"Flashback"

This is a strange phenomenon of thinking that many people have.

Specifically, it is the feeling that the things in front of them have been seen before, sometimes "memories", and people are able to recall almost exactly the same situations they have experienced before; Sometimes it's a special kind of "familiarity", when you have a sense of familiarity with what is in front of you, but you can't be sure where it comes from.

Let's say you're sitting in a café and your friend is sitting across from you, and he's excitedly telling you something. Suddenly! A strange feeling wells up in your heart. The surroundings, the soft lighting, the conversation of friends, the tone of speech, suddenly became extremely familiar; The here and now, this situation, seems to have been experienced in its entirety sometime in the past.

That's probably how it feels.

Many explanations have emerged for this phenomenon, including time lapse, paranormal functions, multidimensional space, hypnosis, insanity, and more. The more scientific explanation is "Your brain tricked you." But at the end of the day, there is no clear answer to this phenomenon.

And Chen Xiao experienced such a momentary "memory flashback" at this moment

"Hmm......" He frowned, and instead of moving on, he stood still not knowing what he was thinking, and took a few more seconds to carefully observe his surroundings before pulling out the key and opening the door to room 201.

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There is nothing special about the door, the loose leaf is not too old, the switch does not make any sound, the room is not big, it looks quite clean, a double bed is placed in the middle, a TV is hung on the opposite wall, the socket is pulled out at the moment, and on the other side is a single bathroom with a shower head and a small window on one side. Chen Xiao walked to the window and could see that there was an open space downstairs, and at this moment, there were three family cars and a small truck parked, and there were no goods on the truck. Judging from the car prints around it, they have just been parked here for no more than three days.

"According to the location here, the chance of coming to the hotel without driving is almost zero, and you can't let people run all the way here along the highway, that is, if one of them is the boss's, then this hotel doesn't count itself, and there are almost three groups of guests." Chen Xiao thought, "Perhaps, the 'anomalous object' is among these three groups of guests. ”

Therefore, Chen Xiao immediately made a decision.

I saw him open the window, open the door, sit down on the bed, put on a paralyzed expression, and look out the window.

As you might have guessed, his decision was ...... Do nothing! Sit and wait!

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Although it looks boring, but this is indeed the best and most convenient way now, you think, a guest who has just moved in, first poked the clock on the first floor, and then swayed around, with bandages wrapped around his hands, no matter how ugly he looks, and how strange his behavior is, it is simply to write the words "I'm doing something" on his head, then the fuck everyone will pay attention to him, let alone find "abnormal items" when the time comes, it is estimated that he will be arrested directly as a thief or robber.

So what is Chen Xiao waiting for?

He's waiting for dinner!

Because as I said at the beginning, this place is really a bit remote, there are no supermarkets and restaurants around, and the car in the open space behind the hotel indicates that there should be a few people living in a room around them at the moment.

So nine times out of ten, these people are going to eat in the restaurant downstairs.

Of course, for the sake of insurance, I also listened to the movement of the stairs at the same time, and looked out the window by the way, which is much safer than pushing people's doors everywhere.

Not much to say.

It was 6 p.m.

During this time, Chen Xiao has been sitting, thinking wildly, counting the seconds, feeling the movement in the corridor, looking at the courtyard outside the window, listening to the sound of the door on the first floor being pushed open, and shaking his legs.

And in the meantime, nothing happened.

"Hmm...... It's almost time for dinner. Chen Xiao muttered to himself boringly.

As soon as the words fell, I heard the voice of a middle-aged woman on the first floor.

"It's time to eat......"

The voice was loud, but there was no emotion, and this voice made Chen Xiao stunned......

"Huo~~ It seems that this voice is the proprietress of the hostess, and the boss is really a good match, and the service method of this hotel is so primitive and rude? The meal time is by "shouting"! ”

Immediately afterward, he heard the sound of a door being pushed open in the hallway, and it sounded like the innermost room, which was room 204.

Chen Xiao turned his head to look at the door, and after a while, the figure of a woman passed by the door, in her early 30s, dressed quite fashionably, with makeup on her face. She didn't seem to notice that Chen Xiao was looking at her, so she walked down the stairs.

After about 20 seconds, at the stairs on the third floor, there were two people's footsteps, Chen Xiao turned sideways, and could see a pair of men and women sticking to each other, walking down the stairs, the man was a little older, but not even thirty, and the woman looked like a college student.

Another 2 minutes passed......

Chen Xiao frowned: "Hmm...... There should be another one, not in the hotel? Got something to eat? Or don't you eat it? ”

He wondered, and got up and walked down the stairs.

As soon as he arrived on the first floor, Chen Xiao could smell a strong smell of oil smoke.

"Uh...... It seems that the way of cooking is also very rough. He muttered and walked into the dining room.

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It is said to be a restaurant, but in fact it is a 30-square-meter cottage, with a round table, the position by the window is blocked by a glass door, and you can see that there is a kitchen inside, and a middle-aged woman who can almost compete with the "landlord aunt" is walking out with two plates of dishes and putting them on the table.

At this moment, there are already three people at the table, that is, the "couple", and the woman who lives in room "204", it can be seen from their expressions that they don't like this way of eating very much, but there is no way, after all, there is only this hotel nearby.

Chen Xiao put on an expression that he thought was very easy-going: "No one? ”

He said and rubbed his stomach, looking as if he was already very hungry and wanted to eat quickly, so that his words did not sound very abrupt.

The proprietress responded expressionlessly: "There is also a driver...... Leave it alone, eat yours. ”

Chen Xiao nodded......

"Well...... the "driver" must be driving a truck. He thought, "Why didn't you come to dinner?" ”

At this time, there was a "crunch" sound from the stairs, and Chen Xiao turned around and saw a bearded man walking down, his clothes crumpled and sleepy-eyed.

"Uh...... Fall asleep......" said the driver, scratching his head, as he walked into the restaurant.

Chen Xiao glanced at him and found that there didn't seem to be anything special.

......

So now, all the people in this hotel have appeared.

"Boss", "Boss", "Driver", "Couple", "Woman"

"Is the 'anomalous object' among these six people?" Chen Xiao thought about it and took a bite of the dish.

"Uh...... It's unpalatable. ”

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