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Episode 9

So pretty.

Yes.

It really suits her.

It's really good.

Yes, yes.

Do...

Do I look strange dressed like this?

In a human's eyes you're absolutely beautiful.

We'll take all these.

Okay.

Go easy, go easy!

Why is everyone staring at me? Is my identity exposed?

They're all looking because you're so pretty.

Why are you laughing?

Because it's so nice to be out with you.

I promise you,

I don't like being someone's amusement

let alone being left in the dark.

What do you actually want?

Don't worry.

Come on, come with me.

He's called Chen Hao.

He's second generation rich.

He dabbles in photography, but mostly just picks up girls.

We met at the photography exhibition.

Although he is sometimes outrageous,

he's always been good to me.

I also consider him a friend.

But I didn't expect for him to come to my studio one day

and stole my camera film while I wasn't looking

took my pictures and

entered them into the Hamdan International Awards

if not to win the prize then I don't know.

And I thought you just took photos of ladies massage spas.

That's to make a living.

I can't live off electricity myself.

I usually take odd jobs to make money.

But most of the time I create real art.

But the Hamdan International Awards

is the world's most prestigious competition.

Who said art should be priceless?

But he shouldn't be short of money right?

Why is he still entering?

To show his dad that he's not so ignorant,

and to impress women as a conversation starter.

But this is plagiarism.

You can sue him, take the legal route.

Of course I've wanted to.

But none of those pictures were posted

so I have no proof that I took them.

Got it.

What do you need me to do?

Right.

He booked a suite in this hotel and has lived

here for some time.

I'm thinking my film negatives are in his suite.

I hope you can get in there and get them back for me.

Negatives?

They've been gone for almost 30 years,

why do you take photos with film?

Because film is uncontrollable.

Every batch of film photos has a different proportion

of chemicals and processing time.

It makes film hard to copy.

Each developed photo is unique.

Digital photos aren't.

Digitisation means every photo is no longer unique.

When it's like this, it takes away a lot of the fun.

It would be like riding a motorbike too slowly.

It doesn't make sense. I like chance.

Don't worry. I'll help you.

Do you have a plan?

I tried it myself two days ago,

but his suite is on the executive floor

so nevermind entering his room,

I can't even get on that floor.

But I have an idea.

Pose as a Core Robot cleaner so you can get his room card,

this way you can freely enter his room.

But we'll need to roughen you up a little,

to make you look like a cleaner.

What do you think? Any problems with it?

There's a problem.

What?

I have a much better plan.

What plan?

Didn't you say, as a human I am very beautiful?

You... where are you going?

What the...? So Sorry!

These heels are so high I tripped.

Are you okay?

It's fine, nevermind.

Are you Chen Hao?

Yes.

You are?

I recently saw you amongst the winners of the Hamdan Awards.

I think you're really a genius.

I didn't expect to bump into you here.

So are you

also a photography enthusiast?

Of course.

Are you alone?

If you don't mind,

would you tell me a a little about your photography?

Of course.

Sit.

This way.

Excuse me, can I have the bill.

It won't disappoint. Please.

Eighth floor.

Okay.

Greetings, may I ask if you are staying on the executive floor?

No.

So sorry, this lift is for the executive floor only.

Please use the lift for your floor.

Make yourself at home.

This is the hotel's largest room.

This view is also the best.

Really?

I've never seen it the view from this angle.

Wondering

where to get the best view from?

Sit here.

Look up at the sky...

and you will feel like you're flying.

Try it.

What do you think?

Feels pretty good?

Want to try something else?

My performance certainly

won't be worse than Cheng Feng's.

No no.

Relax.

Relax, relax, relax.

You You!

Food's ready.

Any progress?

No.

No-one on the forum has replied.

Don't worry.

Let's eat first.

What is it, did something happen?

I've checked her user history and found that her

emotional experience mode was turned on.

It was last week.

Emotional

experience mode?

What's that?

So who did it.

Is it Qiao Yuan?

Or dad?

You're the most pathetic human being I've met.

What?

You think you're rich so you can do whatever you want.

Trample over others for your own selfish desires.

People like you

without your wealth you have no skill or value.

