Chapter 411 The cruel truth
In the morning, Zhen Shuai set an alarm clock to wake himself up. He and Shen Xingdu came to the gate of the base again. They arrived just in time. Wang Yongjun hadn't set off yet, but the gate to the base was already open. There are still many people watching.
The sun was shining brightly outside, and the blue mist was still greedily enjoying the sunshine. The nearest blue mist seemed to be only two meters away from the base gate at most. A gust of wind blew and flowed gently, revealing a disgusting sense of comfort and arrogance.
Zhen Shuai crossed his arms and looked at it for a while, then suddenly thought of a question.
He walked towards a soldier standing in a remote corner and whispered: "Brother, excuse me, can I ask you something?" The soldier was worried and didn't seem to want to talk to him, but he still said : "What do you want to ask? I've told you everything I can tell you."
"You should have been monitoring the situation outside these days. What I want to ask is, has it rained recently? Will blue fog appear on rainy days? "Zhen Shuai said.
The soldier said: "It never rained."
Wang Yongjun seemed to have heard their conversation and glanced here, then quickly looked away, said a few words to Guo Ye, and then put on a three-layer cloth He put on the cloak of his wide-brimmed hat so that no part of his body was exposed to the sun, and then stepped out of the door cautiously.
When the others saw his body entering the blue mist, they couldn't help but cover their mouths nervously, not even daring to breathe out.
Guo Ye was also very nervous. He took the walkie-talkie and asked in a low voice: "Batalion Commander Wang, how are you?" Wang Yongjun's clear voice sounded on the walkie-talkie, "Report to the commander, I don't feel any discomfort at the moment. But these blue mist are very sensitive, my There is blue mist sticking to the places on the cloak that are hit by the sun. You must be very careful when walking. Over." Guo Ye took a long breath, "Okay, I will let the others go now and keep in touch."
He waved, the nine soldiers next to him who had already put on their backpacks and cloaks saluted and then strode outside.
Soon, their shadows disappeared into the blue mist.
Just like last night, Guo Ye contacted them every minute and received a response every time.
Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu looked at each other, and the situation looked relatively optimistic.
However, about ten minutes later, when Guo Ye called Wang Yongjun and others through the intercom again, the intercom was silent.
"Wang Yongjun! Wang Yongjun! Please answer if you hear it! No matter who it is, please answer if you hear it!" There
was still a strange silence on the intercom.
A man who was also watching couldn't help but stamp his feet and cursed.
"Damn it!"
Many people had red eyes, not knowing whether they were sad for those soldiers or sad for themselves.
Guo Ye's brows were frowned so tightly that they could kill a fly.
Suddenly, he strode up to Zhen Shuai.
"Little brother, I heard what you said before. Do you have any ideas?"
Zhen Shuai could see that he was a little sick and had to seek medical treatment. But he could understand Guo Ye's mood very well. As a regiment leader, Guo Ye was responsible for the operation of the entire base, including the lives of millions of survivors. All the pressure was on him alone. It is very rare for Guo Ye to remain calm now, so he is not willing to let go of any possibility.
Zhen Shuai said cautiously: "It's not really an idea, I'm just thinking, since these blue fogs like the sun so much, on the contrary, is it possible that they hate rain or water?" Guo Ye nodded thoughtfully, "
This It's an idea. Come on, get some buckets of water!"
This wasn't a big deal, so he decided to do an experiment now.
Some onlookers were ready to leave, but they stayed after seeing what happened.
The water came quickly, five buckets in total.
Guo Ye didn't waste any time and said directly: "Pour!"
The five soldiers picked up buckets and poured them outside with all their strength.
The blue mist disappeared instantly when it encountered water. Wherever the water passed, it was like a colored pencil drawing that had been partially erased with an eraser. On the ground, where the sun shines, the blue mist was originally close to the ground, but when water was sprinkled on it, the blue mist was at least ten centimeters away from the place where the water was. I don't know if the blue mist that encountered the water avoided it, or whether it was away from the water. Any reaction with the water disappeared.
Everyone was stunned.
Zhen Shuai was no exception. This was just a guess on his part. He didn't expect that he was right.
