Chapter 475 Responsibilities
The dim twilight cast a layer of purple on the glass curtain wall of the state banquet hall.
The light from the ceiling light penetrated the revolving door and shattered into stars on Lin Anan's military boots.
Under the banner "Celebrating China's New Industrial Breakthrough" hanging in the hall, the round table was laid out with celadon tableware, and service staff stood respectfully by the side waiting.
"Everyone has worked hard these past two days."
Commander Zheng took the main seat first, and his attitude was unusually good.
Lin Anan sat down obediently at the bottom of the table, and Li Ran immediately sat next to her.
Lin Anan wanted to laugh. This girl's eyes moved too fast. She looked everywhere and found everything strange.
The dishes began to be served one by one.
Commander Zheng was the first to pick up his chopsticks. "Don't be shy. We won't talk about work tonight. Let's eat and drink well."
"Thank you, Chief!"
The dishes were so sumptuous that everyone dropped their jaws. There were sixteen dishes on the table, which was truly the ultimate luxury.
It’s worthy of being a state banquet!
However, one of the dishes seemed a bit out of place: braised meat with baked naan? Among the delicacies from land and sea, it seemed particularly simple and had a natural sense of preciousness.
The old agricultural technician quickly picked up a piece of naan and tapped it with chopsticks. "This is obviously made from our 702 wheat flour. My wife in my hometown likes to bake it this way. It tastes delicious."
It turns out that the chef specially used 702 wheat to make this dish just for people in the northwest to taste.
The leadership still has a meeting to hold in a few days, so Commander Zheng will naturally stay.
The trip was done very well, and he was willing to give everyone a holiday, saying that since they were already here, they might as well enjoy Kyoto, and the return time was set for noon on the 28th.
Lin Anan had a smile on her face, but her heart was heavy. She knew very well... Number 28 would definitely not be able to leave.
When the atmosphere was getting lively, a man dressed as a secretary hurried over to Commander Zheng and whispered something.
Commander Zheng's face suddenly became solemn.
Lin Anan also put down her chopsticks. She heard key words such as "accident", "geological stress", and "military exercise"...
My heart suddenly tightened!
Is this the result of the geological anomaly in North China finally having an impact?
"Girl, come with me."
When everyone had almost finished eating, Lin Anan was called by Commander Zheng to go to the side hall.
"yes."
Next to the state banquet hall is a conference room, where three people dressed as leaders are sitting in the seats of honor.
Lin Anan had also seen these people before. They were all top leaders who appeared at the central meeting.
"Old Zheng, come and sit down."
One of the leaders pointed to the location below.
"yes."
Lin An stood quietly behind Commander Zheng, with his hands clasped together, very properly.
The leader pointed to the telegraph machine on the table, which was beeping at this moment. A telegraph operator was sitting next to it, copying down information and coordinates.
"I called you here to ask you about the Panshi military exercise! I heard that you have been submitting applications for military exercises since the beginning of the year, and have obtained a large amount of information in advance, all about the topography and geology of North China? What's going on?
You Northwest and North China are nearly 2,000 kilometers apart. Are you really conducting such a large-scale exercise just to improve long-range combat coordination?"
Facing the leader's questioning, Commander Zheng remained calm and said, "Yes, this military exercise is led by our Northwest Military Region, and the specific plans have been handed over."
Seeing him laughing, another leader stood up and pointed at the fault line on the map. "Then did you know that the troops monitoring the Rock Exercise have just detected abnormal geological stress?"
The joint exercise of the two military regions is no trivial matter. The exercise has strict geological requirements and any slight change must be stopped, otherwise the impact will be immeasurable.
Commander Zheng hummed lightly and took charge of the matter. "I'm really not sure about this, but our Northwest Military Region does have a lot of accurate geological data. If the leader needs it, let me contact him."
"Okay, get in touch with me as soon as possible and give me a satisfactory answer!"
Lin Anan clenched his fists. Were the earthquake precursors discovered during the military exercise?
But in the current situation, the Northwest Military Region is clearly being held accountable.
In 1976, China did not yet have a mature earthquake prediction system.
What should I do?
Can Commander Zheng withstand the pressure?
Lin Anan thought of Lin Wangshu again. The couple should have taken action as well. Since their superiors took their actions so seriously, it was impossible that the Earthquake Bureau would not have any effect.
Now it’s Chu Mingzhou’s turn!
Commander Zheng made two phone calls and received responses quickly.
During the time of silent waiting, several leaders had frowned brows and looked very unhappy.
"Could it be true, as the expert said, that the terrain in North China will be abnormal? In any case, if an earthquake really happens, we must protect the grain depots and arsenals!"
"Ah~ Actually, it's thanks to the Northwest Military Region that they are willing to spend time and effort on the exercise..."
Several leaders discussed in low voices.
Lin Anan's heart was in her throat.
They took it too lightly and thought it was just an ordinary earthquake...
When the pendulum clock in the conference room swung to the eighth time, Commander Zheng finally put down the phone.
He sat back in his seat, pointed to the interpreter, and told Lin Anan to go over and check the information.
Lin Anan nodded in agreement.
"The Panshi military exercise troops have completed the geological stress retest. The data shows that the stress value of the main fault has exceeded the critical value. It is recommended to immediately activate the orange warning."
After Commander Zheng finished speaking, the room fell silent for a moment...
The leader in the main seat suddenly stood up and raised his voice, "Orange alert? Is there going to be a magnitude 5 or 6 earthquake?"
"should……"
Lin Anan tightened her grip as she took the document.
No, we should activate the red alert! We are about to face a devastating natural disaster of level seven or above!
Lin Anan hurriedly lowered her head to look at the documents, trying to find a breakthrough in the details.
As the words went by, her lips became tighter and tighter as she organized her words in her mind.
"Report to the leader! According to the information sent from North China, this earthquake may be more serious than we thought. Look at this, the possibility of geological fracture is as high as 90%..."
Lin Anan took a deep breath, handed over the information, and suggested: "The North China Seismological Bureau has a professional team of experts. Leaders may as well ask them as soon as possible."
"Yes, yes, call right away!"
Lin Wangshu and his wife are right over there, and they have brought this opportunity to them, so they must seize it!
Judging from Commander Zheng’s current performance and attitude, Chu Mingzhou has obviously made an effort.
I hope... the ending can really be reversed this time.
"If it really reaches the red alert level... wouldn't that mean..."
"This is not just a matter of granaries and arsenals, it's a matter of people's life safety!"
"We must protect the lives of the people at all costs!"
"You, immediately arrange to send people to Jinxu Coal Mine and Yuanhe Reservoir for inspection!"
Once the matter was verified, several leaders could no longer sit still and began to issue orders one after another.
Commander Zheng waved to Lin Anan and said, "Interpreter Lin, take them back first and be on standby at all times."
"yes!"
Commander Zheng winked at Lin Anan, who immediately understood. She had nothing to do here anymore. Taking her to listen to that part would also give her peace of mind. After all, Chu Mingzhou was her man, and she would know a lot.
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