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Tu Qing turned his head and listened, then ran to the wall next to the bookstore in three steps and two steps, and put his ears on it.Immediately afterwards, as if matching the code, he reached out and tapped on the wall.At this time, Ming Xia also heard someone knocking on the wall in the bookstore next door, fast and slow, and there was a sense of rhythm.

Several people in the room were at a loss, but Tu Qing showed joy on his face. He turned his head and called Ming Xia, "Where is the wormwood that old man Bi gave you? Look for it quickly."

Hearing someone's order, several people from Liushenwuzhu swarmed to find wormwood.In fact, there was no need to look for this thing specially, Ming Xia wanted to save trouble, and hung it on the dog cage as soon as he came back.Tu Qing ran to the kitchen to boil a pot of water, threw the bundle of hay into it and boiled it.I don't know if it was Ming Xia's illusion, but as the strong breath of wormwood drifted away, the impact of Gray Bird seemed to be slowed down.

The crying little girl asked Tu Qing tremblingly, "Are they afraid of wormwood?"

"It's not necessarily fear." Tu Qing thought for a while and said, "It's probably similar to the effect of mosquito repellent water. Mosquito repellent water can't kill mosquitoes, but mosquitoes don't like the smell, so they fly away by themselves. "

Ming Xia was also a little curious, "Did you knock on the wall just now to check the code?"

"Oh, what's all the fuss about." While stirring the wormwood in the pot, Tu Qing said nonchalantly, "We've been neighbors for so many years, we always have our own way of contacting. Hey, hey, Listen, is it a gunshot?!"

It was the first time that Ming Xia noticed that Tu Qing's hearing was so much better than his own. He stretched his ears and didn't hear any special sounds.It wasn't until a few minutes later that the crisp sound like firecrackers on New Year's Eve could be distinguished from the overwhelming noise.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, a little in disbelief.However, the call of the gray bird has undergone obvious changes, from a long and calm or even excited call to a short scream, even if they can't understand the bird's language, they can still hear the tension as if they are facing a big enemy mean.

Ming Xia sat down with his hands and feet flabbergasted while supporting the chair.I don't know if it's because of blood loss or simply because of excessive tension, his whole body is limp, and his vision is a bit blurred.He closed his eyes, and felt the noise near his ears becoming nearer and farther away, but the smell of wormwood was getting stronger and stronger, making him want to vomit.

Ming Xia couldn't help retching.But at this time, no one noticed his abnormality. Everyone was attracted by the expected rescue, and a few heads looked out desperately from the gap in the dog food bag.

Drowsy, Ming Xia heard a strange sound, as if there were many coins packed in a huge bag, and this bag was hanging high in the air.As the bag shook, the coins rubbed against each other, making a rattling sound.Gray Bird retreated reluctantly, as if driven away by the strange sound.But the suspected gunshot sound gradually approached and became clearer and clearer.

Ming Xia opened his eyes, and saw the light and shadow flickering in the gap between the door and the window, as if someone flashed past the door.Then footsteps stopped outside the door of the pet shop.

"Is there anyone in the house?" Someone slapped the rolling gate twice, "We are the rescue team!"

People in the room were in a hurry to remove the dog food bags that were stacked high.As soon as the bag was removed, everyone found that the glass door near the ground had a big hole, and the dog food bag next to it was also scratched, and the dog food spilled all over the floor.But fortunately there are these bags blocking it, otherwise the gray bird would have gotten in.

At the same time as the bag of dog food was moved away, the rolling gate slammed and was lifted from the outside.The bright light rushed towards the face, making it almost impossible to keep your eyes open.

"Quick! Quick!" The person at the door urged loudly, "Come with me immediately!"

It was only at this time that Tu Qing thought of Ming Xia, and hurried back to pick him up, "Ming Xiaoliu, can you still persist? Comrade, someone here is injured!"

A man in a black protective suit strode in, grabbed Ming Xia's arm and took him over, "Can I go?"

Ming Xia nodded.After all, he is also a big man, he is not willing to be a burden to others at a time like this, naturally he has to keep up with his molars.

Tu Qing walked at the end, looking left and right with a look of reluctance, "I won't leave, they have to be accompanied."

Tu Qing looked at the big and small cages in the store, at a loss.In the current situation, it is unrealistic to transport all the pets away, but it is obviously not a good idea to keep them at home or let them out.

The rescuers in protective clothing couldn't help but grab Tu Qing's collar and push him out, "Hurry up, your rolling gate is still working, and it can withstand it for a while."

One of his hands was still holding on to Ming Xia, and Ming Xia was staggered by him, and he bumped into Tu Qing's back without paying attention.Tu Qing didn't know why, but suddenly stood still at the door like a fool.Ming Xia's wound was touched, and he grinned in pain, "I said, why are you in a daze?"

Tu Qingmu pointed to the front blankly, "Look!"

Ming Xia looked up and was instantly dumbfounded.

But in just one morning, the world outside the door has changed beyond recognition.The tidy streets and squares turned into a sea of ​​gray-white feathers, densely covered with gray-white bird carcasses, bird feathers and feces fell everywhere, and there were patches of dazzling blood.The sycamore trees on the square and the dark eaves and roof ridges in the distance also seem to be covered with snow, and the original color is almost invisible.

