"An android? What's that?"
Tights looked confused.
But Lin Chen's eyes had already widened.
He finally understood why Mercenary Tao, who should have been dead, had appeared before them looking like this.
He had been turned into an android!
That meant the identity of the person pulling Mercenary Tao's strings was all but certain...
"Hey! Dr. Gero! I know you're watching us through him, aren't you? Come out and talk!" Lin Chen suddenly shouted.
Hanasia looked baffled by his words, while Dr. Brief's eyes went wide.
"Dr. Gero? Lin Chen, you're saying he's Dr. Gero? I've met him before. He doesn't look like that!"
"No, he isn't Dr. Gero. The person in front of us is just an android Dr. Gero created, but Dr. Gero should be watching us through his eyes right now! Isn't that right, Dr. Gero?"
A red light suddenly shone from Mercenary Tao's eyes. Moments later, an elderly voice completely unlike his own came from his mouth.
"Boy, you actually know about me and my androids? Impressive! That's right, I'm Dr. Gero! Once the highest-ranking scientist in the Red Ribbon Army!"
Dr. Brief looked incredulous. "Dr. Gero? You joined the Red Ribbon Army?"
"That's right! No one in this world supported my research. Only the Red Ribbon Army kept supplying me with ample funds and research materials! Thanks to them, I could keep pursuing my lifelong ambition!"
"But all of that was destroyed three years ago! And the culprit behind it all was your daughter, Dr. Brief!"
"Me?" Tights froze for a moment. "What does any of that have to do with me?"
"What? You don't remember?"
Although Mercenary Tao's face remained icy and expressionless, the voice coming from his mouth made it clear that Dr. Gero, somewhere far away, was probably seething with rage.
"How