Fake Mechanic

It is not unreasonable for Yiguang to think this way, because the cafe is really not big, except for the shop owner at the counter, there is not even a waiter who takes the order and checkout.Although the technology is advanced nowadays, many things have been intelligentized and machined, but it can be seen from the manual grinding of coffee by the shop owner that he actually has a lot to do.

The reason why Chu Yan wants to treat guests is precisely because Yiguang’s sentence is not as good as you invite us all to drink coffee today. This is the only thing that can be determined in Yiguang’s "prediction". What Yiguang foresaw was to rent that small shop and put up a divination sign.

Who can meet, what will happen, even she can't know.

The most unpredictable thing in the world is people.

But then, Yi Guang's eyes lit up, because she saw another person.

It's just that when this person came out of the small room behind the counter, not only Yi Guang, but also Chu Yan, who was closest to the counter, had eyes flickering, and he couldn't help showing a hint of pity.

Rather than saying that the little girl left, it was better to say that she was "framed" out.

An exoskeleton that covered almost her entire body made her slender body look even more pitiful. The moon-white dress was bound by this exoskeleton so that it could not be described as elegant and light at all.

Chu Yan was born as a special soldier, and he could tell at a glance that this outer metal skeleton was a medical model, and it was specially made.The reinforced brace on the neck gave the little girl good support, so that the head on her neck, which was obviously atrophied, would not be out of balance during the action.

The thinning hair is yellowish, not the common black of the people of the empire, it should be malnourished, but the girl's eyes are the bright eyes that should be seen at the age of sixteen or seventeen, without the wilting and decadence brought about by years of illness, her forehead is slightly Protruding, the brow bone casts a faint shadow on the eyes, but on the contrary, her dark eyes give people a sense of life as stubborn as weeds under the stone.

This should be the kind of birth disability derived from the so-called terminally ill mds?Without this outer metal skeleton, the girl would collapse to the ground like cooked noodles, unable to move at all.

The bio-electric wave sensing module is tied below her hairline like a hair band, receiving the master's thoughts, and then generating feedback commands to precisely direct the movements of the metal body wrapped around her.

It is obviously a severe patient derived from mds who is completely paralyzed from the neck down, but judging from the fact that the girl walked out with the same posture as a normal person, this specially made medical exoskeleton is not an ordinary product, and the sensing unit may have reached the millisecond of mech control class.

Chu Yan couldn't help looking at the girl and the "equipment" on her with a professional eye. The shop owner also noticed the movement behind him. After seeing her, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and said softly in a reproachful tone, "Xiaoyun, How did you come out?"

The girl smiled and raised a portable smart light screen in her hand, and said excitedly, "Dad, I just saw the message Xiaoyun left me, saying that the network control of Xiaofengxing has not come up these days, he It's okay with Master Luo."

The shop owner waved his hand disapprovingly, "I see, you go back to your room to rest, don't wander around, I'm too busy to take care of you."

The girl stuck out her tongue and grimaced, "Don't worry, Dad Qin made this for me. It's not like you don't know how powerful he is."

But having said that, the girl turned around obediently and walked into the small room behind the counter, as if unwilling to cause any unnecessary trouble to her father.

Only then did the shop owner heave a sigh of relief, and looked back at Chu Yan with an apologetic smile.

Chu Yan raised an eyebrow slightly, "Your daughter? Very sensible."

The shop owner smiled wryly, "It's good if you're really sensible, you little girl. Four cups of coffee and one cup of water are enough. Wait a minute, I'll adjust it for you right away. The shop is small, and the temporary workers we hired don't come to help until eight o'clock in the evening. , I’m the only one now, so take care of me.”

Chu Yan didn't know why he felt very close to the owner of the shop. He smiled disapprovingly and said, "It's okay, we have a lot of time, just refill the cup later."

The shop owner also smiled, "Of course, I don't want to return that bead to you."

Chu Yan said intentionally or unintentionally, "That exoskeleton is very good. It can be seen that the person who made this must care about your daughter."

The store owner's thick fingers paused imperceptibly, and he still held the four coffee cups under the counter steadily. With just one hand, he lifted up all the cups and placed them gently on the countertop. The hand unscrewed the cover of the coffee filter without hesitation, and the movement was very skillful.

"Yes, he likes Xiaoyun very much. If it weren't for him, Xiaoyun would never be as happy as he is now."

"Her mother..." Chu Yan said these two words casually, and realized that he was asking the question knowingly. MDS disease will cause organs to fail from the inside, just like a chronic poison that spreads all over the body. There is no cure for it with current medical methods, and there are no symptoms at all in the early stage.

The mother of this little girl should have conceived her at the early stage of the onset of the disease. The derivative symptoms of mds can lead to various congenital diseases such as cerebral palsy and central nervous system developmental deformities in the fetus. Although this little girl has survived until now, she is doomed From birth, he will face a life of high paralysis.

