My girlfriend died in the past

Chapter 336

So, what should we do after leaving this room?
Zhuang Xiao's brain was working at lightning speed.

Go find Dong Weirui and An Lan?

That's for sure; he needs a lot of information to proceed with the next step of the analysis.

But will finding them be that easy?
Hard to say.

And are they at the company now?
Or is this the company headquarters?
If they were in the company, would the situation have escalated to the point of physical conflict or verbal conflict?

Or perhaps it's a struggle without a complete breakdown?
Does the company have an armed forces department?
Is this a cyberpunk-like worldview or a more moderate, orderly worldview?

Or a disordered worldview?
Although these things happened in different orders, they were all quite important to Zhuang Xiao.

If there is an armed force involved, then he needs to be even more careful.

Furthermore, if it's just a verbal battle, that's fine, but in a physical battle, can he really run around like that?
"I don't know if An Lan has come out yet, but Dong Weirui has definitely come out."

“If she is on the side of resistance, then I must be very important to her.”

“If she is on the side that quells the rebellion, I don’t know how important she is. She might be important to herself, but not to the company.”

The most important thing for the company should be virtual world technology.

However, it's uncertain; we need to find accurate evidence to prove it.

Ultimately, all our current ideas are just concepts; we'll only know for sure once we actually do them.

But he needs to be prepared.

Zhuang Xiao had talked to Shu Mingyu about doing business a few months ago.

At that time, Shu Mingyu shared some experience with him, which Zhuang Xiao kept in mind.

And the content of experience is:
Wherever I go, from the moment I have this idea, I'm constantly simulating in my mind what problems I might encounter or what changes might occur, and then finding the corresponding solutions.

This way, no matter what happens, we can address it accordingly.

The most important point is that no matter what you do, if you fail, it won't be too bad. If you're starting from scratch, don't be afraid of failure.

"But if I fail, I'll be dead, Uncle Shu, hmm?"

Zhuang Xiao suddenly froze.

No! wrong!

He might not die!
Or perhaps he underestimated his own importance!
Because of a very simple principle: if he is really not important to the company, then the company has no reason to keep him on the go!
If it's a group project, why give him a separate room?
"Could it be that 'Zhuang Xiao's World' really features me as the protagonist?"

But this isn't "The Truman Show," where the show ends after he leaves.

unless
"Unless I'm gone, that virtual world can't function!"

Is this really true?
It must be taken into account.

So Zhuang Xiao wasn't in a hurry to go out. Instead, she sat down cross-legged and began to imagine what she would encounter next.

First, if you encounter anyone after you go outside, observe their attitude.

If their attitude is very good, it means you might actually be very important to them. At this point, you can make some requests, but don't go overboard.

If the attitude is indifferent, it means you don't know your own importance, or that you are not important. In that case, you should lower your stance, because the most important goal is not to show off or win, but to gather more information.

Even Buddha bowed his head in Journey to the West; it's nothing special. As long as you maintain your integrity, persevere towards your goals, and uphold your principles, there's nothing to worry about.

As the saying goes, in victory, exterminate the enemy; in defeat, learn from the experience and rise again to exact revenge!

[If I'm important, then I'll try to contact Wei Rui or An Lan.]

If I'm not important, I'll see if I can run away after gathering some information, and then I'll also try to find Wei Rui or An Lan.

After thinking it over, Zhuang Xiao went through the process of both routes in her mind again before getting up and going to the gate.

This is a single door, but it's a metal sliding door that automatically triggers, like the kind you see in science fiction movies.

Zhuang Xiao looked up but didn't see the infrared detector on the door.

The door was just a bare door, without a fingerprint lock or an iris lock.

He stood in front of the door, but the door did not move at all.

Zhuang Xiao raised her hand to try to push him away, but she couldn't budge him at all.

He then placed his palms against the door and tried to push it to the side, but he couldn't budge it.

Gritting her teeth, Zhuang Xiao suddenly slammed her shoulder into the door!
The door remained completely still.

Grimace and rubbing his shoulder, Zhuang Xiao began to observe his surroundings.

There are absolutely no windows here, so the idea of ​​a secret passage is definitely out of the question.