Guo Ye finally showed a smile on his serious face, "Okay, okay, at least we still have hope. As long as it rains, maybe we can escape the imprisonment of the blue mist!" The expressions of the rest of the people were also a little loose, and some people couldn't bear it
. He jumped for joy.
"Great!"
Everyone subconsciously ignored a possibility: What if it never rains? This is not impossible. Before they entered the base, it had not rained in the city for a long time.
Guo Ye looked at Zhen Shuai and asked kindly: "What is your name?"
Zhen Shuai said: "My surname is "Zhen" and my first name is "Shuai"."
Guo Ye smiled, "What a name!"
He looked at He Zhen Shen Xingdu, who stood side by side with the handsome man, was very polite, "This is Teacher Shen, I know him, the host of Lianbo News." Shen Xingdu nodded lightly, "Nice to meet you." "Where do you live?" Guo Ye asked
again
. .
These soldiers have strong execution ability, and they may need to rely on their strength to complete the mission. Commander Zhen also wanted to build a relationship with them and told the truth.
Guo Ye nodded and said "ok" to express his understanding. He didn't say anything more, but everyone else could see that Commander Zhen and Shen Xingdu were taken seriously by the regiment leader. There were looks of envy and jealousy on some faces.
After Guo Ye asked someone to close the door of the base, everyone gradually dispersed.
Zhen Shuai did not leave.
"Captain, can I ask you a few questions?"
Guo Ye thought that Zhen Shuai was a very smart person and was very gentle to him. "My surname is Guo. You ask." "
Captain Guo, can you really contact me? The base where the last leader is located? Isn't there a satellite phone?" Zhen Shuai observed his expression carefully.
Guo Ye was silent for a few seconds, "I really can't get in touch. There's no satellite phone... either."
Zhen Shuai could feel it, and he also felt a little strange that they weren't equipped with a satellite phone from above.
He looked around.
Guo Ye frowned and waved his hand to signal other soldiers to leave, "What else do you want to say?"
Zhen Shuai said: "I also want to know, do you know about the existence of secret military bases in our country? Are there any there? Can spacecraft and other aircraft allow humans to leave the earth?"
Guo Ye looked at him in surprise for a long time, "What do you mean?"
Zhen Shuai said bluntly, "I mean, there is no way for humans to survive on the earth. We must find a way to leave the earth."
"Hehe, you, hehe, you..." Guo Ye looked at him funny but helplessly, "You think too much. Although we are indeed encountering great difficulties now, we still have It’s not like we have to leave the earth.”
Commander Zhen sighed, "I believe that such a big operation of the country cannot be hidden from everyone. I don't believe that you haven't discovered anything strange in the past few months or even a year. I also don't believe that your army has not carried out any strange things." It's a puzzling task."
Guo Ye's expression became more and more solemn, his sharp eyes stared at him, and he said in a deep voice: "What exactly do you want to say?" If it weren't for the fact that there were only three of them around at this time , he would not allow Zhen Shuai to say these alarmist words.
Zhen Shuai looked at him calmly, "Whether you believe it or not, what I want to say is that our country's high-level talents have already left the earth and fled to space under the arrangement of the country, and everyone else including us has been The people who were abandoned. If I guessed correctly, Chief No. 1 and all the other leaders took the initiative to stay with us - "The
people who were abandoned...
Although the audience in the live broadcast room had already guessed it, they still felt chills in their chests.
"Nonsense!" Guo Ye interrupted Zhen Shuai sternly.
"Many times when we are in desperate situations, we have to make some sacrifices, and we are all sacrificed." Zhen Shuai did not intend to argue with him, "That's all I have to say. If you don't believe me, I can't help it. Let's go back first." . Think about it carefully."
Guo Ye looked at the backs of him and Shen Xingdu leaving for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, he found that all the clothes on his body were soaked with sweat.
A soldier in the distance ran over and supported him worriedly, "Captain, your face is very pale, are you okay?" Guo Ye took a deep breath and waved his hand, "I'm okay." Not long after, the radio
sounded
, The troops informed everyone of the new findings.
The survivors saw hope, and the gloom in their hearts finally dissipated. The cafeteria actually served two dishes and one soup at noon! One of the dishes is a meat dish, steamed pork ribs!
Food seems to make people feel better. Many people are in the mood to chat and laugh with the people around them while eating.
