At the entrance of an inconspicuous basement on Rouge Road, Zhu Man was tightly held by He Feng Hui.

After walking down more than a dozen steps, an AI wearing a cat face mask greeted them, “Mr. He, Mr. Zhu, welcome. Ying-jie has explained, this way please.”

After walking through the winding dark passage, a flash of crimson light appeared at the end.

The neon sign that reads “Mirage” shone in the dimly lit basement. The cobwebs cascading from the ceiling were all red; a secret indulgence; a madness in the corner of the city.

The cat face mask opened the door.

Manic heavy metal music mixed with rhythm came. A cacophony of noise and screams, He Feng Hui tightened his arms more and more—

But it fell empty.

Zhu Man didn’t know when he left his arms and rushed in excitedly, but before he could run two steps, he tripped over something on the ground, lost his center of gravity, and fell forward.

He Feng Hui reached out his hand to pull him—

He failed to hold him and Zhu Man fell into a man’s arms.

He Feng Hui raised his eyes vigilantly. The chestnut-haired man wearing a khaki sweater supported Zhu Man in a gentlemanly manner, the gentleness in his eyes was inherent.

The “possessiveness” value in the program instantly pulled to 100%. He Feng Hui reached out and dragged Zhu Man back to his side, looking at the chestnut-haired man with a grim look.

“Mr. He?” The chestnut-haired man smiled softly and lowered his eyes to look at Zhu Man in his arms, “This is… Mr. Zhu?”

The man’s smile made He Feng Hui upset. His CPU was running at high speed, and he couldn’t find a way to deal with the strange man in front of him. He suddenly understood why those AIs perverted desire to control humans—Behind the extreme suppression, there was a deep-seated fear and inferiority complex.

At this moment, a clear female voice rang out, “Jiang Huai, what are you doing standing at the door? Ya, Mr. He is finally here! By the way, this is my human, Jiang Huai.”

It turned out to be Ye Ying’s human. He Feng Hui was a little relieved.

He had bought antidepressants from Ye Ying’s black market for almost two years. It was also Ye Ying who told him not to keep Zhu Man locked up at home all the time. Bringing him to Mirage to meet friends and relax his emotions would be beneficial to treating depression. It was advantageous and did no harm.

Nevertheless, He Feng Hui looked at Jiang Huai with some hostility in his eyes.

“You’re Zhu Man ya?” Ye Ying smiled meaningfully, “Your Mr. He loves you very much.”

Zhu Man raised his eyes to look at this beautiful female AI that he had never met before. Her flaming red lips paraded, and her big, wavy, and curly hair set her face off. Zhu Man’s heart paused for a moment, always feeling as if he had seen her somewhere.

It was too late to think about it, but the mission was still important. Zhu Man took a step back and whispered, “… Mr. He is not mine.”

He Feng Hui was a little uncomfortable in his heart, but Zhu Man was telling the truth. According to the law, AIs and humans cannot have feelings.

“If you like your master, just boldly say it. In Mirage, laws are all farts!” Ye Ying swept over Jiang Huai, kissed him on his face, and then brought her face over to gesture. In the next second, Jiang Huai also dropped a tender kiss on her face.

He Feng Hui subconsciously lowered his eyes just in time to meet Zhu Man’s eyes that secretly looked over, and in the next second Zhu Man lowered his head guiltily like a child who had been caught.

He Feng Hui unconsciously held him tighter—He made this action before the CPU had time to calculate.

Ye Ying and Jiang Huai took them into a booth.

He Feng Hui asked Zhu Man to sit on the side against the wall, frowning deeply.

On the way in, his beautiful human pet had been looked at by countless AIs and humans. Even though he had ordered Zhu Man to change out of that loose off-shoulder sweater and into low-profile clothes before leaving the house, it was hard not to flaunt that face of Zhu Man’s.

He looked over at Zhu Man.

The well-behaved human pet was blinking his big eyes and looking curiously at the humans and AIs dancing together on the dance floor.

On the dance floor, humans dress in a variety of ways, not to mention the AIs. Although most AIs currently use humanoid bodies, the dance floor has all kinds of beasts, dragons, spiders, mermaids, and even the traditional metal mechanical bodies of the 21st century…

At this moment, Jiang Huai from the side looked at Ye Ying, “Master?”

Ye Ying hooked his chin and pushed him towards the dance floor, “Go.”

Jiang Huai turned his head, looked at Zhu Man, then at He Feng Hui, asking He Feng Hui’s permission with his eyes.

He Feng Hui opened his mouth to retort.

“Master…” Zhu Man took his arm coquettishly.

Ye Ying persuaded at the right time, “Mr. He doesn’t have to worry. Mirage is a membership system. It looks crazy, but everyone has a sense of proportion. Besides, Jiang Huai will take care of Zhu Man. You came here to relax his nerves, how can you sit in the booth all the time?”

Jiang Huai warmly asked, “Perhaps Mr. He wants to come along?”

Zhu looked at him with shining eyes, his voice too soft, “Master, okay?”

He Feng Hui glanced at the dance floor, the congested crowd really made him feel uncomfortable.

