Chapter 15 This is the worst outcome
Luo Xi lives in an old-fashioned residential building. There are many high-rise buildings in big cities, high-end CBDs, and old streets and alleys rich in cultural heritage. There will also be some key cultural relics units, and similarly, old-fashioned residential areas are also part of the big city.
In an old building without an elevator, go all the way down the dilapidated stairs. Cardboard boxes and debris can be seen everywhere in the corridor.
Before going out, Luo Xi rummaged carefully and found that except for three cards, he had not brought back anything else he had obtained on the last day of confinement.
Including a folding knife, a dagger, and a small bottle of pills that can turn people into 'cleaners'.
"In other words, only cards can be saved until the next day of confinement, and any other items and props can only exist in the current scene." Luo Xi muttered to himself. For him, collecting various information, And then piecing it together is his forte.
It's like a jigsaw puzzle. Some of the pieces are too small and have no value at all when taken individually, but if you put them together, the situation is completely different.
About the day of confinement, Luo Xi’s understanding became deeper.
Arrived downstairs, Luo Xi threw the garbage into a row of trash cans on the roadside, and then walked to the intersection in front. There was a bus stop on the right side of the road, and there were street shops, convenience stores, and fruit shops on both sides. , small restaurants have everything you need.
There is a breakfast shop here, which offers porridge and steamed buns, as well as soy milk and fried cakes.
Luo Xi likes the second combination, with some free pickles and a white egg, which can satisfy both nutrition and taste.
“Here we go, find a seat!” Because he often comes here to eat, the boss has already recognized Luo Xi and said, “Still the same as before?”
“Yes.”
Luo Xi sat down, then scanned the QR code to pay. Soon, hot soy milk and freshly fried pancakes were placed on the table, along with a boiled white egg and pickled vegetables for a self-service. You can take your own small plate and eat as much as you like. , take how much.
Taking out her mobile phone, Luo Xi found the WeChat accounts of Zhang Yanan, Guo Zening, Liu Mao and Wu Rui, and then created a temporary group.
Share your current location with the group.
"Hurry up, I'll treat anyone who hasn't eaten."
After Luo Xi sent this text, he put down his phone and started eating.
He is hungry.
When the weather is good, the breakfast shop will set up a roadside stall with small stools and tables. There is a clothes seller next to it. The window is very clean. Because of the angle of the light, it can be used as a mirror. At this moment, the glass What is reflected is Luo Xi’s appearance while eating, as well as the surrounding background.
But the small table where he was alone was full of people sitting in the mirror.
Some people had no place to sit, so they stood, surrounding Luo Xi in the middle, but they seemed a little afraid and did not dare to get too close.
If you look carefully, these people look exactly the same as Luo Xi, but their clothes and temperament are different.
"Are you still in the mood to eat?" In the mirror, 'Glasses Luo Xi' sitting across from the small table sneered coldly.
"He is just a loser." Next to him, a figure who was somewhat similar to Luo Xi also shouted.
"What's wrong with you?" Luo Xi didn't even look at him, as if he was accustomed to such scenes.
“Just a kind reminder, you have not cleared the level. It is obvious that the card is the most critical anchor point. Such magical things cannot exist in the real world. This is common sense, right? So , once you find something that goes against common sense, such as a card, then it means you don’t." Before a crazy 'Luo Xi' finished speaking, Luo Xi, a man with glasses next to him, patted the opponent: "If he doesn't know this, he will really become a waste, and he will not be able to defeat us and become the main subject."
< br>"Excuse your poor acting skills. If you have something to say, get out if you have nothing to say." Luo Xi began to peel the egg skin.
"Why are you so harsh on us? What we mean is that the situation you are encountering now is beyond your ability. You need help, and we are willing to help you." Glasses Luo Xi He stretched out his middle finger and held on to the slightly slipped glasses frame.
"No need." Luo Xi refused directly.
"You are very strong, even terrifyingly strong. To be honest, we are all afraid of you, but this time is different. Don't forget, we are one. If you are unlucky, it will not benefit us either."
< br> Luo Xi chewed the egg in his mouth and said nothing. The other party continued: "It is obvious now that the scope of the day of confinement is much larger than you imagined. Of course, I am very sure that you must have expected this situation. Arrive, after all, to deduce all possibilities, and then proceed from each possibility Acting, this is your strong point, but I am also very sure that this must be the worst one among the various possibilities you expected."
"Then, suppose that the scope of the impact of the day of confinement is too huge. , even infinite, which is what you expected The worst possibility is that you definitely can’t handle it alone. You really have to consider cooperation, unless you are willing to be imprisoned in this day forever.”
A cell phone rang. Luo Xi chattered endlessly without her glasses.
Luo Xi picked up the phone and looked at it.
It's Wu Rui.
Connected.
"I'm here." There are only three words.
Luo Xi looked at the time in surprise. It had been less than twenty minutes since the first call. Did this woman drive a racing car?
