In 2143, robots are prevalent. They have replaced office workers, acting as nannies, domestic servants, couriers, etc. They have entered all walks of life and become cheap labor, taking away office workers' jobs. The development of high technology has brought huge impact to people's lives. Even the most skilled thief was so strapped for money that he had to steal even toothpaste. Under the crisis, the big boss who produces robots, the scientist who is about to lose his job, the thief who is eager to make money, the robot programmer who is proud of his success, the mad engineer who develops an aerial car, the psychiatrist who is proficient in "mind reading" and "instant hypnosis", and the woman who works in a private workshop, in order to solve their own troubles, all use unique ways to seek relief from life amidst panic.
Here, forensic doctors talk to corpses, 500 private detectives gather late at night, thieves hold a grand and solemn joining ceremony, and black market bosses lurk in the vegetable market. When machines can replace women in giving birth...
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
