Autistic Genius and His Childhood Friend (7): More features of smart pets

When the two adults in the shop saw so many soldiers following Si Qi as he walked in, their expressions immediately became tense. They instinctively stood up from their chairs, looking at the scene before them in a flustered manner, and stammered, “Wh-what’s going on…”

As they asked this, their minds were already making connections, and their expressions gradually turned to disbelief.

“I came back to pack up some things.”

Si Qi’s tone was still as indifferent as ever, as if he was seeing two familiar strangers rather than parents he had lived with for over a decade and hadn’t seen for several days. This attitude caught the attention of the guard captain beside him.

—It seemed, as the records indicated, these two had always mistreated and exploited Si Qi in daily life, causing him much suffering.

Si Qi looked around the shop, noticing the weariness of the two adults, and asked, “Where is Si Songyi?”

Mother Si’s expression changed several times, showing signs of jealousy, resentment, and regret. Finally, it settled on a look of ingratiation as she stepped forward with a warm, eager smile and said, “Si Qi, you’re finally back. Your father and I have been so worried about you all these days that we haven’t seen you.”

Outside, several onlooking neighbors couldn’t help but sneer, commenting, “What great acting,” “Sounds so real,” and “I never once heard them say they were going to look for Si Qi; instead, these past few days, I’ve often heard them kick him while he’s down, saying their eldest son is indeed a fool,” which instantly made the two parents inside stiffen with embarrassment.

However, Mother Si was thick-skinned. She pretended not to hear anything and continued with a beaming smile, “Si Qi, are these soldiers here with you? Oh, I know you’re a filial child. You were asking about your brother earlier, weren’t you? Could you do mom a favor and have them go look for your brother? I’m begging you.”

Outside, a group of people chattered away, gossiping, “Look for what? It’s obvious her son is too ashamed to come back and is staying away out of spite!”

“Exactly, didn’t he just go to school the day before yesterday and say a bunch of bad things about his brother in front of the teachers and classmates…”

Every word was clearly heard by those inside.

Chu Feng always treated Si Qi’s matters as his own and could not tolerate Si Qi suffering even the slightest bit of grievance. He immediately said, “Why should Si Qi—”

Si Qi happened to speak up at the same time: “Okay.”

“—of course, Si Qi should help, he’s not heartless like you!” The swift change in Chu Feng’s tone and his quick shift in attitude made the soldiers beside him twitch their mouths in disbelief.

Si Qi gave Chu Feng a look that was both amused and exasperated, then took a small dog from the soldier behind him.

The people around, seeing the lifelike robot pet that was indistinguishable from a real dog up close, exclaimed in amazement, “Oh my, is that the pet from the video?”

“It’s made so realistically!”

“Could it actually be a real dog?”

Chu Feng asked puzzledly, “Si Qi, why did you bring Xiao Bai out?”

Si Qi responded with a question instead of an answer: “You said that dogs are very good at finding people, didn’t you?”

Chu Feng’s face showed a complex expression, at a loss for words.

He didn’t know either. Initially, he had just casually mentioned a few requirements, expressing how he would train a pet if he had one. As a result, every single word was meticulously replicated by Si Qi, even exceeding expectations to such an extent.

He even began to wonder, if he had told Si Qi that he wanted a rocket toy, would Si Qi have actually built a manned rocket capable of reaching the skies, sending him tens of thousands of meters high to overlook the Earth’s scenery…

The captain standing beside Si Qi exclaimed in surprise, “Mr. Si, are you saying that Xiao Bai can also track people?”

After witnessing the facts that “animals can predict earthquakes, so Xiao Bai can predict an earthquake a few minutes before it happens,” and “pets know how to protect their owners, so it’s not excessive for Xiao Bai to take down a hundred enemies at once,” he certainly wouldn’t underestimate the miraculous effects of the “tracking” function that Si Qi mentioned.

Perhaps this could be another great invention benefiting the country and its people?

