Chapter 93 Site Selection

"Are you serious? Do they still need people over there? Are there any restrictions on gender?"

Because there is a rescue team to help manage passengers boarding the train and the ticket purchasing process has been separated from the train, it now takes passengers much less time to board the train than before.

Jiang Qian observed for a few days and adjusted the train schedule again.

The entire train runs from six in the morning to eight in the evening, stopping for fifteen to twenty minutes at each station. It can make about three round trips to each station in a day.

Because the number of round trips has increased, people who want to travel have more choices, so it is difficult to fill the four carriages, but the daily income is much higher than before.

After a few days of such frequent travel between cities, Jiang Qian was reminded by the system that her mileage was about to reach 5,000 kilometers, and she could consider setting up a new station in advance.

During dinner, Jiang Qian told the whole family the news, but everyone who was still eating fell silent.

…

A few days after the rescue team took over N City, Liu Xi fulfilled his promise and had a notice board set up near the train stop, where the residents of the former N City community were resettled and relocated.

As soon as the news was announced, the crowds watching closely erupted in excitement. Although the Jiang family didn't have the chance to get out of the car and actually see the notice board, someone took a photo of the document and posted it online, so they didn't miss it.

According to the information released, the residents of Hepan People's Home were mainly evacuated to two resettlement sites. Some people who evacuated in advance due to heavy rain went to the new campus of the Medical University, and the other part was said to have returned to Jingming Mountain with the last evacuated rescue team members.

Because there were too many people evacuating and the situation was urgent, there was no time to register and count them. After the incident occurred, rescue was needed everywhere, and small matters like compiling a list of survivors were even more postponed.

Therefore, the rescue team only disclosed a possible evacuation location and did not publish the list of people who were successfully evacuated and resettled.

Some people want to know more detailed and specific news about their relatives, so they can only ask ordinary citizens in City N who have returned with the rescue team from various resettlement sites.

Although ordinary people don't know much due to their limited conditions, as more people ask and various pieces of information are collected, they can learn a lot of information.

On the night of the incident, Ren Ru called her parents and learned that they had not yet evacuated. Based on information collected online, they deduced that Ren Ru's parents were probably in Jingming Mountain.

But although they came to the conclusion at that time that the train's mileage was not enough and they could not set up new stations, no one mentioned the matter of going to see Ren Ru's relatives again. They just continued to make two phone calls every day, morning and evening.

Now Jiang Qian mentioned the new station, and once again brought up the matter of finding Ren Ru's parents. But this time, she couldn't just leave like she had done before when she came to City N.

After dinner, the family gathered in the cab again, and Jiang Qian projected the system map onto the big screen.

After finding Jingming Mountain on the map, she pointed at it and said, "I don't think we can go directly to Jingming Mountain this time."

As mentioned before, the entire map of City N is an inverted "U" shape from north to south, and City K is sandwiched in the middle, like the sesame filling in a glutinous rice ball with a small piece of it bitten off.

Their current station in City N is at the bottom of this "U", but Jingming Mountain is at one end of the "U", which is farther away from their current location than City K.

Jingming Mountain is located in the southwest corner of the entire urban area of ​​N City, bordering the neighboring province and city. It is a series of mountains in the west that fall at the tail end of their province.

Its altitude is not high, but because it is the last mountain transitioning from the plateau to the plain area, it has some unique scenery and has always been highly praised. It is the most popular scenic spot in their province.

Jingming Mountain is not located in a remote area, but it is more than 100 kilometers away from the station in City N.

Ever since Jiang Qian learned that the Ren family might be in Jingming Mountain, she has been asking the system if there is any way to set the distance between the two sites to be longer. However, due to insufficient energy, the system did not give a definite answer until the mileage was full today.

It has been almost two months since the incident happened, and everyone knows that Ren Ru has been waiting.

Ren Ru had already been disappointed when her whole family came to N City before. This time she couldn't go directly to Jingming Mountain. Perhaps it would take another half a month before she could meet her family.

Jiang Qian felt embarrassed when she thought about it, and it was really hard to speak!

She looked around and finally gave Jiang Dong a wink, wanting him to speak first, but she didn't expect that while Jiang Dong was struggling with the wording, Ren Ru had already turned her gaze to the screen.

"It doesn't matter if we can't go this time. We can get there eventually."

Ever since she knew her parents might be in Jingming Mountain, Ren Ru had already prepared to continue waiting. Even if Jiang Qian didn't say it, she was always thinking about her parents and privately checked the distance to Jingming Mountain on the map on her mobile phone.

Disappointment is inevitable, but her heart has become strong during these two months of waiting.

"We can't go to Jingming Mountain now, but now that we can set up a new station, we have to choose a suitable and safe transfer station."

