September 24, 200× 9:00 AM

When I woke up in the morning, I clearly felt that the horror of last night had not yet dissipated from everyone's hearts, and everyone still had a look of horror and fear on their faces. And everyone was still like frightened birds, focusing on the door from time to time, nervously judging whether there was another sound outside. It's just that no one talks about yesterday again, probably because no one wants to relive that terrible memory again.

Like everyone else, I searched the supermarket shelves for something to serve as breakfast. At this time, the sound of a murmur behind him attracted everyone's attention. Everyone turned around and saw the bearded man digging out of the storage room next to the bathroom, such as electric drills, hammers, rivets, and hacksaws, and he took the large number of tools in both hands and walked straight towards the iron roller shutter door. He plugged the drill into a wire slot in the doorway, turned on the switch, and "buzzed" to try the drill.

The fat woman stepped forward and asked, "Hey, what are you going to do?" ”

The bearded man puffed out his eyes and said, "What are you doing?" Isn't that obvious, I'm going to open this damn door and get out! ”

The female clerk ran over and said, "These things...... It was our boss who used it to repair shelves and containers, where are you ......"

Before she could finish speaking, the bearded man pointed at her viciously and said, "Little Nizi! You should have told me there were these tools in the store a long time ago. If I had found out in advance, I would have broken this iron door and gone out! ”

"You can't do that!" The fat woman said nervously, "Have you forgotten the strange scream you heard last night?" It's definitely very dangerous out there now, and if you go out rashly, you'll die! ”

"She's right, there could be terrible monsters out there!" The little white-faced boy also came over.

The bearded man snorted and said contemptuously: "Then you can stay here, I don't want to stay with you cowards and bastards." I'm fed up with it, and no matter what's out there, I'm going to go out and see. ”

"But the problem is that after you smash the door open, it's not a problem for you to go out alone. We lose the protection of this iron door, and those monsters and viruses will also take advantage of the opportunity to get in. The fat woman said with a serious expression, "It's not just about you, you can't be so selfish and hurt all of us because of your own impulses!" ”

The bearded man roared, "Then what do you say?" Live here for a lifetime? Sooner or later, the water and food in this supermarket will run out, and we will not be dead end! It's better to go out and die now! ”

"Let's stay here and wait, maybe someone will find out about our ......"

"Spotted a fart! It's been more than two days, and if anyone had been passing by, they would have spotted us a long time ago! ”

"Stop arguing!" Just as they were arguing, the middle-aged uncle who was squatting by the wall suddenly yelled, holding the MP3 in his hand, and said with a grim expression, "I heard the news report on the radio!" ”

Everyone was stunned and hurriedly gathered around. The single mother was almost the first to pounce in front of the middle-aged uncle and asked urgently, "What does the news report say?" ”

The uncle frowned, and quickly made a gesture to signal everyone not to talk. He said in a deep voice: "The signal is very bad, I can only hear some content intermittently. ”

"Then if you hear something, say it immediately!" The single mother said anxiously.

The middle-aged uncle nodded and did as she said:

“…… It has been ascertained that there is indeed an outbreak of a rather rare and special virus in the city of M in the eastern part of our country, and the origin and transmission route of this virus are not yet clear...... Judging from the current situation of the patients, the symptoms caused by this virus are very frightening...... The vast majority of people in the region have been infected by the virus...... In order to control the outbreak, the Ministry of Health has made a decision to transfer all survivors in the area and send them to major hospitals across the country for isolation and treatment. And M, the city that was most severely affected by the virus, was also completely locked down and quarantined yesterday...... At present, all personnel have been basically evacuated...... Until the virus has been prevented and treated by the medical unit, no one will be allowed to enter or enter the city...... Experts said that the virus in the epidemic area may mutate and worsen, and it is not yet certain what the situation will develop and change in the city of M, where the epidemic is most severe, in the next few days. Experts say that if the situation in the city of M shows an uncontrollable trend, certain special measures will have to be taken to ...... the area"

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, but the middle-aged uncle stopped at this time and didn't say anything. The single mother asked urgently, "And then?" What's next? ”

The middle-aged uncle listened solemnly for several more minutes, and finally took off the earbuds in frustration and said to everyone: "The signal is completely interrupted, and there is a noise behind it, and I can't hear anything clearly." ”

"! Not to the most critical places! The bearded man roared angrily.

"M City! Isn't that the city we are in right now? The fashion girl screamed, "The people in this place are really infected by the virus!" And these people were transferred elsewhere yesterday? Isn't it an empty city out there now? ”

The fat woman said with a pale face, "Oh my God, it's terrible, the news says that all the people in our city have been evacuated by now - so we people have been forgotten in this little supermarket in the suburbs!" ”

The little white-faced boy was dumbfounded and said, "We are really forgotten here...... I guess the government must have sent someone to see this area before, but we probably didn't knock on the door for help at that time, and the door was closed...... So they thought there was no one in there, and they left......"

