I don't know how long it took, An Qitong seemed to have dreamed of something, the whole person woke up, looking at the dark environment around him, An Qitong fumbled to open the phone, and saw that it was already 9 o'clock in the evening. I slept a little long this night, and An Qitong's spirit also improved a lot. took out the water, drank a few sips, and it was quiet outside, and An Qitong, who was staying in the dark at the moment, could hear his heartbeat, it was so good, he was still alive.

An Qitong cautiously came to the window of the compartment and looked outside, expecting to see some bright light, but no, the whole alley was pitch black, and she couldn't see anything, so she had to go back to the cash register and continue to curl up. The phone has been charged, and the small flashlight is already in the state of the green indicator. An Qitong put away the mobile phone, picked up the flashlight and held it in his hand, and sat quietly, the dark environment at night made An Qitong a little nervous, she always paid attention to the surrounding sounds, and the steel bar from the store next door was placed at her feet, and even her breathing slowed down.

If you want to go out, you can only wait until tomorrow daylight, the dark environment at night makes the danger a little more, An Qitong, who has just woken up, is a little energetic at the moment, and he can't force himself to continue to sleep with his eyes closed, so he has to count the numbers silently in his heart, so as to distract himself and relax himself.

When it was nearly 500, there was a noise from the window outside the compartment, the sound was not loud, but the surroundings were too quiet, An Qitong heard it, and immediately nervously picked up the stick on the ground, and in an instant, the whole room seemed to have no air circulation.

An Qitong carefully shrunk himself under the table at the cash register, but his eyes stared straight in the direction of the compartment, and it didn't take long for the sound of heavy objects falling to the bathroom in the compartment, not loud, gentle, but An Qitong, who was already extremely nervous, still heard it clearly. Soon, there was a sound of soft footsteps in the compartment, and when I reached the small door of the compartment, I paused slightly, but soon crossed the compartment and came into the storefront.

The sound seemed to go straight to the shelves where the food was placed, rummaging through them, and then moving on to another shelf. An Qitong understood at this moment that this should be a person, not a zombie. When this unfamiliar footsteps were about to approach the cash register where An Qitong was, An Qitong suddenly turned on the flashlight in his hand, and a strong light instantly shone on the face of the person who was rummaging through things.

The visitor seemed to be frightened, and suddenly raised his hand to block the flashlight, took a few steps back, and held a stick in the other hand like a broom or a mop stick to defend himself.

"Who are you? What do you want to do? An Qitong's trembling voice showed that she was nervous at the moment, and she clenched the steel stick in her hand.

The person who came probably heard that it was a girl's voice, put down the stick in his hand, still stretched out his hand to block the flashlight, his head was slightly tilted to the side, and a magnetic voice sounded: "Don't be afraid, I'm a human, not the kind of zombie that eats people outside, I'm here to find food." ”

Simple words also answered An Qitong's question, An Qitong was still a little wary, so late, it was better to be careful when meeting a stranger like this, and the other party was still a man.

"Can you turn off the flashlight, or don't shine it on me, so I can't see." The visitor continued to tilt his head, probably unable to open his eyes under the flashlight.

"It's okay to close it, but don't come here, there's still some food on the shelves over there, just go over there." An Qitong pointed to the shelf behind the man with a flashlight, signaling him to go over there.

The other party didn't say anything, turned around and walked towards the shelf behind him, and after some searching, he picked up a loaf of bread and couldn't wait to eat it.

An Qitong saw that the other party had no intention of coming, so she sat down vigilantly, and the flashlight was turned off by her, but she still held it in her hand, and she didn't put down the stick in her hand. Keep an eye on each other's movements. The other party casually found a corner and sat down, ate the bread in his hand in three or two clicks, took the bag he was carrying behind him to him, and took out a bottle of water from it and drank it. After a few sips, he put the water in his hand into his bag. Only then did he exhale softly against the wall.

After An Qitong looked at the other party as if he really didn't move, he carefully hid himself under the cash register, but did not put down the stick and flashlight.

"Hello, my name is Lin Zihao." The man on the opposite side suddenly spoke, but it frightened An Qitong. The whole body began to be on alert again.

