Day of Imprisonment

Lao Gao's body was still discovered.

Sooner than expected.

Someone reported it to the police.

Luo Xi felt a bit guilty, after all, he was the one who dragged the body in. On the other hand, Wu Rui seemed indifferent and not worried at all.

This woman has good psychological quality.

Luo Xi secretly looked at her and noticed that this woman, who looked sweet, was observing other people.

If it were an illusion, he would be able to see some clues.

"Could it really be real?"

Luo Xi realized that he was starting to believe what the 'himself' in the mirror had said.

"No!" He rubbed his face: "The 'me' in the mirror is itself my illusion, how can I believe what he says? Or maybe there are both illusions and some parts that are real?"

"This is difficult for me, how am I supposed to know which is real and which is my illusion?"

"Or, just keep it simple, I'll treat it all as fake, or treat it all as real."

The men's restroom was cordoned off. Two police officers maintained order. A rather pretty female police officer talked to the company manager Du Lei to understand the situation. The other two police officers were questioning the colleagues present. The scene was relatively normal and orderly.

Luo Xi saw Liu Mao, also known as Brother Mao. He looked very normal and was talking to a police officer, gesticulating animatedly. If you got closer, you could hear "Gao Shengjie was a very good person," "He never had conflicts with others," "I did go to the restroom, but just to pee, I didn't notice anything at all."

The current Liu Mao was completely different from the terrifying appearance of the corpse that crawled out of the locker.

He looked very normal.

What exactly was going on?

Indeed, this matter had to be clarified.

To figure out what exactly was going on, Luo Xi thought of several methods.

Either ask Liu Mao if he remembers, but that's dangerous. What if he changes again? Or suddenly attacks him, no one could stand that.

Moreover, Luo Xi noticed that Wu Rui had been deliberately keeping a distance from Liu Mao.

So, Liu Mao is dangerous, and he should stay away from him as well.

Then he could only ask Wu Rui.

In Luo Xi's opinion, this was the most reliable method. After all, when Lao Gao wanted to kill him, Wu Rui had righteously stepped in.

But in the end, she killed someone.

But she killed someone to save him, at least that's how it seemed on the surface.

"I'll just go ask her!"

Luo Xi walked over and pulled Wu Rui into a corner.

Everyone was panicking and whispering in groups of twos and threes, so Luo Xi's actions didn't seem strange.

Leaning against the window, Luo Xi looked around and found that the nearest colleague was more than four meters away, so he immediately lowered his voice: "Wu Rui, what exactly is going on?"

Wu Rui narrowed her eyes, seemingly relaxed, but actually vigilantly observing her surroundings: "What are you referring to?"

"What do you think!" Luo Xi was anxious: "That, Brother Mao suddenly killed people like a fierce ghost. I remember I was being strangled, and then suddenly everything went back to normal, like a new day had started. I remember the time, it was past ten o'clock when the accident happened, and then it went back to 7:41 in the morning. Then I went to the restroom, Lao Gao ambushed me with a knife, wanting to stab me to death, and then, you..."

Luo Xi gestured with a pen.

Wu Rui looked at him with obvious scrutiny in her eyes, and after a long time, she said, "You only remember this much?"

"What do you mean?" Luo Xi was stunned, and then his heart skipped a beat: "What do you mean 'I only remember this much'? Could it be that there's something else?"

Wu Rui didn't say anything. She seemed to be thinking about something.

"Tell me, what exactly is going on?" Luo Xi was anxious: "If you don't tell me, I'll report you."

"Report me? Don't forget who helped me hide the body. Do you think you can clear yourself?" Wu Rui sneered, her expression mocking.

After speaking, she seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly leaned closer, reaching out to search Luo Xi's body.

Luo Xi directly grabbed her wrist.

"What are you doing?" Luo Xi used force with his fingers, and Wu Rui tried to break free, but to no avail, because the physiological structure of men and women is different, which shows that men can basically crush women in terms of strength.

She frowned: "If you want to know the truth, don't move."

"You're looking for something?"

Luo Xi let go of her. He began to feel his own pockets, and soon took out a card from the inner lining pocket of his jacket.

"What is this?" Luo Xi was a little surprised. He remembered that he didn't have this kind of card on him before.

The card was made of a very special material, tough, and looked like a high-end product. On the back was a lifelike spider, extremely realistic, like a 3D picture, as if it would crawl down your hand in the next moment.

On the front was a beautiful illustration, a hand holding a pen and writing.

Below the picture were the words: [Ebbinghaus's Pen], can save two memories, please remember, the best way to fight forgetting is to write down important things, but it is not effective for patients with severe amnesia.

