The mechanic.

The accident happened the night after Adam and Diego's conversation.

That afternoon, Zhang Xun saw that it was getting late, so he took Adam out of the waste treatment plant and walked to the Lab along the daily route.There is a long distance, but Zhang Xun chooses the most secluded but tortuous route every time, trying to avoid Adam being seen by others.

But today, when they came to the first fork in the road, Adam suddenly stopped and pointed to another fork in the road sandwiched by crooked houses, "Where is that place over there?"

In the distance, a tall baroque-style building with bright colors can be vaguely seen, and circles of neon lights are diffused along the retro dome, just lit up in the afterglow of the setting sun.Around it, there are row upon row of large and small buildings, as if it is a dilapidated version of old London, with a surreal sense of splendor highlighted by bizarre lights and neon makeup.Several staggered beams of spotlights danced back and forth in the increasingly dim night sky, accompanied by distant noise and mixed music.

"That's the entertainment center of Paradise Lost—the Fourth District." Zhang Xun hesitated slightly when he saw the curious light in Adam's eyes, "Are you interested in it?"

"Entertainment center? Is it the kind of place where clubs, bars and food courts gather?"

"It's about the same. Today is Friday, and institutions, factories, and shops are all closed early, so everyone gathers there."

"Axun." Adam looked at him with a pair of eyes that suddenly looked like dogs, "Can I go and have a look?"

Adam is starting to be curious about human entertainment, which is a good thing...but...would it be too dangerous?

"No." Zhang Xun refused heartily.

However, Adam did not give up easily, and showed a more vivid and pitiful expression, and he did not know where he learned it from... "I can be dressed as Qiao Zhuang. Anyway, not many people have seen me, right? I heard Di Iago said, it was very interesting there, and it could further help me understand human beings.”

Zhang Xun clicked his tongue irritably, "Why does this administrator always talk nonsense..."

Adam didn't tell Zhang Xun that the trick of pretending to be pitiful was also taught to him by Diego...

"That mechanic of yours looks like a man with a sharp mouth and a bean curd heart. You just need to blink your big eyes and let out some tears to pretend to be pitiful. I can guarantee that there is nothing he won't agree to." These are the original words of Diego, "As for how to pretend to be pitiful, you can see the puss in boots of the monster Shrek. You are welcome."

Of course, Adam’s Data Valley stored that old but classic cartoon, and since Diego mentioned it, he took that video out of the hard disk by the way, played it back in his head at 1000 times speed, and then faced A shattered mirror practiced for a while, and now it's time to practice.

"Please!" He raised his brows, obviously taller than Zhang Xun, trying to make a pitiful expression looking up from the bottom.Although it's funny, Zhang Xun is really a little... cute...

"What are you doing..." Zhang Xun's mouth twitched.

"I'm begging you." Adam changed his gaze, "Does this make it harder for you to reject me?"

"...makes me want to hit you..."

"How come? Where is it that makes you want to hit me?"

"……all……"

"Axun, it's hard for me to improve with general feedback like yours. Could it be that you did the same when you were training Pan?" Adam complained as he stood up straight with a disappointed expression.

"Okay, stop making trouble. Come back with me."

Adam continued to follow behind Zhang Xun silently, and he really didn't make any more fools.But as soon as Zhang Xun turned his head, he saw Adam's calm and obedient face, but the drooping eyelashes and drooping corners of the mouth inexplicably showed a trace of... grievance and loss?

Zhang Xun paused and cursed in a low voice.

Adam has performed so well recently, perhaps it is time to reward him...

Half an hour later, two men wearing Venetian masks, black suits and top hats sneaked up at the entrance of the fourth district.On Friday night, the largest club in District [-] will have a crazy masquerade party as usual, so there are not many people wearing masks.The two of them were mixed in the crowd coming from all directions, but they were not very conspicuous.

Zhang Xun was wearing a mask of the Phantom of the Opera, a three-piece black suit, a bow tie, and even a cane.Adam, on the other hand, wore a red feather mask that covered the upper half of his face, and an old Zhang Xun dress that was a little too small was tightly worn on his body, and the high-necked shirt just blocked the neck collar.They were pushed by the crowd and passed under the gorgeous "London Bridge" made of colorful neon lights, which was the gate of the fourth district, which represented that they had entered a new urban area that never sleeps.

Among the top ten suburbs, the fourth district is famous for its inappropriate entertainment and madness.Especially every Friday night, the patrol officers in this area are very busy.In the early days of Paradise Lost, the Friday night routine arose out of a pre-apocalyptic, desperate indulgence to numb fear with booze.But after a few generations, the fear of destruction has gradually faded, and it has become a once-a-week pure pleasure.But the recent bombings revived that fear, and two recent Friday nights have been extraordinarily outrageous.In addition to unrestrained drinking, watching adult entertainment, and spending huge sums of money in casinos, the number of people who picked quarrels also multiplied.In almost all the narrow alleys that are not illuminated by light, there are crimes breeding, and transactions that are not allowed on the bright side are going on.

But at least under the lights, it was still singing and dancing, and the party was grander than ever before.

This was the first time Adam had seen so many people since he was sent away.It was also the first time that he walked among another group that was once controlled by him as a human being.

