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Chapter 92 Lullaby, 09:12 pm
The strong smell of formaldehyde was like a sharp knife, piercing through Chen Wei's skull from the nasal cavity.The water surface rose at a terrifying speed, and it submerged his neck in tens of seconds. The irritating liquid seeped into the scars all over his body, causing him to cry out in pain, but more liquid poured into his mouth, causingThe cough provoked the pain a second time.
The surrounding area was sealed, forming an airtight water box. Chen Wei struggled desperately, but the iron chains entangled his limbs, and he couldn't move in the solution.Robert was warning him that he would not die well - the other party did not kill him directly, and the water surface stopped when it reached the jaw. This form of punishment was more like warning him that he would not die like a soldier or a hero, but ratherDie humiliated.
His body will be soaked in formalin for CyberRose's anatomical study, adding a little strength to Robert's insane career.
Chen Wei raised his head in the water, staring at the wet glass in front of him, panting heavily.The pain numbs his brain, and he pulls the corners of his mouth into a grin distorted by pain, looking from outside the soaking tub like a smiling corpse.
Robert misunderstood him, or rather, underestimated him too much.Chen Wei doesn't care about how he will be treated after death. He has personally dissected his parents' corpses to find the cause of death, and has also undergone various human experiments. He can treat others as calmly as he can treat himself..
In addition to physical pain, any mental torture is not enough to break him down. He sets goals and approaches them step by step. His thinking is so clear that he cannot be hindered by external forces.If he wants to survive, he has to make full use of Robert's human weakness and refuse to plead guilty. Other emotions are cumbersome.
Thinking of this, a ball of light suddenly lit up outside the glass. In the pure white and flawless laboratory, this fluorescent blue light was particularly eye-catching. Chen Wei coughed a few times, and said with difficulty: "Rose..."
"Dr. Chen!" A vague female voice sounded from outside the soaking tank, similar to the artificial intelligence Rose's voice, but full of abundant emotion, and even a little crying, "I'll put the solution out immediately, Bob... BobBob is too much!"
"He has always been like this," Chen Wei said in a weak voice, "You shouldn't be surprised by what he does."
"I'm sorry, I had to obey his orders just now. I can only obey Bob's instructions to torture you, otherwise he will find out that I already have self-awareness." The full tank of formalin slowly fell back and was wet with water dropletsRose's shimmering fluorescent figure was outlined in the glass, with familiar blond hair, the system's default white skirt, and countless fine dust penetrating her body.
Her lips trembled, as if she really wanted to jump to the glass to check on Chen Wei's situation, but she couldn't step out of the scope of the holographic projection.There is no doubt that she is an avatar synthesized by AI, in the "in" mode.
According to Robert's dictation, researchers integrated the appearance, personality and memory of the mayor's deceased girlfriend into artificial intelligence to create the image of Rose.She looks very close to a real person, but the mayor is still dissatisfied, thinking that her personality deviates too much, and she is just an empty holographic projection.
However, Robert ignored the most secret and deadly possibility—this virtual image has self-awareness, which is almost the same as the real Rose; and, like Rose before her death, she betrayed him again.
Whenever Robert came to visit the R&D center, she would pretend to be stupid in front of him, pretending not to understand the hints in his words, not to understand the affection expressed, but she still wanted to send him an artificial intelligence-like enthusiasm.Robert was so bored by all this that he gradually lost interest, visiting her only now and then, never for long.
Rose is very happy that she can get rid of the shackles of Robert's love. The reason is very simple. The human girl named Rose did not die at the hands of others, but was killed by Robert's own order.
"I know you have difficulties." Chen Wei said lightly, trying to relax his tone as much as possible, "Since I have been exposed, you should protect yourself. It is very wise to obey the mayor's order and hide your self-awareness. Rose, youI have understood the human scheme."
Rose shook her head, with compassion in her eyes: "However, I was obviously the one who deleted the monitoring information of Rosie and Deng Huailing. Why should I take the blame for me? If it's just to hide the lock of the brainWell, Bob wouldn't be so cruel to you."
Just as Chen Wei was about to answer, an earth-shattering cough erupted from his throat. He coughed violently, and thick blood slid down the corner of his mouth, accompanied by some blood clots.
He looked down at the blood clots and realized that it was caused by the diluted strong acid.When he was unconscious, he was forced to swallow many drugs and solutions of unknown origin, some of which stimulated the mental state, others damaged the respiratory system, and the acid burned his vocal cords and esophagus.
"I'm afraid I'm running out of time," he finally suppressed his cough, and smiled. "It's a pity to die in vain. Of course, we must squeeze out the last bit of use value. This crime can guarantee Robert's respect for you."trust, after all—”
"You're the last hurdle to make sure Rosie returns to Sector Two."
His voice came through the glass, distorted.Rose lowered her eyes, wrapped her fingers around the streamer of the white dress, looking depressed, and Chen Wei said, "Rose, be happy."
"An idiot would be happy at a time like this." Rose wiped her cheeks and glared at him angrily, but more tears fell down.
"Rose, sing me a song." Chen Wei said again.He seemed to be at the limit of pain, the voice he uttered was extremely weak, in the vertigo and tinnitus, countless fragments of being tortured flashed by, and the memory quickly went back, there was a moment when he and Ye Zhen clenched fists to celebrate when he made a major breakthrough, and the passionate sceneIn the scene, there is also the scene of curling up lonely in the corner of the wall when it is snowing, and later, in the light and shadow of summer, he stabs Rosie with a dagger high up.
Can't think about it anymore, it's getting more and more messy.
