23. Go home
Although the carriage was turbulent, strictly speaking, Du Yunfei was woken up by cigarettes.
He leaned his upper body, and just in time he saw a slender and beautiful hand between the front seat and the front passenger seat, with a half-smoked cigarette between his middle and index fingers.
"You're awake." Su He's charming fox eyes were reflected in the rearview mirror.
“…… The smell of smoke is strong. Du Yunfei rubbed his hair and sat up, putting on the coat he was originally covering.
"I'm afraid you'll be cold, so I didn't open the window."
Su He took a cigarette in his mouth and spoke vaguely: "Didn't you say that people are most likely to catch a cold when they are asleep." ”
Du Yunfei didn't reason with him anymore, he reached out and opened the car window.
Outside the window is a rural landscape, with patches of farmland showing different shades of yellow-green, like the masterpiece of a geometric abstract painter.
"Where have we been.".
"It's not far from H City." Su He extinguished the cigarette and put the remaining half back into the cigarette case, "It's already twelve o'clock at noon." ”
Du Yunfei immediately went to check the mobile phone signal, and then unwillingly tried to browse the Internet.
"Don't look at it." Su He said faintly, "I saw that my phone was out of battery all the way. ”
Du Yunfei looked at his mobile phone, and there was only 30% of the battery left, and he reached out to touch the power bank in the bag, and by the way, he took out a box of chewing gum and poured two pieces.
Su He said again: "There are small tomatoes I just picked in front. I haven't washed it, you can do it yourself. ”
Du Yunfei looked at the passenger seat, and sure enough, he saw a bunch of cherry tomatoes, red and yellow, fresh and watery.
He was stunned: "Have you gotten out of the car?" ”
"Not only have I gotten oil, but I've also added oil, let go of water, and stolen vegetables. Otherwise, do you think this broken car can go this far? ”
"The gas station is still working?"
"Well, a little place in the middle of nowhere, it doesn't seem like it's starting to mess up yet. However, after finishing our car business, we closed the station and ran away. ”
"Then why don't you buy some supplies?"
"I bought it." Su He shook the cigarette in his hand, "A pack of five hundred yuan." In addition, the fuel cost is 2,000, so don't add it if it's too expensive. ”
"Bread is more expensive than cigarettes?"
"Fifty-one pieces of bread. But when it came time to buy cigarettes and oil, the cash ran out. ”
“…… I'm really convinced. ”
Du Yunfei was speechless, so he could only reach out and grab the little tomato in the passenger seat.
"Is there any news on the radio?"
"It's a recorded alarm over and over again. It is estimated that the personnel have been evacuated long ago. When the power goes out, there will be a complete silence. ”
Speaking of this, Su He sighed unprecedentedly: "This world is really finished." ”
Du Yunfei's mood also became heavy with this sigh.
If last night's events had been too sudden, he hadn't had time to generate a sense of reality; Then after waking up from sleep, some facts have to be seriously dealt with.
"I don't know what happened to Lao Cheng."
"He's faster than anyone else." Su He chuckled, as if he wasn't worried, "Besides, even if he dies, he will die with his family Dave, and he will die as he deserves." ”
After that, he glanced at Du Yunfei in the rearview mirror again, but Du Yunfei didn't look at him.
The newly picked tomatoes from the ground were really sweet and crisp, and Du Yunfei didn't care about any hygiene or unhygiene, so he wiped them casually and ate them.
At this time, Su He threw another question over: "Where do you live?" ”
"How?"
"I'm almost in town, I need to plan my route."
Only then did Du Yunfei report a string of addresses.
"Oh, it's not far from my house." Su He asked again: "Do you have a car?" ”
"Yes."
"Good. I'll send you back later, and then I'll go back to my house to pack up my things. An hour later, meet under the city sculpture in Nancheng Square. It's that red ......."
"I know." Du Yunfei nodded.
As he was talking, the road turned a corner, and a huge arch appeared in front of him, with a few big words written on it: "Welcome to H City"
"It's finally back." Su Hechang let out a long breath and reached out to rub his eyebrows.
"I'll do it instead." Du Yunfei motioned for him to pull over, "Anyway, go to my house first." ”
Su He didn't say anything polite to him: "Okay, but I'll talk about it after entering the city." ”
The vehicle continued a few hundred meters before abandoned vehicles began to appear in the oncoming lane. All of them had their doors wide open, and some even crashed into the guardrails. The surroundings of the vehicle were also a mess, with fallen luggage, shoes, and even teddy bears and crushed fruits.
But the most shocking thing is the bloodstains on the east and west beaches.
Along the way, Su He didn't see zombies. There were even cases where zombies chased his vehicle all the way until they broke their leg bones and fell into a roadside ditch. But on the road, as long as the speed comes, it is safe.
But when you enter the city, it is very different.
It didn't take long for abandoned vehicles to start appearing on the driveway even here. It looks like the danger is at hand, and no one cares about traffic rules or anything.
Su He scolded and scolded, at first he bypassed these vehicles, but later he simply pulled the steering wheel, rushed to the ridge on the side of the road from the gap in the guardrail, and jumped forward along the ridge.
