I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 861: Entering the Dream Again
Lao Ping sat in the security room holding a can of Coke, looking a little confused.

"Where did this Coke come from?"

He really couldn't remember how this can of Coke came into his hands.

He had no memory of the can of Coke; it suddenly appeared out of nowhere and landed in his hands.

He was clearly still sorting out reports when a can of Coke suddenly appeared in his hand. He held it for a long time, and his thoughts were stagnant for a long time...

It seemed as if there was a gap in his memory, completely separating his two actions.

Lao Ping doesn't like drinking Coke, so he thought for a long time before he realized what the drink in his hand was.

He also didn't remember what drinks were placed in the security room. He had always used a thermos to make tea, and his colleague A Qing only liked to drink ice water. The leader was usually not in the security room, so the appearance of this can of Coke was really strange.

“Did another colleague put it here?”

Lao Ping didn’t remember any colleagues having entered the security room, as no one ever came here.

What's more, he has no memory of "picking up the can of Coke"...

"Where was it originally placed?" Lao Ping couldn't remember.

"I'm not that old, have I already started to suffer from Alzheimer's disease?"

He quickly picked up the report beside him and read it carefully.

His thinking was very clear and the records were neat and tidy. Lao Ping flipped through a few pages casually and still remembered the previous contents clearly. His brain was still very "durable" and he didn't look like he had Alzheimer's disease at all.

Putting down the report and looking at the can of Coke that suddenly appeared, Lao Ping fell into confusion again.

His work was not finished yet, so all he had to do now was put the can of Coke aside and continue his work.

But at this moment he had a feeling in his heart: this can of Coke was very important.

"What's so important about a can of Coke?" Lao Ping couldn't figure it out, but his subconscious mind told him so.

So, Lao Ping held the Coke and was reluctant to put it down.

Looking at the smooth can, Lao Ping swallowed his saliva. He actually wanted to open it right away and drink the Coke inside.

He obviously doesn't like to drink beverages, so why does he have this strange desire?

Lao Ping forced himself to suppress this desire and wanted to put the can down first, but his concentration seemed to be completely locked on the can. He knew that if he just put the can of Coke aside without knowing why, he would keep thinking about it.

So he looked at the can of Coke again, as if he was examining a treasure, until a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Bang bang bang!"

The visitor seemed very anxious and knocked on the door of the security room so hard that it shook.

"Is there something urgent?"

Lao Ping quickly stood up, walked to the door and opened it.

"What's wrong?" Lao Ping immediately recognized the person who came. It was Hu Le, a member of the robotics team. Lao Ping had been in this research institute for a long time and knew basically everyone there, but they didn't have a close relationship with most of them.

He was not very familiar with the researcher in front of him and only knew his name.

Hu Le looked apologetic and stammered, saying sorry to Lao Ping.

"Excuse me, Lao Ping, there's something wrong with the main electronic screen in the conference room. You have to go and fix it."

"Let me fix it?" Lao Ping was stunned.

He can't repair...

Lao Ping looked at his wrist calmly. Under the long sleeve of his coat was a relic that he brought here from Dawn City.

Because of the cost of the relic, he couldn't learn anything new, and unfortunately, the electronic screen was within the scope of "new things".

He had never told anyone the price of this relic, not even Ah Qing, with whom he had a very good relationship. He just pretended that he was unwilling to learn, and others would not force him because of his age.

Because of the price of this relic, he was unable to complete many of his original duties, so he could only make up for it in other things, doing more chores and things beyond his duties so that others would not think that he was taking advantage of his seniority and being lazy.

"Why would Hu Le let me repair it?"

Lao Ping realized something was wrong immediately. Everyone in the research institute should know that he knew nothing about these electronic products. Although Hu Le didn't have much contact with him, the rest of the robotics team should know about it.

"Why didn't anyone stop him?"

Never mind. Now that you've come here, you must be too anxious...

Lao Ping guessed that the people in the robot team were probably in a hurry to use the electronic screen, so they came here.

"I don't know how to fix it." Lao Ping said to the other party directly.

If you don’t understand, you don’t understand. There’s nothing to be ashamed of.

"But only those with the authority of your security department can access the system."

"Why?" Lao Ping didn't understand what Hu Le meant. He really had no idea.

Hu Le also noticed the confusion on Lao Ping's face, so he quickly changed his explanation.

"For example, if a water meter is broken somewhere and we need to repair it, we must find the key to open the door of the well room, but we don't have this key, only the security room has it, do you understand?"

As he spoke, he looked past Lao Ping and into the security room, as if he was looking for something.

"Key?" Lao Ping was not stupid and he quickly understood.

But there was something wrong with the other party's behavior, as if he was deliberately guiding him to hand over the "key". Anyway, he didn't understand it.

Although Lao Ping didn't understand electronic products, he was very good at judging people. He vaguely felt that he couldn't just hand over the "key" casually.

But since the other party has come here, we can’t let them go back empty-handed…

"Wait a minute, I'll report to the leader."

Lao Ping chose the safest approach. He closed the door, turned on the communication equipment, and reported the matter to his leader.

The leader responded quickly and asked Lao Ping to wait in the security room.

Lao Ping was not in a hurry. After notifying Hu Le, he stood guard at the door of the security room.

The other party looked at Lao Ping who had been blocking the door of the security room, and finally left unwillingly.

Looking at Hu Le's back, Lao Ping became more and more certain that the other party had some plan.

"What do they want to do?"

Today, something was a little too weird.

There’s the sudden appearance of Coke, a broken electronic screen, and a suspicious researcher… There’s always a feeling that a storm is about to come.

Lao Ping has been in the abyss for so long, he understands that there must be a bigger storm brewing behind these abnormalities.

Thinking of this, Lao Ping looked around and then carefully locked the door.

He moved the chair to the door, took the can of Coke, and sat down steadily, keeping his eyes fixed in the direction of the door, even putting down his original work.

The Coke can was already warm from his holding it, but he still held it in his hand, unwilling to let go.

Time passed by little by little, and Lao Ping sat there motionless.

Finally, there was a sound outside the door, it was a burst of hurried footsteps.

After hearing the footsteps, Lao Ping's nervous heart relaxed a little. He recognized that it was the footsteps of his colleague A Qing.

The door shook a few times and was easily opened. The person who came was A Qing.

After A Qing opened the door, he wanted to ask what happened first, but he saw the Coke in Lao Ping's arms at a glance.

He was stunned for a moment, looked at Lao Ping's face with a puzzled look, then looked at the can of Coke. After repeating this several times, he finally spoke.

"Laoping, you...are you changing your taste?"

“Is the Coke good?”

A Qing pointed at the Coke in Lao Ping's hand and asked curiously.

(End of this chapter)