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As soon as she saw Little Wei, Miss Frank tried to pounce on him. However, this move was stopped by Moloch's staff members. This would very likely cause the connection between West and the virtual world to be unstable, which would lead to the explosion of the bomb.

Frank was crying so hard that she looked like she was about to cry. If not for the help of the two young men, she would probably have collapsed on the ground.

Was jealousy of the Miss Tomoko the reason why West kidnapped Tomoko and wanted to vote? Although from my own moral judgement, the Tomoko space that I have created is indeed a little abnormal, but if it were to be made public like this by the Eloi … Was she really worthy of being in the media? Wasn't this just as despicable? "To do anything for the sake of the Access Rate.

I turned back to look at Mr Eloi, who was standing aside as if he had no expression on his face, as if he didn't care about what was happening here. Had Moloch obtained his authorization to use such despicable means to emphasize the importance of Moloch's programs? I can't imagine a usually amiable big man doing something behind his back like this.

There were less than 20 minutes to the time limit that West had declared he wanted to kill Tomoko. It seemed like Moloch's technicians were helpless against the bomb — perhaps it was because the bomb's technology was too simple and crude, but no one had ever seen it before.

As a last resort, Moloch connected to the live picture of the Ms West's house and the Robot Theater. When he saw Frank, it was obvious that the body of the "camera" had started to shake violently. It was obvious that she was surprised by the sudden appearance of his family's partner.

"Little... Little Wei... What are you doing? " Previously, Moloch's staff had already whispered a few words into her ear, probably wanting her to stop the kidnappers from dropping their weapons.

"Humph!" However, Ms West only grunted and ignored him. However, the beam weapon in her hand started to tremble.

It was a good sign, I thought, if she could stop this tragedy... My Time Capsule also doesn't need to leave.

"Why joke about your life?" Frank continued to advise her against it.

"Life? I've already said that the bomb will automatically detonate in an hour. "

"But …"

"But what? Oh, I see. So you're not worried about my life. "

"No …"

"What you are worried about is the life of this extraordinary woman in front of you, Princess Tomoko!"

"No, what I'm worried about is, Wei."

"Stop lying!" "The camera" extended her hand and pinched Tomoko's cheek, causing Tomoko's beautiful face to turn pale from fright, "I am not as delicate and fair as Tomoko, why would you be worried about me? With this spear of yours, your beloved Tomoko will be smashed to the point where not even dregs will remain! "

"Of course I love you the most. But if you do this, you'll end up hurting yourself. "

"Myself? Heh heh, what is the crime of destroying an Iron Man? If Moloch needs it, I can compensate you with the price of ten Tomoko s. "

"But …"

Oh, you mean Tomoko is unique? You are willing to sacrifice me, and not let Tomoko's beautiful face be harmed in the slightest? " She tightly held onto Tomoko's face, we could already see the bruises on her face.

Frank doesn't know what to say, I think she must be worrying about both ends. She's worried about her partner and Tomoko, right? But strangely, if she wanted Little Wei to be okay, it would have to depend on her change in attitude towards Tomoko.

But how could a man who was clearly deeply in love with something pretend to be disdainful of it?

Under this kind of nervous situation, Frank was really unable to pretend. I couldn't tell if it was sweat or tears on her face. Nervousness and confusion filled her face. I started to pity her. After all, liking a virtual idol in this era isn't anything new!

"Mr. Roy," The kidnapper stopped their conversation, seemingly determined to execute Tomoko's death sentence, "Is it almost time?"

"Fifteen minutes."

"Very well, why don't we take a look at the progress of the voting first?"

"If you want to see …" Roy muttered a few words, and then the image of the holographic sphere he was carrying cut open, and Frank who was crying disappeared from our sight. She did not complete the mission that Moloch assigned her, so the situation now seemed to be beyond redemption.

Was the life of the Bionic Human Moro more important, or was the life of the real person, West, more important?

I thought... Because according to the first round of balloting, most people would choose humans over Tomoko, and this second round of balloting would merely replace humans with Ms West … Then the majority of the people would still think that the Ms West was more important!

