Chapter 392 Application for Geological Survey in Tang City Rejected
Lu Huailin received a call from Lai Di saying that his wife was crying uncontrollably.
His heart tightened, and without even saying goodbye to Gao Guoqiang, he went home immediately.
Gu Yihan sat curled up on the sofa, clutching her clothes tightly to her chest.
Tears streamed down her face as she sobbed loudly.
The image of that desperate gaze, embedded in the cracks of the tiles and beams, kept replaying in my mind.
The desperate cries of those around him, disregarding their own safety, as they searched for their loved ones with their bare hands amidst the ruins.
It was as if it were her own experience, and she felt an unbearable heartache.
When Lai Di saw Gu Yihan crying like this, he paced anxiously, constantly looking out the door.
Seeing Lu Huailin stride in, her eyes lit up, and she quickly ran to his side to explain, "Comrade Gu is like this after waking up."
Hearing his wife's cries, Lu Huailin felt a sharp pain in his heart and nodded perfunctorily.
He quickly stepped forward and hugged her tightly.
He asked softly, "Honey, did you have a nightmare?"
He knew that she hadn't been sleeping well for several days and had woken up several times during the night.
Hearing Lu Huailin's voice, Gu Yihan felt as if she had grasped a glimmer of hope.
She gripped his arm tightly, tears streaming down her face, crying out, "So many people...so many people have died."
She was sobbing uncontrollably, and the images in her mind kept replaying on a loop, like the evening news.
This made it impossible for Gu Yihan to calm down.
"Wife, dreams are all fake!"
"no!"
"It's true, it's true!"
Gu Yihan roared at the top of her lungs.
Seeing this, Lu Huailin felt extremely distressed and quickly picked her up and carried her upstairs to the bedroom.
At this moment, Gu Yihan began to sob.
"Many people died in the Tangshi earthquake!"
"So many people!"
Gu Yihan cried and pounded her head with her fist, choking out, "I just can't remember which day the earthquake happened!"
"It's all my fault, I didn't remember which day in July it was!"
Gu Yihan was now deeply remorseful.
Lu Huailin quickly grabbed Gu Yihan's hand tightly and held her close in his arms, afraid that she might hurt herself.
He reassured her, "It's alright, if you can't remember, you can't remember."
"Wife, you can tell me what you saw in your dream."
Lu Huailin thought that Gu Yihan was crying so sadly because she was affected by a nightmare.
Patiently and gently coax her to calm her down.
Half an hour later
Gu Yihan spoke intermittently about the population and casualties of Tang City.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and a focal depth of 12-16 kilometers.
When Lu Huailin heard his wife explain in such detail, his brows furrowed instantly, and his eyes were filled with shock.
He didn't want to believe that what his wife said was true.
But seeing her red and swollen eyes from crying and her sorrowful expression...
This forced him to believe that it was true.
Because he knows his wife too well; she's no ordinary person.
If what she said is true, then it can't be false.
Gu Yihan looked up and saw that Lu Huailin was not speaking. She thought he did not believe her, and tears fell down her face in anxiety.
"Don't you believe me?!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Huailin quickly snapped out of his thoughts.
He carefully wiped away the tears from her cheek with his fingertips.
He shook his head and said, "No, I don't disbelieve you."
"I'm just thinking about how to report the Tang City earthquake situation you mentioned to my superiors."
Seeing that Lu Huailin believed her and was even preparing to report to his superiors, Gu Yihan felt a surge of emotions.
She forced herself to calm down and carefully recalled the scene in her dream, but couldn't recall any useful information.
Lu Huailin was still thinking about how to convince the higher-ups that Gu Yihan was telling the truth.
It's only April now, three months before July, and his wife doesn't know the exact date of the earthquake.
Her dream alone was not enough to convince the military leadership to take preventative measures in advance.
"Honey, are you sure it's Tang City? Are you sure it's July?"
Lu Huailin's tone became unusually serious.
As a soldier, he bears the responsibility of protecting the people, even if it is an unbelievable dream.
He couldn't remain indifferent just thinking about the many casualties that would result.
Gu Yihan nodded vigorously, her eyes red: "I'm sure!"
Lu Huailin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and stood up: "Okay, I believe you."
Lu Huailin bent down and kissed his wife's head, whispering, "I'm going out for a bit. Stay home and wait for me."
After saying that, he grabbed his coat and hurried out.
Lu Huailin first went to the Beijing Military Region Headquarters. When he opened the meeting room door, several military region leaders were discussing the joint military region competition.
He quickly stepped forward and told Gu Yihan what she had told him.
He also expressed his idea of ​​requesting the mobilization of geological experts and military personnel to conduct on-site investigations.
As soon as he finished speaking
The conference room fell silent instantly.
The leaders' faces instantly darkened.
Deputy Commander Sun, who was in charge of operations, spoke first, his tone stern: "Comrade Lu Huailin!"
"Are you out of your mind?"
"Where is this? This is the capital!"
"Any slight disturbance could trigger a chain reaction across the country and cause local unrest!"
"Just because your family had a dream, you're demanding that experts and the military conduct an on-site investigation?"
"You're simply treating national resources and military strength like a joke!"
Another leader chimed in, "Yes! The Geological Survey and the Earthquake Administration have not issued any abnormal reports recently."
"If you make such a baseless claim that there was an earthquake in Tang City, and the news leaks and causes panic, who will take responsibility?"
Lu Huailin was extremely anxious. He stepped forward and looked directly into the eyes of the leaders.
With a serious expression, he said, "Deputy Commander Sun, esteemed leaders!"
"Tang City is less than 200 kilometers away from Kyoto City. If a 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurs, Kyoto City will also be affected."
"The casualties and losses will only be greater then! We cannot give up on prevention just because there is no evidence."
Several leaders glanced at Lu Huailin indifferently, all thinking he had lost his mind.
Without any basis, just based on a dream the woman in the family had, they made such a big fuss about it and mobilized experts and scouts.
I really don't know what he's thinking.
Seeing that he argued repeatedly but could not sway the leaders to give in.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I know this is absurd."
"But with hundreds of thousands of casualties involved, we as soldiers cannot afford to ignore it!"
"Besides, the fact that my wife was able to gain the approval of the little hamster spirit and obtain healing potions from it proves that she is no ordinary person!"
When Deputy Commander Sun heard Lu Huailin mention the little hamster spirit, he immediately understood.
A mocking smile flashed in his eyes; he had already inquired with Master Chu of the Kuncheng Research Institute.
That hamster was completely useless; all it did was sleep.
Helplessly, he replied perfunctorily, "Alright, Commander Lu, don't bring up things without evidence again, lest it cause panic!"
After finishing speaking, he took the battle map and continued to discuss the specific location of the competition with the other leaders.
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