Walking in front was a young woman dressed in black. She had short hair and wore a thin black cotton-padded jacket. She seemed to be afraid that Tang Mo would shoot again and raised her hands to show that she had no malice. Behind her was a short and thin young man. The two of them were similar and raised their hands as they walked out of the big stone they were hiding behind.
In this kind of farmland, sounds couldn't be gathered and many subtle sounds were swallowed up by the wind. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had been concentrating on practicing their guns and the two people were hiding far away. They didn't find them at first.
Tang Mo glanced coldly at the two people before turning to look at Fu Wenduo. The two people nodded and determined that the man and woman weren't a threat.
Fu Wenduo released Tang Mo's hand and Tang Mo put the gun in his handbag. They didn't approach and just watched the man and woman from a distance. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo didn't speak. The two people gradually couldn't hold on. The short-haired woman spoke first, "That … do you believe that we have no malice?"
Fu Wenduo didn't answer. Tang Mo replied lightly, "No." Then he added, "I don't believe it."
The woman's face stiffened and she looked at her companion. The man explained, "This is the case. We live in a house not far away. This is a small town under Wuxi. She is my sister. My name is Wang Wenhao and she is Wang Wenjuan. The two of us grew up in this town. After graduating from university, we worked in Wuxi. Later, the earth went online and she and I returned to our hometown to avoid the limelight. "
Tang Mo didn't say anything and the man's face showed a trace of embarrassment. He looked at Tang Mo and then Fu Wenduo. After a moment, he continued, "We are just ordinary reserves. The city is dangerous and there are many powerful players. We … we don't dare stay there. We just want to go back to our hometown to eat and avoid those terrible black tower games. "
The short-haired woman hurriedly said, "This is the case. We really have no malice. We haven't seen a living person for a long time. We suddenly heard gunshots and came over to take a look. Don't misunderstand, we are leaving. "
The brother and sister looked at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo with embarrassment. They didn't know what to do, their faces full of embarrassment. The two of them didn't seem like ordinary farmers, and they spoke with a bit of culture. It sounded like they really were white-collar workers who had gone to university and then worked in the city.
Seeing that Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo weren't talking, the two men also asked for it. The brother and sister looked at each other, then turned around to leave.
Boom!
A dazzling white light flashed across the horizon. In the next second, a deafening clap of thunder boomed above the four of them. A crooked bolt of lightning struck from one end of the sky to the other, almost hitting the ground. The Wang siblings shrank their necks in fright at the sound of thunder. Fu Wenduo also frowned as he looked up at the dark sky.
A thick dark cloud pressed heavily on the ground, and the air pressure was extremely low. The wind on the farmland stopped, and the airtight feeling indicated that a heavy rain was coming. This was the first rain of spring. It had just passed the New Year and this year might be an early spring.
The young man and woman looked at the dark clouds in the sky. The man turned to look at Tang Mo. "This rain is about to fall. Do you want to take shelter from the rain? Our home is nearby. Ah yes, you should have a car. You can take shelter from the rain in the car. But I think this rain might be a bit heavy … "
The young man and woman looked sincerely at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. They weren't too reluctant and just casually said this. Fu Wenduo's eyes swept over the hands of the two people. His lips curved and he was about to speak when he heard Tang Mo calmly ask, "How far is it?"
Fu Wenduo turned to look at Tang Mo with surprise.
Wang Wenhao was stunned. "It isn't far. The two-storey building in the middle of the row of farms is my home."
Tang Mo looked up at the farm in the distance. It really wasn't far, only one or two hundred metres. He said, "It's troublesome."
They didn't expect these two people to really go home with them to take shelter from the rain. The Wang siblings felt a bit curious and quickened their pace to take the guests home. However, no matter how fast they walked, they weren't as fast as the rain. Halfway there, bean-sized raindrops hit the four people. Once they entered the house, Tang Mo's hair was wet. Fu Wenduo raised his hand and pushed his wet hair back. The Wang siblings graciously found chairs for them and the two of them sat down casually.
There were plenty of supplies in the city but in fact, food and water were far from being comparable to the countryside.
The short-haired woman took out a bowl of vegetable soup from the kitchen and two bowls of hot rice before handing them to Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. The two of them calmly placed it on the table and didn't eat it. Tang Mo said, "I just ate and I'm not hungry."
The Wang siblings laughed twice. The four people sat in the living room of a rural family and looked at each other.
Fu Wenduo sat upright. He sat by the door and pulled the chair in front of the door. The chair pushed against the door, opening it halfway. From time to time, rain blew into the house through the wind but he didn't seem to notice it. He looked down at the ground and didn't know what to think.
