December 25, 2072, Christmas Day.

Qiao Yiyu was in the kitchen, making their last lunch, a few military cans that they brought when they came out, Han Le was awakened from his dream by the smell of this food, he tossed all night last night, Han Le didn't even drink saliva, and when he saw the thick soup boiling in the pot in the kitchen, his saliva was about to fall.

"I found a few bags of instant noodles in the refrigerator, three years ago, but they should still be edible," Qiao Yiyu said when he brought things up, "I made do with it, eat it quickly, I have something to say after eating." ”

The appearance of the thing is a little unsightly, that is, instant noodles and military canned food, noodles, dehydrated rice, meat, and vegetables are mixed into a pot of porridge, which looks like all kinds of chowder rice in Korean dramas, but it tastes good, plus I am really hungry, two big men hold bowls, and they finish it in a few minutes, when they finish eating, Qiao Yiyu only eats one-third, she doesn't seem to have much appetite, but when the two put down the chopsticks, Qiao Yiyu also stopped moving.

"You have also seen, we are now wanted," Qiao Yiyu's face was calm, "We have no food and no electricity now...... That battery will be almost at the end of half a month at most, and the government army outside is looking for us, and the anti-government army may be looking for it. ”

Qiao Yiyu was only halfway through his words, Su Pei lowered his head and stared at the bottom of the bowl he had just finished in a daze, he knew that he had no right to speak, Qiao Yiyu didn't trust him at all, she said this to Han Le.

Han Le was still a little naïve: "I still have ...... on my card"

"You can't get a penny out." Qiao Yiyu said, "Me too, in this era, even if we want to go out to rob *, we can't grab one, and the vast majority of currencies have been electronic." And we may not be able to rob people, and now the robbers outside are much more professional than us. ”

"And what do you mean?" Han Le was a little puzzled, "Hibernation? ”

"It's a good idea, but too many people use it, and the good way has become a bad way, the government is now cracking down on hibernators everywhere, it's impossible to use electricity privately at home, and now the electricity supply to every household is cut off once a month, and the family can only apply for it to be restored again." Some criminals also specialize in robbing those who hibernate at home. ”

Han Leke really didn't know what to say.

"My opinion is that the two methods are compromised," Qiao Yiyu said, "given who we are now, we can't find any regular jobs, and for safety, we also have to avoid communicating with any outsiders as much as possible, but also for safety, we can't all three of us fall asleep, and to do that is to wait for death." This battle shouldn't last long, we have to at least make sure that one person is sober, so that if the situation changes, we can also respond, can you understand? ”

"You mean to say that three people take turns hibernating? It's like being on duty in three shifts? Su Pei asked in a low voice.

Qiao Yiyu nodded.

"How long is the duty rotation?" When it comes to survival, Su Pei always subconsciously knows more.

"What do you say?" Qiao Yiyu asked him rhetorically.

"A month?"

"Yes." Qiao Yiyu agreed.

"The awake person ......" Han Le felt that he still hadn't cleared his mind, "What about the awake?" "What to eat? What to wear? With what? How to live? Also take care of the other two hibernators. He felt that if it was his turn, he didn't know what to do.

"It's okay," Qiao Yiyu comforted him, "I'm on the first shift...... I'll arrange it when you wake up. ”

"But...... What if halfway through hibernation? What should I do if I run out of power? Han Le was still subconsciously a little worried, this hibernation was different from the previous ones, and they were still living in someone else's home...... In Han Le's opinion, at least he had to wait until he found a stable place to live before discussing hibernation......

But Qiao Yiyu insisted on her opinion: "I will find a way to solve the problem of electricity, even if there is no electricity, it is not a big problem, my hibernation method and the kind of low temperature in the hospital to reduce metabolism are completely two methods, low temperature is just to prevent bacteria, but if we don't hibernate now, we can't even eat dinner, three people live together, just sleeping, heating these details of life is a big problem......"

