The moment Xiang Yi stepped into the Southwest City District, he noticed someone glance his way and then bolt.
Before long, Du Bingtian materialized out of nowhere with a grin plastered across his face. "Big Brother Du Bingtian, what brings you here?" he asked, sidling up to Xiang Yi.
The greeting nearly made Xiang Yi choke. He hadn't expected yesterday's offhand use of Du Bingtian's name to come back and bite him this fast.
He kept his expression neutral. "Take me to the place from before."
"Sure thing."
Du Bingtian immediately fell into step ahead of them, playing the eager errand boy to a tee.
Several of his so-called "brothers" had died just yesterday, yet here he was, acting like none of it had ever happened.
Then again, that probably meant the robot had accepted the offer to cooperate.
The three of them reached the hardware store quickly.
The rolling shutter out front had been replaced with a new one, though the inner metal panel hadn't been swapped out yet.
