CHAPTER IX

"Dididi, Dididi......" Shi Wei's watch kept making noise, she opened her confused eyes, and it was still dark outside the tent.

She rubbed her eyes, turned on the backlight of her watch, and found that it was already half past six, so why was it still so dark outside?

Just when she was confused, she only felt that her tent was shaking, and something was flickering at the zipper, and then the zipper was completely opened, and the light outside was revealed.

"Xiao Jing?" Shi Wei narrowed her eyes, "What's the situation?" ”

"You'd better come out and have a look." Xiao Jing looked serious.

Shi Wei hurriedly put on her coat and got out of the tent. It was still cold and humid outside, and she wrapped herself up a little tighter, but she was shocked by what she sawβ€”their tents were full of creepers, wrapped in dense packs, so she didn't feel the dawn.

"This?" She glanced at the others, all of whom looked at it with shocked expressions.

"Will these creepers grow so fast all of a sudden?" She asked Guo Enming.

Guo Enming shook his head: "Of course not." ”

"There must be something that makes them grow so fast." Xiao Jing took a closer look at these creepers, which were no different from what they saw every day.

"Water?" Guan Yang asked, he had been haunted by the water he couldn't drink here.

"It's possible, but it's not quite." Guo Enming has always concluded, "Air and land are possible." ”

"Then let's withdraw first." Shi Wei said that she wanted to shake off the creeper and withdraw the tent as it was.

Cao Xi had actually woken up, and she had heard their conversation inside. When they withdrew from the creeper, she got up, got dressed, and got out of the tent.

Seeing this scene in front of her, she looked at Shi Wei: "Did these strange things be recorded in that notebook?" ”

Shi Wei glanced at her: "No." ”

"And what if we meet again?"

Everyone looked at each other, then packed everything up, and didn't bother to prepare what to eat.

"It's been 50 years here, and a lot of things change over time." Shi Wei replied, "What is recorded in this notebook is still thirty years ago. ”

"What are they?" Cao Xi was curious.

"Some data." Shi Wei carried the bag on her back, "It should have been recorded from the laboratory." ”

In the middle of the conversation, everyone was ready to start looking for the lab.

……

Regarding Ma Hui's condition and the state that no one cared about, Luo Xin just watched silently. It is very likely that this record on him will be interrupted.

After all, Ma Hui still wanted to escape from his fate, so he chose the extreme.

"Dr. Luo." The nurse suddenly opened the door of the office and called out to Luo Xin, who was in a daze.

"What's wrong?" Luo Xin came back to his senses and turned off the computer screen.

"Dr. Chan from GL Hospital is here."

"Oh, okay." Only then did Luo Xin remember that he had been in contact with the doctor over there before.

The nurse opened the door completely, and this was the first meeting between Dr. Chan and Luo Xin.

"Hello, Dr. Luo." Dr. Chen seemed very polite, but as soon as he finished greeting, he looked at Luo Xin repeatedly for a long time, full of doubts. "You...... Is it really Luo Xin? Dr. Luo? ”

"Yes, it's me." Luo Xin replied, smiling in his eyes.

"But......" Dr. Chen couldn't help but guess, "When I came to the hospital, I heard that you are a senior in the hospital, and I have the impression that you should already have a ......" Dr. Chen said to his lips and swallowed embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I know it's rude, but you don't match my imagined age......"

Luo Xin was still smiling and not angry: "Yes." I'm actually quite old. ”

"That?" Dr. Chan couldn't help but ask, "You also participated in hibernation?" ”

"No, not really." Luo Xin replied dryly, "I have my own experimental project. ”

"So you've done some new research yourself?" Dr Chan was intrigued.

Luo Xin just nodded, and then changed the topic: "I contacted the hospital and asked you to come over, hoping that you could help take care of a patient." ”

"Oh, you say."

"I have a patient here, who has lost consciousness, he has been alone for a long time, and I hope he can spend the rest of his life in a better environment."

"Is that the Ma Hui you talked about on the phone before?"

"Yes." Luo Xin replied.

