Chapter 268 Help

  The library immediately became restless.

   "How long will it take for them to come and save us?" some people on the periphery shouted loudly, and they shouted along with others.

   The police officers maintaining order could not even hear the sound of the radio.

   "Stop, stop!"

   Constable Gorilla stood up while making a louder noise.

   Seeing his figure like Dinghaishenzhen, the people suddenly became much quieter.

  The police officer took this opportunity to speak: "It has been said on the radio that the rescue team has only arrived at Staten Island now, and we are now in Manhattan..."

The    rescue team started from Washington, which is just northeast of Washington.

   Among the five major districts of New York - the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, it happens that Staten Island is located in the southwest, across the river from the other four districts.

  If it is normal, Washington will naturally have a direct road to Manhattan, but the current situation...the road closures due to heavy snow are mild, the real situation is that there is no road at all.

   In addition, the rescue team was not familiar with the road conditions in this time and space at all, so Wang Lei and the others did not follow the road from Washington to New York at all, relying on the chassis of the special vehicle to walk as fast as possible, or even in a straight line.

   This walk, naturally, came to Staten Island in the southwest of New York.

  Sam couldn't help but feel lost when he heard that the rescue team was still in Staten Island.

   It's too far from their Manhattan neighborhood...

  In the middle of Staten Island and Manhattan is New York Harbor, where the famous Statue of Liberty stands.

   Usually you can take a taxi, but now where can you take a taxi?

   "What are we going to do?" Laura asked him softly beside them, J.D. and Brian also squatting beside them, their hands in their pockets, their bodies hunched over.

   "Are you going to find them? If you go out now, you can only walk..."

  Sam weighed it for a while and said, "This is too dangerous, and it was said on the radio, let's not take the initiative to go there."

  J.D said: "But if we don't take the initiative, I'm afraid it won't last for too long."

   It is obvious that there are few materials in the library, and there are more than 300 people. Although the "quality" is relatively high, it is hard to say how long this stability will last.

  Sam also knew what J.D meant, and the four of them had exchanged ideas with each other early on.

   But he insisted on staying indoors.

   "Don't forget, the weather forecast said that New York may be hit directly by the storm in the next time, and the temperature will be lower."

   "Besides, there may be lunatics out there who shoot casually..."

   "We can stay here for at least five days, but if we leave here, maybe we will lose our lives in one night."

  In his view, the situation outside is uncertain, and leaving the library is tantamount to putting his life on the gambling table.

  The three of Laura pondered for a while, and finally suppressed their desire to go out and ask for help.

   Betting on the weather that might worsen when you follow with your own life is still too exciting for high school students like them.

  It is better to have a steady hand.

   However, the four of them decided to stabilize their hands, but it did not mean that the others could also stabilize.

   Several young people in their twenties suddenly stood up.

   "The ice outside has frozen. We are going to Staten Island. Who wants to go with us?"

   There was also a police officer among those who spoke.

  Although everyone stayed in the library for a short time, many people could not help but want to escape from here.

   It's too insecure here, the frozen corpses outside seem to be telling them that if you continue to stay here, you will only turn into corpses like them...

   As soon as the youths finished speaking, many people stood up from various places in the library.

   Sam crouched and felt legs everywhere.

   Seeing so many people, Laura couldn't help but shake a little, but Sam quietly took her hand and shook her head slightly to dissuade her.

   It’s not that no one stood up to stop these people.

   The gorilla-like police officer stood up and persuaded his colleagues and the rest of the public to calm down.

  It’s a pity that few people have been able to stabilize in this situation.

   Those who really want to die, no one can stop them.

  Sam and the gorilla police officer watched as a large team of dozens of them brought their supplies downstairs, and then there was the sound of glass breaking not long after.

  People walked one by one into the ice and snow outside.

   At this moment, Sam also saw many people coming out of other high-rise buildings around.

   He and Laura looked at each other, obviously those people were going to Staten Island.

  Although the radio specially reminded the public not to take the initiative to go out, but just these few words could not persuade everyone...

The gorilla police officer sighed and looked at the backs of those people who were getting further and further away: "Now we can only pray for them."

  …

  Wang Lei glanced at the number of rescuers reported by each team, and found that it had already exceeded the full load of the team. He picked up the microphone and spoke over the radio: "All teams stop rescue work and get closer to me as soon as possible."

   "The convoy has reached the standard of full load. Next, we will transport the rescued survivors back to Washington, and we will build a safe camp for the rest..."

   Hearing Wang Lei's call, the other teams in action all returned quickly, but Jack and the three hesitated for a moment, but continued to drive towards Manhattan in the northeast.

  Wang Lei immediately found their abnormality in the positioning: "Jack, car No. 203, you have seriously deviated from the safe route, return immediately, return immediately."

  Jake panted and turned on his radio switch: "NO, Mr. Captain, I'm sorry for disobeying your orders, but I have reasons to go further."

  Wang Lei frowned: "I know about you, how your son is, and no one knows now, but you will only bring danger to yourself if you go in so recklessly!"

   Although it makes sense, Jack would just keep apologizing on the radio, with no intention of returning at all.

   Wang Lei could not persuade him at all, he sighed and stopped persuading him.

  Without Wang Lei's nagging on the side of the road, the three Jacks went even faster. They twisted the accelerator of the sleigh and headed straight for Manhattan in the northeast.

   Soon, the three of them left Staten Island and sailed to the frozen New York Harbor. From time to time, several frozen freighters could be seen on the flat ice.

  Frank looked at the city that was getting farther and farther behind him, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it was much safer when he reached the open ice.

   He said loudly to Jack in front of him: "If I had known there were so many nerve shooters here, I wouldn't have come with you!"

