"Teacher, why does observation affect the outcome? I'm sorry, teacher...... Am I too stupid to study quantum physics?"

"It's okay, you're not stupid, quantum theory is not something that ordinary people can understand in the first place - it's not about observing the results, it's about both outcomes at the same time, and it's only when you observe that you know what's going on. You imagine Schrödinger's classic thought experiment of keeping a cat in an absolutely airtight black box and placing it in a poison vial controlled by a radioactive switch filled with highly toxic cyanide. The rate of decay of radioactive material is uncertain, you never know when the switch will be triggered, and that cat could be both alive and dead until you open the black box to observe, right?"

"Hmm...... I seem to understand a little, but teacher, why do you want to use a cat for this experiment? Isn't it cruel?"

"No one has actually done this experiment...... Probably not, it's just a thought experiment, that cat only exists in our imagination, not to mention how cruel it is. Besides, Schrödinger's cat is better than Schrödinger's cockroach, right?"

"Haha, teacher, you're right, then I'll try to think about it again. ”

"Well, it's okay to think about it slowly, a few more times. ”

......

It moved its ears and woke up.

There seemed to be some inexplicable conversation floating outside, ethereal, as if it was close at hand, and as if it was far away in the sky. Before it could cry out for help, the outside quickly fell silent.

What is this place?

There was a cold, hard touch of metal from underneath his body, something familiar.

Wait a minute! Am I not dead?

It shuddered with excitement and remembered that it had been locked up in an unbreakable black metal box with a strange black and white kitten. And then...... It looks like it's accidentally knocking over a bottle.

What's in the bottle?

The bottle seemed to contain something that made it feel terrified, not even the devils of hell so terrifying!

The bottle was knocked over by it, and the faint smell of bitter almonds was still imprinted in its mind, headache, nausea, suffocation, clenching of teeth, convulsions all over the body, loss of consciousness, and entry into the eternal kingdom of darkness......

No, no, it must be a dream, it must be a nightmare! As soon as I open my eyes, the dream is over, and I will still go back to the wax museum and sit in front of the wax figure of the angel.

It backfired, and when it opened its eyes, it was still surrounded by bottomless darkness.

It had never panicked so much, what the hell was going on? the eerie metal walls, the terrible darkness, the memories that seemed to have died once and then come back to life......

It stood up on its feet, desperate to do something, and couldn't sit still!

"Meow~Don't move~"

It heard the sound again, and its body froze reflexively. Not long ago, it seemed to accidentally knock over something, and the smell of bitter almonds escaped......

"I don't move. "Can you tell me what's going on? Am I dreaming?

"Meow~ I don't know what's going on, anyway, I was born here. ”

"Born here?" it laughed miserably, "no kidding, no one was born here! What about your parents, what about your siblings? What about your master? Did your master keep you here?"

"Meow~ I don't know. I haven't seen my parents, I've never met my siblings, I've been here for as long as I can remember...... By the way, what are you talking about as a master?"

It was asked a little stammering, "Master...... The host is the one who gives you something to eat, a warm place to sleep, and a place to play with you...... I see, you must have your master, so he locked you up here and taught you a lesson!"

"Meow~ Is that so?" the black and white kitten's voice was full of confusion and uncertainty.

It seemed to find a way out of here, and spat excitedly, "Yes! It must be so! I once bit my boss, and my master locked me in a small dark room to punish me...... Your master, what's his name? He always has a name, right? Can you tell me?"

"Meow ~ Name...... The name I've heard most mentioned is Schrödinger, and is he my master?"

"Probably not wrong...... Hey, the owner of the black and white kitten!Hey!Schrödinger!Where are you? You're mistaken! I'm not your cat, punish it if you want to, I didn't make a mistake, don't punish me! Please, do well, let me out!" It roared to the sky, and almost cried at the end.

It shouted countless times, but no one responded, until it was too hoarse to scream anymore, and then stopped to catch its breath.

"Meow ~ Name...... I also want a name. The black and white kitten said in the dark.

