Tang Yibu stared at the wheelchair without blinking, his eyes were blank. After a brief moment, he lowered his eyes, as if they had just discovered a very common clue. In contrast, Ruan Xian was stunned for a longer time.

When I was still in the shelter, I saw another Ruan Xian's speech in the introduction manual of the Shade shelter. According to the situation at that time, this wheelchair was not replaced at any time. It was designed very delicately. Both the technical level and the software level it carried set a very high threshold for replacement, not to mention that it is a resource Apocalypse where technology has been discounted. Taking a step back, not to mention the other "Xianxian Ruan" 12 years later, when Ruan Xian was still living a normal life, the wheelchair was equivalent to some kind of advanced prosthesis that was made only for him, and it was useless for others to steal it.

Did another "Ruan Xian" die?

This was his first thought. According to Tu Rui's information, Professor Ruan and Fan Linsong left the headquarters spontaneously after they broke down. If it happened to be picked up by a local snake like Qian Yigeng, the possibility is not zero.

But Ruan Xian always felt that something was wrong.

If Qian Yigeng really killed Professor Ruan, and he didn't want to show off the rebels for revenge, he wouldn't hide the wheelchair in such a conspicuous place. When I changed my mind and wanted to start, the first thing I should do is to disassemble the wheelchair and hide it in the mechanical pile. The wheelchair now laying nicely in the storage room looked more like some kind of parochial show.

"Did Ruan Xian's disease improve?" Numerous possibilities went through the circle in Ruan Xian's mind, and he chose the most probable one.

The disease on his body was completely exiled, and it was not a fantasy for another Ruan Xian to cure him after 12 years.

"I haven't heard of it. If there is, it's impossible for the rebels to not make a sound." Tang Yibu pressed his hands on the console and stared at the mechanical wheelchair in the light screen, as if he wanted to swallow it with his eyes. . "They advertised once a few years ago that Ruan Xian's condition has been safely controlled and will not get worse. They didn't mention a word about recovery."

Taking a deep breath, Tang Yibu slowly clenched his fists with both hands, "Do you know his illness?"

"I heard a little bit, it seems to be a rare genetic type"

"Yes, this kind of disease is best discovered in the fetal period, and gene therapy can be saved if it is intervened in time. But when the technology developed, he had been an adult for too long and missed the best time for treatment. In theory, in addition to repairing the cells of the whole body one by one Once again, there is no other way. But if he does that, his cells need to be completely separated, allowing the nano-robots to fully intervene. Let’s not say that there is a great risk of not being able to return to the original state, even if it is successful”

"The cells of the whole body include the brain, and even the brain cells are combined with mechanical components. It is difficult for him to be classified as a human." Ruan Xian added quietly, "This is a fatal blow to the rebels."

"Yes, humans will not recognize a leader who has been transformed into a mechanical life." Tang Yibu nodded and finally turned his eyes. Ruan Xian read a vague sadness from it.

"Maybe he doesn't want to work for the rebels anymore." Ruan Xian began to look at other screens again, "So I just find a way to heal myself, disappear and change my identity."

This guess made him feel uncomfortable. The time is not wrong, if there is no so-called "another Ruan Xian" from the beginning

"I thought so, it's a possibility." Tang Yibu stopped and slowly took off the gas mask on his face, revealing a pale face. "But he wouldn't do that."

"Reason" Ruan Xian also took off his mask and looked directly at each other, his stomach was churning for a while.

"Ruan Xian's views on mechanical life are not falsified, and he is a noble person, and he will not choose to become something he once spurned. According to Ruan Xian's theory, if he transforms himself into a mechanical life, the new thing will not be counted as himself, and death. no difference."

Too extreme, Ruan Xian thought. Then suddenly I wanted to laugh at myself that I have always been an extreme person, and it is not wrong.

"Insufficient information, it's boring to speculate randomly. With the wheelchair here, Qian Yigeng must know something." Ruan Xian stopped the topic. "Anyway, there are three possibilities that Ruan Xian was robbed, Ruan Xian found a way to restore his walking ability, or Ruan Xian had unfortunately died."

