September 24, 200× 9:35 AM

I think I was the one who reacted the most to what the fat woman said. Because when I went to the bathroom to wash my face in the morning, I did smell a rancid smell coming from the storage room next to me. Now that I think about it, the smell seems to linger all around me. Thinking of this, something in my stomach rushed into my throat in an instant. I covered my mouth with my hands, desperately trying to keep myself from vomiting immediately, and rushed to the bathroom without any choice.

I vomited wildly at the sink, throwing up my face and turning black, then poured a few sips of cold water to rinse my mouth and hurried out of the bathroom, not wanting to remember or smell the smell again.

After I walked out, I heard the bearded man arguing with some people about whether he should slam the door and go out. They intensified and fought for each other. At this time, the middle-aged uncle raised his hands and waved, raised his voice and shouted: "Everyone, stop arguing, we can discuss any problem - rashness and impatience will only be bad for us." I think the most important thing at the moment is that the 10 of us have to be united......"

Ten people? But aren't there eleven people in the supermarket now? I froze for a moment, thinking that he must have missed me when I went to throw up, so I raised my hand as I walked over and said, "Hey, and me." The uncle looked at me, nodded at me, and continued, "Let's all calm down and carefully analyze and discuss it to see what is best to do now." ”

The bearded man glared at him, pointed at the middle-aged uncle as if he had been saving for a long time, and shouted, "Hey! Why do you always put on a leader's posture and ask us all to do what you say? How old are you? ”

The uncle said, "I didn't ask everyone to listen to me. I'm just suggesting that everyone calm down and discuss what to do next. ”

"What's next? I said - slam the door open, get out! That's it! Nothing to negotiate! ”

The uncle looked directly at him and said, "You can't put us all in danger because of your willful actions. ”

The bearded man met his gaze and said, "Then can you be sure that staying here as you say will not put everyone in danger?" ”

The uncle looked at him for a while, and finally lowered his gaze and sighed: "Otherwise, let's be democratic, everyone raise their hands to vote, and see whether to stay here or smash the door and go out, okay?" ”

The bearded man paused for a few seconds, then said in a humming voice, "Okay, that's it!" ”

The middle-aged uncle glanced at the people gathered now and asked, "Apart from him, who else is in favor of going out, please raise your hand." ”

I thought that no one would be like-minded with that rough man, but unexpectedly, the single mother raised her hand and said, "I'm going out, I can't stand it, I have to go out to find my son." ”

"Maybe your son is safe now and has been sent to another place for treatment...... the fat woman said. But the middle-aged uncle waved his hand at her, signaled her not to talk, and then nodded to the single mother, "Yes, I understand." So—" he looked at the others, "who else would want to go out." ”

After a few more seconds, the fashion girl slowly raised her hand. Her boyfriend shouted in surprise, "Hey, Jia! What are you thinking? Are you sure? ”

The fashion girl looked at her boyfriend, but her words seemed to say to everyone, "Listen, that's what I thought." We should try to get out, but not recklessly, but cautiously and preparedly. For example, we can make some simple masks out of gauze from the supermarket before we go out, and we can also have some weapons ready for self-defense – don't forget, there is also a pistol in the cashier drawer, so we can take it with us when we go out. ”

"Do you know how powerful the virus is out there? How can our homemade, rudimentary masks be useful? Besides, it was also said in the news that experts have not yet found out what the transmission route of this virus is, so what's the use of just blocking your mouth and nose? This is no ordinary flu virus! The little white-faced boy analyzed with a worried face, "Besides, Jia, you heard that terrible cry last night. I dare say that the monster that makes this sound is no bigger than a dinosaur, and never smaller than an elephant - what can your little pistol do? ”

"But we haven't heard that kind of cry for so long today, which means that the monster may have gone away." The fashion girl looked at her boyfriend with some annoyance, "Okay, I don't want to fight with you about this now." Anyway, I think I'd go crazy if I stayed here any longer, and I might as well go out and try my luck - and you, you don't have to choose the same as me. You can stay here and wait for rescue, I won't blame you. ”

