Chapter 24: The Great Escape
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"Boom!"
An armor-piercing bullet flew head-on, and Roger only felt a flash of white light in front of him, and then a line of red font appeared: You are dead! Mission Failed!
"Damn, he hit me again!" Roger was so angry that he took off the virtual eyepiece and exclaimed, "Why did this guy react so quickly?!" ”
This is an online battle game called "Real Battlefield", which simulates the battle scene of the imaginary World War III, and players can choose to control various types of mecha warriors to join the battle, which is very popular on the Internet. Roger indulged in it after trying a few games, and his record was so-so, but tonight he unfortunately met a master, who was so abused that he couldn't find the north, and he had lost four or five in a row.
Luo Li, who had been sitting beside him watching the battle, smiled and said, "Brother Roger, come on!" Play him one more game! ”
"Alas, if you don't fight, you can't beat him!" Roger shook his head, he had really been abused to the point of losing his temper.
Luo Li said: "Brother Roger, then you can take a rest." Are you hungry? Would you like me to make you some supper? ”
"The best!" Roger nodded.
Luo Li immediately got up and went to the kitchen to get busy. Roger quit the game, sat on the couch and stretched, and was about to close his eyes to recuperate, when he suddenly heard a noise outside.
The sound came from far and near, and it seemed that someone was shouting something through a loudspeaker, but it was not very audible in the room. Roger walked to the balcony and looked out, only to see the street shining red, and a military police convoy was driving down the street, announcing loudly as he went:
"Urgent notice! Urgent notice! The city is in danger of a nuclear strike at any time! The general public is requested to take refuge immediately in the nearest underground protective bunker! Urgent notice! Urgent notice! The city is in danger of a nuclear strike at any time! The general public is requested to take refuge immediately in the nearest underground protective bunker! ……”
When Roger heard the news, he was stunned: "Won't it?" In this peaceful and prosperous world, where did a nuclear strike come from? Just kidding, right? ”
Most of the citizens on the street also stopped to watch from the same place in disbelief, when a policeman poked his head out of the car and shouted at them, "What are you looking at? It's true! Not a drill! It's not about making a movie either! Run! ”
People scattered like frightened sheep, "boom" in all directions, mixed with the cries of women and children, I don't know whether they were frightened or people squeezed or stepped on, and the whole street was suddenly in chaos.
"Damn!" Roger scolded, and hurriedly rushed into the house and said to Luo Li, who was cooking him supper: "Xiaoli, hurry! Come with me! ”
"What's wrong, Brother Roger?" Lori asked.
Roger said: "There are bad guys who want to attack Xinbin City with nuclear weapons, we have to go and hide quickly!" ”
Luo Li immediately put down what she was doing, went into the living room and picked up her small backpack on her back. Roger quickly stuffed his PED into his pocket, and didn't care about anything else, pulling her and running out.
The two ran out into the street, only to see that the street was full of citizens who had fled after hearing the news, rushing forward like a black and oppressive ant colony. There are people on all sides, and you push and shove me, so crowded that you can't even breathe. Roger had no choice but to hold Rowley's hand tightly and follow the flow of people as if it were a machine. They hadn't gone far before they saw a subway station in front of them, and a policeman was standing at the entrance calling citizens to take shelter. Roger hurriedly pulled Luo Li into the subway station, and went down to the platform more than ten meters deep, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the subway station had long since ceased operation, and it was crowded with citizens who had come in to evacuate, and some police officers and uniformed staff were maintaining order and directing people to evacuate further along the subway tunnel to shelters further away. In the face of the sudden catastrophe, everyone became frightened and frenzied, and rushed to run into the tunnel, which had already been crowded to the brim. Roger saw a mother and son being separated as they walked into the tunnel, and the mother was soon taken away by the surging crowd, but the child could no longer squeeze in, and could only stand by the entrance and cry. Roger couldn't stand it, so he walked out of the queue and came to the child, took his little hand and comforted: "Little brother, don't be afraid, brother will protect you!" ”
The little boy looked at him, and cried even harder.
Luo Li took out a piece of chocolate from the backpack behind her, stuffed it into the child's hand and said, "Little brother, don't cry, come, sister gives you something delicious!" ”
The boy took the chocolate, and then slowly stopped crying, tore open the wrapper, and began to eat.
Roger looked at Luo Li in surprise and said, "Xiaoli, you actually brought snacks out?" ”
Luo Li said: "Brother Roger, I still have dry food and water here, do you want it?" ”
Roger shook his head and said, "No need, I'm not hungry now, let's stay for now." ”
Looking at this posture, I'm afraid that I don't know when I will be able to eat the next meal, so it's better to leave some grain and grass for the winter.
Luo Li put the backpack back and whispered to Roger: "Brother Roger, let's not go, just stay here!" ”
Roger nodded helplessly, they had already left the group, and it was difficult to squeeze in now.
The three of them walked around the corner of the platform and sat down on a relatively clean piece of ground.
This is the exit of a working passage of the subway station, and there is an escalator at the end of the passage, and you can go up to the monitoring room of the subway station. Not long after they sat down, a man came down the escalator, and Roger quickly got up to make way for the other party, only to find that the person who had come happened to be known to him.
