This apartment building is an economical and suitable housing, with an indoor area of only about 80 square meters, Xue Bing and his wife are quite enough to live, and when Qin Xia'er and his party of five people enter the house, they will inevitably look crowded. After entering the house, the group blocked the toilet before they dared to go back to the living room to sit down and take a breath.

Most of them avoided Zhang Danfeng intentionally or unintentionally, Qin Xia'er sat on her right, and on her left was the only junior high school girl who escaped on the second floor. Xue Bing was resting on the sofa, and Gou Zizheng was on the opposite side, full of miserable virtues of losing his soul, and he was squatting in the corner alone.

"Thank you so much, sister, this dress is quite suitable." The previous underwear beauty changed into a clean set of sports women's clothes, and walked out of the inner room with Xue Bing's wife. Xue Bing's wife already knew that she just rescued her husband, and she didn't know her at all, and her attitude became very enthusiastic.

When everyone gathered together and eased up for a while, the previous panic subsided a little, everyone looked at each other, and the underwear beauty suddenly said: "Since everyone has fate to get together, let's get to know each other." My name is Mu Qing and I live as a tenant on the third floor of 303. The name is a bit homophonic, everyone can call me Xiao Mu or Xiao Qing. She paused slightly, pondered for a moment before saying with a slight self-deprecation: "I am unemployed......"

Mu Qing even had the spirit to make a joke about her name, but everyone present knew that she was trying to ease the atmosphere. Xue Bing's wife took the initiative to accost, "What a good name for this, it's full of water." Like my name, it's too cheesy, it's called Qian Li. He is my husband Xue Bing. Qian Li looked at the junior high school girl, "By the way, little girl, what about you?" Are you alone? ”

Qian Li was a little nervous, which made the eyes of the junior high school girl flash tears again, and Qin Xia'er, who was sitting closely, hurriedly hugged her shoulders gently. The junior high school girl sniffed a few times before she raised her head timidly, her slightly baby-fat childish face was quite delicate and lovely, but now the pear blossom was in tears, and her voice trembled, "I...... I'm Kim Hee-hee from 301 on the third floor. My dad and mom didn't escape to help me keep the rats out......"

"Her father is a South Korean who came to Yanjing to work, and I have met a few times, a foreign company executive, who is quite good, tall and handsome." Mu Qing added for her.

"My wife and I are both from the Northeast, working as ordinary people." Xue Bing glanced at Gou Zizheng, who was still cowering in the corner of the wall and had no sign of participating in the discussion, and sighed and said, "His name is Gou Zizheng, and I heard that he opened a start-up company. I've known him before, and we're all military fans who can't get more than half a bucket of water. Hey, I usually like to think about survival freaks and other things at home, and I love to watch disaster movies, zombie movies, etc., and I used to be very superior and felt that I must be better than ordinary people. Now feel for yourself, the next Olympics! That's not the case at all! ”

"That, I'm from Huhai City, and I have only been in the capital for a long time, and I rented a room here." Qin Xia'er saw that everyone had introduced herself, and she also took the initiative to say: "My name is Qin Xia'er, everyone can call me Xia'er." She is Sister Danfeng who has been taking care of me. ”

"I know you." Mu Qing's eyes flickered slightly, "I was a little suspicious when I occasionally passed by in the corridor a few days ago, but now I take a serious look, you are the national girl idol named Qin Yue, who has been very popular recently, right?" I remember that this year's Spring Festival Gala said that you were invited to the show. ”

"Yes!" Qian Li stared at the girl opposite and patted her thigh and said, "It's so familiar to say!" This beautiful girl is really a big star who has been on TV! ”

Usually, Qin Xia'er will put on a little makeup when she goes out, and wear glasses and a hat to cover up and disguise. Escaping in a hurry was naturally treated with no face, and she hurriedly waved her hand a little shyly: "No, it's just good luck when I participated in the competition." I'm still a little dizzy. ”

"It turned out to be a big star." Xue Bing usually doesn't care about these literary and entertainment things at all, what he cares about is another thing, "Then this eldest sister is Miss Qin's personal bodyguard, right?" No wonder it's so powerful! The two monsters with great strength were beaten to death in one look. ”

Zhang Danfeng nodded undeniably, in fact, she was not "invited". Even if it is a king-level star on the other side of Xiangjiang, it is good to invite a veteran who can train Ming Jin, a practical boxer and an experienced Nanyang killer like her who has reached the peak of dark energy, not to mention a mere star actor, even a high-powered politician and oligarch tycoon on the New Malaysia and Thailand side may not have the face to be invited.

