Chapter 641

Fang Qi looked at the interrogation room in front of him and pressed his lips together slightly.

Come to think of it…

Back then, in order to “meet” Gu Xi the way they had in the game, he had crossed paths with those two robbers more than once!

And every time, he and Liguang had been brought into this very interrogation room by Gu Xi for questioning!

Unfortunately, by the end, it seemed he still hadn’t managed to truly “meet” Gu Xi on the actual “timeline,” right?

So…

The current Liguang didn’t actually know Gu Xi.

After all, back then, after being jolted awake by the eighty-two-year hallucination created by his wife, he had ultimately chosen to stop struggling and given up on “meeting” Gu Xi…

He had taken his wife and run off to an island!

But it wasn’t a big deal. Gu Xi’s identity was special, so whether they knew each other back then or not made no difference…

And this time…

Fang Qi stared absently at the iron tabletop.

After such a long time, he was sitting here once again.

Hmm… Going by the timeline, it hadn’t actually been that long, had it?

He silently calculated the amount of time that had passed.

He had met Gu Xi on the fourth day, and today was… the twelfth day?

Only eight or nine days had passed.

Tsk, tsk.

He shook his head helplessly, took Liguang’s small hand, and looked toward the young police officer beside them.

“So, Officer, are we sitting down now?”

“Wait, hold on a second.”

The young police officer looked at the notes in his hand, rubbed his chin, and thought for a moment.

“According to procedure, you two…”

He raised his head and glanced at them.

“You’ll have to be questioned separately.”

Fang Qi: “…”

Don’t do this to me…!

Sure enough, the silver-haired girl beside him immediately stiffened slightly. Then…

She suddenly took a step across and stood directly in front of Fang Qi!

She didn’t even raise her head, merely lowering her eyes and keeping that same docile appearance as before.

She said nothing, but her posture made everything clear.

—No one is allowed to separate Liguang from her Master.

The young police officer was stunned.

“Your AI companion is this protective of you?”

Fang Qi also looked at Liguang in surprise.

Honey, you’re really daring to act like this in a police station…

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

There was something strange about Liguang’s current state…

Given how she was now, there was no way he could agree to be separated from her either!

His wife had to remain within his sight at all times!

Together, then!

Fang Qi immediately spoke up, winking at the young police officer.

“Let’s just question them together. She isn’t a real person anyway, so there’s no point in separating us!”

The young police officer froze.

“Ah? But…”

“She can’t understand human speech!”

Fang Qi instantly began making things up, speaking with the utmost seriousness as he spouted complete nonsense.

“I gave her very limited permissions. She can basically only understand what I say!”

“She has no idea what you’re asking and won’t answer any of your questions, so we might as well question us together.”

He sounded so confident, so perfectly reasonable!

The young police officer hesitated.

“This… But according to procedure…”

“Together.”

A voice suddenly came from the doorway.

The familiar voice made Fang Qi freeze for a moment before he raised his eyebrows slightly.

…Oh. She’s finally here.

He turned his head and, sure enough, saw Gu Xi.

She was dressed in a navy-blue uniform, her ponytail neat and practical, her features calm and her bearing full of spirit. She looked much more capable than when she wore civilian clothes!

A walkie-talkie was clipped to her waist. When her light-brown eyes swept over Fang Qi, they paused for a brief moment before moving away again.

Her tone was casual.

“They’ve been brought in. Nothing happened, right?”

The young police officer hurriedly shook his head.

“No, Captain Gu!”

“Good. I’ll handle the questioning.”

As she spoke, she entered the interrogation room and nodded toward Fang Qi and Liguang.

“You two, sit down.”

Fang Qi didn’t stand on ceremony. He pulled Liguang along and sat down.

…The hard chairs were familiar too.

Liguang quietly sat beside him, continuing to lower her head with an apparently docile air.

Gu Xi sat down across from Fang Qi. The two young police officers didn’t leave; they simply stood behind her.

Fang Qi blinked at her, then subconsciously glanced at the two officers behind her.

…What exactly was going on here?

The interrogation room fell silent.

Gu Xi sat across from him, watching Fang Qi. Her light-brown eyes were exceptionally deep.

