Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

Chapter 689 Prologue. Chapter Zero. Sinking Sand VI

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"Oh my God! Oh my God"

Sizzling

The noisy and harsh sound of electricity sounded

Huhu

A rapid breathing sound

crackle

The sound of water mixed with mud splashing

boom

The sound of the door being banged

Chuchuchu

Gunshots!

The camera was shaking, and a man's face was covered with filth. Sweat was left on his greasy cheeks with a lot of dirt. The man was panting. Soon the camera turned and the man took a deep breath. The streets were in chaos, and everyone was innocent. People are fleeing in all directions, and the streets are full of rebels armed with weapons and acting recklessly.

This is the capital of an African country. Gun smoke is spreading in the sky. The man’s name is Long Fan and he is a resident reporter. The old-fashioned camera in his hand is his treasure, a relic left by his grandfather. This is seventy years old. It was a product before, but now this black and bulky iron lump works wonders.

It was possible to turn on the camera. Long Fan carefully held the camera and took pictures of all the chaos outside. He felt that he had an obligation to record it all.

The chaos started yesterday morning, April 10, when a violent light suddenly appeared in the sky. The light instantly immersed everything in white light, and then everyone saw a huge fireball falling from the sky, the end of the world. The scene is fleeting.

The mechanical defense force built based on the mechanical combat technology of advanced countries, after the white light passed, all electronic products failed, and many people also suffered from nausea and vomiting to varying degrees, and there were signs of being burned on their bodies.

The local authorities could only organize a rescue team. However, at this juncture, the rebels suddenly came and killed them. One night passed, the city fell, and several groups of rebels hiding nearby launched a surprise attack on the capital.

While escaping along the way, Long Fan and the others encountered the rebels. Long Fan was lucky enough to jump over a wall, but several of his colleagues were brutally killed, while the women were kidnapped by the rebels.

At this time, Long Fan was in an ordinary family's home. This small room with only one floor was empty, with only some simple furniture placed. The floor and walls were still in rough shape, and Long Fan was still filming.

No one knew what happened, and the rebels on the street were shouting that God's punishment was coming and that God needed sacrifices. Many people had become believers.

Those who wanted to escape were slaughtered in the streets, but only those who stayed at home were not in any danger. Long Fan knew that this was the strategy of the rebels. If everyone ran away, there would be no danger if they occupied the city. significance.

At this time, the street in front of him calmed down a little. Long Fan saw many rebels shouting along the street, asking everyone to stay at home and gather at the designated place early tomorrow morning.

Long Fan was extremely scared and had no means of contact. He regretted taking this dangerous job because he was angry with his girlfriend.

Now Long Fan just wants to leave this city quickly, otherwise he will be in danger, because he is not from this country, and they have only one purpose here, to take pictures of everything here, and then report it back to the country.

This land, which has been suffering from heat and famine, has experienced extreme instability in recent years, and has experienced large-scale wars. Rebels who shouted that the rulers were incompetent took the opportunity to recruit and strengthen their ranks, and behind them there were Many countries that still think the world is not chaotic enough have gotten involved.

But there is only one purpose. At a time when coastal areas of some countries are being submerged, this inland area has become a hot spot in the eyes of many developed countries.

Long Yu looked around. He just wanted to find the opportunity quickly and move to the edge of the city. At this moment, several rebels suddenly came out of the box not far away and saw Long Fan at a glance. , they shouted and fired directly. Long Fan got down quickly with quick eyes and hands, and then immediately ran towards the window on the left side behind him.

However, at this moment, a hole suddenly opened on the ground next to the window, and a hand stretched out and grabbed Long Fan's leg. A dark-skinned woman made a hissing gesture, gesturing for her to get down. Long Fan didn't think much and entered the basement directly.

Bang bang

Bursts of piercing gunshots rang out, and along with the footsteps passing by the door, Long Fan breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he notice that there were more than 30 people in this small basement, including women, old people and children. Less than young men.

Long Fan knew the local language, so he communicated with the woman who pulled him down. The woman's name was Laika and she was the owner of the house. Many of the others were nearby neighbors.

This basement was built by Laika's parents during his lifetime. Even before the surrounding situation worsened, the city was still filled with a lot of crime. This basement was built just to have a hiding place when crime struck.

