Shi Tou and Zhao Fugui discovered that this time-control robot always contacted various household robots at night.
Then, in the early morning hours, it would kill humans, making it appear as if a human had broken in and committed murder, with the method being identical each time.
The household robots that cooperated in killing their masters would remain at the scene as witnesses, answering questions truthfully.
With the assistance of these household robots, the police were naturally misled, believing it to be a human home invasion and murder, and never suspecting the rogue robot.
To the police, the perpetrator was always human.
Furthermore, the victims' wounds were meticulously disguised to appear consistent with injuries inflicted by human strength.
Gou Zhe frowned as he looked at the information on his phone, the photos of the victims, and their life histories.
Those victims...
Something was off, something was missing.
The victims were all very ordinary people, with no commonalities, varying in profession and gender, and with no special experiences.
Was it just random killing?
As if recalling something, Gou Zhe immediately called Man Yixuan from the car: "Can you help me check something? It's a bit urgent, I need it now."
Man Yixuan, who was in a video conference managing her businesses in another city remotely, calmly ended the call and opened her computer. "Alright."
Gou Zhe soon received Man Yixuan's reply. The household robots in the victims' homes had indeed all been to a repair center to varying degrees, some even being scrapped entirely, with the current ones being replacements.
Moreover, in some victims' homes, several household robots had already been scrapped before the murders occurred.
Just then, the car stopped. Gou Zhe had reached his destination.
Gou Zhe paid and alighted.
Regardless, he was determined to obtain this time-control robot.
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At the same time, Wen Bai, following the guidance of System 001, had found a car.
It was an untagged, untraceable black market vehicle.
After posting a massive reward and using threats to have Wen Ziyue help him find his robot, Wen Bai did not sit idly by.
The "Ten Thousand Sights" that System 001 had redeemed quickly pinpointed the direction 575 was taken and the appearance of the vehicle.
The car's speed at the time was too great, causing the small bug that pursued it to fall behind and be unable to keep up. Otherwise, it would have found the person who took 575 in minutes.
The perpetrators seemed to be accustomed to such activities and had made thorough preparations.
The person who abducted 575 even knew where surveillance cameras were located and could directly avoid them, which is why it took Wen Bai and System 001 some time to find them.
However, by the time the two found the car, it was too late.
The car was empty, with no sign of Wen Bai's tall robot, 575.
Wen Ziyue provided Wen Bai with the contact information of one of his former subordinates.
After Wen Bai contacted them, they quickly arrived and towed the car away.
Li Bu also hurried to Wen Bai's side and said with concern, "Mr. Wen, it will take some time to trace the origin of this car. Perhaps you should go home and wait? Standing here won't help."
It was already evening, and the night breeze brought a chill.
System 001, remembering Wen Bai's constitution, reminded him, "Host, let's go back first. It's useless to stay here. Don't get sick. You need to be well when 575 returns."
Wen Bai nodded expressionlessly and then got into the car arranged by Li Bu.
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Wen Bai, uncharacteristically, did not sleep all night.
Images flashed uncontrollably before his eyes.
The man, spitting blood, who touched his small face and told him, "Live on, learn to be a normal human, integrate into human society, live on for him too."
Then he was gone forever.
The person who always called him "stupid," the same age as him and weaker, who scowled and said he wouldn't owe him, telling him to go ahead and they'd meet outside in two days at the latest.
Wen Bai believed him and waited outside for a long time but never saw him emerge. By then, it was already many days past their agreed time.
In the end, Wen Bai left, and that person was also gone forever.
And those disappeared peers, the peers he met at different stages of his life whose faces he could barely remember...
Wen Bai lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, unwilling to close his eyes, keeping them open until dawn.
The next day.
A night had passed, and Wen Bai, having not slept or eaten, had visibly become gaunt.
He sat on the bed, jolted back to awareness by the glaring sunlight.
His robot was gone. No one had pulled the curtains before he slept, no one had called him to wake up for meals, and even...
Wen Bai went downstairs and looked at the cold kitchen, the empty table devoid of any food.
Wen Bai felt depressed.
Wen Bai gradually became agitated.
Then, Wen Bai saw his nominal fiancé, Wen Ziyue, sitting in the living room.
Behind Wen Ziyue stood a male robot with an extremely long braid.
The male robot with the extremely long braid was holding food and standing beside Wen Ziyue, its posture identical to 575's at first glance.
Who was this mocking! System 001 was furious.
Usually, this nominal fiancé of the host didn't even bring a robot when visiting. Now that the host's 575 was missing, he immediately came to provoke the host!
What was the meaning of this!
System 001 continued to emit cold air.
Although the other party couldn't feel it.
"What are you doing here?" Wen Bai's voice, devoid of any emotion, rang out.
Wen Ziyue had originally intended to mock Wen Bai a bit. It wasn't often that he saw the other party flustered.
But as he opened his mouth, the harsh words reached his lips.
When he saw Wen Bai's appearance, he clearly faltered.
It was just a household robot, why did he make himself look like he had lost something...
And make himself like this.
Then, Wen Ziyue cleared his throat and said uncomfortably, "Your robot is missing. I brought mine here first; you can borrow it for now."
Wen Ziyue didn't notice that as he spoke, the male robot with the extremely long braid behind him moved its eyes.
Wen Ziyue continued, "Anyway, I don't need a robot to take care of me. You have no one here, and you can't do anything yourself..."
At the end, Wen Ziyue added, "Of course, Mom and Dad found out. They saw the reward and were very worried about you."