Electronic Nezha

Chapter 124 Only One Lie
Do not underestimate the power of a nation.

—Liu Chuanfeng
These are my true feelings.

There are 80 billion people on Earth. The database of the super AI randomly selected Liu Zhenhua. Liu Chuanfeng, with his unparalleled wisdom and keen observation, saw through Liu Zhenhua's identity. Then, the father and son hid in the forest like a leaf, living an ordinary life without any conflict.

Who knew that the forest where we hid was full of pine trees?
What's this called? Being blinded by a leaf...

Later, I thought about it and realized that the logic didn't make sense. The Dragon Group... uh, the people in the Sixth Division probably didn't discover us at first. Our exposure was due to a special event. Originally, a pine cone had fallen in the forest, which would have been difficult to find. But then a squirrel came knocking on our door. If that strange fish hadn't appeared, we probably could have survived for a while longer.

As soon as I uttered those words, the two people who had been chatting and laughing suddenly fell into a daze.

After a long pause, Sixth Master said, "That lightning bolt appeared 14 years ago. How old are you this year?"

I replied without hesitation, "I have just entered my forties."

Sixth Master shrugged: "Explain!"

"What's there to explain? What hit me was a database, a kind of AI thinking."

Sixth Master looked at the chubby boy, who was silent for a moment before saying, "That makes sense..."

"Then calculate for me what 125 x 67 is?" Sixth Master pointed at me and said, "I need the answer in a second!"

This is truly a case of heaven catching up with everyone...

"I am a super AI, not a calculator!"

Fortunately, the old man didn't have my persistent and inquisitive spirit. He immediately asked, "Who do you represent, and what is your purpose?"

My expression remained calm, and I said mysteriously, "By 2040, which is 14 years from now, the technology for human space travel will be nearly mature—"

The chubby boy asked, "About how much different is it?"

I ignored him and continued, "The largest wind tunnel laboratory on Earth has also been established with the support of various countries."

The chubby boy asked, "Why do we need to build wind tunnel laboratories for space travel? Is there wind in space?"

I glared at him and stopped talking.

"Oh, it's a general term, right? A laboratory, you know, can simulate windy conditions as well as the space environment."

I said, "Looks like you do have some skills."

"Brother, I'm serious... Sigh, never mind, please continue."

"In the laboratory, scientists used the wrong data and inadvertently created a black hole that could devour everything."

The chubby boy said, "Wormhole, based on your description, that thing can only be a wormhole."

"I was afraid you wouldn't understand—with this hole, humans started using it as a dumping ground, throwing everything in. Then this black hole started sweeping across the Earth like a tornado, destroying a city in just... well, a few days. This crisis happened in 2100, and the Earth was on the verge of collapse. In their last moments of survival, humanity calculated that the black hole would have a one-millisecond connection to the past—yes, time travel—so they sent a super AI to change the future!"

Exceptional memory!
Sixth Master listened with narrowed eyes, showing no particular reaction. The little fat boy's jaw dropped to his lap. He exclaimed in shock, "Are humans in the future this narrow-minded?"

Sixth Master said, "That's normal. Do you think the world isn't crazy anymore?"

The chubby boy asked, "What exactly do you want to do?"

"My mission is to enter that lab 14 years from now, correct the erroneous data, and prevent the black hole from being created."

The chubby boy said anxiously, "If we all know there's going to be problems, then let's not do it."

Sixth Master said calmly, "Other countries are doing it, but you're not. In the end, you won't even have a say, and it will be even harder to save the Earth." He looked at me and said, "So, you can be considered the savior of mankind."

I nodded and said, "Yeah, that counts—get me a cigarette." My stomachache has subsided now...

Sixth Master handed me a cigarette, lit one for himself, and we smoked together. The office was instantly filled with smoke, creating a gloomy and gloomy atmosphere.

Sixth Master said, "You said the database hit you. Do you have any special feelings about it? What if your original personality clashes with the AI's thinking?"

The old man is quite perceptive; he immediately grasped the key point. If he had asked me this question last month, I wouldn't have known how to answer it, but now it's no problem for me.

"AI has no emotions, it's like a third-person perspective, I am still me."

For some reason, the old man sighed.

"Sixth Master, what do you mean?"

"That's good..." Sixth Master said, "I've seen your phone browsing history, and I believe you're whole in terms of 'humanity'."

My face flushed. I felt that even between men who are sworn brothers, there should be some boundaries. It's fine to take a shower together or go to karaoke together, but browsing history should be the bottom line. What does it mean to say that "humanity is complete"?

