(MTL) Natural Disaster Apocalypse

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Xu Ming's words and the sick people they saw made Qin Huai and Yu Zibai's hearts feel more than a little heavy. They thought that there would still be a little time, but they didn't expect the epidemic to come so fast. I dare not stay outside any longer.

Qin Huai glanced at Yu Zibai: "Go to the military headquarters and ask about exchanging food. If you can, you can exchange it. If you can't, don't look for it today." The supplies outside are not the most important thing to him, so there is no need to take risks. Even if it is possible, the consequences are irreversible. If he was alone, if Mu Nan didn't have space, he might fight for him and Nan Nan to survive, but it's not necessary now, if he really got sick, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Yu Zibai nodded silently, only feeling heavy in his heart. For the first time, he felt a feeling of confusion and fear about the future.

Qin Huai said: "If you still want to go to a place where there are few people, I won't stop you. If nothing else, I will guard your house for you." Yu Zibo and the others are different from him, he has If you have enough supplies, you can stay behind closed doors, but if others don't have enough food, they will starve to death if they stay behind closed doors. Maybe they will want to find as many edible things as possible before the outbreak. He won't just because he thinks it's dangerous Just go and stop others.

Yu Zibo said: "Go to the military headquarters first and ask."

The military headquarters is in the resettlement area, but it is in the upper encirclement area, and it is not in the same place as the civilian resettlement tents. Walking over and arriving soon, the military headquarters There are not many people here, most of them rushed to clear the corpses after dark, only a few stayed behind, Qin Huai quickly explained the purpose of coming, and showed them the photos of the pile of individually packaged snacks: " I don't know if I can exchange some rice noodles and water for things like this, and some daily necessities such as quilts and clothes, I don't know if I can exchange them, they are all new." Now

most of the things that people collect are hidden by themselves. No one really came to them for a change, and the people who stayed at the resettlement site didn't have a charter. Just seeing their captain not far away, the soldier asked them to wait, and then ran over to explain the situation.

Soon the captain came over and glanced at the two of them with a pair of sharp eyes. The plaster all over his body hadn't been cleaned for a long time. A look of vicissitudes and exhaustion makes one's heart sour inexplicably.

Taking the mobile phones of those two people, the captain zoomed in on the photo carefully. The so-called snacks are some dried meat and dried fruits. There is no way to be full if you are full. At most, it tastes like oil and salt. After thinking about it: " It can be exchanged, but the amount can't be too large, one catty of meat can be exchanged for five catties of rice, vegetarian food with oil and salt, and dried fruit, one catty of rice can be exchanged for three catties of rice. How many clothes do you have?" Qin Huai looked

at Xiang Yu Zibai, he didn't count the clothes that Jian Chu picked up in the chaos last time.

Yu Zibai said: "There are more than a hundred pieces."

The captain said: "Five pieces of clothes and a catty of rice, can you change it?" Yu Zibai

looked at Qin Huai, Qin Huai said: "Yes, what about the water?"

The captain said: "Water Not much, I raised my hand and glanced at my watch: "I'll wait for you at the cafeteria in an hour. Qin Huai nodded: "

Okay." "

The two turned back directly, and it would take some time to clean things up.

Hearing the movement at the door, Mu Nan quickly put away the pomegranates on the table and the lunch boxes that had been peeled off one by one, and just got up from the ground , saw Qin Huai open the door and come in, and saw that he came back not long after going down, couldn't help panicking: "What's wrong? What happened? you alone? What about Yu Zibo? "

Qin Huai said: "Nothing happened, don't worry, Yu Zibai went home, and I also came back to clean up some things. I went to Xu Ming's place today, and many people have already got malaria. The plague may not be far from breaking out, so we didn't I went to search for the ruins, but went to the military headquarters to ask about the food exchange. Didn't I ask you to dig out the things you don't like to eat? I'll bring them back later to exchange for some food. It looks like I have to do it, and I don't plan to go out after I get back. "

Mu Nan nodded, and had no objection to Qin Huai's arrangement. He also felt that the outside was very dangerous. Although he knew that it would be several days before the outbreak, it was always right to be careful. He was lucky in his previous life, and he was also collecting supplies outside during this time. If you don't get sick, you may not be able to have such luck in this life, so staying at home is the safest.

It's just that after dragging out a box of snacks, Mu Nan said: "Then Xu Ming won't come back? Isn't it very risky for him to be in the medical team?"

Qin Huai said: "Well, this is his decision."

Mu Nan thought about it Thinking: "Should we give him some masks?" He looked at Qin Huai hesitantly: "And the protective clothing?" The protective clothing

he bought at the beginning were all good ones, so one piece was not cheap At that time, the money in his hand had to be saved for food, so he didn't buy much. After Qin Huai came back, he had money, and the protective clothing had been sold to sky-high prices. He had enough space for two people to wear, so he didn't buy more. , but the days to come are still long, and it is impossible to contribute all of them, and it is not impossible to take out a few pieces.