She looked at Fang Qi, lightly tapped her fingers twice on the table, and curved her lips into a smile that was almost playful.

Then she raised a hand, opened the folder, and pretended to read from it.

“Fang Qi. At 5:17 p.m. today, you jumped from a Ferris wheel, disrupting public order. In accordance with the law…”

Fang Qi pressed his lips together and looked at her.

This woman was quite good at acting.

However, he cast a slight glance at the two young officers still standing behind Gu Xi, keeping an honest, apologetic expression on his face.

Beside him, the silver-haired girl continued to lower her brows and eyes in silence.

After arriving at the police station, even the Crazy Girl had finally reined herself in somewhat.

Come to think of it, this place was also one of the two of them’s places of memories. Back then, the Crazy Girl had cut her own throat here…

“You two, leave first.”

Gu Xi suddenly looked up in the middle of her reading and glanced toward the two young officers by the door.

The young police officer froze.

“…Captain Gu?”

“Leave.”

Her tone was calm.

The two young officers looked at each other, but in the end, they turned around and left, still looking somewhat bewildered.

Click.

The door closed, leaving only Fang Qi, Liguang, and Gu Xi in the room.

Liguang continued sitting quietly beside Fang Qi, her brows lowered as she said nothing.

Gu Xi, meanwhile, silently watched him.

Fang Qi narrowed his eyes as well. He said nothing and simply looked back at her.

Since Gu Xi had sent her subordinates away, and only the three of them remained, everything would be much easier to discuss.

It was just that…

He turned his head slightly and glanced at Liguang, who was still sitting beside him with her head lowered.

There was something strange about Liguang’s condition. His only concern now was whether she would be able to accept what came next.

She had already been through more than enough today, but…

“…You’ve finally arrived.”

A somewhat respectful voice suddenly rang out.

Fang Qi’s gaze froze.

…Huh?

Who had spoken?

He blinked and turned to look at Gu Xi.

Officer Sister was staring at her, and there was something… strange in her eyes.

Huh?

Fang Qi’s brain stalled for a moment.

What did this mean? Why had this woman suddenly…?

Beside him, Liguang’s fingers curled slightly. She, too, subconsciously raised her head a little and looked at Gu Xi.

For a moment, the atmosphere was awkward.

But then—

“Whew…”

Gu Xi suddenly let out a breath of relief, and then…

Her expression relaxed all at once!

The corners of her lips curled upward. She casually leaned against the edge of the table, resting her chin on one hand…

Her brows and eyes loosened considerably, and she looked at Fang Qi with a smile. Even her tone changed instantly.

“Fang Qi, you two really went all out today…”

The respectful tone from just now had vanished completely, replaced by one that was even faintly teasing!

Fang Qi stared at her in confusion.

Officer Sister, what are you doing…?

Creak—

Gu Xi leaned her chair back, crossed her legs, and began twirling the pen in her hand.

“Fang Qi, you really are something. You made quite a grand move this time.”

Her light-brown eyes shimmered with a light Fang Qi couldn’t quite understand.

He couldn’t read her gaze, but…

He understood what she was saying!

Fang Qi's mouth twitched.

Let alone "taking things too far", he never imagined that asking Liguang to bring him on a Ferris wheel ride would spark such a huge stir...

Just now in the amusement park lounge, he was scrolling through his phone, and the internet was flooded with trending searches about him and Liguang!

The spread was unbelievably fast!

But Fang Qi still put on that honest-looking "I know I was wrong" expression on his face.

Next to him, Liguang remained as gentle as ever, her eyes lowered, not saying a single word.

"Let me think..." Gu Xi continued, counting on her fingers.

"Amusement park, Ferris wheel, public figures... all in one smooth go."

She looked at Fang Qi, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly.

"You really never fail to impress, huh."

Fang Qi: "..."

...Is this girl being sarcastic at him?

Fine, fine, I just don't have enough experience, okay?

But Gu Xi didn't care about his helpless expression at the moment, her eyes suddenly sharpened!

Fang Qi froze, because he felt...