The little white-faced boy was stunned for a few seconds, and then blushed as if he had been insulted and shouted, "What are you talking about, Jia!" I'm not going to let you go on an adventure alone, I said I'd stay by your side to protect you - well, since you're going out, I'll go out with you! ”

As soon as his words fell, the bearded man applauded: "Very good, enough seeds!" I appreciate you! So now, counting me, four people have agreed to go out. ”

"Yes." The middle-aged uncle said, and asked the others, "Is there anyone else in favor of going out?" ”

My heart was pounding, and my palms were sweating nervously. I think if one or two more people raise their hands in agreement, I'm afraid the bearded man will win, and that's obviously not the situation I'd like to have. I peeked apprehensively at the expressions on each person's face, and noticed that the red-haired thug was standing at a distance, nonchalantly chewing gum as if he were watching some good show. And the gloomy little boy was even further away, and had no intention of participating in the expression of his opinion, and that indifferent attitude seemed as if we adults were putting on a farce, and I really don't know how a teenager could be so cool now.

Fortunately, this time after a long time, no one raised their hand again. The middle-aged uncle asked, "Is there no one in favor of going out?" Well, for now, please raise your hand to those who are in favor of staying in the supermarket waiting for rescue. ”

I, the middle-aged uncle, the female clerk, and the fat woman all raised their hands. At this time, we were embarrassed to find that the number of people in favor of staying was exactly the same as the number of people in favor of going out, both of them were four. The bearded man laughed out loud for some reason: "Tie! Raise your hand to vote for a bird! What now? ”

The fat woman looked at the red-haired gangster with some unwillingness: "Hey, young man, don't you want to say something?" You're still so young and handsome, you shouldn't be in a hurry to go out and die, right? ”

"What do you mean by that?" The bearded man glared at the fat woman fiercely, "Which ones don't deserve to die?" Which ones deserve to die? ”

"No, that's not what I meant......"

"Don't fight." The red-haired thug interrupts their conversation. He clasped his hands to his chest and raised an eyebrow, "I'm not going to say anything." I don't care if you go out or stay. He spread his hands indifferently, "Anyway, I can do anything, you just keep me neutral." ”

The fat woman looked ahead, her lips twitching, and she looked like she wanted to say something. Probably thinking that the little boy seemed more indifferent and completely unable to communicate, he could only wave his hand helplessly and sigh.

The bearded man squinted at the middle-aged uncle and said, "Glasses, you said you wanted democracy, I will accompany you to democracy, but now the result of the vote is that the number of people on both sides is equal, what do you say?" ”

The clerk pointed to the old woman in the corner and said, "Isn't there an old lady over there, she hasn't come over, but we should ask her opinion, right?" ”

The bearded man snorted: "I see that she has been so frightened that she has been delirious since the first night, and it is in vain for you to ask her." ”

The middle-aged uncle said to the female clerk, "You're right, we should really ask her opinion." He tilted his head to that side, "Go over and ask her." ”

The clerk walked over to the old woman in the corner. I observed that the old woman was still nervous and guarded, staring warily at the people who approached her. The clerk apparently noticed this, and stopped a meter or two away from her, leaned down and asked, "Old lady, you should have heard what we just said, then—are you in favor of smashing the door open and going out?" ”

All eyes were on the old woman, and she hugged her body and trembled twice, then shook her head vigorously.

The female clerk turned her head and said, "It seems that this old lady is not in favor of going out." ”

The bearded man suddenly roared like thunder, "Fuck, what's going on!" She didn't express an opinion, but you have to ask her - of course she won't want to go out, you look at her dying, she is planning to sit there and wait for death! There's a for you to ask her opinion! ”

"Hey, you're going too far." The middle-aged uncle said, "Anyway, she is also one of us, why doesn't she have the right to express her own opinions?" ”

"Enough! I don't want to fight you about these birds anymore! The big man roared openly, "I've had enough, I'm going to smash the door anyway, whatever, you ......."

Before he could finish his sentence, there was a sudden "crackling" sound in the supermarket, and then the incandescent light above the ceiling flashed twice and went out together. Before we could react to what was going on, it was like we were caught in the middle of a huge black curtain.

It took me a few seconds before I realized it was a power outage.