You were told to search and attack, but you're supporting Asara?

Chen Xiao and Luna walked through the narrow streets of Bakshi, the sky above them a hazy gray, the spire of the Tower of Babel hidden in the clouds in the distance. Mai Xiaowen's voice came through the earphones intermittently; the signal was poor, with a lot of static, as if she were talking through several walls.

"Chen Xiao, can you hear me?" Mai Xiaowen's voice was a little distorted, but still recognizable.

"I can hear you, but the signal is weak." Chen Xiao pressed the earpiece and slowed his pace. "Where are you talking about?"

"I can't say for sure," Mai Xiaowen paused, a hint of hesitation in her voice. "That girl I told you about before, Leila. Do you remember her?"

Chen Xiao thought for a moment. Mai Xiaowen had indeed mentioned it—after Operation Red Rat's Den, she had told him a story. It was about a father, a daughter, and a brain-computer interface.

"I remember. That father participated in the Relink project, hoping to cure his daughter's eyes."

"Yes." Mai Xiaowen's voice lowered.

"I'll go take a look," Chen said with a smile.

"Be careful." Mai Xiaowen's voice carried a rare hint of worry. "That area is close to Hafk's controlled zone, and there are quite a few patrols there. And..." She hesitated for a moment, "What if that girl is still there? Don't scare her."

Chen Xiao disconnected the communication, took out the map Bit had given him from his pocket, and found the Seventh Block in the old town of Baksh. It wasn't too far from the station, but it was off the main route for players—most people headed towards the Tower of Babel and the supply warehouse, and few would venture into that dilapidated residential area.

"Let's go." Chen Xiao stuffed the map back into his pocket and walked towards the old town.

Luna followed behind him without saying a word.

The Seventh Block was more dilapidated than Chen Xiao had imagined.

The buildings lining the street looked as if they had been torn in half; some were half collapsed, others were completely tilted, and the walls were riddled with cracks and bullet holes. Broken glass and rubble were scattered everywhere on the ground, and power lines hung down from overhead like withered vines, swaying in the wind.

The air was thick with a damp, musty smell, mixed with the stench of rotting garbage. Occasionally, a few emaciated stray cats could be seen leaping out of the ruins, staring at them with their greenish eyes.

"How can people live in a place like this?" Luna whispered.

"Someone lives here." Chen Xiao pointed to a relatively intact tenement building not far away. A few pieces of clothing were hanging downstairs, and some old furniture and miscellaneous items were piled up at the door.

Following Mai Xiaowen's directions, they searched for quite a while in the southeast corner of the Seventh Block. Rows upon rows of tenement buildings, all looking almost identical, many with their building numbers illegible. Some buildings had completely collapsed, leaving only piles of reinforced concrete ruins, with weeds growing taller than a person from the cracks.

"Over there." Luna suddenly stopped and pointed to a drab, gray tenement building in front of her.

Chen Xiao looked in the direction she pointed. The building wasn't tall, only five stories, and most of the paint on the exterior walls had peeled off, revealing the gray-black cement underneath. Most of the windows above the second floor had no glass, appearing as dark, empty sockets, like eye sockets without pupils.

However, several windows on the first floor were still intact, with dim yellow light shining through them.

The steps at the building entrance were covered with moss, and the handrails were rusty. Chen Xiao noticed as he got closer that there was a faded red paper pasted next to the iron gate, with the words "Caution: Building Cracks" written on it in crooked handwriting.

He pushed open the iron gate, the hinges creaking loudly. The hallway was dark, with only a few rays of light filtering through the window cracks barely illuminating the floor. Garbage and broken bricks were scattered on the ground, and the walls were covered with graffiti of incomprehensible words and patterns.

"The stairs face north." Chen Xiao recalled Mai Xiaowen's words and searched around the stairwell. The stairs were at the end of the stairwell, and the cement steps were covered with a thick layer of dust, but there was a footprint in the middle, indicating that people were still going up and down.

