16 years

The sunset time in City D is short, but within three to five minutes, the warm orange color is covered by a deeper and thicker grayish blue.

Shao Qiu drove away, and when he passed the guard post at the base, Liu Ruosong seemed to sense something, and turned his head to look behind him.

In the gray night, Feng Lei still hadn't left.

He was alone, standing there with his hands behind his back, watching them leave.

At this distance, Liu Ruosong couldn't see the other person's expression, only a vague outline.

Shao Qiu quickly handed over to the sentry post, and the vehicle restarted and moved forward.Soon, the silhouette in Liu Ruosong's sight also disappeared.

"What are you looking at?" Fu Yan asked.

"Feng Lei." Liu Ruosong said, "He was still seeing us off just now."

Fu Yan raised his eyebrows, and looked back, but the vehicle had already left the base, and he couldn't see anything when he turned around.

He didn't pay much attention to it, he just took a glance and looked away, then fiddled with the communicator for a while.

Seeing that he wanted to contact Zhao Jincheng, Liu Ruosong stopped bothering him and leaned against the car window, looking out aimlessly.

The base of the C Department’s military region is no different than that of the A Department’s military region. Their military base and the public gathering area seem to be in two places. Not far from the base is the “wilderness”, where sporadic zombies are active.

However, zombies in twos and threes are nothing to fear. Although they are fast, they are not fast enough to chase cars on foot. Several main roads in City D were cleaned up diligently by the field team, Shao Qiu turned the steering wheel and turned onto the main road, pretending not to see those things.

Fu Yan's "resurrection" has more or less reversed other people's ideas - since there is a precedent, is it possible for those mutated zombies or people who are in the infection period to "backtrack" Just like Fu Yan, metabolize the virus by himself.

Although everyone knows that this possibility is very slim, but as long as there is hope, no one can say that it is completely impossible.

The closer you are to the north, the cooler the temperature outside will be.The temperature inside the car hadn't fully risen yet, and the temperature was stimulated by the cold air outside, forming a thin layer of mist on the car windows.

Liu Ruosong drew a flower on the mist with his fingertips, and after thinking about it, he drew a stickman with a dog beside him.

He sketched it casually, intentionally making it clumsy and childish, and it looked worse than the level of the kindergarten class.Liu Ruosong was amused by his own level, and turned his head to ask Fu Yan to take a look, but when he turned around, he saw that he was tilting his head to the other side of the car window, his mobile earphones were hanging on his ears, and his expression was slightly condensed.

The smile on Liu Ruosong's face faded a little, guessing that he was busy with business, so he didn't dare to disturb him, turned around silently, reached out and erased the stick figure that was somewhat blurred by the fog.

He wiped out a clear "clearance" on the cold car window, allowing him to see the sky outside.

The sky was getting darker and darker. In Liu Ruosong's eyes, it was about from "grey blue" to "indigo blue".

Liu Ruosong suddenly remembered that the day they left Yancheng, the sky was also foggy and unsightly, but fortunately, it was getting brighter as they walked, unlike now, it was getting darker as they walked.

Liu Ruosong was easily affected by this environment. He tilted his body and pressed his forehead against the cold car window. He only felt that the lowered color brightness finally turned into substantive emotions and pressed on him little by little.

He caught a glimpse of a sad and distant atmosphere from the cold night, just like the art education he received, as if all the elements in this world—colors, sights, temperatures, smells, etc.—come from all kinds, are omens of fate down symbol.

Liu Ruosong was dumbfounded by his sudden hypocrisy, he shook his head, trying to get those messy thoughts out of his mind.

But it wasn't easy—he was frightened several times, and he became more and more aware of his inability to do what he wanted.

First, there were two life-and-death farewells, followed by several times of great joy and sorrow. Liu Ruosong gradually discovered that his care for Fu Yan had risen sharply, and he had faintly entered the danger line.

At the very beginning, he was uneasy and terrified, wishing to tie Fu Yan under his nose, not to do anything, and not to take risks.

But this is obviously unrealistic. Putting aside the need for Fu Yan in the general environment, Fu Yan will not be able to be an "ordinary person" in the true sense unless the "restart" incident is resolved.

Besides, Fu Yan is not a six-year-old child, so he doesn't have to go to school if he doesn't go to school.

How can there be so much obedience and tenderness in the love of adults, and it is not all mixed with trivial reality and getting along with each other. Mutual respect and mutual understanding are more important than anything else. Liu Ruosong understands this truth, so he really doesn't want to make trouble.

What's more, he can see that Fu Yan has been as careful and cautious as possible. He is almost trying his best to solve this matter and protect himself to take care of his emotions-Fu Yan has already done this. There is a reason to do him for a little emotional problem.

