MTL - Natural Disaster Apocalypse-Chapter 23
As if the sun had never disappeared, it hung high in the sky again after a lapse of several months. When the first person discovered this bright morning that was different from the past, excited screams and shouts resounded throughout the community. Many people woke up from their sleep, subconsciously thinking that someone died in the community again, and opened their eyes in a daze, looking at the glimmer of light penetrating through the tight and tight curtain fabric, they were startled for a while, and then they couldn't believe it. He rushed towards the window, and as the curtains were pulled open, the warm light instantly filled the entire room. At that moment, it was like an illusion of returning to the world.
Qin Huai was woken up by the noise outside. First, he subconsciously looked at his phone and turned on the screen. It was not even five o'clock in the morning. Then he noticed that there seemed to be a different light in the house than before. He turned his head to look at the balcony. The light coming in through the gaps in the tightly covered curtains all told him that this morning had become different, until he, like everyone else, pulled away the darkness that had been covered for several months, and felt the warmth of the sun again.
Shouts, cries, and even roars of joy as if reborn, rang out in the community one after another. Even if I have always believed in the government in my heart, even in such a smog, life is gradually getting on the right track, but nothing is more exciting than facing the sunshine without any smog like this, and it makes me feel more deeply about the dark past. .
As soon as the curtains were pulled open, glaring light poured in, illuminating Mu Nan, who had been woken up on the bed, had to open his eyes and sit up, waking up from the darkness and still not used to the strong light, subconsciously squinted his eyes Qin Huai moved his footsteps, blocking the strong sun for him, and said with a heavy voice that was different from the joyful shouts outside: "Nan Nan, the haze has cleared."
Mu Nan looked up at Qin Huai in the backlight, smiled, and stretched out his hand towards him, this time he was no longer alone, even though he was still afraid, he had more courage to live.
Mu Nan knew that when the smog disappeared, the poisonous mycelia that had taken away countless lives also disappeared without any residue. When others were busy with joy and feeling new life, he hurriedly let Qin Huai helped, and together with him, they tore off the plastic tape pasted in the gap of the window.
Even though the windows in the house were newly replaced, he even watched over the installation when they were replaced, and the airtightness was naturally very good, but after Qin Huai came back later, he taped up all the window gaps in the house with tape , although he felt that it was impossible to avoid going out to take things and throw out the trash, and there was no way to keep the house airtight for a long time, but in order to make Qin Huai feel at ease, he and Qin Huai went to extra trouble. Now that the sun is out and the smog has dissipated, there is no need to stick these tapes.
Seeing the appearance of the sun and the disappearance of the smog, many people realized something, but even so, except for a few who were hit hard by the loss of their family members, or who were not mentally well, after being closed for so long After that, when I saw the sun suddenly, I ran out of the house out of control. Most of them stayed at home and waited and watched, and they kept swiping their phones to see if the smog in their area dissipated. The smog also dissipated in other areas. Has anyone gone out? Did the virus outside also disappear with the smog?
But now that the sun has just come out, the smog has just dissipated, and the government does not have the ability to foretell. Without doing more sampling and research, who dares to release news that the disaster has passed. So today's police report is still asking everyone to stay at home and not to go out rashly. Although the smog has disappeared, the crisis may not be resolved.
Fortunately, everyone is used to being closed, and they don’t care if it takes a day or two. Most people can’t afford high-priced protective clothing, so it’s best if the poisonous gas dissipates together, and they can go out freely. I put myself in an airtight clothes, it doesn't matter if it's cold, but now it's so hot outside, who can stand it.
When Qin Huai and Mu Nan were tearing off the tape on the window, the broadcast sounded in the community, telling everyone to stay at home, don't take it lightly just because the sun came out and the smog cleared. Accompanied by the looping radio, a heart-piercing cry suddenly came from downstairs. The bustle of the morning had already been vented for a while when I first saw the sun, and the neighborhood became quiet again, so this sudden cry The shouting was especially loud against the silence, making Mu Nan tremble in fright.
Looking down through the window looking for the sound, in the small green garden downstairs of their community, a girl in white clothes and long hair knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. In the distance, several community members in protective clothing were walking along the road. Trot over, and then pull the girl into the building. I don't know if it was because she was crying too weak, or because the girl didn't want to resist at all. A few staff members quickly pulled her in, and the community became quiet again, but the community group began to discuss heatedly, but said What's more, I want to see if the girl will be infected when she ran out so unprotected. If not, does it mean that the poisonous mycelium also disappeared with the disappearing smog.
