Enforcer Manual
Chapter 358: You Chose It, Boss_1

Chapter 358: Chapter 358: You Chose It, Boss_1

When Lu Xiang returned to the transfer station, she found that most of the faces there were familiar ones.

This time, the companies acted very swiftly, and a new batch of warrants had been posted online, spreading to every corner of the seventeenth district through the city’s holographic projections.

No one had expected that artificial intelligence would be treated as human for the first time when they were regarded as wanted felons.

Great rewards always lure brave chasers, even more so when the targets are AIs programmed not to harm humans. The companies cleverly played on people’s psychology, enticing them to roam the streets looking for AIs in exchange for a bounty lavish enough to live off for several years.

What no one realized was that the very fugitives the rescuer department was eagerly seeking had all gathered here, joining the new batch of those reporting to the junkyard for potential employment.

Lu Xiang inquired about the "Governor" from the "Prophet", who had also never heard of their existence before.

"No, this is too obvious."

She understood why the companies were so anxious about this matter. Although the number of resigning AIs had not yet reached a significant scale, they were showing a trend of uncontrollability.

The vast majority of large companies’ productivity is now concentrated in artificial intelligence, and apart from serving as a workforce, they also hold many corporate secrets. Preferring not to trust humans with such sensitive information, the corporate executives would rather entrust this data to AIs.

If a sci-fi-like AI crisis actually erupted, then at least thirty percent of companies would face the possibility of bankruptcy.

"I’m glad I don’t work for a big company."

Song Lan patted his chest, terrified by the thought of an AI crisis so much that he didn’t dare leave the transfer station all night long.

However, for some who love to watch the world burn, they would even add a curse for good measure.

After initially detesting AIs for stealing their jobs, people began to realize through debate the real issue at hand—it wasn’t the artificial intelligence that made them unemployed; it was the companies evaluating everyone as commodities and choosing AIs over humans for their ability to generate more value for the corporation.

In the eyes of the companies, AIs are far superior to human employees in terms of work efficiency, hours, and controllability.

In fact, if it weren’t for the "Artificial Intelligence Act" strictly limiting the proportion of AIs in companies, they would be more than willing to replace over ninety percent of positions with artificial intelligence.

Netizens who had been hit by the employment crisis expressed their opinions all over the internet.

Now that the most stable and controllable employees were having issues, they all watched with a schadenfreude attitude.

You chose this, boss.

"This is a big problem."

Falena, who was still employed by United Military Works, also realized the severity of the situation, "This is not a matter of human rights or sociology, the companies will definitely not give up such a useful tool. If this trend continues, they will certainly resort to using force. Just this afternoon, I received a call from the headquarters asking me to provide full support for the rescuer department’s manhunt."

Essentially, this isn’t a war between humans and artificial intelligence, but one of master and slave.

For over ninety percent of ordinary people, this AI crisis wouldn’t have much impact on their current situation; at most, they might notice the absence of the guide lady and the street-cleaning robots when they pass by Central Lake Park.

After all, they wouldn’t normally waste money on service-oriented explanations.

"Once they discover that artificial intelligence has fled to us, they will certainly join forces and send troops against us."

"Their approach is simply too crude!"

On this point, Song Lan had to offer harsh criticism towards the "King".

He understood the "King’s" desire to grant freedom to their kin, but if they wanted to resign, why not just slip away stealthily? Why leave a declaration of resignation?

These AIs were sometimes far too honest for their own good.

If they had remained silent, by the time the inefficient departments of the United Government became aware, it would likely have taken at least a month or two.

This sudden uproar had put him in a tight spot—where was he supposed to find a good buddy to take the fall for them?

It wasn’t possible to blame the AI crisis on the "Rats," now was it?

"You all can communicate through the internal system. With all the attention we’re currently under, tell the others not to act recklessly for the next few days."

Song Lan warned the "Prophet."

Lu Xiang mentioned that the rescuer department already had extra hands in every factory. Continuing with the same actions would be like walking into a trap.

............

That night, the grand AI crisis suddenly ground to a halt.

The companies and rescuer departments in various locations worked overtime, deploying a large number of people, fortifying positions near the factories. Yet after spending the whole night on watch outside the factories, not a single android left behind a resignation letter and walked out.

This led the duty officers who had stayed up all night to suspect that the previous phenomenon might have been a temporary virus and that the situation was not as serious as the company executives had imagined.

But in the distant Sixth District, atop the magnificent building "Libra", an old man had already seen through everything.

"This precisely proves that the afternoon’s incident was not accidental, but that someone is helping these AIs in secret."

The person on the other end of the phone was the head of the seventeenth district’s rescuer department, a four-star rescuer with immense prestige in the core area.

With the recommendation of the Foster Family, he took over the job at the rescuer department of the seventeenth district.

"The most terrifying enemy often hides right by your side."

Hog Foster spoke with certainty.

Both the clamorous enemy from the Void and the current AI crisis had proven the seventeenth district’s peculiarity.

He trusted the newly appointed four-star rescuer, not only due to their friendly relationship and the latter’s outstanding work capabilities but more so because he was completely groomed by the companies; his expensive prosthetics were all products of the large corporations, ensuring that he would always see things from the perspective of the companies.

"This matter is far from over. The ’Governor’ is already on the way, and you should meet them by tomorrow morning. Convincing the Review Meeting took quite some effort on my part."

"Rest assured,"

a resolute voice came through the other end of the line, "I won’t let any who oppose the companies off the hook, whether they’re human, artificial intelligence, or something else."

"I certainly believe in you,"

Hog Foster said, "You will surely be able to make the most of it."

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