Chapter 17 一 Your System Has Thoughtfully Called the Police Station for You…
Bai Ruogu looked up at the figure above his head. Even though he was slightly nearsighted, his eyes still reflected the blue outline.
He was stunned, just staring with his eyes wide open.
The fingers on his side lifted and were held together. He looked at them for a long time, and slowly, there were tiny crystals at the end of his eyelashes.
His lips parted and closed, and just like that, the tiny, glistening tears slipped down to the corner of his eyes. The sound of his teeth grinding could be heard in his ears.
The people on the cliff did not understand the situation, and they were all shocked by this scene. They stared blankly at the blue-figured person below.
The figure’s head shook slightly, as if pondering something.
He raised one of his large hands and slowly placed it in front of Bai Ruogu’s eyes. Sensing the emotional fluctuation in the palm of his hand, he stretched out his thick, pillar-like fingers and gently pressed them against Bai Ruogu’s forehead.
Those fingers, thicker than Bai Ruogu’s own body, delicately stroked his face as if comforting him.
——Don’t be afraid.
Bai Ruogu’s eye sockets were covered in makeup, but underneath, her skin was gradually turning red from its original normal color.
Bai Ruogu adjusted his breathing and exhaled slowly, his body gradually relaxing. He covered his heart with his hand, lowering his head, his face sinking into the shadows.
Su Miao seemed to hear Bai Ruogu’s faint laughter, though he didn’t understand why, nor could he see the other’s face.
He cupped his hands and clumsily attempted to go upward.
Just as he was slowly ascending, he suddenly heard Bai Ruogu, head lowered, ask in a puzzled tone, “Who are you?”
Su Miao paused, looking at Bai Ruogu’s hair, where there was a slight tremor hidden in the calmness.
“I am your system.”
Bai Ruogu’s lips twitched as he looked down at the semi-transparent blue palm below, his hand covering his heart tightening even more. After a brief pause, he spoke with a gravelly voice, “Alright, I got it.”
When Bai Ruogu was brought to the cliff, the figure instantly transformed into tiny blue dots and drilled into Bai Ruogu’s brain. In less than a moment, there was no trace left.
The crew rushed up and surrounded Bai Ruogu. Li Huai nervously examined Bai Ruogu from head to toe. Only after realizing that the other was unharmed did he finally ease his throbbing heart and catch his breath.
Thinking about the figure just now, everyone began to discuss animatedly.
Li Huai also stood still in confusion, pointing to the cliff below with lingering fear, “What was that just now?”
Bai Ruogu lowered his gaze calmly and discreetly retracted the arm with the smart brain behind him, trying to sound casual, “That was a system, a new technology, but it’s rarely used and hasn’t been released yet.”
Thinking about Bai Ruogu’s family business in this field, everyone dispelled some doubts and began to focus on the recent accident.
Thinking about the shocking events that had just happened, Li Huai cursed and spat to the side. He shouted angrily, “Props! How did you prepare this? Do you know that this could have killed someone?!
He pushed past the crowd and walked towards the back, pointing at the person in front of him and cursing, “You f*cking explain it to me clearly, believe it or not, I’ll make you go to jail with one phone call!”
Over there came the sound of someone crying with a sense of grievance, “I… I don’t know what happened either! I clearly had people check it many times before, and I don’t understand why this situation happened?”
Immediately afterward, there was a series of banging noises and voices trying to intervene, it seemed like a fight had broken out. After a while, there was suddenly a piercing scream from the props area.
“Who is it?!! Who swapped the props? Who swapped the safety equipment? This is deliberate, this is murder!”
“Check! Check each and every one carefully! TMD1 who the f*ck has infiltrated here?” Li Huai angrily kicked the table, and the people below quickly called the police.
Lives were at stake, and they had to get to the bottom of this!
While the crew was in chaos, Bai Ruogu seemed to be lost in thought.
Ever since he came up, he had quietly found a small stool to sit on, staring blankly into the void in front of him.
At this moment, Lin Chen came over, with words of concern, but Bai Ruogu just said a soft “thank you” and continued to drift off into his thoughts.
Lin Chen paused for a moment and then sat down beside him.
He did not notice, that Bai Ruogu’s smart brain flickered, and a pair of transparent, high-definition azure eyes suddenly appeared on the smooth glass surface.
With his eyes hidden in the darkness, he secretly avoided everyone’s observation, and just squinted and stared at Lin Chen.
The virtual figure that had been following Bai Ruogu had temporarily disappeared.
He couldn’t quite analyze his emotions at the moment, he just knew that he wanted to hide from Bai Ruogu.
Bai Ruogu’s lack of interest made Lin Chen forget his words for a moment.
He raised his head and saw the damp ground in the corner of the rock. He felt a stir in his heart and asked, “Did you ever make clay figurines when you were a child?”
Bai Ruogu shook his head, then focused his gaze on the smart brain. His deep blue eyes receded into the darkness as he softly muttered, “I didn’t make it when I was young, but I did make it as I grew up.”
Lin Chen smiled quietly, as if chatting casually, “I forgot what my clay figurine looked like when I was a child, but even if I remembered, I wouldn’t be able to recreate it exactly the same one.”
Bai Ruogu’s eyes were as deep as a calm lake, and he spoke clearly, “I can’t recreate it, but I still remember what the face I personally created looks like.”