Ren Ru's smiling face made others feel relieved, and they finally dared to speak.

Huang Liping: "This is limited by conditions, and there is nothing we can do. But Xiaoru, don't worry, our whole family has remembered this matter. Once we can go to Jingming Mountain, we will definitely find your parents first."

Ren Ru naturally knew that everyone in her family had been taking her affairs to heart. From her parents-in-law to her sister-in-law's husband, they had been trying to help her find her parents ever since the incident, and no one had deliberately delayed. The current situation could only be described as fate.

Ren Ru nodded considerately, "Yeah, I know."

After explaining Ren Ru's situation clearly, the family looked for a suitable location to set up a new station on the map.

This location must be between the current N City station and Jingming Mountain. It must not only be safe, but also ensure that the distance to the Jingming Mountain Scenic Area does not exceed one hundred kilometers.

Draw two circles on the map with the two locations as the center and a radius of 85 kilometers. The intersection of the two circles is the area where the station can be set up.

…

While the Jiang family was worrying about where to set up the new site, a group of people were also discussing this issue in the conference room of K City Ancient Town.

A week ago, they sent people to clear out a portion of the industrial zone in the northern part of the city. Now, a large safe zone has been created in the area of ​​the industrial park that was once infested with zombies. Even the first few food factories cleared out, some of which still had raw materials in their warehouses, have resumed production, and those willing to work have moved into the factory dormitories.

Over the past few days, the safe zone has been expanding towards the granary. It is estimated that within three days, all the granaries north of the city will be under their control. If they can successfully take over, the entire city will have a secure food supply for the next three months.

Everything was moving in a good direction, but when everyone thought of the secret expectations they had when setting the plan, they became nervous again.

Someone was unsure and asked uncertainly, "Do you think that car can really come here as we wish?"

"That should be possible!" another person replied, "There's no place more suitable than the one we've prepared within this radius of several kilometers!"

The roads in the industrial zone were very spacious, and they had cleared out the widest of them for the station site. It was even wider than the riverside road the train had chosen in City N. If they really didn't like it, then there really wasn't a more suitable place in the entire northern part of the city.

They don't think that when trains choose stations, they will abandon good ones and choose worse ones.

"But what if the train doesn't stop south this time? What if it goes north of City A or some other direction?"

After these words were spoken, there was a moment of silence in the conference room.

It's not that no one has worried about this situation, but where the train stops are set up is really not something they can control.

"Don't overthink it. We didn't have much hope in the first place, so why can't we accept any other outcome now?"

"If fate doesn't allow the new station to be here, then we'll just accept reality. Even if the train doesn't come, it's still worth it to have the resettlement site there!"

"That's true."

The others thought about it and realized that it was true. They felt a little comforted and no longer worried, but secretly they still wanted their previous expectations to come true.

"What do you think? Should we publicize the selection of a good location for the new station? Maybe if more people know about it and more people want the station to be located there, the train will actually come."

Some people hesitated, "Forget it. What if I tell everyone and the train doesn't show up? Wouldn't that be even more disappointing?"

The person who proposed it sighed and said, "That's true."

So I gave up this idea.

Although they did not deliberately publicize it, their previous series of actions in the North Industrial Zone of K City had already spread among the rescue team, and it was obvious that they could not be concealed from others.

The rescue command centers of several nearby cities, including some residents, received news that City K had proactively provided a station site for the train.

Some people think that what K City did was a fantasy.

"It would be great if we could do that. Then the car would go wherever you want it to go."

"That's right, if we can do this, everyone will do it in the future!"

Some people were also tempted by what K City did and quickly called a meeting with their subordinates.

"Go, go, check the map and see if there's anywhere suitable for a station here. If City K's preparations are successful, let's prepare in advance as well!"

But more of them are just spectators who are not involved in either side.

"It's been over half a month since the site appeared in City N. Maybe a new site will appear soon. I wonder where it will appear?"

"No matter where it appears, it's a good thing. It proves that we can go to more places! And since new stations will appear, one day the train will connect the north and south of the country!"

"That's right, we just have to wait! But if I really have a choice, I really hope the train can really reach K City."

"Why?"

"My brother is in the rescue team, so he's getting more information. I heard they've taken over the grain depot, so there's no shortage of supplies. Some factories have already resumed production. If I could go there and find a job in a factory, wouldn't that be safer and more stable than it is now?"

"Are you serious? Do they still need people over there? Are there any restrictions on gender?"

…

The news spread more and more widely after several trucks of grain were delivered from City N to the grain depot in City K. Within two days, the news reached the Jiang family through the mouths of the passengers.

Jiang Qian and others were still hesitating about the location of the new station, but after hearing the news, they immediately made a decision.

【Author’s words】

Sorry, I'm three minutes late today.

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