At the end of November 2029, inside a secret laboratory located in the suburbs of J City, the capital of Malaysia, the world-renowned neurosurgery expert Dr. Morris was saying to his assistant: "Contact headquarters immediately, report the first human brain read-write experiment plan to the BOSS, and request approval to officially launch the experiment schedule."
"I am already in place. Begin the report."
A mature man's voice abruptly sounded inside the laboratory, his calm tone exuding the poise of having everything under control.
Morris couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart, turning his gaze toward the snow-white wall.
Before long, the wall began to change color, revealing a clear image.
A frail man was seen sitting on a wheelchair full of sci-fi aura, with a smartly dressed young man standing beside him—who was his assistant.
"Hello, BOSS."
Morris bowed in greeting to the man in the display screen.
This man sitting in the wheelchair was Morris's boss, Qin Feng.
Qin Feng, male, 49 years old, the Father of Artificial Intelligence, a financial tycoon, the world's richest person, a dual PhD in electronics and biology, the investor of Morris Laboratory, and also a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Qin Feng was a genius, showing a learning ability far surpassing his peers even during elementary school.
When he was 12 years old, his parents took him for an IQ test, which showed his IQ was as high as 166.
After graduating from middle school, Qin Feng was admitted to the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology to major in computer science, earning his doctorate at the age of 20.
However, just when Qin Feng was in his prime and full of ambition, he was diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Qin Feng was a proud and highly controlling person.
After the initial panic, he cheered himself up and began his self-rescue plan.
On one hand, he used his exceptional computer technology and financial knowledge to earn money and fame, befriending elites of high society; on the other hand, he delved into biomedicine, obtaining a PhD in biology at 24, and using the massive funds earned from financial speculation to establish his own company and private laboratory at 28.
One year later, artificial intelligence was born in the laboratory led by Qin Feng.
As soon as Qin Feng's company was listed on NASDAQ, it was sought after by capital, and its market value exceeded 700 billion US dollars.
Although Qin Feng achieved tremendous success in his career and had the world's top private medical team, his body still grew weaker day by day.
When Qin Feng was 32 years old, he successfully developed a human-computer interaction brainwave control device.
This instrument directly controlled computers through brainwave receivers, allowing even people without hands or those unable to make sound to operate computers.
By this time, Qin Feng was completely paralyzed, but this technology still enabled him to continue working, researching, issuing commands, and even being more efficient than normal people—yet all of this was merely the prelude to Qin Feng's self-rescue plan.
In 2030, the secret laboratory invested by Qin Feng finally developed the biochip X-1 that could be implanted into the human brain.
Through experiments, this chip could help people memorize, learn, and even import skills—such as dancing, playing the piano, playing musical instruments, shooting, driving airplanes, and so on.
The invention of X-1 made Qin Feng decide to launch his self-rescue plan: the Sun-Swapping Plan.
He wanted to swap a body for himself, a healthy body.
ALS was a disease caused by genetic defects, and the medical community had long lacked effective treatment methods for it.
However, Qin Feng believed that the human brain and computers were very similar in function: they could collect information, analyze information, issue commands, and store information.
Therefore, if there was a medium that could collect memories in the human brain and transfer them into another body through a human-computer interaction system, he could completely shake off this terrifying disease.
This technology could not only get rid of diseases, but also achieve eternal life!
Qin Feng's self-rescue plan was also his immortality plan!
Qin Feng was well aware of the terrifying consequences brought by the Sun-Swapping Plan: social wealth would become increasingly concentrated in the hands of oligarchs, human society would be torn apart, class conflicts would become increasingly acute, and conflicts would be inevitable.
Therefore, Qin Feng prepared to secretly complete the entire experiment, which led to the Morris experimental base in Kuala Lumpur.
"BOSS, all indicators of the volunteer numbered R-1 for this experiment have been adjusted to within standard values, and the clone based on his genes was cultivated to maturity 2 weeks ago. This time, we will use the newly developed x-3 chip at headquarters. According to testing, this chip's memory capacity is 10 times higher than the standard X-1 chip, and its computing speed is 3 times higher. In addition, the X-3 Chip has even more powerful auxiliary functions; after implantation, it can classify, calculate, analyze, judge, and memorize based on the information collected by the host. Furthermore, the X-3 Chip can directly generate a digital interface in the host's brain information processing area to help the host analyze information and form the most intuitive digitized results. The X-3 Chip also has functions such as classification, clearing redundant information, and background computing. This write-in chip does not have initiative and will not have any impact on the host's personality; the host can freely choose to turn the X-3 Chip on or off. Lastly, according to your request, we have loaded wilderness survival, special operations, tool making, combat techniques, cold and hot weapon usage skills, driving technologies of various vehicles, and other contents into the chip… We have already sent the specific details and experiment schedule to the headquarters' main control computer, and you can check them at any time."
Morris said respectfully.
"I know. Headquarters will evaluate your report, and instructions will be sent to you within 48 hours. So, this call will end here."
Having said that, Qin Feng cut off the communication.
Looking at the gradually dimming giant display screen, he said somewhat absent-mindedly to his assistant: "Introduce the situation of the volunteer for this experiment."
"Yes, Boss."
Qin Feng's assistant opened his personal terminal and quickly entered commands.
Immediately afterward, the giant display screen lit up again, displaying a full-body portrait of a man around 30 years old.
"Zhang Shuang, male, 29 years old, Blood Type O. A native of Jiangshui, Xihai Province, Huaguo, with a junior high school education, an only child in the family. His mother Wu Zhaodi died in difficult childbirth, and his father Zhang Chengfu accidentally missed his footing and died of severe injuries when Zhang Shuang was 7 years old. Zhang Shuang was raised by his paternal cousin Zhang Chenggui. After graduating from junior high school, he went out to work as a construction worker, security guard, kitchen assistant, and courier. On June 22, 2025, in a residential area in Luocheng, Zhang Shuang was struck on the cervical vertebrae by a falling object from a height, resulting in high paraplegia. On April 15, 2026, Zhang Shuang signed the experiment agreement with our agent."
The assistant paused for a moment and continued: "Boss, the hospital secretly controlled by us issued a death certificate for Zhang Shuang 6 months ago. News sent back by the agent shows that Huaguo's public security department has already canceled his household registration."
Qin Feng glanced at the portrait on the screen, remained silent for a long moment, and spoke: "I heard that Zhang Shuang's adoptive parents have always illegally manufactured fireworks and firecrackers in their hometown, is that true?"
The assistant was slightly stunned.
Seeing the BOSS's gloomy and profound eyes, a chill welled up in his heart, and he lowered his head to reply: "Yes, Boss!"
"This experiment may not necessarily succeed, but we must take all details into consideration and strive for perfection. All unstable factors must be eliminated! Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand! I will handle it well. Please rest assured!"