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This was the first time Ivy heard of such a "severe" punishment.

Since she graduated from primary school, she has never received such a "cruel" punishment from her teacher.

Tsiri didn't put down the peacock feather in his hand. He stared at Lorraine in astonishment. After a pause, he said, "Are you crazy? How can this be considered a punishment?"

"What else?" Lorraine finally looked at Tsri and Robert beside him, "Lynching, right? You tortured him into this state. Do you need me to write a report now?"

Ci Li was dissatisfied: "...What does it have to do with you?"

"The expedition is also within my scope of responsibility," Lorraine said. "He is a doctor who voluntarily applied to join the expedition. I think you should understand how rare it is to find a doctor who is willing to follow the expedition into the wasteland."

Ci Li said: "It's because you don't pay doctors enough! It's nearly one-fifth lower than the expedition team members, so there are not many doctors willing to come to the expedition area - don't put all the blame on me. Have you forgotten Xin Lan -"

Meeting Lorraine's calm eyes, Ci Li fell silent again.

Xin Lan behind Lorraine kept smiling all the time, and her eyes, which had been transformed by a chip, were like the blue tropical water.

"The expedition team lacks doctors?" Tsiri said sarcastically, "If the doctor dies, we just need to extract his memory, replace his body, and put it into the body of a bionic man. Can't we make a bionic doctor? Lorraine, didn't you advocate this behavior before?"

Ivy realized something.

She looked at Xin Lan, who gave her a gentle smile in return.

Ivy felt horrified.

She was not a fool, and had even roughly understood the hidden meaning of Ci Li's words... The hint was so obvious, Xin Lan——

No wonder Luo Lin was able to protect Xin Lan's identity so well. It is very likely that Xin Lan was originally a human being - he just died accidentally -

Shocked, Ivy and Lorraine looked at each other, only to see his calm eyes.

But it seems like I can see everything clearly.

Song Xu held Yu Mo steadily and carried the weak man on his shoulders. Yu Mo's fingers had lost their nails, and the bright red blood was still flowing along his fingers, dripping onto Song Xu's clothes.

Song Xu was worried that he was really dead, and couldn't help asking: "Can I take him to see a doctor first? We have hemostatic drugs in our team, at least we can help him stop the bleeding first--"

"Can."

"no!"

Lorraine and Ci Li's voices rang out at the same time, and Ci Li spoke quickly: "Before the truth comes out, no one can take the suspect away!"

Xin Lan held the already stiff silver ring snake in her hand and asked, "Do you want me to have the robot scan its brain now?"

Tsiri said: "Maybe it has been replaced. How can you confirm that this silver ring snake is the original one?"

"The original silver ring snakes in the stream have been captured and used to make drugs," Lorraine said sarcastically. "There are surveillance cameras on the road. If you are so suspicious, why don't you go and take a look? You are messing around here. It seems that your work has not been going well recently. That's why you have nothing to do and want to make a fuss about these trivial details."

Ci Li's flaming hair turned even redder, and looked as if it would burst into flames of anger at any moment.

"But he is suspected of murdering my own brother," Robert said. "Achter is only 26 years old this year. He just graduated with a Ph.D. and his life has just begun."

Ache was the one responsible for the injury.

Ivy really wanted to complain.

The use of "才" - this is simply a disguised way of saying "he is just a child".

"You just graduated with a PhD?" Lorraine asked. "Which school?"

Robert proudly stated the name of the school, and he also deliberately emphasized what excellent honors the other party received at last year's doctoral graduation ceremony.

Lorraine listened to him patiently, and out of the corner of her eye she saw Ivy's eyes widen in shock.

She realized it, too.

Lorraine's mood brightened.

"I graduated with a PhD last year," Lorraine said slowly. "To be in charge of a construction project like this, I remember you must have more than three years of full-time work experience."

Robert was stunned.

"How did he get appointed to this job?" Lorraine asked. "Mr. Robert, I'm curious."

Robert murmured: "Not really..."

"How did he get it? What does it have to do with this matter?" Tsirri said impatiently, "If he is suspected of taking bribes, we can talk about it later--"

"No, no, no," Robert said anxiously, saying no three times, "I think there is some misunderstanding here..."

Tsiri didn't want to hear any more, and said simply and rudely: "The charge of murder cannot be a misunderstanding."

"Now Archer is still alive," Lorraine said grimly, "Of course, if we stop injecting antidote into him now——"

"No!" Robert shouted, wiping his sweat in panic, "I give up... I give up! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Ache was just bitten by a snake accidentally, this is just a misunderstanding..."

Ci Li scolded him loudly: "You are such a soft bone! Smear the rotten shit on the wall!"

