A few days later.
Inside the residence, looking at the six-pointed star that was completely out of danger, Lin Yue finally felt relieved.
It's been fixed, but not completely.
After all, the doctor she found was just a scruffy-looking quack with very limited skills. After examining the six-pointed star, he clearly told her that while he could repair it, he could only restore it to a "usable" level, and there would definitely be many minor problems.
To be fair, there are quite a few people like him in Sin City. They can repair machinery, treat the sick, gather intelligence, unclog sewers... They seem to know and do everything, but don't expect their skills to be particularly high.
There's no way they can work for the big corporations in Night City, not in this lifetime. The local gangs look down on them, so they can only make a living by setting up a stall in the neighborhood or opening a small, unlicensed clinic.
But given Lin Yue's current condition, this is already the best medical care she could find for Hexagram.
We can't really send her to District Six like that quack doctor suggested, can we? Admittedly, he's right; the people there have more experience dealing with cyborgs and are more experienced in this area... but for her, the problem isn't there at all.
The other party had clearly misunderstood something. Before leaving, they earnestly reminded her that the structure of modified humans is very intricate, even more prone to breaking than that of ordinary people, and that there should be limits to playing with them.
That's right, no one should be treated like that. The dog conglomerate has no humanity... wait?
He wouldn't think I did it, would he?
Lin Yue, still in a daze, finally came to her senses, stood there with her mouth open, and for a moment didn't know what to say.
After a long while, she sat back down on the edge of the bed, sighing with a mixture of embarrassment, annoyance, and helplessness.
That's not what that guy said, take off your yellow glasses!
However, to be honest, she did have rather complicated feelings about the six-pointed star in front of her.
To be honest, she felt sorry for the girl, or rather, she sympathized with all those who had experienced similar things; otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to save her.
But why her of all people? The six-pointed star was like a memo to her. Seeing her reminded her of how Xu Shi had manipulated her before. The more she thought about it, the worse it got. She couldn't help but want to get rid of her as soon as possible, out of sight, out of mind.
Two completely different emotions intertwined, and Lin Yue felt like she was being pulled apart and numbed.
But after a moment's thought, the goodwill in his heart prevailed.
—Well, it's already like this, it's not too late to let her leave after she recovers…
Just then, Hexagram, who was lying on the bed, groggily opened his eyes.
"Gurgle..."
The girl murmured incoherently.
"...You're awake?"
Lin Yue was taken aback, then seemed a little flustered, "You...do you want some water? Or are you hungry? Do you want something to eat...no, it seems like you can't eat..."
She's actually quite inexperienced when it comes to taking care of people.
Hexagram was a little confused. He looked around for a while, then suddenly flashed to the corner of the wall, staring at Lin Yue warily, and his two arms instantly transformed into battle blades.
"Ahh!"
"...Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person."
Lin Yue paused for a moment, then carefully explained, "It's very safe here, no one will harm you."
After much persuasion and seeing the marks on his body that had been repaired, and confirming that everything was alright, the six-pointed star hesitantly put away his knife.
Realizing that the girl in front of her had saved her, she blinked and then bowed deeply to her, saying, "Mmm."
"It's alright, the misunderstanding is cleared up."
Lin Yue breathed a sigh of relief. "Your injuries haven't fully healed yet, so don't do any strenuous activity... Can you lie down?"
Hexagram obediently lay back down and covered itself with a small blanket.
However, she didn't seem to want to rest. Instead, she gestured towards Lin Yue, as if she had something to tell her.
"...Do you remember what happened before?"
Lin Yue blinked, sat down next to her, and said patiently, "If you'd like, you can tell me about it, and I'll see if there's anything I can do to help you."
The six-pointed star nodded, then pointed to his throat and shook his head.
"...Ah, can't you speak?"
Lin Yue belatedly realized what was happening and turned on her communication bracelet so that she could use it to communicate with her.
This made Lin Yue hate Xu Shi even more. She knew that people who bought sex dolls all had some special fetishes. Externally, they would shave their heads and cut off their limbs; internally, they would adjust their sensitivity, modify their brains with special plug-ins, etc. Just thinking about it made her feel disgusted.
I wonder what kind of filth lies hidden beneath their seemingly glamorous exterior.
With the description of the six-pointed star, she finally learned the whole story—just as she had thought, the girl was originally an orphan sold to the Sixth District, and after several transfers, she finally ended up in Xu Shi's hands and underwent semi-mechanical modification.
However, a mishap occurred during the surgery, which gave her the opportunity to resist and escape. Before leaving, she injured Xu Shi, which enraged him, who sent people to hunt her down from all sides, determined to capture her and burn her to ashes.
Using the advantages of her mechanized modifications, she risked her life to kill several pursuers, but she was also seriously injured and eventually, by a twist of fate, fell in the territory under Lin Yue's jurisdiction.
Wow, you're pretty good at fighting... Lin Yue listened silently, but couldn't help but feel a little amazed. However, when she thought about how the other party's arm had turned into a battle blade, she understood that she had not only undergone sex doll modification, but also most likely had a combat system involved.
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