sunset escape

Looking at the person in the mirror, Xiang Jiayun dared not recognize him.

The last time he looked in the mirror in his own home, he was still a sunny young man with a disabled body and a strong will. Now he has become like a stranger, and he can't associate the people in it with his name no matter what.

He looked haggard, and his cheeks were much thinner. After the gauze on his forehead was removed, the wound became the focus of his entire face.Some people would believe that he was a zombie who had just been resurrected. Fortunately, Mr. He could still say a lot of love words to this face.

He moved closer and heaved a sigh of relief, but fortunately the look in those eyes had not completely disappeared.In addition... even if he was placed in the pile of zombies, he could barely be regarded as the kind of zombie that could pass, right?

Comforting himself, Xiang Jiajun took a shower like a walking corpse.It was only after he almost fell asleep in the bathtub that he stepped on the air while he was half asleep and half awake before he woke up.He crawled out of the bathtub dragging his heavy body, and opened the door wrapped in a bathrobe before drying off the water on his body.

However, he didn't expect to meet He Chen's face suddenly.

"Teacher He?" His drowsiness dissipated immediately, "You have been guarding outside?"

He Chen finished washing before him, and had already changed his clothes, but leaned against the wall outside the bathroom with his arms folded.When he came out, he stood up and wiped his hair with a towel.

"I thought you were asleep, and almost broke in through the door."

Xiang Jiayun was indeed about to fall asleep, her head fell on Teacher He's shoulder, thinking about what she saw in the mirror just now, she couldn't help asking: "Mr. He, have I become ugly?"

He Chen gave a low laugh, and continued to wipe his hair, "Yes, he will soon become as ugly as me."

Originally, he was only asking jokingly, and didn't care much about his appearance, but he was suddenly amused when he heard Mr. He's self-deprecating comfort.

"This mouth is getting better and better at talking." He yawned, "I'll go to bed first, remember to call me in the middle of the night."

The two agreed to take turns to watch the night.Naturally, Xiang Jiayun wanted to put in more effort, so as not to exhaust Teacher He too much.

He was so sleepy that he couldn't even move his legs on the way to the bed, his eyelids gradually closed, and he felt like he was being hugged in a trance, and then he heard Mr. He murmur.He took the last of his energy to make a distinction, and it probably said something like "I lost a lot of weight".

This sleep was not restful.Even though he was lying on a formal bed, soft and comfortable, his consciousness was always hovering on the edge of confusion and lucidity.Whenever I fall into a deep sleep, there will be an indescribable smell lingering at the tip of my nose, like a hundred times diluted disinfectant.

Ever since they entered the building, the smell of disinfectant water had been permeating every corner, even in the room, it lingered like a ghost, and even got into his dreams.

In the shattered dream, he returned to the hospital he was familiar with when he was a child, and the smell of disinfectant in the corridor rushed straight into his nostrils.There seemed to be no one else in the hospital, and he walked countless times along the corridor alone, and then suddenly heard a loud bang.

He suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight from the bed in fright.The sound in the ear was still echoing, and the heart was beating violently in the chest, unable to calm down for a long time.

The brightness of the bedside lamp was turned down very low, and it was dim and soft. For a moment, he forgot where he was and what time it was.A sense of chaotic cognition enveloped him until his right hand unconsciously groped to the side.

empty.Teacher He is not here.

Xiang Jiayun's consciousness was completely restored, and he looked up and scanned the room without seeing He Chen.

And gradually there was a noisy commotion outside the room, and the footsteps and the voices of many people became louder and denser.

He turned on the bedside lamp, only to realize that the door was always open, but He Chen walked in from the door and closed the door behind him.

"Are you woken up?" Teacher He asked him, walked over, bent down, took him into his arms, and patted him on the back.

Xiang Jiayun only felt a chill in He Chen's body, and asked, "Have you been outside for a long time, your body is a little cold."

"Well, I stood by the railing for a while while you were asleep."

Even if Teacher He didn't explain why he went out, Xiang Jiajun could guess that he wanted to survey the terrain, but he didn't want to leave him and run away, so he stood outside the door for a while.

He shook his head, trying to shake out the echo in his head, "I seem to have heard something just now... Why is it getting louder and louder outside, what happened?"

He Chen hesitated rarely, and replied flickeringly: "Maybe I feel a little uncomfortable, do you want to go out and have a look?"

Xiang Jiayun became more and more curious, feeling uneasy, and came out of He Chen's arms, and lifted the quilt, "Go, I'll change my clothes first."

When he changed his clothes and went out, the corridor was already bustling with people.

It turned out that there were so many people in this building. Looking around, every guardrail on the second floor and the first floor below was full of people.Most of them were even disheveled, wearing light pajamas, but all of them looked down in unison.