But I overlooked two very important points: first, the existence of the bomb and the beam gun had turned a complicated situation into a "one of the two is bound to die"; secondly, the first ballot included people like "your own kin" who were closely related to the voters; and now the second ballot was held by the Ms West herself.

In short, the person who voted did not include the voters themselves because... I've also seen the results of the voting in real time, and now everyone can be unscrupulous and completely subjective.

In other words, people did not need to add their own weight into the selection, they just had to choose between West and Tomoko.

As a result, almost no one voted for Ms West, as they thought that Miss Tomoko was more important! Everyone believed that in this life and death game, no one would care even if the Ms West died, but if Tomoko died … Everyone believes that they have lost an extremely important life.

Seeing the result of the vote, the kidnapper was stunned for a moment, but then immediately burst out laughing, "Hahaha, you humans are really interesting! Previously, I felt that Tomoko was not as important as a human being, but now, I think Tomoko is more important than me.

All sorts of insults and insults flew out from the comments section:

"The kidnappers are the most unforgivable!"

"Rather than letting Tomoko die, why not let this disgusting old lady die!"

"Of course Tomoko is more important than this bitch's life!"

"I never thought that a woman's jealousy would be so heavy. Someone else fell in love with Tomoko, why must we blame Tomoko?"

"Yeah, Tomoko didn't make any mistakes in the whole thing. It was she herself who couldn't stand such a blow, why did she have Tomoko lose her life!"

"The old woman might as well shoot herself!"

"Yeah, no one will love you even if they survive."

"We are Tomoko's fans, we love him!"

"Do you think you can escape unscathed after doing something like this?"

"If you dare make a move, we won't let you go!"

"If anything happens to Tomoko, every single one of us will cut you into a thousand pieces!"

"That old woman will die a horrible death!"

"You slut, come out yourself. Let the bomb blast you to death!"

"What is there to treasure about this person's life? Hurry up and disconnect her, blow her to death!"

Not only did they express their love for Tomoko, they even added fuel to the fire by urging Moloch to forcefully disconnect her body and blow this kidnapper up.

Didn't they know that what they were facing was a matter of life and death?

I feel the world spinning around me! The kidnapper did do something wrong, but do we have to do it later? If possible, Tomoko should not have sacrificed herself. But Tomoko... Tomoko could be produced, but Ms West only had one life!

However, from another point of view, Tomoko being Moloch's money tree was naturally also an incomparably precious treasure. If they destroyed Moloch's property, the Ms West should be punished!

I could no longer tell what to do or which side I was on. This kidnapping seems to be happening in our time. It is torturing the minds of people to ask whether the life of a human entity is priceless, or whether the life of a creator will one day become priceless.

This was like a battle between two generations. In the past, people thought that humans needed to be protected the most, but now … When Bionic Human becomes more and more similar to a human, able to imitate human speech, actions, and emotions, does the Bionic Human also have a life, does it have the right to maintain its own survival?

If Bionic Human could 100% mimic humans, could it mean that she was no different from humans? What's wrong with people liking such a "life"?

"What a sad human!" Just as my mind was filled with thoughts, the calm voice of the Master Number Six sounded out, "All the so-called improvements of the people are just illusions."

"Phantom?"

"Yes, a mirage in the desert."

"Why do you say that?"

"In these technological mirages, people lose themselves."

"Lost …"

"Yes, people are pouring all the emotion they should be pouring into people into cold technological products."

"But technology... Is it destined to be cold? "

"Even warm technology is just a simulation without substance."

"So Tomoko doesn't have a soul?"

"People are trapped in the labyrinth of modern technology and unable to save themselves."

"But are people even overjoyed?"

"Yes, who would not be ecstatic to see an oasis in the barren desert? Even if it's just to quench my thirst. "

"..." Is there no real oasis? "

"Is it an existing desert, or a mirage? It was a question worth thinking about. Is the sense of alienation between people caused by modern technology, or is it because of the need to address this alienation that has led to advances in technology? "

"In addition to this sense of alienation, is there a sense of lost self that you speak of?"