Zhen Shuai lay on the bed with his hands on his chin, watching Yao Zifan eating with gusto, feeling a little envious.
Yao Zifan secretly glanced at Shen Xingdu and whispered: "Brother Zhen, what are you looking at? If you look at me again, Brother Shen will be jealous." Shen Xingdu glanced at him, and he shrank his neck and smiled
. .
Governor Shen Xing said, "Starting from today, do push-ups for an hour every morning and evening."
"Huh?" Yao Zifan thought that Governor Shen Xing wanted to punish him, so he looked at Zhen Shuai for help.
Commander Zhen ignored him and turned to Supervisor Shen Xing: "Is one hour too little?"
Yao Zifan felt as if he was struck by lightning.
"Brother Zhen, you..."
Zhen Shuai secretly laughed, "You can do whatever Brother Shen tells you to do!"
Yao Zifan cried sadly and poked at the food in the bowl with his chopsticks. Even the ribs didn't taste that good.
Since money began to become less valuable, Liu Hongyun's status in this area has plummeted. What he dislikes the most is Commander Zhen and Governor Shen Xing, not only because these two people have always lived a carefree and nourishing life, but also because Yao Zifan has always been willing to do this and that for Commander Zhen and Governor Shen, which makes him Very jealous.
At this time, when he heard the commotion above, he immediately defended Yao Zifan, "I said, Zhen Shuai, and Teacher Shen, Yao Zifan has always treated you as brothers, either helping you do this or that. But you Isn't it too much for him to act like a slave? Yao Zifan, don't be so stupid as to do it."
Mrs. Liu rolled her eyes, "That's right! Some people really think of themselves as the boss."
Yao Zifan frowned. He raised his eyebrows and said down, "It's none of your business! I'm happy to do that!" Although he didn't understand why Shen Xingdu suddenly asked him to do push-ups, based on what he knew about Shen Xingdu in the past few days, he believed that he was not that kind of person. A person who deliberately tortures people.
Unintentionally meeting Zhen Shuai's eyes, Zhen Shuai smiled at him with unknown meaning, a little cunning and a little unpredictable.
Yao Zifan speeded up his eating, "I'll do it after I finish eating and wash the dishes when I get back!"
Zhen Shuai smiled without saying a word, sat up, and suddenly had the appetite to eat again.
Shen Xingdu had already opened the lunch box and smeared some beef sauce on the light pork ribs. The aroma was tempting.
Zhen Shuai moved over to sit next to him, and when no one was looking, he gave him a smack on the face.
Shen Xingdu pinched his nose and said, "Eat quickly."
Chapter 412 Water and power outages
As soon as Zhen Shuai put a piece of spareribs into his mouth, his vision went dark and an exclamation of surprise sounded in his ears.
"Ah——"
There's a power outage!
Everyone was surrounded by darkness, and there were screams of exclamation. The children's cries were loud and harsh, mixed with the frantic barking of dogs, which made people panic. Some people panic in the dark, and some people are ready to move in the dark. Soon someone turned on the flashlight, and the beam swayed, making shadows.
The dull survivors were confused and kept asking why there was a sudden power outage, but no one could answer. The first reaction of cautious survivors is to hold on to their backpacks or suitcases, lest someone take advantage of the situation and steal them.
After about ten minutes, the lights came on, but not all the lights were on. Only a few lights were turned on, which were as dim as the moonlight.
Zhen Shuai guessed that the base had activated a generator. However, the situation is still not optimistic. When the generator energy runs out, the base will fall into complete chaos and it will no longer be suitable as a large settlement.
In the distance, some irritable survivor cursed loudly: "Damn it! The water has stopped too!" The survivors, who had just calmed down, became agitated again and nervously counted their supplies to see if there was anything left
. No water stored. People can live without electricity, but without water... people dare not continue to think about it.
Yao Zifan's expression is both happy and worried. Fortunately, he is used to filling his water cup with water every day. The six bottles of mineral water and one bottle of beverage he brought with him when he came to the base have not been touched. Now there is still half of the water in the water cup. He is worried. Yes, after he finished drinking the water, there was still no water.
He subconsciously looked at the "two thighs" he was holding. Seeing that there was still no worry on the faces of the two people, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down.
