The mechanic.

Zhang Xun sat beside Adam's bed, frowning, with a hint of sadness in his dark brown eyes.

Adam lay on the bed with a thick bandage on his head, his cheeks were so swollen that he could barely see his eyes.He gave Adam a sedative, which put him into a coma.

There was the sound of gears turning, James walked in, quietly stood behind Zhang Xun, and put a hand on his shoulder, "Your own injury...is it really all right? Do you want a doctor to check it?"

Zhang Xun almost forgot about his own injury. As soon as he came back, he was busy contacting the doctor, and at the same time sent Adam to the scanning room for a full-body examination.Fortunately, those injuries looked scary, but only a slight concussion, no intracranial hemorrhage, no fractures or internal bleeding.Adam obviously protected his vitals consciously.So busy until now, Zhang Xun hasn't even changed his clothes yet.

"I'm fine." Zhang Xun lowered his eyes and his shoulders slumped.There was a large bruise around the corner of his mouth, which made James feel uncomfortable.

"Blame me, I shouldn't have dragged you to Dionysus." James was full of guilt.

Zhang Xun shook his head, "It's not your fault, I'm his mechanic. I have an obligation to protect him, but I failed."

"You did protect him. Isn't he okay?" James knew that Zhang Xun was about to get into a dead end again, "I think...you may be injured more seriously than him..."

But Zhang Xun didn't listen to his words at all, and said, "I'm so stupid, I should have known that I can't go to District [-] on Friday, at least not now. He has no ability to protect himself, what am I thinking? Maybe the sixth chief is right, and I'm not the most suitable candidate at all."

"Axun." James grabbed Zhang Xun's shoulder and looked seriously into his best friend's eyes, "It's not your fault that those bastards bully you, besides, you can't protect Adam for the rest of his life. He's not that weak, regardless of his intelligence or His physique is by no means weak. You can't lock him in the Lab forever."

"No, you don't understand. I forbade Adam to train himself based on the data in his mind about any fight or violent confrontation. I'm worried that if he has the ability to protect himself, I won't be able to continue to control him." Zhang Xun said lightly say.

He didn't want to lose Adam's dependence on him.He likes the feeling of being depended on, trusted and needed.

James paused, not knowing how to answer.

"I still don't want him to have it..." Zhang Xun looked up with a wry smile, "I don't know what will happen if I open that door. I told the round table that I can tame him, but I'm not that confident."

James sat down next to Zhang Xun, bowed his head in silence for a while, and said, "I don't understand machines as well as you, but I know how powerful Eden is. A Xun, even if he becomes a human, I don't know Trust him. Think about how many bad roots humans have? The birth of Eden was because its creators were disappointed with the selfish and greedy nature of human beings. But now... we have given these natures to the original selfless killers."

"..." Zhang Xun gave James a complicated look.Although he usually seems to have a lack of strings as a young boy, sometimes he will suddenly say something thought-provoking.

"However, if you believe that he can bring hope to Paradise Lost, then I am also willing to give him a chance." James said, "If we really want to use him to deal with Eden, one day you will no longer be able to monitor him all the time. Looking at him, there is always a chance for him to learn those fighting skills by himself. It doesn’t make much difference if it is sooner or later. As long as you have the ultimate means to limit him, then I don’t think it’s a big deal for him to learn a little self-defense skills.”

Zhang Xun turned his head and looked at Adam, who was breathing calmly and deeply.At that time, Adam rushed to protect Zhang Xun desperately, even overcame the instinct that kept urging him to escape, ignoring the fact that he might be destroyed by violence.For an artificial intelligence with excess rationality, does this completely irrational reaction mean that Adam may really have a strong enough emotional dependence on him?

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It turns out that the most uncomfortable moment for a person is the moment when he can feel that he has a human body.

When you are healthy, the body is as if it does not exist, free to do whatever you want.But when you get hurt or sick, you realize how limited the body is, and you feel like you're locked in a narrow cage with venomous beasts from which you can't escape.

Adam awoke with a searing thirst, still aching in his head.He opened his lips, feeling the taste in his mouth was very strange, and his body seemed to be falling apart, as if being run over by a wheel.

He tried to sit up, but found that his hands were pressed.

Zhang Xun fell asleep lying on his bedside, with his arm pressed against his wrist.

Amidst the ticking clock, Adam sat quietly, looking at the sleeping mechanic.Most of the time, Zhang Xun watched him from behind the screen, and today he finally had a chance to take a closer look at his mechanic.

At this moment, Adam didn't have any expression on his face, and the blue eyes were faint.He looked at Zhang Xun's side face, at the bruise at the corner of his mouth, and thought of Zhang Xun trying to use his body to block the male humans' attacks on him in the chaos.He carefully pulled his hand out, and then tentatively, put his fingertips on Zhang Xun's cheek.

For a man in his 30s, Zhang Xun's skin is still fine, soft and elastic, without any wrinkles, except for a shallow expression line at the corner of his eye.It is probably due to the fact that he almost never goes outdoors... Zhang Xun's nose bridge is not high, but it is very straight, and his eyelashes are long for Asians.He flicked the eyelashes with his fingers, feeling very interesting.

