Recap
Shen Chengan’s steps suddenly stopped, “Classmate Ah Ci?”
“It’s me.”
“Are you still alive?”
Chu Shici did not answer his question, “I have something to talk to you about.”
Shen Chengan didn’t even listen to what he said.
He reached out and carefully touched the broken speaker, and interrupted Chu Shici: “Since you’re okay, why didn’t you talk to me before?”
“…I fell into a deep sleep and just woke up.”
Chu Shici was about to continue talking when he suddenly heard a system prompt.
[Add 3 points to the vitality value, and the current vitality value is 81/100.]
Chu Shici: …
It’s over, it’s too late.
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Previously, in order to make it easier to ask for leave and go out, the system specially created a ‘self-service transformation function’.
As long as the vitality level reaches the 80 and Zhe-ge is around, Chu Shici can transform into a human being.
Now that the system was at home, Chu Shici signaled for it to switch from automatic to manual, allowing him to become a real person.
Understanding what he meant, the system shook its head wildly.
Chu Shici was a little confused, ‘What’s wrong?’
The CP leader hugged his thigh and said, [Brother, I don’t want you to be naked with other men! Although I also eat ntr*, rags, and passers-by, I only eat 1 on 1 pure love for your relationship!]
*(It stands (generally) for ‘netorare’, a JP word which basically means cuckoldry; where a character’s love interest (or important person) is ‘stolen’ by another person, I’m not sure about rags but I think passer-bys is: 虽然我也吃ntr、抹布、路人，但你们这对我吃的是1v1纯爱)
‘He is blind and can’t see anything.’
[No. Not even in front of the blind. Brother doesn’t allow it.]
Shen Chengan was still waiting for him to speak, while Chu Shici tugged at the system, asking it not to cause trouble.
The system covered the switch to change into a human, [If we look at this from another angle, wouldn’t you be angry if Zhe-ge took off his clothes in front of other men?]
Chu Shici thought it was okay. This kind of thing depends on the situation. He used to work as a waiter at a hot spring villa, and it was normal there.
He tried to picture the scene in his mind.
Zhe-ge took off his clothes and soaked in the hot springs with other men. Although the water could cover Zhe-ge’s chest, his pale and slender body can still be seen through the mist.
Chu Shici felt that this was not good.
Normality be damned, he admits he’s just a jealous psychopath.
Zhe-ge was even more ill than him.
Chu Shici fell into deep thought.
Regardless of whether the other person is blind or not, Zhe-ge will definitely be furious when he finds out.
It just so happened that he was too reckless just now. He has already decided to commence plan B anyway, so there is no need to continue to think too deep.
There’s just one thing he does not understand, so he poked the system in the head: ‘Since you have objections, why didn’t you mention it to me before? I’ve said so many times that I wanted to change into a human being, but you didn’t even think to tell me.’
[Actually, when you told me about plan A, I didn’t understand a word of it. You said you wanted to transform into a human being, but I didn’t know you were planning to transform in front of Shen Chengan. I thought you wanted to have a joyful reunion with Zhe-ge.]
Chu Shici: …
Yellow waste.
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After Chu Shici finished chatting with the system, he looked up and saw that Shen Chengan’s face had turned darker.
He looked at the time and saw that he had only been away for three minutes. But for Shen Chengan, this has been a long time.
In order to show his sincerity, Chu Shici wanted to take the initiative to exchange information with him.
Before he could say anything, Shen Chengan said coldly: “You disappeared again. Do you hate me so much?”
“No, I think you are a nice person. You are capable and courageous, and you can still deal with that damn fat man in this dire situation. I admire you very much.”
Chu Shici thought for a while, “I am too impatient. If it were me, I would have been dead long ago.”
It was as if he had never been praised before, Shen Chengan tilted his head slightly and his expression softened.
He looked more uncomfortable than happy.
Chu Shici had been pretending to be an artificially retarded speaker previously and did not provide much care for Shen Chengan.
The two of them don’t have much emotional rapport, and Shen Chengan has lived in a chaotic and depressive environment for a long time. This kind of overly straightforward compliment made him wary.
He tapped his fingertips on the table and asked some questions he was most concerned about.
Why does the small speaker talk and why did it appear in this prison? What is his purpose and what is he going to do?
It is impossible for Chu Shici to talk to him about the system, so he lied and said that he, like Shen Chengan, was an artificial person.
It’s just that there was an accident when it was generated. It turned from a human into a speaker. There might be a chance for him to change back again in the future.
