Chapter 64 Chaos
A series of meteorites have caused panic in the town of Ruhr.
Although the town is not big, the occupancy rate is quite high. Many people know that there will be the most spectacular meteor shower in recent years tonight. Even if the announcement later stated that the meteor shower turned into a meteor storm, it could not stop the enthusiasm of the people to watch the stars.
Ruhr has no high-rise buildings and neon lights, which is originally a good place for stargazing at night. This time, even if this place is not the best place for stargazing, many people still plan to go to someone's terrace at night to watch while drinking beer and chatting.
And these meteorites are like a warning bell, ringing heavily in everyone's heart.
The peaceful town suddenly became chaotic.
Some people put down what they were doing and immediately turned back home. Some people called their relatives in a hurry. Some people rushed into the nearest cafe or restaurant and asked to tune into the news channel.
The latest news about meteorites was being broadcast on the TV screen. The news had been broadcasting for a while.
In addition to the meteorites that just approached the town of Ruhr, meteorites fell in the central and southern regions in the previous hour.
The meteorites were of different sizes, some were about the size of stones, and fell on a parasol in a cafe, directly destroying the parasols and tables and chairs around them.
Some were as big as a fist, hitting high-rise buildings when they fell, punching holes in the walls, and directly destroying the entire office...
There was also a meteorite with a diameter of about half a meter - the largest of all the meteorites this time, which fell into the forest between the central and northern parts, and the burning flames and exploding fragments destroyed the entire forest.
Fortunately, it was in an uninhabited area, so no one was killed for the time being.
...
So far, the meteorite that caused the largest number of casualties landed in L City.
A meteorite with a diameter of about 30 centimeters hit the viaduct, destroying a number of cars and the viaduct deck on the spot, causing a large-scale landslide on that section of the bridge. The collapsed concrete and stones crushed the cars under the bridge, causing heavy casualties...
Then the camera played a picture of the viaduct taken from a helicopter. The section of the bridge deck that was hit was completely destroyed, with a huge black and red hole in the middle, emitting burning black smoke. The car behind braked suddenly, causing a rear-end collision involving more than a dozen vehicles.
But in this accident, rear-end collision was considered lucky. No one survived in the cars that were directly hit by the meteorite...
The entire M country was hit by more than a dozen meteorites in this hour, most of which were concentrated in the Midwest.
Generally speaking, the number of falling meteorites was not large, and most cities and towns in the central region were safe and sound, because seven or eight meteorites fell in uninhabited areas.
Although the meteorites stopped falling temporarily, the relevant departments have urgently called on the public to evacuate, because according to monitoring and experts' predictions, the meteor storm at 9 o'clock in the evening is likely to turn into a meteorite shower. At the same time, it is recommended that all large-scale transportation vehicles such as aviation, shipping, and public transportation be suspended, and passengers choose to evacuate on the spot.
Someone in the apartment was so angry that he smashed the remote control.
"It's a meteor shower, a meteor storm, and a meteor shower! Which of these damn experts is right?"
"Stop cursing! Honey, come here and pack your things quickly. All the residents of this building have to go to the nearby subway station to take shelter!"
...
Someone called their children.
"Baby, stay in school and don't move. Mom will drive over to pick you up right away!"
"It's okay. The teacher said there is a basement in the school and we are organizing everyone to take shelter there!"
"Okay, baby, go there first. Mom will call you when she arrives! We're going to your grandpa's house. There is a basement under his villa!"
...
Information flows quickly in big cities. For a while, everyone was packing their things to take shelter - especially those who witnessed the meteorite fall up close.
Some people thought more and rushed into the supermarket to quickly buy water.
Those who were originally shopping in the supermarket and didn't know the news stared blankly at the people pushing carts to buy things, with a look of confusion on their faces. I do
n't know if it was because they were afraid of spreading the influence, but after seeing the second and third people rushing in to buy things with panicked faces, those confused customers also joined the ranks of buying things.
Cars on the street had traffic accidents one after another, and some roads were seriously blocked. There were constant shouting and honking. Some passengers in taxis saw that the cars were slow to move, so they chose to get off and take the subway.
