Chapter 417 I also have special interrogation skills
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became a little weird.
Wang Banxian looked at Lu Wenwu with a complicated expression: "Then wasn't I just showing off my skills in front of an expert?"
"Why do you think so?"
Lu Wenwu was a little surprised and silently increased the flow rate of the nutrient solution.
"I don't know what you're doing. I just have some special tricks for catching ghosts. If you don't force him out, I'll probably just smash the car."
"Is that really the case?" Wang Banxian's stiff expression softened. "Keke, Fifth Brother, how on earth did you manage to capture a vengeful earthbound spirit like this? It should be bound to its resentful attachment."
"I don't know. I'm curious about this, too." Lu Wenwu opened his Eyes of True Vision. "I just thought it might work, so I gave it a try. I didn't expect it to actually work. Now let me see how it works."
[Digital Ghost (D-)]: 1859/2000
【Cultivation】: None
[Current Status]: Bound, resentful, data fragments, digitally compiled soul fragments
[Analysis]: A special individual that exists in both the real and virtual networks. Because some people remain connected to the network after death, the strong emotions and soul fragments that burst out of their spirits at the last moment will be digitally recorded in the network. Some AIs will be affected by these extreme emotions and lose control, or perhaps these extreme emotions themselves are strong enough to form unique pseudo-life forms.
"A digital vengeful ghost?" Lu Wenwu frowned slightly. "This thing actually possesses certain extraordinary characteristics as a life form, and also has a digitally encoded soul. What on earth is this thing?"
"What?" Wang Banxian didn't hear his mumbling clearly.
"Digital vengeful ghosts are formed in a similar way to normal vengeful ghosts, but another way they form is when vengeance affects the onboard AI, causing it to materialize and mutate. You can think of it as a fragmented version of Ultron and Vision," Lu Wenwu explained. "By the way, check if the onboard AI is still there."
Wang Banxian nodded and immediately pulled out another data cable and connected it to the central control console.
This time, without the interference of the digital ghost, things went very smoothly.
The vehicle completed a system self-check in just a few minutes.
Except for the place where Lu Wenwu shot through, the rest of the body was undamaged, and the onboard main control AI program was intact.
Without the interference, the machine soul was very happy!
It seems that this ball is composed of the strong resentment and soul fragments of the first-generation owner after his death.
What really concerns Lu Wenwu is what exactly is the soul of digital compilation?
He had asked Wang Banxian and Liu Linan about this a few days ago.
The two agreed that this should be due to the partial thought introduction after the installation of the thought-assisting chip. It should be a very common thing. Doesn't everyone have it?
But judging from the current digital ghosts, all this seems not so simple.
"Fifth brother, what should we do next?" Wang Banxian asked humbly.
The main reason was that he had never thought that things would develop to this point.
According to the normal process, after finding evidence of the existence of the vengeful ghost, they should directly place the high explosives prepared in advance in the car and blow the entire car to pieces.
In this way, the vengeful ghost will definitely be dead, and it can also be proved that they have killed the vengeful ghost. They can then go to the customer to collect the balance.
As a result, Lu Wenwu caught the ghost with his bare hands!
This made Wang Banxian completely at a loss as to what to do next, and he could only silently put the pile of miscellaneous religious items he had prepared in advance back into his bag.
"Contact your employer and ask him if he wants to see the vengeful ghost that killed his family and see it destroyed with his own eyes." Lu Wenwu said with a smile, "But you have to pay extra."
"How much?"
Wang Banxian skillfully used the secure channel to dial the customer's number and waited for the other party to answer.
Lu Wenwu's smile grew even more sincere. "It's not expensive, just add one million. But there's one thing: from now on, you'll need one tube of high-quality nutritional paste every ten seconds until the execution. The funds for the nutritional paste must be provided by the other party, and the prepayment must be made immediately."
Hearing his lion-like voice, Wang Banxian's hands trembled.
One high-quality nutritional paste takes ten seconds, and three hundred and sixty of them are needed in an hour!
Under normal circumstances, one of these things can equal an average person's energy consumption for half a month, and it's quite expensive!
