Chapter 54: The Human-Shaped Cataclysm Defuser (Part 7)
This time, Yu Lin did not lose his memory. He even clearly remembered how he had calmly sent his teacher back to her room after coming out of the elevator, and then had taken Yu Zhao home to sleep.
Everything was in order. Before he went to bed, he had even made a cup of honey water. The quality of his sleep that night was also very good. It was just that his head ached a little when he woke up.
After he woke up, he did not get up immediately, but leaned against the head of the bed and did two things with his phone—he searched for rumors about the Xin’an Apartment and watched the endless debates on the forum.
The incident at the Xin’an Apartment had happened more than ten years ago. The story was similar to his memory. After the accident, the place had been demolished and rebuilt into the Lijin Hotel.
The forum was much more lively again. The most popular post was still about the apocalypse. The date of the first extreme climate had been marked, on August 23rd.
Yu Lin looked at the calendar. There were less than 10 days left.
The discussion on the forum about the recent frequent supernatural phenomena was also very frequent. Someone had provided evidence, saying that he had gone back to his hometown to see his grandparents during the holiday and had found that it was only raining at one house in the village.
Someone else had said that he had heard his own dog start to talk, reminding him to run for his life.
In the midst of the endless discussion, the fact that the apocalypse was approaching was creepy.
At this point, Yu Lin had to believe that such a thing was going to happen in the world.
He and Yu Zhao, one a living disaster and the other a psycho, although they had two friends with formal positions to help them, in the upcoming, crisis-ridden apocalypse, it would definitely not be easy to survive.
Yu Lin was in a daze when a news report popped up on his phone with a ding-dong sound: 『A super-large shark with a human face has been found in the Mizi River, suspected to be a new species.』
If it were in the past, Yu Lin would have thought that this was an exaggeration. But at this moment, he clicked on the picture and glanced at the blurry, san-value-dropping human-faced fish.
He had to admit that the world had really changed.
His phone dinged. The message he had sent in the morning was replied to. Cheng Lang asked cautiously, 『Brother Lin, what’s wrong?』
Facing the impending apocalyptic crisis, Yu Lin could only ask the only two insiders he knew for help. After thinking for a moment, he asked, 『Does your unit still have any openings?』
Surviving the apocalypse was not easy. If they had the support of the action team, it might be easier for him and Yu Zhao to survive.
On the other end of the screen, Cheng Lang, who was paying attention to the news of the human-faced shark and eating rice noodles, was stunned for a moment, and a question mark appeared on his forehead.
Then he threw the pot and said with ecstasy, 『We’re hiring, brother! We’re hiring!』
***
When Yu Lin got up, Yu Zhao was humming a song with a spatula in his hand. He didn’t know who he had heard it from that eating pre-made dishes every day was not good, and then he had resolutely picked up a spatula.
Yu Lin walked over, glanced at the charred fried egg in his spatula, and did not discourage him. He smiled and ruffled his head. “How are you so good at this?”
Yu Zhao’s eyes lit up when he heard this. He threw the spatula to the side and happily came over to kiss him.
The two of them kissed for a long time. Yu Lin’s legs were weak, and his lips were red and swollen. He gently pinched Yu Zhao’s ear, and his eyelids were slightly red. “I’m going out in a bit.”
Yu Zhao had no objections. “Where are you going, wife?”
Yu Lin pressed his lips together and did not hide it from him. “The apocalypse is coming. We have to prepare for it.”
The human-shaped cataclysm, Yu Zhao: “?”
The culprit, Yu Zhao: “…”
The honest Yu Zhao: “Okay, wife.”
Cheng Lang’s unit was probably really short-staffed. Yu Lin had only asked him for half an hour when a reply came, asking Yu Lin to go for an interview at three in the afternoon.
He revealed, “Our leader is very humane. It’s okay if you can’t make it at three. He’s prepared to wait for you all afternoon!”
There was another sentence he didn’t say: If I can’t wait for you today, I’ll wait for you tomorrow!
It could be said to be very humane.
But Yu Lin was not in the habit of making others wait. After eating, he went out with Yu Zhao.
The sky was misty, and it looked like it was about to rain. The sky was a grayish-yellow.
The people on the street were all busy, with their heads down and in a hurry.
Yu Lin thought of the situation he had encountered when he had taken a taxi last time, and he immediately suspected that the taxis in this city were no longer operated by just humans. He honestly decided to take the bus.
There were many people on the bus, and in this bizarre world, there was a greater sense of security.
