BOOK 10. There are two tales at the beginning. Zhao Yunlan is searching for a lost artefact while Black Robe is searching for the same thing in a different world. One story is partly an illusion, while the other is very real and when they merge...
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"Let's do this." Yunlan said as he stood beside Lin Jing who had his finger on the enter key ready to transmit a signal which would be enough to entice the Controller to the Complex basement. All phones had been switched off with the sims and batteries removed, and all equipment which required internet or Bluetooth had been disconnected. Shen Wei had given an extra three days holiday to the workers in the building informing them that there were some technical issues to be resolved, therefore The Weilan complex was deserted.
Activity in the mansion was similar, except everything was disconnected or switched off until after their unwanted guest had left the building. The guards had no need for phones but they knew enough about modern technology to follow Yunlan's orders, as Ava destroyed her sim card and removed the battery while a different welcome was arranged for the robot's return.
The Controller instantly became aware of the weak signal and tracked it to the source before it vanished, and he smiled thinking that they had made a fatal mistake. He could now find them and destroy the technician who had developed this lethal virus, which saddened him. The genius behind the program would have been a brilliant asset, he possibly could have been able to correct the only flaw his androids had, and given them the illusion of life.
Kunlun sat at his console waiting, while the fake display of lights gave the impression of power, where there was none, and he glanced over towards the nervous humans hidden in the darker areas of the room. Lin Jing had installed as many memories as he could find into Kunlun's program but held back any information about Yunlan or Black Robe, to protect them.
As expected, the Controller instantly teleported himself to the Weilan Complex basement to confront his nemesis, appearing at the top of the stairs, which enabled him to see a full view of the room as he descended. There was no need for a scan, it was too early for the workforce, no one would be in the building, only this talented developer who had destroyed his chance of dominating the city before advancing worldwide. As he approached him from behind, the Controller began to recognise the outline of the person seated in front of him, but couldn't understand what he was seeing and froze in shock when Kunlun spun around in his seat to face him.
"Hello Junior, long time no see," he said to his son and watched the extreme confusion visible in the controller's facial expressions.
"You were destroyed ... No, not you. Your android was destroyed, you're human, you breathe. You've hidden from me for a very long time, how can you still be alive? ... You're not human, you're an android who can breathe." He finally understood and studied his father's physique, he was breathing.
"There you go, I always knew that my son was smart but not very clever. What made you think that I would sit back and do nothing when I saw what you were doing?" Kunlun said as he prepared to trigger the release of the virus internally.
His son would need power soon and as he would be the only source, it seemed obvious that Junior would take it from his father and also the program which allowed androids the illusion of breathing. Therefore the attack Yunlan had prepared wasn't intended to kill, but to drain his energy and force him to return to the manor where the guards would be waiting for him.
