At this time, Xie Qi was sitting on the bed, staring at the black sphere he had just found in front of him, trying to see through its secret, but he could not see anything special about it.

The black sphere looked like an ordinary piece of iron, nothing special about it. Xie Qi curiously reached out his finger to pick at it, and to his surprise, he triggered a hidden switch.

Suddenly, cracks began to appear on the surface of the sphere. A faint light shone through the cracks and gradually expanded outward.

However, in the next second, the faint light suddenly went out, and the sphere instantly shattered into countless pieces, slipped from Xie Qi's hands and fell to the ground, as if it had lost all power.

"No way, what the hell is this? Is it broken?" Faced with this sudden change, Xie Qi couldn't help but ask in surprise.

948 flew over to the debris and examined it carefully. After a while, he concluded, "Its core has been destroyed. I can't be sure what it is, but what is certain is that this sphere is defective and completely useless."

After listening to 948's explanation, Xie Qi immediately understood. He was saying, how could such an important item appear in a doghouse?

It must have been discarded because it had lost its function, and was later brought back to the kennel by the guard dog.

However, since this thing appears here, it is likely that it belongs to the villain, and it seems that the villain has already started to act.

Xie Qi felt it was necessary to take a risk. However, before that, he had to wait until the villain was not at home before taking action.

Xie Qi has already figured out every place in the Lu family. Before leaving, he must find out what tricks the villain is playing. Now the only place he hasn't been to is the villain's room.

It just so happened that tonight gave Xie Qi a great opportunity. Lu Chiyan and Jue Lingran didn't know where they were going, and Lu Chiyan was not at home tonight.

So, taking advantage of the moonlight, Xie Qi sneaked into Lu Chiyan's room through the window.

The room was pitch black, and Xie Qi cautiously turned on the light in his hand, the dim light illuminating a corner of the room. He moved around the room quietly, scanning for any clues.

Then, his target locked on the desk in front of him. Xie Qi gently opened the desk drawer, moving extremely slowly, for fear of making any sound.

However, when Xie Qi opened the drawer, what caught his eye was a portrait. He looked closely and found that the person in the painting looked exactly like the original owner.

"Is this villain's painting the original owner? Why does it feel a bit weird..." Xie Qi muttered to himself in confusion.

The so-called strangeness was not because the portrait was not realistic enough; on the contrary, it was lifelike. However, what surprised Xie Qi was that the demeanor of the person in the portrait was completely different from the original owner he remembered.

Xie Qi frowned, lost in thought. Just as he was staring at the portrait, trying to understand the strangeness within, a sudden sharp pain suddenly struck him, surging onto his forehead like a tide.

"Hiss! It hurts!" Xie Qi couldn't help but gasp, and the portrait in his hand slipped.

"The original owner wouldn't have a headache, right..." Xie Qi muttered softly, rubbing his temples, trying to calm the discomfort caused by the pain.

He decided to put aside his study of the portrait for the time being and put it back where it belonged.

Afterwards, Xie Qi continued to search around the room, hoping to find some useful clues or items.

Finally, his hard work paid off and he found a chip placed in an exquisite box in a hidden corner.

"948, come out and see if this thing works?"

Upon hearing the sound, 948 immediately took the chip and placed it carefully in his hand. As the code ran at high speed, 948 quickly analyzed the purpose of the chip.

"Host, this is a network virus. Once connected, any intelligent computer will be infected by the virus. However, the virus program is still loading. Once it is complete, it will paralyze the entire federation's intelligent computer network." 948 said to Xie Qi with a serious face.

After hearing this, Xie Qi frowned slightly, nodded, and then said, "948, make a copy first."

However, 948 turned around and couldn't help but say, "It's not the host. This is a computer virus. If I copy it, won't I be infected directly?"

"Aren't you a system? How could you be afraid of a mere virus in this small world?"

Upon hearing this, 948 felt his dignity was challenged. He puffed out his chest and shouted, "How is that possible! I can destroy it with just one finger! I'll copy it right now!"

After 948 finished speaking, it began to absorb all the data in the chip with full concentration. Time passed by minute by minute, and soon it completed the data copying task.

Afterwards, Xie Qi carefully put all the items back in their places, ensuring everything was restored to its original state. He then quietly left the villain's room, the entire process as natural as flowing water.

Now that he had the item, Xie Qi felt there was no need to stay here any longer. He decided to find a suitable opportunity to slip out and hand over the copied data to the male protagonist.

In the following days, Xie Qi kept thinking about how to leave. The villain seemed to be deliberately avoiding meeting him, which actually made Xie Qi feel relieved. After all, he didn't really want to deal with the villain.

Then one night, Xie Qi, who had been fast asleep, suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were empty and lifeless, and his movements were stiff. He slowly lifted the quilt as if being manipulated, and then got out of bed.

Xie Qi walked barefoot and expressionlessly to the bedside, opened the bedside table, and took out a sharp dagger. This dagger was the one he had used to threaten Lu Bu.

Then Xie Qi walked towards the door step by step. His pupils were not focused at all, and he looked lifeless like a walking corpse.

Xie Qi moved like a robot, step by step, in the dim room. When he reached Lu Chiyan's door, 948 suddenly spoke.

"Host, why didn't you discuss this with me before you took action?"

Although the sound was not loud, it was particularly clear in the quiet night. Xie Qi seemed to be awakened by these words. He suddenly came to his senses and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground unconsciously, making a crisp sound.

"Who's outside?" Lu Chiyan's voice came from inside the door.

Then, a sound of footsteps approached from afar, gradually approaching the door. Xie Qi's face changed, and he turned and ran back to his room, completely forgetting the dagger on the ground.