The topic of holographic technology touched on Shen Chengan’s knowledge blind spot. Without a theoretical basis, he couldn’t tell whether the small speaker was telling the truth.
Chu Shici told Shen Chengan that Officer Li once held the fat steward hostage.
“Most of the agents brought in by Dr. Sun are ordinary people. They have not received professional training and are really no match for this group of prison guards in a fight. Officer Li is an upright police officer with a strong sense of justice and good fighting skills. In a decisive battle, he can play a big role in determining the outcome of the battle.”
After observing for so long, Chu Shici still didn’t figure out whose data Shen Chengan was generated from.
Is it the hero of the original novel or Zhe-ge? Or the product of the combination of these two people?
Appearance is the only similarity between him and Zhe-ge. Shen Chengan is not a simple, dull copy, he has grown into an independent person.
Shen Chengan didn’t ask why the small speaker knew his plan.
He knew that Chu Shici was lying, and during the days when he was pretending to be a real speaker, he spent most of the time observing him and making plans every day. Shen Chengan didn’t care about all of this, all he cared about was his own life.
He bit his lower lip and fell into thought. After a few seconds, he shook his head slightly: “That’s not necessary. He won’t survive the final battle, and he’s not as good as you think.”
Chu Shici was stunned, “What do you mean?”
“You must have heard the recording I made to Shen Xiuzhe. Officer Li was killed before the virtual prison was built. Officer Li’s artificial person was constructed using the memories of others who knew him, many of these memories are tainted with a lot of personal subjective emotions.”
“The real Officer Li has long since died in prison. The person you see is just the Officer Li that others remembered.”
Chu Shici frowned at the thought, “I understand. He seems to be a very capable ally, but if we let him out, he will only cause trouble.”
The real Officer Li has the ability to think independently. He is both righteous and capable, and he is adaptable.
The artificial person generated from his image using the memories of others only follow simple procedures and is not adaptable. When he finds an opportunity, he might act recklessly without considering the consequences. He rescues people he sees to be in need when he sees them, and he can’t distinguish between priorities.
Chu Shici’s mood was a little complicated.
No wonder the fat steward looked so calm when the knife was held to his neck.
Officer Li’s escape is in the main plotline that has already been set. Everyone knows that this artificial person will definitely escape, and they also know that the escape will definitely not be successful.
Chu Shici sighed, it was a pity to lose such a good policeman.
Hearing the voice, Shen Chengan turned his head slightly, “Does he know that you are a human?”
Suddenly changing the topic, Chu Shici was stunned for a moment before reacting: “Zhe-ge doesn’t know, what’s wrong?”
Shen Chengan’s face, which looked exactly like Zhe-ge’s, showed a look of astonishment.
“In his eyes, you’re just a talking speaker?”
“Yeah, What’s wrong?”
Shen Chengan didn’t answer, but opened and closed his lips as if he wanted to say something. The voice was so low that Chu Shici could only vaguely hear it. He seemed to be saying, ‘That’s disgusting.’
If the charging cable hadn’t been broken, Chu Shici would have slapped him on the mouth with it.
Apart from having a foul mouth and going crazy from time to time, Shen Chengan is pretty easy to get along with.
He solely wanted to live and didn’t play any tricks with Chu Shici. At least on the surface, he’s a good ally.
After exchanging their information, Chu Shici’s final doubts were cleared.
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The secrets of the floors of this building, the meaning of the four animals, the truth of this world, and the news that is broadcast at five o’clock every morning.
According to Shen Chengan, he actually couldn’t hear the news and had no chance to listen to it.
“Every Morning” news broadcast was released to Shen Xiuzhe by Dr. Sun and others.
He once overheard the fat steward talking to someone on the phone. Brother Liu said to the person on the other side of the phone, “Shen Xiuzhe has been locked in the room on the fifth floor. He has been there for five years, and people take turns to exert psychological suggestions on him every day. He regards the previous encounter as a nightmare and completely forgot about it.
‘There’s no problem on my side, Mr. Shen. But Dr. Sun added a setting to his holographic cabin so that he can hear the relevant news every time he reached a main plot point. I’m worried that when he hears it, he will notice something strange.’
Shen Chengan couldn’t hear what was said on the other side.
He only heard Brother Liu’s irritated voice, ‘Can’t you turn it off? Or, just completely cut off his senses from the outside world, or add other things to confuse his hearing.’
