Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 697 No Evidence, No Error

The smiling person arrived very quickly.

Just as the Wish Advisor turned around with a puzzled look on his face, about to ask Wu Wang if he was joking, the Smiler actually appeared.

All three elevators in the Wish Exhibition Hall opened simultaneously.

A dozen or so smiling men in white suits came out.

Their smiles were perfectly synchronized, and their stride intervals were so precise they could be measured in millimeters.

Such a display truly startled the wish advisor.

In the more than half a year since he joined the company, he has never seen so many smiling people appear in one place at the same time.

After all, the factory's smiling employees are not like the external management; they don't need to gather together regularly for meetings or anything like that.

Each person only needs to be responsible for managing their own area.

As the smiling people quickly walked towards him, the wish consultant almost instinctively shrank back and cried out, "No, no, no... I... I admit I took a short nap while working... but there weren't many people in the showroom at the time..."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt figures rushing past him.

These smiling people completely disregarded the wish consultant.

They marched in unison towards the ruins of Wu.

A dozen or so people stood between Wu Wang and the advisor, vaguely forming a kind of encirclement.

If Wu Wang wanted to escape, no matter which angle he took off running from, there would be someone with a smile to stop him immediately.

Two more smiling people walked toward the workbench, seemingly inquiring about something.

The smiling man at the head of the group was male, and his name tag number was HR-0311.

"Hello, employee #00000." His voice sounded like a customer service recording, completely devoid of any human emotion: "The factory has detected that you are associated with a [group of non-work-related abnormal behaviors]. Please cooperate with us for routine checks."

While they claim to be cooperating, the underlying message is one of forcibly seizing the goods if cooperation is not taken.

Wu Wang knew very well that he couldn't use the previous method of threatening them with compensation under these circumstances.

After all, it's clear that the factory is taking this very seriously.

He shrugged and said, "How can we cooperate?"

"Please show me your bracelet." The smiling leader pulled out a long metal strip that looked like a belt from his waist. The middle part was hollowed out, and it was unclear what he intended to do with it.

In response, Wu Wang generously extended his wrist, even turning it around to let the other person see it clearly.

"Go ahead and look, look all you want. Do you want me to take off my work clothes for you to inspect?"

"I have a great figure, so I won't suffer any losses."

The other party ignored his rude remarks.

Instead, he simply slipped the belt-like thing onto Wu Wang's wrist. The Desire Bracelet fit snugly into the openwork part, making it seem like some kind of instrument specifically designed to check bracelets.

As the indicator light on the long metal buckle lit up, Wu Wang began to feel an abnormal temperature emanating from the bracelet.

This temperature is caused by overload resulting from high-speed operation.

Clearly, the "white" component in the bracelet is frantically resisting or fabricating information for the other party to check.

Wu Wang was not worried at all that Bai would lose to this belt stick.

It's a legendary item imbued with the aura of eternity, so it still has some prestige, right?

"Hmm...where's that burnt smell coming from?"

The wish consultant, who was quite frightened, suddenly became somewhat bewildered.

He inexplicably smelled a burnt, charred odor in the air, mixed with a faint aroma of meat.

As time went on, someone's wrist was almost burned by the high temperature.

But his expression didn't change at all.

Click—

After the inspection was completed, the smiling person untied the long strip of their belt.

The smiles on their faces looked somewhat stiff.

Because the test results showed that Wu Wang's bracelet was working perfectly!

At this moment, the smiling person who was making inquiries at the workbench also came over.

Looking at the colleague in charge, he said helplessly, "Report: The surveillance footage shows that employee #00000 has been in the lobby with the wish consultant since entering the wish exhibition hall. The two of them were talking about various questions about the wish experience, and there was no violation of the rules."

The surveillance system had already been modified by [Bai].

The footage of those clones entering the experience cabin was completely erased, and even the footage of Wu Wang teleporting was completely gone.

This is also why he dares to use his skills a little.

As long as you're not caught red-handed by these smiling people, you'll be fine.

"However, we found that three experience cabins were activated recently, and no wristband signal was detected inside the workbench. We suspect it is a program malfunction. Should we investigate it immediately?"

Which three?

"Number 7, number 12, and number 19."

Upon hearing these three numbers, three of the smiling participants quickly stepped forward and went to the corresponding experience cabin door.

The system is currently displaying that the experience cabin is in operation, which means there are people inside. However, the workbench is not detecting any wristband signal.

