The mechanic.

Zhang Xun was restless and fearful.Although the other party is not a few years older than him, he is a chief after all, one of the ten most powerful people in Paradise Lost.Moreover, the self-confidence and aura of a powerful person naturally emanating from the other party can also have a certain impact on the spirit of the interlocutor.

Especially when the other person opened his mouth, the first sentence he said was, "You probably already noticed that I don't like you very much."

Zhang Xun was half terrified and half annoyed, and didn't know how to answer the question for a long time.

Miller raised his eyelids and glanced at him, but there was a bit of teasing in his expression, "But it is undeniable that you are very capable and smart. You also played an important role in the seance plan. Now Adam can be tamed You have contributed so much to this point.”

Zhang Xun froze for a moment, then squeezed out a sentence, "Thank you."

"But..." Miller said, cutting the ribeye with a sharp knife, "I'm curious, what are you using to control Adam?"

Zhang Xun was prepared for such a question and answered fluently, "I have written about this in several reports. I have set up three checkpoints to ensure that Adam cannot escape my observation range. As long as Adam has any possible harm From the behavior of losing the interests of the paradise, I have corresponding measures to stop it, and even when the matter reaches the point of no return, I can destroy him."

"It's written on paper. But judging from these photos, it's more than that." After Miller finished speaking, he lightly removed a napkin from his hand, and gracefully pushed the following photos to the chapter In front of Xun.

There are several photos, none of which are very strange photos.Most of them are in the Lab, where Zhang Xun and Adam develop the invisible battle suit together, or eat together in a restaurant, or Zhang Xun dozes off on the sofa in the office, and Adam waits obediently by the side.

Looking at the angle, it was probably taken by a mechanic or researcher working in the Lab.Zhang Xun was not surprised, he knew that there should be some eyeliners monitoring him in the Lab.He also thought he was cautious enough.

But when looking at those seemingly ordinary moments of getting along with each other from the perspective of a third party, Zhang Xun realized that the way he looked at Adam turned out to be like this...

No matter how hard he tried to hide it, how hard he tried to control himself with rationality, but when his eyes met inadvertently, even with a smile, his eyes seemed to be shining.

It made him feel inexplicably ashamed.

"The round table is worried about me, I can understand." Zhang Xun said stiffly, "However, I don't think there is anything wrong with these photos."

The sixth chief smiled lightly and raised his wine glass, "You should not be unfamiliar with this hand. Recently, there are a lot of mosquitoes in Paradise Lost. Although they never fly into other people's homes, so many mosquitoes in public places will make people feel uncomfortable. disgusting."

Zhang Xun felt the hairs on the back of his hands start to stand up, so he could only keep silent.

"These photos are indeed nothing suspicious, but don't you think there is something wrong?" Miller sipped the wine sticking to his lips.The crimson of the grapes made his lips redder, as if drinking blood.

"What's missing?"

"Your absolute authority as his mechanic." Miller's eyes subtly condensed, "If your method of controlling him is really as you said, coercing him by fear and suppression. You should at least use Some violent means to control his behavior. But you haven't touched a finger of him. To be honest, looking at these photos, I believe that you two are lovers."

Zhang Xun immediately explained, "I just think that senseless violence cannot..."

"I know your proposition. True taming should be thorough, voluntary, and non-coercive." Miller snorted, "It makes sense, but it's too idealistic. Humans have never had such a thing as voluntary , you think that the decisions you make out of your own will are all influenced by various influences. Just like you, you think that it is your own choice to become a mechanic and participate in the séance plan. In fact, as early as when you were still very young, Your teacher saw your potential talent and wanted to train you to be the successor of the séance project. So he asked your father to bring some related books home and give you a chance to read, so that someone who has a good relationship with you The hunters bring some toys that might interest you, and ask the custodian of the garbage disposal plant to provide you with the tools you need to make the machine. You are nothing more than their creation according to the needs of Paradise Lost. Just like I am also my father Works polished by everyone in Paradise Lost."

Zhang Xun looked at him with some bewilderment, and was a little confused for a while.

He thought of Hassan who brought him back the alloy, and the old manager of the garbage disposal plant...

Are they all arranged by the teacher?

"The question now is, are you grinding Adam, or is Adam grinding you?" Miller put his hand on his cheek, and the fingertips of the other hand casually drew circles on the edge of the wine glass, "You are so weak , Could it be that you have already been influenced by Adam too much and cannot continue to maintain authority? Or, do you want to use something else to 'control' Adam??"

"The sixth chief!" Zhang Xun couldn't suppress the anger and shame in his heart, and his voice became cold, "What exactly do you want to say, please don't beat around the bush. I have always faithfully carried out the orders of the round table, and Adam has never Missed."

