Chapter 115 Heavy Rain
Su Qing and the other two quickly found the power supply room, which contained an emergency power supply equipment that only needed to be filled with diesel to work. Qingshan left for a while and came back, followed by a team of soldiers carrying several barrels of diesel.
After some operation, the generator started to work "buzzingly". Su Qing was very glad that the equipment was not damaged.
Due to limited resources, air conditioning was only turned on in the hotel lobby where the injured were staying.
When she returned again, Fang Qing was asking people to count the number of injured in the team. In such a hot climate, there were quite a few people suffering from heat stroke and heat stroke.
Seeing Su Qing coming back, she said, "I had someone set up another area inside to move the seriously ill members of the team in to rest."
"Well, just follow the arrangements."
With air conditioning and Su Qing's anti-inflammatory medicine, the injuries of the wounded were well controlled. They stayed here for two days to rest and then set off again.
More than ten days passed like this as they stopped and walked, and they were only a hundred kilometers away from the new base. During this time, Su Qing went into every town he passed by to collect supplies, and his backpack was full again. On the way, they met several small fleeing teams, and most of them followed them.
One day, the team was camped in a small town when a sudden gust of hot wind blew up. Su Qing looked into the distance and asked, "Do you feel that today is a bit unusual?"
Fang Qing then looked around and said, "It's getting dark. Is it going to rain?" It hasn't rained since they left the base. Looking at the gradually darkening sky and the wind blowing around, it seems that it is going to rain.
Su Qing felt a little uneasy. She didn't dare ignore this strange feeling. "Since the sun is getting weaker, tell everyone to get on the bus. We won't rest today."
As the two were talking, a military jeep drove over and stopped in front of them.
Qin Yu opened the car door and got out. He looked at the two of them and said, "The weather is changing now. I suggest you set off immediately without stopping."
Fang Qing smiled and said, "You two really think alike. Xiao Qing just told me that she's worried about something happening and wants the team to pack up and set off immediately."
Qin Yu was stunned, and looked at Su Qing with soft eyes, "That's really a coincidence."
Su Qing felt a little embarrassed when he looked at her. The tips of her ears turned slightly red and she subconsciously turned her face away.
Since it was decided to move on, Qin Yu did not delay any longer. He said hello and turned back to get in the car, going to the periphery to direct the vanguard team to set off first.
Fang Qing also passed down the instructions here, that everyone should rest in the car today and the entire convoy should be on the road.
The whole team was in chaos for a moment, then drove onto the road in an orderly manner. Just as the last car started to move off, drops of water began to fall from the sky and dripped onto the windshield.
After a while, rain poured down from the sky, and in an instant, the sky and the earth were covered in white.
Everyone in the car looked at the rain and was glad that their leaders had acted decisively.
"It's raining really hard. It seems to be even heavier than when we were at the base."
"It might rain non-stop, and there might even be floods..."
"It's the leaders who have the foresight to get us on the road quickly."
Everyone was talking about it in the carriage.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the wipers on the car were swinging faster and faster. The day became almost as dark as the night, and the rain hitting the car made a crackling sound. Fortunately, there was a layer of iron sheet under the canvas of the rear compartment of the military truck, otherwise it would have been soaked through by such heavy rain.
Rainwater blew into the car from time to time, and the people who were originally sitting at the rear of the car leaned inside.
Water gradually accumulated on the road. The road was slippery due to the rain, so the entire convoy had its hazard lights on and was moving very slowly.
Su Qing sat in the jeep, looking out the window worriedly. They were now driving on a rural road with ups and downs. In some low-lying areas, the water level was almost covering the tires.
The rain followed them all the way, and no one knew when it would stop, but she didn't dare to say it would stop. There was no village in front and no shop behind, and there were rivers all around. If a flood occurred, the entire army might be wiped out.
Liang Zheng sent a helicopter to check the road conditions in the sky and direct the direction of travel on the ground.
After walking for a while, the driver suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my God, the water is too high!"
In an instant, Su Qing's eyes were filled with yellow water. The water level had reached a point just below the jeep's window. Thanks to the extremely high quality of the military vehicle, no water seeped into the vehicle.
Due to the buoyancy, the car was very unstable and began to sway slightly from side to side. The air inside the car was stuffy and unbearable, and Su Qing couldn't open the window, which made his chest tight.
The jeep swayed more and more violently like a dead leaf in the water. Her stomach kept churning. Su Qing fastened her seat belt, her fingertips turning white from the force. She suppressed the dizziness.
The road ahead had long been submerged in water and had disappeared without a trace. Broken branches and some debris were floating on the turbid water. Drivers from all directions almost stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. No one dared to slow down, for fear that the car would stall in the water and stay there forever.
"Zizila... ziziila... Everybody hold on, there is high ground ahead, you will be safe after passing this section." Liang Zheng's slightly hoarse but steady voice came from the walkie-talkie.
After an unknown amount of time, the water level around them gradually receded. Seeing this, Fang Qing quickly lowered the car window, and moist air with a strong earthy smell rushed into the car.
