Chapter 422

The NCPD officers arrived at the location Karl had reported within five minutes, thanks to a direct line.

“This one’s... pretty brutal,” Andy muttered, surveying the crime scene. “A robot entering a residential building and killing someone—if word of this gets out, people are gonna panic.”

“Especially here in Vista Del Rey, Heywood—corporate lapdog territory,” Karl replied, arms crossed in front of his chest like a mummy laid to rest. “Those high-and-mighty exec types don’t want to clock out of overtime, head home, and get skewered by a robot, then turned into a meat puddle.”