Xia Nuo and her group of four followed the staff from Star Sea Technology and boarded the MPV business vehicle heading to the Star Sea Technology headquarters in Dragon City. The vehicle could accommodate the interactive cabin equipnt, since the interactive cabin itself had life sign monitoring equipnt, so they didn't need to do any special ergency handling, but it was in a state of dynamic monitoring.
Luo Xianyu had already cried in front of Xia Nuo, so now she was just sobbing.
Asai Reina kept her head down the entire ti, tears continuously streaming down her face.
Xu Lingyi was constantly discussing the situation with the staff from Star Sea Technology.
Xia Nuo, on the bus, was always holding a notebook, writing sothing down, and occasionally looking up.
"Nuo... Nuo Nuo..."
Asai Reina tried to muster up her spirits, "I've been so caught up in my own sorrow, I haven't comforted you... um, how are you?"
"? Actually, I'm not worried that You You won't co out."
Xia Nuo smiled, her expression very calm. She patted Asai Reina on the shoulder, "After all, since he was young, he has never failed to accomplish sothing. He'll definitely be the sa this ti."
"Um… I think so too, I also believe that!"
Asai Reina nodded vigorously, and at this mont, Xia Nuo also reminded her:
"Although we all know You You is amazing, of course, that doesn't an we don't have to do anything on our end."
"We still need to do everything we can."
"So, what can we do now?"
Luo Xianyu was tugging at Xia Nuo's sleeve, "I definitely won't slack off this ti, I will try my hardest!"
"Then I'm counting on you and Reina to help keep an eye on You You for now. Don't let him disappear from your sight."
"What's Nuo Nuo planning to do next?"
"Technical matters will be left to the professionals to research. Lingyi can start a conversation with them to understand the situation. Besides Lingyi, we might find so other assistance, which is..."
While Xia Nuo was discussing with Luo Xianyu and Asai Reina, the cell phone in Reina's arms suddenly rang.
"It's... It's You You's phone ringing!"
Asai Reina took out the phone, looking particularly flustered, "Is it Uncle Fang calling? What... what should I do... should I hang up?"
"Give it to ."
Xia Nuo took the phone from Asai Reina's hands and then answered the call:
"Hello? You actually picked up the phone... After such a long ti without calling ho, did you forget your family, or what—"
"Hello hello, godfather?"
Xia Nuo's lively and sweet voice arose in the earpiece, and the stern voice on the other end imdiately softened.
"Ah, it's Nuo Nuo... I'm terribly sorry, why are you answering the phone?"
At this point, Xia Nuo suddenly made a 'shushing' gesture and sound, "Godfather, keep your voice down. You You is sleeping right now..."
"Ah? Pff... Pffhahaha... I got it, I understand!"
At the other end of the phone, Fang Guanghui's mouth was bent with laughter he couldn't contain, and the sound of it spilled into his voice.
"Am I disturbing you guys?"
"Not at all. Do you have sothing you want to say to You You?"
Xia Nuo whispered, "If it's urgent, I'll wake You You up..."
"It's nothing, just wondering how you're all doing recently... How's high school treating you, when do you plan to co ho for a while?"
"Um... it's still early, I guess, but we were thinking of coming ho for New Year's Eve."
"Grandpa, You You—"
Xia Nuo quickly covered Luo Xianyu's mouth, signaling her to keep quiet.
"Grandpa? Did I just hear Ah Yu's voice?"
The voice of Fang Guanghui on the phone suddenly turned from joy to sorrow, serious as if he was guessing what on earth his son could be up to that was tarnishing the family's reputation.
Fortunately, Xia Nuo was good at soothing people. After speaking nicely for a while, she managed to pacify Fang Guanghui's mood and got him to hang up the phone cheerfully.
Then Xia Nuo emphasized to Luo Xianyu and Asai Reina, "Let's not tell the adults about this for now. They can't help, and will only worry about You You. We'll handle it."
"But... without relying on adults, just the few of us..."
"We try to seek advice and help from the adults who can be useful."
The adults who could be useful would certainly be the ones You You trusted the most.
That would be the uncle who, despite often seeming unreliable, had actually grown into soone who could stand on his own.
That would be Uncle!
Xia Nuo had reason to believe that after so many years of nurturing, if it were the current Uncle, he would definitely be a very reliable support.
The group quickly arrived at the Star Sea Technology headquarters located at the foot of Tianjing, Dragon City Era Base.
This was River Heart Island, a territory spanning thousands of square kiloters, the independent kingdom of Star Sea Technology.
Normally, the security checks here were extrely strict, but since they took a green lane, no body searches were conducted.