With the administrative level of Qin Xia'er's father, Qin Yuancheng, she can find a personal bodyguard of her level in the Qianlong Army. However, Zhang Bosheng likes his niece very much, and as the young master of the Zhang family, Zhang Yu cares about this only sister, so he sent her, who is the most outstanding in the core steward of the Zhang family, to protect herself.

After chatting for a while, several neighbors who were still a little afraid of Zhang Danfeng found that Zhang Danfeng was cold, but he had been guarding the girl in a low-key and silent manner. And Qin Xia'er herself does not have the slightest shelf of a big star, just like a schoolgirl with a good character and a cheerful personality, she is very talkative.

"You say, how long will it take for the country to solve this disaster?" Qian Li asked worriedly: "It was only two days and three nights after the rain on the night before, and so many people died!" Why hasn't the police or the army come to the rescue until now? There are only community workers like Wang Gengzhong to pull my husband's strong men! ”

The injured Xue Bing was a relatively enthusiastic person, and he was the volunteer joint defense member of the Lou Group who had just been recruited. It's a pity that the first operation of this community joint defense team was damaged.

"It's really unlucky!" Xue Bing sighed: "Captain Wang said that he found about six brothers who were willing to contribute in the floor, and there was a second stunned man who said that there was a lack of daily necessities, and he should go to the house of someone who had an accident yesterday and no one lived in it to rescue some supplies, how do you know that there is that kind of monster in the room!" Half of the first day of activity is dead! Lao Wang, that guy and another big guy saw the opportunity and fled. ”

Complaining is complaining, as a military fan, Xue Bing is still relatively confident in the state machine, "But these monsters are also stronger, and they are targets in front of modern weapons." Even those mutant rats, as long as the regular army comes, throw some chemical weapons or something, and clear the field in minutes! ”

"I don't think it's so optimistic." Mu Qing shook his head and said, "I'm not a military fan, I don't know how many troops the country has." But it shouldn't be more than 10 million, right? ”

"I heard that the army has been expanding in the past few years, and it is estimated that it is prepared for today, and there are about three million active duty soldiers." Xue Bing immediately said: "The biggest in the world. ”

"Three million active-duty soldiers, the largest in the world, sounds good." Mu Qing's eyes flickered, "But if it is distributed to the whole country, it is not a big number." Rain has caused an ecological mutation, and if it's a huge area of rain -- no, no, no, it's a worldwide climate problem as the news said some time ago. ”

There happened to be a globe on the platform of Xue Bing's house, Mu Qing rotated it to the Asian continent, and pointed to the location of several large cities above, "If most cities in the country have the problems we are encountering now." The three million people's soldiers, do they have to get rid of the cadres and literary and artistic soldiers who can't go to the front line, is it enough to save the fires that are burning in all directions? ”

When Xue Bing heard this, he was speechless. This is the sheer quantity over the quality. His wife Qian Li also panicked, "What should I do then?" So what to do! Is there enough food in our building to support the soldiers to save them? ”

She is still a little worried that the few people who come to the house will thin her family's resources such as drinking water and food. Although Wang Gengzhong, the leader of the building team, has long said that everyone's food needs to be collected and distributed and managed, it is a difficult problem to really implement it. However, she glanced at Zhang Danfeng, but she still didn't dare to hint too much.