Ivy guessed that what he meant was "rotten clay cannot be used to support the wall".

What Tsiri said was very disgusting.

Robert was really afraid that Lorraine would stop injecting the antidote, so he staggered away, not daring to look back, to see his own brother.

If they are not going to sue, then everything Tsiri did today was wrong—

Wrongly imprisoning Ivy against her will, wrongly lynching the expedition's most valuable doctor.

Now each of these has become leverage over Lorraine.

Ci Li glanced at Xin Lan unhappily, knowing that the other party would record everything.

He stood up angrily, walked angrily to Lorraine, his cheeks twitched a few times with anger, and then he left angrily.

Luo Lin turned around and looked at Song Xu: "If you don't send him to the doctor, I'm afraid his hand will be completely useless. I understand your urgency to eliminate your love rival, but is it inappropriate?"

"No, no," Song Xu said hurriedly, "I'm just curious about how you convinced the other party...Okay, I'm sorry, I won't do this again in the future."

Apologizing sincerely, he carried Yu Mo on his back and rushed out in a flash.

Xin Lan also said: "I sent the silver ring snake for a scan."

Ivy and Lorraine are the only two people left here.

Ivy was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, I didn't do what you wanted."

"It's okay," he said solemnly, "I'm used to it."

Ivy: “…”

"Not bad," Lorraine even praised her, "and you remembered to bring your badge with you... holding it so tightly, doesn't it hurt your hand?"

Oh my god.

Lorraine's words today are so abnormal.

Ivy let go and returned the badge to Lorraine, not forgetting to provide emotional value at the right time: "I dare to come out today, all thanks to your badge, teacher... Thank you very much for your help today."

Luo Lin looked into her eyes carefully: "Why are you suddenly so sweet today?"

Ivy said, "You suddenly seem very friendly today as well."

And 藹.

And 藹.

And taro——

These two words made Lorraine pause for three seconds.

Ivy is still trying to maintain her relationship with Shi Cishengxiao. No, she is indeed grateful for Lorraine's help today.

"...Just now I thought you were angry," Ivy explained, "because at that time, you looked at me with a bit of disappointment..."

Lorraine said politely, "Expected disappointment."

Ivy felt that he seemed unhappy again.

This man's mind is more unpredictable than stocks.

"And I think I can handle this," Ivy said seriously, "For example, Robert's handle and weakness - I have learned your tricks, if you don't help, I should be able to do it."

"Why are you refusing to help?" Lorraine said. "You know I won't just sit there and do nothing."

"But we are already divorced," Ivy stressed, "I can't always rely on your help. The wasteland is huge, and since I have chosen to explore, I can't pin my hopes on a 'rescue' that falls from the sky, I——"

"So you think I'm a 'rescuer'?" Lorraine leaned forward. "Ivy?"

The simple syllables made him sound extremely sexy. Ivy panicked and wanted to look away, but his Adam's apple was so strong, like the siren's song attracting sailors, and her eyes could not help but be attracted.

I can’t ignore it, just like the banana in a fruit smoothie, which makes everything taste banana-y; the bright red chili in the chili chicken, which makes every grain of meat spicy—

He filled every inch of Ivy's sight.

"Yes," Ivy admitted, "you've been helping me."

"But it also inhibited your growth?" Lorraine said. "You were not allowed to be severely interrogated by the guys in Tsri, to fight back in pain and suffering, to be tortured again, to fight back again, to be tortured again - you sounded a little lost, for the kind of tortured, pancake-like life you missed."

Ivy was left speechless by what he said.

Lorraine said, "You can think whatever you want. I am just doing my duty as a teacher."

Ivy said, "Thank you."

"If Song Xu was injured today, you would have rushed in without hesitation," Lorraine said sternly, "if——"

"I understand," Ivy said quickly, "If the person who just broke into the interrogation room to save Yu Mo was Song Xu, as a teacher, you would also help him out, right?"

Lorraine took a deep breath.

"Never mind," he said, "I shouldn't be talking to you about this."

Ivy: “Hmm?”

Lorraine didn't say anything else. The matter was almost resolved, but the communicator in his hand was still beeping.

Ivy asked, "Is anyone looking for you?"

"An interview," Lorraine said simply, "temporarily interrupted."

Ivy understood.

No wonder he changed into a military uniform today, maybe it was some internal interview. Although his photos will not appear in front of the public, the photographer will still take partial photos of him wearing a military uniform... Lily has complained before, saying that it would be better to just take photos of him in a military uniform, which would not expose personal information.

She stood there, watching Lorraine really leave. Somehow, she still wanted to talk to him again, even if it was just some ordinary greetings, or something else——

It doesn't matter what you say, she just wants to talk to the other person again.

