The roar of the nuclear missile silo ignition still echoed in Lin Mo’s ears, his fingertips lingering with the warmth of cold nuclear fusion from his embrace with Su Yuqing. On the monitor in the nursery, the baby was using a baby bottle to draw a complex topological structure on the crib mattress.
"The United Nations emergency meeting begins in three minutes." Su Yuqing’s quantum projection suddenly appeared beside him. Her translucent fingertips traced the air, pulling up a map of global missile trajectories. "Seventeen countries have confirmed their silos have been breached. The trigger code is..."
"It’s a lullaby," Lin Mo interrupted, his pupils constricting sharply. On the surveillance feed, the baby suddenly turned to stare directly into the camera, humming the exact variation of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" that the nursery robot had played the day before.
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