The person on the other side obviously saw Luo Zhi clearly and stopped. It was a young woman, not tall, with delicate eyebrows and a slight amount of make-up, but her hair was shaggy, her face was pale, and her expression was anxious, and she was obviously greatly shocked. Luo Zhi slowly put down the bookend in his hand and let out a sigh.

"You ......" Luo Zhi didn't know what he wanted to say, he had too many questions, and the woman in front of him obviously didn't know much about the situation. After settling down, Luo Zhi began to think about it, should he go out? Something was obviously not right outside, but it didn't seem to be an earthquake at the moment, so it was a little safer to be indoors.

No, to figure out what's going on, you have to get out. At least now I have someone to accompany me, which is much better than just now.

"Don't be afraid, let's see if we can ......"

The young woman calmed down a little, but her expression was still terrified. After a while, she spoke, her voice soft and hoarse: "I'm sorry, I almost kicked you and bit you just now, I don't know where I got this courage, I'm sorry......"

Luo Zhileng paused, he didn't expect to receive an apology. At the same time, there was a moment when Luo Zhi had a somewhat indescribable complex feeling about the etiquette and customs of human society. But it felt fleeting. The young woman's voice cleared a little: "I don't know what's going on. I have boiling water in the basement level indirect hot water, and I'm the only one. When I came out, everyone was gone. I...... I'm scared. ”

Luo Zhi quickly understood one thing: there is a large exhibition hall on the basement floor, and there are usually a lot of people. It is impossible to get out all at once in a short period of time when you receive boiling water. That is, something terrible did happen, people disappeared, and it happened in a very short time. Luo Zhi wasn't sure when the people disappeared while he was asleep. Now it's clear. Just now, in tens of seconds, something happened.

Luo Zhi didn't say anything, turned around and returned to the reading room. The young woman followed. Looking at the unusual silent scene outside the window, Luo Zhi was sure that no one would come to the rescue in a short time. But he still took out his phone and dialed 110. The phone rang, but it rang for a long time and no one answered. As expected. The people in the city center have disappeared, and the alarm center seems to be empty. A strong sense of fear hit again, Luo Zhi's face turned pale, and a sharp ringing appeared in his ears. Is there anyone else besides himself and this woman? Luo Zhi really wants to find his own kind, the foundation of human society lies in the fact that there are many people. However, it is obvious that it is very risky to venture out and inquire when the situation is unclear.

Luo Zhi sat down, his mind in a mess. He looked around, and there was silence in the stacks, except for the young woman staring at him with red eyes and horror. What to do?

Slowly, his mind calmed down a bit, and he remembered what his teacher said in middle school: there is no time when you feel that you are well prepared for the exam, but you have to take the test.

After thinking about it for a long time, my body began to recover from my soreness and weakness. He stood up, "We have to go out and have a look." There was no hesitation in his voice.

The young woman was obviously not as quick as Luo Zhi calmed down: "Don't go out, it's ...... outside" Tears began to gather in her eye sockets.

"Cheer up, let's go together." Luo Zhi wanted to say something like "With me, don't be afraid", but he held back. Anyway, you have to go out and find out where everyone has gone? You might have to find food and water.

Luo Zhi put the clockwork of his watch right, adjusted the time, and picked up the metal bookstop, which was useless, but it was better than nothing.

"Let's go!" Luo Zhi seemed to cheer himself up. The young woman looked at him for a moment, followed him silently, and walked out of the reading room.

And it didn't happen as much as expected. Everything was silent, save for the slight rustling of the breeze through the treetops. There was no one in all the cars. Luo Zhi saw that there was no one in the tall office building. Usually, through the glass walls of the steel structure building, there are always dense figures coming and going. Luo Zhi and the young woman looked carefully at the front and back of them, slowly moving their steps. Both of them hoped that someone would break the eerie silence, but they were afraid of something scary that would suddenly appear. After all, this is outdoors, unlike just now, surrounded by walls, and it seems that there is a layer of psychological protection. Luo Zhi's mind also became unclear. He tried to break the silence by asking questions about the young woman's name, etc., but he didn't say anything. The sound seemed to be the most inopportune thing at this point. The two silently walked around the library, and returned to the foyer with a gloomy face.