Since the water supply was cut off, he couldn't wash the dishes. He put away the dishes, found a clean plastic bag and put them in it, then moved his arms and legs on the bed for exercise.
Zhen Shuai accidentally saw his actions and nodded secretly. He was an understanding person.
At this time, Guo Ye and others were also worried about the power outage and water supply. After inspection, it was determined that the power failure was not within the base. But now that the situation outside is complicated, they have no conditions to go outside to investigate. The generator uses diesel, which is meant to be used as a backup. Even if it is used sparingly, it can only be used for three days at most. In addition, some water is stored in the base in advance, but it can only sustain drinking water for five million people for three days to ensure that they will not die of thirst. The top priority is to figure out the weaknesses of the blue mist and give the survivors a chance to leave here. As long as they leave the base, there will be more opportunities. Guo Ye and other officers are now praying for a heavy rain.
The next morning, a very strange phenomenon occurred in the base. Many people's cell phone ringtones were ringing one after another.
At first, people thought it was because their cell phones had signal, and they were overjoyed. However, they found that the owner of the cell phone had a strange expression. They quickly climbed out of bed and ran away quickly with their lunch boxes. Others suddenly realized: the ringtone that just rang was the alarm clock ringtone set by those people, in order to rush to the canteen to get food before others!
More and more people reacted, picked up their lunch boxes, jumped out of bed, and ran towards the cafeteria. They inevitably bumped into other people and huddled together in the narrow aisle. Those who have a bad temper suddenly curse, argue frequently, and make noises. There seemed to be tens of millions of mosquitoes buzzing around the entire base. There are also those with worse tempers who directly use their hands. The more they get angry, the more angry they are. The fierce posture is like standing in front of an enemy who kills his son and takes his wife. The chopsticks are also used as weapons, and there is a vague floating in the air. The smell of blood.
People nearby screamed in horror when they saw a man inserting chopsticks into another man's eyes.
A girl who looked to be less than twenty years old was caught in a crowded crowd, unable to get in or out. She happened to see this scene and rolled her eyes and fainted. Her body slowly slid to the ground.
The people at the back didn't know what was going on. They were focused on getting food and pushed forward anxiously. The people in front were squeezed and forced to move forward. Countless feet fell on the girl, some stepped on her belly, some stepped on her chest, and some stepped directly on her face.
After the girl woke up from the pain, she made a weak cry for help, but no one heard her. Maybe someone heard it, but didn't dare to lend a helping hand, fearing that they would be squeezed out too.
The girl's raised hand slowly fell down, her beautiful eyes lost their luster and closed again. Blood kept flowing from the corners of her mouth, like a faucet that was not closed tightly.
She was not the only one who had the same experience, and the smell of blood in the air became stronger and stronger.
When the soldiers heard the news and shouted at the chaos with loudspeakers, there were nearly a hundred corpses in the base. Almost all of them were trampled to death, and a few were killed during fights. People were beaten to death.
Five of the corpses were even children under ten years old.
An officer himself was a father. When he saw the child's almost trampled body, his eyes immediately turned red and he shouted: "Whose children are these? Why don't you take good care of the children!" Several parents knelt down
. On the ground, he was holding the child's body and crying in pain.
The people nearby were talking a lot.
"It's so pitiful. It took a lot of effort to raise the child to such a big size, and then he died like this." "
These parents are so cruel. They know that there are many people during the meal, but they still let the child run around. Alas!" "It's weird
! Who? They blame themselves! I never let my children run around, especially when eating. I order them to stay in bed. Someone from my wife and I must stay and watch them." "Don't say that
. , They didn't expect this, they can only say they were careless."
...
The soldiers heard some bad comments, frowned tightly, and dispersed them.
"Okay, okay, let's all disperse. Those who need to get food should go get food. Those who don't need to get food should go back to their bunks. Don't be blocked on the road." The news that someone was trampled to death quickly reached Zhen Shuai's ears
. inside.
Yao Zifan patted his chest happily, "Brother Zhen, thank you for stopping me!" When
many alarm clocks rang just now, Yao Zifan was also woken up. He guessed what those people wanted to do, and planned to grab a few lunch boxes to prepare meals. He was stopped by Zhen Shuai.