Suddenly, the smiling person's expression turned serious.

"Open."

HR-0311's tone began to turn cold.

Upon hearing his command, the three smiling men did not hesitate any longer and reached out to grab the gap in the hatch.

Clang!

The next second, an indescribable force erupted, and the seemingly heavy metal door was forcibly pried open.

Everyone's eyes were drawn inward.

There's nothing in here!

Wu Wang's smile remained unchanged.

Of course they couldn't catch it; their clones were just a skill, and essentially, once canceled, they would disappear without a trace.

As I said before—unless they catch them red-handed, they can't do anything about it.

The scene fell into a deathly silence.

A moment later, Wu Wang heard HR-0311 speak:

"Please wait here for a moment while I request a one-on-one behavioral assessment of you."

After saying that, the smiling people dispersed.

Since the surveillance footage showed nothing unusual, they had no choice but to personally inspect every location.

But it seems that even if no connection was found between Wu Wang and the abnormal behavior of the fourth layer just now, and even to some extent he was not involved.

Wu Wang wasn't even there at the time!

The smilers didn't intend to let him off the hook immediately.

Wu Wang leaned against the wall, and the small hill above his head yawned.

"Meow~"

Boss, if you really get caught, can I run first?

Wu Wang rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry, the factory's rules are evidence-based. Without evidence, they can't take any coercive measures against me. That's written in the contract."

"Actually, in some ways, the fact that these unscrupulous factories are so bad is that they are not so bad."

"It respects contracts much more than reality does."

Not long after, HR-0311 walked up to Wu Wang again.

But the smile on his face seemed to have become somewhat strange.

"According to the latest instructions from the factory, you will be transferred to HR-2714 for a one-on-one behavioral assessment."

"He will be responsible for conducting in-depth questioning of you; please cooperate."

These words surprised Wu Wang.

HR-2714?

Isn't that Zhang Mingyuan?

Is it really such a coincidence that Zhang Mingyuan was chosen to interrogate me?

“Sure, I know him pretty well. We had a good chat during our career planning consultation last time.” Wu Wang stretched and smiled, “Where is he? Should I go find him myself?” The other party replied calmly, “Please come with me to the consultation room on the tenth floor.”

He then turned and headed towards the elevator, while the other smiling individuals remained on this floor, continuing their search for non-existent clues.

The elevator was running very fast this time.

Wu was quickly taken to the consultation room on the tenth floor.

The room was furnished exactly the same as last time, with warm yellow lighting, green plants, and two steaming cups of coffee.

Everything was up to standard.

It's so perfect it looks like it's never been touched.

After bringing Wu Wang over, the smiling man left, leaving only Wu Wang and Zhang Mingyuan there.

It's as if this isn't an interrogation, but rather another career planning consultation.

Zhang Mingyuan's familiar figure sat in front of him, in the same posture as before, with his hands folded on the table.

"Thank you for making this trip."

“Employee #00000, please describe your behavior around 12 o’clock today.”

Upon hearing Zhang Mingyuan's question, Wu Wang did not rush to answer.

Instead, he picked up his coffee, took a sip, and said, "Today's coffee doesn't smell as good as last time. Did you change the beans?"

Zhang Mingyuan's voice remained unchanged: "The smiley person does not participate in the preparation of coffee drinks, which is not in line with my work process. If you have any opinions on the quality of the coffee, I can give feedback to the logistics department."

"Oh, really? I thought you brewed the coffee yourself before. It seems I was mistaken." Wu Wang said the words "I was mistaken" very slowly and softly, as if it were a trivial matter.

His implication was quite clear.

He was saying, "I remember everything that happened between us."

"Then please continue with your previous question." Zhang Mingyuan repeated, "What were you doing around noon today?"

Wu Wang leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, picked up Xiao Qiu, and stroked its fur.

He recited the speech he had prepared beforehand.

They even came up with a reason for going to the Wish Exhibition Hall today.

However, after hearing his reasons, even Zhang Mingyuan, who was supposed to be smiling, found it difficult to maintain his composure.

"You mean you went to the showroom to learn more about employee #5982's wishes?"

"Because he was very interested in the 'Return of the Dead' merchandise that he bought?"

In response, Wu Wang nodded seriously and said, "That's right, didn't everyone see it? I slept with his wife on the day I joined the company. Does the factory care about its employees' sex lives?"