The third floor. The hallway was much darker than the first floor, almost completely dark. Chen Xiao took out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and the beam swayed against the wall. On both sides of the corridor were rows of tightly closed doors, some with curtains hanging on them, their original color no longer discernible.

They walked down the corridor, counting the apartment numbers. 311, 312, 313…

Chen Xiao stopped in her tracks.

A peeling tin door, its surface faded, bears a crooked sun painted on its panel. The sun's rays stretch outwards, like a child struggling to express its yearning for light. The edges of the painting are blurred, most of the paint has peeled away, but the shape is still discernible.

"This is it," Chen Xiao said in a low voice.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door.

no respond.

He knocked a few more times, the sound echoing in the empty hallway. A faint sound came from under the door, like something being dragged, but no one answered.

"Is anyone there?" Chen Xiao called out.

Still, no one answered.

Luna stepped forward, pressed her ear against the door and listened for a while, then shook her head at Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

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The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

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Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

"Is anyone there?" Chen Xiao called out.

Still, no one answered.

Luna stepped forward, pressed her ear against the door and listened for a while, then shook her head at Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

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Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

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The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

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Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

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Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.

Chen Xiao tried pushing the door; it wasn't locked. The iron door slowly opened inward, the hinges groaning softly.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn tightly, and only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps, casting thin streaks of light on the floor. The air was thick with a complex odor, a mixture of medicine and mildew, along with an indescribable sour smell, as if something hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Who?" A faint voice came from deep within the house, hoarse and trembling.

Chen Xiao lowered the beam of his flashlight to avoid shining it directly into the other person's eyes. He took two steps toward the direction the sound came from, and the beam illuminated two small, thin figures.

A girl was curled up in a worn-out sofa chair, wrapped in a faded blanket, nestled in a woman's arms. Her hair was disheveled and messy, her face was so thin it was almost skin and bones, her cheekbones were high and prominent, and her eyes were sunken. Her eyes were half-open, but the pupils were cloudy and lifeless, and it was unclear where she was looking.

Leila.

Chen Xiao didn't move. He stood still, the beam of his flashlight fixed on the floor, not shining it on her face.

"We are Hafk's employees." He spoke softly, as if afraid of startling a frightened little animal. "Someone asked us to come and check on you."

"Is that Uncle Rometheus?!" Leila suddenly exclaimed excitedly, her lifeless pupils widening as she looked towards the door.

"Leila, don't open your eyes so wide!" The woman quickly covered her eyes. "Your brain will malfunction!"

The little girl in the woman's arms suddenly trembled, and Luna then noticed that there was a faint blue light flickering below the back of her head.

"Mr. Rometheus sent us," Chen Xiao said, fabricating a lie in a friendly tone. "Mr. Rometheus wants to know how little Leila is recovering, as this will also help with subsequent brain-computer interface improvements."

"Sir...you don't need any money here, right?" the woman asked cautiously. "Dr. Rometheus's brain-computer interface restored my daughter's sight, and I am very grateful to him."

"But brain-computer interfaces are too expensive, and we don't even have the money to treat Leila's aftereffects... Waaaaah..."

As the woman spoke, she began to sob softly.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just gathering information." Chen Xiao clenched his fist. "Besides, Leila's father works for Hafk, and I brought back a portion of his salary."

"Salary?" The woman's red eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are you sure it's not... a pension??"

This woman knew everything.

Chen Xiao looked deeply at the girl in her arms and said firmly, "It's salary."

The woman belatedly tightened her embrace around Leila: "It's wages...it must be wages..."

Chen Xiao asked the little girl about the rejection symptoms she had experienced since the brain-computer interface was implanted, while Luna meticulously recorded everything beside her.

Finally, he left the woman tens of thousands of haf coins and fled the dark little room as if escaping.

The mother and daughter huddled together, numbly watching Chen Xiao and Luna's retreating figures in silence for a long time.