Luo Zhi's head was full of all kinds of thoughts, but there was nothing that seemed reasonable and effective. He came here by bus from a suburban university town more than 30 kilometers away. Now, go back? Unlikely. Where to go? Just waiting for help in the library? When will there be rescue? Is it safe here? Where is it safe? When I first went out, I only wanted to figure out the situation, but there was no situation at all, and the center of the city was as desolate as the wilderness. Luo Zhi understood the meaning of the word desolation, it turned out that it was all about whether there was anyone or not.

The young woman then spoke: "I am going home." "The voice is not low. Luo Zhi thought that he was alone in the city, and this woman should have a family here. It was only then that he could hear the other party's local accent.

"Is your family at home at this time?" Luo Zhi understood that her family was likely to be missing at this time, but he couldn't bear to say anything.

"They were there when I came out." The hesitation in the young woman's voice was heard by Luo Zhi very clearly. He decided to go with her to her house and have a look: "I'll go back with you." ”

The young woman didn't say anything, and only glanced at Luo Zhi. Luo Zhi felt a little unnatural. Seriously, at this time, almost any everyday feelings have lost their effect, but the constraints of experience in human society for many years are still very strong.

"My name is Luo Zhi, what do you call me?"

"My name is Liu Xuejuan. Let's go, my car is in the underground garage. The young woman replied simply. At this time, she seemed to be a different person, much tougher. Luo Zhi followed her towards the underground garage. Both chose not to take the usual helicopter elevator and instead walked down the vehicle entrance in the garage.

The situation in the garage was the same as outside, the security guard in the entrance booth was gone, and there was no one in the dim light in the garage. Luo Zhi was still nervous, and the adrenaline prompted his senses to be very sensitive, and the two looked at the surrounding environment and walked gently to the second basement floor. Liu Xuejuan opened the door of a Volkswagen Tiguan car. Luo Zhi noticed that the remote fob key could still be used. Sitting in the car, the start of the car is no different from usual. Although almost all of his energy was still focused on observing his surroundings, Luo Zhi had already begun to think about some things.

Liu Xuejuan's driving skills are very good, and the car drives smoothly out of the garage and slowly moves on the non-motorized lane. The middle motorway was crammed with cars, but Luo Zhi couldn't pay too much attention to the scene inside the cars, a large city in the Jiangnan region, where the streets were lined with lush vegetation. Luo Zhi watched nervously at the situation in the bushes, while occasionally turning his head to look at the other side of the street.

Nothing, no sound, no traces. The two men, who lived in a noisy and densely populated area, realized that if there was no one, everything would be meaningless.

The car drove straight to the nearby Xinjiekou, and along the way, all kinds of electric cars and bicycles fell to the ground, and Luo Zhi had to get out of the car again and again to clean up. Fortunately, the Volkswagen Tiguan is an urban utility vehicle, and the chassis is capable of most road conditions that must be detoured.

The traffic lights are still working.

Suddenly, a human voice reached the ears of the two of them. The two were shocked at the same time, and Liu Xuejuan parked the car on the side of the road.

It is the advertising sound of the business promotion activities in Xinjiekou. Luo Zhi is sure that this is the case. This is one of the largest commercial centers in the city, and Luo Zhi has been here many times in the past few years. It was a department store advertisement, Luo Zhi had just heard it a few days ago, and he was very familiar with it.

Someone ahead? The two looked at each other. Liu Xuejuan slowly moved the car forward for a while. I saw it clearly, it was an advertisement on a giant curved LED display, and the built-in sound was playing.

Today is the last day of the college entrance examination, and Luo Zhi knows that the whole city is forbidden to play external audio sources during the entire daytime. He glanced at his watch, five and one o'clock. The college entrance examination is over, and businesses can play ads. Is someone in control? No, anyone will be shocked by the current situation. There were countless cars parked at the intersection of Xinjiekou, many of which collided with each other, and there was no one inside. There are no pedestrians on the streets, and it is impossible for anyone to turn a blind eye and control the broadcast of advertisements. It must be the behavior of the machine that automatically sets the playtime. Luo Zhi had an impulse to go to the department store to see if there was anyone. But he immediately restrained himself. The chances are slim. And, what's really going on in a department store? Now no one knows.

