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The USR Corporation was one of the landmarks of Chicago. Its main structure was 532 meters high, only 9.3 meters shorter than the Freedom Tower of the New York World Trade Center. From a distance, it was silver all over, like a giant sword.
As the richest man in the world, USR's president, Lawrence Robles, had his office set up on the top floor of USR.
Ye Xuan and Spooner took the elevator to the top floor of USR and were led to his office by Robles' private secretary.
"Hi, agents!" Robles had obviously just finished a meeting. When he saw Ye Xuan and Spooner come in, he enthusiastically extended his hand to the two.
"Hello, Mr. Robles, it's nice to meet you!" Ye Xuan smiled and shook hands with Robles.
"Hey! Lawrence Robles, the richest man in the world, I've seen you on TV! "Spooner shook hands with Robles exaggeratedly.
"Uh, would you like some coffee?" Robles was obviously not very interested in Spooner's friendly greeting. He shook hands with him and stretched his hand back. He pulled a stiff smile on his face and looked at the two.
"Of course, why not? It's free, right? "Spooner seemed to be unaware of Robles' attitude.
Ye Xuan shrugged and then followed the two to a table. Robles poured coffee for the two and said with some regret, "No one expected this. You know, I should have expected it. I've known him for twenty years. Alfred invented practical robots and he defined the three laws."
Robles served the coffee to the two and continued, "But I think even the smartest person has the most stubborn inner demons. If there's anything I can do to help … "
"Sugar (Sweetheart)!" Spooner, who was drinking coffee, said with a bitter expression.
"What?" Robles was stunned. Because sugar and sweetheart were the same word in American English, he thought Spooner called him "sweetheart" and thought Spooner was gay.
"Here's the sugar, Spooner!" Ye Xuan picked up a silver spoon and added some sugar to his coffee. He then handed the sugar to Spooner.
"Oh, you think I called you" sweetheart "? I mean the sugar for coffee. You don't have that much money." Spooner quickly reacted when he saw Robles' expression.
"Mr. Robles, the coffee is good!" Ye Xuan finished the coffee in his hand and nodded to Robles.
"Thank you. If you like it, you can have two more cups!" Robles smiled.
"Okay, I will." Ye Xuan nodded with a smile. While pouring himself and Spooner another cup of coffee, he asked Robles in a seemingly unintentional manner, "Mr. Robles, may I ask if Dr. Lanny had seen anyone or behaved abnormally in the period before his death?"
"Uh, no. Well, actually I haven't seen him for a long time. You know, people who do scientific research like to think independently, especially geniuses like Alfred," Robert said after thinking for a while.
"Really?" Ye Xuan took a sip of coffee noncommittally. "May I ask what Dr. Lanny was doing before he died?"
"Alfred had been working on a new type of intelligent robot. I think there might be some problems in the research that led to this sad thing." A look of sorrow flashed across Robles' face. He then looked at Ye Xuan, "Agent, isn't Alfred confirmed to have committed suicide? Why do you still need to ask these questions?"
"Uh, Mr. Robles, may I ask, when Lanny fell, the little green thing he was holding was …" Spooner on the side asked.
"Holographic projector!" Robles obviously knew about that thing.
"Yes!" Spooner glanced at Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan seemed to have said the same thing. "Why do you think Lanny left a projection to find me?"
"I think he knew you!" Robles shook his head.
"Yes, I knew him!" Spooner nodded.
Robles looked at Spooner with some surprise. "The holographic projection is a pre-recorded program response. It looks like it has intelligence, but he actually set it to contact you after his death before he committed suicide."
"Death?" Spooner looked at Robles.
"What?" Robles didn't know why Spooner said this word.
Spooner put down the coffee cup in his hand and stared at Robles with a pair of big eyes. "You just said it was set to contact me when Lanny died!"
"Yes, suicide is a kind of death, agent!" Robles replied wittily.
"I'm sorry!" Ye Xuan interrupted their conversation. When the two of them looked over, Ye Xuan said, "Mr. Robles, I know you have business here. Especially this week, you are about to launch a new generation of NS-5 robots. Actually, you may not know, but I am a loyal customer of your company! "
"Thank you!" Robles thanked him and didn't say anything else. He waited for Ye Xuan to continue.
Ye Xuan smiled. "I think the last thing you want to see is a dead person lying in your hall, but since it has already happened, we have to investigate around and ask a few questions. It is a routine thing. Mr. Robles, I think you have no problem with this, right? "
"Oh, no, no problem. I will send someone to guide you." Robles nodded and seemed to agree generously.
"Thank you!"
Ye Xuan thanked him. Then he nodded at Robles to acknowledge him. Then he left the office with Spooner.
Spooner grabbed Ye Xuan's arm and said, "Hey, Ye, why don't you ask Robles more questions? I always find him suspicious." Following Ye Xuan out of Robles' office, Spooner grabbed Ye Xuan's arm and said.
"Spooner, do you think Robles killed Dr. Lanny, or did he order someone to kill Dr. Lanny? No matter what the truth is, do you think Robles will tell the truth? Spooner, you have to know Robles' current status. It's normal for him to even have a meal with the president. I don't want him to throw us out of USR later, "Ye Xuan said while looking at Spooner with a smile.
"Hey, Ye, are you afraid? Are you afraid that Robles will fire you with a phone call? "Spooner looked at Ye Xuan with some sarcasm.
"Don't worry, Spooner, my courage is much bigger than you think." Ye Xuan patted Spooner's shoulder carelessly and smiled. "I just think that since we can't get the answer there, why waste time there?"
"Oh, Ye, you are so cunning. I can't tell that this is your first case. Not bad!" Hearing Ye Xuan's words, the depression in Spooner's heart also disappeared. He punched Ye Xuan's shoulder with his fist and smiled.
Just as the two were talking, the elevator door not far away opened. A woman in a silver scientific research uniform came out of the elevator. Seeing the two people in front of the elevator, she smiled and reached out her hand. "Hello, two agents. My name is Susan Kevin, an employee of USR. Robles asked me to guide you two."
"Hello, Dr. Kevin, my name is Ye Xuan!"
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