Day of Imprisonment

Silence.

Luo Xi didn't speak, seemingly lost in thought. Zhou Di also remained silent, though he actually had a lot he wanted to say to Luo Xi.

In his eyes, Luo Xi was different from everyone else.

His own loneliness, his own anguish, Luo Xi would surely understand. Even if the other party didn't offer much emotional feedback, just being able to find someone to confide in could release the bitterness in his heart.

"Are you troubled?"

Luo Xi, having ended his contemplation at some unknown point, was now looking at Zhou Di with bright eyes.

The latter nodded helplessly.

"It's a pity you can't lose your memory, because amnesia is the best way to solve mental problems, just like a person who is tired after a day needs sleep to recover," Luo Xi said. Zhou Di sighed, "Yes, I have no way to lose my memory. At first, I thought you were the same as me, but I didn't expect that only I am special."

"Because you are an interface, the interface for Mr. D to control this false world, and I am not. To be honest, if it's possible to not lose your memory, that's the best," Luo Xi said matter-of-factly, as if stating a simple truth.

Across from him, Zhou Di smiled, "Stop it. Just like you said, amnesia is the best way to solve mental problems. You lost your memory, isn't that because you wanted to solve mental problems? You're relaxed now, but you've left me to remember everything. You don't know how long I've waited, and, damn it, who knows how much longer I'll have to wait in the future."

"No matter how long, you must wait. This is your destiny."

"Bullshit, who chose this destiny for me? God?"

"I did!"

"What?" Zhou Di was stunned.

Luo Xi looked up, "To be precise, it should be me. Since I was the one who knocked on your door and chose you in the first place, then it means your fate was already decided. You can't escape it."

"Damn it!" Zhou Di couldn't help but curse.

"There's one more thing you said that's not accurate," Luo Xi added.

"What's not accurate?" Zhou Di couldn't quite follow Luo Xi's train of thought.

"Regarding amnesia, sometimes, I might actively choose to lose my memory, but other times, it's passive, because there is a powerful enemy preventing my plan."

"Wei Si?" Zhou Di's eyes lit up.

Luo Xi didn't deny it.

"From you, I know the earliest time, which means that roughly two thousand cycle days have passed. Speaking of which, it really has been hard on you for waiting so long... You were right about one thing just now. Next, you may have to wait for a while longer, maybe even longer than before."

These words immediately changed Zhou Di's expression.

"I don't know your plan, and there's only so much I can tell you. So, do you know what to do next?" Zhou Di decided it was better to be practical.

If Luo Xi really failed, would they still have a chance?

Zhou Di didn't know.

Most likely not, because in the past two thousand cycle days, he himself hadn't accomplished anything.

Although he had been exploring the truth of this world through various channels, in reality, there were no results.

"I don't know, but I will figure it out. Zhou Di, I will tell you some things. Write them down, and next time I come to find you, you can relay them to me," Luo Xi said, pulling Zhou Di along and saying many things.

However, Zhou Di didn't understand most of the content, nor could he comprehend it.

For example, 'Password found, not transmitted; Teacher Yan found, not triggered; Door not found.'

After speaking, Luo Xi pondered for a moment and began to inquire about the 'Company'.

Zhou Di knew a lot about this.

After all, he had already been promoted to the level of 'Vice President' in the Company.

"Besides the checkpoint scenes, does the Company have a specific image, that is, a location, similar to an office area?" Luo Xi described his meaning, as if he was talking about something very abstract.

Zhou Di nodded.

"There is an office building. The way to enter is very special. You need some doors in specific scenes to enter."

Unexpectedly, Luo Xi became very excited when he said this.

"Yes, that's right. The door, just like I guessed, the door must be in the Company. So, have you found a very special door in the Company, called 'Backdoor'?"

Hearing Luo Xi's question, Zhou Di shook his head, "There are many doors in the Company, and there is more than one door to enter the Company. As for 'Backdoor', are you referring to the name, or the actual meaning of the backdoor, that is, the door opposite the main entrance, behind it? Or are you saying, some kind of 'backdoor' in a metaphorical sense?"

Luo Xi knew that Zhou Di didn't understand.

But he didn't explain, because at this time, he himself was not very clear about what 'backdoor' he was looking for.

"My memory is incomplete. I still need some time. Zhou Di, wait for me a little longer!" After saying that, Luo Xi got up and left without the slightest hesitation.

