The Mechanic

A Xun didn't believe that he was following him all the way, he just wanted to protect him, just wanted... to be with him.

I'm afraid Ah Xun will never believe it again...I won't believe that I just want to spend more time by his side. Even in another capacity, with another name. Axun will never look at him with that kind of helpless but doting eyes again, never lie lazily on his chest and refuse to get up from bed, never smile softly and reach out to wipe him off. Chocolate on the lips.

All those small actions, those routines between the two of them, those memories that belonged to him and Zhang Xun, all became the past and would never reappear. And he didn't even know it was the last kiss, the last holding hands, the last tenderness.

This recognition suddenly made him very uncomfortable, as if the air in his chest had been sucked out and filled with gravel. His mechanical heart was actually hurting as if he could feel it, maybe it wasn't the heart hurting, but his spirit hurting.

He felt like he was being torn apart a little bit.

Is this what it's like to be human? Out of control, fear, helplessness...

It was as if everything had returned to the starting point, back to the early morning when he had just been seduced. But Zhang Xun no longer comforted him with a gentle voice, supported him with warm hands, and stared at him with dark eyes.

At this time, the gear combination next to the metal gate directly opposite began to rotate, driving the heavy gate to slowly open. The sixth chief, Jian Mo and the psychologist Patty walked in.

In an instant, all the expressions on Adam's face disappeared. He sat up straight, raised his head slowly, curled the corners of his mouth, and smiled elegantly and politely, "Good evening."

The sixth chief's face was not very good, and he said coldly, "After Eden announced today that we have lowered our threat level, there have been riots in the tenth district, the eighth district and the second district."

Adam kept smiling, "Any change will stir up ripples. This is within my expectation. Up to now, the few who took the lead in making trouble have been controlled, and the rest can't stir up any trouble. After all, most people I still prefer to live in peace with the outside world.”

Patty whispered, "For two hundred years, we have been the last bastion of men. Until not long ago, we were still promoting hostility to women and AI. If there is no honey plague, I believe this situation will not change until now. I Think we're moving too fast, and it's very likely that people will lose their sense of belonging and their place."

Adam looked at the psychologist who was always so low-key that he couldn't find it in the crowd, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"If we want to open Paradise Lost, we need to do it step by step. We can start by opening up trade exchanges. First, introduce some external technology and entertainment products to break some stereotypes. At the same time, we should also export some things that we have but the outside world does not have. After all, ordinary The world’s image of us is just as extreme.”

"Your suggestion is very valuable, and I will consider it carefully." Adam replied formulaically, although he had already thought of all these details.

The sixth chief continued, "There are still quite a few people in the guard who sympathize with Zhang Shuo. You can't move Zhang Shuo, but if you don't deal with him, it's legally unjustifiable. After all, he did spread about the cloud of consciousness. and openly disobeyed the order of the round table, causing bad influence. Moreover, he is Zhang Xun's father, we should take advantage of this."

"Zhang Xun is not our threat yet."

"But he will definitely be our threat." The sixth chief said solemnly, "You don't think he will disappear after he escapes, do you? Zhang Xun tried to kill you, and it was he who completed your seance. Even Pan It was all designed by him. He knows too much about the inside story, so it's hard to say whether he will unite with some forces to deal with us."

"Chief Sixth, I think we have reached a consensus on this issue." Adam's smile was slightly restrained, and his expression was slightly condensed. "Zhang Xun and Zhang Shuo are people under my responsibility, and you will not ask."

"If they're going to be a threat to Paradise Lost, of course I'm going to ask!"

The smile on Adam's face disappeared. He slowly stood up from the armchair, and took a few steps forward regardless of the various pipelines connected to the back of his head. Obviously the height is similar to that of the sixth chief, but the sixth chief, who is watched by Adam, has the illusion of being overlooked.

A sense of suffocation of being mentally suppressed.

"If you question my decision, we can terminate all plans at any time." Adam said in a calm and emotionless voice.

Terminating all plans means that both the consciousness cloud project and the plan to open the Lost Paradise have stalled, and Eden may raise the threat level of the Lost Paradise again, and those mechanical soldiers will return... everything that has been done before will be in vain.

This is an overt threat.

The sixth chief has begun to feel that Paradise Lost has become too dependent on Adam and Pan, and Pan has been controlled by Adam. The voice and prestige of the round table is rapidly decreasing.

Without Zhang Xun, it seems that no one can control Adam anymore. Although Jian Mo is Adam's mechanic in name, he is more like Adam's puppet.

Feeling the tense atmosphere, Jian Mo stepped forward and said in a slow voice, "Adam, how is your headache?"

Headache, an extra symptom since Zhang Xun detonated the miniature bomb that almost killed him, but Jian Mo checked his human brain and mechanical brain and found no problems.