Tian Zuru put down the e-paper in his hand.

His bed was in the inner corner of the ward, by a huge false window. The other side of the glass curtain simulates a rainy day, the raindrops sliding down the glass are almost real, and the artificial thunderstorm sound is played in a loop behind the glass curtain. Those pots of forget-me-nots are still blooming beside the bed, the petals are clean, tender and vibrant.

There was a bowl of cold chicken soup on the small table beside the bed, and the soup had solidified into a caramel-colored jelly. Tian He glanced at it numbly, and finally stopped on the console beside the bowl. He stretched out a thin hand, poked the console twice, brought up a light screen in front of him, and then checked every corner of the shelter one by one.

"Str-y type 307a231, the application for auxiliary machinery is approved." As the mechanical prompt sounded, the door of the ward opened in response.

Tian He raised his eyes: "231?"

"Yes." Tang Yibu changed his blood-stained clothes and stood up straight. "I need to submit a contradictory data."

"You can submit it directly through the public background." Tian He returned his attention to the light screen.

"This data is sensitive and it is most appropriate to submit it to you."

Tian He pulled a few pillows behind his back and moved towards the head of the bed, forcing himself to sit higher. "……tell me the story."

Tang Yibu took the can label wrapped in a plastic bag out of his pocket and handed it to Tian He: "On March 17, it was found in the ruins of a wild cemetery. This is indeed Zhang Yazhe's can label, with his fingerprints and DNA residues on it. "

Wrapping the sheets tightly around his body, Tian Zuru's face was pale, and the color was a bit like raw fish that was beginning to die. He didn't speak, just raised his hand and extinguished the light screen in front of him.

"Ruan Lijie joined Zhang Yazhe's team today. As his auxiliary machine, I found this abnormality when I checked the team data. Zhang Yazhe has reported the cans as open and brought the remnants back to the base. This is a serious breach of trust, and it is difficult to Inferring the purpose, according to my judgment, this is a vicious concealment that must be reported." Tang Yibu continued without any emotion.

"It's just the label, what about the can?"

"It is still intact. It is currently under the temporary custody of Ruan Lijie, and I have no right to possess human property."

"I see." Tian He relaxed his body and slid his back down a little along the pillow he was leaning on. "I'll take care of this, go back."

"Yes." Tang Yibu bowed slightly and turned to leave the room.

He closed the soundproof door of the ward, and blinked at Ruan Xian, who was a few steps away: "Did you hear?"

"Yeah." Ruan Xian nodded, pretending to read the hygiene bulletin on the nearby wall.

The sound insulation effect of the rooms here is very good, but after all, it can't stop the prying eyes of the S-type initial machine.

Ruan Xian could hear it very clearly. Tian He in the ward let out a long, heavy sigh, followed by the sound of paper being crumpled. Ruan Xian frowned slightly and lowered his eyes.

"Hey, Xiaoguan." The sound of the light screen activated, Tian He whispered bitterly in the room. "Call 231 to your side before leaving get off work today and erase all its system logs today."

"Understood." In the faint sound of alcohol music, Guan Haiming's tone was indifferent, and he didn't sound interested in asking questions.

"Remember to take shifts today and go out to breathe more. Xiaoguan, you... ah." Tian He's voice suddenly became stuck, and finally turned into a sigh.

Guan Haiming didn't answer, maybe he interrupted the communication first.

"Xiao Ruan?" A suspicious female voice sounded from behind. Ruan Xian, who was concentrating on eavesdropping, shook his head.

Qiu Yuezheng was carrying a cloth pocket, his eyebrows were raised slightly, and the man was standing behind him.

"Sister Qiu..."

"Interested in the medical center? Tian Zuru said that you are quite an explorer, have you changed your mind?"

"No, just take a look."

"It's a pity, if you are willing to join here, the little girls will be very happy." Qiu Yue smiled beautifully, with a plump and sweet like a ripe persimmon.

Ruan Xian smiled embarrassedly. The expression might not be natural enough, he thought to himself. He really hadn't been exposed to much compliments on his appearance, and his reaction was always half a beat slower.

"I'm going to deliver dinner to Tian He. Xiao Ruan, remember to go to the cafeteria in time, otherwise the delicious food will be gone." Qiu Yue didn't seem to notice the difference, and her smile was still sincere.

"I'll go after reading this." Ruan Xian pointed to the propaganda column in front of him, this time he smiled a little more relaxed.

He decided to listen for a while and then leave.

"Qiu Yue, the administrator is visiting." The ward door closed behind him.

"Contact Guangping? What's the matter? Still working." There was a faint anger in Qiu Yue's voice. But before the anger broke out, it all turned into a sigh. "I knew you didn't drink chicken soup... Look, I made you some apple syrup, your favorite kind."

"I'll close it now. Xiaoyue, help me throw the contents of the garbage bucket into the garbage shredder first."

"Old Tian, ​​isn't this an evidence bag? Why is it wrinkled like this, can this paper ball be thrown away?"

"can."

The dull sound of the garbage shredder sounded, and soon stopped. The soup spoon hit the edge of the metal bowl, and the jingling sounded very nice. "When you're done, come here and drink some sugar water."

"I have no appetite."

"Are you still mad at me?" Qiu Yue's voice contained a little more grievance, "I didn't mean to lose the wedding ring. Just take a sip. You can't eat your body."

"..." Tian He was silent for a while. For some reason, he sounded a little sad. "I told you before, don't act alone...why don't you listen?"

"Yes, yes, I'm not good. The field worker of Lao Xing, sigh, although I was injured a little, am I all right? The situation was really urgent at that time, and I was afraid that the young people could not handle it well. I didn't expect it to be like this... Tian He, I have a private mission, maybe someone can pick up that ring nearby."

