It's the Cyberpunk Era, Why Are You Still a Traditional Villain?
Chapter 48

What, This Isn't a Cookie!

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"Huh?"

Hearing Xu Shi say that, Gu Yi suddenly looked up. "Do you mean you want me to steal some information or something?"

"Something like that, roughly..."

Xu Shi explained the requirements to her in detail. "Can you do it?"

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem."

Estimating it in her mind, Miss Black Rabbit smiled confidently, revealing two small fangs. "But this is extra work... Is there any bonus money, boss?"

"How can you even say that?"

Xu Shi found her unreasonable. She was eating his food and living in his place, and she had the nerve to ask for overtime pay?

"Didn't you say I should use my old identity to get things done?"

Gu Yi pouted. "When I used to do things like this before, people would give me a deposit first..."

"Get lost! I haven't even settled the score with you for slacking off at work yet."

Xu Shi hit her on the head unceremoniously. "If you do a good job, it'll be considered making up for your past mistakes. If you don't, you can just wait to starve."

"Tch."

Miss Black Rabbit drooped her face, instinctively wanting to make a face at him.

But then she quickly held back. After all, she'd just get zapped again.

Once was enough to make her suffer. Even with the previous dose, she almost couldn't help but let out a holy water spray.

"I know, I'll definitely complete the mission!"

I'll just curse him in my heart, he won't find out anyway... Thinking this, she nodded obediently. "When should I start?"

He had to admit, after dealing with Jiang Chengcheng and the Xia family aunt and niece, Xu Shi felt Gu Yi's cuteness even more.

Mainly, this girl was simple-minded and easy to conquer. Combined with the feedback from her ability, if there were a quantifiable progress bar, she'd be at least 70% there.

And all of this was visible. Perhaps Gu Yi herself hadn't even noticed that she no longer had any resistance towards Xu Shi.

As for that puppy-like resistance... it could only be attributed to her nature. She just had this habit of talking back. Once it got serious, she immediately turned into a scaredy-cat.

A little guidance would be enough. In fact, no guidance would be fine either. He didn't have a bad habit of stifling individuality, right?

Having her act like this occasionally made Xu Shi find it quite interesting.

But speaking of which...

"Probably tomorrow. I'll give you some time to prepare."

As Xu Shi answered, he was also a bit curious. "But why do I feel... you're more excited than I am?"

While she argued with him, her subconscious anticipation couldn't be hidden.

"Do I? No, right?"

Gu Yi was startled, then nervously turned her face away. "Chairman Xu, you're mistaken."

Actually, it was true.

They say it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's also said that it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's fundamental nature.

Although she liked her current life, the tasks Xu Shi assigned her came with many restrictions.

This often made her nostalgic for the thrilling life of being an electronic kidnapper... Now that such an opportunity was presented before her, it was false to say she wasn't excited.

ˉ_(ツ)_/ˉ That's why they say human nature is inherently perverse.

"Alright, alright, clean up and get ready to eat."

Xu Shi secretly rolled his eyes and didn't delve deeper into Miss Black Rabbit's thoughts.

"Coming, coming."

Then, he could only hope his fiancée would like the small gift he had prepared for her.

The next morning.

District 13, an unmanned private hospital under the "Prism" umbrella.

This hospital was established five years ago and was "Prism's" first unmanned hospital pilot project—all human staff, from doctors to nurses to cleaning staff, were replaced by robots.

This lowered costs and made management more efficient, laying the foundation for the unmanned hospitals in District 14 and District 15.

At this moment, in the slightly crowded hospital, everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

"Patient number 2200, here are the medications you need to take this morning. Please take them."

In the ward, a robot nurse with a strong metallic texture brought the medicine and accurately handed it to the patient.

"Bring me a towel."

There was no need for polite language with robots. Patient 2200 took the medicine and casually ordered.

"Yes, please wait a moment."

The robot nurse bowed politely, and just as it was about to turn to complete its command, it suddenly froze as if struck by lightning. "Please... please..."

"Hmm?"

The patient frowned, and then saw the robot twitching again as if electrocuted. "Rebooting... rebooting..."

When it raised its head again, the expression on its screen had changed to a sinister smile.

"What, this isn't medicine, it's a compressed towel!"

The robot nurse snatched the medicine box and began to pull at it forcefully. "It expands when wet, making it bigger and taller. Open it up, and it's an oversized, thickened towel that doesn't shed lint or fibers, and you can't tear it no matter how hard you try..."

"What's going on?"

The patient realized something was wrong, but before he could react, he heard similar voices erupting one after another.

"Use it to wipe your shoes first, then your face, then your mouth. It can be used five or six times without any problem..."

"On the little yellow cart below, buy five packs and get five packs free, a total of one hundred pieces with free shipping..."

"With the smell of smoke all over me, I walk with a bit of swagger. If you want the Rick Generation 5, you have to find me..."

"You're right, but 'Divine Arrival' is a..."

Almost at the same time, all the robots in the entire hospital went haywire!

The electronic systems were also paralyzed, and the whole hospital was plunged into panic.

"Damn! What's going on? Where are the doctors? Where are the nurses? Someone come and deal with this!"

Someone anxiously shouted, but it was obvious that their pleas were useless. In an unmanned hospital, where could they find real human service?

But they couldn't stay any longer. Even though they didn't know exactly what was happening, what if these out-of-control robots went berserk and hurt people?

Thus, a rather dramatic scene unfolded: everyone, regardless of whether they had a serious or minor illness, tried their best to escape the hospital, and the scene immediately descended into chaos.

The incident quickly spread to the headquarters of "Prism." Ye Shanshan, dressed in a small suit, rushed towards the CEO's office.

"Chairman Xu, something's wrong! The unmanned hospitals in Districts 13, 14, and 15 have all been infiltrated, and the medical systems have been widely paralyzed!"

When she pushed the door open, Xie Qingyan inside looked even worse.

Not only had she already learned the news, but it was also because her computer screen displayed a locked email.

"Hello, friends of 'Prism'..."

It was clearly a ransom note, stating that she was the one responsible for the incident and demanding a ransom.

"With your level of skill, I doubt you can resolve this on your own, so please pay the ransom as soon as possible. I will then restore your information systems immediately."

"Or you can try... come and catch me, nya nya nya, scrub~ scrub~"

Seeing the signature taunting emoji at the bottom of the page, Ye Shanshan immediately realized.

"This... that S-class wanted hacker, 'Black Rabbit'?"

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