An Baoer was trapped between Zhuang Li's arms. She kept calling the system in her mind, but got no response. Then she finally figured something out and shouted in disbelief: "It's you!" But how could this be possible!
In a panic, she blurted out, "Where did you get my system?"
Zhuang Li retracted his arms, slowly stood up, and said with a smile, "I've temporarily paralyzed a certain area of your brain. It's disconnected from your neurons, so naturally, it can't communicate with you."
Having said that, Xuan Ming felt it would be inappropriate to play dumb any longer, so he maneuvered his wheelchair closer and asked, "What system?"
"A spy organization implanted a nanochip in her brain to monitor you," Zhuang Li said seriously, patting the man's broad shoulder and comforting him, "Don't be afraid, I'll help you solve it right away."
Xuan Ming: “…”
Is Curly taking advantage of me because I don't understand technology? Xuan Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he had to put on an expression of surprise and gratitude.
As the tasker, the first prohibition An Baoer received was not to disclose the existence of the system, so she lowered her head and agreed with Zhuang Li's statement.
"Now I'm giving you a choice," Zhuang Li said, shoving his hands into the pockets of his white coat. His tone was as casual as if he were discussing the weather. "Before the system returns to normal operation, cooperate with me to perform brain surgery to remove it."
"No!" An Baoer screamed subconsciously: "I won't take it!"
"Why? You should know that it's a time bomb, right?" Zhuang Li raised his eyebrows, puzzled by this stupid choice.
An Baoer owed so many points on credit that she faced the fate of being wiped out at any time. She certainly knew better than anyone how dangerous the system was.
But she thought of the Wangchun Pill she had just exchanged; of the tens of billions of wealth she would gain after conquering Xuanming; of the generous rewards for completing the mission; of the immortality she could gain by binding to the system...
Life is precious, but in the face of such huge and irresistible benefits, she has no way to give up.
When she made up her mind, Zhuang Li poured her a glass of warm water and handed it to her, asking doubtfully, "Isn't freedom good?"
An Baoer lowered her head to drink water and did not answer, but her eyes looked at Xuan Ming from time to time, revealing just the right amount of timidity and fear. Her lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, and had deep difficulties.
After finishing the water, she gripped the cup tightly, her joints tensed and white, as if she was experiencing an extremely painful struggle in her heart. Then she whispered, "I don't want to do this, but I have no choice. They will kill me, wuwuwu..."
But she was thinking, "The storyline of a beautiful spy and a rival CEO seems quite interesting. I could switch to a double agent and fight alongside Xuan Ming. I'd have plenty of opportunities to drug him along the way, and the mission would definitely be accomplished. Oh, how clever of me!"
After receiving these words, Xuan Ming turned his head away in disgust.
Zhuang Li asked doubtfully, "In that case, shouldn't you fight back before they kill you?"
There is no doubt that this is the basic principle with which he deals with all issues.
7480, who had been killed, hugged his pitiful and helpless self.
"You just froze the system temporarily, right? You keep talking about counterattack. Do you know where they came from? Their organizer is as powerful as a god! Can humans fight against gods?" An Baoer retorted excitedly.
"So, you are unwilling to cooperate with me?" Zhuang Li was not afraid of the so-called gods, he only cared about the final conclusion.
An Baoer was silent for a while, then looked at Xuan Ming with her bright black eyes filled with tears, silently expressing her helplessness and helplessness.
Xuan Ming stared back expressionlessly, his eyes filled with complete indifference. He even pursed his thin lips, revealing obvious disgust.
An Baoer was hurt by his attitude and finally remembered that Xuan Ming was an emotionless bastard. He would never have the slightest pity for a poor, weak girl, not to mention that the favor of saving her life had been overturned and turned into an ulterior motive for approaching her.
Maybe he had doubted her from the beginning, so he drove her away so decisively. Thinking of this, An Baoer cried sincerely.
"Put away your tears, Miss An." Zhuang Li's attitude was even colder than Xuan Ming's: "In fact, I don't need your cooperation."
He turned to look at several assistants and ordered, "Carry her into the operating room."
"What do you want to do!" An Baoer stood up and tried to escape, but her body fell down softly, and the cup in her hand fell with a clang and broke into pieces.
"Water, there is..." She lost consciousness completely before she could finish her sentence.
Zhuang Li took off his white coat and quickly changed into surgical gowns. He stared at his watch and reminded himself, "We still have fifty-six minutes."
Several assistants were quickly making preoperative preparations.