As for the reason why the girl ran out of the house and cried bitterly, not many people seemed to care.
Mu Nan knew this girl, he didn't know the exact name, but he had seen her name mentioned in the group before, Nana. Her parents divorced, and she lived with her mother and grandfather. Two years ago, her mother got sick and passed away. After that, she and her grandfather depended on each other for life. Nana was only in her third year of high school this year, and the time of the rainstorm was the entrance exam in April. The third year of senior high school held tight again, and the final critical moment, the school did not dare to relax, so until the smog came, the school did not have a holiday.
Naturally, this year's college entrance examination was no longer available. At that time, the smog was the heaviest, the death was the most, and the world was most panicked. I don't know if it was during the rainstorm. Nana went to and from school every day. When the rain was heavy, her grandfather would pick her up at the station. She was afraid that it would be unsafe for a girl in a rainstorm. As a result, Nana was young and fine, but her grandfather sick.
When her grandfather was ill, lung swelling had already exploded all over the world, and the hospital was overcrowded. Not to mention that her grandfather was still conscious at that time, and he could even eat and talk normally. Even if her grandfather was seriously ill at that time, he might not be able to send him in. Hospital.
Later, Nana's grandfather still left, and he left at home. It took only one night from difficulty breathing to eternal sleep.
It is said that that night, Nana almost knocked on the doors of all the neighbors on their floor, but at that time, who dared to open the door, no one had the ability to reach out to help her.
Facing the passing life of his only relative, and having nowhere to turn for help, Mu Nan didn't even dare to imagine how desperate that girl must have been that night.
The reason why he was so impressed with Nana was that the funeral home's car came and dragged away Nana's grandfather the next day. The girl who had just grown up was crying in despair all the way, and no one else could hold her back. Chasing the funeral home car, begging them not to take her grandfather away, even though it was already a lifeless and cold corpse.
But no matter how much she pursued, how much she begged, just like that night, she couldn't get any response except deep despair.
Nana was also taken away after that day, to an outside isolation point, but was later sent back because even though she was exposed to the smog while chasing funeral home vehicles, she remained well afterwards , without any signs of infection.
Maybe today's heart-piercing cry is the despair that has shrouded her body so far and cannot be dissipated. Maybe there is unspeakable remorse and guilt in this despair. The empty family regretted, regretted how good it would have been if her grandfather hadn't been allowed to go out in the rain at that time.
Seeing that Mu Nan was still staring at the empty garden, Qin Huai covered his eyes with his hand, and wrapped his arms tightly around his shoulder: "Don't look, if you're not happy, just take a look at me."
On the day the girl’s grandfather was taken away, Mu Nan was watching from upstairs. Although it was foggy, she could only vaguely see the red taillights of the funeral home’s vehicles below, but the girl’s crying and chasing, even if they lived in ten On the seventh floor, I can still hear clearly. At that time, Mu Nan was sitting on the ground, leaning against the closed glass of the balcony, looking downstairs with a blank expression.
Although Mu Nan didn't cry, the calm eyes that didn't shed tears made him feel more distressed than crying.
He didn't know what Mu Nan was thinking at that time, but he knew that what Mu Nan was thinking must be something so heavy that even he couldn't bear it, such empty and even desperate eyes, as if he had experienced such a thing before. Like despair.
Mu Nan came back to his senses, and he could see the worry in Qin Huai's eyes when he raised his head slightly, so he smiled at him: "Brother, are we going to start preparing to go to City B? I went there once before, when I participated in the competition, unfortunately Teachers have been following us all the time, and we are not allowed to move freely at all. This time, perhaps many places have not resumed work, and it seems that we will not be able to play again.”
Qin Huai sighed silently, but said with a smile on his face: "If you want to play, I can take you to several famous tourist attractions. Wouldn't it be more special for you to occupy the entire tourist attraction by yourself?"
Although the footsteps of the apocalypse are approaching, they have already prepared almost everything they can. In fact, they don’t need to delay for a day or two. After all, in the future, can those famous historic cities that have spanned thousands of years survive the global earthquake? , and it will continue for thousands of years, it is still unknown. While there is still a chance, it is good to leave some witnessed images.