As for the mother who insisted on giving birth to the child, needless to say, she must not live for more than ten years, and she might have already passed away. When Chu Yan thought of this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he swallowed back the words embarrassingly.

His expression was seen by the shop owner, and the middle-aged man suddenly had the urge to say something. Obviously, the young man with a greasy stay on the opposite side was just a first-time customer, but he didn't feel the slightest sense of estrangement in his heart. .

Chatting with strangers is nothing to worry about, because your secret does not constitute a benefit to him, so the shop owner sighed slowly, and continued to mix the coffee while whispering, "Actually, I am not Xiaoyun's real father. It's a foster father."

Chu Yan's heart moved, and he said, "She just said Qin's father, don't tell me that he is..."

It was a casual joke, but Chu Yan found that what he said made the shop owner's face even more helpless, and he stopped himself immediately.

"Hehe, it seems that I am not good at speaking today."

As he spoke, he raised his hand to zip his mouth, indicating that he should concentrate on being a listener.

The shop owner glanced at Chu Yan, shook his head lightly, and continued, "Actually, Xiaoyun also guessed that although she needs that machine physically to move, it is her heart that directs that machine after all. mds virus It didn't destroy her brain, which is the only reason why I think God is not heartless."

Chu Yan couldn't help but spoke again, "It's normal for a genius who can make this outer metal skeleton to have a smart daughter. If I'm not wrong, this little girl should have had surgery on her head."

The shop owner nodded and turned the knob of the coffee machine. After the air pressure was balanced, the dark brown liquid in the coffee machine slowly flowed out from the titanium-aluminum alloy faucet and fell into the cup, stirring up a faint coffee aroma.

"Well, a sensor core chip is implanted. You are very expert, soldier? Pilot?"

Chu Yan was taken aback by the sudden change in the shop owner's soft-spoken words. Obviously, he didn't expect the shop owner to be able to reveal his identity in one sentence.

Faced with Chu Yan's involuntary vigilant gaze, the shop owner didn't take it seriously at all, and still looked at the coffee cup without raising his head. It seemed that there was nothing more important than making this cup of coffee well.

"Don't worry, in my store, it doesn't matter even if you are a murderer before you enter the door. If you can sit down and drink coffee quietly, and then check out quietly, you are my customer. The customer is the biggest."

Chu Yan chuckled, "Fortunately, I paid the bill in advance. I told me some of your stories, and I will tell some of my stories. It's a pity that you don't do business."

The sharp gaze under the greasy left sea became lazy again, and the hand that was originally placed on the back of the waist returned to the table again, and began to play with the silver coin that seemed to appear and disappear at any time.

The shop owner had already prepared four cups of coffee at this time, and put them on a tray with a smile. He didn't forget to add sugar packets and creamer, and pushed them in front of Chu Yan.

"Why, you want me to carry it by myself?"

"Please." The store owner kept looking at the bent waist straight, his eyes were on par with the tall Chu Yan's, and his voice was still as usual.

"..." Chu Yan was a little helpless, "I didn't hear that you were really begging me."

However, Chu Yan still picked up the tray and acted as a waiter for a while. After taking two steps, he turned around and said, "Anyway, there are no other customers in your shop, why don't you come over and have a chat with us?"

"Am I like the kind of person who tells stories to amuse people?"

Chu Yan shook his head, "No, I'm just curious about people who have the same experience as me."

After finishing speaking, Liu Hai swung, and the young man walked towards the French window and his companion a dozen steps away.

A trace of astonishment flashed across the face of the shop owner at the counter, and then suddenly, he looked at his hands with thick joints but still dexterous, and a wry smile flashed in his eyes.It turned out that he also saw it...

In the room behind the counter, the girl who was "supported" by the outer metal skeleton was eavesdropping on the movement outside through the door, talking to the light screen in her hand from time to time.

"I can't hear you, but I said what you asked me to say."

The light screen flickered for a while, and a line of words jumped out,

[Very well, you are a good and trustworthy boy. 】

The girl curiously said to Guangping, "Is this so I can see Brother Xiaoyun earlier? Is he really my twin brother? Why didn't Dad tell me. Brother Xiaoyun is mocking Fengxing. I heard there It has become a place where the Federation Empire fights, and I don't know if Master Luo's machine repair shop can continue to open... Are you a god or not? I have heard many ancient legends, and there used to be gods..."

The girl seemed to be talking to an invisible elf in the light screen, and the soft white light of the light screen made her small face more light and beautiful. Even if her forehead protruded a bit, it could be seen that her mother must be a great beauty.

Another line flashed.

[I'm not a god, I... your name is Yun. 】

"Ah."

[From then on, you will call me Yun, and I will be you. This is a little secret between you and me, don't tell it. 】

An image of a hand appeared on the light screen, and the little finger was slightly raised, as if to make a promise with the girl.