[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer":3,"chapter-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-206":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cyberpunk: Cross-dimensional Science and Engineering",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1151697,1495,"Chapter 206 - 188: The Lower Beam is Crooked","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-206",206,"\u003Cp>\"I swear, every process was carried out according to the regulations—I fucking worked over 380 hours a month, I absolutely, absolutely wouldn’t make a mistake—you can check the surveillance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are researching gene therapy for cancer, dealing with high-risk biochemical drugs. Even if I’m exhausted, how could I possibly joke with my own life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would I willingly work overtime?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He said that our results were garbage, and then the next day his son published our paper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report it? How do I report it, when my mentor told me what I wrote was trash and threw it in the bin right in front of me? It wasn’t even published, who would believe me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then... then it’s abruptly graduation season again, and if I can’t graduate, I have to stay at school. If I stay at school, I can’t start working, if I can’t start working... do you know how much student loan debt I have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I fucking want to graduate and pay off my loans as well! But I just can’t graduate, damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fuck, he won’t let me graduate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, tears of regret began to stream down the survivor’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had known earlier, he would have never pursued a PhD—at least not under the supervision of Professor Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille was listening to his account in the hallway downstairs and couldn’t help but click his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting a diploma now seems as stressful as working as a corporate drone in Night City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it miserable? It’s too miserable. Lille felt sympathy for him, but to be honest, with the cancer at an advanced stage, having metastasized, it was really difficult to bring him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The survivor, crying, pleaded for Peter to help them seek justice and showed no resistance to the media that Martin had brought, accusing Professor Ethan of exploiting them in every detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of Spider Silk shooting and hitting its mark could be heard—Gwen landed on a tree branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you get my number?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen was a bit spooked as she said this—because Lille’s call had gone directly to her cell phone, Gwen Stacy’s cell phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Information technology—your device seems to be full of loopholes. You’d better get a professional to upgrade it for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no money, big businessman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m talking about your classmate—can you find evidence of Osborne Group’s involvement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not sure... This is the surveillance footage from near the laboratory that night. I’ve restored some of it, and you can see a few men in black appeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did they catch the transgenic lizard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not in the surveillance, but my guess is they just happened to come across it. They left Laboratory 3 for the first time at 8:20 PM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came back again at 8:45 PM, looking very rushed, and they had a black briefcase in their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To find solid evidence, we probably need to illegally obtain it from Osborne Tower—I can’t get into their labs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So you came to me just to get an update?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s about something else—NYPD’s equipment has unidentifiable spyware on it. Someone is monitoring the progress of the case. But more likely, they have been monitoring the police department all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they might have set their sights on this case, and things could get complicated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen got even more spooked—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Spider Woman, in reality, was still a few months shy of being an adult, and her mutation hadn’t been long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you told her that NYPD had its share of bad apples, she would nod along, but if you gave her specifics about the nature of their malice, she would start to get scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since her dad worked for the NYPD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille pulled out... a USB drive from his pocket, which was attached like a keychain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hacking tool, it has functions for gaining system control rights, lock picking, data theft, software overwriting, backdoor creation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take it and use it as you see fit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You know the phrase ’illegal evidence gathering’ starts with the word ’illegal’, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know. It’s just a precaution, not asking you to rush in and collect evidence right now. The USB drive has a button, press it and see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille tossed the USB chain, Gwen caught it with her Spider Silk, and then she pressed the side button of the USB drive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, several miniature probes popped out of the USB connector, small sparks danced on them, and every now and then there was a sizzling sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille explained, \"Press the button and the USB drive’s backup hidden power source will provide electricity, as long as you can find the system’s circuit interface, you can hack in with the USB drive—I’m talking about an interface that’s powered on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is experimental technology that still needs to be improved, so try to maintain a continuous connection when using it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... don’t hackers in movies use a small, all-purpose device? Can’t we use one of those?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, for safety, each module has its own security valve, unless you’re hacking a supercomputer, no one would notice the traces of hacking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just in the Marvel World, but powerful countries all have information surveillance programs on their citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And here in the United States, it’s different—there may be more than one person eavesdropping on the populace... and they are all quite formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just to be safe, Lille crammed the program with complex security settings, which could deal with the vast majority of anti-intrusion systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only three situations in which traces could be caught: the first was if Gwen plugged the USB drive into the system in front of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second was if the target system had a high-level and active AI noticing the hacking, such as Jarvis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third was if she plugged the USB into the head of Ultron or Zola—connecting it to an AI’s body, that wouldn’t just be about catching traces anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it...\" Gwen hung the USB drive on her belt, \"Uh... I better get a separate pouch for this thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With your skills, why don’t you just hack into Osborne Group directly from the internet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s common knowledge that confidential information isn’t connected to the internet. Anyway, be cautious recently, I have a feeling that trouble is coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen, hanging upside down from Spider Silk, complained in an affected manner:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah—being a masked hero is so tiring, having to watch whether evil businessmen will cause trouble and also guard against the Black Hand behind the state surveillance. And as for myself, I haven’t even figured out college yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that the issue? Just let Professor Connor directly recruit you, since Peter’s spot is not being used anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The evidence list against Ethan is about to be presented at the trial; just come to the lab and report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why does it still sound like you’re bossing someone around—fine, I’ll report to the laboratory tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Gwen swing into the air, Lille muttered to himself, \"Letting you work with your little boyfriend and you’re still not happy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a small path in the park, nurses supported patients as they did rehabilitation walking, seemingly using a kind of very advanced mechanical prosthetics—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, only very advanced in the Marvel World at present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, George, accompanied by police, arrived at Ethan’s home:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Ethan, I am here to inform you that the prosecutor’s office has submitted new evidence to the court that can prove your exploitation of students led to a biosecurity incident; prepare to appear in court for trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep in mind, you have the right to remain silent, but everything you say can and will be used against you in court...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I strongly recommend you turn yourself in and provide relevant clues, so we might speak favorably for you to the judge due to your cooperation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George showed the arrest warrant and then pulled out handcuffs, waving them in front of this American elite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you put these on now, you’ll reduce the conditions for surrendering yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan remained silent, his face flushing the color of liver, as he watched the handcuffs slowly approach—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flashes of his little villa, the oncology department he had \"diligently\" expanded at New York University, and his bank deposits, shares, options filled his head...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was too much he couldn’t bear to part with—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he remembered what Norman Osborn had said to him: Deal with it yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I...I said it has nothing to do with me! It’s not like I made them get cancer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Save your strength, Osborne Group is willing to cooperate with us in recreating the case. Get ready for jail time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very moment the handcuffs were about to be snapped on, Ethan suddenly screamed like a madman:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn Osborne Group! They made me do it! It was all them that made me do it!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George revealed a barely noticeable sly smile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, his phone flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>",1487,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","60cdd9d3bccfd3eaf75c2d3e0b898c4a6980e665e3ba700f1e73768ebd41d111","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-207","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-205",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]