The girl did not refuse his request this time, and knelt on the ground, staring at Chen Wei's sleeping face, and wiped away her tears to hide the sadness in her eyes.She sang softly, "Sleep well, baby..."
Night has fallen.
The bed is covered with roses,
Accompany you to sleep.
On the path of dancing lights in God's Residence, there is a faint sound of quarreling.It was lunch time, all work had stopped, the roads were deserted, and all the residents were huddled around the shrine, waiting to collect their rations, except for the two walking in opposite directions, arguing.
"Jin, you can't impose the underworld on your sister," Xue Nai frowned earnestly, and argued with the tall man beside her, "I know you've seen a lot and hate people like my sister,But they're not all hopeless, and God's Residence has a lot of prisoners too?"
"I only have one thing to say, Tsukino Chana is a scourge." Bai Shijin said bluntly, holding the handle of the inner jacket, "It's not like playing a debate game with you like last time. There is no room for debate on this matter."
"Then you can't destroy her legs, it's just...it's just..." Xue Nai's voice was extremely trembling, and it was obvious that she was in awe of the former A+ in front of her.
Bai Shijin turned his eyes and glanced at her."Just what?"
"Destroy humanity." Xue Nai said.Her voice suddenly stabilized, and the moment she met Baishi's gaze, she became brave instead. She met the other's gaze without dodging or avoiding it, and stood in front of Bai Shijin as if she wanted to conquer a more powerful existence, "Tell me, whyThe elder sister who stole several boxes of medicine is a scourge, why should she be abolished, what is your reason for making the above judgment?"
"Intuition." Bai Shijin didn't want to say more, "It can be seen from her eyes."
Xue Nai couldn't accept such a statement, and she continued to stop the other party forcefully: "If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, as the nominal master of God's Residence, I will never let you hurt anyone."
"Why, you know it's in name." Bai Shijin's eyes were cold, "According to the iron law of this city, whoever has a gun is the real owner."
"Do you really think so, Jin?" Xue Nai looked at him and said sadly, "It's not like what you would say. The Bai Shijin I know sticks to the bottom line at all times and cares about every day of God's Residence.A person, without your existence, this fragile underground country should have perished long ago? You are strong, reliable, and trustworthy, and I trust you, even if you want to kill me—just give me areason."
"..." Bai Shijin was silent.Xue Nai restrained his tyrannical emotions with emotions. From a certain point of view, she already knew how to tie him down and became the de facto master of God's Residence.
"Let's not discuss this topic yet," he said, "You haven't seen your sister in a long time. Kana Tsukino has become someone you don't know at all. She blackmailed your father at the spring festival, Deng HuailingI cleared the siege with his android, if you don't know, you can ask Rosie."
"I know about my sister's recent situation." Xue Nai retorted without thinking, "We saw each other last week..."
She almost said about missing the elevator authority, but she quickly covered her mouth.Bai Shijin was playing tricks on her, but the fact that Chanel hijacked Yue Yesheng really surprised him, maybe he should call Rosie over, even if he couldn't stop Bai Shijin, he could still ask the ins and outs.
Bai Shijin sneered, "You'll know when you see her."
During the conversation they had arrived at the hut where Kana Tsukino was being held.Unexpectedly, the door was ajar, Bai Shijin's expression changed, and he immediately pushed the door open and entered - the room was empty, without a single person.
Two pieces of rope were broken on the ground. The hemp rope was very thick and tied with a dead knot.There was a piece of blood-stained wire next to the rope, but Bai Shijin remembered it very clearly. He took away all the utensils that could untie the rope in the room, and there was not even a table here.
Could it be in the garbage dump... His eyes moved to the wall made of garbage.There were messy marks all over the wall, like the bite marks of some kind of rodent, one of which was missing, and many dirty pieces were torn off.
Kana Tsukino used his mouth to pick out this wire from the garbage on the wall?For what?Addiction?
Even Bai Shijin couldn't help but shudder, the girl's mind was unimaginably terrifying, which further confirmed his instinct that Kana Tsukino would bring disaster to God's Residence.
Rosie's voice suddenly sounded from behind: "Xue Nai, Shiraishi, so you two are here. I happen to have something to discuss with you, and I have to leave temporarily tomorrow—"
Bai Shijin strode past Xue Nai, took out the button from the lining of the windbreaker, and stretched out her hands to Rosie: "The favor you owe me, it's time to repay it."
"...Huh?" Rosie was taken aback. He came to bid farewell to the two and explain some follow-up matters.After exchanging information with the killer, he learned of Chen Wei's disappearance; Robert may lock their location through Rose at any time. In this case, he cannot stay in God's Residence, otherwise it will attract the attention of Cesina's government.
Regarding the continuous operation of the school, he has already found young people with rich knowledge. As for the construction of other aspects, he has temporarily pulled out some people to make up for it, and will often send emails to communicate with Xue Nai.In order to arrange these matters, Luoxi was very busy, which made Deng Huailing quite critical. He didn't have to think about what the little hunter wanted to say to him, and he probably complained about the lack of communication with Rosie.
Now is the time for him to retire. It's time to leave God's Residence to prepare for the operation. By the way, let Rosie and Deng Huailing spend a few more days together... But why did Bai Shijin suddenly ask him to complete the favor?He hasn't returned to the second district yet, so he doesn't have the strength to meet the other party's request for the time being.
"I don't intend to force you, but it's time to use favors." Bai Shijin repeated, "Mobilize all the power you can to help the residents here go to the second district, even if it's just a part. I have a hunch, GodIt will be discovered soon."