Since we had contacted the hotel in advance, there was not much delay. It only took a few minutes for the three of us to check in.
Zhou You and Shen Ling live in adjacent standard rooms with double beds on the fifth floor.
As for Vice President Liang, he definitely couldn't have fun with the people anymore and went upstairs alone to live in a luxurious suite.
Zhou You pretended to have something on his mind, so he didn't exchange much greetings with Shen Ling after settling down. He hurried back to the room, threw his laptop and backpack on the bed, and immediately went downstairs.
Fortunately, there is a convenience pharmacy about 20 meters away from the hotel's main entrance, and it is still open. Unfortunately, there is not a height and weight scale that is a standard feature of many pharmacies at the door.
"Boss, don't you have a scale?"
Zhou You poked his head in and asked.
The fat boss sitting behind the counter raised his eyes and glanced at the tour, then turned his eyes to the computer monitor next to him, which also showed the spy TV series "Insidious", and casually responded: "Well, no."
Zhou You walked outside the door again, looked around on the ground at the door, then pointed to a mark on the floor and said: "No, isn't this the mark of the base of the scale? There is dust next to it, and the floor tiles are black. This The lump looks white and raw, it’s obviously a scale.”
The fat boss who was watching the spy drama became interested, stood up from his chair, and said with a smile: "Hey, expert, your eyes are really sharp. Indeed, I took it back when I saw it was getting dark. "
This boss is also a bachelor, and he didn't become angry after being exposed.
Zhou You smiled and said: "Thank you, thank you. Actually, I also like watching spy dramas. I also know that one called "Before Dawn" is also very good."
The boss Yile said, "Okay, before dawn, right? I'll write it down. Thank you."
"By the way, boss, please help me. I'm working out right now and I'm anxious to record my weight every day. Please take it out for me to use. I'll give you five dollars."
"Forget it, you're welcome, I won't charge you any money."
The fat boss went to the back room to mess around for a while, took out the scale, and placed it in the aisle of the drugstore. "You can weigh yourself. I'm going to watch a TV show. When I'm done, help me put my things back in that room." Just at the door."
"Okay."
The fat boss went back to watch the show, stood in front of the scale, took off his shoes and socks, took a deep breath, and stood up slowly.
In fact, he had already vaguely sensed something was wrong before he got out of the car.
When he was about to arrive in Yicheng City, Zhou You's feet no longer felt so comfortable when he stepped on the accelerator. He even moved the driver's seat forward a little.
Zhou You knows that if a person's height changes by one centimeter, there won't be too strong a feeling, but if it changes by two or three centimeters, there will definitely be a noticeable change.
This made him have some fear in his heart, but he just didn't want to face reality.
Finally, he stepped forward, picked up the caliper, raised it above his head, and pressed it on his hair.
Looking at the reading on the height and weight scale, Zhou You's expression froze. For a moment, he felt that his whole body was cold and his hands were shaking like chaff.
167.2 cm.
Compared with 171.5 cm in the morning, it is 4.3 cm less.
Compared with the normal height of 172.9 cm, it is a terrible 5.7 cm shorter.
What the hell is going on?
why is that?
"Little brother, have you finished the test? My wife is urging me to come home from get off work, hurry up."
The fat boss over there urged me.
Only then did Zhou You come back to his senses, hum, and then leaned on the counter in silence to put on his socks and shoes.
Suddenly, Zhou Youfuzhi said in his heart, "Boss, how tall are you?"
Although the boss was a little surprised, he subconsciously replied: "You are about 1.65 meters tall with your shoes on. What's wrong?"
"Boss, would you like to measure it? Is there something wrong with your scale?"
Although the fat boss was a little puzzled, he still stood over.
"No, why am I only 1.6 meters tall? This...this is impossible."
Zhou You also poked his head over, pointed at the scale and said: "It's not even 1.6 meters, it's almost, it's 159.5 centimeters."
The fat boss scratched his head: "Hey! That's weird!"
Zhou Youbu chatted a little more with the fat boss, exchanged some confusion, and then helped him put his things back before walking out.
At this time, Zhou You's mind was in chaos and he didn't pay attention to what was going on outside the pharmacy door. As soon as he walked out of the door and took two steps forward, he heard a slightly surprised greeting from the side.
"Traveling? If you don't rest in the hotel, what are you doing?"
Zhou You raised his head and saw that it was Vice President Liang.
Next to Vice President Liang stood a middle-aged man.
At this time, Zhou You had something on his mind and had no interest in chatting with Vice President Liang. He only responded casually: "It's nothing. I'm a little uncomfortable. Let's take my temperature."
Seeing his distracted and preoccupied look, Vice President Liang seemed a little disbelieving. He even felt that Zhou You's eyes were wandering and evasive, so he looked up at the pharmacy next to him and saw various family planning supplies prominently displayed at the entrance of the pharmacy.
Especially the blue words Viagra, combined with various recent rumors about Shen Ling and Zhou You in the company, I suddenly realized something.
Vice President Liang's eyes were slightly wandering. After thinking for a while, he pointed to the middle-aged man next to him and said: "This is my buddy in Yicheng, Mr. Liu of Dongliang Liquor Industry. I came over just in time to treat Mr. Liu to a supper and some singing.
.It’s rare that I happen to meet you in Zhouyou. Why don’t you come with me? I’ll take you to see the world.”
