As time passed, more and more people began to realize the abnormality of the weather.
It was only now that the entire country was under martial law and public opinion was controlled. Otherwise, doomsday theories would have already spread throughout every street and alley.
Even now, although no one dared to spread doomsday theories, many people were already whispering about it in private.
Tang Guo, in the supermarket, had also heard her fair share of doomsday talk.
Therefore, when Tang Guo heard Tang Li’s question, she immediately changed from her previous relaxed demeanor and fell silent.
Seeing Tang Guo’s silence, Tang Li took out her phone.
After operating it for a while, news reports that Tang Li had recorded recently began to play from the phone:
“Country B was suddenly hit by a rare extreme cold, half of its cities were lost, becoming dead cities…”
“Country A is experiencing continuous blizzards, with snow depths reaching 120 meters. A large number of buildings are buried under the snow, and contact with the outside world has been lost…”
“Country D’s last city issued a distress signal before being engulfed by floods, marking the complete annihilation of survivors in the country…”
“Our country’s northeast and northwest regions are suffering from continuous blizzards, with snow depths now exceeding 50 meters. The state has mobilized a large number of military police, mobilized a large number of citizens, and at the same time, deployed tunnel boring machines to speed up the opening of snow-covered passages in the disaster-stricken areas, migrating affected residents towards Dragon City…”
“Affected by summer floods and winter blizzards, grain production in various regions of our country will be severely reduced in the next two years. Local officials need to prepare in advance, plan reasonably, conserve grain, and cope with any potential famine…”
…
These were all events that had happened around the world in the past ten-odd days.
Globally, there were more than one country that had been annihilated like Country D. Country D was just the largest among them.
There were even many countries that had vanished without a trace, without anyone noticing.
After listening to these recordings, Tang Guo's expression also became solemn.
After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Li Li, you're telling me this now, do you already have an idea?"
Tang Li nodded and said directly, "I want to leave A City and go to Jiang City!"
Tang Guo was stunned by the remark but still nodded, "Okay, I'll go with you."
Tang Guo’s agreement instead left Tang Li bewildered, and she asked curiously, "Guoguo, aren't you going to ask me why I want to leave A City and go to Jiang City?"
Tang Guo smiled and said, "Ever since before the typhoon, after you came out of the grief of your parents' deaths, every decision you've made has been the right one."
"I don't need to ask for your reasons, and you don't need to give me any. You may have reasons for doing these things, or it might just be a hunch, but no matter what, I just need to follow your lead."
Hearing this, a warm current surged through Tang Li.
In this world, having another person willing to believe her unconditionally made her feel that she was not alone.
This feeling was completely different from the loneliness she experienced surviving alone in the post-apocalyptic world in her previous life.
Tang Li continued to ask, "Then how did you know I wanted to ask if I wanted to go to Jiang City with you? And why did you decide to leave our hometown with me and go to a strange city?"
Tang Guo held Tang Li's hand and slowly said:
"When my grandmother passed away, she held my hand and exhorted me to repay your parents properly. But before I could repay them much, they also left me."
"Over the years, I've taken care of you. Although the initial reason was to repay your parents, I also genuinely wanted to find a family. After these years of getting along, I've come to treat you as my own sister."
"We have no other relatives in this world, so we should stick together for warmth."
"Even though you haven't responded to me these past few years, in my eyes, you are the closest person to me in this world."
"Of course, if you don't want to be close to me, I won't force it."
"But this time, since you insisted on bringing me to the exchange to spend the New Year, it means you are accepting me."
"Since you've solemnly asked me how I want to spend the future, and you said you're going to Jiang City, you naturally want to ask if I want to go with you."
"Since you also consider me family, then wherever you are, that's where my home is. So, wherever you go, I will go with you!"
Tang Li was very moved and squeezed Tang Guo’s hand back, saying, "Guoguo, I will definitely protect you well!"
Tang Guo, however, said, "You're younger than me, I should be the one protecting you."
Tang Li smiled and said, "Okay, you protect me!"
In fact, although Tang Guo was born three years earlier than Tang Li, Tang Li had lived in the post-apocalyptic world for three and a half years before her rebirth, so her actual age was now older than Tang Guo's.
But Tang Li did not refute.
After all, it was a good thing to have someone who wanted to protect her!