Nine o'clock in the evening.

In Lu's laboratory.

Lu Shixu looked at his watch and felt that it was about time.

He told his assistant Tao An: "Prepare the car."

Then he prepared to set off for Nanfeng Tower.

He knew that today was the last night of filming for this episode of the variety show, and that Nanfeng Tower’s business hours would be a little later than usual.

Therefore, if he sets out now, he should be able to pick up Nanzhi and Nanyi after work when he arrives! Lu Shixu calculated the time precisely and was about to leave.

But there was a piece of news that stopped him in his tracks.

Lu Shixu was quite displeased: "Self-aware artificial intelligence? You still want to talk to me about it?"

The lab worker nodded timidly.

However, this fear was not directed at the landing sequence, but at the unknown thing in the laboratory.

Or should we call them creatures? The staff felt goosebumps all over their bodies just thinking about it! Lu Shixu noticed the state of his subordinates, frowned, and knew that he had to go on this trip.

He looked at his watch again, ready to finish it as soon as possible within 10 minutes. On the way to pick up Nanzhi and Nanyi from get off work, he urged the driver to drive faster.

Lu Shixu changed direction and walked deeper into the laboratory. After going through numerous identity verifications, he finally arrived at a pure white laboratory.

In the glass-enclosed chamber, a metallic square object was immersed in the solution. It was rotating from time to time, as if it had self-awareness.

The moment Lu Shixu stepped in, the cube suddenly stopped.

The cube, which looked normal on the surface, seemed to have eyes that appeared out of nowhere, staring at Lu Shixu! Lu Shixu could feel the gaze from the void, which was filled with huge, terrifying malice...

"You all should get out now."

Lu Shixu said to the laboratory members who were trembling with fear.

Others found it weird and couldn't wait to leave.

Only the team leader was unwilling to do so and insisted on staying to record the data.

"I can do it myself."

Lu Shixu started to chase people away.

The team leader knew that he was no match for the powerful, so he turned around angrily.

In a blink of an eye, Lu Shixu and the so-called "system" were the only ones left in the laboratory.

Lu Shixu was too lazy to play Tai Chi, so he got straight to the point: "I heard you wanted to see me?"

The black screen of the computer in front of him suddenly lit up.

On the pure black background, a line of words appeared cracklingly:

[Tiny human, do you know who I am? How dare you do this to me! ]

Lu Shixu sneered: "You just used this trick to scare my people?"

The words on the computer screen no longer jump.

This time, it was the speakers.

A synthesized electronic voice sounded from inside, each word was awkward and eerie: [What about this? An animal from a low-dimensional world, you don’t really think you can trap me like this, right? ]

The electronic sound contained a strong suppressed anger, causing the speakers to constantly emit a crackling sound of electricity, which sounded a bit harsh.

Only Lu Shixu remained calm: "But the fact is, you are trapped here by me. If I'm not mistaken, this is the only way you can do it at the moment - manipulate the computer screen? Control the speakers? Sorry, this little hacking trick is something I could do when I was in elementary school."

Lu Shixu raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes full of sarcasm! The system felt offended and was furious: [Idiot! Low-level bug! You don't know anything at all! How dare you trap a great me in this small jar? Do you really think you can lock me up here? When I get out, I will bury all of you, and that idiot Chang Mu with me! ]

Lu Shixu said calmly:

"oh."

As he spoke, he looked down at his watch for the third time, and urged impatiently, "So you called me here just to talk such boring nonsense?"

He turned around neatly and was about to leave.

【etc!】

The system hurriedly called him.

Lu Shixu stopped, turned slightly sideways in annoyance, his eyes mocking and arrogant: "Anything else?"

The system felt that it had not been insulted like this for a long time, as if it had really become a prisoner who had lost its freedom! This made it almost lose its mind, and blurted out:

[Lu Shixu! Do you really think you have everything under control? I tell you, I have long thought that this situation might happen! So I have buried a 'land mine' next to your beloved Nanzhi. I want you to see this 'land mine' explode with your own eyes when you are happiest! ]

Lu Shixu couldn't tolerate the system mentioning Nanzhi's name so contemptuously: "What do you mean?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Fortunately, the system still has a little bit of sanity.

It refused to say anything else except this sentence.

Lu Shixu knew that if he asked questions in a hurry, he would only be led by the system.

He didn't know how much effort he put in to suppress the urge to rush in and crush the cube, and forced himself to walk out of the room.

Everyone in the lab was waiting outside, asking with their eyes how things were going.

Lu Shixu closed his eyes and adjusted his mood:

"Next, don't let anyone in. Just use surveillance cameras to watch. Also, cut off the network in this area."

Fortunately, the data in Lu's laboratory has always been kept in paper form rather than relying entirely on the Internet, so there is no need to worry about this.

...Of course, Lu Shixu had no time to think about these things at this moment!

He walked out of the institute seemingly calmly, and only after he got on the car did he squeeze out a sentence from his throat: "Leave as soon as possible!"

His voice was not only tense, but also trembling! The driver and Tao An knew the seriousness of the matter, and they didn't even dare to breathe, and hurriedly drove towards Nanfeng Building! Lu Shixu leaned his back against the soft leather chair, but his body didn't feel the slightest relaxation.

Until... he stretched out his fingers and touched the wooden beads on his wrist.

The once low-quality wooden beads had long been polished by him over the years until they were glossy and shiny.

Smelling the natural light woody scent, Lu Shixu's restless soul finally calmed down a little.

He lowered his head, looked at the beads on his wrist, and smiled bitterly and nostalgically.

He and Nanzhi met so many times, and this string of beads was always hanging on his wrist.

Unfortunately, Nanzhi never recognized him.

This string of beads was a gift from her to him.

One time, the two of them went to a Taoist temple that was said to be very effective in finding lovers.

At a small stall halfway up the mountain, Nanzhi fell in love with the string of pearls at first sight and said it was very beautiful and matched his temperament very well.

Because of her words, Lu Shixu, who always carried with him either a million-dollar watch or rare small-leaf red sandalwood or golden nanmu, actually felt that the string of beads became more handsome.

The two of them took the string of beads to the temple to consecrate it, and Nanzhi personally gave it to Lu Shixu.

As she led him, she kept repeating: "I hope Lu Shixu will be safe and sound, free from illness and disaster..." (End of this chapter)