Chapter 48 Seven, Pangu

The next night was a urine test. Naturally, Feng Lun and I asked about the results of the blood test done yesterday, but the deputy director refused to disclose. He said that an accurate judgment can only be made after combining the results of several tests. "Tonight's practical experience, I'm going to take you to Area A to meet a special living dead." The vice president said. We came to Area A——according to the vice president's previous introduction, the people living here are the earliest batch of veteran-level undead. "I'll take them to see 'Pangu'." The vice president said to the staff on night shift at the gate of Area A.

When we arrived at the door of Room 149 on the third floor, the fellow staff used the remote control to turn on the lights in the room.Feng Lun and I stood directly opposite the door, looked through the glass, but didn't see any living dead inside. "Is there no 'person' in this room?" Feng Lun asked in surprise. "Maybe they're playing hide and seek." The vice president blinked. "Let's find them." He walked to the right side of the door, turned sideways and looked in: "Well, I found them." Feng Lun and I also walked in that direction—it turned out that the two male undead men in this room were in the left corner of the room. They were facing the wall, looking up slightly, as if they were staring at something above.

After watching for a while, Feng Lun said, "I don't see anything special about these two living dead." "Actually, it's only one of them that is special." The vice president pointed to one of the shorter living dead men and said, "The one in the corner, did you see that? He is what I called 'Pangu'—he is the first one here. , I am afraid that he is also the first person in the whole country to become a living dead on his own initiative." "Ah," I whispered, "I remembered, I saw reports about him in news reports a few years ago."

"The process of him becoming a living dead is quite dramatic." The vice president began to introduce. "Five years ago, this man was about twenty-five or sixteen years old. He came to City B from another place to look for a job. Unexpectedly, he soon fell into the lowest point of his life - continuous unemployment, being deceived, poverty, and emotional frustration... Finally Almost to the miserable situation of not having enough meals and living on the streets..." "So he thought of turning himself into a living dead to seek relief?" Feng Lun said. "It's not that simple." The deputy director shook his head and said, "At that time, there was no precedent in the whole country to become a living dead. I'm afraid he didn't think of it. What happened later is this; this man got a friend's Help, that friend let him live with him, provided him with board and lodging, and helped him connect with jobs—the fate of this man has turned around."

"He met a kind man," I said. "To be honest, I can't guarantee whether the motive of the person who helped him is pure." "why?" The deputy dean paused for a moment: "The person who helped him was a homosexual, and he was infected with the solanum virus." "Oh my gosh..." I gave a dazed look. "No, no..." the deputy dean waved his hands lightly and said. "I knew you would think that way. In fact, that friend didn't do anything aggressive or deviant to him. They just lived together like ordinary friends. In addition, if he had an affair with that friend If you contract the virus through an improper relationship, then you are not actively turning into a living dead."

"What's going on?" Feng Lun asked curiously. "They lived together for a few months, and it was normal at first, but gradually, the man found that his friend's physical condition began to deteriorate. The man didn't think about the zombie virus at first, but his friend seemed to be aware of his own He refused to go to the hospital to 'cast himself in the trap'." "The result is that once the zombie virus develops, it will be much faster than expected. In less than three days, the man found his friend dead on the bed. He was very sad and was about to notify the hospital, but saw his friend The dead body sat up, and only then did he understand what was going on."

Feng Lun was clearly attracted by what happened to this man, and asked eagerly, "What happened next? How did he become a living dead?" "What happened later is worth pondering." He said meaningfully, "I don't know what his consideration was. After discovering that his friend had become a living dead, he neither called the police nor notified the hospital or related institutions. He made an unbelievable decision—he chose to continue living with this undead man, and he actually lived with that undead man for nearly three months! During these three months, this man passed the Friends' close contact, he found that after his friend became a living dead, he lived a peaceful, peaceful and leisurely life, which seemed to be much more comfortable than him who was busy all day long and running around for a living. He began to envy, and finally had One day, he took the initiative to become a living dead... Everything was learned through his diary, and this is the whole process as I understand it."

Feng Lun let out a sigh of relief, feeling sorry for the ending of this story.At this time, the vice president noticed that I hadn't spoken since just now and kept my head down."What's the matter with you?" he asked. I looked up at the vice president, and asked after a while, "Just now, did you say that before a person becomes a living dead, there will be some signs of physical deterioration?" "That's right." The vice president stared at me, "Why do you care about this? Could it be..." "Last night, I felt some abdominal pain..." My voice was trembling.

The deputy dean asked with a serious expression: "Are there any other symptoms? Such as headache, fever or something." "Maybe not." The deputy dean stared at me for a while, then said, "Don't worry, I think you are just affected by psychological factors." "Really? How do you know this is not a sign before becoming a living dead?" I asked worriedly. "If you are really infected by the solanum virus and have developed the disease, the symptoms will not be as mild as abdominal pain. As I said just now, after the symptoms appear, it can kill people within three days and complete the treatment of the living dead. transformation."

I relaxed a little, and then asked, "How many days does the virus have an incubation period?" "Generally speaking, it ranges from three days to two months." My face probably turned pale again. Seeing my nervous appearance, Feng Lun said, "Luo Chen, don't scare yourself. If you really get sick, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand here and talk to us properly. gone." "That's right." The deputy dean said with a smile, "The symptoms of solanum virus are much more serious." I forced a smile, but my heart was still hanging.

