Is anyone there? Is anyone there?

The voice was shrill; it belonged to a woman.

One person muttered, "Someone's there. I saw a car go in."

"Why is no one saying anything?"

"There are cars in the yard, so there must be people there."

"Hey, is anyone there? Is anyone there?"

"The gate to the courtyard was bolted from the inside."

"..."

The two whispered to each other for a long time.

Zuo Ling remained silent throughout.

The woman was from the village and came looking for work, banging loudly on the door.

After taking pictures for a while without any response, I realized they didn't want to talk to me and left, feeling bored.

The villagers enjoy gossiping about everyday life, but Zuo Ling has a secret and doesn't want to get too close to them.

When it was completely dark and the surroundings were quiet, with only the sounds of insects and birds, he locked the door and left.

They didn't go far, turned off the car lights, and parked in the shade not far from the warehouse for more than half an hour.

They only left after confirming that no one was around.

After a good night's sleep, Zuo Ling's mind gradually calmed down, and she was no longer as anxious as she had been in the past few days.

I ate two fried dough sticks, a sesame ball, and a bowl of tofu pudding at a street food stall.

After finishing breakfast, I went to a computer repair shop in a shopping mall.

The repair shop was opened by two recent college graduates. In addition to repairing computers and small appliances, they also sell computer peripherals.

One was a thin, refined man with thick glasses, while the other was chubby and amiable.

Zuo Ling came here when she was fixing computers at work.

The chubby guy remembered Zuo Ling and greeted her with a smile, "Big sister, you're here. What would you like to order?"

"Give me ten 10TB portable hard drives."

Their chubby little eyes lit up immediately. A 10TB hard drive costs over 1,000 yuan, so 10 of them would cost over 10,000 yuan. For a small repair shop like theirs, that's a big deal.

Even the man with thick glasses who was repairing the machine stopped what he was doing and looked over.

"Yes, yes, a new batch just arrived the other day."

Chubby was a nimble chubby guy who wiggled his round body and pulled out a stack of portable hard drives from under the counter.

While picking and choosing, he said:

"These are Sister Xi's brand-name products, the quality is guaranteed, but the price is a bit high. If you order a lot, I'll give you a discount, 1200 each. Other brands are also available, a couple hundred yuan cheaper than Sister Xi's, but they're not as durable. Which one do you want?"

"It's Sister Xi's, right?"

Zuo Ling readily took out her phone to scan the QR code and pay.

The chubby boy was stunned. The older sister was powerful and domineering. From entering the store to paying the bill, it only took a few minutes.

"Is there a label?" Zuo Ling asked.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes."

The chubby guy took out a label maker:

"Sister, what kind of label do you want? We all use this one; it's clearer than the label and it holds the label better."

Zuo Ling looked at it and said, "Do you have any in stock? I'd like to buy one."

The chubby guy was in a great mood after making a purchase:

"Sister, you're a regular customer. Label printers aren't worth much. We have extras, so we'll give them to you for free."

He voluntarily gave Zuo Ling two rolls of label paper.

Zuo Ling thanked him politely, took the label printer, and after fiddling with it for a few moments, she knew how to use it.

On one hard drive, the category is labeled 'Entertainment'; on another, 'Medicine'; followed by 'Planting', 'Farming', 'Textbooks', 'Food', 'Engineering', 'Military', 'Life Encyclopedia', and 'Apocalyptic Survival'.

When Zuo Ling typed out the words "Survival in the Apocalypse," her chubby little eyes widened in surprise.

On the "DianDian Entertainment" tag, Zuo Ling asked the chubby guy, "Do you know what that means?"

Its chubby, blinking little eyes tentatively opened its mouth:

"Movies, TV series, variety shows, novels, Spring Festival Gala...?"

Zuo Ling smiled:

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean. Please download some things according to the labels to fill up one disk. I'll pay an extra 500. If the capacity isn't enough, I'll add another hard drive. Please add any categories I haven't thought of. The payment will be settled separately when you pick up the goods."

Their conversation drew the attention of the man with thick glasses.

The man with thick glasses pointed to the textbook label: "Textbook? Primary and secondary school textbooks, university textbooks?"

Zuo Ling praised, "Smart. Don't forget about early childhood education, and also about other specialties."

The chubby guy asked:

"Big sister, are you preparing all this because the end of the world is coming?"

Zuo Ling: "..."

She's so lucky; she always seems to run into smart people!

"Well, just think of it as the end of the world. Download all the knowledge you can find. Download everything about Bear Grylls' desert island survival. As for medicine-related things, whether it's medicine, drugs, Western medicine, or traditional Chinese medicine, anything related is fine. If I can't think of anything, you can help me think of something, and I'll pay extra."

The man with thick glasses is a military enthusiast; he was just a moment ago frail and weak, but in the blink of an eye, he's like he's been injected with adrenaline.

"Is there a world war? Who's fighting whom? Where did you get this news? Is it true?"

Zuo Ling: "..."

She has a good eye; she didn't need to be fooled, she just made it up in her own mind.

He said in a half-truthful way:

“I have a classmate who works at the meteorological bureau. He said they’ve detected abnormal weather patterns. You should all be prepared.”

The man with thick glasses immediately deflated: "It's not a war, I thought there was going to be a war, how boring."

The chubby guy became much more serious: "Really?"

Dui Dui, with his thick glasses, said, "Shouldn't we inform our family first and at least make some preparations?"

The man with thick glasses glanced at Zuo Ling and said irritably:

"You've been reading too many novels. Your older sister is just teasing you. She definitely has other uses for it. You actually took it seriously."

The chubby girl scratched her head, her small eyes filled with disbelief: "Big sister, are you kidding me?"

Zuo Ling was helpless:

"Just kidding me. It's good to keep some food and medicine at home, you never know when you might need them. And it's better to be prepared in case of natural disasters or man-made calamities."

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