Under the mask, the gray-blue eyes shone with excitement.He is busy integrating everything he sees, smells, and perceives into his previous cognition, constantly finding contradictions and reconciliations.He watched a group of young men frolicking past, dressed in flamboyant feathers and sequins, women who were even more beautiful than the ordinary world; he also watched a group of men in leather jackets with heavy boots holding beer bottles They whistled at the group of gorgeous men; he also saw street vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables and homemade gadgets;

Colorful lights shone on different faces, masks, and pupils, with various expressions and breaths.It turns out that having the senses is such an intense experience, and the knowledge I knew before suddenly seemed to be thawed out of the refrigerator and became more and more alive.

Zhang Xun could feel the excitement and curiosity emanating from Adam beside him, grinning wide, not hiding his happiness.Zhang Xun liked Adam's straightforward expression of emotion, as if he didn't even try to hide it.

"This place is completely different from the ordinary world." Adam leaned close to Zhang Xun's ear and shouted loudly.But his voice was still suppressed by the noise around him.

Of course it’s different... Zhang Xun has seen the ordinary world through the insects he put on the hunters of the hunting group, those driverless cars flying in the sky, the simple but dazzling geometric buildings, There are screens suspended in the air everywhere, spotless streets, and the eyes of Eden everywhere... Paradise Lost and the outside world seem to be on different planets, or in different time periods in history.

Zhang Xun saw that there were barbecue skewers on the side of the road, so he bought four skewers and handed two to Adam.Adam carefully sniffed it first, and it seemed to be good, then he poked it into his mouth...

"Stop! Do you want to pierce your brain..." Zhang Xun quickly grabbed his wrist, and then he first bit down a piece of lamb on the skewer in his hand, "Eat like this."

Adam blinked his eyes and imitated his way of eating. Unexpectedly, he ate faster and faster, and he ate it all in an instant. He even licked the grease flowing on his fingers, "No wonder so many cultural groups have such things as kebabs. ,Really tasty."

"Do you still want it?"

"want!"

The two of them swept up the entire food street while strolling.Zhang Xun didn't eat much, and he was full after visiting a few restaurants.Now he is staring dumbfounded at Adam with a roll of crepes in his left hand and three candied haws in his right. This is not counting the dozen or so stalls he has eaten at before... With his appetite, can Lab afford it... Zhang Xun began to worry.

"Diego said that there is a place called Dionysus here." Adam asked while chewing strawberries and candied haws, "Are we going?"

Dionysus is the largest club in the fourth district, where the masquerade party is held.Probably half of the people who came to the fourth district tonight wanted to go in, but probably less than one-third could squeeze in in the end.

"I'm afraid we won't be in the queue." Zhang Xun deliberately described the place as unattractive, "and it's not interesting to go in, just drinking and dancing, crowded with a group of people, and the smell of sweat is everywhere."

"But Diego said it was fun there."

"Do you believe him or me?"

"Axun, of course I believe you, but according to your personality, I think the information you provided also has a certain degree of cognitive bias." Adam said seriously.

Zhang Xun rolled his eyes, "I can't get in even if I want to."

"Eh? Axun?"

A hand suddenly fell on Zhang Xun's shoulder, Zhang Xun was startled, and when he turned around, he saw James' surprised face.

Zhang Xun was shocked, "So you can recognize me?"

James grinned, showing a mouthful of white teeth, "Others can't recognize it, but you and I can't recognize it? What's the matter, I told you to come here before and you didn't come, why did you come here secretly?" To Adam in the mask, "Who is this?"

"His name is Ben, and he is a newly-passed mechanic." Zhang Xun said quickly without waiting for Adam to speak.

"Ah..." James glanced at Adam strangely, then looked at Zhang Xun, then showed a smirk, leaned close to Zhang Xun's ear, and said while elbowing Zhang Xun, "Did you fall in love with him? All these years , are you finally in love?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I just brought him to see the world..."

"You bring people to see the world? Come on, there are not many people who come to Paradise Lost less than you." James smiled friendly at Adam, and pointed to the few people behind him who waved to them, "I said, you guys Where are you going to play? Do you want to come with us? We plan to go to Dionysus, I heard that today's performance is very popular."

Zhang Xun cursed secretly in his heart.

"we do not……"

"Okay!" Adam said this time, "We just want to go too!"

"That's great! Let's go!" James said, hugging Zhang Xun's shoulders boldly, and Zhang Xun could only stagger along with the other's footsteps in the direction of Dionysus.

"Let's not go!" Zhang Xun was still struggling.

James said decisively, "No! Every time I invite you, I can't find an excuse. If you try to save me this time, I will never help you take the bugs out again!"

Zhang Xun turned his head and stared at Adam, who was following behind with an obvious grin, and couldn't believe that this stinky boy was plotting against him.

But Adam blinked his innocent blue eyes and shrugged his shoulders in a strange way, as if he wanted to express that he didn't do anything.

The author has something to say: artificial intelligence led by Diego. . .

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade~~: ABB1;

Thanks to the little angels who cast mines~~: Xia Ran Xia Ran, let me know one;

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution~~: 10 bottles of Mingfei; 7 bottles of Joy;