Chapter 458: Awakening Project (Part 1)

Huan possesses intelligence like other Mechanical Life, and just like Sun Cheng, it experienced the entire event from beginning to end; hearing his muttering just now, it immediately understood.

"Master... are you suspecting that this human is working for the Decepticons?"

Sun Cheng did not speak. With his gaze somewhat unfocused, it was clear he had already discovered many things from the data Huan brought, so he linked to the network again to start another round of searching.

It was not just Dylan Gould; he even suspected that Dylan Gould's father—James Gould—should also be working for the Decepticons.

After all, the rise of the father and son was too smooth, as if a pair of large hands were pushing them forward from behind.

The only thing Sun Cheng could not be certain of was who exactly this father and son were working for.

Cultivating some humans on Earth to serve oneself is not impossible for the cunning Decepticons who are adept at playing with conspiracies.

It is true that the Decepticons are arrogant and warlike, but that does not mean they all lack brains.

In fact, during the Cybertronian Civil War, the masterminds behind the several great battles that caused the Autobots to suffer heavy losses were all cunning villains within the Decepticon Legion.

Judging from the loss of contact with the spy satellite A-6, Soundwave's suspicion is undoubtedly the greatest.

However, the timing does not match. If Sun Cheng's speculation is correct, and James Gould received backing from a Decepticon behind the scenes when he was starting out, then that conspirator has been on Earth for at least over half a century.

Yet, that guy Soundwave only arrived on Earth a few years ago. Based on this point alone, the suspicion of this Decepticon Legion intelligence officer, who is extremely adept at inciting rebellion and manipulating everything from behind the scenes, can basically be ruled out.

Starscream's suspicion is clearly the greatest. According to what Sun Cheng knows, this guy should have already arrived on Earth before James Gould started his business.

If it were he who supported a group of humans behind the scenes to search for the AllSpark or Megatron for himself, it would also make sense.

It is just that there are also parts that cannot be explained.

When Starscream first arrived in the Solar System, he brought a group of Decepticons loyal to him, and he himself is also adept at cultivating Newborn Decepticons. Nowadays, the Decepticon Cannon Fodder Warriors running around everywhere on Earth were basically cultivated by Starscream on the Moon.

At least based on Sun Cheng's understanding of him, choosing to support humans to scout for information while having more excellent Decepticons on hand does not fit the style of Starscream, whose pride is comparable to Megatron.

Even Megatron became an object of his suspicion!

Sun Cheng once peered into a portion of Megatron's memories, so he knew that this guy had already arrived on Earth more than a hundred years ago.

Moreover, although he spent most of the past hundred years being locked up by the United States government in Sector 7 for research, Megatron's consciousness was in a conscious state for the vast majority of the time.

This terrifying guy who can endure what others cannot endure would do anything to achieve his goals. Megatron had always known about Starscream's ambition to replace him, yet he still gave Starscream sufficient status and power; even Sentinel Prime, whom he wished would die immediately, Megatron could suppress his killing intent and reach a cooperation with.

For such a true hegemon, there is nothing he cannot do.

This is also the reason why Sun Cheng would suspect him, because from the memories of Megatron he peered into, it could be seen that Megatron was quite satisfied with the billions of 'slaves' on Earth who had already entered the civilized era.

Thinking did not affect his operations. As he found more and more photos on the internet related to Dylan Gould and even his father, James Gould, who had passed away several years ago, Sun Cheng finally noticed something strange.

Tapping his finger lightly on his temple, a huge light screen nearly six or seven meters high was immediately projected in front of him.

At the same time, hundreds of photos ranging from one to five inches in size were also displayed in front of Huan.

"... Huan, do you notice anything different yet the same about these photos?"

Sun Cheng asked.

The photos on this light screen he projected all came from the father and son James Gould and Dylan Gould, but they were not from the same period or the same location; rather, they were taken by different photographers in different years and on different occasions.

At first glance, this question is self-contradictory.

However, Sun Cheng knew very well that this kind of question, which would likely cause some artificial intelligence with only simple logical processing capabilities to crash, was at most a "spot the difference" mini-game for Huan.

Although it is not Mechanical Life, as a supercomputer created by the Cybertronian civilization, it also possesses super-strong logical thinking and computational capabilities.

Therefore, this question definitely cannot stump it!

Sure enough, Huan controlled that robot body, looked at him with a puzzled expression, and then immediately looked at the light screen.

After only about ten seconds, it gave an answer: "Master, are you referring to the watch?"

It was indeed discovered by it!

Sun Cheng smiled slightly, very satisfied with its intelligence, "... These photos are ones I searched for on the internet, spanning from the year 1960 to two days ago. The only thing different yet the same about the father and son James Gould and Dylan Gould in them is that watch!"

Just as he said, among these hundreds of photos of the father and son James Gould and Dylan Gould that Sun Cheng searched for on the internet, the former's photos were mostly taken in the 1960s and 70s, many of which were clips from print media and television interviews; even a considerable portion of Dylan Gould's photos were left behind by newspaper photography from decades ago.

But if one really examines them one by one carefully, one would soon discover that before 1969, no accessories could be seen on his hands in American media photos or James Gould's family self-portraits, but starting from 1969, a men's watch appeared on his left wrist.

After that watch was put on, it never left James Gould until 1997.

And after it left James Gould's hand, it appeared on Dylan Gould's left wrist, and until two days ago, it was as if it had grown onto Dylan Gould's arm; even when he was on vacation at the beach wearing a swimsuit, that watch never left his hand.

It is worth mentioning that before 1997, not a single photo ever captured Dylan Gould having the habit of wearing a watch.

"... I have suddenly become interested in this watch, but unfortunately, I don't have the energy to spare to investigate Dylan Gould and who is behind him for the time being!"

He suppressed the urge in his heart to keep investigating.

Sun Cheng quickly retracted the light screen projected in front of him. This time, he had been away from Russia for quite a while.

It is not yet time to completely tear off the mask with Starscream, and since he has some speculations he wants to verify, it is time to return to Russia.

However, before that, he still had to take out some insurance for himself.

"... I have no time to wait any longer. Huan, go and prepare; the Awakening Project can be officially launched!"