Lao Gong is a deep sea mermaid

Chu Wei just wandered off for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he saw Gu Zhou holding a mobile phone, as if he was sending a message to someone.

At this moment, there was still a smile on the corner of Gu Zhou's mouth that he didn't have time to put away, and his whole body was filled with gentleness.

Gu Zhou's smile is completely different from the usual polite smile, with a kindness that Chu Wei has never seen before.

"Is your friend? If he is in a hurry to find you, you can ask him to come here. I still have extra tickets."

Chu Wei asked calmly. In his heart, he really wanted to know who the person on the other end of the phone was, who could make Gu Zhou so happy even through the screen.

Gu Zhou restrained his smile, put away his phone, and said, "Not my friend."

Ming Yuan, who was hidden among the visitors, stiffened his back, like a rabbit, pricked up his ears nervously, unwilling to let go of any slightest sign of trouble.

He wanted to know how Gu Zhou would introduce him in front of others.

"It's a kid."

Gu Zhou's voice was slightly higher than usual, as if speaking to someone on purpose.

"I'm only three years old this year, very clingy."

Mr. Mermaid hid in the crowd and heard the ridicule in Gu Zhou's tone, but instead of being angry and shy, he wanted to laugh a little.

To some extent, making fun of the other party can be regarded as an expression of intimacy.

Ming Yuan turned around, looked at Gu Zhou's back in an open and aboveboard manner, and thought:

One day, we will be as close as true lovers.

Gu Zhou's words can only be understood by him and Ming Yuan, but Chu Wei believed it and breathed a sigh of relief.

"You seem to have always liked children."

"Well, kids are more likable, most of the time."

"Is it because they are naive? There is indeed something disgusting in the world of adults." Chu Wei said as a matter of course.

In fact, Chu Wei's appearance is not like most people's stereotypes of IT men.

Chu Wei's facial features are very regular, with a sense of shrewdness unique to smart people, but when people think of his achievements in robots, they will subconsciously ignore his appearance.

Few people would praise a genius's appearance. Although many people didn't say it, in their hearts, brains are far superior to appearance.

It can be regarded as a kind of contempt chain about advantages.

So it seems very inappropriate to praise a scientific genius for his good looks.

Chu Wei's words made Gu Zhou stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well, that's right!"

In fact, Gu Zhou didn't think so in his heart, but he didn't want to explain the specific reason to others.

At least the child he is concerned about - Xia Ye, is not a naive child.

What Gu Zhou never told others is that he likes children not because of other people, but because he likes the past self more than the present.

But he can no longer find his former self from himself, so he can only pay attention to those children, trying to glimpse the shadow of his past self.

Gu Zhou knew why he had to find Xia Ye back.

He was not saving Xia Ye, but saving himself.

Xia Ye is very similar to him in the past, but because of Gu Zhou's participation, Xia Ye escaped the isolation and helplessness when facing Wang Mingyu, escaped Wang Mingyu's revenge, and made his life embark on a better path. Fork in the road.

If there is no case of disappearance.

Gu Zhou hopes to see Xia Ye doing well and living like a normal person.

Only in that way can Gu Zhou know what kind of person he would have grown into without everything that happened at the age of 12.

He himself is not having a good time, but he hopes that every child like himself can have a better life.

The police officers at the police station think that Gu Zhou is a kind young man, but Gu Zhou himself understands that he is not so open and aboveboard in his heart.

He pinned his past self on Xia Ye.

Thinking of Xia Ye, Gu Zhou didn't want to talk about himself any more, and started looking for opportunities to collect clues about robots.

"Brother, is the subject still the same as before?"

"It's the same with minor differences. After all, the direction I chose at the beginning has a lot of room for exploration."

Talking about his professional field, Chu Wei has a little more aura that a senior brother should have, "Let's go over there and have a look."

When Chu Wei was in college, he studied cutting-edge robots, focusing on large-scale observation robots and aerospace robots.

Of these two types of robots, one type is extremely complex in structure and function, and non-professionals may not even understand the instruction manual.

The other type is almost in the blank stage, and there are not many people in the world studying it.

Considering aerospace, there are many restrictions on sending astronauts to planets with harsh environments. At present, many countries have turned to lifeless robots.

Compared with flesh and blood, the tolerance of robots is naturally higher.

Except that some core parts need additional protection, the robot itself has a strong adaptability to high and low temperatures.

And as long as there is enough energy, the robot will never get tired and can stay on the surface of the planet 24 hours a day to collect materials needed for scientific research.

