A full-body image appeared in Bai Lixin’s mind.
It was a very handsome man, with a slightly unhealthy pale complexion and perfectly deep features.
“He” stood erect in Bai Lixin’s mind, his body rotating continuously.
Escape system: [This is Mr. Xin’s S-001 robot, which has already been scrapped.]
Bai Lixin “looked at” the robot, which was no different from a human, a few times, then his attention returned to Mr. Xin’s medical records.
After the first session, psychologist Zhou Hai conducted over a hundred psychological treatments for “Mr. Xin,” which lasted two years. Over time, “Mr. Xin’s” mental state gradually improved from a very poor “D” level to a passing “B” level.
Bai Lixin’s fingers paused in the middle of flipping through the pages.
In the first fifty or so sessions, “Mr. Xin” could not accept the destruction of the S-001 robot. He firmly believed that S-001 was still alive, even though its physical form might have vanished, its core consciousness must exist somewhere in the star network.
The most frequent thing he said was that S-001 promised it would come back to find him.
During this period, the treatments were almost ineffective, and his mental state remained at level D.
However, about a year ago, “Mr. Xin” suddenly admitted that S-001 had indeed disappeared.
He began to accept reality, his mental state gradually improved, and he accepted low-end robots to accompany him.
But these low-end robots couldn’t stay for long; they lasted for at most half a month, sometimes just one or two days before being sent back.
Xiao Yi is the robot that has been with Mr. Xin for the longest time, and has lasted for twenty days so far.
Bai Lixin’s slender fingers flipped through the records again, his gaze quickly scanning over the obscure contents.
When he first arrived, he thought he was just playing the role of an ordinary “resident,” but he didn’t expect his role to have such a bizarre background.
He wondered if this backstory was related to his task and hidden identity.
After flipping to the last page, Bai Lixin put the record book on the table and left. When he walked out of the psychological clinic, the yellow taxi was already waiting there.
The green skinned driver waved at Bai Lixin from afar and shouted cheerfully, “Hey, Lucky 438, I’m here, hurry up!”
Passersby coming and going cast curious glances at Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin: “…”
Although he knew that 438 had no other meaning in the Dark Steel City, his sense of shame couldn’t allow him to pretend he didn’t know.
Bai Lixin almost dashed into the taxi, urging the driver to leave.
The driver chuckled when he saw this. “Are you happy to hear me call you Lucky 438? What a cute guy.”
Bai Lixin pursed his lips. “Please drive faster.”
Driver: “Why so fast? The concert is at 8 p.m., it’s not even noon yet, you have plenty of time to prepare.”
Bai Lixin looked serious. “No, I need to prepare a lot of things, please hurry.”
‘I don’t want to spend another minute with you.’
At noon, Bai Lixin returned to the apartment building. Xiao Yi had already diligently prepared his meal.
After finishing his meal, he began to search around the house for things.
Seeing this, Xiao Yi asked, “Sir, what are you looking for?”
Bai Lixin was opening a drawer in the bedside table, glancing roughly at its contents. Without looking up, he replied, “Oh, I’m looking for my tie. I got tickets to Xingchen’s concert and I plan to dress formally for it.”
Xiao Yi: “The tie? Is it the black one?”
Bai Lixin closed the first drawer and opened the second one casually. “No, the blue one.”
Xiao Yi tilted her head, showing a puzzled expression. “Sir, are you sure you have a blue tie?”
Bai Lixin closed the second drawer and went to another cabinet to search. “I remember, I bought it last year, but I’ve never worn it. I didn’t tell you, so it’s normal if you don’t know. I’ll find it myself. If you have nothing to do, you can go recharge.”
Xiao Yi smiled and agreed, “Yes, sir.”
After Xiao Yi entered charging mode at the robot’s dedicated charging station, Bai Lixin’s gaze fell on the desk.
S419M: [Lord Host, what are you looking for?]
Bai Lixin walked to the desk and continued searching in the drawers. [I’m looking for memories.]
S419M: [What memories?]
Bai Lixin: [If Mr. Xin really had such a deep affection for S-001, there should be traces of their interaction. Photos, a diary, relics must exist. Mr. Xin probably hid these things.]
S419M: [Do you suspect that Mr. Xin fabricated something in later treatments?]
