Chapter 9 — Napping Without a Blindfold, I Discovered My Company Was Stealing Memories

Ly Van's suggestion made my heart pound. Destroy this place? That thought was so much crazier than I ever imagined. We are just two ordinary employees. What can we do to confront such a giant and mysterious organization?
"Are you crazy?"
I blurted out.
"What do we use to destroy it?"
"We have brains."
Ly Van's eyes were as sharp as a blade.
"They always think we are just docile animals locked in cages."
"Then let them see."
"When cornered, cattle also know how to bite people."
Her calmness and determination surprised me. At the same time, it also lit up a ray of hope that had almost disappeared in my heart. She's right. Running away is just passive. If you want to survive, the only way is to proactively attack. I took a deep breath.
"If you decide to do it, then you must have a complete plan."
"First, we need more information."
I speak my mind.
"That recording only proves that they were trading memories."
"But we know absolutely nothing about how this place operates."
"Who is Dr. Vuong?"
"Where does he work?"
"Where exactly is floor B4?"
"How are sucked-out memories made into ‘dreams’?"
Each question is extremely important. Ly Van repeated that word. Both eyebrows furrowed tightly.
"The company's underground parking lot only goes up to B3."
"I've never heard that this place has a B4 floor."
"It exists."
I recounted the entire process of following Luu Phuong the day before.
"And to get in there you have to have a special access card."
"Luu Phuong's card."
Ly Van's eyes immediately lit up.
"If we can get her card."
"Even if it's just for a few minutes."
"Just make a copy to get inside."
That's a very bold idea. But it is also the only breakthrough in sight.
"How to get it?"
"Her card never left her side."
"What chance do we have?"
"Opportunities can create themselves."
The corner of Ly Van's lips curled up into a cold smile.
"Liu Phuong has a habit."
"Every day at four o'clock in the afternoon, she goes to the coffee machine in the tea room to make herself a cup of Blue Mountain coffee."
"It was the time of day when she was most relaxed."
I immediately understood what she meant.
"What do you mean you took action at that time?"
"Exactly."
Ly Van nodded.
"We need to coordinate."
"Someone responsible for getting her attention."
"The remaining person took advantage of the shortest time to get the card and then used the device to copy the data."
"Card readers can be purchased online."
"That type is very popular."
According to our discussion. The planning framework gradually becomes clear. But the level of danger also weighed more and more heavily on my heart. It only takes one link to go wrong. Everything will fall into the abyss beyond recovery.
"It's too dangerous."
I'm still a bit hesitant. Ly Van looked at me.
"Stay here."
"Every day a part of life is sucked away."
"Isn't it dangerous?"
I was speechless.
"What we are doing."
"It's using the remaining part of your life to bet on the future."
"If you lose."
"It seems like I was freed a little earlier."
"But if we win…"
"We will reclaim the life that belongs to us."
Her words were like a heavy hammer blow. Destroy the last fear in my heart. Instead of sitting still and waiting to die. Like a frog boiled in warm water, little by little everything is lost. It's better to take a gamble.
"Understood."
I looked at her. Trinh solemnly nodded.
"Let's do it."
Over the next period of time, we began to perfect every detail of the plan. The card duplicator will be in charge of me. After work, I will go to the electronics department to look for something to buy. It must be compact, easy to carry and can be copied in the shortest possible time. The time for action is set. Four o'clock the other day. We will spend the whole day observing Luu Phuong's every habit. Make sure not to miss any details. At the same time, two people remained
unify some emergency signals. To prevent unexpected situations from occurring. Ly Van looked at me. His face was as serious as ever.
"One more thing."
"It's also the most important thing."
I looked at her.
"What?"
"From now on."
"There must not be any secrets between the two of us."
Her voice is very slow. But every word is extremely clear.
"We are people standing on the same rope."
"Absolute trust."
"It's the only weapon we have left."
I looked into those determined eyes. Then put your hand out.
"I understand."
Ly Van also extended his hand. Her hand tightened around mine. In that dark, damp and dusty staircase. An alliance with the purpose of overthrowing this evil lair... Officially established.