It's like a hermit crab out of its shell.

Dies so easily.

We'll see you take nonsense...

How could this be, who are you?

Someone help, help!

I'm here to help Cheng Feng get back what belongs to him.

And I also want to tell you,

women aren't so easy to bully.

Sir, you cannot enter.

I have to go up, move!

Sir you cannot go up. Get out of my way!

Sir. You...

You're back finally. I was going to call the police.

Police?

To tell them a Core Robot was captured by a human?

Tell them that a little girl has been taken away.

Got your stuff back, favour repaid.

There!

Careful!

Run, run!

Run! Run! Run!

Are you okay?

We should go to the hospital.

No need.

Let me look.

Just kidding.

Really it's fine.

Let's go.

Okay, let's go.

Dad.

Can we have a chat.

What is it, go ahead.

Oh also, where were you today?

Dad.

I need to ask you something.

What is it?

Dad supports you no matter what you say.

Go ahead.

An Yi's emotional experience mode on. Did you turn it on?

I checked An Yi's programming,

and her emotional experience mode was turned on

last Tuesday night.

Dad.

Was it you?

Qiao You.

I...

It was me.

Last Tuesday night,

when you weren't around I stole the passcode.

I did it.

Qiao Yuan.

An Yi saved your life. How can you treat her this way?

I'm an adult now.

I know what I'm doing.

Don't lecture me,

who are you anyway?

Mind your own business.

Qiao Yuan.

This is the video I managed

to get from the location.

This is Cheng Shi Guang. Cheng Shi Electronics boss.

He was also at the construction site.

Watch, this is video from the Lotus Health Spa.

The day we went, he was also there.

Chang Shi Guang.

What I can say,

is that this singularity

is imminent.

Singularity.

Since the singularity will be revealed, the great professor

should be in his lab.

Experimenting without eating or sleeping.

So why did he appear in these two unrelated places?

Why is he out searching for these two

unusually behaving Core Robots?

I don't know, maybe these are rare Core Robots?

We'd best not guess.

better to ask him in person.

Come on let's go.

I can't, I have too much to do here.

You go, stay safe.

Okay, it's been so busy, when it's quieter let's have a drink.

Okay.

Stop.

Enlarge this section.

What is it?

This is a generation I've never seen before.

Is the file corrupted?

No.

It's all in order.

It's sequential.

Facility code.

I recognise it.

This is Li Jianwei's coding.

This is his style of programming.

Maybe...

maybe this is what I've been looking for.

Is this a consciousness program?

The so-called key to life?

Is it that simple?

Go and find the latest Core Robot。

We'll know if we try.

Quick, quick.

Okay.

Professor Cheng, we're ready.

Begin.

Okay.

Hang on.

Let's have him,

restrained.

Is that necessary?

Of course.

What if he becomes conscious and

wakes up and punches me?

Professor, we can continue.

Go ahead.

Hello。

I'm Professor Cheng.

May I ask,

who are you?

I am F series number 091123.

I do not yet have a name.

May I ask,

how are you feeling right now?

Feeling?

Yes!

Don't be shy.

If you feel

afraid

confused

or

happiness.

Please tell me.

Tell me.

I have no emotion.

I am a synthetic appliance waiting for instructions,

performing a service.

Take this rubbish

and throw it away.

Crush it.

Yes sir.

Professor Cheng.

Someone from the Robot Management

Department is here for you.

He's asking about some recent abnormal Core Robot behaviour.

Say I'm not here.

But he's already asked other staff who said you are here.

You...!

He also said he absolutely must see you

as you've been seen recently in the two locations of

the Core Robot abnormal behaviour.

Need me to deal with it?

No need.

You get rid of Ye Kun.

We can't let anyone see him.

Mr Lin, is this your first time at Chengshi Electronics?

I'm not sure what I can help you with.

I have something to ask you.

Here.

Here, please sit.

You're welcome to ask your question.

I will help if I can.

Recently, our Management Department

encountered two troublesome issues.

One was at a construction site.

A manager of the construction company

who had worked there for more than two years

was recently suddenly discovered to be a Core Robot.

Then disappeared.

And the second... was at a Health Spa.