There are researchers from Imagine Life in Dr. Sun’s camp. They added foreign interference to the holographic cabin that Shen Xiuzhe’s adoptive father could not remove.
The news should have been transmitted directly to Shen Xiuzhe’s ears through the holographic cabin, becoming a variable that only he can hear. The adoptive father tampered with something outside, and as a result, Shen Xiuzhe couldn’t hear anything.
But Chu Shici’s small program can detect the sounds.
What he hears every morning is the news automatically played by the holographic cabin.
It can also be seen that Shen Xiuzhe’s adoptive father actually knew that Shen Xiuzhe, Dr. Sun and others were working against the prison.
But this old pervert didn’t deal with Dr. Sun and the others in the real world.
He must know that once they successfully send the evidence out, not only the people in prison will be punished. These bosses at the back who personally imprisoned the chickens in the holographic capsules will also go to court.
Either he didn’t care whether he will be arrested or he had other preparations.
Chu Shici was wondering if Shen Xiuzhe’s adoptive father had already found an excuse to flee abroad.
This is very important, if the adoptive father is still controlling everything in the villa. Once Shen Xiuzhe wakes up from the holographic capsule, he will be controlled once again and his life may be in danger.
After thinking for a long time, Chu Shici suddenly remembered something.
He had eavesdropped on a call made by the fat steward Brother Liu before.
When Brother Liu was on the phone with his adoptive father, there was the sound of beeping similar to those of an electrocardiogram from time to time coming from the adoptive father’s side.
The old fogey who caused Zhe-ge to lose his eyes might not have much time left.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems possible.
Zhe-ge told him that his adoptive father was less than forty years old. But when he said this, Zhe-ge had already been thrown to the fifth floor by the fat steward and brainwashed.
He would have bizarre dreams every day on the fifth floor and fall into the trap of the prison system. Having lived in a trap for too long, his life in prison has long been blurred.
Once the prison burst the fabricated bubble, Shen Xiuzhe forgot about his cooperation with Dr. Sun, and did not remember that he was actually captured and imprisoned for the second time.
According to the news, it is estimated that it will take at least ten years for Imagine Life to produce enough holographic capsules for everyone.
Now, not only do the outside world have various styles of holographic capsules, they even begin to think that holographic capsules are bad and must be disposed of.
Shen Chengan said that when Shen Xiuzhe was first imprisoned in the New Entertainment Prison for the first time. He was already imprisoned in this dark prison for five years.
At the same time, the main plot of the virtual prison has been cycled four times.
All together, the prison took away at least ten years from Shen Xiuzhe’s life.
He thought his adoptive father was only 40 years old, but in fact his adoptive father was already much older.
And Shen Xiuzhe, who was sleeping in the holographic capsule, also changed from a young painter in his early twenties to a… handsome uncle in his thirties and forties?
Chu Shici tsked.
If his guess is correct, then when they return to the real world, won’t there be a big age difference between him and Zhe-ge?
He told the system his thoughts, and at the end he rubbed his hands together and sighed: ‘I look only eighteen or nineteen years old, but Zhe-ge is already thirty or forty years old. The innocent and cute student x a cold and arrogant masculine man. Such a big age difference, I haven’t tried it yet, tsss*, I’m really looking forward to it.’
*(sound you make when you eat super spicy chili and you take in a sharp breath of air between your teeth with your jaws clenched)
The system didn’t understand what he said before, but it understood the CP part.
[…Innocent and cute? Do these words have anything to do with you? It was obviously a shameless, younger shou x innocent, older gong. But both of you have lived for hundreds of years, so what’s the point of the age difference?]
Chu Shici ignored it.
Of course it’s interesting. No matter how old he is, his face is more tender than Zhe-ge’s. When the time comes, he will drag Zhe-ge to role-playing, ‘Ice-berg President and his kept boy.’
Just thinking about it makes him happy.
After a while of fantasizing, Chu Shici shook his head, poured out the yellow paint, and continued to think about serious issues.
If Officer Li can’t be saved, then, there’s nothing he can do for the time being either.
He made a promise to Shen Chengan that after they get out of here, he will remember to take him with them.
Shen Chengan asked why.
Chu Shici didn’t tell him that he could change into a human being, “You can’t see, but I can. I will show you the way to prevent us from getting caught. You can use your brain and I can use my mouth. If the two of us cooperate, we will definitely survive.”