Perhaps it was due to excessive anger over the death of a family member.
Or maybe he is just wealthy.
In short, the other party agreed and transferred the balance of 1.4 million credit points without any hesitation, and attached an address.
It was a bar located near an upscale residential complex, and the atmosphere was very much in keeping with underground transactions.
It wasn't far from where they were now, and it would take less than an hour to drive there if they stepped on the accelerator.
After discussing the content of the transaction, Lu Wenwu and Wang Banxian did not delay any longer in the used car market. After unplugging the energy pipeline, they slipped out quietly again, met Liu Linan who had been waiting for a long time, and drove to the transaction location.
On the way, Lu Wenwu used the Eye of True Vision to check the information about himself and Maomao.
The suffix behind the status column also shows the item "Digitally Compiled Soul".
That's strange.
If this thing appeared because of the thought-assisting chip, then what about me and Maomao?
He was absolutely certain that nothing had been implanted in his or Maomao's brains.
Therefore, Lu Wenwu once again raised his doubts about the digital compilation of the soul.
This time, Wang Banxian and Liu Linan both said they could do nothing to help.
This is beyond their knowledge, and they don't understand why this is happening. No relevant information has been found on the Internet, not even paid inquiries.
Lu Wenwu immediately understood.
This is most likely related to the main quest.
The drive of less than an hour passed quickly, and a bar with a door covered with neon lights appeared in front of us.
【Eternal Bliss】
This is the name of the bar, and next to it is a rotating swastika character flashing with neon light, which looks quite playful and religious.
It was Lu Wenwu who came with Maomao and Wang Banxian, and Liu Linan was ready to wait for support.
Pushing the door and entering the Eternal Life Bar, a strong noise mixed with the pungent smell of alcohol and mixed grease hit me in the face.
The accompanying heavy metal music with strong stimulation makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
Lu Wenwu, holding the dog in one hand and putting the other in his pocket, couldn't help but frown.
He doesn't like this kind of place.
Lu Wenwu's opening of the door was like a signal.
The first drunk to turn his head toward him let out a strange cry of shock.
Immediately afterwards, one after another drunkards and gamblers stopped talking and turned around, looking in astonishment at the tall figure standing at the door of the bar and the sleek golden dog squatting in front of him.
The originally noisy bar suddenly became quiet for a moment, and even the band stopped playing.
Everyone in the lobby just stared at Lu Wenwu, who was carrying a suitcase on his back, as he strode towards the bar, asked where the cubicle was, and then strode away.
It was not until several minutes after Lu Wenwu and Wang Banxian left that people finally started whispering in the lobby.
"Am I seeing things? Is that a dog?"
"That person has no external modifications."
"Look at his eyes and expression when he came in. Why would someone like that walk his dog in a place like this?"
"The metal material of that dog chain is so strange, I can't help but feel it. It doesn't seem to be the alloy that can be bought on the market."
"Ha, maybe someone's going to be unlucky. This person is definitely a big shot. Only big shots don't have so many signs of prosthetic transformation. They look like normal people from the old times."
"I understand the logic, but why would such a prominent figure personally carry such a strange metal box? Even though it does look quite exquisite."
"This is a quirk of the big shots. What do you know? Have you forgotten the vice chairman who made himself androgynous? The big shots are just playing around. Don't delve into it."
"Yeah, that's right. Wasn't there a company executive last time who claimed to be something... What was his name?"
"God's messenger."
"Yes, that's it. It seems to me that these bigwigs don't always have the right brains. Who in their right mind would believe in a scam like religion that was eliminated in the old days?"
Listening to the drunkards enthusiastically discussing the identities of Lu Wenwu and Wang Banxian, and soon moving on to some random things, even the bartender next to them couldn't help but interrupt.
"You should be careful with your words. You're still arguing with him when he first comes in. What if he has some gadgets on him? Are you going to die? I just saw that the gentleman following behind me installed the Dragon Eyes produced by Zulong Company. Those who install such eyes are all top hackers."
The bartender's words suddenly made the originally lively atmosphere become tense.
Then a group of drunkards started to talk about other topics, and soon the topic shifted to desire and establishing a government.
