However, Yang Xiao was disappointed again. This number, which represents the cornerstone of the good operation of the entire society, could not be connected.
Tried again twice, still the same.
Cold sweat had climbed onto Yang Xiao's forehead and back before he knew it.
His eyes narrowed, and he immediately hung up the phone and called his parents' cell phones. However, they still couldn't get through. Then, Yang Xiao called the teachers and classmates, but without exception, they all couldn't be connected.
Hanging up the phone helplessly, Yang Xiao took a deep breath and tried to calm down his ups and downs.
It was obvious that there were obvious communication problems throughout the city.
Yang Xiao suddenly emerged from the oppressive security booth, jumped on his bicycle decisively, left the school, and began to gallop throughout the city.
The cold wind in the winter morning blew over the cheeks, past the ears, along the gaps between the sleeves and the neck, and invaded the clothes.
Yang Xiao also became more sober.
He opened his eyes wide, trying to search for possible living people.
However, this is destined to be an impossible trip. The whole city was deathly silent, without a trace of life.
Countless living people have long since disappeared.
As he passed through more and more familiar neighborhoods, he discovered that there were no cars, no people, no pets and small animals like cats and dogs, and he didn't even hear the hissing of any insects in his ears.
A despairing silence seemed to envelope the entire world.
No matter whether it is the station, the square, the store, or the community, there is no trace of living people.
Yang Xiao didn't dare to stop. He was afraid that something terrible would happen if he stopped. Only such continuous high-speed movement could allow him to escape the impending doom.
He didn't know, what happened? As a high school student, what can he do? He is not yet an adult, and has not even dealt with some of the problems in life independently. No one has taught him how to face the difficulties and setbacks in front of him.
Various speculations emerged in his mind, and were overturned by his reason.
Where have people gone?
A question came to mind.
First of all, is it possible that this is a reality show? Yang Xiao just fell into the world of Truman. Everyone, including parents, classmates, and teachers, just left early. The purpose was of course to show a game to entertain the public.
This possibility is infinitely close to zero.
Chongshan City, as the largest international metropolis in history, has a permanent population of more than 10 million, so it is impossible for so many people to come and act with him.
He rode for more than ten kilometers and passed countless shopping malls, supermarkets and residential areas. With so many people and such a large area, there was total silence.
It's impossible for everyone to pay such a price just for acting. When a super city operates normally, every minute and every second means a massive economy, supporting the normal operation of society.
No government can afford such horrific economic losses if a megacity is shut down.
The second possibility is that everyone leaves. Nuclear threat, terrorist attack? Concerned about the unstoppable natural disaster, the government issued a nationwide warning in advance, asking everyone to evacuate quickly, but it was possible to let everyone leave and empty the city.
But why was he left behind?
Even if this is true, his parents will definitely take him away. Why should he be left alone?
Also, even if we evacuate, where are the animals and pets? It's impossible to take away all the stray dogs.
Now he couldn't even hear the chirping of insects, and there was no living thing left. For the first time, the city seemed to him like a real ghost.
The fear, as vast as the sea, surged toward him like a tide, and seemed to suffocate him the next moment.
The third possibility is that all living creatures were taken away by aliens or supernatural forces. Although I have experienced materialistic education for many years, I believe that the world is material and the underlying laws must be physics and mathematics.
However, the strange phenomenon in front of him forced Yang Xiao to think about these aspects.
Because he really couldn't think of any other possibility, he could only blame the aliens. As for the existence of aliens, he no longer doubts it at all. It must be aliens, it must be aliens. You know, in the minds of many people, mysterious aliens, but to a certain extent, their abilities are absolutely comparable to those of the gods and gods in fantasy.
Otherwise, if the strangeness descends on the entire city and even spreads to the whole country and the world, that will be the real horror that makes people feel boundless despair.
Because no matter how powerful the aliens are, no matter what amazing technology they master, everything is an existence that can be tried to be understood.
But it is weird, strange, and supernatural, but it cannot be understood with common sense.
Some phenomena even violate the laws of nature.
All things in the universe, human beings are too insignificant, their understanding of nature and the world is too shallow, but they are extremely arrogant, and even think that they have stepped into the starry sky and become the master of the earth.
