Chapter 354 The Robots of Dragon City
The portal to time and space was opened before everyone, and Jiang Wan's figure indeed appeared inside.
However, the next second an electronic voice rang out beside Jiang Wan, reaching Cheng Zhen's ears through the portal: "Don't try to take her away by force. She has a fuse on her body, which will detonate as soon as she leaves this world."
Cheng Zhen's face instantly darkened, and his heavy gaze fell on Jiang Wan. Sure enough, he saw a thin thread around her waist, leading to an unknown location behind her.
She sat back in the sofa chair with her eyes closed, fast asleep.
He asked coldly, "Who are you? What is your purpose? Where is she now?"
No comment.
The same cold, mechanical voice spoke ruthlessly, and then something was thrown from the other side of the time portal. When everyone looked closely, they realized it was a bomb!
Cheng Zhen instantly closed the portal, picked up the twins from either side, and leaped away into the distance, shouting at the same time, "Retreat! There's a bomb!"
Everyone retreated and then lay prostrate on the ground. Two seconds later, the bomb exploded with tremendous force.
A large crater was immediately blasted into the open space at the foot of the mountain.
"Dad, where did Mom go? When will she be back?"
The twins were terrified. Jiang Xiaoxin clung to Cheng Zhen's arm, crying and refusing to let go. Her little face was deathly pale, and she murmured unconsciously, her little body trembling uncontrollably. She was clearly very frightened. Even Jiang Xiaoshu, who was usually calm and composed, had a pale face and her expression was obviously panicked.
Two pairs of equally confused, bewildered, and frightened eyes stared intently at Cheng Zhen, hoping he could give them a clear answer.
Cheng Zhen took a deep breath, trying her best to calm herself down, barely suppressing the extreme irritability within her. Then she hugged them, forcing her voice to be calm and gentle so as not to frighten them.
"Don't worry, Mom will be alright. I will definitely rescue her safely."
The twins were extremely emotionally unstable, and Cheng Zhen was worried about them, so he personally carried them back to the RV, cooked them the most lavish dinner he could afford, and then gently coaxed them to sleep.
He then locked the RV and summoned Yu Fen and the others to give a reply.
He didn't go very far; he stayed near the RV, with the door within his line of sight, so anyone who approached him could see him.
Yu Fen rushed over and reported, "Lian Chuan sent away the people near the forest farm, saying it was your order that no one is allowed to rest near the forest farm today."
"The people who lived in the same house as Lian Chuan said that he always kept to himself and was not sociable. Moreover, because he used to be the secretary-general, everyone felt that he always had an air of superiority, so no one wanted to spend much time with him. Apart from going out to work together, they basically had no communication with him."
Therefore, this actually allowed Lian Chuan's movements to escape everyone's notice.
For example, how he colluded with outsiders, and how he planned and carried out the abduction of Jiang Wan.
"Damn it!" Cheng Zhen angrily slammed his fist against the wall.
Yu Fen then said, "Boss, why don't you just bring the culprit here? We'll teach him a lesson, and he'll be sure to tell the truth!"
Cheng Zhen slowly shook his head: "It didn't work, I've tried."
He had just opened the portal to another dimension, attempting to capture Lian Chuan.
Lian Chuan stood opposite him at the Gate of Time, their eyes meeting. He did not deny that he had kidnapped Jiang Wan, and readily admitted it: "But you can't kidnap me. As soon as I leave their sight, they will definitely kill your woman."
Cheng Zhen didn't know the enemy's identity or the specifics of the situation. Although he had his suspicions, he didn't dare to risk Jiang Wan's life, so he could only give up in frustration.
"Where exactly did you take him?"
The problem is that Lian Chuan has no relatives or friends here, so he can't find any leverage to blackmail him.
Cheng Zhen was so angry she was about to go crazy; she was so irritable she felt like her original body was about to explode.
But he forced himself to calm down. Jiang Wan's life or death was unknown, and her situation was unclear. He was the only one she could rely on now!
Meanwhile, Jiang Wan, who was locked in a room in Longcheng, slowly woke up. She felt herself sitting in a comfortable and soft chair, with no restraints on her body. However, her head was still very dizzy, and because she had been leaning against the chair for so long and had been asleep, she felt very uncomfortable, as if her neck was about to break.
She rubbed her neck, slowly turned her eyes around, and suddenly felt a jolt; the room was full of eyes.
Several pairs of eyes were watching her alone. But "eyes" isn't quite right; they were all robots. Upon closer inspection, there were actually five or six robots in a room of just over 20 square meters!
They were scattered in every corner, conducting comprehensive and real-time surveillance on her.
And these robots are even intelligent!
Upon seeing that she was awake, a robot immediately approached and spoke in a measured tone: "Ms. Jiang Wan, hello. It is 11:05 PM. Would you like any food or drinks?"
As he spoke, a light screen appeared on his chest, displaying a menu. The robot pointed to his chest with his right hand and said in a flat voice, "You can place your order here, please feel free."
Jiang Wan was truly stunned. In fact, robots already existed in this world before the oxygen-deficient apocalypse.
Robots can be seen in many hotels, restaurants, and even train stations and airports. They have replaced many human jobs, causing countless people to lose their jobs, but their work efficiency is indeed very high.
However, they are all pre-programmed, repeating the same task every day, and there is no intelligence involved.
Moreover, as robots become more and more widespread, people seem to have gradually gotten used to it. Except at the very beginning, when some people lost their jobs due to the widespread use of robots and complained a lot, causing some social unrest, this did not stop the fact that robots are becoming more and more common.
So, seeing so many robots right now, Jiang Wan seemed to find it somewhat expected.
For example, when the mission was sent to Longcheng, wasn't the robot the one that came down from the helicopter?
However, when the robot in front of him spoke and communicated with him, he suddenly had a strange feeling, as if the robot had human consciousness.
Jiang Wan knew that she had been ambushed by Lian Chuan. With the situation still unclear, she dared not take any action. Moreover, she had plenty of food in her tree hole space and did not care about the menu displayed by the robot.
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