Chapter 743: No Breaking of Promise
"What can we do? The weather has just turned cold and there are problems in the sea. Even if we want to migrate now, we can't leave."
"Even if we go forward in the snow, there is no heating equipment in the Kunming-Mengshan Mountains. The temperature there is low, how are we going to survive when we get there?"
A group of bigwigs looked anxious.
Some people who didn’t know much about the shelter project asked, “Why, there are no heating pipes?”
"Well, we'd like to pave it, but it's impossible. There are huge rolling hills over there, so it's difficult to start construction, and we have to rush the schedule. There's no water, electricity, or heating." Someone who is familiar with the related work gave an answer.
"So what did we repair?"
"It's just an ordinary house, a bungalow, a small house. Just to make do with it as a shelter. How good do you expect it to be?"
"Oh, no wonder General Officer Li didn't recommend early check-in. It turns out the conditions are really bad!"
"Yes, everyone is used to running water toilets. Who would want to go to the river to fetch water or go to the toilet to defecate? There is electricity over there, but there are no electronic devices. The electricity exists only for lighting and construction."
"The laborers' lives over there are very hard."
"Yes, even if the alliance didn't mistreat them, they'd all become skinny. The inconvenience of life is one reason, but the daily exertion is also an important reason. I heard there's no entertainment over there, so the kids are forced to practice martial arts. By some strange coincidence, they've found a way out for themselves."
"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Aren't we discussing what to do with the residents in the coastal areas?"
"What can we do? We can only wait and delay. The weather conditions don't allow it. We can only break our promise."
Chief Alliance Officer Li listened to everyone's discussion, sighed, turned to Dean Xu and asked: "Can you estimate when the disaster will occur?"
Dean Xu frowned, as if he was in a difficult situation. "General Alliance Officer, I'm not trying to shirk responsibility. I just don't know. The surface of the seawater looks calm as usual, but when our researchers conducted professional measurements, they found that the energy inside the seawater is very active. And it is proportional to the depth. This means that the seawater has not yet finished storing energy. We still have some time to prepare."
"What you said is the same as not saying anything." Chief Alliance Officer Li pointed out directly, and the others nodded.
"I can't help it. This is really hard to say."
Dean Xu also had his own thoughts. To be honest, judging from the current data, the energy peak should not be reached in the next two or three months, but who knows if there will be any accidents. Therefore, he would rather be suspected of being unprofessional than give out speculative data.
"Oh, what should we do?" The conference room fell into a new round of sighs.
After a long time, General Li said, "Let's inform the people of the current situation. Since we promised it before, we should do it."
"But..." Aren't you afraid of causing unrest?
"There are always risks. If we don't make it public, if something goes wrong, it will mean a loss of credibility. By then, it will not be so easy for the alliance to rally people's hearts."
The meeting room was dead silent. After a long moment, a vote was taken by show of hands, and Chief Alliance Officer Li's proposal was passed unanimously.
Because everyone knows how serious the consequences would be if a government lost its credibility.
In early December, the Qinghe Alliance held another press conference.
Chief of Staff Lee has candidly shared the latest research progress and recommendations with all citizens.
"Although the ocean is beginning to change, according to scientists, this change is still in its early stages and will not affect our production and life...
In theory, we can start the migration of coastal residents, but we can limit snowfall in most cities. For safety reasons, many highways have been closed. We don’t have an effective way to migrate a large area...
I hope that coastal residents can understand and stay at home and wait for the weather to warm up...
If the ocean situation deteriorates, we will take our citizens to the Kunming-Mengshan Mountains even if we have to send helicopters...
The conditions in the shelter are very ordinary, with no central heating. Even if you go there now, you will face a situation where there is no water, no gas, and no heating. It is incomparable to the current living conditions in the city...
The shelter can be opened in advance, but the temperature in the Kunmeng Mountains is currently as low as minus 37 degrees Celsius, which is not suitable for human survival. If there are coastal residents who are worried and come in advance, the alliance will not provide other services except for arranging accommodation. Please consider it yourself..."
Chief Alliance Officer Li's words were half statement and half threat, but no matter what, they made the current crisis and dilemma clear.
As for whether others believe it or not, it is not within his consideration.
After the press conference, the Internet saw a peak in discussion. Without exception, everyone was talking about whether or not to move into the shelter in advance.
People who are used to being cautious think that it is best to seize the opportunity before everyone else reacts.
But I was also worried that the living conditions were as bad as General Li said. In the end, if nothing happened at the beach, I would still freeze to death in the Kunming-Mengshan Mountains, which would be a big loss.
So they are hesitant and want to listen to other people's opinions.
There are also some optimists who think that the alliance will not joke about human lives. Since General Li said that there will be no danger for the time being, it means that they are still safe. In this case, why do they have to run to the refuge area? Not to mention that the journey is long and arduous, even if they successfully reach it, they will not be able to survive for long without warmth and food.
So they decided to stay put and just follow orders.
There is also a group of people who don’t care. They believe that people’s fate is fixed and they must die when they are supposed to die. No one can escape it. So they eat and drink as they should and don’t take it seriously at all. Even if disaster is right in front of them, they can remain calm.
There was a heated argument online, the coastal residents were in a panic, and the tense atmosphere spread deep inland. Even Shen Yanming and his group felt a sense of urgency.
The guards took many measures, but they were all carried out in secret. No one except the insiders knew about it.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan were also assigned tasks. One was to back up the data, and the other was to stock up on Chinese medicine pills. The couple had a clear division of labor and were very busy every day.
An'an Nuannuan was very obedient. She played various games in the living room every day and did not bother Bi Qiaoan. Only at noon or in the evening would the family of four get together to spend time together.
The situation was finally settled at the end of December, because the group of people really didn't listen to the advice, and took their belongings with them, went through 81 hardships, and finally reached the Kunming-Mengshan Mountains.
The laborers stationed there did follow the instructions and assigned them rooms. But the empty and unheated rooms made several people cry.
They don’t know what’s the point of coming here from so far away.
Should I learn to fetch water by myself, or learn to shiver under a quilt?
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