The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 995 Instantaneous Speed ​​(Part 10)

In the end, Liu Sheng did not continue speaking.

She had a premonition that if she continued thinking about it, she would be meddling in other people's business again.

But she's pressed for time right now, with a whole world of people to worry about, so how can she have time to fret about another world?
She's not a professional savior!

……

It was the sixth day.

Liu Sheng's KPI value has reached an astonishing 9710 points.

Over the past two days, she and Qiao Yu have been speeding along the optimal route through eleven major cities in the thirteenth grid of the Northern Continent.

No backtracking, no detours, maximize KPIs throughout.

While promoting the products everywhere, they also collect and deliver goods, keeping the truck bed always full.

Next, after completing the ground promotion in the last city and storing the goods in the truck bed, I should be able to complete the application for promotion to "elite courier".

The reward application submitted by the burly man was approved in just one day, and Liu Sheng estimated that her own promotion application would be completed the next day as well.

Although it's still unknown in what form she will be taken up there, the timing is perfect.

Upon arriving in Dongzhao City, the vehicle immediately caused quite a stir, and as it drove to the delivery station, it attracted the attention of many deliverymen.

Those with sharp eyes immediately recognized it:

"Isn't this the founder of 'Run Fast'? I've seen videos of it online, it's their car!"

"Runs fast? What's that?"

This is what people who aren't well-informed about things look like.

The people around immediately looked at them with shock: "Really? You don't even know this? Haven't you been surfing lately?"

The man immediately blushed and stammered, "...I've been short on money lately and haven't paid my internet bill."

"Tsk! This won't do! This is a major breakthrough for our industry. If you don't use it, you'll be even less likely to make money."

"Tell me quickly, what kind of major breakthrough is this?"

Amidst the various discussions, Liu Sheng and Qiao Yu had already finished storing the goods on the truck, and all the goods destined for Dongzhao City had also been delivered.

This series of actions resulted in the KPI being paid out, with the total value reaching 9812 points.

Only 188 points away!
Then Liu Sheng stood at the entrance of the outlet and, as usual, began the promotional explanation of "Run Fast".

This time it was much easier because there were many deliverymen who had already experienced it giving their testimonials. The stories of old friends and colleagues were always much more compelling than Liu Sheng, a stranger, rambling on and on.

Dongzhao City is much larger than Yunshan City, and Shunfeng Express has a much larger network of branches and more couriers.

This encouragement caused downloads to skyrocket.

Liu Sheng's KPI finally broke through 10000 points, even reaching 10023.

Seeing the overjoyed expression on Liu Sheng's face, Qiao Yu knew that her goal had finally been achieved, and couldn't help but feel genuinely happy for her.

Liu Sheng rushed to the front desk, slammed the wristband on the counter, and shouted, "Hello! I would like to submit a promotion application!"

Behind the counter, a young man with a pockmarked face, who had been dozing off against the back of his chair, was startled and groggily sat up straight.
"Huh? What application?"

"I want to be promoted to elite courier."

"Elite...deliveryman?"

The other person looked bewildered, looked down at the computer and searched for a long time before finally finding a long-forgotten employee handbook in a corner, from which they found the old rule about promotion.

"You...you really saved up 10,000 KP?"

The pockmarked man stared wide-eyed as he confirmed the readings on Liu Sheng's bracelet.

“Cough, that’s right,” Liu Sheng said, feigning composure.

The pockmarked man clicked his tongue in amazement, muttering to himself as he typed in the information:
"This is the first time I've ever seen someone accumulate so many KPIs..."

As registration proceeded, a growing crowd of onlookers gathered.

Only then did I understand why Liu Sheng used KPIs to charge fees, but I also couldn't understand why anyone in this era would want to become an "elite courier" and go to headquarters.

"I heard that apart from the higher salaries at headquarters, the difference isn't actually that big."

"I've even heard that there are a lot of rules at headquarters, and it's not that free."

"That's true. I've only ever heard about headquarters online; I've never actually met anyone from headquarters..."

"It seems so, like a legend."

Meanwhile, the pockmarked man was quite quick; he registered the information and submitted it, but immediately frowned.

"Huh? Why can't I submit it?"

Liu Sheng also frowned, his gaze darkening.

Qiao Yu, standing nearby, asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"

"Don't rush, let me try again."

Under the oppressive gazes of Liu Sheng and Qiao Yu, the pockmarked man's forehead inexplicably broke out in a light sweat. He nodded frantically a few times, muttering to himself:
Why can't I submit it?

"That's strange, the internet is fine..."

To prove he hadn't lost connection, he casually opened a webpage, which showed a group of three-wheeled motorcycles dancing, spinning, and taking off in a square.

