I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Chapter 79 Mr. Zhou, your daughter is about to be kidnapped by that blond guy!

"Something wrong?" Shen Kang looked at them, puzzled, and suddenly stopped, standing there at the door.

The three of them silently turned back and went about their own business, without uttering a sound.

"strangeness."

Shen Kang ignored them, walked to his desk, and turned on his computer.

Behind him, Wang Pan, Feng Moquan, and Jin Chao turned their heads, looked at each other, and remained silent.

Shen Kang didn't come back yesterday, which gave them some buffer time, but even after a day, they still couldn't quite recover.

Wang Pan was feeling depressed at the moment: After being provoked yesterday, he called home, wanting his dad to get a car and a driver to come to school and show off to him. However, his dad scolded him on the phone, telling him to study hard and not think about such nonsense.

Feng Moquan thought: I didn’t expect Lao Shen to be a rich second generation. He has luxury cars and a driver. Does his family have tens of millions of assets?

Jin Chao wanted to tell Shen Kang, "Brother Shen, next time you're going to show off, just let me know in advance so I can prepare a pen and notebook. Otherwise, it's too much trouble to write it down in a text message and then copy it into a notebook."

Each of the three had their own thoughts, but the unspoken understanding between them remained: it was something that couldn't be mentioned, or they would lose.

So in the end, no one spoke.

Shen Kang was unaware of the many thoughts running through the minds of these three people. He simply turned on his computer, logged into QQ, and discovered that Zhou Man was online today.

Ruifeng Electric Appliances needed to divest not only of its stockpiled rice cookers, but also factory buildings, production lines, and so on. However, clearing out the inventory apparently freed up some time for Zhou Manteng.

As for Xiao Bonian, he is not online right now, but according to the pattern that Shen Kang observed before, he usually comes online around 7 o'clock.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Kang opened a webpage and began searching for specific information. He quickly found what he wanted. It didn't matter if there wasn't much; news was something he could just make up himself.

After editing it, he opened the "Operations Coordination Committee" and sent the information there.

"Shocking! The domineering CEO is actually unemployed; the girl he met online was swindled out of money and sexually exploited!"

"Recently, Li, a sophomore at Ningyang University, met Xu, a top student from Tsinghua University and a real estate tycoon, in an online game. Xu uploaded numerous pictures of luxury cars, mansions, and business contracts to his QQ space, creating a domineering CEO persona. He also accompanied Li daily in the online game, showing her care and affection with meticulous attention. Li became deeply infatuated, not only living with Xu offline but also transferring 96 yuan to him under the pretext that he needed funds for his business. Ultimately, it was discovered that Xu was unemployed and the luxury cars were rented out daily."

"A 19-year-old girl met her online boyfriend in real life, only to be brutally murdered!"

"A Top University Girl Meets a 'Rich Second-Generation' in Online Games, and the Tragic Ending Is Unexpected!"

Zhou Man, sitting in the study connected to the living room, heard a constant beeping sound from her QQ. When she opened it, she saw these things.

After reading it quickly, I sent a message.

Guan Bupo: "Shen Kang, what are you up to now? If you're really bored, go study. Aren't you a top student?"

Mr. Wang, the general manager of AAA Building Materials Wholesale: "Mr. Zhou, your daughter is about to be swindled out of her money and sexually assaulted by that blond guy in an online game!"

Where did I get my daughter from?

Zhou Man subconsciously thought this, and with a flick of her wrist, she typed it into the chat box. Just as she was about to send it, her hand paused.

She thought of He Qiuzhu; Shen Kang was probably talking nonsense and referring to her.

If I were to send this message out, Qiu Zhu would be quite sensitive about it —

Zhou Man thought about it for a moment, hesitated, and then simply deleted the message.

Then I sent a message.

Guan Bupo: "Is Qiuzhu going to be swindled out of her money and her virtue?"

Khaki Cat: "I didn't!" followed by an angry emoji.

Mr. Wang, General Manager of AAA Building Materials Wholesale: "I suggest Ms. He take a look at the news articles I posted. When those girls were cheated out of money and sex, they also felt that they had found true love."

Khaki Cat: "[Whack-a-Mole emoji]"

Guan Bupo: "And what's this 'yellow-haired guy'?"

Mr. Wang, General Manager of AAA Building Materials Wholesale: "Mr. Zhou, you can think of him as those young men who have nothing but how to deceive girls. To put it simply, he's my opposite."

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Guan Bupo: "Isn't your opposite 'ideal youth'?"

Mr. Wang, General Manager of AAA Building Materials Wholesale: "That's not the point. The point is that Ms. He is now addicted to online games and can't extricate herself. Moreover, it's an online game with a lot of cases of online dating leading to real-life relationships."

After she finished speaking, Zhou Man saw that Shen Kang had posted another news article, which was introducing "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

Some cases of online dating leading to real-life meetings.

He doesn't even argue with himself anymore.