"No, it's not that that really needs to be considered, there are more serious problems." At this moment, Mu Qing is not at all like the overly sexy underwear beauty when she escaped, her eyes are full of intellectual brilliance, "The speed of mutation is too beyond common sense, far exceeding the experimental animals that are artificially interfered with under genetic engineering." It's only been two days. She looked at the clock, "Strictly speaking, it's been less than forty hours since the first mutated rainstorm. ”

"So," she said, taking a deep breath and glancing at the crowd, "how far will these once-inconspicuous groups of species progress in the time we wait?" Will it be more dangerous than it is now? ”

"More dangerous...... By the way, I saw a statement on the Internet before. Qin Xia'er hesitated for a moment, but still said softly: "It is an inference put forward by an ID called Night-type Lori on the Men in Black website, saying that the mutated creatures are divided into several categories, among which the category that tends to be benign mutation is said to be desperately expanding and plundering, so as to grow and gain a first-mover advantage." ”

"yes, I've read that post carefully, too." Mu Qing's eyes lit up, and she involuntarily bit her fingers and said, "The mutant mice that were stimulated by the rain became particularly smart, and it is said that after the benign mutation, the genes of other species can be intercepted to a certain extent for optimization." The category of sewer rats is domestic rats, which are super fecund, and can give birth to a litter of more than ten after a month of pregnancy, and may be strengthened after mutation, if they are given time to reproduce and change, ......"

Even if we don't talk about the threat of other mutant species, the rodent vein alone may be regarded as the end of the plague.

"Hell, you guys seem to have a point...... Xue Bing swallowed. He asked with a wry smile: "Uh, Xiao Mu, are you really an unemployed squatting at home?" It's a high-achieving student who came to Beijing to drift. ”

Mu Qing smiled, "I won't hide it from you after this situation, I was originally a graduate student at Yenching University, and I almost became a female doctor who exterminated humanity and scared people to death that netizens loved to ridicule." However, I had some problems with the professor who took my subject, and I dropped out, but I didn't have the face to go back to my hometown. It's next to each other over here. ”

The sharp questions mentioned by Qin Xia'er and Mu Qing made everyone feel irrepressibly creepy, but when the entire city, and even the entire country and the Asian continent were facing this kind of problem, thinking about it only made them feel more desperate. After discussing for a while, everyone fell asleep separately, and the four women, Qin Xia'er, Zhang Danfeng, Mu Qing, and Jin Xixi, spent a night in the guest room.

The next day, led by Zhang Danfeng, everyone cautiously returned to the third floor. The mutant rats seemed to be interested only in fresh meat, sealed cans and purified water. They simply moved the resources and daily necessities they needed to the tenth floor. Only Gou Zizheng chose to go back to his home.

The flush toilet was sealed, and it was the 10th floor again. For some time after that, there were no more invading mutant rats. Some of the bold residents in the community got together to discuss and began to work with rat poison in the old way. For example, bleaching/powder is used in the sewer to produce a large amount of chlorine/gas, or ammonia is used to pour into the sewer. However, it is not possible to use methods such as mixing fresh meat with cement to block the intestines of mutant rats because of the cement condensation - human beings themselves are in short supply.

Unfortunately, this method did not have a very obvious effect, and even a few times when bleaching/powder was released, a group of mutant rats in the sewer swarmed out, sacrificing several rodent exterminators.

The rain has evaporated in the sun and returned to the natural cycle. In the past few days, the green vegetation irrigated by the rain has grown extremely densely, except for the whole concrete floor that remains the same, as long as there is soil, weeds taller than mature rice grow everywhere in strange shapes, such as the sharp serration of the edges of the leaves, the cow tendon grass that can be scraped when people walk in, and the purslane that is so thick and tough as vines that it even begins to climb on nearby buildings. The canopy of the green belt was originally only between the second and third floors, but after a few days, the branches have grown to the windows of the balcony on the fourth floor. Because the seasonal climate was originally just a few branches, but now it is abnormally growing a large number of leaves, and even fruits.

