Chapter 4 Footprints

When he returned home, Zu Li put down the clothesline, and his mind was full of the bloated female corpse that had been eaten and eaten, and his mind was very chaotic, and it took a long while to calm down again.

"Should I stay here and wait for rescue now, or should I find a way to get out of here and find a way out, or there are survivors like me in this city?"

Zuli took off the shoes and socks that had just been submerged in the water,

Changed into a pair of clean shoes, walked to the balcony window, and pondered.

Looking at the water surface outside the window, there are sporadic high-rise buildings emerging from the water in the distance. All these buildings that can emerge from the water are buildings with 30 or more floors.

Looking at these buildings emerging from the water, Zuli couldn't help but wonder if there are survivors like himself in these buildings? If there are, it's better to find them than to be alone.

Of course, there are also unknown risks along the way. The gnawed corpse just now left a shadow in Zu Li's heart, and he always felt a little uneasy.

"Or stay for a while and wait for rescue. Maybe a rescue team will appear soon, but I don't know."

The only thing Zu Li felt fortunate was that because he lived alone, in order to save trouble, he prepared a few bags of instant noodles at home, and bought some biscuits and bread for breakfast, all of which were stacked in the refrigerator.

It's okay to stick with food for four or five days if you are alone.

After thinking for a while, Zu Li decided to prepare with both hands.

One is to stay here temporarily, hoping that there will be a turnaround or rescuers will appear. The second is to make a simple raft. If no rescuers have appeared in the past few days, you can only take the raft to venture out of here and take the initiative to find another way of life.

After making the decision, Zu Li felt a little more relaxed. He took out a bag of biscuits from the refrigerator and tore them open. He started to get busy while eating. The only thing he felt fortunate was that the water had not stopped for the time being. Filled with water, then turned on the stove to boil water.

He still uses old-fashioned canned liquefied gas, but he rarely cooks with fire. He only fires it once this month. It is still Wang Lan and a few friends who come to his house for dinner. He hardly ever uses it when he is alone.

And now he would like to thank the can of liquefied gas, otherwise it would be difficult to drink hot water now.

"Boil some more water to prepare. Although the water has not stopped yet, since the power has been cut off, I am afraid that the water may stop at any time."

Although Zuli does not know the specific reason, it may be due to different lines. Although the power is cut off, the water has not stopped for the time being.

In addition to preparing hot water, Zuli also looked for various tools around the house, and soon found some iron nails, two screwdrivers, vise, scissors, lighter, and a hammer. The fruit knives were collected and stacked together on the coffee table in the living room, ready to use.

After eating the biscuits, drinking some water, and filling his stomach, Zuli began to work. His idea was to go up to the top floor and let out thick smoke to attract the attention of outside rescuers, of course, if there were rescuers.

Afterwards, make a simple raft yourself to prepare for emergencies.

He found some old clothes from home, including a quilt, a pair of plastic slippers, and a few plastic bags, all wrapped together, then took a lighter and was ready to go out.

He would carry these things up to the roof and set them on fire, hoping to create a lot of smoke.

If there is a rescue team, seeing a lot of man-made smoke coming out of here, they must know that there are survivors here, and then he will be rescued.

Zu Li opened the door and was about to go out with something in his arms when he suddenly stopped and his eyes fell on the corridor in front of him.

He saw wet footprints on the corridor in front of him. The footprints appeared from the end of the corridor and extended all the way to the outside of the house where the young couple lived.

Su Li's heart skipped a beat.

Looking at the wet footprints, Su Limingbai is not the footprints left by himself. The footprints left by his feet wet with water have long been dry, and the wet footprints left on the corridor in front of him are obviously It was left by someone who just walked by, and it didn't take long, otherwise the footprints would dry quickly.

"Could it be that there are other people here besides me? I just walked down the stairs and entered the house where the couple lived? It's just that the stairs outside were flooded. How did this person get here?"

Su Li looked at the hidden door and wanted to rush in to see what was going on, but there was a faint fear in his heart, and he always felt that this was a bit strange.

He didn't act rashly, but quickly returned home, put down the quilt and clothes in his hands, and then picked up the kitchen knife and the hammer on the coffee table.

With a kitchen knife and a hammer, and a self-defense weapon, he felt a little at ease, his courage was a little strong, he took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and walked out again, wanting to see what happened.

"If only there were other survivors." Zu Li thought silently.

Facing all kinds of unknowns alone, not only loneliness, but also the sense of fear of the unknown, which shrouded his heart all the time, making him feel extremely depressed, and he was very afraid to continue like this, because he was afraid that he would die soon. Will collapse, and he longs to see other living people, companions, even a dog.

Soon, Zu Li walked outside the door, looking at the fake security door and the wet footprints in front of the door.

As they got closer, Zu 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 wet shoes, but his whole body was soaked, so when he walked over, not only There was a row of wet footprints, dripping all over the body, leaving a lot of water marks on the ground.

However, as time passed, these traces of water were slowly evaporating, and Zu Li was so close at the moment that he noticed it.

Su Li clenched the hammer and kitchen knife in his hand, and did not push the door to look immediately, his throat moved, swallowed, and finally made a voice: "Is there anyone?"

Except for his voice, there was dead silence in the hallway and the house.

Zurich paused for a few seconds and asked again, listening carefully to the movement in the house.

Suddenly, he heard a sound coming from inside. It was like the sound of a chair being moved. In such a silent place, the sound became extraordinarily loud. It sounded like a person was turning around inadvertently. The sound of hitting a chair.

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

Zu Li finally couldn't bear it any longer, and when he lifted his right hand with the hammer, he was about to push open the hidden door.