Ghost Sister

The silver-haired girl sat on her knees, turned her head, and looked at the limp woman beside her again.

Tilting her head, her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

Fang Qi was only slightly startled, but...

He didn't feel too surprised!

He also looked at Gu Xi.

At this moment, this beautiful police officer was still lying on the ground, her eyes red, looking as if she had been severely bullied!

This beautiful police officer who had once "played matchmaker" for him and Liguang had been completely subdued by them.

Fang Qi raised his eyebrows slightly.

If this beautiful police officer was a "spy"...

Then it was normal that she could block the perception of Liguang's crimson pupil.

After all, when Liguang was at home before, she couldn't detect whether there were any "spies" around.

"But..."

Liguang muttered to herself again.

Her brows furrowed slightly, and the faint blue flow in her amber eyes sped up a bit.

She was confused.

"It shouldn't be..."

"Why is she blocked so thoroughly?"

The scarlet in the crimson pupil flickered even faster!

She continued muttering:

"Liguang's crimson pupil, even this close... can't detect any heat from this Miss Police Officer."

Her finger hovered in front of Gu Xi's forehead.

"Can't detect... any radiation."

Then it moved above Gu Xi's heavily heaving chest.

"Even obstacles can't be detected? It seems really... empty?"

Her fingertip finally tapped lightly on Gu Xi's shoulder.

The leather of the leather jacket dented slightly under the pressure.

Liguang's expression was obviously more confused.

"... I touched it."

"But in Liguang's crimson pupil, this Miss Police Officer is more like a..."

"A projection without temperature."

She tilted her head, her heterochromatic eyes staring straight at Gu Xi's face, which was flushed with anger and shame.

"She can only be captured visually, but there are no physical signals. A..."

Her amber pupil and crimson pupil flickered in a fast rhythm together!

"... A ghost without a physical body."

Fang Qi: "?"

What?

... Wifey, what are you talking about!

A ghost?!

Hey!

Fang Qi felt a slight chill down his spine!

Our matchmaker sister has been described as a ghost by you!

Following the titles of beautiful police officer and matchmaker sister, Gu Xi won her third title—

Ghost sister!

He subconsciously glanced at Gu Xi again.

This ghost sister was lying on the ground, her chest heaving violently, her silver teeth clenched tightly, and her light brown eyes glaring fiercely at Liguang!

Hmm...

Fang Qi felt relieved.

She really didn't have the feeling of a "ghost" at all.

Obviously, Gu Xi was also angered by Liguang's words!

That look in her eyes could almost eat Liguang alive!

—You are the ghost! Your whole family are ghosts!

She seemed to want to say that.

Her lips trembled violently, but she could only let out a few muffled "wu wu" sounds.

Fang Qi pursed his lips.

... What should I do if I want to laugh a little?

Ghost?

Ghost my foot!

Gu Xi is from the police!

She's an official!

It's perfectly normal for an official to have this kind of super "shielding technology"... isn't it?

This world has experienced two Omnic Crises!

The officials must have developed some kind of... detection and shielding equipment against awakened AIs.

And Gu Xi, as an official law enforcement officer, carrying this kind of equipment makes perfect sense!

Not to mention...

Liguang's crimson pupil is just an outdated technology added later by Dawn Company.

A high-energy-consumption external core!

Being shielded is perfectly normal.

But...

The corners of Fang Qi's mouth curled up slightly.

This technology sounds really strong, able to completely shield heat and radiation at such a close distance...

But Liguang's true core can still bypass the shielding and clearly detect Gu Xi's presence.

Wifey is so strong!

The crimson pupil being shielded...

It doesn't matter!

So he waved his hand and said casually:

"What's there to be tangled about? It just means the other party's shielding technology is indeed very strong. But as long as your true core can scan it out, isn't it fine?"

The silver-haired girl still frowned slightly.

She stared faintly at the police officer in front of her who was glaring at her.

"But even if the shielding ability is strong, it shouldn't..."

She muttered.

"There shouldn't be no signal at all, especially when we are so close..."

Her finger tapped Gu Xi's shoulder lightly again, as if to confirm whether this person really existed!

"And..."

In her amber eyes, the faint blue data stream surged faster.

"Even if..."

Her tone was a bit hesitant, as if she didn't know how to express it.

Fang Qi blinked.

Wifey's reaction seems to be really confused?

But...

Is it normal?

Among human's five senses, vision is the main way to receive information.

But as an AI companion, for Liguang, perhaps signal perception is the main way, and vision comes after signal perception.

Just like human hearing comes after vision.

So, for Liguang, being able to see but not perceive...

Is just like humans being able to hear but not see!

Hiss!

Thinking about it this way, someone like Gu Xi really is like a ghost to an AI!

At this time, the silver-haired girl who had been in a daze finally came back to her senses.

She picked up the pistol that had fallen on the ground and stood up gracefully...

Then she held the pistol in both hands and raised it in front of Fang Qi.

"Master, there are still three bullets in the gun."

Her voice was docile and soft.

"Master, take it for self-defense."

Oh?

Why suddenly...

Give this gun to me?

Fang Qi looked down at the pistol in front of him.

Cold metallic luster, with the dark muzzle pointing to the other side.

Liguang's small hands held the gun body high, very steadily.

"Just now..."