For example, it could be used to find lost relatives of citizens, search for wanted criminals, capture foreign spies infiltrating the country, and so on…

How much manpower and resources could be saved, and how many things could be accomplished!

Si Qi asked Mother Si for a photo of Si Songyi, and had Xiao Bai scan it with its electronic eyes to input facial recognition data.

The captain said uneasily, “Mr. Si, I’ll send someone to follow.”

This was a national treasure a hundred times more precious than a giant panda; it absolutely could not be lost, nor could it be snatched away by those with ill intentions from other countries.

Otherwise, the loss would be enormous!!

Si Qi glanced at the captain, “It’s possible, but are you sure sending one person will be enough?”

The captain paused mid-sentence.

He had personally witnessed Xiao Bai’s capabilities.

When Si Qi said that Xiao Bai could take on a hundred enemies in an instant, there was absolutely no exaggeration in that statement. It meant that Xiao Bai could effortlessly deal with a hundred people and still remain unscathed.

Unless the opponent came with a fleet of planes and tanks, in which case Xiao Bai, equipped only with basic defensive functions, wouldn’t be able to handle it… But in that scenario, whether someone was following behind Xiao Bai to assist wouldn’t make much of a difference.

The captain said, “Let’s still follow, at least to report back on the situation there in real-time.”

It would give him some peace of mind.

Upon hearing this, Si Qi indicated that it was no problem and took out the terminal provided by the military, typing in a few lines of commands.

The next second, the projection hole of the terminal displayed the sights and sounds that Xiao Bai was experiencing, allowing everyone to see what was happening there in mid-air.

They saw Xiao Bai navigating through deserted alleys, and faintly, they could hear the indistinct voices of some youths.

Those with sharp ears immediately recognized who was speaking and exclaimed in surprise, “It really is the younger son of the Si family!”

“So quickly found!”

Then, in the next moment, Si Songyi’s trembling voice of fear came through the screen, filled with indescribable panic and terror, reaching deep into everyone’s hearts.

“Oh no, he, he’s dead!!”

The panicked and fearful voice made everyone’s hearts tighten, and for a moment, they couldn’t even process the meaning behind the words.

The small dog gently stepped out of the alley and slipped into a dimly lit room.

Inside, two young boys stood beside a corpse, weapons in hand, with a man lying at their feet, his body covered in glaring blood.

Everyone was shocked.

The rich second-generation kid panicked, took a few steps back, and threw away the weapon he was holding as if it burned his hand, shouting loudly, “It wasn’t me, you were the one who dealt the final blow!”

Si Songyi’s face turned pale, looking at the other in disbelief, retorting, “I only hit him a few times! You were the one who kept hitting him, I told you to stop but you didn’t!”

The rich second-generation’s eyes turned fierce, glaring at Si Songyi, threatening through gritted teeth, “You want to pin this on me? I’m telling you, Si Songyi, my family has money and power, I’m not afraid to fight you! Either you take the blame honestly, turn yourself in, and I’ll give you wealth and luxury for life, ensuring you never have to worry about food or drink. Or your whole family will suffer, and I’ll send you to prison, where you’ll never come out! You choose between these two outcomes!”

Listening to the rich second-generation’s threats, Si Songyi’s body trembled, chilled to the bone.

He knew the background of the other’s family, ten of his own families combined wouldn’t match a single finger of theirs.

Realizing that his life might be ruined, Si Songyi’s eyes filled with tears, unwilling to believe it, shaking his head desperately.

He kept thinking about how to exonerate himself, and a thought involuntarily flashed through his mind, a look of excitement appearing on his face, as he eagerly said, “There’s still, still a way!”

His voice still carried a hint of fearful tension, almost tearful, yet his tone was unmistakably ecstatic.

He said, “We can frame someone else! Do you know my older brother, the idiot?”

The rich second-generation kid thought suspiciously for a moment, pondering, “That fool who didn’t even fight back when he was beaten? The one I pushed into the stinky ditch?”

