Chapter 15: Fleur, I'm Sorry (4)
After seeing Fleur's note, my first thought was to go to Lao Xu and ask what happened? However, there was no one in the base, and I walked around the base, Lao Xu and Mo Qingyan were not in the room, and even every room in the base was empty. It was so silent that it was empty except for the sound of my footsteps and the burning of a candle.
However, strangely enough, I didn't feel the slightest panic, maybe I was used to something unexpected happening since I came here. As I walked, I suddenly remembered that yesterday Lao Xu and Mo Qingyan said that they were going to tell me something, and what they said should be this matter. However, when I happened to talk about Gu Chengzi and Furui, I forgot about it, Lao Xu always forgot to say this and that, which was really a headache.
Before I knew it, I had already walked to the cafeteria, and there was only one freshly heated meal in the pick-up area, and there was no one else here but mine. I picked up the plate and sat down, but I didn't need to find a place, I was the only one in the huge cafeteria. Unlike yesterday, the cafeteria was empty, and I was the only one eating alone, and I really wanted to suddenly have a person who could talk to me, and he could explain to me what the situation was now. The loneliness that pervaded me slowed down the time around me, and the delicious meals that used to be tasteless suddenly became tasteless, and it took a long, long time before I finally put down my chopsticks. I wiped my mouth, got up and went back, on the way back to the room, I went to Lao Xu's room again, he was still not there, at the moment I wish he was, after all, only he will patiently answer all my questions, even if he always forgets what he wants to say.
I went back to my room and collapsed on the bed, trying to sleep but couldn't. At this moment, I really hate this bed, not only because it can completely clear your tiredness and make you feel refreshed, but also because there was a little noise outside, I immediately became excited, thinking that it was Lao Xu and Fu Hui who were back, but it turned out to be some inconsequential sounds, and my excited mood was instantly lost again. What the hell is going on, I wish someone could tell me.
I was bored walking around the room, rummaging through the machinery in the room to see what was inside, but no matter how long I looked at it, I still couldn't understand the structure, meditating on the ground, meditating on the city, but the silence around me always broke my thoughts, and I was singing loudly in the room, singing some songs that I had made up and sang...... After a long time, I finally sat down on the bed tiredly, and once again scanned the room, I don't know how many times I had looked at my room, but this time my eyes stayed on the note that Fleur had left for me. I got up and picked up Fleur's note, and then read the words Fleur wrote, "Sister Joan, we're not here these days, don't walk around." Stay safe. "The words written by Fleur seemed to be fine at first glance, but after careful consideration, she told me to pay attention to safety, is it dangerous for me to be alone in the base? After discovering that I couldn't understand the meaning of Hibiscus, I decided to give up thinking and lie down for a day today, they will always come back, so why should I bother myself?
Coincidentally, I flipped the note over, and for a moment, my eyes fell out in surprise. It turned out that on the back of the note, there was a small map drawn by Fleur, and a small dot was dotted on the small map, and next to the dot was a clipper head indication, and the sentence was written on it - "We are here". The moment this little map appeared in front of my eyes, my whole body collapsed, I felt like I slapped myself a few hours ago, and scolded her fiercely, how could I be so stupid, I don't know how to turn over the note and take a look!
I put my shoes back on, took Fleur's note and set off, feeling a little better because I finally didn't have to be alone. According to the instructions on the minimap, because the walkways at the base were too complicated, I went around and around for a long time before reaching my destination. The location of the small dot is the room closed by a copper-colored door, this door is two people tall and very heavy, I tried to push it, but I couldn't push it at all, and ordinary people probably couldn't push it, so I chose to give up. So, I knocked on the door twice.
"Is anyone there? Old Xu, are you there? Mo Qingyan?
"Does anyone answer me?"
However, I stood in front of the door and knocked repeatedly for a long time, but no one heard from me. I don't know why my brain had the idea of hitting the door, so I took two steps back, held my breath, gritted my teeth and rushed forward as fast as I could, but just before the moment I hit it, I regretted it. The silent aisle echoed with the loud sound of my door, and I sat on the ground in excruciating pain, my arms and shoulders as if they had been smashed. Until now, I still can't figure out why I did it. I dragged my right hand and thought to myself, I might as well go back to my room and rest, I guess I had to wait for them to come back.
But just as I turned around, my courage was almost frightened again, why should I say "again"? Because Gu Chengzi stood behind me without saying a word, staring blankly at the door. They are really two brothers and sisters, they seem to be floating when they walk, without a single sound of footsteps, and they like to stand behind others without saying a word, as if they must make others a chicken and a dog. However, after walking around the base so many times today, I forgot about Gu Chengzi, and after leaving with Fu Yuan yesterday, I didn't know about Gu Chengzi's situation after that, Lao Xu and Mo Qingyan probably left him in the room and left separately. However, Gu Chengzi is the only living person I met today, regardless of whether he remembers the previous events or not, but he should know something.
"I'll go, you're really going to scare me to death!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I was in a trance. ”
"Did you follow me all the way? I didn't notice it at all. ”
"I ...... I also just woke up, and after I woke up, I walked around the base, and found that there was no one in the base, and then I heard some movement, so I followed, and found that it was you, and I followed you here. ”
"Oh, that's the case, it's really strange today, there is no one in the base, Lao Xu, Mo Qingyan and Fu Rui are not there. ”
"Joan, I'...... How long have you been lying down?"
"It's not been long, it's not been a day, you suddenly fainted after you came back yesterday, it was Lao Xu and Mo Qingyan who carried you back to the room. ”
"It's only been a day...... I thought I had been lying down for a long time. His eyes suddenly became misty.
"Are you alright?" I asked weakly.
