PFC Chapter 9 She used to be such an introvert
Chapter 9 She used to be such an introvert
The treetop that was moved bounced back resiliently, revealing a corner of a white object.
"Huh? What is that?"
The man curiously stretched out his spatula, intending to pull it out to see what it was.
"You're just a piece of trash," the man who had replied to him earlier said impatiently, "Don't be curious about everything you see. The security gate is now open. If you don't want to go back, tell us as soon as possible. Don't drag everyone down with you!"
After the rubber boat was far away, Anjiu emerged from the water. She opened her mouth and breathed deeply, shocked by the news she had just heard.
What is a safe zone?
Where are they going? Will they die if they don't go back?
Don't they belong to this world? What about me who occupies Xiao Jiu's body? What does that mean to me?
One question after another caught Anjiu off guard. She looked in the direction where the rubber boat left and witnessed with her own eyes that they walked into a building with a brighter red light than before.
This is a signal of alarm and danger.
Anjiu, however, was keenly aware of the excitement being released from his body, which was eager to enter.
After a moment's silence, she decided to go over and take a look.
Caution is of the utmost importance. In order to prevent himself from being discovered by possible lurking people, Anjiu reused the foam board.
After swimming along the edge of the shadow for nearly half an hour, Anjiu safely reached the edge of the building.
Under the cover of the foam board, she floated a little above the water, breathing heavily, and carefully checked through a gap the dark room that the group of people had broken the glass and entered.
With the brief flash of light, Anjiu saw that this was an office. The desk was in a mess, all the drawers were open, and the watery footprints finally disappeared behind the door.
She didn't jump in rashly, but swam to the side instead.
Natural disasters and man-made disasters completely shattered Anjiu's worldview - at least tonight is not safe.
Through the glass window, she could see that it was a corridor and the steps leading down were dry, without a trace of water.
After checking more than a dozen rooms in succession, Anjiu was sure that there was no one on this floor as they all ran upstairs.
When she turned back, she was shocked to find more than a dozen men and women gathered in front of the broken window, crowding in.
There were two people standing on the outermost layer, keeping watch, vigilantly checking the nearby waters. The moment their eyes swept over him, An Jiu immediately held his breath and hid underwater.
thump.
Something hit the foam board she was using as cover!
They are doubting here!
Anjiu quickly loosened his hands, hooked his toes on a hard object that could stabilize his body, and sank silently.
She didn't dare to breathe, her fingers clung tightly to the wall, trying to avoid the glass on the next floor and hiding behind the solid wall.
While she was doing this, two more rocks came in at an angle into the water with great force and hit the spot where she had just been.
Anjiu tensed up, held his breath and slowly moved towards them.
The distance was too far. She couldn't hear any sound at all, nor could she tell whether the other party had left. As the oxygen in her mouth was exhausted, she had to go out to breathe. If the other party was squatting there quietly, wouldn't she be trapped?
It would be better to do the opposite now and hide among them!
After teetering on the edge of death several times, Anjiu went from being terrified and scared at the beginning to being able to calm down and analyze the situation carefully now. Everyone he met contributed greatly to this.
"It looks like there's no one here. Don't waste your time. We're not the only ones in this building. It's more important to go early and grab a spot."
A dull sound came from above his head. Anjiu stopped and looked up to see only chaotic overlapping ripples.
There was not much oxygen left in her mouth, and she wanted to breathe out of reflex. Anjiu pinched her nose and waited patiently.
After a while, another voice sounded: "It seems that there is indeed no one here. Let's go. It's too late."
Anjiu heard the footsteps leaving.
At this point her body had been stretched to its limit, lack of oxygen caused her ears to start buzzing, her head was almost about to explode, and she couldn't wait to float up and take a deep breath.
This impulse was forcibly suppressed by Anjiu.
If she was walking normally, how could she hear the footsteps while hiding under the water and surrounded by the sound of rain? The other party must be tricking her!
Anjiu kept his mouth tightly shut and leaned deeper.
I don’t know how long it took, but a steel bar with a knife tied to the top was suddenly inserted!
really!
Anjiu instinctively wanted to continue sinking, but suddenly he thought of something and stopped where he was.
The steel bar almost stirred the water in front of her into a mess, and the sharp blade narrowly scratched her body.
"Okay, it's really okay this time. There's no one in the water. I leaned over the window downstairs and checked."
"...It seems that I am overthinking it. Let's go. They must be waiting anxiously."
The world became quiet and Anjiu could only hear his own intense heartbeat.
Anjiu pushed hard with his feet and the moment he came out of the water, he took a deep breath, and his lungs suddenly felt a stinging pain as oxygen was refilled into them.
The room in front of him was empty, but the red light surrounding the entire building became extremely bright, as if it was constantly urging something.
Anjiu no longer hesitated, pushed himself forward with both hands, and jumped in.
The sound of the foot hitting the ground was very obvious in the quiet room. She immediately pricked up her ears and prepared her body to escape.
Fortunately, no one showed up, and Anjiu's heart calmed down a little.
After wrung out the clothes that were dripping water and revealing her whereabouts, she walked quietly to the door and observed the water stains on the ground outside.
Just as she expected, it was going upwards.
Anjiu pounded her legs, which were as thin as sticks. The intense hunger made her almost faint.
Now I can finally understand why Xiaojiu can't walk when he sees food.
Anjiu took a deep breath, lifted his sore legs, quietly walked out the door, and went up the stairs.
The whole building seemed to be plunged into deathly silence. The deep and dark horizontal corridor revealed an eerie quietness. If it weren't for the wet water stains on the steps and the slogan "Time waits for no one, work hard to achieve results, make a concerted effort, and challenge for excellent results" on the wall, one would have thought this was a school that had been abandoned for many years.
She had been here for an interview!
A not-so-nice memory was awakened.
She was eager to find a job for transition, and this place had the advantage of being close to home. However, she didn't expect that although the interviewer said it was a good thing, the reality was completely different. There were more than a hundred people wearing black uniforms and 3cm high heels standing outside, shouting slogans and dancing the money-grabbing dance.
If the momentum fades, try again. To paraphrase what the leader said at that time: A day’s plan begins in the morning. We must awaken the bloodiness of the Wolf Warriors!
Before this, Anjiu had never realized that he was such an introverted person...