The special task officer who called herself "Ren Wenwen" had left.
Ailin leaned against the window, watching her walk away.
She then turned her head to glance at Yu Sheng, who seemed a bit dazed, and curiously asked, "What was that 'Stormy Snow Incident' she mentioned?"
Yu Sheng wore a strange expression. "... It's the novel I wrote, being serialized on a media platform."
"Then who is 'Lin Qi'?" Ailin probed.
"The male lead in the book."
"And 'Night Blade'?" Ailin blinked her eyes, but before Yu Sheng could answer, she seemed to have realized something, "Oh, I get it, that's the female lead, right?"
Yu Sheng remained silent, staring up at the ceiling.
Seeing this, Ailin cautiously continued, "... Could it be another male lead?"
Yu Sheng leaned back in his chair.
"If there were another male lead, I could understand that."
Ailin’s eyes widened in surprise. "... Then, a male antagonist? I don’t remember much, but I feel like I vaguely recall something like that exists in the world..."
Yu Sheng silently glanced at her, thinking that her already limited memory should at least leave space for useful information.
He sighed deeply, "It's the male lead's motorcycle."
Ailin was stunned, far more than when she had first seen a giant eye in the sky.
She jumped down from the windowsill, standing on the floor and pointed at Yu Sheng, "You actually wrote something so bizarre!"
"I swear I didn’t write it like that!" Yu Sheng was at a loss, "Is the work pressure for people in the special task force so great that their views on the world get skewed?"
Ren Wenwen had already left.
If she were still here, Yu Sheng would have wanted to say something to her — girl, your perspective is too narrow!
Hu Li had been listening nearby, finally unable to contain his curiosity.
"Benefactor, Ailin, what are you talking about?"
"Good children shouldn’t hear this—bad children are not allowed to listen."
Yu Sheng waved his hand tiredly, his gaze falling back to the laptop nearby.
His urgent writing plan hadn’t even begun, yet at this moment, he couldn’t write anything.
"You're not writing today, are you?" Ailin gazed at Yu Sheng's computer with wide eyes, asking curiously.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow," Yu Sheng sighed, then noticed Ailin's eager gaze, "What do you want to do?"
"Can I play on this?" Ailin pointed at Yu Sheng's computer.
"Watching TV every day is pretty boring."
Yu Sheng was momentarily silent, and Ailin quickly added, "I won’t look at your browsing history!"
"I wasn’t worried about that!" Yu Sheng's eyes went wide, "I’m afraid you’ll break it—do you even know how to use it?"
"I know!" Ailin replied confidently.
"... Where did you learn it?"
"I don’t know, I just know how to use it. I can even type!"
Yu Sheng eyed the little doll suspiciously.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally waved his hand.
"Do whatever you want, just don’t break it. I’ll study this new phone."
With that, he ignored Ailin and sat down with the new phone that Ren Wenwen had given him.
The gift from the special task force director, Bai Liqing.
Yu Sheng inspected it carefully, finding that it looked very much like an ordinary phone, just a bit heavier.
He couldn’t tell if it had a larger battery or some special functions.
Ren Wenwen didn’t provide any special instructions when handing it to him, only mentioning that it was turned on like a standard phone, and that guidance for "special individuals" was incorporated into the system.
After studying the exterior for a while, he unlocked the phone’s screen.
A large red diamond emblem appeared in the center, resembling a vigilant single eye, likely the emblem of the special task force.
The emblem soon faded, revealing a simple home screen—because it was a brand-new device, there were very few icons, and the most prominent one was "Border Communication," located prominently at the top.
Another red emblem, diamond-shaped.
It opened quickly when clicked, with almost no loading time, revealing its clear and straightforward user interface.
Communication tools, data queries, a series of preset public channels, news push notifications, and even an emergency assistance option.
A sense of unfamiliar excitement welled up inside Yu Sheng as he curiously explored this so-called "comprehensive platform," which was supposedly set up by the special task force specifically for registered spirit world detectives and independent investigators in the borderlands.
He quickly discovered that the software was already logged in—the username was "Yu Sheng."
The registration time was this morning.
Had the "Director" helped set it up in advance? Or was it that the device was pre-bound to the user, and the registration information was already written in when it was handed to the user, unchangeable? Many special devices with confidentiality functions seemed to work that way...
As Yu Sheng pondered, he found the chat function of "Border Communication" and suddenly had a thought.
He typed "Little Red Riding Hood" into the search bar.