"You mean, we're probably the only people in the city who haven't been infected by the virus. It's just that for some inappropriate reason, we are stranded in this empty city that has been eroded by the virus? The fat woman was horrified that there was no color on the ground.

"I think it's more appropriate to say it's a 'dead city' than an empty city." A cold voice. It's the red-haired thug.

The female clerk was already so frightened that she burst into tears and couldn't cry: "So what's left outside now?" Those who would not have been alive were evacuated, leaving only those who died from the virus...... Dead corpses, right? ”

"If that's the case, then what was the weird scream we heard last night?" The fashion girl shuddered and said, "Why is this not mentioned in the news at all?" Moreover, what does the news mean that the virus may mutate and deteriorate? ”

The red-haired thug had a look of disgust and disdain on his face: "Haven't you seen through these so-called 'news'?" Such important events have always been ambiguous, concealing facts, and avoiding the important and trivial. After listening to it for a long time just now, I didn't even explain how this virus behaves. Hmph, don't say that we didn't listen to it completely because of the bad signal, and even if we listened to it all, we might not be able to figure out the real situation outside. ”

"But do you hear anything about the last thing in the news?" The fat woman said with a shudder, "It says that once the current situation in our city shows an uncontrollable trend, some special measures will be taken here......"

"Do you know what that means?" The fashion girl asked.

"I've seen an American movie before." The fat woman snorted, "There is a city that has been hit by a terrible virus like this we are experiencing now, and in the end, in order to prevent the virus from spreading to the whole country or even the world, the government has to choose to blow up the whole area......"

Hearing this, the female clerk was so frightened that her face was distorted. The fashion girl said incredulously: "Fried ...... Blew? That's too much of an exaggeration, we're not making a disaster movie right now! ”

I listened to them as they speculated and discussed, and my mind felt a mess and a buzzing ring. I think the more we listen to them talk about it, the worse our situation becomes. My heart sank layer by layer, and I even felt discouraged and desperate. At this moment, the bearded man roared violently: "Since this is the case, then what are you hesitating about?" Since we have been left here for no apparent reason, we should smash the door and get out of here now! ”

The middle-aged uncle stood up from the ground and looked at him and said, "Haven't you figured out the situation yet?" Outside, the virus is now spreading and dangerous. When we go out at this time, we are undoubtedly killing ourselves. ”

"So what do you say?" The bearded man asked sharply, "We've been left here, and no one cares!" Is it true that you have to stay here and wait for death? He pointed to the fat woman, "And didn't she just say that if the situation in this area continues to deteriorate, the government may blow us all up!" Do you want to wait until that day? Yes! ”

"I think that's just the most extreme conjecture. Moreover, the lady also said that her guess was only from a movie, and the plot in it was fictional. In real life, how can a government easily blow up a city? So we don't have to worry so much. The middle-aged uncle calmly analyzed, "Besides, I don't think we're really left here and left no one to take care of." As mentioned in the news, it is only because medical institutions have not been able to study measures to prevent and treat the virus that no one is allowed to enter our city. This means that once this problem is resolved, a medical team or some other organization will return to the area, and I am sure that we will be rescued by then! ”

"But who knows how long they'll have to study?" The fashion girl said worriedly, "What if you haven't been able to research it for a year and a half?" Or, before they figured it out, the situation here had grown out of control, and who knows what decision they would have made then? ”

"Then we can only wait patiently and act on camera." The middle-aged uncle raised the MP3 in his hand, "Don't we still have this?" It allows you to understand how things change on a daily basis and make flexible decisions. He looked around the supermarket and said, "At least we need to realize now that we are lucky for one thing—we are not locked in a garage or a gymnasium, but a supermarket." I just estimated that if we save the food here, it should be no problem to last for a year and a half. ”

The bearded man gasped, his eyes widened and he shouted, "You really plan to stay here for a long time!" I'm telling you, if we really stay here for a year and a half, we'll be driven crazy if we don't suffocate to death! ”

"I just said that the food here is enough for us for a year and a half, and I didn't really say that we should stay here for that long. Maybe if we're lucky, we'll be rescued by staying here for another week or two! ”

"Ahh......h

Everyone looked at her in amazement, and the fashion girl asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

The fat woman shuddered and pointed in the direction of the bathroom: "Have you forgotten...... There's a corpse in that storage room? After a long time, it will rot and stink, and it will ...... then."

Everyone was stunned, and a shadow cast over their faces at the same time.