degradation

Later Dino didn't care about the existence of 24 even more.

Whenever I think of the way 24 raised his eyes and looked at him that day, I feel a strange feeling in my heart, which makes people feel very uncomfortable, so Dino is even more repelled to see 24.

Just like today, he doesn't want to worry about what 24 is doing, and he doesn't need to worry about whether 24 stays honestly in the storage room.Anyway, after he left, the robot would come out to clean up the dishes and clothes, and he didn't need to worry about anything.

Unexpectedly, when he was modifying the design drawing, he felt a violent shaking.

T City has been a place where earthquakes often occur since ancient times.It is estimated that unless the house can be suspended in the air in the future, even if the house does not collapse in the face of a strong earthquake, it will inevitably shake to and fro, and the worries brought about will still be the same as in the past. staggering.

So this is the first time Dino hastily returned home after leaving get off work early, and saw 24.

One was still moving furniture and didn't have time to hide, and one didn't realize that he opened the door and came in, so he called out "24?"

So just like that, 24 turned to look at Dino while leaning on the half-raised decorative bookshelf, "I'm sorry, sir."

Dino sighed, seeing that 24 seemed to be fine, the anxiety to go home when he got off work was instantly swept away.

But don't be in a hurry, this person is getting a little more energetic, and his tone is starting to sound a little annoyed, "Okay, let's keep tidying up."

24 got the master's permission and continued the work in hand. Dino changed his clothes and joined in the work of tidying up the room.

After all, this is his own home, even if there are robots like 24 around, he is not so crazy that he can only let him work alone.

Furthermore, this seemed to be the first time that Dino and 24 didn't care about each other's presence and gaze, not only appeared in the same room together, but were also busy with the same work.

Later, there was even a little cooperation.

Dino directed 24 to hold the low cabinet upright, "Don't let it crooked."

After finishing speaking, he raised his foot and kicked, and the low cabinet was stuffed into its original position in the corner, which was perfect.

"Okay," Dino clapped his hands in satisfaction, "get ready to cook."

Just saying that, he seemed to be in a good mood and ran to the kitchen, and said as he walked, "What else is there to eat at home? Forget it, let me make ginger roast pork for me later, hurry up."

However, Dino didn't notice. 24, who was squatting in front of the low cabinet, raised the little finger and ring finger of his left hand to look. Two cracks appeared clearly on the fingertips of the little finger and ring finger after a few tiny flashes of lightning. superior.

It turned out that 24 didn't know what Dino wanted to do when he was holding the low cabinet just now, so he just held a corner of the low cabinet casually, and his little finger and ring finger happened to rest on the edge of the low cabinet.

And Dino didn't pay attention, just raised his foot and kicked, and the low cabinet slammed 24's fingers against the wall.Although the force was not that strong, it was enough to hurt the fingers caught between the wall and the low cabinet.

The metal edges and corners pierced the fingers, damaged the skin on the surface, damaged the waterproof layer, and the entire finger was inevitably damaged.

"Hey, let's make ginger roast pork."

Dino gestured twice at the meat in his hands across the kitchen console.

24 stood up and immediately replied, "Yes, sir."

Then it turned its head, stretched out its right hand, and pushed the low cabinet in again, refilling the small space that was just separated by its own fingers.As for the broken fingertip, it was only gently kneaded by it.

The robot's skin has no self-healing function, it can only weakly reattach itself, but the tiny cracks can never disappear.

The room was tidied up, and all the harmonious scenes of this day were like a flash in the pan.

On the second day of the new start, everything returned to the same state as usual without any changes. 24 still acts as an invisible butler every day to take care of the owner's daily life, and Dino is also busy with work and technical research as always.A robot and a human being live together under the same roof, even if there seems to be no intersection, the balance is not bad.

If everything goes on like this, I'm afraid nothing will change until the day Dino dies.

Unexpectedly, Dino, who was standing in the bathtub and taking a shower, didn't know what to think, because some water got into his ear while washing his hair, and he tilted his head in the bathtub with one foot regardless of the pile of foam under his feet. I jumped up and down twice, trying to empty the water out.As a result, the jump didn't go well, and he slipped and fell into the bathtub.

