He was a police officer after all, so he had seen a lot of dead people. As Luo Yuan hid in a corner, Zhao Qiang and Captain Chen covered their noses and started to search the stomach with a wooden stick to verify the victim's identity. It didn't take long for the reinforcements to come along the opened path. They were shocked to see the giant snake, but after all, it was already a dead snake. After a while, they weren't afraid anymore.
Wang Fei was the first to be carried down the hill. Before he left, he looked at Luo Yuan from afar with a pained expression.
Luo Yuan had nothing to do after that.
They talked to Captain Chen and Zhao Qiang for a while, then put on gloves and put the body into a transparent nylon bag. Then they carried it down the hill.
Huang Jiahui had been quiet ever since she came out. She seemed to be in a trance and avoided Luo Yuan as much as possible. Luo Yuan wanted to talk to her, but he gave up when he saw her like that.
They did not encounter any danger on the way back. Luo Yuan got out of the car at the entrance of the police station and changed his clothes. Before he left, he asked for Captain Chen's number and told him that he would contact him when the identity of the body was confirmed. He then took a taxi and left.
Luo Yuan looked at the time when he reached the city. It was not even 3 p.m. He asked the driver to stop at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and walked in.
He had only been working for less than a year, and his salary was only enough to cover his expenses. He did not have much savings. However, his parents had passed away in a car accident when he was in his first year of university, and he could not find the culprit to compensate them. In order to continue his studies, Luo Yuan had to sell his house. After a few years of school fees and expenses, he still had about 200,000 yuan left in his bank account.
He looked at the bank's mobile information. The fixed interest of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China had increased to 15%. Such a high interest rate had only been seen during the economic chaos of the 1990s. Luo Yuan had studied economics before, so he knew that there was something going on behind the scenes.
He walked to the bank counter and wanted to withdraw 100,000 yuan. However, he was told that he could only withdraw 50,000 yuan because he did not have an appointment. After Luo Yuan withdrew the money, he walked out of the bank and saw an ATM. He withdrew another 20,000 yuan.
Luo Yuan took the heavy money and took a taxi to a moving company to rent a small truck. He drove straight to the supermarket and began to buy things like drinking water, instant noodles, food, clothes, canned food, cooking oil, and so on. He sold everything he could think of. He only stopped when the truck could no longer fit everything in it.
When he saw that the storage room was gradually filled with food and other daily necessities, and even more than half of his bedroom was occupied by bags of rice, he felt a sense of satisfaction.
As the saying goes, when there is food at home, there is no panic in the heart. If the order of the world really collapsed, this much food and drinking water would be enough for him to survive for a long time.
He turned on his computer. Whether it was the forums or the news, there were many posts about the crazy growth of plants and the mutation of animals. Some netizens living in the countryside even claimed that there were people disappearing in their villages every day, and everyone was in a state of panic.
However, most of these posts received mediocre responses! Perhaps there was too much information like this that the netizens were already numb to it. Perhaps they had never experienced it before, or simply did not believe it at all.
If it had been in the past, Luo Yuan would have been one of them. However, after what had happened today, he had changed his mind.
He began to search for information about the military. Most of the information was buried in the vast tide of information, so it did not attract any attention. However, Luo Yuan still managed to find some clues. All the signs indicated that the military in the country seemed to be in an unusually busy state. The news was filled with all kinds of words such as exercises and movements.
Suddenly, he saw a piece of news about Brazil. He looked at the time and realized that it was from 10 days ago.
"Due to the climate change, the export of Brazilian logs has been affected!"
He thought of something and continued to search for Brazil. He realized that Brazil seemed to have disappeared recently. Other than the news from 10 days ago, there was no recent news at all.
Most of the Amazon Forest, which was known as the lungs of the earth, was in Brazil. The coverage of the forest was quite high, which was incomparable to Mount Zhu, which was less than 200 meters high. It was a paradise for animals, but a forbidden place for humans. There were all kinds of strange and dangerous creatures everywhere.
