Day of Imprisonment

Zhao Shi Lei was the first Memory Retriever Zhou Di knew.

Having similar experiences and being of similar age, they quickly became friends.

"Zhao Shi Lei, you seem to only obtain a [Memory] when you sleep in a checkpoint scene, so I suggest you sleep first when entering the next checkpoint scene," Zhou Di said while eating hotpot, sharing his experience with Zhao Shi Lei across from him.

The latter nodded, but after thinking for a moment, she said, "But, I don't want to fall into such a terrifying event again. I just want to live peacefully."

"I didn't notice. I've been on the bus for the past few cycles... Wait, are you saying that every day will cycle back and forth, again and again?" Zhao Shi Lei noticed the problem. Suddenly, she put down the meat on her chopsticks.

She seemed to lose her appetite instantly.

"That's right. Even if we come out of the scene, that is, clear the level, we are still trapped in the same day. Moreover, if there is no [Memory], then, if there are no accidents, we will forget all previous memories on the next cycle day."

Zhou Di had observed this for a while and could confirm it.

It was as if everyone in the world didn't know the truth, except for him.

At first, he found it quite interesting, but he quickly felt lonely and terrified.

Fortunately, he had now found a Memory Retriever.

So he was in a very good mood and could eat hotpot.

Moreover, he could be sure that since there were scenes where [Memory] could appear, then Memory Retrievers would continue to emerge.

This was the real reason why Luo Xi activated 'Mr. D' when the world was annihilated.

"No wonder that guy Luo Xi said 'Mr. D' is a seed of hope."

At this moment, Zhou Di understood.

This was equivalent to dispelling the haze in his heart, and he felt better, so he ate so heartily.

"Waiter, add a plate of beef, get some pickled garlic, and two more..."

Zhou Di had a good appetite, but Zhao Shi Lei didn't have such a good appetite.

"Zhou Di, who is this Luo Xi you're talking about?"

She asked curiously.

Zhou Di thought for a moment before saying, "According to your film industry's terms, you can understand him as a director. Luo Xi is the director."

Zhao Shi Lei majored in broadcasting and performance. She had a very good appearance and had the potential to be a star.

She was very confused when she heard this.

"I know what a director is, but what did that Luo Xi direct?"

"Everything!" Zhou Di spread his hands.

He himself knew very well that this description was actually not accurate, but for Zhou Di, Luo Xi was indeed the beginning of everything, the fuse, the person who laid out the plan, and even the only chess player.

Everyone else was Luo Xi's pawn.

Zhou Di only suddenly realized this when he was eating and figured out why Luo Xi wanted to activate 'Mr. D'.

Luo Xi said that his opponent was an existence called 'V4'.

An artificial intelligence program, or a supercomputer.

Zhou Di didn't know the specific situation, and even Luo Xi might not know.

However, Zhou Di chose to trust him, and this trust was very strange. Even Zhou Di himself didn't know why he had such firm trust in Luo Xi.

Perhaps it was because he could recite that love letter without missing a word.

Because for Zhou Di, that love letter was indeed his most beautiful and most private memory.

Being able to tell him this already explained the problem.

Zhou Di didn't hide anything about Luo Xi from Zhao Shi Lei. He even explained the whole process in detail.

Zhou Di spoke while eating, adding sesame sauce to his dipping sauce twice.

Zhao Shi Lei completely forgot to eat, listening attentively.

Obviously, what Zhou Di said completely subverted her understanding.

A fake world... Annihilated. And according to Zhou Di, that scene was simply unimaginable. He himself was so scared that he collapsed on the ground at the time.

"That was an indescribable scene. The whole world was like a flattened piece of black paper. Anyway, I was stunned at the time, but Luo Xi, he didn't seem to be afraid at all. In fact, his emotions didn't change at all... He's not an ordinary person."

Zhou Di said with emotion.

"Also, the checkpoint scenes and cards were activated by Mr. D, which is also Luo Xi. Obviously, he already has a complete plan."

"Listening to you, I really want to meet that Luo Xi," Zhao Shi Lei also said.

"Don't worry, there will be a chance. He said he would come to me again," Zhou Di said, asking Zhao Shi Lei if she wanted noodles, which would determine whether he would order two or three servings later.

From this day on, Zhou Di and Zhao Shi Lei became teammates.

After that, they gradually figured out and adapted to the rules of the cycle day, and also learned some rules.

