Day of Imprisonment

A few people walked past. Luo Xi said that the checkpoint scene was not far away, only about ten minutes' walk, which was just enough time to explain the scene's strategy on the way.

"The location is in the Rainbow City's Dou Dou Game Room," Luo Xi had just finished speaking when Liu Mao interjected, "I know that place. It's a newly built commercial center, but it hasn't officially opened yet. They say it will open next week. However, that opening day will probably never come."

His meaning was clear: because of the Day of Imprisonment, the concept of 'tomorrow' simply didn't exist.

Therefore, the statement 'opening next week' meant that it would never be waited for.

Unless the Day of Imprisonment was broken.

Brother Mao continued, saying that he had originally planned to take his wife and children to see 'Rainbow City' after it opened.

"After all, a commercial center so close to home is definitely worth checking out," Liu Mao said, sighing.

"That's only not open to ordinary people, but it is open to Rememberers. Rainbow City is a complex of many checkpoint scenes. Yes, a scene complex. You can use that name to describe it. I know the strategies for some of the small checkpoint scenes inside, and they're relatively safe."

Luo Xi's next plan was simple.

He would lead Wu Rui and Liu Mao through a scene, allowing them to meet the conditions for obtaining a card ring.

"I know there's a scene inside called 'Claw Crane Game.' I have detailed strategies and methods for clearing it, but the specific situation still needs to be assessed on-site. After all, the checkpoint scenes in the Day of Imprisonment aren't static."

At this moment, Luo Xi made a left turn at the intersection ahead, turning into another street.

"Is it that kind of claw crane machine?" Wu Rui asked.

"Almost, but the actual operation is a bit different. As far as I know, this scene requires at least two people to cooperate: one person to control it, and one person to grab the dolls," Luo Xi explained.

"The one responsible for controlling is the one who controls the claw crane, right? Why do you need two people?" Guo Zening asked curiously.

"I said, one is responsible for controlling, and one is responsible for grabbing the dolls. The former controls the latter's position and height, and the latter is responsible for grabbing."

"It feels kind of fun," Guo Zening said.

At this time, Luo Xi could already see the buildings and signs of Rainbow City ahead, but because it hadn't officially opened yet, there were still some fences around the perimeter. Ordinary people would definitely not think about going in, but Rememberers were an exception.

The group approached and found the main entrance locked, making it impossible to enter.

But after going around to a secluded side, there was a small door open.

An old man in a security guard uniform was sitting at the door, seemingly dozing off.

As Luo Xi and the others approached, the security guard opened his eyes and looked at them.

He ignored them and continued to sleep.

Luo Xi guessed that the security guard's role was 'employee'.

His level was lower than 'manager'.

Just like the 'monsters' in Piggy Elementary School who were responsible for human jigsaw puzzles, making mooncakes, and fire drills.

Luo Xi didn't know much about 'employees'.

Were they also Rememberers?

Or something else?

The group entered the building.

The inside was empty, and most of the shops on both sides were under renovation, but there were no construction workers.

It was like a construction site that had been suspended due to a broken chain of funds.

"The strategy for the Claw Crane Game, as far as I know, is that as long as the person responsible for grabbing the dolls is blindfolded, the probability of clearing the game will increase. The rule is that you have to grab five dolls within five minutes to clear the game."

Luo Xi finished explaining.

In fact, this was all information he had seen in Hao Xiuwen's tattered diary.

There was quite a bit of information about some scenes on it, but relatively speaking, this 'Claw Crane Game' was the simplest and easiest, so he chose to bring Wu Rui, Brother Mao, and Guo Zening to challenge it.

As for whether he had hidden anything.

Of course, he had.

"Luo Xi, I feel something's wrong. If the person responsible for grabbing the dolls is blindfolded, won't they not be able to see anything? That would actually increase the difficulty of grabbing, forcing them to rely on random groping, and there's bound to be a chance of failure. Why would the probability of clearing the game increase instead?"

Wu Rui raised her question at this time.

Immediately after, she added, "Could it be that if the person grabbing the dolls opens their eyes, it will increase the difficulty?"

Luo Xi smiled at her and nodded, saying, "That's indeed the case. Opening your eyes will increase the difficulty because the 'dolls' you're grabbing aren't the plush toys you imagine."

For some reason, seeing Luo Xi's smile and hearing his words, Wu Rui felt a chill down her spine and a sense of foreboding.

"Then, if they're not plush toys, what are they?" she couldn't help but ask.

Guo Zening and Liu Mao were also very curious about this question.

"The strategy only says 'things that trigger fear.' Perhaps it's because those dolls don't have a fixed pattern or form. If we analyze it with the word 'fear,' it can be understood as things that trigger fear, or, more mysteriously, sources of fear specific to each Rememberer. Only in this way will they not have a fixed form or pattern, because everyone's fears are different,"

Luo Xi wasn't lying.