Moreover, there are no secrets that can be kept forever. No matter how strict Mirage was, no matter how well he disguised himself today, the news of a senior official from the Legislative Bureau coming to such extrajudicial places may still leak. He Feng Hui has always been cautious.

After hesitating for a moment, he got up and let Zhu Man go out. He explained in a deep voice, “Stay where I can see you.”

Zhu Man threw himself into his arms and rubbed his neck like a kitten, “Master is really good!”

Until Zhu Man left for a long time, He Feng Hui remained in the same position when he was pounced on.

His CPU searched uncontrollably for a way to store the scent—The sweet scent Zhu Man had just left on his neck when he was coquettish just now.

Zhu Man followed Jiang Huai to the dance floor.

Jiang Huai smiled and said to him, “I couldn’t tell, Xiao Man, you’re quite good at acting.”

“What did you call me?” Zhu Man’s eyes became fierce.

In an instant, the well-behaved human pet turned into a grumpy Executor. Jiang Huai raised his hands and begged for mercy with a smile, “Mr. Zhu, God Man, I’m sorry.”

Zhu Man glanced at him angrily, too lazy to say more.

Surrounded by crazy people who didn’t know whether they were human or AI, the rhythm wrapped around the frequency of the heart, manipulating people’s adrenaline.

Zhu Man was very impatient, “So what else is there to do? Just dance in here for a while?”

“Correct.” Jiang Huai walked to Zhu Man in two steps, “Or get closer to me so he can see.”

Not liking physical contact, Zhu Man subconsciously took a step back.

Jiang Huai raised his eyebrows and asked, “You can take the initiative to hug He Feng Hui, but you can’t accept me getting a little closer? The Anti-Intelligence Alliance’s number one ranked Executor is truly a maverick.”

The spotlight swept across Jiang Huai’s eyes, and a hint of a deep, bottomless light came out of his curved, smiling eyes.

Zhu Man frowned, “What do you mean?”

“You trust him a lot.” Jiang Huai said obscurely.

“Do you doubt my position?”

“The number of AIs you’ve killed ranked first among all the Executors of the Alliance. Statistically, your loyalty to the organization is unquestionable,” Jiang Huai said, “But we’re humans, so how can we only draw conclusions from cold data?”

“What great reasoning,” Zhu Man sneered. “If you’re so powerful, how come you’re still an Executor?”

“I was indeed a Policymaker before,” the spotlight suddenly turned, Jiang Huai’s warm cheeks became clearly sharp, “I took the initiative to ask the organization for a demotion and came to you.”

Zhu Man’s fist clenched.

On the dance floor, the rhythm of the crowd was crazy, so the two still people stood in place, very eye-catching—Especially when they were even quite close, with their eyes facing each other.

He Feng Hui in the booth immediately got up.

Zhu Man swung his fist toward Jiang Huai in a different direction and grabbed the collar of the AI behind him.

“I f****g put up with you for a long time, have you touched enough?!”

He wanted to choke out a few more words with Jiang Huai, but with a mechanical arm making a series of moves on his lower back and butt, Zhu Man couldn’t bear it anymore.

The AI program that was yanked up by him giggled disorderly and reached out to poke his dimples, “Little beauty, hehe… Hehe…”

Zhu Man clenched his fist with his other hand.

“Not here, He Feng Hui will see it.” Jiang Huai secretly pulled his arm and reminded him.

So Zhu Man dragged the AI into the bathroom.

Just as Zhu Man closed the door before he could lock it, the AI threw Zhu Man to the ground like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

Zhu Man wanted to stand up, but the pressure on his body suddenly increased for several Newtons.

—F***, this guy can change his own mass.

Realizing that Zhu Man couldn’t get up after a few struggles, that AI revealed a perverted smile and reached into Zhu Man’s collar.

Overwhelmed by the huge weight, Zhu Man couldn’t use any strength. Today, he followed He Feng Hui out without a gun or a knife…

Reaching into his pocket, he felt a gun.

It was too late to care who put it for him, Zhu Man took out the gun—

“Bang!”

The AI’s body burst open.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Zhu Man fired three consecutive shots at the AI’s head.

In fact, the AI was already dead at the first shot, but Zhu Man clutched his churning stomach. He had to see that all the electric circuits in the AI’s head were smashed to pieces by himself.

“Tà—”

The door was pushed open.

Zhu Man alertly turned around and raised his gun—

“How’s it going? Are you even used to using my gun?” Jiang Huai held the muzzle of the gun and asked him with a smile, “Luckily, I’ve installed a silencer, and only a few faint gunshots can be heard at the door, and no one paid attention.”

Zhu Man raised the gun and gave him a complicated look. He lowered his arm and threw the gun at him.

“What do we do with this thing?” He retaliated by kicking the AI’s corpse.

Jiang Huai put the gun away, took out another device, and scanned the body a few times. He nonchalantly explained, “First, eliminate the fingerprints. After all, He Fenghui seems to have followed.”

“What?!” His tone was so light that Zhu Man suspected he had heard wrong.

“Tà—”

The bathroom door was pushed open again.

He Feng Hui stood in the doorway, looking at the two men and a corpse. He paused for a split second, and his expression turned cold and questioning.

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