Zhou Di called out, but Luo Xi didn't turn his head. He watched Luo Xi disappear at the door, and even felt a trance, feeling like it was a dream.

He had waited so long, only to get such a result?

When would Luo Xi come again next time?

Zhou Di didn't know.

But this matter was undoubtedly an encouragement to him.

At least the long wait had a result.

Perhaps because he had been given a heads-up, Zhou Di was now prepared to wait even longer this time, and he would silently recite the information Luo Xi had given him almost every cycle day to prevent forgetting it.

As for the 'backdoor' that Luo Xi said, Zhou Di was also looking for it.

He had entered the headquarters building countless times, from the first floor to the highest floor he could reach. He had explored every area he could enter.

But he couldn't see which door had a problem.

Because in the headquarters building, there were many 'doors' that he thought were problematic.

For example, above the fortieth floor, which only vice presidents could enter, there was an 'untouchable door'.

Zhou Di named it. He completely named it according to the actual situation of the door, because the door couldn't be touched at all. It was at the end of the corridor, but when you moved forward in this corridor, wanting to get close to that door, you found that no matter how you walked, the corridor seemed to be able to extend infinitely. The door seemed to be always more than twenty meters away from you.

Zhou Di had tried sprinting towards that side for most of the day.

Because after he was promoted in the Company, his physique had also been improved. Naturally, his sprinting speed was unimaginable for normal people.

But even so, he still couldn't get close to that door.

If there was only this one door in the Company's headquarters building that was so special, then Zhou Di would definitely think that this door was the 'backdoor' that Luo Xi was looking for.

But the problem was that there were more than just this one strange door like this in the building.

There was also a type of door that could connect to any checkpoint scene.

All checkpoint scenes had numbers, and the door also had a five-layer circular number dial, similar to a combination lock, which could rotate the numbers on each layer to form a fixed five-digit number.

And this five-digit number could represent the number of a checkpoint scene.

After setting it up, opening the door would allow direct entry.

But there were also cases where it couldn't be opened, indicating that the set number was an 'empty' number. This number didn't point to any checkpoint scene. In this case, the door couldn't be opened.

However, Zhou Di believed that this door should not be the 'backdoor' that Luo Xi was looking for.

There were also strange doors that, when opened, were pitch black inside. Even Zhou Di didn't dare to step into them.

But in the end, he still tried it, and as a result, he found that there were three situations that would occur when opening a pitch-black door. One was that after walking in, you would feel like you were walking out of the same door.

That is, the entrance and exit were the same.

The second situation was that you couldn't enter, and the black substance was like an impenetrable wall.

As for the third, after entering, you would directly enter the next cycle day.

Equivalent to dying instantly after entering the door.

For Zhou Di, his greatest pleasure now was to explore these doors in the headquarters building, but this pleasure began to dissipate quickly after he recorded all the doors that he thought were suspicious.

So, he fell into that boring life again.

Because he was the first administrator and the first 'employee' to 'join' the Company, he had advantages that others didn't have.

Promotion speed and corresponding positions.

But the 'Company's' door was actually open to everyone, so in the past, many Reminiscents had become administrators. Some were fired for violating the Company's rules, some stagnated, and some got the opportunity to be promoted.

And each promotion could get a strengthening opportunity as a benefit.

Zhou Di had now reached Transcendent B-level.

To be honest, Zhou Di was excited for a while when he first gained a strengthened physique, because with this power, speed, and reflexes far exceeding normal people, he could do things that ordinary people couldn't do. For example, easily lifting things weighing several tons; For example, he could run 100 meters in less than 3 seconds; Also, even if several people used weapons such as crossbows to shoot at him from different directions at the same time, he could easily avoid them.

And then counterattack.

But this fun only lasted for less than a hundred cycle days before it dissipated.

The things you can't get are the best. Once you get them, you will soon lose interest.

Zhou Di didn't expect that the boring life that he thought would continue like this would suddenly be broken one day.

The fuse for this incident was that other Reminiscents were promoted to the 'Vice President' level.

This was not surprising. As the tide ebbs, it was almost inevitable that such apex existences would be born among a huge base of employees.

But there would inevitably be competition between existences of the same level.

For Zhou Di, he had experienced the Chu Yu incident, so he would be wary of others, but this time, he was still careless.

Too conceited, and the result was a miserable defeat in the internal struggle of the Company.