The Mechanic [BL]

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Chapter 24 - The Fruit of Wisdom (2)

Zhang Xun felt something sour and soft soaking in his chest. He looked at the necklace in his hand and tried his best to keep his expression calm.

Heaven knows how much he didn't want to lose his cool.

This was the best gift he had received since Alloy. He took a deep breath, barely suppressing his excitement and said to Adam in the smoothest tone he could, "You brought back that mini-computer secretly?"

"Ah, yes, sorry. But rest assured, all the network interfaces of this mini-computer are broken. I made a data cable myself to complete the transmission, so I had no chance to do anything illegal with it. Pan can testify for me, it was watching me the whole time."

At this time, Pan suddenly said, "Apologies, Zhang Xun. Because it was a low-risk violation, I originally planned to wait until you wake up tomorrow morning and then tell you about Adam bringing back the mini-computer in secret."

"It's okay, I checked it at the processing plant, I know that mini-computer is no more than a toy." Zhang Xun said absentmindedly, his eyes still looking at the thing in his hands. He wasn't even sure what he was saying, "But you can't bring anything back in the future."

"Okay." Adam took the mini-computer out of his trousers pocket and handed it to Zhang Xun, "I promise I won't do it again."

Zhang Xun reached out with his hand mechanically, but instead of taking the mini machine, he held Adam's hand, gripping it very hard.

Adam raised his eyes and met Zhang Xun's.

"Don't be afraid, I won't let anything happen to you." Zhang Xun said to Adam word by word, with a firm tone, as if nothing could change this promise, "I'm your mechanic, now and in the future."

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The door of the Lab opened slowly. Zhang Xun appeared in the dim light behind the door.

The light of dawn shone down from the doorway, illuminating his clean face and a pair of still-water eyes. He was wearing a neat, high-necked shirt, an ironed, camel-colour, dark-patterned suit vest, and a mechanic's uniform jacket of the same colour. His single-sided microscopic mirror was pinned to his jacket pocket, leaving a metal chain hanging from the outside. The necklace Adam gave him was inside his clothes, clinging to his chest.

His whole person seems to be one with the Lab behind him, which was filled with metallic lustre and looks like a huge, spliced ​​castle. That metallic appearance exuded a sense of being behind the times, but the most advanced technology of Lost Paradise was wrapped under that old facade.

Julio Fernandez exaggeratedly took three steps back when he saw him, and said in shock, "Where did this international superstar come from?!"

Zhang Xun glanced at him lazily, "Don't make trouble, today is a big day."

The mechanics and researchers who passed by him knew that the one month acclimation time limit was up, and today was the day for Adam's psychological evaluation, so he had to face the upcoming test in the best condition.

If Adam didn't pass, he had his plan B.

Last night, Hans Guzberg, one of the most authoritative psychiatrists in Lost Paradise, had dinner with a few colleagues at the Italian restaurant in Third District then returned to his detached, uptown villa in the Third District. With the lack of land in Lost Paradise, a small, three-story building would often crowd in four hundred people. Only the elites had the privilege of living in a single-family building.