Wanjie Shop 23 "They've broken through the defense."...
Chen Jialian woke up at daybreak.
The bed was already cold, but luckily he had put on thick enough clothes before going to bed, and the quilt he covered himself with was also made of light down, which had good thermal insulation effect, so he didn't feel cold to the point of freezing.
Even though it's minus 30 degrees Celsius outside, it feels about the same as the minus ten degrees Celsius before?
He first checked to see if there was electricity. When he found that there was electricity, he turned on the air conditioner and then went to the kitchen to boil some water.
I turned a corner, passed through the door blocked by a thick blanket, and came to the balcony. A chill suddenly ran up from the soles of my feet.
He shook himself, quickly took out a bag of buns from one of the boxes on the balcony, and hurried back to the warm area indoors.
"A-choo!" He sneezed, rubbed his nose, and steamed the buns without paying much attention.
The temperature outside now is like a natural refrigerator, which is even colder than the refrigerator at home. It allows him, a southerner, to experience some of the little fun of life in the north.
He learned this from netizens on the Internet.
At that time, his family had received some supplies, and he wanted to prepare some more food while there was still some electricity, but the refrigerator was full.
The air conditioner in the room is often on, and the temperature is sometimes cold and sometimes hot. He probably can't keep it that way, so he learned this trick from the Internet.
You know what, it’s really useful.
So Chen Jialian often went online to learn some tips and tricks, and even learned how to grow bean sprouts and garlic sprouts at home.
After a busy period, he finally had some free time. He opened his phone to check the hot topics, but suddenly found that today's hot searches were no longer about tips for keeping warm, life tips, or tips for home planting.
#The Purge 3.0#
#Briefly: The daily death toll at home and abroad during this major temperature drop#
#Why doesn't China dare to disclose the death toll? #
#Look at the response strategies at home and abroad for this major temperature drop#
Chen Jialian held up his phone with a question mark look on his face.
Why are all these titles so... sharp?
Chen Jialian frowned and clicked on a trending topic. "Humanity Purge?" What the hell!
"Global drought 1.0, rainstorm and flood 2.0, here we come! This time the temperature has dropped significantly, with the lowest temperature reaching -30°C. Is this a temperature humans can tolerate?"
"God wants us to die, and all life on this planet to perish."
"I feel like I can't survive anymore and I can't see the future."
"This world is so magical. Will there be 4.0? 5.0? When will it end? If I die now, will I be free?"
Hot steam rose from the air vents of the steamer and burned Chen Jialian's ear.
He tilted his head to avoid it for a moment, then looked at these crazy comments again, feeling a little bit unbelievable.
No, isn’t life good now?
Our country is so generous. All daily necessities are distributed free of charge, power supply is provided humanely, and we can even have a hot meal. Is it necessary to commit suicide?
"Neuropathy."
He felt that this topic must have been invaded by a bunch of fake people.
Chen Jialian complained once and then left the topic.
He clicked on the next topic, and was poured a bucket of cold water on by the horrific pictures.
The streets were littered with corpses, covered in frost. They were nearly naked, their clothes stripped off.
Some people also shared photos of their parents lying in bed frozen into popsicles.
An animated graphic of someone cheering as they jump off a cliff.
The hospital was packed with people, but no one came to receive them. All the patients had crying and desperate faces.
There is even a country with a large population where the dead are piled up into a human mountain because they don’t even have time to cremate them.
"Shocking figures! A major country's single-day death toll has hit a new high, exceeding one million! The medical system has completely collapsed, and the streets are looking like the end of the world!"
Behind the seemingly sensational reports are countless photos of "human mountains" and slightly undulating human-shaped "snow bumps" under the white snow.
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It took Chen Jialian a while to realize that these were photos and videos copied from abroad.
"Is this true? Are these photos photoshopped?"
"What's true or false?"
Chen Jialian's wife Zhao Hua came over yawning to wash up, and replied when she heard his words.
Chen Jialian hesitated and showed her his phone: "Look, there are a lot of photos of foreign countries on the Internet."
"Huh." Zhao Hua took one look and then looked away uncomfortably. "Foreign officials are so inactive! The people are suffering like this, what are they doing?"
Chen Jialian suppressed her nausea and continued to flip through the pages. As she flipped through the pages, she began to feel confused.
"It seems the same situation exists abroad. Even some small countries are showing signs of extinction, with only one tenth of their population remaining."
"Oh, they also said that in other major countries abroad, hundreds of thousands of people die every day, and that Third Brother set a record of one million deaths in a single day..."
Chen Jialian reported the data summarized by netizens one by one. There were living lives behind those numbers. The more he reported, the heavier his mood became.
Zhao Hua rinsed his mouth and spit out the foam, then asked, "What about our country's?"
Chen Jialian scratched his head: "It seems that our country's data has not been reported yet."
"Hmm? Didn't people come to check the population a while ago? Why haven't they figured it out yet?"
"There are too many people in our country. We can't handle it, right?"
That could only be the reason, Chen Jialian sighed.
"I don't know how many of us died. This big drop in temperature was so sudden. If the government hadn't backed us up and distributed those warming supplies early on, and hadn't increased manpower to mine coal and oil, so that we could still have electricity for heating and hot water, I really don't know if we would have become one of the people in these photos."
Although the two were worried, the buns were soon steamed. They carried the steamer to the kitchen and happily enjoyed the food.
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Old Wang now lives alone. His only son died of illness in his early years. Later, he lived with his wife. His wife died of heat stroke during the drought, leaving him alone.
