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"Young Master, are you going to track that person yourself? What if…"
At this moment, Samira truly didn't want Luca to take any more risks.
Don't let the ease with which these invaders were dealt with today deceive you; the enemy has already dared to brazenly send gunmen to attack the Villa. If they were to track the enemy all the way back to their lair…
'What if something happens to Young Master? How will I explain it to Madam?'
In the current situation, Samira believed the best solution was to call the police and seek their protection.
As for seeking revenge once the real mastermind was found, she and the assassination squad could handle that together.
However, Luca shook his head again upon hearing her words.
He lightly tapped his crime tracking glasses, noticing that the tracker was moving away from him faster, likely indicating that the surviving invader had reached a parking spot, gotten into a car, and fled. Only then did he speak again.
"Aunt Samira, we're just following from a distance. It's hard to say if we'll even make a move in the end."
"Time is of the essence now, let's go get the car first."
Seeing this, Samira, though her expression remained a bit troubled, eventually obeyed and turned to walk towards the underground garage.
However, she also secretly decided.
Once they tracked the person down, she would ensure that Young Master Luca would not recklessly put himself in danger.
While Samira went to the garage to get the car, Luca was also preparing to finish off the remaining invaders one by one.
After some consideration, although there would be no problem even if Luca eliminated all of these people due to the 'Castle Doctrine', he still decided to leave two of the more agreeable-looking guys alive.
Firstly, if he didn't get any intelligence from the guy who escaped, he could come back and re-interrogate them. Secondly, he considered that if the police got involved later, it would be more convenient to obtain strong testimonies.
Given the effect of the Dominator's non-lethal electromagnetic anesthetic rounds, the two lucky survivors wouldn't be able to wake up until at least tonight, giving Luca and his team ample time to return and interrogate them.
Of course, if they could seize the moment and follow the tracking target to find tonight's true mastermind, that would certainly be even better.
However, it was during this process of finishing them off that Luca was surprised to discover something.
All of the invaders tonight, except for the one he intentionally let escape and the four killed by Samira, were merely unconscious.
In fact, most of these people only had minor scrapes besides being knocked unconscious from impact, and the most severely injured unlucky fellow only had a minor fracture in his calf.
The commonality among these people was that White was the one who dealt with them.
Turning to look at White, who still had red eyes beside him, Luca sighed inwardly and ordered.
"White, deactivate Destruction Mode."
( ✪ ━ ✪ ) → ( ● — ● )
"Received… Hello, Luca."
Perhaps due to his body posture, or simply because the red light in his eyes was gone, White's entire demeanor suddenly changed.
Even his eyes, which should have just been two completely black cameras, seemed to become much clearer.
"I violated healthcare procedures. I… harmed humans."
White's voice remained flat.
But for a moment, Luca inexplicably heard a hint of… grievance in it?
"White, you did this to protect me."
Luca's expression froze after speaking, not expecting such words to come from his own mouth.
And the recipient of these words was even a robot.
A silence fell over the scene, and eventually, White, the robot who seemed to 'lack emotion', spoke first.
"The best healthcare is to prevent all possible dangers before the patient is injured."
As he spoke, White also extended his large hand and gave Luca a thumbs-up.
However, this action made Luca even more silent.
In fact, as soon as he discovered that all the enemies 'dealt with' by White were merely unconscious, Luca had already realized it.
Even in 'Destruction Mode', White had been trying his best to hold back and avoid harming humans.
Of course, this was also related to Luca's previous vague commands like 'deal with the enemy,' 'attack,' and 'throw tree.' White himself had not disobeyed his orders.
Luca knew very well that even if he gave a command like 'kill the enemy,' due to the existence of 'Zero Law', White would undoubtedly choose to execute it without reservation.
But…
'Is this really necessary?'
To make this innocent marshmallow with an emotional module personally take a human life?
"Forget it, this is good enough. White, just make sure to protect my life and health from now on." Let others handle the assassin's work.
Luca himself hadn't expected that he, a scoundrel who wouldn't hesitate to take a life at a critical moment, would actually want to protect a robot's 'purity.'
Shaking his head and chuckling self-deprecatingly, Luca gently patted the slightly scratched armor on White's body.
White, still puzzled, tilted his head slightly upon hearing this, blinking as he watched Luca pat his hand.
"Is Luca concerned about me? I am a robot, I do not require psychological counseling." ( ● — ● )
Listening to White, Luca smiled again.
However, compared to his self-deprecating smile just now, this one was much more natural.
'Tsk~ this guy, he says he's a robot, but his emotions are actually much richer than many humans'~'
While Luca was still muttering about White internally, Samira had already driven the car out of the garage.
Considering the potential danger of this trip, she still chose the bulletproof Cadillac that the company had previously arranged.
However, while this ensured safety inside the car, it would be a bit difficult for White, given his size, to squeeze into the car.
Taking off his armor and returning to his suitcase would certainly be no problem.
But if a sudden battle broke out later and White, unarmored, was damaged, Luca would truly have nowhere to cry.
However, considering that the upcoming tracking might pass through many busy areas…
After a slight hesitation, Luca still reached out and removed several of White's larger armor plates, stuffing them all into the trunk.
"White, push hard! Let out a little air, just a bit more and you're in! Good!"
Samira, in the driver's seat, watched the plump White filling up the entire back row, and the corner of her mouth twitched almost imperceptibly, but she ultimately said nothing.
'I hope no one checks along the way…'
After getting back in the car, Luca reached out and patted White in the back.
Then Samira pressed the accelerator, and they headed towards Manhattan.