Chapter 41 B City Railway Station
“There’s someone there!”
In the duty room of the waiting room, Liang Jing no longer remembered how long he had been there.
He was just on a temporary business trip to City B on behalf of his boss, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
Because he was called on the trip at short notice, his boss generously approved 3,000 yuan in travel expenses upfront, with the invoice required to be reimbursed later. To save 300 yuan, he took the liberty of switching from an afternoon high-speed train to a midnight sleeper train. But once he entered the train station, he couldn't leave.
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It was just an ordinary night. The heavy rain that had lasted for several days had stopped, and many routes had resumed operation. Everyone was quite relaxed.
Because it was night, there were few people traveling. There were less than ten passengers in the spacious waiting hall, and the staff on duty were all yawning.
He was also feeling a little sleepy, so he prepared to go to the bathroom to secretly smoke a cigarette, but when he came out of the bathroom, everything outside was in chaos.
The train that was about to enter the station suddenly lost contact, and terrified screams were heard over the station broadcast. Then, all the station staff hurried to the platform. After that, a loud noise was heard from not far away.
He listened to the station staff hurriedly contacting the outside world and learned that a train had overturned a few kilometers away from the station.
The rescue had not yet arrived, but everyone in the waiting hall who knew the news took action.
They followed the staff along the platform and the railway towards the overturned train, trying to rescue the people trapped in the train, but they did not expect that the open train door would be the lid of Pandora's box.
He didn't dare recall the scene. He only remembered that after the door opened, a swarm of monsters rushed out and instantly knocked down the rescue workers in front. Then there were painful cries and blood everywhere...
When it happened, there were people who wanted to save people, but they were all knocked down by those crazy monsters.
Seeing this, those who were assisting from behind did not dare to get any closer and ran back frantically. They escaped to the waiting hall in time and managed to escape the disaster, but they only escaped the first disaster.
Monsters seemed to keep coming down from the train, many chasing after them. Even if he and the other survivors closed the ticket gate leading to the platform, it was no use. The frenzied zombies shattered the glass door and poured into the waiting room again.
When they wanted to leave through the station entrance, they found that the street, which was originally deserted, had become a mess.
He and one of the survivors hurriedly hid in the station's dispatch room and never came out again.
They drew the curtains of the dispatch room and blocked the door with desks, surviving on the small amount of food they found in the office and half a bucket of water in the water dispenser.
A few days ago, even through the heavy security door and walls, they could still hear the constant noise coming from outside. But starting from yesterday, the noise outside gradually became quieter.
Liang Jing took a glass of water from the cup of the staff member next to him and drank it with difficulty.
During this period, they didn't dare to go out or open the window, for fear that the zombies would smell and discover them. They ate, drank, defecated and urinated in the dispatch room. The weather was hot, and they could no longer smell the indoor smell.
He looked at the other person who was drinking water next to him, and the other person also had an unbearable expression on his face.
After spending so many days together, the two of them have become familiar with each other.
The boy who hid in the dispatch room with him was called Qi Hang, a recent college graduate. He had originally come to City B for a job interview, but ended up being trapped in the train station like him.
They had used the equipment in the dispatch room to seek help from outsiders, but received no response. The only consolation was that they found a mobile phone charger in the dispatch room, which allowed them to contact the outside world after fully charging their phones.
But after looking at the past few days, the situation outside is not as optimistic as they thought.
Zombies have broken out all over the world, causing severe damage. Faced with this sudden disaster, some cities have been completely reduced to ghost towns.
Before yesterday, they could still contact their families, but since yesterday, Liang Jing and Qi Hang's families have been unable to be contacted one after another.
It wasn't because City B had no signal, but because the other party was out of the signal coverage area. Even the local forums in their hometown rarely had anything new to post.
Liang Jing was worried, so he quietly opened the heavy curtains a little and looked outside.
Most of the zombies that were originally surrounding outside have left, with only a few still wandering around in the waiting room.
Qi Hang looked over and asked silently, "What's it like outside?"
Liang Jing shook his head and replied silently, "There are five more."
Qi Hang was surprised, walked over quietly and looked out the window blocked by the curtain.
The lights in the waiting hall were still on. The place was large and spacious, and you could see clearly even at night.
The two looked for a while and then shrank back to the only relatively clean corner.
Liang Jing looked at the boy next to him and said, "I'm going out tomorrow morning, what about you?"
Qi Hang was surprised, "Leaving tomorrow?"
"Yeah." Liang Jing nodded. "I haven't been able to get through to home on the phone for two days. I'm a little worried. My parents are old, and my wife is pregnant. I can't stay here any longer."
Qi Hang: "Then how did you leave? I remember your home was in S Province, hundreds of kilometers away. The heavy rains flooded a lot of places, and we don't know if the water has subsided yet. The trains to the airport must have stopped now. How did you get there?"
"Let's give it a try. There are so many cars out there. We should be able to find one that can be opened without the key removed."
Liang Jing finished speaking and looked at Qi Hang. "If you feel it's dangerous, you can stay a little longer. After I leave tomorrow, you should close the door immediately. With me here, the zombies shouldn't be able to find you."
