122: Chapter 122 "Chobits: A Humanoid Angel's Heart"

The gates of Tiangong No. 1 opened.

The george patton drove into the inner courtyard.

There were no cheers.

Nor was there Tang Qiqi's usual line, "Welcome back, Great Demon King."

The lights in the hall were bright.

Su Xiaonuan stood beside the main seat, holding a tablet.

Qin Yumo leaned against the wall, her red hair tied up, the bandage on her shoulder still not removed.

Wang Ya held a glass of lemonade.

Su Muxue had a new piece of gauze on her neck.

Xia Qingqiu's face was still a bit pale.

Captain Han Xue wore a combat uniform with a rabbit logo, silent in a way that didn't seem like her.

Tang Qiqi sat on the armrest of the sofa, hugging a Pikachu pillow, not daring to crack any jokes.

Lin Yuan got out of the car.

Su Xiaonuan stepped forward half a step.

"Mr. Lin."

Her voice was steady.

Lin Yuan looked at her.

Su Xiaonuan's fingers pressed against the edge of the tablet.

No one in the hall spoke.

Lin Yuan walked over and raised his hand to ruffle her hair.

"I'll consider you qualified."

"In the future, when I'm not here, Tiangong No. 1 is still yours to command."

"Tell Fat Dragon to take down those corpses on the outer wall; they look unsightly hanging there."

Su Xiaonuan's eyes reddened slightly, and she immediately lowered her head.

"Yes."

"Let's eat first."

Lin Yuan took the lemonade and handed his coat to Wang Ya.

Wang Ya took it with both hands, bowing deeply.

"Mr. Lin, dinner is ready."

Tang Qiqi muttered softly, "The first thing the Great Demon King does when he gets home isn't killing, but eating. His perspective has really broadened."

Qin Yumo glanced at her.

Tang Qiqi immediately shut her mouth.

The dining room.

The hot pot was already boiling.

Beef rolls, lamb chops, mushrooms, seafood, and vegetables covered the long table.

On the surveillance wall outside, many survivors watched from behind their screens.

Holding their dry rations, they inhaled the aroma of the hot pot drifting to their noses, chewing mouthful by mouthful.

Lin Yuan sat down.

The women took their seats one by one.

Only Liu Qing knelt on the ground.

She wore gray loungewear, thick glasses perched on the bridge of her nose, her eyes red.

Her back was held very straight.

Captain Han Xue glanced at her.

"Mr. Lin, she shouldn't have left B1."

It felt like snitching, but her duty compelled her to speak.

Lin Yuan picked up a slice of beef and put it into the pot.

"I told her to come."

Liu Qing lowered her head.

"Mr. Lin."

"I have a leak."

"I almost caused the deaths of Dr. Su and Teacher Xia."

After she finished speaking, she pressed her forehead to the floor.

"I accept any punishment."

Xia Qingqiu pushed up her glasses with her middle finger.

She wanted to speak.

Wang Ya reached out and gently pressed her wrist.

Xia Qingqiu looked at her.

Wang Ya shook her head.

Some things, it was useless for them to say.

Su Muxue looked at Liu Qing kneeling on the ground.

She remembered the Su Family ancestral hall.

She remembered when she was pinned to the ground and her limbs were broken; those people had also been waiting for her to accept her fate.

Her fingertips paused on the edge of her white coat for a second.

But she still didn't speak.

Lin Yuan finished eating that slice of beef.

"Su Xiaonuan."

"Yes."

"Serve her some food."

Su Xiaonuan picked up a small bowl.

Rice. Beef. Vegetables. A spoonful of hot soup.

She walked to Liu Qing and placed the bowl on the ground.

Liu Qing's shoulders trembled.

She didn't feel humiliated.

Instead, she said in a low voice, "Thank you, Mr. Lin. Thank you, Miss Su."

Captain Han Xue frowned.

Tang Qiqi couldn't watch anymore.

She raised her hand while holding the pillow.

"Can I say something?"

Lin Yuan looked at her.

"Speak."

Tang Qiqi cleared her throat.

"Liu Qing's brain, although it has a leak, isn't completely useless."

Liu Qing: "..."

Tang Qiqi was dead serious.

"She downloaded hundreds of movies, animations, variety shows, and game patches from before the apocalypse."

"The fact that we can watch something after training is all thanks to her."

"Last time I wanted to find an out-of-print anime, she dug it up for me in three minutes."

"Of course, the decent kind."

"What do you call this kind of person in the apocalypse?"

She looked at Captain Han Xue.

Captain Han Xue was expressionless.

Tang Qiqi clapped.

"A core talent for spiritual civilization construction."

Fat Dragon wasn't there. Otherwise, he would have definitely shouted: That's quite a label to slap on someone.

Tang Qiqi continued, "Of course, she was wrong."

