Ming Xiangnan has always been carefree and simple-minded. He always reflects his thoughts and ideas in his actions.

Sometimes I am slow, but I always have an instinct like a wild animal.

He knew that he seemed to be veiled in the eyes of his companions, but he did not feel angry at all.

Even he couldn't help but doubt at this time.

"I don't think the real data would know the number 108."

His words dispelled everyone's doubts. After all, the matter of No. 108 was a secret between them.

"Since Xiangnan is real, that means Dr. Gu is also real."

"So we were bounced back to the Military Park at that time." Qi Ming analyzed.

This statement is not wrong. Gu Qi and Gu Yuan's conversation also revealed things about Lin Xun and the experiment, so the people around her that she came into contact with in the past few days were real.

Including Yuan Yan who had just woken up at that time, the mouthful of blood that spurted out was still fresh in Gu Qi's memory.

Suddenly she thought of something and looked up suddenly.

"No, it's fake!"

"What's fake?" Ling Beihuai asked.

But before Gu Qi could answer, a series of suspended vehicles came quickly and stopped in front of them.

"Boss! Why did you come back first?"

Ah Chu ran over with a smile and greeted them.

Behind him, other students from the school followed one after another.

Gu Qi and the others had to temporarily interrupt the topic.

"The principal was very angry when he couldn't find you. After all, the protagonist of the barbecue celebration was gone, and he felt sorry for the school's funding." Ah Chu kept chattering.

"By the way, where have you been, Boss?"

Gu Qi: "I just feel tired and want to come back early to rest."

Ah Chu nodded: "That's right, you just came back from the Technology Planet, you must be a little tired, so we won't bother you for now."

After saying this, she was about to leave, but was grabbed by Gu Qi.

"Huh? What's wrong with the boss?" A Chu was puzzled.

Gu Qi glanced at the people around him and said:

"I suddenly feel hungry again and want to eat barbecue."

“You baked it!”

"Ah?" Ah Chu blinked, "But... where can I get you barbecue now?"

Gu Qi smiled, took her hand and walked forward, going against the crowd.

"Just follow me."

Principle 1 They looked at each other and followed the two men.

After passing the crowd, Gu Qi started to jog faster and did not stop until she reached the cafeteria entrance.

"Boss, the cafeteria is closed." Ah Chu stared at the closed cafeteria door in front of him with a puzzled look on his face.

It is now late at night, and the direction of the cafeteria is opposite to the dormitory building.

Gradually, as the crowd went away.

Gu Qi and his friends are the only ones left here.

Gu Qi turned around and stared at Ah Chu, causing her to unconsciously take a step back.

"...Boss?"

Even if they didn't understand Gu Qi's meaning before, now they all understood Principle 1.

"Achu, I'll apologize to you when I get back."

Gu Qi put his hands together and bowed to her without any context.

Ah Chu looked confused, and before he could react he was brought back to his senses by a sharp pain in his chest.

She slowly looked down at the dagger that was piercing her heart, and the blood dyed her eyes red.

She looked up at Gu Qi in a daze, "Why... why?"

Although Qi Ming and the others guessed what Gu Qi was thinking, they did not expect her to act so decisively.

What if I’m wrong?

Gu Qi watched Achu fall down with calm eyes. Blood flowed out from her chest, spread to the ground, and covered half of her body, as if she was lying in a pool of blood.

His eyes were lifeless and empty.

Seeing such a familiar face, even Gu Qi, who had killed her with his own hands, couldn't help but walk forward and close her eyes.

"When did you feel that Ah Chu was fake?" Lu Zhifeng was very curious. He believed that if Gu Qi was not absolutely sure, she would not have taken such an extreme approach.

"I didn't notice it before, but I just suddenly remembered that when we were grilling, Ah Chu was clearly burned, but there was no trace of injury."

I've seen this before when I was learning about space teleporters.

Data people in the virtual world have the same pain, memory and body as real people.

But the only difference is that, except for fatal wounds, there will be no other scars on the data person's body.

The fire when we were barbecuing today was based on Gu Qi's judgment.

If she hadn't reacted quickly and dodged it, she would have been burned.

But Achu stood firmly where he was. At that distance... it was impossible for nothing to happen.

Just now when she held Achu's wrist, she once again confirmed that Achu was just a data person.

Because judging from her pulse, she is definitely not a normal person.

Ordinary people cannot beat at an absolutely uniform speed.

Gu Qi pulled out a cloth bag from the space device, put Achu in it, and pressed down the exposed head.

The action seemed so cold and ruthless that the corner of Lu Zhifeng's mouth twitched.

"Even if it's fake, please be gentle. It looks so painful." Lu Zhifeng turned his face away and complained.