However, he bought a lot of masks. When he bought them, the masks in the pharmacy were in a state of no one's interest. They were very cheap. You can buy a box for less than ten yuan on shopping websites, and the whole box can be even cheaper.

Qin Huai was naturally aware of the quantity of these things in Mu Nan's space, and said: "The protective clothing cannot be moved, and no one knows what will happen in the future. We bought a lot of masks, let's give them five boxes of masks, and the medical staff should be more protective It can also be safer. We can only give this amount. If there is more, it will be eye-catching. In addition, I also gave me the anti-inflammatory drugs I got from Xu Ming's pet hospital last time. The medicines we have prepared are enough. That's it, let's send those medicines."

Mu Nan nodded, and found a black plastic bag to pack these things together.

Qin Huai looked at Mu Nan and said, "These things are inevitable. Earthquakes cannot be stopped by manpower, let alone the outbreak of the plague. When he chose to stay in the medical team, he had already thought clearly about the situation he would face. , so it is a blessing for him to survive safely. If he can't, it has nothing to do with you. Even if you don't give protective clothing or a mask, what should happen will still happen, so Nannan, don't think too much, you can foresee your space, It's not a reason for you to bear these burdens."

Mu Nan knew Qin Huai's worries, he was afraid that he was on the edge of the horns, he was afraid that there were things in his space that could be more securely protected but he couldn't take them out, and he was afraid that he would feel guilty. Having a burden is like looking at an old man who has fallen to the ground. He clearly has the ability to save him, but he is afraid of causing trouble and turns a blind eye. In the end, the old man dies.

Mu Nan reached out and hugged Qin Huai: "Don't worry brother, I know, don't always think so well of me, as if you'd be soft-hearted towards everyone, in my heart, anyone or anything is not as important as our own safety "

Qin Huai smiled when he heard the words: "It's good if you can think like this."

Qin Huai put the things on the cart, and waited for a while before Yu Zibai came over, followed by Jian Chu, Mu Nan looked at Jian Chu: " Do you want to go with them?"

Jian Chu shook his head: "I'll wait for them at home."

It wasn't until Qin Huai and Yu Zibai left with their things that Jian Chu looked at Mu Nan: "I want to go upstairs and have a look "

Mu Nan understood what Jian Chu meant, and said, "Do you want me to go with you?"

Jian Chu shook his head, "No, you stay at home, and I'll go upstairs and look around." See what I can find Look for something, it doesn't matter if you can't find it, the main reason is that their floor is high, and they don't know if others will come back or not.

When Qin Huai and Yu Zibai arrived at the cafeteria, the captain was already waiting there, but some people in the cafeteria were eating, and it was impossible for them to make deals in front of others, so they were asked to come directly to the back with two small soldiers , classified and weighed.

Seeing them inspecting those things, Qin Huai asked, "Can I change to the anti-theft door now?"

The soldier shook his head: "The door can't be eaten. Now we mainly collect food that can be eaten. We don't have any here at present. If you need it, you can go to the ruins to look." Qin Huai only took some extra snacks, and the things

were Not much, so I exchanged 30 catties of rice and five small bottles of water. Seeing that he was still holding a black plastic bag, a soldier asked, "Do you want to change this too?" Qin Huai shook his head, but

handed him the plastic bag: " We have a friend in the medical team, named Xu Ming, these are our little thoughts, and they are donated to those medical staff, but when they are distributed, please give our friends more, there are some anti-inflammatory drugs in it, no I know if it can be used." He didn't plan to go there at first, there were already sick people there, so it's better to stay far away, and simply hand it over to them.

The soldier took the plastic bag and saw that it was a few boxes of masks. Now masks are a good thing, more precious than food. After all, some people in the camp have already started to get sick. The outbreak of infectious diseases will happen sooner or later. A mask may not be able to stop the infection. The spread of the disease, but it is more or less a layer of protection, not to mention the medicine, even if they went to rescue the hospital immediately, the medicine they found could not withstand the consumption of such a large-scale casualty, these are very precious things .

The team leader looked at Qin Huai seriously. With these things in Qin Huai's hands, he could already exchange a hundred catties of food. He didn't believe that this person didn't know the value of masks and medicines, but he didn't say to exchange them, but donated them for free. To be honest, since the earthquake rescue, what they have seen the most is death and complaints. The family members who lost their loved ones have vented all their panic and resentment about the disaster on them. They are soldiers, but they are also human beings. Emotional breakdown, the heart will become cold little by little. But sometimes such a little kindness given by the masses can easily break the accumulated cold armor so easily.

