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Chapter 124 Chen Duo's Choice!

Inside the factory, the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Chen Duo raised her head, her green pupils slightly contracting: "A choice?"

Lin Quan did not answer immediately, but instead raised his hand and crushed the communicator in his hand, metal fragments falling from between his fingers.

Immediately afterwards, he pressed a button on the exoskeleton armor, and a high-frequency interference sound immediately rang out throughout the factory—the signal jammer had been activated.

Lin Quan: "Now, we can have a proper talk."

Then, Lin Quan slowly stepped forward, his gaze sweeping between Liao Zhong and Chen Duo: "The reason Liao Zhong hasn't let you go yet isn't because he doesn't want to, but because he has more than one detonator."

Chen Duo's body stiffened slightly.

Lin Quan raised his hand, revealing another detonator in his palm: "There's another one here."

"So, he doesn't dare let you leave."

"Because he's afraid you'll die."

Lin Quan's voice was calm, yet it was like a knife piercing Liao Zhong's heart.

Chen Duo slowly turned her head to look at Liao Zhong: "Uncle Liao, is what he said true?"

Liao Zhong's eyes were bloodshot, his lips trembled a few times, and he finally nodded heavily: "Yes."

Chen Duo's fingertips curled slightly, and the light in her eyes dimmed a little.

Chen Duo lowered her head, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.

"So, you still don't understand me."

Liao Zhong opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but Lin Quan raised his hand to interrupt him.

Lin Quan walked up to Chen Duo and gently touched the metal ring around her neck.

"Wait! What are you doing?!"

Liao Zhong took a step forward, but was stopped by the T800.

Lin Quan ignored him, lightly pressed his finger on the metal ring, and with a soft "click," the collar fell off.

"Don't worry, it's no longer functioning as a bomb."

"Now, we can have a fair and impartial discussion."

As Lin Quan spoke, he casually tossed the metal ring to Liao Zhong.
Liao Zhong caught the metal ring, looked down to check it, and only after confirming that the bomb had indeed been defused did his tense body relax slightly.

Lin Quan looked at Chen Duo, his armored mask slowly rising to reveal his calm face.

"Now, we can have a proper chat."

A brief silence fell over the factory.

Chen Duo lowered her head slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in her green pupils. She subconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes—a gesture that made Lin Quan narrow his eyes.

Is she nervous?

A person who has never truly made a choice may feel lost and disoriented when suddenly faced with freedom.

Previously, Chen Duo had never had her own thoughts, ideas, or choices.

Chen Duo is like a robot, initially trained to be a Gu-body Saint Child, and later rescued by the company.

It seems much better, but in reality, it has just become another kind of life where people are controlled.

Besides work and killing, all he does every day is carry out missions.

Anyone would find this kind of life boring.

But now that he had suddenly given Chen Duo some freedom, Chen Duo was somewhat at a loss.

Lin Quan did not urge him, but simply waited quietly.

Finally, Chen Duo raised her head, her voice soft yet firm: "I...don't want to go back."

Lin Quan nodded and said, "Okay, but where are you going?"

Chen Duo's lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but then she swallowed it back.

Lin Quan observed her reaction and understood—she had no answer at all.

Lin Quan suddenly spoke, his voice softening.

"Chen Duo, you want to live a normal life, right?"

Chen Duo's pupils contracted slightly.

Lin Quan continued, "Going shopping, eating out, watching movies... living like an ordinary person."

"But unfortunately, you can't do that yet."

Chen Duo's fingers unconsciously rubbed the bell on her wrist. Lin Quan looked directly into her eyes and said seriously, "Your body has been modified, and the primal Gu poison within you could go out of control at any time."

"If we let you leave, you won't live more than three months."

Chen Duo's shoulders trembled slightly.

Lin Quan suddenly said, "But I can help you."

Chen Duo suddenly looked up, a glimmer of hope flashing in her eyes: "...Help me?"

Lin Quan nodded and said, "I can stabilize the Gu poison in your body, and even help you gradually adapt to life as an ordinary person."

"But all of this is predicated on—your own willingness."

"You can choose which path to take!"

Chen Duo murmured repeatedly, as if confirming the truth of the statement.

"Me... to choose for myself?"

Lin Quan smiled and said, "You can refuse, you can accept, or you can even choose other methods—but the final decision is in your hands."

Finally, Liao Zhong couldn't help but speak up: "Chen Duo! Don't listen to him! He—"

"bass!"

The T800's robotic arm instantly gripped Liao Zhong's shoulder, pinning him firmly to the spot.

Chen Duo glanced at Liao Zhong, then looked at Lin Quan.

"If... I choose to go with you."

"Would you teach me... how to be a normal person?"

Lin Quan smiled and then extended his hand.

"Of course, would you like to give it a try?"

Chen Duo stared at the hand, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally slowly raised her own hand and gently placed it on the hand.

"……good."

As Lin Quan grasped Chen Duo's hand, Chen Duo's fate began to change.

Then, Lin Quan said to Chen Duo, "Before that, you need to look at an agreement."

"Joining the Giant God Corporation means you won't need to perform any missions or do anything for the company."

"As long as you cooperate with the company's experiments, you can live like a normal person."

Upon hearing this, Chen Duo instinctively pulled her hand back.

Chen Duo abruptly pulled her hand back, the trust that had just been established in her eyes instantly replaced by vigilance.

"Experiment? What experiment?"

Lin Quan withdrew his hand and continued, "Research on the symbiosis between Gu poison, Gu bodies, and humans."

"We need to analyze the balance mechanisms within your body."

Chen Duo stared at the flashing data streams, her Adam's apple bobbing. "Can I refuse?"

"Of course you can. Even if you refuse, you can still enjoy all the benefits the company provides."

"Just like ordinary people need to work, you also need to complete some basic tasks."

Chen Duo tilted her head and asked, "What...job?"

"For example... organizing files and arranging schedules every day, that's basically being my secretary."

Chen Duo's eyes widened instantly, and she said shyly, "I don't know how to do these."

Lin Quan pointed to the T800 standing to the side: "You can learn. It will teach you how to use the office system, starting from the very basics."

Chen Duo lowered her head, her stray hairs obscuring her sparkling eyes.

She took out her phone, and on the screen was the electronic contract she had just received.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Duo still signed the contract.

Lin Quan turned and walked towards the gate: "Now, shall we find somewhere else to chat?"

Chen Duo hesitated before taking a step, but suddenly stopped when she passed Liao Zhongshi.

She looked at the person she once knew best, her lips trembling slightly: "Uncle Liao."

Liao Zhong, who was being held down by the T800, suddenly had tears in his eyes: "Duoduo, are you... really sure?"

Chen Duo did not answer, but simply nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)