Chapter 649 - 650: Difficulties Piling Up
All of the screens here vanished in an instant.
This is a standalone artificial intelligence system operating. As the Celestial World’s central AI became more self-aware and hostile, governments everywhere began developing new AI systems. The intelligence system here was actually set up by the State Preceptor; its actual purpose is to block the information catch attempts of the Red Queen. When it can’t, it shuts down, placing everything here in an area with no signal.
"Now I’m really a hundred percent sure about my guesses," Elder Xiang said. "When I said the two words ’Night Ghost’ on the phone, it was the name ’Night Ghost’ that alerted the Red Queen to our location. It set off the alarm system here when it arrived."
"Because our system can’t resist theirs, it shuts itself down as soon as it fails."
At this moment, a sophisticated man remarked, "If your guess is true, Elder Xiang, this guy will not be easily handled. What’s crucial is that he has the support of the Red Queen. Using this leverage, he can possibly accomplish far more than we ever could."
"I share the same opinion with you. Even if you’re right and the murderer at the annual forum is indeed the Night Ghost, there’s still a high chance that we will not be able to track him down."
"How can we not find him? Carpet search. Check every single person, find out whether they’re playing Celestial World, then get the Heaven World Department’s help in-game to confirm if they are the ones involved. Of course, we need to coordinate closely when carrying out such a task." The old cop said, on fire.
"Impossible. Haven’t you considered this: wherever the Night Ghost or the murderer is, the Red Queen would be watching. It would know in advance when we take action."
"Plus, who is the Red Queen? It’s the game’s central intelligence. The idea of locating a person it’s watching in its own turf is just a pipe dream, isn’t it?"