Day of Imprisonment

Luo Xi answered the phone, walking along a quiet street.

He was more than two kilometers away from his residence, and he didn't specifically choose any particular street or road, walking entirely on instinct.

The time had also reached 5:27 in the morning.

On the phone, Lin Qiqi was still narrating.

Her speaking speed wasn't slow, but she could still explain things very clearly and concisely.

Luo Xi liked this way of expressing things.

Simple, clear, and never dragging things out.

This matched Lin Qiqi's capable and straightforward personality.

Throughout the entire process, Luo Xi didn't interrupt Lin Qiqi, which was something Lin Qiqi appreciated about Luo Xi.

He would never ask those stupid questions.

Both sides could clearly understand what the other wanted to express, and at the same time understand the thoughts that the other hadn't expressed but existed in their heart.

This was tacit understanding.

Being able to meet someone with true tacit understanding in this lifetime, even if it's just one person, is luckier than most people.

"...The situation is like this. After Lin Yixuan walked in and closed that strange door, the several Liuding Liujia in the supermarket started to bicker with each other, and even argued for some reason. Before long, the entire supermarket was plunged into darkness, and then, there seemed to be a violent explosion in the sky."

"Wait a minute!" Luo Xi interrupted at this point, the first time he had interrupted Lin Qiqi's narration: "You clearly saw the explosion?"

This was very important.

Luo Xi was on the second floor of the Sunshine Internet Cafe at the time, but he didn't see the explosion, he only felt a violent tremor and heard a loud noise.

"No, but... from the window of Yongge Supermarket, I saw a bright light coming from above, like something exploded. That blinding white light was enough to make people blind, and this light only existed for a moment before I was plunged into darkness, and then, I entered this round of the cycle day!" Lin Qiqi described everything she saw and experienced as accurately as possible.

She knew very well that Luo Xi was several dimensions better than her at analyzing and deducing details.

"So Luo Xi, what do you think of all this?" Lin Qiqi was actually very curious. In the last cycle day, extremely incredible and unusual things must have happened, because all of them were forced to 'die' and enter the next cycle day.

Similar things had never happened before in Lin Qiqi's memory, which had preserved more than a hundred cycle days.

"Rather than saying that we were forced to die, it's better to say that someone forcibly restarted a cycle day!" Luo Xi's answer stunned Lin Qiqi.

She thought for a while and asked, "Is there a difference between death restart and forced restart?"

"Yes, and the difference is huge."

"Wait a minute, are you saying that someone restarted... then who is this person?" Lin Qiqi suddenly realized something. She felt cold all over, and even her scalp tingled.

Luo Xi's words just now had a preset condition.

That is, the entire Day of Imprisonment is controlled by a certain 'existence'.

This was too terrifying.

Although Lin Qiqi herself, including many senior Recollectors, had thought of this possibility, it was just a recognized crazy guess.

Many people think that only a madman would think that way.

Because if this speculation is true, then wouldn't everyone become a plaything of a certain 'existence'?

So, what exactly is the Day of Imprisonment?

Are there really gods in this world?

"I'm at..." Luo Xi looked up, intending to look at the street sign, when he suddenly heard a burst of music.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock~ Da~ Da tick-tock tick~ Da tick-tock tick~~ ~

It's "Für Elise"!

Luo Xi was stunned.

He was very familiar with this tune. In fact, anyone who knows a little about music, or even ordinary people, will often hear this tune or variations derived from it, because this tune is too classic.

Luo Xi looked around. He found that the sound was coming from an alley around the corner ahead, and the sound was very small.

"Qiqi, I'll hang up first!" Luo Xi hung up the phone.

He followed the sound and walked over, entered the alley, and then found that there was a store lit up next to the fourth street lamp in front. Walking closer, he found that the music was coming from this store.

"Detective Story Interpretation Hall".

The signboard was very conspicuous, and the storefront was very simple. Luo Xi stepped forward and looked through the glass, then pushed the door and walked in.

Ding-ling~

There was a bell tied to the door.

There was incense inside, with thick carpets laid out. On the wall directly opposite were many photos, but most of the photos were blurry and distorted, like they were overexposed... On the right was a not-so-spacious hall, and there were already many people here.

Some were standing, some were sitting on the few sofas, drinking the coffee in their hands.

By the way, besides the smell of incense in the house, the rest was the faint smell of coffee.

