Chapter 38: Collection Calls. (Second Update!) Ask for a subscription! )
After a brief exchange of words, Zhou Zhen and Tao Nange quickly left the amusement park.
Walking out of the dusty, rust-stained turnstiles, the square outside was full of bloodstains at the moment.
Although it had dried up and had fallen a lot of garbage, the fountain pool, which was basically intact, had 2/3 of its parts forcibly cracked by brute force, and the concrete slag was full of black-brown traces, and there were a few broken bones, scattered horizontally and vertically.
There was no more blood in the air, only a long wind blowing from all directions, bringing up bursts of smoke and dust, and the gray sky was low, and the eyes were barren and hazel, and it looked particularly desolate.
The vehicles that had been following the convoy on the way to the amusement park were parked in a haphazard manner on the field outside the square.
None of these cars could be found intact, all of which had been brute-forcedly beaten and crushed into shriveled cans of various shapes, forcibly squeezed into irregular lumps of steel.
Near this huge piece of iron, there are also tires and other accessories that have been squeezed out.
Many of the "cans" still have some human body fragments or limbs hanging, I don't know if it is due to the unique environment of high-risk cities, these flesh and blood have dried up, blood stains have also dried up, and there are no mosquitoes attracted around, as if the tragedy has been happening for a long time.
Destroyed cars, cracked ground, ruined fountain pools...... The devastation depicts an infected person passing by the area, wreaking havoc and then walking away.
At the entrance of the abandoned shop, a nebula-like "streamer" escapes from a certain off-road vehicle and circles a small area.
All traces of destruction around it stop outside of this range.
The force field device continues to operate, and the vehicles under the protection of the force field are all intact.
The two of them walked into the force field, and a crimson ray immediately swept over, and the moment it touched their bodies, the gravity suddenly increased and disappeared without a trace.
Step, step, step......
Zhou Zhen and Tao Nange walked non-stop, passing through the modified vehicles and coming to the armored off-road vehicles at the back of the convoy.
Looking at the broken front windshield of this originally very good off-road vehicle, as well as the repair marks on the roof, Zhou Zhen suddenly said: "Let's change to a better car?" ”
Tao Nange nodded immediately, this "Foday Amusement Park" incident, only she and Zhou Zhen survived, and now all the vehicles here, as well as the materials on the cars, are all theirs!
It's just that there are only two of them now, and they can't drive all the cars here.
Tao Nange suddenly said: "I'll go to choose a car, you pack up the supplies." ”
With that, she immediately walked towards a car next to her.
Zhou Zhen did not hesitate, quickly opened the door of the off-road vehicle, and quickly packed up the materials on the car.
Soon, he put all the ammunition, as well as a considerable part of the firearm parts, into his phone photos.
The remaining items that are not included in the [2D Space] are either too large to pass through the mobile phone screen, or some food that needs to be eaten, so for safety reasons, they can only be transported normally......
At this time, Tao Nange's voice came from not far away: "Zhou Zhen, just this car, it has been inspected, there has been no movement in the car, there is enough space, and the modification is also very professional." ”
Zhou Zhen looked up and saw Tao Nange sitting in a black armored off-road vehicle, lowering the window and nodding to himself.
The black armored SUV was very similar in appearance to their original SUV, and the internal center console was almost identical.
The difference is that above the armrest box of the black armored off-road vehicle, several shield-shaped metal blocks are surrounded by a pale white halo of heavy loads, as if it is a chaotic eyeball, around it, dragging out a nebula-like "streamer" and spreading around.
It's an open miniature force field device, this is Nie Lang's car!
Tao Nange groped around this "eyeball" for a while, and quickly closed the force field.
Zhou Zhen went back and forth a few times, and it didn't take long to move all the materials in the original car into the new car.
Glancing at the other intact vehicles around him, he was about to take a look at those cars again, Tao Nange sat in the co-pilot of the black armored off-road vehicle, and said, "It's almost, go immediately!" ”
Hearing this, Zhou Zhen didn't ask much, immediately got into the main driver, started the car, and quickly left the "Foday Amusement Park".
The car had just driven out not far away, and he suddenly found that Tao Nange's complexion was a little wrong, the jaw that was not covered by the other party's visual sensor was a little pale, and the originally red lips were all bloodless, and the whole person was completely lying on the co-pilot, as if he had no strength to sit, and completely relied on the chair and the back of the chair to support his own weight, and he had not said a word.