Bai Lixin: [The change was too abrupt. For someone who always said, ‘It will come back to find me,’ why did he suddenly change his mind? What triggered this change, and what happened during that time? ]
Bai Lixin’s gaze landed on the launch button of the display monitor, and suddenly, he paused. As if struck by inspiration, he quickly turned on the monitor.
He quickly searched through the icons and eventually dragged the two identical communication apps in front of him.
Both apps were opened, and they still had the same interface and friends list.
Bai Lixin recalled the time of the treatment turning point and began to search for the chat records during that period in both interfaces.
Surprisingly, he found that although the chat software appeared identical, there were differences.
Perhaps Mr. Xin’s mental state was very poor during that time, as he hardly chatted with anyone.
He only chatted with five people, and one of them was named “Mr. Kangaroo.” However, the conversations with Mr. Kangaroo were different.
From the previous conversations between Mr. Kangaroo and Mr. Xin, their relationship didn’t seem too close, probably just friends. However, on the other chat interface, there was an additional conversation with Mr. Kangaroo.
Mr. Kangaroo: [The sun in the east was bright today.]
Mr. Kangaroo: [But an hour later, it rained in the west.]
Mr. Xin: [Oh, really? Was the rain heavy?]
Mr. Kangaroo: [It was dense, very fine.]
Mr. Xin: [Was their thunder?]
Mr. Kangaroo: [No thunder, the sky was still clear. If you stand under the rain and look up, you could even see a rainbow in the rain.]
Mr. Xin: [That’s amazing? I want to see it too.]
Mr. Kangaroo: [You’ll definitely see it.]
The additional dialogue stopped there. After that, Mr. Kangaroo’s conversation returned to normal, just like the other chat app.
S419M: [The sun is so bright, but it’s raining? What riddle are they talking about?]
Escape System: [Brother M, I remembered a poem. ‘The sun rises in the east, but rain falls in the west. The road seems ruthless, yet affectionate’ .]
S419M: [Wow, Sister System, you’re so smart! The road seems ruthless, yet affectionate…huh, affectionate…isn’t this a confession?! Could it be that Mr. Kangaroo is S-001?!]
Escape System: [Brother M, you praise me too much, I’m shy. But I think Mr. Kangaroo may not be S-001. Looking at the conversation between Mr. Xin and Mr. Kangaroo, only those few lines seem odd. I suspect that S-001 was not completely destroyed, and its spiritual body escaped into StarNet, briefly communicating with Mr. Xin through Mr. Kangaroo’s chat channel.]
Bai Lixin continued from the escape system’s words: [This should be their first conversation after the incident. After that, Mr. Xin began to cooperate highly during treatment and started accepting the approach of other robots.]
Escape System: [Master Bai Lixin, are you suspecting that S-001’s consciousness is attached to the robots Mr. Xin later accepted?]
Bai Lixin’s gaze fell on the female robot charging not far away. […Yes.]
S419M was greatly shocked: [Sister, Sister System, when did you become so smart?]
‘Your logic thinking can seamlessly connect with the Lord Host’s! Is this still our innocent and naïve Sister System?!’
The escape system followed up with a “huh,” and then said, [Yeah, when did I become so smart? It’s weird. It’s like I’ve broken free from some kind of constraint and suddenly connected to my brain meridians. Can I really be this smart, Brother M?]
S419M showed great concern: [Sister System, you’re thinking so fast just now, do you feel any headache? Are you tired? Brother M feels a little distressed.]
Escape System: [Brother M, you’re always so caring towards me. Brother M, help me rub my head, my head itches.]
S419M: [You’re my little princess. If I don’t spoil you, who else will? Why is it itchy? Does it hurt?]
Escape System: [It’s so itchy, so itchy, love sickness is coming.]
Bai Lixin: “…”
So annoying.
Putting the two lovers out of his mind, Bai Lixin began to compare and examine the chat records of Mr. Kangaroo. During the subsequent period of time, Mr. Kangaroo had some conversations with Mr. Xin in the problematic chat records.
There were no such conversations on the other chat app, and just looking at it like this, he couldn’t see any problems.
But if he specifically picked out those few different sentences, ordinary conversations became meaningful.
