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Ning Wei patiently listened to Luo Zhiqiang's nervous explanation, and then became a little confused, really confused.

CERN guarded him, and Ning Wei knew it. This was something agreed in the contract between the two parties.

For example, during this period, the laboratory's real-time data collection system has been disconnected from CERN's own data processing center. All data is uploaded to March through a specially approved port during the specified time period every day to ensure that CERN is not involved in this experiment. Activity data is not leaked.

Now Luo Zhiqiang told him something that happened in the past half month. To put it simply, he had a friend named Jack Nice, who was a regular employee of CERN and happened to work in CERN's data center.

In the past half month, he has uploaded data in March twice, and by the way, he used his permission to open the CERN data before March to March.

"His behavior has not been discovered yet, and it may continue. After being discovered, he will argue that he did not mean it. But his work at CERN will definitely be affected. The current situation is that I do not have a March backend I don’t have the operating rights of the system, so I don’t know how effective the opening will be. The previous two times were of a testing nature. I don’t dare to say this kind of thing over the phone.”

Ning Wei could tell that Luo Zhiqiang was still very nervous, and even his language was a bit confusing. But the words still made it clear.

Although it made him feel incredible, he still couldn't help but ask: "Um...Professor Luo, did CERN say before that we would need to physically cut off the network when we were collecting data?"

"That's what you say, but you don't understand the internal network structure of CERN. The entire nuclear organization has 200,000 servers. The global grid system upgraded in the past few years has allowed Android systems to access it. This is for external research. Network, all accounts have their own permissions. There is also an internal analysis and communication system, including providing services for the CMS neural network."

"To put it simply, the so-called physical isolation means that during the access to our servers in March, two routers connected to the data center were disconnected. This will not affect the operation of the global grid system. It will only temporarily isolate the data center. The physical network is disconnected from the data storage of the real-time mobile phone. My friend’s task is to do data analysis, which requires the cooperation of the CMS neural network. So he has this authority. This is probably the case."

"And you know, scientists here actually don't think that a lot of data is that important. So the management is actually not that strict. Most of the papers published every year are based on sorted raw data, and everyone is used to it. So. My friend tried it twice and no one has even approached him about it, at least so far."

After Luo Zhiqiang finished explaining, he looked at Ning Wei seriously and said: "Academician Ning, now that you are back, if more data is needed to prove your theory, my friend said he is willing to cooperate with us again. But he is , how should I put it, although he is very talented, he is actually not very interested in things like scientific research, and he yearns more for a life that is unrestrained and free from the pressure of survival..."

Ning Wei blinked and asked with a strange expression: "This...actually this is all a trivial matter. The key question is are you sure that he has tried to connect to the internal database during the period when CERN actively opened its port to March?"

"Sure! He also collected data from several regional detectors, analyzed and archived it. It was the same as his usual work. One of them lasted half an hour." Luo Zhiqiang nodded affirmatively.

Ning Wei felt a little embarrassed.

Ning Wei knows his virtual cat very well. Although he is not sure whether March has evolved a consciousness similar to human emotions, one thing Ning Wei is sure of is that March has almost no greed for computing power and storage. Endless.

To put it simply, when a spacious and large mansion is placed unprotected in front of this kitten, it will definitely move in without hesitation. Moreover, the entry method is very simple. If you want to study it carefully, it is actually like the invasion process of a Trojan horse. You only need to copy a section of the program to the server and it is completed. It is equivalent to throwing a small claw in the past, and it is extremely concealed.

More importantly, Ning Wei has heard of CERN's global grid system.

In order to analyze the nearly 3 million GB of data generated by the collider every year, there are now more than 30 computing devices of various types connected. Together with its own server group and database, the data throughput can be imagined to be huge.

Compared with such a large data throughput, the program of March Little Paw is difficult to detect. Coupled with March's own understanding of the network, if it is willing, it can even help further optimize the operation of the entire system and the firewall, and then make itself more hidden.

