Time flies by after Howard's olive oil-laden wedding.Su Ming has been very low-key all these years, in addition to observing the changes in the cosmic cube in Kama Taj, it is to exercise to maintain his condition.Take a trip to Sparta once in a while, or stay in Warnaheim for a few days, and every day is good.On this day, just as he was returning to the company to check the accounts, he suddenly received a call from Howard."
God, it's finally through, where did you go?"
Howard's voice on the phone was haggard, and he didn't give Su Ming a chance to say 'hey' at all."
Me?
The same old way, going out to travel, wandering around. ”Su Ming clipped the telephone receiver to his shoulder, and twisted the lid of the wine bottle with his empty hand: "What's the matter with your call?"
If it's just for small talk, I'm going to hang up. ”"Don't, don't, listen."
The sound of deep breathing came from Howard's side, and the air flow rustled the earpiece, and he lowered his voice: "Maria and I need help, ahem, special help." ”Su Ming's heart moved, but he slowed down his speech: "I don't know what you're talking about, anyway, let's meet and talk about it, where are you?"
”"Long Island, my villa."
Howard knew that there were some things that could not be said on the phone, and as a senior in the logistics department, his calls and communications were being monitored.It's a listening on the surface, and if you dare to block it, it means that there is a ghost in your heart.Not only him, but all the leaders of the logistics department are the same, and the telephone is no longer a secure means of communication.Want to keep it a little secret?
Then you have to meet and talk, like in primitive societies."
Hehe, that's the villa of Maria's family, and you are the son-in-law of the door."
Su Ming routinely laughed at Howard, and then decided to take a look, knowing that although Howard had been in trouble for so many years, he had never taken the initiative to ask Death Knell for help."
I'll wait for you, hurry up."
Howard hung up, and he rarely didn't retort, as if he had something more important to do."
Tsk."
Su Ming put down the microphone that kept coming from the busy sound, picked up the wine glass and drank the wine inside, he looked at the sea outside the window, thought for a moment and turned to leave.Maria's villa was not far from Wilson's corporate headquarters, and it didn't take long for him to stop at the courtyard gate, and the bodyguards opened the gate for him, and then he drove straight to the front of the main house.The house was still so beautiful, with a white porch and red brick walls, and the Howard couple were already waiting for him at the door.Howard is still the same, except that he is a little older, and the mustache is still the same.And Maria has changed a lot compared to the wedding, although she was beautiful since she was a child, but now she is full of maternal brilliance.She was pregnant, but there was no joy of being a mother on her face, and there was only sadness and prayer in her eyes when she looked at Su Ming.Su Ming threw the car key to the housekeeper, walked into the house familiarly, and deliberately joked with Howard: "Are you looking for me to play mahjong?"
But now it's still three missing one. ”"God, stop kidding."
Howard rolled his eyes, grabbed his arm and walked deeper into the villa: "There's a very troublesome matter, I need your help. ”He went to the study with the death knell and groped around the shelves, which slowly slid open, revealing a single room behind.After looking around like a thief, Howard took out his strange instrument and checked the surroundings before carefully leading the way into the secret room and closing the secret door.Su Ming looked at the house, which looked like it had been converted into a makeshift laboratory by Howard, with a very primitive computer and manuscript paper covered with a table top and half of the floor, in addition to various experimental equipment.He took a few steps, picked up the test tube containing the blue liquid on the table, sniffed it, and teased the caged mice."
What?
You came to me to tell me that you are not only interested in physics, but also in chemistry and biology?
”Howard shook his head and struggled back in his chair, looking a little exhausted, "No, it's about me and Maria's children. ”He rubbed his hair, and even his mustache drooped."
Say, I can only quote after listening to the specific things."
Su Ming smiled, reached out and picked up the white rat cage and put it in his hand to look left and right, this house didn't even have a window, and the red eyes of the rat looked slippery in the dim light.Howard's face was bitter, showing a crying and laughing expression: "I thought we had known each other for so many years, you wouldn't say such hurtful words, do you remember that we fought side by side during World War II, and remember our happy times in the past?"