There was still a lot of food in the basement, but it was very little. Now the only way was to leave this out-of-control city. Long Fan found a corner, next to a teenage boy. Through the dim light, Long Fan Fan saw there were tears on the boy's cheeks, so he patted the boy's shoulder comfortingly, and the boy lowered his head.

After Long Fan heard that there was no sound outside, he walked up the stairs. Laika grabbed the corner of Long Fan's clothes and shook his head at him, looking very scared. His dark eyes seemed to say don't go up.

Long Fan pressed the lid of the basement entrance with one hand and pressed the steps with the other. He didn't want to stay here, he just wanted to leave quickly. More than ten kilometers away from here, Long Fan had an international rescue organization. , the rebels will never attack that place no matter what, they will be safe as long as they run there.

Their eyes met, Long Fan's hand pressing on the cover was lifting the cover bit by bit, but the hand pulling on the corner of his clothes was getting harder and harder.

"Don't go out, you'll die!"

Suddenly, a crying face and the sad eyes that wanted to stop him appeared in Long Fan's mind, and they overlapped with the eyes in front of him.

"do not go!"

Laika said again, and Long Fan put down his hand pushing the lid. However, the moment the lid was put down, bursts of gunshots were heard. Long Fan was startled and returned to the narrow and crowded space of the basement again.

"The rangers will continue to wait for prey where you can't see them. They just want to make the living people submit."

I don’t know how much time has passed, but I can still hear the sound of gunshots. There is an unpleasant smell in the narrow basement. Through a separate curtain, an old man who has just used the toilet comes out. Long Fan can’t bear it. After going down, he really wanted to go out and take a breath of fresh air.

At this time, a hand stretched out, holding a piece of dry and hard cake. Long Fan had been hungry for a long time, but now the smell in the room made Long Fan very uncomfortable, so he still took it and pinched his nose with one hand.

Click

Long Fan took a bite, and a dry and somewhat salty taste came to him. Long Fan knew that this was a dry biscuit mixed with corn and potatoes, which was the main food of many local people, so he mashed the potatoes and corn and added some The seasonings are dried and consumed directly.

Long Fan only ate it once, when he came here. Because it tasted particularly unpalatable, Long Fan ended up eating more than half of it and leaving a small piece. This was also his long-standing habit. He would not eat everything at once, including Shopping, traveling and having fun are all the same.

Long Fan has been self-disciplined in his life since he was a child. This kind of strict self-discipline is the tradition of his family. The annual salary of a foreign reporter is considerable, which is one of the reasons why Long Fan came here.

At this time, someone started talking, and gradually more and more people spoke, but they only spoke in a low voice. Long Fan understood the general meaning from their words.

This Laika has been without parents since he was a child. He grew up and barely survived with the help of his neighbors. Therefore, when a disaster occurred, Laika immediately helped the children and elderly people of the neighbors, as well as some who were at a loss. The women gathered together. When the rebels attacked, everyone wanted to run away with their things, but Laika persuaded everyone to hide, otherwise everyone would be dead by now.

Long Fan didn't know how many days he would stay in this place with only a little light coming from the vents and dim indoor lights. Many people seemed to have the same idea as Long Fan. They would run away at night. No matter how many people the rebels had It is definitely not enough, and it is even less possible to rob the homes of poor people in these slums, so many people have begun to discuss taking away food and everything they can carry at night and going to international relief camps.

The idea was the same as Long Fan's, except that Long Fan planned to go directly, find the troops stationed in his country, and then return home with the troops immediately.

In such a chaotic foreign country, there is always danger. Long Fan and his production team encountered many dangers during the filming process. It was the local authorities who sent an elite small force to protect them that allowed them to The shooting task was successfully completed.

Finally, some people couldn't bear it anymore. At night, some people left. Laika immediately stopped these people who left, hoping that they would stay for at least two days before leaving, but no one was willing.

Laika kept explaining to everyone the various brutal practices of the rebels. If they were on the edge of the city, there would still be a chance to escape before the attack, but this was a slum area close to a wealthy area, more than 10 kilometers away from the edge of the city. The rebels have now blocked the city. If they are found escaping, they will be shot.

Someone still left, and Long Fan was also hesitant. Seeing Laika trying to dissuade her again and again, Long Fan began to hesitate. Gradually, Long Fan also felt something strange. Laika seemed very restless. She was dragging some people, and it seemed that Very angry, but in the end these people left.

In the end, only Long Fan, Laika, and the teenage boy named Plaka were left in the basement.