It's just that this type of robot is still in the early stages of research, and there are still many difficulties to overcome.

Because what humans need is not to explore the current star system, they already know that the second planet suitable for human survival is definitely not in the current star system.

As a result, the demands placed on robots involved in aerospace are of course higher than ever.

It can be said that the direction Chu Wei chose is the two most difficult extremes in the robotics industry.

The type of robot that Gu Zhou wants to track down is not within the scope of Chu Wei's research.

Or rather, Chu Wei didn't even bother to study such difficult things.

"Other ways to buy robots?"

Halfway through the visit, Chu Wei was a little surprised when he heard Gu Zhou's question.

"It's impossible for me. Even if I want to buy it through formal channels, the number of robots is very limited, and not every organization can buy them. Moreover, the robots I designed are currently difficult to mass-produce, and the cost is scary. It would be too expensive to buy in private name."

At this moment, a sarcastic laugh sounded from behind the two of them.

With Gu Zhou's hearing ability, he had already noticed that someone was approaching, but there were a lot of people visiting today, and Gu Zhou was not sure if this person happened to be passing by.

Now it seems that this sneer has a bad intention.

"It's rare to hear someone regard low efficiency as an advantage. It's really...an eye-opener."

Gu Zhou finally turned his head and glanced at Cheng Yaojin who had come out halfway.

The man in front of him looked about 34 or [-] years old, much older than Chu Wei.

In fact, most of the industries involved in this kind of technology are young people. Excluding some veterans, the executives of electronic companies are usually not over 40 years old.

But someone as young as Chu Wei is indeed rare.

"Now is the busiest time of the exhibition, but you have time to hang out. Why, no one visits the things produced by the assembly line?"

When facing other people, Chu Weike was not so friendly.

Gu Zhou obviously saw that the face of the man who came to find fault in front of him turned dark.

It seems that the competition within a large company is indeed unimaginably fierce, and even the technicians are so tense.

"Chu Wei, don't be too complacent. Automation has been advancing for so many years, and things that cannot be mass-produced will not last long."

Chu Wei sneered, "Mass production doesn't mean you can get away with low-level products. What's more, only those who can't continue to research new technologies will consider mass production. The most cutting-edge things don't need to consider mass production."

As he said that, Chu Wei seemed to approach his deadly enemy kindly, and said in a low voice: "I am only a new series, not any upgrades."

The man's body trembled slightly, "One day you will run out of talents, let's see if you can still be so rampant." After saying this harsh word, he turned and left.

Looking at the back, the person who spoke harshly seemed to be more angry than Chu Wei.

Gu Zhou secretly winked at Ming Yuan, Ming Yuan nodded, followed that person calmly, and went to another exhibition hall.

"That person seems to have a problem with you." Gu Zhou asked tentatively.

"Well, since I came to the company, the gold medal in every international competition..."

Chu Wei didn't say everything, but explained everything with his expression.

Some people are like this. They obviously win by their talents, but they always have the attitude that if others win, they won't win by force.

"That person's name is Dong Fei, and he was also a very good robot designer before."

In contrast, Chu Wei is quite open-minded, and he didn't deny his talent just because of other people's provocation.

"But now..." Chu Wei raised his eyebrows when he remembered the question Gu Zhou asked just now, "Your question just reminded me of something. If Dong Fei doesn't come over, I might not remember it."

"what's up?"

"The reason why this guy is so arrogant is because he has attracted many investors and has always had sufficient research funds. He will occasionally use his power to sell some things at an internal price... This is not in compliance with the regulations, but for the sake of For investment, the company also turns a blind eye and closes one eye."

Chu Wei looked down on this kind of behavior, "Scientific research does need funds, but if you always let those businessmen intervene in these things, you won't be able to research anything good."

"In this way, the accounts will not be wrong?"

Gu Zhou's cell phone vibrated at this moment, and a message from Ming Yuan was displayed on it.

"The shape of the robot here is very similar to the one we checked before."

The message was followed by a picture of a robot.

It turns out that the robot that captured Xia Ye was researched by Dong Fei.

This exhibition of Zhixing Electronics is distinguished by the names of the designers. A series of robots exhibited by Dong Fei are all related to medical treatment.

Judging from the pictures, the robot designed by Dong Fei is actually more commercialized, while Chu Wei is more inclined towards scientific research.

A big company like Zhixing spends a lot of money on scientific research every year.

In the short term, it is difficult for them to receive a return on their investment, and the real return will often be five or ten years later, or even longer.

Dong Fei works in the scientific research department, but he only thinks about making profits, which in itself shows that he has lost his original intention.