Xiang Jiayun squeezed into the gap, leaning on the railing and looking down.A glaring blood red came into view, and he frowned for a moment to identify it before realizing that it was originally a human figure.At this time, the person was lying motionless on the ground in an extremely distorted posture, his flesh and blood were torn apart, his face was blurred, and the bright red blood was still flowing out.

He looked up involuntarily, and at the place closest to the starry sky, a white coat was hung on the railing, as if it had been deliberately left there by the owner to show his existence.

Did this person fall from the fifth floor?

"Suicide..." a person squeezed to his left tremblingly said, his tone almost collapsed.Only then did he notice that within the range of vision, as long as he could see clearly, everyone was lifeless.

Almost everyone showed great depression, and the depression was not like the reaction that normal people should have when they see the picture of falling from the building.At first, there were still people talking and discussing, but gradually, even the voices of talking became quieter, and the building fell into an eerie silence.

The corner of his clothes was gently pulled back, and he took a few steps back, seeing He Chen's serious expression.

He really wanted to ask Teacher He if he witnessed the falling process, but he saw that the other party shook his head, pulled him back to the wall forcefully, and said softly, "Be quiet first."

In the entire two floors, they were the only outsiders who did not approach the guardrail, but no one paid attention to them.

A roar erupted out of nowhere, sonorous and powerful like a slogan: "I want to go out!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and in an instant, people from different directions responded, shouting nothing more than the word "get out".More and more people roared, and the wide patio spread the noisy roar like a loudspeaker, deafening.

Xiang Jiayun silently watched the unreasonable chaos, and heard someone nearby mentioning his family, his tone almost desperate.

"Are these people locked up here?" He turned to look at Mr. He.

Just a few hours ago, he thought that this place was as peaceful as the last pure land in the doomsday, but this idea was instantly shattered.

Just as He Chen was about to speak, a sound came from the miniature speaker on the corridor ceiling.A man's voice sounded from different corners of the building at the same time.

"Everyone," said Kosnian's indifferent, mechanical voice, "the first suicide has just occurred in the building."

What a suicide.Xiang Jiayun was a little surprised, but it wasn't because this person committed suicide, but because Kosnian's move was obviously to calm people's hearts, but he just admitted suicide.Where is this stable.

Kosnian changed the topic: "But the facts will eventually prove that his death is meaningless."

The crowd was in commotion again, and anger was aroused by this sentence. Seeing that the anger began to spread like a prairie fire, a contemptuous laugh suddenly sounded on the radio, reaching everyone's ears.

"I know that the stagnant research progress has brought a lot of psychological pressure to you, and the departure of some employees yesterday has also caused your dissatisfaction. But I want to remind everyone that progress only belongs to those who stay. But anyone who quits halfway can only meet a humble death, just like this person in front of you. Either be greeted by glory and go out, or become a tattered corpse and sleep with zombies, this is the only thing you can decide A multiple-choice question."

With the gentle voice of the man, the turbulent water gradually calmed down, and people's inner struggles were going on silently.

Xiang Jiajun and He Chen looked at each other, and saw the calmness of an outsider in each other's eyes.He was actually a little happy. Every time Kosnian said a word, their knowledge of this place increased.It's just that the arrogance in this man's words really made him very uncomfortable, and his hand, which hadn't beaten anyone for a while, was itchy again.

"Once the research and development is successful, each of you will become the hero of the world. And I responsibly announce that this day will not be long," the man paused for a moment, "it will be within the next half month."

Kosnian's words seemed to have the ability to confuse people's hearts. Every word was weightless, but it could give people hope, even if the hope was extremely slim.

However, there are also people who will not be easily deceived. A voice broke through the silent atmosphere and shouted angrily: "More than ten days! My family is still alive and dead, but you want me to stay and develop some broken serum. We all know this! It's impossible! Say something within half a month!"

"You need to be clear," Kosnian remained absolutely calm about the employees' anger. "Even if you go out, you have no chance to save your family. Don't think too highly of yourself, and don't underestimate the doomsday."

Xiang Jiayun smiled mockingly.Looking up the corridor, he looked at the surveillance camera overhead. Through the lens, he seemed to be able to see Kosnian's arrogance in control of everything.He knew that the other party could see him, but he didn't hide the sarcasm in his eyes, and stared openly.

After just watching for two seconds, he felt bored, lowered his head and said softly to He Chen, "He thinks he is a god."

He Chen looked at the crowd whose attitudes were gradually loosening, and soberly maintained a stand of staying out of the matter, but his eyes were tired.

"As a former Ma Yuan lecturer, I want to emphasize that there is no god in the world." He Chen took his hand and squeezed his wrist habitually, "But from my personal point of view, I I agree with you very much. A real god doesn’t need to create a fake sky to prove himself.”