The strategy guide wasn't very clear, in fact, the entire guide was just a simple sentence: 'In the Rainbow City's Dou Dou Game House, the person being hoisted up to grab dolls should be blindfolded, which will double the chance of success, because the dolls they grab are the fears in the hearts of each doll-grabbing person.'

That's it, a very simple description.

After all, a strategy guide isn't cheating, it just provides reasonable advice from experienced people.

"There are people upstairs," Liu Mao said, looking up. This mall has multiple floors, similar to the architectural style of many commercial centers, using a large internal space and internal floor platforms to amplify the sense of space.

The others could also hear shouts coming from above, followed by the sound of something breaking. The next moment, a scream, and a person suddenly fell from about four floors up, a height of more than twenty meters.

Moreover, they were very close to Luo Xi and the others, only three to five meters away.

Bang!

With a loud crash, the person landed headfirst, slamming hard onto the hard marble floor, making the ground shake.

Everyone was stunned.

A person had just died in front of them.

The person's head was already deformed, with a visible dent in their skull. Blood flowed all over the ground, their neck was definitely broken, and one arm was twisted. On closer inspection, bone pierced through the skin, causing extreme discomfort.

Guo Zening, at least, was already feeling nauseous.

Wu Rui's face was also pale, but she was a ruthless person who could stab someone in the eye with a pen. After a moment of shock, she immediately looked up.

Luo Xi, however, didn't even look at the dead body on the ground. He had been looking up from the beginning.

On the fourth floor, two people were leaning against the railing, looking down at them.

These two people were somewhat manic, with a hint of a sneer.

Like butchers looking at the pigs in a pen waiting to be slaughtered.

One of them laughed and said, "Sorry, didn't scare you, did we?"

Luo Xi didn't say anything, and the others remained silent.

"That brother who fell down, he wasn't watching where he was going and tripped over himself, that's why he accidentally fell. You have to be careful when you come out to play. Are you here to play too?" The man continued to ask with a smirk.

This time, Luo Xi spoke.

"Yes, it's our first time here. What's fun around here? Can you two help recommend something?"

"Then you've come to the right people. We know best what's fun and what's not around here."

"That's great! It's hard to talk up and down like this, why don't I come up and find you guys? We can have a good chat and then play together."

Luo Xi said with a smile as he ran towards the elevators.

Of course, these escalators weren't turned on, so they could only be used as stairs.

Luo Xi had already reached the second floor and was quickening his pace, like a child seeing an amusement park and being impatient.

Wu Rui and the others naturally followed with small steps.

However, they didn't know what Luo Xi was thinking. They only knew that running straight up like this would most likely lead to a conflict with the other party. Anyone could see that the person who had fallen just now had been pushed down by those two people.

In any case, Wu Rui had already drawn her knife and hidden it in her sleeve.

Liu Mao hadn't taken a knife, but he was holding a screwdriver in his hand.

This thing could be quite deadly when stabbing someone, and he didn't have to worry about hurting himself. Very practical.

Guo Zening was clearly a little nervous, but he felt that with two against four, the advantage was on their side, so what was there to be afraid of?

So, he didn't even bother to pretend, and frantically and resolutely pulled out a kitchen knife from his chest.

"Hey, Xiao Guo, why does that knife look familiar?" Liu Mao was stunned.

"Brother Mao, this is from your kitchen... Anyway, my sister-in-law said she's taking the kids out for burgers at noon, so she won't be cooking at home, so I... In short, next cycle day, it'll be a good kitchen knife again."

"..."

Fourth floor.

Lu Wang and Li Sigou next to him looked at each other.

"These few people, I'm afraid they won't be easy to deal with."

"With your strength and mine, are we still afraid of them? We'll kill the men later, and the two of us will keep the woman for a day, and then kill her too."

"No, look at the man in the lead. To be honest, his smile makes me feel like he's more perverted than us."

"Now that you mention it, it's true, he does look a little abnormal. Then... what do we do?"

"Don't take risks. It's still morning on this cycle day, there's plenty of time. There's no need to fight these few people to the death. Remember, we're here to make a fortune, to kill people for fun, not to take risks. They have the advantage of numbers anyway. Let's retreat first and wait for an opportunity. If they're just bluffing, hehe, I'll let them know what it means to regret."

"Okay, Brother Wang, I'll listen to you."

After the two discussed, they left immediately.

So, when Luo Xi reached the fourth floor, the two people were already gone.

"They ran away?" Wu Rui cautiously looked around.

"I guess they were scared!" Guo Zening grabbed the kitchen knife and gave an analysis, while also breathing a sigh of relief.

Looking down from above, the corpse below was lying on the ground, with a pool of blood around its head and chest.

"I guess they were alone, targeted by those two, and then robbed of all their cards, and then pushed down from here," Wu Rui gave her speculation.

Obviously, the law of the jungle prevailed here.

"So what do we do?"

"Go grab dolls!"