The white car sped through the night.

The navigator showed that they were heading along the surface road near the Ring Expressway in City Q. There are many farms and factories nearby, and there are not many people at night, so the road is barely passable.

After about a quarter of an hour of advancement, the words "Zhu Yao Mountain" appeared on the road sign hanging high in front of me. According to Lin Youqing, the bat cave was built at the foot of Zhuyao Mountain.

The flat concrete pavement turns into a bumpy rammed earth path. The vehicle drove into a dark grove in a bumpy ride. Turning a corner, there was a quick and exciting sight ahead.

Deep in the woods is an open flat area the size of a football field, paved with blue-gray gravel. At the end of the flat land is Zhuyao Mountain, which rises from the ground, and the "bat cave" mentioned by Lin Youqing is quietly excavated at the foot of the mountain.

Previously, Duan Whale was still a little worried about whether the artificially dug air-raid shelter could accommodate vehicles to pass through guò. However, seeing is believing, and the hole in front of it is completely wide enough to accommodate four cars side by side, and the top is about four or five stories high, which is not at all the scale of those small civil air defense fortifications used for cooling.

The vehicle slowly drove over the gravel flats, turned on its high beams, and began to enter the Bat Cave.

The first to be affected were the car radios. What was supposed to be a clear signal quickly turned into an ominous rustle. Duan Whale simply closed it, and there was only deathly silence in the entire carriage.

Outside the carriage was darkness that could not be seen, as if sinking into the deep sea. Only in the distance where the light shines can you barely see some scenes clearly.

It is a deep and huge man-made cave with no end in sight. The arched cavern structure is one ring after the other, □□ a moss-covered concrete surface. On some walls, you can still faintly see the banners and big-character posters that were painted back then.

"Wait."

Not long after entering the cave, Lin Youqing shouted "stop" in a sullen voice. After the car stopped, he opened the door and got out of the car, took out his mobile phone and walked to the side of the wall.

The moment he pressed the shutter, the flashing light allowed Duan Whale to see a clear plan of the tunnel, and five mottled red characters "Serve the People" were printed on the top.

Lin Youqing finished taking pictures of the floor plan and quickly returned to the car. However, as soon as the door was opened and closed, a strong musty smell rushed into the car with moisture.

"Dad, I'm a little cold." Duan Xingze whispered.

Duan Whale drove the car and continued to drive forward slowly, turning on the hot air in the car at the same time. Lin Youqing asked Xing Ze to pick up the pillow in the back seat, unzip the side zipper, and unfold it into a blanket to wrap around his body.

"Dad, Brother Youqing, are you thirsty?"

Xingze handed two cartons of yogurt from behind, and both of them thoughtfully inserted straws.

The two adults took the carton.

"When I went back to pick up Xiaoxing just now, I carried some food and water to the car by the way." Duan Whale explained briefly to Lin Youqing.

Lin Youqing nodded, and said in a gloomy voice: "Thank you." If it's not for you...... I really don't know what to do now. ”

"I'll always be there."

Duan Whale stretched out his right hand and grabbed his shoulder: "From now on, you are our family, advancing and retreating with me and Xingze." Youqing, I will never leave you behind. ”

Lin Youqing didn't say anything more. He was so tired that he could only lean back lightly in his chair and meekly let Duan Whale caress his soft and slightly long hair.

With the floor plan on my phone, things are getting a little easier. They quickly figured out a path through the cave and followed suit.

The size of the bat cave was much more than Duan Whale expected. The main road they traveled on was wide enough for a train. And there are many ear piercings on both sides of the main road, all of which are black and dark, and it is difficult to see what is going on.

The walls were slippery, and there were piles of peeling cement and stones in the corners, and vehicles could only move in the middle of the road. But even so, you have to get around some large obstacles from time to time.

The dead silence makes people feel a little panicked, and the darkness is more likely to breed fatigue. Along the way, Duan Whale talked to Lin Youqing one after another, while silently observing his feelings; And Lin Youqing was worried that Duan Whale would be sleepy, so he would always answer a few words simply.

According to Lin Youqing's recollections, there used to be some lead-made gates in this artificial cave. After so many years, all the metal has been blown up and sold for money. A few years ago, there were several cases of throwing corpses in the cave, so they were also used by young people as a secret place for exploration.

As he said, on the walls on both sides of the road, in addition to those slogans and slogans from the fifties and sixties, there are many traces of modern graffiti. The contrast between the two is surreal with an absurd feeling.