Xuan Ming followed them to the door of the operating room and asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"
Zhuang Li put on plastic gloves and pointed to the top of his head, his tone full of eager interest: "I will make a hole in her skull and remove the brain tissue containing the chip."
"Isn't this dangerous?" Xuan Ming expressed concern, not for An Bao'er, but for Curly. If this was the only way to remove the system, it would undoubtedly damage Curly's incredibly intelligent brain. No wonder even someone as brave as him hesitated to act.
"It is somewhat dangerous because the chip is implanted in the language center of the brain. If there is a mistake during the operation, she may have difficulties in speaking, writing, reading, etc. in the future." Zhuang Li walked under the disinfectant nozzle and received a comprehensive sterilization.
Xuan Ming's expression became even uglier.
It goes without saying how crucial the ability to speak, write, and read is to a genius. If Curly loses any of these abilities, he'll no longer be the same Curly he is today. Can he withstand such a blow?
Xuan Ming's heart was in a knot. Just as he was about to ask more questions about the aftereffects of the surgery, he heard 7480's slightly smug voice coming from his mind: "Host, you also make mistakes sometimes!"
Zhuang Li stood quietly under the disinfectant spray with his head down, ignoring the system's sudden ridicule.
7480 finally caught a mistake from the host and couldn't help but complain: "Useless host! 367's situation is completely different from mine. I was caught by you because my energy was exhausted, but 367's energy is abundant. If you take it out, it can return to An Baoer's body..."
Xuan Ming listened attentively, his nerves extremely tense.
Zhuang Li interrupted 7480, looked up at Xuan Ming, and said soothingly, "Are you worried that she'll cause trouble for us after she wakes up? The contract includes a waiver. She must unconditionally cooperate with our experiment and bear all consequences. Don't worry, I won't let you get into trouble."
He pointed to a nearby filing cabinet and walked into the operating room.
Xuan Ming was stunned for a long time before he realized that Little Curly seemed to have misunderstood his worries. He was about to chase after him to explain, but the door of the operating room closed automatically, isolating everyone outside.
Xuan Ming stared at the door, his anxiety growing with each passing moment. As 7480 had said, extracting 367 was easy, but keeping it under control was far more difficult. It was a nanoscale robot, indistinguishable to the naked eye, and even a sealed container wouldn't be enough to trap it. This operation might be a failure.
If 367 escapes, will it retaliate? The drugs it sells are truly sinister. If they were to slip into Curly's food or water cup without anyone noticing...
Xuan Ming wiped his face, not daring to think of anything worse. From now on, he would have to follow Curly all the time.
Furthermore, the confrontation with 7480 seemed to have reached a stalemate. Although it could not move, it could not easily remove the brain. To control the host, it must lurk in the most important and core part of the brain. If this area was damaged during surgery, the little curly hair would be doomed.
367 is a time bomb that cannot be touched; 7480 is a sting that cannot be removed. How can these two situations be resolved?
The more Xuan Ming thought about it, the more worried he became, but he could only wander outside the laboratory in his wheelchair.
Fifty minutes later, the door of the operating room opened and the unconscious An Baoer was pushed out by two assistants. Zhuang Li walked slowly, holding a glass slide.
Xuan Ming immediately went up to him and asked anxiously, "What's the situation?"
"The chip has been taken out." Zhuang Li shook the slide. "Ms. An's brain must have suffered some damage, but she should be able to recover through exercise later. The company will be responsible for the expenses in this regard." When he asked his immediate superior to clean up the mess for him, his attitude was too matter-of-fact.
"Okay, I'll let a lawyer talk to her. You don't have to worry about this matter." Xuan Ming agreed without hesitation.
Even if Curly didn't mention it, he would have sent someone to monitor An Bao'er. If she couldn't recover, Xuan Ming would never allow Curly to perform such an operation.
Zhuang Li nodded in satisfaction: "Thank you, Mr. Xuan. I will do the next experiment."
Xuan Ming looked nervously at the slide in his hand, which should contain some of An Baoer's brain cells and systems.
7480 gloated, "Host, you've done something utterly foolish! This level of sealing simply can't hold back nano-scale robots. We can slip through any crack. Even high-density metal can be penetrated by us, let alone two panes of glass."
"Host, once 367 returns to An Baoer's body, it will launch a crazy revenge on you! Each of our systems has special abilities. You underestimate us!"