He always thought that he couldn't hold on, but he didn't expect to hold on until now.
Moreover, it seems that your health is getting better and better?
He had just finished a set of Tai Chi at home and was feeling warm all over. When he heard a knock on the door, he put on his thick down jacket and went to open it: "Xiao Xu? What's wrong?"
The kind neighbors next door would come over and invite him to dinner from time to time, and this time was no exception.
Old Wang smiled and declined: "I have food to eat and I can work, so you don't need to worry about me."
Neighbor Xiao Xu continued to work hard: "We made dumplings yesterday. It's so cold, and it's so comfortable to eat some hot dumplings. Come and eat together, we made a lot."
Old Wang couldn't persuade him, so he went home and got a can of beef sauce to eat with him.
Xiao Xu's family not only made dumplings, but also a pot of sweet potato porridge. The aroma of rice porridge and sweet potatoes made people relax.
"Xiaobao~Come out for dinner!"
Xiao Xu went to the room and called his daughter out. Ten-year-old Xu Ru came out with her phone in hand, pouting and saying, "Dad, today's trending news is weird."
"What's strange?" Xu Weijun asked casually while helping to set the table.
Xu Ru opened her mouth and read a few international news headlines:
"Why is China so secretive about the death toll this time?"
"China's official reports are unwilling to reveal the truth, only revealing the unbelievable statement that 'the death toll is less than 10,000.' Is this a cover-up? Or a lie?"
"The figures released by China are not credible. There must be a huge humanitarian disaster hidden behind them."
She snorted. "These headlines make me uncomfortable. They say our data is fake, and that 10,000 is too few."
Old Wang sighed, "Ten thousand people isn't enough? These are human lives."
He suddenly thought of his wife, remembering how she died at that time with no one to help her.
Now that the country has recovered and all kinds of care are in place, even this old man is alive and well, how come so many people died?
"Let me take a look." Xu Weijun took his daughter's phone and checked the comments.
"Only less than 10,000 people died in -30 degrees Celsius? Are all Chinese people penguins and polar bears?"
"Haha, it's better to believe that I'm the Ice Queen!"
"They definitely concealed it. They always do that."
There are even some so-called "experts" and international observers who have made very clear analyses, and their core argument is without exception: China has a conspiracy.
This has also caused some domestic people to have various doubts.
"Is this true? I thought we had a lot of deaths, but compared to the figures overseas, it seems a bit too much."
"Although it may sound harsh, how could he have died so young? An old man next door died suddenly."
"We heard the sound of the ambulance in our neighborhood too. Even if there's one person in each neighborhood, that's more than 10,000, right?"
"I want the truth! Is there anyone with inside information who can tell me why the country is hiding this? Is there a plan?"
Xu Weijun's wife slapped him and said, "Stop looking and eat!"
Xu Weijun frowned: "But it's said on the Internet..."
"Talk about it. Foreign countries definitely can't stand seeing us doing well, so they'll try to smear us. They say we're hiding the truth. Who could possibly hide the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people a day? There would have been widespread wailing, just like in foreign countries. It's impossible to hide it!"
Old Wang chuckled and agreed, "Xiao Qin is right. Our country has responded well. We have been eating, drinking, and using our daily necessities non-stop. Those officers didn't rest during the heavy rainstorm up ahead, busy with this and that. They're simply blind and can't see."
Xiaoqin: "Don't believe what you read online. Let's just live our good lives. Even if something goes wrong, we still have to eat first."
When the hot cabbage and egg dumplings were served in front of them, Xu Weijun and Xu Ru didn't care about the fatal comments on the Internet and started eating.
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"They're targeting us for power outages and nighttime hours when no one is online to post these comments. This wave of propaganda is incredibly powerful."
Xie Yunsui also came across today's hot search news. After clicking on it and taking a look, he found that some of the remarks were weird and seemed to be intended to stir up people's dissatisfaction with the authorities.
Fang Xiheng took two glances and couldn't bear it any longer: "Before blaming us, why don't you look at the tragic casualties in their own country first? Our ancestors are tired of this trick of diverting trouble to others."
Shifting the focus to questioning China not only serves certain political agendas but also, to some extent, diverts the anger of their people at home over the government's poor response.
It is also possible that spies in China have discovered something wrong in the country and are trying to force China to say something through international public opinion.
"Fortunately, the people in our country are quite lovely, and everyone is posting what they had for breakfast."
Sugar cakes dripping with sweet juice, egg pancakes decorated with chopped green onions, soup dumplings, fried dough sticks, noodles with stewed sauce, meat-filled pancakes...
There are also a variety of steaming porridges, served with side dishes of various styles, which make people drool at the sight of them.
The common people in our country seem to have some kind of magic.
As long as there is food, there is nothing to worry about.
You talk yours, I eat mine.
Xie Yunsui laughed as he looked at them. Compared with those pessimistic comments, these energetic and tempting photos seemed to be posted by real people.
But this is clearly not what some conspirators want.
In less than a moment, foreign spokespersons of several countries released videos with surprisingly consistent statements.
"We have noted the relevant data and hope that all countries can share disaster information and response experience in a timely and transparent manner to jointly protect human lives."
The words were filled with diplomatic suspicion and pressure.
Xie Yunsui said, "They've broken through the defense."
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The author has something to say: Abroad: You are inhumane, you have a conspiracy, blah blah...
Chinese people: Hey, do you want to eat steamed dumplings, egg pancakes, braised noodles, meat pancakes, brown sugar steamed buns, century egg and lean meat porridge?
Foreign countries (broken defense): Get out!
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