I was taken aback when I heard Yang Rui say that.

At first, all I knew were that these were robots, but I didn't know what kind of time robots they were.

But looking at Yang Rui's serious expression as he waited for my answer, I knew he wasn't joking.

But why is it called the Time Robot?

I turned my head and looked at 008, and found that 008 was also looking at me respectfully from a step away.

It seems that Yang Rui's observations of them did not attract any attention from 008 at all.

It's also clear that 008 didn't take Yang Rui seriously at all.

I turned to look at Yang Rui but ignored him, and continued to urge Li Peng and the others to pack their things and prepare to leave this godforsaken place.

But I knew I had to deal with Yang Rui and his group before leaving this place. I couldn't let them follow me forever, because I really didn't like them anymore.

Xiao He has already recovered, so what they should do next and where they should go is no longer within my scope of consideration.

I took a deep breath and turned to look at Yang Rui, trying my best to remain polite.

“Brothers, we’ve done everything we could to help. Xiao He was injured before, and we brought you back to treat him. Now Xiao He has fully recovered. We can’t go back to the camp where we were staying. But as you can see, the camp wasn’t destroyed too badly. If you have nowhere else to go, you can go back to that camp to live.”

"After all, we've already left you everything inside, including the processes and equipment. And that mountain is a gold mine, a treasure that could make a country incredibly wealthy. Consider it a favor we've done for you since we met. As for what happens next, you go your way and we'll go our own way. Let's take care of ourselves and never see each other again."

But to my surprise, Yang Rui snorted coldly after hearing my words: "Zhao Sihai, Zhao Sihai, after you found such a treasure, you think you can just throw us aside? How is that possible? Let me tell you, you must leave this time robot to us, otherwise you are absolutely not allowed to leave!"

I glanced at Yang Ruijian's confident expression and sneered inwardly.

"What, you think I have to hand over these robots to you just because you want them? Why should I?"

But before I could finish speaking, Yang Rui flashed and rushed in front of me. Then I felt a chill on my neck. Yang Rui had actually taken a dagger and pressed it directly against my carotid artery!

I was immediately shocked. I had underestimated him. I hadn't expected Yang Rui to be so ruthless and dare to threaten me like this in front of so many people.

If it were just the two of us fighting one-on-one, I'm sure Yang Rui wouldn't get the better of me. But now he's holding that dagger to my neck, and if I make any move, I'm afraid I'll lose my life here.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous, but I needed to understand what Yang Rui was trying to do, so I tried my best to stay calm.

"Even if you want these robots, you still need to make them obey you, right? Oh, I forgot to tell you, these robots go crazy intermittently. They attacked me before, and I barely survived. If you can really convince them to go with you, then I have no objection."

Upon hearing my words, Yang Rui chuckled coldly in my ear: "Zhao Sihai, do you think I'm a fool? These time robots require passwords and starters. You'd better tell me honestly, or none of us will get these robots today!"

Hearing Yang Rui's words, I hated him even more. He really did know something inside.

But I absolutely cannot give these robots to him. Otherwise, if Yang Rui takes control of them, our future will only become more difficult.

I even suspect that, given Yang Rui's now exposed true nature, once he gets his hands on these robots, he'll use them to kill us all here.

I'm not stupid, how could I just hand this double-edged sword to him like that?

So I immediately turned to look at 008, only to find that 008 was standing not far from me, looking at me as if waiting for some command.

I finally understand now that no matter how powerful 008 is, he is still just a robot. Without his master's orders, he is unable to do certain things.

But if I were to yell at 008 right now and ask him to come and take care of Yang Rui for me, Yang Rui would be much faster than 008.

After all, Yang Rui still has a knife to my neck. If he exerts even a little force, my neck will break, and then it will be too late to save me.

Even if 008 kills Yang Rui later, what's the point?

This kind of fish cannot be killed by tricks.

By this time, Xiao Qiang and the others had run up to me, surrounding me and each of them was holding a weapon. But Yang Rui had obviously decided to drag me down with him, so he wasn't afraid at all. He just stared straight at me, waiting for my answer.

I took a deep breath, looked at 008, and tried to wink at him, repeatedly telling him in my mind that I hoped he would understand what I meant.

But 008 still didn't move. I couldn't help but feel despair. It seemed that this robot was just a robot after all; it was never as adaptable as a human.

At that moment, Yang Rui raised his leg and kicked me hard in the back of the knee. I was in so much pain that I immediately knelt on the ground.

Yang Rui held the knife to my neck and laughed loudly: "Zhao Sihan, I've been enduring humiliation and lurking here for so long just to find out who you really are. You said before that you just stumbled into this place by accident, but now it seems that you must have come for that thing too, right? Stop making excuses."

"That thing is irresistibly attractive to anyone. I'll ask you one last time: if you tell me the button and password that controls the time robot, I'll let you go. We have a boat here; if you want to leave, you can take it. If you still refuse to talk, then you'll die here today!"

Upon hearing Yang Rui's words, Xiao Qiang became extremely agitated: "Let go of Sihai, what are you saying? We really just happened to end up here by accident, otherwise why do you think we would have come to this godforsaken place?"

"Yang Rui, we've treated you well, haven't we? You came to our camp injured before, and we took good care of you and took you in. After all this time, are you going to repay kindness with enmity?"

But Yang Rui was completely bewitched and ignored Xiao Qiang's words. The knife in his hand was pressed firmly against my neck, and I could even feel the carotid artery in my neck throbbing.

At this tense moment, 008, who hadn't moved at all, suddenly rushed to Yang Rui's side with incredible speed and slapped him on the head.

Before Yang Rui could even react, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, and I was also tackled to the ground by Yang Rui.