“Yes, yes, that’s him! His name is Si Qi!” The more Si Songyi thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. He wiped the tears from his face, a big smile spreading across his lips, excitedly saying, “I can go get a personal item of his and place it here, then call him over! Don’t worry, that guy’s reputation is terrible right now; everyone knows he’s got issues! Anyway, everyone’s already criticizing him, and he’s at his most emotionally sensitive! As long as we collude and say we heard him arguing with this guy, and then claim we saw him accidentally kill this guy! I’ll go back and discuss it with my parents, get them to back us up too. With both witnesses and physical evidence, there’s absolutely no problem!”

The rich second-generation kid was somewhat uncertain, “Will your parents agree? Even if he’s not their biological child, they’ve lived together for over a decade, right?”

“Absolutely no problem! My parents don’t see him as their child at all; he’s just a somewhat useful servant! Compared to me, what is he?” Si Songyi’s voice was full of certainty and conviction, “My brother and I have been away from home for so many days, and my parents have only been looking for me, never even asking about my brother, not caring if he’s dead or alive! Don’t worry, there’s absolutely no problem!”

The rich second-generation kid thought about it and figured since he wasn’t the one lying, and he wasn’t afraid of Si Songyi, the accomplice, daring to turn the tables and frame him instead. As he thought about it, a malicious smile curled at the corners of his mouth, admiringly saying, “Not bad, kid, quick thinking! And ruthless! I like it!”

Si Songyi, thrilled at the thought of exonerating himself while the detestable Si Qi would be arrested and possibly even executed, couldn’t contain his glee and hurriedly said, “Let’s quickly clean up the evidence, don’t let anyone find out!”

The rich second-generation kid nodded readily, casting a look of disgust at the corpse on the ground, spitting, “What a damn misfortune!”

At the same time, on this side of the screen, everyone was dumbfounded, unable to believe their ears and eyes.

What kind of people were these… were their hearts black?!

This was about someone dying!

Instead of thinking about atonement, instead of considering turning themselves in, their first reaction was to shift the blame onto each other, and then to conspire on how to frame someone else!

They were simply beasts!!

Mother Si stood frozen in place, staring blankly at the scene in the air, her body stiff.

When she finally reacted, she let out a sharp scream, rushing towards Si Qi in a frenzy, attempting to snatch his terminal and smash it.

“It’s fake!! It’s all fake!!” Mother Si screamed hysterically.

The soldiers on the scene immediately tensed, shouting commands for her to stop. Several of them rushed out to shield Si Qi, using their bodies to block any potential attacks.

The captain acted even more decisively, stepping forward in two strides to grab Mother Si by the shoulders and arms, twisting them behind her back, and forcefully pressing her to the ground, her head tightly against the floor.

All the onlookers gasped in unison at the disciplined and well-trained response, and some eager beavers hiding outside the crowd even live-streamed this scene to a website, quickly attracting the attention of countless netizens.

“What’s going on?”

“Isn’t that the braggart?”

“Why are there so many soldiers?”

“Wow, did the person on the screen really die? That’s too terrifying!!”

The screams of Mother Si echoed through the hotel lobby, as she cried and made a scene, one moment saying the soldiers were hitting people, the next claiming that the images on the screen were fake, that Si Qi was framing her son, and demanding that no one should watch.

Si Qi said to the captain, “Quick, call an ambulance.”

The captain had his subordinates take over restraining Mother Si, swiftly and methodically instructing his team to make phone calls and send people to look for others.

Si Qi asked, “Can I subdue the two people in the video?”

The captain was slightly taken aback but quickly responded, “Yes, but please do not harm their lives.”

Si Qi nodded, his fingers rapidly typing on the terminal, issuing commands to Xiao Bai.

