sunset escape

In a spacious and bright laboratory, several sophisticated large instruments occupy most of the space, a long table is placed in the center, and several men and women are sitting around it.

Among them, the man wearing rimless glasses was the most conspicuous, flipping through the report without blinking, his posture was faintly haughty, his expression was calm but there was an unconcealable enthusiasm in his brows and eyes.

This is the eighth time their No.40 has obtained experimental data since the research got out of control.

There were several other people in the room with nervous faces, secretly looking at the man's face at the same time.

"Teacher, do you need to inform others to wait in the conference room?" A young girl asked cautiously.

Kosnian raised his eyes from the report, looked at the girl like a sharp knife, and said coldly: "Go if you are sure."

The girl immediately fell silent, lowered her head as if she had done something wrong, and said nothing more.

Everyone knew what was written in that report, but as Kosnian turned every page, their hearts sank a little.

Finally, the man finished turning over the last page, put down the document and gently pushed the side of the mirror with his index knuckle, his voice was as calm as a cold machine: "Time is tight, and we are going to start the No.40 nine experiments."

As soon as the words fell, there was a vague explosion sound in the distance, and the tables and chairs suddenly shook slightly, even the water in the glass was swaying.The daylight-bright lamp above the head flickered twice, and the light tube crackled, and the world suddenly fell into darkness.

The people in the room immediately reacted, the sound of the chair legs being dragged on the ground came one after another, two people walked towards the door first, and one of them said anxiously: "No! The power cannot be turned off, I'll go and have a look!"

The glass door was pushed open abruptly, and the shock disappeared as the two men left in the dark.

In the darkness, Kosnian slowly stood up from his seat.

The young girl just managed to calm down after a short period of panic, but her tone was still anxious: "Teacher, why did the power suddenly cut off? I just checked the power distribution room yesterday, and everything is operating normally."

It shouldn't be a serious problem... She comforted herself.Two colleagues have gone to check the situation, and if there is a problem, the backup power can be activated quickly.

However, there are gradually noisy voices outside, and more people panic because of the power outage, and so many devices need power to maintain, even if they are disconnected for a minute...

Kosnian tapped his knuckles on the table and remained silent.

It's not that simple.

**

The night fell completely, and the darkness tonight was cold and dense, enveloping people like glue, making it difficult to even breathe.

The jeep was speeding on the road, passing by the scenery on both sides like the wind, and the sound of the engine resounded through the street.And the car has been quiet for a long time.

Xiang Jiayun was still holding the transparent storage box, her eyes were unfocused looking out of the window, her lips were tightly pressed.

After another 2 minutes, he spoke amidst the monotonous sound of the engine, trying his best to suppress the uneasiness in his tone: "Mr. He, please stop first, let's have a good talk."

The people in front ignored him, and seemed to be driving the car in an orderly manner, but the hand holding the steering wheel was so forceful that the veins popped out.

"He Chen." His voice cooled down, and he called out his name by name.

Half of the face in the rearview mirror was stern and impersonal, without anger or fear, it seemed that all emotions had been suppressed, leaving only a colorless facial features.He had never seen He Chen like this.

"You can talk now." He Chen still couldn't ignore him, but he didn't intend to stop.

Xiang Jiajun gritted his teeth, looked down at the lifeless little white mouse in the box, "It's too risky to go back just the two of us, we can wait for them to come first."

The man didn't answer.

Of course he knew that He Chen would not agree, because time was urgent.But seeing the other party's appearance of losing control, he felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Yes, the guinea pig died.This indicates that his fate will also come to an end in the near future.

It is not necessarily a good thing to predict death in advance, especially the way to prevent death is too illusory, just like going to a single-plank bridge between dangerous cliffs, it is very likely to fall to pieces.

"He Chen, you don't have to do this." Xiang Jiayun said wearily.

Jeep slammed on the brakes. He hurriedly supported the back of the seat in front of him, but the storage box in his arms fell down.

