For years, I've had a bad habit of reading while walking. It's just that the pace of my life is so tight, it seems that even walking on the road and reading a book has become a kind of enjoyment that needs to be cherished, which is really sad to think about. To be honest, I didn't even think about going to the supermarket tonight. The reason why I walked into this unfortunate store was simply because the street lights on the street were too dim and the words in the magazine were too small, and my eyes hurt to see it. At such times, the light shining through the glass door of the supermarket in front of me was like a beacon guiding the traveler in the darkness, and it sucked me, a hungry reader, firmly in. I was anxious to read the interesting story in the magazine, so I entered the store in a daze.

When I walked into the store, I realized that it didn't seem appropriate to just stand at the door and read a book, so I strolled through the shelves with a book in my hand, grabbing two packets of instant noodles at random. But I didn't expect that I had only been in for 5 minutes when the loudspeaker in the supermarket signaled that it was closing, which really made me feel uncomfortable. I was going to pay for two packets of instant noodles to read the book, but they couldn't even let me finish reading the story.

I couldn't help it, so I joined the queue with instant noodles to pay. While I waited, I was still immersed in the plot of the story, until the piercing "don't move" pierced my eardrums like a sharp sword, and I trembled and the book in my hand fell to the ground, and I looked up in horror to see a crazy man pointing a gun at us.

This is the end of the memories. Now, the man was lying on the ground, and the middle-aged uncle with glasses told us that he had died from blood loss. I think the sudden events just scared me silly. Now, the fear has returned, and I shudder.

I was clearly not the only one in the panic. The most excited of us was the fashionable girl's boyfriend, who kept shouting, "Hey, do you see clearly?" What dragged the clerk out? Was he killed? ”

"Shut up." The bearded man glared at him, "If you want to know the answer, go out and see for yourself." ”

The boy, who looked like a little white face, choked up and turned even paler.

The middle-aged uncle with glasses stood up: "I just said, call the police first." ”

This time, naturally no one objected, the female clerk called the police in a trembling voice, she took the telephone receiver and listened for a long time, and raised her head blankly: "No, I can't get through, there is only a busy tone on the phone." ”

The middle-aged uncle frowned: "Maybe it's a busy line, keep fighting until it is opened." ”

"I don't think it's busy." The female clerk said, "When I pick up the phone, it's a busy signal." It's like ...... Telephone lines were cut. ”

The middle-aged uncle walked over, picked up the phone and listened for a while, dialed a few more numbers, and finally put down the receiver with a frown.

"Try your phone." The mother who bought the snack reminded everyone with a word, and almost everyone took their phones out of their bags. The middle-aged uncle said, "Don't fight all at once, I'll come." ”

A minute later, he put down the phone in frustration, shook his head and said, "No, no signal." ”

"Mine too, there's no signal grid." "Mine doesn't have either." "No, no signal"...... For a while, everyone tried it, and everyone was depressed. And that includes me, of course.

The female clerk said: "This is a suburb, the signal is not very good, and now the door is closed, and part of the signal is blocked, so it is even more difficult for the mobile phone to get through." ”

"Hey, wait, I remember the call to the police was made when the signal was very weak." Fashion girl said.

"That's right, but now the phone just can't get out." The middle-aged uncle said with a frown. "It's weird."

"So what do we do now?" The little white-faced boy asked worriedly.

The people in the supermarket looked at each other, and no one could think of any countermeasures.

"Fuck!" The bearded man suddenly roared angrily, "I don't believe in this evil!" Open the door! I'm going to go out and see what's going on outside! ”

The female clerk trembled and said, "I'm afraid it won't work...... I don't have the key in my hand, only he (the male clerk) has it. But...... He had the key in his hand just now...... Dragged out. ”

Hearing this, everyone's hearts were cold. The big man glared at the brass bell and said, "You mean, we're trapped here?" ”

The female clerk was too frightened to speak, so she nodded slightly.

After a few seconds of silence, the bearded man shouted: "Then Lao Tzu will knock the door open!" I can't get out if I don't believe it yet! He said and walked in the direction of the door. The bespectacled uncle quickly stopped in front of him, stopped him and said, "Hey, don't be impulsive! You also saw what happened just now, and now we don't know the situation outside, so it will be dangerous to go out rashly! ”

The big man panted heavily, but probably felt that the middle-aged uncle was reasonable, so he didn't make any more moves. The fashion girl said: "Actually, the situation outside, didn't the man with the gun who broke in just now say that he said that there was a terrible outbreak of a terrible virus outside......"

"Yes, he also said that the virus is spreading at an alarming rate, and that many people in the city are infected, and that he has fled to us specifically." The little white-faced boy added.

"Why did he have a gun when he ran away?" The female clerk asked.

"Maybe he's rebelling, or maybe he's defending himself. In my opinion, he must have been attacked in some way before. The fat woman said in horror. And the kind of thing that attacked him has now come to our place. The clerk just now...... It's those things that dragged it out. ”

Her guess was obviously very logical, and it made us feel creepy when we heard it. In particular, she always uses "that kind of thing" to describe the murderer of the male clerk, which triggers an infinite number of fearful fantasies in us. I shuddered several times in a row, and couldn't help but join in the speculation: "Will it be ...... The people who attacked the clerk were the ones who were infected with the virus? ”

"I was about to say that, too." The little white-faced boy nodded at me and said, "I remember what the man said before he was knocked unconscious (actually killed)." What happens to people who are infected by that virus......"