  Jason also nodded his head in agreement, the situation here was beyond their imagination.

   After all, no matter how cold the weather is, they also have protective clothing for wandering time and space. As long as there is electricity, they will not die from the cold, but this thing can't stop bullets...

   But in New York right now, there doesn't seem to be much of anything, except for the most neurotic gunmen. Just after passing through Staten Island, they heard no less than ten explosions.

   Every time it means that a neurotic shooter has been dealt with.

   "If we can go back safely, we will also be your son's godfather!"

  Jack held the front of the car with both hands and laughed: "No problem! That kid Sam will be very happy!"

  Frank also laughed: "I also think he will be very happy when the time comes."

   During the chat and laughter of the three big men, the sleigh quickly approached the frozen Statue of Liberty. It can be said that Manhattan is already in sight.

  Jack restrained his smile, unscrewed the accelerator and sprinted again.

  Boom!

   The sled accelerates.

   The surrounding snow was blowing, if not for the helmets, the three of them would not even be able to open their eyes now.

   "Look ahead! There's a lot of people there!"

   Frank pointed to the streets of Manhattan, where he could see many people moving with his binoculars.

  Jason also picked up the telescope: "It's not the most difficult time yet, it seems that there are still many survivors in Manhattan."

  Jack's heart also followed a little more hope, his son is smart, and so many people survived, Sam must also live well.

   "They should be trying to evacuate to the south. It seems that the migration is going well... Li?" Frank's words suddenly got stuck.

  Jason suddenly trembled and stammered: "The gun...the gun shot!"

   "Someone killed someone with a gun on a tall building!"

   "Street survivors have spread out!"

   After listening to the explanations of the two, Jack suddenly lost confidence...

   on the opposite bank in front of the three.

   The survivors who had just gathered were running away screaming.

  Many people thought that the tsunami and cooling had killed most of the gunmen, but now it seems they think too well.

  Neuromancer is just waiting for their prey to come out of the nest.

   Isn't that?

   Now they have just emerged, and they have been dealt a fatal blow.

  …

Officer   Lund smashed the glass and hid in a building with the others who had left the library.

   "We can only avoid here for a while!" Constable Lund took out his pistol, checked the house, and then signaled to the dozens of people who followed him to take a rest.

  Everyone has been walking for several hours. Walking in this ice and snow is especially tiring, and several people fell asleep at once.

Officer   Lund continued to briefly search the upper floors of the building to confirm that there were no Tibetans in the building.

   Then he returned to the floor just now.

   went to the window and looked up at the sky. Officer Lund immediately saw that the sky was much darker than before, it should be dark.

   "We can only walk here today. Further ahead is the port. There is no shelter on it, and it will freeze to death at night."

  Lund announced to the crowd.

   Those who were still awake had no objection to this decision. Many people silently took out something to swallow, then hugged their arms and found a place to sleep.

   It was only half a day after they left the library, and they already felt it was difficult.

  It is not easy to stick to the library, but it seems even more difficult to go out and ask for help.

  Lund sighed, arranged for a few young guys who were still in good spirits to take turns to be vigilant, and fell asleep with him.

  …

  Washington.

   The evacuation of residents has officially started since the daytime.

  Although Baker and the others pulled their hips a little, when they recognized the reality and knew that they were facing a crisis of life and death, their abilities were quite sufficient.

   Utilizing the close cooperation of various departments and the consciousness of the people that they were running for their lives, the evacuation work in Washington went quite smoothly.

  Although from the scene, it seems that it has become a mess, but from the results, many people successfully drove away from the city and fled for their lives further south.

   It’s just that no matter when, there will be people who are left behind.

  Lucy was in a hurry in the hospital at this time, and a black nurse was also beside her with a tangled face.

   Since saying goodbye to her husband Jack, she has returned to the hospital.

  Because there is a little patient she always remembers - Peter.

   A little boy with a tumor.

   When she was hiding from the FBI in the hospital, her main job was to take care of this little boy.

   "Lucy, the evacuated police officers are already waiting outside..." The nurse looked at the ward at the end of the corridor and kept her voice as low as possible.

   "Everyone ran away, this may be the last chance to evacuate."

   "Peter he..."

   Lucy's expression was struggling.

   Now the entire hospital has been evacuated, both patients and doctors. She and the nurse in front of her are the last two staff members, and Peter in the ward behind her is the last patient.

   "Peter's condition can only be left in an ambulance, you know that."

   Now she can either leave Peter behind and let the little boy wait in despair and loneliness in the ward to die, or take Peter away, but without the ambulance, the little boy will certainly not be able to hold on.

   Lucy held her head, struggling inside.

  The nurse said: "I left a message to the county ambulance center, but I haven't responded yet. In addition, I also left a message to the rescue channel of the Mutual Rescue Association. If the situation allows, they said they would come here to see."

   "However, they also said that their troops are all in New York now, so they may not be able to come..."

   After struggling for a long time in her heart, Lucy decided to wait for a while, "You leave first, and Peter and I will continue to wait."

  The two hugged and said goodbye.

  Lucy watched the sleigh ride away from the window in the heavy snow, the lights were getting farther and farther, and soon it disappeared.

   In the huge space, only she and Peter were left.

   Accompanying them, only snowflakes.

   Possibly, and death.

  …

   Navigator space station.

   Liu Peiqiang stood in front of the window, looking at the earth below.

   Even in the night hemisphere, he can see storm clouds floating in the atmosphere with the naked eye, especially in some areas with frequent lightning, which are often dozens of kilometers when they light up.

   Even if he comes from a wandering time and space, he is used to seeing weird weather, but now it is hard to imagine how bad the weather is on the surface of this time and space...

   (end of this chapter)