"They are symbols of Cecina's younger generation and the visible hope of the city..."

Among the gorgeous signs, the same face is on all screens.Rosie was holding a gun in the waterfall-like rain, facing the camera sideways, with wet eyelashes, breathing slightly, and the cold metallic luster reflected on her cheeks.

"If you have decided to engage in endless destruction..."

"...they will not tolerate evil, and will eventually kill evil with their own hands."

"In honor of your future

To record the dawn of Cesina

R.I.P."

The screens in the whole city went dark, only these three lines of white characters were reflected everywhere like slogans.A deadly silence enveloped the surroundings, the traffic forgot to move, and everyone stared dumbfounded at the blacked out screen.

Deng Huailing stared at the three lines of words, his body pressure was extremely low, no, he wanted to kill someone.Rosie glanced at him warily, but swallowed what she wanted to say.

"Come here." Deng Huailing spoke first, with a bad tone.

Rosie moved a little closer, about five centimeters closer than before.This time it was a big mess. Although I don't know why, it is obviously not a good thing that the government made a short film of them fighting against "art" and broadcast it all over the city.Deng Huailing had warned that he didn't like trouble, and if he got involved in trouble, he would probably walk away.

"Come here." Deng Huailing said impatiently.Seeing that Rosie didn't move, he leaned over, took off the sunglasses on his collar, and buckled the bridge of the other's nose, "Put it on, so that no one can see your face."

"Mr. Deng, you... aren't you angry?" Rosie asked.

"This was taken by the helicopter we saw when we walked out of the ruins." Deng Huailing did not answer directly, "Your profile was cut in the promotional video, but I only have the back, so the government's target is you, notI."

"But, Deng..."

"Do you have to ask me to bury you?" Deng Huailing said.As they talked, the traffic slowly moved forward, as if they had finally recovered from the shock of the short film.

"No, I just feel very uncomfortable." Rosie smiled sheepishly.

"I don't want to do meaningless things. Since I took you in temporarily, I won't regret it, and I won't blame you for the troubles I expected." Deng Huailing lightly tapped the steering wheel with his fingertips, and the topic changed, "But if you want to ask me if I am angry, you know my answer."

After driving out of this section of the road, the road conditions became much smoother. Deng Huailing drove the classic car to turn left and right in the downtown area, and finally stopped at an alley.

They walked into an alley full of debris, two walls were covered with graffiti, parts and furniture were scattered all over the place, not at all as clean as most streets in the bustling area.

Abandoned houses are displayed on both sides, connected with each other by iron ladders, which looks like the style of the last century.Even an alloy lock was used. Deng Huailing stopped in front of house No. 98, took out a key, and turned the lock.

When he opened the lock, Rosie squatted down and looked at the ground under her feet: "There are many footprints, Mr. Deng. From the entrance of the alley to the end of No. 100, at least hundreds of people passed by here in 24 hours."

"Because this is the hunter's bar." Deng Huailing had already walked into Gate 98, and turned around at this moment, "It's only lively at night, but I usually don't go to the first floor, only take this road."

"Didn't you say you came out to buy breakfast? Why did you come to the Hunter's Bar?" Rosie followed, and the two of them went up the dusty stairs to the second floor. They opened another door, and in front of them was a suspended iron ladder.

The iron ladder was covered with dark red rust, and the pieces were peeling off, and it looked like it would break if you stepped on it.Deng Huailing stepped up, and the stairs made a sound of lingering breath.He motioned Rosie not to come over, and nodded to the android when he came to the door at the other end.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door twice, and a lazy female voice came from behind the door: "Is it Huailing? Come in."

Deng Huailing pushed the door open and almost choked on a strong smell of smoke.The smoke filled the whole room, hurting the eyes. This was a small bedroom, the curtains were drawn down, and there was an ashtray on the desk next to the wall, full of cigarette butts.

Behind the desk, the chestnut-haired woman narrowed her eyes with a lady's cigarette between her fingers.She has slender eye tails and faint freckles on her face without makeup. She cannot be called a beauty, but she has a natural coquettish attitude.

"Good morning, Proprietress." Deng Huailing pulled out a chair and sat down in front of her. Rosie stood behind him and looked around the room curiously.

"No, it's not morning yet, because I haven't slept yet." The woman stretched out a finger and shook it, then noticed the bionic man behind, "What is this? Our A+ hunter has a pet? ReallySo, so, so amazing, my mother, who has been dead for 10 years, can't wait to crawl out of the graveyard to witness this spectacle."

Deng Huailing frowned: "Rolla, are you drinking again?"

"You seem to be asking if a whore has slept with someone." Rolla burped drunkenly. She was still wearing a nightgown, soaked in alcohol and crumpled like a rag, "I'm the Proprietress here, why?do not drink?"

"I also have to remind you that this is your third artificial liver."