Tang Yibu still put his hands on the operation panel and did not turn off the light screen.

"Yibu" Ruan Xian finished scanning the light screen in front of him and called up another message, while Tang Yibu was still in a daze. The android stared at the wheelchair in the light screen, as if expecting it to grow a mouth to explain.

"What is the relationship between you and Ruan Xian?" Ruan Xian's throat was a little dry.

"If Ruan Xian dies," Tang Yibu said without thinking, his tone was equally dry. "Well, if he dies, it's only a matter of time before u01's full domination. Without the observation samples, I'm afraid my project will never be completed. What will I do then?"

Ruan Xian instinctively caught a trace of unnaturalness from the other's expression, but he didn't have time to distinguish its content. Tang Yibu's next sentence completely attracted his attention.

"Mr. Ruan, can you hug me?" The android turned his head, his expression blank. "I love the feeling of hugging you, it makes me feel better. I'm feeling a little bad right now."

Tang Yibu showed a confused expression like experiencing indigestion for the first time.

Ruan Xian stopped the hand that was operating the light screen and almost stepped on the person who fainted on the ground. He looked at Tang Yibu, the other party opened his arms, and his posture was very serious.

To draw a clear line, now is the best opportunity, he only needs to tell the android to focus on his work and use reason to stop the relationship that is deepening at an abnormal rate. The chains given by the other party himself were nailed to his earlobes, however,

A lunatic always listens to his inner desires.

With a smile, he stepped forward and hugged Tang Yibu, who was slightly taller than himself. The other party bent down, buried his nose into his shoulder, let out a slightly aggrieved inhalation sound, his back trembled slightly.

"It's anxiety, I know," the android muttered. "By all indications, I'm experiencing anxiety. I hate it."

"Shh, shh." Ruan Xian smoothed the other's back, "He won't die, that's just a possibility."

"Ruan Xian" will not die. Even if the other Ruan Xian really died somewhere, he would still be alive. Up to now, the curiosity to know the truth has already overshadowed the desire for self-knowledge. Now Ruan Xian finds that he can be many things, and "Scholar Ruan Xian" is not the most attractive option

It was just the mask he chose to survive in the society, and now the concept of "society" is already crumbling.

Ruan Xian tightened his arms. Someone needs him right now, more than anyone else. This knowledge made his hair stand on end, giving birth to some kind of comfort and satisfaction that could not be said to be dark or legitimate. In this short ten or so seconds, he suddenly became much richer, in a way he had never experienced before.

It's almost perfect without the collar that the other person locks by hand.

After quietly hugging Ruan Xian and sniffing for a while, Tang Yibu retracted the tip of his nose. He pressed his forehead against Ruan Xian's forehead, rubbed it contentedly, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm better, thank you for your hug." The android's pure eyes were a little more comfortable, and his voice softened, with a vague taste of coquettishness. "Guess what I'm thinking"

"You're thinking that you must not let this person run away." Ruan Xian touched his earlobe and unconsciously raised the corner of his mouth.

"Yes." Tang Yibu's golden eyes were dim in the shadows, and his answer was light and cruel. "But only half."

"Hmm." Ruan Xian completely put away all the light screens and began to combine circuit diagrams in his mind.

"I'm still thinking, I might not be able to tie you down, Mr. Ruan." The android's voice was very soft. "You're more dangerous than I thought."

They looked at each other and smiled, and Ruan Xian didn't know what he was laughing at for a while. He took two steps forward, and saw the burning possessiveness, vigilance and a trace of natural killing intent in the eyes of the other party.

Like a mirror that completely reflects his emotions, Ruan Xian thought, and his smile grew stronger.

Perhaps the gap between the other Ruan Xian and himself is not that big, and he can be crueler than anyone else. Ruan Xian stretched out his arm, pushed Tang Yibu's neck forward, and his lips met those eyes that exuded infinite attractiveness.