There were more people in the subway station, and some people who were originally alone simply stayed in the subway station and didn't leave. They even thought that they came early and could occupy a more comfortable position.
In contrast to the people who were evacuating in a hurry, the firefighters, police officers and medical staff were completely different. The meteorite brought fire and casualties. All of them had their vacations canceled and returned to work.
The medical staff in the hospital helped to transfer the patients, especially those living in high-rise buildings, to the basements and underground garages...
...
Ruhr is a small town, and most of the people in the town know each other. After watching the news in the cafeteria, they all started to talk about it.
Most people were panicked and urgently needed advice or some comfort from those around them. But the meteorite came suddenly, and no one was prepared. After witnessing the tragic situation in the meteorite-hit area in the news just now, they felt scared and panicked from the bottom of their hearts.
There are people who are panicking, and there are naturally people who react quickly and have more independent ideas.
The man said that there is an underground air-raid shelter near the town, which can accommodate everyone in the town. He suggested that everyone go home quickly to pack up and take shelter in the air-raid shelter temporarily. Some people
nodded in agreement, thinking that safety is the most important thing. After all, even the news called on everyone to take shelter urgently.
But some people didn't want to go. The air-raid shelter has been vacant for who knows how many years. There is nothing inside. It must be uncomfortable to squeeze so many people together. It is better to stay at home.
Most of the houses in the town have basements. It is also safe and convenient to pack up some things and stay in your own basement.
In short, after that person suggested going to the air-raid shelter, everyone took action. Some people talked to their families who didn't know about it yet, and some people remembered to go to the supermarket to stock up on some water...
For a while, the town was in chaos.
**
The truck slowly stopped in the driveway in front of the villa courtyard. Youxi saw Youqi open the villa door and ran out in a hurry. When she approached the truck, she obviously paused and her expression became a little shocked. Youxi
was hugged by Youqi as soon as she got out of the car. The other party looked her up and down, as if to check if she was injured.
"I'm fine--" The word "mom" was about to rush out subconsciously, but was swallowed back by You Xi, "Sister, why didn't you go to the basement?"
"Neither of you came back, can I hide there safely?" You Qi said, looking at the top of the rear end of the truck again, "Did you happen to hit those meteorites that were closer when you came back the second time?"
Tang Yatong jumped out of the car and closed the door: "How do you know?"
You Qi pointed to the rear of the truck, and the three of them looked together, only to see that a small part of the top of the rear end of the truck was missing, as if a hole had been dug out by some sharp weapon.
The missing part was surrounded by a charred black circle, probably because it was hit by the meteorite fragments that just fell, but fortunately the fragments were very small, and the explosion caused by hitting the ground was about the same power as a grenade, so the rear of the truck was preserved. With
the evidence right in front of him, You Xi couldn't even lie and say that he didn't hit the meteorite to reassure You Qi.
She could only change the subject: "Let's go in first!"
Tang Yatong glanced at the truck and asked You Xi: "Don't move the stuff? Some of it might be burned, but most of it should be fine."
You Xi: ...
The stuff has already been put into the Xingwu warehouse, where is there anything left to move in the car? ...
You Qi understood and patted Tang Yatong on the shoulder: "Let's talk about the stuff later, safety is more important than supplies, let's go to the basement first."
Tang Yatong: ...
You Xi suggested that the three of them should check the villa again before going to the basement, lock the doors and windows, etc. After all, the villa might not be so unlucky to be hit by a meteorite, and it can't be completely abandoned.
Tang Yatong nodded solemnly and ran upstairs without saying a word.
You Qi looked at her sister in surprise. With Tang Yatong's personality, she actually obeyed You Xi's words?
Youxi pretended not to notice Youqi's look, and quickly went to a door behind the kitchen of the villa that connected to the garage, and put the 90% new SUV into the transportation space of the Star House, just in case the meteorite hit the garage.
After the SUV entered the transportation space, from a visual point of view, the two cars overlapped in the same space, which was particularly magical.
After that, she locked the door connecting the garage and the villa, and when she returned to the living room again, Tang Yatong happened to run down from upstairs.
"Come and see!" The small TV in the restaurant was on, and You Qi was standing there, "A large meteorite hit the elevated highway in L City, not far from our apartment..."
