Chapter 638

“…Huh?”

The setting sun streamed in through the window, dyeing Liguang’s scarlet eyes a golden red.

The seriousness on Liguang’s face froze. She blinked several times, staring at him blankly.

“…J-jump down?”

Her voice was soft and dazed, and it was obvious that her little head hadn’t finished processing what he had just said.

The streams of data in her scarlet eyes also began spinning in circles on instinct!

Fang Qi looked at her like this and took a deep breath.

…That’s right!

He meant jumping off the Ferris wheel!

They had done this once before in a “dream”—during the “Monster in the Mirror” loop!

They had once jumped off a Ferris wheel together. It was also Fang Qi’s most thrilling memory of one.

Surrounded by countless pursuers, they had held each other tightly and leaped from the top!

Fang Qi stared straight at the silver-haired girl, who was still standing there in confusion.

He had two reasons for recreating that scene!

The first was to help Liguang recover her memories!

If they could recreate a thrilling event they had once experienced, perhaps… it might stir up the traces of those “dreams” deep within her soul!

The fragments of memory erased by the world’s rules might possibly piece themselves back together in a single moment!

And secondly, even if she couldn’t recover her memories…

This would still cause quite a commotion!

Jumping from a Ferris wheel and landing safely in front of a crowd without suffering so much as a scratch… That was a huge deal!

Big enough to terrify everyone in the amusement park. Big enough to bring the police running!

And that was precisely the result he truly wanted today—

To be arrested by the police, taken to the station, and then meet Gu Xi!

That was his plan for today!

He had already planned it from the moment he decided to come to the amusement park!

So…!

“B-but…!”

The streams of data in the silver-haired girl’s scarlet eyes spun faster and faster…

Yet the expression on her face grew increasingly bewildered!

“But if we do that… Aqi will be arrested, won’t he…?”

She murmured, seemingly a little resistant, but…

The corners of her lips seemed to twitch upward ever so slightly.

Fang Qi raised an eyebrow.

Oh, this crazy woman…

Even after losing her memory, she still had an instinctive longing for this kind of madness!

That made sense. Right now, she was trapped in her suppressed “AI companion” state, only able to act as a sweet and “ordinary” girlfriend.

But what was her true nature?

A crazy woman!

And now, her “master” was ordering her to do something thrilling, dangerous, and utterly reckless together with him!

…How could she not be tempted?

Hahaha! My dear, I know you far too well!

Fang Qi forcefully flipped the brim of his cap backward, then immediately reached out and cupped Liguang’s little face.

He held her cheeks in both hands, making her look at him.

“Liguang.”

His voice was gentle.

“Even if I get arrested, Liguang will be my accomplice!”

“We’ll be arrested together! Interrogated together!”

His tone was utterly serious as he looked into her bewildered mismatched eyes and spoke one word at a time:

“So, Liguang… this is something I’ve dreamed of doing…”

He leaned closer, pressing his forehead against hers and feeling the coolness of her skin.

“Only you can make it happen!”

The silver-haired girl’s little hand slowly tightened around his wrist.

“Get arrested together with Master…?”

Her eyes trembled at such close range as she murmured.

“Call me Aqi!”

Fang Qi immediately corrected her, glaring at her with an intimidating tone.

“You’re my girlfriend now!”

As he spoke, he took her hand and pulled her sharply to her feet.

“Creak—”

The movement was so sudden that the entire cabin swayed slightly.

Wind poured in through the gaps in the cabin, ruffling Fang Qi’s hair and blowing Liguang’s silver hair about.

Liguang finally looked away from his face and stared out at the world beyond the Ferris wheel.

The setting sun, the clouds, the amusement park, and the distant city—all of it lay beneath their feet.

“Only I can… then…”

She murmured, then turned back to Fang Qi. The scarlet eye on her right flickered faintly once more.

“Can your master’s ex-girlfriend… not do it?”

Uh…

Fang Qi opened and closed his mouth.

Of course his ex-girlfriend could do it. His ex-girlfriend was her!

But explaining that was impossible!