"Bionic Human like Tomoko can solve many problems, and it has also satisfied many human beings' desires. But human beings do not see a real solution to these problems, and they are already on a different path. Humans place their emotions in a Bionic Human or virtual world like Tomoko, but forget that the true meaning of emotion is actually by their side. "

"I see. So people lose not only the connection between the other and the self, but also the connection with the true self as an individual?"

"You're right, people can't recognize themselves. Phantom has taken up every corner of the world. For the rest of their lives, people have sunk into arrays of numbers and cold materials, and they haven't even seen the real self. "

"So how do we get out of this mess, get rid of the mirages, and finally see the real me?"

The Master Number Six pursed his lips into a smile, as if the answer could not be any clearer, "Meditation is a very good way, by meditation, one can distinguish what is a real illusion, and not be swayed by its charm, finally returning to the true freedom of omnipresent, yet with no one asking about it."

"So Master thinks that the more we stick to these mirages, the more restricted we will be?"

"People are trapped in this high-speed virtual world and happy to think they have found their way to evolution. Meditation, on the other hand, allows one to recover the most powerful psychological energy — profound self-reflection. "

It seemed like this event was a good opportunity for the Grandmaster to preach a sermon on meditation. Furthermore, Eloi was broadcasting it live for free.

However, I don't want to continue discussing these mysterious issues. No matter how deep my meditation and self-reflection, I am unable to resolve the current crisis. Ms West probably wanted to kill Tomoko more because of this one-sided reversal of the vote!

I can't imagine how the psychology of these people, who see the real kidnapping as a spectator, works — maybe they really need a deep self-reflection.

Didn't they know that voting and leaving messages like that would stimulate the kidnappers even more? If it had been me, I would not have made any comments and would not have voted. But... After all, everyone was deep within the illusions that the Master spoke of. There was a strong sense of nothingness enveloping the top of their heads, so why would they care about real life and death?

"Only ten minutes left!" Jiang Xiaowei weakly reminded me, "You've also seen the current situation. The kidnapper is unforgivable, I'm afraid that he will definitely kill Tomoko at that time. The Time Capsule is the only hope … "

"Of course!" I clenched the box tightly. "There's still time!" "I won't let this kind of disastrous outcome happen …" I think even the Mr Eloi would agree to use the Time Capsule, so isn't this the best chance to display your magnanimity in front of the public?

But at this moment, another wonderful satire was put on.

Ever since Moloch's broadcast was broadcasted and cut in, everything that we have forgotten … But in fact, the real star of this live broadcast, Ms White, suddenly stood up.

"Excuse me …" She looked at me proudly. "I don't really care about that Tomoko. Just that, I heard that you all want to use Time Capsule s to save her? "

"That's right, that's what we thought …" I was about to tell her the exact reason for the rescue operation, but she snatched the black box from my hands and blinked her eyes, as if to say …

Ah, yes! How did I forget that we were going to let her use the Time Capsule!

"Mr Latimer," she said as he held Miranda's hand with his other, "According to the contract, I am the one who has complete authority over the Time Capsule, right?"

I nodded. "Under the contract, you can decide when to use it."

"Good, but only once, right?"

I nodded again. "It can only be used once."

"But you said that you would give it to Tomoko?"

"Because my life is at stake, there's still another ten minutes …"

"If I decide to give it to her, I won't be able to use it again before I head to the Castari."

"Even if you say that, but …"

"I don't care what Tomoko is, could she be more important than Castari?"

"No, it's a competition …"

"What is it? Do you mean that her life is more important than my mother's? "

Of course I cannot say that, but I am afraid if I do not use the Time Capsule now, Miranda would not suddenly have a heart attack immediately!

"Then why did I give the Time Capsule to that Miss Tomoko who appeared out of nowhere?" She hugged the black box tightly to her chest, "Isn't this program called 'Daydream Theatre'? Why is it always aimed at that robot? "

Jiang Xiaowei and I looked at each other. It was actually someone that we neglected the most who blocked in front of us!

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but I looked at the serious expression on her face. It didn't seem like a joke at all. It seems that for some unknown reason, she had been left behind for most of the match. Now it was time to regain the glory of being the main character.