rainy night talk

Chen Zhen really needed to go to the commander-in-chief - his application to leave Hong Kong was rejected.

In the hall, Chen Zhen found the bearded commander.

"Mr. Commander, I would like to ask you why my..."

The commander interrupted him by raising his hand, "I'm sorry...I'm afraid you have to go with those gentlemen before you go back."

Following the direction of the commander's finger, Chen Zhen saw several people in black uniforms just getting off the scooter.The leader wore a pair of metal glasses, his hair was combed back meticulously, and his slightly pursed lips made his nasolabial folds look a bit deep.

"Are you Mr. Chen Zhen?"

Chen Zhen nodded, the other party's arrogant gaze made him a little uncomfortable.

"I'm an investigator from the AI ​​Supervision Committee. I have a few questions to ask you about the missing AI incident. Can you come with us?" .

Chen Zhen pretended to glance at it casually, but her heart skipped a beat.He didn't expect that he would be found so soon. It was unexpected, but it was natural. "I'm going back to Balmer District." Chen Zhen looked directly into the investigator's eyes, which made him look calmer, "I have something to report to Professor Maslow, and I will accept your request after that." investigation."

The investigator hesitated for a moment, then squeezed the muscles at the corners of his mouth even more forcefully, "I'm afraid you have no right to decide the time of the investigation." He moved slightly away, pointed at the scooter with his palms outstretched, "Please cooperate with our work."

The other party's aggressive gaze made Chen Zhen nervous, and he didn't want to go up.Moreover, he doubted very much that once he left with them, God knew when he would be released. "I refuse to—"

"He can't go with you."

Chen Zhen swallowed the words back, he heard familiar footsteps approaching, step by step, firm and powerful.Although he was still avoiding him just now, but now he is a little grateful for the other party's appearance.While Chen Zhen cast aside his ruthlessness in his heart, he heard William say, "He is my crew member now, and I will not allow him to leave his post now." After speaking, his eyes met Chen Zhen's. , Chen Zhen suddenly read the comforting meaning, which made him bow his head uncomfortably.

The investigator's aura was obviously overwhelmed by William. He stuck his neck and said, "He is our key investigation target. Several AIs he has dealt with have problems."

"Before there is no direct evidence, please pay attention to your wording, sir." William raised his chin slightly, and his blue pupils shrank, as if it was a dangerous signal.

"I have the right to interrogate!" The investigator gritted his teeth.

"If you want to interrogate, you can ask now, here." William pointed to the ground rudely.

"He's a guide." The investigator snorted suddenly, and narrowed his eyes at Chen Zhen, "He knows how to hide his little thoughts. They are born liars."

"So are you going to let the 'liars' deal with the 'liars'?" A voice suddenly sounded from the other end of the hall, shattering the suddenly frozen atmosphere.

Zhou Yan came out from behind a few onlookers, with his hands in his trouser pockets, ignoring the several knife holes thrown at him, and leisurely swayed to everyone's eyes.

"I know you are all prepared." Zhou Yan showed a friendly smile, "Am I right, Miss Guide?"

Only then did Chen Zhen realize that there was an unremarkable woman standing behind those investigators.Because of her small size, she was almost blocked by several men.

"Interrogating a guide is much more difficult than interrogating ordinary people, and of course it is much more dangerous. People without enough experience may not be able to ask anything." Zhou Yan glanced at the guide again, "Because you can't bring Go to Chen Zhen, I sincerely suggest that you conduct an investigation here." Zhou Yan curled his lips a little proudly, "I used to be the interrogator of Stark Prison, and I think I have enough ability to serve as the chief interrogator. "

Chen Zhen held William who was about to step forward.

The investigator frowned: "I'm afraid this is against the regulations."

"It's not against the rules for you to just take away our engineer." Zhou Yan stood beside the investigator, "Don't forget that you also have a guide, she can be a deputy judge, and it can't be notarized." He patted the other party's Shoulder, he jumped to the guide's side again, and he greeted him familiarly, "What's your name?"

The female guide raised her gloomy face and said, "Brown."

Chen Zhen felt that William's dissatisfaction seemed to overflow from the bottom of his heart. Because of his anger, his fists were squeezed and creaked. In contrast, Chen Zhen felt much calmer.Chen Zhen put his finger on the back of William's hand where others could not see. He didn't want William to be angry or blame himself. This result was already within the range he could accept.

Chen Zhen didn't know whether his thoughts had been conveyed to the other party, he only felt William sighed, and then tightly clenched his hand.

Interrogation rooms are readily available and are generally used to interrogate soldiers who have made mistakes.And now, it will be used to interrogate Chen Zhen.

A long table and two chairs are the configuration of the entire room. There is a cool-toned light above the head. The circular aperture can only illuminate the table, while other places are dark and gloomy.

Zhou Yan glanced around, and then began to move the table.

