"Tick tock..."
"Tick tock..."
An old clock hangs under the eaves in the dark night.
The hour hand beats moment by moment.
The numbers were blurred on the rusty dial.
Black cars drive down the street.
The hour hand points to midnight.
The wheels came to a slow stop.
Three floors away.
The car door opens.
The golden bear's face was calm, showing no signs of sadness or joy. He was dressed in formal attire, and under the guidance of the waiter, he climbed up to the third floor again.
There was a hustle and bustle outside the building, light and shadow intertwined, alcohol and perfume were mixed and went straight into the nose.
The building is quiet.
White and gold embellish solemnity and heaviness.
Ivan and the other twelve second-floor owners were waiting for him.
The atmosphere was completely different from the bustle a few hours ago.
No one spoke.
Jin Xiong slowly stepped forward, his eyes indifferent, walked to his seat and sat down.
Ivan's broad body occupies the highest position, wearing a white suit, with no expression on his face, his breath is calm, his eyes are slightly lowered, and a fat hand is turning a transparent wine glass.
Under the bright light, the glass reflected the distorted figures of everyone present.
Thirteen second-floor owners, plus Ivan.
The table was empty.
No dinner.
The last supper has been eaten.
calm.
From time to time there was a sound or two of dripping water.
The atmosphere slowly solidified in silence.
Like clockwork being slowly tightened.
The sheet steel bars were rolled tightly, getting tighter and tighter, but the invisible hand still didn't stop.
"Ta..."
There is a sound.
It was Ivan who placed the glass on the dining table.
He raised his eyes slightly and saw the long table and the thirteen guests on the table.
"That body is nice, I want to use it."
After that, there was another silence.
The other twelve people did not change and were still sitting in their seats calmly.
Jinxiong raised his head slightly. There was no expression on his old face, but he just said something lightly.
"Broken the rules."
"nature… "
Ivan smiled calmly, the flesh under his face not shaking.
"It's true that I took it away just because of my ability, but... this is a three-story building, and my rules are the rules of the mixed area."
A very bland sentence.
But the domineering nature of the words cannot be denied.
Golden Bear is naturally not Ivan's opponent, so he tells the rules not to protect Lu Wen.
But for his benefit.
"Three years."
"Can."
Ivan looked up at the other twelve people.
Those people sat peacefully.
No one spoke.
It seems that everyone has acquiesced.
Lu Wen's body was exchanged for Golden Bear's three-year right to use the second area. No one else could attack or take away his original area.
If the Golden Bear didn't fight for anything and just gave up, Ivan would be suspicious.
"That body comes from the upper world. It is a robot that is exactly like a human being..."
Ivan looked at the glass in front of him calmly, as if there was something wonderful in the empty glass.
"That is the most perfect creation. When God created the world, he gave human beings the most perfect appearance and wisdom, but did not dare to give too much. So humans in the higher world created that kind of robot, with powerful abilities and Wisdom, immortality, there will never be a more perfect race in the world.”
"Do you want to attack the guests from the high-level world?" The blue man who had been silent suddenly said something.
"Ah… "
Ivan chuckled and looked at him indifferently.
"Kate, my old friend, you have always been very cautious, so you can sit on the second floor for a long enough time, but... being too cautious often does not lead to big things."
Say it.
He turned to look at Jin Xiong and said, "I think Brother Jin Xiong knows that that person... should be a fugitive from the high-level world."
The golden bear nodded in agreement.
"Indeed."
Hearing this, the blue man stopped talking.
The other twelve people present seemed to drive away after the banquet in the evening, but in fact they didn't go far at all.
They knew Ivan had something to say, so they came back early.
The location on the second floor doesn't just need to be knocked down.
Ivan’s approval is also needed.
Take a token from Ivan.
Everyone sitting here now has such a token in their hands.
But after the banquet in the evening, Ivan did not give it to Lu Wen.
This situation has only occurred twice in the two-story replacements in the more than ten years since Ivan took office.
The last time was five years ago. The newcomer who sat on the second floor was very young. He drank too much at the banquet and threatened that one day he would become the owner of another three-story building in this area. He and Ivan would support each other and expand together. territory.
Ivan said with a smile that he was looking forward to it.
He asked someone to take away the young man's head that night and hung it three floors outside as a bloody decoration.
But this time Lu Wen performed quite well.
Nothing inappropriate was said.
Now after Ivan and Jin Xiong's respective words, everyone here finally understands.
The common man is not guilty.
Jinxiong added: "I have lived longer than everyone here, and I have better luck. I have been to the high-level world, and I have seen that kind of robot. It is said that that kind of robot is not easy to control, has design flaws, and is prone to accidents." The self-awareness escaped, but they were all captured before escaping from the high-level world. None of them had ever escaped to the mixed zone until a few days ago... "
He briefly talked about how he got to know Lu Wen.
From starting to pay attention, to planning Dong Fan's death, to testing Lu Wen's combat power, to grabbing the territory last night, Lu Wen showed great strength.
certainly…
the whole process.
He deliberately ignored one part.
For example... During his communication with Lu Wen, he found that Lu Wen didn't seem to be... too familiar with the high-level world.
