Day of Imprisonment

Clearly, Liang Qiu hadn't expected Luo Xi's answer to be 'try your luck'.

Isn't this just another version of 'miracles happen with enough effort'?

But on closer thought, it was true that Luo Xi could only offer this advice, since even he didn't know what the third question would be. Moreover, Luo Xi had already given a general range, which was multiple-choice questions, giving him ample preparation.

The rest would depend on him.

"Luo Xi, I understand. Thank you. Whether I succeed or not, I'll remember this favor," Liang Qiu said earnestly.

"If you can resolve the issue there as soon as possible, I actually have something I need your help with," Luo Xi said without pretense.

Now, his situation with Wei Si could be considered an open game.

It was a critical period.

And at such times, the element of 'force' held significant weight.

Liang Qiu's strength was comparable to Mao Ge when he activated 【Resentful Qi Soaring to the Sky】, but Mao Ge's 【Resentful Qi Soaring to the Sky】 only lasted an hour, and he would die after the time was up, while Liang Qiu had no such limitations.

His strength was genuine.

If Liang Qiu was in the team fighting 'Zhou Ya,' it would naturally be a significant advantage.

"Don't worry, I'll resolve things here, rescue my family, and then help you immediately. When the time comes, I, Liang Qiu, won't even frown at the prospect of climbing mountains of knives or plunging into seas of fire!"

After a few more words of encouragement, Luo Xi hung up the phone.

Because the taxi had arrived.

Outside was the Tun Tun Bookstore.

After all, it wasn't yet the normal opening time.

The exterior of the bookstore was very well decorated, with a blend of classical and modern aesthetics. However, from below, a faint light shone from a room on the second floor.

When Luo Xi walked over, it seemed as if a figure flickered above.

As he reached the door, preparing to knock, the door opened by itself.

Actually, someone inside had opened the door.

Akui, with her red hair, stood inside. Her delicate makeup and attire gave off a sense of mystery and unique charm in the dim environment.

"Don't you remove your makeup at night?" Luo Xi asked casually.

"Heh, are you trying to tell me a joke?" Akui showed no hint of a smile.

That kind of coldness and elegance seemed to be etched in her bones.

No one could take it away, and no one could learn it.

"Come in," Akui said, stepping aside. After Luo Xi entered, she closed the door.

The bookstore was very quiet.

"Follow me upstairs," Akui said without turning on the lights. In the dim environment, her graceful figure seemed to blend into the surroundings. The only sound was the crisp click of her high heels, but the sound wasn't at all disturbing.

Marble floors, a spiral staircase, and an office on the side of the second floor.

It was very clean, spotless. There was a desk lamp on the desk, and other than that, the files and pens were also arranged very neatly.

She was a woman with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"Passing by, or did you come specifically to find me?" After sitting down, Akui looked at Luo Xi and waved her hand. Strange shadows seemed to emerge from the darkness around her. The next second, the sounds from outside the street completely disappeared, as if they had been shielded.

The room seemed to be covered by something.

Not only did she have obsessive-compulsive disorder, but she was also very careful and cautious.

"Do you think Wei Si would eavesdrop on our conversation?" Luo Xi asked.

Akui shook her head: "I don't know, but I know that there are many people here who are even more dangerous than Wei Si in some ways. They can monitor everything, so we must be careful. So, Luo Xi, what's the matter?"

Luo Xi turned to look at the old-fashioned telephone on the desk.

"I've already talked to Bai Cai. Now, I'm here to talk to you."

At these words, Akui's eyes lit up.

"So, the plan has reached a critical step," Akui's original languid feeling instantly disappeared. At this moment, she carried a kind of excitement and apprehension.

"Almost!" Luo Xi didn't deny it.

He had come to Akui because he needed to obtain information about his memories from her.

Only by constantly supplementing the missing memories in himself could he ensure the next plan and direction.

"Then I'll talk," Akui actually took out a bottle of wine and two glasses from the cabinet next to her, filled them, and took a sip herself.

"Are you an alcoholic?" Luo Xi asked.

Akui smiled: "I'm not a monster like you. If I didn't drink, I wouldn't have been able to persevere until now!"

The Loop can change a person.

Because for those who can preserve memories, whether they are Recollectors or 'Company' employees, each seemingly repetitive day is actually a continuous timeline. The longer the memory is preserved, the longer the line becomes.

"The weather isn't good today, so outdoor scenes are out of the question, but the director said we can shoot indoor scenes first. I'm just a workaholic. My status isn't high or low, and my development hasn't been good in recent years. Sometimes, I have to beg and plead for a role, and I've thrown up several times."

