Liu Huangqiang's father, Liu Sheng, has the habit of getting up early, although the horn sounded for half the night last night, but today he still got up before about half past five as usual, and he went out without washing his face and brushing his teeth when it was cold. Usually, they should go out for about half an hour, and when Liu Huangqiang and his mother get up and wash up, they will come back and eat something to work together in a motorized tricycle. But today, his father Liu Sheng had just gone out for less than ten minutes, and he ran back in a hurry, shouting constantly as he ran; "It's a monster, it's a monster."

The door of the house was pushed open with a "bang", startling Liu Huangqiang, who was washing his face in the house, and his mother who folded the quilt. Liu Sheng, who ran in three steps and two steps, kept pointing outside, repeatedly chanting "It's a monster", and he couldn't think of the right words to explain what happened outside for a while.

Liu Huangqiang had never seen such a flustered father, and knew that something strange must have happened outside to scare his father. grabbed a towel, wiped the water from his face, and ran out of his father's side.

It was quiet, and the wide street was full of villagers at the moment, but no one made a sound, perhaps because they were so frightened by the apocalyptic scene that they forgot to speak, or perhaps no one dared to make a sound in this terrible scene.

In the distance, a huge, mysterious black wall that connects the heavens and the earth like ink encloses the village like a well. Looking at the mysterious scenery that can only be found in a magical novel. A feeling of insignificance and powerlessness to resist arises spontaneously. The sun shines through the yellow sand overhead, shining on the village like an island sunk to the bottom of the water, and the cries of a few crows in the sky pull the crowd back from shock to reality, and the streets begin to move and talk to each other.

Liu Huangqiang quietly listened to the analysis of others. But after listening to it for a long time, no one could tell what was going on with the mysterious black wall that appeared overnight. Thinking that my mother didn't know what was going on, she turned around and went home.

Liu Huangqiang is also a stupid person, and he couldn't describe what was going on outside to his mother for a long time. It's just that a black wall has appeared with constant emphasis. The angry mother kept nagging the father and son: "If you don't say anything confidential, you will be panicked, and good people are about to be scared out of illness by you.....

At this time, my father was sitting on the edge of the kang, holding the orange tea brewed by jasmine in his hand, and his expression was calm.

The mother did not rush out to watch it as curiously as Liu Huangqiang, but turned on the TV after disturbing the house, and the handsome male host on the TV reported today's morning news in standard Mandarin. "Due to the appearance of black fog last night, the number of missing people in various places is still rising, and the highways and main roads leading to major cities have been completely paralyzed this morning. As soon as the major supermarkets opened today, they were also snapped up by the citizens who flocked in. The cause of the strange fog at all levels is still under investigation, and it is not ruled out that the cause of global warming has spread recently, and this morning's highest ** has issued a mandatory notice, and various government agencies, schools, and enterprises and companies are fully on holiday and rest...... "Judging from the picture in the news, the city is now chaotic due to the appearance of black fog.

The family watched the TV and gradually became uneasy.

The mother didn't seem to care about the outside world, but after watching the news, her face was a little more worried, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

On the street, a dozen brave villagers on motorbikes gathered together to discuss walking towards the black wall, they wanted to see what the black wall was up close. Liu Huangqiang also went home and rode out of the motorcycle with his father and followed the group.

The closer you get to the black wall, the more cold and damp it feels, and there is a smell of rotting wood that you are talking about. The villagers cautiously stopped the car and walked slowly. It's like I'm afraid of waking up a huge horror monster.

When a young villager was bold enough to reach out and touch it carefully, he was surprised to find that his hand had passed through it, and there was no real touch, and it stirred back and forth, and the black wall turned out to be a black mist that was constantly tumbling and flowing as if it had life. But strangely, for some unknown reason, the fog did not spread to the village, but was like a transparent glass cover to isolate the fog from the outside of the village.

The crowd found that there was nothing wrong with the young man's hand reaching in, so they each studied the black fog, Liu Huangqiang leaned half of his body into the black fog, the air could still breathe, but his eyes were like blind, he couldn't see anything, and he lost his sense of direction for a moment, and he was in a trance, and he couldn't tell the difference between the south, south, north, west, up and down, left and right, as if he had gone into hell, he was stunned, and he hurriedly leaned out, panicking, and cold sweat.

Liu Sheng noticed his abnormality and asked, "Xiaoqiang, what's wrong with you, what did you find, scaring you like this." ”

"This wall has a strange way of losing people's minds," Mr. Liu said. Liu Sheng looked at the mist and tried to put his face in it to feel it.

Suddenly, someone in the distance shouted, "This is a soldier, come here."

Liu Sheng didn't continue, turned his head like Liu Huangqiang and said, "Let's go, go over and have a look"

"Is he dead, how is he lying here"?

"He's not dead, he's still angry, he's just fainted, send him back to the village first." Liu Sheng probed the soldier's nose and said.

The group hurriedly carried the soldiers on an electric tricycle ridden by the villagers. Hurried to the village.

At the entrance of the small clinic in the village, the inner and outer three floors were full of people.

"Let's all disperse first, this kid won't wake up for a while, I'll let you know if there's news." Dr. Du, who is not tall in his fifties but is very capable, said while pushing everyone out.