Liu Ruosong used to be easily persuaded by himself, but recently it has gradually become difficult.

He seemed to have deteriorated from the stage of "hiding treasure". He no longer wanted to hide Fu Yan, but instead focused on a larger and farther place around him—a few days ago, when Fu Yan was still in a coma, Liu Ruosong even had an endless dream.

In the dream, he was standing alone on the bank of the Honglan River, the river was foggy, and only the statue of the research institute was floating on the water, looking at him with a half-smile.

Liu Ruosong stared at the statue in silence for a long time, and the statue gradually turned into a human form in his eyes, with temperature and color, the outline was extended, and the eyebrows were stretched - gradually becoming the appearance of Joe Eden.

Then Liu Ruosong raised his gun and shot him neatly.

In his dream, Joe Eden looked up to the sky and laughed. His brain was shattered by an assault rifle, but the laughter still surrounded the world, and his brains and blood were pumped out and sprinkled all over the surface of the river.

At the same time, countless zombie hordes suddenly appeared in all directions in the fog, layer upon layer, tens of thousands in number, and surrounded Liu Ruosong in the blink of an eye.

When Liu Ruosong turned around, he found that all the zombies he could see had turned into faces he was familiar with.

There was Feng Lei, there was Zhao Jincheng, and there were military doctors and researchers who Liu Ruosong had worked with in the previous two lives.

Liu Ruosong numbly wiped the blood on his face, and silently replaced the magazine with a new one.

This is not a comfortable dream.

When Liu Ruosong woke up from his dream, he found himself leaning on the bedside table. Fu Yan's ECG monitoring was the only sound in the room.

Liu Ruosong's irregular panting sound was mixed with the regular notification sound, and soon disappeared.

He couldn't sleep well, because of a problem with his posture, his lower back was also numb. Liu Ruosong sat up straight in silence, first leaned over to see Fu Yan's state, then closed his eyes, pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed. tone.

This dream made him physically and mentally exhausted—in the dream, he was faced with a vast wave of zombies, and at first he couldn't do anything, but fortunately, those faces disappeared quickly, turning into a terrifying blank.

So Liu Ruosong could only be forced to resist, he fought from dusk to dusk, and was soon overwhelmed by the tide of zombies.

The gun in his hand disappeared at some point, so Liu Ruosong simply stopped struggling. He stumbled, fell from a high altitude, and fell straight into the Honglan River. Mixed up.

In the quiet ward, Liu Ruosong lowered his eyes and stretched out his hand to tuck the quilt for the unconscious Fu Yan. His mind was blank, only the lingering rhyme of the dream still lingered in his mind.

It would be good if Joe Eden disappeared, Liu Ruosong thought.

That was the first time Liu Ruosong had such an idea.

This kind of idea of ​​"as long as the problem disappears, there is no need to solve the problem" is very naive at first glance, even the first-grade children will no longer have this kind of fantasy, but Liu Ruosong was out of control, and his thoughts immediately followed this idea It rushed like a landslide, and none of the eight horses could pull it back.

If there was no Joe Eden, or the mess of the last days, Fu Yan wouldn't have to struggle here, Liu Ruosong thought.

But Liu Ruosong didn't lose his mind after all, and he also knew that it was impossible, so he just took this thought as an adjustment, when he had nothing to do, he would take it out and masturbate for a while, and it was right to relieve the pressure.

But Liu Ruosong could control his thoughts, but he couldn't control his emotions.

He focused more and more on Fu Yan, but the more he focused, the more he felt dissatisfied—so far, he still hasn't found the law, meaning, or way to end this matter. .

So he could only watch Fu Yan rush forward into the apocalypse, into the whirlpool.This seems to be a joke made by fate with the two of them. The more they want to leave the danger, the closer they will be to the danger. Otherwise, they can only live in fear for the rest of their lives.

Liu Ruosong could notice the change in his mentality, and he began to gradually feel dissatisfied with himself—he was no longer satisfied with giving all his trust to the other party, and then obeying his judgment and following his footsteps.

There are so many traps that he can't see, he doesn't want to help Fu Yan anymore, he wants to protect him.

Liu Ruosong knew that his mentality had crossed the red line of danger. It seemed calm and peaceful, but in fact the underlying structure was full of his collapsed emotions, and if one was picked out, the whole structure would collapse.

Because it would break the tacit 20-year relationship between him and Fu Yan. In the past, he would never have such an idea.

The temperature inside the car gradually reached a balance with that outside the car, and the fog on the car windows faded away. Liu Ruosong maintained that posture, but stopped looking out the window.

His eyelashes drooped, covering his eyes.

Liu Ruosong once again had a fight with himself in his heart, and in the end reason once again gained the upper hand for a short time, forcing down those high-risk thoughts with flashing red lights.