Chapter 89 Base (3) Jinjiang exclusively authorized the first release, protecting the original...
Researcher No. 051 has a partner with a special status and great power.
This news has spread quickly throughout the research institute and even this human city.
Ani changed the name of M357. The information of this planet, which used to have only a code name, was updated. From the star network, star map, and alliance information received from various organizations, its name was changed to:
Bright Star (M357)
The mechanical guards of the Church of Plenty have expanded their patrol territory. They have an additional line of identity features on their paint jobs, with the abbreviation of "Minghui Security Guard Agency" on it, which conducts inspections and cleans up illegal cosmic organizations.
This operation was low-key but not covert. In a short period of time, a large number of underground organizations that learned of the Lord's identity evacuated rapidly, and several interstellar transportation chambers of commerce immediately contacted the relevant persons in charge.
At the end of the severe winter on Minghui Star, an administrator from the Science Association came specially, and after his repeated invitations, he finally got the opportunity to meet with the lord.
The former human town seemed to remain the same as before. If one ignored the ever-expanding Church of Fertility that existed next to the city, nothing seemed to have changed here. However, when the head of the Association for Science and Technology sat down in the sky restaurant, his eyes could not help but see the scale of the church.
A neat and orderly escort team surrounded the armed base.
Multi-layer energy shields, joint armed systems, air-to-air counterattack devices... the energy transport team drove into the outer ring of the base, and more content was hidden under the optical stealth coating and confidentiality system.
The person in charge finally managed to look away and saw the famous hunter with a recognizable name sitting opposite him, with the back of his hand resting on his chin, looking at him with a puzzled expression.
The candles on the dining table burned with fragrance, the original candlelight swayed gently, passing through the flame core, and her eyes were so clear that it was breathtaking.
"Your development here is beyond our expectations." The person in charge said, "Hypocritical temptation and speculation are just a waste of time. To be honest with you, our purpose is just to continue research."
He knew that many underground organizations had left Minghui Star, and some organizations that had reached cooperation agreements had accepted negotiations... Since the other party returned to the base, countless people had come to apply for jobs. This remote planet that was not on a safe route had welcomed countless guests from the universe as never before.
"Yeah." Ani nodded, looking at him with an unchanged expression, "Go ahead - but your reputation is a bit bad. You have close ties with various underground organizations and have a very tragic record of mutant research. I really don't want to leave such an eyesore building where I live."
"It was our branch institute that chose this place first."
"That's true," Ani said, "but this is my home now."
The person in charge frowned and said, "Your lover is also a member of the Science Association. We have rescinded the suspension and investigation against him and will continue to support his project. Sir Ani, please reconsider."
A virtual light screen appeared between the two people, with densely packed agreement contents scrolling on it. The ceded rights and interests were marked in red with a special font, like a gift list.
"You are obviously inseparable from Researcher 051. That is an S-level project that is making great progress and is highly anticipated." Annie glanced at the screen, rubbed her chin with her fingers, and pointed out without hesitation, "I haven't yet investigated the tracking and secret investigation of him, and..."
Ani paused here, looked through the candlelight, and smiled at the person in charge: "My colleague caught a suspicious person who tried to infiltrate the church."
The person in charge's expression changed.
The next moment after he was silent, Ani continued to speak and slowly said the next sentence: "Tianqiong Technology regards the unregulated Rednet as a thorn in its side, but you are working closely with the management of Rednet..."
She spoke slowly and calmly, and the person in charge suddenly changed color and stood up with his palms pressed on the table. However, the light screen between the two of them remained unchanged, and his communicator did not receive any anti-regulatory reminder.
There was no movement in the eavesdropping detection program, and no red alarm appeared on the light screen, but a group of tentacle animations wrapped around the four corners of the screen, fixing the page like a virus.
"Don't be afraid." Ani said politely, "There won't be any room for any omnics to interfere with me."
"...Did you learn this from the eighth agent?" The person in charge slowly sat back down. "The headquarters' assessment of you is that you are of great value, but extremely dangerous."
"You're too nervous." Ani said, "The same is true of the Science Federation headquarters. I might go visit if I have a chance. I'm very friendly."
The location of the Science Federation's headquarters is a secret, and they have made many enemies. Moreover, the family business is not as large as Sky Technology, and unlike the intelligent machines, it does not have an indestructible yet secretly defensive delicate symbiotic relationship with the Human Alliance.
"My relationship with Skydome Technology is not what you think." Ani explained a few words, "Also, I am not negotiating with Rednet. You can keep your partner in Rednet confidential, and I won't ask."
She raised her hand and slid the light screen. The tentacle animations moved a little. Where Annie's fingertips brushed, the red bytes were changed one by one, and the new treaty appeared on it.
The person in charge looked along the path of her hand, holding his breath and concentrating without saying a word.
Her demands were detailed and tricky, making people feel uncomfortable. It seemed that she had figured out the limit of what the Science and Technology Association could offer. She was like a leopard that could turn against her at any time, lying on this painful boundary, yawning lazily.
...share the results of branch institutes?
The person in charge was sweating profusely.
The two didn't chat for too long, just enough time for a meal. Ani didn't seem to care much whether they agreed or not. Under her gaze with a non-urging smile, every second of consideration became anxious. Finally, the person in charge contacted the headquarters several times before finally finalizing the cooperation agreement.
Ani also intercepted some useful information.
The voice that ultimately made the call in the communication was a woman's. That person seems to be the "Professor W" occasionally mentioned in the anonymous forum, and also Researcher No. 01.
The structure of this organization is very strange. People called "researchers" or "professors" have more say. The decision-making power of Professor W overshadows that of the "director-general". The person in charge listened to her and finally agreed to this concession.
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After the person in charge left, the branch institute's attitude changed drastically.
Lin's apartment in the institute had been renovated, and the institute warmly invited him to move back.
He was slightly tempted for a moment - if the side effects of Type B medicine accidentally broke out in the base one day, she would see a side of him that she didn't want her to know.
But for safety reasons, Lin rationally declined.
After the teacher returned to work, Ling Xiao was still with A Ni more often. He didn't talk to anyone except Ani, and would take the initiative to avoid Lin and Mo Wan. He often fell asleep while reading plant illustrations, with a thin book covering his face.
Annie took the album back and put it in the bookcase. In the past few days, she picked up the other person and took him out of the office at the same time without any change.
The vines wrapped around his body curled up, tighter than before. Annie looked over as if she had sensed something, and saw a pair of crystal clear and tranquil purple eyes.
He wasn't asleep.
Ling Xiao folded his arms, looked at him silently for a long time, and said, "If you suddenly disliked me, I would probably wither."
Ani stared at him for two seconds, then turned to look forward. Her voice was no different from usual: "So you want to retreat when you see difficulties. You plan to escape and take the initiative to cut off before the unknown difficulties come. Is this your defense mechanism?"
Ling Xiao: “I didn’t…”
"No?" Arriving at the door of the room, Annie paused. She walked through the automatic sensor door and snapped her fingers. A screen lit up in the room. It was a very low but clear perspective.
Ani put him on the bed, and the screen behind him zoomed in, switching between multiple split screens. That is the perspective of the intelligent service robot Qie Qie, and there are also surveillance cameras from several different angles.
Ling Xiao stared at the camera that appeared behind her in a daze. The screen recorded his daily actions. The picture zoomed in, and a plane diagram appeared on the edge of the plant atlas he was painting.
That was a floor plan of the various entry and exit routes into the base.
His eyes were dazed for a moment, and his chin was pinched by Annie's hand, which slightly lifted it up, and his field of vision was once again occupied by the person in front of him.
She looked at him and said, "Brother Lingxiao, do you want to try how far you can escape? I can play this game with you once."
Ling Xiao's throat seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton. His lips moved, but it was difficult for him to make a sound. He raised his hand to clasp her wrist, and his eyes moved away hastily to look at the screen behind her.
On the screen, he recorded several routes next to the atlas that were not patrolled by anyone and were not obviously monitored by mechanical guards.
His soul seemed to fly away for a while, and then suddenly descended into his body. He said in a hoarse voice: "You——" Ani did not move her hand away. She stared into Ling Xiao's eyes, still smiling, and spoke in a soft voice, as if she was afraid of scaring him: "This is the first and last time I let you try it. After today, you will have no chance to verify whether your route is correct."
Ling Xiao turned his eyes to look at her, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and asked: "... Did you know that the egg in my stomach would move?"
Ani could have acted like she knew nothing, but she didn't. She paused and said, "I know."
"...I'm not leaving now, I just can't leave without a way out." Ling Xiao said, "Ms. Annie, you treat me like this only because we have a child. One day you will stop loving me. With such a beautiful and noble man by your side, I simply -"
Ani glanced at him when she heard that title.
Ling Xiao stopped talking, and saw her take out a device that was obviously a lock without any expression. She skillfully opened the lock, held Ling Xiao's calf, lifted it up, and compared his ankle.
He suddenly felt a chill down his spine and shrank back in horror. Ani held the other's slender and straight calf tightly with her hands and said, "These past few days, I have occasionally wondered when you would suddenly act and escape from your planned route - but I have judged several times and I feel that you can't escape."
Ling Xiao took a deep breath and said, "You're like this... a little scary."
"I can be a little scary when I'm unhappy." Annie pulled him over, half-wrapped her arms around his waist, and said softly, "I'm also good at punishing rebellious actions or thoughts. Darling, don't be nervous, relax."
Ling Xiao's whole body was stiff, unable to relax. He looked at the chain with his peripheral vision and said in a weak voice: "...Don't do this, I'm already...No, I will be very good in the future."
Ani suddenly realized that unlimited appeasement would not make Ling Xiao change. Sometimes being a little mean to him seems to have a better effect.
Her tentacles wrapped around Ling Xiao's legs, and the pink tentacles crawled on the snow-white skin, moist and soft, like a warm snake.
Ling Xiao's body instinctively clung to it, the buds trembling slightly, the half-opened flowers followed the vines and wrapped around her, the dewy light purple rubbing against her in a flattering manner. Annie raised her hand to hold the vine and pulled off a flower.
Just like when they first met.
He could no longer swallow the sudden pain with great patience like he once did. Ling Xiao's body became very delicate, and when the flower bud was pinched like this, he immediately began to cry unconsciously, with physiological tears in his eyes.
Ani cupped his cheek and kissed him, then whispered, "I don't believe you will become obedient. Your credit limit has been used up, so you need to accumulate it again."
Ling Xiao tried his best to calm down, and used relatively calm words to hide his panic, and said reasonably: "At least I didn't practice it. The fact is that I can't leave you now. You can't convict me like this."
"Hmm." Ani nodded, as if in agreement, but she still snapped the lock around his ankle. "I'm so mean, is that what I mean?"
"You never thought of letting me choose from the beginning."
"Yes," she said, "If you are obedient and willing to come back with me, that's great. If you don't want to stay with me, I will catch you back in a safe place where I can see you."
Ani stared down at him: "Your vines can only grow within the framework I set, and so can you. You can only move around by relying on me. Brother Lingxiao, compared to your weighing of pros and cons, the gains and losses of choices, or your far-sighted consideration of the future... I value the present more and don't care about the future."
Her hand touched the lock ring, and the golden chain wrapped around his ankle. The positioning chip was implanted under his skin as the fit progressed. Ani stroked up along the lock ring and pressed the other person into her arms.
"I only care about the present," she said. "Like, is it okay to violate you right now?"
"..." Ling Xiao felt that this was not a question to him.
This was certainly not a question to him, and Ani would never seriously consider a man's answer. She just went through a "polite" routine, then buried her head in Ling Xiao's shoulder, her hands resting at the base of his legs, and whispered, "For the sake of gentleness and consideration, I haven't used other tentacles for a long, long time. The one that supplies energy is the thinnest. It's always soft and slow, taking care of your feelings. Do you remember?"
He remembered... that was why he was often half asleep and half awake and unable to react.
"Ling Xiao," Ani looked at him and said, "If you want to answer, yes. That's the reasonable answer."
His lips moved but he didn't say anything. Ani held his face and bit his soft lips. Ling Xiao was so stimulated by the close and strong invasion of his breath that he was defeated and repeated almost without a sound: "Yes... yes."
The lock made a constant crackling sound when it vibrated.
The sound lasted for a long time, and the next day, Ling Xiao did not show up all day. Another day passed before Annie saw a green vine crawling through the ventilation duct and into her office on a sunny afternoon.
Eh…
Don't mention it, she is very familiar with this route. Annie pretended not to notice and thought that the route he was researching was quite interesting.
He hadn't appeared for two days, but he didn't look good at all, as if a sleepy person was suffering from insomnia. His snow-white skin made his tired and red eyes stand out even more.