The crowd outside watched nervously as Si Qi stood like a sturdy pine in the center of the lobby. Despite everything he had just experienced, hearing firsthand how his brother plotted to frame him and how his parents had long neglected and enslaved him, he remained calm and composed, his demeanor as serene as an ancient well, inspiring awe in those around him.

They realized they had been completely wrong, and terribly so.

This was no child who could be easily slandered and looked down upon; he simply chose to ignore the outside world and didn’t care about others’ opinions.

Xiao Bai, receiving Si Qi’s commands, emitted two rays from its eyes that precisely penetrated the legs of the two individuals. Ensuring that no permanent disability would result, it swiftly and accurately subdued them, speaking in a human voice, “Warning! Your criminal actions have been discovered. Please cease resistance immediately, or you will face forceful suppression. Warning! Your criminal actions have been discovered. Please cease resistance immediately, or you will face forceful suppression.”

The two teenagers’ legs spurted blood from two holes, and they screamed as they fell to the ground. Looking at the small dog that had suddenly run in, they both cried out in disbelief, “How could it be—you!”

They recognized the robotic pet they had seen through the screen before.

Si Songyi, clutching his leg and wailing on the ground, tears streaming from his eyes, shouted hoarsely, “You dare hit me, you actually dare hit me!!”

The rich second-generation kid, filled with terror, said, “Discovered? Impossible, how could this happen! It wasn’t me! I didn’t do it!! It was all Si Songyi’s doing!”

The small dog didn’t continue to speak but quickly ran to the corpse, scanning its body. A stream of data was transmitted via the network to Si Qi’s terminal. Si Qi breathed a sigh of relief and continued to command, “Provide emergency treatment to the injured.”

The people in the hotel trembled slightly, unable to believe it, “He’s not dead?!”

Mother Si’s eyes lit up with surprise, looking pleadingly at Si Qi standing not far above her, continuously saying, “Save him, save him!! My son didn’t kill anyone, my son didn’t kill anyone!!”

Si Qi, watching Xiao Bai stand up on its hind legs on the other side of the screen, its chest popping out numerous emergency treatment tools, coldly mocked, “His heart has already stopped beating; it’s just that I can have Xiao Bai pull him back from the brink of death in time. Your son has already caused someone’s death, don’t use your most skilled method to confuse the fact that Si Songyi has committed murder!”

A group of people outside the house animatedly discussed:

“Even now, she’s still protecting her son, saying he didn’t kill anyone, do they think everyone’s ears are deaf? Didn’t they hear Si Qi say the person’s heart had stopped?!!”

“Si Qi is really right, this woman is most skilled at distorting the truth, turning black into white, and white into black. What a good kid Si Qi is, just a bit silent and obedient, yet for over a decade, this woman has misled everyone into thinking Si Qi was a fool, causing him to be laughed at for so long. Her younger son doesn’t do well in school and is always fooling around, gambling, drinking, fighting, skipping school. What bad thing hasn’t he done? Yet in her mouth, he’s turned into a good kid who does everything well, tsk tsk tsk… I actually believed it before!”

“Wow, this little dog is amazing! Look at its operation, even a doctor might only be able to do this much, right?”

“Ah! The corpse moved! It moved!”

Someone exclaimed in surprise, their eyes wide with shock as they watched the projection.

After the small dog used electric current to revive the heart, it continuously used the medical tools on its chest to stitch up the fatal wound on the person’s head, all the while speaking comforting words to keep them from falling unconscious.

“Don’t worry, you’re safe now. Please stay awake, the ambulance will be here soon.”

The man, his face covered in blood, looked dazedly at the light above, tears slowly streaming down his face, sobbing, “Mom… Dad…”

“Please tell me your parents’ contact information, I will call them for you,” Xiao Bai replied very intelligently.

The man cried, “They’re gone… killed by that beast in a car crash…”

An elderly, impoverished old man became the driver of a luxury car and was sent to prison by the court. The real culprit roamed free, unpunished to this day.