Qi Hang was silent for a while, looking at the almost empty bucket next to him, thinking of his family members whose lives were unknown, and gritted his teeth.
"I'll go out with you tomorrow. I want to go home too. Besides," he glanced at Liang Jing, "I can't let you deal with those things outside alone."
Liang Jing looked at the passionate young man in front of him and smiled, "Then let's go together."
The hands of the clock on the wall moved, and the gaps in the curtains gradually became brighter.
Liang Jing and Qi Hang opened their eyes, used the last bit of food to replenish their energy, and then wrapped their bodies with the clothes left by the staff.
Liang Jing took down the wooden handle of the mop at the door and held it in his hand as a weapon, while Qi Hang picked up the fruit knife next to him.
After they were ready, they looked at each other, quietly opened the door and walked out.
The heavy security door opened and closed with a creaking sound that was extremely noticeable in the empty hall.
The three zombies nearby were about to turn around when they heard the sound. Liang Jing didn't have time to hesitate. He whispered a word to Qi Hang and rushed out first.
"According to what they said online, hit him in the head, or stab him directly in the heart."
"good."
Although the two had no direct experience in dealing with zombies, fortunately there was Internet in City B. They read posts online and learned a lot of tricks to deal with zombies.
Liang Jing rushed out first and saw a suitcase next to him. He kicked it and the square suitcase with wheels slid towards the nearest zombie.
The huge impact of the suitcase made the zombie take a half step back, and then the suitcase fell in front of the zombie.
Liang Jing took advantage of this time and raised the wooden stick in his hand with all his strength.
With a bang, half of the zombie's brain caved in and the whole zombie fell to the ground.
He was about to hit it again with the stick, but another zombie next to him was already in front of him. He had to give up the attack and start fighting with the other zombie.
Fortunately, Qi Hang was very strong. When he turned around, he stabbed the zombie in the head again, and the first zombie was completely killed.
The two of them cooperated like this, one attacking from a distance while the other finished off the zombies. From time to time, they would make use of the terrain and furnishings in the hall to fight the remaining zombies in the hall.
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And on the platform and tracks behind the station, the alarm was ringing inside the silver-white train.
Jiang Dong took his cell phone from the small table beside the bed and turned it off in a daze. He was thinking of getting up and going outside, but when he caught a glimpse of the upper right corner of the phone screen out of the corner of his eye, his eyes widened instantly.
He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and found that the signal box in the upper right corner was indeed lit, so he quickly woke up Ren Ru next to him.
"Xiaoru, Xiaoru, wake up quickly, there is a signal in City B."
He shouted in surprise, found the number he had called countless times in the past few days from his recent call log, and dialed it again.
After Ren Ru regained consciousness and realized what her husband had said, she focused on the dialing phone, her heart pounding.
When the other people in the house heard the noise, they all came over.
But disappointingly, the call was not connected.
They called Ren Ru's parents, sister Ren Ying, and brother-in-law, but none of them answered.
Ren Ru's head drooped again, her expression even uglier than before.
Jiang Dong originally thought that as long as there was a signal in City B, he would be able to contact his mother-in-law and others in Lao Taishan, but he didn't expect that the final result would make him even more worried.
He put his arm around Ren Ru's shoulders and comforted her, "It's okay. It's okay if I can't get through. Maybe their phones are out of battery after so many days. We're already in City B, and our next stop is City N. We'll see each other soon."
But having said that, Jiang Dong himself knew that this consolation was too dry.
It has been almost half a month since the disaster happened. They haven't been able to contact anyone since the night of the incident. When they arrive in City N, maybe...
But some hope is better than no hope.
If something really happened to Lao Taishan's mother-in-law and sister... Jiang Dong was really afraid that his wife would be ruined.
Fortunately, Ren Ru did not dwell on the feeling of loss for too long and recovered quickly.
She pulled herself together, looked at the worried faces of the others at home, and smiled, "I'm fine. Dongzi is right. Maybe their phones are out of battery. We've come so far, and only City B has a signal. Maybe City N is the only one with a signal. We called them beforehand and asked them to prepare so much in advance. It shouldn't be a problem."
Huang Liping saw her cheer up and said, "Yes, when we came here yesterday, we saw that many residential areas in City B still had people. Maybe your in-laws are fine too, but we just can't contact them. We're already in City B. As long as we work hard to operate the train, we will definitely be able to reach City N soon."
Jiang Qian continued, "It just so happens that the internet in City B is still working. Once we've set up the site, we can post the news online. There must be a lot of people wanting to leave City B, so there should be quite a few passengers."
As she spoke, she was about to get off the bus with the stop sign. Just as she was about to reach the door, she heard her little nephew next to her shout.
"Auntie, there's someone there!"
【Author’s words】
I've seen everyone's well wishes for my mom, and I'm so grateful!
I read the previous chapters again today, and made some changes and revisions, but the overall plot has not changed. Don't panic when you see the modified labels.
I will probably spend the next two days revising the previous chapters, and the next chapter will be updated on Wednesday afternoon or evening.
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