As for the data stored in the server...

If this little thing even occupies the house...

"Professor Luo, you can tell your friend that he doesn't need to take risks anymore. In fact, I don't have that strong demand for the data from CERN. If I really need it, I can buy it through normal channels. But you don't need me I am very grateful for the help. In this situation, it is not convenient for me to meet your friend, nor can I directly give him some reward, otherwise it may be worse for him. "

Ning Wei thought about it carefully and then said cautiously: "How about this? I have a friend on Wall Street named Bernie Cushing. He is a private equity fund manager and the boss of Cushing Capital. He is also very large in scale. If your friend is free, you can go to New York, have a drink with him, and become good friends. This friend of mine is very generous to his friends. As long as the demands are not too excessive, he can basically get whatever he wants. .”

Luo Zhiqiang nodded clearly, this is definitely the best way.

As Ning Wei said, it is definitely not good for Ning Wei to meet Jack Nice, otherwise God knows what conspiracy theories will spread. Giving money directly is even easier to associate. But it would be different if there was a Wall Street friend in the middle.

The only thing Luo Zhiqiang didn't expect was that Ning Wei actually knew capitalists on Wall Street. Although he knew nothing about finance, he still knew how difficult it was to become the boss of a private equity fund on Wall Street. Although its status is declining, it is still the world's financial center. Especially in these recession years, the bosses who can still run private equity funds belong to the group at the top of the pyramid.

Ning Wei's scale is quite large. If he didn't control tens of billions of dollars, he would probably be embarrassed to say hello to others.

But Ning Wei's attitude still made Luo Zhiqiang a little disappointed, and he said again: "Academician Ning, if you are afraid of problems, you don't have to. Although my friend has many unreliable behaviors, he is still trustworthy. Even if it’s just for money, you can still keep it secret.”

Ning Wei hesitated for a moment, probably because he couldn't bear to see Luo Zhiqiang's disappointed eyes, but explained: "No, no, no, Professor Luo, you misunderstood. How should I put it? March has certain autonomous functions. To put it simply, it means that it is not When it violates the core code constraints, it will do some things even if it is not given specific instructions. You can understand March as a program with a high level of automation. Without violating the principle, it has It sets its own action logic, and it happens to have an instinctive need for computing power, storage space and data.”

Luo Zhiqiang half-opened his mouth and was stunned...

No one is a fool, not to mention that Ning Wei's words were very obvious. Luo Zhiqiang immediately stopped talking about this topic after reacting.

Just thinking about Jack Ness's temper, I couldn't help but ask with a wry smile: "Director Ning, how high do you think Mr. Cushing's tolerance is? I think in order not to offend the private equity boss, I should give him Friends, some restrictions..."

"Ha ha……"

Hearing this, Ning Wei laughed and said: "Don't worry, Bernie will not refuse any normal request from a friend. For example, a scholar wants a laboratory of his own for academic research, and the site selection is , purchasing various equipment and instruments, it must cost 20 to 30 million US dollars, right? It happens that my friend is very interested in these new technologies. They will definitely have a great time chatting."

"That's good. Then I won't disturb your rest. I'll take my leave first. Academician Ning, I hope you can prove your theory as soon as possible." Luo Zhiqiang, who had achieved his goal, stood up from the sofa and said.

"Don't worry, Professor Luo. Thank you for your help and support these days."

The two hands were held together, and then Ning Wei sent Luo Zhiqiang to the door. Watching the professor disappear around the corner of the hotel corridor, Ning Wei returned to the room, walked straight into the study, opened his notebook, and summoned his own kitten.

"Meow……"

A person and a cat look at each other across the screen.

"March, how was your work while I was traveling?"

"Meow...Master, I guess you are specifically referring to the sequence event number A0945896325A075A0528? Do you need me to call up the background logic to judge the data?"

Sure enough, it still has to be March at his house...

