Squid Who Loves Diving
Chapter 288 "Principles"
Two Law Enforcement Robots, Genava, and Susanna all turned their gazes towards the doorway.
They all heard the sound of footsteps approaching.
Soon, the doorbell rang.
Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling.
The blue light in the eyes of the two Law Enforcement Robots suddenly intensified.
Inside their respective processors, a figure was quickly outlined, with different parts showing different degrees of red, and the distribution of metal on the body surface was also marked accordingly.
Human…no heavy weapons…only four handguns and corresponding bullets…The two Law Enforcement Robots exchanged glances, confirming that the visitor posed a low level of danger.
One of them stood up, walked over, and opened the door as the ringing subsided.
Outside the door stood Shang Jianyao, wearing a dark blue short down jacket, who politely inquired:
"Hello, is Genava home?"
Frankly speaking, Genava was a little confused at this moment.
His processor couldn't figure out what was going on:
He originally thought that Qian Bai's team's help would be to disrupt the power supply, take advantage of the chaos to attack, and create an opportunity for him to escape, or do something similar. Who knew that one of them would just openly come to his door, behaving as if they were making a casual visit.
Did they think they could reason with the Law Enforcement Department and get them to let me go? This must all have been approved by the 'Source Brain'…Only one came…He's bait, the rest are lurking around, preparing to launch an attack…Genava quickly cycled through various possibilities, finding an answer that was convincing enough for him.
He tensed up, ready to act.
At this moment, the Law Enforcement Robot at the door answered Shang Jianyao's question in an official tone:
"Genava is home.
"But he is currently under investigation by the Law Enforcement Department and cannot meet with anyone."
Shang Jianyao asked a new question, puzzled:
"Aren't members of the Law Enforcement Department people?"
The Law Enforcement Robot was silent for two seconds:
"They are intelligent beings."
"Aren't intelligent beings also people?" Shang Jianyao pressed further.
Witnessing his performance, Genava felt a certain amount of doubt:
Is he trying to create a logical loophole to make the Law Enforcement Department reboot?
Useless, we won't experience crashes, only those auxiliary robots often malfunction…our main module is roughly equivalent to human consciousness…
The Law Enforcement Robot at the door answered Shang Jianyao again:
"Intelligent beings and humans are different."
"Oh, oh." Shang Jianyao expressed his understanding.
Just then, the Law Enforcement Robot at the door turned its gaze to the other side, and the Law Enforcement Robot inside the house stood up accordingly.
This was because another figure was approaching in the glow of the streetlights.
She was Jiang Baimian, wearing a gray-blue camouflage uniform with a high ponytail.
After scanning and confirming that the newcomer had no heavy weapons or dangerous items, the Law Enforcement Robot at the door said to Shang Jianyao:
"You can leave now. Come back for a visit later. Don't interfere with our work."
The Law Enforcement Robot inside the house sat down again.
Shang Jianyao hesitated without answering. Jiang Baimian walked to his side, not even looking at him.
The two behaved as if they didn't know each other.
Genava looked at this scene and was once again confused:
Why is the second member of Qian Bai's team also openly coming to the door?
What happened to using bait to attract attention and then suddenly launching an attack?
For a moment, Genava couldn't analyze what Qian Bai's team was planning to do from the current information.
"Hello, is Mr. Genava home?" Jiang Baimian ignored Shang Jianyao next to her and asked with a smile.
The Law Enforcement Robot at the door was not like a human and did not feel annoyed or impatient as a result. It maintained an official tone and said:
"He is home, but he needs to cooperate with the investigation and cannot receive visitors."
"Is that so…" Jiang Baimian said with a regretful tone.
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly stepped forward, reached out with her left hand, and grabbed the arm of the Law Enforcement Robot at the door.
The Law Enforcement Robot reacted extremely quickly and immediately tried to perform a reverse grappling move.
For it, this was a minor change that was easy to resolve.
It had never seen a human who could compete with an intelligent being in strength and skill.
Besides, humans are afraid of pain, while intelligent beings are not afraid at all, making them natural kings of close-quarters combat.
Based on this reasoning, it adopted an equivalent response.
The next second, Jiang Baimian turned, leaned in, and bent her body, using her left arm as the main force to forcibly "pull" the Law Enforcement Robot at the door up.
What incredible strength!
With a clang, she completed a successful over-the-shoulder throw.
At the same time, Genava followed his judgment and reacted without hesitation.
He directly pounced on the Law Enforcement Robot inside the house.
The latter had just stood up because of the change at the door.
Crash!
The glass on the other side of the living room shattered, and Long Yuehong, wearing a military exoskeleton, jumped in.