Hard to say!
After all, the room appears to be made entirely of seamless metal, but what if there's a hidden door?

It's that very simple question.

If the room is really completely sealed, how is he breathing now?
There must be a well-ventilated area here!
Zhuang Xiao discovered it very quickly.

The vent is right above your head, but it's just a few very small holes, like the drain in a bathroom shower.

The main problem is that it's too far to reach.

Taking a deep breath, Zhuang Xiao began tapping back and forth on the walls and floor of the room.

Twenty minutes later he sighed.

Why are all the walls and floors solid?

It seems this approach won't work either.

Zhuang Xiao forced herself to calm down and continued to observe her surroundings, especially the corners of the high ceiling and walls.

He finally found out.

There is a small hole at each of the four corners of the room.

Is it a ventilation opening?
No, probably not.

There are already ventilation openings in the ceiling, so there's no need to do anything extra.

So, is it that one-piece casting technology cannot achieve a fully enclosed design?
That's impossible, because the corner where the floor meets the wall is cast as a single piece.

Therefore, the holes at these four corners can only be from surveillance cameras!
Or something like a surveillance camera.

Zhuang Xiao silently calculated the included angle.

These four corners truly offer a complete view of the entire room, leaving no blind spots whatsoever.

"Are you monitoring me?"

No, it should be monitoring other people.

Since I am in a "vegetative state," there is no reason for them to monitor me.

So this is monitoring the status of the nutrient freezing chamber?
That shouldn't be the case either.

If there's a problem with the machine here, people outside will definitely know.

He could do something so simple back then.

So, the surveillance cameras are monitoring people who can get in?
Or rather, someone will come in, even periodically, and the surveillance is monitoring them!

And these people must come in regularly! Otherwise, there would be no need to install this thing.

Zhuang Xiao even dared to bet that this regularity would be very frequent!

Because if it's not frequent, if someone comes in, you just need to send someone to keep an eye on them.

The fact that these surveillance cameras are installed, with no blind spots, shows that this room is really important!

So it's not just that the people who come in regularly come very frequently; the reason for installing surveillance cameras is actually because of distrust of the employees! They're afraid of making mistakes! That's why they need surveillance cameras and someone watching them all the time!

So you really are important!
Or rather, the machines behind you are very important.

Or, to put it more bluntly, one's existence is crucial to the company. And the company's most important asset is undoubtedly its virtual world technology!
"Almost half an hour has passed since I came out and started doing all sorts of things, so the other party should have definitely noticed that there was a problem on my end. At the very least, they should have noticed that there was a problem with the equipment."

"So the question is, why hasn't anyone come yet?"

Because they were too busy fighting amongst themselves to notice their own situation?
impossible!
If you don't notice yourself, it means you're not important.

If something is important, it will definitely pay attention to things on its own side!

This is a paradox!
Because it's a very simple principle: if your own affairs are a vital asset to the company, then no matter how much internal strife there is, that will be ensured.

Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the surveillance system has also been tampered with!
Is it Dong Weirui or An Lan?
No.

They couldn't possibly know when they would arrive.

Or rather, they have ways to leave "Zhuang Xiao's world," but they can't get close to themselves.

So after the commotion, the surveillance footage from this location was blocked.

The goal is to lure the enemy to come and check if there are any problems, so they can then ambush them from behind.

It's possible.

But no matter what, someone will definitely come!
Zhuang Xiao then searched everywhere, but couldn't find any tools that could be used as weapons.

He clicked his tongue, then pressed himself against the door and listened intently to the sounds outside.

But it was very quiet outside, which might be because the soundproofing was so good that we couldn't hear any outside noise.

However, Zhuang Xiao's expression quickly changed.

Because he heard footsteps.

The footsteps gave him three pieces of information.

First, the walls are not very soundproof. The reason there was no sound before was because there was no one guarding the outside!

Secondly, only one person came!
Third, the footsteps were very light, which indicates that the other person was of average build, or even rather thin, and was likely a woman.

So if we can control the other party, we can learn more information!

Zhuang Xiao sidestepped to the side, his back against the wall, his muscles tensed, ready to strike at any moment.

