December 12, 2022, 9:00 PM

I took this screenshot
At that time, I didn't know
This was the last time the travel code lit up
Three days later, it was officially taken offline
Thinking about what this thing has陪我过了什么
Every time I enter a mall, I take out my phone
Every time I take the subway, I scan the code
Every time I go back home, I check the track
Green code is a pass
Yellow code is a warning
Red code is a verdict
In my phone album
Most of the photos are not selfies
But screenshots of various codes
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night
Unconsciously open the State Council app
To confirm I’m still green
And then I can go back to sleep
The most surreal thing is
One day I went out
The security guard stopped me
Said, scan the code
I took out my phone
He looked at it
Said, no need
That’s gone
I froze in place
Suddenly unsure of where to go
Like someone who was locked up for three years
Suddenly told
The door isn’t locked
You can leave now
But I was afraid to move
Now, flipping back to this screenshot
I can’t quite put into words how I feel
Those three years were like a long cold
When I had a fever, I thought I couldn’t endure it
After it was over, it felt like nothing had happened
Only this picture remembers
That I once lived cautiously for a green arrow
Thinking back now
We were so easily satisfied then
Having a green code
Made us feel free