Tian He didn't speak any more.

"Take a sip, Tian He, I beg you." Qiu Yue's voice trembled a little more. "I haven't eaten anything since yesterday. What do you think you're doing for yourself?"

"I'm just a little tired, so I'll eat right away."

"Okay, what you said. You have to eat it up in a while." Qiu Yue sniffed. "Old bastard, what kind of energy did you have back then? Who promised Professor Ruan to 'fight to the last second'? Look at your slump."

"...I'm just a little tired." Tian Zuru repeated.

"I'll press your leg for you."

"Little Moon..."

"Um?"

"Don't go out to work alone again, okay? At least make sure you have someone by your side."

"I know, my ears are getting calluses. Take care of yourself first, everyone is waiting for you to get better."

"Zhang Yazhe can pick up my class."

"...Tian He, what do you mean by that?"

"Life or death." Tian He's voice was as cold as ash, and he was not angry at all. "I hope you didn't do anything stupid, Xiaoyue. It's time to go, you have to go - look at this window, we just make it look bright. But everyone knows we're underground, and there's only mud outside the window. "

Ruan Xian couldn't listen anymore.

He didn't go to dinner, and went straight back to his new room - to be precise, back to Zhang Yazhe's team dormitory.

The structure of the dormitory is very simple, a hall is connected with four small rooms of seven or eight square meters. The condition of the observation room is worse than that of the previous observation room. The toilet and bathroom are shared and are outside the dormitory.

The general team is three people, and the vacant fourth room is usually used as a repair room. Ruan Xian joined temporarily, and it was cleaned up today. The machinery that was originally placed in the room was put into the hall and piled up in a mess. Right now the dormitory is silent, Zhang Yazhe and others should still be eating dinner.

Ruan Xian rushed into the empty room that still smelled of rust and mold. He locked the door, turned off the light, and collapsed onto the hard bed without even taking off the holster.

"What are you doing?" Tang Yibu stopped standing upright when he saw no outsiders, he sat on the floor, folded his arms on the edge of the bed, and lay down comfortably. In the darkness, golden eyes shone a little bit.

"Thinking." Ruan Xian turned around and turned his back to the beautiful face that was close at hand.

"You already knew that Zhang Yazhe had a problem and asked me for information." Tang Yibu's tone was very positive, "Now that the top leader of the refuge has made a statement, Tian He does not intend to pursue this matter. Let's entangle this issue again. It doesn't make sense either."

He stretched out a finger and poked Ruan Xian's back: "But I'm curious about your other sources of intelligence."

Ruan Xian faced the dark wall with a wry smile. Yes, he did spy on Tang Yibu's tone. Tang Yibu once clearly stated that there is no obvious difference between the "current" Zhang Yazhe and the previous one.

He didn't mind a polite exchange, revealing some thoughts.

"There is no other source of information." Ruan Xian told the truth. "I was only basically sure today that Zhang Yazhe should not know that he was replaced. If he is conscious, he will excuse the loss of the can, or the leftovers after eating out. No one will pursue it too much."

But he not only "opened the can", but also specially brought the rest back to the base. If there is a problem with the canned food, everyone can get in. This interference method is too inefficient. The most likely possibility so far...

"The canned lie is not for the base, it only needs to deceive 'Zhang Yazhe' himself."

Ruan Xian continued slowly: "According to what Ding Zepeng said today, unless he was seriously injured, Zhang Yazhe would not be able to lose the can casually. To ensure that Zhang Yazhe can return to the base alone, his injury should not be too serious."

"On the other hand, the forgers should not be able to perfectly reproduce the details of the canned food, and Zhang Yazhe's experience may find something strange. Then in order to solve these contradictions, it is the most appropriate choice for Zhang Yazhe to think that he 'eats the canned food'. The canned food can provide Much more than one day's ration, bringing the uneaten portion back to the base is also in line with Zhang Yazhe's own logic."

Tang Yibu drew a circle behind him with his finger: "So you leave this matter to the judge of the human leader."

"Yes, my information is insufficient after all. At least I still can't figure out what the purpose of this 'Zhang Yazhe' is here. And whether he has been replaced as a whole, or just a memory replacement..."

"It doesn't matter." Tang Yibu paused, "As I said, I have the confidence to ensure your safety."

Ruan Xian turned over and looked directly at the face that made it difficult to express anger: "It's so important to me. Tian He's first reaction was to destroy the evidence, he knew exactly what happened. There are problems with this refuge. "

"I can't understand."

Tang Yibu retracted his fingers and poked Ruan Xian's earlobe instead.

"You gave up your information superiority and jumped out to negotiate with me. When there was a way out, you insisted on accepting this potentially deadly earring. Now you are eager to know the truth. There is no problem with human refuge, and it has nothing to do with you— —I could have arranged everything for you, from a safe environment to a good life, and you just need to cooperate with me, and you don’t need to worry about anything.”

"As a price, information must be obtained through you, rescue must be approved by you, and actions must be monitored by you." Ruan Xian sighed. "It used to be called feeding, not cooperation."

Tang Yibu snorted, and moved his fingertips along Ruan Xian's earlobe to between his eyebrows. Instead of reducing the confusion on his face, it thickened a bit.

"...I thought Ruan Xian would only give you the most basic survival functions, and then start the destruction process. I didn't expect that he would infuse you with human memory, even higher than human intelligence. You are so enthusiastic about human beings because he gave you Have you arranged a mission to 'save humanity'?"

"Maybe." Ruan Xian tightened his body. "You know Ruan Xian well?"

"touched."

"...What kind of person is he?"

Tang Yibu retracted his finger, this time he was silent for a long time.

"Based on the evaluation from the human side, he is a cruel person." The android spoke slowly. "I agree with that."