Zhang Mingyuan: "..."

That's true.

After all, many people on the fourth floor had seen the scene where Wu Wang had the cow cat carry a woman around.

She even took the item back to her room.

This is footage captured entirely by surveillance cameras.

But is it really okay for you to say it so shamelessly?

Not to mention feeling embarrassed, he even sensed a strange sense of pride in Wu Wang's tone.

Is this guy really human?

"So, are you aware of the unusual behavior that occurred at exactly 12 o'clock on the fourth floor, where a large number of employees stood up and remained still for five seconds at the same time?" Zhang Mingyuan sighed and continued to ask.

Wu Wang blinked, somewhat puzzled.

"I don't know, but so what?"

"Everyone goes to eat during lunch break, is it strange to stand up together?"

"Are you going to install a traffic light so that you can only get up and leave your workstation when the green light is on?"

As he said this, Zhang Mingyuan's finger suddenly tapped the table lightly.

Just like when he told Wu Wang the location of the hiding place.

While lighting the lamp, he asked, "The factory believes that this highly synchronized behavior may be due to some kind of coordination mechanism. Did you participate in this coordination?"

Wu Wang picked up the coffee and blew on it to cool it down.

He noticed that Zhang Mingyuan tapped his fingers exactly seven times, no more and no less.

"Coordination? What coordination?"

"You mean I installed a megaphone on the fourth floor and shouted 'Stand up!'?"

"Then everyone should stand up, bow, and greet the teacher together. That's coordination ingrained in our DNA."

Zhang Mingyuan did not ask any further questions after hearing his answer.

He simply veered the conversation and asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"Did you perform any unauthorized actions at the workbench in the Wish Showcase yesterday?"

As he said this, his fingers began to tap again.

Wu Wang took a big gulp of coffee and answered vaguely, "Operation? I just touched it and it popped up a bunch of warnings, which scared me so much that I immediately moved away. You can check the operation log; I didn't do anything."

This time, Zhang Mingyuan tapped his finger twelve times.

After a brief pause, his hand moved again in response to the next question.

"Why haven't you purchased any items from the wish store since you started working at the factory?"

When answering this question, Wu Wang put down his cup and drew a circle on the rim of the cup with his finger.

He laughed and said, "What? Didn't our contract mention a minimum spending requirement for the Wish Shop? Is it wrong if I don't find the item I want to buy?"

"Of course, if I accumulate 10000 wish points, I wouldn't mind going to the wish pool."

"Maybe what I want is there, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this answer, Zhang Mingyuan responded in an extremely formulaic manner: "Then I hope you can achieve your desired wish soon."

He then added, "Your answers are all within a reasonable range. You can leave after I upload the detailed report."

After saying that, Zhang Mingyuan moved his hand from the table to his wristband.

He tapped the desktop a total of nineteen times.

Wu Wang squinted and looked around.

Actually, there are some things here that are different from the last time I came.

Various detection devices, miniature cameras pointed at one's facial expressions, microphones placed under one's seat, and even the chair itself is a disguised device that can detect body temperature and other physiological states.

Therefore, Zhang Mingyuan's questions seemed to be casual inquiries, and no matter how perfunctory one's answers were, he would not continue to ask follow-up questions.

In reality, the factory doesn't care what their answer is, because if they really had a problem, they certainly wouldn't tell the truth.

The factory only wanted to determine whether someone was lying by testing their physiological responses when answering questions.

It has begun to distrust the data from its own fitness tracker.

They want to analyze their behavior and language using real-time physiological data.

A slight smile appeared on Wu Wang's lips.

Unfortunately, I had already received targeted training in this area.

They couldn't analyze anything.

On the contrary, something else piqued his curiosity even more—

Why did Zhang Mingyuan choose this moment to emphasize the numbers and order of the three experience cabins to himself again?

No...that's not right.

His way of conveying information didn't seem like a reiteration, but rather like before, he wanted to reveal this information right under the factory's nose.

So that I can find something.

Oh? This is getting interesting.

Wu Wang looked at Zhang Mingyuan, who was uploading a report, and his gaze gradually became interesting.

The other party is unaware that they have obtained the USB drive?

Or perhaps he wasn't even aware that he already knew the activation order of the three modules?

But he personally wrote down the information for himself inside the ventilation duct.

What's going on here? (End of Chapter)