[Rule 2: You must get up at six o'clock in the morning, and you cannot go to bed late or get up late. You must stay in bed before twelve o'clock in the evening, otherwise...]
This is the second rule.
The rules say that you must stay in bed before twelve o'clock in the evening, and you must get up at six o'clock at the latest.
so……
Cheng Ye blinked and sat up.
The phone screen is still flickering with a faint light, and it is now 12:56 pm.
He lay in bed for less than an hour.
but……
This is not against the rules.
Thinking about it, he got out of bed and stood up.
If it was said that as long as the rules were met, then now, he did not violate the rules.
He went to bed before 12 o'clock and got up before 6 o'clock.
All comply.
Cheng Ye stood in the room for a while, but nothing unusual happened.
So he pushed open the door and walked out.
Anyway, I can’t sleep. Anyway, the company has no rules against arriving early. Anyway, I have to go to the company sooner or later...
Why don't you take the early morning shift?
Thirty minutes later, Cheng Ye returned to the company.
It's not his own money anyway, so he doesn't feel bad about using it.
Call a taxi directly through the mobile app.
At this moment, he was standing outside the company, looking at the surrounding buildings, and sighed.
This... is the city in the sky.
Yes, he had been here before, and he was deeply impressed by all the special buildings here.
Especially that unique flying car.
At this moment, outside the cold building, some flying cars were parked quietly in the air.
This is the world where my daughter exists.
I don’t know when the current timeline is.
Does time flow synchronously inside and outside the replica?
Or... it's always changing.
Cheng Ye's eyes were dim and unclear. He stood under the towering building and felt so small.
His heart longed for the present to be the past.
The daughter has not been harmed, and her biological father is still alive and well.
But he knew in his heart that this possibility was zero.
The game will not let him discover the secret of time. If this is the real world, if the game has the ability to reverse time, it is even less likely to be revealed in front of him.
It was two o'clock in the morning and he could hear the commotion a few blocks away.
The criss-crossing suspended train tracks overhead and the flying cars that sit quietly in mid-air all look more technological than the last time I came here.
Time...is constantly moving forward...
In this game, except for those worlds made up of codes, there is no way to turn back time in a world like this where a copy is created directly in the real world.
Even the tasks are updated in real time.
Cheng Ye stopped thinking.
He strode forward and opened the security door with his employee card.
When he feels a little freer, he must explore the world.
He wanted to know how his daughter was doing, and he also wanted to know how the city was doing...
The company was quiet late at night, with no one around.
The monitor above the head rotates according to a certain pattern.
Cheng Ye stared at the camera, and the DNA engraved in his genes jumped.
Just like in the [Hide and Seek] copy, he quickly discovered the pattern and moved forward quickly.
The building was empty and seemed particularly inviting.
The safety exit signs in the stairwell emit a green light, causing the entire staircase to be... all green...
Cheng Ye walked up.
He remembered that the canteen was on the third floor. Since employees had to bring medicine to work, it proved that there must be some problem with the food.
I just don’t know... what the problem will be...
Cheng Ye pushed open the fire door, cleared two paths, and came to the entrance of the cafeteria.
The cafeteria was quiet at the moment, and there was no one around at first glance, but...
The door is open.
There are people inside.
Cheng Ye's first reaction was this.
If there is no one.
How could the door be open?
Cheng Ye squatted down slightly, hiding under the large transparent window, and then slowly moved to the door.
Because he was half squatting, he quickly discovered the remaining vegetable leaves on the ground.
Rather than saying it is a vegetable leaf, it is better to say... it is a withered, yellow and useless green vegetable that needs to be thrown away.
Anyway, in Cheng Ye's opinion, such vegetable leaves are the part that will be broken off during the vegetable washing process.
He cautiously stuck his head out and explored the inside of the canteen.
There was no one around, but there were some fallen yellow cabbage leaves every few meters.
And there were actually blood stains on the ground in the distance.
There was a faint trace of blood between his nasal cavity.
Suddenly, as if from muscle memory, his body immediately tensed up, his eyes narrowed, and he began to move into the cafeteria with more caution than before.
After walking about ten steps, I came to the blood stain.
