Chapter 5
Looking at the closed metal door and recalling the little girl's smile, Su Ci frowned slightly.
He turned his head and looked at Number 8 who was walking towards the end of the corridor in a daze. In the end, he followed him and arrived at the elevator together.
"Warning, there is a foreign object blocking it and it cannot be closed--"
"Warning, there is a foreign object blocking it and it cannot be closed--"
The elevator doors opened and closed, and the control terminal kept sounding alarms.
Number 8 ignored it, walked in when the elevator door opened, reached out and pressed the number for the fourth floor, then stood in the middle of the elevator like a wooden stick and waited.
Su Ci came up to him and waved his hand in front of him.
The little boy didn't even look at him. He stared straight ahead, muttering, "Go back to your room and eat... Go back to your room and eat..."
His big tail, which had always been very energetic, hung quietly behind him, with the tip of the tail dragging on the ground.
Su Ci withdrew his hand and turned to look at the elevator door opening and closing. He saw a spoon placed at the bottom of the door, which had been deformed by the impact of the elevator door.
He bent down and picked up the spoon.
"bite--"
The elevator door finally closed, carrying the two of them up, and in the blink of an eye they reached the fifth floor.
Just as No. 8 had just said, in the corridor, 4586 was spinning around anxiously, and the pattern on the electronic eye had turned into two mosquito coils.
"Su Su!" Seeing Su Ci coming out of the elevator, it finally stopped and called him dizzyly.
This robot is probably not very smart. The elevator broke down and it didn't know how to take the stairs.
Su Ci nodded, but number 8, who had just mocked number 4586, walked straight past it and stupidly walked towards the room with the number "8" written on the door.
"Ding—a lone cub detected. Immediately open room 503 of the nursery to take it in."
When No. 8 arrived at the door of the room, the screen on the door automatically lit up, and then the metal door opened. After the boy walked in, it automatically closed again.
Su Ci also came to the door to verify the information.
After the door opened, he looked into the room and saw Number Eight sitting properly on a chair, while his dinner had been placed in the middle of the table by Number 4586.
His eyes were still blank, but his hands were very nimble. He held the lid of the food box, opened it, and then leaned over and took a bite of the jelly.
The jelly covered half of No. 8's face.
He was still unconscious, chewing and swallowing the food in his mouth. Slowly, his tail, which was hanging quietly on the ground, began to swing gently.
Under Su Ci's gaze, the boy's eyes, which had lost focus, gradually regained their vitality.
Number Eight blinked, grabbed the food with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth, while looking around blankly. He went from wolfing down his food to gradually slowing down.
Huh? Why does it look familiar?
Wait...isn't this his room? When did he come back?
Number Eight's consciousness finally returned completely.
After realizing that he had returned to the room without noticing, he looked towards the door and saw the new breeder standing at the door, looking at him.
There was a hint of inquiry in her beautiful black eyes, as if she was watching something new and interesting. The red plastic flower on the black clip on the side of her hair was particularly eye-catching.
"you……"
Number Eight's eyes widened, and then he took action the next moment.
He moved quickly and reached the door in a flash. In just one second, he would have knocked Su Ci down and rushed out of the corridor.
However, at this critical moment, Su Ci took a step back.
"Bang--"
The metal door closed silently, and No. 8's forehead hit the door again, making a dull sound that was painful to hear.
After calming down a bit—
"Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang!"
From inside came the sound of Number Eight banging on the door, "Let me out! I want to go out! Open the door for me!"
Along with Number Eight's yelling, Su Ci also sensed a strong mental fluctuation, conveying the young boy's anger and violent emotions.
All these emotions combined together express one message: Once I get out, you'll be dead!
Su Ci raised his eyebrows slightly, and at this time, 4586 finally returned to normal and flew to Su Ci's side.
"Great, Baba is back in the room."
The pattern on the nanny robot's electronic eyes turned into the shape of smiling eyes.
Su Ci nodded and looked at the number on room 503, but the childish and cute face of room number 5 flashed through his mind.
Word spirits? Mind control?
While he was thinking, as Number Eight continued to bang on the door, the electronic screen on the door lit up again.
[Beep - Cub #8 is detected to be agitated and could go berserk at any moment. Tranquilizer #JH05493 will be released to calm him down and the monitoring data will be recorded.]
[The tranquilizer has been released, and the timer has begun...]
[Cub No. 8 has recovered from the state of frenzy in 3 minutes and 54 seconds. The tranquilizer is effective.]
Su Ci watched the lines of text appearing on the electronic screen, and he could indeed sense that the violent mental fluctuations were gradually weakening, and the noise of banging on the door in the room also became smaller.
Finally, Number Eight fell completely silent.
"It seems that Baba has calmed down."
The voice of 4586 sounded, and Su Ci turned his head to look at it. He saw the nanny robot stretched out its mechanical arm and clicked on the electronic screen.
As it operated, a headshot of Number Eight appeared on the screen.
He had black-gray hair and green eyes, and looked younger and thinner than he does now. However, the smile on the boy's face was exceptionally bright and brilliant, and his green eyes sparkled.
It is hard to imagine that the violent teenager who was banging the wall in the room once had such a smile.
Below is his file data, showing his various physical values, with the word "normal" written in green font behind them.
4586 quickly scanned all the data and finally said, "Susu, Baba's health values have stabilized. He's fine."
