Outside the research lab.
Shen Jianyi couldn't remember how long it had been since she last came to this place. Looking at it, she felt a bit strange.
She got out of the car and happened to see Zhou Sang standing at the door. As always, there was no trace of emotion in his eyes.
"You three managed to come together."
He was a bit skeptical. He could understand why Fa Cai and Xia Liang came together, but today, Hong Xiu was surprisingly amiable.
Fa Cai still played the role of a kind - hearted person. He walked up cheerfully, put his arm around Zhou Sang's and smiled, "I saw her on the roadside and gave her a ride. Professor, what experiment is it? So mysterious."
Seeing his appearance, Zhou Sang didn't ask further. Instead, he led the three of them into the laboratory.
Seeing that the furnishings and layout here were still the same as before, Shen Jianyi took a deep breath. If it hadn't been for Xu Wenji framing her, how could she have left the research lab?
Zhou Sang asked casually, "Have you taken any action against that traitor recently? Didn't the order I gave you before work?"
Hearing this, Xia Liang's mind worked extremely fast as she tried to clear herself of suspicion, "I followed her to the villa before, but then I found Vivian and the other one in such a state, so I didn't dare to act."
"Humph," Zhou Sang looked at her coldly, "You'd better keep doing things secretly. You're no good at open - faced tactics."
His eyes were extremely cold, with a mocking look in them, "If the three of you together could defeat her, I'd be grateful to God."
Hearing these words, Xia Liang felt a bit helpless, but she couldn't say anything.
Fortunately, Zhou Sang didn't ask more. Instead, he led them to Vivian and Sam.
By now, the two had changed into clean clothes, and there was a thick tube tied to the back of their necks. No one knew what it was for.
The three surrounded Zhou Sang. He moved neatly and quickly installed the chips into the abdomens of the two.
At this moment, Zhou Sang no longer had his usual detached expression. A smile gradually appeared on his face.
However, this smile was creepy. It was rather hideous, with his facial features almost contorted.
Seeing this, Shen Jianyi always felt that there was something wrong with the professor. The original chip, such an important thing, was stolen by Xu Wenji, yet he could still calmly research new things here. It was really absurd.
Just during the day today, she found that the chip snatched from Wan Donghai was fake. This Xu Wenji had really replicated so many fake things, and each one was more realistic than the last.
Before, the fakes were visibly fake, but now, you wouldn't notice unless you examined them carefully.
Thinking of this, Shen Jianyi started to drift off.
When she wasn't paying attention, Zhou Sang suddenly took two steps back and accidentally stepped on her foot. Shen Jianyi frowned and dodged backward.
The alert Zhou Sang turned around and examined the woman in front of him carefully. He was stunned for a moment, always feeling that something was not quite right.
"Hong Xiu, have you grown taller?"
If he remembered correctly, Hong Xiu shouldn't be this tall. Although the difference wasn't very obvious, you could still notice it if you observed carefully.
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi wasn't the least bit flustered. Instead, she calmly said, "No, I'm wearing inner height - increasing insoles today."
Zhou Sang didn't ask further. After all, no outsider could have sneaked in. Thinking of this, he suddenly looked up and asked in a skeptical tone, "Show me what kind of inner height - increasing insoles they are."
Now everyone was a bit flustered, especially Fa Cai. It was obvious on his face. His complexion was extremely ugly, and his heart was pounding. He tightly grabbed the clothes on his chest, very afraid of being discovered by Zhou Sang.
In comparison, Xia Liang was calmer. She could tell that since the person involved, Shen Jianyi, was calm, there must be a way to solve the problem. So there was no need for her to panic. Otherwise, it would be easy to expose Shen Jianyi.
Shen Jianyi remained calm and didn't make any move to take off her shoes. She said without blushing or getting flustered, "I have athlete's foot."
At that moment, Xia Liang almost couldn't hold back her laughter. She was really sure that Zhou Sang had a cleanliness fetish, so she said this.
Moreover, after saying this, she pretended to take off her shoes. Seeing this, Zhou Sang immediately took two steps back and stayed far away.
He coughed and waved his hand to refuse, "No need. The laboratory must always keep the air fresh."
"Okay." Shen Jianyi put down her raised foot.
Just as everyone was relaxing, the two people behind suddenly moved.
"Father..."
The speaker was the girl. Everyone looked over and saw that Vivian had woken up, but her movements were almost the same as a robot's. She paused after almost every movement.
Seeing this, Zhou Sang walked over. He reached out and stroked Vivian's head, looking doting, "You should call me professor from now on. Your name is Vivian."
"Okay... okay..."
Seeing how inconvenient her movements were, Shen Jianyi deeply doubted that this was of any use.
No matter what mission she was sent on, others would recognize her at a glance, and she would definitely be taken away for research.
Moreover, if she was left in the research lab, this Vivian didn't seem very smart.
Just as she thought this was useless, Sam beside her also woke up. Strangely enough, he actually had memories.
Zhou Sang was very proud of Sam's success. He laughed loudly, "It seems that the Chip 2.0 is more useful. Welcome back, Sam!"
Then Shen Jianyi watched as he knelt on one knee, put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly, "Dear professor, Sam will serve you to the death."
Now, although Sam's behavior and way of speaking were not much different from a normal person's, there was one thing that had changed, that is, he would never betray Zhou Sang.
Shen Jianyi suddenly realized a very terrifying problem. Now only one Chip 2.0 had been completed, and it seemed perfect for now. There was a high possibility that Zhou Sang would research more in the future, or upgrade versions.
By that time, the people in the research lab would become his live targets and experimental subjects, and would be turned into robots by Zhou Sang. This was simply unthinkable.
Zhou Sang took a deep breath, feeling very satisfied, and then looked at the others.
Everyone shivered. They only heard Zhou Sang say in a gloomy tone, "You should catch Shen Jianyi quickly. I plan to use her as a guinea pig for my Chip 3.0 version."
Hearing this, no one said a word. Zhou Sang walked up to them step by step, and his smile gradually froze on his face. "If you haven't caught her within three months, I'll have to choose from among you."