Once the air circulated, Su Qing's discomfort was finally relieved.
"Zila... There's a vehicle trapped in the water, and a helicopter is being dispatched for rescue."
When Su Qing heard this, he hurriedly asked the driver to leave the team and park the car on an empty roadside.
She dug out a raincoat and put it on. "I have to go down and take a look."
Opening the car door, Su Qing stood in the rain and looked back. Not far away, a helicopter had flown to the location of the trapped vehicle. A rope was lowered, and then two figures slid down from the plane.
Su Qing looked at the familiar figure, and her pupils trembled. It was Qin Yu and Qingshan...
The water level was too high and the car door could no longer be opened. Qin Yu and Qingshan stood on the roof of the car and hit the windshield with tools. As the windshield shattered and was completely removed, the people in the car rushed out in panic.
Su Qing watched Qin Yu and the others rise and fall with the helicopter, rescuing one car after another. Some cars also tried to rescue themselves. They also smashed the windows and climbed onto the roof to wait for rescue. However, not every car was so lucky. There were several ordinary civilian cars with water seeping in. The people inside died before they could be rescued...
The heavy rain kept falling all the way, but the caravan did not dare to stop for a moment. After traveling for a day and a night, a huge city gradually stood before everyone, and the caravan slowly stopped.
Looking at the majestic and magnificent city gate before them, everyone burst into tears of joy. They finally! Finally! Finally saw hope of life again!
The heavy gate was slowly opened, and a group of people dispatched from the capital, led by Lu Chen, stood at the gate to welcome the team into the base.
The convoy started moving again and drove into the base one by one.
The construction of the new base is roughly the same as the previous base, except that some buildings have been relocated. All the managers of the Dawn Base were dispatched to enter the personnel list into the base system in batches and arrange accommodation.
By the time everyone was settled in after all this busy work, it was already early morning.
Su Qing was wearing a raincoat, but her inner clothes were soaked and stuck to her body, making her feel very uncomfortable. She walked into the office building, found her office, went in to change her clothes, and then walked towards the meeting room.
The conference room was now full of people, most of whom were sent from the capital. The managers of the military, political department and Dawn Base were sitting in three groups.
When Su Qing walked in, everyone's eyes turned to her. She walked calmly to Fang Qing's side and sat down.
There are many people here, and the Dawn Base has always called Lu Chen the leader, so Su Qing hid quietly in the back, looking like a small manager.
Since Liang Zheng's troops had been following Su Qing, the military did not send anyone else and directly allowed him and his men to continue to be stationed at the Dawn Base.
The situation on the Ministry of Government side was much more complicated. The Dawn Base had abundant supplies available to the outside world, and various factions were scrambling to send people in for fear of missing out on this big fish.
Even the aristocratic families got involved, and they just said they were doing business with each other, and yet they occupied a place in the world so brazenly.
The parties involved argued for a long time for their own rights and interests. Fang Qing and Lu Chen were very tough and completely ignored those bizarre demands, refusing to give in at all. After several hours, there was no result at all.
Su Qing hadn't slept for a whole day and night, and was extremely sleepy. Seeing that these people were arguing endlessly, she forced herself to stay sleepy, supported her head with her hands, and slept slowly.
Lu Chen glanced at Su Qing's expression and felt extremely impatient. He simply made the decision, "This is all the Dawn Base can offer. If you're willing, take it and stay at the base. If not, pack up and get out. Let the acting president come and talk to me. That's it for today."
Lu Chen placed special emphasis on the words "acting president".
The military has always had low demands, and Lu Chen did not treat them unfairly. On the contrary, the treatment they gave was a bit higher than that of the political department, so they were the first to get up and leave. They had overcome many obstacles along the way and finally arrived at the base to rest for a while, but they still had to stay here and watch the group of greedy psychopaths in the political department. They were already impatient to sit there.
In the end, only Qin Yu and Qingshan were left sitting at the military headquarters.
Everyone in the government department was a little indignant after hearing Lu Chen's words, but after all, they had just arrived on someone else's territory, so they didn't dare to be too presumptuous and could only take it slow and steady.
Seeing that everyone had finally dispersed, Su Qing yawned and stood up with all his strength. "I'll be staying in the office today. Come find me there if you need anything."
She waved to the people in the room and turned to leave. Halfway through, she turned back to Qin Yu and said, "By the way, everything is settled at the research institute. I'd like to trouble you to find a time to bring Professor Gu and the others back."
Qin Yu nodded and said, "Okay, I will go back to the capital tomorrow."
"It's not that urgent... I don't know if the information has been extracted yet. No, I'm too sleepy. You should go to bed early too." Su Qing yawned again. He couldn't hold on any longer and turned around and strode away.
Only Lu Chen, Li Yi, Fang Qing, Dong Wen, Qin Yu and Qingshan were left in the room. Each of them looked at Su Qing with gentle eyes as he left. Then they sat together and started talking about things again.
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