However, personal mobile phone signals were blocked here, making outside communication exceptionally difficult.
But Xia Nuo, who often tinkered with high-tech gadgets, carried a small satellite phone with her.
Xia Nuo found a chance to go to the bathroom and roughly told Uncle about the situation. Uncle was dumbfounded for a while before he started to stutter.
"You You, where is he? Is he okay now? Ahh... If only I had known, I would have convinced him not to get so excited about trying out Star Sea Technology's new tech. It's all my fault... If only I had done a proper preliminary research plan, that would be great—"
Slap!
Watching Uncle sink into an endless state of EMO, Xia Nuo on the other end of the phone clapped loudly, finally snapping Uncle out of his distraught state.
"Don't panic, Uncle!"
"You are a successful, mature, and steady adult!"
"Don't forget how You You usually teaches you!"
"Are you still fit to be the person in charge of Youxing Technology like this?"
"After all these years, can you still not accomplish anything without You You?"
"Ah... Yes, I, I know—"
Uncle Song Hang finally ca to his senses under Xia Nuo's scolding, and Xia Nuo softly soothed:
"Now is when You You needs you the most."
"I'm sorry... Nuo Nuo. You trust so much, yet I—"
"What's wrong, Ah Xing..."
Tutu's lazy voice ca through the phone, and at this mont Xia Nuo also reminded:
"Think about Ah Xing, Uncle."
"If you lose your composure like this when You You faces a crisis, would you continue to self-destruct if it were Tutu in danger?"
"No, I wouldn't!"
Uncle perked up like he'd been injected with adrenaline: "I need so of the data on this virtual reality online connection."
"There should be a backup with Lingyi; I'll try to get her to contact you."
Xia Nuo said, "I'm not familiar with the technical details, so I'll leave that to you."
"Additionally, I want to say that we can't fully trust everything Star Sea Technology says."
"I had actually advised You You not to get too close to the Holand Project because I had researched You You's physical and ntal data, and in all aspects, he could be considered the perfect test subject for the project. But You You didn't care back then, I wish I knew at that ti—"
Suddenly a satellite phone call from Xu Lingyi rang on Xia Nuo's end.
"Alright, wait for my news; I need to hang up first."
"Okay, be careful!"
Xu Lingyi had also agreed on a way to communicate with Xia Nuo and reported the solution discussed with the officials at Star Sea Technology:
"Their current plan is to conservatively observe and look for a safe and stable way to disconnect because, whether restarting the server or the wristband, there's a chance of permanently losing connection with Fang You's consciousness, which risks a permanent comatose state."
"Does that an... in the worst-case scenario, You You may beco a vegetable?" Xia Nuo asked.
"It could be even worse than that... At least vegetables still have their consciousness, but in this case, it might be just a complete loss of consciousness and perception."
Even Xu Lingyi, who was always competitive and resilient, showed a sense of bewildernt and despair at this mont.
"Don't be so pessimistic, aren't you the invincible genius hacker, Lingyi!"
"You You must be actively looking for a solution on his side; we cannot give up either."
"Ha... I'm certainly not disheartened! I just wanted you to be ntally prepared."
"I don't need to prepare ntally; I'm only considering ways to rescue You You."
Xia Nuo said, "But I've talked with Uncle, and he said we should also be careful of the staff at Star Sea Technology."
"I feel the sa way. I think they are being evasive with their words. So specific technical details are clearly not confidential, but they still refuse to tell the truth."
Xu Lingyi whispered, "I feel they might really be planning sothing."
"Yeah, no matter what, the main thing is for you to stay by You You's side."
Xia Nuo said with a smile, "In short, You You's precious body, I leave it under your care!"
"No problem, but what about you on your end?"
Xia Nuo said, "I have so leads, so I plan to investigate so things on my own."
"Although I really want to tell you not to be brave, I know I can't stop you... But! Your safety is also important; otherwise, when You You wakes up, he won't let us off the hook."
"Uh-huh, I'll take care of myself, gotta hang up now."
"Um-hm!"
Before long, Xia Nuo's two female attendants had been waiting outside the restroom for quite a while, but Xia Nuo had yet to appear.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Hello, student Xia Nuo?"
"Is it okay for you to co out now?"
"Student Xia Nuo?"
Seeing this, the two exchanged glances, then entered the restroom together. Before opening the door, they saw the ventilation duct overhead had been opened.
"How did she get into such a high vent... She's not a child-sized person anymore, is she?"
"If she could get in there, can't we also get in?"
"Let's try..."
Xia Nuo erged running from another restroom stall.
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