Ita Era

Chapter 191 Who am I?
Starting from the 10th floor, people began to get off the elevator. Ding Shi checked the system time and it was already 8:58. The elevator traveled very fast, covering two floors per second, but it would slow down in advance when someone got off. Combined with the opening, closing, and acceleration of the doors, Ding Shi was worried he would be late.

The four members of the Warriors Tribe were assigned to four different floors.

Ding Shi arrived at the 80th floor at 9:00 AM sharp. After a few steps out of the elevator waiting area, he saw an automatic time clock. He approached the machine, and it automatically took his photo, compared it, and confirmed him as an employee of that floor. The time clock was 9:00:45 AM.

Ding Shi followed the route provided in the system tutorial to the logistics department, and the company's mini-map appeared in the upper left corner. Since Ding Shi was an employee of Happy Company, the company map was fully open. Other floors required obtaining the corresponding maps to access the mini-map tool.

Ding Shi saw the woman in red and thought to himself, "So holding hands really works."

Dressed in red, she headed to the upscale office area. The ID she wore on her chest indicated that she was Vice President Wang's administrative secretary, responsible for greeting guests, confirming appointments, and serving tea and water.

Ding Shi covered his left hand with his right, raised his index finger at the woman in red with his left hand, and walked past her. The woman in red was annoyed that Ding Shi was staring at her chest and looking at her ID card. She glared at Ding Shi and walked past him.

The code didn't match. Is Red-Clad Lady really that lucky? She saw her clone the very first second she arrived at work. Well, you couldn't say she's lucky, since she didn't know where Red-Clad Lady's real body was.

System notification: Day 1 of the instance, first veil message: It dislikes water, and if it suddenly touches water, it will scream.

Ding Shi complained: How does it drink water?

System: Aliens, aliens, aliens! Did someone tell you that aliens need to drink water?
Ding Shi was shocked; it was the first time he had ever discovered that the system had a temper.

The system explains: After Ita's first major upgrade, the system completed its first phase of learning. When encountering idiotic questions, it will mimic an emotionally unstable person, including but not limited to swearing. If you feel offended, you can spend $5 to disable this feature.

Note: Reopening after closing will cost $5.

Ding Shi felt that with such a silly system, his mood could not possibly be tainted.

After turning left and right, we arrived at the logistics office. The logistics department has 12 employees and also has an open-plan office. There are many cabinets around the open-plan office, such as tool cabinets and medical cabinets.

Does Ita have some misunderstanding about logistics? Tools aside, why is medical equipment also assigned to the logistics department?

Ding Shi sat down at his workstation and glanced at his colleagues. He felt that the composition was very complicated, with players, clones, and NPCs. The key point was that Ding Shi couldn't tell them apart at all.

On Ding Shi's workstation was a framed photo containing a picture of Ding Shi kissing a beautiful, unfamiliar girl. Ding Shi was certain he had never seen this girl before and couldn't believe he had taken such a photo. He reasoned that if he were kissing such a beautiful girl, his hand certainly wouldn't be on her lower back.

He turned on the computer; there were only two icons: a work log folder and an email folder. Ding Shi took out his phone; it only had one app: make and receive calls. He might as well just give him a basic old-fashioned phone.

System notification: System software will be added as needed.

Ding Shi opened his contacts, which contained the phone numbers of Vice President Zhao Qiansun, President Bai (the boss), and Supervisor Li. Besides these, there was also a phone number for someone named "Baby." Ding Shi tried calling Baby, but no one answered.

A chubby middle-aged man walked into the office, clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention to him, and a line of text appeared above his head: Li Ri, Head of Logistics Department, Happy Company.

Seeing everyone looking over, Manager Li said, "Xiao Wang, the sales department's computer is broken. Go take a look."

Xiao Wang stood up and asked, "Supervisor, are we in charge of the computers in logistics?"

Supervisor Li replied, "Anything that isn't under the jurisdiction of a department falls under the responsibility of our logistics department. (Point)"

A girl stood up, wearing thick-lensed glasses, and looked at Supervisor Li with a foolish expression.

Manager Li said, "Take this document to the business department of Kaixin Company."

The girl nodded and left her seat.

Ding Shi speculated that Dian Dian was most likely a player.

Chief Li said, "Ding Shi (7-9 AM)."

Ding Shi stood up: "I'm here."

Manager Li picked up the document in his hand and said, "Could you take this document to the boss for me?"

Ding Shi was immediately speechless. The rule on the 80th floor was: you cannot linger alone in the president's (boss's) office.

Ding Shi sensed several gloating gazes. Ding Shi: "Okay."

Ding Shi walked towards Supervisor Li, then tripped over a chair leg. When he stood up, he stammered, as if he had twisted his ankle, and asked, "Supervisor, is there a rush? My twisted ankle is a minor matter; I'm afraid of delaying the boss's business."