Zhou Zhen suddenly realized that something was wrong, and quickly observed Tao Nange's situation.
There are obvious scratches on the opponent's ghost suit, and there are also traces of damage on the mecha-like attachments at the joints, and most importantly, there is a scratch of about 3cm on the back of Tao Nange's left hand.
This wound, when it was just in the "Foday Amusement Park", was just a scabbed scratch, and now the bloody scab on the scratch has become a dense number, slowly squirming like a living thing.
Zhou Zhen's complexion changed slightly, this is a wound similar to Nie Lang at the beginning!
Tao Nange's injury is the infection of the "Digital Forest"!
Thinking of this, he put the brakes on his foot and stopped the off-road vehicle.
Zhou Zhen grabbed Tao Nange's left hand and immediately asked, "Which project did you suffer from this injury in the amusement park?" ”
Tao Nange said calmly: "Ferris wheel." ”
"It's a minor injury, and it doesn't threaten me for the time being."
"I'm weak now because I consumed too much 'digital energy' just now."
"You keep driving, get out of here first!"
"Among the people who entered the 'Foday Amusement Park' just now, there are members of the 'Twelve Sages', and they died in the 'Digital Forest'."
"When it comes to the 'Digital Rain', it is certain that the 'Twelve Sages' will send high-ranking compatibles over."
"We don't need to take any risks now!"
High Position Compatible......
Zhou Zhen nodded, did not hesitate, immediately started the car again, the throttle continued to accelerate, and quickly left this suburb.
The off-road vehicle jolted through the field, kicking up billowing smoke.
After a while, looking at the barren and cold horizon in the rearview mirror, there was no trace of "Foday Amusement Park" at all, and then he asked: "'The Twelve Sages', there are high-ranking compatible people coming, so should we call the top too?" ”
Tao Nange shook his head and asked briefly, "'Digital Rain', has it been absorbed by Ling?" ”
Zhou Zhen replied while driving: "That's right. ”
Tao Nange quickly said: "Then don't report to the above for the time being." ”
"The focus of official research is now on 'digital weapons', 'digital equipment', and 'digital potions'......"
"Even the 'digital' study of plants and animals has very strict regulations."
"As for experiments related to the human body, it is absolutely prohibited."
"In this regard, no matter what the special circumstances, there is no room for maneuver!"
"The use of the body to fuse 'digital rain' is also a kind of human experiment."
"This is because the example of the previous ghost 009 was specially added."
"If we report to the official now, the high-level compatible person sent by the official should directly arrest you and carry out the 'Digital Rain' stripping operation, and then use the stripped 'Digital Rain' to carry out equipment, weapons, and potions...... experimental studies. ”
"The 'equation' of the human body is too complex, and there are too many uncertainties."
"In the past, many cities fell because of human experiments."
"In contrast, the research of weapons and equipment is much more stable and easy to mass-produce."
Zhou Zhen was stunned for a moment, and before he could reply, he listened to Tao Nange continue, "However, this 'digital rain' was obtained by you alone, if you are willing to take the initiative to hand it in, then you can call the above now." ”
"Otherwise, wait 24 hours."
"After 24 hours, with the current technology, there is no way to strip off the 'digital rain'."
Zhou Zhen suddenly fell silent, and after a long while, he coughed dryly and said, "Then we ...... Just wait 24 hours? ”
Tao Nange nodded and said, "I'm a little tired, I want to sleep first." ”
With that, she flattened the back of her chair and lay down completely.
Zhou Zhen calmed down and continued to drive.
In the vast field, the off-road vehicle drove alone.
The gray-black ground was potholed, and the vehicle was jolting forward.
In the distance, a murky fog drifted, occasionally revealing a barbed wire fence covered with rust-colored plants, and in the depths of the fog, a thick and majestic figure stood silently, outlining the edge of the city like a mountain, which was the high wall of separation.
Turning his gaze in the other direction, the remnants of the skyline are jagged, and the broken steel bars are exposed in the concrete, quietly telling the prosperity of the past.
The sprawling abandoned city is like a giant beast covered in dust, crawling silently in the dark background.
