Chapter 460: Bell
Naturally, this matter would not end here. Soon, the president brought Yu Mei and Xiao Lin to the Central Computer to retrieve a large number of relevant video materials. It was also at this time that Xiao Lin learned that Dawn Academy was surveilled in almost all locations, except for dormitories that involved personal privacy.
Of course, apart from the dean, the only person who had the authority to look at these files and records was the president. The subject of the investigation was naturally Wang Dalin. Due to this being a cumbersome topic, and because of the special nature of forbidden techniques itself, there was no way more people could know and be involved in the matter.
Xiao Lin could also discreetly see that the president did not wish this matter to become a big deal. He hoped to resolve this matter within the smallest possible scope, so the immediate concern was to solve the problem of the source of the forbidden technique.
This was why the president dragged Xiao Lin to examine the recordings. The actual combat course on Saturday was over anyway, and the weekends were their break time, so Xiao Lin was pulled in for free.
Xiao Lin was also very helpless about the whole thing. He had plans to study for the weekend, but he was also worried, so he nodded in agreement. Wang Dalin himself was not scary, but it was not easy to get foolproof deterrents in place. He never would have thought that Wang Dalin’s jealousy was so strong. Coupled with the mysterious forbidden technique, he just wanted to get rid of the matter quickly.
After going back that evening, Xiao Lin made a brief announcement in the forum and the class internal chat group. He explained what happened during the class that day, and of course, he did not mention the forbidden technique. He mentioned that Wang Dalin’s injury had recovered so that everyone did not have to worry, that Wang Dalin was currently under academy supervision, and he would not have the opportunity to explain.
Xiao Lin then found Zhou Feng in private. He was more at ease meeting the team leader that he appointed himself. He met in Zhou Feng’s dormitory, and after he went in, the bare-headed man was full of chagrin and guilt, “It was an error on my part! I actually was keeping an eye on the guy, but he behaved really honestly and really fooled me. Hmph! Don’t worry. There will never be a next time!”
Zhou Feng’s cold laugh made Xiao Lin wave his hands frantically. Although he had never asked about Zhou Feng’s life experience on Earth, he knew that this guy was definitely a ruthless character. He did not want to cause any more commotion in the academy, and repeatedly told Zhou Feng to relax. He appropriately revealed, “Don’t worry about us. That guy, heh, my guess is that he won’t be in the academy for much longer.”
Zhou Feng had always trusted Xiao Lin. He immediately wore an expression that said “I understand”, and asked no more. Then, Xiao Lin asked about how the rest of the course progressed. It was as he thought; at first, everyone was hesitant to fight each other. However, after some people stopped holding back, everyone else followed suit, and the whole scene was described to be fiery and explosive.
There were quite a few injured, but Yu Mei had indeed fulfilled her promise, and all treatments were free of charge. It had to be said that this kind of actual combat training really benefited many people.
Early on the next weekend, Xiao Lin, who had promised the president, made his way to his office early. However, he found a little girl in the office when he came in. She was approximately one meter in height, wearing a clean white dress. She sat barefoot on the sofa, spacing out with her bored face propped up by her hand under her chin. When she noticed that Xiao Lin had come in, the girl immediately raised her head, raising her thick brows, and a sweet smile spread across her face. She suddenly shouted, “Big Brother Xiao Lin!”
Xiao Lin was confused and returned the greeting cautiously. He was trying to judge whether the brat was a reincarnated ancient monster created by the professors. After all, he did not think that the academy would enroll such a young girl.
He gave a weak salute. “Hello. I was entrusted by the president to handle some things. Uh, I don’t know which professor you are? Do you know me?”
Xiao Lin did not say anything about the investigation of the forbidden technique, but the girl giggled and said, “I have read through your information a long time ago, so of course I know you. You don’t have to pretend, you’re here to investigate the forbidden technique. I will fetch the video recording for you later.”
“Uh, who are you actually...”
When he approached the girl, he found that her feet were actually off the ground. More importantly, she was not really sitting on the sofa. She was a few inches from the surface of the sofa. Xiao Lin’s head started to go numb. If not for it being daytime, he would really have the urge to turn and dash out.
“Hehehe, hahaha. You are so interesting!” The girl was amused by Xiao Lin’s bewildered expression. She burst out laughing, trying to catch her breath. She could not help but slap the sofa leather with her little hands, but it did not make a sound, which made the atmosphere even more spiritual.
“Okay, don’t scare the freshman. You’ve had this old habit for over a hundred years. Get over it!” The president entered the room, but Yu Mei was not there. She said that she had an emergency in the New World.
The president’s appearance caused Xiao Lin to let out a relieved sigh. However, he still pointed to the strange girl and asked in a low voice, “President, is she a human or a ghost?”
“She is neither human nor a ghost.” The president smiled bitterly and rubbed his eyebrows, seeming to be distressed about how to explain it.
“President, your explanation is a little scary.” Xiao Lin also smiled bitterly.
“Geez, you guys are wimps. I’ll just introduce myself.” The little girl’s tone was lively, but she looked more domineering than before. She stood up, no, floated in the air and swayed back and forth a few times before saying, “You can call me Bell. As for my identity, I’m the Central Computer’s master control program.”
“Oh, so you’re a computer program!” Realization flashed across Xiao Lin’s face, and he fell quiet for several minutes before raising his voice. “WAIT! Artificial intelligence!”
“I am not artificial intelligence! The most accurate term would be ‘artificially-intelligent life-form,’” with some dissatisfaction, the little girl Bell corrected him.
Xiao Lin put on a weird face. Was there a difference?
The president sighed. “Bell, stop it. Don’t forget the dean’s instructions before he left. I called you today to settle some business.”
Bell seemed to be just very casual toward the president, but she looked to respect the dean much more. Just the mention of the dean caused her to tone down. She pouted and said, “Here, I have collected all the videos, and I have already screened them. However, the remaining video content is still huge. But that’s okay, I can make an exception to help you all today.”
Xiao Lin temporarily suppressed his doubts about this mysterious computer program girl and concentrated on investigating Wang Dalin.
All the videos were uploaded by Bell into the microcomputer arranged by the president. The next thing they had to do was to investigate for any clues in the videos.