Liu Xuejuan didn't say anything, and slowly drove the car away from Xinjiekou. It's difficult, there are too many congested motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles on the road. What they didn't notice too much because they were overly shocked just now now looks even more weird: backpacks, umbrellas, glasses, even mobile phones, shoes, and all kinds of snacks and drinks are scattered on the benches on the street. Luo Zhi turned his head away and tried to calm himself. It took a lot of effort for him to clear a gap in the roadblock that was in the way, and Liu Xuejuan drove the car over without a sound. Luo Zhi saw the frightened light in her eyes from the side.

After going around for an unknown number of circles, the car finally drove near the central gate in the north of the city. Liu Xuejuan stopped the car and began to sobbed quietly. Luo Zhi didn't know what to say, and he was very sad in his heart.

Luo Zhi is an orphan who was found in front of a dilapidated house in his hometown when he was a child and sent to an orphanage. The orphanage is not as good as it is often said in the news, and the children are a bit dull and distressed due to their unfortunate childhood experiences. The staff are ordinary citizens with modest salaries, and they don't have so much enthusiasm for these unknown children. Luo Zhi left there at the age of fifteen, with a junior high school diploma, and with the physical strength of a child beaten, he begged for a living in cities in the south. When he was nineteen years old, Luo Zhi was favored by a teacher when he was working in a university cafeteria, studied with him for a year, and then went to a private junior college to register. After reading books in this way, Luo Zhi worked very hard and had a wide range of interests. His childhood curiosity soon grew, and almost all of the courses aroused his great interest. Although he had to work part-time to complete his studies, after graduating from that junior college, he was already much more capable than many people who had to work hard to get a doctorate. He is very sober and knows that the world does not give him many opportunities for people like him who have no background and no education. But at the same time, he is also sure that with his full study and hard work, he will definitely get ahead one day. All it takes is patience and looking for opportunities.

Until noon today, he was still working as a clerk in a company that mainly engaged in heat conduction equipment. The treatment was not satisfactory, but he was patient. It was his first job with a contract in black and white, and it was worth cherishing no matter what. This company's rest system is very special, and due to the relationship between the customer and the billing period, the weekly rest day is not necessarily. On days off, Luo Zhi always came to the library in the city center. It has one of the largest libraries in China. In the library that could not be seen at a glance, Luo Zhi seemed to feel a little more relaxed even breathing.

Among the people he knew, only the grandfather in the orphanage and the teacher who led him to the road of studying, Mr. Li, were the only ones he never forgot. In addition to repaying the favor, these two very important people in his life actually played the role of grandfather and father. He knows this himself. Grandpa had passed away the year before last, and Luo Zhi was in school at the time, and no one informed him. It wasn't until one day when he called his grandfather that he learned the bad news. He was very sad, but his grandfather was nearly eighty years old, and I heard that he walked very peacefully, and Luo Zhi's psychology was a little settled.

Now, what about Mr. Li?

Luo Zhi didn't call Mr. Li, and he felt very painful about it. Luo Zhi understands that with Mr. Li's fatherly affection for him, if he can still get in touch, he will definitely contact him. Now, there is no news from Mr. Li, that is......

Luo Zhi gritted his teeth. You can't think about that. Teacher Li, colleagues, and students...... There are also people who should be flowing in front of them, and they don't know where they have gone. But I'm still there, and I have to figure it out, and if possible, try my best to get that familiar world back.

Liu Xuejuan's sobbing was silent, and Luo Zhi knew that it wouldn't be long before she would have a hysterical outlet.

But I can't, I'm a man.

"Let's go, go to your house." Luo Zhi said calmly, as if the disappearance of human beings and the radical difference of the world a few hours ago did not affect him.

Liu Xuejuan did not move. Luo Zhi can see that she is a typical young Chinese woman, with a strong core in the depths of her weak heart, and factors such as family affection, memories, and survival will stimulate a different psychological quality from usual. Luo Zhi decided to wait for her to recover before leaving, which shouldn't take long.

There's a lot to think about.

Suddenly, Luo Zhi thought of one thing: there were sparrows in the sky. It's a simple thing to do, and in normal times, it doesn't go unnoticed by anyone. It's just that just now he was so shocked by the sight in front of him that he ignored a lot of things. Now, one thing is certain: it's not all animals that have disappeared. This is important. The plant kingdom does not seem to have been affected in any way, and now, there are representatives of the animal kingdom to declare: we still exist.

Luo Zhi felt a burst of sadness, could it be that human beings, as the masters of all things, were the only species that suffered heavy losses in this inexplicable catastrophe?

