"I'm a traffic cop, mainly responsible for patrolling the highway. That day, just as dawn was breaking, we received a task from the headquarters, saying there had been a major traffic accident in our jurisdiction, and we were to go support."

"To be honest, I didn't pay much attention at the time, having encountered such things too often, so I immediately drove to the target location."

"That day, besides me in the car, there were Old Zhao and Old Zhang, the three of us have worked together for about ten years and were quite familiar with each other."

"After getting on the highway, we kept heading north. The weather wasn't too good at the time; there was a light mist in the air, so we didn't dare to drive too fast."

"Then, after about 15 minutes of steady driving, the car suddenly shuddered. My first reaction was that we had been rear-ended!"

"You have to know, we were driving with the siren on at the time, and to collide with us under such circumstances, there could only be two possibilities: either the driver behind was too fatigued, or he was driving after drinking. But regardless, he was breaking the law!"

"After Old Zhang got the car stabilized, the three of us got out one after the other. I specifically checked the status of the collision. In general, it wasn't too serious; at least the vehicle's structure was relatively intact. It's just that..."

As he unconsciously took a drag from his cigarette, Lin Junfu continued, "It's just that when we approached to conduct a routine check, we found the man's head resting on the steering wheel, as if he'd been injured from the impact."

"Worried something might have happened to him, Old Zhao knocked on the window, and seeing no response, he opened the car door, then..."

Unconsciously clutching his cigarette with his right hand, Lin Junfu's eyes widened.

"Then the man suddenly sat up like he was sick, reaching out to attack Old Zhao, but the seatbelt's restraint held him back, and after failing to grab hold, he started flailing back and forth on the seat."

"Honestly, I've been an officer for so many years, seen many accidents, and met many deranged people, but someone like that man that day, really was..."

Staring at the flickering candle flame for a few seconds, Lin Junfu shook his head to himself, as if the man's state at that time still haunted him to this day.

"Naturally, we were worried the man might do something extreme, so we tried to calm him down, but it proved futile. No matter what we said, he remained agitated, flailing around, helpless. We could only call for help from headquarters, but... hahaha."

With a couple of seemingly inevitable cold laughs, Lin Junfu's lips curled into a self-mocking smile, "Headquarters couldn't be reached, and 120 was perpetually busy. In the end, we had no choice but to notice the man seemed to want to break free from the seatbelt's constraint."

"So I discussed it with Old Zhao and the others and decided to unbuckle the man, because I was worried that with all his flailing, the tight restraint might affect his breathing over time. But little did I know my decision would..."

*Bang* A fist slammed hard against the side of a cardboard box, the ensuing rush of wind causing the weak candlelight to flicker.

With fierce flames flickering in his eyes, Lin Junfu continued, slightly agitated, "After discussing, Old Zhao went over to unbuckle the man, but just as the damned beast was unbuckled by Old Zhao, he lunged and took him down."

"We were all busy contacting headquarters at the time, and by the time we reacted and rushed forward, Old Zhao... he..."

His body involuntarily trembled, a seven-foot-tall man being so moved caused Tang Xiaoquan and the others to put down their chopsticks in silence.

"I rushed over and pulled the man away, while Old Zhang tried using his hands to press down and slow the blood spurting from Old Zhao's carotid artery, but it was too late... the blood was spurting out like a fountain. There was no stopping it, none at all! In the end... in the end, we just watched in vain... watched Old Zhao as he..."

Choking on his words and unable to continue, Lin Junfu could only rely on incessantly smoking to alleviate his grief and anger.

If I hadn't instructed them to unbuckle the man, if we had been more prepared when unbuckling, if I had taken on the task myself, perhaps...

But there's no 'perhaps' in reality, in this end times, any small decision could mean life or death!

"What... what happened to that man afterward? What did you do with him?" Being of a similar age, Zhao Yunhai couldn't bear to see Lin Junfu in such a state, hurriedly changing the subject to ask.

"Later, haha, I beat that beast up, but unfortunately, I didn't know he had already been infected with the zombie virus then, otherwise..." His fists clenched slightly, producing a crisp cracking sound from the joints, and a few terrifying gleams shone in Lin Junfu's eyes.

"After restraining the beast, we stayed put, one to maintain the scene, and two to continue contacting headquarters."

"Due to the tragic death of Old Zhao, our spirits were quite low, and we didn't dare look at Old Zhao. However, unexpectedly..."

His hand unconsciously moved to his forehead, tapping randomly, revealing his confusion. After a few involuntary sighs, he slowly began to speak again:

"You all must have witnessed dead people coming back to life, right?" His eyes quickly swept over the crowd, and Lin Junfu shook his head vehemently a few times:

"That feeling of bewildered terror, I'm sure you all have experienced it, but at that moment, I felt more joy than anything. Not just me, Old Zhang felt the same. We foolishly thought Old Zhao hadn't died. I even joked with Old Zhang, 'Look, Old Zhao is really lucky!' But just as I finished speaking, Old Zhao lunged at us and took down Old Zhang right in front of me..."

"In one day, two colleagues of ten years! I f***ing..." Slightly turning his head, a tear glistened as it rolled down Lin Junfu's stoic cheek.

"After attacking Old Zhang, Old Zhao lunged at me as well! My mind went blank at that moment; I didn't know what to do because I just couldn't bring myself to harm Old Zhao, so I stupidly stood there, watching that once close colleague, brother walk step by step toward me, I could clearly feel the greedy gaze on his face."

"Yet just as he was about to reach me, a blinding light came roaring from far away, and when I opened my eyes, Old Zhao was already..."

Lin Junfu swallowed, his lips twitching slightly...

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