Chapter 564


    Fass had a taste of the braised meat. It was the same as the one he ate the other day.


    The two ate in silence. When they were done, Fass continued to fix Nichs. Nathan sat at the side and


    watched for a bit before going off to look for a ce to nap.


    Fass adjusted the temperature and humidity in the room then had the robot bring a nket over to cover


    Nathan with.


    Muchter, Fass had a newly-constructed Nichs in front of him. He rebooted Nichs and set him in


    motion.


    Nichs used to be lessplicated since Linus had built him in the earlier stages. He always wanted


    to reconstruct him but never nned for it. Today, Fass had changed every part of Nichs from the


    inside out. His outer appearance was designed better too.


    Now, he had a pair of big and bright eyes that allowed him to make simple and realistic facial


    expressions. It was no longer just the two ck circles from before. It could even change colors


    ording to his surroundings.


    After learning that Nichs had broken down due to the cold temperature, Fass changed his original


    motherboard, processors, and other internal parts to materials that were frost-hardy. He also put in some


    additional features and updated the system.


    Nichs’ processors were now more advanced and he had a faster response time. No matter what Fass


    did, he had to be precise to the dot.


    A series of tests were conducted, and it was now time to see the final result.


    He looked at Nichs and asked, “What is your name? What is your model?”


    Nichs answered urately, “Nichs Fletcher. B-1 Educational Robot.”


    “Who is your user?”


    “User settings. My mother is Sophia Edwards. My brother is Nathan Fletcher. My father is Michael


    Fletcher.”


    Fass pulled his brows together. Your first master is a woman?


    “What is your mission?”


    “Protect Mom and Nate.”


    Fass thought, I’ll take him apart again and make some changes, then restart him and test him again.


    This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    He nced over at Nathan who was sound asleep, then back at Nichs. He disassembled him once


    more, put on safety sses, and welded in a new part inside of Nichs.


    Finally, Fass took the tiger hat that Nathan was wearing and put it back on Nichs. The system was


    done restarting. Nichs’ eyes lit up and he was functioning normally again. He moved his robotic arm


    and it was more reactive. Lifting his head, he looked at Fass and said, “Thank you, Fass.”


    Fass had programmed an automatic deletion of his memories here once he stepped outside, including


    the videos, documents, and maintenance log.


    When Nichs went to wake Nathan up, Nathan was thrilled to see an alert and active Nichs in front


    of him and immediately hugged him.


    Nichs, who was now back in perfect condition, stretched out his robotic arm to take Nathan’s hand so


    they could go home together. He turned around to wave at Fass, “Thank you, Fass. We have to go home


    for dinner now.”


    Fass nodded and smiled. “Go on home now, Nate. Don’t forget our promise. Don’t tell anyone about


    what you saw today.”


    Nathan nodded and started to head out. After taking two steps, though, he stopped abruptly and turned


    around. “Thank you, Fass.”


    After that, Nathan went home happily with Nichs. Nichs was even more intelligent and incredible


    than before. He can change colors too! This is amazing!


    Later that night, Linus came home from work and saw Fass sitting in the living room. While he was taking


    off his overcoat, he said, “Cooper, my housewarming is in two days. Do you want to stay for it?”


    Fass did not answer him. His gaze shifted to the small object on the coffee table in front of him. Linus


    also looked down—it was a tiny memory card.


    Linus felt a tug in his chest, but he still looked indifferent on the outside. “What is that?”


    Fass looked at Linus’ expression but did not see any changes. “An internal analysis chart from a military


    compound.”


    A hint of uneasiness spread across Linus’ face momentarily. He pried, “What’s that doing here?”


    Fass did not beat around the bush and said, “The kid from the Fletchers came over today because his


    robot had broken down. When I was fixing it, I noticed a backdoor in the robot’s program. Someone had


    been spying on them with that robot.”


    Ayer of sweat had covered Linus’ back.


    Nonchntly, Fass continued, “It looks like someone tried to use that robot and kid to try to steal


    confidential military information in Cethos and go against the Fletchers.” He emphasized the words at the


    end of his sentence.


    Linus did not respond, but Fass could see the look on his face turn sullen. His introverted appearance


    was harboring a heinous crime that no one knew about.


    The air in the room grew heavy. In this room, except for the cats who were threading along the floor


    lightly, there was not a single sound or movement.


    Both Linus and Fass remained silent.


    Linus lowered his face. His eyes were clouded over. Like a murderer waiting in a corner in the dark to


    ambush his target and hit them with the first shot.


    Meanwhile, Fass was like a sculpture. He sat up straight and looked at Linus with a pair of sharp eyes.


    He seemed normal. He did not have a terrifying imposing manner like Linus did, but still, no one dared to


    overlook him.


    At that moment, Linus noticed that the security system ced in the middle of the living room had been


    activated. As the second-inmand of the Michel Group, he did not have any bodyguards there but his


    house was the hardest house to break into in the world. It was filled withser weapons—able to kill off


    anyone who broke in without leaving a trace behind.


    However, theser weapon that he had made was now pointed at him. Even his housekeeping robots


    were standing with Fass and were being hostile toward him.


    He wrote the program and assumed that no one could break in. Except for Fass…


    His life was now in Fass’ hands!


    After a while, Fass suddenly stood up and walked toward him. His tone had be gentler.


    “Linus, I won’t let anyone harm the Fletchers.” He brushed his shoulder as he walked past him and went


    up the spiral staircase. Just then, a thought struck him. “Oh, and…” He looked over at Linus who was still


    standing in the middle of the living room. “Keep Phantom Wolf’s leader in check. The revenge he took on


    the Fletcher Family should be more than enough to appease his resentment toward Theo.”


    Linus remained quiet. Seeing theser weapon move away slowly, the threatening atmosphere in the


    living room quickly dissipated and it was peaceful once more. Then, he fell into a prolonged silence.


    …


    It had been a week since New Year’s and Sophia was carrying a basket of red packets to give out to


    people. She gave them to the helpers and cooks at home, to the conscientious security guards on duty,


    and to the other property owners in her neighborhood. Quite frankly, she gave red packets to whomever


    she met in the neighborhood.


    She was wearing a red cotton-padded top, a white fur scarf, a red hat, and a pair of red snow boots. The


    basket in her hand was filled to the brim with red packets.


    Nathan was also forced to wear a red outfit and to walk in embarrassment behind her. Nichs was also


    wearing a red hat and following along behind her. To amodate Sophia’s festive attire today, he


    turned himself red. They looked fit for the asion.


    When Sophia was giving out red packets in the neighborhood, she saw Linus drive out in his car.


    “Linus!”


    He stopped the car and wound down his windows.


    Sophia was just on her way to his house to give him a red packet and thank him for fixing Nichs.


    “Nate says you helped to fix Nichs. Thank you so much! Here, take this. Have a prosperous year!”


    Sophia gave him two red packets which Linus epted. “Thank you. If there is a problem with Nichs


    again in the future, you cane look for me. It’s not a problem at all.”


    Nathan leaned against the car window and looked at the man sitting in the backseat of Linus’ car.