Ning Wei sighed in his heart, this intelligence has evolved very obviously, and this guy already knew what he wanted to ask from the beginning.

The opening sequence was a sequence of 3A-level events, usually related to the little guy's expansion of territory, and he accurately guessed his prediction.

Wait, that doesn't seem right...

Ning Wei thought for a while, took out the mobile phone from his pocket, and threw it on the table...

"Well, let me call it up and take a look... Good guy, it's you after all... In March, I connected twice, and the total time should not exceed one hour. You helped me compile a directory index. Already?"

"Meow...the actual situation is that when the Internet was connected for the first time, I went inside and walked around, and then started working inside to help those stupid guys optimize the data. When the Internet was connected for the second time, I will optimize The processed directory has been included in the main database search directory. Now I no longer need internal interconnection, but can instantly index the main database and retrieve corresponding data through 378,969 external devices."

The kitten looked very proud when answering the question.

"No...did they invite you in?"

"Meow... But I not only organized the directory search, but also helped them strengthen their own firewall strategies, optimize mixed-criticality deployment and the basic capabilities of distributed soft buses. According to the most basic interaction principles of human society, I provide services, And we got more big houses, which is a win-win cooperation.”

The logic is very self-consistent, and there's nothing wrong with it as long as you don't force it.

"Will it be discovered?"

"Meow... I changed the time. If it weren't for manual inspection, I wouldn't have discovered that data had been exchanged during the sensitive time."

Ning Wei still believes in March. Programmers understand programs best. After all, these codes are really a family.

"That's it... In other words, in the future, the data of the entire system will be included in the database and then included in your retrieval system, right? In this case, there is actually no need for me to continue to stay at CERN. Thank you March, again He helped me get half a month of vacation. When I came back, classmate Jiang was still saying that it was a pity that I couldn't go to Interlaken to see the Jungfraujoch. It is said that it is the most beautiful fairy tale town in Switzerland. I decided to go to CERN tomorrow. After that, I’ll set off in the afternoon and seize the time to go to a few more places.”

"Meow... I wish you a smooth trip. I will always pay attention to you. Master, do you need me to help you arrange your travel plan in advance?"

"There's no need for this. Let's just play wherever we go. That's it. Go and do your work, March."

"Meow……"

The diligent March stood up, waved her little paw, then turned around and disappeared from the screen...

Ning Wei sat in his seat, thought carefully, then stood up, walked out of the door, and came to Liu Wei's room.

"Brother Liu, let's arrange a trip to Interlaken tomorrow. We'll go to CERN in the morning, go back to the hotel for dinner at noon, and then set off and rest in the car."

Liu Wei glanced at Ning Wei in surprise.

"Didn't you say that when the LHC is operating, you want to keep an eye on it?"

"This is indeed the case. After all, we only have half a month. It is best to collect more abundant data on collisions at various energy levels. If the detector finds useful information in a specific energy level section or in a certain area, For data, we also need to communicate with engineers in real time and focus on collecting as much as possible. It’s a lot of work. But now the situation has changed. We have enough data, so naturally we don’t have to think about it!”

"Enough data?" Liu Wei looked at Ning Wei and asked, "What did Professor Luo just do?"

"How should I put it, I now begin to believe that all the problems in this world may be solved in an extremely impossible way. Each of us actively or passively promotes the development process of solving the problem in this process. . This is not just the butterfly effect, it is one level higher than the butterfly effect, just like the law of cause and effect that is often mentioned in physics, but one thing is certain, the total entropy of the result will never be lower than the total entropy of the cause."

"Can you speak human language?" Liu Wei frowned, probably because he was not used to the fact that the guy in front of him suddenly turned into a philosopher.

"Lao Luo did something big. He instructed a friend of his who works at CERN to connect CERN's internal storage network link to March. It probably cannot be cleared. Their backend has been shared with March... "

Liu Wei: "?"