Day of Imprisonment

"Help!" Luo Xi dragged Feng Kai towards the restroom, but it was easy for Du Lei and the police officers there to spot them, so he looked at Guo Zening and Zhang Yanan.

The two of them had been somewhat at a loss since just now, wanting to shout, but Luo Xi's voice was like a knife held to their necks.

If they shouted, Brother Mao would change.

They both remembered the scene of Brother Mao crawling out last time, and also the memory of being killed by Brother Mao, which was ten thousand times more terrifying than what Luo Xi was doing now.

"What kind of help?" Guo Zening asked at this moment.

"Divert Director Du and the police's attention. Yanan, help me drag Feng Kai over there." Compared to the very nervous duo, Luo Xi seemed overly relaxed, as if he didn't take it seriously at all. And this kind of indifference and ease, besides making people suspicious, also carried a kind of latent 'trust'.

That was, the other party must know something, the other party was very experienced.

In addition, from the moment the fire alarm went off, Luo Xi had already taken control of the situation, screening the Memory Pickers and contacting Liu Mao. It seemed that the initiative had always been in his hands. Under the dual pressure of habitual thinking, crisis, and time, Guo Zening and Zhang Yanan were like puppets. They did whatever Luo Xi said.

Guo Zening mustered his courage and walked towards Du Lei and the others, stuttering some meaningless words. He probably didn't even know what he was saying, but it undoubtedly successfully attracted the attention of everyone there. Luo Xi quickly worked with Zhang Yanan to drag Feng Kai to the women's restroom over there.

Obviously, this was Zhang Yanan's first time doing something like this. She was extremely nervous, looking back every few steps to see the other side, afraid of being discovered.

Therefore, she didn't notice at all that Luo Xi had stuffed a few pills into Feng Kai's mouth.

Inside the women's restroom, Feng Kai was stuffed into a toilet stall. Closing the door, Luo Xi looked at the time.

10:49.

"Yanan."

"Ah, what's wrong?" Zhang Yanan didn't know what she was thinking before, wandering off into space, and was called back by Luo Xi's voice.

"Let me see the card you have."

Zhang Yanan was obviously a little surprised. Why would the other party know she had a card?

But given the habitual thinking that had formed before, she hesitated for a moment, but still took it out of her pocket and handed it to Luo Xi.

The same spider card.

Obviously, she thought the other party would 'take it for themselves'.

This made her feel a little better and more trusting towards Luo Xi.

"Yanan, I'm giving you a task."

"Me? No, no, I'm scared," Zhang Yanan subconsciously declined.

"Don't be afraid, it's very simple. The point is that it's very safe for you, and only you can complete it," Luo Xi comforted her. "Actually, it's just staying here, staring at Feng Kai. Also, if Wu Rui comes out, tell her about the previous situation and have her come find me as soon as possible."

"Wu Rui?" Zhang Yanan was stunned.

There was no one else in the women's restroom besides them. Where would Wu Rui come from?

Zhang Yanan felt that Luo Xi was very abnormal.

Luo Xi obviously didn't have time to explain. He prepared to get up and leave, but seeing Zhang Yanan's teary-eyed look, he stopped anyway.

"Yanan."

"Ah, wh... what's wrong?"

"Do you think all of this is normal?"

"What... normal?"

"These changing-into-ghosts Brother Mao that we've experienced, the killings, and the Day of Confinement that I mentioned to you, the same day repeating forever..."

"It's not normal, it's very abnormal. To me, it's like a dream," Zhang Yanan immediately expressed her thoughts and attitude.

"Indeed, that's what a normal person would think." Luo Xi thought for a while and then asked, "Yanan, I remember that you joined the company in the same year as me, right?"

"Ah, yes, we interviewed together." Zhang Yanan probably didn't expect Luo Xi's thinking to jump so fast, actually changing the topic in an instant.

"I think whether it's reality or a dream depends on you. If you want to explore the truth, then it's real. Of course, exploring the truth requires paying a price; if you don't want to, you can also treat it all as a dream, a dream that will be forgotten when you wake up..."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Yanan was completely confused by Luo Xi's jumping thoughts.

He was just talking about joining the company, how did he jump back to dreams and truths?

"It's nothing. Life is like a journey. Perhaps the destination is the same, but there are many paths. Choosing which path to take is up to oneself, right? Oh, right, if you encounter trouble, use that card."

After speaking, Luo Xi smiled and walked out.

Leaving Zhang Yanan still not understanding.

"Is he... is he sick?" After a long while, Zhang Yanan finally muttered.

Outside, Luo Xi passed by the sink. 'He' in the mirror on the wall knocked on the mirror.

"Hey, wait a minute, can you handle it? If you can't handle it, say so early, we can help you. And, if I may be blunt, you should have snatched that woman's card. It's good for you. Cards must have special uses on the Day of Confinement."

"Do I need you to teach me how to do things?"

"Of course not, but I think, you wouldn't have had a change of heart, would you?"

"What do you think?"

"I think not. Someone like you, how could you be so kind?"

Luo Xi didn't say anything more and walked out.

Outside, Guo Zening saw him and hurried over.

"Where are Director Du and the others?" Luo Xi looked at the stairwell over there. There was no one there.

"They went downstairs. Director Du sent them away, but I feel like the police discovered something. They looked at me like they were looking at a murderer..." Guo Zening looked worried and full of fear.

"You didn't say anything, did you?" Luo Xi glanced at him.

"No, absolutely not. I... I don't want to die yet." Guo Zening saw that no one followed Luo Xi out and immediately asked, "Where's Yanan?"

"Inside the restroom, helping me watch Feng Kai."

