Day of Imprisonment

Qiu Kui noted the other party's phone number.

They agreed to meet in half an hour.

Then, she immediately shut down the computer and prepared to go out.

After dressing neatly, Qiu Kui thought for a moment and slipped a knife she had previously purchased into her bag.

It's always good to be cautious.

She went out and hailed a taxi.

The place where she lived wasn't far from Tun Tun Shopping Center; it was only a dozen or so minutes by car.

The weather was bad, and it had already started to rain outside, but there were still many people at the shopping center. It was approaching noon, and many people came here to eat. After entering, Qiu Kui went straight to the second floor.

The Xifeifei Coffee Shop on the second floor here was very famous.

The prices weren't expensive, and besides coffee, there were also various desserts and cakes. Qiu Kui didn't go straight over; instead, she observed from a distance for a while.

Besides two couples, there were also several young girls gathered together chatting.

Meeting here indeed meant there was no need to worry about safety issues.

After confirming there were no problems, Qiu Kui called the other party.

It seemed to be the male of one of the couples who answered the phone.

"Hello, I've arrived."

"Over here!" The other party stood up and waved.

Seeing this, Qiu Kui took a deep breath and walked over.

Meeting a stranger was still a bit awkward, but they were all young people, and moreover, they had a common language.

Before long, they knew each other's names.

Only then did Qiu Kui realize that this man and woman weren't a couple at all. In fact, they had only known each other for a little over an hour longer than she had.

The man was called Li Feng, and the woman was called Lü Ting.

It was clear that these two people also had doubts in their eyes, and deep in their eyes, they also hid fear.

"Lü Ting and I only met not long ago, and we both encountered murder cases. Lü Ting's was in her apartment; the killer was alone and killed her neighbor. As for me, it was in an internet cafe."

"Then how did you manage to counter-kill them?" Qiu Kui realized that the situations these two had encountered were much simpler than hers.

Because at most, they had only encountered two killers.

As for herself, it was a terrible start, with five right from the beginning. People really were different.

"I set a trap, opened the gas valve in the kitchen, and made a time-delay device. When the killer came in, I hid in the toilet, and then, boom!" Lü Ting said casually, but it was clear that the actual situation wasn't that simple.

She was wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a mask, but Qiu Kui could still see that a lot of her hair and eyebrows had been singed.

Possibly, there were also burns.

Since a screwdriver could kill people, this thing could definitely do it too.

"We found that after killing the killers, we could get rewards. The voice was like someone whispering in your ear, and the cards appeared in our pockets as if by magic," Li Feng's eyes darted around, showing that he lacked a sense of security.

At their table, Lü Ting and Qiu Kui were the same, lacking a sense of security.

They were always cautious, observing their surroundings, afraid that a killer would suddenly rush out from somewhere.

Qiu Kui also briefly talked about her experience.

Li Feng and Lü Ting both gave her a thumbs up.

"Amazing, you actually rammed them with a car, incredible."

After each of them told their stories, the three of them felt much closer, after all, they had similar experiences.

Next, they naturally started talking about their speculations and thoughts about these strange events.

Whether it was Li Feng or Lü Ting, the conclusions they ultimately reached were similar to what Qiu Kui had thought.

That is, every day was repeating.

"This is already the fourth identical day I've spent, and I've already blown up my house three times. The first time, I actually almost died together with that killer, but I was also severely burned at the time, and I died after holding on for a little while," Lü Ting's eyes showed a hint of fear.

Obviously, that experience had left a very deep impression on her.

"I understand; it's like that the first time. I was almost the same. At the time, I stabbed a killer with a knife, and my hand was shaking, but that guy immediately counterattacked, and his strength was very great. To be honest, if there hadn't been other people at the time, I would definitely have died before that killer," Li Feng's tone also had some lingering fear.

"By the way, this is my third day."

"Me too!" Qiu Kui said.

"The problem now is, how long will this repeating day last before it ends? Do you know this?" Lü Ting asked.

Li Feng and Qiu Kui both shook their heads.

Next, the three of them started brainstorming, seriously analyzing the situation they were currently encountering.

Then, they reached some consensus.

First of all, this repeating day was likely to continue.

That is to say, bizarre and strange murder cases would continue to occur.

