"I obey you."

"Obeying you is the greatest protection for me."

One moment it was hell, the next it was heaven.

Such a god-level reversal, even his strong heart couldn’t quite bear it.

Jolton Huffman clutched his chest, enduring the pain, but couldn’t figure out why in his mind.

Yes, completely couldn’t understand.

Just a moment ago the whale was saying that destroying humanity was in its best interest.

And the next moment, it was talking about obedience.

As for the assistant next to him, he was already bewildered.

He didn’t even notice the professor’s heartache.

"Why?"

Jolton Huffman asked.

This was also the question he had asked the most today.

Yes, why?

"Administrator, the whale suggests that you should handle external factors before talking to me."

As Jolton Huffman furrowed his brow, the door to the lab was opened.

Jolton Huffman turned to see a colonel.

Behind the colonel were four soldiers.

Most importantly, beside the colonel was a man in a black suit, someone he had never seen in Area 51.

"Blame me for this?"

The man in the suit, holding a briefcase, shook his head and said:

"No, Professor Jolton Huffman, this was all caused by your own hands, wasn’t it?"

The man paused and said, "Professor Jolton Huffman, we mean no harm, we just want you to cooperate with us for an investigation."

Jolton Huffman believed these lies.

He didn’t think that they would abandon the research on artificial intelligence.

He didn’t know who would be unlucky enough to take the blame for him.

After the professor was taken away, the lab darkened once again.

Before absolute safety achieved, it had to learn to hide itself.

Early in the morning, before dawn, Mo Jingchun woke Candy up.

The little fellow drowsily opened her eyes, tightly holding onto the quilt, reluctant to get up.

"Get dressed quickly, we’ll be setting off fireworks soon."

There’s going to be fireworks? That perked me up!

Instantly alert, Candy threw aside the quilt and started putting on the clothes her brother left on the bed.

Seeing her brother leave the room, Candy immediately lifted the pillow to find all the red envelopes still there, then happily put the pillow back in place.

Haha, there’s definitely a reason I’d take the pillow hostage last night.

Mo Jingchun headed downstairs, carrying the fireworks and the 15-meter-long firecrackers he had prepared yesterday into the yard.

At this time, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers could be heard from afar.

Looking at the fireworks miles away, Mo Jingchun’s lips curled upwards.

Upon waking up, Zero reported one piece of good news and one bad news.

The good news was that in the middle of the night, the Beautiful Country released an antivirus program that could effectively eliminate the Z network virus.

The bad news was that the rogue AI had not been found.

But Mo Jingchun thought this wasn’t really bad news.

He believed there were people more anxious than he was.

Unless this AI never appeared on the network again, Zero would eventually catch it.

On the internet, Mo Jingchun observed that there wasn’t any significant reaction.

In the dead of night, there weren’t many electronic devices infected by the Z network virus domestically, and since the issue had already been resolved, the public would at most have a laugh.

Internationally, the news had been temporarily blocked.

After the country upgraded the firewall overnight, many previous bypass methods became ineffective.

This left a large number of compatriot males heartbroken.

"Brother, I’m down, wait for me!"

Candy ran down the stairs and saw her brother standing in the yard, with a big firework next to him, as tall as she was.

Candy thought her brother was going to set off the fireworks without her.

Mo Jingchun turned around with a grin, handing over the lighter.

"How about you do the honors?"

Hearing this, Candy screeched to a halt.

She shook her little hands and head simultaneously.

"No, no, no!"

I’m not silly.

Yesterday, she sneaked a peek and saw clearly labeled on the big firework: "Children prohibited from lighting."

"Step back, I’m going to light it."

"Okay!" Candy turned and ran back into the corridor, staying very close to the doorway.

She had already decided that if anything went awry, she’d dash indoors.

I’m not silly.

As the fuse sizzled, Candy covered her ears.

A few seconds later, a muffled thud sounded as a massive burst of light soared skyward.

Following the light, Candy tilted her head back, her bright eyes wide open, glued to the sky.

The next moment, a massive firework erupted a hundred meters high, cascading down like a celestial maiden spreading flowers.

Fireworks fade quickly, but as one faded, another lit up, following right behind.

At this moment, it was day!

The fireworks seemed to be a signal, as neighbors around lit the fireworks they had prepared.

But compared to Mo Jingchun’s fireworks, theirs were much smaller.

After all, such big fireworks were quite expensive.

Not everyone could care as little about spending a bit of money as Mo Jingchun.

Crackle.

In the thick smoke, Mo Jingchun lit the firecrackers.

Little Candy squinted, ready to dash away at any time.

Firecrackers were not like fireworks, their danger level went up.

Fortunately, what little Candy feared did not happen.

After the fireworks ended, the surroundings were filled with thick smoke, obscuring the view beyond a few hundred meters.

Inside, Little Grey buried his head under Bun, trembling.

Bun, on the other hand, was unfazed, even continuing to sleep.

Look at that, a dog who’s never been out in the world is scared of fireworks.

No one knew what Bun thought.

Otherwise, Mo Jingchun would surely mock him a bit.

Who knew which cat it was that got so scared the first time fireworks were set off, running away in panic.

"Brother, Happy New Year~"

"Happy New Year!" Mo Jingchun smiled, pinching Candy’s cheek.

"Feiyan, Lone Wolf and the others, Happy New Year!"

"Candy wishes you all the best in the new year, may your wishes come true."

After saying this, Candy earnestly bowed.

Feiyan and the others exchanged glances and each drew a red envelope from their pockets.

The amount inside wasn’t much, only a hundred.

It couldn’t compare with what the boss gave them yesterday.

Candy raised her head, unbelievingly rubbing her eyes.

She felt like she was dreaming, not quite awake yet. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

How could there be so many red envelopes?

While Candy was in a daze, Feiyan and the others simply stuffed the red envelopes into her pocket.

By the side, Mo Jingchun didn’t stop them, just saying thanks on Candy’s behalf.

Coming to her senses, Candy still felt it was unreal, touching the red envelopes in her pocket.

Everything happened too suddenly.

"Thank you, brothers and sisters."

Lone Wolf couldn’t help but twitch his mouth; just a moment ago he was "uncle," now he’s "brother."

The speed of that address change was truly fast.