Gou Zhe looked directly at Ren Liuliu.
He spoke to her for the first time with such a serious tone and demeanor: "Whether it's a runaway robot or not, it's not something you can touch for now, especially not on my premises."
After speaking, Gou Zhe ignored Ren Liuliu and directly picked up the phone to contact Wen Bai.
But as he typed in Wen Bai's name, he suddenly remembered that he didn't have any of Wen Bai's contact information at all.
Never mind, at this moment, it seemed he didn't need to confirm or explain anything.
After all, the appearance of this robot here didn't look like a misunderstanding.
Wen Bai recalled Old Zhang's wariness towards him. He no longer needed contact information; wasn't there a ready substitute right in front of him?
Gou Zhe looked at the large, tall robot that had already opened its eyes inside the box.
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In reality, however.
Yesterday, after the young man left, Ren Liuliu immediately discovered that the runaway robot had been mistaken.
She contacted the man she was dealing with as soon as possible and informed him of the situation.
Naturally, the moment she saw the robot in the box, she recognized whose robot it was.
She had seen this robot when she was still working at the robot research center; it belonged to a high-ranking male executive there.
She had been fortunate enough to encounter him a few times when that man would enter and exit the robot research center very conspicuously with his robot.
However, Ren Liuliu found it very strange: why was this robot sent to her as a runaway robot?
Unless, this robot had exhibited abnormal behavior, which had attracted the young man's attention.
She had been very careful not to leave any traces on this robot.
But no matter how she tested it, the robot showed no reaction to her tests.
It only reacted to its master.
In fact, it was even more sluggish in its reactions than a typical household service robot.
To put it more seriously, it didn't seem like a fully functional, normal household service robot…
Ren Liuliu found no flaws on it whatsoever. She was certain it was just a household service robot, albeit one made with top-tier materials and using the most advanced technology.
That was why she hadn't tampered with it.
Besides, she was very confident in her own skills; what she confirmed would not be wrong.
Unless, the other party was a runaway robot with extremely high intelligence…
However, how could such a runaway robot exist?
If that were the case, wouldn't this world be ruled by runaway robots?
Selfishly, Ren Liuliu actually wanted to use this opportunity to return to the robot research center.
However, she didn't have the contact information of that high-ranking executive.
On one hand, she was hesitant: could this household service robot be her bargaining chip?
And would the other party really let her return just for a household service robot?
Ren Liuliu, who always stayed in the laboratory, didn't have the habit of watching television.
She didn't even have a TV at home. She was so engrossed in technology that she didn't pay much attention to the news.
Therefore, she completely missed the massive reward advertisement that had taken over all the headlines.
If she hadn't, why would she have hesitated for so long?
Today, she had originally planned to return this not-so-clever household service robot, and simultaneously test its importance to its owner.
But as soon as Gou Zhe arrived, he directly demanded that she release the robot.
Such an impolite tone, coupled with Gou Zhe's refusal last time, made her feel very uncomfortable.
That was why she had retorted directly.
However, recalling the sequence of events.
Even though this household service robot being sent to her was a misunderstanding, the other party might not necessarily think so.
Ren Liuliu was never a smooth-talker or someone adept at social maneuvering, so she gave up on the idea of exchanging favors.
Ultimately, under Gou Zhe's insistence, the tall, high-class robot directly got into Gou Zhe's car.
Gou Zhe planned to personally deliver the robot to Mr. Wen and explain the situation face-to-face, to prevent him from taking his anger out on Ren Liuliu.
Gou Zhe, somewhat impatiently, dumped the two runaway robots in the laboratory before leaving with the tall robot.
Ren Liuliu, who had been worrying about not having any experimental subjects and even wanting to return to the robot research center, now felt that she could keep herself busy upon seeing the two runaway robots Gou Zhe had sent.
She immediately put on her gloves and placed the two runaway robots side by side, securing them on a large instrument.
However, no sooner had Gou Zhe left than the laboratory door was knocked on again.
Ren Liuliu had to take off her gloves and open the door.
As soon as she opened it, she saw the young man she had met yesterday, the one who had mistaken the high-ranking executive's household service robot, standing at the door.
The young man's hair was messy, and he was panting as he said, "Th-that… that robot…"
Ren Liuliu wanted to quickly send him away, not wanting him to disturb her research. She said impatiently, "You caught the wrong one."
"Th-then… what about that robot that was caught by mistake?" the young man asked urgently.
"Someone took it," Ren Liuliu replied quickly.
The young man asked cautiously, "It… it was sent back, right?"
Ren Liuliu nodded expressionlessly.
Receiving a positive answer, the young man no longer wasted time here. The stone in his heart finally landed. He turned and left, now he could go back and continue eating his instant noodles.
Ren Liuliu looked at the departing figure and felt a moment of confusion.
Why was everyone so concerned after learning the robot's identity?
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Gou Zhe looked at the robot sitting in the passenger seat, its perfect and quiet profile. He started making small talk: "How did you get caught? Aren't you very smart?"
Finally, his master wasn't around, and they had a chance to be alone together. Gou Zhe seized the opportunity to probe.
He had always had a hunch that Wen Bai's household service robot was not normal.
The tall robot sat as steady as Mount Tai in the passenger seat, staring straight ahead, not speaking.
"Oh, I get it, you can't speak?"
This robot seemed to only speak to its master. Gou Zhe had never seen this robot speak to anyone else.
"Or, does your master dislike you speaking to others?"
Such possessiveness.
The tall robot still did not speak.
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. In any case, you can't get into trouble while you're with me. I don't want to make an enemy of your master. He goes crazy for you. Did you see that massive reward ad he posted looking for you?"