Zhang Xun frowned, murmured, and lay down on his stomach in a different direction.

Did his mechanic trust him so much that he even dared to sleep in his presence?

If he wanted to kill Zhang Xun now, it would be easy.But he didn't want to.He also didn't want anyone else hurting his mechanic.

Those who hurt Zhang Xun are bound to pay the price.

Adam figured that if he already had liking, then he should be liking his mechanic.Whether it's because he was the first human being contacted after Adam's seance.

Like, what a wonderful feeling.It will make him want to lift the corners of his mouth upwards, it will make him feel bright inside his chest.

"Axun?" Adam called out.

Zhang Xun sat up suddenly, the sleepiness in his eyes had not faded away.He looked at Adam in a daze, "Are you awake? Are you feeling better?"

Adam rolled his eyes. "I'm fine. How about you?"

"I'm fine. Do you want a drink of water? I'll pour it." After Zhang Xun finished speaking, he wanted to stand up, but probably because he lay on the ground for too long and got up too quickly, his eyes darkened for a while, and his body shook.He felt Adam grab his arm, helping him to steady himself.After the discomfort that the blood pressure couldn't keep up passed, he immediately saw Adam's worried eyes.

"You don't seem to be dealing with your own injuries." Adam studied his face, and even reached out to touch the corner of his mouth.

Zhang Xun dodged back like a conditioned reflex, and said awkwardly, "It's all skin trauma. Wait a moment."

Zhang Xun went to pour water, and at the same time ordered Pan to prepare breakfast and painkillers for Adam.Zhang Xun, who hadn't rested all night, also felt a little tired at this time. Seeing that Adam's bathroom light was on, he said, "Lie down a little longer. I'll get breakfast after I take a shower."

Adam watched Zhang Xun enter the bathroom curiously, and soon there was the sound of rushing water.He realized that he hadn't seen Zhang Xun's body yet, and somehow felt his face was hot.He found himself imagining, imagining Zhang Xun taking off his coat and shirt, imagining the water falling on his skin, which was fairer than most men in Paradise Lost.

He found that he could not control his increasingly colorful imagination.

After a while, the sound of water stopped.Zhang Xun opened the door, wrapped a bath towel around his waist, and walked out with another towel to wipe his wet hair.On weekdays, he would never show this kind of image to others, but in front of Adam, he always relaxes more.

How strange that he should have been more wary of Adam.

Zhang Xun stepped on the wooden floor with his bare feet, leaving wet water stains on the ground.He opened Adam's wardrobe door, and there were several sets of clothes he had prepared for Adam hanging inside, ranging from daily items to everything needed for going out.He chose a casual cotton shirt and dark trousers for indoors, and turned to go to the bathroom to change, but saw Adam staring at him.

Zhang Xun thought there was something wrong with him, looked down, and confirmed that the bath towel around his waist was well wrapped, "What's wrong?"

Adam seemed a little confused, frowned, changed his sitting posture, and pulled the quilt.

Is it because you saw that big, scary bruise on your abdomen?After all, those kicks were really heavy.Zhang Xun then comforted, "It's not a serious injury. The doctor said that no internal organs were injured, and it will disappear in a few days."

Adam didn't speak, just stared at him.

Thinking that Adam was a little unresponsive because of the previous concussion, Zhang Xun didn't care, went to the bathroom to change his clothes, and went out to the restaurant to get breakfast for the two of them.When he came back, he found that Adam was maintaining the same posture as before, as if he was in some kind of meditation.

"Come here, eat." Zhang Xun ordered.

Considering Adam's injury, Pan prepared light and low-salt breakfast bread and fruit oatmeal yogurt.Now is summer, the season when fruits are the most abundant. The logistics department has bought a lot and stored them in the freezer.The cold blueberries and strawberries are sprinkled on the crispy oatmeal and yogurt, which is Zhang Xun's favorite breakfast.

In the past two years, Pan seems to often use this kind of small means to please Zhang Xun, especially when Zhang Xun is worried.

Zhang Xun boiled a pot of hot water, made English black tea in a Western porcelain teapot, and poured it into his own cup to take a sip.The warm tea soothed his stomach, which was still aching after being mentioned yesterday, and relieved some discomfort.He pressed his stomach lightly with his hands, and when he looked up, he saw Adam holding a spoon full of yogurt and cereal, staring at him again without moving.

Zhang Xun was a little worried, maybe...the central processing unit of the frontal lobe was kicked...it's not impossible to repair, but it will be more troublesome...

Adam suddenly spoke, "Axun, I just gained a better understanding of my human body."

I don't understand why Adam suddenly mentioned this, is it because of the pain of the injury? "What's wrong with you?" Zhang Xun asked with concern.

"I have pain in my shoulder, lower back, and left hand, but it doesn't cause trouble." Adam answered Zhang Xun's question seriously, "but that's not what I mean by understanding."

"what is that?"

"I think I've just gained a better understanding of human 'libido' (Libido) and pheromones."

The spoon in Zhang Xun's hand fell into the bowl with a clatter.

He never expected that the "further understanding" Adam mentioned meant this...

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