The heavy rain disrupted the civilized order established by human beings, but it brought the animals and plants into an unprecedented period of great development. The mutant rat colony, which had become ferocious and predatory, became the undisputed underground master, and most of the other small groups and solitary mutant creatures in the vicinity were driven away. Several of the hairs that regrow after they have shed their hair have become dark red, as if they have been stained with blood, and their small eyes are full of vicious and fearless aura, even if they meet a single person, they are not afraid, and the inhabitants began to call them ghost babies and rats, which means that they are as fierce as the Dongying soldiers who ravaged China in the first place.

In addition to the threat of mutated creatures, law and order began to deteriorate dramatically. Sooner or later, there will be not enough food, and all the inhabitants have come to understand this. At the beginning, there were a few supermarket owners who had stocked up on the goods and wanted to make a windfall, but as a result, some grumpy and young and strong residents formed small groups, came to the door to lower the price, and directly grabbed the goods without giving face. Most of the residents have a natural aversion to the small bosses who make money as refugees, and almost all of them look at them coldly.

However, after opening this underworld nature, things changed, and a few stunned young people got drunk after grabbing the goods, and they needed to vent their anger and desire under pressure, and dragged the' boss lady and her daughter who was still in high school into the house.

The greater the pressure and the more agitated the mood, the more market there is for violence. The news of this incident was pointed at the backbone, but the young man who took the lead acted ruthlessly, and even issued each of his younger brothers a motorcycle protective suit reinforced with plastic, stab-proof gloves, and hard-scaled boots to act as uniforms. With a motorcycle helmet, he dares to kill mutated creatures that are scattered when he encounters them. More and more people worship him and take refuge in him, but they are afraid that after some time the climate will be formed.

There is even a legend that the young leader is a rare member of the group who has not lost his mind after being drenched in the rain. The proof is that although he practiced at the beginning, he was a very hot player and a member of this community, but he has never been so able to fight now.

Women with outstanding looks like Qin Xia'er and Mu Qing, if he sees eighty percent, they will have to think crookedly. However, Qin Xia'er and Mu Qing have never lived in the depths and have not participated in the chaos outside.

It wasn't until the weekend morning half a month later that several armored vehicles loaded with loaded guns and live ammunition finally arrived in the Tongtian community, where the stars and the moon were longing. They summoned the residents of the neighborhood and announced the good news: the state is already in full swing in the rescue work, please let the masses be relieved! The state has been preparing for a long time, but the affected area is too extensive and there is a serious shortage of manpower, so now it can only try its best to rescue part of it first.

"We have prepared dozens of large passenger vehicles and Dongfeng heavy trucks to escort people in the community to a new base that is closed and suitable for life step by step."

When a crowd of about 500 or so residents gathered in front of him, the middle-aged official loudly announced, "But from now on, all young people of school age must be called up to join the army!" Contribute to the country and human civilization! This time, we are only limited to healthy young adults under the age of 30 who have no physical defects, and healthy children! You need to show proof of identity, people over 30 years old, if you have specialist technical expertise, you can make a special request, depending on the situation, relax the conditions! In addition, if you conceal a history of infectious diseases, such as AIDS, you will be severely punished when you find out! Repeat, this is not a joke! ”

"We will have a carrying capacity of about 2,000 people this time, and we can carry the materials appropriately." The middle-aged official finally glanced at the crowd: "Of course, if you have your own car or other means of transportation, you can also follow behind our convoy, but we will not provide gasoline." Okay, you go back and talk about it, and make sure you get it ready after lunch. ”

Although it sounds good, many families who are over the standard and do not have their own family cars do not hear the meaning -- the bases established by the state only accept healthy young adults and those with technical expertise! Immediately, there were several on the spot.

"Don't talk nonsense! I'm forty-two, my son is nineteen, he can go, I can't, so is the government going to break up my family? A middle-aged man in his forties shouted, "What a bullshit policy! If the country's food reserves are not enough for us to eat, then make it clear! ”

As soon as he shouted, a bunch of people chimed in. The middle-aged official's brows furrowed, what annoyed him the most was these troublesome thorns, if the country had enough resources, would it be possible to do this? But that torrential rain corroded a large part of the country, and only a few pieces were still usable, and it was impossible for everyone to be rescued, so we could only choose the best seedlings that had the most hope and could revive the country.

