Chapter 9 The Water Rises
At about twelve o'clock, the rain gradually subsided and then stopped.
"The rain has stopped!" Li Shengnan stood up suddenly, picked up her cell phone and called her boss, but she couldn't get through.
"Even if it stops, don't even think about going out. There is still so much water left by the acid rain on the ground, which is corrosive. How can you get out?" Yang Qing said.
But I was thinking in my mind, there is about half an hour interval between the acid rain and the heavy rain, can I go out for a while?
"Yeah, our shoes would probably melt if we walked out." Wang Min also said, "If something happened in your office, wouldn't your colleagues call you? If they haven't called you now, it means no action has been taken. Don't worry about it. Things are different now than usual."
Li Shengnan was a little depressed. Yes, it’s the end of the world now. Can it still be the same as before?
Suddenly, several large trucks appeared on the street. People in protective suits were driving past with water pipes and pouring water on the ground.
However, that water should not be ordinary water. It should be mixed with some chemical reagents, which seems to have a neutralizing effect on the acid rain on the ground.
There were people following behind the car carrying the body off the street. Their shoes only caused slight corrosion on the ground, which should be the effect of the reagents in front.
"Someone's taking action!" Li Shengnan said excitedly, "I knew the higher-ups wouldn't ignore it."
Yang Qing nodded, but this was just the beginning, and they couldn't care less about what happened next.
"It seems there is a special rescue organization, so you don't have to worry." Wang Min also breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Shengnan finally relaxed her tense nerves and sat down on the sofa. "Maybe I'll be able to recover tomorrow and go back to work."
Yang Qing smiled bitterly. How could she still be so naive? The end of the world had arrived, and things would only get worse.
But it’s hard to tell right now.
"In that case, you can go back to your room and rest without worry. Maybe someone will notify you to go to work when you wake up tomorrow." Yang Qing echoed.
Let her sleep peacefully, because she may not have this chance again in the future.
Li Shengnan nodded and went back to the room with Wang Min.
"Let's go in and rest too?" Lu Lin said.
Yang Qing shook his head, "I'll sit for a while."
She stared at the downstairs for about half an hour. Then the wind blew violently and raindrops as big as beans fell down. The rain poured down in torrents.
But this time it was not acid rain. Some people ran out into the street, catching the rain, dancing and laughing, ecstatic, thinking that everything had returned to normal.
But Yang Qing knew that this was just the beginning.
She took a look and found that there was no danger for the time being, so she quietly put on protective clothing and acid-proof shoes and took the key.
"Where are you going?" Lu Lin pulled her back.
"I want to go to the jade shop in front and buy something so that I can upgrade my space." Yang Qing lowered his voice.
"How could anyone sell things to you at this time? It's too dangerous. Don't go!" Lu Lin shook her head.
"It's okay, I'll go take a look. If it doesn't sell, I'll come back. I have to give it a try." Yang Qing smiled and patted Lu Lin's hand. "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
Lu Lin knew that she always kept her word, so she stopped trying to dissuade her and just said, "Be careful!"
Yang Qing nodded and walked out.
I came to the jade and jewelry store on Front Street and knocked hard on the door.
The birthday present I bought for Lu Lin was bought here. There seems to be a attic inside, so the owner should live in the store.
It took several minutes before someone came down and turned on the light.
"Who?" The voice came out very nervously.
After what happened just now, anyone would be scared, not to mention that this is a jewelry store and he was afraid that someone would take advantage of the situation to rob it.
"Boss, open the door, I want to buy something!" Yang Qing said.
"It's closed. Come back tomorrow if you want to buy something!"
"Boss, it's my mom's birthday tomorrow and I forgot to buy her a present. It's too late tomorrow. Please let me in and buy it, and I'll leave right away."
"No, we're not doing business now. Come back tomorrow if you want to buy. Leave me alone, or I'll call the police!"
"I'm not a bad person. I'm really here to buy something." Yang Qing said quickly, "If you don't believe me, send the QR code through the crack in the door and I'll transfer the money to you right away."
"I want to buy jewelry worth one million. Big business!"
The boss was unmoved. Life was more important than money at this moment. "You'd better leave now. I don't want to do business with you."
After saying that, he turned off the lights, but he didn't actually leave. He stood behind the rolling door with a nervous look on his face, always alert.
Yang Qing sighed. He could understand. If it were him, he wouldn't dare to open the door at this time.
I’m afraid I won’t be able to spend this money. If the internet goes down tomorrow, the money will become dead.
I can only find another opportunity later.
"Okay, sorry to bother you, I'm leaving now!" Yang Qing said, and walked away.
The boss inside breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the footsteps gradually fading away. Fortunately, they were not bad people.
Yang Qing returned home, took off his protective suit, and hung it up to control the water.
I walked to the window and looked outside. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, making a popping sound when it hit the window glass.
Yang Qing sighed softly, and the scene would be completely different when he woke up tomorrow morning.
When I returned to the room, Lu Lin was still awake. "You're back. Are you okay?"
"It's okay, go to sleep!" Yang Qing shook his head.
The corridor became noisy in the middle of the night.
The people on the first floor found that the water had risen to the edge of the bed in the middle of the night, so they quickly got up and moved the appliances to a higher place.
But the water was still rising, so we had to take our valuables and hide in the corridor on the second floor.
By daybreak, the water had risen to the second floor. People on the first floor were trying to move upstairs, and those on the second floor were also panicking, not knowing whether to move their belongings upstairs.
Fortunately, the rain stopped temporarily, and everyone was crowded at the entrance of the corridor on the second floor, at a loss as to what to do.
"What now?"
"Did you call for help?"
"I called a long time ago, but the call is still going through, the line is disconnected!"
"My things are all soaked in water and ruined..."
"My house was just renovated not long ago, and it's all ruined!"
"My car is still outside!"
"What should I do?"
"What are some departments doing? Why didn't they issue any notice regarding such a massive flood?"
"No one expected this. Look at the rain yesterday. So many people died..."
"Isn't the end of the world really coming?"
"No way? The water should recede in two days!"
"Xia City hasn't experienced a flood this severe in a hundred years, and there's no sign of it."
"Natural disaster, who can prevent it?"
"Now there's nothing left..."
"Let's go. Staying here isn't a solution."
“But I can’t swim…”
"I'm afraid of such deep water too."
"No, I'm leaving first!" A strong man came out. "If the water rises again, none of us will be able to escape."
Seeing the strong man wandering away, everyone sighed and was helpless.
Li Shengnan and Wang Min were also shocked when they woke up and saw the scene outside. They thought everything would return to normal today, but they didn't expect it to be even worse.
"Yang Qing, come out and take a look!" Wang Min knocked on Yang Qing's door.
Yang Qing and Lu Lin walked out of the room and went to the window, which was expected.
"How could this happen?" Li Shengnan was stunned.
Yang Qing sighed, "Get ready, the end of the world is really coming, forget about going to work!"
(End of this chapter)
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