Chapter 82: Wallets
After the madman paid the price of death, and I almost paid the painful lesson of my life, this road to survival was finally opened. Then came Xiao Lin, then the uncle, the young man with a pale face as wax and the few people who had just been silent all climbed down, time passed quite slowly, and after one of them stopped halfway, the others had to wait anxiously. I felt parched and hungry, and the little food I had brought with me was left in the car, and the car was driven away by Lin Yifei.
I rubbed a few handfuls of wet, soft moss on the wall with my hands, and sucked the fishy rainwater. A middle-aged man in a white shirt with a torn square frame held a ladder motionless, his lips purple and his eyes glazed as if he had suddenly been ill.
"He's always had stomach problems, and he often has a seizure like this." Uncle's words answered the doubts in my heart. At first we were all worried about him, but he remained motionless for hours on end, and we began to lose patience when we were hungry and thirsty, and looked at him with more indifference in our eyes. As if in response to our expectations, the man finally lost consciousness and fell to one side.
No one sighed, no one was surprised, everyone went on quietly going on with what they had to do, and finally, everyone reached the end of the wall.
Everyone consciously lined up, without saying a word, moving slowly along the narrow fence. The width of the wall is only not much wider than the feet of an adult man, and it is difficult to maintain balance even with open arms, which is like walking a tightrope for ordinary people, and the distance between the front and back of the two people cannot be too close, otherwise the front foot will kick the back foot of someone else, and it will be dangerous. Not long after she walked out, a woman stepped on a small patch of moss, let out a scream and fell down.
We no longer have the strength to mourn for anyone, we just hope that this torment in front of us will end as soon as possible, and we can die or live.
"Brother Li Chen, can I call you that?" Uncle asked behind me. We walked at the back of the line about half a meter apart. The uncle's voice trembled a little, and he walked staggeringly, he looked at the turbulent sea of corpses on the left and right uneasily, and suddenly introduced himself: "By the way, I, my name is Han Qingguo, you can call my brother ......"
I was concentrating on making sure that every step was on the wall and not falling short, so I replied, "Brother Guo, let's stop talking for the time being, keep your balance!" ”
He continued: "No, Brother Li Chen, I will be more nervous if I don't speak, so you don't have to reply to me." Thank you for saving me, if you hadn't woken me up, I would have given up at the time. You are a true braver. ”
I smiled wryly, "What brave? Isn't it all forced by circumstances? ”
He said seriously: "No, in a crisis, some people will choose to escape, some people will choose to complain, and some people will choose to use other people's lives as a shield. I'm sure you'll make it to the end! ”
I smiled and said, "Then you're too lonely." I have a friend named Lu Feng, oh yes, he's in our base right now, that guy is amazing, he's terrifyingly calm, and it's all thanks to his wisdom that we've been able to get all the way here, that kind of talent is the most suitable for this world......"
After thinking about it, the uncle said: "I don't know him, but I know you, I have seen someone who looks like a leader in a peaceful and prosperous world, but in this situation, he can't wait for others to die for him......"
He said he was working for a company at the time of the outbreak and was an ordinary employee. At the time of the incident, the leaders of their company took advantage of the employees' remaining reverence and obedience to him, killing many people, and in the end, they did not make it themselves. He fled to this police station with twists and turns.
"I'm trying to be a brave man, too," said the uncle, trembling, and he almost missed a step or two, but luckily he balanced it at last. "I've lived half my life with my pockets, always choosing the safest path in life, but in the end I didn't achieve anything. I thought that I must find ways to protect my family at this time, but the road home from the company was difficult, and I finally chose to give up. Volunteering to open the door just now is the bravest thing I've ever done in these days. After the uncle finished laughing at himself, he suddenly sobbed.
I felt something touch my back, and I stopped and turned my head. A leather frayed wallet with a few holes in it was handed to me. I looked at him in bewilderment.
"Brother Li Chen, you will live, brave people will live, people like me are destined to be devoured," tears suddenly filled the back of the glasses, "If I am gone, can this wallet be handed over to you for safekeeping?" There are hundreds of dollars and credit cards, of course these are meaningless, but there are pictures of my wife and children, if you can meet them in the future, please tell them, I love them, if God can give me a chance to atone for my sins, I will rush over to save them as soon as possible......"
I also suddenly remembered my parents and sister, whose fate was uncertain, and I had been forcing myself not to think of them, but looking at my uncle at this moment, I felt like I saw my father, and he must have thought of rushing over to save me as soon as possible.
Holding back tears, I refused: "No, if you want to explain something, tell them in person, I won't convey it on your behalf, and you must also live, we all have to work hard to live!" ”
At this time, there was a sigh of relief in front of him, Guan Fei shone a flashlight on the outside of the wall, in addition to a few zombies wandering in the halo, the flashlight reflected by the blue iron sheet of the pickup truck was simply exciting.
I turned my head excitedly: "Look, uncle, we will be able to escape from here soon, and we will find your family......"
But there was not a single one in the rear. I was stunned by the empty rear, and I immediately grabbed Guan Fei's flashlight and shone it down, and a lone wallet was lying on the fence. Behind the purse, a long trail of blood stretched into the distance.
"Uncle, he ......," Guan Fei said in surprise.
I was deeply shocked, and I realized that maybe he had been caught by the zombie's poisonous claws when I rescued my uncle from the ladder he was about to fall.
"He didn't say a word......" I muttered quietly.
"What did you say?" Guan Fei asked, and at the same time subconsciously wanted to use the flashlight to shine under the chewing sound. I quickly covered the light of the flashlight and shook my head at him. Guan Fei nodded in understanding and turned away.
"Damn, what do you say to envy the brave...... You're the brave......" I said over and over again, like a pastor's prayer, tears streaming down uncontrollably.
I silently crouched down and picked up my wallet.