In the distance, a small black shadow passed quickly. Luo Zhi didn't have time to see what it was, and he didn't have time to taste the sadness in his heart. What is it? Luo Zhi saw that the black dot gradually became a little bigger, and hurriedly took out his mobile phone to turn on the camera function, Nokia's "pure scene" camera technology magnification function is very powerful, and the objects in the lens can be magnified several times with almost no error. In the shot is a fawn. Near the train station in this big city, there is a fawn running down the street.

Luo Zhi's heart was a little more stable, deer, sparrow, himself and Liu Xuejuan, at least three animals did not disappear completely. It's close to the Red Hill Zoo, and the fawns must have escaped from there. The keepers suddenly disappeared in the course of their work, no matter how they disappeared, perhaps like the people in the basement exhibition hall of the library, and disappeared in a few tens of seconds, and then the fawns ran out, running through the reinforced concrete jungle, and perhaps tasting the bushes that filled the streets along the way......

Luo Zhi came back to his senses, and Liu Xuejuan raised his head and glanced at him.

"There's a fawn up ahead."

"What?"

"There, a fawn, let's not bump into it. Let's go, how far is your home? ”

"It's almost ......."

Liu Xuejuan's tears flowed again, she didn't wipe her tears, and started the car directly.

About a kilometer or so, the car walked around the bend for nearly half an hour.

"Here we are." Liu Xuejuan frowned and walked out of the car.

A slightly old residential area, and there are a few small birds jumping on the ground to pick up food at the entrance of the community. At this time, there was a chirping of cicadas from the trees on both sides. Fourth. Luo Zhi counted in his heart. Liu Xuejuan ran up, and Luo Zhi followed closely behind, staring at both sides expectantly.

Vigilance cannot be relaxed.

In a house on the second floor, Liu Xuejuan searched everywhere, behind the door, under the bed, on the back of the sofa, and even in the washing machine and refrigerator. Luo Zhi had been prepared, and seemed to know that there would be no one in the room, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Reason is the most important, but people are human beings after all, could it be Liu Xuejuan's family, is it Teacher Li......

Liu Xuejuan finally cried bitterly, and the whole person collapsed on the floor. Luo Zhi walked over lightly and pulled her half-pulled and half-lifted onto the sofa. He himself wanted to sit on the floor and cry bitterly, but he went to the window and looked around him. Nothing, still those trees, birds, parked cars, electric cars.

Luo Zhi closed the door, sat on a chair, and pondered.

This is a "man-made" disaster. It's almost certain. No force of nature would suddenly take almost all of them away, leaving behind trees, flowers, buildings, and at least three animals. Wait, those birds, deer, and cicadas, will they be the only ones left? No, the sparrows in the sky are a flock, of course there is only one fawn, but there are not many deer in the zoo, and not every one of them will run out, and as for the cicadas, the chirping just now is not made by one of them.

So.

Luo Zhi went to Liu Xuejuan's bookcase, picked up a pen and paper, and wrote:

1. So far, only humans have almost completely disappeared within the scope of exploration;

2. Cars, traffic lights, LED displays, stereos, computers, escalators, and automatic doors are not broken, which proves that electricity and gasoline energy can still be used at least temporarily;

Luo Zhi stood up and turned on the light in the living room, which could be used.

Go on.

3. Mobile phones can also be used, the communication network is not broken, and at least just now, the movies on the network in the library can still be played, and the network is still there;

4. If the reason for the above situation is that the power, network, and communication systems can operate for a period of time under the condition of unmanned operation, then it must not be for a long time;

And then what? Luo Zhi frowned tightly and tapped his head.

He stood up suddenly. Need to find a safe place. didn't have time to think about it carefully, Luo Zhi could also think of several dangers.

The power grid due to the disappearance of a large number of human beings, the load will drop rapidly, of course, because people disappear suddenly, many loads are in continuous use, but industrial enterprises, transportation facilities that need to use electricity, household electricity at night, etc., will decline, which will soon lead to the load is too low, and the dispatchers of the power grid should be gone, the unit of the power plant can only be controlled by the automatic voltage regulation device, electronic overspeed protection and automatic emergency shutdown protection device, and the load is too low to make the unit shut down. Judging from the situation just described by Liu Xuejuan, the disappearance of human beings occurred a few minutes before 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and it has been more than three hours now, and the power will be cut off at any time.