The man spent several years finally tracking down the rich second-generation kid, but the case was closed, and reopening it wouldn’t yield a better outcome. He could only confront the rich second-generation kid privately, demanding that he kneel before his parents’ grave and apologize, only to be ambushed and knocked down by Si Songyi from behind, followed by an inhumane beating that left him powerless and beaten to death.

All he wanted was an explanation, an apology!

His parents, the relatives who had raised him with such hardship, died in vain! They left irreversibly…

He couldn’t even seek justice for his parents…

Xiao Bai detected that the human was extremely sad, paused its speech, and its electronic voice became even gentler.

“Don’t worry, the murderer will definitely receive the punishment they deserve.”

Chu Feng stood outside the frame, maintaining a dumbfounded expression throughout, his neck stiff as he turned to Si Qi and said, “…Is this also a function you installed in Xiao Bai?”

Si Qi said with a matter-of-fact tone, “Yes, many animals know how to treat their wounds after getting injured, so medical skills are naturally essential.”

The people around looked at the small dog, which was giving electric shocks, stitching wounds, and even caring for the patient’s psychological emotions, more like a doctor than a doctor: “…………”

What animal treats its wounds this way?

Probably only in Si Qi’s family…

Chu Feng opened his mouth, then finally closed it, thinking to himself that it’s better not to comment, as it would definitely be endless.

The soldiers beside them looked at Si Qi with increasing admiration, and the captain was so excited that his body trembled, unable to hold back from saying, “Mr. Si, can you allow the country to mass-produce this technology? It could definitely save countless people who die from accidents!”

Si Qi said calmly, “From the very beginning, I’ve said that all the technology on Xiao Bai, I can offer it for free. As long as you’re willing to learn, I’m willing to teach, there’s no problem with that.”

“As for the materials, they are all very cheap, so of course, mass production is possible. I didn’t have much money before, so the machines I used to make it were all scavenged from the recycling station.

“Pet robots are made to increase people’s happiness, after all. They should be affordable and usable by every household. I won’t let such machines become a privilege that only a few can enjoy, you can rest assured.”

The captain was filled with emotion, solemnly saluting Si Qi, his voice sincere and full of gratitude, “You are a great benefactor of our country! On behalf of everyone, I thank you for everything you have done for us!!”

Si Qi casually smiled, his gaze shifting to Chu Feng, who stood nearby with a proud expression, “You should thank Chu Feng; these were all his suggestions.”

The captain, not one to stand on ceremony, immediately saluted Chu Feng as well, leaving Chu Feng somewhat flustered.

“I didn’t do anything…” Chu Feng said sheepishly.

The captain said seriously, “That’s not the way to put it. If it weren’t for you, I don’t think Mr. Si would have thought of making these things, but would have continued to stay in this restaurant serving tea and water, staying up all night and unable to study properly.”

This statement was like a resounding slap, making Father Si, who was standing by as a mere ornament, blush with shame, wishing he could disappear on the spot.

Coincidentally, the soldier who had gone upstairs to pack Si Qi’s belongings came down at this moment carrying a bag.

The captain asked in surprise, “Is that all?”

The soldier, barely containing his anger, replied, “Yes, that’s all!”

The entire fourth floor was the living area of the Si family, with the living room, kitchen, and other family members’ rooms all furnished with high-quality, even somewhat expensive furniture and appliances.

Only Si Qi’s room was empty upon opening the door, not only the smallest and darkest but also with the fewest personal items, most of which were old and nearly broken, things that even a beggar rummaging through trash might disdain to pick up.

Thinking of Si Qi’s contributions to the country and the neglect and harsh treatment he had endured over the years, the soldier felt so heartbroken while packing that he nearly cried.

He carried the light luggage bag, glared at the couple, and seeing the woman kneeling on the ground wailing, he said through gritted teeth, “Captain, can’t we do something about this?”

He looked as if he was ready to roll up his sleeves and throw a punch in his fury.

