doomsday seclusion

"Kill Li Zhen, I will cooperate with you." I heard myself say coldly.

"That can't be done. We promised him that we will let him live in a well-clothed, well-fed and carefree life."

"Then destroy him, be it by chopping off his hands or chopping off his feet."

"This is really embarrassing... Can a man without arms and legs still be at ease?" The man in military uniform asked with a smile.

"It's me you need, not him. If I were you, the choice should be obvious, isn't it?"

"That's true. However, if the military doesn't keep its word, it won't be able to convince the public in the future!" He said lazily.

"That's your problem. If you want an antidote for zombies, you have to show some sincerity."

"Okay, okay, what a tough guy...We did agree to Li Zhen, but there is no guarantee that he won't have some "accidents"...If he loses his arms and legs due to some natural or man-made disaster, Even if you lose your life, it’s not our military’s business, right?”

"I'll kill him if I can."

"Jun Bao is satisfied." He smiled, "It's just that there are at least ten antidotes every month, don't forget."

……

"Here, this is the corpse you wanted. As you wished, he stumbled and drowned after being drunk, and died without much fuss. What a pity..."

The cold and stiff corpse on the dissecting table was whitish and swollen, with reddish spots on the body.

Looking at that familiar face, the panic before death still vaguely remained on his face, but it was frozen forever in an instant.

"Is this really Li Zhen?"

"Of course, it's true. You used to be his best brother. You should be very clear about the birthmarks and scars on his body, right?"

"..."

……

"That corpse is fake." The eyes of the female researcher behind the lens drifted in panic, "The facial features are plastic surgery, birthmarks and scars are also fake, the real Li Zhen has been renamed and sent to another security base, he is still alive Well done."

"Why did you tell me this?" I felt my heart go cold again.

"It's not your fault that you can exchange the antidote for zombies, but it's your crime. It's not fair to you." She twisted her fingers tightly, "The military wants to use a trick to hide the truth because you can't leave the research institute. Come to deceive you, I really can't see it..."

"Thank you," I heard myself say, "but you didn't tell me anything. I got it from other people."

"what?"

"You have to convince yourself that you didn't say anything, so that people won't see your flaws. I don't want to hurt you."

"Thanks, thank you..." She got up in a hurry, ready to leave, "You...don't be disappointed in humanity, among the members of your surviving team, there was a fire-type supernatural being who tried to save you, but was caught The team members put a lot of pressure on them, so..."

***

I turned over uncomfortably, only to feel that my whole body was wet, as if I had been thrown into a hot pool to soak.

A hand seemed to be pressed against my forehead.

"Ah, it's so hot! Water, Ah Lei, go get some water!"

"Hey, but you said that the water in the swimming pool can't be used..."

"There's bottled water in the restaurant, you idiot!"

"Oh oh……"

who?Whose voice is it?

I gasped with difficulty, trying to open my eyes, but was wrapped up again by the sticky memory like malt.

***

"Mr. Su, the antidote for this month..."

"Li Zhen is not dead." I glared at him angrily, "You lied to me!"

"There is absolutely no such thing, that corpse is absolutely real..."

"It is absolutely true that someone else pretended to be it." I sneered, "You really think I am so easy to fool? There is no black hemorrhoid an inch above the left ear of the corpse, and you still say it is me?"

"Oh, then you must have misremembered." The corners of his lips raised, but there was no smile in his eyes: "There is absolutely nothing you said about that place..."

"It's true." I cut off his words, "If it wasn't for some manipulation, who would pay attention to whether there is any abnormality there?"

"..." He was silent for a while, and after a while, he clapped his hands slowly, "It's really a good idea."

"Without Li Zhen's body, there would be no antidote."

"Mr. Su, you don't seem to understand your situation yet?" He laughed and said, "The higher-ups meant to cooperate with you for mutual benefit. It would be great if you could offer the antidote. If the situation is not good, then you can still impose punishment..."

"You think I'm going to give in?"

"Indeed, as long as you don't want to, no one can force you, but can you bear to watch your team fall apart day by day?"

"..."

"There are still many 'accidents' in this world, don't you think so?" He said calmly, "I heard that there seems to be someone in the surviving team who wants to save you, why don't you use him first?"

……

Confused voices, scattered papers, and fleeing researchers.

"What's going on outside?" I asked.

"Zombies, zombies are attacking the city!" The female researcher's eyes behind the lens are still flustered, "This time, I probably can't hold it."

"That's good." I was so calm that I was surprised: "Let's all die together."

Even if you hold more antidote in your hand, how many bites can you resist the zombies?

"You will not die. The military has prepared a helicopter and plans to take you to a nearby safe base for refuge. You will be safe and sound."

"Is that so... Where are the people who escorted me?"