A female Core Robot masseur broke Asimov's Law.

After injuring several employees she also disappeared.

Such odd events!

I don't know about it.

Professor Cheng.

Even more odd is

someone knew when these two things happened.

You were at both crime scenes.

Me?

How could this be, it must be a misunderstanding.

Look, I'm here all day working hard in the lab

busy working on product launches.

how can I go to a construction site?

Health Spa.

Product launches?

Is it related to the singularity?

Looks like Mr Lin, saw my press conference.

Thank you for watching.

Professor Cheng.

You don't really want to make conscious robots do you?

Mr Lin, I'm going to follow your line of thought.

That would involve company secrets.

So, no comment.

Then if you don't mind, can I look at your laboratory?

Because someone reported to me

that you took the Core Robot from the construction

site back to your company.

Mr Lin, I think you don't have this authority

even though you're the Core Robot Management Department

and have the right to handle accidents related to Core Robots.

But

I don't think you have the right to check my

company and laboratory, right?

You need to know

all situations where inappropriate development of Core Robots

endangers human safety are all with our range of authority.

Professor Cheng.

You don't want me to bother you every day right?

When you say it like that Mr Lin,

it makes sense.

Since you are interested in my experiments,

I will make an exception.

Please.

Mr Lin.

This is my laboratory.

I hope you can find here what you're looking for.

Don't worry, Professor Cheng,

if I don't find what I am looking for, I won't bother you again.

Please.

What do you think Mr Lin?

Found what you're looking for?

Professor Cheng.

I didn't expect you to move so fast.

The people who make our products are of course very fast.

Otherwise,

how we would keep up with consumer pace and demand.

Opening the singularity,

manufacturing conscious Core Robots.

Is this what the consumers want?

No.

Opening the singularity is the scientific community's dream!

Look here Mr Lin,

the scientific community is interested in progress.

Oh right,

I remembered something interesting.

Did you know, my assistant was gossiping

and told me the other day

heard of a woman who fell in love with a handsome Core Robot

and ran off with it, divorced her husband.

Mr Lin. Are you worried?

Once the Core Robots are conscious

there will more of these tragic things happening in the world.

Who told you this?

I wasn't talking about you.

Why are you so riled up?

Thank you for your co-operation.

I'll go.

What are you up to Lin Xiaoyi?

You almost gave me a heart attack.

Na Na are you not comfortable?

Do I need to call an ambulance?

No no no, Fang Xi.

I'm okay.

It's a metaphor.

Lin Xiaoyi.

I hope you'd have figured out we're divorced.

Are you finding a house and moving as soon as possible?

Work has been too busy recently.

I've not found a new place.

When I find one I'll move as soon as I can.

I'm just afraid some people here will feel uncomfortable.

Don't worry about that.

I just think of him as a fridge.

Feng Xi isn't a fridge! He has more emotion than you!

Why did you block that attack for me today?

I'm a Core Robot.

If I'm injured, I can apply magic skin and be healed straight away.

I know, but if you're hurt,

green liquid will flow from the wound and would give you away.

I owe you again.

This one we can ignore.

You were there to help me.

Not in the mood?

Right.

Not in the mood.

You're obviously lying.

You're shy.

I just measured your heartbeat at over 100 beats per minute.

Hey,

I'm a man, my heart will beat faster with you so close to me.

Besides, you can't just measure my heartbeat, that's private.

Will you show me your photos?

Which photos?

The ones you've taken, I want to see.

These were shot in South Africa, the great animal migration.

This is an elephant,

and

a zebra.

These are wildebeest.

Oh yes, giraffes.

Oh right, you should know all this.

You have everything in your database right?

Have you seen all of these?

Of course, these are all taken by me.

Although I have all the animals in my database

I have never seen them in person.

I've never been anywhere but my home and this city.

My family wouldn't let me go anywhere.

They didn't think it'd be safe.

Also, that it would panic humans.

It's right that your family should worry about you.

Oh right,

you keep talking about your family.

Who are they? Humans or Core Robots?

My dad is human, he invented us.

I also have an older brother

and older sister, and younger brother.

They are all Core Robots.

I have another older brother, I don't know what he is.