Supervisor Li was very dissatisfied, reducing his satisfaction by 1 point, and said, "There's medicinal wine in the medicine cabinet, just apply it yourself. Qiufeng, go there."

Qiu Feng, a man with a buzz cut, turned green with envy upon hearing this, and then he tripped over the chair: "Manager, I'm injured."

Manager Li retorted angrily, "So what if you're injured? Will it kill you?"

Autumn Equinox is unbelievable: Satisfaction decreased by 5.

Ding Shi's eyes darted around, and he stepped forward: "Supervisor, let me handle this document."

Supervisor Li looked at Ding Shi's left foot: "You..."

Ding Shi smiled憨厚ly: "For the sake of work, I will work hard, dedicate myself to the cause, and even die for it." Supervisor Li's satisfaction level increased by 5, now it is 54.

Supervisor Li nodded and handed the document to Ding Shi.

Ding Shi grabbed the documents and headed out, passing the finance department, human resources department, and public relations department before arriving at the senior office area, where he saw the cloned red-clad figure again.

The clone in red seemed to still remember Ding Shi, and turned his head away with disdain.

Ding Shi walked to the end of the road and saw an office door with a sign that read "President's Office." Opposite the office door was a semi-open cubicle where a female administrative secretary was sitting.

Before Ding Shi could speak, the secretary stepped forward and grasped Ding Shi's arms with both hands, as if seeing a long-lost relative: "A player? A player, right?"

Ding Shi thought for three seconds and then nodded.

The secretary was moved to tears, saying, "You're finally here. Come into the office with me." She didn't know why she was so unlucky to become the CEO's administrative secretary. The CEO had made five phone calls, asking her to check the numbers on the sticky notes on his desk. But she was too afraid to go in alone.

The secretary pushed open the door to the president's office, leaned to one side, gestured for Ding Shi to go first, and said, "My name is Mimi, may I ask your name?"

Ding Shi said, "Ding Shi."

Mimi said, "Thank you, Ding Shi. Thanks to you, my current supervisor's satisfaction rating has dropped to 30."

Ding Shi didn't walk into the office, but asked, "Isn't the president here?"

Mimi replied, "No, otherwise I would have gone in already." She couldn't be left alone in the CEO's office.

Ding Shi said, "I'll wait for him."

Mimi was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

Ding Shi explained, "My job is to hand the documents to the CEO, not to put them on his desk." Ding Shi felt a chill run down his spine. Based on his understanding of the dog system, if you didn't hand the documents to the CEO, it would be considered a work failure, and the supervisor's satisfaction would plummet.

She whispered, "But I want to go in."

Ding Shi gestured, "Please go ahead." Just as Mi Mi was wondering how to express her emotions, Qiu Feng arrived. He looked the two of them over and said, "The supervisor asked me to go to the R&D department and give the facial cleanser to the boss."

Mimi immediately said, "I'll go in with you."

Autumn Wind asked, "Player?"

Mimi nodded: "Yes, my name is Mimi."

The two entered the CEO's office, the door closed, and Ding Shi leaned against the side, quietly waiting for the CEO's arrival. If the CEO didn't come in a day, he would wait a day. He had never worked a regular job, but he knew he had to listen to his boss, because regular jobs didn't pay him, so it didn't matter whether he went or not. But his boss would, and if he was supposed to go, he had to go.

While waiting, the landline on the secretary's desk rang. Ding Shi peeked at it, but there was no phone number displayed, so he didn't think much of it.

As the phone rang for the third time, the office door opened, and Mimi rushed to the phone with lightning speed, answering, "Hello, this is the President's Office Secretariat." She then covered the receiver with her left hand, breathing heavily. Clearly, not answering the phone promptly would result in a deduction in her satisfaction rating.

She's out, but what about Qiu Feng? Ding Shi looked at the automatically closing door, then at Mi Mi.

Mimi was taking notes with a pen, completely unaware that there was another person in the office.

Ding Shi was considering whether to be a good guy when he pushed the door open. The sound of high heels came from inside, and a tall, beautiful goddess walked towards him.

The woman was around thirty years old, with a mid-length neck, long straight hair, large earrings, and a very aggressive gaze. Above her head was a written introduction: she was President and owner of Happy Company, Mr. Bai.

Beside her was a petite girl whose name was listed as "President's Personal Assistant." NPCs with this kind of description are functional or purpose-based NPCs, definitely not players.

The female boss walked up to Ding Shi and asked, "Xiao Ding, is something the matter?"

Ding quickly looked away and handed over the document: "Boss, this is what the supervisor asked me to give you."

The female boss looked through the items for a while, then pushed open the door and said, "Come in."

Ding Shi said, "I won't disturb you any longer."

The female boss raised a brow with her phoenix eyes, her voice carrying an air of authority: "Come in."