"It's a pity that he was killed just as he was saying this......" I said with regret.

Unexpectedly, this sentence was like a cluster of flames that ignited a certain fuse in the heart of the bearded man. Suddenly, he yelled at the red-haired thugs, "It's all you, kid! Before the man could finish his words, you beat him to death! ”

The red-haired thug had an indifferent expression, as if he didn't feel any unease or guilt for killing someone just now. He said coldly to the big man: "Didn't you just say that I 'did a good job'? And praise me for subduing that madman - and now blame me for not killing him? ”

"But now it looks like he's not crazy!" "He may be about to tell us something important, and you will kill him!" ”

"How did I know then?" The red-haired thug didn't seem to be afraid of the big man who was twice his size, and he had a disgusted expression on his face. "The thing in the man's hand wasn't a joke, I knew it was a real guy at a glance, and it could go off at any moment. I risked my life to save you, and now that the situation has changed, you blame me for not doing it—hmph, I should have kept hiding in that corner—whether you live or die! ”

The big man glared at the little thug angrily, but he couldn't find any words for a while. After a moment of silence, the fat woman in black asked, "What are you doing hiding in the corner alone when everyone is queuing up to pay?" ”

The thug was stunned, and his expression became extremely embarrassed. The female clerk seemed to have guessed a little, and she muttered, "You...... Could it be that ......" But perhaps considering the special situation now, some things are no longer so important, so I didn't say it.

The middle-aged uncle made a round at this time: "Okay, now that the matter is over, let's not blame each other, and don't care about those trivial matters, let's discuss what to do now." ”

"We need to get in touch with the outside world!" The mother panicked, "We need to know what's going on out there!" ”

"How do you communicate with the outside world?" The fashion girl said, "Landlines and mobile phones can't get through, can you think of any other way?" ”

The fat woman was a little surprised and said, "Can't you see what's going on outside?" That clerk has been killed! I don't know exactly what's out there, but it's pretty dangerous! And I'm going to say - why didn't you listen to me at first? I said I had a bad premonition, but you didn't do it properly, and the male clerk was killed! ”

The bearded man obviously felt that this was directed at him, and he turned his head to stare at the fat woman viciously: "Even if it wasn't opened at that time, I don't believe we would still have opened the door until now!" If the male clerk hadn't been killed, how would we have known there was danger outside? ”

The little white-faced boy said uneasily, "What's going on outside now?" Isn't it true that the terrible virus has already invaded us, as the man said, and infected everyone in our region? ”

"Ah——!h Hearing him say this, the mother screamed uncontrollably, tears welling up on her face. She rushed to the door like crazy, banging on the roller shutter door, the rumbling noise mixed with her terrified shout, "No, I'm going out!" My five-year-old son is still home alone! ”

Everyone was infected by her out-of-control emotions, and they all became flustered when they thought of their families. The fashion girl grabbed her boyfriend's hand and shouted, "My parents are still in the city, what should I do!" The fat woman tugged at her chest and said, "My husband is alone at home, God forbid, nothing will happen to him!" The female clerk was also anxious and at a loss.

In this situation, my feelings have become complicated and conflicted. I don't know if to be happy or disappointed at this moment - each of them has relatives worth caring about and worrying about, but I don't. My parents and relatives are far away. I'm a single woman who came to work in a different place without worry. It stands to reason that I should have felt relatively relaxed, but now I was a little envious of them. In any case, when they are worried about their relatives, they are also being missed by their relatives. And I have nothing.

When I was distracted, the middle-aged uncle walked to the door, carefully helped my sad mother over, and comforted her, "Madam, please calm down. Then he raised his hand and said to everyone, "Listen to me, don't worry, don't panic." I know everyone is worried about their loved ones, and I'm no exception. My wife and daughter are also outside. If there is a disease outbreak, anyone can be infected. But I don't think it's that bad, and we have to believe that there are doctors and police out there and they will help our loved ones. In other words, even if we go out rashly, we will not be able to help much, but may infect ourselves. So, in this case, we should stay in here and wait for help. ”

He said this calmly and loudly, which calmed everyone down a little, and thought that there was really nothing else to do at present. But the big man didn't think so, he squinted at the middle-aged uncle: "You mean to tell us to wait here passively, but let me ask you, this place is so remote, if no one comes to rescue us for ten days and half a month, then what should we do?" ”

"No, it won't." The female clerk suddenly said, "I remember, tomorrow morning, our boss will definitely come and open the door with the key, and then we will be able to go out." ”

The mother of the five-year-old child seemed to see a ray of hope and asked eagerly: "That is, we will stay here for one night at most?" ”

"That's how it should be." The female clerk nodded.

Everyone was finally relieved, and I was relieved. The big man grinned and said, "Okay, I'll sleep well here." It sounded like the place where he was going to sleep wasn't as good as this.

At this time, the fat woman said with a pale face: "I think, have you forgotten something?" She pointed to the corpse lying on the ground and shuddered, "He...... What to do? ”