However, the application still cannot be submitted.

I really can't figure this out.

Liu Sheng frowned even more. Even the "world" couldn't see the problem for the time being, so there was no way to untangle this pockmarked face.

She had just looked away when the other person suddenly exclaimed "Ah!" and stared at the corner of the screen.

"A notification has been sent! 'Please return to your original registration location to apply for promotion!'"

Liu Sheng was taken aback: "But the employee handbook doesn't mention such a rule, does it?"

The pockmarked man chuckled sheepishly, "Ha, there are plenty of things that aren't written in that manual."

Seeing that it was already afternoon, and that if they delayed any longer they might not even make it to the application review stage, Liu Sheng didn't ask any more questions and quickly called to Qiao Yu, who was leaning against the side:

"Let's go back to Yunshan."

Qiao Yu nodded immediately.

The two jumped into the flying car, stepped on the gas, and sped away.

……

Liu Sheng's modified flying car was extremely fast, and in less than an hour, it had arrived near Yunshan City and entered landing mode.

She turned to the person next to her and said:
"Remove the cloaking only after the land is completely flat."

There was no response from the person beside him.

But she smiled and gently patted the air in mid-air.

It's getting dark now.

The faint light shone from Yunshan City, the only beacon of light in a dark and desolate landscape.

Just as Liu Sheng's heart began to slowly descend, an alarm suddenly sounded in her mind:

[Breaking news! Breaking news!]

One user has deviated from the path!

[Note: This user has deviated significantly from the specified path!]

[This user has disappeared!]

From "deviating from the path" to "losing track," it only takes a second.

Route planning inherently has a certain margin of error; if it deviates from the expected path, it must be drastically wrong. Given the characteristics of this era, either the deliveryman's behavior is abnormal, or something unusual has happened.

Liu Sheng's heart sank, and he immediately pulled up the data to confirm.

Username: Zhang Jianbin.

Her pupils shrank.

That name... isn't it Old Zhang?

Liu Sheng was startled, but according to the map that "World" showed him in his mind, the location where Old Zhang disappeared was not on the road he usually ran, nor on the delivery route that "World" had planned for him.

Where is he going?

Qiao Yu noticed that Liu Sheng seemed to be in a low mood, and quickly asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Liu Sheng quickly explained the situation to her.

Qiao Yu was slightly surprised.

This is not a good sign; it's only just started being used!
Liu Sheng then asked in a low voice, "World, have you noticed anything? How is Old Zhang's condition?"

This constitutes a breach of confidentiality agreement.

However, the agreement also states that in special circumstances—such as when a user's life is threatened—data can be urgently retrieved to understand what happened and provide emergency assistance.

"World" stated that, judging from Old Zhang's movements and behavioral patterns, his mood was excellent.

I was humming a song as I drove my three-wheeled motorcycle, but for some reason, even though I hadn't finished delivering the goods, I suddenly decided to turn around and go somewhere else.

You can't track where he went?

Because there is no StarNet, I cannot perform the intrusion.

[Is there really a place on this planet without a star network?]

Just as Liu Sheng was lost in thought, Qiao Yu said with a pale face, "Sheng Sheng, there is already relevant information online."

"what's the message?"

"Information regarding our 'Run Fast' plugin causing people to go missing."

Liu Sheng's eyes widened slightly.

On the phone screen, an elderly woman was sobbing and making accusations in front of the camera. Her hair was thinning, and her eyes were sunken, so that you could only see two dark holes in her loose skin.

"My old man was excitedly telling me yesterday that he downloaded a new app for delivering packages, saying he could earn more money to buy me medicine..."

Before she could finish speaking, she began to cough violently, as if her lungs were about to come out.

The sound sent shivers down the spines of those who heard it.

"I never expected that in less than a day, I would lose contact with the old man..."

"Please help me check if this new thing is harmful. I always say you shouldn't download these random things. Who knows if it's some kind of scam app! It's not like Douyin or anything like that, which have been operating for years..."

"Right, right, this thing is called something like 'Speedy'... Oh, no, it's called 'Fast Runner'."

"The people who made this heartless software...you deserve to die a horrible death! Give me back my old man!"

The camera suddenly zoomed in, and her wrinkled face was almost pressed against the screen. The dark holes on her face seemed even more bottomless in the dim light, as if they could suck people in through the screen.

Qiao Yu was so startled she almost dropped her phone.

Even Wang Qingguang, who was standing nearby, let out a scream that only Liu Sheng could hear, clearly startled as well.

Liu Sheng quickly said to Qiao Yu, "Descend quickly, the car is about to become visible."

