rainy night talk

"Brave." The old man said: "One of the most precious qualities of human beings. When it is in a woman who is not familiar with the world and pampered, it is indeed commendable. But when this quality appears in AI, it is dangerous. What's more, she is now Out of control."

Chen Zhen could hear the accusation in the old man's tone, and he really regretted letting Emily leave rashly.

"They haven't found her yet?" Chen Zhen suddenly realized this.

The old man asked back: "So what do you think makes the people from the AI ​​Regulatory Committee pester you so far?"

Chen Zhen recalled the unkind investigators, and said, "I thought it was Mr. Boyle who put pressure on them..." Chen Zhen's pupils shrank suddenly, "So Emily got rid of the positioning. Tracking, crossing the investigation without an identity chip, and then disappearing... How is this possible?" Chen Zhen reflected on himself: At the beginning, he would let Emily go, partly because of impulsiveness, and partly because of the huge Maybe Emily will be sent back to him again.

The old man saw through Chen Zhen's thoughts, and he asked sternly, "I'll ask you again, Chen Zhen, what did you do to Emily?"

Chen Zhen shook his head, and his tone was full of begging, "I didn't do anything, I swear. The time I finished Emily's restoration was just after the Supervision Committee was dispatched. If I really did something, the Supervision Committee should have found out long ago. "

"Did you participate in the draft?"

"No, it's Louis' responsibility."

The old man stared sideways at the flames and pondered, while Chen Zhen looked carefully at the side. After a while, the old man pushed the lens, "Does Louis have Emily's authority?"

Chen Zhen took a deep breath, "...Yes."

The room became quiet, only the beeping sound of burning charcoal could be heard, and outside the window, the heavy rain was relentlessly hitting the glass, and the thunderstorm continued.

"It can't be Louis." Chen Zhen said, "He—"

"I know." The old man interrupted Chen Zhen's attempt to defend Louis, "but now his suspicion is too great—the time of his disappearance coincides with the time when the AI ​​positioning failed, and he himself is the focus of the supervision committee." People who pay attention." The old man looked at Chen Zhen, "Once the supervision will target him, the situation will only get worse."

Chen Zhen's heart sank immediately, he knew the methods of those people.Once the power of arrest is obtained, subsequent convictions are almost just a matter of time-they never worry about failing to prove.

Old man: "Did you fail to contact him?"

Chen Zhen shook his head guiltily.

"It's too bad...we have to find him before the Supervisory Committee, we are running out of time." The old man's face showed concern, "Is there no clue at all? I know you went to Seman District to find him, Right?"

In fact, Chen Zhen did find Louis on Planet Atlanta in Zeeman District.

"Arnold?" When William mentioned the name to Chen Zhen, he almost didn't realize it. "You mean Arno? Dirac?"

"It's him." On the small aircraft that William rented, he explained to Chen Zhen one by one what he had found, "Your friend, Louis did not travel alone, so the jump records show that he was with A With Nuo." Then, William drove the aircraft out of the rapid orbit and switched to autopilot mode. He turned his head and asked, "What's the matter, is there any problem with this person?"

"No, there's nothing wrong with him, I just feel a little surprised." It's not that Louis has never vacationed with others, but it's usually the few that Chen Zhen knows.If Chen Zhen remembered correctly, A Nuo had only been in the company for half a year, and he had nothing to do with Louis in private except for working hours. Why did Louis invite him?

"Six months, 6 public universes, enough time for something to happen." William gave Chen Zhen an ambiguous smile.

Chen Zhen, whose thoughts were interrupted, couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Can you stop thinking about everything in that direction?"

William quibbles, "I'm just making a reasonable assumption."

Chen Zhen was a little angry: "I'm not in the mood to joke with you now."

William looked innocent, "I'm not joking." He raised his finger and pointed out the window.At this time, the aircraft had passed through the artificial atmosphere, and the clouds gradually dispersed, revealing the planet 98% covered by seawater, like a blue crystal ball.And on this boundless sea, there is only a crescent-shaped piece of land floating in it - it is only composed of milky white sandy beaches and emerald green short mountains. "I checked Arnold's identity chip and found that he rented an aircraft after he came out of the jumping station. The route went from the main star to the pseudo-star. The last record was on Atlanta. He rented an aircraft. The beach house, right there."

Chen Zhen got off the aircraft and looked up to see the building William was pointing at—a luxurious honeymoon villa half in the water and half on land.

Chen Zhen: "..."

William was very satisfied with Chen Zhen's current expression, but he still pretended to be just reporting the investigation, "I referred to Arnold's personal income and found that he should not be able to afford the cost of renting it, but his current account The amount is two zeros more than the deposit he should have, where do you think the money came from?"

Chen Zhen took a deep breath. He knew that William was asking the question knowingly, but he still decided to ignore William's small revenge. After all, if he went deeper, he would definitely find out the reason for William's doing this—he was jealous.

Chen Zhen knocked on the door of the villa without any hope. To his surprise, there were people in the villa.

"Arnuo?" Chen Zhen looked at him and found that he was a little darker than he remembered, his hair was cut short, and without thick bangs, he looked much more energetic.

"Mr. Chen." A Nuo was also very surprised. He was stunned for a while, only to find another person standing beside him, "You are..."

"William? Cosey." As he spoke, William grabbed Arnold's hand, which he was about to stretch out. "Nice to meet you."

A Nuo had pain on his face, but he held back and didn't make a sound.Obviously, Chen Zhen sensed that he was nervous, even though he tried his best to hide it.

Chen Zhen asked: "Would you like us to go in and have a sit?"

As if waking up from a dream, Arnold stepped aside to let them in.

The interior of the villa is as gorgeous and exquisite as its exterior, but Chen Zhen glanced around, but found nothing—the house did not reveal much life.

"Arnold." Chen Zhen looked at the person who was about to pour water at the bar, and when he heard Chen Zhen calling him, he immediately became alert.

"What's the matter? Sir." At this moment, Arnold's eyes looked like a small animal avoiding natural enemies.

Chen Zhen sighed secretly, and said, "I just asked straight to the point, where did Louis go?"

A Nuo looked away, "I...I don't know."

"You're lying." Chen Zhen directly pointed it out.

"I didn't." Arnold held the water glass tightly. "Louis said he wanted to go shopping nearby, and then he drove the aircraft away. I think he will come back in a few days..."

"He has been out of contact for ten days." Chen Zhen reminded, "The energy of the aircraft can only support the flight for three days. Without using the identity chip, he can't charge the aircraft at all. And, for some reason, Neither his communicator nor his optical brain can be located. Therefore, I have reason to believe, Louis, that he is missing."

"He's not missing, he just said to go out and have a look..." Arnold still insisted on his words, but the panic expression on his face had already betrayed him.

"Don't force me to use tricks to make you tell the truth, A Nuo, you know I can do this." Chen Zhen tried to threaten him as a guide, but A Nuo didn't work. "You won't do that," he said firmly.

"Has Louis even told you this?" Chen Zhen asked immediately.

"He just said—" When Arnold realized it was too late, he begged, "Please stop asking, sir, I really don't know."

"It's not that you don't know, you don't want to say it. Did Louis ask you to do this? Obedience to the agreement is a good quality, but now the situation is special, if something happens to Louis—"

"He said he would come back!" Arnold suddenly raised his voice, and when he realized what he had done, he lowered his head in a collapsed state, "He swore..." This sentence already brought a sobbing sound .

Chen Zhen didn't know what to say for a while.

"Chen Zhen." The silent William winked at him.

Chen Zhen nodded and left the villa.