Doomsday Wonderland

Just having a little more money made Xie Feng's situation suddenly different.

Dong Luorong's coin purse contained not only many coins, but also a stack of crumpled banknotes rolled up randomly. There were also several large-denomination bills, which seemed to be enough for her at least for the next week.

Xie Feng called a taxi and finally no longer had to rely on her legs to walk in the heavy rain; she sat in the back seat, her fingers repeatedly stroking Dong Luorong's coin purse - and the spare hotel card she pulled out of the bag. room card.

Dong Luorong must have known that it would not be safe for him if Xie Feng went back. But she still left a way out for Xie Feng - when the security department launched a city-wide manhunt, the place they were unlikely to look for was Dong Luorong's residence.

In the past, when Xie Feng read books, especially in martial arts novels, when two heroes first met, they would write about how they had similar temperaments, hit it off and became good brothers. However, she had never seen any conflict between two female characters. Had the same experience.

Now she knows that it's not that it didn't exist, it's just that no one wrote it.

"This rain is so fucking annoying," the taxi driver complained as he watched the wipers sway wildly. "I have lived for thirty or forty years and I have never seen such heavy rain recently. It never stops raining!"

Xie Feng hummed absentmindedly. She was thinking about how to tip off the information so that her friends in the chat group would not be picked out by security guards. The capsule hotel where she stayed last time was probably out of sight of the security department; she planned to go back to see if anyone she knew was there and borrow a mobile phone.

The driver didn't care whether she responded or not, and kept complaining to himself; he talked about a lot, his family was hospitalized, he was accidentally shot by a security soldier, and his children's school was closed because the curriculum was not approved by the empire. , it costs a lot of money everywhere, etc. - "I had saved money for a long time, and I wanted to take my children to visit Neighbor Star. But now, Neighbor Star is gone, and the money is gone."

"I wanted to go and see it before," Xie Feng was reminded of his childhood wish. Talking to the driver like this, it was as if her world hadn't fallen apart yet and everything was just a normal, slightly unlucky day.

"Yeah, I've only seen that kind of red maple on TV. It's beautiful and tall..." the driver sighed.

The huge red maple that rises straight from the ground, as if it is about to touch the universe, has always been a unique scenery of Morning Star. It is said that when people walk among it, they will have the illusion of returning to the prehistoric era——

Xie Feng suddenly straightened up.

Wait a moment.

Yes...the two planets are so similar. If there is something unique to the Morning Star that is not found on the Noon Star, wouldn't it be the red maple tree?

It and the general maple tree actually belong to two subjects. The red maple forests that can be seen everywhere are extremely majestic and shocking even when viewed on TV. There are even entire cities built on red maples and have become famous tourist attractions. If the end of the world is related to Red Maple, or if it is the cause of the extinction of Morning Star, then of course the Imperial people will not be worried after seeing it!

As for how Hong Maple could cause the destruction of the planet, she didn't know.

But, how do the evolvers explain it? Where did it come from? Qiu Changtian doesn't seem to be lying. Evolutionaries have indeed appeared on Morning Star. What does they have to do with Hongfeng?

Xie Feng thought for a long time and couldn't think of an answer. The car had already arrived at its destination. She paid the fare, and the driver gave her an umbrella. It was said that another passenger had left it behind. When she walked to the capsule hotel holding the umbrella in the heavy rain, she almost felt that she had returned to the past.

Fortunately, there was a friend in the hotel whom I also met on the street. Although she was not familiar with him, Xie Feng still borrowed his cell phone and sent out the warning as comprehensively as possible - she was completely exposed, and she hoped that no one else would be affected except herself.

"Don't let anyone know that you and I know each other," Xie Feng told the boy when returning the phone. "Otherwise, not only will I be in trouble, but you will also be in trouble."

The boy hesitated for a moment, then understood the gravity of the matter and asked, "What about you? Do you have somewhere to go?"

No.

Even though she had no place to go, Xie Feng still didn't dare to stay for a moment longer. Even though the heavy rain outside seemed to wash away the whole world, she still walked into the rain holding the weak little umbrella that was trembling with rain. The umbrella was almost useless. When the wind blew, it was like walking on the waves.

It seemed like there was nothing left to worry about, she thought.

It was an unexpected joy to meet Dong Luorong. Now that he no longer had to worry about other friends, Xie Feng actually relaxed. There was nowhere to go anyway, so she could escape for a day. If one day her life suddenly came to an end, she would be ready.

With this mood in mind, she entered a restaurant and ordered a bowl of hot curry rice. She was sweating from the meal. After the meal, holding the free hot tea provided by the store, Xie Feng spent more than an hour - the heavy rain outside the store was endless and continuous, making the world so dark that it seemed like it was going to be night. It was hard to imagine that it was only afternoon.

