Chapter 78
An Jing was lying on the bed in the room, still looking up at the ceiling. He suddenly realized that Song Zhishu didn't like him at all.
"I'm such a joke." An Jing flipped through the address book on his bracelet, trying to find someone to talk to, but he couldn't find any friends to talk to. Because love is hard to express in words, it's useless to seek comfort.
His dad... An Jing thought of An Xingmin and opened the dialog box, still stuck on their last conversation. All those sentimental words he wanted to say to express his grievances were suddenly stuck in his throat.
I can’t say that, An Jing reminded himself, he and his father had already parted ways in their future choices. It was because he had fluorescent disease, and he didn’t want to stay in the Blue Continent base anymore.
I have experienced too many ups and downs, and after experiencing great joy and great sorrow, my mentality has become empty. I feel that everything is just the same and there is nothing new about it.
An Jing understood that his numbness towards life was really a sign of being well-informed and tired of living, but unable to die, so he could only hold on and continue to survive.
He desperately wanted to go ashore, to return to land, to seek the freshness of life, excitement, variety, and anything that could satisfy his pleasure. He wanted to see another kind of scenery besides the underwater scenery, another kind of life.
"No wonder, no wonder," An Jing murmured. "Life is really boring after a long time. This kind of life that you can see the end of at a glance is too boring. I'm not happy with money, I'm not very happy with power, and I'm not very happy with hookups. Hahahahaha... I obviously have a lot, but why am I still not that happy? Is it because I want too many things?"
"Ah, I understand. These are all low-level pleasures." An Jing rubbed his solar plexus and replied, "I'm actually very empty inside. I desperately need something to fill it, so I do all those messy things to satisfy myself. But really, I should be looking within, to achieve what's that called? Spiritual fulfillment, perfection from the inside out?"
Thinking of this, An Jing suddenly jumped up and ran to the bathroom. He looked in the mirror, surprised at how bad his complexion looked. He pulled at his panda-like black eye bands and said, "I'm burdened by desire and bothered by the world. I'm so haggard."
Thinking of this, An Jing washed his face vigorously, made a solemn resolution, and said, "Avoid sex! Abstain from sex! Live a healthy life and start a new life!"
An Jing did what he said and immediately deleted Song Zhishu's contact information. While he was relieved, he noticed that there was someone named Bian Lu in the dialog box.
"..." An Jing also understood. As someone who had contracted the disease, he shouldn't have any unreasonable expectations. After all, the disease was transmitted through blood and sex.
A red dot appeared. An Jing looked at it and was just reminding himself not to be seduced by male beauty. It turned out to be from Dr. Bai Tiao, saying that she had recently made new discoveries in her research on cyber data people.
"Ah, how could I have forgotten about this?" An Jing laughed dryly and said, "I just mentioned it as a joke. I wanted to make a cyber-style inflatable doll, and it actually worked?"
As soon as he finished speaking, An Jing slapped his face again and replied, "No, it's for science, to share the repetitive and boring labor of the lower classes of society. Yes, that's right."
With that said, An Dayu Ren was about to go to Dr. Bai's laboratory. When he saw the luxury car Shadow Light, he thought of the damn Song Zhishu, so he gave up and simply took a taxi there.
"This is the research result of a friend of mine, take a look." Bai Tiao obviously knew the special nature of his identity and wanted to extend an olive branch to An Jing, asking him to say a few good words so that he could ask An Xingmin for some research funds.
An Jing looked over and saw a small remote control and a dark cube.
An Jing nodded, and Bai Tiao pressed the remote control. He watched helplessly as the dark remote control flashed and turned into a data boy with his eyes closed.
Looks so familiar.
An Jing's head exploded. Isn't this the one Shen Qiang sent, Ms. Liang Chen... seems to be, her son? !
What’s his name? Lu Chao, right?
"No, no." An Jing was now certain that the gossip sent by Shen Qiang was actually true.
"Your friend's--" An Jing was so shocked that he even forgot to call Teacher Bai. In other words, Liang Chen turned her son into a cyber data man?
"What's wrong?" Bai Tiao noticed his expression suddenly change, so she explained, "Yes, she helped me come to Lanzhou. What are you wondering about? Is it about the identity of this child?"
An Jing nodded. Bai Tiao patiently explained, "Oh, this is my friend's son. I can't quite remember his name, Lu. This cyberdata man can switch into any form. My friend simply imported her son's facial data for convenience, like a 3D print."
"Oh, I see." An Jing nodded and gave a polite smile. He was really too dark-minded and thought that this mother had strange feelings for her son.
"Well, can I modify the facial data of this cyberdata person?" An Jing didn't bother to pry into Bai Tiao's secret. He knew it but didn't ask. He rubbed his hands together, as if eager to try, and said, "Can I change it to myself? Haha, let's see the effect. In other words, as long as the facial data is imported, this cyberdata person can take on any form?"
"Yes, it should be." Bai Tiao replied. In fact, she was not very clear about Liang Chen's research, but she knew that this cyber data man had a certain degree of autonomy.
For Bai Tiao, this is enough, because Liang Chen is dead and his entire family was killed by the top leaders of the Xia Kingdom. Even if this cyber data man is really her son, she cannot be resurrected to influence her own choice.
