Digimon: I reached the top using the Knight item.

"Here, have some of this to calm your nerves and soothe your nerves."

The girl took the teacup with trembling hands, whispered a thank you, and then took small sips.

The warm tea slid down her throat, finally calming her wildly beating heart a little.

She then remembered that these people had rescued her from the sea.

The girl put down her teacup and looked at the fishy-smelling, narrow-minded...

"My name is Minami Uehara. Thank you for saving me."

Upon hearing this name, Ahai suddenly clapped his hands: "Uehara Minami? I remember now! Aren't you the champion of that surfing competition?"

Minami nodded.

Ahai became even more excited: "I knew you looked familiar! But I haven't seen you play in any of the recent matches."

Seeing that Ahai was about to steer the conversation toward the sports event, Taiyi couldn't help but interrupt him.

"Well, let's get down to business first." He looked at Minami, his expression serious: "Minami, why are you being chased by Digimon?"

Mentioning this made Minami, whose emotions had just calmed down, become agitated again.

She clutched her clothes tightly and said, "They're after my laptop! Because my dad's last words to me were, 'Grab this and run!' By the way, where's my laptop?"

Her face was full of anxiety; she thought her computer had sunk into the sea.

"Don't worry, your laptop is fine," Xiao Guang quickly reassured him gently.

After saying that, Hikaru turned around, picked up the laptop from the corner, and handed it back to Minami.

Minami snatched the computer and hugged it tightly to her chest.

Seeing her nervous appearance and recalling what she had just said, Tai leaned close to Koushiro's ear and lowered his voice, saying, "Koushiro, what did you find out about her laptop?"

Koushiro shook his head and replied in a low voice, "There wasn't enough time to check."

Bai Yu looked at Minami and asked directly, "Your father told you to run away, so where is your father now?"

That's the key.

The place where Minami's father was located was the enemy's lair.

Minami did not answer Bai Yu's question immediately.

Her gaze passed over Bai Yu, looked at the red "monster," and finally landed on Qi Ren.

She now recognizes Guilmon as a Digimon, and Guilmon's master seems to be Hitoshi, so she looks to Hitoshi, believing that Hitoshi can save her father.

The next second, Minami looked at Akira and said in an almost pleading tone, "Can you please save my dad? Please!"

Bai Yu never imagined that there would be a day when he would be ignored.

Qi Ren quickly replied, "Don't worry! We'll take care of saving your father!"

Minami was so excited to receive Hikaru's promise that she thanked him repeatedly.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" She looked at Qi Ren gratefully, then revealed the crucial information: "My father is trapped in a research base, which is located on an island not far from here!"

She escaped from that island on a jet ski; the distance couldn't have been too far, otherwise a jet ski wouldn't have been able to get there.

Moreover, Minami clearly remembers the direction she came from.

With this information, things become much easier.

"Then what are we waiting for!" Taiyi immediately stood up, looking ready to set off at any moment: "Let's charge in now!"

"Sit down, all of you!" A loud, forceful rebuke froze Taiyi in place.

Urasoe looked at this group of ignorant and arrogant young people with a stern face.

“I don’t care what kind of games you kids are playing, like rescuing people and fighting bad guys, but it’s almost dark now. Do you know how dangerous it is to go out to sea at night? Whatever it is, you’d better wait until it’s light tomorrow!”

The only adult here got angry, and Taiyi became very obedient, swallowing back everything he wanted to say and not daring to utter a single word.

Bai Yu stepped forward and broke the awkward silence. He nodded to Urasoe and said, "Grandpa is right. It's too dangerous to go out to sea at night. You can't see anything clearly. If we encounter any accidents, it will be even more troublesome. Let's wait until tomorrow during the day to set off."

As he spoke, Bai Yu's gaze fell on Minami.

Minami was clutching her laptop tightly, her fingers turning white from the force.

She certainly wanted to save her father immediately, but she also understood that what Bai Yu and the old man said were true, so she nodded silently.

Ahai, Qiren, Xiaoguang, and Guangzilang all nodded in agreement.

Taiyi realized that everyone shared the same opinion, and that there was no point in persisting on his own. He could only give up and listen to everyone's advice.

Seeing that the children had finally obeyed, Urasoe's stern face softened, and he nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good, obedient children are all good children."

"I'll go prepare dinner for you good kids. You need to eat well to have the energy."

After saying that, the old man hummed a little tune, turned around and went into the kitchen, leaving only a group of young people in the house.

Minami was still sitting in the same spot, head down, not saying a word, with the same laptop still in her arms.

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Xiao Guang moved over and sat down next to her, whispering to comfort her, "Don't worry too much, your father will be alright."

Qi Ren and A Hai also joined in.

Ahai was a natural optimist and a master at creating a lively atmosphere. He patted his chest and grinned at Meibo: "Don't worry! With so many of us helping you, saving your dad is a piece of cake!"

"Let me tell you, Qi Ren and his big red guy are really something!"

"And there's Brother Bai Yu, he can transform, he's even more amazing!"

Ah Hai boasted and raved, and before long, he successfully made Mei Bo smile again, although the smile still seemed somewhat forced.

After chatting for a while, Koushiro came over with his laptop and said to Minami, "Minami, could I borrow your laptop again? I want to study that pet game on it a little longer."

Upon hearing Koushiro's words, Minami stopped chatting with Kai and the others.

