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◎A figure appeared◎
For Zhu Ning, between high risk and high return and low risk and possible no return, she would definitely choose the former.
Zhu Ning was not a conservative person. He said, "I'll go. What about you guys?"
Pei Shu guessed that Zhu Ning would definitely choose. What could he do but follow her? "You have the final say."
Lin Xiaofeng had no objection. She had always gone wherever Zhu Ning went. Now there was only one person left, so what was Qi Xueliu's attitude?
Qi Xueliu considered whether to leave Zhu Ning's team and try her luck at the shelter ahead, but unexpectedly Pei Shu gave her a new idea.
Although she is a psychic, she is not an outsider investigator. Zhu Ning's team has a professional guide, and it is definitely safer with more people. Moreover, Zhu Ning has something that attracts her very much, that notebook.
Qi Xueliu: "Together."
Qi Xueliu nodded. Even Pei Shu was a little surprised. Zhu Ning was not a normal person, so he would definitely be willing to board the ghost train. But why would Qi Xueliu take the risk?
There were too many uncertainties ahead, so Zhu Ning directly asked, "Do you know about the notebook?"
Qi Xueliu's attitude has been abnormal since she saw the notebook. She is much more interested in the notebook than Pei Shu.
Qi Xueliu didn't hide it. She knew Zhu Ning had an ability similar to puppet manipulation, so she said frankly, "I've heard of it."
Zhu Ning frowned. It was indeed so. However, Qi Xueliu and Zhu Ning were not true companions, so there was really no need for them to share information.
Qi Xueliu: "After I get the car, I can tell you that it's not a big deal. Don't get your hopes up. I just heard about it."
Qi Xueliu knew that the most important thing for a team was trust. Since she had decided to go on the road, it would be best to resolve the trust issue. She was forced to wear the human-machine joint device because Prometheus did not trust her.
Qi Xueliu: "I really want to see you experiment with the notebook."
Pei Shu tried to touch the cigarette again, but failed as usual. He was sure that everyone in this team had problems and was keen on seeking death. Qi Xueliu and Zhu Ning had the same style.
Qi Xueliu definitely knew about the notebook, but she said she would only share it after she got the car. Zhu Ning could understand that, after all, the information was very valuable.
If it was an enemy, Zhu Ning could just read Qi Xueliu's memory, but Huo Wenxi said Qi Xueliu could be a teammate.
So Zhu Ning also gave Qi Xueliu enough respect and said, "It depends on luck."
It is impossible to open the notebook as soon as you enter the contaminated area. At least you have to control the risks. They are not lucky enough to escape every time.
Qi Xueliu was relieved when she saw Zhu Ning's attitude. To be honest, they were all working for someone else, and Zhu Ning was much easier to talk to than Prometheus.
Qi Xueliu: "I know. It's the same deal as before. Before I get the car, I'll be your mercenary. After I get the car, you can talk to me about whether you want to or not. But I will definitely share the intelligence. If I don't, you can do whatever you want to me. Of course, if you experiment with Chen Qihang's investigation notes on the car, share them with me. Is that a deal?"
"Deal." Zhu Ning liked people who were straightforward. Qi Xueliu's conditions were very sincere. Zhu Ning said, "Teacher Pei, lead the way."
Pei Shu: “…”
Pei Shu just wanted to smoke a cigarette and be quiet. He had never led such a difficult team before.
Pei Shu led the way and said, "The nearest station is called Yinshan Station. That car should have its own number, but I don't know its original name. I only know that it is called the Homecoming Train. Rumor has it that it can take you home."
Go home? What home are you going back to?
Pei Shu: "I know the fifteen stations that the Homecoming Express will pass through along the way, but the entire journey should be longer, and Yinshan Station happens to be one of them."
They were unlucky, but also lucky, as Pei Shu happened to know a nearby pick-up point.
As they walked, they saw two railway tracks in front of them. No one had maintained them, and the tracks were already rusted and overgrown with weeds. There were even a few trees growing on the railway, and there was also collapsed barbed wire.
Will this still work?
Pei Shu squatted down and looked along the railway. He seemed to be able to recognize the road through the tracks. There was a fork in the road ahead. He stood up and walked to the right.
Zhu Ning had no choice but to follow him. Although Teacher Pei was a little neurotic, he was definitely a priceless guide.
Pei Shu continued, "I've never ridden the Homecoming, I've only heard people talk about it. To be honest, I've never even seen a survivor who rode on it."
Zhu Ning raised his eyebrows. Investigators outside the firewall would exchange information internally, but some of this information was true and some was false. Some of it was just rumors outside the firewall, and it was unknown how credible it was.