Hearing this, Zhou You was stunned for a moment.
As for Vice President Liang's character, he is well known throughout the world.
Even though he was very disturbed by the drastic change in height at this time, his mind was still subconsciously racing with thoughts. Immediately, out of the corner of his eye, he also caught sight of the family planning supplies next to him. Combined with Shen Ling's description of this person, he remembered the people in the company.
Regarding the gossip between himself and Shen Ling, how could he not understand what Vice President Liang was planning.
At any other time, he might have been interested in having a showdown with Vice President Liang, but at this moment, he was too lazy to engage in intrigue anymore. He just curved the corner of his mouth, showed a meaningful smile, and said: "Vice President Liang, you're welcome."
.However, I still have something to do with the pharmaceutical factory that Teacher Zhong gave me. It will be officially launched next week. I am anxious to go back and read the information. After all, I was only temporarily caught by Vice President Liang and Shen Ling this time.
, I’m just here to help out. But I can’t delay my own business, right? I won’t participate in the customs, customs and nightlife of Yicheng City.”
After saying that, Zhou You didn't care about Vice President Liang's face, turned around and left quickly, not even bothering to offer basic courtesy.
He didn't want to care what Vice President Liang was thinking at this time.
However, Zhou You did not go back to the hotel immediately, but went straight to a hardware store across the street that he had seen when he came here earlier.
When he arrived, the hardware store owner was about to close down, so he spent twenty yuan to buy a tape measure.
…
When Shen Ling opened the door, she had a facial mask on her face and pajamas on her body. She wondered: "You are the only one who knocked on the door. If it is that guy Lao Liang, let alone open the door, I'm afraid I will call the police."
But Zhou You had no intention of gossiping with her about Vice President Liang. He just walked in the door with a solemn expression and asked, "Shen Ling, have you measured your height without shoes? How much is it?"
Shen Ling didn't take precautions and sat back in her chair, asking, "You're 1.67 meters tall, what's wrong?"
Zhou You took out a tape measure and said, "Get up and I'll measure your height."
"Huh? What happened?"
Zhou You: "Do you still remember what we talked about yesterday, what if humans become as big as mice? I feel something is wrong and I need to check with you."
"Ah? What happened?"
"Measure it first, then get up quickly."
Two minutes later, Shen Ling raised her head and stared blankly at the reading of the tape measure stuck on Zhou You's finger.
161.6 cm.
Even through the mask, Zhou You could see the confusion and shock in her heart through her eyes.
Zhou You: "You have become shorter, and so have I. I asked the owner of the drugstore downstairs to take a test just now, and he has also become shorter. It's very possible that... everyone has become shorter."
After pondering for a moment, Zhou You added: "Perhaps everyone is getting shorter. My normal height when I got up in the morning was 172.9 centimeters, but when I measured it yesterday morning it was 172.8 centimeters. When I measured it this morning, it was 171.5 centimeters. Just now When I measured it at the drugstore, it was 167.2 centimeters. The rate at which we are getting shorter is accelerating. Why do you think this is?"
"Wait, wait a minute, wait a minute! My mind is a little confused, let me sort it out." Shen Ling sat down on the chair and rubbed her temples vigorously.
Zhou You paced back and forth in the room, "No, just three people's samples are not enough. Ask your classmates, colleagues, and family members, and let them all take a test."
Twenty minutes later, Zhou You and Shen Ling's respective family groups, classmates, and small circles of colleagues who were close friends in the company all exploded.
At this time, Zhou You used the three words "get shorter" as the keyword again and searched on Weibo.
The results are jaw-dropping.
Although these three words are not at the top of the hot search list, their search index is increasing steadily and rapidly.
One after another, Weibo posts with doubts about "getting shorter" popped up like a barrage.
There are many people who responded to these Weibo posts, saying that after reading the Weibo posts, they also measured their height and everyone became shorter.
Zhou You and Shen Ling looked at each other.
Both of them knew in their hearts that something had happened, something big had happened.
Zhou You looked down at his watch, and before he knew it, the time had reached nine-fifty.
He stood up and handed the measuring tape to Shen Ling, "Help me measure it again."
Shen Ling found a book, used the spine of the book to press Zhou You's head forward, and then pressed it against the tape measure, trying to make accurate measurements.
The speed at which it finally came out made the two of them feel chilled again.
167.1 centimeters! It’s 1 millimeter less than what I measured in the drug store just now.
This data may not be accurate and may be an error, but it still makes people nervous.
The two looked at each other in silence.
Only less than an hour has passed, and I'm still one millimeter shorter.
This isn't getting shorter, it's shrinking.
The human body is shrinking, and the rate of shrinkage is getting faster and faster.
This small hotel room was instantly filled with an emotion called fear.
The unspeakable bone-chilling cold was slowly spreading upward from the hotel floor, slowly swallowing up two ordinary young people, Zhou You and Shen Ling, in an irreversible manner.
On the Internet, a terrible storm is gradually setting off and is spreading like wildfire at an extremely fast speed.
Radio electromagnetic waves, dominated by mobile phone signals, are sweeping across and spreading shocking news.
This incident will become a big information storm and will sweep every inch of the world in just a day, or in a few hours.
"No, we have to go home, we have to go home right away!" Zhou You finally broke the silence with a trembling tone, "I'll go back to the room first, while you change clothes and pack your things. In three minutes, I'll be waiting for you at the door of my room."