Bang!

Clarice is banged against the wall.

She wanted to scream, but a large hand was already holding her mouth.

Clarice didn't have time to look at the person, and when she raised her leg, it was a knee hit, which hit the person in the abdomen, and the person just snorted, but still held Clarice still, and said, "It's me!" ”

Only then did Clarice see that it was Renault.

The frightened eyes were full of dumbness, and the original panic gradually became calm.

"I can let you go, but don't shout, okay?" Renault whispered.

Clarice blinked quickly.

Renault slowly let go, and Clarice pushed him away with both hands, and said angrily, "What are you running to my room for?" I admit that you saved me once, but that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want with me...... Oh, my God! ”

Before she could finish speaking, Clarice saw that Renault had fallen in pain.

"What's wrong with you?" The instinct of concern made her step forward and hold Renault.

"I think one of my ribs must be cracked." Renault replied with some difficulty.

Although the injuries on his face were terrifying, they were all skin wounds, but the attack on his ribs was even more ferocious, and Renault was almost out of breath in pain.

"I'll help you to the infirmary." Clarice said.

"No!" Renaud grabbed Clarice's arm and said, "I can't go." ”

Clarice looked at Renault in surprise: "What the hell is going on?" ”

Renault shook his head: "I don't know, on my way back, someone attacked me and I escaped, but that's not the end." ”

He staggered to the window and motioned for Clarice to come over.

Clarice walked over.

"Look over there." Renault said.

Following Renault's suggestion, Clarice looked and saw a man in black standing in the shade of a tree in the distance.

He seemed casual, but his eyes were fixed on Renault's room.

Clarice's face changed and she shrank her head back from the window, "Oh hell, what the hell is going on?" ”

"I told you, I don't know." Renault shook his head with difficulty.

"Then why did they arrest you? Have you done anything against the law? Clarice asked, and the bathrobe was loosened, revealing the infinitely beautiful scenery inside, causing Clarice to scream and wrap the bathrobe again.

Renault turned his head and acted as if I hadn't seen anything: "I'm the mech commander and temporary captain, Auston, what do you think I'm going to do?" ”

"That's not easy to say, maybe you used your power to smuggle prohibited items? Just caught one last month. ”

Renaud was helpless to listen: "If that's the case, the police should arrest me, not a secret arrest like now." I mean, it's those people who aren't legal, not me. ”

"That's right." Clarice suddenly came to her senses: "Then you should call the police!" ”

Renault shook his head.

The people who came to arrest him used military fighting skills, they were well-trained, and they were definitely not ordinary people, and the police were afraid that they would not be able to control this matter.

The question is, he couldn't figure out who was going to deal with him, could it be Russell Hill?

But that's so illogical.

Hill can't be caught secretly if he wants to arrest himself, he can forcibly detain himself in the Bureau of Investigation.

Who would that be?

Renault couldn't find an answer.

After a moment's thought, he said, "I need your help, Auston." ”

"What do you want me to do?" Clarice looked at Renault with some nervousness.

"Don't worry, it's not a hassle. I need you to help me find some medicine for my wounds, and then a bottle of bone restorer. ”

Only then did Clarice come to her senses, and she nodded: "Okay, you wait a while, I'll come when I go." ”

She hurried back to the bedroom to change her clothes, and then hurriedly left.

She didn't know that Renault's eyes were following her until she was sure she was going in the direction of the infirmary.

Twenty minutes later, Clarice returned, bringing back the medicine Renault needed.

After giving himself medicine, Renault felt that the pain was significantly reduced as the wound medicine entered.

He breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Auston. ”

"I think we're even." Clarice replied, "I mean, if it's all right, I want you to leave my room." ”

"Well...... Actually, I'm afraid I need your help with one more thing. Renault said with some embarrassment.

Clarice was about to cry.

She looked at Renault with despair in her eyes.