Pei Shu: "After you get on the bus, I can only give you two pieces of advice. First, obey the rules of the Homecoming Express and don't try to challenge them. Second, please don't eat the source of pollution before you reach your destination."
The second point is about what Zhu Ning said, that eliminating pollution sources and purifying the Homecoming Train may be embarrassing.
Zhu Ning thought that she might be eaten by the Homecoming, but this sentence was unlucky.
Zhu Ning followed Pei Shu along the tracks and asked, "So even if we find the source of the pollution, we can't take action. We still have to maintain balance when danger is imminent?"
Pei Shu: "Yes."
It is difficult to strike the right balance between surviving on the Homecoming and not harming the enemy.
Pei Shu explained a few more points, and the other three listened carefully. They walked further and further away. At first, Zhu Ning remembered a movie he had watched when he was a child. It was about several children going on an adventure along the railway tracks. It was quite interesting along the way.
Nature had eroded man-made structures, twisting them into all sorts of shapes that looked beautiful no matter how you looked at them, especially at sunset when a faint glow of sunlight shone on the railway tracks. This sense of relaxation lasted until they came across two abandoned trains.
One train stopped on the spot, and the other train derailed, crashed through the barbed wire on both sides, and plunged down the slope.
Zhu Ning didn't get close, but took a look from a distance. The bodies in the car had turned into bones. They were probably rushed in one direction during the accident, and the bodies piled up like a mountain at the rear of the car.
The carriage that stopped in place was full of people, but they had also turned into skeletons. Vines crawled in through the holes in the windows and entangled with the bones. At first glance, it looked like a carriage full of people made of vines.
It is easy to see corpses outside the wall, but every time you see them, you feel depressed and it is difficult to remain calm.
They fell silent later on, with only the rustling sound of footsteps. They were all very alert, fearing that they would encounter any danger on the road.
But maybe this railway track was for the Homecoming, so there were no monster attacks.
It was not until 11:30 in the evening that some houses appeared in front of them. Zhu Ning knew that they were about to reach the city. In most small cities, the train stations were built on the suburbs, so they did not have to walk towards the city center.
Pei Shu said they could only get on the bus at 12 o'clock, and if they missed it they would have to wait until the next day. Fortunately, they made it.
"We're here." Pei Shu stopped and shone the flashlight in his hand forward, illuminating a distorted station sign: Yinshan Station.
The train stations in small cities are very simple, with little traffic. They have a roof, railroad tracks on both sides, and an exit in the center of the platform.
It was exactly the same as the train station in Zhu Ning's world, but it was severely faded and there was a coal car parked next to it.
I don’t know what happened here. The whole station was covered with a layer of yellow sand, and the traces they left were particularly obvious.
Pei Shu climbed over the platform and the remaining three followed him. After climbing up, Zhu Ning saw yellow raised bricks on both sides to prevent passengers from approaching.
Zhu Ning suddenly recalled the past. Every time he took the train, the staff would use a loud speaker to remind him: "When the train arrives, please stand behind the yellow line."
There was no light here, it was pitch black, and the four of them seemed to have strayed into another world.
Zhu Ning thought about her first mission with the Fish-Headed Man in her life. She had some experience, so she could just get in the car at that time.
Zhu Ning thought he should just wait here, but Pei Shu didn't stop and actually walked out of the exit.
Zhu Ning asked, "Where are you going?"
Pei Shu: "Take the ticket."
Do you need to buy a ticket to get on a bus like this? What can you use to buy it? They only have federal currency, so they can't use it, right?
And who's selling the tickets? A ghost? There's no one else here except the four of them.
It was also Pei Shu's first time at the station. As far as he knew, he needed to buy a ticket, just like he had to buy one the last time he took the bus.
Pei Shu groped his way forward. Since they had no energy, they relied solely on flashlights for lighting. Walking down from the exit, the whole world was silent, with only the sound of footsteps. It was easy to feel lonely outside the wall, as if he was the only one left in the world.
The ticket gate at the exit was broken. They climbed over the gate, but the elevator to go up was also broken, so they found a dilapidated staircase to walk up.
This time, he saw the true face of Yinshan Station. The exterior looked very old, and the words "Yinshan Station" had completely fallen off. Zhu Ning glanced at the city, but not a single light was on.
Maybe something strange had killed everyone in the city at once, and they died before they could react.
With a creak, Pei Shu had already pushed open the door of the ticket office, and Zhu Ning came to his senses and followed him.
There is a row of windows in the dark ticket hall. If Zhu Ning bought tickets offline before, the queue would be very long, but now there is no one.
Zhu Ning asked in a low voice: "Are you sure you can buy a ticket?"
