Chapter 879: Severely Escaped!
Fortunately, Liu Rulan, who had also received the news, arrived at that moment.
"I'm so sorry, everyone!"
Seeing that everyone was vying for their artists, Liu Rulan wasn't afraid of offending these big shots anymore. She rolled up her sleeves and squeezed in from outside, then shielded Xiao He behind her like a chick, stopping the other professors' incessant questions, and raised her voice to say:
"Xiao He has many things waiting for him to deal with. The public opinion on the internet hasn't been very good lately, and Xiao He's parents have been looking for him. So, I'd appreciate it if you professors could wait a while and at least let Xiao He sort out his own affairs first!"
Xiao He had been at the National Security Building for some time and hadn't used his phone or gone online. Although he didn't know the extent of the online public opinion that Sister Liu mentioned, he immediately echoed her words: "Indeed, indeed, such a big thing happened on the Xiang Sheng. My fans, friends, and family are all waiting for my reply, so I do need to take some time to deal with my personal issues. Here, I apologize to all the professors!"
He then gestured to Sister Liu, took out his and Guang Technology's business cards, and distributed them to the professors one by one. He then said, "Although our Little Black System is not yet publicly available, I trust the character of all the professors. I will immediately contact Guang Technology's main researcher to come and discuss the 2.0 version of the Little Black System with you all. He should be able to come over this afternoon. I will treat you to a meal then. I also want to thank you all for your trust and help in this incident."
Now that things had come to this point, the others naturally stopped pressing Xiao He for more information. On the contrary, Engineer Wang was the smartest. He quickly turned his eyes around and headed back towards the National Security Building, saying, "Then I'll go back and study it some more!"
As he moved, the others were startled, reminded by Wang's words, and hurriedly followed him back: "Yes, yes, I'll go back and take a look too."
"I'll go too, Xiao He. You go ahead with your work, but don't forget about us. We won't bother you any longer!"
That's right! The building has a complete version of the Xiaohei 2.0 system stored and verified as evidence!
Due to confidentiality agreements, many people only have access to a stripped-down version of the phone, which cannot fully demonstrate the intelligence of the Xiaohei system. There is also no publicly available version on the market at the moment. Furthermore, the case that Xiao He is currently handling is still in the verification stage, so the police cannot allow them to conduct in-depth research and testing of the system privately.
Therefore, they had no choice but to come to Hong Kong in person to conduct an on-site investigation with the police.
Meeting Xiao He was one purpose, but testing Xiao Hei AI's potential was the real purpose!
Having successfully diverted everyone's attention, Xiao He was finally able to escape the professors' enthusiasm.
Once he was in the car, Xiao He finally felt a sense of security, as if he had returned to a solid place.
"Phew, thanks, Sister Liu. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid they would have dragged me into doing research these past few days."
Xiao He wiped away his sweat.
It wasn't that Xiao He disrespected the professors; it was just that he wasn't cut out for academic work. He might be able to demonstrate code and update data for them on the spot, but once he was pulled aside to ask overly academic questions, Xiao He would feel awkward, as if he were back in the classroom when he was writing his graduation thesis.
"I'm glad you're alright, but what I just said was true."
Liu Rulan glanced back at Xiao He and said with pity, "You were investigated no sooner than someone posted what happened that night online, along with a secretly filmed video of you being shot on the cargo ship. Although the cyber police quickly took control and deleted it, as you know, once they want to spread information, no channel can stop them. Some people still questioned your personal safety."
"What the heck?"
Xiao He was taken aback by Liu Rulan's words.
"Someone is taking pictures of this? I remember it was pitch black on the boat at the time. Let alone people, I felt it was questionable whether you could even see the boat from a distance."
Given such challenging circumstances, how could anyone still manage to secretly film the scene?
"Then they probably didn't capture anything, right?"
Xiao He immediately asked anxiously.
At least during the time he was under investigation, no one told him about this or asked him about the situation, so it seems that the problem is not serious and the public opinion is still within a controllable range. Sister Liu and the company should not sit idly by and will help him clarify the situation as soon as possible.
Sure enough, Liu Rulan nodded and said, "That video has a lot of noise and only lasts for a few seconds. I contacted the police in charge of the case here, and also worked with some celebrities on the ship to clarify the situation. At the same time, I also released the few pieces of dirt you prepared. So this video has been temporarily put aside."
Whether the video is real or fake isn't that important. In this technological age, what can ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) we really say for sure? As long as Xiao He can safely appear in public afterward, then everything will just be rumors and lies.
Xiao He relaxed after hearing this.
"but--"
Liu Rulan changed the subject.
"After all, you have been missing for such a long time. Other artists on the ship have gradually appeared and reported their safety to the public. Only you have not been heard from yet. Originally, our clarification had calmed down some people's emotions, but recently there may be some malicious people causing trouble, so some rumors have appeared on the Internet again."
She looked helplessly at this celebrity who gave her the most headaches and said, "So the most important thing right now is for you to let the public know that you're safe."
Xiao He took a breath.
"Oh, right, and your parents are really looking for you. They couldn't possibly not know about something this big, so they've been calling me to ask about the progress of your investigation."
As Liu Rulan spoke, she took out her new phone and handed it to Xiao He: "Contact them yourself, they're getting impatient."
Whether it was telepathy or not, the phone rang almost immediately after Liu Rulan placed it in Xiao He's hand.
The caller ID above was his biological mother.
Xiao He:...Quickly, quickly, quickly! My life is in danger!
He immediately turned around, wanting to ask Sister Liu for help, but Liu Rulan had already gotten out of the car, leaving Xiao He with only a cold back view: "You handle this yourself! Your mother is terrified. You often cause trouble like this, I think you should learn a lesson!"
Then the car door slammed shut.
Xiao He;...
This cold and heartless world!
Tears, as wide as noodles, streamed down her face, but she calmly answered her mother's call.
The next moment, a fawning voice rang out: "Hey, my dear mother—"
"Xiao He, what on earth are you doing, you brat? You've grown wings and have nothing better to do than go on a boat and fight with bad guys? Why don't you just jump into the sea and swim all the way back to the port? You don't care about your own safety at all. What good does it do to scare your mother to death?!"
After confirming that it was Xiao He on the other end of the phone, the caller immediately switched to a shrewish mode, channeling the voice of a high school homeroom teacher with the added pressure of a strict mother.
Xiao He was so startled that his phone flew out of his hand, bouncing back and forth several times before he finally managed to pick it up again.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the call had been accidentally disconnected.
Xiao He:!!!
Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger!