Chapter 58: Scene 16: Use that knife to pierce the core of my life...
"family?"
“…”
"friend?"
“…”
"spouse?"
“…”
"How strange, you don't have nightmares!"
"Who are you?"
"Me? Haha, yeah, of course you don't know me. I've been decomposed, so of course you can't recognize me!"
"You know me."
"oh oh!"
"The famous ███, of course I know you! I'm so surprised. It's only been a short time, and you actually..."
"Shhh. ████████."
"Ah! Is this true?!"
"Look at your performance. If you cooperate with me obediently, I will of course agree."
"Let's make a pinky promise!"
"Make a pinky promise. The one who cheats is the puppy."
"Yeah! That's right, it's the puppy who's lying!"
"Oh, by the way, your acquaintances are here too, but I don't know what their purpose is. Anyway, be careful. If you need anything, you can call me."
"Finally, good luck, ███."
"Good luck, ██."
"Hehe, next time you see me, I'll be ███, don't call me by the wrong name."
"……good."
^
Wake up from a dream.
He Yuezhe heard his life core beating violently again, and the air was stuck in his throat, making it difficult to swallow.
Images flashed through her mind, and she explained the missing parts of her memory by saying she was unconscious.
So... my past is really hidden?
But if an explanation is necessary, it can only be found in "those memories".
But can I remember it?
No, is there anything I must remember?
As long as you know your goal and keep working hard, the past is actually not important to you at all.
"Host, do you really think so?"
"What else?" He Yuezhe was very confused.
Although her mood is the most important thing when she does things, He Yuezhe always believes that there is nothing to force when it comes to "memory".
Well, at least that's what she thought now.
^
"Hello?"
A call sounded on the right.
He Yue turned around and saw a bearded... half-robot holding a phone in both hands, looking at him timidly.
The person on the phone was the one whose voice had been muted because she had complained it was too noisy.
"Is there something you need from me?" He Yuezhe asked, tilting his head. "Driver, or would it be better to call you Wuming?"
"Do you want to answer it? If not, I can hang up for you." Wuming laughed awkwardly twice and pushed the phone towards He Yuezhe again.
"Okay, hang up now."
He Yuezhe reached out and pressed the hang-up button.
"Come to think of it, this is the first time I've seen something like this. Can you show it to me?"
The bus was still moving, most likely on auto-cruise.
He Yuezhe gestured for Wuming to sit down and pointed at the phone in Wuming's hand: "I promise I'll just take a look and won't touch anything."
"Ah, it's okay. It's just a phone for communication." Wuming sat down obediently.
Wuming watched He Yuezhe fiddling with the phone for a few times but still not turning it on. Thinking that He Yuezhe couldn't use it, he quickly tapped the screen a few times.
"I see. Thank you."
Although the robot in front of him had no expression on her face, Wuming knew that she must be very grateful to him.
So Wuming shook his head: "You're welcome."
"By the way, since you're new here, there must be some things you don't know, right?" Wuming patted his chest again. "You can ask me! I've been driving the bus here for so many years, I know a lot of gossip!"
"Okay, okay, but I'm a little sleepy, so just talk."
"oh oh."
"We talked about the last freeze, which was the part about the alien invasion."
"As a member of the factory's security department, I bravely went to the front lines. There, I encountered many robots, and then..."
…
…
"...So humans are allergic to air! That's why they have to wrap themselves in plastic wrap!"
"Oh my god, I didn't expect I was so smart and figured it out right away!"
"1 hour, 10 minutes, and 28 seconds. Half an hour is still too slow."
"What? Are you going to erase my memory again? No! Shi Wu? Where are you?!"
"You're so careless, Shiban! This phone call lasted over an hour, and you didn't feel anything at all?"
"What??"
"Also, what's with that costume? One mechanical eye, one human eye, subcutaneous metal, and a mustache... Do you really think you're a broken-down robot?"
"Keep your voice down!" Shi Ban carefully took the phone from He Yuezhe's hand, turned off the speaker, and spoke into his ear.
"Is there anything you need to keep quiet about?" the voice on the other end of the line laughed. "You're already one of the second-in-command of the organization, don't you have any confidence at all?"
"Shi Zao," Shi Ban's voice turned cold, "If you are serious, I don't mind destroying you too."
"Hey, don't be so serious, but Shiban, are you really going to pretend like this for the rest of your life?"
"If you keep doing this, I don't want to switch bodies with you anymore—"
"As my peers, you should know what I'm thinking. Please tell Shi Wu that the plan can begin."
“…Are you serious?”
"Yeah. Also, be careful yourself. That old man seems to have noticed it. Be careful that you get transformed too."
"Hey, Shiban, you care about me?"
"Care? I just don't want to lose my life in vain. Plus, the information you gave me in your memory is really useful."
"Oh, how could you not even offer me a little comfort? This makes me so sad."
"What are you talking about! Aren't those all written in the manuscript you gave me? I didn't say anything nonsense, why are you scolding me?!"
"Huh? You—Shiban, you've thought it through!!"
"Don't talk nonsense, I have nothing to do with you!"
“…No!”
He Yuezhe gently opened his eyes and looked at Shi Ban.
Shiban's right eye was smiling, but his left eye, which was a mechanical eye, was extremely cold.
Its gaze was gentle yet chilling, although He Yuezhe did not feel that way.
"Tell it to me." He Yuezhe said.
Shi Ban blinked, looking confused: "...What did you say?"
"It seems like a lot of you know me."
He Yuezhe's eyes were still dry, so she forced herself to turn on the energy visualization again.
"But I don't like this, so can you die because of me?"
Found it!
“Ding——”!!!
Metal collides!
He Yuezhe shook his numb right arm, and at the same time, the other mechanical hand attacked and grabbed Shiban's wrist!
"You want me to kill you?" He Yuezhe did not take the next step, but asked instead.
Shiban tilted his head, and pointed his free finger at the very center of his body. He whispered, "Yes, He Yuezhe, only killing can bring truth."
"Stab me to the core with that knife!"
"You will see the truth, hear the truth, and finally become the truth!!"
"Then……"
“Killed!!!”
"This sounds like a good plan, but why me?" He Yuezhe twisted its wrist and snatched the knife.
"Hey, what are you talking about?"
"As long as you kill me, you can obtain the truth. Isn't this a good deal?!"
Shiban seemed to be in some strange state, muttering non-stop.
"Trade, trade, yes, this is the best deal!! By sacrificing my life, I can save everyone else...!"
"He Yuezhe, please, kill me, kill me!!!"
"bite……"
"Shiban, stop acting, do you recognize this?"
He Yuezhe took out the life core that she had taken out from someone's body before, placed it in front of Shi Ban, and asked curiously.
Shiban covered his face and continued to cry.
"In half an hour, I can return 'your things' to you, on the condition that..." He Yuezhe placed the cube on her fingertips and spun it. The heart-wrenching pain allowed her to regain her composure temporarily. "Stop acting in front of me."
“Uh, ah…”
Shiban raised his body and slowly lowered his hand, revealing a face colder than a robot.
She twisted her neck and began to speak: "I wasn't acting. I really believed it at that time."
"sincere?"
"Yes, He Yuezhe, only you can ██████████████████."
Shi Ban shrugged and slumped dejectedly on the seat of the bus.
"What a valuable talent! Are you really not considering joining us?"
"If you're planning to recruit me to help you 'clean up' the personnel, I'd be happy to do that."
"Oh? Undercover? That's a good idea indeed. But I still don't doubt your identity as a Relict. I will believe it to the end, so don't try to change my memory anymore."
He Yuezhe nodded in understanding.
Well, since she wants to act, I will continue with her.
No, maybe Shiban thought of himself the same way.
...So interesting.
So interesting!
So interesting!!!
"Then I will accept your core?" He Yuezhe held the cube tightly in his hand and gestured to Shi Ban.
Shi Ban raised his eyebrows and said in a light voice: "Why are you sure this is my core?"
"I was just talking nonsense." He Yuezhe laughed.
"But, Shiban, next time we meet, I want to see your own face."
She grabbed the window, pushed it open, and jumped up by holding onto the window frame.
"It's going to be ugly, right?"
She pointed at her right temple, smiled at Shiban, and ignoring Shiban's slightly cold expression, she suddenly leaned back and fell out of the window!
^
"166954801, why did you enter the factory from a high altitude?"
“…”
"It's already evening, why did you come back so late?"
“…I was kidnapped.”
"Kidnapped? What does that mean?"
"That's right, someone won't let me come back and is threatening me."
"Really? But there's no sign of anyone touching your body."
He Yuezhe cried out "Ouch!" and fell to the ground in a dramatic manner: "Because I defeated them all."
"...Then why did you fall?" The tall and mighty robot stood beside her with a puzzled expression.
"Are you hurt?"
"Yeah!" He Yuezhe nodded vigorously, "My heart is hurt!"
"You mean your vital core? Damage there would be very troublesome indeed." The large robot nodded and stepped aside. "Then please come in."
Seeing this, He Yuezhe slowly climbed up and said in a trembling voice, "Thank you very much. See you tomorrow."
"Um...okay, see you tomorrow."
…
The factory was silent.
As for why He Yuezhe wanted to take a walk here, it was actually because she didn't know where the robot should return to at night, so she wanted to take a look to see if there was anything interesting.
"Bang--"!
Suddenly, she felt as if she had bumped into something...
Plush touch, somewhat thin back...
Wait, this isn't--!!
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