Yu Jianguo was startled. Fortunately, he was a man who had weathered many storms, and he asked calmly, "What emergency key?"
Bian Ziyuan stared at Old Yu's face, and said with some disappointment, "Oh, I need to modify some data, but the professor isn't here, and I can't access the core system, so I can only modify it in the main server room."
Old Yu slapped his thigh. "Hey, you should have said so earlier! It's just the server room, I was just inside! Come on, I'll take you there."
"It's not the server room downstairs, it's the quantum data center upstairs. Sigh, you wouldn't understand even if I told you." Bian Ziyuan sighed.
Old Yu said, "You're putting me in a difficult position. I've never been inside that Liangzi Center of yours, how could I possibly have an emergency key?"
Bian Ziyuan nodded and said, "That's true, the professor wouldn't give you the key anyway."
Seeing that it was getting late, Old Yu said, " Teacher Xiao Bian, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Why don't we go eat together? You treated me to hot pot last time, so let me treat you this time."
Bian Ziyuan said, "Can you leave this place?"
Old Yu said, "Sure, Assistant Mei said I only need to make two rounds a day." Pointing to the security camera at the door, he added, "There are hundreds of eyes watching, one more won't make a difference."
Bian Ziyuan said, "Okay, let's have dinner together, but it's still my treat. With your salary, you can't afford many meals."
Yu Jianguo liked the young man's quick wit and said, "So you think my salary is too low? I'm treating you to dinner today!"
Bian Ziyuan didn't say anything more and followed Yu Jianguo to a nearby hot pot restaurant.
Old Yu Bian Ziyuan what kind of wine he wanted to drink.
Bian Ziyuan said, "Let's have a bottle of beer."
Old Yu said, "It's the dead of winter, beer's too cold. How about some baijiu? Just a little, it'll be fine!"
Bian Ziyuan said, "Then drink less."
The moment the steaming hot pot broth was served, and the fiery liquor was downed, the atmosphere instantly intensified. Looking at the young man before him, Old Yu recalled the days he drank with Zhao Pengcheng, as if someone were gently calling his name in his ear, " Uncle Yu!"
Seeing that Bian Ziyuan seemed preoccupied and wasn't enjoying his drink, he asked him, "What are you thinking about?"
Bian Ziyuan shook his head. "I wasn't thinking about anything."
Old Yu said, "You think you can fool my eyes?" He picked up his glass and clinked it against his. "Still thinking about that key to Liangzi's server room, huh? Come to think of it, isn't everything in this building automated? Just a fingerprint scan or a facial scan, why would we need a key?"
Bian Ziyuan said, "I don't know why, but that's how the professor designed it. Maybe it's because he's getting older, and he especially misses and trusts things from the past."
Old Yu said, "No matter how advanced the technology is, it can still make mistakes. Sometimes mechanical keys are more reliable than electronic locks. Look at the vaults in the United States; the door alone weighs hundreds of tons. Even a tank couldn't blast it in!"
He remembered a fellow inmate, a habitual thief, who often Tushu to them about visiting a vault in United States and stealing two gold ingots. He couldn't help but chuckle.
Bian Ziyuan, unaware of Old Yu's laughter, said, "The weight of a door has nothing to do with the type of lock. Even the heaviest door can be secured with an electronic lock. We have not only fingerprint and facial recognition, but also genetic verification, and we're even developing consciousness verification. It's certainly more secure than a metal key that anyone can just pick up and open!"
Old Yu said, "I don't really understand, but I think even without a mechanical key, since Professor Mei has locked it, you still can't get in, right?"
Bian Ziyuan said, "That's not necessarily true. I have level two access, so I can disable the alarm system first, and then I can modify the permissions in the system."
Old Yu shook his head and said, "I don't understand anything about level one or level two permissions, but I can tell you mean you're trying to sneak in!"
Bian Ziyuan blushed and said, "You can't really call it stealing. I'm an insider. If I find a very important error, it's right to go in and fix it to prevent losses for the company, isn't it?"
"Why didn't you tell the professor? Just a simple overseas call would have been enough!"
Old Yu thinks the present era is great. Across the Pacific Ocean, you can connect with someone with just a phone call, and even video chat. When he was young, overseas calls were incredibly expensive, and you weren't even guaranteed to reach the person.
Bian Ziyuan said, "The professor must be very busy. It's just a small matter; there's no need to call."
Old Yu chuckled and said, "It's not that the professor is busy, it's that you're afraid of getting scolded, isn't it? I've lived a long life, what haven't I seen? I don't understand your 'bright and black' stuff, but I understand people's hearts! You must have made a mistake and want to secretly correct it, right? Look at you, coming back during the New Year. https://m. hetushu. com."
Bian Ziyuan raised his wine glass, rubbed his burning face, and said, " Uncle Yu, you have a keen eye! But it's really just a small matter, please don't tell the professor."
"I haven't spoken a single word to the professor in two months, how am I supposed to talk to him!" Old Yu said, "But if you have a problem and don't tell the professor, won't something bad really happen?"
"Nothing serious will happen, it's just..." Bian Ziyuan looked troubled.
"What is it? Are you afraid of being discovered and criticized when you go back to work after the New Year?" Old Yu asked.
"Not only will I be criticized, but I guess I won't get my bonus next year either." Bian Ziyuan said dejectedly.
"Wow, that's a lot!" Old Yu knew the lab's bonuses were substantial; everyone who went home this year was beaming with joy. He asked, "So, what are you going to do?"
Bian Ziyuan shook his head. "I don't know either." Then he said, " Uncle Yu, did the professor really not give you the key?"
Old Yu said, "What's wrong with you, kid? I've already told you, the professor and I haven't exchanged a single word in two months. How could he possibly hand me the key himself? Hey, if you don't believe me, how about this, take me upstairs in a bit, and I'll show you what kind of mechanical lock it is. I'm a master locksmith!"
Bian Ziyuan laughed and said, "Grandpa, are you kidding me? Don't tell me you're a master thief hiding in plain sight!"
Old Yu said, "What master thief? What expert? You've been watching too much TV. To tell you the truth, I used to own a hardware store, and I've handled all kinds of locks."
"Oh, so you're the Lock King! My apologies for not recognizing you!" Bian Ziyuan bowed. "But, Uncle Yu, even if you are the Lock King, you can't open the lock upstairs. That lock is specially made; it requires two keys to be inserted simultaneously, and a password set by the person with the highest authority is also needed to open it."
"That complicated?" Old Yu scoffed. "Then why are you telling me? Even if you had the key, you still couldn't get in, could you?"
Bian Ziyuan said, "Didn't I say that passwords aren't a problem for me? The most important thing is the key."
Old Yu said, "Oh, I forgot you're a computer genius!" He gave a thumbs up, "I don't understand computers, but I know you're amazing. In your young people's terms, you're awesome!"
Bian Ziyuan that he usually didn't care, but perhaps because he had been drinking, he found it quite enjoyable. He said:
"I'm not bragging, but there's no system in the world I can't access! But I'm afraid of mechanical locks; I don't know how to pick them."
"No wonder the professor used a mechanical lock!" Old Yu muttered, raising his wine glass. "Then think about it, who might the professor have given the key to?"
Bian Ziyuan thought for a moment and said, "If Qingmu were here, it would definitely be given to Qingmu, but Qingmu has been missing for a year. Now, the most likely place is the security company, but President Hou of the security company went to the United States with the professor, leaving only President Yao."
" President Yao?" Old Yu squinted. "That very beautiful and domineering female CEO?"
Bian Ziyuan said, "It's her; she's the most likely person to have it there."