The nanny robot closed the interface and said to Su Ci, "We can go now. I'll take you to the breeder's dormitory."
After saying that, it flew towards the elevator, but Su Ci did not follow.
He looked at the tightly closed door of Room 503, sensing the faint fluctuations of his mental power, and there seemed to be a hint of sharpness in his calm black eyes.
Finally, he stepped forward, stood in front of the metal door and began to verify the information.
[Ding——Authentication passed]
[Apprentice Keeper Su Ci, hello. Upon examination, although cub number eight is emotionally stable, tranquilizer JHF05493 has just been released into the room. It is not recommended to be activated unless it is an emergency.]
[Should we urgently open Room 503 of the nursery?]
[Note: This startup record will be sent to the supervisor, please choose carefully]
Seeing this, 4586 hurriedly stopped him: "Susu, there are still traces of tranquilizer in the room. According to the regulations, you can't go in at this time..."
However, before it could finish, Su Ci had already clicked to confirm.
Obviously, although he was an apprentice breeder, as the only living person in the nursery besides the cubs, his authority in the nursery was not low, so after he confirmed, the tightly closed metal door slowly opened.
A very strong and pungent smell wafted out as the door opened. It must be the smell of tranquilizer.
Su Ci frowned, but was not affected.
Room 503, which had just been sprayed with sedatives, had no lights on. It was pitch black and silent.
Su Ci took a step forward.
As the sensor light on the ceiling lit up, a small figure appeared before him in the cold white light - Number Eight, who had been forcibly "calmed down", collapsed on the floor, his small body falling at his feet.
The child who had just looked violent and crazy now collapsed on the ground like mud, his limbs soft and weak, and the animal ears and tail on his body disappeared.
At this moment, he looks like an ordinary human child, young, fragile and in need of protection.
Su Ci pursed his lips slightly, squatted down, bent over to pick up the child, put him on the bed, and gently pulled the quilt over his chest.
Number Eight allowed Su Ci to do what he wanted without any resistance. He looked like he was dying. His little face was pale and his forehead was bruised and swollen, probably from the collision with the door.
"Is there any medicine?"
Su Ci turned around and looked at 4586.
It stood at the door and looked at him. Although it was an expressionless puppet, it looked hesitant and a little uneasy.
Hearing his question, 4586 responded quickly, then took out a bottle of medical spray from its round body, then stretched out its mechanical arm, and with a whoosh, it sent the bottle of spray in front of Su Ci.
After Su Ci took it, its mechanical arm retracted with a whoosh.
It never entered the room.
Su Ci took the medical spray, recalled Xun Xiaoyu's method of use, and sprayed it on the child's forehead. The spray was effective, and right after spraying, the swelling didn't seem to be that bad anymore.
After wiping off the jelly on No. 8's face and seeing that the child's condition had stabilized, Su Ci stood up and prepared to leave. However, he stopped after taking just one step.
Su Ci looked down and saw that the child's hand had stretched out from under the quilt at some point, and was now tightly grasping the hem of his clothes, with his fingertips turned white.
His eyes moved slightly and looked at number eight.
The child struggled to open his eyes a crack and just looked at him, his emerald eyes flashing with an indescribable stubbornness and... deep hatred.
If he had the power at this moment, he would definitely attack Su Ci without mercy.
Su Ci didn't move. The two of them, one standing and the other lying, just stared at each other. After a long time, the child's fingers gradually lost strength and fell to the side of the bed again.
Watching the child close his eyes again, Su Ci bent down, pulled up his weak little hand and stuffed it back into the quilt. Finally, his thin white palm fell on the top of No. 8's head and touched it gently.
"Go to sleep. I'll see you tomorrow."
After saying that, Su Ci did not linger any longer. He walked straight out of the room, past 4586 and headed towards the elevator.
4586 looked at him, then at the room that had been closed again. Its robotic arm helplessly grasped its chest, but it finally sped up and flew behind Su Ci into the elevator.
The black-haired young man stood straight in the elevator, looking straight ahead. His expression didn't change at all, but for no reason he revealed a hint of coldness.
The nanny robot seemed to sense something, yet seemed to notice nothing. It looked at Su Ci and asked in a cute mechanical voice, "Su Su, are you affected by the tranquilizer?"
Su Ci looked at it, "What is that tranquilizer?"
"The tranquilizer was developed at the base specifically to deal with cubs going berserk. Because it's so potent, it can't be injected directly and can only be inhaled through the mouth and nose. Therefore, it's generally only used in the cubs' rooms."
4586 explained.
Because of inhalation through the mouth and nose, tranquilizers take longer to take effect.
If used elsewhere in the nursery, the cubs can quickly escape after realizing something is wrong, but the spilled tranquilizer will greatly affect the capture operations of the keepers and the operations department.
Therefore, although tranquilizers are highly effective and have few side effects on the body, they do have strong limitations.
Su Ci listened to its explanation without making any comment.
4586 tilted its head and looked at him cautiously. He indeed did not seem affected. Finally, it asked a somewhat humane question.
"Susu, are you angry?"
"No."
Just in a bad mood.
Su Ci looked at the elevator door that had closed and remained motionless, and asked, "What are we going to do next? Did you mention the breeder's dormitory?"
The dormitory is where the keepers live.
So after returning to the dormitory, can he do his own things?
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