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When the car parked in front of an old three-story building in the northern suburbs, it was already half dark.

This building is sandwiched between a row of auto repair shops and a hardware wholesale department. The signboard reads "Zhongan Security Services Co., Ltd.". Some of the lights with these words are out, and the rest are shining with a pale white light in the dusk.Parked at the door were two black vans with the same words printed on them, their bodies splattered with dried mud.

Lin Yue turned off the engine and got out of the car.He didn't rush in. He stood next to the car and scanned the surroundings.This is the muscle memory developed in the previous life and cannot be changed - when arriving at any new location, first find three exits, two firepower points, and a hidden position.There is only one glass door on the front of the building, one window on the left and right, and there should be a fire exit behind it.The chassis of the van parked at the door is high enough that you can flip it underneath if necessary.The roof of the auto repair shop on the left has a good view. It is a sniper point and a risk point for being sniped.

He completed this assessment within thirty seconds, then opened the door and walked in.

The first floor is a simple reception hall.An artificial leather sofa, the leather on the armrests has cracked, revealing yellow sponge.There were several disposable paper cups on the coffee table, one of which had half a cup of cold tea in it.Hanging on the wall is the business license of "Zhongan Security" and several photos of team members. The people in the photos are all wearing uniform black uniforms and standing upright, but the expressions on their faces are varied - some are trying to keep a straight face, and some can't suppress a smile.

Zhao Ming came out to welcome him.He was not wearing a uniform, but a washed white military green T-shirt and a pair of dark overalls, with combat boots on his feet, as if he was ready to go out at any time.Twenty-four years old, half a head shorter than Lin Yue, lean and shaven, with a sharp look on his face that he had just been out of the army for two years.He watched Lin Yue walk in with doubts in his eyes, but he walked directly to the door without hesitation.

"Brother Lin."

"Where's the person?" Lin Yue said nothing.

"Inside." Zhao Ming led the way sideways and said as he walked, "Four. They were all brought by me in the army and followed me here after retiring. Liu, a retired machine gunner, the biggest one. Xiao He, a communications soldier, can handle all electronic equipment. Ah Qing, a hygienist, can bandage and inject, and has very steady hands. There is also Lao Zheng, who is five years older than me. He came out of the reconnaissance company and is my old squad leader."

Lin Yue matched these four names in his mind.He had heard three of these four names in his previous life - Da Liu died during the breakout in the north of the city in the first year of the apocalypse, and his chest was crushed by giant zombies.Lao Zheng lived with Zhao Ming until the fifth year. He was a member of the assault team. He was responsible for diverting the main force during the last zombie wave and did not come back.He had no memory of Xiao He and Ah Qing, which meant that they did not follow Zhao Ming to the end in their previous life, and either died in earlier chaos or did not join Zhao Ming at all.

In this life, they got together in advance.

Zhao Ming pushed open the inner door.This is a small employee lounge with a folding table and a few chairs. The walls are covered with security schedules and a few faded military posters.The four people were sitting or standing, and they all turned their heads when they heard the door ring.

The moment Lin Yue walked in, the four people had different reactions.

Da Liu—the big, round man sitting in the corner—looked him up and down with a direct look in his eyes.Lao Zheng was leaning against the window. He was in his early thirties. The lines on his face were much harder than those of Zhao Ming. His eyes were cold and he did not speak first, but just observed quietly.Xiao He was sitting at the table with a laptop in front of him, his fingers still resting on the keyboard. He looked up at Lin Yue, then lowered his head and continued typing.Ah Qing was the youngest and looked about the same age as Zhao Ming. He was sitting next to Xiao He, spinning a pen unconsciously in his hand, with the least defensive expression on his face.

"This is Brother Lin." Zhao Ming closed the door and stood next to Lin Yue, "This is what I told you."

"Zhao Ming said you were his friend." Lao Zheng spoke, his voice low but steady. "You called him in the afternoon and told him that something big will happen in three days. Then he resigned. He took us with him."

Lin Yue pulled up a chair and sat down, facing the five of them.He didn't beat around the bush.

"My name is Lin Yue. I am twenty-six years old. I sell building materials. Before 2:37 noon today, I had nothing to do with you. After 2:37, the first thing I did was to call Zhao Ming. The second thing was to go to the warehouse supermarket. Chapter 1The third thing is to sell all the assets in my name that can be liquidated." He put the phone on the table with the screen facing up, and the bank transfer records and car sales chat records were still on it. "I will spend about 300,000 yuan in cash now."

The room was quiet for two seconds.

"The big thing you mentioned," Lao Zheng was still leaning against the window, his tone not loosening at all, "what exactly is it."

Lin Yue looked at him.In his previous life, Lao Zheng was this kind of person. He talked little and had a quick mind. He didn't believe anything that wasn't verified.When he died in the end, he didn't talk nonsense. He just turned around and said to Zhao Ming, "Take care of the remaining people" before diverting the tide of corpses.Lin Yue knew how to talk to this kind of person - with facts, without explanation or foreshadowing.

"Three days later, a virus will break out in this city. It spreads through bodily fluids and loses all cognitive abilities within twelve hours of infection, retaining only primitive attack instincts. Every infected person you see will turn into a man-eating monster. The largest corpse wave I have ever seen exceeds a million. I have lived in this city for five years. I have died once."

After he finished speaking, he didn't explain what "died once" meant, and just waited quietly.

"You said you died once." Da Liu spoke first, his thick eyebrows knitting together, "What do you mean?"

"Literally." Lin Yue said, "In the fifth year of the apocalypse, I died together with the Corpse King under the viaduct in the east of the city. Then I woke up. Back to three days ago. Today at 2:37 noon, I was on my desk in my company."

Da Liu looked at Zhao Ming, his eyes filled with "Are you sure there is nothing wrong with your friend?"Zhao Ming didn't reply to him, just looked at Lin Yue.

"My schedule for this afternoon." Lin Yue turned the phone screen to them and pointed at the records in the memo. "At 14:41, I contacted Su Muqing and asked her to leave the research institute early. At 14:58, I arrived at Wanbang Warehouse Supermarket and started to check out the points, marking building materials, fiveAt 15:50, we went home to check our assets.At 16:15, we went to pick up Su Muqing and asked her to go back and check the global database.At 16:40, we arrived here."

He took his phone back and glanced across the faces of the five people.

"I don't have time to explain the closed loop of logic to you. You can believe me, or you can think I'm crazy. If it's the latter, you get up and go now, get up and go to work tomorrow morning, and take care of your destiny in three days. If it's the former - I need you."

The pen in Ah Qing's hand stopped.Xiao He also stopped his fingers and raised his head to look at Lin Yue.Lao Zheng's eyes finally moved from the window and landed on Lin Yue's face.Da Liu still frowned, but with less scrutiny and more confusion.

Then Zhao Ming spoke.

"I believe him."

He said these three words without any hesitation.Lin Yue turned to look at him.Zhao Ming met his gaze and raised his shoulders slightly, as if he was subconsciously straightening his waist.

"Brother Lin didn't explain anything when he called. He just said, 'Believe me or not.' I believe it." Zhao Ming turned to Lao Zheng, "Squad leader, you also know that I am not the kind of person who gets mad when his head gets hot. I wouldn't believe what Brother Lin said today if anyone else said it. But the way he said it - he didn't want to convince me, but let me make a choice. Whether you believe him or not, you can make your own choice."

Lao Zheng looked at Zhao Ming, then turned to look at Lin Yue.I watched it for a full ten seconds.

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