The security guards wanted to search for her in the rain, but she was sitting comfortably in the restaurant, almost laughing when she thought about it.

There were no customers in the store, and the landlady didn't come to chase her away; Xie Feng sat alone, and he didn't sleep all night, so he fell asleep on the table at some point. When she felt someone push her arm gently, she woke up with a start and almost hit the person's head.

The landlady was also startled by her and took half a step back.

"What, what's wrong," Xie Feng asked as he stood up. Is she not letting herself sleep here?

The landlady didn't say anything. She first looked at the continuous rain outside the glass door, and then pointed to the TV hanging on the wall of the restaurant.

Xie Feng looked back in confusion.

On the TV screen showing emergency news, there was a portrait hanging; it was blurry and seemed to have been cut out from an enlarged photo. Although the picture quality is not very good, the details of Xie Feng's facial features and facial features can be recognized by anyone who knows her.

Xie Feng had seen this photo once: when she was on the high-speed train, the fat man who grabbed her showed this photo to her.

She wanted to smile bitterly: If she had known this, she wouldn't have poured that cup of hot coffee just for pleasure.

The fat man had a grudge against her, so he must have submitted her photo that day; Qiu Changtian's description of her matched the information already available in the Ministry of Security, which was why the wanted news came out so quickly.

Wait, does this mean that the camera in the parking lot didn't catch her?

Otherwise, wouldn't it be better for the Security Department to use surveillance video screenshots to arrest her; after all, one is what she looked like a year ago, and the other is what she looked like last night.

The boss lady unmuted the TV, and the voice-over was the standard imperial dialect of the news host: "... Among the rioters who participated in a terrorist activity this morning, there is currently a woman on the run... Provide effective clues and help arrest Citizens arrested can receive bonuses..."

"It's been on for several minutes, and it keeps playing over and over again." The proprietress said in a low voice behind her in a local dialect, "They want every store on our street to install cameras, but I haven't installed them yet. I won't call them. It’s on the phone, but you’d better not stay with me anymore, just go.”

Xie Feng had already become nervous, grabbed his umbrella and walked towards the door. When he was about to go out, he thought about it, turned around and said softly to the landlady: "Thank you!"

The landlady nodded silently.

We can't stay on this street, and other businesses may have surveillance videos. Fortunately, there was a continuous rainstorm. In the dim sky, it was difficult for others to see what the person under the umbrella looked like. Besides, with this kind of rain, almost no one could be seen on the road.

Xie Feng didn't dare to take a taxi anymore, so he could only walk slowly in the pouring rain, and soon he was completely soaked again. She heard a lot of news intermittently from the TVs in several stores: It turned out that two of Acheng's group were not dead yet, and they were seriously injured and were being treated in the hospital. A picture of the hospital being guarded at all levels was also given. The mayor's daughter-in-law cried and thanked Chief Qiu for not only catching the habitual criminal, but also finding her own yacht. The son was too embarrassed to show his face again.

People from all walks of life have been interviewed and commented, but Qiu Changtian himself has never appeared on TV.

This person usually goes on TV to talk about it for a long time when he catches several suspected evolvers. Why does he not show up for such a huge political achievement? He was not injured. He was very angry when scolding his subordinates in the warehouse. UU reading www.uukａnshu． net

Xie Feng was confused, but she couldn't stay in the same place for too long - she could only stand at the door and listen to the TV news in the store because she didn't dare to close the umbrella. She endured her anxiety and walked another street. Perhaps God had mercy on her, so she finally saw an electrical appliance store.

The same news was all playing on the large high-definition display TV in the window.

"Chief Qiu not only got rid of the crisis with his resolute and intelligent methods, but also captured the criminals... He is currently in good condition and is resting. Everyone can rest assured." A male host said with a sad face, "This They are the mainstay that suppresses the evolvers and prevents the apocalypse! Who can be so frantic and put the whole city at risk!"

If Red Maple is the real cause of the end of Morning Star, then it is right to say that Qiu Changtian is the mainstay - a pillar is erected in the river, and the water passes by on both sides.

Xie Feng scoffed and stood in the rain for a while watching the news. The more news she read, the more uneasy the vague feeling in her heart became. This feeling has no solid basis, and is more like a suspicion.

So, why did Qiu Changtian choose this time to rest?

If he doesn't show up, won't he encourage speculation and rumors from the outside world?

If he doesn't accept praise, build an image, scare the monkeys, and create prestige, is it really just to stay in bed?

Dong Luorong said that her driver was suspicious of Xie Feng; if the driver told the security department, or directly told Qiu Changtian himself...

She stood on the street for nearly twenty minutes before a taxi came. When Xie Feng jumped into the car, he didn't even close the umbrella completely. He announced the name of the hotel and said hurriedly: "Please hurry up!"