Seeing Wan Tong’s confused expression, 017 lowered her gaze, wanting to make a sarcastic remark, but looking into her wet eyes, the words got stuck in her throat. How could she force a little delicate flower to be more accomplished?
Wan Tong’s mind was a bit muddled. 017 had helped her earlier, and it didn’t seem like 017 was all that bad…
So, was 017 the Raider?
“001~ Where did you run off to? I want to be with you~” 003’s every word had a wave-like tone, which made Wan Tong shiver.
When 003 saw 017 behind her, she immediately hesitated, standing stiffly where she was and gesturing for Wan Tong to come over.
Wan Tong had no choice but to walk over.
“001, aren’t you afraid of 017?” 003 whispered in her ear.
“Afraid of what?”
“Afraid she’ll poison you…” 003 lowered her voice even more.
“…” Wan Tong had indeed been afraid of that.
At night, Wan Tong felt the recovery cabin being opened, and she woke up abruptly. Seeing Ling Wu, she thought she was dreaming, but she dared not make a sound.
Ling Wu silently carried her out of the recovery cabin, then left the room without a sound.
Wan Tong glanced at the surrounding surveillance cameras, but her face showed no worry. Previously, when Ling Wu came to see her privately, he would first control the security system to leave no trace.
“What happened?” Wan Tong asked softly.
Ling Wu took her directly out of the girls’ dormitory, which puzzled her. They hadn’t needed to go this far before during their conversations.
Ling Wu didn’t stop his steps, his voice soft, “We have to leave the Paradise early, it’s too dangerous.”
“Why?”
“There are other robots in the paradise, and they want to kill all the girls.”
Ling Wu’s words shocked Wan Tong. “How could that be…”
But then she suddenly thought of Lin Qi. After spending a lot of time with Ling Wu, she had become good at distinguishing robots, and she remembered some of Lin Qi’s behaviors, which indeed resembled robotic patterns.
“How many robots are there in the Paradise? Who do you know?” Wan Tong hurriedly asked.
“Lin Qi.”
Just as she thought…
“Was it Lin Qi who poisoned them all?”
Ling Wu shook his head. He only monitored the paradise and had unintentionally intercepted a piece of information, learning that someone was planning to harm all the girls in the paradise.
He had investigated the poisoning but found no trace of the culprit. The girls who died didn’t even have visible wounds, and their bodies were quickly disposed of.
“Ling Wu, we can’t leave yet.” Wan Tong jumped out of Ling Wu’s arms.
The night was dense, and the two of them had already entered the Western District. After all, the exit they needed to leave had to pass through here.
Wan Tong’s figure was hidden in the darkness, but Ling Wu could precisely capture her movements and pulled her back in front of him, saying just a few words, “Tongtong, it’s dangerous.”
When he said ‘dangerous,’ it truly was dangerous.
“Ling Wu, I really can’t leave yet…” Wan Tong thought of M01 and grew a bit anxious. No matter how dangerous it was, she couldn’t leave now.
“Dangerous.” Ling Wu mechanically emphasized, and in the dim light, a faint green glow flickered in his eyes.
Wan Tong felt a bit helpless. Ling Wu always put her safety first. When the Paradise sent people to pick her up, his chip’s robot protocol almost broke down, and his behavior became uncontrollable, injuring those from the Paradise.
She reached out and held his hand, feeling the warmth coming from his palm, “Ling Wu, with you here, I won’t be in danger.”
The temperature control system of Ling Wu’s skin had been accidentally damaged by her once before, and since then, it had remained cold, so he never again offered the initiative to hold her hand.
After hearing Wan Tong’s response, Ling Wu didn’t reply immediately. He tilted his head slightly, and his eyes flickered with a few flashes of eerie green light, as if he couldn’t quite make sense of her logic from one sentence to the next.
If he’s here, why would it reduce the danger?
While Ling Wu was silent, he suddenly turned his head and looked to the side.
There was a row of steel-cast cylindrical shapes, varying in height, with only cold shadows visible in the dim light.
“M01.” A code name slipped from Ling Wu’s lips.
The next second, from the dark gray shadow of one of the cylindrical shapes, a tall figure stepped out.
Wan Tong squinted but couldn’t make sense of it. Only when M01 approached did she recognize him.
Ling Wu’s lack of response indicated that M01 posed no harm to them.
“Want to escape?” M01’s voice was laced with mockery.
Wan Tong instinctively clung to Ling Wu’s arm. m01 always gave her a strange feeling.
And in a situation like this, if M01 shouted, both she and Ling Wu would have no chance of escape.
“Yes.” Ling Wu answered in a serious tone, then looked down at Wan Tong’s head. “But Tongtong doesn’t want to.”
“…”
Apparently, M01 wasn’t used to Lingwu’s honesty. After a moment of silence, he spoke again, “You can’t escape. They’ve added reinforcements to the West District and the exits yesterday.”
“But why are you telling us this?” Wan Tong responded, puzzled.
Her soft voice carried a hint of cuteness, making it almost unbearable. M01 had never spoken to a girl like her before, and he felt strangely uncomfortable, though it was undeniable that he didn’t dislike it.
