Chapter 173 - 171: AI Girlfriend

Lu Heng nodded slightly, then continued, "Then I ask you again..."

"Since you’ve seen her photos, heard her voice, and followed her short video account."

"Have you ever had a face-to-face video chat with her?"

Sun remembered the situation with the female netizen very clearly.

So he didn’t even think about it and directly replied, "Since we got to know each other, we’ve video-called five times."

"It’s just... just..."

Sun hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to continue.

Lu Heng smiled faintly and prompted, "Just what?"

"During the video calls, was her video blurry and the duration short?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Sun looked surprised, not expecting the master to figure this out too.

What he was about to say was exactly that.

But he couldn’t quite determine if he was overthinking or if there was indeed an issue.

He then added, "During each of our five video calls, none lasted more than thirty seconds."

"Just a few words in, and she would hang up."

"And during the calls, it was as you said."

"The video was lagging and blurry. She told me her phone had problems and she had bad signal."

At this point, Sun scratched his head and awkwardly smiled, "I used to chat with her over voice, so I believed her and didn’t think much further."

"Her voice was very pleasant, soft and sweet..."

After listening, Lu Heng didn’t ask further questions.

He shook his head inwardly.

This Sun, like the last Little Hou, was a fool!

And not just a fool—an absolute fool!

"Sigh!"

Lu Heng sighed deeply and said helplessly, "Young Friend Sun, as a college student, you should know about artificial intelligence technology, right?"

"You’ve also browsed short video platforms like Kuaiyin and Douhand, and seen videos about AI painting, AI face-swapping, AI simulation, right?"

"Master, do you mean..."

Sun was dumbfounded upon hearing this, momentarily lost.

The viewers in the livestream quickly figured out what was happening.

"666666! I didn’t expect the master to know so much!"

"I get it now, the master’s saying Sun’s online girlfriend is created by AI."

"Thank you, enlightener! Without your explanation, I’d still be in the dark!"

"We’re still studying the broad applications of AI, but Sun’s N steps ahead, already dating AI."

"This is like a cow going to the South Pole—it’s utterly incredible!"

"Sun, let me give you some advice... AI’s great, but you can’t ×!"

"Indeed! The shock from electricity isn’t pleasant!"

"From your tone, brother, it sounds like you’ve tried sockets?"

"I think it’s okay, tingly and quite nice!"

"Black question mark.jpg! Do we have that many perverts in the stream?"

"Some people’s preferences go beyond common understanding."

"Pinocchio: Isn’t it normal for me to be lucky?"

"I was proud of mastering AI face-swapping, didn’t realize people are already making money!"

"Bro, can you share some AI face-swapped videos?"

"Dear brother, lend me a phone just to talk!"

"Same request! Not for anything else, just want to learn the tech."

"Dad, I’ve got some favorite female stars, can you help..."

After some silence, Sun finally spoke with difficulty, "Master, are you saying she’s not even a person, just some lines of code?"

"That’s right!"

Lu Heng gently nodded.

Hearing the confirmation, Sun felt like crying but had no tears.

He never imagined his online girlfriend was just code!

Even if she were a scammer, at least she’d be a person.

Thinking he was dreaming about having kids with her, he wished to find a hole to hide in.

Lu Heng continued, "The person who created your AI girlfriend is someone you know."

"It’s the classmate who invited you into the dating chat group!"

"This... this..."

At this moment, Sun felt as though he’d been hit on the head, his mind buzzing.

He truly couldn’t believe the one deceiving him was a familiar classmate!

The most crucial thing was, he was foolishly in love with a bunch of code, and the classmate must’ve witnessed it all.

God knows how much the classmate had laughed!

Lu Heng unhurriedly said, "Actually, in the chat group you joined, aside from you and a few other victims, everyone else is either a scammer or AI."

"The ones playing games with you are scammers."

"And the ones chatting with you are AI."

"To bait the ’fish’ voluntarily, your classmate and accomplices put in great effort."

"They would design various types of girls in advance, preparing different baits."

"For instance, if you liked someone pure, they’d create an image of a cute, naive girl."

"If you preferred someone mature, they’d present a mature, dependable sisterly figure."

Here, Lu Heng paused briefly.

After taking a breath, he continued, "Once the ’fish’ bites, they use AI tools to generate relevant pictures and short videos."

"To better gain the ’fish’s’ trust, these scammers amassed a vast sound library and used AI voice mimicry programs to chat vocally with the ’fish.’"

"From start to finish, they did it flawlessly, immersing the ’fish’ entirely in a love affair with AI."

"However, it’s not entirely perfect!"

"AI is ultimately just AI, existing only within the virtual network, unable to appear in reality."

"Thus, when the ’fish’ express wanting to meet, they’d decline with excuses like being on business trips or being sick."

"And when the timing is right, they’d request money under pretenses like family illness, paying off parental debts, or money being tight."

"Young Friend Sun, you’re not the first to be deceived, nor will you be the last..."

After listening, Sun finally understood what had happened.

"That bastard tricked me!"

"I trusted him so much, even treating him to meals multiple times!"

"No way, I can’t swallow this!"

"I’ll settle the score with him now..."

Furious and unable to contain his anger, Sun’s teeth ground loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he shot up from his chair, full of fury, ready to go demand an explanation.