"It's a farm vehicle anyway! Do you still want to go to heaven if you don't open the fields?! ”
When the Road Rage reaches the end of the world, they are still Road Fury. Du Yunfei rubbed his temples and pretended not to hear his complaints.
The bumpy and rugged ridges finally came to an end. When the vehicle re-climbed the road, the entrance to the Ring Expressway became a parking lot. The glass of the toll booth was covered with blood, the lights of the police car on the side of the road were still flashing, but the people were long gone.
Su He scolded again, slammed the steering wheel, and soon drove onto a country road. The road was dusty and carried with it the "aroma" of rape flowers and fertilizer.
Du Yunfei had to close the window again: "I'll drive it." ”
"Do you know the way?" Su He didn't even raise his head, "I not only know the road, but I can even touch every plant here." ”
With that, another sharp turn left a zombie that had just pounced out of the house behind the car.
The vehicle was moving along the small road at the junction of the suburbs, so fast that it was almost impossible to see the surrounding scenery. Soon, farmland disappeared from view and was replaced by residential complexes of high and low. There were a few cars parked here and there on the streets, but there was no one to be seen. Many houses along the way were on fire, and fallen shoes and debris could be seen everywhere, and even human remains.
The vehicle navigated some of the roadblocks that had been washed away, and saw a pool of blood on the ground, as well as the occasional dropped helmet and shield.
Heaven on earth in the past, hell on earth today.
Without stopping to exchange drivers, Su He drove all the way towards the community where Du Yunfei lived. This is an open building on the canal, with a total of four buildings of more than 20 floors. All of them are cobalt blue curtain wall glass, which looks very magnificent from a distance.
"A mansion."
Su He knew the land price here, and he was speechless. Then he asked, "What if there are zombies in the building?" ”
Du Yunfei replied: "Drive the car to the underground parking lot, and the entrance elevator is a card-swiping type, and zombies can't get in." ”
"Is there any mistake, when is it, can the elevator still have electricity?!"
"Not necessarily. In the case of a thermal power station, the unmanned automatic operation cycle is about five to six hours. So a lot of places have been without power this morning. But the situation with hydropower plants will be much better. According to the current technology, there is no problem with insisting on automatic operation for ten days. Ten years ago, the city of H was already all hydropower. ”
Su He was stunned when he heard this: "You still understand this?" ”
Du Yunfei wrote lightly: "Having lived in a war zone, there are some things that I naturally understand. ”
As he spoke, he directed Su He into a secluded road near the canal promenade. Two or three zombies with teeth and claws running over on the road were all crushed by Su Yiyi equally.
The vehicle quickly pulled into the underground parking garage. Sure enough, just as Du Yunfei predicted, the lights in the basement were brightly lit. Almost all of the vehicles drove away, leaving only a few impaired zombies still moving slowly.
Su He drove the car to the elevator door, and Du Yunfei reached out and pressed the upward button, waiting for the elevator to arrive.
"How many floors do you live on?" Su He asked.
"19th floor."
"What if you go halfway through the elevator and the power suddenly goes out?"
“…… Can you stop being so crow-mouthed? ”
As soon as Du Yunfei sighed, he heard a "ding" sound, and the elevator door opened.
He was about to open the door and get out of the car, only to hear Su He's voice coming from behind him again.
"I'll wait for you to go up to the 19th floor. It's 12:51 p.m., and we'll see you at 2 o'clock in Chengnan Square. Okay, I'll just wait for you for half an hour, so I'll do it myself. ”
"Take care, too." Du Yunfei paused, but did not look back.
After saying this, he walked into the elevator with his luggage.
The car door closed again, and the number on it began to rise steadily. waited until the red "19" jumped out before Su He restarted the vehicle, chased a circle of zombies in the parking lot, and then walked away.
The area of H City is not large, and if it is changed to normal times, it only takes about 20 minutes to get from the canal to Su Hejia. However, passing through the center of H City, there are many shopping malls, theaters, and various public facilities, and it is bustling even at night.
Walking towards the city center, I don't know if I will run into big trouble. But Su He was still a little lucky after all, so he continued to drive forward boldly.
Towards the city center, there is a medieval arch bridge, which is considered the highest point of the nearby road. Su He relied on the fact that he was a farm vehicle, drove up the bumpy steps in one breath, opened the car door and looked into the distance.
A short distance to the west is the central square, and further away are various high-rise buildings. He could clearly see that the crowd of people who were black and pressed was walking aimlessly around the square.
He sighed, quickly reversed, and chose another path.
Because of a temporary lane change, he returned to the apartment about a quarter of an hour later than planned. The clock was already pointing to half past one in the afternoon, and there was not much time left for him to clean up.
Su He's home is on the ground floor, and there is a small garden that is well tended. He quickly opened the door and hid in, and the familiar feeling rushed towards him, like a gentle and considerate lover, who opened his arms and embraced him into his arms.
Su He took a deep breath, then slowly slid down against the door.
Despite all the reluctance, he still has to leave here. Leave the original ordinary but peaceful life, and plunge into an unpredictable, but inescapable change.
"Thank you...... So many years of care. ”
He looked up, smiled softly into the air, and quickly stood up.