“I'll go take a look.” Guo Zening rushed in without explanation and came out after a while.

Obviously, the situation was as Luo Xi had described.

“Your card, let me see it.” Luo Xi reached out his hand at this time.

Guo Zening should have communicated with Zhang Yanan, so he didn't refuse and took out his card.

The front of the card depicted a person kneeling on the ground, weeping with joy, vividly portraying the scene.

The text below read: Binding Status [Greedy Survivor], preserve memory on the next Imprisonment Day, and receive an additional memory card, but cannot be triggered consecutively.

Luo Xi frowned.

“Binding status? In other words, this card is already bound to Guo Zening?”

“Um, Luo Xi, about this card…”

“Do you play games?” Luo Xi clearly knew what the other party wanted to ask.

“Yes, my rank is already Platinum.” Guo Zening was stunned and nodded.

“If Imprisonment Day is a game, then the card in your hand is a newbie gift pack.” Luo Xi borrowed Wu Rui's initial statement.

It must be said that this explanation worked very well, and people immediately understood what was going on.

“In other words, cards are very important props in Imprisonment Day.” Guo Zening's eyes lit up, and Luo Xi nodded: “Little Guo, your comprehension is good, come, follow me!”

After speaking, Luo Xi walked towards the men's locker room.

Pushing open the door, Liu Mao had already cleared out a lot of burnt garbage and was sweating profusely.

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“Why are you only here now, just Zening alone? I thought you called a lot of people over.” Liu Mao wiped his sweat. Next to him on the ground was a pile of burnt garbage, the original appearance of which could no longer be seen.

“Brother Mao is really efficient at work.” Luo Xi walked over, patted Liu Mao on the shoulder, and lowered his voice: “Brother Mao, I have something to tell you.”

“What's the matter?”

“We are trapped.”

“What do you mean? Trapped where?” Liu Mao looked puzzled.

“Just today, we are all trapped in today.”

Although Luo Xi lowered his voice, Guo Zening behind him still heard clearly, and he shivered immediately.

Obviously, in his eyes, Luo Xi's action was equivalent to a mouse approaching a cat, putting his arm around its shoulder, and saying, 'I think we should eat deep-fried big mice for dinner,' which was outrageous.

“No wonder Yanan told me that Luo Xi is abnormal. This… he actually, actually dares to tell Brother Mao this? Is he tired of living?”

Women's restroom.

The more Zhang Yanan thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

“Luo Xi is very abnormal.”

Just based on the things that the other party has done in this short period of time, none of them could be done by a normal person.

“I have to leave here.” Zhang Yanan took two steps towards the door, but at this moment, a sound came from a cubicle inside.

Creak.

The door of that cubicle was slowly pushed open.

Zhang Yanan was stunned.

She remembered that Luo Xi had placed the unconscious Feng Kai inside.

Is Feng Kai awake?

Judging from Feng Kai's volatile temper, I'm afraid there will be a conflict with Luo Xi. What should I do then?

Zhang Yanan became worried again.

She took two steps towards that side and gently called out, 'Feng Kai'.

Pa!

A foot came out of the open cubicle, and then she saw Feng Kai, who looked a little strange.

The other party's movements were stiff, his face was pale, without a trace of blood.

“Feng Kai, you… what's wrong with you?” Zhang Yanan clearly noticed something was wrong. She didn't expect Feng Kai to suddenly turn his head and look over, staring with blood-red eyes. On closer inspection, Feng Kai's eyeballs seemed to be completely bloodshot, and even two lines of bloody tears were flowing down his eyes. His ears were also bleeding, which was particularly glaring on his pale skin.

Zhang Yanan shivered.

She desperately suppressed the urge to scream, because she wasn't stupid. The current Feng Kai was definitely not right, but he didn't attack her, but if she screamed, it might break this 'balance'.

Remember the last time Brother Mao turned into a ghost and killed people, whoever screamed the loudest died the fastest.

Zhang Yanan slowly moved backward.

But she didn't expect Feng Kai to be extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he was at the door, blocking the only exit.

“Kill people… kill them all? Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, I'll go kill them now.”

Feng Kai reached out and touched his trouser pocket.

The pocket was empty.

“Where's my knife? Damn it, where's my knife? Without a knife, how can I kill people?” Feng Kai became even more ferocious, and his voice was like sandpaper, making it very uncomfortable to listen to.

Zhang Yanan didn't dare to move, already on the verge of collapse.

“It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I still have a knife, I have a knife.” Feng Kai murmured, raised his right hand and looked at it, then suddenly opened his mouth and started tearing and biting at his wrist. Black blood flowed out, viscous like cornstarch.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yanan felt like she was going crazy.

Soon, Feng Kai bit off his wrist, revealing the bone, a sharp bone.

“Isn't this a knife…” Feng Kai's mouth was full of blood, looking at the 'knife' he had made, he chuckled strangely.

The next second, he turned his head to look at Zhang Yanan and walked over, leaving a bloody footprint with each step.

Now, Zhang Yanan couldn't run even if she wanted to.

Her legs were weak with fright.

Like cooked noodles, she didn't have any strength at all.

Feng Kai came closer and raised his broken arm. That sharp bone was really like a knife, carrying the aura of death.

Zhang Yanan, who was on the verge of collapse, suddenly remembered something at this time. She frantically took out the card from her pocket.

Trembling, she held it up in her hand.

It was like a shield that could resist danger, and like the last straw in the hand of a drowning person.

She did this because she remembered Luo Xi's last words when he left just now.

“If you encounter trouble, use that card.”

“Luo Xi, you bastard, you must have known it all along…”

Zhang Yanan closed her eyes and cursed in her heart.