Little Nine's sudden abnormality made everyone's expressions change slightly, and they all became wary.
After all, they were in the enemy's lair. Though every weapons system had been disabled, who knew whether the civilized people had other tricks up their sleeves?
"Little Nine, what's wrong?" An Xiaotong stared intently at the flickering girl.
Like a robot with a short circuit, Little Nine spoke in stuttering fragments. "Vi... virus remnants.
Warning! Warning! Memory bank contaminated. Please remove the virus promptly."
After flickering for a moment, Little Nine finally returned to normal. She stuck out her tongue apologetically. "Sorry, Director Wang implanted a virus in me. It seems the virus mutated. I'm currently disinfecting my memory bank. Only my basic functions are available right now, so I can't answer your question for the time being."
An Xiaotong narrowed her eyes, a trace of wariness flashing through them. Of all times for it to mutate, it had to happen while answering a crucial question. That was far too convenient.
"Are you going underground? I'll take you there." Little Nine smiled as she led the way. The elevator at the end of the corridor silently opened, its silver-white alloy doors engraved with mysterious grooves that flowed with a dim blue light.
"Take this elevator, and you can go straight underground to see Fang Xubai."
Little Nine's smile was as usual, but the more An Xiaotong looked at that smiling face, the more uneasy she felt.
She looked at Bai Ye. "Little White, don't you feel that something's off?"
Bai Ye nodded. "Of course I do."
Then he grinned. "I feel... like everything's going my way!"
An Xiaotong: "..."
Seeing Bai Ye's carefree grin, An Xiaotong felt dark lines creep across her forehead.
Before she could lose her temper, Bai Ye wrapped an arm around