degradation

When Dino recovered from his illness, he immediately put himself into the production of the tracker again.

That posture made Lucas and Jimmie wonder if Dino was going to research some new black technology.

So after a while, when Dino excitedly placed a tiny chip in front of the two of them, the two of them instantly became OMG.

"You've been in love for so many days, are you just a tracker??"

"That's right." Dino folded his arms on the table and looked at the two of them. "Didn't I say to press a tracking device for 24? You also know that it's best not to use the company's tracking system for his situation."

Lucas looked at Dino with eyes wide open with an expression of 'didn't you understand me?'

Dino was taken aback when he heard the words, and then frowned slightly, with an expression of "Oh, what you said seems to make sense, why didn't I think of it, why the first reaction when I have an idea is to do it myself, it's so embarrassing" , it froze all at once.

"Hahahahaha," Lucas hugged his stomach and laughed, "Why are you so two hundred and five..."

But Jimmie, who was also smiling, lowered his head and fiddled with the chip for a while, then suddenly raised his head, stared at Dino for a while, and then talked about some things to himself, " How about the last 24?"

"What's the matter?" Dino propped his chin and glared at Lucas who was still covering his mouth and laughing at him, "What else can he do, the same old way."

Jimmie nodded with a long "oh".

It turns out that in Dino's view, 24 is not "it" anymore...

When Dino ran home happily and presented treasures to 24, 24 just looked at the computer thoughtfully, then at Dino, "I don't understand, sir."

"Why don't you understand? Didn't I explain it clearly?" Dino sat behind 24, pointed at the computer while holding 24's shoulder and said to him solemnly, "This is a positioning system I specially made for you. , so I won't miss you!"

"I understand this, but I just don't understand why I do this," 24 was still full of doubts, "My system already has a tracking system, you only need to log in to Evolution's official website to check it anytime, anywhere with an internet connection My whereabouts, or call the customer service hotline..."

"Stop, stop, I know the number of the customer service hotline, so you don't need to tell me, I'm also an employee of Evolution."

"Then why are you entering a new system for me?"

Dino pondered for a moment, his eyes flickering, "Because... I don't want to use Evolution's network to find you."

"why?"

Dino fell silent.

He didn't want to tell 24 the secret about his "life experience".For some reason, Dino always had a vague feeling in his heart that he shouldn't tell 24 anything about how he came to him.Although it is impossible to explore what happened to 24, or even what happened to the first-generation DT robot, Dino just thinks it's better not to casually raise the doubts in his heart to 24.

In particular, if 24 knew that he himself should be a robot that was forcibly destroyed, he had no idea how 24 would react.

Yes, Dino can't guess what kind of result such contradictory things will bring about - the robot cannot disobey the master's order.He can tell 24 not to allow him to disappear, but 24 also has a master who can activate remote control anytime and anywhere, that is the center of Evolution.So thinking about it now, this is why the company could really do what Jimmie said. They obviously have ten thousand ways to monitor employees' deviant behavior, but they chose to distribute robots.Because once they go off the rails and trigger the robot's hidden program, Evolution's central system can directly control the robot, execute any order issued by the company, destroy everything that shouldn't exist, and remove all obstacles that may become obstacles.

And the most frustrating thing is that Dino has no idea whether 24 will actively activate the hidden program when he recognizes that he should be a destroyed product, and then wait for the command from the central system—to survive, or to survive on his own. destroy.

Thinking of this, Dino's heart tightened.He turned his head to look at 24 beside him, that guy was still staring at him blankly, waiting for his answer.

Such a guy, such a 24.

How could he just let him go to fend for himself like this.

Dino looked at 24 in front of him, and his heart seemed to be more determined, "In short, I am for your own good."

"But my program doesn't think that people can change it at will without making mistakes."

"I know, but I won't change your program. I just add a tracking program that I personally made for you, and it won't affect you in any way." Dino seemed to be comforting 24, after all, intelligence The robot will be vigilant in the face of system and program problems, just like it will issue a warning in the face of virus invasion, he can understand, "Besides, your system is Evolution, I just have the ability to think about it." What your program does is not easy to do, so why should I."

24 was silent for a while, just looked at Dino motionlessly, not knowing what he was calculating with his eyes.It is obviously a pair of eyes that look like human beings, moist, bright and beautiful.However, there was no trace of waves in those clear eyes, and there was no human emotion in them.

