Chapter 8 A Game for Eight
The fire alarm still kept ringing. Luo Xi walked over and pressed and held the reset button on the alarm. After a few seconds, it finally stopped.
At this time, the few people who were still on the twenty-fourth floor did not speak.
They looked at each other and observed each other with some inexplicable 'tacit understanding'.
Luo Xi first ran to the women's restroom and the women's changing room and wandered around. When he came out, he was mumbling something like, 'Sure enough,' 'It's amazing.'
Then he sat down on the chair and motioned for the other people to sit down as well.
Some people sat down and some didn't.
"Looking at everyone's reactions, it shows that this screening plan is very successful. All the irrelevant people have left. The remaining people should at least remember the last time when Brother Mao turned into a monster and killed people. .”
Luo Xi got straight to the point.
Because he knows that there is no time to waste.
One day. No, Brother Mao may start the killing time at any time, so essentially, there is no one day at all.
The people opposite, Du Lei, Guo Zening (male colleague 1), Feng Kai (male colleague 2), and Zhang Yanan (female colleague) still did not speak, but their expressions were different. Manager Du squinted his eyes and wiped sweat. , look carefully, this guy still has a sneer on his lips.
Guo Zening and Zhang Yanan were hesitant to speak. Feng Kai looked around, as if he was wary of someone.
"Let's seize the time and get to know each other again. My name is Luo Xi, a memory collector who has saved a memory."
After saying that, there was silence and no one responded.
Luo Xi smiled, not feeling embarrassed at all, and looked at Du Lei: "Mr. Du, you are the big brother, you come first."
Du Lei squinted, stared at Luo Xi, and then looked at He looked at Zhang Yanan over there, then moved his eyes back again, and said: "This method of yours, I I thought about it before, but I thought it was a bit risky so I didn’t implement it, but the effect seems to be okay.”
“The main reason is that the timing is good. Brother Mao got it early last time. Otherwise, he might not have this opportunity with a few people. Let’s have a frank and honest chat.” Luo Xi suppressed her smile and rubbed her face.
"Be honest?" Du Lei smiled: "Okay, I finally met a smart person, but I am curious about what you are going to do after the screening?"
" This will be explained to everyone later. Now, everyone needs to tell the number of times they have saved their memories. It is best not to lie or hide." Luo Xi put on an indifferent expression at this time, which can also be seen as, no. expression.
Du Lei just smiled at this time and did not answer.
The others didn't say anything, but it was obvious that they all had their own ideas, some were eager to try, some were cautious, and some were wary.
The sullen Feng Kai over there suddenly said: "So, why should I tell you? Who are you?"
Questions are inevitable.
In Luo Xi's view, this is also a 'defense' method, and at the same time it will inevitably show a tough attitude that will never allow others to manipulate it.
Just like Feng Kai now.
Luo Xi glanced at the other party and said expressionlessly: "Of course, it is your right to choose not to tell, but the ugly words are ahead. Frank disclosure is very important at this stage, which determines what happens next. Unable to clear the level"
"Passing the level ?" Feng Kai sneered: "You have only saved your memory once, what do you know?" Luo Xi seemed not to care at all about such offensive words. This kind of 'provocation' is also a kind of answer in his opinion.
"Mr. Du, do you want to tell me? Or do you also choose to hide it?" Luo Xi looked at Du Lei.
Over there, Du Lei saw that he couldn't escape, and he laughed: "We are all so familiar. After all, we are all colleagues who have been together for a long time, and we are involved in such a weird and weird thing. We should help each other. Our names are the same." Everyone knows it, so I will just say the number of times to save the memory."
After speaking, he looked around, stretched out his hand, and made an 'eight' sign.
"Eight times, I have saved the memory eight times."
There seemed to be a kind of showing off and pride in the tone.
Luo Xi nodded and looked at the other two people.
"I only have one time. I remember what happened last time. Brother Mao came out of the cabinet." Before Guo Zening could finish, he was interrupted by Luo Xi: "I will tell you the rest later."
The former nodded, Sit down again.
"It was the same time for me. To be honest, if you hadn't said Luo Xi that Brother Mao was down there at ten o'clock, I would have thought I was having a nightmare before, but that experience was too real and scary." When Zhang Yanan spoke, she was a little nervous. She sat on the chair and kept gesticulating with her hands, trying to express herself.
From the moment she was killed and then suddenly appeared in the women's locker room, she found that time had returned to the time she had just arrived this morning. At that moment, she was completely confused. It can be said that she had been in a state of confusion all morning. , my heart was filled with fear and doubt.
She didn’t know who to talk to about this kind of thing.
She had secretly asked another female colleague before, but the other female colleague didn't remember it at all, let alone what she was talking about.
She was still a little confused in the current situation, but she heard one thing clearly. The few people left at this moment all remembered the time when Brother Mao turned into a monster and killed people.
In other words, I am not crazy, nor am I dreaming. Everything about the horror is real.
Her fingers were trembling with excitement, and she had a strong desire to communicate.
Luo Xi could see her state and comforted her: "I suddenly came to my senses at my workstation in the morning and found that when the day started again, I was in the same mood as you. Relax a little. Being too excited is harmful to the body. No benefit.”