Gu Qi rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why don't you come over and give me a hand!"

Principle came over and took the bag.

"What do you want to do?"

Since Gu Qi discovered that Ah Chu was fake, there was no need to go to the trouble of killing her.

Taking this action now only proves that what Gu Qi wants to do is not over yet.

Gu Qi smiled at the principle of her actions that he could understand without any explanation.

He clapped his hands and said seriously, "I want to verify one thing."

"How to verify?" Qi Ming asked.

Gu Qi asked them to hide the bag in the bushes on campus.

Then he turned around and said:

"Now, go back to bed."

"We'll know tomorrow if it's what I think it is."

Having said this, she looked up at the night sky above her again.

The Eye of the Stars still drifts steadfastly in the sky, bringing stability to the people of the Federation.

No one refuted her words. As for why Gu Qi didn't speak out, it was undoubtedly because she was not so sure.

She also relies on experiments to verify her ideas.

——

The next morning, the morning birds were already flying around the treetops.

Traces of students began to appear in various places on campus.

Yuan Ze paused as he reached the cafeteria door. He walked over and asked:

"When did you come?"

Gu Qi opened his eyes, which were bloodshot, but he did not look listless at all.

But Yuan Yi looked into her pupils and frowned: "Didn't you sleep all night?"

There were more bloodshot in her eyes than he saw yesterday. If it weren't for this, he would not have noticed her fatigue.

Gu Qi nodded, took a step forward in a daze, and rested his head on his shoulder.

"I'm so tired, but I don't want to sleep at all."

Although Gu Yuan had already told her in advance, she was mentally prepared.

But she never expected that this feeling would make her more tired than before.

This contradiction of feeling sleepy mentally but still being energetic physically and mentally tortured her the whole night.

Since she couldn't sleep, she had to come here early to take a look.

As soon as Yuanze lowered his head, he saw her messed up hair, and he raised his hands to slowly smooth it out.

The voice was a little slower: "Didn't Dr. Gu say there was anything he could do?"

Gu Qi raised his head obediently to let him fix his hair, "No, he's still thinking."

I gently raised my head and looked into those calm eyes.

Gu Qi took a step back, smiled, and comforted him, "Don't worry, at least there is no danger to your life now."

“It will be solved.”

"......Yeah." Yuan Zeyi looked at her smiling face and suddenly thought of Yuan Qingshu, and couldn't help but pursed his lips.

"Why are you here so early?"

The two looked over and saw Ming Xiangnan, Lu Zhifeng, Qi Ming and Ling Beihuai walking towards them together.

It was as if we had made an appointment.

"I can't wait to know the answer." Gu Qi answered the question lightly.

"What's the answer?" Her words just reminded Ming Xiangnan.

"Yes, the answer is right there." Gu Qi raised his chin in one direction.

Everyone looked in that direction.

I saw a girl with a bright smile jumping towards the cafeteria.

The playful hair swayed in the air with her light movements.

She turned her head and saw the people here. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled broadly.

"Boss, Brother Lu, good morning!"

Before they could come to their senses, they heard Gu Qi lazily raise his hand and respond:

"morning."

"Achu."

Not until Ah Chu disappeared from their sight did Qi Ming and the others finally admit that they were not dreaming.

"She...how come she is alive again?" Ming Xiangnan rubbed his eyes, very surprised.

"She is not alive again, but she has never died."

"What do you mean?"

Gu Qi walked to the bushes where they had hidden the cloth bag yesterday and kicked it with his feet.

The cloth bag appeared, and its shape was exactly the same as yesterday.

You can even see there's a person inside.

"The Ah Chu I just met is an NPC that was automatically regenerated by the database to maintain the stability of the virtual world."

"And this is just junk data that no longer works."

Gu Qi originally guessed that Achu in the bag would automatically disappear after a certain period of time, but when she came to watch it in the middle of the night, she found that there was no change at all.

At first she hesitated, wondering if she was wrong.

But then she thought of another possibility.

Just like in the game, as long as the NPC has a purpose for her existence, she will carry out her tasks day after day.

Originally, the dead Achu should have disappeared, but now this situation has occurred.

It only means that the database is not powerful enough and a bug has occurred.

"I think it was when I was fighting the database that my power changed."

“We are still in the virtual world all the time.”

"It looks like he was sent back to the Military Park."

"In fact, the entire Techstar is involved."

There was so much information in Gu Qi's words that everyone was stunned.

"What does this mean?"

Lu Zhifeng asked in confusion.

Gu Qi looked up at the Eye of the Stars. The flow of time on it was abnormally slow.

"I mean."

“The database has a mind of its own.”

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