So much so that information needs to be purchased from those under him.
He even felt that Lu Wen was not very familiar with the whole world.
It seems that he escaped from the high-level world not long after he turned on the computer and without absorbing any relevant knowledge.
"Wait a moment."
Giant Baz suddenly shouted stop.
He hunched his back, looked at the golden bear, and asked in a deep voice: "You said he survived a big explosion without even burning his clothes?"
"That's right, that's why I gave the second area to him and became a cooperative friend with him, rather than a superior or subordinate."
"Is it some kind of technology from the high-level world?"
"I don't know, he is always very mysterious."
"You said he can also make guns explode?"
"It may be a coincidence, or maybe he really has some ability. After all... he is the most powerful technological crystal in the high-level world. If you really want to deal with him, you must be extremely careful."
Next, several second-floor owners asked about the Golden Bear.
This time, it was Ivan who took the lead in attacking Lu Wen.
It was Ivan who also took action.
But they were all worried that the technological monster from the high-level world would come to their territory, so they had to ask.
And Ivan is... moody and angry.
It is not impossible to let their men die and test that person's strength.
After all, his word is the rule here.
No one dares to violate it.
"weakness."
Ivan suddenly tapped the table.
He looked at everyone, his little eyes slightly narrowed, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
"What we want to discuss is not how powerful that machine is, but what its weaknesses are. I hope to get a fairly complete body... Brother Golden Bear, please tell me."
"Weakness..."
Jinxiong lowered his head slightly and pondered for a moment, frowning as if thinking.
Ivan didn't rush him and looked at him calmly.
The other twelve second-floor owners also cast their gaze over.
After a moment, Golden Bear raised his head and said hesitantly: "This person... is a machine after all. The weakness he showed... If there is one, it can only be the blue mother and daughter."
"Sure?"
"No..." Jin Xiong shook his head, "I have only known him for a few days. He doesn't talk much, and his expression has always been cold and dull."
"So he probably has no weaknesses?"
"But it's a machine after all. Don't worry too much. Even the most powerful mechanical people I've seen so far can't resist the human sea tactics."
It was the robot Alan who said this.
He is a very powerful machine in his own right.
"I have arranged manpower to monitor the street where he lives." Jin Xiong looked at Ivan, "If nothing happens, he will not leave tonight."
"What if something happens?"
"We can only go and take a look first."
…
The night is quiet.
Cars drove slowly under the dim street lights.
"We have not shown any hostility towards him before, so there is no need to be too cautious. It will be okay if he is discovered."
"It's business as usual."
Thirteen two-story owners, and Ivan.
Everyone is sitting in the car.
There are countless thugs behind.
Darkness covers the corners that cannot be illuminated by light.
From time to time there was a blue cough or two in a corner.
Golden Bear gets off.
He said into the earphone: "Don't move, you all. I'll go take a look."
The old man's skills were much more agile than his appearance. He jumped lightly and without making any sound, jumped to a platform on the first floor.
The view here is wide.
Not far away is the street where more blue people live.
"There's a problem," he said suddenly.
"What's wrong?" Ivan's voice came from the channel.
"My people are missing."
"Is your person trustworthy?"
"They've all been following me for a long time."
The other owners of the second floor frowned unconsciously when they heard this, except for the one from the mechanical clan. His brow was made of smooth metal, and there were two layers of reinforcement inside, making it impossible to frown.
They just came to take a look.
After all, it is technology from the high-level world, and most of them have never seen it before. They did not observe it carefully at the banquet today.
but…
There was an accident.
"Tick tock..."
"Tick tock..."
Drops of rain suddenly fell from the sky.
It's raining.
No warning.
Artificial rainfall.
Thin raindrops streaked across the endless night, falling on the quiet world.
The car windows were soon covered with thin rain streaks.
For people sitting in the car, their view of the outside world is suddenly blurred.
Although the light monitoring equipment carried by the golden bear allowed them to see clearly, a few people still felt uncomfortable.
"Golden Bear, what's going on now?" a reformer asked.
"I don't know. I'm contacting the guys I arranged for this damn artificial rainfall." The voice of the golden bear came from the channel, as well as the sound of pattering rain.
The cyborg who asked the question wanted to look out the window.
But the car windows were mushy.
The rain is getting heavier.
The whole sky and earth formed a curtain of rain, which seemed to submerge this small car compartment.
He didn't like being in such a dull car.
It made him feel uncomfortable, like he was suffocating.
As a second-story owner, this reformer is quite confident in his own strength.
So he opened the car door.
"Tick tock!"
A drop of rain hit his forehead.
Cold and chilly.
The sound of rain that had been isolated before suddenly amplified the moment the car door opened.
The whole world is covered in heavy rain.
The Cyborg enjoyed this feeling of fresh air and freedom.
But within a few seconds, he heard some kind of subtle sound.
Not too far away.
The sound was discordant.
very dangerous.
The raindrops jumped on the remaining tiles, slapped among the branches of the trees, and splashed softly, as if playing a farewell song of mourning.
A spinning metal slug broke through the rain curtain.
The pupils of the transformed man slowly dilated.
Death moves from far to near.
(End of chapter)