Shen Chengan gently patted the white cloth on his face, his expression gradually softening. He tapped the broken speaker, chuckled and said, “Okay.”
Looking at his slightly crazed smile, Chu Shici felt a little uneasy.
Shen Chengan hated this prison, but he hated Shen Xiuzhe even more. He was worried that this person will attack Zhe-ge at a critical moment.
Logically speaking, if a real person dies in the virtual world, he will automatically return to the real world.
Those prison guards were like that.
But Chu Shici always felt that things were not that simple. Shen Chengan seemed to know something, but he refused to say it.
Chu Shici wanted to keep a close eye on him.
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Shen Xiuzhe fell asleep as usual. When he opened his eyes again, the scene around him changed.
He was in his villa before going to bed, and when he woke up, he appeared in a cold and dark cell.
Looking at the metal door not far away, Shen Xiuzhe felt a little irritated and pulled the quilt over his head.
He was so completely blind that it was impossible to see. All of this must also be a trap set in this prison.
According to the plot, he will escape from this prison for various reasons, and the prison will find an excuse to gouge out his eyes. After he is blinded, the surrounding scene will change back to the room on the fifth floor.
Shen Xiuzhe didn’t know how big the virtual world the prison had built for him was. He couldn’t find Ah Ci here.
Touching his eyelids and staring into the cold room, Shen Xiuzhe sighed silently.
He is already blind, and he will never have the chance to see his Ah Ci with his own eyes again in this life.
The scene changes and the stand-in small speaker disappears.
Perhaps the speed with which time flows in the ‘virtual beautiful world’ has been adjusted by the prison. Perhaps in Chu Shici’s view, they had only been away for less than a year.
But for Shen Xiuzhe, he and Ah Ci have been separated for a long time.
The room was very quiet. Shen Xiuzhe covered himself under the quilt and rubbed his fingers. He missed the days when Ah Ci used the charging cable to hook up his little pinky.
After thinking about it for a while, Shen Xiuzhe slowly narrowed his eyes.
The charging cable of the small speaker has probably been touched by another man. When they meet again, he will wipe it clean.
Just as Shen Xiuzhe expected, several guards came in a few days later, got him a bunch of painting tools, and asked him to paint honestly.
Shen Xiuzhe couldn’t go out, so he could kill time by painting.
He wanted to draw Ah Ci’s appearance before his eyes were gouged out.
The small speaker described his appearance to him in detail, his short light blond hair, fair and jade-like skin, and naturally smiling lips.
Shen Xiuzhe had only seen Chu Shici in his dreams. In his imagination, his Ah Ci was fair and beautiful, just like the prince in a fairy tale.
While pondering where to start painting, Shen Xiuzhe was suddenly stunned.
He had too many bizarre dreams, and after being apart for so long, he can no longer remember Ah Ci’s face clearly.
It was hard to tell the difference between the sun and the moon in the prison. It was unknown how long it had passed before Shen Xiuzhe was taken out of the cell.
With his blindfold off and looking at the room full of handsome men and beauties, he realized that he was being led into the public hall.
Sister Qiu and Xiao Jinzi were talking not far away. They were not the two people he knew. They are just two artificial persons with no emotions inserted into this false world.
Shen Xiuzhe didn’t talk to them, he didn’t want to waste any more time.
Turning to look at the wall in the yard that was as tall as a person, his eyes swept around the room, and then rushed towards the wall.
Only when he completes the plotline set by the prison and is blinded will the prison switch the scene back.
He escaped from prison today and directly triggered the main plotline. Let those people dig out his eyes quickly so that he can go back to find his Ah Ci.
Shen Xiuzhe has had enough of this kind of life where no one cared about him and he lived in loneliness forever.
Just like before, Shen Xiuzhe was captured not long after he climbed over the wall and escaped.
He was strapped to the operating table and anesthesia was injected into his body. At the moment when he was about to fall into unconsciousness, Shen Xiuzhe’s lips slightly raised.
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There is less than a month left before the decisive day that Shen Chengan has settled on begins.
During this period, Officer Li was taken away and never came back.
Even though he knew that the person who died was a semi-finished artificial person and the real Officer Li had already died, when he heard the gunshots coming from the corridor, Chu Shici couldn’t help but close his eyes.
Shen Chengan, who was walking beside him, stopped at some point. There was no expression on his face, but he lowered his head slightly.
Chu Shici could tell that he was mourning in silence.
