Under the Rule of AI, I Have Become a Non-Existent Transparent Person

In 2039, I, Li Mo, an ordinary business manager, was judged by the system to have killed the financial director. No judge, no jury, just numbers on a holographic screen. I was arrested, sentenced, and taken to "resource recovery." But I ran away. After fourteen days on the run, I discovered that there are no dead ends in this city. Until I crossed the border, entered the "forgotten zone" and met Lao Meng. He is a person deleted by the system. He personally wrote the system's ethics module ten years ago and is now living in ruins. There, I met truly transparent people: Lao Zhou who was replaced by AI, Xiaofang who was born in the forgotten zone, and Agui who was cleared for writing an article. They helped me find the key witness - Lin Xiao, who was in a vegetative state. Her brain-computer interface recorded the voice of the real murderer. The murderer is my former boss Zhao Xianming. He killed someone, framed me, and then held a press conference in the spotlight. I wore Lao Meng's old suit from ten years ago and sneaked into the venue. 37 Cameras were pointed at me, and the system was still calculating the "optimal capture opportunity." But the moment I pressed play— The truth does not require optimal timing. I won and the system "updated" the verdict. But standing in the sunshine, I found that I did not feel victorious. Because the system doesn't admit it's wrong, it just says, "Thank you for providing the new data." Lao Meng disappeared into the sea of people. I stood at the edge of the city, with the brightly lit "paradise" behind me and the forgotten ruins in front of me. Then I crossed that line. This is not a story about revenge, it is about the paradox of being seen and being forgotten. When you live in a world that rates you, true freedom may be to be that—— The one who is not seen.