Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 38 Data Copy
Ou Yang held a gun in his right hand and a notebook in his left hand, and approached the store carefully.

The shop door was broken and the glass was shattered all over the floor.

Ou Yang was a little surprised. Normally, when a disaster strikes, people would rush to grab supermarkets. Who would be so desperate as to rob a digital store?

Normally, you can't afford a cell phone, but you finally got the chance, so you're here to try it out? External communications are blocked by the military, so what's the point of even the most advanced cell phone?

Feeling the possibility of encountering danger indoors was higher, Ou Yang didn't dare to go in directly. Instead, he looked around. After determining that there was no danger, he cleared his throat and shouted in a controlled voice, "Is anyone there?"

No response.

"I'm coming in!"

Still no movement.

Ou Yang continued to move forward on the broken glass, observing every step he took until he entered the store.

The first thing he saw was the Apple counter, and the counters of other brands were lined up in order, all just as a backdrop.

It is indeed the national brand of Laomi, the brand is different.

Looking in other directions, rows of shelves are arranged in an orderly manner, with all kinds of goods... They must have been placed neatly before, but now they are crooked and a bit messy, but the damage is not serious. Many goods are still on the shelves, including desktop computers, laptops, game consoles, smart watches, and of course the indispensable mobile phones.

It wasn't a looted scene at all.

Ou Yang walked into the store and looked around the shelves. He probably only saw large items, so small things like USB flash drives were not easy to find.

Could it be that it was an extra item when buying a big item, so it’s not displayed openly?
"What are you looking for?" a voice asked.

Ou Yang was completely unprepared and was immediately startled. He turned around abruptly and immediately saw a middle-aged man with a shotgun and a kind face who appeared behind him out of nowhere.

His skin is a light brown color from too much sun exposure. I don’t know what ethnicity he is.

Ou Yang couldn't help but complain in his heart: Are you a cat? Why don't you make any noise when you walk?

Don't judge a book by its cover. Ou Yang didn't think the other party was really kind, but the uncle was just holding the shotgun with the muzzle always pointing to the side and upwards. The most important thing was that the other party was not wearing a mask!

Ou Yang strongly suspected that this person had been infected and wanted to confirm his mental state.

If they are armed and hallucinating, it is extremely dangerous. They may shoot you at the slightest disagreement, so it is best not to be confrontational. It is safer to go along with what they say!
All sorts of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Ou Yang quickly explained: "I was just... well, passing by and wanted to buy something!"

"Free purchase?" Dabu said calmly, as if to say that the weather was nice today.

"Of course not!" Ou Yang quickly denied.

The uncle was not wearing a security uniform, but there was a Bestbuy logo on his clothes, so he must be an employee here.

"That's all." The uncle smiled knowingly. "Just take whatever you want."

Ou Yang was stunned and doubted his ears: "Just take it?"

"Relax, just be casual," the uncle said. "With insurance, the boss won't mind this little loss."

Ou Yang suddenly understood.

I’ve heard that zero-dollar purchases in the US are backed by insurance, but I didn’t expect it to be true!

He was no longer polite and asked directly: "Where is the USB drive? I need the USB drive!"

"Oh, just a USB drive?" The uncle was actually disappointed and pointed in a direction, "Over there!"

When Ou Yang saw the USB drive, he was overjoyed: "Thank you very, very much!"

He deliberately picked out a few large-capacity, high-speed USB flash drives, then turned to look at the counter: "There are also mobile phones!" The uncle casually picked up an iPhone and handed it to him: "Here!"

Ou Yang refused embarrassedly: "I'm not used to it. Can you give me an Android phone?"

"No problem!" The uncle immediately changed one for him.

Ou Yang opened his laptop, plugged in his phone first and then the USB drive, filling all three USB ports. He then formatted the USB drive, copied and pasted, and transferred data synchronously.

The USB drive only copies other people's research data, while the mobile phone copies all the data. The program shows that the USB drive needs forty minutes to complete the copy, but the mobile phone needs a full hour!
Ou Yang had a slight toothache. The research data related to him alone accounted for one-third of all the data?

Well, you just study him, right?

The laptop indicated that the battery was low and the copying process could not be completed. Fortunately, there was no shortage of accessories in this place, so I just found a matching power cord and solved the problem.

It is a bit unbelievable to say that water and electricity have been supplied normally for so many days. It has to be said that the intervention of the US military has indeed ensured the normal operation of the city to a certain extent.

The uncle watched Ou Yang busying himself with curiosity, but he politely maintained due propriety and picked a less sensitive topic: "Judging from your accent, you are not a local?"

Ou Yang smiled and said, "I came to Miljian from a great country in the East to travel, but I didn't expect to encounter the epidemic. This is really unlucky."

"Wow!" The uncle's eyes lit up, suddenly becoming interested. "I often watch videos of Dongda on the platform. Milijian has fallen into decline, but your place is developing very well, and the streets are very beautiful. I've always wanted to see it with my own eyes, but I don't have that much money. I really envy you for being able to fly across the ocean to travel."

Ou Yang followed the other person's words and continued, "I don't have any money either. I'm a travel blogger. Coming to Milijian is not just for travel, but also for work... I had a lot of footage on my phone, but it's a pity I lost it."

He still misses his mobile phone. Although the new phone is also a domestic product, it is not the same brand. The search function cannot be used and there is no way to recover data.

In the information age, everyone is highly dependent on the Internet for everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation. Once the Internet is disconnected, it is like a healthy person suddenly breaking a leg, becoming blind or deaf, and it becomes extremely inconvenient to do anything.

God knows when wireless communication will be restored.

The two chatted casually. The uncle asked many questions about the big country in the East and also learned about the situation outside.

Ou Yang also asked about the uncle's situation, and only then did he know that the reason why the uncle stayed in the store was because the unscrupulous boss promised that the employees who stayed in the store could get an additional subsidy of one hundred dollars a day after the outbreak of the epidemic.

At the beginning, there were many employees who stayed. As time passed, more and more employees left, and now he is the only one left here.

Ou Yang asked curiously, "Where is your boss?"

"I don't know." The uncle shrugged.

"So you're still staying here?"

"Where else can we go if we don't stay?" the uncle was helpless.

"Aren't you afraid that the boss won't pay you?"

The uncle smiled and said, "Isn't the store here?"

Ou Yang couldn't help but admire that this guy really has an extraordinary heart!

After a while of talking here and there, the USB flash drive completed the copy first.

Ou Yang carefully put away the USB drive, thought for a while, and took a few empty drives to carry with him so that he could use them as a cover when necessary.

After a while, the phone finished copying the data. Ou Yang relaxed completely. He turned off the computer, pried open the back cover, removed the hard drive and put it in his pocket. "One more question. Do you know where the consulate of Dongda is?"

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