Chapter 5: draw lots
The footsteps of the six people were particularly clear in the quiet building. Everyone was careful, and there was no movement except for the footsteps.
Qin Yi walked in the middle, holding dog food in one hand and a sharp knife in the other. Every pore in his body was alert to everything around him - no one knew if other monsters would suddenly pop out.
Fortunately, I walked up to the top floor and did not encounter any monsters again.
From the thirteenth floor to the twenty-first floor, Duanhua and Chongming, who were not in good health, were short of breath. Hu Lai was also short of breath because of the injury, and there was even some blood oozing from the wound on his abdomen.
Duanhua was responsible for re-dressing him, while the others went to see the surrounding situation first.
Since it is the top floor, there is a corridor leading to the roof next to it, so that the ground on the two or three floors above it is wet, and the rainwater from the outside flows in through the door on the roof.
Qin Yi walked to the stairs, put the candle in his hand close to the iron door, and was a little surprised to find that the door was unlocked.
But... if the door is not locked, why can it be closed so tightly?
She pushed the door suspiciously, but the iron door remained motionless, as if it was locked from the outside.
This is even stranger.
Why is there a lock on the door on the top floor? And in this weather, who would go to the rooftop and lock the door?
"What's wrong?" Chong Ming asked.
Qin Yi turned to look at him and pointed to the iron door: "This door seems to be locked from the outside."
Hearing this, Chong Ming frowned immediately, strode over and pushed the door, then pulled it in the opposite direction, and finally put his ear against the door and pushed and pulled again.
He listened to the sound for a while, and said in a deep voice, "It sounds like the door was blocked from the outside with something."
The movement here made the other four come over as well.
After listening to Chongming's words, Wen Zhong came over and knocked on the door twice.
Hu Lai immediately sneered: "Could it be possible that someone can open the door for you?"
Wen Zhong glanced at him: "You are more cute when you activate your skills, right, cute girl?"
Hu Lai's face suddenly turned blue.
Wen Zhong said slowly: "Listen to the sound, I'm afraid there is deep water behind this door."
The structure of the roof is similar, and generally high fences are built.
If the drain is blocked, it is easy to fill the roof with stagnant water.
"Do you want to open it and take a look?" Chen Shan asked.
Chongming said: "I'm afraid it's not very easy to drive, so don't worry about this for now, and find a way to go to the building next door."
Wen Zhong lifted his chin towards the house next door and said, "I'm lucky, the house over there is decorated in a retro style, and the doors inside are all made of wood."
Chen Shan nodded again and again: "Remove the wooden door and nail it on, and you can make a very long board!"
"Ah," Duan Hua said happily, "We saw some nails on the tenth floor before!"
Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It seemed that although it was the end of the world, this novice task was not too difficult.
If it's really difficult to the point of killing people and robbing things... She'd be hard-pressed to accept it for a while.
If there is a way, everyone will act immediately.
It was a little troublesome to remove the door panel, but Chen Shan's hand-to-hand combat skills helped a lot, and his strength was astonishing. What's even more enviable is that this skill has no limit on the number of times it can be used, and only doubles the energy consumption.
When all four door panels were removed, Chen Shan collapsed on the bed as soon as he put away his skills.
The rest of the work is done by others.
The height of the door panel is about one meter eighty-five, and the length of the final board is about six meters, except for each connection required.
The iron nails were densely arranged, making the planks very strong.
But that's not enough, everyone went in groups to find some long poles, such as clothes drying poles that every household has.
After lining up the long poles and reinforcing the planks again, the six-meter-long plank bridge is completely ready.
Now this building is two stories higher than the next door. Several people worked together to lift the plank downstairs, and slowly handed it out through the window, moving it little by little until the other end of the plank fell on the opposite building. on the rooftop.
Then…
Qin Yi glanced down from the window and couldn't help but feel a chill on his back: "Well, who was the first to go there?"
No one spoke.
After all, this is a twenty-story high-rise building.
The windows of the building opposite are all installed with protective fences. If you want to go to the opposite side, you can only put them on the top.
But, this is too high.
Even if the wooden bridge was made by them, they all knew that it was very strong, and no one wanted to be the first to try it - if there was an accident in this test, it would be dead!
Even if the wooden bridge is firm, it is still raining heavily outside. If you step on the bridge and your feet slip...
In the silence, Chen Shan coughed lightly and said, "I don't think it's in a hurry. What if the rain stops in two days?"
What he said was actually very unreliable, but no one else refuted it.
So, the six people stayed here temporarily.
This kind of ostrich mentality is also impossible.
In fact, the most important reason is that they refuse to trust each other.
If someone climbs over with a rope tied to their waist, and others help pull the rope, even if there is an accident, they can be pulled up.
Everyone thought of this method in their hearts, but no one mentioned it.
However, they didn't live long.
Both boxes of instant noodles are packed in 24 packs, 48 packs in total. Even if each person eats only half a pack per meal, it will only be enough to eat them for five days.
Coupled with a small half box of bread, it is not easy to spend seven days here.
As for the three cans and a small packet of beef jerky...it's a completely negligible amount.
Water is also a big problem.
The existing water can be divided into half a bottle for one person, and half a bottle of water has to be boiled for seven days!
What's more, if you don't get enough to eat for a day or two, you'll only eat half full, and you'll only get hungrier and weaker later.
Especially for a burly guy like Hu Lai, half a pack of instant noodles is not enough to stuff his teeth. On the third day, he couldn't take it anymore and ate three packets of instant noodles in one go.
The other people didn't feel too well, so in the end, after everyone stayed for only four days, Chen Shan couldn't help but say, "I can't do this anymore, I have to find something to eat. Trouble, if something happens, I don't even have the strength to fight back."
Chongming raised his glasses: "Take the lot. Those caught, tie a rope and go over, and the others are responsible for tightening the rope."
This was the fairest way. Duanhua immediately went for a pen and paper, tore out six small squares in front of everyone, drew a circle lightly on one without leaving any traces, and then folded it up. The sheets of paper are the same.
Two bowls were found from the kitchen and buckled together. After shaking the six sheets of paper in the bowl for a while, everyone took one each with a solemn expression.
Qin Yi reached out and picked it up and slowly opened it. At the same time as she heard Chen Shan's breath of relief, she saw the circle on her piece of paper.
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