Global Examination

Chapter 153

Bustling World

Chapter 153: Self-correcting Program

The kidnapping duo didn’t really end up making that trip because 154 held them back.

“I can deal with something like this. Since everyone has now recovered their memory, Du Deng Liu must’ve also recovered his and may even no longer be the same honest old man he was. I suspect that he is no longer at the punishment sector. That old man’s authority is high so there are a lot of places he can go. I’ll first confirm his location and see if he can be restricted temporarily. If I’m unsuccessful, then I’ll leave it up to you two, boss.” 154 said.

“Okay.” Qin Jiu nodded, “There is also one more thing that needs to be confirmed first.”

“What?”

“How much of an effect on the system would ‘tying Du Deng Liu down’ cause? Once he his tied down, how long will it take for the system to react?”

“Immediately. The moment you catch him, it will know.”

922 hissed and scrunched up his face, “It’s that difficult? I’m telling you; I have a psychological shadow left behind by that old man.”

Speaking of this, Qin Jiu now remembered. Back when 922 lost his memories, it was while he was being punished in the Twin Towers. Perhaps it was because he had recognised Du Deng Liu and wasn’t able to conceal his astonishment that he ended up like that.

154 gave him a look and muttered, “Who in this room doesn’t have a psychological shadow left by him?”

922 suddenly realised, “......That’s true.”

“But don’t worry, it doesn’t mean it cannot be done.” 154 said, “In fact, Du Deng Liu is in a similar situation as me and is considered a separate entity in the system. From going downstairs to sitting down, the system will know everything but because it has to monitor too many people, changes like these are regarded as insignificant.”

154 pondered for a few seconds and added, “At least until it poses a real threat to it, it wouldn’t pay it any attention.”@@@@

922 connected monotonously, “That’s great. We’re planning a rebellion, that’s definitely nothing threatening to it.”

154: “.......”

Qin Jiu laughed as You Huo reached out to fiddle with his earring. From the calmness on his face, there was a hint of eagerness to proceed with their plans.

As they spoke, there were faint sounds of people speaking coming from the end of the corridor.

“Don’t worry Xiao Shu, at least for now there’s not too much of a problem.” That was Chu Yue’s voice.

“Okay....Okay, I’ll tell them first.” The one who answered was Shu Xue.

You Huo listened for a moment. Hearing that they were heading next door, he reached out and opened the door.

“What’s the matter?” He asked.

Shu Xue was a little restless and was startled when she heard him. She froze in the corridor with a pale face.

“Where are you here? Aren’t you staying in 203?” Chu Yue pointed at the door that they were about to knock on.

“Here to talk to 154.” You Huo said.

Chu Yue pulled Shu Xue over, “That’s just right. We were just looking for you so that saves the need to gather you together.”

The two entered the room. You Huo took note of Shu Xue’s state and helped close the door for her.

“What is it? Why is your expression so bad?” Qin Jiu brought a clean chair over, “You can’t even stand steadily. Take a seat first then talk.”

Shu Xue waved her hand. She seemed to be a little nervous. Chu Yue who couldn’t stand seeing this, pushed her down onto the chair, “Don’t be anxious, you hear me? Look at who’s in the room. Nothing will surprise them. Besides—–”

She muttered thoughtfully, “It may not necessarily be a bad thing.”

Shu Xue placed her arms around her stomach and looked around.

She fell silent. The room was silent for a moment, leaving only the humidifier buzzing.

Chu Yue patted her shoulder and said, “She has been worrying over this in her room the whole day. The more she thought about it, the more worried she became.”

Shu Xue said, “I have been following everyone around all this time and I also know a lot of things but now I don’t even know what I am. What if....what if there’s a problem with me? What do we do?”

When this young lady panics, her words become a mess. You Huo however could still understand what she was trying to say.

NPCs are bound to the examination centres while examinees are bound by the rules. She had always thought that she was the combination of the two, but she wasn’t bound by either of them. She was able to shuttle between examination centres freely, following whoever she wanted to.....

It was neither like an examinee nor an NPC.

It was very intriguing.

Afterall, the only one that can do something like this could probably only be the system. The interference she had received wasn’t just a simple witchcraft performed by a certain NPC but something related to the system.

That was why Shu Xue panicked. She was afraid that she may have unknowingly implicated the system, causing trouble for You Huo and the others.

“Why don’t I stop following you all around?” Shu Xue suddenly made up her mind, “I’m better off by myself. What you are trying to do is very important and with me around, it could bring you danger.”

“Then what if we fail again?” Qin Jiu asked.

Shu Xue said, “I’ll wait in the system. Wait for you to return.”

“What if we only half succeed and left by ourselves without saving the others?”

Shu Xue said, “That’s also good. It’s good enough that you can get out alive.”

Qin Jiu looked at her for a while before glancing at You Huo, “Don’t talk nonsense Miss. I don’t think it’s anything troublesome. On the contrary, it may actually be a treasure.”

Shu Xue was taken aback.

Chu Yue also agreed, “Right? Did you also think of that thing? I was wondering if it could be it.”

Shu Xue asked with confusion, “What are you talking about?”

“Do you remember the self-correcting program we talked about?” You Huo explained, “That thing took me a lot of time and was originally reserved as a back-up plan, but it suddenly went missing. The interference of yours may possibly be related to that.”

Shu Xue: “Really? There’s such a coincidence?”

You Huo, “It’s not a coincidence. That self-correcting program originally had a design like that, just like how 154 can always invigilate us.”

“But.....” Shu Xue was still a little hesitant.

Chu Yue reassured her, “What did I say? If the system really did anything, how could nothing have happened until now? Don’t worry.”

You Huo pointed at 154, “As for whether we’re right, he will know after he checks it.”

Under the many restrictions of the system, checking it was rather cumbersome. It took some time but, in the end, they did reach a finding.

“I knew it. Earlier when I wanted to transfer you to a different examination centre, two interference items were found. I thought it was the warning devices on boss and Boss Chu but now it makes sense. It was your earring and the self-correcting program inside you.”

“It’s really the self-correcting program?!”

Shu Xue no longer felt anxious.

This young lady’s reaction made everyone’s hearts soften. She completely didn’t regard herself as a normal person. Although there was something inside her, her reaction wasn’t fear but happiness.

154 said, “Yes, the self-correcting program. It had integrated itself with the doll NPC probably as a way of protecting itself and preventing it from being found by the system. But there’s bad news.”

You Huo frowned, “What bad news?”

154 said, “That doll NPC is also an NPC. The program had integrated itself with it for so long that it itself had also become affected. When I checked it just now, I couldn’t detect any response from it. I suspect it has malfunctioned and can no longer function normally.”