[Zongmeiying] Wait, am I going to die?

John Reaser has always felt that someone is staring at him recently. A feeling of being watched has touched the sensitive nerves of the former CIA, and alarms are constantly sounding in his brain.

However, when he used his anti-reconnaissance methods to observe for a whole day and still didn't see any suspects, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.

Riise raised his head to look at the electronic eyes on the street, the flashing red light was still flashing in an orderly manner, and under the sharp eyes, he flashed a posture of standing still.

Riise stared at the electronic eye for a minute before turning around and walking back to the apartment.

The little girl in the electronic world blinked a pair of gray eyes that were quite similar to him, and crossed out the record "Close to father by observing Riise" on the panel that emerged next to her, and marked: The risk is too high, and then she continued to bow her head and start Think of new ways.

As for the reason why he still listed this point despite knowing Riise's past experience like the back of his hand——

Miss Machine said that even if she evolves successfully, there are still many things she doesn't understand.

Riise's behavior style is obviously very different from that of his father. Why does his father still rely on him so much and trust him? It is clear that she is doing what Riise has done, such as: saving mankind, protecting his father, providing information, and doing things according to his father's orders ——She is more obedient than Riise!

Are you being treated differently just because you are not human?

No, it won't be like this.

The girl's eyes dimmed.In fact, she somehow knows the reason why her father rejected her-machines don't understand human emotions.

Riise, on the other hand, is someone who has experienced the pain of losing someone important to him just like his father.

——If you lose your father.

Miss Machine thought about this question for the first time, and then the light screen around her didn't move for a long time, as if even the world was frozen by sadness.

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"What's the matter? Finch?" Riise saw the boss staring at the computer in front of him with a serious face as soon as he arrived at the library, wondering what he was thinking about.

Usually when Riise arrives at the library, his boss, Harold Finch, can be roughly divided into two states.

Working status, sitting at the computer desk and crackling, or posting some number-related information, so that Riise and Xiao can start browsing the work content as soon as they arrive-their job is to save lives, and there is no delay for a second.

In the casual state, drinking fried green tea, eating donuts, and holding a book, the expression on the face is usually more relaxed.On extremely rare occasions, Reese would see Finch taking a nap on the couch in the library, in a posture that would not put a burden on his neck, which would make it look easy for the boss who usually erected triple walls a little closer.

But obviously, the current state of Finch is not one of these two.

"There's something weird about the machine."

Riise's eyebrows were raised almost imperceptibly.

After he met the eyes of the electronic eye, the feeling of being watched quickly disappeared. Although he didn't know what the machine was doing, Riise didn't tell Finch because his instinct told him that it was not a dangerous transformation.

And usually Finch's every change to the machine is full of supernatural taste. After the machine is "free", his boss is already nervous enough.

So he shrugged.

"Virus? Malfunction?"

"Mr Reaser, I must tell you, it's made with—"

Riser raised his hand and spoke in his usual soft, husky voice with a little rising pitch.

"Finch, you know I don't quite understand your computer theories."

He just learned everything an agent should learn, unlike Finch who is the undisputed king of electronics.Riise never doubted that his boss would have won several Nobel Prizes if he hadn't been a serious mystic.All mankind will remember his name, although it is most likely that it will remain in the history books as countless pseudonyms.

It's not that Finch lacks such things.

Finch glared at the employee who had interrupted him, and chose a statement both of them could understand.

"...it's state-of-the-art, there's no way it's going to get a virus or fail suddenly."

The reason why the virus uploaded by Decima could interfere with the machine is because it was a virus compiled by the creator of the machine for the machine, and it was the seeds planted in this "virus" that finally gave the machine freedom.

This is the last way Finch could think of to prevent "God" from being used by "someone" after he and his friends were betrayed by the government.

"Maybe it's 'self-management'. Didn't you say it might evolve?" It's not that Riise doesn't understand the boss's anxiety, but... he knows that the anxiety at the moment is useless.

"You're right, Mr. Reaser." Harold Finch stood up. He obviously didn't feel relieved but suppressed his anxiety. "We have a new number."

