PFC Chapter 108 Escaping the CDC (5)
Chapter 108 Escaping the CDC (5)
...in the room.
Dr. Jenner clutched the photo frame tightly in his hands, looking at his wife's gentle smile in the picture with a sorrowful expression, his eyes filled with grief and longing.
"..."
After a long pause, Dr. Jenner said in a trembling, choked voice, "Time was limited, but I have done my best..."
"I hope you can be proud of this..."
Knock knock...
At this moment, Li Ailun knocked on the door and then pushed it open and entered. There was no time for etiquette now.
Hearing the sound, Dr. Jenner turned to look at the doorway, quickly composed herself, and said, "It's you..."
"Doctor, if I'm not mistaken, you're planning to stay here and perish with this building, right?"
Li Ailun looked at him and stated his guess directly.
Because after he entered the room and looked around, he didn't see any luggage, so it was clear that Dr. Jenner had no intention of leaving.
"..."
Jenner remained silent upon hearing this, neither denying it nor responding.
"..."
Seeing that Dr. Jenner did not refute, Lee Allen looked directly into his eyes and further provoked him, "I think..."
"Your wife wouldn't be proud of a coward..."
However, Dr. Jenner was unmoved by Lee Allen's words. He simply put down his wife's photo, got up from the table, and walked to the glass wall.
"..."
Dr. Jenner gazed silently at the lifeless control room outside, and said with a touch of desolation, "It doesn't matter anymore..."
We always thought we had a long way to go...
"But unknowingly, we've reached the end..."
As if to confirm his words, many of the lights in the control room were turned off, and the light suddenly became much dimmer, just like the gloomy future of mankind.
"..."
Li Ailun glanced out the window, knowing that time was of the essence, and earnestly advised, "Doctor, come with us."
"And those valuable research materials..."
"Maybe not now, but one day we'll definitely find a solution. As long as we're alive, there's hope..."
"..."
Dr. Jenner saw that Lee Allen's eyes were full of expectation and earnestness, and a hint of hesitation flashed across his eyes.
But then the despairing reality came to mind...
Dr. Jenner's eyes dimmed again, and he looked at Li Allen and said in a deep voice, "You have no idea how cruel reality can be..."
"We've all been infected!"
"The virus lurks within the human body; everyone is a carrier of the virus—everyone!"
"Even people who die of natural causes can mutate into zombies, do you understand...?"
After saying that, Dr. Jenner walked to the table, picked up the identification card on it, and left the room without waiting for Lee Allen's reaction.
"..."
Li Ailun recovered from his shock and quickly chased after them.
"Doctor, please wait a moment..."
……
Just then, everyone else came out with their bags and packages, and bumped into the two of them in the passageway.
Because the air conditioners had already turned off automatically, they were all sweating profusely from the heat, and coupled with their tense emotions, everyone seemed a bit anxious.
"Allen, how are you?"
Susan walked up to Li Ailun and asked in a low voice. She had even packed Li Ailun's luggage.
"..."
Li Ailun silently shook his head, still processing the news that Dr. Jenner had just revealed.
“Jenna…”
Rick rushed to Dr. Jenner's side and repeatedly asked, "What happened?"
"The system is shutting down all non-essential devices to extend the computer's runtime as much as possible, until the very last moment..."
"The program will start when there is approximately half an hour remaining, as planned..."
Dr. Jenner explained as she walked, and soon arrived at the main control room.
Beep...beep...beep...
As soon as he finished speaking, an alarm sounded in the control room, and then the AI broadcast a report without any emotional fluctuation:
"There are still 30 minutes before the disinfection process starts."
Rick saw a window pop up on the main screen showing that there were only 30 minutes left. He quickly shouted to everyone, "Hurry up, everyone! Let's go now!"
"let's go......"
"hurry up......"
The crowd immediately panicked and turned to run towards the exit, intending to leave.
"it's useless......"
At that moment, Dr. Jenner suddenly said, "All the exits upstairs are closed, and the emergency exits are blocked too..."
"..."
Everyone turned around in astonishment upon hearing this.
Dr. Jenner's words were like a bucket of cold water being poured over them; they felt a chill creep up from the soles of their feet.
"what?"
Sean's face turned extremely ugly, and he glared fiercely at Dr. Jenner with wide eyes.
"Then why the hell do it?!"
Moore also cursed angrily.
"This wasn't my decision; District 5 shut down on its own..."
Dr. Jenner looked at them, then shook his head and said, "I can't control it; it's controlled by the computer."
"How can a building have such capabilities?"
Daryl looked puzzled.
"There are many things you don't know..."
Jenner glanced at him, then turned to Rick, pointing at them and reminding him, "I told you, once the front door is closed, it can never be opened again. You all heard me..."
"..."
Then everyone remembered what Dr. Jenner had said, but they had overlooked this detail because they were so lucky to have survived the ordeal. Despair immediately appeared on their faces.
"When, why didn't I know?"
Moore, however, was completely bewildered.
At the time, he and Lee Allen were outside dealing with the approaching walkers. They were the last to enter the building and didn't hear any of this.
"Fake..."
Seeing everyone's expressions, Moore knew it was true. He immediately flew into a rage, dropped his luggage, and stormed over.
"You bastard, are you trying to kill everyone?"
"You son of a bitch..."
Daryl also came over, shouting and cursing.
"Sean!"
Seeing that things were going badly, Rick immediately went to stop them, not forgetting to call out to Sean.
"Open the door for me right now, or I'll beat you to death..."
The Dixon brothers grabbed Dr. Jenner by the collar, trying to force him to open the door.
"have you had enough?"
Others stepped forward to stop the brothers from committing violence, and the scene became somewhat chaotic.
"I'm going to kill him..."
"Don't pull me..."
Soon, Moore and Daryl were pulled apart by the others, but they were still shouting that they wanted to kill him, but they were held back tightly.
"Enough! Calm down, all of you!"
Rick yelled at the two of them to shut them up.
Acting impulsively now will not solve any problems.
"..."
Rick glanced around at the group, seeing the desperate will to survive on their faces. He turned to Dr. Jenner and asked in a serious tone, "Jenner, there must be a way to open the door...."
"right?"
"..."
Jenner, looking somewhat disheveled from the earlier argument with his collar ripped open, didn't answer Rick's question directly. Instead, he yelled at them, somewhat losing his temper, "What do you know? The things stored in here are extremely dangerous..."
"Biological weapons, smallpox virus..."
"An Ebola strain that can claim half the lives of a nation..."
"That's something you'd rather die than reveal!"
"..."
Everyone was silent for the first time, seeing Dr. Jenner so out of control.
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