Qiao Yu reacted extremely quickly, swiftly controlling the flying car to dive towards the ground, ultimately choosing a desolate forest as cover before rapidly landing.

Boom.

A flock of flying birds were startled.

These birds all have several heads and several wings, so they fly crookedly and cannot form a flock; they just scatter and drift away.

The surrounding area was a scorched lake, so thick it was almost solidified, and so still it was unsettling.

Liu Sheng snapped out of her daze, comforting Wang Qingguang while looking at Qiao Yu: "Is this Old Zhang's wife?"

"Hmm... I guess so." Qiao Yu took her phone off the phone stand and looked at the comments. "That's right, it's her. A lot of Old Zhang's friends have left comments."

Liu Sheng glanced at it a few times:

Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, we're all here for you!

[The company that "runs fast" must be held accountable!]

【Give them back immediately!】

At the same time, Liu Sheng's back-end KPI data began to plummet.

Unsubscribe messages flooded in like a tidal wave.

With promotion on the horizon, how can I let this opportunity slip away at the last minute?
【world!】

I have activated the traffic interception mechanism immediately.

However, the number of related videos has exploded, and I'm interfering with the streaming system to minimize their appearance on delivery drivers' terminals.

Liu Sheng felt a chill run down her spine. Looking at Qiao Yu, who was scrolling through videos with a serious expression, she knew that Qiao Yu must have also seen a lot of video content that was unfavorable to them.

Although "the world" is trying its best to control the situation, there is clearly another invisible hand manipulating everything. More and more supportive videos are appearing in an explosive manner. Even if "the world" wanted to disrupt things, it wouldn't be so easy.

Liu Sheng was initially flustered, but quickly calmed down.

This happened too fast, abnormally fast.

She quickly sorted out the logic in her mind:

Old Zhang was using the lowest-tier StarNet plan, which had severe signal delays, making even basic communication intermittent.

He had only just gone missing, how could his wife have noticed immediately?

Moreover, the old lady was said to have been bedridden for a long time, so how could she suddenly get up and so quickly film such a logically clear and compelling video?

Looking at the other supporters, one after another, they seemed to be in perfect sync with the rhythm, and the number of videos increased exponentially, far exceeding their internet speed limits.

On the contrary, it felt strangely fake.

“I have reason to suspect,” Liu Sheng said in a deep voice, “that these videos were not made by him.”

"But these...they all look like real people!" Qiao Yu exclaimed in disbelief. "Aren't these delivery guys people we know? Their voices, expressions, and ways of speaking...they're exactly the same!"

"Look! This is Xiao Zhuo!"

On the screen, Xiao Zhuo, with her fair complexion, raised her delicate fist to show her support for Old Zhang and to report "Run Fast." She even earnestly appealed, "We can't let this thing harm people anymore!"

“This isn’t Xiao Zhuo.” Liu Sheng paused the video, pointed at the screen and said, “Look at his thumb, it has an extra knuckle.”

Qiao Yu's gaze sharpened.

Xiao Zhu raised his fist with his thumb on the outside, which was quite obvious. Upon closer inspection, there was indeed an extra segment.

A chill ran down my spine.

"This is……"

“It’s not difficult to achieve this,” Liu Sheng said calmly.

Then, a new video appeared on Qiao Yu's screen.

In the video, Liu Sheng states that "Run Fast" could not possibly be the culprit behind the user's disappearance, and that he will immediately find out Old Zhang's whereabouts, asking everyone to give him some time.

Qiao Yu's eyes widened in surprise.

She hadn't seen Liu Sheng film any videos when he had time, so how did this one suddenly appear?
Moreover, his tone and demeanor were exactly like Liu Sheng's.

“You can understand it this way—this is a generated artifact,” Liu Sheng said slowly. “As long as you have a lot of material about this person, you can replicate and generate it. Moreover, the more material you have, the more realistic it can be.”

Therefore, the Liu Sheng generated by the "world" looks exactly the same at first glance.

Qiao Yu finally realized what was happening and murmured, "So you mean... most of these videos are fake?"

"At least for most of them, it's because the response speed is a bit too fast, and it directly skips the speed limits of different StarNet packages and pushes the message to everyone."

"There must be someone behind this!" Qiao Yu finally realized. "But who could it be?"

Liu Sheng's eyes darkened, and his voice was low and cold:

"Then we'll see whose path our 'fast running' is blocking."

Her gaze seemed to penetrate the dense forest, looking towards the silent Cloud Mountain City in the distance, where the sky was filled with deep darkness.

In the shadows, a huge shadow seemed to be quietly approaching and enveloping it.

(End of this chapter)