Even though he was a threat to Zhe-ge, Chu Shici still had no intention of getting rid of him. Shen Chengan is not a bad person, he is just driven crazy by this prison.
Every few days, the note man would send someone to secretly deliver information to them.
Chu Shici discovered one thing. Shen Chengan had no way of seeing the outside world.
If the note handed over was in a complete piece, he could figure out what was written on it from the subtle changes on the paper.
If it were scraps of paper that needed to be pieced together, his fingers rub against the pieces violently enough to create a spark.
Looking at Shen Chengan who was studying the note, Chu Shici asked curiously: “Doesn’t that person know that you can’t see?”
Shen Chengan frowned and rubbed his fingertips on the paper repeatedly, almost causing sparks to appear.
“There is no reason for him not to know. They regard me as Shen Xiuzhe. This paper is for him to see.”
“But Zhe-ge is also blind.”
“As long as someone helps him add settings, he can see it in the virtual world.”
After listening to Shen Chengan’s words, Chu Shici roughly understood.
In one of the news recordings, the chairman of Imagine Life had said, “When the technology matures in the future, holographic capsules will also be used in various fields such as medical care, military, and education.”
The holographic capsule is different from the VR helmet. People do not need to move their limbs or rely on their original facial features. They only need to close their eyes and lie quietly to enter another world.
Shen Xiuzhe is indeed blind in the real world, and after coming to the virtual prison, he is still unable to see.
But after modification, he should be able to see things in the virtual world.
At least during the first four cycles, Shen Xiuzhe could see.
Dr. Sun probably didn’t know about this, because the codes she used were all sound and touch.
The note man probably knows about the modifications, so he uses small notes to convey information.
Unfortunately, after the fat steward discovered this secret, Shen Xiuzhe could no longer see it in the virtual prison.
Chu Shici thought for a while, then his eyes fell on the white cloth covering Shen Chengan’s eyes.
In this case, does he also have a chance to see again?
When the question came to his lips, Chu Shici swallowed it back.
He didn’t understand it either. If he guessed wrong, Shen Chengan’s happiness would be in vain.
Shen Chengan didn’t dwell on this issue for too long. After reading the information on the note, his brows furrowed more and more.
Chu Shici rolled on the two remaining wheels and staggered over to take a peek.
The note man said that there was still no news of the black box and that they still could not find the fat steward’s residence in real life, and asked Shen Chengan what to do next.
The reply given by Shen Chengan was also within Chu Shici’s expectation.
Rather than taking people in prison to court, this artificial person cares more about whether he can survive.
He found various reasons to analyze the pros and cons and let the note man carry out the original plan. At the same time, he continued to give hints, asking them to take the artificial person away.
But this time he added a request, asking them to take out the data from the small speaker as well.
Shen Xiuzhe is Shen Chengan’s enemy and he loathes him. But the little speaker is his only friend and he wants to take him with him.
Chu Shici was a little touched, but quickly reacted.
Even though he knew he was watching, he still wrote it like this. Shen Chengan’s words were not only for the note man, but also for him to read.
This is a scheming boy.
If Zhe-ge is a little bit more selfish, he wouldn’t have been so miserable in the first place.
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When the bandage around his eyes was replaced with white cloth, Shen Xiuzhe vaguely felt that the scene had switched back to the original room.
After observing for a few days, he confirmed his suspicion.
Now he is on the fifth floor of the virtual prison, which is also home to other chickens.
There is already a ‘Shen Xiuzhe’ in Room 3 on the twelfth floor.
Shen Xiuzhe’s memory did not disappear when the cycle started again, and the prison even created a virtual world to brainwash him. There are various signs that he is the real person, and the one who stays with the small speaker is an artificial person.
His other self lied in the recording, and he may have been instigated by the fat steward.
Shen Xiuzhe didn’t know what was going on on Chu Shici’s side and whether he was in danger.
Fortunately, Ah Ci is a small speaker, so no one will suspect him easily.
After thinking for a long time, Shen Xiuzhe raised his hands to cover his face.
There was no point in trying to comfort himself as it will only make him worry more.
Shen Xiuzhe quickly came out of his depressed state. He had to stay calm and rational in order to protect Ah Ci.
When it was time to inspect the goods again, the prison took Shen Xiuzhe to the public hall again.
Unlike the previous times, there were many chickens inspected together.
When he was being taken to the elevator by the guard, Shen Xiuzhe clearly felt that there were many more people standing around him.
The guards all knew each other. As the elevator went down, Shen Xiuzhe heard them chatting in low voices.
