Tang Guo was in the storeroom inventorying supplies when she received Tang Li's call.
For the past two days, she had finally felt that the consumption and sales of supplies in the storeroom were aligning.
After the call connected, Tang Guo heard Tang Li say with a serious tone:
"Guo Guo jie, it's hailing frozen rain outside!"
"Hurry and notify everyone. Tell everyone in the supermarket, no matter what happens, absolutely no one is allowed outside!"
"Also, quickly lower the supermarket's rolling shutter! Do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Guo's expression also turned solemn, knowing the gravity of the situation.
She immediately put down what she was doing and said, "Okay, I'll go notify them now!"
After speaking, she quickly left the storeroom to inform everyone not to go out.
When she reached the main entrance, she found no one at the checkout counter.
Tang Guo looked around, still not seeing Xiao Mo, and asked the people in the counter area, "Have you seen Xiao Mo?"
The people in the counter area were also confused, and they all said:
"I don't know, she was just there."
"Yeah, she was just here. Did she go to the restroom?"
"Huh? It looks like one umbrella is missing from the entrance!"
Hearing this, Tang Guo felt a sense of foreboding.
She walked to the entrance and saw the old grandmother standing not far away.
In front of her, there was also a familiar umbrella, already covered in a thick layer of ice.
"Xiao Mo, come back quickly!"
Tang Guo called out tentatively.
The next moment, the person holding the umbrella turned their head, and it was indeed Xiao Mo.
But at the same time, the umbrella on her shoulder, unable to bear the weight, fell to the ground.
Xiao Mo tried to pick up the umbrella, but it was firmly stuck to the ground, and she couldn't lift it.
Seeing this, Tang Guo shouted, "Don't bother with the umbrella! Run back quickly!"
Xiao Mo heard this and looked at Tang Guo at the supermarket entrance, then turned to look at the old grandmother, hesitating.
She could already feel an ice-cold sensation on her face, hands, and hair, and her once warm clothes were no longer providing warmth.
In just a few seconds, a thin layer of frost had already formed on her clothes.
"Child, hurry and go, don't hesitate. If you don't leave now, you won't be able to!"
From above, the old grandmother's anxious voice sounded again.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Mo's nose felt sore, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
Shivering from the cold, she dared not look up again, and only whispered, "I'm sorry."
Then, she quickly stood up and sprinted towards the supermarket.
On the other end of the phone, Tang Li heard the sounds from Tang Guo's side and vaguely guessed what was happening in the supermarket.
"Tang Guo, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to leave the supermarket! Do you hear me?"
Tang Li no longer called her "Guo Guo jie" but directly addressed Tang Guo by her full name.
Tang Guo could also hear the seriousness in Tang Li's tone.
She solemnly agreed, "Okay, I absolutely will not leave the supermarket."
At this moment, many employees in the supermarket had gathered at the entrance, looking worriedly outside.
Some also took out their phones to call their family and friends to confirm their safety.
Suddenly, someone let out a cry of alarm.
Tang Guo looked up and saw Xiao Mo fall just 5 meters away from the supermarket entrance!
"Xiao Mo! Get up quickly!"
Because the ground was icy and very slippery, Xiao Mo ran too fast and fell heavily onto the ground after only a few steps.
Hearing everyone's shouts, Xiao Mo shook her head, trying to clear her dazed mind.
But just as she tried to stand up, she found that the tip of her shoe was stuck to the ground!
Originally, at this level of ice, Xiao Mo could have broken free with a little force. But now, due to the angle, she couldn't exert any strength to lift her foot upwards!
"Help! I don't want to die!"
Xiao Mo also panicked and cried out towards the supermarket entrance.
Tang Li heard all of this through the phone and felt a bit helpless. She had informed them a little too late.
Just then, the power went out again!
Tang Li knew that the power outage in City A this time would never be restored.
She hardened her tone and said into the phone, "Tang Guo, now, immediately lower the rolling shutter!"
"But..."
"No buts!"
Tang Guo wanted to say something, but Tang Li interrupted her directly.
"If you want to die with her, then suit yourself!"
After speaking, Tang Li hung up the phone directly.
If Tang Guo couldn't make the right choice, it meant she was not suited to survive in the apocalypse.
Then, let her die in this ice rain, without having to endure the even more brutal future apocalypse.
Only by making the right choice could she be qualified to survive the apocalypse!
In the supermarket, Tang Guo stood there, holding the hung-up phone, momentarily stunned.
She understood Tang Li and could hear the decisiveness in her words.
She also knew that Tang Li was not one to exaggerate needlessly, so she believed her words.
Tang Guo looked around, saw many icicles hanging from the doorframe, and noticed a layer of small ice crystals splashed in from outside the door covering the ground.
Then she looked outside, at Xiao Mo still struggling in the frozen rain...
Tang Guo closed her eyes painfully.