A full-body image appeared in Bai Lixin’s mind.
It was a very handsome man, with a slightly unhealthy pale complexion and perfectly deep features.
“He” stood erect in Bai Lixin’s mind, his body rotating continuously.
Escape system: [This is Mr. Xin’s S-001 robot, which has already been scrapped.]
Bai Lixin “looked at” the robot, which was no different from a human, a few times, then his attention returned to Mr. Xin’s medical records.
After the first session, psychologist Zhou Hai conducted over a hundred psychological treatments for “Mr. Xin,” which lasted two years. Over time, “Mr. Xin’s” mental state gradually improved from a very poor “D” level to a passing “B” level.
Bai Lixin’s fingers paused in the middle of flipping through the pages.
In the first fifty or so sessions, “Mr. Xin” could not accept the destruction of the S-001 robot. He firmly believed that S-001 was still alive, even though its physical form might have vanished, its core consciousness must exist somewhere in the star network.
The most frequent thing he said was that S-001 promised it would come back to find him.
During this period, the treatments were almost ineffective, and his mental state remained at level D.
However, about a year ago, “Mr. Xin” suddenly admitted that S-001 had indeed disappeared.
He began to accept reality, his mental state gradually improved, and he accepted low-end robots to accompany him.
But these low-end robots couldn’t stay for long; they lasted for at most half a month, sometimes just one or two days before being sent back.
Xiao Yi is the robot that has been with Mr. Xin for the longest time, and has lasted for twenty days so far.
Bai Lixin’s slender fingers flipped through the records again, his gaze quickly scanning over the obscure contents.
When he first arrived, he thought he was just playing the role of an ordinary “resident,” but he didn’t expect his role to have such a bizarre background.
He wondered if this backstory was related to his task and hidden identity.
After flipping to the last page, Bai Lixin put the record book on the table and left. When he walked out of the psychological clinic, the yellow taxi was already waiting there.
The green skinned driver waved at Bai Lixin from afar and shouted cheerfully, “Hey, Lucky 438, I’m here, hurry up!”
Passersby coming and going cast curious glances at Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin: “…”
Although he knew that 438 had no other meaning in the Dark Steel City, his sense of shame couldn’t allow him to pretend he didn’t know.
Bai Lixin almost dashed into the taxi, urging the driver to leave.
The driver chuckled when he saw this. “Are you happy to hear me call you Lucky 438? What a cute guy.”
Bai Lixin pursed his lips. “Please drive faster.”
Driver: “Why so fast? The concert is at 8 p.m., it’s not even noon yet, you have plenty of time to prepare.”
Bai Lixin looked serious. “No, I need to prepare a lot of things, please hurry.”
‘I don’t want to spend another minute with you.’
At noon, Bai Lixin returned to the apartment building. Xiao Yi had already diligently prepared his meal.
After finishing his meal, he began to search around the house for things.
Seeing this, Xiao Yi asked, “Sir, what are you looking for?”
Bai Lixin was opening a drawer in the bedside table, glancing roughly at its contents. Without looking up, he replied, “Oh, I’m looking for my tie. I got tickets to Xingchen’s concert and I plan to dress formally for it.”
Xiao Yi: “The tie? Is it the black one?”
Bai Lixin closed the first drawer and opened the second one casually. “No, the blue one.”
Xiao Yi tilted her head, showing a puzzled expression. “Sir, are you sure you have a blue tie?”
Bai Lixin closed the second drawer and went to another cabinet to search. “I remember, I bought it last year, but I’ve never worn it. I didn’t tell you, so it’s normal if you don’t know. I’ll find it myself. If you have nothing to do, you can go recharge.”
Xiao Yi smiled and agreed, “Yes, sir.”
After Xiao Yi entered charging mode at the robot’s dedicated charging station, Bai Lixin’s gaze fell on the desk.
S419M: [Lord Host, what are you looking for?]
Bai Lixin walked to the desk and continued searching in the drawers. [I’m looking for memories.]
S419M: [What memories?]
Bai Lixin: [If Mr. Xin really had such a deep affection for S-001, there should be traces of their interaction. Photos, a diary, relics must exist. Mr. Xin probably hid these things.]
S419M: [Do you suspect that Mr. Xin fabricated something in later treatments?]