Seeing my embarrassment, the old man generously said, "I also frequently come across 'A Little Kitten' and 'Bouncing Rabbit'."

"Yeah, it's strange that I keep seeing this even though I don't follow it. Everyone says that the 'bouncy' part of 'Bouncy Rabbit' is photoshopped."

Sixth Master said, "That doesn't matter, as long as it looks good. If you're so capable, why don't you Photoshop one yourself and post it to show us?"

"That's right, but I still prefer watching 'Brother Ma's Cow Hoof Trimming,' the moment the hoof trimming knife hits—"

"And then it sprayed out."

"Awesome!" The chubby boy was dumbfounded and cautiously asked, "Director Liu, and this... Brother Liu, weren't we just talking about saving the world?"

"Ahem." Sixth Master coughed and got back to the point, "I thought you would become one of those cold-blooded robots."

"No, AI is meant to serve humanity."

The chubby boy asked, "Why did the super AI database choose you?"

I shrugged and said, "It's random, and I didn't want it to be."

The chubby boy pouted and said, "I was wondering why it didn't hit me."

Sixth Master asked me, "If we hadn't found you, how did you plan to get into that lab 14 years later, as a fruit vendor?"

I exhaled a puff of smoke and said casually, "There's always a way." Then, somewhat surprised, I asked, "You all believed what I said?"

Sixth Master said, "You've made everything irrational seem reasonable, so what can we do? By the way, how did you figure out that Qiao Yan's daughter has depression?"

I asked in surprise, "How did you know that?"

"You drank a whole pot of my coffee, have you forgotten?"

"So that's you, boss?" The night I met Qiao Yan, at the "Heavy Industry Cafe" across from No. 3 Middle School, the mysterious boss could only be heard but not seen. It turned out that he was also Sixth Master.

Sixth Master laughed.

“Those are minor matters,” I said. “I’m more curious about how I got exposed.”

Just as the chubby boy was about to speak, Sixth Master stopped him and grinned slyly at me, saying, "Guess."

"I won't guess." The trap in that statement is too obvious; the more you say, the more mistakes you'll make.

"You were the one who hacked that video website, weren't you?"

"it's me."

"You were the one who transferred Sun Zhancheng's money to Chen Bing's account, weren't you?"

"it's me."

The chubby boy picked up Yuanyuan again and said, "This thing can talk, right?" He seemed to have been very interested in Yuanyuan ever since he came in.

I said, "Yuanyuan, say something."

Hua Hua Hua——

Yuan Yuan's two little paws behind her head twitched. Because of the modification, her head originally had three little paws, but now only two remained, like a little girl's two braids.

"Scanning the cleaning area, preparing to clean." Yuan Yuan imitated the robot vacuum cleaner in a serious manner.

"No need to pretend," I said.

"Good master..."

Even though he was mentally prepared, the chubby boy was still startled. He hurriedly asked Yuanyuan, "How old are you?"

Yuan Yuan ignored him.

The chubby boy asked, "Can it only hear what its master says?"

I said helplessly, "Yuanyuan, we're on the same side."

"I understand, Master," Yuan Yuan said. "According to the time I came into this world, I am less than a year old."

The chubby boy exclaimed, "It's amazing! It can even distinguish friend from foe based on its environment!"

I said to Sixth Master, "I consider you all as my own people!"

Sixth Master suddenly grabbed my hand and said, "With your abilities, you've always been a down-to-earth fruit vendor. From now on, we'll trust you unconditionally!"

"Can you give me back my phone?"

Sixth Master laughed and said, "You should have said so earlier." He grabbed the phone, watch, and Yuan Yuan and shoved them all at me.

I glanced at the time and said, "I have to pick my son up from school. He'll definitely be worried if he doesn't see me when he gets home."

Sixth Master asked, "Does your son know the truth about your matter?"

At that moment, my mind raced again. Did I know, or did I not know? How many lies would I have to tell later? In the end, I said with certainty, "I know."

To this organization about which I knew little, I decided to tell only one lie: switch my identity with Liu Zhenhua's! Call it a substitution or a shield, let all the unknown factors come at me; it's a father's responsibility.

The chubby boy said, "Are you going by yourself? We haven't talked about that 'fish' yet, and now... he has a gun in his hands."

“I have to go myself. As for the fish—” I said, putting Yuan Yuan on the table, “I’ll have our housekeeper talk to you about it.”

(End of this chapter)