Electronic Nezha

Chapter 55 Wear small shoes

Someone started banging on the door outside, and time was running out so I couldn't make any more arrangements.

I removed the chair, opened the door, and sure enough, there was a large crowd outside: the restaurant owner, waiters, and quite a few customers who were watching the commotion.

"Haohao! Are you scared?" The first person to rush in was Aunt Xu. She immediately shielded Haohao in her arms. Haohao was over 1.8 meters tall, while Aunt Xu was only 1.6 meters tall. It was like an old hen protecting a black swan.

Seeing the mess of cups and plates in the private room, and various injured people besides me and the idiot, the boss couldn't help but tremble and ask, "What, what happened here?"

Sun Zhancheng got up from the ground and said, "We drank a few too many cups. We were just joking around with our brothers."

The audience clearly didn't agree with this assessment. Duan Shoujiang's forearm was swollen like Popeye's, Wu Lianfeng was crippled, Cheng Sihai's nose was bleeding so much that it had soaked his belt, and the others were making a fool of themselves. Putting so much effort into this playful act was practically playing with fire.

A waitress couldn't help but say, "None of the drinks in this room have been opened."

I quickly tried to cover for him: "It's from drinking fermented rice wine."

The pretty waitress who delivered the fermented rice wine told the truth: "Yes, the fermented rice wine has already been delivered."

The restaurant owner looked around and asked, "Should we call the police?"

Everyone said in unison, "No need!"

The boss looked at the messy room again and said, "Then this..."

Sun Zhancheng said, "I'll compensate you."

The boss didn't want to escalate the situation, so he left once someone was willing to take over.

Aunt Xu led Hao Hao out as well. Hao Hao probably wanted to turn around and look at me, so he twisted his neck and held back.

We ran into the bald, burly man who had been drinking heavily. I said to him, "Say sorry."

The bald man had been peering around for a while, and everyone in the room looked terrible except for me, who was standing perfectly fine. He's not stupid; he must have guessed something was wrong. I suddenly threw out this sentence at him, and without thinking, he said, "Sorry!"

"Not to me."

The bald man immediately said to Hao Hao, "I'm sorry."

I don't know if Hao Hao will remember what happened before he ate the chip. Even if he doesn't, I at least helped the bald guy settle a karmic debt and made up for some bad karma. I think he should express his gratitude to me as well.

“Say thank you,” I said.

The bald man bowed to Hao Hao and said, "Thank you." Then he bowed again to me and said the same thing, emphasizing that politeness never hurts. You know, someone who listens to advice like this was so annoying just now.

I was about to leave when I turned back after taking only two steps. Sun Zhancheng and the others quickly moved aside. I turned around and picked up my two bottles of Moutai—they were still unopened.

I didn't dare say goodbye to Aunt Xu. I strode downstairs, and all the way I heard customers and waiters talking about it. They said that someone in a private room upstairs had drunk so much sweet fermented rice with cold dishes that he got drunk and started fighting, eventually causing a dog to get its head stuck in its head. Many of the new customers suddenly became cautious about the bowl of iced sweet fermented rice that was placed on the table...

It's a little past 1 p.m., and I haven't eaten a single bite. I'm seething with anger. Hao Hao stealing my thunder is secondary; the main problem is that I can't understand how Sun Zhancheng could be this kind of person. To be honest, I still don't understand how this fight started. Don't blame me for being careless. If the other party were a thug like Zhang Biao, I would have definitely had the chip in my hand before I even entered their door. But this is Sun Zhancheng.

You had a disagreement with Ma Mouyun in business, and he said he wanted to talk to you. Could you have imagined that he would hit you without warning?

Later, I gradually pieced things together. There were actually some clues to follow. I should have been more vigilant from the moment the pirated goods were sold; I was careless. I didn't go back to the stall. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to explain my whole afternoon's events to Lao Wang. The beginning was easy to understand: Chen Bing got Sun Zhancheng to put pressure on me, and then a conflict occurred. Lao Wang would probably go crazy if I told him that. Sun Zhancheng, as a top-tier figure in society, was Lao Wang's idol. If he wanted to harm you, you wouldn't come back unscathed. And even if you killed Sun Zhancheng, I wouldn't tell him about the idiot eating the chip!

When I got home, I stormed in and took off my shoes. Yuan Yuan asked, "Master, haven't you eaten yet?"

"How did you know?"

“You said you had to have dinner with a client, so logically the meal shouldn’t be over by now.”

I didn't respond.

"Shall I make you some fried rice?"

I grunted in agreement and went into Liu Zhenhua's room. The guy was lying there sprawled out, with a corner of a blanket covering his stomach. When I touched the computer case, it was still burning hot.

"Stop pretending, I have something to tell you."

Liu Zhenhua got up with a grin and asked, "What's up?"

"Haohao ate the chip." I recounted everything that happened at noon.

Liu Zhenhua frowned and said, "This can't go on forever. Let's think of a way to eliminate this problem completely."

I said, "Tell me first why Hao Hao treated me like number 0 after eating that chip?"

Liu Zhenhua said, "This is the first time I've encountered something like this, but—"

"But what?"

“When I made that chip, I tailored it to you. I took into account your height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and even your fatty liver. He may have subconsciously identified with you after coming into contact with the chip.”

I have my doubts. Hao Hao is tall and strong, and his muscles are firm from years of walking around with Aunt Xu. As for me, I have to find a place to sit wherever I go. When I stay at home, I am inseparable from my bed. Going to the toilet is considered my workout. Does Hao Hao think that the chip that was tailor-made for me is just making things difficult for me?

I said, "Can your chip turn an idiot into a normal person?"

Liu Zhenhua decisively replied, "No."

“But Hao Hao can speak now.” Liu Zhenhua had met Hao Hao and knew his situation.

Liu Zhenhua said, "It's like the game you play. There's a chat box in the game where you can trash talk, but if you insist on using that chat box to write a long novel, no one will care. It's just a bit difficult."

"Is it better than having no dialog box or even an input method?"

"That's pretty much the idea. It's too early to say he's a normal person now. He may still have to learn some basic life skills from scratch, but he's better than before. Logic and emotional understanding are factors that prevent him from becoming a normal person."

I said, "Can you develop a chip that can turn Hao Hao back into a normal person?"

Liu Zhenhua then decisively said, "No. Human power has its limits. Don't forget that AI was also created by humans. Don't imagine the future as a fairyland, and don't mythologize science. Many diseases from 70 years ago do have treatments today, but there are still many diseases that cannot be cured."

I sighed. I had thought that Hao Hao accidentally eating my chip might be a good thing, but now it seems it's not that simple.

(End of this chapter)