The man probably felt An Qitong's uneasiness and fear, but smiled lightly, and continued: "Don't be afraid, I won't do anything, I'm a policeman, I just went to work 2 days ago, and there was a biting incident in the building behind me, I rushed to the building behind after receiving the police, only to find that there were people biting people everywhere, people eating people, and the situation was uncontrollable, so I carefully hid in the duty room on the first floor, and relied on the instant noodles in the duty room for two days, and I really didn't have anything to eat tonight, so I came here to find food." ”

"Police?" After listening to this, An Qitong took the flashlight, turned it on and shone it on the other party's body, but this time he didn't shine on his face, under the light of the flashlight, the man was wearing a work uniform, which was a little dirty, but it could be seen that it was the common police uniform in Huaxia, and there was a string of numbers on his chest.

The man probably understood what An Qitong was doing, so he didn't move, and let An Qitong's flashlight sweep up and down a few times.

"I didn't lie to you, although I've only been a cop for two days, I'm really a cop. Three days ago, I had just returned from the army, and the army had arranged for me to become a police officer. The man stood up and wanted to explain something. An Qitong stepped back a little more, and used his actions to show that he had not fully believed in the other party.

"Okay, you're there, don't come here." An Qitong turned off the flashlight, and the room became dark again, and there was silence between the two.

Lin Zihao has been here for most of the day, and the girl opposite has been shrinking under the table over there, just as if he found that it was a cash register, the girl was always on guard, although she didn't see her appearance clearly, but from her voice, I could hear the girl's fear, yes, I am a big man, I am a little dumbfounded in the face of this sudden change, let alone such a girl. Now, her sudden arrival probably scared her even more. Thinking of this, Lin Zihao said slowly:

"What's your name?"

An Qitong didn't want to answer him, she was already scared, she was always on guard against strangers, and she didn't know if the man opposite was a good guy or a bad guy, although he was wearing a police uniform, what if he wanted to hurt himself?

"You really don't have to be afraid, I'm just here to find food, you can rest assured. When dawn comes, I'll be out of here right away. Lin Zihao understood that the other party probably wouldn't easily believe in himself for a while. But he is a soldier, although he has just changed careers, but the integrity and kindness of soldiers, as well as 10 years of military life, have long been engraved in his bones, and it will not be so easy to change.

Lin Zihao tried his best to slow down his voice, and after asking, he probably thought that girls might not necessarily answer him, so he didn't take it seriously. Just when he wanted to tidy up his backpack, An Qitong spoke.

"My name is An Qitong." The voice was very small, and he was a little trembling, and his body shrunk under the big cash register seemed to be a little thin, which reminded Lin Zihao of the little white dog at the door of his house when he was a child, thin and small, shrunk under the eaves and shivering. The helpless eyes can easily melt people's hearts, and they unconsciously want to give it a warm embrace.

The voice was too small, and the two were separated by a little distance, Lin Zihao didn't hear it clearly, his surname was An, but he didn't hear his name clearly.

"Punch bag, you call it a punch bag?" Lin Zihao was a little puzzled, how could there be a girl with this name.

He spoke louder than An Qitong, but An Qitong heard it clearly, and he scolded in his heart, who is called a gas bag, it's true. Your house is called a gas bag.

"Five, six, seven, seven, seven, the paulownia of the sycamore tree." An Qitong was a little angry, but his voice was much louder. "I'm not calling it a punching bag."

After hearing this, Lin Zihao smiled embarrassedly and quickly apologized, it turned out to be this name, but it was quite nice. He smiled innocently, but the atmosphere in the room was much better.

Without the light of the flashlight, An Qitong couldn't see Lin Zihao's appearance clearly, he only felt that he should be a sunny person, and just now he found out that he was about 1.8 meters tall, and he was 165, probably a lot shorter than him. For the time being, this person seems to be like he himself said, he can not be afraid, and he feels that he can trust him inexplicably. An Qitong thought of Wang Meng again, she was also a stranger, but she brought a trace of warmth to herself, although this warmth was not there for a long time.

"How come you're here alone?" Lin Zihao put down his backpack and leaned against the wall relaxedly. looked up at An Qitong, although he couldn't see anything clearly.