Although the female boss's satisfaction level is not required, she can directly reduce the manager's satisfaction level to 0.

The office was large and spacious, with a sofa and coffee table near the entrance, and a snack cabinet and coffee machine on one side. It was clearly a reception area. The boss's desk was a good 20 meters from the entrance, next to a screen; on the other side of the screen was his personal assistant's desk.

Ding Shi looked left and right but couldn't see Qiu Feng. He wondered where his brother had gone.

The female boss said, "After I heard that my daughter cheated on you, you lost all interest in your work?"

Ding Shi nearly bit his tongue: "Damn system, what kind of setting is this? What does it mean? Come out and fight me one-on-one!"

Ding Shi honestly replied, "No."

The female boss said to herself, "If you want to make a living, you need a little green on your head. Don't worry, as long as you don't talk nonsense and behave as a good boyfriend, I'll make you a manager after the New Year."

Ding Shi was speechless. The female boss's words were full of flaws. For example, the first sentence, "What does 'a little green' mean? Is there a difference between a little green and a patch of green? What's the difference between a pot with one mouse and a pot with a hundred mice? Either way, you're going to lift the pot."

Ding Shi immediately pledged his loyalty, saying, "Boss, don't worry, I'll find four male prostitutes to serve her after get off work. However, you know my income is very limited, and due to financial pressure, I have no choice but to do it myself."

The female boss rolled her eyes at Ding Shi: "Is my daughter that kind of person? If she weren't already married to her true love, would she need to be so secretive?"

Ding Shi is speechless; he has so much to complain about that he has nowhere to vent.

The female boss said, "Alright, you can go now. Remember what I said: if she's unhappy, I'm unhappy, and if I'm unhappy, you won't be happy either."

Ding Shi said, "Understood."

Ding Shi left the boss's office, having gained a clearer understanding of his own situation: he had a girlfriend, her true love had married, and his girlfriend had betrayed him by sleeping with her lover. He knew this, but because his girlfriend was the boss's daughter, he had to endure it for the sake of his job.

The phone rang; it was Baby calling. Ding Shi answered, "Hello."

My baby's voice is so sweet: "I miss you."

Ding Shi froze. Given his personality, his reply would likely be: "Then keep thinking about it."

This may sound unpleasant, but it's incredibly efficient and time-saving. Nine out of ten girlfriends will hang up on you, and the other one will just show up at your door.

But this won't do. If she's unhappy, the boss is unhappy, the supervisor is unhappy, and she's unhappy. She's just an employee, not someone who's freeloading. Why does she feel like she's living like a live-in son-in-law?

Ding Shi took a deep breath and asked, "What did you miss about me?"

The child was clearly stumped by the question, and after a long while, finally said, "I want you to hug me."

Ding Shi didn't answer, saying, "Your mother is looking for me, I'll contact you later."

Honey: "Ignore her. You don't need to compromise yourself for my sake. You need to learn to fight back against my mom's harassment."

Clang! Ding Shi's phone fell to the ground. He bent down several times to grab it, but his hands were shaking and he couldn't hold on to it: What the hell does this mean?
Ding Shi's CPU started smoking.

The rules are the rules, why are they so ethical? Am I doing something wrong, or am I getting a 404 error when trying to enter the teleportation array?

"Hey."

"what happened, Babe?"

Ding Shi: "It's nothing."

The child said angrily, "Hmph, my mom is bothering you again, isn't she? Give her the phone."

Ding Shi said, "It's okay, it's okay, really. Wait for me to come home tonight. If you're bored during the day, you can go to a hotel for coffee with your true love. Well, I don't mind if you come to my house."

The child exclaimed in shock, "What true love? Who is your true love? Isn't it me?" Her voice trembled with tears.

Ding Shi was completely baffled. He was at a loss. What on earth was this?

Ding Shi hurriedly said, "No, you're my true love. I meant you should wait for me at the hotel." He seemed to have the potential to be a scumbag.

The little one then said coquettishly, "Oh, you're so naughty! I'll wait for you at home. I'm hanging up now, give me a kiss."

Ugh, how does a woman like that even have a boyfriend?

Ding Shi: "Mwah!"

After finally hanging up the phone, Ding returned to the logistics department. The system notification read: Work completed, supervisor's favorability increased by 1, cloning check initiated, time limit 10 minutes.

Ding Shi's computer received an email from the Ita Cloning Administration. The email stated that they had detected Ding Shi being cloned, but they were unsure whether Ding Shi was a clone or the original. Therefore, they would ask Ding Shi questions to determine his identity.

For each task completed, Ding Shi can make an evaluation. Success earns 1 point, failure deducts 1 point, and 10 points confirms Ding Shi's identity as a natural person. A score of -10 points results in Ding Shi being treated as a clone and eliminated by the Administration.

Question: Has your girlfriend cheated on you?
(End of this chapter)