiller’spoinofview

“whereareyourighnow?”

“hongkongkowloonside,”heassassinwhisperedinohemicrophoneembeddedonhedevicearoundhisneckhebroughupanaroverysohemajorgeneralcouldseefromhereadouhahewasonnahanroad

“whyhere?youarenohinkingofinghomeareyou?”

“iwish,sirilookslikehamighnohappenforawhilehongkongissomekindofnodalpoinaccordingoheanalysis”

“whyisha?”

“noideaheaissensehahongkongwillbeanimporanpoininseveralrespecsandmuliplescenariomodelersconfirmialeaswoofourquarrymayehroughhesaroverhenexfewdayshaishepredicionihavebeenconsanlycheckingheupdaesheprobabiliiesjuskeepgeingbeer”

“goodyoumusbeashoroughasyouweresimealoisridingonhis”

“ofcourse”

“andhenyoucangohomeiamarrangingalilesurpriseonheohersideonceyouarehome,iwillbeyourduyolookouforisineress”

“nosureiundersand,sir”

“believemeyouwill,whenyouaredone”hemajorgeneralhungupandheassassinsoodherewonderingwheherhesurprisehadanyhingodowihhehugeshadowhehadseenearlierodayhahadbnkeedhewholeofcyberspaceonlyodisappearasquicklyasihadarrivedwhaeverhehadseenwasdefinielynohumanhehairsonhebackofheassassin’sneckweresandingonendashewalkedslowlydownnahanroad,pashesepsofhemaingaeokowloonpark