The bus exploded, which was not beyond the expectations of Zhou Chen and the others.
Zhou Chen looked at the time, it was one forty-two.
He was now certain that if they had done nothing, the bus would not have been in a car accident and would have been detonated by a bomb on the bridge at 1:45.
And if they forcefully get off the bus and delay the bus, the bus will crash and explode at the traffic light at the intersection at one forty-two.
The Boiler Cafe is different from the usual cafes that open in downtown areas. Its location is relatively remote, and its layout and structure are also different from normal cafes. It has a bit of a heavy metal style. Generally, those who come here are regular customers.
Xiao Heyun took Zhou Chen and Li Shiqing to the Boiler Cafe. Although it was afternoon, there were not many people in the cafe, only two or three.
The three of them found a remote corner to sit down. Zhou Chen and Li Shiqing looked around curiously.
The coffee shop is very large and secluded. Zhou Chen feels that the owner of this coffee shop definitely does not open this coffee shop to make money. How many people can come to drink coffee in such a remote place?
"It's very quiet here, and there wasn't much surveillance on the way here. We are safe here."
Seeing Zhou Chen nod, Xiao Heyun asked curiously: "But why didn't we call the police and why did we have to come here? We didn't blow up the bus anyway."
Zhou Chen replied: "Because we have been taken to the Public Security Bureau for questioning in another cycle before. It turns out that no matter what we say, they will not believe us, and they will treat us as suspects and lock us in the interrogation room."
Until we enter the cycle again."
He really didn't want to go to the Public Security Bureau, because Zhang Cheng and the others wouldn't believe them at all, and they wouldn't give them information, so he had to find a way on his own.
Li Shiqing asked: "We have confirmed that there is a bomb in the car, but we don't know where the bomb is or who controls the bomb."
Zhou Chen said solemnly: "So we must use our own methods to find the bomb, find the real murderer, and investigate the truth of the matter."
"Then what method are you going to use?"
"I already have an idea, but I still need the cooperation of the two of you."
Li Shiqing: "I will definitely cooperate with you."
Xiao Heyun didn't hesitate much: "I will also cooperate with you."
As a game planner, he has now accepted the reality. What's more, the three of them can be said to be grasshoppers on the same line. If they want to get rid of the cycle, working together is the best choice.
"My method is..."
After hearing Zhou Chen's method, Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun were dumbfounded.
"This, this is too, too..."
Zhou Chen looked at the two of them and said slowly: "I know what you want to say, but I have a reason to do this because I can't last many more cycles."
"What does it mean if you can't last many cycles?"
Li Shiqing asked Zhou Chen blankly, and Xiao Heyun also looked curious.
Zhou Chen did not answer directly, but asked Li Shiqing: "Li Shiqing, let me ask you a question. Have you experienced any changes in your body after eight cycles?"
Li Shiqing answered in confusion: "Change? No, except for feeling fear and fear, there should be no changes in the body."
Zhou Chen sighed: "You don't have it, but I do."
"What changes have happened to you?" Li Shiqing didn't understand even more.
Zhou Chen solemnly said: "After six cycles, I clearly feel that my body is getting weaker and weaker. If the cycle continues like this, I'm afraid I will die from physical exhaustion."
Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun both had their eyes widened with disbelief on their faces.
Xiao Heyun asked tremblingly: "Zhou Chen, this, you, what you said is true? If this is the case, wouldn't I also..."
"It's hard to say, my own situation is like this, but Li Shiqing hasn't changed, and maybe you won't change too, so you don't have to worry too much."
But how could Xiao Heyun listen and not worry? Li Shiqing was Li Shiqing. He didn't think he was special. Even Zhou Chen would change. He felt that he would most likely be like Zhou Chen.
Li Shiqing looked at Zhou Chen worriedly: "Is everything you said true? Is your health really serious?"
Zhou Chen sighed: "After going through the cycle, what else do you think is impossible to happen? You see, I don't look like much on the outside, but I know my body best. My physique, strength, etc., have all declined significantly. That's why
Because of this, I want to get out of the cycle as quickly as possible. If I can't get out of the cycle while I still have the strength, it will be even more impossible to get out of the cycle when I can't move."