"What the hell is this?" Luo Xi was confused, but he noticed that Wu Rui's expression changed upon seeing the card, a hint of greed in her eyes.

As for Luo Xi, he was completely baffled.

Right now, Luo Xi's mind was filled with too many questions: the bizarre Mao Ge, the crazed Lao Gao, the sudden restart of the same day, and Wu Rui, who appeared sweet but didn't blink an eye when killing.

She clearly knew a lot.

But she clearly wouldn't tell him easily.

"What is this card?" Luo Xi asked again.

Wu Rui sneered, refusing to speak, clearly uncooperative and unwilling to say anything.

"You seem to really want this card," Luo Xi continued, noticing the fleeting thought in the woman's eyes.

Indeed.

She wanted it.

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"Let's make a deal," Luo Xi said, waving the card in his hand. "Tell me everything you know, and in exchange, this card is yours."

"Really?" Wu Rui's eyes lit up.

As expected.

She knew many secrets and cared deeply about this card.

This indicated the card was important.

Very important.

But Luo Xi still decided to proceed with this 'deal' because, for him, information was more important at this stage.

It was like solving a problem. Luo Xi wasn't afraid of difficult problems; even if it was challenging, he was confident he could solve it. The problem was, he needed to know what the problem was. Right now, information was more valuable to him than a card.

"So, are we trading or not?" Luo Xi asked.

"Trade, of course, I'll trade," Wu Rui nodded, reaching out to take the card. Luo Xi moved his wrist, hiding the card in his palm.

"Answer my questions first. The demon-like Mao Ge, Lao Gao suddenly trying to kill me, and what exactly is going on with you?"

"No, you give me the card first. What if I tell you everything, and then you don't honor the deal?" Wu Rui said coldly, her attitude extremely firm.

Luo Xi didn't argue with her on this matter.

He handed the card over, and she quickly took it, examining it carefully before carefully tucking it into her bra.

Very cautious.

"Speak," Luo Xi said, looking at her.

Wu Rui glanced around, then lowered her voice and said quickly, "This world is fake. All of us are trapped here... Or rather, we are trapped in the same day, repeating it over and over again."

"???"

Luo Xi's eyes widened. He suspected that the woman in front of him was a psychopath like himself, but her main symptom was delusion, and a severe one at that.

"Heh, believe it or not," Wu Rui sneered, seeing Luo Xi's distrust. "We call this day the 'Day of Imprisonment.'"

"We?"

"Yes, we, the 'Memory Keepers.' It didn't include you before, but now you're one of us. However, if you can't find a card to preserve your memory, you'll turn back into a 'Memory Loser,' just like most people here."

"Memory Loser?"

"I said, this day repeats endlessly. Memory Losers are people who don't remember any of these things. Every day is like a new day for them. Heh, although they have no worries, they live in a cage designed by others, like zombies or 'someone's' toys."

This explanation was too bizarre; even a regular psychopath couldn't come up with such a creative idea.

But some things from before were indeed strange. If Wu Rui's explanation was applied, some things seemed to make sense.

"So, the 'Memory Keepers' are the opposite of the Memory Losers, people who can preserve their memories?" Luo Xi asked, a seasoned mental patient with a high acceptance of such bizarre ideas.

"More or less, but not entirely, because our memories aren't complete either," Wu Rui said, her expression dimming as if she had thought of something.

"Then, what about Mao Ge? And Lao Gao, why did he want to kill me?" Luo Xi felt that Wu Rui knew the reason.

"Mao Ge... is very special. He's a 'Cleaner,' very dangerous. I advise you to stay away from him at all times and never have too much contact. As for Lao Gao, he's also a 'Memory Keeper,' and you must have revealed your identity with a certain sentence."

Luo Xi suddenly remembered that when he saw Gao Shengjie in the morning, he had asked if he remembered Mao Ge in the cabinet.

He must have revealed himself because of that sentence.

Because, according to Wu Rui's explanation, apart from the 'Memory Keepers,' other Memory Losers wouldn't remember the events of the previous Day of Imprisonment.

"But why did he want to kill me?"

"Because that's the rule of the Day of Imprisonment. Memory Keepers can kill each other. After killing someone, you can get a 'Memory Card' as a reward for the kill. The Memory Card can ensure that you retain the previous memory during the next Day of Imprisonment. Don't say I'm not being friendly. During the Day of Imprisonment, you can't trust anyone, especially other Memory Keepers. They are all ruthless killers. Also, this is essentially a game of survival. If you can survive until the last moment of the Day of Imprisonment, which is midnight, you can also get a 'Memory Card.' That's all I know."

After saying that, Wu Rui took a deep look at Luo Xi before turning and leaving.

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