The Mechanic [BL]

[47]

Chapter 47 - Machinery and Life (5)

Zhang Xun was restless and nervous. Although the other party wasn't much older than him, he was a Chief, one of the ten most powerful people in Lost Paradise. Moreover, the self-confidence and aura of powerful talent that he naturally exuded also had an impact on the spirit of the other person in the conversation.

Especially when the other party opened his mouth and the first sentence he said was, "You have probably already noticed that I don't like you very much."

Zhang Xun was half panicked and half annoyed and he didn't know how to answer.

Miller raised his eyes and glanced at him with a bit of playfulness in his expression, "But it is undeniable that your abilities are superior and you are very smart. You also played an important role in the god descent plan and now Adam can be tamed. This level of contribution can't be ignored."

Zhang Xun froze for a moment, then squeezed out, "Thank you."

"But..." Miller said, cutting his rib-eye steak with a sharp knife, "I'm very curious, what are you using to control Adam?"

Zhang Xun was well prepared for such a question and answered fluently, "I have written about this in several reports. I have set up three levels to ensure that Adam cannot escape from me. If Adam displays any behaviours that may endanger the interests of Lost Paradise, I have corresponding measures to stop it and even when things get to the point of no return, I can destroy him."

"This was written in the reports, but judging from these photos, it's not just that." Miller said, lightly removing a napkin from his hand and gracefully pushing some photos in front of Zhang Xun.

There were a few photos, but none of them were very strange photos. Most of them were taken in the Lab, showing Zhang Xun and Adam working together to develop the invisible battle suits, or eating together in the cafeteria, or when Zhang Xun had dozed off on the sofa in the office and Adam was waiting obediently.

Judging from the angle, they were probably taken by a mechanic or researcher working in the Lab. Zhang Xun wasn't surprised, he knew that there should be some spies monitoring him in the Lab. He also considered himself cautious enough.

But when looking at those seemingly ordinary moments of getting along from a third party's point of view, only then did Zhang Xun realise that the way he looked at Adam turned out to be like this...

No matter how hard he tried to hide it, how hard he tried to control himself with reason, when their eyes met inadvertently, even with that smile, his eyes seemed to be sparkling.

It made him feel inexplicably ashamed.

"The Round Table has concerns about me, I can understand." Zhang Xun said stiffly, "However, I don't think there is anything wrong with these photos."

The Sixth Chief chuckled and raised his glass, "You shouldn't be unfamiliar with this tactic. There have been a lot of mosquitoes in Lost Paradise recently. Although they never fly into other people's homes, it would be disgusting to have so many in public."

Zhang Xun felt the hairs on the back of his hands begin to stand up, all he could do was remain silent.

"There's nothing suspicious about these photos, but don't you think there's something missing?" Miller sipped the wine that clung to his lips. The deep red of the grapes dyed his lips even redder, as if he had been drinking blood.

"What's missing?"

"You have absolute authority over him as a mechanic." Miller's eyes froze subtly, "If your method of controlling him is really like you said, that you rely on fear and oppression to coerce him, you should at least have used some violent means to control his behaviour, but you haven't laid a finger on him. To be honest, looking at these photos, I could believe that you two are lovers."