On the screen, the scene of meteorite disasters in various parts of M country was played in a loop, with reporters filming and interviewing on the scene, and helicopter aerial shots, from cities to suburbs.
During the period, there were also news footage about the heavy casualties caused by the meteorite attack on the elevated highway in L City, and an expert said solemnly that at 9 p.m., the meteor shower would turn into a meteorite shower, and it was recommended that the people of the country take shelter nearby.
The three people looked at the familiar roads and buildings, and they were silent for a while. Just yesterday, they were still nearby, but now it has become a disaster scene...
"This news station has just announced that it will broadcast live all meteorite-related disasters, rescue operations, meteorite arrival time, etc." Youqi switched to several other stations, and the pictures did not change. "Other TV stations are broadcasting this station."
Tang Yatong frowned: "It's already this time, and there are still so many people outside, and helicopters dare to go up..."
"Because no meteorites have been seen in most areas at present, you can see from the interviews in these cities that some citizens are even reveling on the streets, saying that the end of the world is coming, they don't have to go to work anymore, they are going to have a party to celebrate..."
You Qi shook her head, "Only when the peace has been too long will people be so confused. If the end of the world really comes, I'm afraid it will be too late to cry..."
Tang Yatong sighed, turned to the room to get her and You Qi's luggage bags, and then picked up You Xi's luggage bag on the floor: "Let's go, take these things down first, and I'll see if I can come up and move the supplies in the truck into the villa later, as much as I can move."
The three were about to go to the backyard when the doorbell rang at the front door of the villa.
Tang Yatong frowned. At this time, who would still be outside wandering around visiting?
She took out a pistol from her travel bag, then threw a few bags to Youxi, walked to the gate of the villa and asked coldly: "Who is it?" She spoke in M Mandarin.
"Hi, it's great that someone is home. We are from the villa next door. We just saw you driving back and wanted to ask about your situation outside." It was a young female voice.
Tang Yatong waved at Youqi and Youxi, signaling them to hide aside, then opened the gun, covered the door with her hand, and then opened the door, but only halfway.
Outside the door stood a thirty-year-old M woman. Not far behind her, in the courtyard, stood two tall M men. When they saw Tang Yatong open the door, they looked at her.
"Hi, thank you for opening the door. I'm Sunny. Did you just come back from town? What's the situation in town now?"
"I'm not sure. The meteorite hadn't fallen when we left town. If you want to know the situation, you can turn on the TV and watch the news."
"Okay, thank you. I'm sorry, we are here on vacation and are not familiar with the surroundings. We were planning to drive to town to buy food for the party in the evening, but given the current situation, is it not appropriate to go to town?"
"You can make a decision after watching the news. Sorry, we are still busy and can't give you too much advice."
She answered cautiously, not wanting to cause any trouble in the future. Although Tang Yatong is carefree, she is much more aware of crises than Youqi because she has a wide range of social contacts and knows all kinds of people.
In this country where anyone can rob, it is very necessary to be vigilant against strangers at all times.
The other party looked a little disappointed, smiled at Tang Yatong, then turned and walked towards his companions. The three of them left the courtyard of their villa. When the two men passed by the truck parked at the gate of the courtyard, they looked there a few more times.
Tang Yatong frowned and closed the door, buckled the stolen insurance, and stuffed it into the back of her pants.
She wanted to go to the sofa in the living room with empty hands to get some blankets to take down, but she found that there were only one large and one small sofa left out of the two large and three small sofas, and the place where the big TV was originally placed was also empty.
Tang Yatong:...?
You Qi came up to escort them: "Come on, let's go to the basement first."
The three of them locked the back door of the villa and went into the basement one by one through the vertical stairs in the backyard.
You Qi was the last one to go in this time, responsible for closing and locking the two doors. This was her villa, and she knew every structure inside very well. While locking the door, she told Tang Yatong a few points to note.
Tang Yatong's face started to look bad after she entered the first vertical shaft. She had a little claustrophobia. As long as she thought about being in a closed underground, she felt a sense of suffocation.
