Chapter 42: It is a good thing you are original, otherwise things would have been troublesome.

He Yu’s calm tone was like an invisible needle that pierced the intensely taut atmosphere within the office.

The leading state security expert instantly tightened his jawline, the scrutiny in his eyes turning as sharp as a blade.

"Full of loopholes?"

His voice was not loud, yet it carried a metallic, cold, and hard texture, every single word seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Young man, I admit you have some clever tricks, but in the face of national security, I advise you to make a clean breast of it!"

It was a warning, as well as an ultimate ultimatum. The sense of oppression in the air suddenly intensified, making it almost difficult to breathe.

Yet He Yu did not even lift an eyelid, nor did he engage in any further verbal debate.

He simply turned around, walking with steady steps toward the only huge whiteboard in the office. Throughout the entire process, he did not show the slightest bit of hesitation or panic, appearing as composed as if this were not an interrogation room deciding his fate, but his personal lecture hall.

He picked up a black marker and uncapped it, producing a faint "click" sound.

"It is too troublesome to explain verbally. I will run through a simulation for you all, and it will be clear."

The two experts furrowed their brows even deeper.

A simulation?

In a place like this, at a moment like this? They had anticipated countless possibilities—stubborn resistance to the end, psychological collapse, or attempts at bargaining—yet they had never expected that the young man before them would choose this nearly arrogant way to prove himself.

However, He Yu’s subsequent actions completely subverted their understanding.

He did not draw any complex system architecture diagrams as they had anticipated, nor did he write down a single line of profound programming code.

The tip of his pen landed at the very top of the whiteboard, writing down two terms.

Information entropy.

Optimal resource allocation.

Not technology, but philosophy.

The leading expert’s pupils contracted imperceptibly, and his body, which had previously leaned back in the chair with the posture of an inquisitor, leaned forward slightly and unconsciously for the very first time.

"The core of any closed-loop ecosystem is the flow of energy and information..."

He Yu’s voice was not loud, but it possessed a unique magic. It was a terrifying ability to dismantle the world's most complex theories down to the most fundamental axioms, and then expound them in the simplest of words.

The marker in his hand began to move across the smooth whiteboard without the slightest pause, as if all the logic and formulas had already been calculated in his mind hundreds of millions of times.

Lines of mathematical formulas, concise to the extreme yet as exquisitely beautiful as works of art.

Clear and unambiguous logical modules, serving as both cause and effect for one another.

Like flowing clouds and running water, they were born from the tip of his pen, rapidly constructing a grand and intricate theoretical edifice upon the whiteboard.

What he was doing was something that would make the scalp of any computer scientist tingle with numbness upon seeing it.

He was completely and from scratch, starting from the lowest-level philosophical logic, step by step, deducing the entire genesis of his AI algorithm.

Inside the office, only the "swishing" sound of the marker sliding across the whiteboard remained, alongside the increasingly heavy breathing of the two experts.

Their expressions underwent a violent storm.

From the initial severe scrutiny tinged with a trace of disdain, to furrowed brows and rapt attention.

Then to leaning forward unconsciously, their eyes revealing an incredulous shock.

Finally, when He Yu drew the last closed-loop symbol, that shock had evolved into complete conviction, as well as a terror springing from the depths of their souls.

They were the top experts in this field, the peripheral evaluators of the "Genesis" project. Precisely because of this, they were more capable than anyone else in the world of understanding just how terrifying the "system" He Yu had constructed on the whiteboard was!

Its underlying architecture and logic were at least two tiers more advanced, concise, and efficient than the sporadic data concerning the "Genesis" project in their possession!

These were things belonging to entirely different dimensions!

"...Therefore, my algorithm is built upon the logic of 'intra-system energy self-circulation'."

He Yu put down the pen and calmly concluded his simulation.

On the whiteboard, that perfect logical closed loop, resembling a living work of art, radiated a cold and rational brilliance, silently mocking the clumsiness of all copycats.

He turned around, gazing calmly at the two experts who had completely lost their wits.

"Now, can you show me the public data you know regarding the 'Genesis' project?"

The leading expert swallowed hard with difficulty. The look in his eyes as he gazed at He Yu had completely changed. If it had been scrutiny before, it was now a sense of awe, as if gazing up at a higher-dimensional creature.

He hesitated for a moment, and ultimately handed over the encrypted tablet computer at his side with both hands.

This action in itself represented a shift in posture.

He Yu took the tablet. Without even sitting down, he simply stood, his gaze sweeping rapidly across the tiny screen.

No more than ten seconds passed.

He turned around and picked up a red marker.

Right next to the nearly perfect architectural diagram he had just constructed on the whiteboard, he drew three huge, heavy crosses with that glaring splash of red.

"First, their resource allocation model contains a paradox. It will run fine in the short term, but once it exceeds five years, the system will fall into a resource allocation paradox due to redundant data overload, ultimately collapsing."

"Second, their security protocol contains a fatal logical loophole. Theoretically, a top-tier hacker would only need fifteen minutes to obtain top-level privileges."

"Third, their long-term simulation model ignores the weight variable of sudden environmental changes. Beyond ten years, the accuracy will approach zero indefinitely."

Every single red cross was like a heavy hammer, fiercely striking the hearts of the two experts.

He Yu’s voice remained calm, yet it carried the undeniable weight of a final judgment.

"Therefore, it is not my algorithm that resembles theirs."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across their pale faces.

"Rather, their 'Genesis' is merely a primitive, loophole-ridden imitation of this system of mine."

Inside the office, a dead silence fell.

The air seemed to have been sucked dry, leaving behind only a massive, suffocating stillness.

For a long, long time.

The leading expert finally let out a long, long breath—a breath carrying the lingering fear of having barely survived a disaster, alongside an inexpressible sense of awe.

He stood up, straightened his slightly disheveled collar, and looked at He Yu with an extremely complex expression in his eyes.

"Young man... this..."

His voice was somewhat hoarse, even carrying a trace of an imperceptible tremor.

"Please allow me to apologize to you!"