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When he saw the Chinese billboard on the street, Zhao Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ten minutes ago, he had just entered San Francisco with Christine in the crowd of refugees, and only now did he realize what it meant to be "the city with the highest percentage of Chinese Americans on the North American continent", and he almost thought he had returned to China when he looked at the streets full of Chinese characters and yellow skin and black hair.

The two men didn't go into town immediately after saying goodbye to the Claus, they first found a small hotel outside the city for a night, and Christine used the night to change their identities again, and now they are "Xie Xiaoming" and "Dona Fleming" - Zhao Yu's name comes from a little fat man next door who used to bully him as a child, and no one has accused him of violating the right to a name anyway.

After entering San Francisco, Zhao Yu finally felt that this was a city, and the streets were full of civilians, and occasionally a few policemen who maintained order passed by, and no one looked at him more.

"If there is no war, I will feel no different from living here and returning to China......" Zhao Yu muttered.

"If you really want to stay, I can change the information for you." Christine replied, she seemed to have fully recovered from the shadow of killing the test subject after a good night's sleep, "Alright, don't moan innocently, we'd better be faster, although I changed the information, I don't know when they'll find out." ”

"Well, leave it to me."

According to the plan discussed by the two, they need to rush to the port as soon as possible, use Zhao Yu's WPA status to obtain boarding qualifications, and then take a boat to Hawaii.

The Hawaiian Islands are a special location where no other power in the world dares to use force to attack, and while there is no direct evidence of this, no one intends to challenge this rule.

All this because of a small island called "Kaura".

Located in the Pacific Ocean about 37 kilometers southwest of Niihau, Hawaii's seventh-largest island, this small island is less than 1 square kilometer uninhabited and crescent-shaped.

In addition, it is also home to the base of the Batmins people.

When the countdown to death hangs high in the sky, no one wants to deliberately provoke the Buttermins, after all, although there is little hope, since the eruption of the Yellowstone volcano and the removal of the Buttermins office at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, this alien base is currently the only contact between the earthlings and the Buttermins, and it can also be said that the last hope of the earthlings.

For most people, Kaura Island is a thorn in their hearts, and they dare not pull it out, but for Zhao Yu from the old century and Christine, who has been against the government, there is no psychological barrier at all to seek the protection of aliens, especially Zhao Yu, who is now carrying out secret special training at the request of the Buttermins, if this matter is exposed, he may really have only one way to escape to Kaura Island to seek refuge......

As a bay city, San Francisco has quite a few harbors, but it's not easy to find a ship to board these days. Seeing that the war was urgent, the government of the West Coast Republic mobilized a large number of ships to transport supplies to Hawaii, and the huge convoy from Los Angeles was still parked in the port waiting to be loaded, not to mention the civilians who had been queuing for months.

"Xie Xiaoming?" Hearing the staff's voice, Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment before reacting: "It's me." ”

"This is your ticket, you can carry 20 kilograms of luggage, plus you can bring a non-WPA dependent, but the baggage limit is 5 kilograms." The staff handed over a card, "Ship 2, second class on the passenger ship 'Trasul'...... Depart on time at 11:30 tonight, don't be late. ”

"Oh, okay......" Zhao Yu took the card, squeezed out of the crowd in the envious eyes of others, and met Christine outside, "It's much faster than I imagined." ”

"Because most of the WPA citizens have already been transferred." "You came here a month ago, and it's all the WPA people in line, and even if you have priority, it's useless, everyone in line has priority," Christine said. ”

"It seems that our luck is not too bad......" Zhao Yu looked at the people who were still lining up around him, "But since it's done, what will we do next?" There are still more than ten hours, why don't you go to the city for a stroll? ”

"Are you sure you're not showing off silently with a sense of superiority of, 'Ah, I've got a ticket?'"

"Am I that kind of person!"

"It's all written on my face." Christine rolled her eyes, "My advice is to go back to the hotel and stay until dark, but it looks like you're not going to take my advice...... Forget it, it's the last day in North America anyway, whatever you want. ”

The reason why Zhao Yu came up with this idea of being a bit of a haunting is that he didn't feel a premonition of "danger" at all when he said this. And the facts seem to prove it, the two of them spent most of the day walking around downtown San Francisco with unprecedented ease, and even the streets of refugees with tired expressions did not look so depressing.

"It's a pity that I didn't see the Golden Gate Bridge." Zhao Yu sighed.

"After all, it's an early 20th-century building, and it's normal for it to not survive a major earthquake caused by the Yellowstone volcano." Christine disagreed, "There's so much more that the United States can never see anymore...... Let's go, it's getting dark, we still have to go back to the hotel to get ready. ”

Zhao Yu thought about it, and it seemed that there was nothing to be nostalgic about, so he nodded in agreement, turned around with his female companion, and prepared to head towards the small hotel outside the city.

But here comes a turning point.