Pei Shu: "The theory is feasible."
Zhu Ning couldn't see Pei Shu's expression. To be honest, it was so dark. The other three teammates were all wearing protective clothing and looked like ghosts, but Zhu Ning didn't say anything.
They could only try. There was really no one in the ticket window and the table was covered with a layer of yellow sand. Zhu Ning observed for a while and found that a red light was flashing at the bottom of the microphone.
Because the station is noisy, the conductor's microphone can amplify the sound. This is a very common configuration. Does turning on the microphone mean it is working?
Zhu Ning tried to say, "Hello, four tickets to Duoluo Station."
She spoke suddenly, and her voice echoed in the empty ticket hall. She seemed particularly silly, talking to a window where there was no one.
One second, two seconds, the window showed no response at all.
Wrong? Zhu Ning wondered if the place to buy tickets was a vending machine. She saw two when she came in. Or could she buy tickets through scalpers?
Squeak, squeak, squeak——
Zhu Ning was just thinking about it when he suddenly heard a sound of a machine and the ticket machine started printing.
There was no conductor, the computer wasn’t turned on, no identification required, and no money even required, yet you could get your own ticket?
After the tickets were printed, the ticket office fell silent again. No one spoke because it was so weird that they didn't even know how to start.
It was Zhu Ning who said, "Thank you."
The ticket was still hanging on the ticket machine. Zhu Ning thought for a moment, reached in from the bottom of the window, and used spider silk to take out four red paper tickets.
Zhu Ning was stunned when he saw the tickets. Although they had not mentioned their identities, the four tickets actually had their names printed on them, and there was not a single mistake.
How does the ticket office know who they are?
The front of the red ticket has the name and address printed on it: Ginzan Station - Dora Station, the departure time and their respective locations, but no fare.
The four tickets were not joint tickets, were not in the same carriage, and were not even in the same class. Qi Xueliu was in a soft sleeper, and the other three were in hard sleepers.
Why? We're all here to make our way, so why are we being treated differently?
Zhu Ning was in car 18, berth number was 7, and it was even the middle berth, not the lower berth.
Lin Xiaofeng is in car 15, seat 4, Pei Shu is out of car 16, seat 2, and Qi Xueliu is out of car 06, seat 1.
Zhu Ning was worried about Lin Xiaofeng riding in the car alone as she was too far away from her, so she wanted to switch seats with Pei Shu.
She turned over the ticket and saw the rules of the train. The rules behind the ticket generally stated that smoking was not allowed in the carriage. These rules quickly dispelled Zhu Ning's idea.
1. Seat changes are prohibited. Please take the designated seats.
2. Please get off at the designated station. Early or late getting off is prohibited.
3. The rest time at the stop is ten minutes. If you need to get off the bus to rest, please get back on the bus within the specified time.
4. You cannot purchase a new ticket or change seats after boarding the bus
5. Do not disturb the train driver
Lin Xiaofeng said: "I can do it alone."
Lin Xiaofeng had also survived with Zhu Ning in the Mold City, so she felt that she was fine.
Zhu Ning: "I'll think of a solution after we get in the car."
The rules say you can’t change seats, but they don’t say you’re prohibited from communicating at other locations.
Zhu Ning distributed the train tickets and several people read them carefully. They were all thinking about one thing: the ticket price was not indicated, and it was very likely that they would have to pay the price themselves.
But since we have come this far, we can only get on the train. Based on Zhu Ning's memory, this Homecoming Train should be a green train.
They went to the entrance. There was no one at the first ticket gate. They pretended to be there, but the security check machine was actually working. The tracks made a slight clicking sound, as if it was checking some luggage.
Under normal circumstances, the package needs to be placed on the machine for inspection, but these four unlucky guys had no luggage at all, so they just needed to go through the security gate.
There was a beeping sound as he walked past. Zhu Ning had always passed through the security check machine during competitions, and he would subconsciously stretch out his arms to be checked. Zhu Ning was the first to pass, and the others were checked one by one behind him.
There's nothing unusual, no one is there.
While Zhu Ning was waiting, the black tracks turned and the black curtains in front of them rustled and shook, as if they were checking something that ordinary people could not see.
Zhu Ning glanced at the display screen and was stunned after seeing it clearly. There was actually a figure on the screen. It was not a photo, but some kind of image, partly red and partly purple, with chaotic edges, as if mixed together.
He lay on all fours, curled up inside the security machine, and was inspected like a piece of luggage.
Dadada——
The tracks made a slight sound, and the black cloth hanging in front moved, as if a piece of luggage, no, or a person lying down was being carried out.
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