Renault said helplessly: "Don't be nervous, it's still just a small favor, I want to borrow your terminal to use it, my terminal may be monitored and located, and it can't be used for the time being." ”

In the 73rd century, there was no telephone, and every citizen had a personal kiosk - a portable miniature optical brain that was carried in the hand like a wristwatch, and had the function of calling in itself.

The personal terminal is directly connected to the identity chip, and the identity number is the communication number, which will never change. This is also the new federal government's greatest means of controlling citizens, for which there have been several waves of protests. Although some companies have since produced communications devices that can circumvent surveillance and swap numbers, it is interesting to note that the lack of oversight has led to widespread distrust of those who use such devices, which, combined with government repression, has led to the failure to create a climate.

Clarice raised her left hand, opened the personal terminal on her wrist, entered the password and handed it to Renault: "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Alec Darvel and Ibby Faulkner, officers of the Abrody, live with me in this sanitarium." Renault gave her their identification numbers.

Clarice typed in the number, waited for a moment, and then shook her head, "No one answered." ”

Renault was a little surprised: "Both?" ”

Clarice shrugged, "Maybe they didn't have a terminal." ”

Renaud shook his head: "This is impossible, they are serving soldiers, according to federal military regulations, soldiers are not allowed to disarm their means of communication when they are not officially on vacation, to ensure that they are on call at any time and go to the battlefield." One of them may occasionally ignore military regulations, but it is not possible for both of them to ignore at the same time. ”

"Maybe they're going wild together." Clarice tells a joke that isn't funny.

But Renault was in no mood to bother with this.

His expression grew serious: "Clariss, search the neighborhood by identity." ”

"That needs their permission."

"I have."

Clarice was surprised: "I remember you were just a temporary captain?" ”

"Respected temporary captain."

Clarice rolled her eyes and began to search nearby.

If the corkscrew and woodpecker are nearby, and they can't take in the message because they don't have a terminal, then your search should show where they are.

However, the facts quickly disappointed Renault.

"They're not here," Clarice said. ”

"Can you expand the scope a bit? The two of them sometimes go to the nearby mountains. ”

Clarisse: "The search range has expanded to a 10-kilometer radius. ”

Reynolds' heart sank.

Looking at Renault's expression, Clarice gradually understood something.

"They're not targeting you alone, are they?"

Renault shook his head at Clarice's question.

He didn't know.

He didn't know who was going to deal with them, or who they were going to deal with.

But there's one way to prove it, and that's to reach out to more people.

After thinking about it, Renault picked up Clarice's personal terminal and dialed a number.

Someone picked it up this time.

"Who?" A sweet voice came from the other end.

"Claire, are you alright?" Renault asked in a deep voice.

"I'm fine, what's wrong?"

“…… It's nothing. Renault thought for a moment and replied, "I just wanted to know how you've been doing." I mean, you're all right over there? For example, what are the security problems, have you seen any strange people? ”

"Please, I'm living in the barracks. A fly that is safe here has to be reported if it wants to fly in. Claire replied humorously: "Trust me, there are no strange people here." ”

Hearing this, Renault breathed a sigh of relief, but he still advised: "That's good, be careful to protect yourself." ”

"If you're so worried, why don't you come and see me in person?" Claire said.

Renault a flute.

Claire said, "Renault, I miss you." ”

Renault froze.

On the other end of the communicator, Claire's voice was still coming: "Renault, are you there?" ”

Taking a long breath, Renault replied, "Yes, I am." Claire, you're right, why don't we see each other? But I can't leave now, I need you to come to New Darwin. ”

"Good! Tell me where you are? I'm going to look for you. Claire replied dryly.

Syllable!

The phone hangs up.

Clarice looked at Renault in surprise: "What's wrong?" ”

Renaud's face turned pale: "Claire won't tell me that she misses me, let alone come to see me alone...... That's not Claire! ”

―――――

On the other end, a man in a trench coat wearing a top hat slowly lowered the intercom.

He looked up, his eyes flashing red under his black sunglasses.

The hoarse electronic voice said, "He found out." ”