Tang Mo looked at the sky outside. "It will rain for at least another half an hour."
The young man asked curiously, "Do you know how to look at the weather?"
Tang Mo didn't deny it. The rain outside was fierce, and it was a pitter-patter of spring rain. With the thickness of the dark clouds, it would definitely not stop for another half an hour. He raised his head and his eyes scanned the room. This was an ordinary two-story building in the countryside. Most rural people didn't know how to decorate and the floor was paved with cement. A large mirror occupied half of the wall. On the opposite wall was a long cabinet with a Buddha statue, a statue of Guanyin and a portrait of the chairman.
The brother and sister seemed to have lived here for a long time. Every place in the house was clean.
Tang Mo looked at them for a moment before looking at the embarrassed young man. "What do you want to say?"
The young man was stunned for a moment before asking, "… Do you know?"
Tang Mo didn't answer.
The young man coughed and was a bit embarrassed. "You aren't bad people. If you were, I'm afraid you wouldn't have let us go just now. My sister and I have been in our hometown for a long time and we are the only two living people in this town. We can't encounter any black tower games here and it is reasonable to say that we can survive in the fields. But … "His voice was bitter." This … this … "
Tang Mo said, "My name is Victor and he is Tang Ji."
The young man nodded. He knew that Tang Mo was using a pseudonym but he didn't point it out. He said, "Victor, you know that a month and a half ago, the black tower suddenly said that every player must attack the tower once in three months. In this case, my sister and I must participate in the black tower games. "
Tang Mo asked, "What games have you participated in?"
The short-haired woman replied, "We haven't participated in any games at all. We don't know what happened, but on that day four months ago, all of our colleagues disappeared. Only the two of us survived. Then we went back to our hometown together and didn't participate in any games. Oh yes, there was one time last November when we were pulled into the tower attack game by a stowaway called Fu Wenduo. It is the game that all Chinese players participated in. "
Fu Wenduo, who was sitting by the door, looked calmly at the rain outside while Tang Mo quietly glanced at him.
The young man said in a helpless tone, "Then the two of us have no experience playing games at all. We were very happy to meet you this time and thought … Mr. Victor, Mr. Tang Ji, can you tell us some information about the black tower games? Also, what is the outside world? "
Tang Mo asked, "After the earth went online, you came back here and didn't go out again?"
The young man nodded. "Yes. On November 18th, the earth went online and everyone around us disappeared. On the morning of the 20th, my sister and I returned here. After that, we were pulled to participate in a strange tower attack game and then we didn't see anyone again. Mr. Victor, can you tell us something about the outside world? It wasn't free. We grew some vegetables and made some steamed buns. The materials outside should be quite tight right now. If you don't mind, you can take them … "
Bang!
A gust of wind blew from outside the house, blowing open the door on the other side. The iron-wrapped door slammed into the wall, making a loud bang. Fu Wenduo remained unmoved, as if he hadn't heard this terrible noise. He just sat alone at the door. The short-haired woman looked at him strangely. She stepped forward, closed the door and said cautiously, "Mr. Tang, don't you want to sit here? It is raining here. "
Fu Wenduo looked up at her. His gaze was calm as his pitch-black eyes stopped on the short-haired woman's body and stared fixedly at her. Wang Wenjuan became nervous and couldn't help swallowing. Then she heard Tang Mo's calm voice. "He likes to get wet in the rain."
The short-haired woman hurried back into the house.
The brother and sister were a bit hesitant. The young man said, "We really don't have anything good here. Mr. Victor, we can understand if you don't want to say it. I guess the outside world isn't very good. Where are you going on the highway? Do you want to go home? "
Tang Mo replied, "We are going to Nanjing."
"Nanjing, that is far away. There are a lot of traffic jams on the highway. It will take a day and a night to drive there. "
The three people talked for a while.
The rain outside was getting lighter and lighter. Gradually, the sound of the rain stopped and only some raindrops were still floating in the air. The Wang brother and sister didn't give up and wanted to learn some outside news from Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo.
"The rain is going to stop. Let's eat something before we go." The short-haired woman quickly ran into the kitchen and came out with a bowl of hot vegetable soup. This time, Tang Mo actually caught the bowl of hot soup. There was a flash of surprise on the woman's face. She thought about it and said, "Mr. Victor, can't you tell us something about the outside situation? We just need a little bit. We haven't seen a living person in a long time. "
The brother and sister looked at Tang Mo expectantly.
Tang Mo's hand touched the edge of the soup bowl. He lowered his head and looked at the hot soup floating in the leaves. After a long time, he said, "In fact, it isn't a big deal. It is rare for everyone to know each other. It is fine to say it."
The Wang brother and sister looked at him with surprise.
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