Of course, there is one last assumption.
Everything is just an absurd and unruly dream. Yang Xiao suddenly had such an idea.
However, everything around me is so real.
How many people in dreams can tell that they are really in a dream? Maybe there is such a person, but Yang Xiao is not.
He slapped himself hard several times, causing his cheeks to turn red and painful, but he didn't wake up at all.
Yes, even if you fall from a high altitude or simply commit suicide, you can wake up from your dream through strong stimulation.
But, how many people can be so cruel?
In the final analysis, he simply did not dare to gamble with the reality of the entire world with only one life.
This is also the real reason why countless people in nightmares can only be trapped in nightmares, tortured and unable to escape.
Buddha calls it obstruction of knowledge and vision.
Those who are trapped in the rolling world of mortals and can see through it and perceive the truth of the world are all awakened persons with great wisdom and awareness.
After thinking wildly for a long time, there was still no result. The only thing Yang Xiao could do was to continue riding and wait for dawn and the sun to rise.
He believed that as long as he persisted until eight or nine o'clock, the sunshine would dispel all the haze and darkness.
Passing by a sports goods store, Yang Xiaoshun took out a bat from inside. Having a guy on his hand finally gave him some comfort.
In the face of danger or monsters, at least there is someone to help you, so you can struggle and avoid being completely bare-handed.
It's not like Yang Xiao hasn't thought about going to the nearest police station and getting a pistol. However, when he entered the police station, he discovered that he did not have a key card, nor did he enter his fingerprints and iris information, so there was no way to enter the internal weapons warehouse.
Now, he can't afford to go to a hardware store or supermarket and get a watermelon knife.
However, he has never chopped anyone, let alone practiced martial arts. With the knife in his hand, his combat effectiveness is not as great as the bat in his hand.
As time went by, something that made Yang Xiao extremely horrified happened again. He was shocked to find that the time on his watch passed extremely slowly compared to normal.
According to his inference, he had ridden such a long distance, more than ten kilometers, but only five minutes had passed! ! !
He is not Superman. With such a long journey and the time spent at the police station, at least twenty minutes should have passed, but now the time on the watch is not yet half past seven!
How does this convince him? !
Continuing to search has lost its meaning. Yang Xiao rode his bike and rushed home. No matter what, home was the place that gave him the greatest sense of security.
When Yang Xiao was in school, his family's house was still a two-story building. After looking upstairs and downstairs, he once again confirmed the fact that his parents still had not come back.
Locking the door, he took the bat and returned to his bedroom.
After running around for such a long time, he was also a little tired and had not eaten breakfast. He was now so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.
Fortunately, there are still some ingredients, eggs and milk in the refrigerator at home.
Yang Xiao didn't think much, took out the milk and prepared to take a sip first to relieve his hunger.
But when he opened the milk package, he smelled an extremely putrid stench.
He grimaced and quickly looked at the expiration date.
The time above made him feel uneasy again.
It’s actually mid-September of 2065!
Looking at this expiration date, his heart seemed to be hit by something, and it beat suddenly. Even the thoughts deep in his brain had something, and he almost woke up.
Yang Xiao frowned again, but the stench of rotten milk quickly brought his thoughts back to reality.
He threw it away quickly.
Turn on the stove and prepare to fry yourself two eggs.
However, when the egg shells were opened, they found that the two eggs were also rotten and bad, and they also exuded a disgusting stench.
Yang Xiao didn't believe in evil, so he poured out the rotten eggs in the bowl, opened the refrigerator and took out all the eggs.
However, as he tried one after another, he soon discovered that all the eggs were broken and could not be eaten at all.
When he put everything away, he discovered that there was no open flame on the stove. He tried again, but the stove seemed to be disconnected from natural gas and there was no response at all.
This time, everything was ruined and there was no food at home.
As for snacks, don't think about it. In order to let him eat well, my mother never allows junk food to be stored in the house.
Uncomfortable.
Yang Xiao lay on the sofa, feeling helpless. He just got home and he didn't want to go out anymore. Although he was a little hungry, he still felt like he could carry it.
Staying at home can at least give him a little more security. Lying on the balcony on the second floor, looking at the familiar scenery around him, he prepared to wait quietly for dawn.