"Xiang Jiajun," He Chen's voice finally had a tinge of color, it was anger brewing, "What did you mean by that sentence just now?"

He leaned back in the chair, the storage box resting against his feet, but he didn't have the energy to pick it up anymore.

"Literally, I don't think you're worth it." He replied almost brokenly.

Since 10 minutes ago, he found that the mouse had no heartbeat, Teacher He fell into a state of loss of control.Without saying a word, he restarted the car, turned around, and continued to accelerate on the deserted dark night road.He knew that this was a race against time, but if anyone else was present, they would probably think that He Chen was crazy and wanted to drive into Jiang.

Teacher He wanted to take him into the research institute right now and ask for the antidote to the virus.

But Xiang Jiayun knew that this was unrealistic.

They don't even know where the entrance is.Even if the entrance is found, there are so many people in the research institute, and as intruders, what leverage do they have in exchange for the antidote?

Xiang Jiayun took a deep breath.Fortunately, he and He Chen had known each other not long ago, so there was still time to stop the loss in time.

"Not worth it?" He Chen repeated his words, and laughed angrily, "You don't want to live anymore?"

The air in the car seemed to be getting thinner and thinner. He felt that his neck was pinched by an invisible hand, and the oxygen in his lungs was being lost bit by bit.

Xiang Jiayun didn't want to suffocate any longer, so she opened the car door and walked out.

The jeep just stopped at the entrance of an alley, and the darkness inside was like a black hole, attracting everything into it, and then devouring it completely.

too tired.

At this moment, he only felt that the exhaustion that had been neglected these days was all on his body, and he wanted to curl up under the pressure.

From the moment his parents died in a car accident, it became difficult for him to survive, and he had to do his best to make himself barely like an ordinary person.And when he managed to create a step-by-step living environment, the end came again.

In fact, he didn't want to live so much in the first place.Perhaps he should have been taken away with him in the car accident in his childhood.

Stepping unconsciously into the long and narrow alley, he walked into the darkness.

There was the sound of the car door being opened behind him, and the sound of footsteps chasing after him hurriedly. Within two seconds, Xiang Jiayun's arm was tightly held.

He was forced to stop, and the sound of slightly rapid breathing was close at hand, but neither of them spoke.

Xiang Jiayun closed his eyes and spurned his positive attention, because he could hear a trace of fragility from the sound of breathing.

The force attached to the arm suddenly increased, and he was pulled back to the alley. The whole body hit the wall heavily, but the back of his head was warm and soft.He reacted for a moment before he realized that it was Mr. He's hand.

"Xiang Jiayun, you lied to me." The headlights were not far away, and He Chen's face was half-illuminated, and his obsidian-like eyes were cold and fragile.

He just glanced at it and then lowered his head, not daring to make any response, he could only listen to He Chen accusing himself one sentence after another.

"Did you never think about getting the antidote along the way? You don't care whether you live or die. You came here from City B just to accompany me and give me hope, right?" He Chen tried his best He controlled his voice not to tremble, but the impact of the truth still made him unable to bear it.

The silent person was replaced by Xiang Jiayun.

He Chen couldn't wait to answer, his anger had already burned his head, and his tone was much heavier: "I don't need your kind deception! Do you think you are protecting me? I have the ability to do anything to others or myself. Responsible decision, my decision is to accompany you to get rid of the damn infection. As for you, you have no right to deceive me at all! Or do you treat all this as a game and don't care about your own life or death?"

He has a sore nose.

No, he didn't treat everything as a game, he just... never dared to think of a good result.

If Mr. He wants to find an antidote, then he will go.If Mr. He repents on the way, he will accompany the other party to do other things.

Anyway, he has lived in this world for more than 20 years, and most of the time he walks alone, unable to find the meaning of his existence.He Chen's appearance had already started to fill the void in his life, so he should be satisfied.

A person who is muddling along, even if it becomes the end now, how much will it change?

"I never regarded the experience with you as a game." Xiang Jiayun retorted in a low voice.

The author says:

Little noise and joy, little noise and joy