The captain didn't say anything, just asked the two people's names again, and then thanked them solemnly.

Before leaving, the captain said to them: "The army will go to the building to investigate soon. If your house is not collapsed, then register it."

Qin Huai nodded to the captain: "Okay, we know."

Yu Zibo carried a lot of things, and exchanged a lot of rice and water. Fortunately, Qin Huai was prepared and brought a cloth to cover the things on the cart tightly.

The two went back downstairs from the cafeteria, looking at the stairs in front of them, Yu Zibai smiled wryly: "I'm going to trouble you again with a load of hundreds of catties." Qin Huai: "It's okay, go up,

anyway, this is the last trip. "

Even after these days of climbing stairs, the two of them are almost used to it, but the rice and water are too heavy, and they stop and go all the way. It took almost half an hour to climb to the seventeenth floor, and they just climbed to the tenth floor. On the seventh floor, Jian Chu, who came down from upstairs, was facing Jian Chu, who was still holding a few bottles of water in his hands. Mu Nan was still squatting at the door to pack the things Jian Chu turned over from above.

Seeing Yu Zibai, Jian Chu felt guilty for a moment: "I just went up to take a look. I didn't pry open the door. These were picked up in the corridor."

Before Yu Zibai could speak, Qin Huai said, "Have you seen every floor upstairs? No The resident is back?"

Jian Chu carefully glanced at Yu Zibai, seeing that he didn't seem to be angry, and then said: "Probably not, the water and some food that fell on the ground were not picked up, and some were crushed I can't eat it at all. I picked up the edible ones. Some of the doors of the houses are closed, and some of the doors of the houses are not. I checked the ones that were not closed. It was turned over."

Qin Huai nodded, and then looked at Yu Zibai: "Let's go up and take a look, has there been any movement in the Zhang family these two nights?" This family came back, but did not go to the upstairs resident's house , which is a bit strange.

Mu Nan looked at Jian Chu. Jian Chu's house was relatively close to Zhang's, so it was easier for them to detect any movement.

Jian Chu shook his head: "No, it's quite quiet, and I don't know if it's still there."

Qin Huai said: "Take all your things there first, and take a rest. Come over in an hour, and we'll go up to check first."

Jane Chu was puzzled and asked, "Why do you investigate this?"

Qin Huai: "Find two suitable anti-theft doors."

Yu Zibo said, "Do you want to make the safe passage an iron gate?" When Qin Huai asked about the anti-theft door at the military headquarters, he thought about it.

Qin Huai nodded and said: "I plan to install a security door in the corridors on both sides. When the plague breaks out, if someone wants to avoid crowds, they must look for buildings that have not collapsed. In order to prevent people from going to our floor and bringing the virus Now, there is an iron door installed in the stairwell on both sides, if you want to get in, you have to pry the iron door, and we will be able to find out if there is any movement at that time, so as not to be unaware if someone touches the door.

" Hearing what Qin Huai said, Jian Chu immediately raised his hands in agreement. If iron doors were installed in the stairwells on both sides, then they would feel at ease staying in the house: "I'm good at installing doors! There was some lime before, which is just right for use." I just don't know if there is one that is the right size, and if it's not suitable, I don't have tools to cut it."

Qin Huai: "I have cutting tools at home, I'll go up and have a look later."

After Qin Huai unloaded all his things, So I gave the whole trailer to Yu Zibai. They had a lot of things, including more than 60 catties of rice, several large buckets of water, and a few bags of flour.

As for the things that Jian Chu picked up from upstairs, there were actually not many. When many people fled, the first instinct was to bring valuable things, even if food was already more valuable than money at that time, but the long-standing concept It is not a temporary disaster that can be reversed. Only a small number of people are active and take food and water when they run, so they can pick up some in the corridors and corridors, but they are a minority after all. Even if they sweep down from top to bottom, There are not many things that can be picked up at the entrance.

These were picked up by Jian Chu himself. Mu Nan rejected Jian Chu's kindness and did not want it. Just as Yu Zibai and the others came back, Mu Nan stuffed the scattered things on the ground into the trailer, and followed Qin Huai into the car. house.

After returning home and confirming that Qin Huai would never go out again, Mu Nan relaxed a little: "Finally, I don't need to stay at home by myself, worrying about what will happen to you outside, you dragged so many things back just now, Will anyone notice it?"

Qin Huai shook his head: "No, it's just getting dark now, and most people have gone to those shopping malls to search. There are only some family members who don't give up and some soldiers who remove the corpses in the community. Even if you notice, it's okay. We cover it up. Now, I can't see anything."