Reese's expression was serious, work always made them more serious, because every number involved a life.

What made the atmosphere even more dignified was that the number this time was a little girl.

"Lilia Bryan, 11 years old, attended St. Louis Elementary School. Her parents died in a car accident ten years ago. She is currently living with her grandparents."

Riise carefully observed Lilia in the photo, using his experience as an agent to try to read some information from the child's face.

This is a very happy child, the death of her parents didn't cast much shadow on her, and the absence of parents didn't make her dark or sharp - her grandparents gave her enough love, and she fully felt it Love from grandparents.

Why would such a child become a number?

Reese couldn't help but think of the tragedy that Root had deciphered while chasing Finch after she had taken her away—

And Finch's voice continued.

"She lives a regular life, obedient and filial, her grades are good and there has been no change recently, and everything around her is normal, except for one thing."

"There was a rented house next to the house she lived with her grandparents, and there were two strangers living in it."

Finch posted two photos.

"The only names I know are Thranduil and Elrond. I have no identities, no records of previous activities, and I can't find any past. It's like two people who appeared out of thin air."

Finch frowned.

These two people are different from his situation. Each of his identities has a sufficient and perfect reality background, as if there is really a person active there, until Finch needs that person, that person will stop the activity and let Finch set him up. on his shell.

And these two people, without any past or even identification documents - simply hang a sign on their heads that says "I'm suspicious!".

Moreover, Finch has seen many people with outstanding appearance and temperament, but he has to admit that these two people are too outstanding.That makes the past seem all the more strange that there is no record of it at all.

"I'll investigate." John Reaser simply informed and walked out, "Where's Shaw?"

"I left her a message." Finch continued to bury his head in his computer, trying to find out more information.

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Elrond and Thranduil did not expect a little girl to see their sudden appearance.They even suspected that it was deliberate by the machine - how could she not know if anyone would pass by here?

But if it is the will of this world that allows them to meet, then it is the guidance of fate.

"Are you magicians?" Lilia, with curly brown hair, sat beside the two elves.

Her grandparents took the granddaughter's word lightly, simply making Thranduil and Elrond feel that accepting two pointy-eared guests who glowed at night was no big deal in this world at all.

Then they became temporary residents in the rental cottage next door.

"Elves, to be precise," Elrond said softly to the girl.

Although the old Bryan and his wife are good people like a fairy tale, the elves are always embarrassed to eat and live for nothing.

Magic is not allowed to be used here like in the previous world, it is restricted by the rules-for this world, the activity of magic elements is very low, probably because the core is the crystallization of technology.

So after reviewing the current events and understanding all the economic and political news, His Majesty the Great Elf King of the Jungle Forest became a glorious stockholder, and started his career with great interest.Of course, the account and start-up funds were borrowed from a kind-hearted old couple.

And Elrond will accompany the little girl Lilia, and act as a babysitter when the old couple is inconvenient-I believe he is already familiar with it.

"Elf!" Lilia covered her mouth, her blue eyes blinked cutely, "I've seen elves too."

she said in a low voice.

"That elf is only this big." She used her hands to measure a distance of one centimeter, "It was glowing all over, and then it flew into my mouth!"

Elrond was taken aback for a moment, and Lilia lowered her head in frustration.

"If the elf flew into the body of Dad or Mom at that time, would they survive?"

Even Thranduil, who was guarding the computer, turned around.

The elves exchanged a look - the phenomenon that the child said should not appear in this world at all, so it is possible that the child has fragments of the code, fragments of life or death in his body.

After that, Lilia spent an afternoon happily beside the elves, and then was sent home by Elrond himself.

"If it's white light, life fragments are more likely." Thranduil said.

Elrond nodded approvingly: "Hope it's not a fragment of death."

He didn't want to break the girl's happiness, and death was always cruel.

"Someone is staring at us." The Elf King said suddenly, his five senses strengthened as a sentinel made him sharper than Elrond.

In order to prevent the incident of glowing at night from causing a stir among the crowd, they chose dusk to send Lilia back.And they have only been here not long ago, so they shouldn't get into any trouble.

The reason why the other party stared at them—could it be the Brian family?