[Science Fiction] Escape from Paint City

Shuichen and Sha Qianxing were startled, they stood up and slowly approached the door, holding a dagger in their right hand to protect their chest, always on guard against anyone breaking into the door.

The person who came was very patient. He knocked five or six times, and perhaps said something, but the sound insulation of the door was very good, and he couldn't hear it at all.

The two had already walked to the door, and Sha Qianxing was standing on the side of the door with his back against the wall, his whole body tensed up, ready to control whoever came.He nodded towards Shui Chen, and Shui Chen responded in the same way, then leaned his back against the door, and held the doorknob with his backhand.

The doorknob was twisted to the vertical position, and then opened at an unhurried speed. A figure stepped in, and was quickly restrained by Sha Qianxing, with the dagger pressed against his neck.Shuichen took the opportunity to close the door again without making any sound.

He turned around and found that the person who came was Shui Dad.

Sha Qianxing also recognized it, but he still didn't let go, just paying attention to the dagger so as not to let it really leave a wound on Papa Shui's body.

Father Shui was held hostage, but the expression on his face remained unchanged.He was wearing a calf-length white coat, gold-rimmed glasses, and his hair was well-polished, which was quite different from his usual slovenly at-home attire.

He didn't seem to be surprised by Shui Chen's appearance, and he didn't have any resistance to Sha Qianxing, he just nodded to Shui Chen, doing the same gesture of greeting as usual.

"Dad, why are you here?"

Having gone through the previous traps, Shui Chen inevitably suspected that this was another conspiracy by the Science Affairs Office, and Shui Dad was/manipulated to mislead them.

"I was entrusted by the Science and Technology Office to participate in the third-generation Qicheng residents' manufacturing plan."

Dad Shui still had a cold expression on his face, and he didn't care how shocking the words he said were.As he spoke, his whole body moved towards the operating area, and his neck actively approached the dagger.

Sha Qianxing didn't want to really hurt Dad Shui, so he had to withdraw the dagger slightly.Shui Dad's figure flashed, he came out of Sha Qianxing's encirclement, walked to the operation area in a flash, and tapped his fingers on it.

The speed of the entire assembly line was slowed down, and Shuichen saw that the "parts" produced by each program were more refined, and the differences in the appearance of each man were more obvious.

Dad Shui chatted while operating: "Making a human body is similar to carpentry. You can carve all the parts and then assemble them according to the appropriate structure. But each work should be unique. It’s pointless to mass-produce it.”

The indifference revealed by Shui Dad's words made Shui Chen frown, and the expression on his face became serious.

"Dad, do you really know what you're doing?"

Dad Shui had finished the operation at this time, he turned around, clenched his fist with one hand and tapped his head lightly, but there was a trace of confusion on his face.

"Isn't this obvious? Manufacture human bodies and implant souls to make them more perfect residents of Qicheng. Of course, if they have already developed self-awareness, they don't need to be screened anymore."

Shuichen found that Shui's father seemed to know a lot, but he still very much agreed with the behavior of the Science Affairs Office, and was even proud of being able to participate in it.

"Dad, aren't you afraid...I might have been created in this way, and have been under the control of the Science Affairs Office."

Shui Dad's logic is completely different from Shui Chen's. He heard Shui Chen's words, his eyes widened a lot, and he spoke a lot faster, as if he was very surprised.

"How did I come here, is it important? The important thing is that I have my own consciousness now, I can do what I want to do, and then I can make more companions like this, isn't it great? Everything is for For Qicheng, constant elimination and constant sacrifice are necessary."

"You're just too resistant to the Science Affairs Office, and you've always been."

Dad Shui sighed expressionlessly, as if he had nothing to do with his rebellious son.

While talking, he was about to leave the room, halfway there, as if he just remembered, he turned his head and said to the two people: "Ah, by the way, the maintainers are about to start checking, you will be found if you stay here, or come here my room?"

Seeing that the two of them stood still, with a hint of vigilance on their faces, he pursed his lips and said, "Well, if I didn't ask, you can do whatever you want."

"Brother Chen?"

Seeing this, Sha Qianxing asked Shuichen in a low voice, no matter what, he couldn't let Shui's father go easily.

"Come on."

Shuichen hesitated for a while, but decided to follow Papa Shui there.Dad Shui doesn't seem to reject outsiders, and he is very familiar with this place. He still has some questions to ask Dad Shui, and maybe with his help, he can reveal the true face of the Science Affairs Office.

If Dad Shui is a fake, follow him. Although it is a bit risky, you can still catch the tail of the Science and Affairs Office along the way.

The two followed Dad Shui out, and walked down the corridor to the depths.The doors on both sides are all ivory white, without any signs on them, they look exactly the same and cannot be distinguished.

Dad Shui found his room without any difficulty.The door was still unlocked, he turned the handle and walked in, not caring whether Shuichen and Sha Qianxing followed him.

The room is small, without windows, and all the walls are painted light blue, which doesn't look so depressing.There is only a single bed, a huge desk and a small wardrobe in the entire room, and a small bathroom is built into the corner.Shui Chen sees that all the furniture is made by Shui Dad himself.Various sketches are piled messily on the desk, and some finished and half-finished wood products are on the ground.

The mattress on the single bed was very high and soft, and it swelled up in a circle. Dad Shui sat straight on the bed and moved it a few more times to make himself more comfortable.

He didn't greet the two of them, but was distracted and didn't know what to think.