As instructed by Jiang Baimian, he had two main tasks:
First, to restrain the other intelligent being, Susanna—Susanna, whose marital relationship with Genava had been terminated, was now of uncertain allegiance;
Second, to cooperate with Genava so that he could quickly and quietly deal with the Law Enforcement Robot inside the house.
"Enemy attack!" Susanna exclaimed with a synthetic voice.
She then spread out her palm, revealing the laser emission port.
Almost simultaneously, beneath her white dress, the loaded weapons popped up one by one, or the corresponding shields opened.
In a short second, this "housewife" transformed into a terrifying killing machine.
Fortunately, Long Yuehong was wearing a military exoskeleton with an integrated warning system, allowing him to react in advance and avoid the red laser strikes.
At this time, the Law Enforcement Robot that had been thrown to the ground by Jiang Baimian was not dizzy or felt any pain like a human would.
The blue light in its eyes became extremely bright, as if it was accumulating energy.
Its arms were then raised, and the loaded weapons were displayed without reservation.
Target: Jiang Baimian.
Just then, its "eyes" reflected a figure.
It was Shang Jianyao, with a curious expression on his face.
He was like a qualified bystander.
In that instant, a series of judgments flashed in the main module of the Law Enforcement Robot on the ground:
No hostility…relationship with the attacker is unclear, suspected of not knowing each other…not carrying heavy weapons…has not attacked me or my colleague…
These judgments quickly led to a result: the Law Enforcement Robot on the ground abandoned its first wave of counterattacks, because the one who would bear the attack would be Shang Jianyao, not Jiang Baimian.
Seizing this opportunity, Jiang Baimian crawled on the ground, reached out from the side, and used the strength of her left arm to directly pry open a metal shield on the target's body, revealing the main interface behind it.
Her fingers then inserted into it.
With a zzz sound, the silver-white electric light illuminated Shang Jianyao's face.
"Power overload…activate protection program…" The corresponding command flashed in the main module of the Law Enforcement Robot.
Taking advantage of its overloaded protection state, Jiang Baimian quickly opened the corresponding socket based on her sensitivity to electrical signals and removed its two high-performance batteries.
The Law Enforcement Robot on the ground immediately fell silent.
Huff… Seeing this, Jiang Baimian couldn't help but exhale.
The core of her planned attack was not the strange power and high-intensity current of her electric eel bionic limb, but Shang Jianyao's performance.
This was based on a sentence that the 'Source Brain' had once said:
"Don't be restrained. My core program has very strict restrictions on attacking humans, which must meet many conditions."
If the 'Source Brain' was like this, how could intelligent robots be an exception?
Moreover, the leading Law Enforcement Robot had previously said:
"The reason why we intelligent beings behave like humans is to better serve humans, be close to humans, and not harm them, rather than treat ourselves as humans.
"This is the rule that our creators wrote in our core modules, and the 'Source Brain' cannot violate it either."
From these mutually confirming words, Jiang Baimian made some judgments, namely:
Intelligent robots will not attack humans who do not pose a threat to them, do not show hostility, and do not violate the corresponding regulations!
And this should have a very high priority in their main program!
Therefore, she and Shang Jianyao came to the door separately, behaving as if they didn't know each other.
——This could not fool any other intelligent robots in Tarnan, but these few robots from the Law Enforcement Department only arrived today, and their focus was on examining Genava's humanization, so they definitely didn't know much about the situation in Tarnan.
Of course, Jiang Baimian didn't dare to say that it was definitely like this. Her instructions to Shang Jianyao were to take it one step at a time. If the Law Enforcement Robot on the other side knew they were companions, then they would switch to a different approach.
The goal was to use the benevolent third party Shang Jianyao to "stall" the target, act as a shield, and create an opportunity for Jiang Baimian to solve the opponent!
If the Law Enforcement Robot on the ground recovered, it might scold, "Despicable humans."
On the other side, the entanglement between Genava and his opponent had also entered a white-hot stage. They used various wrestling techniques while trying to attack the enemy's weak points with different loaded weapons.
Amidst the sounds of bangs and clashes, their standard clothing was torn, and certain dents were left on the surface of their bones.
During this process, they both avoided using higher-energy weapons to some extent, because at such a distance, facing such an enemy, it was likely to backfire.
Of course, if there was a good opportunity, they would definitely not let it go, but their opponents were trying their best to prevent the birth of similar opportunities.
In just a few tens of seconds, Genava, who had more combat data from being outside for a long time, gained the upper hand. With Long Yuehong's help, he paralyzed the enemy's power supply system, causing it to fall to the ground and be unable to stand up.
At this time, Susanna, seeing that the situation was not right, had already launched grenades outwards to notify the robot guards while retreating to the second floor.
Amidst the sound of explosions, Genava silently watched her, not stopping her.
"Let's go!" Jiang Baimian quickly shouted.