Looking at Laika lying on the stairs, panting and pressing her chest, Long Fan immediately went over and touched Laika's forehead. It was very hot. She had a fever.

Long Fan hurriedly took out a bottle of anti-inflammatory medicine from his pocket, found water for Laika to drink, and let her lie on a wooden bed on one side. He found a blanket to cover her and looked at Laika. With a trembling appearance and somewhat pale cheeks, Long Fan motioned Plaka to look at her.

"Don't go out!"

Laika said weakly, and Long Fan said he just went up to take a look at the situation.

Finally, Long Fan tiptoed back into the house. The air was filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder. Long Fan lay on the ground and carefully poked his head out of the broken window. The next second, Long Fan covered his mouth. He looked solemnly at the fallen person under a streetlight not far away, carrying large and small bags.

From the color of his clothes, he could tell that he was the old man who had just gone to the toilet. Long Fan swallowed, and with a bang, a gunshot rang out not far from him.

There was a burst of laughter in the wind. Long Fan covered his mouth, sweat was flowing down. In less than a few minutes, a motorcycle passed by on the street behind Long Fan, and some armed rebels got off. After that, he immediately shouted with a loudspeaker, asking everyone to gather at the designated place tomorrow morning to participate in the coronation ceremony of the new king.

Long Fan saw that the rebels did not leave, but rode their motorcycles into the alley, and then dispersed in twos and threes in the neighborhood. Long Fan finally understood the reason why Laika had said that he should never leave.

Once they find moving prey, the rebels will shoot without mercy. Long Fan leans against the wall. He feels that the world is getting more and more crazy. Disasters are nothing to human beings. Human beings themselves are more important than disasters. Much crazier.

For more than a day, Long Fan saw human beings being slaughtered like livestock, and so did his colleagues. One second, everyone was full of hope that as long as they ran out of the city, they would be saved, and they were still joking. However, the next second, all of his colleagues were dead. .

Long Fan's legs were weak at this moment. He wanted to run away. Just like before, when Long Fan was discovered by the rebels when he was escaping with his colleagues, Long Fan climbed up a high wall. After hesitating for a second, Long Fan jumped down. He did not choose to reach out to the colleagues behind him.

That was a female colleague. Long Fan probably knew what would happen to her, but there was nothing he could do. If he had reached out his hand, he would be dead by now. Perhaps because of the uneasiness in his heart, Long Fan went back later, except for the female colleague. , all male colleagues were brutally killed.

He had to leave, leave this already crazy world. Long Fan took a deep breath and regained some strength in his legs. Life or death, there was only one chance. Long Fan put down a bottle of medicine in his pocket, desperate. He glanced at the basement. He didn't want to go back to that basement, not even for a moment.

After taking a deep breath, Long Fan found a piece of dark cloth and put it on his body. He took a deep breath, and after making sure there was no movement around him, he climbed out of the window. Long Fan moved very quickly. slow.

There was almost no trouble along the way, but Long Fan saw a large number of corpses of people carrying bags. Long Fan became more and more cautious. He had been to this slum many times and roughly knew the location. Many places on the street were almost full of people. It was dark, with only some street lights on the main road still on.

Long Fan walked cautiously, and gradually Long Fan saw a landmark building in the distance, a tribal sculpture wearing a mask standing on the edge of the city, but at this time a corner of the face had been blown away. Chunks.

Long Fan knew that there was still some distance before he could reach the edge of the city, but at this time, Laika's eyes always appeared in Long Fan's mind. She had saved him. If he had run out at that time, he would have been beaten. After that, she tried every means to persuade her neighbors not to leave the basement, but she wanted to leave at the time, but was restrained because of fear.

It took Long Fan almost a few seconds to dare to move a certain distance. It was not until the sky became slightly brighter that he finally arrived at the edge of the city. Not far away was the world-famous largest artificially excavated mine.

The huge mine that was dug by manpower more than 200 years ago is now a tourist attraction in this country. It took the local leaders many years to finally pump the water that filled the mine to nearby impounded the lake, and then began to turn the mine into a tourist attraction.

There were some shaking figures in the distance. Long Fan started running quickly. After identifying the direction by relying on the road signs, Long Fan immediately ran towards the International Rescue Organization base in the south.

Feeling hungry again, Long Fan took out a small piece of potato tortilla that he had eaten before, drank a sip of water after eating, and continued to run.