Luo Xi's arrival naturally made the people in the hall turn their heads to take a look, but it was just a casual glance, and then they went back to doing their own things.

As for Luo Xi, his gaze swept over everyone in the hall, and then his gaze fell on a tall figure at the bar over there.

He was stunned at just one glance.

The tall figure behind the bar was wearing a neat and well-fitting suit, with a horse's head on top.

That wasn't a headgear, let alone a mask.

It was completely flesh and blood. A similar situation had been encountered in "Monster Building", and of course, even more were seen in the Liuding Liujia in Yongge Supermarket.

Coincidentally, adding Monster Building and Yongge Supermarket, Luo Xi had only not seen three of the Liuding Liujia.

Dingchou, Jiawu, and Jiayin.

Wu corresponds to the horse.

Isn't that the horse-man he's seeing at this moment?

The people here didn't show any surprise at the horse-man, which could only mean that they were all Recollectors and knew what this place was.

A checkpoint scene that opens at a specific time.

Ding~

At this moment, the horse-man at the bar raised his hand and pressed the bar bell on the table, then said: "The last game is about to begin, please participants come with me."

After speaking, he reached out and turned off the lights at the door and the leisurely music.

The lights at the entrance went out.

Obviously, from this moment on, even if someone passed by outside, or wanted to come in again, it wouldn't work.

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This place is undoubtedly the kind of checkpoint scene with specific 'business hours'.

Luo Xi looked at the current time.

Five thirty-seven.

Under normal circumstances, many Recollectors in the Day of Imprisonment, including himself, would not have 'woken up' at this time.

But there must also be Recollectors who can wake up early.

For example, the people in this house.

And for example, Xu Lin, who ran over early in the morning to make noodle soup for him.

Luo Xi and the others followed the horse-man, or rather, Jiawu, into a door behind.

Unexpectedly, inside was a very spacious hall.

The previous small hall seemed very crowded, but here, it suddenly became open. Roughly looking, this hall alone exceeded sixty square meters.

The horse-man stood in the center at this time, looked around, and then said: "Remind everyone, if you don't want to participate in the game, you can leave immediately. Those who stay will be considered to have defaulted to participating in the game."

While speaking, he pointed to the small door over there.

Luo Xi glanced at it.

This matter was obviously problematic. If they wanted to leave, why not leave from the original entrance, why did they have to leave from that small door?

The professional card of [Continuous Excitement] seems to conflict with [Absolute Reason], and one problem that arises from this is suspicion.

Luo Xi even had a picture in his mind after seeing that small door.

If you go through that small door, you will die.

He had even imagined no less than ten ways to die in a short period of a few tenths of a second.

Anyway, if this checkpoint scene was designed by him, then he would start the game from the moment he stepped into the door, instead of 'announcing the start'.

So, if the horse-man's words now are considered part of the game, the other party can completely add 'deception' factors to the explanation.

Saying that you can leave, but in reality, leaving means death, being eliminated early.

That's a good checkpoint scene, a good game.

The result, of course, was that no one left.

"Very good, then I will now announce the content of the game. Of course, I need to remind everyone that, like other scene games, your personal communication devices will be shielded from the moment you enter until you complete the game content and leave the scene."

The horse-man took out a stack of cards from his pocket at this time.

"I will choose a Recollector to randomly draw a card from these story cards as the theme of this detective story interpretation. Everyone can witness that it is absolutely fair and just."

After speaking, the horse-man began to shuffle the cards, and from beginning to end, he did not reveal the card face.

Then he placed the stack of cards on the table, spread them out, and then looked at the Recollectors in the room.

"Everyone, many of you I have actually seen, some have come more than once. After all, as a scene administrator, even without using [Memory], I can save memories, and this time, I want a new face to draw the card..."

After speaking, he looked at Luo Xi's side.

"This gentleman, would you like to draw the theme card for this story?"

Everyone looked over.

But the expressions were all normal.

Luo Xi nodded. He walked to the table where the stack of cards was spread out and randomly picked up a card.

The horse-man took it, and showed it to everyone.

"The theme that this gentleman drew is a chaotic and murderous type, 'Roll Call'. This is a very rare theme here. In the past, it has rarely been drawn, and most people have not even experienced it. This will definitely bring you a very novel experience."

The horse-man's words were like self-promotion.

"I am already, impatiently waiting." The horse-man let out a laugh: "Then, let me briefly explain the process."