Chapter 22
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This was truly a rare sight.
At least, ever since Rossetti moved into this building, she had never seen so many neighbors at the same time.
And it was obvious that the phone call just now had informed everyone in the same world!
How did she do it?
Rossetti's face was filled with surprise. Could it be that there were hundreds of people who used the same voice changer to call them?
But, the tone of these voices sounded the same.
When did it start to switch to the artificial intelligence voice?
"Damn it, I've had enough of this kind of harassment!" A fat man in pajamas with a blonde girl beside him seemed to have reached the limit of his patience. He began to curse, "I must find the person behind this and sue him. I also want to sue the manufacturers of these televisions and mobile phones. This is all their responsibility!"
"Sweetheart, calm down." The blonde girl beside him kept stroking his chest.
The scene was a bit painful to the eyes.
Rossetti recognized this man.
Conrad Ashburn.
He was a lawyer with a small reputation.
Of course, his reputation was not very good because he would accept all kinds of cases. He specialized in handling those dirty cases for rich bosses and companies.
He was a lecherous person and always brought different women to the apartment. The girl beside him was naturally not his wife.
"Calm down, Conrad." Another man in a suit spoke. He was an Asian. His eyes did not show any signs of fatigue. Instead, they were shining with a strange light, "Moreover, I can prove to you in the name of Conrad Company's chief engineer that you will never find the person behind this phone call!"
He was still holding the phone in his hand.
"Ralph, can't you smash that damn phone?" Conrad's face was filled with irritation. Especially when he heard Clove's voice.
"No, no, no." Ralph shook his head. He could not hide the excitement in his voice, "You don't know what this means. This is not something that can be done with one or two small viruses. She has almost completely controlled the original system of all the devices. She even tampered with the key functions so that we can't turn off the phone! Even the forced shutdown function is no longer working! Moreover, the most important thing is that I suspect that she is not a real person. She is a highly intelligent artificial intelligence! "
Ralph had already come out. He only needed to chat with the rest of the people for a while.
The female voice on the other end of the phone used the same style to briefly communicate with everyone.
Finally, it entered a circular warning fifteen minutes before the disaster.
Of course, it was possible that there were hundreds of "customer service" who had undergone uniform training behind them.
However, combined with the terrifying hacking skills, Ralph was more willing to believe that this was an artificial intelligence that was far ahead of its time!
This caused him to be abnormally shocked and also abnormally excited.
"Whatever you say." Conrad didn't care at all. He just hugged his female companion and went back angrily. "I'm going to smash the phone and turn off the main power. I want to see who else can disturb me!"
This seemed to have given many people a reminder.
Some people's eyes lit up.
They returned to their houses one after another. Obviously, they were going to do the same thing.
Of course, there were still some people who were hesitating.
The elevator lit up and the sounds coming from the staircase indicated that at least some people had chosen to leave.
"Hi, Ralph." Rossetti walked in front of Ralph. Compared to her sleepiness, she was now more interested in this matter. "Do you think that behind this phone call, there is a team with advanced hacking skills?"
"I have to correct you. This is not just 'advanced hacking skills'." Ralph shook the phone and said in a serious tone, "To do this, they need IT technology that is far ahead of its time. Also, I'm going to leave the building."
"You believe what she said?" Rossetti's eyes lit up. "You believe that there will really be a fire?"
"Actually, I don't really believe it." Ralph shrugged and said as he walked towards the staircase. "Hacking skills are already shocking enough. However, predicting a lightning strike and a fire … This is probably something that only happens in sci-fi movies. I just … there's a saying in the East, it's better to be safe than sorry."
Rossetti thought for a moment, then brought her daughter and son and followed them.
She felt that this might be a very interesting headline.
There were indeed many people on the staircase.
Some were cursing, some were at a loss. Rossetti even saw someone carrying a big bag and walking in a hurry.
It was obvious that some of them completely believed what was said on the phone.
Humans were indeed easily influenced.
Rossetti thought and walked all the way to the outside of the building. At this time, there were still people coming out and leaving or standing outside to discuss.
Strangely enough, once they walked out of the building, the sound from the phone immediately stopped.
"This kind of positioning ability …" Ralph was excited again.
Rossetti did not care about this scientist. She raised her head and looked at the tall building and the lightning that flashed in the clouds from time to time.
She could not help but take out her phone and turned on the camera. She aimed it at the building.
It was almost time.
She felt that she was a little obsessed. She actually thought that there would really be a lightning strike.
How was this possible?
Fortunately, some people around her did the same thing and did not feel awkward.
"Hi, Ralph. Can you accept an exclusive interview with me tomorrow about this incident?" Rossetti turned around and was about to say something to Ralph when Ralph was interrupted by Rossetti.
Suddenly, her vision turned white.
A blinding flash of lightning flashed across the sky.
Rumble —!
After two to three seconds of loud thunder, Rossetti was pulled back from her daze.
Right in her line of sight, the phone recorded.
A bright flash of lightning hit the outer wall of the building! It left a small cluster of dancing flames and then spread rapidly.
Rossetti's mouth was wide open and her whole body was trembling.
She felt that her head was buzzing and she did not even hear the exclamations around her.
She only stared at the flames spreading on the outer wall of the building in shock.
Did it really … happen?
"Oh, God!"
"How is this possible? How is this possible!? "
"Quick, call the fire department!"
"There are still people in the building who have not come out!"
The surroundings started to become chaotic. Rossetti shuddered violently. She picked up her phone and checked the call record.
Ever since the first call, until now.
Half an hour.
Not even a minute more! Not even less!
"Mom?" Eirinn tugged at her sleeve. Her eyes widened in fear as she looked at her. "Were we supposed to be burned to death?"
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