Judging from the map in the phone, the bat cave is divided into five floors, which are connected to each other by ramps. They are on the third level counting from the bottom to the top, and the exit to the national highway is on the fourth level.

According to Lin Youqing's guidance, Duan Whale hit the steering wheel on the right and drove into an ascending channel. The road is only half as wide and narrow as the main road, and a thick circular pipe is installed on top. Other than that, it looks more like an ancient tombway.

Youqing asked Duan Whale: "Out of the cave for a while, what are your plans?" ”

"I haven't thought about it yet. I'm just trying to talk to you about it. Duan Whale pondered for a moment, "When you get to the place where there is a signal, let's understand the situation outside first." If the situation deteriorates, maybe we should go to refuge. ”

“…… Where else can I go now? ”

"I haven't thought about it yet, but there is no end to it. But before you go, you should still find a way to go back to my house...... What do you think? ”

"Hmm."

Lin Youqing nodded, acquiesced in Duan Whale's decision, and quieted down again.

It was close to two o'clock in the morning, Duan Whale asked Xing Ze to lie down and sleep in the back seat, while he continued to drive forward at a not too fast speed.

The uphill road soon came to an end, and the vehicle's high beams faintly shone on a white figure standing beneath the curved arch in front of it.

Duan Whale, who was originally a little tired, was startled, but he didn't forget that his son was sleeping in the back seat, so he slowly stepped on the brakes, and finally stopped the car about five meters away from the figure.

“…… Is it an individual? Lin Youqing's eyes widened as well.

It was a woman in a white dress, with long, messy black hair hanging down in front of her, her facial features could not be seen clearly, and she looked like a female ghost from a distance.

How could a woman, three watches in the middle of the night, appear in an abandoned underground engineering passage?

Duan Whale and Lin Youqing looked at each other, and then looked back at Duan Xingze in the back seat - fortunately, the young man was really tired and had curled up and fallen asleep.

“…… It should be a dummy, left by someone who played a prank. ”

Youqing looked at it carefully again, and lowered his voice to say his judgment.

Duan Whale also agrees with this judgment. He calculated that the woman was standing on the right in the center of the passage, and that the vehicle could pass from her left.

The car started again, slowly moving along the left side of the passage, and soon came to the side of the woman in white.

The woman was motionless, with only the corners of her white clothes and black hair fluttering slightly in the air current. Lin Youqing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was only separated from the woman by a thin car door. Even if he turned his head and didn't pay attention, he seemed to be able to feel the woman's white clothes and black hair slowly brushing past the front of the car.

However, unfortunately, the car moved forward a little further, and the woman's long hair was actually wrapped around the rearview mirror. Before Lin Youqing could shout to stop, the woman fell on the car window with a "snap". The black hair spread out, revealing a bony head.

“……！”

Although he was mentally prepared in advance, Youqing still gasped. When I calmed down, I looked at it, and sure enough, it was a rough dummy.

Fortunately in the midst of misfortune, Xingze was not woken up. Duan Whale accelerated again, shaking off the scene of this annoying prank.

"Keep going down this road, and you should see the exit soon." Lin Youqing continued to show the way.

The car drove forward about 500 meters, and the lights came on in front of it.

However, it soon became clear that it was not the exit that was shining, but the headlights of another car. It seems that there are people who, like them, are using this passage to escape.

After groping in the dark for so long, it is gratifying to be able to see the living. It's just a little strange that the car is parked on the side of the road, and there are three people standing next to the car.

"Three big men, driving a Beetle?"

Duan Whale first saw the problem - the men standing on the side of the car were all about 1.80 meters tall. Although the Beetle is a four-seater car, it is really inconvenient to squeeze into three big men.

Not to mention, this pink green Beetle still has long "eyelashes" stuck to its two headlights, which looks like a girl's car no matter how you look at it.

The other party was obviously a little surprised by their vehicle that came out of the darkness, and after exchanging words, one of them suddenly walked into the middle of the road.

Duan Whale had to stop the car, but did not get out of the car to check. The three men took the initiative to walk to the edge of the cab and reached out and knocked on the window.

Duan Whale opened the window and opened a gap: "What's the matter?" ”

The man wore a pair of glasses, and he looked like a Sven, but he spoke with a dialect smell of nowhere.

"Big brother, our car broke down, can you give us a ride."

While they were talking, the other two were not idle, circling the vehicle left and right. Lin Youqing even heard what seemed to be the sound of the doorknob being pulled in the back seat.