"Don't talk about that," Rolla shrugged, "I found the information you wanted for you. I received your commission when I was about to go to bed last night. I let the hackers work all night, and finally found something special..”

"Thank you." Deng Huailing said briefly.He knew Rolla didn't care about gratitude, she was a pragmatist through and through, and selling news was just for credit.In a sense, Rolla is very much like him.

"Mary Ellis, the Mary-03 generation of bionics originally mass-produced for CyberRose, the factory number is M03-97235, and the 100,000 domestic bionics produced with her are all named Mary. It is really nothing special. It is incredible that,Mary Ellis became the superstar that Cecina was known for."

Rolla turned on the small projector, and a woman smiled sweetly at the camera, blinking her left eye.

It was a clip from a movie."Have you ever seen her in a movie? I have to be honest, there is no actress with more flair than her," Rolla continued.In the era of spreading, if she is not human, then no one is more human than her."

"But she is indeed not human." Deng Huailing looked at the changing image.

"The bionic technology is a new thing, and we can't predict its development, can we? Maybe Mary Ellis has self-awareness, which makes her stand out from the 100,000 identical bionics." The soot burned for a long timeThe string was crumbling, Rolla extinguished the cigarette, and raised her chin towards Rosie, "For example, the little pet you brought looks a bit like a human."

"I'm not a pet," Rosie protested.

However, Rolla only smiled at him, turned back to Deng Huailing and said, "You have always hated these inventions the most, why did you bring a pet with you? Actually, it's because he looks like a human. You know in your heart that he and electronic catsElectronic dogs are no different, they are all products of technology, but human empathy makes you unable to refuse him."

"This is entirely your speculation. I took him in because he saved my life." Deng Huailing said angrily, "Also, he is not a pet."

"Ok, ok, let's talk about self-awareness." Rolla still had that noncommittal smile, "In short, Mary Ellis became the star of Cecina in this way, and later, she betrayed her master Jason Ellis.Liss, be the mistress of 'some high official'."

"I've already seen these in the police files, please tell me directly what you found."

"Don't be impatient, the police won't tell you that 'some high-ranking official' is the mayor himself." Seeing the surprised expressions of Deng Huailing and Rosie at the same time, Rolla triumphantly said, "They won't tell you that Mary isHow did you gain self-awareness?—After all, you are in a competitive relationship with them, and the police want to use you as a thug, but they are reluctant to take credit for this, so they will naturally have reservations."

Deng Huailing raised his hand and caught something thrown by Rolla.It was a golden coin with a pattern engraved on it that had never been seen before, like a pre-war creation."what is this?"

"A passport to the black market. Mary Ellis was badly wrecked once, had surgery on the black market, and since then she seems to have a sense of self. Go to the black market and find a guy codenamed 'Doctor', who isPerformed that operation on Mary."

"Understood." Deng Huailing put the coins into his pocket, got up and left, "I have something to go back, the credits will be transferred to your account later."

"Don't leave in a hurry, let me remind you again." The proprietress said with a half-smile, "The black market is no longer my territory, it is a muddy pool, and the complexity of its forces is beyond your imagination. I know you will goIt's been a few times, but this time it's different, you're carrying an android that could go out of control at any moment."

"Did you see the short film that was played all over the city?" Deng Huailing noticed that there was something in the other party's words, and asked.

"My tentacles," Rolla curled her fingers, "covered every corner of Cecina. Not to mention something so obvious."

She stood up from behind the table, staggered a few steps like a drunk, reached out and took off the sunglasses on Rosie's face, staring at those clear eyes."After seeing the promotional video, I thought you were in big trouble, so I went to investigate, but found that there was no information about this bionic person at all. Everything was wiped clean, Huailing... You know, IThings that cannot be investigated are top secret."

"Thank you for your kindness, but I already knew about it." Deng Huailing took a step forward calmly, blocking in front of the bionic man, who seemed a little panicked, "What you think of, I can think of too."

Rolla couldn't hold back any longer, let out a "puchi" laugh, and nodded repeatedly: "Ah, so, I underestimated you—someone seemed to say in my bar that the inventions of the new century are rubbish, oops,Who is it—"

"Rolla." Deng Huailing couldn't bear it anymore.He was about to refute, but the communicator suddenly rang loudly, so he had to pick it up.It was Yuya Takasaki who called and urgently informed them that the murderer's coordinates had been confirmed and was currently moving towards the edge of the city. The police would send him a hover vehicle and demanded an immediate pursuit.

Deng Huailing immediately opened the door, ready to leave.Rolla shouted from the side: "Huai Ling."

"Yes." Deng Huailing signaled that he was listening.

"Protect him, and more importantly, protect yourself." Luo La said rarely and seriously, "He has already become famous in the whole city, and there must be someone watching you in places where you can't see.Since you have accepted him, no matter what you do, be careful."