Wen Bai refused him outright, "No need."
Then Wen Bai ignored Wen Ziyue and went to get some water to drink.
System 001 also chimed in with its host, "This robot is nowhere as smart as 575. Remember how clumsy it was when cooking last time!"
Wen Ziyue spoke from behind Wen Bai, "Your robot going missing might be related to people in the black market. I have connections there and have already reached out. We should have news this morning."
Wen Bai stopped walking and turned around.
"Can we talk properly now?" Wen Ziyue's voice, tinged with exasperation, cut through the air.
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Meanwhile, in a dilapidated small room.
A young man, whose hair was as messy as a bird's nest, had just woken up after a long sleep. He was preparing a bowl of instant noodles.
He casually added a sausage stick to the bowl.
Holding the bowl, he habitually turned on the television and then squatted down in front of a small table, taking a large slurp of noodles.
As the young man, still squatting in front of the TV at home and vigorously slurping a mouthful of instant noodles, hadn't even had a chance to chew the second bite, he saw the same massive reward advertisement being forcibly broadcast on every channel.
At this moment, with instant noodles still hanging from his mouth, he had even forgotten to bite them off. He stared blankly at the television for several seconds, the noodles dangling on his face…
Then, as if he hadn't woken up yet, he put down his chopsticks, rubbed his eyes, and stared at the TV for another minute.
A howl erupted in his room: "Wasn't this just a robot from an ordinary family? Damn it! Did you screw up? You screwed up?! How is that possible! And it's causing trouble too!"
The young man quickly rummaged for his phone and immediately plugged it in to charge, waiting for it to boot up.
The moment his phone turned on, its jarring ringtone blared. He immediately pressed the answer button.
On the other end, his boss's roar echoed, "What kind of robot did you grab, you idiot? Did you make a mistake! How could you mess this up!"
The young man held his phone, his gaze stiffly fixed on the television, where the continuous broadcast of the massive reward advertisement for a missing robot featured a perfect, sculpted robotic face…
This was clearly the runaway robot he had captured. He swallowed and replied to his boss, "Y-yes, it seems so."
"Didn't you even watch the video I sent in the group? Don't you know what your target looks like!"
"I…" He was momentarily speechless, unsure how to explain. He hadn't had time to watch it, and who would have known that another robot would appear so coincidentally near the target, right where people were flowing, the place he was guarding to prevent the target's escape.
"But…" His boss probably didn't know yet who he had captured, otherwise, he wouldn't be speaking like this. Now, he dared not admit that he had caused an even bigger mess.
His boss, as expected, didn't know. He hung up the phone angrily.
After his boss hung up, the young man looked at the massive reward advertisement on the television many more times.
It did say that the robot was lost, so…
His gaze settled on the words "Mr. Wen" after the contact information.
So, the other party had no idea that this robot had been abducted by him?
The young man stopped eating his noodles. He grabbed his house keys, took his phone, and immediately rushed out.
He wasn't enticed by the money at all. He was more afraid of such wealthy people; he was genuinely afraid of having money but no life to spend it.
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Dawn was approaching.
Although it took some effort, Gou Zhe and the others had managed to capture the runaway robot.
However, they had no idea where it had hidden the household service robots, as none were found.
Gou Zhe only managed to capture the household service robot it was supposed to meet with tonight.
But, that was enough.
As if recalling something, Gou Zhe hesitated, but he quickly made a decision.
They currently had only one specialized robot researcher, Ren Liuliu, and hadn't found a second one yet.
Shi Tou and Zhao Fugui still had matters to attend to. Shi Tou had already prepared a car. Gou Zhe decided to take the two runaway robots away early to prevent any further complications by leaving them here.
Gou Zhe drove straight back to the laboratory.
As he approached the laboratory entrance, Gou Zhe remembered their previous unpleasant parting. He glanced at the two runaway robots tied up with ropes in his hands.
Using them, he supposed, would serve as an explanation. He had never intended to break his word.
Moreover, compared to that child's robot, these two runaway robots were clearly of greater research value.
Gou Zhe brought the two runaway robots, adjusted his expression, and pushed open the laboratory door.
Then, he saw that the previously empty laboratory now contained a huge metal box.
It was of a certain material and the size of an adult.
He didn't need to guess what this box was for.
Gou Zhe's face darkened. He recalled the runaway robot of that child whose video he had shown the other party last time, and the request the other party had made after seeing the video…
At this moment, Ren Liuliu was opening the box.
Gou Zhe, with a dark expression, saw a robotic figure indeed revealed inside the box.
But in the next second, as Ren Liuliu pushed it open further, Gou Zhe's dark face turned to astonishment.
When he clearly saw the face of the tall robot inside the box…
Gou Zhe had naturally seen the massive reward advertisement due to the commotion Wen Bai had caused.
And he had seen it from the very beginning.
But, who could tell him now why Wen Bai's household service robot had appeared on his territory? His prepared laboratory?
Gou Zhe, with a headache, reached up and pressed his temples hard.
He remembered how that Mr. Wen had treated his household service robot.
He had even protected it to the point where Gou Zhe wasn't even allowed to look at it too much.
Gou Zhe released the door handle, his face dark, and asked somewhat rudely, "Did you bring it here?"
Ren Liuliu seemed to notice someone had entered. She turned around to look at Gou Zhe, whose face was grim, with no expression.
Before Ren Liuliu could speak, Gou Zhe, unwilling to play games, directly stated with an unfriendly tone, "I suggest you let it go and let it return on its own. You'd better not provoke that person. You don't understand how protective that person is of his household service robot."
Gou Zhe vaguely understood the woman's obsession with robots. Her obsession had always been with runaway robots, so he deliberately emphasized to her that this was just a household service robot.
Such a household service robot should hold no attraction for her.
"What if it's a runaway robot?" Ren Liuliu asked Gou Zhe, refusing to back down.