"When can I become such a great man even when I am walking, sitting or lying down, I am so majestic without getting angry?"
The bartender glanced in the direction where Lu Wenwu disappeared, with a hint of envy in his eyes.
But then he began to murmur quietly: "But why would such a person ride in such an ordinary RV? Never mind, maybe this is just the quirk of big people."
The heavy, luxurious wooden doors are surrounded by an inlay of surprisingly resilient flexible material, providing exceptional sound insulation.
A door blocks out the noise outside and the clamor of the lower class people in the upper city.
In the eyes of people in the lower city, people in the upper city are all masters.
But the upper class areas also have their own masters and peasants.
The upper class and the lower class are relative concepts.
No matter how it is divided, new classes will always emerge quickly within the class.
Sitting opposite Lu Wenwu was a well-dressed middle-aged man with a standard Western face.
In the coconut milk city where the medical industry and body transformation technology are highly developed, this middle-aged man with a small fortune does not have the stereotypical beer belly and baldness.
However, even the most advanced transformation technology could not suppress his pain over the loss of his family, nor could it suppress the numbness and decadence that came with drowning his sorrows in alcohol.
"Mr. Bain Rich, this is the culprit that has caused your suffering. As you wished, we have brought it here."
Lu Wenwu casually swept away the dazzling array of drinks and empty bottles on the table and took his right hand out of his trouser pocket.
The half-clenched fist slowly opened, and in the translucent barrier, a small gray-blue electric spark was still rushing left and right, trying to break through the shackles that prevented it from breaking outwards.
Bain Rich slammed the table, stood up staggeringly, stared at the button-sized digital ghost with a pair of scarlet electronic eyes, and panted heavily like a cow.
"What on earth is this thing!"
Lu Wenwu replied calmly, "Digital vengeful ghosts are created by the violent fluctuations of the soul at the moment of death. They are considered a type of ghost. According to our preliminary testing, they have absolute control over the machines they possess, and existing civilian technology is impossible to detect or capture."
"and you?"
Bain Rich looked at Lu Wenwu deeply, revealing his undisguised suspicion.
Lu Wenwu calmly explained, "You can probably understand my unique special ability this way. You don't have to doubt my professionalism. In terms of professionalism, I am on the same level as the great master of the charlatan."
"Even if you ask me to prove it, I can't. After all, this thing can't be detected or recorded by existing civilian technology. So if you're willing to believe it, we can continue our transaction. If you don't, then we can both go home and sleep."
"There was a saying in the old Dragon Kingdom: Don't employ a man you doubt, and don't doubt a man you employ. I'm willing to trust you, but how are you going to destroy this thing now? I hate it so much! I want it to be buried with my family immediately!"
Bain Rich slammed the table again, his eyes red and his teeth gnashing as he spoke.
"That's not the end of the story."
Lu Wenwu was halfway through his speech when he remembered that the person in front of him might not be in the mood to listen to his science popularization, so he turned to look at Wang Banxian.
"Will you search souls?"
Wang Banxian immediately looked embarrassed: "Fifth brother, this soul search is a demonic method, and it is not ethical. Our Xuanling Sect is a reputable and upright sect."
Lu Wenwu looked at him speechlessly, then looked away.
"In that case, that's the only way."
Under Bain Rich's scorching gaze, he raised the digital ghost in his hand as if nothing had happened and stuffed it into his mouth.
The next moment, the Heaven-Devouring and Earth-Eating Great Magic was activated, and a faint, shrill wail suddenly appeared in the ears of everyone in the bar, as if the devil from hell was screaming.
At the same time, all the electrical appliances in the bar flickered for a moment, like lights with unstable voltage.
Lu Wenwu frowned tightly and chewed slowly, as if he was savoring some strange and bizarre delicacy.
By forcibly absorbing all the memory and emotional fragments carried by the digital ghost, and combining them as much as possible to query the information, he seemed to have really found something unusual.
[The immortal gods are high above the heavens, overlooking the struggles and reincarnations of all things in the world]
What's this?
A myth?
(End of this chapter)
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