I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 888 Bait
"Are you Hu Le?"

After listening to Meng Qilin's explanation, Lao Ping did not care about the issues about authority and robots, but went straight to the block and asked anxiously at the top of the block.

"Yes." Meng Qilin raised his short forelimbs and greeted Lao Ping awkwardly.

"You didn't die? What about the others? What about the other members of your team? And Qing... Is Qing okay now?"

Lao Ping's pupils suddenly lit up, as if he had found hope that he had not seen for a long time.

It has been twenty years and he has never gotten over that missing case. Now that the person involved in the missing case has been found, how could he not be excited?
"Laoping, calm down first. I am Hu Le, but not the Hu Le you know..."

"What do you mean? If you are not Hu Le, how do you know about the Robotics Research Group?"

"I am Hu Le from another dream. You can also think of me as Hu Le from another timeline. I don't know the history of this place, nor do I know what happened in the past twenty years. I'm sorry, Lao Ping, I can't answer your question. I am also confused about these things..."

Listening to Meng Qilin's explanation, Lao Ping's eyes dimmed again.

"Wait until all this is over, then you can tell me in detail." He also understood the priorities. Now was not the time to discuss these things. The more important thing was to deal with the robots first.

Sighing, Lao Ping reached into his coat, searched carefully for a while, and then took out a small bag.

He carefully loosened the drawstring of the bag and gently shook the contents into his palm.

It was something that looked like a USB flash drive. The surface was wiped clean and it looked well maintained. There was no sign of wear and tear on the interface. Even the gaps were clean and even reflective...

"This is the permission tool you are talking about."

Lao Ping looked at the permission tool in his hand with a complicated look.

"This is the only thing that Ah Qing left behind. After they disappeared, this thing was plugged into the main electronic screen. After the guards checked it, they gave it to me, and I have been carrying it with me..."

“I don’t understand these electronic devices, but I know it’s important.”

Lao Ping's hand trembled, and he handed over the thing in his hand hesitantly.

Looking at what was in Lao Ping's hand, Martin walked over slowly and took the authority tool carefully.

Lao Ping held the small bag, but his eyes followed Martin's hand, his eyes full of reluctance.

"I will return it to you after I use it, don't worry." Seeing that Lao Ping still looked reluctant to let go, Martin comforted him gently.

"It's okay." Lao Ping answered softly and withdrew his hand that was frozen in mid-air.

That was the only thought that Ah Qing left him, and it might very well be the clue to the missing case, so Lao Ping always carried it with him, hoping that he would need it someday.

I didn't expect that it would be used in a place like this...

Lao Ping didn’t know whether it was good or bad.

"After they entered the research institute, they didn't go anywhere else, but came directly to besiege you?" Martin asked Lao Ping.

Lao Ping nodded: "That's right."

"Then this should be their goal. The twenty-year deadline is up, and they need this to reinject security authority." Martin looked at the authority tool in his hand and said clearly.

"Is this permission so important?" Martin couldn't believe it. "Why do they have to get it from here? Isn't there a way to obtain security permissions in other places in Mengdu?"

“No more.” Lao Ping shook his head and explained, “The guard team has been disbanded for a long time, and their things should have been destroyed. In the past 20 years, security personnel in other places have also been gradually replaced by robots. After they leave, their permissions will be revoked. Now, I should be the only one left…”

"Why didn't you quit?" Martin asked curiously. Lao Ping was stunned when he heard this question.

After hesitating for a while, he began to explain:

"I'm old now, and I can't do anything else. If I leave the institute, I'll have nothing to do, and I have to stay here... Maybe one day, they will come back."

Lao Ping spoke softer and softer, until it was almost difficult to hear him.

But everyone present understood why he stayed.

The disappearance had a profound impact on him. His heart was trapped in the research institute, and his body was unwilling to leave...

Martin was silent for a while and picked up the permission tool in his hand.

"After I deal with these robots and take care of Mengdu's affairs, I will help you find your friends." He promised Lao Ping.

Before Lao Ping could thank him, the kimchi in his glass jar suddenly started rolling.

Small colorful tentacles suddenly appeared on his body, some waving in the air, some passing through the glass, rolling up the pickles, and then disappearing into the void.

Then, another tentacle appeared on his hand and gently tapped the authority tool in his hand.

After touching the tentacle, the authority tool was suddenly knocked into the air, and countless ghosts appeared. Each of those ghosts was an authority tool of a different color, overlapping infinitely.

Lao Ping saw the authority tool being knocked away and subconsciously wanted to step forward to catch it, but was stopped by Martin.

"It doesn't matter. I'm just spreading it out so the robots can see it."

Only after hearing Martin's explanation did Lao Ping step back.

The authority tool flew into the air, leaving countless afterimages behind. Each afterimage seemed to be solidified and frozen in the air.

After reaching the highest point, the authority tool fell down again.

At this time, another colorful tentacle appeared in the air and touched the authority tool. It was knocked away again and bounced to another place.

Countless shadows appeared again, and tentacles kept appearing in the air, hitting the authority tool around randomly. Lao Ping looked at this scene, clenched his palms, and his face was full of worry.

But this process did not last long. The authority tool soon fell down and was caught by Martin again, leaving all kinds of messy ghosts in the air. Martin waved his hand and many tentacles appeared, grabbing those ghosts into the void.

"The bait has been put out, all we have to do is wait here for them to come." Martin said confidently.

"They are connected to the big data of Dream Network. Won't they see that this is a trap?" asked Meng Qilin on top of the cube.

"Even if they see it's a trap, they have to come over. This is the bait that will definitely hook them..."

For some reason, there was a strong sense of confidence in Martin's words, as if he was very sure that the robots would take the bait.

Sure enough, not long after, ripples appeared in the surrounding colorful space, like the shaking of a fish after biting a hook.

The ripples became more and more, and some black fragments seemed to be pulled, jumping out directly from the ripples and arriving in front of everyone.

"I got you!"

(End of this chapter)