Mu Nan asked Qin Huai to sit down and blow some air to cool off, and dragged the rice he had exchanged to a corner of the living room. These things will not be placed in the space for the time being, even in the room, because it is too hot It is easy to break, so it can only be temporarily placed in the living room, looking at the living room, Mu Nan said: "We will vacate the whole house in two days and then search for leaks, and the windows and doors are also sealed with tape, so as to prevent mosquitoes and cockroaches as much as possible The holes drilled by mice, especially in the kitchen, the gaps in the kitchen door should be pasted up, and there are some holes inside. Induction cooker."

Qin Huai hummed: "Don't wait for two days, wait for the iron gates to be dealt with, and start cleaning after each house closes, give the walkie-talkie to the one next door, and contact us as soon as there is any situation, so that It also prevents them from knocking on the door and telling them face to face."

Mu Nan thinks this is also very good, communicating through the air can prevent her family from being exposed.

Hang Chi Hang Chi put things away, thinking that Qin Huai would go upstairs later, Mu Nan said: "Shall we go up together later?" Qin Huai thought for a while

: "Yes, it's fine to go out and move around."

Mu Nan was immediately happy, and then Said: "Then are we going to search other people's houses?"

Qin Huai said: "Forget about the closed doors, and go to see the open ones. If there is any food that can't be kept, take it away. Others Forget about things, and the army will come to sweep the floors soon, and they have to collect all the supplies that are not lost at home, otherwise they don't know if they can come back, and they will be broken if left like this." Mu Nan said

: "That's fine, otherwise no one will come back, and it will be a waste if it breaks."

Soon Yu Zibai and Jian Chu came together, and Jian Chu also brought a ruler and a pen and paper: "I just measured the size of our stairway, and it is the same width as our door, so the general anti-theft door is just right. I just don't know if we remove the anti-theft door from someone else, and when they come back and see that the anti-theft door has been installed on our staircase, will there be any trouble?" Qin Huai said, "Don't think too much about it, go up and see

who The house has a security door. I have paid attention to the resident information here before. Some homes have been vacant and unoccupied. Those vacant houses are the first choice. It is really not possible. Doesn't Xu Ming's house also have a security door? The door is demolished, and I'll find another one upstairs."

At this moment, Xu Ming, who was moved by Qin Huai to send the mask and anti-inflammatory medicine, didn't know that the best neighbor in his heart had set his mind on the anti-theft door of his house.

The action of these people was very fast. After all, time waits for no one. Just like Qin Huai said, he had paid attention to the information of some residents before, and he was sure that there were a few houses that did not live here before the earthquake, and a few of them happened to have anti-theft doors. Yes, so the four of them demolished the door together, getting the cement and laying the walls in the early stage was light work. Jian Chu and Mu Nan started the work together, so Qin Huai and Yu Zibai split into two, starting from the top floor. Looking down layer by layer, they found a lot. They did not touch the vacuum-packed rice, but hid it in the kitchen cupboard for others. Those rice noodles that had been opened could not withstand long-term storage, so they brought them gone.

After carrying it down again and again, the collected things are not too small. There is also a house that stores dozens of buckets of bottled water, but the two of them didn't do it, at least half of it was left for others.

When the two came down for the last time, Mu Nan said: "There seems to be no one in the Zhang family. We knocked on the door just now, but there was no sound at all, and we don't know when they left." Qin Huai said: "Then they

probably When I came back, I just packed things, so I didn't care if there was no one else, and there were only our two families on the first floor, so it's safer if there are fewer people." After all, the plague spreads largely through people, and the less contact with people, the more safe it will be.

Jian Chu didn't expect that after the earthquake, he would become a skilled door installer. Because the size was right, he didn't need to cut it. He painted a frame with cement, embedded the door firmly, and smoothed the edge with cement. , although it is a bit rough and there are some traces left when prying the door, but the basic protection is still no problem.

"If you don't move it like this, wait for it to dry for two days. Even if it is not exposed to the sun at this temperature, it will dry quickly. If it is not high enough and needs to be customized, I would like to install two more in the stairwell. That way, the people below won't be able to come up at all."

Yu Zibai broke Jian Chu's delusion: "If we live on the top floor, it's fine, but if we live in the middle, don't even think about it, it's impossible."

Qin Huai looked at it with satisfaction . There are naturally no keys for the doors on both sides, but before the army moves to the refuge base, they should not be very good at going out. Even if they go out, there must be two people at home, so it doesn't matter whether they need keys or not, as long as someone inside can help open the door. .

Mu Nan looked at the time and spent the whole night tossing around. Now it's already past 7 in the morning, and it usually dawns after 5, and it's already very hot at 7. Usually, they have eaten and slept at this time, so they watched Looking at the others: "Should we still cook for the New Year?"

Jian Chu said: "Pass! The New Year is a beautiful prospect for the future. Even if you miss the New Year's Eve, as long as the New Year is not over, you have to celebrate it once. You move up and down. If you're tired, I'll just cook."

Mu Nan: "I'll help you."