"Each each other." He moved his lips silently.

Then he released his hand, his expression as usual, "I've cleared the route. If you find nothing else, it's time for us to meet Qian Yigeng for a while."

After all, Ruan Xian put on the gas mask again.

Yu Le's mood is a little unattractive.

After following Ji Xiaoman for three blocks, he began to feel like a pervert, a rather vulgar one. The little girl shuttled through the more and more blatantly ambiguous projections and slogans, with a heavy backpack hanging behind her back, and she could almost perfectly fit into the crowd picking up waste. In the boundless fog and light and shadow, the thin back revealed some indescribable pity.

He glued his eyes firmly to the backpack, navigating the crowded neighborhood as flexibly as possible. Naihe's physique is too strong and tall, but it still attracted the attention of several people. When they found out that his target was a thin little girl, the eyes behind the gas mask showed varying degrees of contempt.

Oh shit. All Yu Le's thoughts turned into these two words.

The former captain of the Walking Stone sighed for a while, and finally continued his tracking plan. Ji Xiaoman bowed his waist and tucked his shoulders, his already slender physique seemed even more inexistent. She took a lap in the thick fog, passed through the rotten-smelling food market, slipped over to a pile of rubbish, and disappeared deep into the mountain of rubbish with a whizz.

It's chaotic and dirty, the fog is so thick that there aren't many scavengers.

But being able to survive in the sea of ​​ruins, Yu Le has a natural instinct for hiding. He walked halfway around the garbage mountain and kicked the rusty iron door hidden in the corner. The metal plate made a hollow sound, and he shook his head, propped the rusted plate away, and jumped down carefully.

He leaped into an almost half-abandoned corridor, and a lot of rotting garbage leaked from the iron door. Sticky moss and ferns grew in the corners, covering the floor so much that it couldn't be seen. Yu Le clenched the handle of the gun tightly, continued to track the sound of the corner, and turned on the silencer function of the pistol.

In the beginning, Ji Xiaoman turned back almost every five steps, Yu Le followed like a shadow, and his footsteps completely stepped on the other side's rhythm. Finally, the young girl let her guard down and began to focus on moving forward.

Yu Le quickly discovered the reason for the other party's peace of mind.

Other people began to appear in the hallway, but most were middle-aged men in suits. Several of them had a brief conversation with Ji Xiaoman, guiding her to move on. The remaining two were fully armed and began to move in their own direction.

see hell.

The doors around him were all welded with metal plates, and unless he turned his head and ran now, there was no way he could escape the detection of these two men. It's a pity that running away has never been the style of Captain Yu Da. He hid the gun in his backhand and walked out with a smile.

"Hey, brothers, where is this?" he snorted haha, "I just saw a little girl sneak in, and I thought there was something precious. If I offend you, I'll go out."

If this is a serious place, it is not too deep here, and I will probably get a few words of advice. If you make a rash move, if this is the territory of the rebel army, the fun will be great. However, seeing Ji Xiaoman's reluctant appearance, the person who came here was wearing a silly suit, and he didn't have the temperament of a rebel army at all, more like a pretentious gang member.

As a prisoner who has been with all kinds of scum and scum for a long time, Yu Le chose to trust his intuition and tightened every nerve.

The two wearing gas masks confirmed his guess that they ignored Yu Le's words and shot directly. Yu Le reluctantly dodged and almost fell to the ground.

"Okay, let's live and die, follow your rules."

He spat, twisted up, and looked like he was going to attack the two of them. The two of them just turned their attention away and were about to maintain their balance. Yu Le quickly changed the gun that was hidden, and with two soft swoops, the two slowly slid to the ground. The bullet pierced through their gas masks, hitting them in the head, killing them in one hit.

Yu Le turned the gun in his hand, skillfully stripped one of the clothes, and then moved the two bodies to the entrance of the tunnel, enduring disgust and pulling the garbage to bury them.

