I was woken up at night by the ringing of the phone and found myself in a cold, dark hotel single room.

Outside the hotel, everything is shrouded in a thick fog, and everything is blurred, revealing an atmosphere of confusion and mystery that cannot be inquired into details, as well as the smell of tranquility that envelops everything and blends into all the details.

And all of this is more worrying and worrying than the loss of memory.

However, Xu Changqing is a character who engraves calmness in the depths of his soul, and the more stressed he is, the more calm he becomes, and shows a cold, hard and peaceful that is almost impersonal.

When the phone rang for the fourth time, he picked it up unhurriedly, and then he heard the obvious childish cry for help from the other side.

"Why are you looking for me?" Although the other party's voice revealed an indescribable familiarity, which made Xu Changqing realize that he was definitely closely related to the other party, he still put on a kind but cold attitude.

The little girl cried and sobbed: "I called all of them, but they are gone, and you are left, please, woo...... Help me ......."

Xu Changqing pondered for another moment.

Despite the loss of memory, his thinking patterns have not changed, and his thoughts are still deep enough. Of course, it is understood that the work is not calculated and the failure is calculated first, and the worst possible outcome is considered clearly.

Like this time, things are weird and ominous, and Xu Changqing realizes that once he agrees to get involved, then he may die.

The little girl's mouth is gone, and it is very likely that she is dead.

Want to meddle?

Want!

There are two main reasons:

First of all, the little girl's voice was indescribably familiar, most likely his relatives, and he couldn't ignore it.

Second, he realizes that the little girl should be the key to solving many mysteries, including his identity.

It's just that even if he is mentally prepared for the possibility of death, his external performance is still quite cold. He doesn't want too high expectations to make the other party dependent, and he hopes that the other party can also put in the effort they deserve in the incident.

"I'll go to you, and you yourself have to be calm and restrained, do you know the meaning of these two words?"

"Probably yes."

Probably know what the hell it is?

Xu Changqing didn't bother to complain, and said: "Take a long and slow deep breath, and tell yourself over and over again in your heart that it's not so scary, don't act indiscriminately, get dressed, and wait for me to arrive." ”

"Oh."

"Tell me your address there."

After the little girl told him the address, she said that something was wrong and hung up.

And Xu Changqing was very familiar with this call.

"Why am I so familiar with this address? Own home? Probably not, if you have your own home, how can you leave your home and live in a hotel? ”

"My own sister or brother's house? But if that's the case, it shouldn't feel so familiar in general. ”

"It used to be my own home, but then I wandered in a foreign land, and my brothers and sisters inherited my home, but I thought like an outsider. Maybe......"

In front of the bathroom mirror, Xu Changqing looked at himself in the mirror, feeling familiar and unfamiliar, instinctively, he felt that he should not be so young.

Of course, this does not rule out the possibility that I have only experienced a lot and am mentally older.

"You are a person who is used to seeing wind and waves, and you can even look down on death, there is nothing in this world that can really make you panic and panic, it is nothing more than that some things are difficult to achieve as you wish, and the only way to do it is to do your best."

Without memory, Xu Changqing also needs self-encouragement to keep himself calm and restrained. Then they become strong and courageous.

The room had been rummaged through, with only two changes of clothes in his bag, and he picked out jeans and a jacket, and fastened the laces of his boots.

The documents and wallet were not found, but there was a delicate wallet, which should have been used on a regular basis, depending on the condition and wear. The wallet only contained dollars in the denominations of 100 and 50 dollars, and under twenty dollars was in the coat pocket. There are more than 1,000 yuan in total.

This meant that he was not robbed, and his instinct meant that ordinary people would probably not carry so much money with him.

He believes that it is very likely that he deliberately did not bring documents that can prove his identity, including mobile phones, bank cards and so on. That's why you need a little more cash just in case.

He didn't think much about what people would mind bringing their papers. Through self-assessment of himself, he has come to realize that he is not very human.

For him, this is a message that can complete self-orientation. Let him know that it is not an accident for a person like him to encounter anything strange.

Tidying up and going out, the layout of the hotel corridor and lobby let him know that this is not an express business hotel at all, but the kind of small hotel that can be settled without documents. The décor of the guest rooms should be an imitation or copy of other houses.

In the chair behind the service desk sat a half-old man, uninhibited, like the homeless man living in the bridge cave, lazy as if he had been pumped to the bone. Seeing him, the other party just glanced at him and ignored it.

When he came out of the hotel, he felt a kind of cold in the cold storage, which made him shiver.

The thick fog spreads everywhere, blurring the location of light sources such as street lights, making it difficult to pinpoint their exact location. It was an effect as if everything in heaven and earth was fused with mist, and the fog made people doubt the authenticity of this place.

It seems to be a big town, and even at this point in time, there are still pedestrians passing by on the streets.

Xu Changqing quickly noticed that these often appeared from the dense fog, passed by him, and then disappeared into the dense fog, and there was never a single one who was in the same direction as him, overtaking him who was not traveling fast from behind him.