"Now you understand why I want to use such extreme methods."
Li Shiqing's eyes were red. Although she didn't get along with Zhou Chen for a long time, they had gone through many cycles together and fought side by side. They were closer than friends who had known each other for many years. So after hearing about Zhou Chen's situation, she
I will be particularly worried and scared.
"Zhou Chen, I will definitely help you. I will do whatever you ask me to do."
Zhou Chen smiled and patted her head, "Don't talk nonsense. If I ask you to do bad things, do you still want to listen to me?"
Li Shiqing said firmly: "You can't do it, I believe you."
Zhou Chen smiled and said nothing. He judged himself that he was not a good person. He had lived for so many years and had done many shady things.
However, Li Shiqing's words "I believe in you" really moved Zhou Chen. After all, she was a young girl who had never experienced any beating from society.
"Now, do you all agree with my proposal?"
"Agree, agree." Xiao Heyun replied impatiently.
Li Shiqing also nodded and said: "As long as it doesn't really hurt people, I agree."
Zhou Chen added: "Actually, according to my speculation, finding the bomb and preventing the explosion may not break out of the cycle. The purpose of this cycle is probably to let us find the real culprit of the explosion, or even let us find the real culprit of the explosion.
We investigated the truth behind why the other party bombed the bus."
Xiao Heyun agreed: "It's very possible, from what you said, this cycle is like a game. According to the usual routine of the game, preventing the explosion and investigating the truth may indeed be the way to get out of the cycle game."
"We were not killed, so how will we enter the cycle next?"
Although he went through the cycle twice, he was killed both times by bombs, so Xiao Heyun didn't know much about how to enter the cycle.
Li Shiqing said: "We were not killed once and were taken to the public security bureau. Then I don't know how long it took. I fell asleep and entered the cycle."
"I know this. If you want to enter the cycle, you will either be killed or wait until twelve o'clock in the morning, because when I was at the Public Security Bureau, I lost consciousness at twelve o'clock. When I woke up again, I would enter
cycle."
Zhou Chen has long known the characteristics of circulation through the system.
Xiao Heyun said: "That means that as long as we wait for twelve o'clock, we can automatically enter the cycle?"
"Yes."
"This coffee shop shouldn't be open 24 hours a day, right? Where should we go when it's closed?" Li Shiqing asked.
Zhou Chen said calmly: "We'll see if our old friends will find us before we close."
After all, the world is still in 2019. Technology is advanced. If law enforcement agencies are determined to find them, they will just spend more time.
But Zhou Chen is not in a hurry. Even if they are found, it is estimated that they will not be far from the cycle, so just wait patiently.
Just as he expected, not long after the bus exploded, the police targeted the three people who got off the bus inexplicably, and then launched a search.
However, when they found Zhou Chen and the others, it was already night, and not long after they were brought back to the Public Security Bureau, it was already time to cycle.
This time, Zhou Chen and three others woke up from their slumber at about the same time. The first thing Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun did after waking up was to look at Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen raised his head and looked at the time. It was one thirty-seven, which was one minute earlier than the last time. This cycle setting was really similar to the game setting.
"Pay attention to your cooperation."
Zhou Chen opened his mouth and whispered to Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun, and then got up from his seat.
The bus was driving normally, and no one noticed Zhou Chen's movements, so Zhou Chen smoothly arrived at the place where the anti-theft life-saving hammer was placed.
Zhou Chen stretched out his hand and picked up the anti-theft life-saving hammer. The next moment, a piercing alarm sounded in the bus.
"Hey, what's going on?"
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Master driver, what's this alarm sound about?"
"Hey, what do you want to do with the hammer?"
Several passengers in the car screamed in panic, especially the old lady, who was even more frightened.
The driver also looked confused. He saw Zhou Chen holding a life-saving hammer through the rearview mirror, and Monk Zhanger was also confused.
Zhou Chen didn't care about them. He wanted to be the villain in this cycle. He suddenly shouted: "Don't make any noise."
Then he rushed to Li Shiqing, pulled her over roughly, put his left hand around her neck, and held the life-saving hammer in his right hand, aiming it at Li Shiqing's head.
To be continued...