16 years

Liu Ruosong leaned against a big rock, and the fire beside him made a sound of bubbling, and the warm yellow light dispelled the surrounding darkness, bringing a little warmth.

Shao Qiu and Yao Tu were sleeping and resting in the car, He Feng and He Tang, who were in charge of patrolling, were still patrolling nearby and did not come back. In the temporary camp, only Liu Ruosong himself was still awake, leaning against a stone while drinking water and keeping watch.

It's strange to say, I don't know if it's because most people like to think wildly in the middle of the night, but Liu Ruosong fiddled with the firelight, and always felt a kind of loneliness for no reason.

Although he also ran in the wilderness and mountains on weekdays, and he often didn't see anyone for ten days and a half months, but his mentality at that time was different from now.No matter how remote he went, Liu Ruosong always had a line in his heart, and subconsciously knew that as long as he returned to this line, he would be able to return to the safe and prosperous crowd.

But now this line has disappeared, the sense of security that should have been taken for granted was shattered, as if the cognition of the whole world was about to be overthrown, Liu Ruosong relaxed his body, leaned back on the stone and sighed heavily, suddenly there was It's an illusion that only the few people in front of you are left in the whole world.

The paper cup in his hand turned from hot to cold, Liu Ruomatsu subconsciously glanced in the direction of the co-pilot, the location on the portable computer screen flickered, and the coordinate update information in the upper right corner lay there quietly, with the latest message hanging.

Fu Yan's coordinates have been standing still for more than an hour, and he seems to be resting.

Liu Ruosong stared at the blinking coordinates for a while, and suddenly a thought popped into his mind.

What would Brother Fu be thinking at this time, Liu Ruosong thought.

More than 1000 kilometers away, Fu Yanzheng was sitting on a thick tree branch with arms folded, looking up at the sky.

The weather where he is located is fine, cloudless during the day and starry sky at night.The city on the ground was paralyzed, and part of the power system went on strike. With less light pollution all over the city, the night in the sky appeared much brighter than before.

Fu Yan bent one leg, leaning against the thick tree trunk, staring at the Big Dipper directly in front of him, thinking that the stars are quite bright today.

He is not a person who enjoys the stars and the moon in the sky when he has nothing to do. He suddenly made such a comment because he thought of Liu Ruosong.

From childhood to adulthood, Liu Ruosong has been a person who "didn't do his job properly". He never took the path that the adults pointed out to him, and he was always willing to work on some "useless" things.

Liu Ruosong likes flowers and grasses, mountains and water, desert mountains and forests, as well as animals and beasts in no man's land.During Fu Yan's few vacations, half of Liu Ruosong accompanied him to rest at home, and the other half, he accompanied Liu Ruosong to run around the surrounding areas, euphemistically called "discovering the beauty in life".

Liu Ruosong seems to be born with a wonderful ability, he can turn all the things he takes for granted in life into a unique scenery, from sunrise to sunset, from morning to sunset, even if it is the sun, moon and stars that remain unchanged for thousands of years, he can You can always see something new.

"Observe them and appreciate them—this is happiness that can be obtained without paying any cost." A long time ago, Liu Ruosong once said to him: "You can take it and use it at any time, it is cost-effective, and it can also reduce stress. It is quiet and private. , why not do it?"

When Liu Ruosong said this, the two of them had made an appointment to go to the mountains to see the stars, but unfortunately, Fu Yan had a temporary mission, so he had to rescind the appointment.

It's a pity that he didn't go to City S with Liu Ruosong in his previous life, so until his death, he couldn't watch the stars with Liu Ruosong again.

... After this matter is over, I have to replenish him once, Fu Yan thought.

Moist moisture fell on his shoulders at night, Fu Yan adjusted his sitting posture, relaxed his stiff back, and was about to close his eyes and rest for a while, when he heard a rustling sound from under the tree.

He turned his head and looked down, and found that Fang Sining got out of the car.

"What's the matter?" Fu Yan asked.

Fang Sining raised his head to look at him, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Aren't you coming down to rest? I can change the vigil with you."

"No need." Fu Yan said: "You can rest in the car by yourself. If there is anything, just call me."

"Actually, I don't care. Would you like to get in the car together?" Fang Sining said, "It might not be good to sleep in the open air."

"No need." Fu Yan flatly refused: "I care."

As he spoke, Fu Yan rummaged through his pockets, took out a bag of biscuits from nowhere and threw them to Fang Sining in the air. He only kept a chocolate energy bar, broke half of it, threw it into his mouth and swallowed it.

Fang Sining hurriedly took the biscuits thrown by him, thought for a while, and didn't try to persuade him, but turned and went back to the car.

He closed the rear door, sat for a while holding the supplies in his hands, and finally couldn't help but glanced at Fu Yan outside from the window.

