Twenty years is a long time for many people, but for Ke Qinghe, it's just a time to sleep. Looking at myself in the mirror, I didn't change anything at all, but I was a little overwhelmed.

The contact information in the phone has disappeared, even if it still exists, will everyone still remember him as a person?

He opened his hand, and the blue icon kept reminding him, hurry up and press it. With the help of the nurses, many of the contacts' avatars were restored to color, and everyone was there. But he didn't know who to talk to, and how to open his mouth when he clicked?

It turned out that everyone was a stranger.

He sat on the couch and thought about his previous choices. Without participating in this experiment, I should now be living a happy family life with my wife and children. An impulse, but suddenly leaving himself with nothing, alone in the hospital, receiving daily healing, and long solitude.

Looking at the familiar avatar, it was still gray, and the words he had sent out had not been replied to, and the mood at that moment was ...... Helpless.

On the second day, Ke Qinghe proposed to the hospital that he wanted to go back. Due to his physical condition, the hospital equipped him with a robot to accompany him back.

A car that hasn't been driven in twenty years, deflated tires, and dust that has accumulated. The staff of the car company asked him if he would like to change to a fully automatic car, which would perform better and be easier to operate. Ke Qinghe refused.

Back where he once lived, his surroundings had changed, and even his neighbors were strangers.

His house is under the maintenance of the real estate company, and it is okay, at least in his opinion, not much different from when he left home twenty years ago.

"Mr. Ke, do you want me to accompany you in?" The bot asks politely.

"No, you can wait for me outside."

"Okay."

The robot stood obediently on the side of the car, and the corners of its mouth were slightly raised, which made people feel very kind.

Ke Qinghe glanced at it several times in a row and repeatedly confirmed that this was a robot, but its appearance and even the tone of his voice were extremely close to humans. It's just that they are more polite than humans, and know how to ask, avoid, and refrain from doing so.

He opened the door of his home, which he hadn't opened for a long time, and he had the impression that the house he hadn't lived in for many years should be covered with dust and cobwebs, but his home was spotless, which made him not believe.

Ke Qinghe went upstairs, went directly to the cloakroom, dragged out a suitcase, and was about to bring some replacement clothes, but unexpectedly found that Shi Lan's clothes were missing in the cloakroom......

At this moment, he was a little confused in his mind, when he left the house before, he had confirmed that Shi Lan had not taken anything with him, how could it suddenly be gone?

He hurriedly dialed the phone number of the real estate company, and a person in work clothes jumped out of the mobile phone: "Mr. Ke, hello." ”

Ke Qinghe was stunned: "Do you know who I am?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Ke, I can see you here, and your information will be directly fed back to me." The staff replied with a professional smile.

"I ...... I would like to ask you, has anyone been in the house during my absence? Ke Qinghe asked.

"Wait a minute." The man paused for about three seconds on the other end of the video, then smiled again, "No." ”

"No?" Ke Qinghe was even more puzzled, "If not, why am I missing a lot of things here?" ”

The man paused again, and then replied, "Mr. Ke, if an outsider enters here, the police will be called, and there is no house alarm here, so no outsiders should have entered your house." ”

"Outsiders?" Ke Qinghe thought for a moment, "You mean, when the family comes in, you won't be alerted?" ”

"Yes." She replied, "All houses have facial recognition, and if you are not the owner of the house, you will immediately call the police." ”

Ke Qinghe sat by the window, looking at the empty closet, and did not calm down.

"Mr. Ke, can I ask if there is any other help?"

"How often do you usually come to clean?" Ke Qinghe asked.

"Once you've reported to us for hosting, we'll come to your door once a week."

"Weekly ......" Ke Qinghe muttered, every week, that is, there are still six days to pack these things and take them away......

"Mr. Ke, are you still there?"

Ke Qinghe raised his hand and let her see herself: "It's okay." ”

"Thank you for your call and have a great day."

So he closed the phone.

Ke Qinghe pondered repeatedly, could there be a possibility that Shi Lan came back and took all her things with him? Probably not possible, right? The surveillance did not call the police, so only she may have been there......

Didn't she participate in the experiment? She's back?

Ke Qinghe lay on the bed, thinking about all the possibilities, for him, after not seeing him for twenty years, he should still be able to find Shi Lan and even their children...... Twenty years, it shouldn't be that hard......

He searched frantically in the house, and he had to find out the slightest bit of information about Shi Lan. But the room was so clean that it was strange to him, and there was nothing.

He suddenly remembered that he had left a photo of him and Shi Lan in his wallet, and he began to rummage through the cabinets to find the wallet. The wallet, which had been abandoned for so many years, had been thrown into a corner where he would not notice at all, and there were still watches, credit cards, and keys in it......