It swallowed saliva to lubricate its throat, and said hoarsely: "I said, you have a name, you call yourself Xinghai, I met you in the wax museum, and you asked me if I played hide and seek, and then I didn't know what happened to appear in this ghost place......"

"Meow ~ Xinghai...... Is that my name?"

"Probably yes. It said sarcastically, "Your name is quite big, the ocean of stars, isn't that the universe, much bigger than this hellish place!"

The black and white kitten said again: "Meow~ Then I'll call it Xinghai...... What is hide-and-seek?

It snorted and said angrily: "It's just a person hiding and looking for a person, in my opinion, the level of fun is average...... But I liked the way I looked at you at the time. ”

"Meow~Xinghai wants to play hide and seek~" The tone of the black and white kitten was full of longing.

"Save it, wait until you can get out of here. Play hide and seek here, what if you knock over that bottle again?" it said coldly. It's silent about the bottle, playing hide-and-seek in this cramped black box? Forget it, it doesn't want to die again......

Wait a minute!

Die again?

Its head was a little dazed.

How many times have I died here?

Why is it so easy to think of such a terrible word as "die again"......

Why is it so familiar to the touch of that bottle that you can almost sketch the shape of the bottle in your mind, as if you have accidentally knocked it over many times?

That bottle seems to be anywhere, no matter how you dodge, you can't dodge it, sooner or later it will overturn, and even if you don't touch it, the bottle seems to tip over on its own......

I see...... So, how many times has I been resurrected?

It was lost in thought, its mind completely occupied with these few questions, and the desire to escape was not so strong......

"Meow~ It's okay, it's good to get used to it! Get used to it, and it's not so painful...... Xinghai wants to play hide and seek!"

It awoke from its contemplation and shouted loudly, "Kill me, kill me, don't let me come back to life, okay, don't let me live so undignified!"

No matter how much it shouted, there was still no response.

"Meow ~ What is a wax museum?"

It doesn't answer, and the black and white kitten keeps asking.

Annoyed by the question, it had to say: "It's a big room full of wax figures for others to visit, and I don't know the rest, anyway, that's where I met you." ”

"Meow~ It sounds fun, but Xinghai has never left here......"

It thought for a moment, "Maybe I'll leave later." You looked happy and carefree at the time - don't say anything like admitting mistakes, I'm pretty sure it's you, and I can't go wrong with my nose. ”

"Meow ~ Will Xinghai be happy?"

It was silent, seriously recalling the brief moment of its encounter with the black and white kitten.

Thinking of the black and white kitten, thinking of the wax museum, it thought of the wax figure of the angel, the smile on her face was so innocent, and her last words were so selfless......

It was sure that it wouldn't be able to survive in this black box as long as a black and white kitten.

The black and white kitten can hold on, not because of its talent, but because it has been here since birth, and is used to loneliness, and it can't, it has seen the world, it can't bear loneliness, and it won't be long before it will go completely crazy.

Only once, even once, it has to be an angel, and at least leave no regrets before losing its sanity.

It suddenly calmed down, never so calm.

"You'll be happy. It imagined itself as an angel and said gently: "That wax museum probably does not allow cats to enter, I didn't see anyone else there with cats, you must have been smuggled in - this means that you will meet a new owner who loves you in the future, he will give you good food, let you sleep in a warm bed, play hide and seek with you, and will secretly bring you into the wax museum to make you happy...... Therefore, you must persevere, and before the happy days come, no matter how painful it is, you must persevere, and do not fall into the darkness before dawn!"

After saying this, it suddenly felt extremely relaxed in its heart, and its body seemed to have lost its weight, and even life and death were no longer important.

It turns out that helping others is such a joyful thing.

"Meow~Meow~" The black and white kitten seemed to believe its words and barked happily.

If its few words can help the black and white kitten survive the endless cycle for a while longer, then it will probably have fulfilled its mission, and can relax and eat a cookie, smell the flowers, circle around the angel's feet, wag its tail at her, and ask her to pet her head......

It imagined a beautiful picture, lying quietly on the cold metal floor, waiting for its next death.

It calmly accepted its fate and accepted death, but the next moment it ushered in the dawn.