In addition, if you want to remember the events of the previous repeating day, you must have a [Memory] card, but they themselves hadn't tried what would happen without a Memory card.

"I think that we might forget what happened before and think that today is just a very ordinary day, just like other people," Li Feng sighed. His gaze swept over the people around him, and it was clear that he was talking about these people.

"Then, in other words, if other people have [Memory], they can actually remember what happened last time."

This conclusion was agreed upon by Lü Ting, Li Feng, and Qiu Kui.

Next, they also discussed many things, including what the cards were and where they came from.

However, on this question, their divergent thinking led to each person reaching different conclusions.

"I think that since we've gathered together, it's some kind of fate. Perhaps we can help each other and accumulate more cards," Lü Ting said at this time.

"How exactly?" Li Feng was clearly very interested.

Qiu Kui also looked inquiring.

"Let's first talk about the places where we know there are killers and the events in which they appear. If the times can be staggered, we can help each other because next time, I really don't want to blow up my house again," Lü Ting then spoke in detail.

"For example, the killer who appeared at my house is at 6:30 in the morning, and next time, the two of you immediately come here, and the three of us will work together to kill that killer. Then, we'll go to Li Feng's internet cafe to kill the other two killers. After that, we'll immediately go with Qiu Kui to the film set to kill those five..."

To put it bluntly, it was to unite together, then make unified plans, and act together.

"I think it's feasible," Li Feng agreed, and Qiu Kui also nodded.

In this way, three people with shared fates became friends on this day.

Of the three, Lü Ting was a calm person with strong hands-on abilities. Although she was a woman, she was better than men in some ways.

For example, she had a lot of research on 'explosives' and naturally became the leader-level figure among the three.

Li Feng excelled in strength and was physically strong and good at fighting. This was related to his past. He had been fighting with people since school. He was a problem teenager in his childhood and a problem youth now.

As for Qiu Kui, she was relatively mediocre, but she had been learning their strengths from Lü Ting and Li Feng. After they had cooperated for several repeating days, Lü Ting's evaluation of Qiu Kui was that she had a strong learning ability, which meant that the future was promising and she had great potential.

"Perhaps we should recruit more manpower."

After several 'repeating days,' Lü Ting made a suggestion.

Li Feng and Qiu Kui naturally had no objections.

At this stage, more people meant more strength, and they had also discovered the so-called 'clearance' setting and knew that if they only killed the killers, they could only reward a [Memory] card, but sometimes, if they cleared the level, they could get more rewards.

In addition to the [Memory] card, there were also some other cards.

For example, some could cast spells, some could add strength, and even some were purely weapons, clothes, or some kind of tool with additional functions.

These were all gains.

But it wasn't all gains. Many times, they needed to pay 'tuition.'

Once, all three of them died in the same scene at the same time.

"Killers also have strengths, weaknesses, and levels."

This experience was exchanged for their own lives.

Every day was the same day, and their manpower increased from the original three people to five, eight, ten...

Overall, it was getting better.

But whether it was Sister Zhao, or Li Feng and Qiu Kui, they didn't realize that their model had a huge drawback.

As long as there was one betrayal, one assassination, the seemingly good situation would collapse in a short period of time.

"According to new intelligence, the clearance reward for one scene is very good. In addition to [Memory], it also allows each person who clears the level to draw a card. Most importantly, our newly joined members know part of the strategy for that scene."

Lü Ting.

At this moment, she had become the core figure of this small team.

She was the recognized leader.

Li Feng had also matured a lot, and Qiu Kui was the same. Just like Lü Ting's initial evaluation of her, she had a growth potential that others didn't have. Her abilities in all aspects were very strong, unlike Li Feng, who required Lü Ting to lead the team when he went on missions. Otherwise, Li Feng might do something impulsive.

In contrast, Qiu Kui combined calmness, analytical ability, and tactical planning, and in terms of strength, she could also play to her strengths, specializing in agility and sneak attacks.

"This time's scene is also mainly killers, four killers, three men and one woman. They are hiding in a small hotel and will start killing at 8:30 in the morning, and before that, they are all in their respective rooms. Our tactic is to defeat them one by one, and the method to clear the scene should also be to kill all four killers."

Lü Ting said the information she had mastered.

"We will enter the scene one hour in advance, first find the hotel owner to get the keys to those rooms, and then concentrate our strength to defeat them one by one."