She looked at Koushiro, and without hesitation, turned on the laptop and placed it on the floor in front of her.

As soon as the screen lit up, the cartoon-style puppy immediately popped out and continued to run around lively on the screen.

Minami looked at the puppy on the screen and asked, "You mean Mei?"

"Mei?" Qi Ren repeated the name, asking curiously, "Is this the name you gave this computer pet?"

Minami nodded, then shook her head, and slowly recounted a past event in a low voice: "I used to have a pet dog named Mei."

"During a big storm, I insisted on going surfing, and ended up in danger."

"Mei jumped into the sea to save me... In the end, the waves took her life."

At this point, Minami could no longer hold back, and tears streamed down her cheeks.

“After Mei died, my father developed this program. He said it was Mei’s rebirth, but I… I don’t think the one on the screen is Mei.”

"Although this may be a blow to the father, it is, after all, just a computer program and cannot replace the real Mei."

The atmosphere in the room became heavy.

Hikaru was the first to react, gently patting Minami's back without saying much, only expressing his comfort through his actions.

Qi Ren quickly spoke up, "Don't be sad. I think Mei doesn't blame you. She must be watching over you from heaven, hoping you'll be happy."

Ah Hai added, "That's right! Your dad created this program because he wanted you to be happy!"

Shiraha, Taichi, and Koushiro listened silently.

Admittedly, this is a very sad story, and it must be said that dogs truly are the most loyal and devoted of humans!

In order to prevent the sad atmosphere from lasting too long.

Koushiro took Minami's laptop and connected it to his own laptop using a data cable.

Then, he put both hands on the keyboard and started typing rapidly.

In an instant, Koushiro's entire aura changed.

Bai Yu and Taiyi both curiously leaned closer, wanting to see what this technical genius was going to do.

On the screen, countless lines of characters and code that they could not understand at all scrolled and refreshed rapidly.

Koushiro's hands moved very quickly, and the crisp sound of his keyboard typing rang out densely in the room, forming a continuous sound.

Taiyi stared intently at the screen, trying to find even one word he could understand from that sea of ​​incomprehensible code.

It was all in vain.

The same goes for Bai Yu.

He stared at the screen for a long time, but apart from feeling his eyes getting blurry, he couldn't make out anything.

The code that Koushiro typed out was just like another foreign language, perfectly illustrating what it means to be completely different from someone in a completely different field.

Chapter 69: What exactly is constancy?

Time passed second by second as we waited.

Finally, Koushiro's fingers stopped, he let out a long breath, and leaned against the wall behind him.

"We've made some progress," Koushiro said with a serious expression.

"I am now basically certain that this pet game is essentially a virus."

"Virus?" Qi Ren asked, puzzled.

“Yes, it’s a virus.” Koushiro nodded and continued to explain, “This virus hasn’t had a large-scale outbreak yet, but some computers have already been infected.”

"But I checked the game programs on Minami's laptop many times and didn't find any viruses."

"No virus?" Taiyi repeated, then guessed, "Could it be because the program on this computer was specially designed for her by her father, so it's different from the version circulating online?"

This conjecture is reasonable, and it is very likely that Xing Shuo Jia X is involved.

Just as the clue was about to go cold, Bai Yu slowly spoke, attracting everyone's attention.

"Don't forget the most crucial point."

“Minami’s father told her to run with this laptop, which proves that the computer itself, or rather the things inside it, are very important.”

Bai Yu's words awakened Xing Shu.

Yes, if it were just an ordinary game program without viruses, why would Minami's father specifically instruct his daughter to take it with her and escape in a critical moment?

"The only thing that can deal with the virus is..." Bai Yu deliberately dragged out the last syllable.

Having said all that, the answer is obvious.

Almost simultaneously, a series of sounds rang out, followed by a series of applause and noises.

Yes! Only this explanation makes sense!

Minami's father learned that the pet game he developed had been maliciously modified into a virus, so he hid the real antidote—the vaccine program—in his daughter's computer and sent her away with this only hope.

"I must confirm this immediately!" Koushiro's thirst for knowledge and sense of responsibility were completely ignited at this moment.

If the "Mei" program on this computer really is a vaccine program, then it is extremely important.

Koushiro put his hands back on the keyboard and plunged back into his intense analysis.

Seeing Koushiro busy again, the others couldn't offer much help and could only wait quietly on the sidelines or do small things like serving tea and water.

After a while, Urasoe prepared a sumptuous dinner, poked his head out of the kitchen, and called out to the group of young people, "Kids, stop looking at that glowing thing and come eat!"

Upon hearing this, Koushiro's fingers continued flying across the keyboard, showing no sign of stopping.

Bai Yu stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

"Go eat first, you'll have the energy to work when you're full."

Koushiro stopped what he was doing, stood up and stretched his stiff neck, then...

At the dinner table, Koushiro wolfed down his food at an astonishing speed, then said, "I'm full," before continuing his battle with the pile of code.

After dinner, the night deepened.

Minami was in low spirits; she had experienced escape, falling into the water, and shock, and her face was full of fatigue.

Seeing this, Bai Yu took the initiative to suggest, "Minami, if you're tired, go and rest early. You'll be better able to save your father if you're well-rested."

Upon hearing Bai Yu's words, Minami remained silent for two seconds before nodding slightly.