Not long after, he heard a beep from outside, followed by the door opening.

The door closed again after the person came in.

Zhuang Xiao then got a clear look at the person's appearance.

As he suspected, it was a woman, and she was rather thin and less than 1.6 meters tall.

She was also wearing a dark blue office lady dress.

Zhuang Xiao narrowed his eyes and lunged forward to pin her to the ground.

But the next moment, the woman's head suddenly turned 180 degrees, and a face with little distinguishability looked at him calmly. Then Zhuang Xiao felt himself being blasted away by a strong force and his back slammed heavily against the wall.

"cough"

Zhuang Xiao gritted his teeth, clutched his chest, and barely managed to stand up. Only then did he get a clear look at the woman's face.

That face was that of a gentle beauty, even without any flaws, but it was expressionless. It was so beautiful that it seemed inhuman, more like a doll. Her short, silver-white hair barely covered her shoulders.

But those blue eyes emitted a deep blue light that swept over Zhuang Xiao's entire body.

Zhuang Xiao didn't dare to move, while observing carefully.

Surprisingly, he actually figured something out.

This woman's eyes are very similar to the electronic eyes of the four robotic dogs in the ancient moon, both being blue rings, only much smaller.

Zhuang Xiao also observed that although her arm was flesh-colored, it was entirely made of metal mechanical structure.

"Grass"

We've run into a damn android!

The plan failed at its very first step.

But it's okay, he has a contingency plan!

Since we can't resist, we might as well submit for now.

In any case, based on his assumption, the other party would not harm him.

At least for the time being, no; at most, his freedom of movement will be restricted.

As expected, after his entire body was scanned, the android did not continue to attack him, but instead came over to help him up, saying, "You've just been unsealed, you need to rest."

"No, I want to walk around."

Zhuang Xiao understood. It seemed that she was indeed quite important, and this android was probably there to take care of her.

Since her muscles haven't atrophied, freezing and nutrient solutions alone probably won't be enough, so she should have someone massage her regularly.

He tried to struggle, but the seemingly frail hands of the android possessed terrifying strength, like a vise, and Zhuang Xiao couldn't break free at all.

He had no choice but to let the android pull him to the nutrient tank.

The android glanced down at the liquid on the ground, then forcefully dragged Zhuang Xiao to a dry open space nearby. It then pressed the still bewildered Zhuang Xiao to the ground and began to massage his arm.

"Go easy, big sister!" Zhuang Xiao grimaced as she tried to resist, but failed, so she had no choice but to accept it.

But then he suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

"A VIP android providing domestic, medical, and private services to humans." The android stated its model in a flat, emotionless tone, devoid of any mechanism or emotion.

"I'm talking about names." Zhuang Xiao's arm muscles were being pressed, making him feel incredibly sore. "Hiss—I mean names that sound human."

The android's hand suddenly paused, then continued massaging. "Androids don't have names."

"I can't just call you that, can I? There must be many different types of you. Do you have any unique nicknames or symbols that would be nice to refer to you?" Zhuang Xiao quickly tried to find a topic to talk about.

He still needs to figure out how to get information out of them and then make his escape.

"Zero."

"what?"

"I am the prototype of the VIP android for human domestic and medical private services."

"A prototype."

Zhuang Xiao was having a hard time keeping up.

There are only two possibilities for a prototype to be better than a production model.

Either the prototype is indeed powerful, but not practical, and too expensive to mass-produce, in which case the performance of the mass-produced version will be weakened.

Or maybe this is the set of an animated movie.

Realistically speaking, mass-produced models are bound to be superior to prototypes.

But it didn't matter to Zhuang Xiao.

"Zero, from now on I'll call you 'Zero'."

"zero"

The android suddenly froze, just as if a human had been stunned.

The blue bionic electronic eyes in her eyes, mimicking pupils, were constantly contracting and expanding, with large rings surrounding smaller ones.

Zhuang Xiao grimaced, "No! Sister! You're still pinching my arm! Can you relax a little?"

Zero suddenly realized what was happening, and she slowly lowered her head, then continued with her actions.

Zhuang Xiao was also pondering how to extract information from it.

(End of this chapter)