"There will be more chaos in the future. Think more about everything." Zhen Shuai reminded.
Yao Zifan kept nodding, took out a roll of zip-keeping bags, and tore off three in a row, "Yes, I know, I will go get some food when there are less people around. Brother Zhen, I have zip-keeping bags here, you and Brother Shen can use them In the lunch box, just throw away the fresh-keeping bag after finishing the meal."
Zhen Shuai took it and asked, "Why did you even think of bringing this thing?" Because of the water outage, no one was able to wash the dishes, and many people were Wipe with paper towels. There are dirty paper towels scattered everywhere on the floor. Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu secretly washed the lunch boxes in the space, and then Shen Xingdu used a trick to hide their lunch boxes. Their lunch boxes still looked unwashed in the eyes of others.
Yao Zifan chuckled and put the zip-keeping bag on the lunch box, "Coincidence, coincidence. At that time, I went to pick up a few apples in the fruit bowl, and happened to see a roll of zip-keeping bag placed next to it, so I stuffed it into the bag. Unexpectedly, It really worked."
The people next to him were moved when they saw Yao Zifan's method.
"Xiao Yao, please lend me some of your plastic bags." Mrs. Liu stretched out her hand towards Yao Zifan.
Yao Zifan flashed the fresh-keeping bag in front of everyone, and then said: "Okay, but as you can see, I don't have many left here, there are more than a dozen at most. I can only give you two." Others originally
also I wanted to, and when I heard this, I felt embarrassed to speak again.
Mrs. Liu was very dissatisfied, but instead of refusing, she gave her face and nodded, "Okay, thank you."
Yao Zifan tore off two fresh-keeping bags and gave them to her, and put the rest in his backpack.
Mrs. Kong had been watching quietly, and suddenly waved to Yue Xiumin.
Yue Xiumin hurriedly ran to her bed and held her arm, "Grandma Kong. Don't worry, I'll help you prepare food later." Mrs. Kong shook her head, stroked her hair lovingly, and hugged
her Into the arms.
Yue Xiumin was a little surprised. She and Mrs. Kong got along well these days, but they didn't know each other before, and they had never been so close.
Just as she was wondering, Mrs. Kong's low voice sounded in her ears.
"My child, you are so beautiful. Find a supporter as soon as possible. Xiao Yao is good."
Yue Xiumin was stunned and wanted to ask something else. Mrs. Kong had already let go of him and patted her shoulder gently.
"I am an old lady in her sixties, and it is enough for me to have survived till now. But you, on the other hand, have to take good care of yourself."
Yue Xiumin bit her lip and nodded lightly. She understood Mrs. Kong's painstaking efforts. In fact, they all live so close together and have lived together for so long. She probably knows a lot about the people nearby, and she finds that Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu seem to be the most reliable. When Mrs. Kong asked her to find a backer, she thought Mrs. Kong was referring to Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu, but she didn't expect that she was referring to Yao Zifan. She was a little puzzled, but Mrs. Kong seemed to be a very wise person, and she felt that there was nothing wrong with listening to her.
Mrs. Kong noticed Yue Xiumin's confusion, but did not explain it.
Nearly an hour later, the flow of people to the canteen finally subsided, and Yao Zifan quickly picked up a few lunch boxes and went to prepare meals.
Zhen Shuai asked Ling Ying to follow him for protection.
Seeing this, Yue Xiumin hesitated for two seconds, then picked up her and Mrs. Kong's lunch boxes and quickly followed.
"Yao——brother, can I go with you?"
Yao Zifan was stunned and said cheerfully: "Of course."
Zhen Shuai saw it and ignored him. Seeing that Shen Xingdu was still closing his eyes to rest, he pinched his arm. nose.
Shen Xingdu opened his eyes and hugged him, "Are you bored?"
"What about you?" Zhen Shuai raised a leg and put it on him, feeling a little sorry for him. He felt that he had really wronged the men in his family during these days.
Shen Xingdu kissed his lips, unaware of the distant gaze, "As long as I have you."
Zhen Shuai also felt the furtive glances of others, looked back, ignored it, and pinched it playfully. Shen Xingdu straightened his nose and whispered: "Wait another three days. If they still can't think of a way, we will find a way ourselves." He couldn't delay any longer, he was still worried about the Zhen family