The night before the promotion

Chapter 61 Zuo Zhi
After Li Weiyu parked the car, Zhou Si walked out with a cane. He looked towards the stairs and saw Ruan Linrui standing there waiting for everyone. Behind her was a humanoid avatar, who was the personal security avatar provided to her by Shenwei Technology.

"You seem to be recovering well."

Ruan Linrui looked Zhou Si up and down with a rough and unconcealed gaze, as if she was looking at a piece of merchandise.

Zhou Si's tone became less stiff than before, "I have to thank Ms. Ruan for her great help at that time."

After that night of golden dreams, the relationship between Zhou Si and Ruan Linrui eased a lot, but it was just an easing.

"Here are your temporary passes, take them."

Ruan Linrui handed over four passes with their one-inch photos on them.

The entire industrial park is highly intelligent, especially in the Shenwei Building. Strict division of authority accurately separates employees. Without a pass, they will not be able to move a single step here.

"follow me."

After handing over the pass, Ruan Linrui took Zhou Si and others into the Shenwei Building.

"The secret laboratory where the accident occurred is located on the 76th floor. According to the original design plan, it should have been a warehouse, but I don't know when it was converted into a laboratory."

Ruan Linrui talked about the clues she had found while walking. "The laboratory was hidden perfectly. Several isolation doors separated it physically. In the internal system of Shenwei Building, relevant information was also deliberately erased. If someone inquired, he would find that the area he was investigating was a construction area, that is, a concrete wall. Even if an employee came here by chance, he would be blocked by the extremely high level of authority."

Zhou Si asked, "Didn't the internal system discover its strange power consumption?"

"He has set up a secret laboratory here. Is it difficult to conceal the power consumption?"

Ruan Linrui continued, "Besides, the amount of electricity consumed by Shenwei Building every day is an astronomical figure. In order to maintain operation, we have a separate power plant in the industrial park, and there are also backup generators inside Shenwei Building."

She suddenly stopped and looked at Zhou Si in confusion, "Weren't you also an employee before? Why are you the same as when you first arrived?"

"I've been away for four years, who knows what's changed in that time?"

Zhou Si walked into the spacious lobby on the first floor and looked at the employees coming and going and the strange and bizarre incarnations. At a certain moment, Zhou Si felt like he had walked into the set of a science fiction film, with aliens from various worlds everywhere.

"It looks like nothing has changed here."

Zhou Si looked up. The steel and glass structures formed a tall central garden roof. The pure white spirals rose up layer by layer until they merged into one with the light.

Stopping his nostalgia, Zhou Si returned to the case itself and whispered, "It is a bit too unrealistic to transform a warehouse into a laboratory. Such a large-scale construction will definitely be difficult to avoid the system's monitoring."

"So what do you think..." Ruan Linrui waited quietly for Zhou Si's answer.

"It was a laboratory from the beginning, but in the design drawings and systems, someone deliberately tampered with it to disguise it as a warehouse."

Zhou Si quickly made a list in his mind, "There are not many people who can do this in Shenwei Building."

Ruan Linrui whispered softly, "A big shot hidden in the upper echelons of Shenwei Technology."

Suddenly, Zhou Si laughed. His neurotic reaction made others at a loss. Even several employees passing by cast puzzled glances at him.

Ruan Linrui asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, I just think it's a bit of black humor," Zhou Si pointed to the top of his head, "Maybe the murderer is watching us from there?"

Zhou Si turned and walked forward. A holographic projection suddenly appeared beside him. It was a young girl, as pretty as an exquisite doll, floating in the air and greeting Zhou Si.

"Zhou Si, I'm very happy to see you back in the company! Four years have passed, and I believe your return will bring new vitality and creativity to the team."

This warm greeting made Zhou Si a little confused, and it was followed by a sense of familiarity and nostalgia.

"It's been a while indeed, Xiaohua, but I'm not here to resume work."

Zhou Si showed his temporary pass.

After two seconds of delay, the girl responded immediately, "I'm sorry, the visual system made some mistakes in recognizing the temporary pass. I should have identified your identity from the background data. The problem has been reported to the center. I'm deeply sorry for the trouble you have caused."

The girl changed the subject and smiled sweetly at Zhou Si, "But Shenwei Building still welcomes your return, Zhou Si."

After she finished speaking, the holographic projection went out and the girl disappeared from Zhou Si's sight.

Ruan Linrui didn't care about this episode. She walked quickly forward and communicated with the staff. At this time, Li Weiyu came over from behind. He looked at the service center in the center of the hall. Several holographic projections that looked exactly like the girl were standing there, providing various functional services to the employees coming and going.

"Is it Chen Huahan?" Li Weiyu asked.

"No," Zhou Si corrected, "Its official identity is an intelligent assistant named Xiaohua, but its image is borrowed from Chen Wen Ge's daughter, Chen Huahan. As for the real Chen Huahan, she died decades ago."

Zhou Si further said, "Some people say that Chen Huahan's premature death was one of the important driving forces that prompted Chen Wen-Ge to carry out research. There are also some rumors that Chen Wen-Ge wanted to revive his young daughter, which made him so obsessed." "I'm not sure about the former, but the latter is definitely a rumor. As early as Chen Wen-Ge divorced his wife, Chen Huahan's body had been cremated."

