Chapter 2113: If I Were an AI, Would You Love Me? 24

In the hallway, Jin Chen stood between the doors, his fingers lightly pressing against the wall, his peach-blossom eyes slightly lowered, cold and focused.

A blue-purple ripple radiated from his fingertips.

Member C exclaimed in shock, "You're not human!"

Jin Chen gave him a sideways glance, "You are indeed a person; if you don't speak louder, let Mi Xuan witness your grand entrance."

Member C covered his mouth, exchanged glances with the two other members, and simultaneously thought of the rumors circulating in the lower city these past two days.

It was said that a black-clad android specialized in rescuing humans targeted by killer androids, appearing and disappearing like a ghost without a sound.

Isn't that the man right before us!

In the instant the blue-purple ripple distorted, the wall burst open, revealing the room's interior; the stench of blood and scattered limbs made the three members' breath catch, and they still felt like vomiting from the bloody smell.

How could a normal person live in such a place!

Mi Xuan stood before the mysterious machine, facing them with a pallid face, his eyes revealing near‑mad tension.

"Number 520..."

He was incredulous, his expression shifting unpredictably, "How did you find this place!"

The Special Safety Bureau members raised their guns, wary but silent, feeling this wasn't their turf.

Jin Chen, overwhelmed by the stench, couldn't breathe for a few moments; he clenched his face, shut off his olfactory system, and pressed on, the cold seeping in.

"I said I would find you and kill you completely."

Mi Xuan's eyes instantly twisted, his fingers flying over the machine to strike, trying to activate some defense mechanism, but Jin Chen's move was faster.

Mi Xuan was pressed down by an invisible force, slammed to the ground, and spat out a mouthful of blood as he turned his head.

Then he suddenly laughed out loud.

He laughed especially happily, especially maniacally.

Jin Chen: "……"

Jin Chen stepped back two steps, his face tightening further.

"Dead pervert."

"Not bad for Number 520..." Mi Xuan said low, his voice laced with pathological obsession, "Do you think you can stop me? You're too naive! I will possess you, making you willingly serve me!"

Mi Xuan tightly gripped the crystal extracted from the machine; the crystal glowed with an eerie red light in the dim lamp, as if holding some mysterious power.

He squeezed hard, and the crystal instantly burst into scorching flames, the firelight illuminating the whole room.

The flames surged like a fire dragon, straight at Jin Chen and the Special Safety Bureau members.

"Watch out!" Member A shouted, trying to retreat, but the flames were too fast to dodge.

Yet Jin Chen stood his ground, his expression calm to the point of near‑coldness.

He raised his hand and lightly waved; a transparent barrier instantly unfolded before them, firmly blocking the scorching flames outside.

The flames struck the barrier, emitting a "hiss‑hiss" sound, yet could not penetrate it in the slightest.

"Is this your trick?" Jin Chen asked.

His mind was utterly dazed.

How can this guy breathe fire!

【Eh?? Hey!】

Ling Gun Gun came online at once, 【Host! The crystal in his hand seems to be one of the scattered Five Elements Divine Objects—a fragment of Divine Fire!】

Jin Chen's gaze locked onto Mi Xuan's hand.

Mi Xuan's eyes instantly twisted again, he clenched the crystal tighter, trying to release more flames.

But the transparent barrier suddenly expanded, enveloping the whole room, sealing the flames completely inside, unable to spread outward.

"What… what did you do? What exactly are you!" Mi Xuan low‑voiced roar, terrified, staring at the flames hovering in mid‑air.

At this moment, fear finally rose in his heart.

Jin Chen: "Since you love playing with fire, here's some more."

The flames inside the barrier suddenly reversed direction, rushing straight at Mi Xuan.

"No… no!"

Mi Xuan knew the taste of being burned by that fire; he recoiled in terror, trying to dodge, but his reaction was too slow—the flames instantly engulfed him.

The scorching flames burned on his body, crackling, and the air filled with the smell of scorched flesh.

Mi Xuan's body shuddered violently, his eyes filled with near‑despairing rage, but soon his voice and movements faded, ultimately turning into a pile of ash.

Covered in ash lay a mechanical remnant.

Jin Chen raised his brows slightly in surprise, "It's also a mechanical body."

【Eh… the original script didn't mention this.】 Ling Gun Gun was also shocked.

The room fell back into silence, the flames gradually dying out, leaving only the wreckage of the mysterious machine glowing coldly in the dim light.

Jin Chen raised his hand and lightly waved; the transparent barrier vanished as well.

The Special Safety Bureau members stared agape at all this, as if just waking from a nightmare.

Member A lowly probed, "Are… you alright?"

"I'm fine."

Jin Chen lowered his head to look at the crystal in his hand; a faint crimson glow flickered in the darkness, and he tossed it into the System Space.

【Detected fragment of the scattered Five Elements Divine Object "Divine Fire"! Recovery successful!】

The machine's screen instantly went dark, the flames also gradually died out, and the room plunged into utter silence.

"Number 520," Member B asked, having heard Mi Xuan's shout earlier, with a hint of doubt and wariness, "According to the investigation and the clues you provided, all androids that have gained self‑awareness are due to Mi Xuan's control—has everything now ended?"

Jin Chen walked to the pathogen storage rack behind the machine, "Exactly; Mi Xuan's evidence and the truth are all here."

"And what about you?" Member B asked, summoning his courage.

Jin Chen moved slightly, glanced at him sideways; the mechanical feel in his deep blue eyes made Team Member Yi instinctively tighten his grip on the gun, giving himself a bit more sense of security, although it was of little use.

"Why do you have self-awareness, yet oppose Mi Xuan and help humans?"

Under the gaze of the three special safety team members, Jin Chen gathered all the samples and pathogen tubes that could be studied, and in a few quick moves cleared away most of the things in the room.

The three of them became even more frightened.

They feared that Subject 520 would become the next Mi Xuan.

"Because my beloved is human." The hostility in Jin Chen's brow eased.

While they were stunned, Jin Chen had already walked straight out the door; by the time they reacted and gave chase, he had vanished like a ghost.

Team Member Yi belatedly realized: "Although the case was closed… these spoils and evidence seem to have been taken by him."

"…" They didn't understand, but dared not pursue.

They quickly contacted headquarters, explaining that this so‑called impossible case had been solved.

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