In front of a certain company, a department manager was pacing impatiently.
It should be time to go to work now, but three people in a row didn't come today.
It's not that he was late but he didn't come at all.
I can't get through the phone, what are you doing?
And I haven’t seen anyone for two days.
Calculating the time, it’s not the World Cup. The Olympics are still one year away. There haven’t been any big events recently, and there aren’t any festivals that the world celebrates. What on earth is stopping all these people from coming?
These three people have not had much interaction before, and their relationship is not even close to that of good friends, so the three of them obviously did not collude to not come together, so what is going on?
"Sorry, sorry, Mr. Supervisor, I'm late!"
A man ran towards this side nonchalantly, with a smile on his face.
The supervisor looked at this man in surprise.
"Curtis? Why are you late? And what's wrong with your eyes?"
"Ah, I've been having some troubles in my life recently and can't sleep, so I'm late today. I'm really sorry."
"Forget it, hurry up and go to work."
The supervisor waved his hand and let him go in to work. The man immediately began to thank the supervisor. Usually supervisors are not easy to talk to, but it was rare to be so talkative today. This also made him look at the supervisor twice.
It’s not that the supervisor is kind-hearted, or that he doesn’t care about being late, but that this person named Curtis is usually a relatively peaceful guy, and he can accept the rare lateness, and there are still three people who are still late.
Can't get in touch.
By the way, I can't even get through on the phone. Could something have happened to someone?
Suddenly the supervisor thought of something terrible.
For example, if you are robbed by a robber and then severely beaten and seriously injured, if you don't call the police for help in time, you may be dead.
Is this danger possible for all three people?
He's not very good at calculating this probability, but it definitely feels a bit low.
But no matter what, if this kind of thing really happens, if he doesn't do something, he will feel a little uncomfortable when he really sees what happens to these three people.
After all, these three people are considered the core members of their own small group, and it is difficult to accept the loss of one of them.
Thinking of this, he immediately picked up the phone and dialed the police number.
"Hello, this is 911."
"Hello, I want to call the police. Three employees in our company have not come to work for three consecutive days, and they have not even answered the phone. I am a little worried that something bad will happen to them, so I am wondering whether I need to call the police."
The operator on the other end of the line asked, "Are you the supervisor of three?"
"That's right."
"Then have you contacted the families of the three of them?"
"I haven't had any communication with the families of these three people, so I don't know the contact information."
"Okay, we will record it in the eucalyptus, and then send out the police. Please tell me the names of these three people, as well as some basic information about these three people."
"The names of these three people are..."
After the operator recorded the name, the operator hesitated for a moment and then said: "By the way, sir, have you ever heard of a game called Civilization?"
"Ah? What?" The supervisor was a little confused. He didn't understand why the operator suddenly mentioned a game.
"In fact, we have received many similar calls since yesterday, and then our police officers went to their homes and found that each of them stayed in front of their computers and refused to leave, and they were doing the same thing.
, that is, playing a game called civilization, and saying that I will go to bed after one more round, please don't disturb them."
The supervisor probably thought for a long time before he finally understood what was going on.
It turns out that the operator was talking about a video game, and it seems that many people have lost contact because of this game in the past two days.
"This... I'm really not sure, but it's just a game. As for being unable to contact you for several days in a row?"
The supervisor was still a little unbelievable.
It's not like he's never played video games before. It's interesting, but not to the point where he's completely addicted.
"Well, I'm not sure. Our police officers will definitely investigate. But now we want to count how many people have disappeared because of this video game."
The supervisor felt a little confused and hung up the phone.
Seeing that no one had entered the door at this time, he had no choice but to return to the company to complete today's work.
However, on the way he began to recall it carefully.
He suddenly remembered that he had indeed heard the word civilization recently.
He didn't pay much attention to it at the time because he wasn't very interested in video games either.
But the operator suddenly told him about it just now, which made him start to care.
If you haven't been here for several days because you are addicted to a game, although it is a bit outrageous, it seems more reasonable.
By the way, he suddenly remembered that Curtis, who was rarely late in the past, was rarely late.
Moreover, he had dark circles under his eyes and looked very tired.
It seems that if Curtis hadn't been quite responsible for his work, he probably wouldn't have been able to come today.
Thinking of this, he turned a corner and went straight to Curtis' work station.
When he walked to Curtis' work station, he found that Curtis was quietly taking a nap.
Obviously this guy didn't sleep all night yesterday, and now he came here to catch up on his sleep.
"Ahem."
The supervisor coughed twice, causing Curtis to wake up immediately.
"Ah, supervisor."
"It's okay. If you're really tired, it's good for your work to take a break."
Curtis said very embarrassedly: "Director, I have indeed not slept well these two days, but I will definitely work hard to complete the work you have arranged."
"Well, I believe in your ability." The supervisor nodded and said, "But before that, I have a question to ask you."
"Supervisor, tell me."
"Have you ever heard of the game Civilization?"
When the supervisor said the name Wenming, he obviously noticed that Curtis's spirit perked up, which made him immediately understand what was going on.
Clearly Curtis knew something.
However, Curtis quickly adjusted his mood and asked tentatively: "Supervisor, why do you suddenly ask this?"
The supervisor did not hide it and said very directly: "There are three guys who haven't come for two days and can't be contacted at all. I'm wondering if they are playing this game and then forgot about going to work."
"Forehead……"
The supervisor continued to ask: "Do you know anything about the game Civilization?"
"Well... I understand a little bit."
"Then come here and show me what this game is all about."