Tu Qing and Ming Xia looked at each other, and they both saw a sense of bewilderment and fear in each other's eyes.

Tu Qing sighed, and gently pushed Ming Xia, "Let's go."

Several little girls were escorted by the rescuers to take a step ahead, leaving behind the rescuers who supported Ming Xia with one hand, and pulled down the rolling gate with the other hand.Tu Qing hurried up to help, still muttering, saying that he would be back later, so that the little ones should not be afraid of Yunyun.

At this time, people hiding near the square came out one after another following the rescuers.In the early autumn weather, everyone was not wearing thick clothes, many of them were covered with color, and some of them were simply carried out on stretchers.Some people wept repressedly, others cursed angrily, and more people remained silent with tired expressions.

Ming Xia was dragged by the rescuers, and ran forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.Although he deliberately wanted to avoid the bird carcasses on the ground, there were really no places to step down in many places, so he could only grit his teeth and step on them.The bird carcass under his feet is soft and elastic, and because of the feathers, it will have a strange smooth feeling.Ming Xia noticed that some of these bird carcasses were shot dead, and some of them had no wounds for unknown reasons.This kind of bird carcass will feel more stiff when stepped on.

Ming Xia seemed to have sunk into a strange and lengthy dream, the sensations in her body gradually became numb, only the feeling of being tightly grasped by another person on her arms was extremely vivid.

Ming Xia murmured to herself: "Be sober, Ming Xiaoliu."

They were walking out along the East Street at the moment, and the shed on this side was crushed by gray birds in several places. Everyone was very careful when passing by.Not far ahead is the exit of the East Street, and here, the bird carcasses on the ground have begun to gradually decrease.

Before Ming Xia breathed a sigh of relief, he heard the rescuer walking in front suddenly yell "Lie down".Ming Xia, who was running, didn't react, but felt a strong force coming from his arm, and his body uncontrollably threw himself to the side, crashing headlong into the arms of the rescuers.At the same time, there was a soft "poof" in the ear, and then there were warm water droplets splashing out, and the fishy smell overflowed, spraying Ming Xia's whole body.

A gray bird grazed his shoulder and fell to the ground, with a big hole in his chest, and his wings were still flapping desperately.

Ming Xia stood up straight, her shoulders trembling slightly.

The rescuer let go of his hands, and rudely wiped Ming Xia's face, comforting him and saying, "Don't be afraid, this bird is not poisonous."

Ming Xia, "..."

Ordinary people spattered their faces with blood, and the first thing they thought of was whether it was poisonous or not? !Ming Xia rubbed his chin with his sleeve, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, thinking that this person could really talk.

With such a fall, the wound on his shoulder opened again.The warm liquid flowed down the arm, and dripped on the gray bird's body. From a glance, it looked like blood on the gray bird's body.For Ming Xia, who had never been seriously injured, this completely unfamiliar touch was far more frightening than pain.However, he had been frightened too much today, and he could already hypnotize himself, pretending that he didn't see anything.

"Thank you." Ming Xia thanked him in a hoarse voice, if it wasn't for the man pulling him just now, Gray Bird's claws would have caught his head.

The rescuers were about to speak, but their pupils shrank suddenly.He grabbed Ming Xia's arm and pushed him hard, pushing him under the half-collapsed porch, and shouted sharply: "Go in!"

Ming Xia was dizzy and pushed into the half-collapsed corridor shed, and found that the doors and windows of the shop under the corridor shed were wide open, so she rushed in.This is a small shop that sells cosmetics, probably because the doors and windows were open before the accident, but it has been preserved intact, but the things in the shop are a bit messy, and it is not known whether it was turned by people or birds.

Ming Xia was closing the window in a hurry, when the two wooden doors were pushed open from the outside, and a few people who described themselves as embarrassed rushed in, followed by a group of gray birds, chasing after them in a resolute swooping posture .One of the two rescuers who ran at the back closed the door, and the other fired two shots at the gradually closing door, blasting the two gray birds that had squeezed half of their bodies into the door, splashing blood and flying upside down. go out.

The door leaf closed quickly, and there was a crackling sound on the door panel.Fortunately, because the porch collapsed and covered the window, no gray birds came to hit the glass for a while.

Everyone was in shock.Ming Xia noticed that half of Tu Qing's collar was ripped off, and a few bird feathers were messy on his hair, but luckily he was not injured.The rest of the people were more or less slightly injured, and the crying little girl had sprained her ankle, and her ankle was swollen.Maybe it was because she became numb after being too frightened, but she looked much calmer than in the morning.

The rescuer who fired the shot slid down the door, reached out and pushed the helmet up, and said with a long breath, "Take a break, take a breath, and go out later."

A slightly tired young face appeared under the helmet, with a slightly dark complexion, two heroic sword eyebrows slightly raised, eyes like deep pools, implying a chilling meaning.

Ming Xia couldn't help but take another look at him, and whispered to Tu Qing, "I seem to have seen him somewhere."

Tu Qing grinned dryly, "You must have misremembered!"