At this moment the loudspeaker of the village sounded; "Villagers, villagers, each family elects a representative to come to the village committee for a meeting ......."

The crowd outside the clinic slowly dispersed, some went home directly, some went directly to the village committee, and some were not in a hurry, and they gathered together in four or five piles to chat about the strange things that happened today.

Liu Huangqiang and his father also went home first, there are a lot of things happening today, and they need to go back to the family to discuss and discuss, so that their mother can make an idea, because the family has also gone to college with their mother, and after everything has to be commanded by their mother, the father and son have the bottom of their hearts.

As soon as they entered the house, the father and son saw their mother's worried expression, Liu Huangqiang had seen his mother's brows so tightly wrinkled four years ago, and his sister who was two years older had to marry in a small place more than 200 kilometers away from home.

The two of them told their mother what they had seen and heard today.

"Fortunately, we are far away from the big cities, and now the big cities of Beijing and Shenzhen have become a mess, and the number of missing people has now exceeded tens of thousands. Those who want to get in can't get in, and those who want to get out can't get out. Those who loot, rob, and take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, the armed police cannot suppress the robbery. "Mom and father said;" I don't know what happened to Yanzi, I just called her a lot and couldn't get through."

"Mom, don't worry, my sister is so clever, she must be fine, isn't there still my brother-in-law's family to take care of it over there, and if you fight later, you will definitely be able to get through." Liu Huangqiang comforted his mother.

Near noon, the courtyard of the village committee was full of people, all looking at the village chief standing on the steps of raising the national flag.

"Villagers, everyone has also seen the situation today, and many people have disappeared in our village from last night to today. The news said that the city was more severely affected, and now that I am too busy to take care of myself, it is useless to call the police. This black mist looked seeping, and I didn't know what would happen next. We need to prepare now just in case. Now that everyone is here, I suggest we select a few people to form a patrol. 24-hour rotational patrols. Feel free to report any situation. So that everyone can sleep at night....". Zhang Fusheng, a somewhat bald man in his sixties, said.

Before Village Chief Zhang finished speaking, everyone began to discuss below.

"The village is right, this black fog is the same as a monster, I panic at a glance, but it's not easy to have an accident, no one is guarding it, and I can't sleep well at night."

"yes, yes, I think I should set up a patrol. Something is going to happen here, surrounded by this black fog, and the police can't come, isn't there a sense of security?"

Everyone said everything, but basically all agreed to the village chief's proposal.

Without further ado, soon the patrol was selected, and although it was chosen, the rural people were very united and familiar with each other, so they basically volunteered.

Eventually, the patrol was divided into four groups. A group of more than 20 people, each group is divided into two teams, one team guards during the day and one team guards at night. Because the shape of the village is a long cross, there are only four intersections in and out of the village. One group is guarding exactly one intersection.

At the east intersection is the village entrance repairing household appliances Feng Guizi as the captain, Feng Guizi has been in prison, when he was young, he fought with people, almost chopped people to death with a shovel, was sentenced to ten years, and came out of his forties. Relying on the skill of repairing household appliances learned in prison, he opened a repair shop at the entrance of Dongcun, and the villagers were afraid of him at first, but Feng Guizi also took the initiative to greet the villagers. Once sitting on the street with the old people in the village, suddenly an old man coaxed the little granddaughter to run to the road without anyone noticing, at this time a car drove over, and when it was about to hit the little girl, Feng Guizi reacted quickly and rushed over and pushed the little girl away, but the car hit the leg of the horse crutche, and after going to the hospital for treatment, he walked and limped. At this point, Feng Guizi's nickname was called. But the villagers had a better relationship with him, and introduced him to a daughter-in-law in the village, and business improved. Young people also liked to come to his repair shop and listen to him tell him stories from the past.

Liu Sheng is the captain of the South Road Intersection, because his own cornfield is in the west, and the environment is relatively familiar.

The junction on the west side leads to another village. There is a highway between the two villages that is still under construction. Led by an outsider who has lived in the village for more than ten years, his natal name is Ma Fei, and everyone calls him Ma Daring, and his real name is gradually forgotten by the villagers. Ma Daring has a big cart and makes money by pulling building materials such as stones and sand for others. There is no shortage of money at home. But the villagers all know that his hands and feet are not very clean, because his family does not farm at all, but after his son got married, several people in the village who have a good relationship with him went to his house to help. When I went to his storehouse to get something, I saw dozens of bags of corn. But the villagers knew it and didn't meddle in it and denounce him.

To the north was led by a woman in her fifties. She has a clerical job in the village council. She was self-recommended. Because his husband was also one of the few missing. His man worked in a machine shop north and never returned. The village chief also knew about her situation. So I didn't try to persuade him. I just told a few people to take care of it more. Coincidentally, Liu Huangqiang is also in this team. Because his family lived in the north, his father asked him to take care of the family by the way. That's why I didn't let him follow me.

There are more people arranged, and when everything is about the same. It was already around four o'clock in the afternoon.

At this time, Dr. Du hurried in on an old pink bicycle. The car was still on the ground and ran towards the village chief.

"The village chief, the village chief, the soldier woke up and said that he had something urgent to tell you, so come with me quickly."