"Okay, we'll take care of him." Dr. Chen nodded, and remembered something again, "Oh, by the way, do you remember Ke Qinghe?" It's the patient you had before. ”

"I remember." Luo Xin replied.

"He's awake." Dr. Chan replied.

"Really?" Luo Xin asked, "How is he doing?" ”

"He's paralyzed." Dr. Chan replied, "His daughter was taking care of him by his side. ”

"Oh......" Luo Xin lowered his head in response.

"That ......" Dr. Chen hesitated for a moment and continued to ask, "His daughter Keya asked about your information, but I didn't know it at the time, so I didn't answer her, I didn't expect to meet you now, should I tell her?" ”

"No, no." Luo Xin raised his head and replied resolutely.

Dr. Chan burst out laughing, "If she found out that you haven't changed for so many years, she would be just as surprised as I am." ”

"So, I don't want to tell her." Luo Xin replied with a smile, "Then please take care of Ma Hui." ”

"Okay, I will."

Dr. Chen took Ma Hui away after that, and a stone in Luo Xin's heart was also put down.

Before leaving, Dr. Chen did not forget to say hello to Luo Xin again, and was very interested in his experimental project, but Luo Xin only responded politely and did not tell too much. So they said goodbye.

Helong Town is still in hazy weather, and his mobile phone vibrates in his pocket, and his intuition should be Cao Xi, who has not been contacted for a long time, take it out and take a look, it is really her.

However, her message once again made Luo Xin's heart beat to his chest.

"Uncle, we went to Shuixi Village."

Shuixi Village ......

I thought it would be over after this matter was over, but I didn't expect to push myself here. However, what made him even more nervous was that the message he sent back to Cao Xi could not be sent, and the video could not be connected......

……

After a night's rest, Momo's feet didn't seem to bleed anymore, but she had a different feeling, her legs were crispy and numb, and she began to feel weak.

Guo Enming helped her with limited mobility and asked with concern: "How is it?" ”

"It should be fine." Momo smiled far-fetchedly, "Let's go first." ”

Cao Xi walked over: "I'll help." ”

Mo Mo glanced at her in surprise, but he didn't expect Cao Xi to start warming up with everyone: "Thank you." ”

Cao Xi smiled and shook his head, and helped Mo Mo to walk together.

"How did you know about this place?" Cao Xi asked Mo Mo softly, "Is it because of Shi Wei's notebook?" ”

Mo Mo glanced at Cao Xi, her expression was very calm, as if she was ready.

"Yes." Momo replied, "In the notebook, the location of this village is recorded, I have seen it, so I remember." ”

"Have you read anything else in your notebook?"

Mo Mo's footsteps hesitated for a moment, and then shifted his weight to Guo Enming's side.

"We all just understand a little, most of them are some experimental data and content, we can't understand it." Guo Enming replied vaguely, and then hugged Mo Mo tighter, "How is it?" Any other feelings? ”

"It's okay, I can still walk."

Cao Xi saw that Mo Mo had already taken off her hand, so he simply walked up by himself. The phone in your pocket is close to low battery.

"Do you have a power bank?" She asked.

Xiao Jing glanced back at her, took out a power bank from his bag and handed it to her: "Use it." ”

"Thank you." Cao Xi connected to her phone, and although there was still no signal, she didn't want to give it up.

I don't know that they have gone around this village many times, and they feel that everywhere they go is familiar and unfamiliar, and Momo's feet are also supported, but people are starting to get tired.

The weather has been hazy and damp all over the village.

"Don't you feel like we've been going around in circles?" Guan Yang couldn't help but ask.

Shi Wei and Xiao Jing had already noticed it.

"It's because of these houses." "They're almost all the same. He stepped forward and looked closely at the houses, which were all obscured by dense vegetation, and the marks he had made at the corners had been covered. Flipping through a creeper and looking for the markings, I found a vague mark.

"Did you do it before?" Guan Yang asked.

Xiao Jing didn't reply, and tore off a large handful of leaves with great force, only to find two other marks from the wall.

Everyone was taken aback.

"Looks like we've come full circle." Xiao Jing said, and then kept tearing open these plants, getting more signals from the wall, all of which stood out in front of them.