“Why did you carry so much in one go?”
“There are too many chickens, so we want to hurry up and sell them.”
“Tsk, why don’t you know anything?”
When the subject of confidentiality came up, the two guards came together and talked in low voices. They whispered in a low voice. Normally, people would not be able to hear it clearly, but Shen Xiuzhe could.
He heard them saying that it won’t be long before the virtual prison will disappear into the long river of history along with the holographic technology.
These chickens are the last batch of the sales. Sell them all at one go in the last ditch effort. Even if they get caught by the police after they go out, they can use the money to run away.
His companion was a little worried, “Are the police watching us?”
“Brother Liu and several leaders don’t seem to have gone home recently. They probably felt worried too and moved the holographic capsules to a safe place in advance.”
“We need to make more money at work and then we can arrange things at home after. In fact, as long as these chickens don’t report the crime, nothing will happen. Let’s quickly brainwash them and sell them, so they won’t have the chance to report the crime.”
The public hall this time was much more spacious than the previous times.
There were more than thirty people crammed into the 200 square meters room.
As soon as Shen Xiuzhe entered, he heard a familiar female voice. It was Sister Qiu, the social butterfly, talking to everyone.
Xiao Jinzi is also in the public hall.
Like him, these people had just emerged from the world woven by prison. Although they had been locked up for a long time, they thought they had just entered the prison. They were all frightened and visibly confused.
With no one to guide him, Shen Xiuzhe searched for Sister Qiu’s voice and felt his way there.
Sister Qiu was sitting on the couch. He sat next to Sister Qiu and listened to her quietly.
Prison cannot make people lose their memory. It can only use continuous brainwashing to make them unable to distinguish between dreams and reality.
But Shen Xiuzhe successfully resisted the brainwashing by relying on his longing for Ah Ci. This shows that this method is actually not 100% reliable.
Xiao Jinzi is part of the note man’s group of people and Sister Qiu took the initiative to send Shen Xiuzhe a request for help last time.
These two women are not as simple as they seem, and they should also have their own ways of dealing with the brainwashing.
Sister Qiu had been chatting with someone for a long time, and she seemed to have just noticed someone beside her, she leaned over with a smile while holding a glass of wine.
She handed the red wine to Shen Xiuzhe and lowered her voice with a smile: “I’ve heard about Mr. Shen for a long time. I also like art. Can you have a drink with me?”
As she spoke, she shook the red wine glass and tapped the glass with her fingertips.
Shen Xiuzhe remembered this rhythm. This was the code that Dr. Sun had used with him previously.
In order to use the public hall to deceive the undercover who was hiding in the dark, the fat steward told the few chickens present at the time.
Sister Qiu gave a coded signal at this time to tell Shen Xiuzhe that she knew everything and wanted to cooperate with him.
Shen Xiuzhe was about to nod when a woman’s cry suddenly came from behind him.
Xiao Jinzi sat not far away, sobbing and telling others about her tragic experience.
There were many rooms in the public hall, but she just sat in this room and cried, obviously she was acting it out for him.
Confirming that the two targets he wanted to win over were both willing to cooperate, Shen Xiuzhe took the wine glass from Sister Qiu’s hand.
It was easy to talk to a smart man. He was silent and was expressionless. However, by taking a sip of wine, Sister Qiu understood what he meant.
The two sat casually on the sofa and exchanged information with each other secretly using various hints.
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A month has passed and the note man has not found the whereabouts of the fat steward, but their current situation can no longer be delayed.
On Sunday night, Shen Chengan did not go to bed as usual.
The decisive battle was about to begin, and Chu Shici was also a little excited.
His ears pricked up expectantly, listening to what was going on outside.
At around one o’clock in the morning, when the prison’s defenses were at their lowest, a wave of continuous, rapid gunshots suddenly rang out from downstairs. An alarm sounded in the corridor and from time to time someone hurried past the corridor.
Chu Shici could hear the guards shouting.
“Damn it, another rat escaped!”
Shen Chengan didn’t move, it wasn’t time for him to come out yet.
Just as he was about to reach out and pick up the speaker, Chu Shici quickly reminded him: “I’m broken. If you pick me up, I’ll fall apart. Brother Cheng’an, wrap me up in some clothes and take me out.”
Chu Shici thought that if he had a piece of clothing to wrap around him, when he encounters any emergency, he can find a deserted corner to transform back into a human being and put it on to deal with it.