Presumably Zhixing Electronics' positioning of Dong Fei has also changed.

Gu Zhou was afraid of arousing Chu Wei's suspicion, so he only glanced at the picture and put away his phone.

At this time, Chu Wei said: "The more people there are in the company, the less likely it is that the accounts can be completely matched. Moreover, the products sold at internal prices also have corresponding accounts, but there are very few people who can check them. No one else will check this kind of thing.”

Gu Zhou showed a thoughtful look.

This Dong Fei obviously has frequent contacts with investors, and is not as fond of feathers as most scientific researchers.

The robot that robbed Xia Ye is very likely to be in the hands of one of Dong Fei's investors, or even Dong Fei himself.

However, Dong Fei is a researcher who studies robots, and it shouldn't be of any use to him to steal Xia Ye.

Unless he's secretly a child abuse psychopath.

"It's a rare meeting, I always mention these things..." Chu Wei saw that Gu Zhou's face was not right, thinking that he didn't like to hear these things, so he turned to talk about the recent good news, "I saw that robot over there Is it? After a while, it will go to the adjacent star system with several other twin brothers..."

The exhibition actually didn't end until [-] pm, but as a visitor, of course, it is impossible to stay in the exhibition hall for a whole day.

It was about one o'clock when Gu Zhou and Chu Wei said goodbye.

Not long after leaving the exhibition hall, Ming Yuan followed and grabbed Gu Zhou's hand.

Gu Zhou glanced at the hands they were holding, and then looked at the streets where people were coming and going, and couldn't help pulling his hands back.

What kind of words do two big men walk hand in hand.

Ming Yuan squeezed Gu Zhou's hand maliciously, leaned into his ear and whispered, "I'm only three years old this year, and I'm very clingy, I dare not cross the road alone."

People passing by occasionally glanced in the direction of the two, and then talked excitedly with their companions in a low voice.

It's a pity that Gu Zhou's hearing is so good now, the so-called low-pitched talking is like talking loudly in his ear.

It turned out to be waiting here!

Gu Zhou glared at Ming Yuan secretly, and asked in a low voice, "Any other discoveries?"

"Not yet, but I put something on him."

No matter how eager Dong Fei was for quick success, it was impossible for him to do anything out of the ordinary at the exhibition.

Knowing this in his heart, Ming Yuan did not approach this person frequently, but stuck a piece of mermaid scale in Dong Fei's inner pocket of his suit when he passed by.

"I can feel my scales, its position and the sounds around me."

When Ming Yuan said this, Gu Zhou noticed that there was a small piece of skin missing in the crook of his arm, like a small scratch from a fall.

"He should contact those investors, and we will know the list of investors soon."

Ming Yuan himself said several words in a row, but did not get any response.

When he turned his head, he saw that his partner was looking down at their hands.

To be exact, looking at the little cut on his arm.

There was an emotion called "distressed" all around, but from the beginning to the end, Gu Zhou didn't speak.

The hands of the two did not loosen along the way.

Gu Zhou seemed to have forgotten that he was in a street full of people coming and going.

"Don't worry, it doesn't hurt." Ming Yuan pulled down his sleeves.

This pain is nothing to Ming Yuan.

The most serious time before, his fish tail was almost cut off by the enemy.

Compared with that kind of pain, the pain caused by such a trivial matter as the scales falling off is almost negligible.

The only drawback is probably that before the scales grow back, when they transform into human skin, there will be a small piece of incomplete surface.

Ming Yuan didn't expect Gu Zhou to feel sad because of this.

There is a kind of sourness mixed with sweetness in his heart, which is complicated and unspeakable.

"It takes time for the scales to grow back, not because of you." Ming Yuan hoped that Gu Zhou would not blame himself for this.

"Do you have to use scales?"

"Not necessarily, but it is the most suitable way to leave my breath on the other party."

"What about other methods?"

"Other methods..." Ming Yuan's eyes darkened, "You will know later."

……

On the other side, in the underground laboratory, a little boy was fixed on the experimental table, staring nervously at the man standing beside the experimental table.

"It's going to be a bit painful, I think you should know that."

The little boy's body couldn't help shaking.

"I don't want to hear the voice of begging for mercy, so I tell you in advance that begging for mercy is useless."

The lenses of the gold-rimmed glasses reflected cold white light, making it difficult for the little boy on the laboratory table to see the doctor's expression clearly.

The little boy didn't know whether he was voluntary or forced.

Because he did not come to this place voluntarily, but entered this room voluntarily.