So he suddenly lowered his head and leaned toward Liguang’s ear, pressing his lips against her small earlobe.

“I told you… only you can do it.”

He whispered warmly into her ear:

“Only my Liguang can fulfill my wish!”

The silver-haired girl’s little ear twitched.

“Mm…!”

A soft whimper escaped her. The base of her ear instantly flushed red, the color spreading from her earlobe all the way to the tip. The streams of data in her scarlet eyes began to flow even faster!

“How about this?”

Seeing that she still hadn’t moved, Fang Qi added another incentive in a soft voice beside her ear.

“Don’t you want to meet her—my… ‘ex-girlfriend’?”

“Then after we jump down… we’ll go find her!”

“We’ll ask her whether she can actually do it or not! How about it?”

The streams of data in Liguang’s scarlet eyes stopped.

The entire cabin fell silent for a moment.

The sunset burned across the sky.

Then the crimson light suddenly flashed!

Fang Qi could feel the small hand gripping his wrist suddenly tighten.

Liguang slowly raised her head and looked at him. The corners of her lips curved into a beautiful smile. Her amber eye was glistening with moisture, while her scarlet eye shone astonishingly bright!

“Okay, Aqi…!”

Okay…!

…

…

“Bang!”

A deafening explosion rang out!

The glass of a cabin near the top of the Ferris wheel shattered!

All the couples waiting in line instinctively looked up…

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Then…

“Ahhhhhhhhhh—!!!”

“Someone’s committing suicide!!!!”

“Someone jumped off the Ferris wheel—!!!!”

…

…

Police station.

Gu Xi was rubbing her temples.

She sat behind her desk at the station, a thick stack of documents piled in front of her.

The coffee on her desk had already gone cold, but she had no interest in drinking it. Her fingers mechanically flipped through page after page, her light-brown eyes scanning line after line of text…

But her mind was elsewhere.

“…Sigh.”

She sighed and rubbed her temples hard.

She was so tired…

Far too much had happened lately…

After the AI system behind Dawn lost its permissions, even the police had been affected to some extent.

There had been problems with the system interface, delays in retrieving data, and some tasks that had previously been handled automatically by AI had now returned to her desk as captain!

…Annoying. So annoying!

Gu Xi tossed the document onto the desk, leaned back against her chair, and wearily closed her eyes.

“Ding!”

Her phone suddenly chimed.

She forced one eye open and glanced at it…

[Sender: An Lian.]

Hm?

She struggled to sit up, picked up her phone, and unlocked the screen.

[An Lian: The company suddenly issued an order. I have to go abroad on a business trip for a while to service a… customized AI companion overseas.]

[An Lian: I won’t be able to come find you during this time. I’ll have to leave Xiao Qi in your care.]

Gu Xi stared at the message, her lips parting slightly before the corners of her mouth twitched.

…Hmm, An Lian’s been sent abroad. And what’s this about taking care of a “customized AI companion”?

Heh…

Gu Xi placed her phone face down on the desk, then raised an arm to cover her eyes.

Her good friend was obviously dropping hints.

That so-called “customized AI companion” was probably… another “super core” with “permissions,” right?

After all… the backend AI of Dawn had already lost its permissions.

At this point, they didn’t even dare do anything to Fang Qi and Liguang!

So…

“Tsk.”

Gu Xi irritably raked a hand through her hair.

Were they actually planning to “invoke” another super AI?

Damn it. Hopefully those people wouldn’t lose their minds. Hopefully they wouldn’t bring that super AI core back, or else…!

Tsk!

“…Phew.”

She calmed herself down, opened her eyes, and looked back at the pile of documents on her desk.

Work. Yes. Work.

But…

She couldn’t concentrate. Not at all.

Her mind was filled with thoughts of… how were Fang Qi and Liguang doing right now?

That guy had actually taken Liguang, who had lost her memories, to an amusement park for a date today.

Hopefully nothing would go wrong. Hopefully…

“Bang!”

The office door was suddenly shoved open!

A young police officer rushed in, his face filled with anxiety.