Industrial enterprises, especially steel and chemical enterprises, have multiple preparations for power outages, but how long can their own generators last? Moreover, no one is on site to control, even the most advanced unmanned production workshops, accidents will happen sooner or later, and once the power is interrupted, the accident is imminent.

It's getting dark, and if there is no electricity, lighting and safety are problems. What does the dark and confused night mean to Liu Xuejuan?

Dangerous. Luo Zhi made a quick decision. It is necessary to go to a place far from the industrial area, there must be lighting, there must be a fire, there is no electricity, and the gas will disappear at any time. Have food and drinking water. Have self-defense tools.

"Let's go." Luo Zhi pulled up the paralyzed Liu Xuejuan. At this moment, Luo Zhi felt deeply dependent on this woman, or something else. It's not a feeling between a man and a woman, it's not a dependence on a mother, it's nothing. It's just that now there is only this kind of person left around, in addition to protecting her, she must also protect her, she is the only companion in this world who seems to be her only companion at the moment.

The feeling of danger quickly took over Luo Zhi's brain. Since discovering that the situation was wrong more than three hours ago, Luo Zhi has always been more shocked than in a sense of crisis. Anyone can do that. But now, he took into account the danger of substance. There would be explosions, fires, air and water pollution, and neither of them would have the capacity to deal with them. Moreover, there is no indication that what happened to other people will not happen to them at some point in the future.

Luo Zhi found a flashlight in the closet and went to the kitchen to get a boning knife. He has fire in him, and that's it. Pulling Liu Xuejuan, Luo Zhi ran towards the car with all his might. This time he decided to drive by himself, and put Liu Xuejuan in the passenger seat. Go to the east of the city, where he lived for four years, he is very familiar with it, there is no industry in the nearly 100 square kilometers of the area, there are many universities, and there are plenty of supplies on the shelves of supermarkets. There is also fuel, Luo Zhi knows that there are several gas stations along the way, and they also need to get a gasoline stove, which is very easy to do.

As soon as I drove out of the community, there was an explosion not far away, which came from a residential building. Luo Zhi was startled, and Liu Xuejuan also straightened up from her seat. Luo Zhi quickly deduced that the cooking utensils on the gas stove melted and blocked the pores, and the inadequately burned natural gas overflowed to an explosive concentration. In any case, the cut-off valves upstream and downstream of the pipeline will definitely be closed, which is automatically controlled, and soon, the gas supply will be stopped throughout the city. He didn't know much about the structure of the gas supply, but it was also a potential hazard. There are so many dangers that the security of city life is gone. Luo Zhi quickly drove the car to the north of the city, and then turned to the east, tunnels and overpasses must be avoided at this time, and this path is easier to walk.

Less than a kilometer, Luo Zhi saw a Sinopec gas station. Cars lined up and parked in the refueling area, and almost every fuel gun was stuck in a car. He quickly walked to the pit and found two large oil drums, filled with gasoline. It should not be overfilled, and the oil needs to leave a safe space for the expansion with temperature. Luo Zhi struggled to put the oil drum in the trunk and fixed it with a rope. Hurry up, it's not safe here.

Liu Xuejuan looked at Luo Zhi in a daze and didn't say a word. The car drove towards the road leading to the university town of Seongdong.

The cry of a beast made Liu Xuejuan nervous, and Luo Zhi listened carefully, the cry was very loud over the uninhabited street. It's the roar of the tiger. A large number of sparrows and dotted white doves soared into the sky. Hongshan Zoo is on the south side of the road, and the Siberian tiger inside may have escaped from its cage, Luo Zhi sped up. Wild beasts are also one of the dangers, and if you can find a gun somewhere, you will be much safer. Animals are also one of the sources of food. Food in supermarkets and wet markets spoils quickly. Luo Zhi was a little surprised that he could think of this, it seemed that it was a bit long-term, and he didn't know what would happen tonight. So far, everything has been aimed at survival, but it is not yet known what danger will be encountered every minute in the future.

Since it is a highway leading to the suburbs, there is no congestion on the non-motorized lanes on both sides, so Luo Zhi easily drove the car to the rented community. The railing at the door blocked the car, and Luo Zhi directly hit the bar to enter. The car must be parked at the nearest place.