Not long ago, he learned that his parents had given up on him.

This is not a surprising result.

On the contrary, the moment he heard the recording, the little boy felt a strange sense of relief in his heart.

It's long overdue.

Tear off the hypocritical appearance and let him see the real and cruel world.

Lying on the experimental table, the little boy recalled the familiar and unfamiliar recording he heard.

It was his parents' voices.

"We should give up too, and stop thinking about him."

The little boy heard his father say this.

"It's been three months, why is there still no clue?"

It was the voice of the little boy's mother.

"What else can we do? Even if the police can't find out, we ordinary people can't find out even more. Let's go to the hospital tomorrow. We are not young anymore, so we can only do test-tube babies."

"But……"

"I hope to find it too, but the two of us have to think about it later!"

What was the later part, the little boy can't remember clearly.

But he knew that the final result was nothing more than shedding a few tears and then compromising with reality.

what……

It's only been three months, and it's time to think about the future.

When he was at home, his parents didn't think so far ahead.

It takes ten years to raise a child, but it only takes three months to abandon him.

How ridiculous.

"Thinking about your parents?"

The little boy saw the doctor playing with those complicated instruments.

"I advise you not to recall the past at this time. Although what you are doing today is just the preparatory work before the transformation, the pain in the process is very strong. Recalling those things will weaken your willpower."

The instrument turned on a green light, and the little boy was pushed into a capsule-like cabin.

The pain made him grunt.

The doctor’s appreciative voice sounded from the tiny earphones in his ears, “Very well, keep in this state, screaming will only waste energy. Remember my words, stay awake, the longer you persist, the greater the success rate of transformation.”

The unbearable pain made the little boy almost faint, but the doctor's words made him grit his teeth and dare not close his eyes.

"I, like you, have had enough of being weak. You must be very afraid of the man who usually follows me! As long as you can hold on for an hour, you have a chance to become as strong as him."

"Don't close your eyes! Think about those who abandoned you, they threw you like garbage, do you still want to live that kind of life?"

Although someone kept stimulating his emotions by his ears, the little boy slowly closed his eyes and fell into a coma.

The instrument lights up red and the little boy is pushed out.

"Failed again?"

At some point, Qin Xiao appeared at the door of the laboratory, "Why do you have to spend so much effort doing these useless tasks? It's impossible for them to persist for an hour."

"I think I should have said that you decide on matters outside the institute, and inside the institute, I am the only one who has the final say."

Taking off the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, Jiang Yu pinched the bridge of his nose, walked to the side of the robot, entered instructions, and ordered the robot to send the little boy back to the sterile room.

"In fact, you are easy to soften your heart, Jiang Yu. Otherwise, as long as you increase the dose during the transformation, you will get a lot of transformation people."

"Softhearted?"

Jiang Yu laughed for a long time in the laboratory, then raised his head and wiped away his tears with the back of his hand.

"Qin Xiao, this kind of provocative line is not suitable for you! Think about how many people we have killed, let's say this sentence again!"

With that said, he was about to walk out of the laboratory.

Qin Xiao's arm blocked his way, "But you are not willing to let me kill those children."

"Don't meddle in your own business." Jiang Yu's face turned completely cold, "I said, this is just a transaction, and all you can get is this skin."

Qin Xiao lowered his head.

The kiss between two people is more like the bite between wild animals, hurting each other with the most intimate behavior.

……

"There is something new."

Not long after Gu Zhou and Ming Yuan rushed back to the observation station, Ming Yuan heard an unusual conversation through the scales left on Dong Fei's body.

Every time he listened to a sentence, Ming Yuan would write down the dialogue he heard on the tablet.

"What the hell are they doing? Why do they need a new one every once in a while?"

"I don't know, but Mr. Liao has always been generous in funding, so it's not good for us to offend him."

"This group of upstarts don't know how to restrain themselves. There is a fixed number of things with internal prices. Every time it is these few people, who knows what they are doing!"

The other person seemed to be Dong Fei's assistant engineer, and he was always a little more cautious when speaking.

After a while, it seemed that he had to compromise, and Gu Zhou saw another paragraph on the tablet.

"If the headquarters hadn't reduced my funds, I wouldn't have to support these businessmen who smell like copper! Forget it...I will talk to Liao Chengying about this matter."

So far, Gu Zhou finally got the name of an investor - Liao Chengying.

作者有话要说：感谢在2021-08-0314:54:27~2021-08-0414:45:31期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Gin1;

Thanks to the little angels of irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles in Jinjiang; 5 bottles in Siyang;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!