Although the two people were not so reluctant, they still had to agree, they had no right to speak at all, Qiao Yiyu said that he was asking for their opinions, but in fact, their opinions were completely worthless. In addition to believing in Qiao Yiyu, what else can they do?

This hibernation can be regarded as the most humble of the three hibernations, Han Le was lying on the floor he had just cleaned, staring at the ceiling, the only light in the living room was already a little broken, although it was extinguished, it would still flash faintly, in all kinds of chaotic emotions, Han Le tried to stop his thinking, focused on the flickering of this lamp, and secretly predicted when it would flash next time......

Based on the experience of the first two hibernations, he should gradually fall asleep after a period of time, lose consciousness, and then when he wakes up again, time will be like a joke, secretly turning back for an unknown number of years...... Oh no, according to this arrangement, it should be a month, or two months later, what can I do when I wake up? How will Qiao Yiyu arrange herself?

At this time, Qiao Yiyu, who had been lying on the sofa above them, suddenly sat up, and the hand that touched Han Le's forehead also left, Han Le opened his eyes and looked at her in surprise, thinking that something was wrong during the hibernation process, but Qiao Yiyu said, "Han Le, come here." ”

Han Le turned his head and looked at Su Pei who was lying on the side, his breathing was so long that he could barely hear it—obviously he had hibernated.

"Don't think it's strange," Qiao Yiyu said as she cleaned up her "rechargeable pistol", "I lied to you just now...... But I'm not trying to lie to you, but I'm trying to lie to him, to be honest, I don't worry about him, I didn't plan to take him out, but since he's already here, forget it, let him fall asleep, since he liked hibernation so much in the first place. ”

Qiao Yiyu's attitude of telling the truth lightly made Han Le feel a little relieved, because it showed that she still believed in herself, but at the same time she felt uneasy - the Qiao Yiyu in front of her and the one he knew at the beginning, the gap can be said to be a world of difference, she looked innocent and straightforward at the beginning, but now she can make deception and lying commonplace - it is not difficult to imagine that these factors must have been part of her previous life.

"Do you think I'm a little ...... right now? It's kind of scary. Qiao Yiyu saw Han Le's face.

Han Le didn't know whether to admit or deny it, but he wasn't good at hiding his emotions: "It's because I haven't adapted to it yet." ”

"Remember what I said about one newspaper and one report?" Qiao Yiyu said, "He threatened me once, I lied to him once, that's it...... Actually, I don't like it either, but I know it's a must, yes, try this. Qiao Yiyu handed over the gun in his hand.

Han Le weighed it, and it was lighter than he thought: "What kind of gun is this?" ”

"A stun gun, a police pistol," Qiao Yiyu came over to give him a general introduction, "It looks like there are no bullets, but there are actually them, but they are small, you shoot at the wall...... There is no sound, and there is no recoil. ”

Han Le tentatively pulled the trigger, and sure enough, as if nothing had happened, Qiao Yiyu walked in the direction of the wall he was aiming at and beckoned him over: "Look." ”

Han Le looked very carefully, and only then did he see clearly that there was a very small thing inlaid on the wall, which was like a sewing needle, and he stretched out his hand to pull it out, but was held down by Qiao Yiyu: "Don't move, do you see the small ring in the back?" That's a superconducting coil...... A touch can knock you out. ”

Han Le felt a little incredible: "Can there be superconductivity at room temperature?" ”

"It can only be said to be quasi-superconducting, and it lasts for two seconds after charging...... That is to say, the moment you shoot, you charge it, and it discharges after hitting, and it won't work any longer. Remember the day in the hospital, you were kidnapped? ”

"Well," Han Le recalled the scene, "those people were knocked down by electric shock?" ”

"Yes, but the military uses more advanced ......" Speaking of this, Qiao Yiyu smiled, "Don't talk about it, if you talk about it, it's really a crime of leaking state secrets." ”

This cold joke made Han Le not react at once, and when he reacted, it was no longer appropriate to laugh again.