Liu Xuejuan seemed to understand why they came here, so she didn't speak, and followed Luo Zhi to the entrance hall. Suddenly, the sky suddenly lit up, and Liu Xuejuan turned her head in horror and looked in the northwest direction, where flashes of light were constantly appearing. Luo Zhi didn't react much, glanced at his watch, and then looked at the sky blankly. After about a minute, several dull explosions reached the ears of the two men.

The sound of explosions continued to be heard, and after about a few more minutes, the sound gradually fell silent.

That's it. Luo Zhi thought to himself. One minute, northwest, about 20 kilometers, there are all chemical factories and steel plants. There should be a power outage there, the water seal system of the blast furnace of the steel plant is not well supplied with water, the gas is overflowing, the open flame immediately triggers an explosion, the explosion is in a positive feedback state, the more explosions occur, the more explosions will occur, until the fuel is exhausted. Luo Zhi thought of these on the way back. Under normal circumstances, the alarm system will remind the engineer to carry out the blocking operation, and the automatic protection device will intervene in time. But there is no one, there is no electricity, everything is impossible, and an explosion is a matter of time. As for chemical plants, there is more possibility of explosions and subsequent pollution, but it is not known if any chemical company was among them in the accident just now. It's summer now, the wind direction is southeast, there should be no problem for a while, if it is at Liu Xuejuan's house, it is difficult to say, the glass shatters, heat waves and polluted air follow......

Luo Zhi turned around and walked into the building. Along the way, he had considered whether he would go further afield, such as Qixia Temple in the east, or even near Baohua Mountain. But no. First, Qixia Temple is close to the river, and the oil and gas ships in the river are difficult to say stable, while Baohua Mountain is sparsely populated, and it is difficult to find a place to live; Second, the more familiar the place, the more confident you are to control the situation.

On the sixth floor, Luo Zhi opened the door of the rented apartment and turned sideways to let Liu Xuejuan in. Liu Xuejuan looked up at Luo Zhi, and the complicated look in her eyes Luo Zhi had never seen before.

yes, I didn't even think of it myself.

"Let's go in, I'll get something to eat." Luo Zhi said simply. Liu Xuejuan still didn't speak, and seemed to be used to obeying Luo Zhi's arrangement. Luo Zhi took out simple food from the refrigerator, and he found that the refrigerator still had electricity, and it seemed that the backup generator in the community had started. He didn't test whether the gas was still working, it didn't make sense, it would soon be gone.

Despite the fact that neither had the desire to eat, both realized that it was important to maintain their strength right now. Silently, they ate the cold food on the table. It was getting darker, and I couldn't see much inside the house. Luo Zhina couldn't decide whether to turn on the light in the living room. He knew that if the lights were turned on, it could become a beacon for the city, and what would happen was unpredictable. But even he was not willing to spend tonight in complete darkness, at least not tonight. In the future, of course, it will be difficult to have a continuous light source, but tonight, he has never been more eager for light. Just now, on the way back, he had thought about taking a detour to the public security bureau or the army to find a gun, so that he would have a more secure tool for self-defense, but he didn't want to go there immediately, he didn't want to go back to his residence until it was completely dark. If the danger comes from the power that has taken almost everyone away, there is no weapon to defend oneself. If they were just beasts, they wouldn't be able to enter here at all. A boning knife is enough for real self-defense. Luo Zhi decided not to think about weapons, nor to be afraid of lights. He stood up and turned on the light in the living room. Liu Xuejuan was shocked:

"There's still electricity here?"

"It should be the generator of the community."

Luo Zhi heard that Liu Xuejuan's voice was already a little hoarse when he hadn't spoken for a long time, and tried his best to answer in a gentle tone. At the same time, he thought that Liu Xuejuan also understood that the disappearance of people would bring about the interruption of electricity, and it seemed that she had not completely lost her mind. He felt a pang of relief. Having someone in their sanity by your side is extremely important at this time. At this time, Liu Xuejuan suddenly shouted again:

"Over there!"

Luo Zhi followed her gaze, and in an instant, a layer of goosebumps appeared on his body. There are lights upstairs in the distance! The light was far away, very small, and when he first entered the room, Luo Zhi didn't notice it. There are people there! Luo Zhi didn't know what he was thinking in a few seconds, excitement or fear, shock or longing. But he recovered immediately. If there are people there, they will definitely be able to see the lights here. Whoever it is, it must be equally eager to see its kind at this time. What to do?