The terms Memory Retriever and Amnesiac also started from them.

Zhou Di's plan was to develop as many capable people into Memory Retrievers as possible. Zhao Shi Lei also agreed with this. At first, it went very smoothly, because Zhou Di was different from any other Memory Retriever.

He could save memories without [Memory].

So the [Memory] in his hand could be used by others.

Moreover, they had tried giving [Memory] to an ordinary person, and the other person would also retain the memory of the previous cycle day.

But in the final analysis, [Memory] cards were still very precious. Recklessly developing Memory Retrievers was purely a mediocre move, because many people didn't have the potential to become Memory Retrievers.

"What can be determined is that the only way to obtain cards is in the checkpoint scenes, so if you want to save memories, you must participate in various checkpoint scenes." After Zhao Shi Lei figured out the relationship between cycle days, checkpoint scenes, and cards, she determined what they had to do.

That was to conquer various checkpoint scenes.

Zhou Di had a unique advantage in this.

That was the [Treasure Map].

It could know the location of some cards and scenes.

He had encountered Zhao Shi Lei before because of this.

After discussing, the two chose a nearby checkpoint scene.

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The treasure map only had the location and the cards that could possibly be obtained there. Other than that, there was no information about the checkpoint scene.

In other words, unless you experienced it yourself, you wouldn't know what to expect.

After arriving at the location marked on the map, they found that it was a chess and card room.

Neither of them had ever been to such a place.

Usually, it was old men and women with nothing to do who came to play cards or mahjong.

The facade of the chess and card room was very dilapidated. There was only one door. An old-fashioned security door had a sign that said "XX Chess and Card Room", which had faded. The surrounding shops were also very ordinary, with hardware stores and steamed bun shops.

"Are you sure you didn't get the wrong place?" Zhao Shi Lei looked up at the closed security door of the chess and card room and asked Zhou Di beside her.

The latter confirmed again.

"It's here. I'll knock on the door and go in to take a look. You wait for me outside and wait for my call."

"Okay!"

After confirming the plan, Zhou Di went over and rang the doorbell.

However, this kind of doorbell seemed to be inaudible from the outside. Only the people inside could hear it.

So he rang it many times in a row and waited for a few minutes before someone opened the door from inside.

It was an old man wearing glasses.

He was fat, dressed sloppily, and unkempt.

"What?" the other party asked.

You could smell a strong smell of smoke from the old man.

People who had smoked for a long time would have this smell on their bodies, even when they weren't smoking.

The smell was very strong~

"I, I want to go in and take a look, play cards," Zhou Di said.

"Have you been here before?" the old man asked again.

Zhou Di shook his head: "Do you only accept old customers here?"

"That's not true. It's just that there are few young people your age. Forget it, come in." The old man stepped aside, and Zhou Di squeezed in. When entering, he secretly winked at Zhao Shi Lei outside.

The latter made an OK gesture.

The old man closed the security door. At this moment, Zhao Shi Lei outside didn't know what was going on inside.

She started waiting.

At the same time, she took out her phone.

Before this, she and Zhou Di had added each other's contact numbers and chat software friends. According to the agreement, Zhou Di would send out the situation inside in text form through the chat software as soon as possible.

Soon, the phone vibrated.

Zhao Shi Lei hurriedly checked. It was sent by Zhou Di, saying that the smell inside was not good, many people were smoking, and that everyone was playing mahjong.

This situation was not surprising.

Obviously, Zhou Di hadn't found anything special yet.

Speaking of which, Zhao Shi Lei didn't know much about checkpoint scenes, because she had only experienced the 'Exploding Bus' scene, and Zhou Di had taken the initiative to help her in this scene. Otherwise, if it was just her, the possibility of clearing the level so quickly was very small.

Soon, Zhou Di sent some more text.

"Seems like there's nothing unusual."

Investigating possible dangers was something they had discussed before.

Because according to Zhou Di's experience, there would definitely be dangers in the checkpoint scene.

Similarly, with danger, there would be rewards.

Zhao Shi Lei looked up at the closed security door and then looked at her phone, still waiting patiently.

However, in the next few minutes, Zhou Di didn't send any information.

As time passed, Zhao Shi Lei also began to change from being uneasy to anxious.

She couldn't help but send messages to Zhou Di, but they were all like stones sinking into the sea, without any response.

"Damn it, something must have happened!"