Shui Chen has long been used to Shui Dad's appearance, he picked out a pile of wooden products that could replace the function of the bench, and handed it to Sha Qianxing.When the two sat down, they were much shorter than Shui Dad who was sitting on the bed.

"Is mom here too?"

In the end, it was Shuichen who brought up the topic first.

Shui Ma, who is in her forties, is still as petite as a loli, and usually has a cold face, but she and Shui Dad are very husband and wife.But when watching a favorite drama, the eyes will glow, and there will be some subtle expression changes that are not very obvious.Such a water mother looks very angry, so Shui Chen has to be a little closer to her.

Even if Shuichen knew that this family might be formed by distribution, and everyone was just a product of the Science Affairs Office, how could the affection he gave be taken back all at once.

Dad Shui's distraction was interrupted by the voice, he came back to his senses and shook his head.

"She should watch the show at home."

"I went home, but I couldn't get in, and there was no answer when I knocked on the door."

"Ah, it's probably because she's excited again after watching the drama, so she switched to closed mode."

Papa Shui patted his mouth and yawned big.

"Dad, does Mom know what you're doing? Don't you worry about her being in danger?"

Shui's father's indifferent attitude made Shuichen a little annoyed, and his voice became hurried.

"Don't worry, she is also a person who has awakened self-awareness. It is safe to stay at home. Although I have asked her if she wants to join, if she is not interested, there is nothing I can do."

As he said that, Papa Shui opened his mouth and yawned again. He took off his white coat, and inside was cotton pajamas in black clothes and trousers.

The words Shui Chen wanted to question were choked in his throat, Shui Dad probably really didn't care about anything, and just wanted to do his own business well.

"Why don't you reject me?"

Sha Qianxing had been sitting quietly by the side, but at this moment he couldn't help but speak.Logically speaking, the first time everyone in Qicheng saw him, they should have chased and killed him without hesitation, but Shui Dad kept doing his own thing, completely treating him as if he didn't exist.

"Don't compare me with those unconscious puppets. You are an outsider, so of course you will be rejected by them instinctively. But I know why you came to Qicheng, isn't it just to bring Shuichen to continue your mission?"

Father Shui's words startled Sha Qianxing, it was like a character in the book you were reading suddenly jumped out, pointed at your nose, and said triumphantly to you: "I know you."

At this time, Dad Shui took out a small gray square towel from the bathroom and was wiping his face. The sound came out through the towel, which was a bit muffled.

"The outside world is occupied by black mist, and Lacquer City is the last pure land. Even if you go out, what can you save?"

Sha Qianxing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Science Affairs Office might have its own set of world crisis theory, and he was also assigned a more precise identity by default.

"How much do you know?"

Shui Chen narrowed his eyes at Shui Dad's words and stared at him intently.

"You know what you need to know. But since you've all come to the Science Affairs Office, it's more interesting to see for yourself."

After Shui Dad finished speaking, he went into the bathroom again, and the sound of rinsing his mouth and brushing his teeth came from inside.

Shuichen felt that he couldn't understand the thinking of Qicheng people at all, they didn't care how they got here, they didn't care whether they were bound or not.In his opinion, people who have awakened their individual consciousness and emotions are not much different from other people who have not been awakened. How do they judge the difference between the two, and then cruelly determine the death of most people.

Qicheng is not a pure land at all, but a cage.And Shuichen just wants to escape from this cage, even if he leaves, he may face death.

"What should we do now?"

Sha Qianxing turned his head to ask Shuichen.

"Follow our original plan to find the person behind the scenes of the Science Affairs Office."

When Shui Dad came out, Shui Chen asked him bluntly: "Who is behind the Science Affairs Office?"

"The people behind it? The Science Affairs Office is the Science Affairs Office."

At this time, Dad Shui has finished washing, and his hair is lying limply after getting wet, and he looks more energetic.

"...Then what are the first, second and third floors here?"

Dad Shui knew everything about it, and while wiping his hair with a towel, he said, "The first floor is the unrealized area, where chips are implanted in the human body to irrigate the soul, and the personnel adjustment of the entire Paint City is here. This is also my last place." Many of the places where I often stay are my masterpieces; the second floor is the Jiran area, which serves the residents who have put into their lives, but the specific operation is not clear, and I have never been to the production area there; the third floor is the final area, It is the defender who solves the aftermath of the death of the residents and the survival of the paint city."

After a few random wipes, Dad Shui put on a triangular soft nightcap and climbed onto the single bed.He took off his glasses and put them on the head of the bed, lay flat again and covered the quilt, closed his eyes, and said the last words before going to bed.

"The maintainer's inspection will last all night, so don't even think about going out. I'll show you my masterpiece tomorrow during the day."

The author has something to say: I'm sorry, little cuties, yesterday's update is now uploaded, so tonight's update will be a little later, before three o'clock in the morning.

I think the Shui Dad who appeared at the beginning is a little cute. No matter what you do, I am very calm about the series, and I am almost convinced by him. I think it is not a big deal. Isn’t Qicheng such a normal thing? Thank you OK! 【Completely Brainwashed】

Water dad before leaving: Sudden invitation [hhhh]

The composition of the Science Affairs Office was also mentioned through the mouth of Shui Dad. In fact, it will not be very ups and downs, because...the Science Affairs Office really likes Brother Chen. 【hhhh】

Science Affairs Office (to Shui Chen): Compassion~