"Go north along the road, fifty meters to the intersection, and there is a roadside breakfast stall on the west side." After Luo Xi finished speaking, he saw a red car driving over there, parked directly on the roadside, and turned off the engine. Opening the door, Wu Rui walked out.
This woman does have such a resolute spirit.
Moreover, among the people Luo Xi met in Shiyi, he was the most thoughtful and the smartest.
Luo Xi heard someone say before that if a woman is petite, she must be more calculating, but on the contrary, she is tall, carefree, and really silly and sweet.
“I drink porridge without sugar.” Wu Rui sat next to her. At this time, the various ‘Luo Xi’s’ in the glass in the distance also disappeared.
Luo Xi asked for a bowl of porridge. Wu Rui was obviously bare-faced, without makeup, and even her hair was not combed. At this moment, she just tied it with a rubber band, picked up a spoon and started drinking.
“Want pancakes?” Luo Xi asked.
Wu Rui reached out and grabbed the half-eaten pancake on Luo Xi's plate and ate it directly.
"Half is enough for me."
Luo Xi looked at the empty plate, turned to the boss and said: "One more, no, two fried cakes."
"Okay." The boss speeded up frying the pancakes without raising his head.
“Where are they?” Wu Rui asked while chewing, her mouth full of oil, as if she didn’t care about her image at this time.
"They are not as fast as you." Luo Xi glanced at the car parked on the roadside: "When did you find out?"
"When I woke up, I was still I was so happy that I thought I had really escaped. It was not until I saw my binding card that I realized that the day of confinement was not over, so I immediately went downstairs and drove to find you."
"Have a good journey. ”
"It went well, because it's early, and it's not yet time for traffic jams." Wu Rui suddenly realized at this time, she knew that Luo Xi would not ask such meaningless questions.
It can be said that Luo Xi during the days of imprisonment was far calmer, calmer and smarter than the Luo Xi she knew.
“Why do you ask?”
“Nothing!”
“.”
Wu Rui knew that the other party obviously didn't want to say more on this topic, and maybe he was still wary of himself.
At that moment, she said what she had thought about on the way: "Luo Xi, I admit that I concealed a lot of things from you before, but this was just out of self-protection, although there is a bit of acting in saying this. , but I still want to say, it was you who saved me, if not at the last moment, You gave me a memory card, and I have become amnesiac."
"You forgot that you had three memory cards and my special card [Ebbinghaus' pen] in your hand before. , I stole it all from you." Luo Xi's face had no expression, which was unpredictable.
"But in the end, you still gave me a memory card. This is also true. You could have refused to give it to me." Wu Rui said calmly, meeting Luo Xi's gaze, and the two looked at each other for a moment.
"I just need a useful chess piece." Luo Xi looked away. He could see that Wu Rui was sincere this time.
"I'm willing to be that chess piece." Wu Rui said immediately.
"So, our previously broken friendship has been put back together, and our fragile trust has been strengthened."
"You can understand it completely."
"Give me a reason."
"I think you can take me out of here." Wu Rui added: "I mean leaving this day, escaping from the day of imprisonment, and returning to the real reality .”
"I'm not sure I can do this."
"But it seems to me that you have great hope, and that's my reason. You gave me hope, and relying on myself, even You can't escape the scene in the company, but you are just a The cycle is completed, so you are very, very strong."
Looking at Wu Rui with a serious look, Luo Xi did not speak again this time, but pointed to the other person's half bowl of porridge: " It’s almost cold.”
Wu Rui continued to drink.
Luo Xi accepted her, which was a good thing for her.
It can be seen that she is actually in a state of excitement and excitement, and even her hands are trembling.
What happened before, Luo Xi shocked her too much.
Because only by personal experience can we know how hopeless and terrifying it is to be trapped in the office scene of the previous company.
After saving her memory for the first time, she continued to struggle, repeating death, rebirth, and death.
All she could do was to try her best to obtain the memory every time she was imprisoned. Card, he will not become an amnesiac, because Wu Rui knows very well that once he becomes an amnesiac, he will lose all hope. Because in the eyes of amnesiacs, all this is normal, but in fact, they are just trapped in this terrifying infinite reincarnation, being killed, reborn, continuing to live the same day, being killed again, reborn again, and so on. .
The most terrifying idea here is what Wu Rui's 'mentor' once said. As a memory collector, I don't know how many times this kind of 'reincarnation' has happened.
It may be dozens of times, it may be hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times.
If you don’t break this terrifying cycle, you will be trapped forever. on this day.
How desperate.
In the end, the 'mentor' gave up in this despair. She deliberately violated the rules, had her memory wiped out, and became an amnesiac.
From a certain perspective, this may be the only ending. The mentor was completely desperate and could not see hope, so he chose to give up.
But Wu Rui was unwilling to give up.
She must escape and return to the real world.
(End of this chapter)