Fortunately, the Special Incident Investigation Bureau was not too far away, just in the suburbs of the city. If he took the bus, it would take an hour from Yu Lin’s residence, which was acceptable.
He and Yu Zhao got on the bus at 1:10. When he got on the bus, Yu Lin had specially looked at the driver to judge.
The driver was a middle-aged man with a kind face. He was wearing a uniform and white gloves. When each passenger got on the bus, he would turn his head to glance at them, and he didn’t seem to have any problems.
Yu Lin was slightly relieved and led Yu Zhao to a seat near the door.
Yu Zhao was very clingy. As soon as he sat down, he wanted to hold his hand. Yu Lin’s eyelashes drooped slightly, and he glanced at the intertwined fingers on his knees, smiled, and did not refuse.
The bus swayed as it roamed through the city. The air conditioning was blowing gently. Although the sky was low, the city’s greenery was very good, and the roads were clean, making the windows look bright and clean.
When they passed the Lihua Road stop, a couple got on.
They were both university students, full of youth, with backpacks on their backs and bubble water in their hands. When they came up the steps, it was as if a fragrant breeze had blown in.
The two of them were holding hands and were talking and laughing as they walked into the bus. When they passed by Yu Lin and Yu Zhao, they were stunned for a moment, and they were dazed by the two of them’s overly eye-catching appearance.
A pair of puzzled eyes was reflected in the window glass. The young man with black-rimmed glasses turned his head, and he was cold and beautiful, with snow-white skin and a quiet gaze.
The one who was holding his hand was even more of a beauty, with long and thick eyelashes and clear features, but he looked like he had a bad temper. When he noticed that the person by his side was not looking at him, he secretly ground his teeth.
The girl looked at them, smiled friendly, and touched her boyfriend’s arm. The two of them sat in the back row.
This was a very long ride. It was stuffy outside, and the bus was cool from the air conditioning. After a few words, the girl gently leaned on her boyfriend’s shoulder and gradually fell asleep.
Yu Lin was comfortable from the cool wind. He turned his head and was dozing off when he suddenly felt his finger being squeezed.
He opened his eyes, and his eyelashes lifted slightly. He found that Yu Zhao was sitting by the glass window. The daylight was bright, and his eyes were even brighter. He looked at Yu Lin, and the fingers holding his were slightly lifted.
Yu Lin followed his gaze and saw the intimate couple in the back row. He smiled, and his chin tilted slightly, and he lightly rested it on Yu Zhao’s shoulder.
After a while, his head was tilted slightly, and his breathing slowly became steady, and he gradually fell asleep.
Like when Yu Zhao had been a ghost in the past, when he had passed by a cat cafe, he had seen a small cat sleeping in its owner’s arms.
He didn’t dare to move randomly, and he only dared to adjust his posture slightly to make his wife sleep more comfortably.
The bus moved forward with a creak, and it would occasionally make a creaking sound, but it would not wake anyone up.
The temperature in the afternoon was too stuffy, and the bus was too cool. People had unknowingly slept for most of the ride.
This was a quiet and beautiful afternoon.
With a loud “bang—.”
The 507 bus, which was heading to the suburbs, had crashed into a large truck due to improper driving. The two vehicles had exploded on impact, and everyone on the bus had been blown to pieces.
In the smoke and fire that filled the sky, Yu Zhao was holding the quietly sleeping Yu Lin in his arms and was admiring him with a smile. Then he looked up with confusion. “?”
***
This abnormal event was reported to the headquarters at the first moment.
As the deputy director of the Special Incident Investigation Bureau, Lin Ming had a steady personality and was very strong. When the investigation bureau was first established, he had been the leader of the action team and had always been dispatched to track down White Bird.
It was not until after the joint cataclysm incident in the Cangwu Road community that White Bird had cleared the vicinity, that he had been sent to the seaside to work by his jumpy superior, to investigate the mutation of marine life.
Today was the day he returned to the department to submit his monthly report.
Then he had been forced to sit down and listen to his leader, who was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, talk about the great recruitment plan.
The leader’s surname was Shu, and his first name was Zhi. His background was mysterious and very strong. His pair of peach blossom eyes were dashing and romantic, and his style was always wavering between being a little reliable and a little unreliable.
He said, “As long as we recruit White Bird’s lifeline, attract him with generous benefits, move him with sincere feelings, keep him with a good working atmosphere, and move him with the survival of the world.”
He said, “A mere White Bird is nothing!”
Lin Ming listened with a numb expression. “First of all, what generous benefits do we have to attract him?”