An Qitong thought about it, organized the language in his heart, and said slowly: "Two days ago, I came home from the company, passed by here, and just walked to the drink shop on this street corner, something happened. In a hurry, I was pulled to the store by a little girl from the drink shop next door to hide, she left in the afternoon two days ago, saying that she was going home, I have not dared to go out, so I hid until now, this convenience store is also I came here at noon today, I want to come to find something to eat and drink. He didn't fully disclose his information, but he also briefly introduced his own experience.

"Do you have any plans?" Lin Zihao was a little stunned, and asked without thinking about it.

Intend? An Qitong really didn't think about it, he thought about going back to the place where he lived before, but now it seems that if he has nothing to eat or drink, even if he goes back, he still has to come out to find food. It's the same whether you go back or not. But if she doesn't go back, where can she go? Mom and Dad don't know what the situation is, will they welcome themselves back? Now that there is one more person, there will be less food, and it is difficult to guarantee whether the parents can accept themselves.

Thinking of this, An Qitong lowered his head a little gloomily, and was silent for a long time without speaking.

Lin Zihao was a little at a loss, he didn't know if he said something that shouldn't be said, this girl had been keeping her head down since she asked, and she hadn't spoken for a long time, and the atmosphere became overwhelming again.

Just when Lin Zihao was thinking about whether to say something, there was a sudden movement outside the roller shutter. It seemed to be the sound of a car starting, and it was a little far away, but it was soon heard clearly. It feels like the car is coming in this direction.

An Qitong was so frightened that he quickly got up from the ground, and the steel stick in his hand was tightly gripped, because with the sound of the car starting, and the unique roar of zombies was slowly gathering. The closer you get to the door, the clearer you hear. An Qitong stared at the roller shutter, afraid that the zombies would suddenly slap, she slowly retreated towards the shelf step by step, and the flashlight fell to the ground, and she didn't bother to pick it up. All the attention is on the door. Retreating and retreating, An Qitong bumped into a sturdy body, and Lin Zihao behind him hurriedly supported An Qitong and dodged in front of An Qitong. turned around and whispered to An Qitong:

"Don't be afraid, and don't make a sound."

An Qitong could see the serious and serious look on the face of the person in front of him, and what was particularly obvious in the darkness was his big and divine eyes, which were full of security.

Yes, after a short period of contact, An Qitong could actually read a sense of security from Lin Zihao's eyes, as if this big man could really protect himself very well. I could only reach the place below his neck before I realized that I seemed to look up at him for a long time.

An Qitong didn't think much about it, and hurriedly handed the steel stick in his hand to Lin Zihao, but Lin Zihao in front bent down and picked up the flashlight on the ground and returned it to An Qitong. Neither of them spoke, but there was a look of belief in each other's eyes.

Slowly, the sound outside the door became more and more obvious, as if something instantly woke up the zombies in the night, and the originally quiet street was full of roars at the moment. The sound of the car driving, mixed with the sound of the car brakes, can also be faintly heard talking, mixed with the roar of zombies, which makes people's backs chill. Aren't you scared of the people out there making such a big commotion?

Outside the door, there was the sound of zombies walking by, dragging, limp, and the alarm sound of some cars hit by zombies, which attracted zombies in the distance even more.

An Qitong was nervous, and unconsciously grabbed the clothes on Lin Zihao's back in front of him, his lips were closed, his breathing was short, and in the small convenience store, the roller shutter that was not very strong carried all An Qitong's expectations.

The sound of breathing provoked Lin Zihao to turn his head, although he couldn't see the girl's appearance clearly, but he found that the girl seemed to be wearing a pair of glasses on her face, and the big eyes behind the lenses were full of fear at the moment. Feeling that his back was being grabbed, Lin Zihao quietly held one of the girl's hands in his hand, as if he could give her some comfort.

The hand in his hand was very small, and slender, it didn't seem to have any flesh, it was quite thin, and Lin Zihao, who was cold and irritating by his fingertips, was slightly distracted.