Long Fan saw hope that he could return home as long as he reached the rescue camp. Long Fan saw many people along the way, but at this time Long Fan noticed that many people were walking back, looking a little helpless. Long Fan always He kept a distance from these people and was very vigilant. On the way over, Long Fan took a kitchen knife. In order to defend himself, he always held the kitchen knife tightly in his hand.

Gradually, Long Fan felt more and more that something was wrong. It was already dawn, and finally a huge fence inside the barbed wire appeared in front of him. This was where the refugees who fled from the barren land lived. Nearly Home to 100,000 people.

However, Long Fan was stunned the next second. He stood at the gate of the camp in a daze. Corpses were hung at the gate. These were soldiers from the international rescue camp.

There were noisy sounds everywhere in the camp, and many people were leaving the camp with their luggage. Long Fan ran in and found out that the place had been captured by a rebel organization, and they looted everything.

Some people were crying and some were praying. There were corpses all over the ground. Under the impact of the light, the equipment driven by electricity was almost destroyed, and the most primitive means of transportation and weapons used by the rebels. , but it became a sharp weapon.

Long Fan's expression was bitter. The moment he saw his hope shattered, it would be despair for anyone. Looking at the hurried aborigines in this land, Long Fan felt a surge of emotion in his heart. A moment of sadness.

When the world situation began to change, everything in this barren land became even more chaotic. Almost all domestic resources were monopolized by oligarchs. More and more slums were born, and the oligarchs had very tight ties with some developed countries. cooperate.

There was no one to manage the chaos, and there was no way to clean it up. However, in the years after the asteroid landing program started, which brought hope to all mankind, this land gained a brief period of peace and received some advanced technical equipment provided by various countries. , and some material assistance.

At first, Long Fan felt that in the face of huge natural disasters, human beings could finally cooperate and unite for the first time in a realistic sense. However, Long Fan stayed here for a whole year before he realized that this idea was ridiculously wrong, naive and ridiculous.

This devastated land will become a testing ground for mankind. These advanced technological equipment and sufficient material assistance are not given in vain.

All this can be seen from a letter of willingness to cooperate in scientific research signed by some local residents and powerful people who had no idea at all. As long as they sign this contract, they can get enough food and water every month.

Global oceanization and land desertification have been dual problems in recent years. It is difficult to see some green on this land except in cities. In the past, the fishery that this country relied on for survival has suffered catastrophe under the threat of ocean red tides. .

As well as the impact of developed countries operating on the sea near seaport cities, industrial pollution has swept across the entire ocean. Under such a huge threat of submerging most coastal cities, mankind can only give up on the ocean.

Human beings seem to be getting more and more lonely in Longfan. More than hundreds of animals become extinct every year. In such a chaotic era, human beings can only take care of themselves.

After Long Fan ran through the entire camp, he walked to the exit on the other side of the camp. He sat blankly on the hard ground. Dust and sand were flying in the wind. The sky was dim, and only a circle of light was left in the sun.

Long Fan can no longer walk. It is still far away from the coastline. Taking a boat back may be the only way now, but without transportation, it is impossible to reach the coastline.

There were almost no people in sight. A large number of people were heading towards the city behind them that had been captured by the rebels. That was the only place where people could survive.

The sky is getting brighter and brighter, Long Fan is very hungry, but there is nothing here except sand and corpses.

"Hello!"

Long Fan heard a familiar voice and immediately stood up. He saw a man who was a compatriot from his own country.

"My name is Chen Yu, what's yours?"

"Long Fan."

"Mr. Chen, here."

Chen Yu pulled Long Fan and ran.

"Go to the mine first. Many people from our country are there and temporarily use the scenic spot as their base."

Long Fan had hope again, but now he glanced at the city opposite, and once again someone helped him in his desperate situation.

Long Fan followed Chen Yu to the side of the camp, only to find an old jeep filled with foreigners armed with weapons. They were looking for their compatriots. Some locals stepped forward, hoping to ask for something, but were driven away. .

"Hurry up and get in the car."

Long Fan hummed, and after getting in the car, he looked at the city in the distance. His eyes were a little moved, but he quickly closed his eyes and handed over a piece of bread.

"thanks, thanks!"

"Yes, we are all compatriots and should help each other!"

Long Fan hummed and lowered his head. Looking at the hurried and helpless expressions of the local people around him, Long Fan clenched his fists.

"What's wrong with this world!"

Chen Yu next to him laughed.

"Of course it's cursed!"