Chapter 272: Reunion and Separation
N City, west of the city, Baizhang Road ramp.
A husky about the size of an adult stallion stood vigilantly on the side of the road, turning its head the size of a rice tank from time to time, observing its surroundings back and forth.
Beside the giant dog, there stood two couples over half a hundred years old, who were anxiously looking into the distance at this time, as if they were expecting something to appear on the deserted road.
The brick-red pickup truck had been turned off several times by the two, and finally had to stay where it was because the people who were waiting had not yet arrived.
"Husband, what time is it?"
The woman asked, glancing at the sun.
She couldn't remember the first time she had asked her husband for the time, but she knew that every time she heard an answer, her heart would clench.
"It's 3:45......"
The plainly dressed man replied, not taking his eyes off the distant intersection for a moment.
"It's already three forty-five...... What should I do, why hasn't my son come back yet...... Will it be, will it ......?"
The woman seemed to have thought of something extremely terrible, and her originally calm words immediately choked up, and tears were about to overflow in her red eyes.
"No, it won't! Let's wait, maybe our son has already rushed to us with Ah Si, wait! ”
The man's teeth clenched, the muscles on his face throbbed slightly from too much force, and he lost count of the number of times he had seen it, and every time he looked at it, he regretted his decision in his heart.
You shouldn't let your son go on the adventure alone!
"What if...... If only ......"
The woman choked up, and the words seemed to be stuck in her throat, unable to spit out, and unable to swallow.
She didn't dare to say what was possible in her heart, or even to think about it.
"No, it won't...... My son will be fine, don't talk nonsense! Don't think about it......"
Man, your face has become more and more ugly, and the light of the sun on the horizon has begun to become less intense, which is the prelude to the coming of night, the death knell of disaster.
"Three points...... The son said before three o'clock, hehe, this kid must not have estimated the time, with his character of Ma Daha, he must not have calculated the time of the round trip, let's wait, wait, maybe wait for five minutes, and the son will come......"
The man's voice was loud, as if to corroborate his claims.
But this approach didn't seem to do much, and the worry in the words was revealed in a trembling voice.
Despite the man's efforts to restrain himself, it was as if he was suppressing the possibility that he least wanted to see.
The two couples who were waiting in place were Zhang Ning's father and mother.
And the husky the size of an adult stallion is the giant dog mountain cannon.
After Zhang Ning set off for Tu Zhiying's house, the two of them and a dog have been waiting in place.
I don't know if it's because of the existence of mutant dogs, or if there are very few zombies at the Baizhang intersection, and none of the zombies approached here during the waiting period.
Despite this, there was still not much relaxation on the faces of Zhang's father and mother, because the agreed time had already arrived, but Zhang Ning's return was not seen at the intersection.
Just when the two of them were anxious, the giant dog, which had been silent, suddenly pricked up its ears, sniffed into the distance, and barked in a low voice.
"Mountain artillery? Why did the mountain cannon suddenly bark? ”
Zhang's mother, Tu Yunxiao, immediately noticed the change in the mountain artillery, and the expression on her face first froze, and then a trace of doubt appeared.
"Could it be that there are zombies around, I'll take a look, you go back to the car first."
Father Zhang also noticed the abnormality of the giant dog, frowned, and looked around vigilantly.
But everything around is normal, not even a single mouse can be seen, let alone a zombie.
"Strange, there are no zombies, what are you called......
Touching the neck of the giant dog with one hand, the thick dog hair made Zhang's father feel a little more stable in his heart, and his eyes looked over the dog's head in front of him and looked into the distance.
Beyond the barrier of abandoned vehicles, there seemed to be no silence at the intersection in the distance, and there was a low hum in the air, as if it were an auditory hallucination.
"Like, what's the sound......"
Zhang's mother Tu Yunxiao's ears were more sensitive, and she was the first to notice the changes around her.
"That's really ...... for you to say that. Well? It's the sound of the engine! ”
Father Zhang's mouth echoed, and when he listened attentively, the look on his face turned from doubt to shock, and finally a smile bloomed.
"It's the son! It's the sound of my son's motorcycle! This kid must have come back with Ah Si! ”
As he had put it, a low humming sound in the distance began to grow louder, and a small black dot popped out of the deserted road, growing larger over time, accompanied by the instantly recognizable roar of Ducati's engine.
"Quick, get in the car, start the car first!"
Although Zhang's father urged his wife in his mouth, his feet seemed to have roots, and he stood in place without moving.
The eyesight was exerted to the extreme by this middle-aged man, in order to be able to see the figure on the motorcycle clearly one second in advance.
However, as the distance between the motorcycle and the pickup truck gradually decreased, the smile on the man's face began to fade until it finally disappeared completely.
"Wang! Barking! ”
The forelimbs of the mountain cannon were prostrate on the ground, and his whole body was like a bow full of strength, grinning in the direction of the motorcycle.
Compared to Zhang's father and mother, the mutant beast mountain cannon has a more acute five senses, which is why it was the first to discover motorcycles.