He lowered his head and confirmed that it was blood, and it was fresh blood.
It's not a particularly fishy smell.
Cheng Ye raised his head halfway, and at this time he could see a faint light spot in the small room on the far right through the crack in the door.
Sure enough, someone is there.
Is this... processing the dishes?
Cheng Ye walked over slowly without making a single sound.
What he didn't realize was that behind him, there was a black figure hiding in the darkness, staring at him intently.
The faint light made the man's eyes shine, but in the dark cafeteria, they only looked like spots of moonlight.
Cheng Ye walked to the door.
This is the small door leading to the back kitchen, with faint blood stains on it.
He pressed against the door and listened carefully to the sounds coming from inside.
Boom, boom, boom!
It's the sound of chopping meat.
If he remembered correctly, Qin Bangming once said that most of the meat dishes here are compound meat, so why... is there the sound of chopping bones?
He frowned and tried to push some of the doors open slightly.
However, when the door was pressed even slightly, the old and disrepaired runner made an unpleasant squeaking sound.
The sound of chopping meat disappeared.
The man who was chopping the meat raised his head and looked around blankly.
What did he hear just now?
Or hallucination?
The man thought for a moment, then lowered his head and continued chopping meat.
The lower-level employees all eat their meals in this canteen. Thousands of employees are dining, and he has to prepare all the dishes quickly.
Cheng Ye's chest rose and fell, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest when the sound came out.
But then I thought about it, no one would care so much about the occasional strange sounds.
When most people hear an abnormal sound, they cannot quickly tell where the sound is coming from.
Especially...if you are still concentrating on doing something.
The most that can be done is to be interrupted and then continue.
Cheng Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, he also noticed something unusual on the other side.
He saw the faint reflection.
The distance was too far for him to see clearly.
...Is that a person? still……
He was trying to take a closer look.
The light spot disappeared.
He frowned slightly and didn't take it to heart.
The kitchen cannot be inspected for the time being, but judging from the traces on the ground, the ingredients given by the supplier are indeed not good ingredients, but they are expired dishes that are unknown for how long... which will cause diarrhea...
His eyes swept around the canteen, and finally stayed on the blood stain on the floor for a long time...
Then, turn around and leave.
You can wait until evening to explore the cafeteria.
He can take advantage of the time now to see where the personnel department is.
[4. The Human Resources Department should have your sister’s information. You have to find a way to go to the Human Resources Department. 】
This information should hold new clues.
My sister definitely disappeared in the company. Her mobile phone location is still in the company, but she can’t be found...
Cheng Ye thought as he walked towards the stairwell.
After entering the stairwell, he took out his phone and checked the time.
It's almost four in the morning.
That means he doesn't have that long to continue exploring, so he has to narrow the scope.
He lowered his head and looked at the employee badge on his chest.
In this copy, the rules emphasize the importance of employee cards many times.
And colleagues do abide by this rule, and everyone wears their employee badges around their necks.
If it were not for the sense of belonging and honor to the company, it would be difficult to see such a grand scene.
He picked up the employee card and his eyes stayed on the red border.
He remembered that in addition to the red border, there were also employee badges with a white border.
This building belongs entirely to one company.
Just... why is there no company name?
Cheng Ye's thoughts were interrupted by a sudden question.
Yes, why doesn’t it have a company name? In other words, why does it conceal its company name?
Cheng Ye frowned.
Make a mental note of this doubt.
For such a tall building and located close to the city center, there would be no company that would not even reveal its name.
The more you want to hide something, the more important it is to explain something.
This made Cheng Ye even more curious about what this company did and why it was so taboo about his own name.
Cheng Ye continued to walk up, and then took back his thoughts.
The red employee cards should represent the lowest level employees. When he was in the cafeteria yesterday, he had inquired that employees with white employee cards did not need to meet the two-vegetarian and one-vegetarian rule and the price was less than 20.
They can eat as much as they want.
And they are different windows with different cuisines.
According to this, then...will there be a better level of employees?
For example: Manager?
Cheng Ye recalled that yesterday, even though he left the office early, he didn't see him in the cafeteria, let alone his employee badge.
So...he went to a better level canteen?