The gaze of this Officer Sister in front of him actually carried a hint of fanaticism?

She suddenly uncrossed her legs and leaned in, lowering her voice:

"The incident where you took away the backend AI permissions of Dawn... that was all part of your plan, right?"

Fang Qi blinked.

...Huh?

What's that supposed to mean?

Off to the side, the silver-haired girl who had been keeping her head down meekly finally reacted, lifting her head slightly.

"Don't worry." Gu Xi still kept her voice low.

"No one outside can hear us in here."

As she spoke, she looked straight at Fang Qi:

"Fang Qi, I haven't been a cop for all these years for nothing. I get what you're doing."

"You deliberately picked the moment when Dawn wouldn't dare lay a finger on you... yeah, I get it!"

"Your goal, your plan, I get all of it!"

Fang Qi: "?"

He stared wide-eyed at the dead-serious policewoman in front of him.

...Wait a second, what on earth is this girl talking about?

What is this? Picking a moment when Dawn wouldn't dare make a move?

A plan?

Ah, right, he did have a plan — it was just getting Gu Xi to arrest him so he could come meet...

What does that have to do with Dawn?

Gu Xi stared at him, her eyes completely earnest!

"So Fang Qi, as for me..."

She took a deep breath, her tone turning extremely solemn too:

"Starting right now, I won't get in your way anymore!"

"I won't keep nagging you to return that 'permission' either! I know for a fact you must have your own reasons for doing this!"

"I'll play along with your plan!"

"After all..."

She pursed her lips, staring right at Fang Qi:

"I've been looking up to you for a very long time. I trust you."

Fang Qi stared blankly at her utterly serious... even almost devoutly fanatical gaze.

What is this even supposed to mean?

Before he could wrap his head around it, a streak of scarlet light slowly lit up right beside him!

The silver-haired girl next to him finally had a big reaction.

She lifted her head slowly, not blinking once, staring straight at Gu Xi, her red pupils glowing bright.

Most likely she didn't fully understand what was being said... but she was clearly extremely triggered by Gu Xi's line about "having followed you for a very long time"!

But...

Gu Xi didn't even glance at Liguang.

She just kept looking at Fang Qi, her eyes still faintly carrying that... fanatical glint?

She was waiting for his reply.

But Fang Qi... he was completely confused.

He stared at her blankly, having no idea what she meant.

Of course, no matter how confused he was, he had to calm his wife down first.

The second he spotted that scarlet light flare up, he reflexively grabbed Liguang's small hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.

— Babe, calm down, don't get worked up!

The small hand in his palm slowly softened, and he let out a small sigh of relief before frowning at Gu Xi.

"Wait a second, what are you even talking about?" He couldn't help but speak up.

"A plan? I just caused a little scene to get you guys to arrest me, so I could come meet..."

"I get it, you can't say it out loud." Gu Xi cut him off.

Her eyebrows even softened a little, like she had fully expected him to say that, and she leaned back relaxed in her seat.

"Some things can't be let known by certain things. I get all that."

Fang Qi: "?"

What do you get?

He gaped at her: "No, I really don't have any..."

"Alright, I already said I get it." Gu Xi waved her hand, the corners of her mouth even tugging up into a satisfied little smile.

"You don't have to explain. I understand everything."

Fang Qi: "?"

She's so confident? Does she really get it?

But... how come I don't get any of this?

I...

"Clack!"

Gu Xi tossed her pen down on the table, leaned back in her chair and crossed her legs again, looking at Fang Qi with a grin, her brows relaxed.

"Don't worry, I'll never spill a word of this to anyone."

"I will definitely cooperate with you."

Fang Qi: "..."

You...!

He wanted to question her straight out, but the words got stuck in his throat before he could say them.

Because he could feel that right next to him, a pair of pretty odd-colored eyes was staring at him quietly, unblinking.

It looked like she was waiting for a reasonable explanation from him.

Fang Qi's mouth twitched a little.

Babe, would you believe me if I said I have no clue how to explain this mess...?

Gu Xi turned her head slightly to look at Liguang, and in an instant her expression softened completely.

She gave a small smile:

"Yep, I get it all."

...You get my ass!