Ani's office is very big, and there is a cubicle inside for sleeping. Ling Xiao used to look at the plant atlas there. After he appeared, he silently turned his head and glanced at Annie's position.
She didn't seem to notice.
Ling Xiao was careful not to let the lock that couldn't be unlocked make any sound, then he pulled up the soft blanket on the sofa bed and sniffed the faint fragrance that remained on it. He didn't know from which day on, but his roots seemed to have penetrated into her breath, absorbing nutrients from her touch.
Just thinking about a way out, not even allowing me to think about it.
A dictatorial tyrant, an oppressor who allows no resistance, will be more ruthless the more gentle he is.
This feeling of grievance has suddenly come to me many times. He had clearly not been this fragile before.
Ling Xiao hesitated for a moment and crawled into her blanket.
Just like when he was in Dormitory 404, the moment he sensed the other person's scent, a sense of security like a nest would surround him, and he would sleep until he woke up naturally.
Ani said nothing and continued to look at the information on the screen, reviewing the employee information that Song Shuang had screened.
Four or five days passed like this. Every time, Ling Xiao would take advantage of Annie's inattention and suddenly appear from some corner without making any noise. Sometimes Annie would wonder for a few seconds where he came from.
He didn't say anything and Ani pretended not to know. Until one day when they were having dinner, Lin suddenly asked, "What's that noise?"
Ling Xiao lowered his head in silence, not saying a word, his ears were so hot that they were almost burning.
Ani thought for half a second: "...Communicator pendant."
"The communicator pendant has been through too much." The teacher sighed softly, "The prenatal examination report sent over is a little different. Guoguo, have you picked a name?"
Ling Xiao held the spoon for a long time without moving.
Ani said: "Didn't you say you wanted to compare the baby's condition..."
"Why don't you get it for me?" Lin looked up at her.
Ani was speechless for a moment. She said, "Because - it's very appropriate to call the fruit of love for plants Guoguo."
The fruit of love... Ling Xiao looked at her subconsciously.
Lin raised his hand to his chin: "Oh, it fits very well."
His jealousy was subtle, and just repeating it would make people feel like fate was strangling them by the scruff of the neck. Ani was like a cat that was lifted up and struggling in the air: "Teacher - I will think of a name for our child, really really..."
Before she finished her words, her hand was suddenly held by her side. Ani turned her head and saw Xiao Mo's dark eyes looking at her, his watery pupils soaked with tears. Mo Wan's fingers holding her were trembling slightly, and his finger bones were stretched to the extreme, like a broken bowstring.
He suddenly buried himself in Annie's arms, hugged her tightly, and let out dull and fragmented cries from under the mask that controlled his fangs.
"Ah, baby, baby." Annie hugged him back, touched Spider-Man's soft hair, and passed her hand through his hair to press against the back of his head. "Don't cry, don't worry... I won't despise you for not being able to have a child, and I won't drive you away because of this..."
Mo Wan cried even harder. He grabbed Annie's hand and pulled her to the control device. Annie followed his lead in unbuttoning the mask and took it off, only to hear the other person's soft, broken sobs.
The cold tears wet the back of her hand, and the cold image that Mo Wan had carefully created outside was destroyed. He wiped the corners of his eyes with Ani's hand, his voice choked slightly, but he spoke clearly and forcefully: "... Lady Ani, sleep with me tonight."
Ani blushed and said, "Sit down and eat."
"How can I...well if you don't do it with me."
His mouth was quickly covered by Annie's hand. Her cheeks were hot and she said embarrassedly: "What are you doing, Xiao Mo, you are becoming less and less reserved now. You were not like this before."
He used to be like this too. Mo Wan had always taken the initiative towards her. He looked at her with tears in his eyes, gently held Lady Ani's wrist, touched her fingertips with his cold lips, and said softly, "I want to climb into your bed."
Ani: “…Okay, okay.”
She heard someone getting up on the other side and looked over.
Lin tidied his clothes and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he glanced in the direction of Lingxiao. He didn't know when the vine had disappeared. The seat was empty, probably in some crack in the ground. He looked away and met Annie's gaze, revealing a slightly jealous look, but silently said to her:
"Let's discuss naming the baby." She recognized the other person's lip shape accurately. Lin paused, and then said, "I miss you too."
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