Zhou Man's fingers tapped unconsciously on the table, then stopped after a while.

Guan Bupo: "It's already downloaded."

Mr. Wang, General Manager of AAA Building Materials Wholesale: "Luofu Mountain, South China Telecom Zone 1, don't go to the wrong place. After you create your account, add these two IDs as friends. They are ours, 'A Smile and a Reed'."

Guan Bupo: "I'm amazed that you would choose such a normal name."

Mr. Wang, General Manager of AAA Building Materials Wholesale: "?"

Shen Kang was chatting and typing away on his keyboard when the three roommates turned around and exchanged glances.

The term "young master" usually conjures up images of glitz and glamour, surrounded by beautiful women. So why is this "young master" in their dorm chatting on QQ?

Isn't it a bit too down-to-earth?

Besides, chatting on QQ is usually about feelings and online dating with the opposite sex, but Shen Kang said he doesn't date, and he really does. Even when a beautiful woman like Zai Wei came up to him, he avoided her like the plague. How come he's dating online?

Around seven o'clock, Xiao Bonian returned to his home in Shenlan Waterfront. As soon as he stepped out of the entrance hall, he saw Zhou Man sitting in the study connected to the living room.

"You're back quite early today," he greeted, then prepared to go back to his room.

"Shen Kang helped me resolve a troublesome matter at work, so I don't need to go to the drinking party that was originally scheduled for tonight," Zhou Man said, looking at the computer screen.

"He helped you solve your work problems?" Xiao Bonian stopped walking towards the room.

Zhou Man looked up from the computer screen at Xiao Bonian. "Hmm. Simply put, the company has a small subsidiary—"

She briefly recounted the events.

Xiao Bonian also sat down across the desk and listened quietly.

The lights in the study are all on soft, non-glaring light. They are multi-point light sources, with a dozen small lights casting soft light that intertwines and spreads gently, with a slightly yellowish tint.

The two sat facing each other at the desk, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, one listening quietly and the other speaking slowly, a very pleasing sight.

After Zhou Man finished listening, Xiao Bonian asked, "Do you think his housekeeping company can sell these rice cookers?"

"I think he must have been confident to do this. You can tell from the work system of their Anjia employees that he is quite comprehensive and thoughtful in his work, and he doesn't just act on a whim."

Xiao Bonian nodded silently, then got up and prepared to go back to his room. Zhou Man spoke again, "Are you still busy with work lately?"

"It's alright, not too busy. In my field, the current research progress and technology implementation are not much, so the number of courses is indeed relatively small." Xiao Bonian put his butt down again.

Zhou Man looked at him and told him what had just happened: "Shen Kang said that He Qiuzhu is obsessed with online games and is going to have an online romance with someone in the game and get cheated out of money and sex."

Xiao Bonian was both amused and exasperated. "You believe that?"

He Qiuzhu was a child who had difficulty communicating with people. He couldn't even imagine that "online dating" was something he could imagine, let alone being cheated out of money or sex. Xiao Bonian even felt that He Qiuzhu probably didn't understand "love" at all.

Besides, Shen Kang always talks nonsense; he can exaggerate a 1-point matter into a 10-point one.

Zhou Man remained calm and said, "It's hard to say. Qiu Zhu does have a lot of trouble communicating with people in real life, but many people let loose online, so it's hard to guarantee that Qiu Zhu won't do the same. Plus, she doesn't have many friends in real life, so if someone were to show her concern and care in the online game—it's hard to say what might happen."

"Anyway, I've already logged out of the game, let's go check it out. Oh, right, Shen Kang went in too."

After listening, Xiao Bonian seemed to be deep in thought.

There were some things Zhou Man didn't need to say explicitly; he could understand what she meant. This was much more comfortable than dealing with the female students at his school who seemed to be thinking all sorts of things.

Online games 1/2

Perhaps due to the ingrained logical thinking of science students, he began to deduce in his mind:

In fact, online games are closely related to artificial intelligence. Take NPCs in online games, for example. One of his students talked to him about a future application of artificial intelligence in game NPCs, as depicted in online novels. In that scenario, NPCs in the game would give very realistic feedback to the player's interactions, just like real people.

The chatbot "Xiao Kou" that QQ has already launched is actually this kind of thing, but its current technology and learning level are still very low, making it seem like it has a mental disability. It is far from the kind of intelligence described in online novels. I heard that Tencent is currently looking for cooperation with universities to continue to evolve "Xiao Kou".

Therefore, in conclusion, online games and artificial intelligence are closely related and represent a practical application scenario.

As a researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, if I also play online games with them, it is not because I am neglecting my duties, but because I am learning about the cutting-edge applications of technology in the industry and using my spare time to continuously recharge and learn.

After all, the field of artificial intelligence is developing rapidly, and industry technology is changing every day. I must keep learning in order to keep up with the times and not be left behind.

With this thought, Xiao Bonian's mind cleared instantly, and he stood up.

"I'll go get the laptop."