The eyes in the dark heard this and there was a moment of distraction, and the data fluctuated in the space.
A large number of numbers jumped, and the big data at the top had also changed.
——The probability of it being him is 66.6%.
Lin Chen stared at Bai Ruogu, noticing a change in the aura of the person before him. The other party was no longer as gentle and easygoing as before, but suddenly plunged into a profound realm.
This seemingly casual appearance actually gave him a sense of profoundness, as if there was a powerful and profound soul hidden underneath.
He shook his head, furrowing his brow to shake off this suppressed emotion, his gaze becoming deeper.
He politely stood up to bid farewell to Bai Ruogu. Since the other party seemed preoccupied, he turned and left.
After making sure there was no one around, Bai Ruogu slowly exhaled.
He sat still for a long time before feeling somewhat better and tentatively poked his smart brain.
The smart brain remained silent.
Bai Ruogu gradually let out the emotions he had hidden for a long time.
He gently touched the smart brain, patiently coaxing, “Come on, can you say something to me?”
The azure eyes blinked, though Bai Ruogu couldn’t see.
Bai Ruogu pursed his lips and continued to coax, “Hello, I think you are very delicate… um…”
He realized his words weren’t quite right and quickly corrected himself, “That’s not what I meant. I think your color is beautiful, and the data is also very graceful… um… I…”
Su Miao:…
The indicator light on the display screen turned into “–” two flat lines.
At this moment, his mind was analyzing the current situation…
The person who seemed to be his lover appeared to be fickle, disregarding their marriage and falling for another system.
Although this other system was also him, the person who seemed to be his lover seemed unaware.
In conclusion, he might have been green2 again.
Su Miao:…
The space seemed to have had a vinegar bottle knocked over, and a strong sour smell permeated the air.
In places unseen by Bai Ruogu, a faint blue arm flowed out of the smart brain, the palm approached Bai Ruogu’s hand, and suddenly extended the pinky finger.
He approached Bai Ruogu’s five fingers, hooked Bai Ruogu’s pinky finger with his own pinky finger. Although there was no sensation at the moment, it hung there.
He, a robot, held his breath that did not breathe, carefully maintaining this action.
It seemed as if bubbles were rising in the space.
. . . . .
“Are you sure the safety device has been replaced?”
“What? It didn’t work?”
“You haven’t succeeded in anything, why should you demand the final payment?! Are you too shameless?”
“I want Bai Ruogu to die today! Li Ruogu doesn’t have the guts to do it, so I’ll do it for him! Doesn’t he know the endless trouble he’ll be in? Why drag things out when you can cut them off cleanly?”
With a bang, the communication was cut off, Second Young Master Sun was so angry that he smashed the chair next to him.
“What a f*cking loser! Can’t even handle one person? What the hell are you good for?!?” He sat down on the chair in anger. The room was empty, and he swept everything off the table in a fit of rage.
With a clatter, Second Young Master Sun still felt unresolved. He thought for a moment, then decided to open up the smart brain to see which interstellar pirate he could book.
Just as he was about to flip through the pages, the smart brain suddenly froze.
“Damn it! Paid so much for the internet and it’s just stuck?” He was annoyed, about to press repeatedly on one spot, when suddenly the page in front of him solidified.
The once colorful interface gradually faded, and a faint blue humanoid figure became clearer and clearer.
Second Young Master Sun stared wide-eyed, his mouth gaping in disbelief.
He had a premonition that something was wrong, so he turned around to try to escape, but suddenly the entire room’s scene changed…
A deep blue light emanated from the smart brain, gradually blurring the entire room, darkening the surroundings, with data shuttling everywhere.
No matter how stupid Second Young Master Sun was, he knew that things were not good. He panicked and wanted to find an exit, but everything was covered by data, and there was no way to escape.
Just as he was at a loss, a tall man suddenly appeared in front of him. The man had a stern face, sharp eyes, and was holding a gun.
“Ah! You… you! Who are you?!”
The man’s eyes were cold, as if he were looking at a dead man. In a rhythmic tone, the man spoke in a steady male voice.
“You harmed him.”
“Who?” he asked in panic.
“Bai Ruogu.”
“What do you mean? Who is he? Who are you?! Why are you appearing in my room?!”
The man didn’t answer his question, instead, he swiftly reached for the gun, aimed it at his forehead, and pulled the trigger.
With a loud “Bang——!”, Second Young Master Sun’s eyes became unfocused and he felt his whole body turn cold.
He collapsed, falling heavily to the floor. In that fleeting moment, it seemed as if he saw the Grim Reaper approaching with a scythe.
He couldn’t speak, couldn’t catch his breath, feeling his life force gradually slipping away.
He felt like he was dead already, but mechanical voices sounded in his ears.
“Hiring someone to commit murder, ten years imprisonment. Your system has thoughtfully called the police station for you…”
Second Young Master Sun:…
- “TMD” is first letters of “他媽的” (tā mā de), what literally means “f*ck ur mother”, and its the worst swearing word in Chinese. ↩︎
- The word 被绿 (bèi lǜ) is a Chinese slang term that means “to be cheated on.” The word 绿 (lǜ) means “green,” and it is used in this context to represent a cuckold. ↩︎