"It will be here in 10 minutes..." the female researcher said, suddenly smashing the pen container on the table, and then began to take off her white coat and trousers.

I was a little dazed for a while.

"I'm such an idiot, because I was worried about Mr. Su's safety, I ignored the rules and entered the room without authorization, and I was attacked." She stood in front of me with only thin clothes, urging: "Hurry up, time is running out! "

Only then did I react and began to take off my clothes.

"Fortunately, I am tall and slender. We are about the same size. You should be able to wear my uniform." She was not idle, and quickly helped me get dressed, and pulled off the big curly wavy wig. There is this!"

After skillfully putting it on for me, she took out the lipstick she had hidden in advance from her underwear, and painted my lip makeup very quickly.

"Okay, there are still 5 minutes, Mr. Su, run away! There is my pass on the white hanger, you should be safe to enter and exit the research institute. When you are outside, you can change your clothes and you should be able to seize the gap and leave successfully. safe base."

"how about you?"

"Me? I don't care anymore." She smiled and said, "I have pancreatic cancer, but I always thought it was gastritis. When I found out, it was already in the terminal stage. The doctor said that I have less than one month to live. During this period It doesn't matter what happens."

"..."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, in the last days, most people will not die. As a researcher, I am a great blessing to be free from the fear of zombies."

"I can exchange oral chemotherapy drugs for pancreatic cancer for you. Maybe there is still hope." I reported the address of a house near Yuanshui City. "If you are still alive after this wave of zombies, go there. I'll hide the medicine in the tank in the bathroom on the second floor."

"I don't want oral chemotherapy," she said. "Give me a zombie antidote if you can."

"I know that you have reported the points of the antidote in a superficial manner, and secretly stored a lot of energy. It is not difficult for you to exchange an additional antidote, is it?"

***

"Oops, why can't the temperature drop? Don't burn your brain out!"

A wet and cool object was placed on his forehead, which washed away some discomfort.

"Why are you sick all of a sudden?" The voice continued: "There is no ice, so we can only use room temperature water. Mr. Su Ling, you must make it through!"

"Luzhu, don't be nervous, here is an empty bottle of cold medicine, he must have taken the medicine."

"That's good... by the way, where's Maku?"

"have no idea……"

"I don't know?!" The female voice suddenly raised an octave: "Oh my God, don't one get sick and one is lost. If Mr. Su Ling wakes up, he will definitely faint again. What happened last night?! "

***

"The antidote for zombies doesn't have a greater effect on you." I said rationally.

"I know," she said, "but what my brother needs is a zombie antidote. If you don't say yes, I'm sorry...I can't just let you go."

"Who is your brother?"

"He's just an ordinary person with better skills. He goes out of the city with the surviving team to hunt zombies almost every day. I just want to give him more protection." She pleaded, "I know that the help I give you is not enough to exchange for one A zombie antidote, but I must gamble on how much your desire for freedom is."

"...What's the difference between you doing this and threatening?"

"At least I didn't ask for nothing. I give you information, so you can know that you have been deceived by the military; I let you go, so you have a chance to be free."

"I don't need your permission to leave," I said. "You can't beat me."

"But if you have a conflict with me, it will only delay your departure time." She smiled wryly, "As long as you agree to my conditions, I can point you to a less crowded and quicker path, so that you can travel in the shortest possible time. Leave the institute. Time is running out, you still have 3 minutes to think about it.”

"Aren't you afraid that I will perfunctory you, or go back on your word?"

"I have no other choice. Although the surveillance here is temporarily turned off, once you escape, I will definitely be under surveillance, and this place may also be rummaged for inspection. There is no place to hide the antidote. Only the The medicine is placed outside the base, so my younger brother can get it. As for whether to put the antidote or not, I can only hope that you will be a good person." After a wry smile, her face gradually showed anxiety: "You should make a decision quickly Well, later, even I can't help you."

……

Residential houses in Yuanshui, bathrooms and toilets on the second floor, water tanks, moisture-proof bags, and rusted iron boxes.

The picture flew by frame by frame, fading to a dull yellow like an old movie.

Nightmare of nightmares.

"I survived, but my brother died, I hate you!"

Countless dreams of waking up in the dust and sand, lingering like a demon.

It is an illusion created by moral conscience out of thin air.

It was not my fault to be able to exchange for the zombie antidote, but it became my sin.

In the last days, I want to be a good person, but I can't be a good person in the last days.

She was right, the help she gave me was not enough to exchange for a zombie antidote, and the antidote was too expensive. The chance of surviving for more than three days is almost zero.

So what I ended up staying with was chemo.

I know I'm going to bear her resentment, but it's enough to do the stupid thing of dying for someone else's life once.