Chapter 78 The Bloodstained Chip
Zhou Jiu was blindfolded and transferred to the intelligent robot personnel of the Central Prison by the inspectors after getting off the aircraft.
Sitting on Zhou Jiu's shoulder was Qi Qi, who looked like a miniature Zhou Jiu. Following Zhou Jiu's instructions, she looked left and right and observed the Central Prison. Due to the special mental connection between Zhou Jiu and the energy body Qi Qi, the structure of the Central Prison automatically appeared in Zhou Jiu's brain.
Along the way, the robot placed her in a cell that resembled solitary confinement. It was inappropriate to send her here while she was still under investigation and before the military court had reviewed her case. Zhou Jiu didn't know who else Grabeld had that could have managed to get her into this central prison, which was almost entirely guarded by intelligent robots.
Zhou Jiu stayed there for several days, and every day a new map of the Central Prison appeared in his mind. He learned more about the layout of the Central Prison from Qi Qi, who kept going out for fresh air.
On the seventh day, Zhou Jiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and Qi Qi also received Zhou Jiu's signal and floated towards Zhou Jiu's direction.
Zhou Jiu, his eyes shining, patted Qi Qi's head and pressed the red button inside the prison that they had agreed upon beforehand.
A "beep beep beep" sound rang out, and Zhou Jiu was put on a hood by several robots and taken to another place that resembled an interrogation room.
“Zhou Jiu, everything I’m about to say is recorded on audio and video. Now I’m asking you, did you leak classified documents from the First Military Region? Please answer yes or no.”
“No.” Zhou Jiu looked somewhat surprised. “Didn’t they say I was suspected of violating regulations by holding military status in both the military and civilian sectors? I’ve been wondering about this issue while I was in jail recently, and I haven’t been able to figure it out these past few days.”
"And I'm also curious why you locked me up in jail without knowing anything, instead of going through some proper procedures. As far as I know, all of these procedures are illegal, aren't they?" Zhou Jiu asked quickly yet calmly.
The officer making several gestures with his fingers, and Zhou Jiu's eyes flickered. She understood what he meant: he wanted the people outside to turn off the recording and listening equipment.
The officer quickly relaxed, placed his hand on the table, and tapped it lightly. "Zhou Jiu, now that there are no more listening devices, let's talk."
"Sir, what would you like to talk about?" Zhou Jiu asked, striking a relaxed pose.
"Having won the StarNet championship and become our internet celebrity, let's talk about whether you've thought about how to continue being our internet mecha superstar and serve as the spokesperson for the entire Ancient Blue Star region of the First Military Region?"
Zhou Jiu looked puzzled and gave a wry smile: "Sir, you're joking. I've become a prisoner without even knowing what's going to happen next."
"Putting that aside for now, have you thought about what I just said?"
Zhou Jiu blinked and shook his head: "No."
"Was becoming a champion something you had in mind beforehand? Did someone tell you that you had to win the championship, or did you have any mentors, or did anyone in the military teach you how to deal with other people and exploit their weaknesses?"
Zhou Jiu frowned. "Sir, what do you mean by 'did we have this idea before'?"
Zhou Jiu, unsure if any of his words would be picked out, said directly, "I'm sorry, sir, I refuse to answer leading questions."
The two remained deadlocked for a long time. In the end, Zhou Jiu was taken back to the original cell, where he only saw the angry look in the eyes of the officer who had questioned him.
Zhou Jiu came in from his original spot, now holding a very fine needle. He huddled in a corner, waiting for his chance.
The next day, after dinner, Zhou Jiu waited for several more hours until it was very dark. Then, Zhou Jiu gently drew simple rune patterns with his fingertips, and Qi Qi floated in the cell, affecting the surveillance facilities around Zhou Jiu.
After the electromagnetic field energy of the entire cell altered, the electronic handcuffs were affected by the electromagnetic field. Zhou Jiu took out the needle and touched the base of the needle. A virtual display screen popped up. Zhou Jiu typed something on the virtual keyboard, and soon the electronic handcuffs fell off Zhou Jiu's wrist. Zhou Jiu held the electronic handcuffs and placed them in the very center of the rune.
After Zhou Jiu continued to change the input, the needle gradually lengthened, fully revealing its true form. It was a small energy contact pin that could contact all mechanical and electromagnetic devices and modify their command center. This was the most rudimentary of the inventions that Gela Baird had implemented under the orders of the First Military Region. However, if one could still consider oneself a human being, no one could continue to carry out something that was not something a human could do. Of course, this was also a huge temptation. Therefore, Zhou Jiu admired Gela Baird and decided to expose this inhuman human experimentation.
Of course, neither Zhou Jiu nor Gela Baird intended to make the results of this experiment public. With such a huge temptation and huge benefits, no one could guarantee that there wouldn't be another one.
In the deserted, fully mechanized central prison, Zhou Jiu, along with Qi Qi who was radiating energy fluctuations, concealed themselves under the probes of the electronic eyes. All the intelligent mechanical life forms completely ignored Zhou Jiu, who walked among them as if no one else was there.
With the energy contact needle in his left hand and the copper coin he had taken from Qi Qi's neck in his right, Zhou Jiu walked straight into the deep, winding underground passage.
After continuously inputting commands and passwords, Zhou Jiu successfully reached his destination without any obstacles. He saw the StarNet's intelligent clone, a large machine as tall as two people, composed of lines of floating command codes.
As soon as Zhou Jiu's energy contact pin touched the StarNet intelligent clone, the entire internal mechanical area emitted a piercing alarm, and all the mechanical lights around Zhou Jiu began to flash regular red signals.
Zhou Jiu moved even faster, taking the copper coin and making a clean cut on her arm. Enduring the pain and wincing, she pulled out the chip she had hidden inside her arm.
Amidst the blurry blood and flesh, time was running out. Zhou Jiu quickly wiped the blood and flesh off the chip with her clothes and inserted it directly into the card reader of the StarNet Smart Avatar. There wasn't enough time for her to clean up afterward, so Zhou Jiu pursed her lips and quickly entered the commands.
Upon hearing the footsteps of the intelligent robot outside the door, Zhou Jiu continued to input the high-level command key of the StarNet executor at lightning speed.
An electronic sound came from inside as the door opened. Zhou Jiu continued to input commands with his fingers, which were accompanied by a blurring effect. The robot's gun was already aimed at Zhou Jiu, who was still inputting the next command.
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