I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 343 - 217: Lost Control Again

"Died from sudden death caused by arrhythmia?"

Li Xiang and the forensic doctor re-evaluated the cause of death and both agreed that the deceased did not die from heart failure.

The time of death was between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. yesterday.

Impossible!

The deceased had symptoms of heart failure before death, so how could there be arrhythmia?

Unless...

Li Xiang picked up the ultraminiaturized magnetic levitation artificial heart, holding it in his hand and inspecting it closely: "Could it be you who caused this?"

The ultraminiaturized magnetic levitation artificial heart is comprised of four main parts: a magnetic rotor, snail-shaped chamber, magnetic confinement ring, and control circuit. Li Xiang removed this whole setup from the deceased and set it aside, suspecting the real cause of death might lie within this apparatus.

After cleaning the equipment, Li Xiang took it to the meeting room.

He had arranged for experts from various fields to come here to analyze this setup together.

"This is the apparatus taken from the deceased. It’s said to be the most advanced magnetic levitation artificial heart in the world, very compact and high-tech. The cause of death was sudden death due to arrhythmia, which greatly contradicts his previous medical records. I suspect this little device might be the culprit."

In the face of Li Xiang’s suspicion, some expressed doubts.

"That’s unlikely, isn’t it? This product was rigorously tested before launching, and every step was examined by authoritative institutions. How could there be a problem?"

"There may have been no issues since it launched, but we can’t rule out the possibility. I think we should have professionals conduct authoritative tests on this setup."

"Makes sense, I support it."

Soon, everyone reached a consensus to have professionals examine the setup.

"By the way, this setup isn’t complete. As a new device, it has a dedicated APP for Bluetooth connection to constantly monitor the patient’s physical condition and the artificial heart’s performance. To get the specific operational data, we need to bring the phone with the control APP over to access its core data."

Offering constructive advice, an expert instructed Li Xiang, who promptly arranged for someone to go to Madam Zhao’s house to retrieve the phone, which belonged to Chairman Zhao himself.

The two computer specialists called in from the leadership played their part, immediately breaking into the phone and extracting data related to the operation of the magnetic levitation artificial heart.

After systematically analyzing the data generated during the week of operation, a suspicious point quickly emerged.

At 2:40 a.m. yesterday, the operational data of the magnetic levitation artificial heart showed abnormalities, with the magnetic rotor’s speed suddenly increasing to six times its normal rate, potentially causing the patient’s death directly.

No matter what, the coinciding time of the artificial heart’s abnormal operation and the patient’s death leads him to suspect a connection between them.

"Captain Li, wait, there’s a problem with this phone."

"What kind of problem?"

"The phone has malware installed, with a backdoor left open, and logs indicate that the APP’s data was manually altered."

"You’re saying someone deliberately sped up the magnetic rotor to kill Mr. Zhao? This isn’t a medical accident but a murder case!"

Realizing this, Li Xiang finally understood that the mechanical assassination mentioned in the mission wasn’t about AI controlling machines to kill humans, but humans controlling AI to kill other humans.

Moreover, this method of killing from a distance without direct confrontation, simply by mastering hacking techniques, is terrifying.

Aware of the seriousness of the issue, Li Xiang immediately took action.

He copied the evidence from the phone and convened a meeting of all special task force members immediately.

Half an hour later, all 58 members of the task force assembled in the meeting room.

"Captain Li, did you call us urgently because of some new discovery?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Exactly, the APP’s data has been cracked, and its secrets exposed. This isn’t a medical accident but a murder case!"

As Li Xiang finished speaking, the room erupted in astonishment:

"A murder case? How’s that possible?"

"Indeed, how could it be a murder case? Who would murder?"

"Captain Li, do you have evidence?"

Faced with the questions, Li Xiang naturally had the evidence in hand, so he presented a USB drive and said, "The evidence is in here. The operational data of the magnetic levitation artificial heart showed abnormalities at 2:40 a.m. yesterday, with the magnetic rotor speed suddenly increasing to six times its usual rate - abnormality and time of death are highly consistent."

"That only proves a product issue. How can it be proven as a murder case?"

As soon as Li Xiang spoke, someone objected.

"There were also people who believed it couldn’t be a product issue before."

After Li Xiang countered, those experts who had previously insisted it was absolutely not a product issue lowered their heads, avoiding his gaze.

He didn’t press the point, continuing to say, "In that phone, investigators found malware. A hacker had breached the control program of the magnetic levitation artificial heart, maliciously increasing the magnetic rotor’s speed, ultimately causing Mr. Zhao’s death."