He flipped through his wallet, and sure enough, the picture was still inside.

He happily pulled out the photo, only to find that the woman in the photo was not quite similar to what he remembered...... Twenty years...... The face of the woman she once loved is no longer unforgettable, except for the shallow dimples on her face, which still seem to be the same.

He put away the photos, packed his things, and left the house.

The doctor told him not to leave the hospital for too long, and his body was still under observation.

Of course, in order to be able to find his wife and children, he must now listen to the doctor in order to maintain a longer period of time before he can find them.

……

Back at the hospital, the nurse had already prepared food for him. These liquid-like things, after a few meals, gradually lose their original deliciousness.

"Can't I just change things to eat?" He asked.

"Not at this stage, please forgive me." The nurse smiled.

"What's your name?" He continued.

"I'm LC-07." She replied.

“LC-07？” Ke Qinghe looked at the sign on her chest, "I thought it was just your job number." ”

"Yes, it's my job number." She smiled and replied, "It's my name too." ”

"What about you...... Also robots? He asked.

"Yes, Mr. Ke."

This is unexpected, and it is expected. Ke Qinghe should have felt something early on that this person has a sweet smile, a careful work, and a gentleness and politeness in his words.

"Then I...... Can I touch you? He asked tentatively. The nurse had a surprised expression, which looked similar to the reaction of a normal girl.

"I'm sorry, but we don't allow any other than necessary contact." She smiled and refused, gentle but firm.

"No, I'll just touch my hands, I want to see what the difference is between us." Ke Qinghe made another request.

"Okay." The nurse still held out her hand and agreed: "This is a safe range. ”

Ke Qinghe tentatively touched her hand, and the skin and temperature were completely similar to those of humans, no difference. He looked closely, the joints of his hands were flexible and natural, and even the nails were smooth and perfect.

"Heavenly ......" he let go of his hand and looked at the nurse in front of him, "I never imagined that in just twenty years, there would be such great development." ”

She smiled slightly: "The world is always improving. ”

"Hmm...... Yes......" Ke Qinghe sighed, he had missed too many processes, and he felt the result directly, such a sudden appearance made him a little uncomfortable.

However, he began to feel relieved again, and then asked, "Is everyone's information confidential now?" Can't I go find someone myself? ”

"You can check it through the police network, but you mainly show proof of the relationship between the two parties." She replied, "When the police network contacts the other party, it will ask for the consent of the other party before its clues can be released, and you can officially contact each other." ”

"So complicated?" Ke Qinghe asked, "If that person doesn't want to see me, will I never see me again in my life?" ”

"Yes." The nurse was sure.

Ke Qinghe sighed again: "Then I have no other way to get the information I want?" ”

"Mr. Ke, in fact, there are still methods."

The nurse's answer surprised him a little, could this robot still be reasonable and solve his problems?

"You can try to go to a speakeasy, where there are often people who have no status and earn some living expenses with underground information."

"Speakeasy?" Ke Qinghe frowned.

"Yes." She replied, "They look for information through human contact, not the Internet, so the information is convenient, but the authenticity is not guaranteed." ”

"That's fine." Ke Qinghe was like finding a straw, he could try it, "So where can I go to find a speakeasy?" ”

"Mr. Ke." The nurse smiled and replied, "None of the problems that can be solved with money are problems, right?" ”

Ke Qinghe looked at her, there was some surprise, how can the brain of this machine know better than a human.

"Then tell me, what do you want?" There is no help for no reason, Ke Qinghe understands this very well, and he knows that she must have a purpose for this robot's help to him.

"Mr. Ke, can you buy me out?" The smile on her face suddenly vanished, leaving behind a look of pleading.

"Buyout?"

"I hope you can take me with you when you leave the hospital."

"Why?" Ke Qinghe was a little puzzled, "Aren't you a nurse?" Didn't you give birth just to take care of the sick? ”

Her expression darkened, slightly sad, if it wasn't for the confirmation of her identity, Ke Qinghe would easily think of her as a poor girl.

"Mr. Ke, if you promise me that you can buy me, I will tell you everything I know."

Ke Qinghe looked at her big eyes, there was a slight flickering light, and he almost thought that she was going to cry, but it was impossible for her to cry, could she?

"That'...... You tell me how to get to the speakeasy and how to get information, and when I'm done with this, I'll buy you. Ke Qinghe replied with sincerity, believing that she could feel it.

"Thank you."

She approached Ke Qinghe, leaned into his ear, and whispered the secret she knew. Because it's a secret, you have to be careful.