Having lost control of his body, he naturally could no longer stay on his feet.
As Jose involuntarily pitched forward, Su Xiao caught him and bundled him into the back seat of a pickup.
Jose wanted to demand what Su Xiao had done to him, but he could not control his lips or tongue, let alone make a sound.
Still, Su Xiao could tell what was on Jose's mind, and answered the question troubling him before closing the door.
"This is a blocker. In short, it's a cybernetic tool that prevents the human body's cyberbrain from issuing commands to the body."
"Don't worry, it's harmless. If I had to compare it to something, it's basically like those silver bracelets the government hands out-handcuffs."
The other three watched everything Su Xiao did to Jose.
None of them intervened.
Only after Su Xiao closed the door and returned to them did Jack shake his head with a wry smile.
"Jose's going to be furious. Once we get back, he'll probably run to his dad and tell on you."
Su Xiao spread his hands.
"He won't. I'm not hurting him; I'm saving his life. Of course, if he can't even see that, his father's the one who should be worried, not me."
"Throughout Ceres's long history, there were plenty of foolish rulers who couldn't tell right from wrong or loyal subjects from traitors. Most of them came to bad ends."
"If someone lacks even the most basic ability to distinguish right from wrong, graduating from New York University won't help. Neither will having dozens or hundreds of family stores to inherit. Sooner or later, he'll run everything into the ground himself."
"But that's outside the scope of this discussion. Now, let me assign our tasks."
"V, Lucy, you're coming back to Tijuana with