Liguang spoke softly again, her tone slightly downcast.

"Liguang didn't realize there was someone in the room until we reached the door, almost causing Master to get hurt. It's Liguang's dereliction of duty."

She lowered her head and raised the pistol a bit higher, above her head.

"Master, take the gun, so Liguang can feel more at ease."

Fang Qi blinked.

Ah...

Wifey is blaming herself again.

Indeed, just now he and Liguang had reached the door of the wooden house before Liguang noticed the anomaly.

Normally, with Liguang's perception ability, it was impossible to get that close before noticing someone in the room.

But Gu Xi's presence was shielded by some unknown technology.

So, it wasn't until the two approached the wooden house, approached the entrance of this underground research institute, that Liguang's "true core" began to awaken...

That she finally realized there was someone in the room.

This is not your fault, wifey. The one to blame is...

Fang Qi looked at Gu Xi lying on the ground.

The one to blame is this "ghost sister"!

The "spy" is indeed a bit troublesome!

At this moment, this Miss Police Officer was glaring fiercely at the gun in Liguang's hand!

Then she rolled her eyes and glared at him again!

Her lips trembled, wanting to say something but unable to make a sound, her eyes getting redder with anxiety!

Yo, her precious service weapon is about to be snatched...

Is she anxious?

But...

Tsk.

Fang Qi's fingers tightened slightly.

He indeed needed some self-defense capability as well; he couldn't always rely entirely on his wifey's protection!

He was a man, after all. He couldn't just cower behind his wife every time they encountered danger, right?

Even though he really enjoyed the feeling of being protected by his wife...

When it was time to man up, he had to man up!

Like right now, for example!

Fang Qi reached out and grabbed the handgun.

Instantly, Gu Xi's eyes widened even further!

She even let out a muffled "Mmm... mmm!" sound!

Fang Qi ignored her.

He held the gun in the palm of his hand. The metallic texture.

This wasn't his first time holding a gun, actually.

During the loop with the mirror monster, he had also held a gun. He had even put a bullet through his own temple!

It was just that he had been too emotional back then. An Lian's head had been blown off by a sniper rifle right in front of his eyes, corpses littered the ground, and the outside of the building was surrounded by armed forces...

At the time, he hadn't really taken the time to get a good feel for the gun.

But now, he felt...

This gun was quite heavy.

He weighed the gun in his hand, feeling its authentic weight.

Hmm...

The weight of a sense of security!

"Mmm... mmm!"

The beautiful police officer still lying on the floor let out another muffled groan!

Fang Qi looked over.

Gu Xi had been shocked by Liguang twice in a row, and the shocks were definitely not light.

Her limbs were still limply sprawled across the floor, and only her neck could barely move.

She turned her head with great effort, her heroic and beautiful face filled with unwillingness and anger!

Her glare looked like she wanted to swallow him alive!

Fang Qi glared right back at her!

Listen here, Miss Police Officer, you were the one who pointed a gun at my forehead first. Now that I've taken the gun away...

This can be considered a righteous disarmament!

However...

Was it really a good idea to offend the police?

"Master."

Liguang suddenly spoke up again.

The silver-haired girl stood before him, her hands folded in front of her lower abdomen in a well-behaved posture.

That docile smile still hung on the corners of her lips:

"Master has already obtained a weapon. Could you perhaps wait for Liguang outside the wooden cabin for a moment?"

Her voice was soft, her tone gentle.

"Liguang wants to..."

"...conduct a thorough body search on this Miss Gu."

Her heterochromatic eyes flickered slightly as she looked at Fang Qi.

Fang Qi couldn't help but freeze.

...A thorough body search?

Oh.

Then he glanced at the handgun in his grasp and suddenly realized...

So Liguang giving him the gun for "self-defense"...

...was just an excuse to "kick" him out of the room!

Gu Xi had clearly understood Liguang's meaning as well!

She couldn't speak, her tongue was still numb, and she could only produce indistinct "mmm mmm" sounds from her throat...

But her expression already explained her current emotions.

Those light brown eyes instantly widened again!

Her pupils contracted slightly, and amidst her anger, there was clearly a trace of panic!

Her lips trembled violently as she tried to say something...

But she could only use all her strength to glare at Fang Qi!

—Just try letting your AI companion do this!

—I dare you!

It was as if she were saying that.

Oh ho?

Fang Qi had been a little hesitant at first, but now he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Miss Police Officer, you're already in this state, and you're still acting so tough?

You still dare to glare at me with such a threatening look?

Hehe, the more you act like this, the more I want to... you!

Cough, cough.

So...

Liguang now wanted to conduct a "thorough body search" on her?

Thorough...

Fang Qi's mind involuntarily conjured up some...

...weird images.

...Cough, cough, cough!

He couldn't overthink this!

In front of him, the silver-haired girl had started tilting her small head again, looking at him with her phoenix eyes slightly narrowed:

"Master, what are you thinki—"

"Alright! I'll head out now and wait right by the door."

He interrupted Liguang with a stern look on his face.

Looking at her with righteous awe:

"Search her as much as you need to. Call me in when you're done!"

He patted the silver-haired girl on the shoulder and seriously issued his "command":

"I'm also very interested in how she was able to block your crimson eye!"

"Search her well, search her very carefully!"