Absolute Zone Zero: I am a Succubus in Six Points Street

Ling pointed at her lips with her index finger, looking like she was really thinking about it seriously, but at this moment, Zhe suddenly stepped forward and put his face close to hers.

"Uh! Um...why are you doing this all of a sudden?"

After licking her lips subconsciously, Ling looked at Zhe with a slightly red face. Although she herself did not react, her body had already adapted.

"You don't have to worry about that. As an ordinary and simple citizen of New Eridu, all you can do now is wait for Qingyi's contact."

"Oh? Yes, I'll leave it to you, brother."

Just then, Odette's voice suddenly came from the kitchen.

"Master, and Sister Ling, dinner is ready, you can come and eat."

"Okay~ here we come."

Come to think of it, ever since the two sisters took the initiative to take over the housework at home, Zhe seems to have not taken the initiative to cook for a while.

……

Since the last time we investigated the suspect vehicle together, I haven't received any contact from Qingyi. Zhe sent a message to inquire about the situation, but the other party just said that it was still under investigation.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the shop door. It was just a coincidence that a familiar voice sounded as soon as he mentioned the other party.

"[If you have any problems, please contact the Public Security Bureau] Point-to-point community service, I am Magistrate Tsing Yi."

Hmm, his tone seems normal this time. Isn't he using the automatic cruise control mode? Just as I was thinking about it, Zhe also opened the door.

"Nice to meet you! I'm Sheriff Tsing-yi. What are your specific requests for your community service appointment with the Sheriff's Bureau?"

It was a second goal, and it was the familiar human-machine voice again, but why was the tone when knocking on the door so normal?

Zhe looked at Qingyi in front of him with a friendly smile, and suddenly had an idea.

"Senior Qingyi, congratulations on becoming the Chief of Security!"

"Oh? Very good. So my first order is: stop performing community service—Hmm? So it's Zhe. Hmm, I think I had a pretty good dream just now."

Qingyi lowered her eyes slightly, looking frustrated by the cruel reality. Should we say that she is so obsessed with wanting to stop her community service?

Zhe did not mention the fact that he had just teased the other party, but instead became concerned about Qingyi's physical condition.

"Qingyi, you look very tired, are you okay?"

"Ah, it's just that I haven't turned off my phone for a long time, so there's some redundant data. It's okay. I've been keeping an eye on the suspicious vehicle I checked last time, and I finally found evidence of it entering and exiting the Crete Void.

I've already applied to the bureau for manpower and [radish]. Once the approval comes through, I can go find Teddy. Then Zhe won't have to worry anymore."

Qingyi said this and winked at Zhe, and then at this moment, there was another knock on the door.

"Excuse me for disturbing you. I think I saw a sheriff coming here just now? Ah, you are the blue-robed sheriff, right? My little Hurley is really causing you trouble."

The man in front of her should be He Li's father. He thanked her and took out a brand new Bombshell and gave it to Qingyi.

"What are you doing?"

Qingyi looked at the man in front of her in a daze, and couldn't help but have a guess in her mind.

Then Hurley's father's next words confirmed her guess that the other party was embarrassed to trouble the Public Security Bureau for this matter.

Thinking that the previous Bomb was lost, it was an old model anyway, so he simply bought a new one, wanting Qingyi to treat it as a found Teddy and return it to Hurley.

After hearing this, Zhe, who was standing by, couldn't help but interject.

"Is this really a good idea? Your daughter should treasure Teddy very much."

(Just like the children in the countryside who treat the dogs they have raised since childhood as friends and family, but their parents treat them as meat or goods, slaughtering and selling them at will.)

"Yes, please believe me—"

Qingyi also agreed with Zhe's words, but she suddenly changed her words halfway through.

"Hmm, wait a minute... I see, if that's what you mean..."

Qingyi reached out and took the brand new Bangbu from the man's hand. Although Zhe, who was standing by, was puzzled by Qingyi's quick change, he still chose to believe her.

Upon seeing this, Hurley's father left with peace of mind.

"He left so quickly, but I think Teddy could still be saved."

Zhe looked at Qingyi beside him, and the latter nodded.

"He's just a father who's worried about his daughter. There's no need to argue too much with him about the details of the investigation.

I just received a communication, and who knows, this [Teddy No. 2] might be of great help, so I'll just deal with it for now."

Hearing Qingyi say this, Ling, who was standing beside her, suddenly became curious and immediately asked.

"So? What happened?"

"Well, the approval hasn't come down yet. I miscalculated. Bombu can't be classified as a member of the population..."

Qingyi sighed, and what was worse was not just that, because he could not report the case as missing, he could only treat it as a theft.

Therefore, there is no way to apply for [Carrot] and additional manpower, and the rescue of the cave will inevitably be delayed. By then, I am afraid Teddy will be in great danger.

"But you can't just replace Teddy, right? That would be too cruel."

"Well, Zhe is right. I don't mean to abandon Teddy. I just want to bring him back intact, but that's not very realistic."

When Qingyi said this, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He raised a white index finger and then expressed his idea.

"Don't forget, the biggest advantage of intelligent machines is their replaceability. If a hand breaks, you can just reattach it. If the body is completely damaged, you can just buy a new one. As long as the core memory chip can be retrieved—"

Qingyi stopped talking here, but the brother and sister understood what she meant.

Chapter 178: I am very happy with the cute design of Qingyi!

"What a good idea! You are worthy of being Senior Qingyi. You are indeed very smart."

"Even if you praise me like that, I won't be happy."

Although Qingyi said this, there was still a slightly smug smile on his face.

"Master, please calm down. There is a loophole in this plan. Teddy is an 8-year-old model and has a different appearance from this year's new model.

