Xia Zhiyi spent the whole day at Li Jing's place, and the latter half of the day was basically spent wits and courage battles with those people online.
Well, it's hard to say. After all, Xia Zhiyi has an absolute advantage. If he wanted to, he could make sure those people couldn't utter a single word.
Before leaving, Xia Zhiyi said to Li Jing, "Before the Lunar New Year, let's create a slightly less idiotic AI for content review."
Li Jing: "Huh?"
Xia Zhiyi: "Hmm, your homework."
Li Jing: "... Wait, I think this timeframe is a bit short; the New Year is just around the corner!"
Xia Zhiyi refused to listen, got into her car and drove off immediately, leaving Li Jing with a trail of exhaust fumes.
Li Jing: "..."
Ugh! How awful!
Furthermore, what does "not so stupid AI" mean? Does "stupid AI" refer to the current word-blocking mechanism on the Xia Country internet? And what exactly is the standard for "not so stupid"?
On her way back, Xia Zhiyi received a call from Fu Chi, and soon after, she met her boyfriend at the intersection.
"I thought you wouldn't be able to leave work on time again today, and I was even thinking of bringing you lunch," Xia Zhiyi said lazily, leaning on Fu Chi's shoulder.
Fu Chi: "I've done everything I can for now. The rest can be handled even outside the company, so there's no need for me to stay any longer."
Recently, Fu Chi has been working at Hangu Group for Huanyu's sake and hasn't been to Tianhuan for a while.
Even Xia Zhiyi himself was mostly focused on this side. If Xu Chen hadn't called and texted him from time to time to mention Tianhuan Entertainment's year-end activities, including benefits, he would have almost forgotten that he was still a member of a company.
Xia Zhiyi mainly operates online, so his network of contacts is definitely not as extensive as Fu Chi's, which is undeniable.
So far, others who are unaware of the situation may not have noticed, but Xia Zhiyi has managed to gather information that it hasn't given up and is still trying to save Huanyu.
This is normal, since in this storyline, the female lead is the protagonist, while Huanyu is the dark force that the protagonist is going to defeat, and they also have a significant role.
She even has more screen time than the male lead.
After all, even if the male lead is gone, the story can still continue with a different, high-quality man.
If the forces of darkness are gone, how will the story continue?
Are we going to outsmart the air?
Gu Miaomiao, who will become a triple crown actress, is the core of the plot. If she cannot become a triple crown Gu Miaomiao, and fails to defeat the dark forces and reach the top of this circle, she cannot be the core, nor can she be called the female lead.
The plot then loses its purpose.
This is the alternative path that Xia Zhiyi has opened up by fully utilizing Gu Miaomiao's choices.
This is undoubtedly much more troublesome than killing Gu Miaomiao directly. If it weren't for Fu Chi, relying Xia Zhiyi to act alone, even with his many abilities, would be much more difficult while ensuring his own safety.
Fu Chi is Xia Zhiyi's greatest fortune.
His presence filled the gaps in Xia Zhiyi's network and influence, and also provided Xia Zhiyi with psychological support, freeing her from the pressure of confronting the Power of the Plot, which was similar to the world's consciousness, all alone.
If it weren't for Fu Chi, Xia Zhiyi might have quietly accumulated strength, and at least wouldn't have made a move so quickly.
This is the confidence that Fu Chi gave him.
"It'll be over soon, won't it?" Xia Zhiyi said softly.
In the past two days, a key figure and an accountant from Huanyu have gone missing. They can't be found no matter how hard they search, and there's no information about their appearances on screen. After Xia Zhiyi learned about this, she did a little investigation and found out that Huanyu Entertainment was behind it all.
Even now, weakened to the point of near extinction, it still harbors a hint of "not wanting you to have an easy time." Knowing full well that its actions are futile, it still uses its abilities to conceal the whereabouts of the two individuals.
But this is ultimately a scientific world, and even with non-scientific elements like plot, the nature of the world limits its scope for development.
It didn't matter if they hid their tracks; Xia Zhiyi didn't mind doing some hard work, relying on the power of technology to eliminate the traces bit by bit, and this morning she found out where the two were hiding.
Perhaps as the plot's power waned, Xia Zhiyi's accumulated luck over the years finally came into play, at least catching the person before they nearly escaped by hiding in the truck transporting pigs.
With the arrest of these two individuals, the investigation into Huanyu and the series of people and events involved has entered its final stage, awaiting only a conclusion.
At this point, there's no need for Xia Zhiyi or Fu Chi to do anything more to those people. The judiciary will not allow them to continue to evade justice and harm national interests.
"Speaking of which, during the investigation of Huanyu this time, I managed to uncover a few spies, which was a great achievement," Xia Zhiyi suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, Fu Chi paused for a moment, then put his arm around the boy's shoulder and placed a kiss on the boy's forehead. " A-Yi so great."
Xia Zhiyi: "I hope they can keep my whereabouts a secret, otherwise someone might desperately hire someone to kill me later."
Fu Chi: "No, it won't."
Fu Chi: "I won't put you in any danger."
Xia Zhiyi: "Um, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. Did I make you worry?"
Fu Chi: "Hmm."
I'll arrange it.
Xia Zhiyi: "It's okay. As long as that constraint is gone, we'll both be fine from now on."
Without the so-called plot, everyone's fate, whether protagonist or supporting character, extra or cannon fodder, is truly in their own hands.
When that time comes, Xia Zhiyi he will make sure that the people he cares about and values live peaceful and happy lives.
*
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, under the watchful eyes of all parties, Zhao Changye and others were imprisoned, but this was not the end.
After hesitating for several days, Huanyu's temporary legal representative ultimately chose to deregister Huanyu and its affiliated studios in order to preserve its last assets. Thus, the Huanyu era came to an end unexpectedly.
On the same day, Xia Zhiyi, Fu Chi, Fu Yunyi, Gu Miaomiao, and countless others who were originally bound together by the same fate all felt as if some invisible constraint had been broken.
On a street corner, Xia Zhiyi, wearing a brown scarf, clutched her abdomen, feeling the restraint leave her and the chill spreading with the loss of blood, and laughed out loud.
"What? You hate me that much?"
"So that's where you were waiting for me..."