The white wall was covered with large and small marks, circles and forks......

"These should be more than just what we left." Shi Wei took a step forward and looked at these marks, "The people who came before have left traces, but they are all covered by them. ”

"These plants are growing too fast."

Guan Yang couldn't help but ask: "Is it because of the leaked test specimens, so they grow wildly?" ”

Shi Wei didn't know how to answer: "Let's wait until I find the laboratory." ”

"Shi Wei, you are the organizer, I thought you knew a lot about this place." Guan Yang was a little impatient.

"My understanding is only a little bit from the notes, but I also said before, it's been 30 years, and I don't know how much will change."

"Alright." Xiao Jing interrupted them, "Momo needs to rest, I'll go explore the road alone, you guys are waiting for me in the same place." ”

"Do you want me to come with you?" Shi Wei asked.

"No, you don't." Xiao Jing looked at her, "You stay here, I'll do it alone." ”

"Okay." Shi Wei nodded and beckoned everyone to rest in place.

Xiao Jing took a walkie-talkie from his bag: "If you have a problem, I will contact you." ”

With that, he walked ahead alone, and at each point, he placed a stone around the corner, so that he might not be obscured by the plants.

"Have you ever paid attention to the time?" Cao Xi asked.

"When?" Shi Wei asked.

"Hmm." Cao Xi tapped the phone screen, "We've wasted four hours here since I asked for charging. ”

Everyone looked at her phone screen, which showed the date and time, so big, reminding them.

"If you don't have direction, we guess it's going to be difficult to get back and forth." Cao Xi said, "There is no cell phone signal, does anyone else know that we are here?" If we find out that we didn't go back on time, will anyone come looking for us? ”

Shi Wei looked at Cao Xi and asked questions again and again, but her expression was still calm.

"I didn't expect you to think so much." She couldn't help but smile softly, "Don't worry, we have a record in the school, and someone will come to us after the time." ”

Cao Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

"What? Feeling worried about being with me? Shi Wei asked with a smile.

"Nope." Cao Xi looked at her, "It's just that I can't contact people outside, I'm a little nervous." ”

"Didn't you message your uncle?"

"Hmm......" Cao Xi looked at the mobile phone that was silent, and silently waited with them for Xiao Jing to come back.

However, they waited for a long time, and it was almost dark, and they didn't see Xiao Jing come back.

"Do you want me to follow his direction and look for it?" Guan Yang volunteered.

"Don't." Shi Wei rejected him, "Your experience is not as rich as his, in case he comes back and you don't come back, it will be worse." ”

"But there's no way to wait here." Guan Yang was a little anxious, "Time passes day by day, and we have to go back before we find the laboratory, it's too miserable, right?" ”

"How so." Shi Wei stood up and said to him, "How big can this village be?" We are just unfamiliar with each other, and we have no direction, and when Xiao Jing comes back, we will be able to find it. ”

As soon as Shi Wei comforted Guan Yang, Cao Xi couldn't help but think about it.

"Why is a laboratory in a village?"

Everyone looked at Cao Xi, and she had already thought about a lot of questions: "In this village, there are at least a few hundred people, right?" Why do so many people disappear all at once after a problem occurs in the lab? ”

She raised her eyes and looked at Shi Wei: "Why didn't anyone think of this?" ”

Shi Wei squatted down: "Then what do you think?" ”

"Perhaps, this experiment is unsightly, so it must be hidden here." Cao Xi analyzed, "This village should have been deserted, and there is no one." ”

"Someone." Guan Yang added, and then squatted on the ground with a solemn face.

"That's probably not much, right?" Cao Xi said, "You know I've heard before that plants absorb the nutrients of corpses and grow more lush, do you think it's possible?" ”

Shi Wei lowered her head and smiled: "Do you think that the plants here have already digested the entire village?" ”

"Maybe." Cao Xi himself laughed, "Is this possible?" ”

"Anything is possible." Shi Wei stood up, looked at the sky that was gradually darkening, and said to Guan Yang, "Prepare to make a fire, you will definitely not be able to leave today." ”

On the other side, Mo Mo lay on Guo Enming's shoulder and had been asleep for a long time.