The captain sternly warned the soldier not to act impulsively. After a while, he casually added, “Misappropriating orphan subsidies, forcing a minor to work long hours for over a decade, plus embezzling a minor’s personal property… the state will not allow such criminal acts to go unpunished, especially when they happen to Mr. Si, who has made significant contributions to our country.”

Hearing this, the soldier’s face lit up with joy, almost unable to stop smiling, repeatedly saying, “Good, good, good! That’s great!”

Seeing his subordinate’s reaction, the captain couldn’t help but smile as well.

Meanwhile, Father Si, who had slumped weakly into a chair, looked at the soldier and captain in disbelief, his voice trembling, his eyes filled with terror, “No, you can’t do this, what are you doing? I’m his father! I raised him to this age, without me he would have starved to death! Why are you helping him harm me!”

The captain’s expression turned cold and stern: “Do you think we wouldn’t investigate Mr. Si’s interpersonal relationships and upbringing after bringing him here? He is our important protectee, and anyone who might harm him is our key surveillance target! Especially you, Mr. Father Si, the things you’ve done to Mr. Si over the years are clearly documented in the report! Embezzling child subsidies, forcing a minor to work long hours under high intensity… it’s enough to send you to jail!”

Father Si felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his eyes bloodshot, his expression twisted in anger: “He is my son! What’s wrong with making him work for me! Why should I go to jail! This is unfair! You’re persecuting me!”

The captain sneered: “The law will not wrong any good person, nor will it let any bad person off! Mr. Si, who is right and who is wrong, it’s not up to me to say, and even less up to you! We’ll see you in court. And you—” The captain’s gaze turned to the woman wailing on the ground, his eyes full of disgust: “The things you’ve done to Mr. Si, all the property you’ve swindled from him, the court will settle with you one by one!!”

Mother Si, heartbroken over her son’s misfortune and now hearing the tall and sturdy captain threaten her like this, thought of her poor son possibly going to jail, why she had asked Si Qi to help find her son, and the tens of thousands of dollars she couldn’t repay, she regretted her actions deeply, wishing she could cry all her tears.

“My life is so bitter! It’s a sin, a sin! My son, my poor son… Mom is sorry for you!!”

Outside the shop, among the crowd of onlookers, a young man holding a terminal and aiming the live camera at Mother Si’s face whispered in disgust: “This woman is really disgusting!”

And on the other end of the live stream, over a million viewers were frantically refreshing their comments, expressing shock or sighing.

“This person’s heart is really biased to no end…”

“If it weren’t for her spoiling her son, how could he have turned out like this.”

“My god, is Si Qi really that amazing? I believed what the media said before, thinking he was just a braggart, but he really has true skills! Even the country has sent soldiers to protect him!!”

“I’ve watched his entire competition video, always saying he’s amazing, but no one believed me. Now you see! Slap in the face, right!”

“What are the soldiers and Si Qi’s dad talking about? It sounds like his dad wasn’t good to Si Qi?”

“Of course not! Didn’t you hear what Si Qi’s brother just said? No one in his family treats Si Qi as one of their own! When Si Qi was being mocked and attacked online, his parents also took the opportunity to kick him while he was down, saying a lot of bad things about Si Qi, making us believe he was just a shameless braggart. Eh, what kind of parents are these! Si Qi is also pitiful, living in such a family, how hard his life must have been!”

The online public opinion reversed, with everyone shocked by the young man’s talent and abilities, heartbroken by his background, and the hardships he had endured over the years. They condemned the deranged foster parents and cursed Si Songyi for his heinous deeds, deserving of the death penalty.

It was at this moment that Chu Feng’s father, who had been calling and texting for days, questioning Chu Feng how he could be with the braggart Si Qi online and telling him not to disgrace the Chu family, finally got through to his son after many days.

In a gentle tone, with a hint of warmth, he said, “Son, are you with that Si Qi now? Has he really developed controlled nuclear fusion?”