"Ah, 367 sent me a message! It thinks you and I are teaming up to mess with it, and it's declaring war on us. It's already started getting rid of those brain cells, and it won't be long before it's completely free. You've stirred up a hornet's nest, host!"
7480's tone grew increasingly gloating. Although it had been implanted with excessively long data and could no longer execute any commands, it could still see the status of all programs.
A string of curse words came out of its communicator, all from 367.
Xuan Ming had anticipated this, and his heartstrings were instantly tense. But he couldn't think of any way to stop 367 from leaving.
A nano-scale robot can silently infiltrate any corner, including the human body. Even sealed metal cans cannot stop them. As long as the force field is extended, even the strongest container will explode in an instant.
"Didn't I tell you?" Zhuang Li walked forward leisurely, a hint of malicious amusement in his tone, "I dissected it not for research, but to destroy it."
"Destroy?" 7480 screamed. "Host, you must be confused! You know, the force field we set up can ensure that we will not be harmed in the turbulence of space and time, and can also ensure that we will not be squeezed and damaged in the low-dimensional space. 367 still has plenty of energy, and its force field is enough to resist all attacks! There is no way you can destroy it!"
Another name for a force field is an energy membrane, and Zhuang Li naturally knew how strong it was. But he seemed to have ignored it and walked straight to the largest testing area.
Seeing that 7480 hadn't responded, 367 radiated its mental energy, connecting directly to Zhuang Li's brain. "Human, you're dead!" Its voice was as sharp as a sting. "When I'm completely free from these brain cells and neurons, you'll suffer my most insane revenge!"
Due to its overconfidence, it had fallen into a brief dormant state after An Bao'er's brain paralysis, leaving it completely defenseless and allowing it to be retrieved without anyone noticing. Its structure was very similar to human brain cells, with neurons, and it was firmly connected to An Bao'er's neurons. If it had recklessly deployed its force field to blast these brain cells, it would have been severely damaged itself.
So to escape from these two panes of glass, it first has to untangle its own neurons.
Zhuang Li said nonchalantly, "A system that falls into my hands has only one option: destruction. If you want to retaliate against me, you must first ensure your own survival. I'm looking forward to your performance."
367 felt deeply insulted and couldn't help but scream, "I will invade everyone around you and make them kill you!"
Hearing this threat, Xuan Ming felt a tinge of fear deep down in his heart. He couldn't imagine what would happen if Curly was surrounded and hunted by people from all over the world.
"It's over, it's over, host, you're dead this time!" 7480 rubbed his hands together in excitement. He wanted to kill the host even more than 367 did, but unfortunately, he didn't have the energy to do it.
"Host, you are simply courting your own death! Hahahaha..." 7480 laughed wildly.
Both systems were screaming in Zhuang Li's mind, but he remained calm and composed. He strode into a test site, threw the glass slide containing 367 into the cavity of a ring-shaped instrument, and then activated the sealing device.
At the same moment, 367 untied the bindings of the neurons, then expanded the force field, shattering the glass. It then roamed into the cavity, screaming frantically, "You're dead, human! From today on, everyone around you will become my puppet, and I will instruct them to use every possible means to kill you! You'll be hit by a car while walking; you'll be poisoned by a nurse while seeing a doctor; you'll be hacked to death by your loved ones while sleeping; you'll be stabbed to death by the chef while eating... There's no corner of the world that can accommodate you!"
Xuan Ming's clenched fists were slick with sweat, but his expression remained as hard as steel. Even if 367 escaped, it didn't matter; he could read its mind. As long as he kept Curly close to him at all times, he could protect him from any danger.
It's just making an enemy of the whole world. It's not that difficult. Xuan Ming unclenched his fists, his eyes becoming extremely determined.
7480 excitedly declared, "Host, you can't defeat 367! A system with abundant energy is invincible in this world. You can't break its force field at all!"
Zhuang Li pressed the start button of the ring machine without saying a word.
A sudden boom erupted, and the image of 367, which had been constantly jumping in the communicator, suddenly dimmed, and the frantic insults and curses it had been sending ceased abruptly. The shattered glass slides, along with 367 himself, enveloped in the energy shield, suddenly turned to smoke and dissipated without a trace.
A second passed, the machine stopped, the roar died down, and Zhuang Li jumped down from the high control panel, wiping his hands listlessly, his tone filled with undisguised disappointment: "Is it so fragile? I thought it would be fun to play with it."
7480, who eagerly awaited the host's death, responded: "..."
Xuan Ming, who had imagined a lot of terrible prospects, said: "..."
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