"But she's already knelt."

"If the computer has a leak, just fill the hole."

"If you cut off the head, it's truly useless."

Liu Qing kept her head down, her ears red.

Su Xiaonuan glanced at Tang Qiqi.

This little troublemaker usually just causes problems. But at critical moments, she provides a way out quite accurately.

She spoke up.

"Technical talent shouldn't just be punished and not utilized."

"Liu Qing."

Liu Qing looked up.

Su Xiaonuan's voice was calm.

"Tonight, go and personally accept your punishment from Mr. Lin."

The air in the dining room froze for a moment.

Xia Qingqiu coughed lightly.

Su Muxue turned her head away and picked up her water glass.

Wang Ya lowered her head to serve food to Lin Motong.

But her trembling fingers revealed her unease.

They had all experienced Jiang Xiaowan's betrayal after she went to the master bedroom.

If they were in Su Xiaonuan's position, they would never have dared to say that.

Lin Motong held her bowl while eating, her eyes looking at Liu Qing.

"She will be obedient."

Tang Qiqi's eyes lit up.

"Wait a second."

She jumped off the sofa, her short legs running to the storage cabinet nearby, dragging out a packaging bag.

"I've had this ready for a long time."

Qin Yumo frowned.

"What strange thing have you prepared again?"

Tang Qiqi shook the bag.

A white soft skirt. Stockings. Silver-white headphone decorations. And a very thin neckband.

When Liu Qing saw that outfit, her toes curled so hard she could have dug out a three-bedroom apartment.

Tang Qiqi smiled very sweetly.

"Humanoid Computer Angel Heart."

"It suits her very well."

Liu Qing's voice trembled.

"Qiqi... don't..."

"Don't what, don't."

Tang Qiqi squatted in front of her, lowering her voice.

"Aren't you a computer?"

"Computers need to know how to say—"

She mimicked a mechanical voice.

"Master, booting up."

Liu Qing's face turned red all the way to her neck.

Captain Han Xue rubbed her temples.

"Can you all be more serious?"

Tang Qiqi turned back.

"Judy Rabbit, you have a rabbit logo on you, you have no right to talk to me."

"I'm telling you, put on the tail, clamp it tight, it won't wobble."

Captain Han Xue looked at Su Xiaonuan.

"Are you going to control her or not?"

Su Xiaonuan thought about it very seriously for a second.

"As long as Mr. Lin likes it."

Captain Han Xue shut her mouth.

She found that this place was really getting more and more absurd.

But compared to the apocalypse outside, it was inexplicably reassuring.

Lin Yuan put down his chopsticks.

"Liu Qing."

Liu Qing looked up immediately.

"Yes."

Lin Yuan looked at her.

"Don't mistake shame for punishment."

Liu Qing's eyes reddened.

She lowered her head and picked up the bowl from the ground.

She finished it mouthful by mouthful.

The rice was very hot.

She ate very slowly.

But not a single grain of rice was left.

People who make mistakes don't survive on tears.

They survive on value.

After dinner.

Su Xiaonuan followed Lin Yuan to the study to hear him assign tasks.

Lin Yuan only said three things.

"From now on, Jiang University will hand over crystal cores every three days."

"Bai Jingchen is a player, so keep him for now."

"Grandmaster Ling Suzhen might be the person coming tomorrow."

Su Xiaonuan's hand paused.

"Grandmaster Ling Suzhen?"

"Shen Qingyue's mother?"

Lin Yuan nodded.

"This woman has quite a few connections to the Capital. Since she can come here, it means the probe also came from the Capital."

Su Xiaonuan lowered her head and immediately noted it down on her tablet.

[The Capital] [Grandmaster Ling Suzhen] [Shen Qingyue].

Downstairs.

Tang Qiqi immediately picked up the clothes.

"Liu Qing, come to my room, I'll help you change!"

"I still have plenty of little decorations there; I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Liu Qing was half-pushed, half-escorted to the second floor.

Xia Qingqiu stood at the foot of the stairs, wanting to follow but feeling it wasn't appropriate.

Captain Han Xue was even less appropriate; she usually didn't go to the second floor.

She simply returned to B1 to check the firearms; she still had to patrol at night.

Half an hour later.

Outside the master bedroom.

Liu Qing stood there.

The white soft skirt was very clean.

The silver-white headphone decoration pressed down on her black hair.

She was still wearing her thick glasses, which, on the contrary, made her look even more like that "humanoid computer."

She clutched the hem of her skirt with both hands, her face too red to look up.

Tang Qiqi leaned against the doorframe, whispering a prompt.

"Your line, your line!"

Liu Qing's lips moved for a long time.

Finally, her voice was so small it was almost swallowed by the door crack.

"Mas... Master."

"Liu Qing is booting up."