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The situation was urgent, and Fang Shanshan was still prepared, or more accurately, she had something for self-defense. She suddenly pulled out an MSP9 Future Fantasy model, a 70-centimeter anti-riot handgun, from the side compartment of the seat.
"Here."
In the chaos, Xiao Qiang joked, "You're using a fly swatter against an elephant. It's useless..." He quickly turned to Fang Shanshan and said, "I'll drive."
"Can you?" Fang Shanshan questioned, but under the silent confidence radiating from Xiao Qiang, she had no choice but to switch places with him. The Barka Amphibious Concept Car was nearly crushed between the two massive trucks.
With Xiao Qiang at the wheel, the vehicle finally showcased its best capabilities. With a swift maneuver, they slid out from between the colliding trucks.
The screeching of tires filled the air as the wheels spun, producing sharp friction sounds. The Barka Amphibious Concept Car that had escaped from the clutches of the trucks accelerated with a whoosh! Like an arrow released from a bow, it shot forward. Inside the transparent three-dimensional arched tunnel, the Barka Amphibious Concept Car moved like a meteor; its speed was such that it appeared as just a flash of light before vanishing from sight.
The massive trucks lost their target and had to regroup and return to their original route. Inside one of the truck cabins, a pair of vengeful eyes glared hatefully in the direction where Xiao Qiang and Fang Shanshan had escaped. Clenching his fists in frustration, he muttered through gritted teeth, "One day, you won't escape my grasp."
Still shaken, Fang Shanshan let out a blood-curdling scream amidst the high-speed driving! The car continued to race forward, bursting out of the tunnel into a bright landscape.
"Shh! Shh! It's okay..." Seeing that the trucks were not pursuing them anymore, Xiao Qiang gradually slowed down. He reached out to comfort Fang Shanshan but halted midway. The image of Lin Yu flashed in his mind; he quickly withdrew his hand and reassured her, "It's fine; we're safe now."
Fang Shanshan, who had kept her eyes tightly shut, curled up beneath the seat cushion, sat up. Her eyes were filled with terror as she asked, "What about the trucks?"
"You want them to come play with us?"
"Absolutely not! What are those things? Why do they want to kill us?"
"Maybe they don't want you dead; they want me."
"Why?"
"I need a moment to rest; let's activate the autopilot!" Xiao Qiang avoided answering Fang Shanshan's question and activated the autopilot system, simulating human control of the steering wheel.
"I'll tell you a story."
"Okay." Fang Shanshan felt a lingering fear, her gaze darting nervously out the car window.
"I told you we're safe, so stop that."
"Alright, tell the story." Fang Shanshan swallowed hard, trying to calm her frayed nerves with a wry smile. She hoped that listening to the story would ease her mental burden.
"There was a little pig who was very eager to learn, always filled with questions that couldn't be answered. It went in search of answers, but no one was willing to tell it..."
"Why?"
"Because the only three words on its lips were, 'Why?'"
"Haha..." Fang Shanshan instantly understood; he was indirectly calling her "you..."
"I didn't say anything." He closed his eyes, pretending to doze off, reflecting on what had happened earlier. What was the purpose behind it all?
"Alright, I won't ask why anymore." Fang Shanshan secretly smiled and stole a glance at Xiao Qiang. From the side, his black hair fell across his forehead, and beneath his straight nose was a thin yet resolute mouth—handsome and elegant, yet bold and decisive...
"Do I have a flower on my face?" Xiao Qiang opened his eyes and glanced sideways at Fang Shanshan.
Caught off guard by the sudden revelation, she felt extremely embarrassed. She hurriedly looked away, focusing on the view outside the window where trash flew through the polluted air. Despite the robots constantly cleaning up, the garbage seemed to multiply like parasitic creatures, appearing endlessly.
Most of this trash came from cosmic transfer stations sent down to Earth. "Humans are starting to abandon Earth," Xiao Qiang suddenly remarked.
"The Cosmic Star System is nowhere near as good as Earth; I don't like going there," Fang Shanshan replied, raising an eyebrow and pouting dismissively.
"I feel that there seems to be a loophole in the incident involving the Vice President of Kabo Corporation, but I haven't found it."
"Are you thinking about that matter?"
"Yes, based on what just happened, someone must be secretly watching my actions."
"Trying to silence you?"
Xiao Qiang couldn't help but smile inwardly; it was no wonder she excelled as a lawyer—sharp as ice and snow. With just a slight nudge, she stopped using her usual verbal tics.
"That seems likely. Perhaps they think I know something I shouldn't."
"What do you think the loophole is?"
"The town filled with flowers."
"Oh..." Fang Shanshan nodded knowingly, her expression thoughtful. "That makes sense. Should we go to the town?"
"I can't leave this city; I can't go to the town. Don't forget," Xiao Qiang reminded her.
"That's not difficult. I have my ways."
"What ways?"
"If you can't leave the city during the investigation but have a police officer accompanying you, would that change things?"
"Are you suggesting we take Lao Zhonghuan with us?"
"Yes."
"Where are we going now? It's getting dark."
"Han Ming is my boyfriend. We're going to see him, and you can rest there tonight."
Han Ming, the refined mechanic, had a scholarly air accentuated by the glasses perched on his nose. His pale complexion, likely a result of long hours spent in front of a computer, had an almost sickly hue.
He was explaining to his girlfriend about Xiao Qiang's background, which was hardly surprising.
To Xiao Qiang, Han Ming came across as an ambitious young man. It seemed a waste for his talents to be spent on robotics in this slum.
However, Han Ming did not share that sentiment. He believed that the slum could conceal his identity and keep him under the radar. Aside from his girlfriend, Xiao Qiang was the second person to know his address and true identity.
Han Ming expressed many thoughts: he pointed to his head and said, "What’s inside here is the structure of human thought. Robots will be the continuation of humanity. In the future, humans will continuously produce radiation and then detect it, while organic life will remain untouched for tens of thousands of years."
Xiao Qiang picked up on the tone of his words and asked, "Will robots awaken?"
"Humans create robots, and robots will rule over humans. What do you think?" Han Ming's calm tone felt like a heavy weight pressing down on Xiao Qiang's heart. Perhaps this was fate; that damned Matt used saving Wu Yi as a pretext to send himself to 2038. In reality, it was about exterminating vampires and tracing the source of the virus. Now, by some twist of fate, they had arrived in the Robot Era. Sima Zhao's intentions were known to all; he merely wanted Xiao Qiang to find answers amid their mistakes.
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