When Zhang's father was still struggling to identify the figure on the motorcycle, the mountain cannon had already seen everything clearly.
However, what made it puzzled was that although there was no figure of its owner Zhang Ning in the car, the smell of Zhang Ning remained in the air.
Book of Hundred Leagues
"Mountain artillery, don't scream!"
Father Zhang stepped forward in two steps, calmed the mountain cannon, looked at the motorcycle parked in front of him, and took a deep breath.
He had already seen clearly that it was Tu Jia Si - Tu Zhiying who was driving the motorcycle.
On the back seat of the motorcycle, there is nothing else except for two backpacks, one large and one small.
"Ah Si! Ah Si, you're fine! ”
Zhang's mother, who had already started the pickup truck in advance, got out of the car at some point and gave Tu Zhiying a huge hug emotionally.
However, Tu Yunxiao obviously felt that the atmosphere under him seemed to be a little weird.
The joy of the sisters' reunion seemed to be covered by something, Tu Zhiying's face was numb like a living person, and even the body held in her arms was stiff like a corpse, except for dull breathing and heartbeat, she could no longer feel superfluous emotions.
"What about Zhang Ning......"
After repeatedly confirming that there was indeed no one in the back seat of the motorcycle, Zhang's father asked as if he had woken up from a big dream.
But Tu Zhiying, who was riding on a motorcycle, did not answer Zhang's father's inquiry, she was like a puppet whose soul had been drained by the demon, repeating meaningless words.
"Baizhang intersection...... Baizhang intersection ......"
The round eyes soon overflowed with tears, like beads with broken threads, dripping one after another
on motorcycles.
"What about Zhang Ning? What about my son! ”
The bad speculation in her heart was infinitely magnified in Tu Zhiying's crying, and Tu Yunxiao also realized that something was wrong at this time, put her hands on her sister's shoulders, and asked in the calmest tone possible.
"Ah Si, what about Zhang Ning? Where is he? Didn't come with you? ”
Zhang's mother did not ask if her son had met the other party, but directly asked about Zhang Ning's whereabouts.
Because Tu Zhiying's motorcycle was the Ducati that Zhang Ning rode before, the meeting between the two was inevitable.
But if they did, why didn't they return together?
"Rather He ......"
Hearing her sister's inquiry, Tu Zhiying reacted a little, and mechanically raised her tear-stained cheeks, her eyes full of sadness and despair.
"Say it quickly!"
Zhang's father has a relatively straight temperament, and seeing that his son is gone, his mood has become impatient at the moment.
"Ning Ning he's dead...... Killed by zombies......"
Every word in Tu Zhiying's mouth was like a sharp ice pick, piercing the hearts of Zhang's father and mother again and again.
When the worst premonition in the bottom of my heart comes true, what a major blow it must have been for both parents.
"What do you say?! Ah Si, don't talk nonsense! Think about it again, whether Zhang Ning is following you, whether he will come over soon! ”
Compared with the rational father Zhang, Zhang's mother Tu Yunxiao obviously didn't believe what her sister said, and shook her sister desperately, wanting to see a hint of joke on the other party's face.
But Tu Zhiying's face was as gray as she wanted to find it.
"No...... No...... Definitely not......"
Mother Zhang wanted to ask something more, but the sudden barking of the dog interrupted her words, and not long after she calmed down, the mountain cannon began to bark again, both in sound and frequency, far more than before.
And compared to the previous vigilance, this time the mountain cannon not only prostrate down, but even the dog hair on his body stood upside down, and when he looked closer, he could feel that the body of the giant dog was trembling slightly.
It's like when people are scared to a certain extent, they will involuntarily swing and tremble.
Sensing the strangeness of the mountain cannon, Zhang's father looked into the distance in the direction of the dog's head.
On the road where Tu Zhiying appeared, I don't know when it was already crowded with zombies, and they were rushing towards the direction of Baizhang Road intersection.
"Don't ask! Get in the car first! ”
"No, my son hasn't come yet! Wait for my son! ”
Zhang's mother said in a panic, her hands still clutching Tu Zhiying's clothes, and she didn't mean to let go.
"Let's go!"
Disturbed and the situation urgent, Zhang's father opened his mouth and shouted, grabbed the two women with both hands left and right, and forcibly dragged them towards the pickup truck.
Tu Zhiying is like a puppet with no autonomous consciousness, allowing Zhang's father to drag and not resist.
But Zhang's mother, Tu Yunxiao, struggled desperately, trying to stop Zhang's father's actions.
"My son hasn't come back yet! The son hasn't come back yet! I'm not going! I'm going to wait for him! ”
Seeing that he couldn't drag his wife, Zhang's father had to drag Tu Zhiying to the car first, and then turn back.
Looking at Zhang's mother who was sitting on the ground, Zhang's father's heart was not good.
What Tu Zhiying said just now, he heard it clearly, Zhang Ning was dead and killed by zombies.
The last thing I want to see the result is, but there is still a ......