At the end of September, the hot and long summer finally passed, and autumn arrived.
But in Jiangbei City, the weather hasn't turned significantly cooler for a while, and the daytime temperature still stays above 30 degrees. But at night, the temperature drops suddenly again, making people shiver with cold. Almost everyone is complaining about the ghost weather.
In an unremarkable rental house in the south of the city, the fan of the air conditioner was "buzzing" non-stop, which seemed a bit noisy. Under the air conditioner, there is a room that looks less than fifteen square meters. The living room and the bed are in this room, and the doors of the bathroom and kitchen are side by side on the other side.
Although the area is small, the inside of the house looks very tidy. The male owner of the house, a thin young man, was sitting on the lower bunk of a bunk bed, staring firmly at a TV not far in front of him.
On the TV screen, the noon news of the national TV station is playing at the moment.
A week ago, Jiang Liushi had never used this TV for anything other than watching a football game, let alone watching the noon news on the TV.
But now, for the first time in history, Jiang Liushi not only sat in front of the TV, but also stared at the time on the clock engrossed.
Today at 12:45:51 noon, an important piece of news will be broadcast on the national television noon news program.
"...The following is international news. An international scientific team has just held a press conference to announce that they have discovered a prehistoric super virus in the permafrost in the Far East of Siberia. This giant virus is the fourth known to humans Super large virus, scientists have previously discovered another giant virus in the area. Scientists have discovered it as early as a year ago, but it was not announced until recently. Scientists said that the virus is still being studied , I don’t know whether this kind of prehistoric virus can infect humans or animals for the time being... Some experts also said that as long as the permafrost remains frozen, there is no need to worry about whether the virus is a threat... "
"This is it!"
Jiang Liushi stood up from the bed all of a sudden, and he looked at the time displayed on the phone, it was around 12:45, almost exactly!
"It's hit again. This is the third time." Jiang Liushi stared at the TV screen, but his focus was no longer on the news. He already knew the general content of this news, even when it was first made public in the media—at this very moment!
Since it was a live press conference, there was no leaking information in advance. Even if the media and reporters had known about the press conference a day before, it was impossible to give specific details!
But Jiang Liushi knew in advance, not only this news, but also several international emergencies that happened in this week, he also knew in advance.
This was not because Jiang Liushi suddenly had some super power to predict the future, but a week ago, he suddenly discovered that there was a "star seed" in his mind.
At the same time as he discovered this "Star Seed", Jiang Liushi learned some information from the "Star Seed", including news that hadn't happened yet. The most important one is today's news about the discovery of a giant virus.
Because this news was confirmed, it meant that another thing Jiang Liushi learned from "Star Seed" would actually happen.
Virus infection broke out, the end of the world is coming!
The previous few news were news that some heads of state were absent from important events, important international conferences or schedules were temporarily cancelled. These news did not attract too many people's attention, but Jiang Liushi knew that many countries had already known about the virus infection and were preparing to retreat.
The outbreak of virus infection is very fast, and there is no effective means to control it at all. Telling the public will only cause panic and riots. So the people don't know anything at all, and they are still living normally, but they don't find that some important people no longer appear.
This press conference on the virus is the last bit of kindness given to ordinary people by these high-level officials, so that they will not die too confusedly.
Ten days later, at two o'clock in the afternoon, disaster will befall these ordinary people without warning, and they are now watching the news on TV like Jiang Liushi, but they don't realize anything at all. Weibo, circle of friends, news, all saw this news, but at most they just exclaimed twice and forwarded it.
Jiang Liushi didn't plan to post to tell the public the truth about this matter. Since the Mayan prophecy was fired, various doomsday predictions have been emerging on the Internet, and even a lot of physical books in the "2012XXX" series have been published. Movies Even a bunch of photos were taken, and the public has long been immune to this topic.
The posts he sent out would not attract anyone's attention at all, and the only thing that might attract was harmony, because what he knew was the real inside story, so it might also cause some vigilance from high-level officials.
Although this possibility was very low, Jiang Liushi didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble for himself while doing useless work.