”"Don't, talking about money hurts feelings, but talking about feelings hurts money, besides, what I want won't be money, first listen to how you plan me to help."
Su Ming interrupted his memories, Howard is a monkey spirit, if you really want to be moved by his words, it is brain-dead.Howard and Maria looked at each other, closed their eyes and sighed, his fingers tightly clasped into the armrests of the couch, looking pained."
It's about my son and Mary's, and there's something wrong with him."
Su Ming nodded, put down the cage and took out the wine bottle from his waist bag, a glass for each of the three of them, alcohol can sometimes help people sort things out.He has wine, just wait for Howard's story."
Go on.""
There are some problems with his genes, which were discovered during the last prenatal check-up, probably because I have been exposed to too many radioactive materials in the past, or maybe the nuclear bomb has created too many souls, in short, my child may not be born alive."
Howard choked up as he spoke, and he clutched Maria's hand.She is not yet thirty years old, but her face is haggard like that of an old woman, and she looks like she has not had a good rest for a long time.She didn't speak, just shook Howard's fingertips with her backhand and lowered her head sadly."
You must have figured it out, go ahead, I'm sure Howard, who always calls himself a genius, won't sit still."
Su Ming added wine to his cup and clinked glasses with him.Howard took a big sip with his neck up, gritted his teeth and took a breath of cold air: "I consulted with several scientists around me, but even Nathaniel and Hank don't have any good ideas, genes are too foreign to us humans." ”Su Ming didn't speak, just raised his wine glass.So Howard continued: "Just when Maria and I were in despair, a robot that I can't say what it was, but it suddenly came into our house one night, and it said that it had a way to save our son, so that he could be born and grow up healthy.But when he is twenty years old, it will take him away from Earth and go to do something great in the universe. ”"What's it called?"
Su Ming tapped the wine glass with his fingers, and the crisp sound of the glass echoed in the secret room: "What does it make you call it?"
”Howard raised his head and looked at Su Ming with serious eyes: "It calls itself Recorder 451, and there is nothing else." ”"I see, Tape Recorder 451, partner of 'Observer', servant of 'Eternal', continue."
Su Ming's expression remained unchanged, after all, he had guessed that this was the case.His calm expression and knowledge of the robot gave Howard a glimmer of hope that Death Knell had a solution."
I agreed to his terms, you know, I want my children to live, and Earth's technology obviously can't do that."
Howard spun the glass in his hand and sniffed hard, "So the recorder built a machine, equipped some medicines, and helped me treat the child." ”"But after all, I've been working in the SSR for so many years, and I'm always more careful when I encounter aliens, so I went crazy about studying biochemistry by myself, and secretly cracked his potion and checked the baby in Maria's belly."
Howard shook his head as he spoke, his expression was gloomy: "That robot deceived us, the child can indeed be born smoothly and grow up healthily, but he can only live to be 30 years old, and then he will die of genetic collapse." ”"So?"
Su Ming asked inducingly."
So I modified the potion so that my child could become a normal person, but I haven't given my child medicine yet because I'm afraid of being seen through by robots.It's so powerful that it can even pause time and reflect energy, and if it realizes that its plot is discovered, it's likely to be angry, then Maria and I and the children will all be in danger," Howard said the problem he was facing, and then looked at Su Ming with an earnest gaze.In the face of such alien robots, it is useless to find Steve out of the mountain or other teams, and only by looking for the death knell can you have the greatest certainty.Su Ming finished drinking the wine in the cup under the pleading eyes of the husband and wife, and gently placed the wine glass on the table, and the black and yellow armor instantly wrapped him.A red light lit up in the dim secret room, and a hoarse voice seemed to come from hell: "First understand the package I offer, how do you want that robot to die?"
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