After Zhou Zhen drove in the wilderness for a while, some small ponds and bushes began to appear around him, the water in the pond was dark red, without the pungent smell of chemicals, but it was also full of strange feelings that people subconsciously wanted to stay away.
The bushes are very dull in color, with a rough texture that looks like metal, and the foliage is sparse.
The world is vast, but there is not much life.
Jingle Bell ......
At this time, the mobile phone rang suddenly.
He held the steering wheel with one hand, took out his mobile phone and glanced at it, the caller ID was an unfamiliar number, and he was worried about disturbing Tao Nange, who was sleeping next to him, so he immediately connected the phone.
"Hey, who's that?" Zhou Zhen deliberately lowered his voice and asked.
A middle-aged man's voice that he had never heard before immediately came from the other end of the phone: "Is it Mr. Zhou Zhenzhou?" ”
Zhou Zhen said "um" and said, "It's me, who are you?" ”
The other party immediately asked, "Mr. Zhou, where are you now?" Please give me a specific location! ”
Zhou Zhen frowned, this call is a bit strange.
He asked the other party about his identity twice, and the other party seemed to be deliberately unwilling to say!
Thinking of this, Zhou Zhen said bluntly: "If you don't say who you are, I'll hang up directly!" ”
may be afraid that Zhou Zhen will really cut off the call, and the voice on the other end of the phone finally said: "I am Zhang Gang, the business manager of the 'Good Righteousness' online loan APP, and you have borrowed 8,550 yuan in our 'Good Righteousness' online loan APP." ”
"This money is now overdue!"
"If you don't repay the money, I'm going to visit you in person and discuss a repayment plan with you in person!"
"Good righteousness" online loans?
This......
It was Chu Jingyan who bought the telescope and borrowed it for him!
Zhou Zhen's face darkened, he is now in a high-risk city, and he has a lot of materials in hand, but how can he have any money to repay the loan?
After thinking about it, Zhou Zhen had to say with some embarrassment: "This, I have only borrowed this online loan for a few days, or next month." ”
"Next month, I will definitely repay the loan on time!"
Business manager Zhang Gang suddenly became very dissatisfied: "How many days? ”
"Mr. Zhou Zhen, you registered our APP in the early morning of July 10 to borrow money."
"It's September 15th!"
"You haven't paid back a penny for two months, and you still can't get through on the phone!"
"If you have a kind, just say where you are now, and see if I come to you!"
September 15th?!
Zhou Zhen frowned, he remembered that today should be July 15th!
On July 10, he attended Zhou Jianqiang's memorial service, and received a case from Binhai Central Hospital on duty at night.
The next day, he wakes up at the Ghost Group's base in Marina City and is assigned to a high-risk city.
On July 12th, he entered Tongfu City under the escort of 056 and other ghost team members, and was beaten with a [digital tranquilizer] by Tao Nange.
On July 13th, he slept for a long time due to the effect of the [Digital Tranquilizer].
On July 14th, he joined Nie Lang's team and entered the "Foday Amusement Park......
The concept of time in "Foday Amusement Park" is very vague, and he followed the "digital rain" and played all the projects in less than a day......
No matter how this is calculated, it's July 15th now!
Unless...... The speed of time in the amusement park is inconsistent with the outside world!
Thinking of this, Zhou Zhen frowned, his current thinking was far less flexible than when he was in the amusement park, and after thinking about it seriously for a while, he suddenly remembered that Nie Lang said before entering the "Foday Amusement Park" that the first time the other party entered the amusement park was a few months ago.
And Nie Lang is actually a carrier, and the wound on his body is also related to the "digital rain".
Under normal circumstances, the other party simply can't drag on for a few months......
"Hey! Feed! Hey......"
"Speak!"
"*** you M! ****!! ******! ”
"If you don't pay back, I'll kill you!"
The angry roar kept coming from the earpiece, which quickly brought Zhou Zhen back to his senses.
He nodded slightly, and said very calmly: "I am in Tongfu City now, you can come to me at any time to get money." ”
"I'll pay it back!"
"Moreover, there will be no less interest!"
"Goodbye!"
Saying that, Zhou Zhen hung up the phone directly and pulled this number into the blacklist.
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Volume I, Chapter 72, Minor Changes.
Volume 1, Chapter 100, about the plot of Xie Qiongning's phone call, minor changes.
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