Bai Tiao: "I have a very good relationship with her, and she trusts me very much. We have done research on digital life together. She gave it to me and entrusted it to me for safekeeping, which is equivalent to this."
Is that so? An Jing always felt that something was amiss. Then she thought, Liang Chen risked his life to help her sneak across to Lanzhou. No, maybe the two of them wanted to escape together, but found themselves being hunted. Liang Chen temporarily entrusted his son's hopes to Bai Tiao. This made sense.
"I'll give it to you, An Jing." Seeing the questioning look in his eyes, Bai Tiao made a quick decision and handed the remote control and Lu Chao, who had turned back into a small cube, to him. She said with sincerity and flattery, "Didn't you say you were curious about this high-tech thing? Take it back and study it. If you think it's good, or if your father thinks it's good, we'll mass-produce it."
"Oh... that's fine." An Jing accepted it, nodded, and replied, "Thank you, Teacher Bai. I'll take it back and study it first."
After saying that, An Jing exchanged a few more pleasantries with Bai Tiao. Not noticing anything unusual, he took the small remote control and the small cube and went to the park, where he found a secluded and deserted place.
When I clicked on it, it was still Lu Chao's data form with his eyes closed and stiff.
An Jing took a picture of his face and sent it to Chen Qiang, typing: Look, doesn’t this face look very similar to Liang Chen, the son in the gossip you sent me before.
"Yes! Big news! Brother, what the hell is this?" Shen Qiang replied immediately.
"Bai Tiao gave it to me. He said it was a cyber data person created by Liang Chen. He sent it to me and asked me to persuade my father to mass-produce it." An Jing seemed under great pressure and said, "He also told me that it has independent consciousness. Is this true? I feel like my worldview has been shocked..."
As he spoke, An Jing began to study the small remote control. He was a little confused because there was only one button with a capital X on it.
He pressed it, and Lu Chao opened his eyes and came alive. The first thing he said was a startled cry: "Who are you?"
An Jing was also shocked. He was really alive.
Lu Chao seemed uneasy. He took two steps back and looked at himself and the environment he was in. His pupils trembled. It seemed like he couldn't believe that he had become like this, and he was panic-stricken for having come to a strange place for no reason.
"Wait, wait, don't panic." An Jing tried to speak in a friendly voice, saying, "This is Blue Continent, an underwater base. Don't worry, I'm a human like you. Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Do you still remember who you are?"
"My name is Lu Chao." He remembered, then looked confused and said, "Then I don't remember anything."
An Jing nodded and asked patiently, "Can you clearly distinguish your own gender?"
"Male." Lu Chao replied.
"What about some basic common sense? For example..." An Jing pointed to a dead tree on the side of the road and asked, "Do you recognize what this is?"
"A dead tree," Lu Chao replied, frowning impatiently. "Who are you? I'm not a fool, so why do you keep asking me questions?"
An Jing smiled playfully: "So what is your sexual orientation?"
"..." Lu Chao frowned, gave him a cold look, and ran away.
An Jing then raised the remote control and pressed it. Lu Chao disappeared from the spot and turned into a small cube that fell to the ground. An Jing pressed it again and he reappeared, but he was completely shocked.
Lu Chao: "You, who are you? Why can you control me?"
"You should ask your mother why she turned you into this." An Jing hit the nail on the head, then flipped through the message logs and clicked on Shen Qiang's investigation of him, which was all about various conspiracy theories about the three members of the Xia Kingdom's Lu family.
In the final analysis, it was just as the outside world had rumored: Liang Chen was good friends with Bai Tiao and helped her smuggle herself across the border, but was retaliated against.
"This is my mom, my dad..." Lu Chao looked at them, but couldn't recall any memory. Ms. Liang Chen was able to find the photos, and he felt a little moved when he saw them. There was no detailed personal information of his father, only a name, Lu Zhicheng.
An Jing: "You really can't remember anything?"
"I really can't remember." Lu Chao nodded, then looked at himself. He tried to grab An Jing's arm with his hand, but it went through him. It had no substance, was completely transparent and without any feeling.
Lu Chao: "However, since I am Liang Chen's son, to this Bai Tiao I am the son of an old friend. Why is she so confident in giving me to you? Who are you to Bai Tiao? Or, in other words, who are you to me?"
"Um..." An Jing acted honest for once, as he had just decided to quit masturbating, so he replied in a friendly manner: "My name is An Jing. I don't know you, but from now on we can be friends. I'm just one of Bai Tiao's students, and our relationship is pretty ordinary. I don't know why she entrusted you to me."
"Am I a hot potato?" Lu Chao muttered to himself.
"Well." An Jing seemed cautious and whispered softly: "Let me promise first, I won't hurt you or force you. Since you are a cyber data person, why don't you..."
"What do you want to do?" Lu Chao's expression was alert. He obviously understood what a human being should understand. He said, "You can't even touch me. What do you want me to do?"
"Damn, that's all the trouble!" An Jing stomped his feet fiercely.
"Are you gay?" Lu Chao blurted out. He took a few steps back and exclaimed, "Damn, this is disgusting. That Bai Tiao is deliberately torturing me, right? She gave me to you, but in fact she was torturing me. That Bai Tiao has a grudge against my mother!"
"Look, I'll format you when I get back." An Jing rolled his eyes and pressed the remote control to take Lu Chao back.
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