"I don't mean to blame you. I have also passed the mechanic's examination, and I understand how a mechanic may feel about the works he creates." The sixth chief put down his wine glass, leaned back on his chair, and hung his head. Looking at him with a soft expression, "It's just that, as the head of the round table, I have to consider the interests of the entire Lost Paradise. Adam, a complex and dangerous... compound person, if you are the only one to control it, there are too many variables, and It's a single point of failure. Once something goes wrong with you, the Adam bomb goes off."

"...what are you trying to say?"

"I want you to give me one-third of your control over Adam." The sixth chief said firmly, "I want to control the device on his forehead, and I want to have weekly exchanges with him. A two-hour conversation."

"Impossible!" Zhang Xun refused without thinking, stood up and planned to leave.

"Impossible?" Miller smiled instead of anger, with a trace of contempt in his laughter, "Machine Zhang, you are not qualified to say this word in front of the round table."

Zhang Xun tried his best to control his expression and keep calm, even though his heart was already burning with anger, "Sixth Chief, you asked me to come to your house today to talk about these instead of directly issuing documents. I think it is because The Round Table doesn’t agree with your proposal, right? In other words, whether it’s making a weapon AI or letting me hand over Adam’s control, it’s not the Round Table’s intention, but yours alone.”

Miller chuckled a few times, "Don't be smart. The reason I didn't issue the document directly was because I didn't want to make the relationship with Commander Zhang too rigid. You should have voluntarily handed over part of Adam's control long ago. The round table gave you a chance, but you haven't moved. I have to say, it's very disappointing."

If possible, Zhang Xun would like to pour the glass of red wine on the table that he hadn't touched on the sixth chief's face.

Fortunately, his self-control is still very strong.He took a deep breath and said in a firm and steady tone, "I have never tried to monopolize Adam. Anyone at the round table who wants to talk to Adam can arrange a meeting, but it must be under certain supervision. As for those who control Adam I will never hand it over to others. If the round table forces me to hand it over, I will resign as a mechanic now. You can try it and see if Adam will cooperate with you."

Miller narrowed his eyes, and the application became dangerous, "Are you threatening the round table?"

"Don't dare." Zhang Xun replied coldly, "I'm just stating the facts."

After speaking, he no longer waited for Miller to reply, and strode away from the mansion of the sixth chief.But Miller's voice came from behind him, "Zhang Xun, you think of yourself too special."

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All the way back to the Lab, Zhang Xun was shaking with anger.

The sixth chief... dares to covet Adam...

He finally understood why the Sixth Chief had always been hostile to him.Apparently passed the mechanic's exam, but gave up for unknown reasons and became a politician.He was jealous of himself, jealous of being able to control the seance plan, being able to be Adam's mechanic.

But is it just jealousy?

The sixth chief is a Catholic, but judging from the conversation just now, he doesn't believe that human beings have free will at all.This in itself is contrary to Catholic teaching.However, he strictly abides by the precepts of the Catholic Church, never having ambiguous relations with the same sex, keeping himself clean, drinking moderately, and insisting on going to the Catholic church in the eighth district to attend mass every Sunday.

This is a man whose heart is full of contradictions and thorns, unfathomable, but self-disciplined to the point of self-abuse.He couldn't even find any hold on him.

Entering the Lab with a gloomy face, I heard Pan say, "Zhang Xun, Adam said that you are going to create a new artificial intelligence."

Zhang Xun paused, and said a little irritably, "It's still hard to say. Why do you suddenly ask this?"

"I hope I can help you." Pan's voice was as pleasant as ever, with healing power.I don't know if it's his own illusion, Zhang Xun thinks that Pan seems to be looking forward to a new artificial intelligence?

Could AI also feel lonely?Zhang Xun laughed at his own romanticism inwardly.

Probably this kind of romanticism made him too easily influenced.As the sixth chief said, too weak.

"A Xun!" Adam came out from somewhere on the second floor, and looked at him lying on the railing, his expression was half bright and happy, half worried and curious, "You came back very late, the sixth chief told you what?"

Zhang Xun unbuttoned his collar and took a breath, "He asked something about you. He wants to talk to you."

"Ah, yes." Adam replied bluntly.

Zhang Xun raised his head in astonishment, staring at Adam, "Are you willing to talk to him?"

"I like talking to humans, which helps me to learn more." Adam's expression was pure and eager, "The sixth chief seems to be a very interesting human being."

Zhang Xun was silent for a while, then hummed lightly, and walked towards the restaurant.He couldn't tell what it was like to have something stuck in his chest.

The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angels who threw the landmines~~: Please call me Liuyi, Sansan, 1