Recently, he would often find himself thinking about her without realizing it.
“I want to make a deal.” M01 directly stated his intentions, his tone cooling slightly.
“What do you want?” Wan Tong asked, intrigued.
M01 glanced at their faces, then slowly spoke, “I want information about a person. He’s from the outside.”
“Who?”
“Shen Guo.”
When M01 mentioned the name, Wan Tong didn’t immediately process it, so she asked again, “Why do you want him?”
Logically speaking, children underage in the Paradise shouldn’t know anyone from the outside, right?
Moreover, M01 seemed to have a very specific purpose.
It was unclear if M01 was joking, but he paused for a moment before coolly stating, “Of course, to kill him.”
His words trailed off lightly, and in the dark night, they seemed to hang in the air, sending a chill down one’s spine.
Only then did Wan Tong realize that Shen Guo was her father’s name.
Why would M01 want to kill her father?
“If possible, I would kill his whole family.” M01 slightly lowered his head, staring at his tightly clenched fists.
Wan Tong tightened her grip on Ling Wu’s hand, secretly astonished. Did her family really have a deep grudge against M01?
Ling Wu tried to speak several times, but Wan Tong silently stopped him, afraid he might not think quickly enough and expose her identity.
“I know him. He’s quite a famous person,” Wan Tong said. “I’ll make a deal with you. You have to help me keep tonight’s events a secret.”
M01 agreed, even surprised. He had thought she would ask for more, since keeping secrets was nothing difficult for him.
Wan Tong half-truthfully shared information about the Shen family but didn’t mention anything about her and her Second Brother.
Instead, M01 calmly asked, “He has a child, right? What’s the name?”
Wan Tong stared into his eyes and gave a name. “He has a child, but I’m not sure about the name.”
It seemed M01 only knew about Shen Guo’s name and military rank, so she was able to deceive him without him noticing.
Fortunately, the darkness of the night concealed her expression; otherwise, given M01’s sensitivity, he would have definitely caught something from her face.
“Is it a boy or a girl?” M01 continued asking, his tone unreadable.
Wan Tong’s mind raced, and she answered, “A girl. Just like me, she was sent here.”
Then came a long silence.
Just as Wan Tong was about to say something, M01 turned and left.
“I’ll keep the secret.” He dropped the words after walking some distance.
Wan Tong stared blankly at his figure, not quite understanding. Had she really just became the enemy of the boss?
Would he continue investigating the girl sent from outside?
“Ling Wu, let’s go back.” Wan Tong’s voice fell, and Ling Wu picked her up again, his broad and warm frame shielding her from the chilly night wind.
Seeing that Wan Tong was still staring in the direction M01 had disappeared, Ling Wu slowed his pace and lowered his head slightly. In a low voice, he said, “Shen Yu.”
Hearing that unfamiliar yet familiar name, Wan Tong’s gaze turned blank as she looked back at Ling Wu’s tightly shut lips and asked, “What did you say?”
Shen Yu was her Eldest Brother’s name. Even though her parents had painfully sent him to the paradise, they still gave him a name, kept his photo at home, and often talked about him…
Who was Ling Wu talking about when he mentioned Shen Yu?
“Shen Yu, when he grows up, will look like M01,” Ling Wu whispered in her ear.
“!!!” Wan Tong’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked back in the direction M01 had left.
Ling Wu was not mistaken. He had seen Shen Yu’s photos and, by scanning his bones, could present his appearance at various ages.
So, the boss of this world… was actually her Eldest Brother?
But…
“Ling Wu, why didn’t you say anything earlier?” Wan Tong hurriedly grabbed his clothes.
Ling Wu replied calmly, “Tongtong stopped me.”
Wan Tong : “…” It was a misunderstanding.
She didn’t want him to reveal her identity, but who knew he had recognized M01.
Ling Wu carried Wan Tong back to the recovery chamber without alarming anyone, then quietly left.
But Wan Tong couldn’t sleep all night.
The boss was her Eldest Brother…
What was going on?
She had been in so many ‘relationships’ with the boss, but now she was having trouble adjusting to the reality.
However, now that she knew M01 was her Eldest Brother, she couldn’t help but feel excited. She’d have to find an opportunity to reveal herself to him.
Unfortunately, she had told so many half-truths yesterday. If she were to confront M01 next time, he might not believe her.
The next day, Wan Tong woke up with panda eyes. Teacher Bai thought something had gone wrong with her recovery chamber and immediately had it checked.
They ended up finding an unknown drug in her recovery chamber!
Wan Tong : ???
But before Ling Wu left yesterday, he had checked everything, and all had seemed normal!
Shouldn’t she be relieved she hadn’t activated the sleep mode last night or closed her recovery chamber?
Otherwise, she’d probably be in trouble today.
After Teacher Bai’s examination, it turned out that the drug wasn’t the poison that had killed two people earlier, but this drug caused skin decay, and if not treated in time, it could lead to death.
rokumi’s note : Don’t worry. There will be no inc*st.