Inside the twins hidden control room, the massive monitoring screens continued to glow softly in the dim light.
Long Jinhai and Long Jinmei were still watching everything.
But the situation inside the government building had already gone far beyond what the officers expected.
Baby's calm voice echoed gently through the room.
"The networks used by your children's phones are separate."
Jinmei looked toward one of the system displays.
"Separate how?"
Baby replied immediately.
"They are not connected to the public network structure."
"Even if the government shuts down the national internet, it cannot break their communication network."
Jinhai nodded slowly.
"That was expected."
Another message appeared across the system interface.
Baby spoke again.
"I have locked the children's waiting room."
Jinmei raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Locked?"
"Yes."
"No one can open that room from outside now."
The twins remained silent, watching the screens.
Inside the government observation hall, the atmosphere had become extremely heavy.
No one was speaking.
The large screens were frozen after the internet shutdown.
Dozens of officers stood around the room, unsure what to do next.
Finally, one cyber officer spoke nervously.
"Sir… what can we do now?"
The superior officer remained completely silent.
He did not answer.
The weight of the situation was clearly visible on his face.
One of the senior officers slowly spoke.
"We made a big mistake."
Another senior official nodded grimly.
"We only touched their phone…"
"…and something this big happened."
He glanced toward the waiting room screen where the eleven people were still resting peacefully.
"Imagine what would happen if we touched them."
The room grew even quieter.
The superior finally turned toward the cyber team.
"Why didn't you warn us?"
His voice carried clear anger now.
"When we took that phone."
The cyber team leader immediately lowered his head.
"Sir… we didn't know something like this could happen."
One of the older officers nearby spoke slowly.
"Didn't know something like this could happen…"
"…or didn't know something like this even existed?"
Another cyber specialist stepped forward.
"Sir… systems like this only exist in theoretical research."
"No official program like this has ever been recorded."
Another member of the cyber team added quietly,
"When we tried hacking the phone earlier, it only defended itself."
"It blocked our intrusion attempts."
"But it didn't counterattack."
He paused before continuing.
"But when the device was physically taken…"
"The protection system activated."
"And when we tried forcing the system open…"
"It switched into aggressive defense mode."
Another cyber officer spoke with visible concern.
"There are some theories about systems like this."
The superior stared directly at him.
"What kind of theories?"
The officer hesitated slightly.
"They say… once such a system activates…"
"…it cannot be stopped."
The superior's voice became sharp.
"What do you mean 'cannot be stopped'?"
The officer lowered his head slightly.
"Those theories were never fully explained, sir."
"They only suggested that once the system reaches aggressive mode…"
"…it continues operating independently."
The superior remained silent for a moment.
Then he spoke again.
"Test the internet."
The cyber team looked confused.
"For a limited internal network area."
They quickly followed the order.
Within a few minutes, they restored the internet connection only inside a small internal section of the building.
Immediately the screens lit up again.
And the uploading started again.
Files began transferring automatically.
Data continued spreading.
The cyber team quickly shut the internet down again.
The room fell silent.
One officer wiped sweat from his forehead.
Then another officer suggested something desperate.
"Shut down all devices."
They immediately began turning off phones, computers, and internal systems.
One by one, screens went dark.
For a moment, the hall looked completely shut down.
Then suddenly…
A computer screen turned on by itself.
Another terminal booted up automatically.
A laptop that had been fully closed slowly powered on.
Even mobile phones that had been switched off began restarting on their own.
And the uploads continued.
The cyber team stared in disbelief.
They immediately shut the internet down again.
This time the room remained completely quiet.
No one spoke.
No one moved.
Finally, someone looked back toward the waiting room camera feed.
The large screen showed the same calm scene as before.
Ten young men still sleeping peacefully across the sofas.
Suriya still sitting quietly in meditation.
Nothing had changed.
Nothing had moved.
Yet somehow…
They had just triggered something far beyond their control.
Inside the government observation hall, the tension had reached a breaking point.
The officers had tried shutting down the internet.
They had tried turning off devices.
They had even attempted isolating parts of the network.
But nothing had stopped the strange system from continuing its operation.
For several long seconds, no one spoke.
Then one officer slowly raised his hand.
"Sir… I have a suggestion."
The superior looked at him with tired eyes.
"Speak."
The officer stepped forward.
"If the devices are turning themselves back on…"
"…then the power source may be the problem."
Several officers immediately looked at him.
He continued explaining.
"If we disconnect every device completely from power…"
"Remove batteries."
"Cut the electrical supply to all systems."
"Then nothing will be able to restart automatically."
The superior considered the idea.
Another officer quickly added,
"And if we keep the internet shut down for too long, the public will panic."
"People will start asking questions."
"The country's systems cannot stay offline much longer."
Several senior officials nodded in agreement.
The superior finally gave the order.
"Do it."
Immediately the cyber teams began moving through the observation hall.
Phones were collected.
Their batteries were removed.
Laptops were opened and their power units disconnected.
Computer towers were unplugged from the electrical lines.
Several technicians even disconnected the backup power systems.
Within minutes, the entire room began going dark.
Screens turned black.
System lights faded out.
Tablets were completely powered down.
Every device in the hall was now physically disconnected from its power source.
One officer held up a phone with its battery removed.
"Sir… this one is completely dead."
Another technician confirmed the same with several laptops.
"All batteries removed."
"No power supply connected."
The superior looked around the room.
"Good."
He turned toward the network team.
"Restore the internet."
A few seconds later, the national internet network slowly began coming back online.
Across the country, connections returned.
People outside continued their normal activities without knowing how close everything had come to chaos.
Inside the observation hall, the officers waited.
Nothing happened.
No screens turned on.
No files uploaded.
The room remained quiet.
Several officers let out quiet breaths of relief.
One cyber technician said softly,
"It looks like the system finally stopped."
Another officer nodded.
"Yes… without power it cannot operate."
For the first time since the incident began,
the room felt slightly calmer.
The superior slowly turned toward the large wall display that still showed the CCTV feed from the waiting room.
And the scene was exactly the same.
Ten young men sleeping peacefully on the sofas.
Suriya still sitting cross-legged in deep meditation.
None of them had moved.
None of them had reacted.
They looked completely unaware of the storm that had shaken the entire building.
The superior stared at the screen for several seconds.
Then he quietly said,
"Resume monitoring."
But deep inside the room, many officers were still uneasy.
Because they were not entirely sure…
Whether the system had truly stopped…
Or if it had simply paused.