So interesting, I didn't realise you had such a big family.

Where are they now?

I lost touch with them.

But I'm sure I'll find them soon.

I'm sure you will. You'll find them soon.

What about you? Do you have family?

I don't have any siblings, I've just got my mum.

My dad has died.

He was the one who taught me photography.

I do understand you.

Especially as my dad just passed away too.

He's one of the most intelligent humans I've ever met.

I love him.

Do you know, I think...

you are more real than many humans.

Li Yao.

Is it really you? How are you?

I'm okay.

Just need rest for a few days.

Where are you now?

I'm safe, don't worry.

That's good, but remember,

no matter where you are

don't go out.

Right now Professor Cheng's men are searching for you.

Why is he hunting us so fiercely?

I'm not sure either.

But I am guessing he plans to capture you

so he can take your consciousness programs.

and copy it to other Core Robots.

This way, he can open the singularity.

What about Jiang Li? Where is Jiang Li now?

Don't worry. I will definitely find her soon.

Now remember, don't do anything rash.

If anything happens, contact me straight away.

I've got to go.

Don't worry, I'm not...

I'm not a little girl.

My brother says

I should stay here for now.

No problem.

That is one liberal-minded brother.

Come pick me up.

Take me home.

Okay.

Now planning the route home for you.

Please sit comfortably. Setting off.

Automatic parking.

Professor.

How is it?

Don't worry, no-one has gone in.

Good.

Brother.

Quick look.

I'm on a forum and found a user

called Moody who posted a piece of code.

I have compared this code, it belongs to Jiang Li.

Have you replied to him?

I've contacted him with your username.

He's not replied yet.

I know the origin of this code.

It's the hidden program of a female Core Robot.

If you want to know what this code means

please tomorrow morning

bring the Core Robot to this cafe and meet me there.

This is great.

We will very soon find Jiang Li.

I hope it's not a scam.

Anyway,

we must be careful tomorrow.

Mr Wen.

Out technicians have intercepted some code on the

internet very similar to Ye Kun's.

This code was discovered in a forum,

and there is a message conversation too.

The code is very similar to Ye Kun's.

What does the message say?

Someone agreed to bring the Core Robot with

with this code to the Coffee Tree cafe at nine tomorrow morning.

Should I notify Professor Cheng?

No need.

I'll handle it.

Okay.

Ye Kun.

Do you know where you are?

Earth.

You're in my home.

This is Ming Dynasty Longjing.

It's very rare now.

Please.

You know I don't drink.

The two of us sit together, but you can't drink tea.

What a pity.

We are different.

What a pity.

Do you know,

tea in hand with one is quiet, with two is fun.

You don't drink tea

so it's naturally less fun.

So naturally a pity.

Mr Wen, we're ready to go.

Shall I inform Professor Cheng?

No need.

He has more important things to do.

Okay.

Let's go.

Li Yao, are you there?

I'm nearly there.

How is it?

Can you access the surveillance cameras?

No problem.

It's clear.

Your technology is top notch.

Good, stay with me.

It's him.

He's just a human,

he's worth a lot less to us than the Core Robots.

As far as I'm concerned,

he's not just a human.

Let's go.

I'm here.

Are they there?

Still not here yet.

Li Yao, they're on their way.

What... what are you doing?

Why are you sat wearing these clothes?

Yesterday night someone gave me 300 Yuan

to come at nine this morning and sit here.

I didn't do anything, I just sat for an hour.

What is it?

Brilliant.

Li Yao.

They've gone.

Good thing you planned in advance.

Are you called Wei Wei Jiu Zhao or

Sheng Dong Ji Xi or Zou Wei Shang Ce?

It's called being prepared.

Leaving a public reply on a forum like that,

it's very easy for someone to find.

So I used another username to send Moody a message

and changed the location at the last minute.

Fortunately, he was also smart enough

to reply with another username.

Is he there yet?

Haven't seen him yet.

I'll wait.

I wonder what kind of person he'll be.

Someone with this username, maybe he's a grumpy old man.

Okay, I'd best go now, I'll hang up. Okay.

Are you looking for me?

Subtitles & translation by pheral // mypheralside.tumblr.com