Secondly, the appearance of these people is all strange to him, the kind of familiarity that only neighbors who have lived together for at least ten years can have.

Finally, there are men, women and children, which is undoubtedly very odd, after all, it is already midnight.

The cold intimacy, the creepy familiarity, the misty environment, the blurred scenery, the light source from nowhere......

gave Xu Changqing the feeling that he was in a ghost city, meeting and separating from some souls who had been wiped out in the depths of his memory.

This made him more and more suspicious of the reality of the world.

But on the other hand, there is no uncontrollable behavior and lack of scene transformation in the dream, combined with the fact that he has lost his memory, he suspects that he must have been drugged and hallucinated, and he is now in the process of trying to be awake and instinctively find himself.

"Fear, guilt, hatred, in this case, the greatest obstacle is nothing more than the distorted thing of this kind of emotional gathering, which is simply called the demon of the heart. In this way, what I want to fight this time is actually the darkness in my own heart. ”

Gradually having a line of thought, Xu Changqing's steps became more and more steady, he stopped people to ask for directions, and those people would help him point out the direction without exception.

When they do this, in the distance, the fog around a house lifts and becomes clear as if it were illuminated by a light source such as spotlights or floor lamps.

After that, it will dim again and be surrounded by mist.

These passers-by never spoke, looked numb, and would not answer any other questions.

After Xu Changqing tried to ask different people for directions a few times, he became more and more aware that these were not normal people, but people who he remembered more deeply.

In a way, his memories were roughly stripped away and then turned into this big town, and when the scenery and objects here completely disappeared, it meant that his memory was completely lost.

It reminded him of the clock time he had seen in his hotel room.

He was vaguely aware that by 5:30 a.m. at the latest, he would lose everything, including himself.

Memories have been presented in such a real and delicate way that the battle will be as realistic as it is in reality.

"Weapons, somewhere in this big town there must be weapons that represent faith, knowledge, and can arm themselves."

Xu Changqing looked at his watch, it was 0:10 now, no matter what he wanted to do, it was best to hurry up.

Unfortunately, passers-by were not able to help him with more useful information. He was now unfamiliar with the town, and he didn't see any vehicles to use.

There's also the fucking problem, which is that the little girl who called him is likely to represent his core memory.

The girl, a symbol of sensuality, and perhaps the key memory of his emotional side is there.

If this assumption is true, then the little girl's call to the others, they are gone, which means that except for the will he now represents, all other beings with personality characteristics have been extinguished.

So what is he now?

He felt that it could be understood as an absolutely rational state in the consciousness of the id.

He is as cold as a killer, he can handle things calmly with memory loss, and he can even look down on death......

All this expresses an extraordinary quality, and from a personality point of view, 'absolute rationality' is a more appropriate description.

But because of this, he can understand more and more the preciousness of emotional core memories.

Once lost, he loses one of the poles and becomes a robotic emotion-deficient.

So theoretically, he should rush over as soon as possible, the more complete the little girl is, the more core emotional memories he will keep.

However, what does he want to protect the other party, a pair of fists, I'm afraid it's not enough.

So the question arises, should I spend more time in the town looking for weapons, or dare to go to the little girl as soon as possible?

Either way, there's an element of high luck.

The former, you need to bet that there are indeed powerful weapons in the town, and they can be found quickly. And the little girl's situation is not too critical, or there is a certain amount of resistance.

The latter, you need to bet that the enemy is not as strong as he imagined, he can defeat the opponent by playing on the spot and using some utensils at hand.

Xu Changqing pondered for a moment.

It seems that the first item seems to be more sensible, without weapons, even if he goes, he will not be able to save the little girl, but will fold there like other personality symbols.

However, after a careful analysis, it was found that both of them have one thing in common, that is, the opponent should not be too strong.

If he is too strong, the little girl will be in danger, and he will be finished before he can find the weapon.

On the other hand, if he is strong, it will be too late for him to find the weapon, and if he is not so strong, why not ensure the integrity of the little girl as much as possible?

Further self-analysis, what are you afraid of?

Is it because you are afraid that a strong enemy will cause the mission to fail?

Or is he actually afraid of death, and is only willing to fight under the premise of a certain guarantee, so he would rather face the possibility of the little girl's death?

Sanity is a good thing, but sometimes, it can also be an excuse. Choose to ignore it, choose to be ruthless, choose the excuse of 'dead friends don't die poor', 'let him hold on a little longer, I'll prepare more'.

Concentrating on the problem, Xu Changqing's footsteps stopped unconsciously.

When he realized this, and paid attention to the situation around him again, he was shocked to find that the faces of passers-by were distorted and distorted like melting candles, and even so, they still urged him to continue his actions with their body movements.

Yes, the worst option is not to make a choice, procrastinate.

Killing decisively, at this time, taboo snakes and rats at both ends.

Looking at the mansion that was gradually hidden in the thick fog, Xu Changqing took a deep breath and walked widely.

There aren't so many ready-made, not so many ready-made, no matter what the world is, the most missing thing is just right. If you can't accept the result of missing an opportunity, then you can only stand up and give it your all.

(End of chapter)