Zhe-ge is taller and stronger than him, and his shirt can reach his thighs, which is enough to cover him.
Shen Chengan’s line of thought wasn’t on the transformation, he just thought this proposal was a bit strange.
However, since they were short on time, he didn’t ponder about it too much. He pulled off the bed sheet, packed up the small speaker in a bundle.
Chu Shici thought it was quite good. The bed sheet was big so it should be able to cover him more tightly.
A few minutes later, the sound of hurried footsteps running was heard again in the corridor. The sound stopped in front of the door of Room 3. The small window above was opened and a note was thrown in.
This is different from what Shen Chengan expected.
He picked up the paper ball, opened it and handed it to the small speaker.
Chu Shici poked his head out and read, “It’s not enough. Rats alone are not enough. The prison guards are more difficult to deal with than expected, we are no match for them and our people are decreasing very fast. The monster room will still be in operation tomorrow afternoon, I will ask someone to plant a virus in the virtual prison.
At that time, all the monsters on the tenth floor will come out and attack everyone present. We will block the passage on the fifth floor and provide a safe area for the chickens. Someone will pick you up at that time. You can take refuge with them on the fifth floor.”
Judging from their words, they planned to kill all the guards in the prison and finally conduct a carpet search of the prison. The note man plans to capture the fat steward and asks about the whereabouts of the black box.
At the same time, they wanted to plant a virus within the virtual prison. If such a big commotion was created, it would most likely attract the attention of the authorities. If the government intervenes in this investigation, there may be unexpected gains.
Chu Shici felt that this plan was still okay.
Zhe-ge is on the fifth floor, so they can take the opportunity to reunite.
But when he looked up, he saw that Shen Chengan seemed very nervous, and even his lower lip was bleeding from his bite.
Shen Chengan’s plan was well thought out and cautious. He planned to rely on the rats and dogs to use underhanded tricks to reduce the prison’s manpower bit by bit.
Who would have thought that Dr. Sun would be so fierce and was preparing to commence the battle in such a manner? They haven’t yet fought in the first round of team battles, and they are already planning to use cheats, and most importantly they are bold enough to carry it out without distinguishing between friend and foe.
They are real people and have nothing to worry about.
The worst case scenario was that they will die and exit the holographic capsules, wait for a while until they passed the psychological test, and then go back and continue in the fight. But it is different for Shen Chengan, he was just an artificial person.
He was probably worried that the virus will take his life. After getting the update, Shen Chengan went back to bed and fell silent.
Chu Shici heard him sobbing quietly, it seems that he is crying out of fear.
The plan suddenly changed, and Chu Shici was a little nervous.
A small speaker like himself, will he be damaged by the virus?
The most important thing is, if Dr. Sun and the others find out that Shen Chengan is actually an artificial person…
According to their attitude towards artificial people, no one would care about Shen Chengan’s life or death in a real fight.
When the time comes, he will be left on the twelfth floor, facing the endless waves of monsters outside.
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At around six o’clock in the morning, Shen Xiuzhe was lying on the cold bed, Sister Qiu’s words constantly replaying in his head.
Sister Qiu told him two things.
The first is that she has seen through the truth of this world. The second is that she discovered that there was a force behind Xiao Jinzi, and that force seemed to be ready to fight to the death.
She didn’t know what might happen in the prison in the future. She recommends that Shen Xiuzhe stay in his room as much as possible during this period and don’t run around. Only the fifth floor is safe.
In addition to the information, she also gave Shen Xiuzhe an elevator card that she got from a guard who was lured in by her honey trap.
The man volunteered to be her dog, a gift from the dog that she passed on to him.
In exchange, she asked him to provide the evidence for when she successfully leaves. She wants to take revenge on all those who plotted against her.
Shen Xiuzhe caressed his little finger. It seems that this entire situation is getting bigger and bigger and gradually spiraling out of control, this is not a good sign.
He was thinking to himself whether he should listen to Sister Qiu and stay on the fifth floor until this ordeal was over or to take the risk and go to the twelfth floor to meet Ah Ci.
Shen Xiuzhe hasn’t thought it through yet.
At noon, someone came in with a small food cart and put the lunch box on the table.
Shen Xiuzhe picked up the lunch box and was about to open it when suddenly someone came up to him and whispered: “Mr. Shen, you are a real person, right?”
Shen Xiuzhe didn’t answer, just tilted his head slightly.