Fortunately, it fell backwards. It would be dangerous to fall forward and fall onto the metal shower switch.

The moment Dino fell down, he felt a pain in his buttocks, and when he tried to stand up with the edge of the bathtub, he felt a sharp pain below his lumbar spine. The pain caused him to kneel in the bathtub for a long time, but he couldn't stand up.

So I had no choice but to shout, "24!!! 24!!!"

Soon, there was a knock on the bathroom door, "Sir."

"Come in, I fell, get me out!"

24 opened the door and walked in, glanced at the more or less water stains and foam in the bathtub, grabbed a towel and tried to cover Dino's body to lift him out.

"You help me wash off the foam on my body first!"

After receiving the instruction, 24 didn't know what to calculate in its eyes. It hesitated for a while but turned on the shower anyway, held Dino's arm to let him rinse himself, and then helped Dino put on the bathrobe.

Just when he was about to carry someone out, Dino had trouble again, "Princess is not allowed to hug!"

24 froze for a moment, "Yes, sir."

"...I rely on you to carry me like this, my waist ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."

Later, when I arrived at the hospital, the doctor pointed to the film and said, "The tailbone is crooked, but it's not a big deal. Just reset it in a couple of days."

The hospital is also equipped with intelligent robots. Although they cannot be professional doctors and nurses, they are no problem at all as ordinary nurses.

The eyes of the robot are like a display for them, showing all the data of the objects that can be seen at every corner, and can be analyzed through the center anytime, anywhere.

So it stands to reason that 24 should not appear in front of the public. If a robot sees it and scans it casually, the identity of the original model will be exposed at once.

But there is no need to worry about this. The Smart Privacy Act stipulates that robots are prohibited from performing in-depth scanning on any human or robot, spying on other people's information and privacy unless they receive their permission.So even if 24 is scanned by other robots, it can only confirm that the other party is the same as itself, but cannot pry into its detailed information, which is all protected.So Dino is not worried about 24's identity being discovered.

"Walking must have been affected recently. It hurts for sure, but it doesn't get in the way."

"Please don't jump around in the bathtub in the future. Although it is not serious, it is still very dangerous."

After the doctor finished speaking, he looked at 24 again, "Is this your...?"

Dino hesitated, "My brother."

"Then please follow me to get the medicine."

A nurse next to the doctor stretched out his hand and gestured to 24 as a gesture of invitation. 24 turned his head to look at Dino, and Dino whispered to him, "Go, come back to me as soon as you finish getting the medicine."

"What an obedient brother."

The doctor said casually while arranging the films.

Dino laughed dryly twice.

For some reason, he concealed 24's identity as a robot.

I can't say why, it's just that I don't want to say it.

After working for half a night, the two finally returned home supporting each other.

That day was the first time 24 stayed with Dino for such a long time, and even sent him to the bed to cover him with a quilt.After being thoroughly settled, I prepared a glass of water and put it on the bedside table as instructed.Although there has been no communication with each other, there still seems to be a tacit understanding in getting along.

"Okay, you go to rest."

Dino's tailbone still hurts, tired and sleepy after a busy day and half a night, so he waved his hand and let 24 go out.

Later, before Dino enters the dream, he also thinks about 24's reaction to him in the hospital.

The nurse wanted to take 24 to get the medicine, but 24 just turned his head and waited for his instructions.

It felt as if he was everything to 24, and 24 would only obey his orders, which made him feel strangely at ease.

And 24, who was also finished, returned to his dark and quiet storage room, sat in his metal cabin, turned on the light blue light in his eyes, raised his left hand and scanned it for a moment.

After restarting the power supply, several electric currents flowed out from the ring finger and the fingertips of the little finger of the left hand, accompanied by a few sporadic small sparks, the two fingers slowly bent down and would never move again.

Before the light blue light dimmed and entered the standby mode, the scanning in the eyes confirmed that it was damaged.