Dino stared straight into 24's eyes, he guessed that 24 must be analyzing his various sensory characteristics, calculating whether he was lying, but even if 24 was really doing this, he didn't mind at all.

He just kept asking 24, "Do you trust me?"

"Of course, one of the purposes of my program is to develop a relationship of trust with you."

"Don't worry about the procedure, just what I say, do you believe me?"

24 tilted his head, lowered his eyes suddenly, "I believe in you, sir."

Dino smiled happily.

It's just that Dino didn't notice that there seemed to be something wrong with the conversation between the two of them.

Everything in 24 is the program. If you don't care about the program, how can you come to 24?

And after being asked such a question, 24 actually answered Dino?

It's a pity that Dino only cared about being happy, and didn't realize this abnormality at all.

Later, Dino chose a very safe time to bring 24 to the laboratory of the company's technology department, and was going to personally implant the fabricated chip into 24's body.

24 sat on the test bench and moved slightly in front of Dino.

"Well, now I need to shut myself down completely, sir?"

"Well, yes."

Dino looks at 24 with goggles on.

"You'll wake me up, won't you, sir?"

"Of course."

"We shall meet again, sir?"

"...Of course I will."

It is obviously a line that every robot will repeat before it is shut down, but why does it make people feel so...

Dino turned his head and took a deep breath. Why did he feel a little uncomfortable when faced with such an inquiry?

And 24 blinked his eyes, and then said lightly, "Okay, sir."

He poked his head in front of Dino, his head was lowered and turned slightly to the right, "You can turn off the phone for me, sir."

Seeing 24 obediently sitting in front of him with his head down, Dino bent his mouth, couldn't help reaching out and gently touching 24's head, then his right hand slowly moved like the position behind 24's left ear, But he hesitated when he should press it.

This seems to be the first time to shut him down since 24 came to Dino's side, right?

This seems to be the first time since 24 was launched, it will be closed?

It's obviously just a simple step, and it's obviously just less than an hour to wake up in 24 hours, but why does such a simple step make people feel a little strange inexplicably now?

Maybe it's because such behavior makes people feel that 24 is still a machine after all?Having lived together for so long seems to treat him as a human being, after all, he is exactly the same as a human being in terms of appearance and way of getting along.Or maybe it's because 24's questioning words when faced with being shut down really made people feel heartbroken?After all, they are all communication methods and dialogues designed according to human feelings, and it can even be said to be a small method designed to achieve a feeling that is indistinguishable from human beings, making people more and more reluctant to bear them. leave.

Dino didn't understand if his complex mood was a little strange, he knew that all of this was programmed, and he knew that 24 in front of him had no feelings at all, but for some reason, he still said a little more gently , "We will meet again soon."

24 didn't look up, just said lightly, "I know, sir."

"Don't...don't be afraid."

Knowing that 24 is not scary at all.

"I shall not be afraid, sir."

Dino lightly rubbed behind 24's ear, then suddenly he leaned over and said a word into 24's ear.

Then the fingertips pressed down lightly, and 24's body softened in an instant, and he leaned straight forward.

Dino immediately caught 24 and let him fall into his arms.

Looking at 24 which has been completely closed, Dino paused for a moment, and gently touched the face of 24 with closed eyes leaning against his arms, his eyes flickering and dimming, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

……

When 24 opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was Dino, just like when he started it for the first time.

He fell in Dino's arms, and now he also woke up in Dino's arms.

Dino couldn't help but put on a smile the moment he saw 24 open his eyes again, the smug little eyes looking at 24 seemed to say, look, I mean what I say.

So since I keep my word, it's your turn now...

24 blinked, "It's nice to see you again, Mr. Dino."

Dino didn't let go of 24, still wrapped him in his arms, looked down at 24 and smiled, "Don't bring honorifics either."

24 looked up at Dino, and smiled slightly, "Okay, Dino."

Dino gasped when he saw 24, and his heart skipped a beat.

24 smiled at him, this is the first time 24 smiled at him.

Although the smile was not as bright as it was when he was facing the little girl, even though the smile was only shallow, it was the first 24's spontaneous smile that Dino received.

Oops, things are a little bit worse now.

Dino swallowed, looked down at 24 but couldn't say a word.

Looking at 24 like this, Dino felt that he wanted to have a fever again...