“Captain Gu! Something’s happened!”

…Huh?!

Gu Xi’s pupils contracted. She immediately swiped away An Lian’s message, locked her phone, and looked at the young officer.

“What happened?!”

“What’s going on? Take your time and explain.”

The young officer hurried over to her desk.

“That master-and-servant pair you told us to keep a close eye on—they…!”

He took a deep breath!

Gu Xi’s pupils suddenly contracted. She slammed her hands onto the desk and shot to her feet!

“Bang!”

Her chair slid far backward, making the young officer jump.

“Did someone go after them again?!”

She stared fixedly at the young officer, her mind racing.

Weren’t they at the amusement park on a date today? Who had gone after them this time?

…Dawn? Impossible! Dawn was already struggling to keep itself afloat. It wouldn’t make a move against them now!

Then… could it be Dusk?!

Her fists clenched at once!

Those lunatics…!

If they hadn’t been even crazier than Lin Xiaoyou, they might have been worse than her!

That woman, Lin Xiaoyou, had been corrupted by them!

So…

“What’s their current situation?!”

“Didn’t I tell you to protect them?! What exactly happened?!”

Gu Xi glared at the young officer, her voice urgent.

“…Ah!”

The young officer shuddered again before hurriedly speaking.

“No, Captain Gu, no!”

He quickly shook his head and waved his hands.

“No one went after them! They caused the trouble themselves!”

…?

Gu Xi froze for a moment. “They caused it themselves?”

“Yes!”

The young officer nodded repeatedly, his expression extremely solemn.

“When they were riding the Ferris wheel… they jumped straight off it!”

…?

Gu Xi’s body stiffened slightly.

“…What did you say?”

“They jumped off! From the Ferris wheel!”

The young officer repeated himself with the same solemn expression.

Gu Xi stared at him for several seconds…

Jumped off the Ferris wheel?

…Oh.

Her expression suddenly became rather peculiar.

That move did seem strangely familiar.

Hadn’t Fang Qi and Liguang done the same thing in one of the timelines?

In that timeline, they had also turned Dawn upside down…

So…

Gu Xi narrowed her eyes slightly.

Was this guy taking Liguang, who had lost her memories, through the same events all over again? Recreating the scenes from that timeline?

Did he want to use that to restore Liguang’s memories?

…Heh.

Her expression grew complicated.

What on earth was this guy thinking? Wasn’t he afraid something might go wrong? Wasn’t he afraid that something might happen to Liguang again?

Liguang couldn’t retain her memories now. If he reset everything again, then…

Tsk!

She immediately glared at the young officer in front of her.

“…Then aren’t they endangering public safety?! Bring them in and arrest them!”

The young officer’s expression instantly turned rather aggrieved.

“We wanted to arrest them too, but then…”

“But after they jumped down, they landed smoothly without a scratch—and didn’t hurt anyone!”

The young officer complained bitterly.

“Forget the people around them—I was right there, keeping a close eye on them, and I was completely stunned!”

“That was a drop of dozens of meters! She’s an AI companion, and she was holding a grown man…”

“And then, with a single… boom, they just landed! Perfectly steady!”

As he spoke, he raised both hands to clutch his head. His eyes widened in disbelief.

“No… Are AI companions really this powerful nowadays?! No wonder… no wonder Captain Gu told us to keep a close eye on them…!”

…Hmm.

Gu Xi remained expressionless.

She knew Liguang’s physical abilities all too well.

A super AI core, that body, and that crimson eye… What was jumping off a Ferris wheel compared to that?

But Fang Qi had actually dared to let her expose herself in front of so many people…?!

You…

“And then everyone around them was stunned too!”

The young officer looked up at Gu Xi with a long-suffering expression.

“But a few seconds later, they all started screaming and surrounded the two of them! They were packed in so tightly that there was no way through!”

“They all thought the amusement park had hired them for some kind of superhero performance!”

“We’d been observing them from a distance, but after that… we couldn’t even squeeze our way in!”

Gu Xi: “?”

Her expression went blank.

…It could actually turn out like this?