Zhao Yu turned his head and didn't take a few steps when a woman next to him suddenly hesitated to speak: "Zhao? ”

Zhao Yu was startled, and when he and Christine turned around, they saw a red-haired woman about thirty years old on the side of the road looking at him, and he quickly found this person in his memory: "Doctor Melissa? ”

"Zhao, it's really you!" Melissa excitedly rushed over and hugged him, "I didn't expect to see you here!" ”

"I was surprised, aren't you at the University of Oregon?" Zhao Yu smiled, "Since you're here, then John is here too?" ”

"He's over there with Isa," Melissa pointed not far away, a man in his thirties was holding a little Lori and waving in this direction, "It seems that you don't know, about two months after you left, the University of Oregon was occupied by the Union Army, and we have been here for almost a month...... But I can't leave. ”

"You ...... Heading to Hawaii? Only then did Zhao Yu remember to introduce the other party to Christine, "Christine, this is Melissa Holt, a doctor at the University of Oregon School of Medicine, and she was in charge of my recovery and follow-up treatment after I woke up from cryonics, and it took three months, which caused her a lot of trouble...... This is Christine Sanchez, and I ...... Well, the current companion. ”

"He's giving me a lot of trouble right now." Christine grinned and shook Melissa's hand and hugged her, "It's a shame that you couldn't put up with him in the first place." ”

Melissa laughed, "He was just a patient at the time...... Hey, Isa, see who this is? ”

That Lori had been brought over by the men around her, about four or five years old, and when she saw Zhao Yu, she also cheered: "'Iceman' uncle!" ”

Zhao Yu picked up the little girl Isha and spun around: "Oh, little Isha has grown taller again!" ”

"You really have a relationship with them like family, huh?" Christine was curious, "Just because of taking care of you for three months?" ”

"Not only that, but they did treat me like a family member and helped me recover the only video of my family." Zhao Yu touched the little girl's head and said solemnly, "I will be grateful to them for this one thing for the rest of my life." ”

Although it is a happy thing to reunite, but in view of the current sensitive situation, Zhao Yu had to cover up his situation, and Christine immediately understood the intentions of his companions, so in the ears of John Holt and Melissa Holt, Zhao Yu's experience was simplified to "After leaving medical school, he used to work in a grocery store, but he was soon drafted into the army, and he successfully applied for WPA citizenship not long ago, so he successfully retired and brought his girlfriend to San Francisco to prepare to go to Asia", And won Melissa's envious eyes: "You are so lucky, unlike us who are still queuing now, and I don't know if you can get a ticket on the black market......"

"Black market?" Christine tilted her head curiously, "Not all ships have been requisitioned?" ”

"The Chinese community in San Francisco was very helpful in assisting the retreat, and the government gave them a few boats." "It's almost like two ships a day are able to leave the port." ”

In Zhao Yu's time, it took about three to four days for an ordinary passenger ship to travel from San Francisco to Hawaii, but in the 22nd century, this time has been shortened to less than two days, but looking at the dense crowd on the dock, Zhao Yu feels that if you go to line up now, you may not be able to get on the ship for a week: "You guys are waiting here for a month?" ”

"Is there any other way?" Melissa smiled bitterly, "Fortunately, the queue position has been fixed, so I will be able to get on the boat in a few days." ”

John looked at Zhao Yu, his face was full of envy, jealousy and hatred: "It's better to be a WPA person, even if you don't go to the dedicated dock, you can cut the queue anywhere." ”

"Huh, that's amazing?"

"That's what it is, half of the government's fleet is sponsored by the WPA, and it is clearly stipulated that WPA citizens have priority, otherwise why do you think those WPA citizens can go first?"

Zhao Yu looked back at Christine in amazement: "Then why do we have to find a special place to queue up?" ”

This time, it was Melissa who answered the question: "Because the people from WPA are almost gone, most of the docks have resumed normal queuing order...... But I've heard that the WPA is still privileged. ”

"WPA people can also get passes when they go to the local Chinese community office." John added.

The short exchange ended quickly, and John gave Zhao Yu a phone number when he was leaving, saying that he would contact him again when he arrived in Hawaii, and Zhao Yu also agreed on the spot: Anyway, it is good to have acquaintances gather after arriving in Hawaii.

It's just that he didn't expect to use this number so soon.

It was about ten minutes after the two sides said goodbye, and Zhao Yu, who was waiting for the car, noticed a commotion in the restaurant next to him.

"What's going on?" He and Christine glanced at each other, walked into the restaurant together, and found that the holographic TV in the restaurant was broadcasting the latest news: "According to the emergency law, the city government has temporarily decided to suspend the boarding of civilian ships from 12 o'clock tonight, and the specific resumption time will be notified later......"

Most of the people gathered in the restaurant had been here for weeks, or even months, and when they heard the news, they were all shouting, and some people immediately lowered their heads and began to search the Internet, trying to find out the reason for this short notice, and soon a bigger riot broke out: "The Union army has begun to attack!" ”

Christine was stunned for a moment, and then opened her portable computer port, and found the information she wanted in a few seconds, she raised her head and looked at Zhao Yu: "It's true." ”

Just half an hour ago, the Allied Army took advantage of the approaching darkness of night and was about to enter the traditional armistice time, and the Nationalist Army was vigilant and relaxed the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the West Coast Republic from the east, south and north at the same time.

"Weide is also in danger!" This was Zhao Yu's first reaction, "Wairika is less than 50 kilometers away from Weide!" ”

"It's not just Wade." Christine's face was solemn, "And San Francisco, at this rate of advancement, at the latest the day after tomorrow, the artillery fire of the Union Army will be able to reach San Francisco Bay!" ”

"No wonder you want to stop boarding, doesn't that mean you can't leave if you don't leave tonight?" Zhao Yu looked at the crowd that had already reacted and frantically poured out of the restaurant, "From now on, until twelve o'clock in the evening...... It's the dividing line between life and death. ”

Christine shrugged: "But we have tickets, and the tickets that have been sent out will not be invalidated, unless they don't arrive in time, and we still have plenty of time." ”

Zhao Yu just stared blankly at the chaotic streets, and sighed: "I don't know how many people have been guarding here for a few months, but they have ushered in this ending." ”

"Let me guess what you're thinking." Christine said, "You want to save your friends, the Holts, right? ”

Zhao Yu looked back at his companion: "And you must have a way, right?" ”

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The big news is that in the next chapter, everyone escapes to Hawaii together, and then the whole drama ends!

…… Oh well, that's impossible.