Perhaps to divert the topic, the vice president pointed to another living dead man in the room and said: "I don't know if you guessed it, but this living dead man who lives in the same room as 'Pangu' is his friend, I guess Neither of them could have imagined that they would be roommates forever." Neither Feng Lun nor I thought of this, and our eyes widened. "It's really hard to imagine what it would be like for this man to live with a living dead for three months." Feng Lun looked at "Pangu" in the room, thinking. The vice president stared at the two living dead for a while, then suddenly turned to us and asked, "Do you want to try this feeling? Go inside and have a close encounter with the living dead." I was speechless in shock, but Feng Lun looked very excited: "Really? I want to try!" The vice president looked at me: "What about you?" I shook my head and said, "Forget it." "Why, are you worried that they will pose any threat to you?" The vice president smiled, "Believe me, no, I won't let you in if there is danger." He pointed to the staff around him and said, "You can ask him how the living dead here live. Every morning and afternoon, the staff will let the living dead on each floor come out at different time slots." Activity." The honest staff member nodded cooperatively.The vice president pointed to the garden downstairs and said: "The open space below is where the undead live. Our staff have to contact hundreds of undead every day. They are more docile than sheep, otherwise Who would dare to do this job?" I was a little embarrassed, in order not to be laughed at by Feng Lun, I nodded and said, "Okay." "Don't be afraid, let's go in together." The vice president ordered the staff to open the door and lead us into the room of the living dead. The two living dead still maintained their previous posture - leaning against the wall and looking up.This is somewhat puzzling, but it eased my tension.I don't want to be the target of their attention as soon as I walk in. But the deputy dean had the opposite idea. He said as if greeting an old friend: "Hey, what are you two doing? There are guests coming." One of the living dead turned slowly.I saw his face: his hairstyle was still the same as that of a normal human being, with a few bangs hanging over his narrow forehead. He looked no different from the average young man who pursued fashion, except for his gray eyes and his face. His vampire-like pale face reminds us that he is no longer alive. "This is the friend of 'Pangu'." The vice president whispered to us. When he introduced, the living dead man moved slowly and walked towards us. The three of us stood in the middle of the room, and I stood behind the vice president and Feng Lun, hoping that the living dead would just walk in front of the vice president, and it would be best not to approach me.But things didn't go as planned, he bypassed the two of them and approached me. I subconsciously moved to the side, but the living dead actually followed.I don't understand why he's interested in me, and I even want to tell her that it's my friends, not me, who really like creatures like him, but I doubt I'll ever be able to communicate with him. Finally, he cornered me and I felt like there was no way out.At this time, I saw the staff member coming over, maybe to prevent this gay living dead from paying too much attention to me.But I saw the vice president signal him not to come over, and at the same time said to me: "It's okay, Luo Chen, just stand still, he won't hurt you, trust me." I wish he was so sure--but, oh my god, that living dead man is approaching my face with his mouth open!I could only turn my face to one side, and let out a horrified moan: "Ah..." "Luo Chen, don't move." The vice president said.I glanced sideways and found that his expression became a little nervous.It's not going to get out of hand, is it?My heart was about to burst through my chest.Seeing that the nose of the living dead was about to stick to my face, I closed my eyes in fear. A few seconds or more than ten seconds passed, and the living dead did not bite me or violate me.I opened my eyes and saw him walking around my body with his nose stretched out, as if he was smelling the scent of my body.I endured it, motionless and holding my breath.A minute later, he finally left, went to Feng Lun and the vice president, and gave them the same "greetings".Then, he returned to the corner where he was just now, and continued to look up. I saw that Feng Lun breathed a sigh of relief like me, and he asked the vice president, "Why does this guy smell us?" "Animal instinct," said the deputy dean. "When someone appears in his 'territory', he will use his sense of smell to identify individuals." "Do the living dead have a sense of smell?" Feng Lun asked. "Of course, and compared to hearing and vision, the sense of smell of the undead is the keenest. If you come during the day, you will see a large group of undead smelling each other in the garden downstairs." "So you knew this was going to happen when we walked in?" I asked. "Yes." The Vice President said with a smile. "It's not fun at all." I said angrily, I was really scared just now. "Okay, I apologize again. I just wanted to add a little excitement to this hands-on experience." He said, patting me on the shoulder. It can be seen that Feng Lun and I have completely opposite attitudes. He really found it very exciting and fun, and pointed to "Pangu" with interest and said, "Then why doesn't he come to sniff us?" "Yeah, I also think it's a bit strange." The vice president stared at "Pangu" and said, "What are they staring at there?" As he spoke, he walked over and followed the gazes of the two living dead. After a while, he found out: "So that's how it is." Feng Lun and I also moved closer, and after a closer look, we found a gecko in the corner, and the two living dead were staring at it. "What's so good about a gecko?" Feng Lun was puzzled. "For the living dead, this is their fun." The vice president shrugged his shoulders. At this time, the gecko crawled down the corner of the wall.Suddenly, an astonishing scene appeared, "Pangu" stretched out his hand quickly, and grabbed the gecko! "Pangu" held the gecko in his hand and looked at it for a while, then stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it! The four of us, including the vice president and the staff member, were all stunned, obviously they had never seen such a scene before.I watched "Pangu" chewing the live gecko with gusto, and felt nauseated, and the feeling of wanting to vomit came again. The vice president asked the staff: "Have you seen anything like this before?" "No, this is the first time," said the honest man. "Vice President, the living dead don't need to eat, do they?" I pointed to "Pangu" and asked, "Then what's going on?" "Maybe, it can only be understood as he is making a new attempt." He replied, not so sure. I frowned and said anxiously, "Could it be... this is also a kind of evolution or mutation of the living dead?" "To be honest, I really don't know." The vice president said with some embarrassment, "Maybe I should record this matter as the next topic of the research center." Afterwards, he looked at his watch and said, "Okay, lads, that's all for today's practical experience." Feng Lun and I left the Living Dead Research Center.Thinking about it now, I regret it very much. This little "gecko incident" at that time, if I could have paid enough attention or thought, I might have thought of it-this is a very bad omen.