Chapter 4

Back at home, Suli put down the clothes pole. Her mind was full of the bloated female corpse that had been gnawed into flesh and blood. Her mind was very confused. It took a long time to calm down again.

"Now should I stay here and wait for rescue, or do I find a way to leave here and find a way out, or there are survivors like me in this city?"

Suli took off his shoes and socks, which had just entered the water and were flooded,

Put on a pair of clean shoes, go to the balcony window and meditate.

Looking at the water outside the window, there are sporadic high-rise buildings emerging from the water in the distance. These buildings that can emerge from the water are all buildings with 30 floors and above.

Looking at these buildings rising out of the water, Su Li couldn't help wondering if there would be survivors like himself in these buildings? If so, it's better to find them than to be alone.

Of course, there are unknown risks on the way. Su Li was always disturbed by the gnawed body.

"Or temporarily stay for rescue. Maybe there will be a rescue team soon. It's not certain."

The only thing Su Li felt lucky was that she lived alone. In order to save trouble, she prepared several bags of instant noodles at home and bought some biscuits and bread as breakfast, all stacked in the refrigerator.

It's OK to stick to food for four or five days alone.

After thinking for a while, Su Li decided to make two preparations.

First, stay here for a while in the hope that there will be a turnaround or rescue workers. The second is to make simple rafts. If there are no rescue workers in recent days, they can only venture out of here by raft and take the initiative to find other ways to survive.

After making the decision, Su Li became more relaxed. He took out a bag of biscuits from the refrigerator and tore them open. While eating, he began to get busy. The only thing he felt lucky was that the water hadn't stopped for the time being. He took out the kettle and filled it with water, and then opened the stove to boil water.

He still uses old-fashioned canned liquefied gas, but rarely fires to cook. He has always opened a fire this month. Wang Lan and several friends came to his house for dinner. He hardly used it when he was alone.

Now he would like to thank this tank of liquefied gas, otherwise it would be difficult to drink hot water.

"I have to boil more water. Although the water hasn't stopped yet, since the power is off, I'm afraid the water may stop at any time."

Although Su Li doesn't know the specific reason, it may be the reason why the line is different. Although the power is off, the water hasn't stopped for the time being.

In addition to preparing hot water, Su Li also looked around for various tools at home. She soon found some nails, two screwdrivers, pliers, scissors, lighters and a hammer. By the way, she collected the kitchen knives and fruit knives in the kitchen and stacked them on the tea table in the living room for standby at any time.

After eating biscuits, drinking some water and filling his stomach, Su Li began to work. His idea was to climb the top floor and release thick smoke to attract the attention of external rescue workers. Of course, if there were rescuers.

Then make your own simple raft for emergencies.

He found some old clothes from home, including a quilt, a pair of plastic slippers and several plastic bags. Then he took a lighter and was ready to go out.

He wants to hold these things on the roof and set them on fire, hoping to produce a lot of smoke.

If there were a rescue team and saw a lot of man-made smoke coming out here, it would know that there were survivors here, and then he would be saved.

Suli opened the door and was about to go out with something in her arms. Suddenly she stopped again and her eyes fell on the corridor in front of her.

He saw wet footprints on the corridor ahead, which appeared from the end of the corridor and extended all the way to the outside of the house where the little couple lived.

Su Li's heart jumped wildly.

Looking at the wet footprints, Su Li understood that they were not his own footprints. The footprints left by his feet stained with water had already dried up. In front of him, the wet footprints left in the corridor were obviously left by someone who had just passed by, and the time was not long, otherwise the footprints would dry soon.

"Do you think there are other people here besides me? I just walked up the stairs and entered the house where the couple lived? But the stairs outside were flooded. How did this person get here?"

Su Li looked at the open door and wanted to rush in to see what happened, but there was a kind of fear in her heart. She always felt that it was strange.

He did not rashly impulse, but quickly returned home, put down the quilt and clothes in his hand, and then picked up the kitchen knife and hammer on the tea table.

Holding a kitchen knife and hammer, with a self-defense weapon, he was at ease and slightly brave. He took a deep breath to calm himself down. He went out again and wanted to see what happened.

"If only there were other survivors," Su Li thought silently.

Alone in the face of all kinds of unknowns, not only loneliness, but also the fear of the unknown enveloped in his heart all the time, which made him feel extremely depressed. He was afraid to continue like this. He was afraid that he would collapse soon. He was eager to see other living people, companions, and even dogs.

Soon, Su Li went outside the door and looked at the open security door and the wet footprints in front of the door.

Close, Su Li found that there were a lot of water marks on both sides of the footprints. Obviously, the person who left the footprints was not only a pair of shoes wet, but all wet. Therefore, when he came over, he not only left a row of wet footprints, but also dripping water all over, leaving a lot of water marks on the ground.

However, with the passage of time, these water traces are slowly evaporating, and Su Li noticed it when he was close at the moment.

Su Li clenched the hammer and kitchen knife in his hand, didn't immediately push the door to see, his throat moved, swallowed saliva, and finally made a voice: "is there anyone?"

In addition to his voice, the corridor and the house were silent.

Su Li paused for a few seconds, asked again, and listened carefully to the movement in the house.

Suddenly, he heard a sound inside. It was like the sound of the chair being moved. In this quiet place, the sound became particularly loud. It sounded like the sound of a man accidentally touching the chair when he turned around.

"Is there really someone in there? Just why don't you answer me?"

Suli finally couldn't help it. As soon as she lifted her right hand with a hammer, she was going to push the door open.