It seems that Sheriff Qingyi's intelligent system needs further iteration in terms of sophistication."

There seemed to be a hint of competition and jealousy in Fairy's words, which surprised Zhe for a moment.

Didn't I expect AI to be jealous? Could it be because Qing Yi shared the same position as her and felt threatened?

But Qingyi didn't seem to feel anything, and instead answered the loopholes raised by Fairy seriously.

"That's fine. There's not much difference between the two. We can just modify it slightly to make it look like the old version."

"Alright, Fairy, put away your competitive spirit. Now I need you, the omnipotent one, to help me find the specific differences between the new and old versions of Bomb."

Zhe's words made Fairy stop arguing with Qingyi for the time being, and instead began to collect data seriously, as if she wanted to prove herself.

It didn't take long to find the content he needed, and in order to calm her down, Zhe immediately spoke to her directly.

"Fairy, you're amazing! You found me so quickly! You're truly irreplaceable in this regard."

"!!! It is my great honor to receive your approval, Master. I will continue to work hard for you."

The desire to win is indeed very strong, Zhe thought to himself. The conversation between the two just now existed on the Internet and was not known to Qingyi and Ling.

Fairy had no doubts about this and just thought that Zhe wanted to say this to her, an artificial intelligence.

"In that case, it's clear what we need to do. Let's start working on Teddy No. 2."

After Qingyi said this, he started working directly, and Zhe naturally had to accompany him.

So the two of them went to the modification shop next door and asked Uncle Enzo to replace the core of the Bomb with the old version.

But after that, Qingyi touched her left chest, as if she was thinking about something.

“I didn’t expect that Bomb’s kinetic energy core is also located slightly to the left of the center of his chest. Hmm, it seems mine is the same.

From the perspective of energy transfer and center of gravity stability, it is more reasonable to place it in the center of the torso."

"That's because the human heart is located right here."

Zhe pointed to his left chest as he spoke, and Qingyi nodded upon seeing this.

"It seems that when humans design intelligent machines, they tend to project their own image into them to some extent."

“Not necessarily…”

"Ugh?"

Faced with Zhe's denial, Qingyi tilted his head in confusion and confusion, while the former smiled and expressed his opinion.

"Perhaps the designer wanted his creation to possess a human heart?"

"..."

Qingyi was a little dazed for a moment but didn't say anything. The two of them went to the next place, the 141 Grocery Store, where they made Bomb's belly round.

"A bulging belly... Come to think of it, humans seem to have a tendency to design highly intelligent machines to be cute..."

"Yeah, I think Qing Yi is cute too!"

"Hmm...thank you for the compliment. I didn't realize I was designed to be cute before. I'm actually quite satisfied with my current body, mainly in terms of functionality."

Qingyi's expression remained calm, but there was some inexplicable emotion in the look she gave Zhe.

Finally, the two came to the toy store next door. This was also the last transformation, which was to load the emoticon system from 8 years ago into Bomb.

Zhe first discovered the hidden socket for controlling Bomb's expressions. Was it actually in this place? After all, the Bombs in the store were already finished and didn't need to be loaded.

"Emojis... whatever's fine, do intelligent machines really need things like emotions? They're all simulated, right?"

Qingyi's words made Zhe beside him smile helplessly, and he couldn't help but think of the artificial intelligence that his family had just been competing with.

"You can't generalize so comprehensively. For example, if Qingyi's beloved tea set was suddenly and deliberately broken by someone..."

"Hmm?! Then I will make him understand the pain of the tea set!"

"Ha...haha, I unexpectedly saw Qing Yi's terrifying side..."

The final transformation of Bangbu has been completed. At this time, Ling, who stayed in the store, also sent a message, asking them to go back quickly.

When they returned to the video store, Hurley, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately ran over.

"Sister Sheriff! Brother Zhe! He Li seemed to have seen you on the street just now, so she wanted to come..."

Before she could finish her words, she had already noticed Bombu beside the two of them and immediately rushed over excitedly. But the moment she picked him up, she seemed to see through the adults' tricks.

She instantly recognized that the Bomb in front of her was not Teddy. Qingyi was a little surprised to see this, because the transformation was obviously very perfect and almost exactly the same in every aspect.

It shouldn't be discernible with the naked eye, but why...

"Hurley, are you sure?"

Qingyi seemed a little unconvinced that He Li could tell the difference, so she asked her for confirmation again, and the latter nodded affirmatively.

"Well, Teddy is Hurley's best friend. Hurley will never make a mistake. There are dimples on Teddy's ears to protect Hurley from falling. There is also glue on Teddy's butt that Hurley put on when she was a child. That glue is very strong and can't be washed off no matter how hard you wash.

"Sister Sheriff...Is it because you can't find Teddy, that's why...that's why you guys...wuwu..."

"Hurley has remembered everything about Teddy."

Qingyi now understood that these were the scars of time caused by their shared experiences, so how could they be faked?

At this moment, she seemed to understand what Zhe had said before.

Qingyi came to He Li, bent down, and gently touched her head.

"Listen carefully, this time the new sheriff nearby collected the wrong information and ended up finding the wrong cloth."

As she spoke, she winked at Zhe, who immediately understood and decisively admitted his mistake.

"Uh, is it, is it my fault?"

"Well, but, Sister Qingyi, I'm a very experienced sheriff and I won't make such a low-level mistake. I will take over the case myself from now on, and I will definitely be able to find Teddy."

Hearing this, He Li regained her spirits and looked at Qing Yi sincerely.

"Really, really?"

"Really? Then we'll be busy investigating the case. Can Hurley go home by herself?"

"Ok!"