The next night, just after dinner, a jeep stopped in front of the courtyard gate and several soldiers jumped out.
"Everyone come out, don't stay in the room!"
The soldiers took loud speakers and started waking everyone up.
For a while, there was a lot of noise in the yard, and everyone was discussing what had happened. It was the soldiers who called everyone out at this time.
After gathering everyone, the soldier signaled for everyone to be quiet. "I'm notifying everyone now. The city of Mashen will experience an earthquake. No one can stay indoors. We have people building earthquake-resistant shelters in various open areas. Everyone go there and don't come back until the earthquake subsides!"
"What! Earthquake?!"
“Is this true or false?”
"Are you stupid? The soldiers have come to inform you, do you think they are just trying to deceive you?"
"Then run quickly, the earthquake will kill people!"
"Yes, yes, run!"
For a moment, the neighbors were all panicked and turned around to run, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
Bang!
The soldiers were very experienced in this situation and they pulled out their guns and fired into the sky.
Following the explosion, the scene suddenly became quiet.
Sometimes ordinary people cannot be comforted with a gentle attitude. When facing danger, they only think about saving their lives. However, if you let them run around, not only will you fail to save people, but you may even kill more people.
"No one is allowed to move now. Earthquake-resistant shelters have already been built on the streets. Everyone go there for shelter. There is water and food prepared there. You won't starve!"
After hearing this, everyone finally felt relieved and followed the guidance of the two soldiers and began to evacuate the yard in an orderly manner.
Afterwards, the soldiers quickly left and began shouting on the streets with loudspeakers. Some people held guns to deter riots and guide residents to evacuate in an orderly manner.
At this time, Li Qinghe had already taken Ding Qiunan, Liang Ladi, and the children to seek refuge.
He Yushui and the others are in Hong Kong City right now, so there is no need to worry about any danger.
Li Qinghe, who knew the plot, naturally knew about the earthquake. With his strong perception, he could feel something wrong underground during the day, and even his subconscious was telling him that danger was coming.
So the higher-ups were notified in advance. At first they didn’t believe it, but Li Qinghe insisted and they could only monitor the situation.
Although the current technological level is not as high as that of later generations, slight vibrations can still be detected through careful investigation. Therefore, after confirming the authenticity of Li Qinghe's information, they immediately began to respond.
Because Li Qinghe informed them in advance, there was ample time to respond, so compared to the chaotic scene in the original book, this time the situation seemed orderly.
Moreover, the country is strong and has sufficient resources to take care of the people. They don’t have to worry about lack of water and food. They just need to take people to shelter.
As residents were evacuated, the ground began to shake noticeably and the animals became restless.
Li Qinghe stood in a crowded square. Through the contact between his feet and the ground, he could feel the ground beginning to rise and fall. Although ordinary people would not feel this fluctuation, it was quite obvious to him.
It won't be long before an earthquake strikes.
Sure enough, in less than half an hour, the ground suddenly shook violently, and the gravel on the ground began to jump.
The old houses nearby began to shed debris, and the walls quickly cracked, making it difficult for many people to stand steadily.
“An earthquake is coming!”
"It's really coming, it's really coming!"
People in the square began to panic, and some even started running around, making the guards so angry that they kept shouting.
But the effect is minimal. In life-and-death situations, no one cares about others and just wants to find a safe place as soon as possible. This is the nature of living things.
Seeing that shouting had no effect, the soldiers were no longer as polite as they were at the beginning. They could not continue the chaos. Trampling accidents had already begun to occur, especially among children. How could they withstand the impact of so many people? Once control was lost, the children would be the first to be injured.
"My child, my child, my child is gone!!"
"Please, save my child!"
"......"
Bang!
A middle-aged man who pushed a child down was knocked down by the butt of a rifle. The soldier raised a loud speaker and shouted: "Quiet! Don't run around, protect the children!"
When human lives are at stake, mercy is useless. No matter what means are used, as long as they can quell the chaos as quickly as possible, they are good means.
Li Qinghe protected his wife and children and came to the soldiers, asking them to be responsible for protection. He then began to direct the scene and, by the way, pinned the irrational people to the ground.
After a wave of military deterrence, the scene was finally calmed down. Everyone stayed where they were and the children who were scattered by the crowd were found. However, there were still many people with broken legs and feet, which were caused by being pushed down and trampled during the riot.
However, everyone realized at this time that although the earthquake was violent, they were not hurt because of the advance response. Instead, many people were injured because of the riots.
......
After an unknown amount of time, the earthquake finally subsided.
The scene became orderly. Under command, people began to enter the earthquake-resistant shelter. Some people were still shaking. Of course, many people with bleeding heads and unconsciousness were carried in and treated by the doctors who had been mobilized. This earthquake had caused them great suffering.
If they don't deal with it, who knows how many people will be killed, so no one is polite to them.
But no one complained, after all, everyone saw the madness of these people.
"Now everyone has found their families and come here to collect supplies. No one is allowed to leave. We don't know if there will be aftershocks, so we have to stay here for two days. We have to bear with it and squeeze into the earthquake-resistant shelter."
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