An avatar of a figure dressed in a red cloak appeared on the screen, showing it was online.
Yu Sheng thought for a moment and ventured to send the first message: "Are you there?"
After two or three seconds, he saw the avatar flickering, and a string of symbols popped up on the screen: "????!"
"I'm Yu Sheng. The special task force just gave me a phone," Yu Sheng edited the message in the chat box, "I’ve seen you use this software, and now I have it too."
This time, Little Red Riding Hood took a while to reply: "You really did it?! I thought you were joking!"
After a bit, she sent a second message: "I'm in class right now."
Yu Sheng: "Won’t the teacher find out?"
"Nope, I have my wolf message from the roof—using the wolf’s eyes and claws, plus sensory sharing. I’m sitting in class, being super serious."
Seeing Little Red Riding Hood's messages, Yu Sheng froze for a moment: "…It can work that way?"
"I've practiced for over two years. At first, I could only reply with a simple emoji after receiving an urgent message. Now I can share senses with my wolf and play games together," Little Red Riding Hood quickly typed back with a hint of pride in her tone, as if those were the moments she felt like a carefree minor again.
"What about you? You’ve really come to be a spirit world detective... What about those two at home? Did they register too?"
"I got them registered," Yu Sheng glanced at Ailin, who was tapping away at the keyboard, and Hu Li, who was wandering the room looking for food, "But there's only one phone..."
He paused, then sent another message: "And even though they're registered, once the novelty wears off, I don’t know what else to do."
"You should discuss it with that little doll—her name is Ailin, right? She seems to know quite a bit about the extraordinary fields."
"She will definitely suggest I go out and post flyers," Yu Sheng replied immediately, "It’s better asking you than her."
"...
Actually, that’s not a bad idea," Little Red Riding Hood typed back, but quickly shifted gears, "Of course, for now, don’t think about some grand undertaking.
If you have time, check out the resources; there are a lot of files shared by the special task force for spirit world detectives and investigators, including many special locations in the borderlands, and intel on some places that you can enter and exit safely.
You might find some new messages in the public channels too; some spirit world detectives and investigators share info about recent events that you might be interested in. If you're looking to make money, you can check if anyone has posted rescue requests. If you're worried about being scammed or not knowing the price, just ask me."
Little Red Riding Hood sent a long message, full of patient and detailed content.
Even through the phone screen, Yu Sheng could feel that the girl who was always surrounded by wolves was sincerely offering help.
"Thank you, that’s really helpful advice."
He expressed his thanks earnestly.
"No problem. Just a small suggestion. By the way, since you’re registered as a spirit world detective, you should have registered a team as well? What’s the name?"
"Travels."
Yu Sheng seriously typed out that name, then added, "But you probably can’t find any relevant information right now; the documents were just taken this morning."
"Sounds great," Little Red Riding Hood quickly responded, and it was unclear whether she was genuine or just being polite, "Maybe it’ll soon become a well-known name in the borderlands?"
"Ha, may that come true," Yu Sheng laughed, hurriedly typing, "Then I won't keep you from class, I’ll go check out that database."
"Okay, bye~"
Ending the chat with Little Red Riding Hood, Yu Sheng let out a sigh of relief and then noticed the sounds of Ailin typing furiously again.
He couldn’t help but move closer.
"What are you doing? Making all that noise… Don’t break anything."
"Playing a game. Someone said my reflexes are slow, so I’m retorting," Ailin looked puffy and angry, sitting cross-legged in front of the keyboard, moving her entire being along with her arms as she typed.
"This keyboard is too big, it’s so clunky to use!"
Yu Sheng took a quick glance at the screen and was startled to find Ailin yelling at everyone in the chat, “Every single one of them lost their parents!” — not even the game designers or advertisers managing the map were spared.
She wasn't slow at typing at all!
Yu Sheng was taken aback.
The little doll's gaming skills were terrible, but her insults were truly impressive...
Usually, he could reprimand her, but online she was completely unleashed!
However, she didn’t get to be boastful for long.
In just a few minutes, she was banned, booted from the game, and a big temporary banning warning popped up in the middle of the screen.
"This is what you get for being arrogant," Yu Sheng laughed as he saw Ailin jump up, furious, "So this is your downfall?"
Ailin, still fuming and swearing, suddenly paused at his words, hesitated, and turned her head, "Uh, that’s your account."
Yu Sheng: "…?"
(End of Chapter)