It was a fellow villager friend of his father, named Zhang Baofu, who is now the deputy chief of the Xihuan Branch of the Xinbin City Police Department. Roger greeted him with a smile and said, "Hello, Uncle Zhang! ”
Zhang Baofu said: "Oh, it's Xiao Luo, you also came out to take refuge?" ”
Roger said, "Yes, Uncle Zhang." The whole city is running, can I not run? ”
Zhang Baofu asked, "Where are your parents?" ”
Roger shook his head and said, "I don't know, I ran out as soon as I heard the notice, and I couldn't contact them......"
Zhang Baofu let out an "oh" and said, "Xiao Luo, don't worry, it should be fine!" ”
Roger took the opportunity to ask, "Uncle Zhang, what the hell is going on?" Where did the nuclear strike come from? Is it at war with country A? ”
Zhang Baofu looked left and right, and whispered to Roger: "No, it's the robot that rebelled!" ”
Roger was stunned: "What? Robot? Rebel? ”
Zhang Baofu nodded: "That's right." The robot troops of a nuclear weapons base suddenly rebelled en masse and hijacked the nuclear weapons in the base to negotiate with the government, demanding that they be given a place to establish a robot country! ”
Roger was stunned and said, "There is such a thing? ”
Zhang Baofu nodded and said, "Yes, it's really incredible!" They also threatened to shoot all the nuclear weapons out of the base if the government refused their demands! - Think about it, is that still it? The government had no choice but to accede to their request and give them the place they had designated. Our Xinbin City happens to be within the range they have designated, and the government wants to move everyone away as soon as possible, and it is afraid that the people will not cooperate, so they simply spread the news that there is a nuclear strike, and deceive them out first. ”
Roger said: "So we're actually making room for other robots now?" ”
Zhang Baofu said: "Yes." ”
Roger glanced at Luo Li beside him and said, "Uncle Zhang, how could the robot rebel?" It's outrageous to hijack nuclear weapons and threaten the government, right? ”
Zhang Baofu said: "You are right, of course the robots themselves will not rebel, it is likely to be controlled by some terrorists with ulterior motives." The investigation of this matter is being intensified, and it is estimated that there will be a clue soon! ”
Roger said: "These terrorists are too arrogant, they even dare to hijack nuclear weapons, how will the government deal with them next?" ”
Zhang Baofu said: "The ghost knows." But looking at this posture, I'm afraid it's really going to be a war! ”
After he finished speaking, he patted Roger on the shoulder and said, "Okay, Xiao Luo, I still have something to deal with, so I won't tell you more." Hey, don't go out and talk nonsense about what I just told you! You know? ”
Roger nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle Zhang, I know, you can get busy!" ”
He originally wanted to hand over the little child next to him to the police uncle, but looking at his current state, it is estimated that he has no time to take care of these things, so he will not make trouble for him. Fortunately, after the child finished eating the chocolate, he took his PED and played the game intently, and did not bother them anymore.
After Zhang Baofu left, Roger sat down on the floor again.
I finally lived a stable life for two days, but I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen. If the situation is really as Zhang Baofu said, I am afraid that a war is indeed inevitable. Roger's generation had never experienced war, and his previous concept of war was entirely derived from film and television works and even virtual games, but now he can be regarded as having first-hand experience of what war is all about.
Before the battle even began, he was already a homeless refugee, and only God knows what would happen next.
Seeing his sad face, Luo Li comforted him softly: "Brother Roger, don't worry, didn't that uncle say it just now?" The news of the nuclear strike is fake, we will be fine! ”
Roger sighed and said, "But Xiaoli, he just said that there might be a war next!" ”
Luo Li said: "Brother Roger, don't be afraid, even if war breaks out, I will guarantee your safety!" ”
"Huh." Roger looked at her and laughed. This little girl is so innocent and cute, and now her weapons are so powerful that she can easily raze an entire city to the ground, and if war breaks out, I am afraid that no one can guarantee anyone's safety.
But no matter what, it's always good for her to have this heart.
Luo Li took out a bottle of water from her backpack and handed it to Roger, "Brother Roger, are you thirsty?" Would you like to drink some water? ”
"Okay, thanks." Roger couldn't bear to refuse her kindness any longer, and besides, he was indeed a little thirsty after running all the way from home to here, so he took the bottle and opened the cap, and drank the bottle of water in one go.
Luo Li handed him a tissue and said with a smile, "Brother Roger, you slow down." ”
Roger took the tissue and wiped his mouth, seeing that there were more and more people in the subway station, and the speed of the flow of people entering the tunnel was getting slower and slower, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Alas, Xiaoli, maybe we're going to spend the night here tonight!" ”
Luo Li said: "It's okay, Brother Roger, are you tired?" When you're tired, just lean on me and sleep for a while. ”
Roger did feel a little tired, so he said to Luo Li: "Okay, then I'll rest for a while, and you can wake me up when the people are less." ”
Luo Li nodded and said, "Okay." ”
Roger leaned lightly on her shoulder, closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep.
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