But it was as if a cork was stuffed into my throat, blocking those sounds, and my brain seemed to be quickly frozen, preventing those thoughts.

Those words that cannot be uttered are like a surging tide that overwhelms the mouth and nose.

Lorraine stopped and looked at the time on her wrist. "You seem to have something else to say - I can give you another three minutes. Tell me what other trouble you have caused that the teacher has to clean up - to use a common saying, clean up your ass?"

"No!" Ivy blushed. "I just want to say, please be careful on the road."

"Be careful?" Lorraine said, "What? Are you planning to assassinate me?"

This cold joke is not funny at all.

"...You have so many secrets anyway," Ivy said, "Xin Lan, there are others...I won't tell anyone."

Lorraine remained calm: "No one would believe you even if you told them."

No wonder he is not afraid of anything.

Ivy was a little frustrated, but after a moment, she remembered something else: "Then the review——"

"I have to write it," Lorraine said sternly, "I don't want to be accused of 'protecting students'."

Ivy: “…”

"Externally, there are still some things that need to be done. Ten words, not one less," Lorraine said, "Internally—"

Ivy said, "Can I copy the template?"

"One hundred words," Lorraine said expressionlessly, "I hope you can deeply realize your mistake, Ivy. It's easy for you to be impulsive about Yu Mo's affairs."

Ivy: "...Who should I give the internal apology to?"

"Me," Lorraine lowered his eyes, "who else could it be?"

Ivy was frustrated: "Do you really need a hundred? You'll leave a psychological shadow on me..."

"Two hundred will do."

"One hundred! One hundred! Deal!"

Lorraine really hoped that she would develop a psychological shadow over the matter of "helping Yu Mo", and it would be best if she would think of the self-criticisms she was forced to write whenever she saw Yu Mo.

He calmly put on his uniform and went to the medical vehicle of Team Iris instead of going to the interview location.

Song Xu had already left. It was obvious that he had gone to the cafeteria to get food for Ivy. The doctor on the medical vehicle saluted him in awe and greeted him. Lorraine sent him away with a few words and sat next to Yu Mo.

The nail bed where the nail was pulled out was exposed, looking horrible and hideous. Yu Mo lay on the bed, motionless.

"Don't pretend," Lorraine said. "I know you won't faint."

Yu Mo still didn't say anything.

Lorraine casually picked up the tweezers soaked in disinfectant and calmly used the tip to clamp Yu Mo's flesh that had lost the protection of the nail bed, only clamping a little bit of flesh that was turned outward, and gently pulled -

Yu Mo groaned in pain, and his strong nerve reflex reminded him of the pain, so he opened his eyes.

Lorraine put the blood-soaked tweezers into the disinfectant and said, "Do you want to talk to me now?"

"I knew it," Yu Mo said hoarsely, "when a pot of rice is cooked, there won't be a single raw grain of rice inside."

"What a strange expression," Lorraine said. "Did you steal that from Ivy?"

Yu Mo smiled softly: "Yes, she is my childhood sweetheart and also your ex-wife."

Lorraine planned to choose a sharper instrument from the ones that had not been sterilized and pierce his nail bed.

"What is the Eden Project?" Lorraine asked. "You created Adam and Eve? What role did Ivy play in it? Don't tell me she is your 'Eve'."

There was a hint of surprise on Yu Mo's face, but he quickly calmed down.

"It will be a long time before the chip is decoded," Lorraine said. "If you tell me now, maybe I can spare your life."

"Spare my life?" Yu Mo smiled, "I am immortal."

Lorraine said: "It's incredible that there are people who would call memories uploaded to the cloud immortality."

"Humans won't understand," Yu Mo said lightly, "I'm looking forward to your disappointed expression after you completely decipher the chip... In consideration of your help today, I can give you a piece of advice - don't fall in love with Ivy, you will regret this love."

Lorraine said calmly: "Emotional loss? I know you tampered with her brain and memory."

"Why do you avoid talking about love?"

"It's stupid to talk about 'love' with a robot," Lorraine said. "Your so-called emotions are just a database instilled into you by humans."

"Really?" Yu Mo closed his eyes. "But I smell the scent of Ivy on you... Haven't you noticed, respected Admiral Hector? No matter how cold your attitude is, no matter how ruthless your words are, no matter how you say 'it's just out of responsibility as a teacher, ex-husband or even an elder', when facing that child Ivy, your eyes and expressions can't be fake, and there's this smell——"

Yu Mo sniffed it carefully.

"It all belongs to Ivy," he said, smiling, tears streaming from his hollow emerald eyes. "You smell like Ivy has marked you now. Her scent makes you hers."