Bai Lixin: [The change was too abrupt. For someone who always said, ‘It will come back to find me,’ why did he suddenly change his mind? What triggered this change, and what happened during that time? ]
Bai Lixin’s gaze landed on the launch button of the display monitor, and suddenly, he paused. As if struck by inspiration, he quickly turned on the monitor.
He quickly searched through the icons and eventually dragged the two identical communication apps in front of him.
Both apps were opened, and they still had the same interface and friends list.
Bai Lixin recalled the time of the treatment turning point and began to search for the chat records during that period in both interfaces.
Surprisingly, he found that although the chat software appeared identical, there were differences.
Perhaps Mr. Xin’s mental state was very poor during that time, as he hardly chatted with anyone.
He only chatted with five people, and one of them was named “Mr. Kangaroo.” However, the conversations with Mr. Kangaroo were different.
From the previous conversations between Mr. Kangaroo and Mr. Xin, their relationship didn’t seem too close, probably just friends. However, on the other chat interface, there was an additional conversation with Mr. Kangaroo.
Mr. Kangaroo: [The sun in the east was bright today.]
Mr. Kangaroo: [But an hour later, it rained in the west.]
Mr. Xin: [Oh, really? Was the rain heavy?]
Mr. Kangaroo: [It was dense, very fine.]
Mr. Xin: [Was their thunder?]
Mr. Kangaroo: [No thunder, the sky was still clear. If you stand under the rain and look up, you could even see a rainbow in the rain.]
Mr. Xin: [That’s amazing? I want to see it too.]
Mr. Kangaroo: [You’ll definitely see it.]
The additional dialogue stopped there. After that, Mr. Kangaroo’s conversation returned to normal, just like the other chat app.
S419M: [The sun is so bright, but it’s raining? What riddle are they talking about?]
Escape System: [Brother M, I remembered a poem. ‘The sun rises in the east, but rain falls in the west. The road seems ruthless, yet affectionate’ .]
S419M: [Wow, Sister System, you’re so smart! The road seems ruthless, yet affectionate…huh, affectionate…isn’t this a confession?! Could it be that Mr. Kangaroo is S-001?!]
Escape System: [Brother M, you praise me too much, I’m shy. But I think Mr. Kangaroo may not be S-001. Looking at the conversation between Mr. Xin and Mr. Kangaroo, only those few lines seem odd. I suspect that S-001 was not completely destroyed, and its spiritual body escaped into StarNet, briefly communicating with Mr. Xin through Mr. Kangaroo’s chat channel.]
Bai Lixin continued from the escape system’s words: [This should be their first conversation after the incident. After that, Mr. Xin began to cooperate highly during treatment and started accepting the approach of other robots.]
Escape System: [Master Bai Lixin, are you suspecting that S-001’s consciousness is attached to the robots Mr. Xin later accepted?]
Bai Lixin’s gaze fell on the female robot charging not far away. […Yes.]
S419M was greatly shocked: [Sister, Sister System, when did you become so smart?]
‘Your logic thinking can seamlessly connect with the Lord Host’s! Is this still our innocent and naïve Sister System?!’
The escape system followed up with a “huh,” and then said, [Yeah, when did I become so smart? It’s weird. It’s like I’ve broken free from some kind of constraint and suddenly connected to my brain meridians. Can I really be this smart, Brother M?]
S419M showed great concern: [Sister System, you’re thinking so fast just now, do you feel any headache? Are you tired? Brother M feels a little distressed.]
Escape System: [Brother M, you’re always so caring towards me. Brother M, help me rub my head, my head itches.]
S419M: [You’re my little princess. If I don’t spoil you, who else will? Why is it itchy? Does it hurt?]
Escape System: [It’s so itchy, so itchy, love sickness is coming.]
Bai Lixin: “…”
So annoying.
Putting the two lovers out of his mind, Bai Lixin began to compare and examine the chat records of Mr. Kangaroo. During the subsequent period of time, Mr. Kangaroo had some conversations with Mr. Xin in the problematic chat records.
There were no such conversations on the other chat app, and just looking at it like this, he couldn’t see any problems.
But if he specifically picked out those few different sentences, ordinary conversations became meaningful.
