On June 4th, the sun was shining and there was a gentle breeze.
Ouyang Mingyuan finally sent his carefully written experimental report to Ai Yu.
This report embodies his countless days and nights of hard work and efforts.
After receiving the report, Ai Yu immediately immersed himself in it and read it with full concentration.
Time passed quietly, and before she knew it, it was already afternoon, but she was completely unaware.
As night fell and the lights came on, Ai Yu still sat at the table, her eyes fixed on the paper in her hand. Finally, when she closed the report, the clock had already pointed to midnight.
Meanwhile, after completing his research, Ouyang Mingyuan didn't feel relieved. Instead, he was plagued by various thoughts, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
The long night was like torture for him.
The next morning, the sun was still shining on the earth, and Ai Yu set out on the road to Jigong.
Along the way, she was in a heavy mood, with Ouyang Mingyuan's figure and the heavy lab report constantly appearing in her mind. However, just as she was about to reach her destination, she received shocking news: Ouyang Mingyuan had committed suicide.
This sudden change was like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone. Neither Ai Yu nor the other people involved could accept such a cruel fact.
For them, Ouyang Mingyuan's departure was undoubtedly a huge disaster and a heavy blow.
Ouyang Mingyuan's family had already passed away, so his funeral was attended only by his friends and students. Song Yi and Wei Xiaoran were among the students who presented Ouyang Mingyuan with a bouquet of chrysanthemums.
What Song Yi couldn't understand the most was why Ouyang Mingyuan committed suicide. When she stood in front of Guan Zaizhou and questioned him, Guan Zaizhou just remained silent.
Ai Yu, standing at the end of the crowd, kept looking down at the ground.
Just as everyone was silent, an alarm sounded over Huadu. Hua Jianzui turned around in surprise, activated his headset, and contacted the relevant personnel: "What's going on?"
"I don't know. The alarm went off all of a sudden, but we didn't detect anything unusual within the surveillance area, nor any signs of the star beast. The newly upgraded system that can detect invisible star beasts didn't find anything unusual either." The staff checked all the systems and finally, with a tingling sensation on their scalp, "Is it haunted?"
Hua Jianzui scolded, "What era is this? Why are you still so mysterious? Quickly check the firewall. Has someone hacked into Xiao7 to create panic? At the same time, arrange for relevant personnel to lift the alarm and reassure the residents."
"Okay, okay."
Ai Yu came up from behind and asked Hua Jianzui, "Sister Hua, what's going on? Did Star Beast break the contract?"
Hua Jianzui shook her head. "The alarm system is broken and is being repaired." She frowned and said, "But we can't rule out the possibility of an intrusion. Anyway, we have no clue yet, so don't stress too much."
Ai Yu lowered his eyes slightly, responded, and said no more.
Hua Jianzui knew why she was depressed, so he pulled Ai Yu into his arms, patted her on the back, and said softly, "Ai Yu, don't be sad. Ouyang's suicide was not your fault, it was the fault of this era."
Ai Yu's voice trembled slightly: "It's my fault. I asked him to do the research."
Hua Jianzui sighed softly, "Ai Yu, don't you always listen to Sister Hua? Be good, it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself, you've done very well."
Ai Yu clenched and unclenched his hands over and over again, and finally pushed Hua Jianzui away and left.
"Ai Yu!" Hua Jianzui was about to chase after him, but was stopped by Guan Zaizhou. "Lao Guan, what are you doing? I'm worried something might happen to that child."
Guan Zaizhou shook his finger and said, "Ai Yu understands all that. She just wants to be quiet. Compared to Ai Yu, what we need to do most right now is to go back and check on Xiao Qi."
After saying that, Guan Zaizhou had a few brief words with everyone who came, sent the students away, and finally got on the bus back to Huadu with Hua Jianzui and others.
On the way back to Huadu, Guan Zaizhou's face was heavy, his eyes revealing a sense of unease and worry. Hua Jianzui sat quietly beside him, his heart also heavy.
"Lao Guan, do you think what happened to Xiao 7 was a coincidence?" Hua Jianzui suddenly asked.
Guan Zaizhou was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Ouyang's accident made me realize that we may not fully understand this era or the people around us. Xiao Qi's abnormal condition makes me feel a little uneasy."
Hua Jianzui's brows were filled with worry. She looked at Gu Ran, who was driving. "Gu Ran, how was the Xiao 7 developed in the first place? How come after decades of use, something like this suddenly happened?"
"This part of the information in Qimen's data has been destroyed. In the eyes of outsiders, Xiao 7 is just an ordinary supercomputer, with stronger computing power than ordinary computers. I also think so. After all, a computer is just a computer.
"The emergence of autonomous artificial intelligence can only appear in novels. Rather than a problem with Xiao 7 itself, I prefer to believe that someone hacked into Xiao 7's main system, changed the code, and caused today's accident." Gu Ran adjusted his sunglasses and glanced at Hua Jianzui in the rearview mirror.
"After all, there was a genius among the Angels who once stole Xiao 7's database, right?"
Hua Jianzui raised an eyebrow, remembering something: "You mean Jian Kaiheng, the Archangel of Wisdom? But if he really did it, what was his purpose? This is a completely foolish act with no benefit. I know that guy better. He's only interested in profit."
"Then I don't know. I'm just sharing the information I know. The true situation remains to be investigated." Gu Ran rubbed the steering wheel with his fingertips. "You know Jian Kaiheng quite well?"
"He's not bad, after all. He's the person in charge of Xia Country. I've met him a few times. I think that although he's very cold, he still has some kindness in his bones. At least he wouldn't attack ordinary people." Hua Jianzui sighed, "It's a pity that I'm just a small employee at Angel. Before I could get into management, the world was in chaos again."
Gu Ran laughed, but no one knew what he was laughing at.
Ling Shuangxi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said, "Hua'er, hasn't the department responded to you yet? Five minutes have passed, and the alarm is still going on."
Upon hearing this, Hua Jianzui opened his tablet to communicate with the relevant personnel and replied, "I haven't figured out the situation yet."
Guan Zaizhou was getting a little impatient. "Can't they even turn off the alarm? Residents are used to hiding when they hear it. The constant sirens are causing panic and seriously impacting their lives. Qimen's credibility has already been declining, and with this mess, we'll have protests like we've seen abroad. That would be the worst."
Hua Jianzui smiled bitterly and said, "Lao Guan, everyone understands what you said, but what can we do? We are all good at fighting, but not computers. We can only hope that the technical department can solve it as soon as possible."
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