"I'm sorry." Duan Whale cautiously refused, "I see that your direction is different from ours, and the car is already full." ”

The man nodded, and his gaze raced around the car before landing on the two boxes of yogurt above the dashboard.

"Can you give us something to eat?" "We've been sleepy here for a long time, and we're really tired and hungry," he said, pointing to the yogurt. ”

“…… Be careful. ”

Lin Youqing whispered to Duan Whale, and at the same time motioned with his eyes to see the Beetle parked on the side of the road.

Only then did Duan Whale realize that the Beetle's car door was just open, and a long piece of hair leaked out from under the door.

Duan Whale suddenly understood seven or eight points in his heart, but on the surface, he was still calm.

"Yes."

He actually nodded to the man outside the door, then picked up the yogurt box with one hand and pressed the power window button with the other.

The window opened wider and wider, and the man outside poked his hand in impatiently.

said that it was too late, Duan Whale immediately pressed the button again to raise the window, and at the same time slammed on the accelerator.

"Duan Xingze!" Lin Youqing hurriedly turned around and shouted.

The teenager sleeping in the back row was awakened by fright, sat up with a bone, and immediately fastened his seat belt before he could see the situation clearly.

The vehicle drove forward for more than ten meters, and the man finally broke free. Two of his accomplices also took out iron rods and watermelon knives from their bosoms and ran after the vehicle.

"The woman in the car may still be alive."

After saying this, Duan Whale had already put the reverse gear in his hand, and the car quickly reversed backwards.

The two people who caught up hurriedly dodged to the sides, and one of them hit the car window with a steel pipe, and with a bang, the spider patterns on the glass scattered.

Duan Xingze screamed in fright, and Lin Youqing hurriedly asked him to wrap his head and body with a blanket.

“…… What's going on? ”

Through the rearview mirror, Duan Whale found that the Beetle's car door was completely open, the hair just now was gone, and there was no one inside!

"On the right!" Lin Youqing hurriedly reminded.

In the darkness on the right side of the passage, a young woman in her twenties suddenly appeared. Her loose black hair clung wetly to her cheeks, and when she looked closely, dark red blood was dripping down her hair.

What's even weirder is that her eyes glow green.

The three gangsters apparently also discovered her existence, and their faces changed drastically. But the woman was not afraid of them at all, and her steps became faster and faster, and at last she almost rushed over.

The sounds of horror and screams suddenly echoed in the dark artificial cave.

“…… Let's go. ”

Lin Youqing's voice choked up again.

Duan Whale no longer hesitated, he immediately adjusted the gear and increased the throttle. The vehicle sped away in the direction of the exit.

After about 300 meters of further travel, the long, eerie bat cave finally came to an end.

When the bright moonlight shines through the skylight again, it seems that it has returned to tranquility. However, the three people in the car were silent for a long time, and they seemed to be unable to come back to their senses.

It's 2:45 a.m. Looking back on the past hour or so. Is it the empty bat cave, or the three men who ended up in the bat cave?

The one who finally broke the silence was still Duan Whale.

"Star, how are you? Did they hurt you when they smashed the glass just now? ”

"Nope." Duan Xingze shook his head and asked rhetorically, "What happened to those people just now?" ”

"They're sick." Duan Whale thought for a moment and explained, "In the future, we will meet more patients like this. You remember, always get as far away from them as possible. ”

"Can we heal them?"

“…… Not yet. Duan Whale shook his head, "But when you grow up, you may be able to figure out a way." So you have to protect yourself, do you hear? ”

Duan Xingze nodded as if he didn't understand, and lay down to rest under the blanket again. Duan Whale reached out and turned on the car radio.

Reports of emergencies continue, and the situation is clearly not rosy. In just one and a half hours, the same riot broke out in almost all hospitals in Q City. Raging crowds of people who lost control rushed out of hospitals and poured into the streets, attacking passers-by and vehicles, and even breaking into nearby residential buildings. There were many fires in buildings, but firefighters were attacked in the process of fighting the fires.

Duan Whale was transferred to the Central Radio Station again, and all he heard was bad news one after another.

Lin Youqing unfolded a pillow and slowly wrapped the blanket around his body.

"Looks ...... We should have evacuated, but where is the safe place......

Duan Whale glanced back at Duan Xingze, and then reached out and touched Lin Youqing's cheek.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of you two. Anyway, let's go south first. ”