The jacket on the other party had been replaced with a special police training uniform as early as in the afternoon. In the afternoon, Fu Yan made a detour to the police station. Then he pried open two iron doors, collected three sets of clothes from the equipment room, and a spare gun waiting to be loaded.

Even though Fang Sining still had reservations about Fu Yan after the whole day of his colleagues, to a certain extent, he really had to admire him.

It's early summer outside now, and the temperature gets hotter the further south you go. Fu Yan's whole body is wrapped in thick black spring and autumn training uniform, and he's stepping on a pair of military boots. Fang Sining feels bored looking at him.

When not in the city, Fang Sining would occasionally take off his clothes to catch his breath, but Fu Yan was like a machine that didn't know how to get hot or cold, always with his back straight and neatly dressed, and he still looked impeccable when no one was around. When manners break down.

Fang Sining secretly slandered that a person who can discipline himself like this is obviously a ruthless person.

He thought about it by himself, and then secretly divided Fu Yan into a group in his heart, putting him in the group of people who "have as little contact with them as possible".

Fang Sining ate three biscuits slowly, took two sips of water, and then put down the things in his hands.

It's hard to find supplies now. Most of the small supermarkets on the street have been raided, and there are so many zombies in the large supermarkets with sufficient supplies. It's impossible for him to walk back and forth safely from inside.But Fu Yan cared more about the core document, as long as the materials in his hand were kept to the level of "starvation", he would not waste energy to snatch new ones, so that Fang Sining had to save a little by himself.

After he finished his "dinner", he didn't care about Fu Yan anymore, but wrapped his coat around himself, curled up on the back seat, and fell asleep.

Fang Sining squinted in a daze for a while, half asleep and half awake and didn't know how long it had passed, only felt a buzzing in his ears, as if someone was talking all the time.

He was terrified the day before, and he was in a pile of zombies. His whole body was tense to death. Now he finally relaxed, but he still couldn't sleep well. Waking up from sleep.

Fang Sining was in a bad mood, before he got up from the back seat, he heard another faint sigh coming from the side who was close at hand.

The hairs all over his body exploded suddenly, he sat up subconsciously, and looked at the source of the sound in shock, only to realize that the sound was not someone else, but Fu Yan's car radio that had been on all the time.

It turned out that the human voice was not a dream, Fang Sining thought blankly.

"...Unfortunately, in the face of this natural disaster, we are forced to recognize the insignificance of human beings." The male voice on the radio continued: "We tried our best to rescue and evacuate, but the virus spread far faster than our response .Since the disaster happened, many families have lost their loved ones, and many people have lost friends. You are all immersed in grief, and I am also deeply saddened by this."

The male voice on the radio choked for a moment, Fang Sining blinked, and his eyes fell blankly on a gray stain on the hem of the clothes.

"However, rescue personnel are scarce, and the situation is so out of control that I have to ask everyone here to cheer up, muster up courage, and try to save yourself as much as possible - next, I will disclose the known medical information to all survivors in the society, Please remember it carefully, and try to pass it on to all survivors you can come into contact with.”

"first--"

The co-pilot's door was suddenly pulled open, and Fang Sining was shocked, only to realize that Fu Yan had woken up at some point, and was standing by the side of the car, silently listening to the radio with him.

"The transmission channel of the unknown virus this time is bodily fluid infection, including blood exchange infection - the virus does not have any incubation period, and it will mutate after being infected, so please survivors carefully identify companions and strangers. The completion time of the mutation varies from individual to individual. The difference is different, and the latest time limit is 24 hours. Those infected with the mutant have no vital signs and sanity, and are highly aggressive and contagious."

"Attention, the mutation of infection is uncontrollable and irreversible. Once infected, you need to stay away immediately-repeat, once infected, stay rational and stay away immediately."

The male voice on the radio was tired and hoarse. Fang Sining didn't recognize him, but Fu Yan could easily tell that it was Zhao Jincheng himself.

"Encouraging self-rescue does not mean giving up rescue completely. If the people need it, they can seek help from the nearby military regions as much as possible. As long as there are rescue conditions, the military bases will accept any people unconditionally—"

"Although the virus is terrible, it is not completely invincible." Zhao Jincheng said: "I personally guarantee that as long as human beings are not extinct, there will always be people in this world looking for a way to end the disaster."

"So, I also hope that everyone will not give up, and hope that it will last forever in tomorrow."

Zhao Jincheng was silent for two seconds, and added the last closing sentence in a heavy tone.

"This is an unprecedented catastrophe in human history. We are forced to leave the stable life we ​​are accustomed to and plunge into a hell-like massacre. However, I still hope that on the basis of survival and self-help, we To preserve as much as possible the dignity of being a human being.”