Hearing this, Shu Zhi smiled mysteriously and changed the direction of his crossed legs. “You don’t have to worry about that. He’s already attracted to our department and is on his way to an interview.”
Lin Ming: “?”
He didn’t understand and continued to ask, “Okay, even if it’s done, then may I ask, how do we move him with sincere feelings?”
Cheng Lang and Shu Yu were squatting on the side. Hearing this, they came to their senses and weakly raised their hands to help. “Uh… Brother Lin and I are friends who have gone through thick and thin?”
Lin Ming: “?”
Team Leader Lin was silent for a few seconds, and slowly touched the gun on his waist. “Is this the reason you replaced me with the two of them?”
Shu Zhi was amused and smiled with his eyes curved. “Otherwise? Aren’t they much more approachable than you? They’ve successfully infiltrated the inside.”
“Finally.” Lin Ming had a numb expression. “What good working atmosphere do we have to keep him?”
Relying on this somewhat reliable and somewhat unreliable superior?
Shu Zhi smiled mysteriously. “Let’s put it this way. If you dig up an ancestor from your family’s ancestral grave, wouldn’t you be full of feelings and respect for the ancestor? If you make our ancestor happy, wouldn’t he think you’re good, and then it would be a simple matter to help out?”
Lin Ming said woodenly, “It’s a small place. My family doesn’t have an ancestral grave.”
“Haha.” Shu Zhi was not concerned. He lowered his head to play with his phone and said casually, “Grandparents, you have grandparents, right?”
He was playing with his phone when the news of the abnormal bus explosion came.
Shu Zhi’s expression paused for a moment, and he raised his eyes slightly. A pair of peach blossom eyes were full of sharpness.
He became serious. “Let’s not talk for now. Something’s up.”
Lin Ming also frowned. “What’s going on?”
Then a message popped up, and he saw something else.
Shu Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly, sat back down, and suddenly smiled, his shoulders relaxing.
He shook his head, typed on his phone, and his mouth was full of nonsense. “It’s nothing. What’s up? You’re back today and have nothing to do, right? Come with me to see my grandparents?”
Lin Ming: “?”
***
Yu Lin was sleeping when he suddenly felt a little hot.
The temperature was very high, so high that it was as if it would roast him.
He was uncomfortable from the heat, and he pressed his lips together lightly, his breathing ragged. He propped himself up on his arms and wanted to get up.
Then a cold hand rested on his arm, and from his elbow down, it held his.
A chest also came over from behind, and held him in his arms, and patted him lightly, and coaxed him in a low voice, “It’s fine, wife. Go to sleep. Sleep a little more. It’s fine.”
Yu Lin fell into a daze and fell asleep again.
When he woke up again, it was almost time to get off.
Most of the people on the bus had gotten off, and the space inside was spacious. The driver was wearing white gloves and was driving the bus in an orderly manner. The air was filled with a cool and comfortable breeze.
It was like every leisurely afternoon when he woke up, the air was stuffy, and the sun was quiet.
The extreme heat in his dream seemed to be an illusion.
Yu Lin had just woken up and was still a little dazed. He held Yu Zhao’s finger and asked in a hoarse voice, “How long did I sleep?”
Yu Zhao raised his hand, and gently pinched the red mark on his face from sleeping, and said with a smile, “Not long.”
“Was the air conditioning broken just now?” Yu Lin asked with confusion, and pressed his lips together slightly. “It was a little hot.”
Yu Zhao looked at him in a daze, and after a long while, he said embarrassedly, “Wife, I wasn’t paying attention to anything else.”
I was just looking at you.
Yu Lin: “…”
He couldn’t help but let out a light laugh.
The bus swayed to a new stop, and the voice announcement in the bus was broadcast. Yu Lin frowned, and for some reason, he felt that it was familiar.
Then he looked up, and a chill ran down his back.
In the announcement of an unfamiliar location.
The bus doors opened, and a couple got on. Their appearance was familiar, a man and a woman, like university students.
The two of them were smiling and were drinking bubble water. It was originally a youthful scene.
Yu Lin looked at their overly pale faces, which he had just seen, and only felt that it was bizarre.
The man and the woman held hands and walked towards them. Just like last time, they seemed to be about to stop.
A gloomy and sinister voice suddenly came from the side, which was even more terrifying than the two monsters in front of them.
This voice asked gloomily, “Are you two from out of town?”
The girl was stunned for a moment. “What?”
Yu Zhao said impolitely, “Don’t you know to ask around who I am first?”
Yu Lin: “…”
It seems like he’s about to hit someone in the next second. The psycho persona is not falling.
oho it seems like yu zhao turned back time