The early morning night seems so cold.

The cold wind blew, and the entire Shanghai City seemed to be frozen because of this.

Is this the so-called darkness before dawn?

The dim lights on both sides of the road cannot provide people with a little warmth. Now this time can be regarded as the most difficult time for ordinary people.

Zero, walking on the empty street with excitement.

He held the Petri dish in his arms and looked at the floating brain inside happily, looking at the nerves that were beating on the cerebral cortex.

He was very happy, so the cold in the early morning seemed to be unable to affect his mood at all. And he was completely immersed in the excitement of the successful experiment, without any sleepiness at all.

The girl slowly followed him.

Just like before, her expression was still so dull and she had no reaction. However, Zero was used to it and let her go.

However, the girl's footsteps stopped when she passed an intersection.

Walking in front and looking at the Petri dish, Zero heard the pause of footsteps behind him, and naturally turned around and looked at her.

I saw her gaze shifting to an alley over there. In her eyes, which had no feelings, there seemed to be a layer of feeling called "worry".

"……………………What's wrong."

Zero walked back and asked.

"Master, I... want to go and have a look."

The girl raised her finger and pointed to the alley. The look of looking at Zero seemed to reveal a hint of pleading.

Zero glanced at the alley, thought for a while, and nodded: "Let's go, I'm a little interested in the things that interest you."

With permission, the girl's expression seemed to move, and some changes appeared. She hurried into the alley, and Zero followed quickly. She was squatting next to a corrugated cardboard box, looking at the cardboard box in a steady state.

A puppy.

In the fierce cold wind, a thin puppy curled up and hid inside.

It can be seen that its fire of life is about to be extinguished. The breathing is so weak that it can be felt that the little thing's heart has become a burden, and the speed of beating is getting slower and slower.

The joy on Zero's face gradually disappeared.

He pushed his glasses, squatted down, and reached out to gently stroke the puppy's hair.

"Didn't eat anything? Look weak."

The girl shook her head gently and said, "I gave it, but it won't eat it."

"Can't eat it?"

"Yes."

The girl's palm emits heat and gently touches the puppy's body to give it some warmth.

"Solid, it can't eat it. During this time, I can only give it some liquids."

Zero sighed, shook his head and stood up.

"There is no way, life and death have life, this is the law of nature. No one can change this law. Now, the only thing we can do for it is probably..."

Bang.

A shattering sound came from his feet. Hearing this sound, Zero's spirit suddenly shook! He immediately lowered his head and looked at his feet. The most terrifying scene that could be seen instantly filled his pupils!

"Wow! Wow! Oops! Why am I so careless! Oops Oops Oops Oops!"

Zero hurriedly squatted down, trying to reach out to hug the brain in the broken Petri dish. He picked up the brain, and he looked left and right nervously, becoming anxious.

"What should I do? What should I do? I didn't bring a spare petri dish! Now... what should I do now? My experimental products!!!"

For Zero, the situation is really bad now. But no matter how anxious he is, the situation cannot improve.

The brain's failure can be clearly felt by touching the fingers. The originally bright color seems to be slowly fading away. Even the nerves that beating on the cerebral cortex are now accelerating.

There is no way, no means of salvation.

Now, it seems that there is no way to save everything.

"Cough... it's too late to rush back now."

Zero sighed helplessly and shook his head.

However, while shaking his head, he glanced at the cardboard box over there. The puppy inside now raised his head, his dry eyes staring straight at the brain in Zero's hand.

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Only the smell of blood can make this puppy who is on the verge of death raise his head.

Zero looked at the brain that was still beating in his hand, and then looked at the pitiful puppy.

Maybe he noticed that the puppy was staring at him, and even the girl turned her head now and looked at him with those expressionless eyes.

"………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Helplessly, Zero could not stand the girl's almost begging eyes, so he put the brain in his hand into the corrugated cardboard box.

Seeing this soft brain approaching, the puppy seemed to gain some energy, and tried to open his mouth and take a bite.

Yes, this puppy can't eat the hard sausage. But the soft brain seems to be just right with its appetite. After swallowing the brain tissue in its mouth, it opened its mouth again, bit off its brain in a small mouthful, and slowly licked it clean.

Yet Zero was originally full of regret next to him, but after seeing the puppy gradually eating happily, the regret and sorrow on his face gradually disappeared, and he returned to his original joy.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The puppy, who hadn't eaten well for a long time, ate all his brains.

He sticks out his tongue and licks the remaining brain tissue on the cardboard box until he licks everything...

The puppy raised his head, looked at Zero, and also looked at the girl...

“Woo woo woo woo…”

With a sob, the puppy, under the touch of the girl's palm, slowly, slowly, lay on the ground. He closed his eyes peacefully...

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The moonlight tonight is really hazy.

The street lights have disappeared silently at this moment, and the east has begun to reveal a trace of white fish belly.

The darkness before dawn is about to pass.

And the sun, with a little light and heat, slowly rose up, continuing its work for the whole day.

The girl's hands still maintained the movement of stroking the puppy.

Even though the puppy's body had begun to cool down, her hands still did not release.

Seeing this, Zero shook his head silently and sighed. He put his shoulder on the girl and said slowly-

"The passing of life always makes us so sad. But this is the law of nature."

After patting, the girl turned around and stared at Zero Liang for a long time, she finally stood up.

"At least, it has perfectly completed the last journey of life. I believe that if it could smile, it must have left the world with a smile. We should not be sad about it, but happy about it."

The girl lowered her head, thought for a while, and finally raised her head again and clicked.

"Huh...it's dawn. Let's go back. By the way, what time is it now?"

The color in the girl's pupils changed slightly, and she said slowly—

“Master, it’s Friday, December 21, 2012 at 6:45 am.”

Zero nodded: "It turns out that it's past six o'clock. OK, let's go back. In addition, assistant. It shouldn't be a good idea to call you an assistant, but I don't think calling you a first-order machine or a mobile fortress is a good name."

The girl kept silent, and left the fork in the road with Ling and walked on the street. After thinking for a while, Ling snapped her fingers and said-

"How about I'll give you a name? It's called Yuanchu."

The girl's footsteps stopped for a moment. She looked at Zero, as if she was thinking about something.

"The source...chu...?The same name as the main computer...?"

"Yes. Follow my surname, the origin of the beginning. In addition, you are a first-class machine, so I will give you a "first". How do you feel?"

The girl was stunned for a while and nodded, as if she agreed.

It was from this day that the column "Furniture" was deleted from the information in the security door of Zero's home. On the contrary, another name was added -
Chapter completed!