If a giant snake had appeared on a small hill like Mount Zhu, then the situation in Brazil must have been very bad. No news about Brazil was the worst news.
Luo Yuan could not help but shiver as he thought about it.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of a key opening the door. Luo Yuan looked at the time and realized that it was almost 5 p.m. He knew that Zhao Yali had come back from work. He could not help but feel nervous.
"Little Yuan, has Weiqiang been here?"
Luo Yuan opened the door. Zhao Yali looked worse than she had in the morning. She looked a little worried.
He did not know if he should tell her that the news might be too cruel for her. They had gotten engaged, bought a house, and were in the process of renovating it. They had planned to get married during the New Year, but now there was only bad news. Even the corpse was unrecognizable.
Perhaps she would find out about this sooner or later. Luo Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "She should be back soon."
Zhao Yali's face turned slightly pale. She mumbled to herself, "Where did he go? Why didn't he even return my calls? He wasn't like this before. "
"Maybe he was held back by something." Luo Yuan comforted her.
"Do you think he's having an affair?"
"He's not that kind of person. Don't think too much. Besides, didn't you pay all his salary? I'm going out to eat," Luo Yuan explained and changed the topic.
"Let's eat together. I'll cook right away." Zhao Yali said politely. She was in a better mood after chatting with Luo Yuan.
"Forget it. I can't keep taking advantage of you!" Luo Yuan said as he walked out awkwardly. He really did not want to lie to her anymore as he did not feel good about it.
The restaurant was located at the entrance of the residential area. Luo Yuan was a regular customer, so the owner of the restaurant was very friendly. Luo Yuan had been exhausted that day, so he had ordered two more dishes.
He was halfway through the meal when he received a call.
Luo Yuan took out his phone and saw that it was Captain Chen. He had a guess and picked up immediately.
Captain Chen's serious voice came from the other side of the phone, "Little Luo, prepare yourself. I have bad news for you." He paused for a while, as if to give Luo Yuan time to prepare. Then, he said, "We've found the bodies. One of them is your brother-in-law. We're very sorry!"
Luo Yuan already knew that, so he did not look surprised. He said in a serious tone, "Thank you, Captain Chen. Actually, I guessed it this afternoon. Have you informed my sister?"
"I've already asked the people in his unit to inform them. Because the body is already beyond recognition, and the decomposition is very serious, I still suggest that the family immediately cremate the body after seeing it," Captain Chen said.
"Okay, I'll talk to my sister," Luo Yuan said.
"Little Luo, the dead can't be brought back to life. My condolences. Talk to you next time."
Luo Yuan hung up the phone and was silent for a while. Then, he quickly paid the bill and left.
As soon as he opened the security door, he was greeted by a strong burning smell.
Luo Yuan was shocked and quickly walked into the kitchen. Zhao Yali was lying on the floor with a spatula in her hand. The pot on the gas stove was smoking and was about to burst.
Luo Yuan quickly turned off the gas stove and poured a bowl of water into the pot.
"Sizzle!"
There was a soft sound, and the steam rose.
After he was done, Luo Yuan looked at Zhao Yali. She was expressionless and motionless. She did not even react when Luo Yuan came in.
"Do you want to die? The house is burning, don't you know? What happened? "Luo Yuan scolded her instead of comforting her. He knew that any consolation would be futile.
She looked at Luo Yuan blankly and suddenly burst into tears. She cried hysterically, which made people's hearts throb.
"It's okay, it's okay!" He squatted down and patted her shoulder. "You'll be fine after you cry?"
Suddenly, Zhao Yali hugged him back and cried even harder.
"He's dead … He's dead … Weiqiang is dead … He was fine yesterday morning … I even scolded him … It's all my fault, it's all my fault."
"It's not your fault, it's fate. If he hadn't gone to Gaotang Town, this wouldn't have happened," Luo Yuan comforted her.
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