In his heart, he immediately crossed out the group of people who were shouting and making trouble in the rescue target. Of course, he could not reprimand the disgruntled masses head-on, which would only exacerbate the contradictions, and he was preparing to go back to the camp to be out of sight and out of mind. Suddenly, a young man jumped out of the crowd, and several slaps knocked down several thorns, including the shouting man.

"Dio! You pigs and dogs, is it your turn to speak? Scream a fart! "The young man has a sturdy physique, ape arms and a bee waist, although his face is unruly, with slender eyes, a straight nose and thin lips, but he exudes a fierce handsomeness, and it is none other than Wu Yaoyang, the leader of the emerging gang in the community.

When the troublemakers saw him, they trembled for a moment, and none of them dared to say anything more. Only one person was not convinced, but shouted at the official who had just been attacked by them: "Leader! I report! This one named Wu Yaoyang is an underworld element! took advantage of the disaster and no one cared about it, and did a lot of hurtful things...... Whining! ”

Halfway through the words, Wu Yaoyang slapped him on the mouth, this time it was obviously not like the previous playful whipping, with a little force, the person who reported the report was actually half pulled out of his teeth, and there was air in and out of the ground lying on the ground.

Wu Yaoyang turned around with a smile and bowed exaggeratedly to the middle-aged official's movements, "Leader!" My loyalty to the government is evident in the sun and the moon! In the past few days, there have been a few profiteers who have maliciously hoarded goods, and I can't see that they have been punished. By the way, I am twenty-seven years old this year, I am in good health and have no medical history, my technical expertise is that I can inquire, I have wanted to be a soldier since I was a child, and I am qualified for political guarantees! You must take me with you this time! ”

The middle-aged official looked at him a few points and nodded, "Well, as long as you meet the conditions, of course I will bring you." Since you are more able to speak nearby, you will lead the convoy of buildings here. ”

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Wu Yaoyang made a military salute and watched the middle-aged general return to the camp. After a while, his little brother came over a little strangely and asked, "Brother Yaoyang, why do you want to join the army?" We're pretty good in this community, and we're not in the hands of the police! Why do you want to work for the government? ”

"Hmph, you stay in this community where birds don't poop and be a ruffian in front of the flat-headed people, I don't know when you will be satisfied after feeding the mice?" Wu Yaoyang's gaze still did not leave the soldier, the constricted pupils were almost vertical, overflowing with an abnormal animalistic luster, he licked his lips, and he could vaguely see some abnormal protrusions on his tongue.

In the past few days, Qin Xia'er, Mu Qing and the others have formed a small group, and after they got the news, they discussed with each other, and basically thought that they should leave with the rescue force. It just so happens that each of them is within the standard age line and is in good health. After some preparation, I packed my luggage and belongings, and went downstairs together to sign up for the bus.

There are many people who choose to leave, and there are more than 10,000 people in this community alone who want to sign up, and many residents are ready to drive to follow. There are several inspectors in front of each transport vehicle, who are released to board the vehicle as soon as the ID card is confirmed.

Several expatriate expatriates showed their passports and protested angrily after learning that only Chinese citizens were on the trip, but this was widely supported by ordinary Chinese citizens, who were far from enough to sign up.

"What should I do?" Qin Xia'er was embarrassed, Zhang Danfeng was a foreign Chinese who entered the country with a passport.

"Hee-hee can't get on the bus either." Mu Qing pressed Kim Hee-hee's slender shoulder, "This kid is considered Korean, and he ...... passport."

"It's troublesome, our family's economy is average, so we didn't buy a private car." Xue Bing and his wife are also gone.

Just when they had a headache, a young man who accompanied the military inspector next to the convoy took the initiative to come over, his eyes swept over Mu Qing and Zhang Danfeng with interest, and finally fell on Qin Xia'er.

"Ladies, ladies, how can I help?" Wu Yaoyang said with a smile.