In the back seat of a nanny van, a woman was on the phone.

Speaking, she seemed to feel a little hot and yelled at the woman driving in front: "It's so stuffy in the car, don't you know how to turn on the air conditioner, you blockhead?"

"What? No, I wasn't talking about you. It's a new assistant I hired. She's not young, and she's silly. I can't teach her anything, but she has a high degree. She even graduated from a formal acting program, but so what? In the entertainment industry, it's all about connections. What's the use of a high degree? She can only be a lousy assistant."

The woman laughed heartily, joking with her friend on the phone.

The driver, a woman wearing glasses, sighed helplessly.

"Sister Juan, the air conditioner is broken. I told you before."

"Is that so? I forgot. Then can't you open the window for a while? You eat my food and drink my drinks, and you can't even handle this little thing. What kind of assistant are you?" Sister Juan scolded again.

The woman driving didn't dare to retort, and could only meekly open a crack in the window.

The nanny van went all the way to a villa area and stopped outside a villa.

This was a filming location. It was said that many film and television works had been filmed here.

The person called Sister Juan hung up the phone and got out first, followed by the female assistant, carrying many things in large and small bags. Perhaps the things were too many and too heavy, and she was a little shaky as she walked.

"Sister Juan is here. Take a break first. Stylist, come over quickly and do Sister Juan's styling," a deputy director in charge of the set came forward to greet her.

Soon, the director also came, bringing several other leading actors, and began to talk to Sister Juan and them about the scene.

Sister Juan's female assistant took out the things she had brought and put them away in categories, in an orderly manner, very neatly.

Then she picked up a water glass and went to make coffee.

She knew that Sister Juan liked to drink some coffee to refresh herself when she was rehearsing, because sometimes, filming would go on very late.

After making the coffee, she brought it over and placed it within Sister Juan's reach, and at the same time found a portable shoulder massager from the pile of things she had brought and went over to put it on Sister Juan's shoulders.

When it was time to relax, she had to seize the time to relax. This was Sister Juan's special request. Of course, she could do this because the female assistant had been scolded a lot in the past.

After doing all this, she went to prepare the fruit platter, busy with trivial little things.

But that's what assistants do, isn't it?

She knew very well that getting this job was already very good. This way, she might also have a chance to participate in the acting.

After all, that's what she studied.

After Sister Juan and the male lead and female supporting actress finished rehearsing, the stage crew also prepared the filming location.

So, they went through the scene once, and if there were no problems, they would officially start filming.

At this time, the female assistant would hide aside, quietly watching, learning, and fantasizing that one day, she could also stand on this stage.

"Today's filming is about the scene after the female lead is kidnapped by a murderer. Brother Yang, your character and other policemen rush in to save her," the director briefly explained the process.

The female lead played by Sister Juan had arrived at the scene. She looked pitiful at the moment, wearing pajamas, barefoot, and the makeup of wounds and blood looked very realistic.

"The female lead played by Sister Juan was kidnapped and imprisoned for two days, suffering a lot. The police played by Brother Yang, after investigation, have found the specific location of the kidnapping and began to rescue her. This scene is the climax."

Next to the female assistant, a round-faced girl wearing glasses walked over.

Seeing her, the female assistant also smiled.

She was Brother Yang's assistant, named He Zixuan.

Everyone called her Little Xuan.

"Sister Qiu, I have potato chips here, would you like some?" Little Xuan loved to eat. Generally, when actors were filming, their assistants could relax a little, but they also had to pay attention at all times. If the director called 'cut,' they had to go forward to give their boss clothes and water.

The female assistant called Sister Qiu nodded with a smile. The two girls of similar age began to chat quietly, eating snacks.

"Actually, I think Sister Juan's acting is also average, not as good as you, Sister Qiu. Why don't you recommend yourself to the director?" Little Xuan said.

Qiu Kui was a little tempted.

But she was still a little apprehensive, so she shook her head.

"Go ahead, or I'll help you talk to him. The director is actually a pretty good person, and you're just trying to get a small role. Rather than looking for those extras, it's better to find you."

Little Xuan was very enthusiastic and actually went.

Qiu Kui was naturally a little tempted, apprehensive and tempted at the same time, but the final result was a blow to her.

The director was okay, but when Sister Juan found out, she scolded Qiu Kui, saying that she was not doing her job, that she was daydreaming, that she had ulterior motives... She was her assistant, and she didn't work hard. It turned out that she had this idea in mind from the beginning, and her purpose was impure.

"You're fired!" Sister Juan said coldly.