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The situation is not looking good.
The little robot looked at the reed bank in the darkness, then at Ren Wenhan beside it, who was still clutching his bundle tightly.
After a moment, he nudged the arm of the man next to him: "There are people hiding on the shore."
The little robot didn't know if it had done something right, or even why it was doing it in the first place.
It was just an intuition that led him to make this decision.
I've never felt this way before. Could this be one of the effects of this upgrade?
The little robot was struggling with its strange emotions, while Ren Wenhan next to it was completely taken aback.
"What...what did you just say?"
For a moment, he didn't know whether he should laugh it off to the boy or brush it off with something like, "What strange things are you saying?"
Had I misjudged him? Was this young man no ordinary person?! Otherwise, why would he suddenly say such things to me? Did he know my identity? Or was he after what I had?
No, no, now is not the time to be shocked by this boy's identity!
Someone was hiding in the reeds!
If that's the case, then all the people on that ship absolutely cannot go ashore!
If they're catching illegal immigrants, that's fine, but if they're targeting you...
As for whether the boy might be lying to him, it's better to believe it's true than not!
Thinking this through, Ren Wenhan made a quick decision and shouted in a low voice, "Everyone jump ship and swim over from another direction! Something's not right on the shore, be careful of an ambush!"
As he spoke, he was the first to jump into the water.
And he didn't forget to pull the little robot next to him along too.
Whether it's for the previously mentioned "bring him along" or to investigate whether this person is a spy, we have to bring the JSG people along.
His actions caused panic among everyone on the ship.
Some people also jumped into the water, but they didn't dare to swim straight to the other side. Instead, they swam in an arc, trying to get ashore from other places.
But some people don't believe it.
"We're almost there, how could there be an ambush!"
"That's right! It's so quiet on the shore, there's not a sound at all. Hurry up and row, I want to get ashore, I want to go home!"
There were still about half the people left on the boat.
Ren Wenhan had been practicing swimming diligently since he decided to smuggle himself back to China, and now his skills were quite good. While swimming, he also kept an eye on the boy he was pulling along.
Naturally, the little robot swam better than him, so Ren Wenhan didn't have to worry about it at all.
Relieved, Ren Wenhan looked at the small boat again.
He watched as the small boat disappeared into the reeds.
At first, there was no movement.
Before he could even catch his breath, a scream pierced the night sky!
Immediately afterwards, as if by signal, the entire reed bank began to ripple.
The people lying in ambush on the shore turned on their flashlights, and from a distance, it was clear that there were at least twenty or thirty people lying in ambush!
Ren Wenhan's heart tightened.
The hand movements became faster.
In the distance, he could still hear scattered calls from the reeds: "...Find...the man...continue...the things..."
It turns out they really came for me!
Ren Wenhan pursed his lips and swam even harder.
For a moment, he even forgot that he had a boy he had just met with him.
It wasn't until the little robot pulled him to change the direction of his swimming that Ren Wenhan realized what was happening.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh right, they're here to find me. It'll be even more dangerous for you to come with me. Why don't we split up? If I manage to escape this ordeal and we happen to meet again on shore, I will never forget your life-saving grace!"
Having discovered that there really was an ambush there, Ren Wenhan naturally no longer believed that the boy beside him was sent by the enemy; otherwise, he wouldn't have reminded him so early.
But since the enemy has made arrangements here in advance, the news of my return to the country today has probably already spread, and I may not be able to escape today.
Thinking this, Ren Wenhan handed the little robot the thing he had been carrying on his back when he jumped: "I'm afraid I have to ask you for a favor. My chances of escaping are probably slim. If you are lucky enough to escape, please take this to Principal Zhang of Jinghua University and tell him that it was brought back by Ren Wenhan. Please ask him to deliver it to the university."
Ren Wenhan thought that even if he didn't escape today, it wouldn't be a loss if he could give this thing away.
He just didn't expect that the boy he entrusted with the task had no intention of accepting it.
Yes, the little robot doesn't intend to deliver things for humans.
Because this human said "the chance of escaping is slim," meaning that if this human could escape, there would be no need for me to help him get there.
The little robot didn't think it was difficult to just find a place where there were no other humans to go ashore.
He tugged at the human's arm and pointed in a direction: "There are still people over there, swim over there."
Ren Wenhan: "...??"
What is this boy, really?
Having already witnessed the boy's abilities once, Ren Wenhan decided to trust him again this time.
Besides, at this point, the worst that can happen is being caught, but what if we actually manage to escape?
Ren Wenhan roused himself and swam in the direction the boy pointed.
It was farther away than the previous place, and it was impossible to estimate the exact distance in the darkness. Ren Wenhan, who usually spent most of his time in the laboratory doing research, started to feel exhausted as he swam.