"This is insurance," Qiao Yiyu pointed to another place to explain, "close it when you don't use it...... You can practice a few shots against the wall and find out how you feel. ”

About half an hour later, Han Le and Qiao Yiyu went out together, it was very cold outside, the air humidity was even heavier than Shenhai's winter, just after going out, Han Le felt that the cold was counting on the bones to drill, and I had the impression that the last time it was so cold was the morning when I saw Qiao Yiyu.

And now, he was holding a pistol and following Qiao Yiyu, going out to find his dinner, or to put it bluntly, preparing to be a thief, when he thought of this, Han Le felt that he didn't know what it was like in his heart.

The two of them are targeting most of the residences in this community, in detail, including the edible food inside, the standard battery (the kind that Qiao Yiyu unplugged from the car), and the special freezer for hibernation (if any), in addition, the hard drive, the right coat is also Han Le's own goal.

Qiao Yiyu's plan is of a "sweeping" nature, that is, starting from the first floor of their building, floor by floor, the main building will sweep every household in this residential area, considering that there may be people living in it, Qiao Yiyu will use that strange liquid metal to infiltrate it every time he sweeps it, and carefully investigate.

"Company clerks, small shop owners, guitar players, stock traders...... Spy, high-ranking official," Qiao Yiyu, who was waiting outside while controlling the liquid metal infiltration at the door, muttered to himself, "There is another thief today, and my life is really colorful." ”

Han Le muttered to himself, "I haven't done anything...... will play the game. "Even being a thief can only be a sentry.

After the door opened, Han Le still didn't dare to go in, as if he was afraid that a monster would jump out of it and eat him, but Qiao Yiyu didn't have so much fear, so he went straight into the bedroom and turned over the cabinets.

"Don't think too much, no one who hibernates will care if they have less food at home," Qiao Yiyu said as he looked for it, "Move quickly, the faster we will waste less time, and the less likely we will be discovered." ”

Han Le really didn't have this experience, and it wasn't that piece of material, he could only look for it in some cabinets, desks, and he didn't find food, but he found a few mobile phones, as well as a few books and diaries, if he had left it before, he would definitely sit down and take a look, but now he can only glance at it a few times - nothing new, it was a person who hibernated three years ago to write some testimonials before hibernation, and it can be seen that he is not in a very good mood.

However, their luck was not bad, and in the kitchen storage room, the two found a bag of rice, the kind of sealed packaging, a ten-kilogram package, and the packaging bag also had the propaganda words "support domestic genetically modified products". Qiao Yiyu opened it and smelled it, threw one into his mouth and chewed it, but it didn't deteriorate. Han Lexing rushed to take it back, but Qiao Yiyu stopped him with a wave of his hand: "We'll live here in the future, the first floor, if something goes wrong, we can run fast." ”

Guilt, as long as you feel it a few more times, you will slowly get used to it, after copying more than a dozen households in a row without accidents, Han Le's courage has also become bigger, in 401 on the fourth floor, when Qiao Yiyu opened his eyes, Han Le subconsciously wanted to rush in, but Qiao Yiyu stretched out his hand to stop him: "There are people inside." ”

But Qiao Yiyu still went in, there were indeed people inside, but the kind lying in the freezer, it could be seen that the head of the household should be a medical expert himself, around the freezer, there were many instruments densely arranged to monitor physiological functions, and there was no electricity in the house - Qiao Yiyu quickly found the source of power for these instruments, and in the original bathroom, the entire room was filled with standard batteries connected in parallel.

Qiao Yiyu studied the surrounding instruments for more than an hour, and finally took away more than a dozen standard batteries on the premise of making sure that it would not affect the other party's hibernation, in fact, these batteries are not much left because of aging and use, according to Qiao Yiyu's calculations, the total amount of these remaining batteries can be maintained for more than a year at most, and after the power reaches the cordon, this man will be woken up by the wake-up device he designed himself.

