The Mechanic [BL]

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Chapter 18 – Garbage Processing Yard (4)

Michael joyously brought two soldiers to the Garbage Processing Yard, wanting to see the hermit Zhang Xun and his goddamn artificial intelligence being frazzled by the sun. He never expected to see an empty space in the centre of the chaotic and dirty garbage dump. A few robotic arms that seemed to be built ​​out of half-rusted scrap metal and plastic products were being powered by several small generators, easily lifting the old and huge steel scraps. Even the old mecha at the gate was standing up, had picked up a rust-covered jeep by itself and was walking to the destruction area.

Adam was sitting under a shed made of canvas, drinking ice-cold drinks and playing chess with Diego. To be precise, Adam was sitting there leisurely enjoying the shade, occasionally moving his fingers. On the opposite side, Diego scratched his ears and cheeks, his cheeks were flushed, his eyes were burning, sometimes he gritted his teeth and sometimes beat his chest and feet, like a schizophrenic patient.

Zhang Xun, on the other hand, was sitting on the reclining chair opposite the two of them, drawing the design for a new machine on the tablet with a pen. From time to time, he raised his head to look at the opposite chess game and gave Diego an idea, with a tone of "I can only help you lose less terribly" in his voice.

"Playing chess with an AI, I'm afraid this person has a problem with his brain..." Zhang Xun silently criticised.

None of the three noticed Michael.

Michael was so angry that smoke rose from his head and he cleared his throat noisily. Zhang Xun turned his head and a burst of irritability rose in his heart.

He glanced at Adam and made a palm-down gesture, indicating that Adam didn't have to stand up. Diego was smoking a cigarette, raised his eyebrows and looked at Michael, scratching his stubbly chin with his hand.

Zhang Xun stood up and walked towards Michael with the tablet computer in his hand, "Captain Sistine sent you here?"

Michael shouted angrily, "How dare you disobey the Security Advisor's orders!"

Zhang Xun hummed softly and asked back, "How am I disobeying orders?"

"Captain Sistine ordered Adam to work here without using the tools from the Lab!"

"We didn't use any tools from the Lab, even this tablet is my personal property." Zhang Xun turned slightly and pointed at the robotic arms, "These things were all constructed by Adam and I using the raw materials here. Captain Sistine only told us to do the work, there were no rules on how to do the work, right?"

Michael was furious, but smiled sinisterly, "Okay, you can quibble over the details. I'll just report what I've seen here!" After he finished speaking, he instructed the other two younger men to take out their cameras and take pictures for evidence.

At this time, the corner of Zhang Xun's mouth twitched slightly with a slightly creepy smile. He tapped his tablet a few times with his finger, then turned it towards Michael.

Michael turned sullen.

On the tablet, Michael and a few drunken friends were sitting in a cramped, smoky bar booth, and using unspeakable words to criticise the youngest Chief—the Sixth Chief. In the video, Michael not only boldly and recklessly said the disrespectful things he had done in his fantasies, but also included a lot of exaggerated actions...

Zhang Xun turned his voice very low, the screen was very dark and the two younger brothers next to him were busy taking pictures without noticing the two of them. Michael wanted to grab the tablet, but Zhang Xun moved it away and smiled wickedly, "It seems that you don't hate mechanics as much as you said. You have good taste."