You Qi knew her friend's problem. Seeing her hesitantly standing at the entrance of the second vertical shaft, she stepped forward and patted her on the back: "Are you okay?"
"No problem." Tang Yatong knew that the current situation was beyond her control. In the face of life and death, she had to overcome this little problem even if she couldn't. She looked at You Qi, "It's a small problem, it will be fine in a while."
You Qi smiled at her.
In the living space under the vertical shaft, the warm yellow light was on. You Xi had already entered the living space on the lower floor and turned on both lights in the living room.
The light came up through the narrow vertical shaft passage, adding a touch of warmth to the dim and depressing underground space, which made Tang Yatong's depressed heart feel much more comfortable.
"Sister, I'll take a shower first!" You Xi's voice came from the bottom of the vertical shaft. Currently, the water and electricity are normal. She thought that the tap water was still running, so she would take as many showers as possible.
You Qi responded.
Tang Yatong looked at the warm light below, hesitated for a moment, and still asked: "So, what Xiaoxi said before about dying once and being reborn... is all true?"
"Well, I know it's unrealistic, and it will even completely subvert the worldview of the first few decades of life. But now, things really happened, and we can leave L City safely because she died and was reborn, so she knew about this disaster in advance."
"I scolded her today, thinking she was making trouble again..." Tang Yatong stroked his forehead.
Youqi could probably guess why Tang Yatong scolded her. When she woke up and found that her friend went to town with her sister, she guessed that she would be furious when she saw the size of her order.
To be honest, if Youxi hadn't shown her the reality of the space, she wouldn't have believed the rebirth talk alone.
Youqi laughed: "You can scold her if you want to, why do you have that expression? Haven't we scolded her enough in the past two years? She used to cause trouble all the time, and I couldn't control her at all. Only you can control her a little bit."
"You don't understand, it's different. She did something wrong before, and she deserved to be scolded, but she didn't do anything wrong this time..."
She was too angry at the time. Now think about it, if she had scolded like that in the past, the other party would have retorted and talked back. How could she be so obedient and not angry and let her scold, "She is really completely different from before..."
But when she thought of this difference and the price behind the change, she felt a little distressed.
It makes people angry when a naughty child is too naughty, but it makes people feel distressed when he suddenly becomes sensible.
Tang Yatong sighed irritably: "Let's go down and sort out the things. You let her sleep for a while. I'll go up and move the supplies in the truck to the villa first."
There was so much food, even if it couldn't be finished, it couldn't be left there. But when thinking about the supplies, Tang Yatong always felt that she seemed to have overlooked something...
Until Tang Yatong passed through the second vertical shaft and went down to the living space, she suddenly remembered what the problem was that she had overlooked.
What about the supplies in the original truck compartment?
When they left L City, they had already filled the compartment. In the afternoon, when she and Youxi went to the restaurant in the town to get food, she did not walk to the end of the compartment to take a closer look because of her irritability, but she did see so many boxes full of food. If the original supplies in the car were not taken down, how did the boxes get in?
But if the original supplies were taken down, how did she take them all by herself? And she didn't see those supplies in the villa at all, it's impossible that they were all taken to the basement?
Also, the sofa and TV in the living room were gone, and she even noticed that the kitchen was much emptier, and many stoves and tools and even the refrigerator seemed to be missing...
Then, all these doubts and puzzles came to an abrupt end when Tang Yatong saw the newly decorated and refreshed living space.
She slowly stepped down the last step of the ladder and touched the L-shaped fabric sofa with trembling hands. It was real...
The TV was also real...
The refrigerator was not only real, but all the freezers and refrigerators inside were already filled with rich ingredients, fruits, milk and drinks.
Even if the food can be moved down, what about the sofa? The L-shaped sofa can't even fit into the door of the air-raid shelter...
Tang Yatong closed the refrigerator door, took a step back, took a deep breath to calm herself, then closed her eyes and murmured, "It's just an illusion..."
After a moment, she opened her eyes again, and the refrigerator, sofa, and various home furnishings in front of her were still there.
Tang Yatong broke out in a cold sweat on her back. She subconsciously fumbled in her pockets, trying to find cigarettes. After finding them, she remembered that smoking was not allowed in the air-raid shelter.
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