Moreover, even Jiang Liushi himself was skeptical when he first heard the news. It was not until today when he saw the news that he completely believed in the truth of the matter.
No matter who it is, they will not believe it immediately and unconditionally when they suddenly find that there are some more information in their minds, or about the end of the world. Everything around is so normal and ordinary, how can you believe that the end is coming
After confirming it now, Jiang Liushi realized that he only had a week left, and he had to start making preparations immediately.
Jiang Liushi first purchased a large amount of daily necessities such as grain, oil, rice and noodles online. To be on the safe side, he also bought a lot of compressed high-energy food, as well as a lot of drinking water and emergency medicine.
These things could be delivered within a day or two, saving Jiang Liushi the time to go out to buy. In addition, there are jackets, light and wear-resistant shoes, disposable guns, etc., and Jiang Liushi also bought them. He also specially bought a dagger from a dealer in the same city, just in case.
Although he didn't believe in the doomsday before, out of curiosity, Jiang Liushi had already made a list in his mind, listing in detail the preparations he should make before the doomsday, and for this reason, he even searched online There is a lot of information, and on the Internet, there are actually a lot of such posts. Obviously, there is never a shortage of people who are bored.
However, these seemingly boring posts provided him with a lot of reference and help at this time. Jiang Liushi quickly and methodically completed most of the preparations for hoarding supplies.
Next, is the real highlight.
The role of the "star seed" is not only to let him know that the end is coming, but more importantly, the "star seed" allows him, an ordinary person, to have the ability to protect himself in the apocalypse.
The real purpose of "Star Seed" is mechanical modification and upgrade, but Jiang Liushi is required to provide the main body and materials for modification. The first thing Jiang Liushi thought of was the means of transportation, the car, which is currently the most practical for him and the least difficult to modify.
Among all types of cars, sedans were the first to be eliminated by Jiang Liushi. This relatively delicate model would not play much role in the chaos at that time.
The most recommended means of transportation in Doomsday's post is off-road vehicles, but Jiang Liushi is not too fond of off-road vehicles. The interior space of this kind of vehicle is too limited.
Subjectively speaking, Jiang Liushi's favorite is a giant super long truck. This kind of truck is like a train running on the road. The wheels alone are as tall as a person. But the number of such cars is too small, Jiang Liushi can only think about it.
Jiang Liushi searched the Internet. After looking around, he finally settled on two types of vehicles, one was a container truck and the other was a minibus. Out of his obsession with the interior space, Jiang Liushi finally set his sights on the minibus with more space.
However, Jiang Liushi couldn't afford the hundreds of thousands of minibuses. After completing the purchase of supplies, the balance of his bank card is less than 1,000 yuan, and "poor" is not enough to describe it...
If there is a house that can be sold, Jiang Liushi will immediately sell it at a low price without hesitation, but it is a pity that his family's house was sold when he was still in high school. At that time, his parents had just passed away, and for his and his sister's life and studies, it was necessary to sell the house. After that, the two siblings have been renting a house.
Most of the money in Jiang Liushi's bank was left over from the sale of the house. As a result, it was almost used up all at once because of the purchase of supplies.
If the TV, computer and other electrical appliances are disposed of, there will still be a few thousand yuan, but it is still not enough. As for robbing and stealing, as an ordinary student, Jiang Liushi didn't think he had a success rate of more than 10%. Even if he succeeded by chance, the probability of being caught was more than 80%.
Jiang Liushi didn't plan to buy a car, he planned to rent a car. But even renting a car requires a lot of money. Jiang Liushi has already checked the price on the Internet. Even the most common minibus costs more than 1,000 yuan a day, and about 15,000 yuan in ten days, not to mention the need to buy a lot of materials and metals to complete the alignment. The bus has been modified.
This money is really a headache.
The end will be next Tuesday, and it's getting closer. Lying on the bed, Jiang Liushi took a few deep breaths, but still felt a little flustered. As a student, facing such a life-and-death challenge right away, it was impossible to remain calm as usual.