"Haha, I feel okay. He smiled at me, embarrassed to avoid my gaze.
"You can do it if you feel it, I'm afraid that you will faint again after a while, and I can't carry you. ”
"It's fine, but if I've only been lying down for a day, that's right. Today...... Should be...... It's the middle of the month. ”
"yes, it's the middle of the month, and I saw it when I was in the room. ”
"That's right, the middle of every month is a day of laziness in our lazy town. ”
"The day of laziness?"
"Hmm...... The Day of Laziness...... On this day, the inhabitants of the town fall into a state of "idleness". ”
"What is laziness?"
"Laziness, as the name suggests, is that on this day, we will become extraordinarily lazy and extremely lazy, not only physiologically but also psychologically, although the people in our town are lazy enough, but on this day will be the laziest state. Because our bodies enter a very sluggish state, and our memories can even be fragmented, we generally take the initiative to enter a dormant state in order not to miss something, and in this dormant state, no matter what happens in the outside world, we will not wake up. When the day of laziness is over, you will wake up. ”
"And like that?"
"Yes, there are no wonders in the world!"
"But how long will you lie down until the end of the day of idleness?"
"How long you lie down varies completely from person to person. Some people sleep for ten days, others for three or four days. ”
"Then why is everyone else dormant and only you are awake? ”
"I ...... I'm a little different from them, my day of laziness starts at the beginning of the month. ”
Gu Chengzi explained to me the origin of the day of laziness as he walked towards the rock walls on either side of the door. He felt on the wall for a long time, and finally touched a stone that could move, he turned the stone in the counterclockwise direction slightly, and the stone slowly opened up, it turned out that there was an electronic panel inside, Gu Chengzi opened his hand on it, the electronic panel scanned his palm, and after a period of processing, the electronic panel turned green. And the door in front of us, after Gu Chengzi's operation, slowly opened to us. I said why I couldn't open the door all the time, it turned out that I had to use my handprint to open it, maybe Fleur had already guessed that his brother would come here, so she left me a note and left a small map, but she didn't tell me how to open the door, she had long expected that I would meet Gu Chengzi here.
"Do you know where this is?"
"I seem to ...... Remember here. Come in with me. ”
Flamo said they were here. ”
Gu Chengzi led me into the room, I followed him closely, and both of us bent down slightly and tentatively walked inside. When I got closer, I saw that the room was pitch black and I couldn't see anything. This struck me as strange because there was light everywhere in the base that was visible to the naked eye, and this room was pitch black. When we walked into the room, we couldn't see my fingers, Gu Chengzi walked forward while holding on to the wall with my hands, while I grabbed the bottom of his clothes, for fear of getting separated from him. Gu Chengzi stopped, as if he had detained something on the wall, he took one for himself and gave me one as well.
"What did you give me?"
"It's a flashlight. There's a button at the bottom, and when you press it, it's light. ”
"Hey, Gu Chengzi, why is it so dark here?"
"This room has not been remodeled a bit, naturally there is no lighting, and it is the safest place in the whole base. Well, as for why, you'll find out later. Hold on to me, don't let go. ”
Hearing his gentle reminder, my hand gripping his clothes tightened, and I couldn't help but get nervous, not knowing what I would see next.
In the dark room, only faint footsteps and light from two flashlights were swaying, as if looking for something. Suddenly, Gu Chengzi fixed the circular aperture, and I was surprised to find that there was a person lying in the aperture, none other than Lao Xu. Immediately afterwards, Gu Chengzi found Mo Qingyan, Jiang Man and Fu Hui through a flashlight, all of them were lying on a narrow and short bed, I gently patted Lao Xu's face, he didn't react at all, it is estimated that as Gu Chengzi said, they all fell into a dormant state. Gu Chengzi stopped after finding Fleur, he stood beside Fleur's bed, turned the flashlight to the weakest light, and looked intently at Fleur lying down. It is estimated that after knowing the story of the two of them, such a scene makes me feel sad for the two of them, everything is not easy. I walked over and said to Gu Chengzi.
"If I'm right, this is where you spend your days of laziness. ”
"Well, yes, this is the hibernation room. From this day on, everyone at the base will come here, find their beds to lie down, and sleep until the end of the day of laziness. In order to prevent laziness from attacking them at this time, so they all came here to carry out collective hibernation. ”
"Do you recognize her?" I asked weakly.
"Well, of course I know it, her name is Gu Furui, and she is my sister. He grinned happily and replied confidently.
"You...... I want to ask you a question, do you remember the past?"
"I'm not sure, I'm messed up right now, and I can't tell what's in my head, which ones are my original memories and what ones have been changed. ”
"Then how do you remember who she is? Mo Qingyan said that they went to look for you before, and you forgot about her. ”
"I ...... I really don't remember anything before, and I only flashed back some images after I came here, although they were all blurry, but I also remembered some things from the past, and Fleur was one of them. But ......"
"But what?"
"But, it's good not to remember, but when I do, I realized how much of a bastard I was at the time, hurting the hearts of the people closest to me. I don't know if it's right or wrong for me to come back? ”
In this pitch-black environment, I didn't see Gu Chengzi's specific expression, but I deeply felt the uneasiness in his heart from his tone. I can understand his feelings, because I, like him, can't remember anything, but I still have to keep going, and I can only hope that one day in the future I will suddenly remember. But the next step in front of me is not known whether it will be flat ground or an abyss. However, there was one thing I felt that would put the boulder in Gu Chengzi's heart down for a while, and I told him, and an incredible smile finally appeared on his face.
"Sister Fleur, knowing that you are back, she is actually quite happy in her heart. ”
"Oh, she really ...... Are you happy?"