Gou Zhe noticed a scene of extreme warmth near Wen Bai, and not far away, a much more gruesome spectacle unfolded.
A rogue robot had killed a human in Wen Bai's home.
What's more, the deceased human seemed to have had an emotional connection with Wen Bai.
Everything about it felt unsettling.
Gou Zhe shifted his gaze back to Wen Bai.
As if sensing Gou Zhe's attention, Wen Bai turned his head and, without any attempt to hide it, frowned.
Gou Zhe: "..."
Despite wearing a hat and mask, Wen Bai had recognized him immediately.
Gou Zhe understood Wen Bai's unspoken message in an instant: he shouldn't have been there.
Wen Bai approached Gou Zhe, his tall robot by his side.
Gou Zhe straightened up.
Then, Wen Bai walked past Gou Zhe without so much as a glance, heading straight into the house.
Gou Zhe touched his nose and turned to follow. "Aren't you going to ask me why I'm here?"
Wen Bai asked expressionlessly, "Why are you here?"
Gou Zhe glanced at the imposing robot accompanying Wen Bai.
This domestic helper robot presumably wouldn't report him. Since it was already back, it was better not to create more trouble.
Gou Zhe opted for evasion, offering a perfunctory explanation: "I... I was just passing by. My friend lives here too."
Wen Bai: "Oh."
It was an exceptionally perfunctory response.
Even more perfunctory than Gou Zhe's.
Gou Zhe looked out into the yard. Many security guards had already gathered, staring at the bizarrely melted rogue robot and the dead human, unsure how to proceed.
Gou Zhe had many questions himself, many things he wanted to ask, but he didn't get the chance.
Law-abiding citizen Wen Bai, right in front of Gou Zhe, directly took out his phone and dialed: "Hello, I want to report a crime."
Anyone who had lost their robot, only for it to go berserk and attack their home, destroying it almost completely, would not be in a good mood.
Gou Zhe had intended to say something else, but seeing the tragic scene inside, he could only remain silent.
"Someone brought a malfunctioning robot to my home, and then that person was killed by the robot they brought," Wen Bai told the police.
It sounded absurd, but it was the truth.
The security captain approached to confirm the owner's safety and inquire about the situation.
Upon learning that the rogue robot was dead, he joined them and their esteemed owner, Wen Bai, to await the police.
At this point, a security guard, after some hesitation, approached with a pen and paper, asking Gou Zhe to sign.
Their movements were quiet, and Gou Zhe found it difficult to refuse, as he had agreed to it. He took the paper and pen and went to the side to sign.
System 001, now acting as Wen Bai's diligent assistant, was handling as much as possible for Wen Bai: "Host, I've ordered furniture while you were fighting. It's all in stock and should arrive soon. I've also hired cleaning staff, who should be here shortly. However, you definitely can't stay here tonight. Host, would you like to stay elsewhere?"
Wen Bai looked at the once meticulously clean room, now a chaotic mess, with so many people milling about noisily.
A flicker of displeasure crossed Wen Bai's usually expressionless face.
He responded, "Yes."
System 001 quickly added, "Host, you have multiple properties in this city. Why not go to the one not far from here? Although it's a bit smaller than this one, the environment is very quiet, and there are plenty of places to eat nearby."
Wen Bai nodded. "Then I'll go there."
In this regard, Wen Bai trusted System 001 implicitly.
The police arrived soon after.
Due to his own circumstances, Gou Zhe left hastily before the police arrived.
After explaining the situation to the police, Wen Bai entrusted the aftermath of the house to Director Li, who had come to deliver news but discovered Mr. Wen had been attacked at home.
Director Li quietly congratulated Mr. Wen on finally recovering his robot.
While immediately proceeding to remove the massive reward advertisement from television and news media, he mused, was this the price of being wealthy?
Others might be attacked outside, but Mr. Wen had been attacked directly in his own home...
Director Li's heart pounded. Indeed, having money wasn't necessarily all good, but thankfully, Mr. Wen was unharmed.
By the time Wen Bai left, the rogue robot and Sun Qi's body had been taken away by the police. Cleaning staff had just arrived, and furniture was being delivered.
Director Li assured him, "Mr. Wen, leave it to me. You can rest assured and attend to your matters."
Wen Bai nodded, then headed to the underground parking garage. He got into a 575, and with his tall robot, drove directly to his new residence, not far from his villa.
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This was a high-end residential complex.
The tall robot drove an extremely flashy bright red supercar, carrying its master into the parking garage.
Guided by System 001, Wen Bai and the tall robot entered the elevator.
Before they entered, two individuals were already inside.
Both were wearing sunglasses and stared straight ahead with an aloof demeanor, not looking at them.
Wen Bai entered expressionlessly and pressed his floor.
The tall robot, following behind Wen Bai, entered the elevator a step later.
The robot's sapphire-blue eyes paused briefly on the two individuals in sunglasses inside the elevator before moving away.
One of them stiffened for a moment when being observed by the tall robot.
Soon, they reached Wen Bai's desired floor.
Wen Bai and his robot exited the elevator.
However, after Wen Bai and his robot had left, a voice from within the closing elevator exclaimed in a hushed, excited tone, "Ah, this human owns a house here too! How many beautiful houses does he have!"
The other person wearing sunglasses remained silent, merely adjusting their glasses.
If Wen Bai were still there, he would recognize, upon hearing that voice, that these were not humans at all.
They were both robots Wen Bai had encountered before.
One was the rogue robot Bubu, whom Wen Bai had rescued. The other was a cute, male-shaped rogue robot that Wen Bai had purchased, eager to follow him.
The cute, male-shaped robot, seeing that Bubu robot didn't respond, stopped talking.
They waited in the elevator for it to reach their destination.
After a while, the cute, male-shaped robot asked again, "Didn't you say we'd have a bigger place to live soon? When are we moving to the bigger house?"