Chapter 64: Night Talk (Asking for Diamonds at the Beginning of the Third Watch)
Putting Li Lan on the stool, Chen Yuan lit a cigarette and sat next to her.
"Thank you. β
"No thanks, I can't save you. β
Li Lan looked at Chen Yuan and showed a miserable white smile, "Thank you too." β
Chen Yuan blew out a cloud of smoke, "Scared?"
"Hmm. Li Lan nodded lightly, "I'm afraid." β
"I'm afraid, it's right, it means that you are still human. β
Chen Yuan remembered that he was bitten by a zombie.
If you want to be afraid, I seem to be more desperate at the beginning.
He continued: "Soon you won't be afraid, because you'll find that it's useless to be afraid. β
"Well, you're right. β
Li Lan exhaled slowly and looked at the faint light in the distance.
The orange-yellow candle is burning its life, and when the candle is completely burned out, its life is over. She felt that she was like a candle at the moment. Her temperature is still rising, and it won't be long before her life ends.
Chen Yuan's voice came from his ears, "Okay, let's not waste time." He stared at Li Lan's eyes without any extra expression, "How did you get scratched by zombies?"
Li Lan sat up straight from the stool, and then took out a delicate and small jewelry box from his pocket. Inside, there is a key pendant from the TiffanyKeys collection, and although there is no strong light, the countless diamonds set on it still give people a sense of brilliance and luxury. She looked down at it and smiled stupidly. "My sister has loved this necklace for a long time. β
Her expression looked like she had received a long-awaited gift, "Since the first time she came to Jialing to see me, and when I brought her here to play, she has loved this necklace. But it's too expensive, 100,000 yuan. I know we're never going to be able to afford it in our lifetime. β
Her voice became a little sad, "She really likes this necklace so much......"
Chen Yuan probably understood, "So you ran to the first floor without permission?"
Li Lan nodded, "I hesitated for a long time, I felt that if I missed this opportunity, I would never be able to give this necklace to my sister again." So I took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and ran quietly. β
It should be the dizziness caused by the high fever that made her spirit gradually become a little sluggish, "Really, I obviously saw that there were no zombies around, and I don't know why when I got this necklace, a zombie girl suddenly rushed out of the counter." β
She choked, "She threw herself at my feet, and I kicked her away in fright, and then ran upstairs with my necklace in my hand." When I got to the second floor, I realized that I had been scratched by her. β
Chen Yuan guessed a little bit about this situation. Fortunately, there are zombies lurking in other places, so that the others will not be in any danger for the time being.
Chen Yuan finished his cigarette, "You should know what the ending will be for you." β
Li Lan nodded vigorously, tears falling on the back of her hand. "I was scared, really scared. I was looking at the wound as little as a small bit, and I was thinking it would be fine. Hehe, I'm so stupid......"
"It's a bit silly. Chen Yuan was very direct, "100,000 yuan will change your life, it's too cheap." β
"Yes. Li Lan raised his hand and wiped his tears, "Can I ask you something?"
"Don't do it, it's not a movie. β
Li Lan lowered his head, and his voice became very small, "Really, can't you?"
"You know, there's no way I'm going to risk looking for your sister just to help you. β
"Understood. Li Lan looked at the jewelry box in his hand and sighed softly, "Then please trouble you to kill me before I turn into a zombie, I think you would have done this too." β
"Hmm. Chen Yuan replied seriously, "Regarding the way to die, shooting may attract zombies, so apart from this, I can try to satisfy you." β
Li Lan seemed to be thinking seriously, "Then let me die beautifully, okay?"
"I try. β
The candlelight in the distance went out, and someone took out a lighter and lit another one.
In the interval between light and dark, Li Lan lay flat on the stool, and Chen Yuan grabbed her neck with both hands.
"Bear with me, it'll be over soon. β
Li Lan didn't make another sound, her eyes widened, and she let tears slide down the corners of her eyes.
A feeling of suffocation enveloped her, and her body began to writhe and struggle instinctively.
The breath of life slowly weakened, and finally, she lost her breath.
"Good all the way. β
Chen Yuan reached out to help her close her eyes, tears moistening his palms.
He leaned back in a chair next to him and looked up at the dimly lit ceiling.
He didn't want to experience this feeling a second time.
After smoking a cigarette slowly, he looked back at the wound on Li Lan's leg. In order to prevent her from becoming a zombie and threatening everyone, Chen Yuan decided to lock her in the toilet. He took out his mobile phone and turned on the flashlight, then got up to pick up Li Lan's body.
"Smack. With a thud, the jewelry box fell from her hand and fell to the ground.
Chen Yuan hesitated for two seconds and sighed heavily.