Cheng Ye thought about it for a while. The seventh and fifth floors were both staff floors, and the third floor was the canteen.
What is the fourth level?
Cheng Ye quickened his pace and then pushed open the fire door.
The fourth floor... is also the cafeteria.
Compared to the canteen on the third floor, the canteen on the fourth floor looks no different.
Cheng Ye did not continue to explore, but ran upstairs decisively.
The sixth floor is the fitness department with various fitness equipment.
Cheng Ye was about to leave, but he suddenly noticed something written on the door of the gym.
His heart skipped a beat, and an intuition like a sixth sense hit his brain.
His eyes lit up and he moved forward quickly.
That thing is a bit like a house number.
There may be important information...
Sure enough, the gym clearly stated what department each room was for.
In each large glass room, similar equipment is placed.
In the innermost part, there is a room surrounded by solid walls, with the words: General Manager's Office written on it.
Is this a room that every general manager can use under the headquarters?
Cheng Ye blinked.
Through this information, he got a clue:
This company is very big, very big. It is far more than just this office building.
There are also many departments that are not in this building.
The most outstanding thing is that there is no president's office here.
The entire gym is divided into: content center, information department, product development center, management department, after-sales department, and general manager office.
Cheng Ye was very concerned about this after-sales service.
It is known that the company is very large and has more than one building.
So if there is an after-sales service, how come there is no sales? No customer service?
It means that those pre-sales people who need to contact the outside world are not in this building.
And this building is to prevent them from getting along with the outside world.
There should be...certain confidential documents.
This kind of document should be in the Information Department, which is his department.
It's just that he doesn't have the authority.
It should be on the manager's side.
More importantly, Cheng Ye did not forget that the original owner came to this company for information about the personnel department and wanted to inquire about information about his sister.
But now...
There is no HR department.
Those who need to be exposed to the outside world and have contact with the outside world are not in this building...
He needed to find a way to leave the company, and the quickest way was to replace the manager.
As long as he has the authority of a manager, he can do more things.
Moreover, this company must have done something illegal.
It cannot be said openly.
He didn't even dare to make his name public, so what he did must be "heinous".
Here, there is a product development center, and with the information in the [patient] file, it can be seen that this company...
On the surface, he is selling medicine.
Who knows actually?
Cheng Ye's thin lips curved slightly. He stood there thinking for a while and suddenly had an idea.
Combining what he thought last night and what he discovered now, he felt that it should be feasible.
This is something that is emphasized countless times in the rules.
So, 'it' is more important than imagined.
Cheng Ye's pace became relaxed and he walked towards the tenth floor of his floor.
If this is an underground city and a celestial city, then Fatty is likely to work as a coolie in the underground city, while Wei Sheng'an...
Isn't he a big boss again?
Cheng Ye curled his lips.
Soon, he reached the tenth floor.
After carefully observing the terrain, I confirmed that there was indeed another exclusive elevator at the other end of the office.
This elevator should be used by managers.
Cheng Ye explored the location again.
I found a very small electrical room next to the elevator and in the middle of the stairs.
It was densely packed with messy lines, leaving no space at all.
But he could tidy up and hide himself in it.
Soon, the sun rose, and Cheng Ye organized a small space in this small place, just enough for him to hide in.
He had a guess, although he didn't know if it was correct...
But it doesn’t hurt to try.
Soon, the sound of the elevator started to sound.
Through the window next to him, Cheng Ye saw the group of employees with white employee badges coming to work one after another.
There were not many of them, and their faces were expressionless.
They go to work earlier than the players with red employee cards.
This was something Cheng Ye didn't expect. In his expectation, the white employee card represented a higher level...
Then, work hours should be pushed back.
That doesn't seem to be the case now.
After Cheng Ye heard the sound of the elevator running, he hid in the space he had prepared without hesitation.
In a small environment, listen carefully to the sound of the elevator.
Never stopped on the tenth floor.
According to his guess, this elevator should be used by employees with white employee cards.
It should be available to anyone above the manager level.
Cheng Ye felt that he was right.
He stood still and continued to wait.
The white employee card is for taking this elevator, so the manager should be.
After all, he didn't find any other elevators...