Because this is underground, there are only seven or eight floors at most, and there are four families living on each floor, and this building should theoretically have more than 30 households, but in reality there are only more than ten households, and most of the rooms above the fifth floor are empty, and the walls are painted all over the walls, and there are all kinds of stinking household garbage - it can be seen that these places were once lived by people who resemble homeless people.

Han Le came out at about two o'clock in the afternoon, and when they went back, it was already past seven o'clock, Han Le and Qiao Yiyu carried down a bed specially used for earthquake prevention from upstairs, and under the bed was a relatively sealed space, they were going to use it as a cabinet for the time being, so that Su Pei could sleep in it.

After moving Su Pei, they had to move, and moved some of the furniture and items they liked to the room on the first floor, these houses were not small, similar to what Han Le lived in Shenhai, but the living room was not so comfortable - mainly because there was no sunlight underground. Han Le and Qiao Yiyu each picked a room, and then put Su Pei in another room, and after they were almost busy, Han Le was already too tired to straighten his waist.

Fortunately, water is free in this era, so Han Le can still go to the bathroom to take a hot bath, and when he came out, Qiao Yiyu had already cooked there, and there were a few canned dishes found, as well as some dehydrated vegetables.

"Qiao Yiyu," during the meal, Han Le took the initiative to call Qiao Yiyu's name for the first time, "Are you planning to live like this forever?" ”

"Until our wanted warrants are cancelled, or we find a better solution, it can only be like this, why, are you not used to it?" Qiao Yiyu didn't move much when she saw the dishes in Han Le's bowl.

"No," Han Le said, "I'm just ...... Mentally prepare yourself. Actually, I can live however I want, it doesn't make a difference to me. ”

Qiao Yiyu recalled the life mode of Han Le in the depths of his memory, and looked at the front of him, it seemed that Han Le used to stay at home like this, just playing games...... Now he must be more comfortable adapting, and the games of this era are definitely more fun.

Han Le originally planned to do the same, after eating, thoroughly enjoy the ultra-high configuration of the server in this era, and enjoy what it is like to play games with a server alone, but I don't know why, I came out of the kitchen and washed the dishes, and saw Qiao Yiyu sitting in the living room, looking like he didn't look at it, he subconsciously stopped, and after a while, he sat down next to Qiao Yiyu.

Qiao Yiyu turned his head: "What?" Bored? ”

Han Le shook his head, and after a while, he said, "Let's talk." ”

"What do you want to say?" Qiao Yiyu took off her military hat, spread out her coiled hair, and touched it, it was still too long, she went to the room to find a pair of scissors that she had collected in the afternoon, and began to cut it.

Han Le almost had the urge to stop this scene from happening, and even thought of the lines: "You look better with long hair." But he still didn't say it, he knew that Qiao Yiyu wouldn't care about being good-looking. What's more, her short hair is not inferior.

Just as Qingsi landed, Han Le said, "You have been like this for so many years...... Did you come alone? ”

Qiao Yiyu almost immediately understood what Han Le meant: "Yes, you ...... Ay. Qiao Yiyu didn't say anything, after so many years, she knew that it was useless to say it.

Han Le sighed: "Actually, I should have thought of it a long time ago...... In your time, were people all in love? ”

"No, it's not what you think, there are a lot of people who fall in love," Qiao Yiyu said, "but there are also a lot of things that don't talk about...... But no one thought it was strange. In fact, even now, there are people who don't fall in love in their lives and don't get married, but in fact, they don't have this motivation, because the more developed the civilization, the more interesting things there are in life. ”

Han Le agrees with this point of view, in his opinion, even in his time, many peers go to get married, have children, and accept the arrangement of fate, in fact, they just feel that life is boring and needs to be changed logically - this sounds ridiculous, but it is a fact for many people, life is everyone's problem, day after day, always have to live, always think about interesting, but there are only a few interesting things in the world, of which the instinct given by nature accounts for more than half, what can you do if you don't do this? In this sense, hibernation is a break with such a highly repetitive lifestyle, at least, it can be regarded as an attempt.