I don't know what kind of nerves he had, but he finally put the jewelry box in his pocket.
After disposing of Li Lan's body, he returned to the place where everyone gathered.
Everyone looked at him with different expressions, waiting for him to speak.
"It's dead, Li Lan is dead. β
As soon as he said this, Yang Sisi cried.
These days, she has been inseparable from Li Lan. The relationship between them has become very good, and Li Lan has always taken care of her as if she were his own sister. Let her live in warm care every day. She also regarded Li Lan as her sister.
She thought they would escape to the shelter alive together. She thought a lot about what she was going to do with Li Lan after returning to the normal world in the future.
They said that they would go to Japan to see cherry blossoms together, go to South Korea to watch the concert of the boy group, go to Disney in Paris to watch Mickey Mouse, and go to Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong.
But now, none of that is going to happen.
The more she cried, the more sad she became.
Guo Qian looked like she was fine, "Don't cry Sisi, if we hadn't found out earlier, you might have been bitten into a zombie by her, you know?"
"Alright, Sissi, don't say any more. β
Jia Wenting walked over and hugged Yang Sisi's shoulder, "Don't cry Sisi, don't cry." β
This night, everyone didn't sleep well.
Another person died like that.
Who will be next, no one knows.
Chen Yuan was lying on the glass guardrail on the sixth floor, looking at Canterlot shrouded in darkness below, and he felt that his heart was also painted black.
It was the first time he had killed someone in such a way, and he didn't know how to describe it.
What is the purpose of human life?
He couldn't help but think about it.
Maybe in a world like this, it's not necessarily better to be alive than dead.
What the world will be like after death, no one knows.
Everyone is just dragged by the fear of death, and then they run blindly forward, but where will they end up, everyone's end point is different.
Chen Yuan grabbed his hair hard, his heart was in a mess, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Shen Jingyuan quietly walked over and stood next to him, "Can't you sleep?"
"What do you think?"
"I wouldn't have been able to sleep if it had been me, because that had happened. β
Chen Yuan smiled reluctantly, "It's better not to replace it with you, the skin of girls will get worse if they stay up late." β
Shen Jingyuan smiled softly, "Don't worry, we will definitely arrive at the shelter safely tomorrow." β
Chen Yuan nodded, and then took out the small and delicate jewelry box from his pocket.
"What is this?"
"Li Lan was scratched by zombies because of this thing. β
Shen Jingyuan stretched out her hand to cover her mouth, a little incredulous.
Chen Yuan tilted his head and stared at the small box in his hand, "She asked me before she died, wanting me to give this thing to her sister." She said that her sister had liked this thing for a long time. β
Shen Jingyuan's eyes lit up, and she looked at Chen Yuan, waiting for his next words.
"I refused. β
Chen Yuan shrugged his shoulders, "Isn't it too much?" Even if it was a lie, it would be good to pretend to promise to fulfill her wish before she died, but I still rejected her directly. β
Shen Jingyuan blinked, "Don't think about it, it's not your fault." Her voice was soft, "It's still unknown what will happen to us, where is her sister, is she alive or is she already ...... Hey, we don't know anything. So, you don't have to blame yourself. β
"Well, it's not self-blame, but I always think of the way she asked me just now, which affects my mood a little. β
"So you're still very kind, you're a good person. Shen Jingyuan's eyes were full of warmth.
Chen Yuan was amused by her words, "Kind and good person, I didn't expect my image in your heart to be like this." After a pause, he continued: "But I don't want to be a good person, and good people don't live long. β
"Nonsense. β
"Facts. β
"Anyway, you will always be the superhero in my heart who can risk your own life in order to protect us. β
Chen Yuan responded with a smile, "Sounds a bit like a confession." β
"!"
Shen Jingyuan pursed her lips, "But since you rejected her, why did you put it on your body?"
"I don't know, let's have a convulsion. β
Shen Jingyuan looked at him suspiciously, "Hard mouth." She took the small box from Chen Yuan's hand, opened it and looked at it, "It's so beautiful, it's okay, I'll keep it for you." If we really happen to meet her sister in the future, we will give her this necklace. β
Chen Yuan was a little helpless, "I don't know anything about my name and appearance, don't be naΓ―ve." β
Shen Jingyuan showed a serious look, "You don't understand, fate is a very magical thing." β
"Okay. β
The two of them were quiet for a while, and Shen Jingyuan said quietly, "Chen Yuan, can you promise me one thing?"
"Who are you going to give as a gift?"
"I'm not kidding you. β
"Well, you say. β
Shen Jingyuan lowered her head and blinked.
After a moment, her voice came from the darkness, "If one day I am also bitten by a zombie, I wish I could die at your hands." β