Li Weiyun looked at Zhou Si with strange eyes, "How do you know so much about it? Does Chen Wen Ge talk to you about things like this?"

"No, he rarely talked to me about his personal affairs. As for what I know, it comes from his personal biography," Zhou Si joked, "You haven't read Chen Wen Ge's autobiography, have you? That book was a best-seller back then."

Zhou Si commented mercilessly, "However, if you haven't read it, don't read it. Biographies are meaningless except for making Chen Wen Ge more famous."

A group of people crowded into the elevator, and the high-speed elevator quickly went upwards, dragging everyone to the top of the tall tower.

"I need to remind you that due to the particularity of this case, Chen Wen Ge's death is still kept confidential." Ruan Linrui suddenly spoke, her voice echoing in the elevator.

Zhou Si calculated, "You have kept this secret for almost a month, right? Do you want to continue?"

"You have no idea what a huge impact Chen Wen Ge's death will have. Even though there has been a month of preparation, all departments of the company are still worried about the potential storm of public opinion and crisis."

Ruan Linrui let out a long sigh. As the director of the Information Security Department, she has been under a lot of pressure in recent days and dark circles can be seen under her eyes.

"To prevent leaks, the 73rd floor where the incident occurred has been completely sealed off, and related work has been transferred to other areas of the industrial park. We are the only ones who can reach there now."

Ruan Linrui looked at the screen above her head. The number of floors changed rapidly until it stopped at seventy-three.

The moment the elevator stopped, gravity seemed to suddenly increase, and Zhou Si's body involuntarily sank slightly, as if the floor under his feet suddenly became more solid, giving him a brief but obvious feeling of heaviness, and he was suddenly pulled back to the ground from the light floating state.

Zhou Si's heart also felt heavy.

It was not until this moment that Zhou Si realized that he was only separated from Chen Wen Ge's death by a wall. His stagnant emotions began to become agitated, and an indescribable feeling gradually filled him.

Chen Wen-Ge.

Zhou Si was not sure how to view this genius who led an era. Was he his boss, teacher, or a friend with whom he had an sometimes-distant and sometimes-close relationship?
The elevator door slowly opened, and as if something familiar had happened before, a group of heavily armed security guards were stationed at the door, standing in a queue, as if welcoming the arrival of the investigation team.

After taking a look at the weapons they were carrying, Zhou Si had no doubt that if he hadn't allowed them to be here, they would have decisively shot him into a hornet's nest.

"Welcome, everyone from the investigation team."

A familiar voice came from the front, and a man in a suit strode towards the crowd.

The man looked very young, with a shiny slicked-back hair. He was wearing a dark-colored tailored suit that was tailored to fit him well, with a simple shirt underneath. His collar was slightly open and his cuffs were lightly rolled up, revealing an exquisite watch and a small part of his strong wrists. His trouser line was straight, outlining his slender legs, and he was wearing a pair of clean leather shoes.

Zhou Si frowned slightly. There were many people dressed like this in Shenwei Building. They all looked like successful people, but the one in front of him was obviously more of a "successful person" and a "winner in life" than the others in temperament.

"Zhou Si, it's been a long time."

The man's eyes lit up, and he walked quickly to Zhou Si. Regardless of whether Zhou Si was willing or not, he grabbed Zhou Si's right hand and shook it hard.

Zhou Si tried to struggle, but found that he couldn't move the opponent at all.

"who are you?"

Zhou Si was somewhat familiar with the man's voice, but was completely unfamiliar with his face.

He always has an uninhibited smile on his face, and combined with his stereotypical successful person attire, he looks both elegant and flamboyant, making it hard to describe him.

"Oh? It's only been four years since we last met, don't you recognize me?"

The man said with a lost tone, but then he realized the problem.

"Sorry, sorry," he let go of Zhou Si's hand embarrassedly, "I forgot that my appearance has changed. Hey, I have been using this body for so long that I have completely gotten used to treating it as my true self."

Hearing the man's words, Zhou Si stared at his eyes. In those delicate pupils, he keenly noticed the micro-contraction changes. Then he looked at the man's skin carefully. It was not human skin at all, but bionic skin similar to Zhou Si's left arm.

The man in front of him was not a human being at all, but a humanoid incarnation that was more realistic than a tiger. Combined with the man’s words just now, Zhou Si vaguely guessed the man’s identity and asked tentatively.

"Mr. Zuozhi?"

Zuo Zhi clenched his fists excitedly at Zhou Si's answer, "Ha! I knew you could guess it."

"I joined the immortality program and used my appearance when I was 25 years old," Zuo Zhi and Zhou Si said, arm in arm. "After my body became younger, my heart also became younger. It feels great."

Suddenly, Zuo Zhi's cheerful tone turned sad, and he murmured, "I have always recommended Chen Wen Ge to join the Changsheng Plan, but you also know his stubborn temper."

Zuo Zhi let go of Zhou Si and sighed, "If he had joined the immortality plan, maybe he wouldn't have died.
　More updates can solve 90% of the problems, probably.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)