As the sound of the car outside the door went away, the zombies seemed to follow and leave, and the roaring on the street was much less, and it was reassuring that no zombies found An Qitong and the convenience store where they were hiding, and the roller shutter was still good and quiet. By the time it was quiet outside, An Qitong's back was already wet. She was highly nervous, and now she felt that her back was sticky and uncomfortable, but she didn't dare to make a sound, I don't know if the zombies outside the door are all gone, in case it will be bad if they are brought back. She looked at Lin Zihao as if asking, but remembered that it should be invisible in the dark, so she had to ask softly:

"Are you alright? Are we safe? ”

Lin Zihao listened carefully for a while, and then turned around and said, "It should be fine, there is no movement outside." ”

An Qitong exhaled deeply, and she became a frightened bird. An Qitong, who was relaxed, found that his hand was held, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, struggling out of the other party's palm slightly, his palms were sweaty, and he quickly wiped his clothes, but this action felt that An Qitong seemed to reject him in Lin Zihao's eyes. I don't know why, but I feel a little lost. He didn't know how to hold An Qitong's hand, it seemed that he held it naturally, feeling that this would give the other party some comfort, obviously the two were still strangers.

After waiting for a while, it was indeed quiet outside, and Lin Zihao still returned to the place where he was sitting just now, without speaking, with his head down, not knowing what to think again.

An Qitong looked at Lin Zihao, who seemed to be a little depressed, I don't know why, he did protect her just now, standing in front of her, he should say thank you to him.

"Thank you just now." After An Qitong finished speaking, he returned to the bottom of the cashier and sat down.

"You're welcome." Lin Zihao didn't know what to say, and neither of them could see each other's expressions clearly in the dark.

After being silent for a long time, An Qitong looked at his phone, and it was already the middle of the night. The faint light of the mobile phone was reflected on An Qitong's face, and she couldn't see her original face clearly, but it made Lin Zihao see clearly that she had big eyes and a pair of glasses hanging on the bridge of her nose.

"Are you nearsighted?" Lin Zihao's deep voice sounded, and he looked very magnetic in this small store.

"Well, it's not very high, I've been wearing it for 10 years, I'm used to it." An Qitong raised her head, the light of the mobile phone dimmed, and she simply put the mobile phone in her backpack.

Silent again, An Qitong didn't know what to say, and Lin Zihao was afraid that he would say something more, so he struggled for a long time, or Lin Zihao said out loud: "You rest first, I'll keep vigil, don't worry, I'll stay here." ”

It was the first time An Qitong had heard the vigil, and it turned out that the night was not particularly safe, and he needed to be kept guard in case of accidents. It can be seen how lucky An Qitong was two days ago.

"In this case, I'll rest for a while, and I'll rest for you in two hours." An Qitong was still a little wary, and he didn't want to entrust himself to a stranger he had just met.

Lin Zihao didn't break it, and said hello, An Qitong leaned under the table with his backpack and closed his eyes. At first, she couldn't sleep, her ears always paid attention to Lin Zihao's movements in the distance, as if the other party really just sat there without moving, An Qitong slowly relaxed herself and soon fell asleep.

Of course, An Qitong, who was asleep, couldn't pay attention, and Lin Zihao, who was on the other side, also exhaled a long breath after finding that she was finally asleep, but it was uncomfortable to be guarded. But he can understand that girls do need more eyes to survive in such an apocalypse, but fortunately, they are still a decent man. He smiled a little self-deprecatingly, one of the top soldiers in the army back then, how could he ever be treated as a bad person. When he thought of the troops, Lin Zihao's eyes were a little reluctant, and he didn't know if his comrades-in-arms in the army were okay? He himself is an orphan, the country raised him, the best years are dedicated to the army, this retirement is the reform of the army, the country wants to cut the army, he could have been promoted to continue to stay in the army, but he thought that he should change the environment, the army taught him the truth of being a man and doing things, he wanted to realize his value in a different way, so he made a transfer report, just introduced to H City as a policeman, the police uniform has not been worn hot, and the end has happened.

Lin Zihao was really a little helpless, was he out of society for too long, why did he just want to enter society, and the society joked on him, zombies, these are all science fiction plots described in movie novels, why did he appear in front of him with a big sting?

After thinking about it for a long time, Lin Zihao didn't want to think about it, no matter what the future is, he has to live a good life, and 10 years of military life taught him not to give up easily. He closed his eyes and felt everything in the darkness, including the shallow breathing of the girl opposite, as if it were in his ears.