He only managed to persevere on the last stretch of the road thanks to the little robot supporting him.
When Ren Wenhan stepped onto the solid soil, he almost burst into tears.
It wasn't easy, it was really too difficult!
But I came back!
After thirteen long years, I have finally returned to the embrace of my motherland!
“Someone is coming this way. You have to get out of here.” The little robot, showing no signs of fatigue from the long swim, reminded Ren Wenhan.
Although Ren Wenhan can no longer swim, he still has the strength to walk on land.
Upon hearing this, he immediately got up, tightened his bundle, determined the direction, and strode away.
Ren Wenhan believed that the people who came to pick him up would react to the ambush on the shore, so he only needed to protect himself.
He determined the direction, while the little robot determined whether there were any teams coming to arrest people. With the cooperation of the two, they hid and dodged along the way until they had gone far enough that the guys searching for people on the shore would not come to this area to search, and then they stopped.
Ren Wenhan was completely unable to walk.
He sat down on the spot, not caring about anything else, his eyelids drooped, and he fell into a deep sleep.
The little robot isn't tired at all.
However, he consciously controlled the process, keeping pace with Ren Wenhan's pace to make himself appear tired, though not as exhausted as the former. For humans with better physical stamina, this level of exertion wasn't unusual.
His previously demonstrated hearing ability was not beyond the range of humans.
But now, the only human beside him is asleep, and the little robot no longer needs to pretend.
He picked up a few large branches with leaves and covered the man with them, whether as a blanket or as a covering, it was unclear.
After that, he tiptoed around the neighborhood.
Although hiding in the middle of the night, the little robot still didn't forget to observe its surroundings.
From where they landed to here, the entire route was through impoverished rural areas, where hardly anyone even lit a candle.
Candles must be something they're reluctant to use.
These places are the complete opposite of the John's Concession we saw on the ship earlier.
Looking at this environment, the little robot couldn't quite believe how they had managed to develop everything into the bustling world of modern entertainment in just a few decades.
Is this the charm of humanity?
For the rest of the night, the little robot spent its time wandering around and picking up trash it encountered.
There wasn't much trash in these places; it's likely that most of the usable items had been collected and reused by the poor families nearby. The little robot only picked up some broken stones and tiles.
Ren Wenhan woke up as dawn broke.
When he woke up, he was stunned by the leaves that were pressing down on him.
This is……?
After a moment of calm, he realized that it must have been done by that young friend Ji.
So, where is little Ji?
Ren Wenhan pushed aside the leaves covering him and stood up.
Ren Wenhan was still a little sore, but it was all within his tolerance range, so he ignored it.
His current worry is that his friend Naji, whose whereabouts are unknown, might have encountered some danger.
Fortunately, before he could even take a step to look for him, he saw the snow-haired boy emerge from a grove of trees.
The little robot went to find food for Ren Wenhan.
He's a robot and doesn't need to eat, but humans probably can't.
There was still some food in the little robot's recycling bin, but there was no reason to take most of it out.
At least for now, they are clearly on the run, and there are no decent restaurants around. They can't exactly serve up a delicious stir-fry or stewed chicken, can they?
If you really do that, you won't be able to fool anyone unless they're an idiot.
Having traversed several worlds, the little robot has become increasingly adept at concealing its abnormalities.
So he only found some fruit that was already in the forest.
However, the fruit is not fully ripe yet, and it is still somewhat astringent, so the taste may not be very good.
The little robot also put two black breads into the pile.
This was given to him by someone from the previous magical world.
Some were gifts given by neighbors when they first arrived. Others were "offered" by those who came later.
Of course, when it came time for offerings, the slaves couldn't offer anything good, so they gave them the most precious thing they could get: black bread. No one else dared to offer black bread to the gods; at the very least, they had to be given white bread.
They had no idea that this "god" actually needed nothing.
He didn't even know that these things were offerings given to him by humans.
I just assumed it was a gift from a kind-hearted person, or that they didn't want it anymore and left it at the entrance of his shop.
In short, now that the little robot has taken out the black bread, although it doesn't taste very good, it can be said that it was already in the package.
Sure enough, Ren Wenhan didn't doubt him when he said that, but just advised him to eat more.
Now that it's dawn, and they've escaped the search party on the shore, things aren't so urgent anymore.
Ren Wenhan took the little robot to a riverbank, tidied himself up, and didn't mind that his clothes were dirty and he couldn't change them, so he simply swapped them with his undergarments.
It wasn't for the sake of neatness, but to prevent anyone from knowing what he was wearing and using that as a clue to find him.
Therefore, Ren Wenhan didn't wash his face, and even picked up some coal ash from the ground and smeared it on his face.
Her hair was styled again, and her back was hunched over.
Now, unless you're very close to him, you probably wouldn't recognize him even if you passed by him.
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