The man continued to whisper: “The one on the twelfth floor should be your artificial person? You two have different habits. You purse your lips when you think, while he bites his lower lip. In the public hall before, Xiao Jinzi noticed this detail.”
Xiao Jinzi thought this was a hint given to her by Shen Xiuzhe, so she deliberately reported the matter to the person with the note.
But this was the first time that Shen Xiuzhe knew that he still had this habit.
The undercover disguised as a food delivery boy told him about the plan to implant a virus and open the monster room.
After hearing this, Shen Xiuzhe’s voice suddenly turned cold, “What about my artificial person?”
The man said that he did not have enough power to make decisions and needed to go back and ask.
Hearing the sound of the metal door closing, Shen Xiuzhe’s face became gloomy.
He has already seen Dr. Sun’s attitude towards artificial people. At this critical moment, it is impossible for them to waste manpower to rescue others.
Shen Xiuzhe decided to go there by himself, at least to bring Ah Ci down.
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No one came to contact Shen Chengan all morning.
Looking at Shen Chengan pacing around the room, Chu Shici knew that he had been abandoned.
Before he was exposed, Dr. Sun and the note man will actively discuss plans with him. Although Shen Chengan had his own little thoughts, he still tried his best and kept following the progress.
Now it’s completely over, he has been abandoned, and no one cares about his life or death.
After lunch, Shen Chengan got dressed and fumbled around for a utility knife. Holding the small speaker wrapped in the bed sheets, he stood at the door ready to run.
Time passed minutes by second, and at around three o’clock in the afternoon, the prison’s piercing alarm sounded again.
What was different from before was that the gunshots downstairs were more intensive, and from time to time the screams of prison guards and the roars of monsters could be heard.
A man’s trembling voice came from the radio, [The monster room is out of control, all personnel to bring their equipment and gather on the tenth floor! I repeat: the monster room is out of control!]
Before he finished speaking, the prison fell into complete chaos.
The metal doors of all the rooms in the entire corridor suddenly opened.
Chu Shici was wrapped in the bed shees and was carried by Shen Chengan out of the room.
He saw a group of artificial people coming out of the cells where they were imprisoned, and standing in the corridor one by one, looking around blankly.
Shen Chengan didn’t have an elevator card, so Chu Shici directed him to go in the direction of the stairs, trying to get to the fifth floor as quickly as possible.
At this moment, the elevator at the end of the corridor suddenly dinged.
The artificial people all hid nervously, and Shen Chengan’s body stiffened instantly.
Two sets of footsteps gradually approached, and Chu Shici looked over with difficulty.
The person walking in front was a lovely-looking woman. She held a stick in her hand and looked around anxiously from time to time.
Chu Shici has seen her before and she was Xiao Jinzi.
The other end of the stick was held by a pale hand.
Looking past Xiao Jinzi, Chu Shici saw a familiar face.
He was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly called out: “Zhe-ge?”
The man paused, and after identifying the direction, he dropped his stick and ran over quickly in the direction of the sound.
He is very fast and seemed to fly over. Xiao Jinzi felt a gust of wind blowing past her, and Shen Chengan, who was not good at fighting, felt his arms empty before he could react.
Shen Xiuzhe snatched Ah Ci back, holding him in his arms and preparing to kiss him twice.
When he touched it, it didn’t feel right.
He opened the bed sheet and reached in to feel around for a while. When he spoke again, his calm voice carried a trace of shock: “Ah Ci? Why are you…?”
Only the base is left?
Look at Shen Chengan, who is leaning against the wall alone, and Xiao Jinzi, who is watching curiously.
Chu Shici chose to ignore this problem and urged Zhe-ge to take him back to Room 3. He has something urgent to do.
When Shen Xiuzhe wasn’t completely panicked, he listened to Chu Shici’s words.
The metal door was ajar, and Xiao Jinzi and Shen Chengan looked at each other. Xiao Jinzi picked up the stick and poked his hand.
“Here, hold it, and I’ll take you two down in a moment.”
In the room, Shen Xiuzhe suppressed his anger and wanted to ask the small speaker what happened to him.
Before he could speak, he suddenly felt a heavy weight against his body.
Subconsciously holding the slender waist, his right hand pressed on a soft spot, and Shen Xiuzhe’s mind went blank.
There is a warm body in his arms, and a gentle and clear male voice is in his ears.
“Zhe-ge, do I feel good to hold?”
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- I opened a safe house in the Infinite Stream
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