Go downstairs and find someone there? It's pitch black outside, the street lights are not lit up, the public power supply must have been interrupted, how can safety be guaranteed at such a long distance?

Yes, signaling. Luo Zhi stared at the lights in the distance, turned off the lights in the living room, turned on the fluorescent lights on the balcony, turned them off again, and repeated several times.

The clock in the room was ticking, five, ten, and there was no response. It's okay, keep signaling. Luo Zhi repeatedly turned on and off the fluorescent lights, and the lights flashed on Liu Xuejuan's pale face.

Ten minutes, no response.

Luo Zhi took a sharp breath, returned to the living room, and turned on the light.

"No need to try, it should have been opened during the day, or it didn't close after opening it last night."

Liu Xuejuan snorted in pain. Luo Zhi looked up at her, she didn't cry, her look of fear faded a lot, and her pale face showed traces of anxiety and disappointment. Luo Zhi wanted to comfort her, but couldn't find the right words for a while. After a while, he got up and looked at the balcony and the windows. Downstairs is the metro station. When the subway arrives in the university town, it has passed out of the underground, taken the viaduct, and turned into a light rail mode, but the name is still called Xianlin Center Station of Metro Line 2. On the north side of the station are the international school, the food court, and McDonald's, all of which are standing quietly there. With a little light from the northwest, Luo Zhi could vaguely see the outlines of these buildings. I don't know where the chirping of a frog came from. The sixth non-human animal. Luo Zhi kept counting in his heart. There was no one outside the window, no running beasts.

Luo Zhi turned around and said softly to Liu Xuejuan: "You should rest for a while, and say everything tomorrow." Liu Xuejuan nodded, her movements a little mechanical. Luo Zhi led her to the bedroom:

"You sleep here, I'm in the living room outside."

"You...... Don't go. Liu Xuejuan said slowly, her voice was very soft. Luo Zhi understood her feelings, and he himself didn't want Liu Xuejuan to get out of sight. He nodded, took out a new set of bedding, placed it on the bedroom floor, and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, Luo Zhi suddenly had a new fear. When standing, the line of sight is high, and the floor-to-ceiling windows and patio doors are under the eyes, but when you sit down, the view is blocked by the bed and wardrobe, as if many controllable situations have been lost at once. Luo Zhi stood up and thought for a long time, and he suddenly understood. It's a fear of being isolated. Surrounded by hundreds of buildings, he and Liu Xuejuan were alone, and farther away, they had just come from there, dozens of kilometers, or, maybe I don't know how many kilometers, there were only the two of them. The lights were on inside the house, and it was pitch black outside, which made Luo Zhi feel an inexplicable chill. You can't see the outside by yourself, but if there is an observer outside, you will definitely be able to see yourself clearly. This illusion of an outside observer and the feeling of being completely exposed frightened him.

Luo Zhi thought about it in his heart: turn off the lights, he doesn't want to, and Liu Xuejuan must be more afraid; Just turn on the wall lights, and turn off all the dim lights. But is it possible to stand like this all night? Liu Xuejuan curled up in the corner of the bed and looked at him pitifully. Luo Zhi sighed and walked over to hug her. Liu Xuejuan responded vigorously, hugged Luo Zhi tightly, and cried softly. It's strange to say, at this time, Luo Zhi felt the most relaxed mood in a few hours, it seemed that everything could be ignored for now, and he just needed to rest his nerves that were so tense that they were about to explode.

But this night, the two people who hugged each other almost didn't fall asleep. The terrible cry of a wild cat can make them tremble. Luo Zhi couldn't care about counting the types of animals anymore. He felt very thirsty, took Liu Xuejuan's hand, he walked to the water dispenser, and before he drank water, he felt distension and pain in his lower abdomen, and he had the urge to urinate. He gently broke away from Liu Xuejuan's hand, signaled that she was okay, and walked to the bathroom. Liu Xuejuan followed him closely, but still stayed outside the bathroom. After urinating, Luo Zhi habitually flushed it with water, and the water in the toilet flowed out, but there was no sound of re-filling the water. Running water was also cut off.

The two of them returned to the bedroom, and the silence around them was terrifying. Usually, it would be quiet here until late at night, but today Luo Zhi hated and feared quietness. Naturally, the two hugged each other again, each pondering.