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Ye Xuan knew it must have happened before the start of the movie. Spooner saw a robot running on the street with a wallet in its hand. He thought the robot was trying to steal the wallet. However, when he caught the robot, he found the robot was only helping its owner to take the breathing apparatus in the wallet. That was all.
Speak of the devil.
Spooner walked to his seat with his head down and a gloomy face.
"Morning, Spooner!" Ye Xuan looked up and nodded at him.
"Morning, Ye!" Spooner raised his head and forced a smile. When he saw John walking toward him not far away, his expression became gloomy again.
"Based on the facts!" John yelled as he walked toward Spooner. "That's what your badge says."
"Morning, John!" Ye Xuan looked at John and greeted him.
John nodded at Ye Xuan as a greeting. Putting his hands in the pockets of his trousers, he looked at Spooner, who seemed to be busy writing something with his head down. He said, "Shall we talk about this?"
"What?" Spooner looked up at John as if he really didn't know what was going on.
"Police, help! That robot stole my dry cleaning clothes! " A white policeman saw John talking to Spooner and shouted exaggeratedly with his arms wide open. His behavior caused the people around him to laugh.
"Oh, you want to talk about this?" Spooner pouted, his face full of helplessness.
"Agent..." John took a chair and sat next to Spooner, looked at him and asked, "How many robots have stolen wallets?"
"John, that guy is running..." Spooner wanted to explain.
"No, no, no!" John didn't listen to Spooner's explanation. He shook his head and said, "How many robots in the world have committed crimes?"
"Give me a definition of a crime!" Spooner argued in a soft voice.
"Answer my question." John still didn't listen to Spooner.
"No, John!" Spooner could only say helplessly.
"Now tell me, what happened today?" John continued to ask.
"Nothing." Spooner pouted.
"Alright, I hope this is the last time!" Seeing Spooner's expression, John sighed and stood up from his chair. He patted Spooner's shoulder and said worriedly, "Spooner, are you sure you're ready to come back? You can take your time, there's no rush! "
"I'm fine, thank you, John. It's better than sitting at home!" Spooner said with a stiff expression.
Looking at Spooner's expression, John let out another sigh. He patted Spooner's shoulder and turned around to attend to his business.
Seeing Spooner's dejected look, Ye Xuan asked, "Hey, Spooner, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Thank you, Ye Xuan!" Spooner forced a smile from his stiff face as he felt Ye Xuan's kindness.
"Major crimes unit, Spooner." Just when Ye Xuan wanted to say something, Spooner's phone rang. Spooner listened to the voice on the phone, and his expression became more and more serious. Finally, he stood up and said to Ye Xuan, "Let's go, Ye Xuan, we have work to do!"
Looking at Spooner's expression, Ye Xuan knew that this call must be related to the death of USR's Dr. Lanny. He didn't waste any time and directly followed him out.
Soon, the two arrived at the underground parking lot of USR's headquarters. After parking the car, the two took the elevator to the lobby of USR's first floor.
The United States Robotics Corporation, or USR for short, was the largest corporation in the United States and even the world. It had always been dedicated to the research of intelligent robots and had already produced four generations of intelligent robots. Ye Xuan's Nairo at home was an intelligent robot of USR's NS-4 series. Moreover, USR had already developed the fifth generation of robots, the NS-5. The new generation of NS-5 was claimed to look like a human, had a reinforced and durable titanium shell, and could perform all kinds of tasks, from babysitters, cooks, couriers, dog walkers, and household management. It was practically omnipotent. USR claimed that one in five people in the world would own an NS-5 robot. It was not hard to imagine how big USR would grow if that really happened.
The reason why USR could become what it was today was because of one person. That person was the creator of the robot, Dr. Alfred Lanny. And now, in the lobby of USR's first floor, Dr. Lanny was lying motionless in a pool of blood.
The police had cordoned off the lobby. Ye Xuan and Spooner took out their IDs and showed them to the police, then walked in.
When Spooner approached, a green metal about two inches in size on the ground suddenly vibrated. A light shot out from it, and then Dr. Lanny's projection appeared on it.
"Nice to see you again, young man!" Dr. Lanny's projection saw Spooner and said with a smile.
Of course, Ye Xuan knew that this Dr. Lanny who suddenly appeared was not a ghost, but just a projection. He looked at Dr. Lanny's projection curiously and observed the green metal on the ground. This should be the Golden Breath projector, a very advanced device.
"Hello, Doctor!" A sad look flashed across Spooner's face.
"What happens next is the result of what you see now!" Dr. Lanny in the projection said like a real person.
"Is there anything you want to tell me?" Spooner did not understand what Dr. Lanny meant.
"I'm sorry, my answer is limited. You must ask the right question." Dr. Lanny was just a projection with only a little artificial intelligence, so he could not understand what Spooner said.
After pondering for a moment, Spooner looked at Dr. Lanny and said, "Why me?"
"I believe in your judgment!" Dr. Lanny said with a hidden meaning.
"Generally speaking, there shouldn't be a need for a detective from the Investigation Unit." Spooner tilted his head and looked at Dr. Lanny in the projection.
"But all along, our communication has not been completely normal, has it?" Dr. Lanny said with a smile.
"You're right." Hearing Dr. Lanny's words, Spooner smiled helplessly and asked, "Is there anything you want to tell me?"
"I'm sorry, my answer is limited. You must ask the right question." Dr. Lanny's answer was still the same as before.
"Why did you commit suicide?" Spooner asked.
"This, detective, is the right question … Program Abort!" After Spooner finished asking, Dr. Lanny smiled at him meaningfully. Under Spooner's gaze, the holographic projector shook, and then Dr. Lanny's projection disappeared in the holographic projector.
"Spooner, do you know Dr. Lanny?" Ye Xuan naturally knew the whole story, but he could not say it. He looked at Spooner, who was silently looking at the holographic projector.
Spooner came back to his senses, nodded, and said, "We've met a few times."
Seeing that Spooner did not want to say it, Ye Xuan smiled slightly. Of course, he knew that Spooner and Dr. Lanny had met more than just a few times. At least his current left arm was personally made by Dr. Lanny. However, Spooner did not want to say it, and Ye Xuan did not have the spirit to get to the bottom of it. Instead, he said, "I don't think Dr. Lanny's suicide was as simple as a normal one."
"Oh? Ye, what do you think? "Spooner heard Ye Xuan's words and said with interest.
Ye Xuan saw Spooner's expression, smiled slightly, and said, "If Dr. Lanny committed suicide normally, why do you think he left a holographic projector for you? Did he want to say goodbye to you after his death? Even if he wanted to say goodbye to you, I think it would be more convenient to make a phone call. Looking at this thing he left behind, it is obvious that he has something to hide. "
"What do you mean by something to hide? Ye, explain it clearly. "Spooner was a little confused by Ye Xuan's Chinese words.
"It means that Dr. Lanny has something to tell you, but it is not convenient for him to tell you directly." Ye Xuan smiled.
"What does he want to tell me?" Spooner looked up at Ye Xuan.
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