Brown, who was silent on the side, couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"

"Make the environment look lighter."

Brown felt incomprehensible, "No, we are interrogating."

"He's not a prisoner yet," Zhou Yan reminded.

When Chen Zhen entered the room, he only saw two chairs inside.There was this large piece of black glass inlaid on the wall, and he didn't even need to look to feel that William was standing behind that piece of glass.

Zhou Yan asked Chen Zhen to sit on a cushioned chair, and he whispered softly: "It may be a little uncomfortable at first."

Chen Zhen asked bluntly: "Is it just uncomfortable?"

Anyone with common sense knows how bad it would be to be forcibly broken through the mental barrier.Not just painful, it can even be maddening.

Zhou Yan smiled awkwardly, "I will try to be more careful...but you should be mentally prepared."

After speaking, Zhou Yan took out two soft metal rings, and handcuffed Chen Zhen's arm and armrest together.

"Protective measures." Zhou Yan explained.

The cold texture against the skin caused Chen Zhen to shiver slightly.At this time, he felt more and more that he was sitting on some kind of torture instrument, and then he would face violence and blood, he would be tortured, or his muscles would be peeled off.He moved his hands uneasily, but found that the metal ring was as solid as a rock.He was a little angry: how could he have fallen to this point.

Zhou Yan moved the chair opposite him, and there was only about one centimeter between their knees.

"Relax." Zhou Yan's slightly cool hand was pressed against the back of Chen Zhen's hand. This feeling of touch made Chen Zhen's arm a layer of goosebumps.The tinnitus came back again, sharper than last time, like a thin needle, stabbing his eardrum continuously.

"See what you should see." Chen Zhen warned.

Zhou Yan smiled and squeezed his wrist tightly.

It was as if the brain was split in half, and the outermost layer of messy thinking was torn from the barrier.

"Uh--"

An invisible hand held his throat, and Chen Zhen's scream fell silent halfway through. He could only open his mouth in vain, as if he wanted to vomit his internal organs.Chen Zhen began to struggle, but found that his hands were nailed to the armrest, every finger was tense and twisted, blue veins appeared on his pale arms, and his cold sweat soon flowed down.

Vision became blurred, and everything seemed to be spinning rapidly.

He felt nauseous and wanted to throw up, but when he opened his mouth, all he could do was make disgusting noises.

Consciousness began to become chaotic.There was a jumble of sounds in his head, saw blades, axes, and drills, and soon he felt something stab into his temple.At this moment, he finally called out.

"Ahhh!--"

Sweat flowed into his eyes, he could see Zhou Yan's outline, but he couldn't see his face clearly, let alone what kind of expression the other party had now.He was overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness, as if someone had thrown him into icy water. Every pore of his body was stinging from the cold, and his ears were flooded with water, so he couldn't hear clearly.

Someone started asking him.

"Did you put a virus into the AI ​​program?"

Zhou Yan turned his head abruptly—the first voice was the key, but he was robbed first.He glared at her viciously, his eyes full of warning.

Chen Zhen reacted for a while, then replied hoarsely: "No..."

"Who planned this AI riot?"

"...I don't know." Chen Zhen answered with great difficulty, consuming a huge amount of energy every syllable.

He felt like he was going to die.

"What did you do to Emily?"

Brown stood between Zhou Yan and Chen Zhen. Zhou Yan stared at her with a ferocious face, and silently said a dirty word.

"……Who?"

Chen Zhen felt that a luminous object was placed in front of him. He rolled his eyes dully. He looked at the light screen, but his retinas were always out of focus.

It looked like a photo with a blurry figure on it.

Chen Zhen moved his face closer, and at the moment of focusing, he saw a pair of emerald-like eyeballs embedded in a bright smiling face.

He heard the wailing of his brain because it was stuck, and something sticky surged up from the depths of his memory.

"No—" He struggled violently, his nails scraping against the armrest.He wanted to escape, he wanted to call for help, but the shortness of breath made him unable to speak complete words, he could only pant continuously, and every exhalation seemed to squeeze the air out of his lungs.

"No!" Chen Zhen shouted again, her pale lips trembling unceasingly.

The door was kicked open suddenly, and a furious William shouted: "Stop it!"

Zhou Yan was the first to react, his forehead was also covered with sweat, and he said two words quickly: "Ten seconds!"

Brown was taken a few steps back by William's aura, and she shrank into the shadows, staring at Chen Zhen with gloomy eyes.

"Who is Elemi to you?"

"you shut up!"

Chen Zhen opened his mouth wide open, and he breathed out intermittently, "She—she is—" as if he was about to vomit out the words one by one, sticking to the blood, dripping with blood.

"3, 2, 1—" Zhou Yan jumped up from the chair and pulled his mental power out of the barrier.

Chen Zhen's eyes began to loosen, his lips moved, and he said a word silently, and then tears flowed down.