The men in suits struggled to pull the delivery robot out of the cabinet. Although the robot's clothes no longer resembled their original form due to the driver's mutated body, they could still tell it was the delivery driver's blue uniform.
Zhao Fugui naturally saw it too. He watched the deformed robot being dragged away from him and suddenly realized he had been mistaken about the target from the very beginning.
He had found it a little strange before; why was this robot so powerful yet kept hiding and not fighting back...
Zhao Fugui was grabbed by two men in suits and was about to be taken out. He shouted, "See, I told you I wasn't him! I came looking for this delivery robot. You got the wrong person, it's a complete mistake. Everything is just a beautiful misunderstanding..."
Zhao Fugui was already outside the door, his voice growing fainter.
System 001 analyzed rationally: "Host, Zhao Fugui is an important plot character and still has a significant role in the subsequent development of the original world. If we kill him now, the possibility of us being discovered by other systems is very high."
Wen Bai's face was cold. After a long silence, he said to the man in a suit beside him, "Teach him a lesson."
The man in a suit nodded.
Wen Bai added, "Make it a profound one."
The man in a suit understood now. After his subordinates cleaned up the messy kitchen and living room, they left with the people.
Wen Bai's face was dark, and the word "unhappy" was almost written on his forehead.
He had rushed back precisely to have dinner early. But not only did he not get to eat, but if he had been a moment later, 575, who was cooking, would have been directly gone.
Wen Bai looked at 575 standing beside him, its pair of deep blue eyes constantly fixed on him.
Wen Bai remained silent.
Suddenly, Wen Bai's stomach growled.
He had walked for so long today and consumed a lot of energy. Without eating, Wen Bai was truly hungry.
575 immediately understood its master's most urgent need at that moment.
575 immediately turned and went to the kitchen: "Master, 575 will cook now. Please wait."
In just over ten minutes, Wen Bai was eating a meal that was both delicious and visually appealing. The pair of round eyes finally held a trace of warmth.
As Wen Bai ate, he watched the still busy figure. He thought of the food in the research center cafeteria and couldn't help but ponder the vast difference between robots.
***
The next day, Wen Bai brought the robot to the research center again. He needed to find a place to properly repair the damaged parts of 575.
When the person in charge saw Wen Bai arrive again, they felt completely overwhelmed. They wondered if something had not been done properly yesterday.
It wasn't until Wen Bai directly stated that he was here to have the robot repaired.
The person in charge looked at the tall and handsome robot beside Wen Bai.
Today, Wen Bai didn't have as many people with him. Against his strong objections, only two men in suits accompanied him.
In fact, the person in charge really wanted to tell Mr. Wen that robots had specialized repair centers. But they couldn't, because this was a patron!
They couldn't afford to offend him, so the person in charge had to shamelessly find the most skilled researcher specializing in repair at the research center, asking them to put down their work and come to help with the emergency.
Wen Bai stood by with a cold expression, watching the top repair personnel, found by the person in charge, examine the damaged parts of 575.
At this moment, 575 had taken off its upper clothing and was lying on a metal bed. Restraints similar to shackles extended from both sides of the metal bed, securing 575.
Wen Bai's face darkened immediately.
The person in charge, who had been observing Wen Bai's expression, quickly reassured him: "This is to prevent the robot from accidentally injuring itself during repairs due to sudden movements. Mr. Wen, please rest assured," the person in charge walked over and pointed to the restraints, "Look, one side here is soft. This is just for fixation."
Wen Bai's expression did not improve, and he stood there with a cold face.
The iron bed securely fixed 575 and suddenly stood upright, making it look as if 575 was standing against a metal wall.
The top researcher specializing in repairs, based on the material used for 575, took out matching materials and began the repair process.
The exposed metal on 575's chest was meticulously covered layer by layer by precisely matched materials using sophisticated instruments. However, it took a lot of time and was very slow.
It took about 10 minutes to repair a small patch of skin.
575 stood there, its eyes blinking and following Wen Bai's movements, gazing intently at its master.
The person in charge invited Wen Bai to a VIP lounge to rest, stating that 575 would be brought to him completely repaired.
Wen Bai refused the person in charge's kind offer, as he had other plans.
He thought that he hadn't seen the female lead yesterday, and since he was here today, he planned to take another look.
To avoid others noticing his attention towards the female lead and thus arousing the suspicion of other systems lurking in the shadows, Wen Bai did not directly ask for Ren Liuliu's personal information.
Wen Bai walked out with the person in charge.
Suddenly, a loud sound of metal colliding echoed from the room, along with a surprised gasp from a researcher.
The person in charge was startled and rushed back to look.
Wen Bai turned his head at the same time.
Everyone then realized that 575 had wanted to follow Wen Bai when he left.
But it was constrained by sophisticated instruments and could not move. Its struggle had caused a great commotion.
Wen Bai walked over and checked 575's limbs, confirming that 575 had not been further damaged. He soothed, "Stay here. I'll come to pick you up when your repairs are complete."
575 then quieted down and replied, "Yes, Master."
Wen Bai left two men in suits to guard 575 and told the person in charge not to follow. He followed the route recorded by System 001 yesterday, heading towards the research and development department.
Along the way, he encountered people wearing white coats, each with their own work ID badges.
Wen Bai passed many laboratories. Looking through the frosted glass, he couldn't find the female lead in any of them.
Could it be that the female lead wasn't at the research center these past few days?
Having struck out twice, Wen Bai didn't want to waste any more time.
Seeing that it was still early and 575 likely hadn't been repaired yet, Wen Bai simply walked aimlessly along a path.
He continued until he exited the main building of the research center and arrived at an open-air area.
A crowd suddenly appeared in front of him. Wen Bai paused.
He hadn't encountered such a large gathering of people at the research center yesterday.
System 001 suddenly spoke: "The male lead, Gou Zhe, is ahead."
"Why is he here?"
System 001 reminded him: "Host, have you forgotten how the male and female leads first crossed paths? The male lead, Gou Zhe, was invited to film a robot advertisement and met the female lead, Ren Liuliu. They collaborated in the advertisement. Due to the positive feedback, they later collaborated on a show. When Gou Zhe came here for that program, it was a live broadcast. He happened to meet the female lead again, and their interaction was unexpectedly good. Considering all factors, a researcher who isn't particularly important can bring advertising benefits and is working with a top star, generating buzz. Naturally, the research institute would approve of this."
In that case, if the male lead appeared, the female lead should be nearby.
Wen Bai walked a few steps forward, into the crowd.
As expected, he saw an exceptionally radiant man interacting with a robot.
The crowd Wen Bai was in consisted of staff members in white coats with work badges, who had secretly come to take pictures.