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As the night fell, the clock quietly pointed to 8 o'clock. The surroundings were still quiet and nothing unusual happened. Pearl Williams' inner panic surged like a tide. She hurriedly posted an explanation on her Moments: "Maybe I remembered it wrong. Don't be too proud." However, she only received a laugh from her Moments. She had become a laughing stock in everyone's eyes. Many people even regarded her family as electronic pets and contemptuously called them "jumping clowns."

At 9 o'clock, Pearl Williams updated her Moments again, trying to resolve the embarrassment with a joke: "Haha, I was just joking with you, but you took it seriously. You are really stupid." But someone replied mercilessly: "It's better that this is just a joke of yours, including the warehouse you bought, otherwise it would be too funny." Pearl Williams chose to remain silent. I guess her inner defense line may have completely collapsed at this moment. Her parents' indulgence has reached its limit. After all, they have spent all their savings to buy supplies and warehouses. Now they probably only have a few thousand yuan left.

At 10 o'clock, a sudden piece of news broke the peace. It was a report from abroad, describing the horrifying scene of residents biting passers-by like zombies. Related videos were also circulated on TikTok, and those crazy people were like monsters in zombie movies, pounced on passers-by and began to bite and eat them. Pearl Williams' family was very excited about this, thinking that their prophetic dream had finally come true. They frantically took screenshots and forwarded them, and their circle of friends was instantly flooded with their posts.