After thinking for a while, he opened QQ and found an ID named Li Jun in the "roommate" group. Seeing that the other person's profile picture was lit up, he immediately sent a message: "Li Jun, are you there?"
Soon there was a "beep beep" message prompt, and Li Jun's reply appeared on the chat interface: "Did you see brother's new display?"
Only then did Jiang Liushi notice that under the other party's ID, it showed that Li Jun was "iPhone7 online" at the moment, no wonder he remained online so arrogantly.
The iPhone 7 is a new mobile phone that just came out this month. It has only been out for a few days. The price is so high that very few people get it. Li Jun actually used it so quickly. No wonder his tone was so embarrassing.
"This phone is seven or eight thousand dollars." Jiang Liushi sighed. He can't afford such an expensive mobile phone. Unexpectedly, the doomsday is coming and there is no need for a new mobile phone.
Li Jun replied triumphantly: "How could it be possible to get the first batch for seven or eight thousand dollars? I asked a special person to buy it for me, and I added two thousand dollars!"
Ten thousand yuan for a mobile phone! Jiang Liushi really could only be feeling emotional, because his parents died early and he had to take care of his younger sister, so he has always been very frugal in life. The one-time purchase just now was already the happiest time he spent money in his life. A mobile phone worth 10,000 yuan is really scary to think about.
However, it seems that Li Jun seems to have a lot of money, Jiang Liushi hurriedly typed: "Be serious first, let me tell you something, you don't have any plans for next Tuesday, right?"
"Next Tuesday? Brother, think about it, ah, by the way, I met a chick on WeChat a few days ago, and I will take her to the bar next Tuesday. After drinking, you know, wait for my brother to take her down!"
Hearing this, Jiang Liushi felt a bit of a headache. He thought about it, and said bravely, "Well, I want to invite everyone to play games next Tuesday. Can we stay in the dormitory and lock the doors and windows?"
"What?" Li Jun didn't respond for a moment.
Is there a girl who doesn't want to play games with you as a dick? My brain is sick!
"Don't fight, brother is busy!"
"Okay..." Jiang Liushi sighed and shook his head. He has already reminded what he can remind. In fact, even if he stays in the dormitory and locks the doors and windows, the outbreak of the virus cannot be avoided. Li Jun is now like everyone else. It is carrying the virus. Whether he will mutate into a monster after ten days depends entirely on his own physique.
Locking the doors and windows is just to prevent Li Jun from being killed by those mutated monsters on the premise that he can survive this catastrophe.
Now that Li Jun doesn't listen to Jiang Liushi, Jiang Liushi can't do anything about it. He said again: "Li Jun, I need money urgently. Can you pay me back the two thousand you borrowed from me earlier?"
"Money? Oh... don't worry, I'll remember it for you, and I'll pay you back in two days." Li Jun replied.
Jiang Liushi frowned: "I'm in a hurry to use it now, it can be said to be life-saving money."
"Are you in such a hurry? Wait a minute, that chick called me. I'll answer the phone and talk to you later." Li Jun replied.
Jiang Liushi waited for a while with his mobile phone, but he never saw Li Jun replying to him, and his profile picture was also hacked.
Jiang Liushi shook his head, thought for a while, and then clicked on another roommate's profile picture: "Luo Ming, can you lend me two thousand yuan?"
"I don't have any money recently, and my living expenses are spent in the game. I want to ask you to borrow some money for dinner. Why are you borrowing money?" Luo Ming replied.
"Forget it, it's fine." Jiang Liushi knew that Luo Ming was a game fan, and although his family was relatively well-off, he rarely kept any money. He's just trying his luck, too.
"Luo Ming, let me tell you, next Tuesday you stay in the dormitory to play games, close the doors and windows, don't go out, you understand?"
"What? What's wrong?" Luo Ming froze for a moment.
"Remember!" Jiang Liushi said, and hung up the phone. He had done his best.
Those who owed him money would not be repaid, and borrowing money could not be borrowed. As for the others, either Jiang Liushi was not very familiar with him, or he didn't have much money. .
"Looks like I have to think about it again..."