"It's like taking out a melon, my mother." Yu Le wiped his hands with another person's clothes, pushed the gas mask on his face, and barely put on the suit.

The unpleasant sound of tensioning sounded from behind him, Yu Le gasped, relaxed his body, and sucked up his stomach. Even if he stripped the strongest one, the man was still shorter, and the suit was one yard smaller than his usual clothes.

Making sure the back of his clothes wasn't really stretched, he cleared his throat, grabbed the gun and the electronic wristband from the corpse's hand, and followed in small steps. Yu Le aimed at the camera out of the corner of his eye, trying to avoid a small number of people in the corridor, walking against the wall in a dead corner, and opened several doors along the way with the electronic wristband.

It is then perfectly sequestered outside an authentication gate that requires a biometric key.

Ji Xiaoman obviously has something to do with the local snakes here.

If the local snake is Qian Yigeng, her entrustment can be regarded as eating inside and out, and it can be a good threat chip. If the girl does it out of necessity, she may not be able to act by chance, find out the situation and sell her favor.

But if it wasn't for Qian Yigeng's influence on the other side, he might have offended Ji Xiaoman and another powerful local snake here at one time.

Now it's close to the door. Yu Le stood up straight outside the door, pretending to be a deputy patrolling, and quickly calculated in his heart.

Listen if you can, and look if you can. The people who come and go here are like stuffy gourds, and they can only take a risk and try it once. Getting used to licking blood at the edge of a knife, Yu Le weighed the gun in his hand and began to think about how many people the weapon could kill.

Having commanded the Walker, he knew it better than anyone. This kind of sand-like gang and soldiers are separated by 108,000 miles. At most, people have a patrol watch, but they rarely stick to seconds and strictly enforce them, and they rarely meddle in their own business. After waiting for someone to pass through here, you can follow up without a trace, as long as you make up your reasons, maybe you can save some bullets.

No, there are two unlucky bastards walking this way, looking at the trend of action, they want to enter the door.

The two guys in suits stopped slightly when they saw themselves, as if they were suspicious. Yu Le quickly walked over with a stand, lowered his voice, and nodded at the two of them. "The newcomer is waiting for you to come in together. Please take care of the brothers."

The two froze suspiciously, Yu Le clicked, and glanced at the camera that turned away, just about to start

"Yu Le" Tang Yibu's voice came from behind one of the gas masks, "What are you doing here?"

"" Yu Le wanted to wipe his face, he slowly hid the gun, but couldn't help but put on his gas mask. "I'm going to find a pretext to extort and extort people's favor. That little girl is shipping imitation electronic brains here."

The shorter one nodded "We know."

"It's awesome, I went to the prostitute to play around and I learned so deeply." Yu Le sighed softly.

"What message did you let π send?" Ruan Xian couldn't help laughing for a while. Through the gas mask, he could feel the signature innocence on Tang Yibu's face. "never mind."

"Anyway, we've made the news. Do you have any plans to share?" Yu Le turned his side and raised his chin toward the door in front of him. “My suggestion is to go in”

"Go in to get some information, make some big noises, and then hide." Ruan Xian said quickly, "If someone is invading and robbing, Qian Yigeng will check or transfer his most valuable things. If he really like Ji Xiaoman said That way the baby mind plugs into the needle, and we can pinpoint its new location."

"Oh, heroes see the same thing." Yu Le shook his head while the camera moved away."Now we can't expose it, Xiao Ruan. I'm not good at this kind of high-tech. Do you have a way to open the door quietly? Hey, Tang Yibu, what's the matter with you? I'm so sick of men standing behind me.Behind."

Ruan Xian didn't hold back this time, and tried to rub his temples through the mask.He looked away and said nothing.

"Now we are not suitable for exposure." Tang Yibu responded seriously.

"Didn't I fucking just say it?"

"The back of your pants is stretched." Tang Yibu continued to say seriously, "The red shorts are too conspicuous, I have to block it."

"Can I kill you two now?"

"cannot."