Chapter 32
It's a pity that this kind of thinking is only popular among a few mechanics after all, most of them are soldiers, civilian researchers and mechanics still want to enslave Adam. So they learned from Michael's exaggerated exaggeration that Zhang Xun didn't even touch Adam's finger, and kept letting Adam be pampered in the Lab, living a better life than ordinary people. Of course, it would arouse strong dissatisfaction and demand a replacement mechanic.
And Adam's act of killing the captive added fuel to the fire.
Zhang Xun nodded and sighed. "I'll seriously consider it..."
James smiled at him, patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, glanced at Adam with a slightly warning look, and turned to leave.
After returning to the Lab, Zhang Xun heaved a sigh of relief after all the escorting soldiers left, let Adam sit down, and untied his collar.
. "Who is 'Jamie'?" Adam asked suddenly.
"The leader of the first hunting group, my good friend. He is also my father's student." Zhang Xun glanced at Adam, slightly surprised that he would be interested in James.
"You seem to have a closer relationship with him than anyone else." Adam said, his eyes fell on Zhang Xun's shoulder, "He can touch you casually."
Zhang Xun was stunned for a while, and then realized that Adam probably connected with what he had said to him during the bombing before, and he was a little dumbfounded, "Patting the shoulder is a polite touch, and it's okay between friends. It's just that I I don’t have many good friends, so you don’t see many people getting along as friends.”
"Can I just grab your shoulder too?" Adam asked.
"No." Zhang Xun refused succinctly and simply, while signaling the guards to continue walking.
Adam asked unwillingly, "Then how can I touch you?"
The surrounding escort soldiers all looked sideways.
"Adam, by now you should know how strange your problem is..." Zhang Xun glanced at him warningly.
Adam kept his mouth shut.
After returning to the Lab, the guards left. Zhang Xun took Adam back to his office, ordered the latter to sit down, suddenly grabbed Adam's jaw, and forced Adam to raise his head and look up into his eyes with some clumsy, rough and authoritative movements, "Why? Won't you listen to me at the round table?"
Zhang Xun's strength is actually very light, probably because he is not used to using "explosive force" and he is a little cautious. With Adam's physique, he can break away casually. But Adam obediently put his chin between Zhang Xun's fingers, like an obedient dog, and replied, "Because they are questioning your ability. If I don't tell the truth, they will replace you."
"Do you know that disobedience is a big taboo of artificial intelligence! They are likely to neutralize you directly!" Zhang Xun frowned tightly, his face serious and angry, "The round table will also suspect that I am deceiving the chief, Not only will you harm yourself, but you will also harm me."
"I just think it's better for us in the long run to let them know that I have human empathy."
"Us? What us? Don't think that you can forget your identity because I have been more relaxed with you during this period of time. Before, I only allowed you to be a little presumptuous because you had just been sent to the gods and were not used to your body. behavior." Zhang Xun lowered his eyes, and he really had a sense of stern authority, "I am your mechanic and your master. You must not disobey or question my orders!"
Adam's gray-blue eyes were wide open, reflecting Zhang Xun's stern face, and he looked a little pitiful.
But Zhang Xun didn't soften his heart this time. He now understands that he must control Adam in order to keep Adam.
"I'm sorry." Adam lowered his eyes, "I understand, I won't do it again in the future."
Zhang Xun let go of Adam's jaw, stepped back half a step, and let out a long breath. He looked down at Adam, this superhuman "human" with endless possibilities, and felt more and more small and uncertain about himself.
Can he really control Adam?
He had left a back door for himself. Before the séance, he implanted a chip in his wrist, which continuously transmitted information with a small part near Adam's brain. If Adam escapes one day, as long as he is still within fifty kilometers, he can destroy the chip at any time. At that time, Adam's head will explode, and his core cognitive modules will be completely destroyed by the high temperature in an instant.
He didn't tell Adam. Because the previous him also unconsciously wanted to maintain an illusion of equality. Adam's dependence on him creates dangerous sympathy. But obviously, this kind of sympathy affected his judgment, which caused this crisis.
"Starting tomorrow, all mechanics and researchers will return to the Lab to resume work. So, I will set some rules for you." When Zhang Xun was speaking, Alloy walked over quietly, jumped into Adam's arms, and meekly Rubbing Adam's chin with his head, he raised his metal spliced cat face to look at Zhang Xun and meowed. Zhang Xun clicked his tongue and continued, "First, you can't leave your room without my permission. If you want to leave, you need to ask me through Pan. Second, if you want to leave the room, you must wear collar, and must move within ten meters of visible range around me, otherwise the collar will automatically discharge. Third, if any employee other than me talks to you or asks you a question, you have to ask me for instructions before answering .Unless the person who asked you is a member of parliament. Fourth, under no circumstances should you make any threatening gestures to anyone who has lost Paradise. The collar around your neck will detect your body temperature, heartbeat and sweating rate, beyond a certain level of excitement It will trigger a discharge. Is there something you don't understand?"