Zhang Yanan nodded quickly, with a look of gratitude on his face. "So in the last round, we were all killed by Brother Mao. Is there anyone who escaped Brother Mao's pursuit and survived to the end?" Luo Xi glanced around, but no one said anything. He estimated that the situation was similar to what Luo Xi had guessed.
Last round, all were wiped out.
"Among the five people here, only Mr. Du and Feng Kai are 'seniors' who have survived for more than one round. The next question is specifically asked to you two. Of course, you two can choose No answer." Luo Xi glanced at Feng Kai.
"You ask, I think it's good for everyone to get together and be honest. The three cobblers are even supporting Zhuge Liang. Maybe we can really come up with something." Du Lei sighed at this time.
"This question is very simple, but extremely important. In the several rounds of confinement that you have experienced, have you ever escaped Brother Mao's killing time and lived through twelve o'clock in the middle of the night unharmed? Or, have you ever? Have you seen or heard of others doing this? ”
Obviously, this question can only be answered by a 'veteran'.
Guo Zening and Zhang Yanan, the two 'newcomers', are still in a daze. Some of Luo Xi's words are understandable to them, while others are completely in the dark. They don't know what the other person is saying. say what.
However, I didn’t dare to interrupt.
My heart is still scratching, so I am holding back very much.
Logically speaking, Luo Xi's question was easy to answer, but neither Du Lei nor Feng Kai spoke immediately.
After a long time, Du Lei shook his head: "Luo Xi, the fact that you can ask this question means that you already have a lot of information about the day of confinement. I even suspected that you lied before. Not a 'newcomer', but a veteran who has survived for many rounds like me."
"I am indeed a newbie!" Luo Xi spread his hands and said frankly.
Du Lei smiled, he was still wiping his sweat: "Liu Mao's killing time is impossible to escape. No normal person can survive after the killing time, so how long can we survive in one round? It all depends on when he turns into a ghost."
"Are you sure?" Luo Xi frowned.
"At least this is the case in the few rounds I have survived. You have seen Liu Mao turn into a ghost. Everyone has seen it. Who do you think can escape?" Du Lei didn't know what he thought of, and his expression was a little ferocious. In fact, There was fear hidden under the ferocious expression.
I guess it’s some kind of bad memory.
Feng Kai still didn't say anything. This guy seemed like a hedgehog that couldn't be touched. Moreover, he was also a hedgehog with a very bad temper and a very guarded mind.
But Du Lei’s answer was ‘No one can escape the killing time’, which already included everyone, including Feng Kai.
"Brother Lei, this guy is trying to find out our bottom." Feng Kai said suddenly at this time.
Du Lei was stunned, and immediately thought of something, his expression suddenly turned ferocious.
Obviously the other party's question just now set a trap. Since there is no way to avoid the killing time, then Du Lei has survived several rounds of imprisonment, which means that he has at least killed an equal number of memory collectors. Otherwise, where would he come from? memory card to save memories?
"I'm not that low-level." Luo Xi's reaction was very dull.
With a smile on his face, he seemed to be despising the other party for treating him as such a low-level and stupid person.
“In order to preserve the memory, kill other memory collectors to obtain the memory card. This is one of the rules of the day of imprisonment. There is no right or wrong, good or evil, and there is no need to go around in such a big circle to test you. , besides, does this question need to be tested? ”
Luo Xi's reaction instantly silenced Du Lei's anger.
He realized that he might really underestimate the other party.
"Luo Xi, tell me, what are you going to do?"
"Of course it is 'clearance'." Luo Xi did not hesitate when answering the questions, as if these questions, he It has been predicted a long time ago, and there is a standard answer already.
"How to clear the level?" Du Lei asked, squinting his eyes.
Luo Xi did not answer, but looked at Guo Zening and Zhang Yanan, who were stunned from beginning to end, as if they were trying to understand the middle school students.
"Brother Mao looked scary at that time, right?" Luo Xi's voice slowed down.
Fear flashed in their eyes and they nodded.
“Whether it is senior people like Mr. Du or newcomers like us who have only saved our memories once, it is impossible to forget Brother Mao in Killing Time, so when I say ‘At ten o’clock, Brother Mao After the following sentence, anyone who remembers the last incident cannot be satisfied as if nothing happened. Curiosity is human nature, coupled with the thinking trap of time pressure caused by a huge sense of crisis, it is impossible for anyone who picks up memories to go downstairs in that situation."
"That is, He said that the ones currently on the twenty-fourth floor are all the seven memory collectors that have existed.”
At this time, Zhang Yanan couldn't help but raise his hand.
Luo Xi smiled: "You tell me!"
"There seem to be only five of us." Zhang Yanan looked around and corrected.
"I forgot to mention it. Among the people who pick up memories, we have to add Lao Gao who died in the morning. In addition, there is another person. Including her, there are exactly seven people." After Luo Xi finished speaking, Du Lei and Feng Kai glanced at each other subconsciously.
“But this is a game for eight people.” Luo Xi continued.
"Eight people? Are there any other memory collectors?" Feng Kai couldn't help but speak at this time.
Luo Xi smiled and shook his head: "The eighth person is Brother Mao. Eight people play a game similar to cat and mouse, one cat and seven mice."
(End of this chapter)