Chapter 19: Heavy Rain
"Qiao Qiao! Long time no see!" In front of the coffee shop, Li Chuxue hugged Qiao Qiao.
"Long time no see. Relax a little. I can't breathe!" Qiao Qiao smiled and patted her back a few times, suggesting that she let go.
"Sit down first. I'll have an Americano and a brownie. What would you like to drink?" Li Chuxue often comes to this restaurant. She handed the menu directly to Qiao Qiao and placed the order skillfully.
"Cappuccino and tiramisu, thank you." Qiao Qiao flipped through a few pages, closed the paper and handed it to the waiter.
"Why did you suddenly ask me out?" Qiao Qiao looked at Li Chuxue with her chin supported by her hands.
"I originally wanted to treat you to a meal when you came back, but you were busy stocking up, and then the gray fog appeared. Today is finally a sunny day, so to thank you for your previous message, I thought of treating you to a meal." Li Chuxue said with a smile.
"Forget about eating. The situation is unstable right now. We should go home early and be careful of any accidents." Qiao Qiao suggested.
Li Chuxue instantly heard the hidden meaning in her words and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "What do you mean? Are there other disasters?"
"Who can know this? I'm not a fortune teller." Qiao Qiao shrugged and didn't tell the other party directly.
"That doomsday card drawing system..." Li Chuxue was about to say something, but when she saw the waiter coming over with coffee, she quickly shut up.
"Forget it. You won't know the answer even if I ask you. Anyway, I've made all the preparations. The rest is up to fate."
Before parting, Li Chuxue took out a walkie-talkie from her backpack stealthily. "This is something my dad got from somewhere. I heard it's from the federal headquarters. I'm giving it to you so we can keep in touch!"
Qiao Qiao took it quickly without hesitation, "Thank you."
In the evening, Qiao Huizhou returned home.
"Mom, you're back. What's going on today?" Qiao Qiao quickly took the supplies.
"It's nothing. After the gray fog dissipated, people came out and there were people everywhere." Qiao Huizhou washed his hands and prepared to eat.
"Do we need to go to the supermarket again tomorrow?" Qiao Qiao asked.
"Tell us to wait for notification." Qiao Huizhou sighed. He felt sore all over after a busy day.
"Use the massage chair for a while, and I'll massage you before you go to bed." Qiao Xinghe brought the food to the coffee table and looked at his wife with distressed eyes.
Watch the news while eating.
"According to experts, the fog has dissipated and it is expected to be sunny for the next few days. All units and schools will resume work and classes soon."
"Did the weather station make a mistake? The weather is so stuffy today, it's definitely a sign that it's going to rain soon." Qiao Huizhou turned on the air conditioner and lowered the temperature.
"Weather satellites can't be wrong. Even though the next natural disaster is heavy rain, it's possible that there will be some buffer time in between." Although Qiao Xinghe also noticed something was wrong, he hoped it was an illusion.
"I hope so..."
Before going to bed, Qiao Qiao took out the nail gun he bought in the afternoon and played with it.
Looting is prohibited in China, and this is one of the few lethal weapons that can be purchased.
You can never have too many weapons, and even a nail gun can kill if used properly.
She specially bought a dozen nail guns and dozens of boxes of nails, enough for daily training and self-defense.
The thirty-second day of the apocalypse, August 1st, early morning.
“Boom!”
A loud bang was heard in the sky all over the world at the same time, and then a light rain began to fall.
Six o'clock in the morning.
For some reason, Xiao Qiao was a little restless. He ran back and forth on the bed and even stepped on Qiao Qiao several times.
"What's wrong, baby?" Qiao Qiao was too sleepy to open her eyes. She reached out and held the cat in her arms, preventing it from moving.
"Meow!" Xiao Qiao was a little annoyed and kept struggling.
Only then did she realize something was wrong and quickly got up and opened the curtains.
I saw it was raining outside. Although it was not heavy, it rained for half a night and a shallow layer of water formed on the ground.
The key point is that the days are long and the nights are short in August. It should have been dawn at six o'clock, but the sky was covered with dark clouds.
Although the sun can shine through the clouds, it still creates a grey and gloomy scene.
Qiao Qiao turned on her phone and saw a lot of noise on the Internet.
"Did anyone hear the loud noise last night? I was playing games and saw with my own eyes that it started to rain after the loud noise."
"I heard it. It was so loud that only a deaf person couldn't hear it. I thought it was the end of the world."
“Is there a difference between now and the end of the world?”
"Don't be alarmist. It often rains like this in the summer. Just wait until the dark clouds pass."
"Whose dark clouds can cover the whole world? Can it be the same abroad now?"
"It was only yesterday when the fog finally cleared and we had a sunny day, that something happened again."
Qiao Qiao touched her nose awkwardly. She didn't hear anything last night. It must be because the soundproofing at home was too good that she didn't sleep so soundly.
Well, that must be it!
But this also reflects the coming of heavy rain.
“When the situation gets more serious, I can go out and see if there’s a chance to buy it for free.” She remembered that she won a speedboat and a diving suit.
As for Xiao Qiao's abnormal behavior, animals themselves will exhibit abnormal behavior before a disaster occurs.
For example, swallows fly low and ants move before a rainstorm, animals gather and livestock flee before an earthquake, etc.
It probably acted like this because it sensed something was wrong, so it didn't take it to heart.
After washing up, Qiao Qiao saw that her parents had already gotten up.
"Are you awake?" the parents greeted.
"Ah, I was woken up by Xiao Qiao. Did you hear any noise last night?" She suddenly remembered the message on the Internet. "Only the deaf can't hear it."
"I heard it. It woke me up in the middle of the night," said Qiao Huizhou.
"Ah? Isn't our house soundproofed?" Qiao Qiao couldn't believe it and was still struggling.
"What are you thinking about? No matter how good the sound insulation is, you can't hear nothing." Qiao Xinghe teased. "Oh~ You didn't hear anything."
“…”
"You still have the nerve to say that about her." Qiao Huizhou patted Qiao Xinghe on the back, "Don't listen to your dad. He also slept like a dead pig last night and didn't hear anything."
"Haha..." Qiao Qiao didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
After dinner, Qiao Huizhou received a notice from his unit.
"Continue working today."
Qiao Qiao handed over two R-rated cards, a speedboat and a diving suit.
"You never know when a rainstorm will come, Mom, take these two just in case."
Qiao Huizhou didn't say anything. In order to reassure the father and daughter, he accepted it directly. However, he felt that the rainstorm would not come so soon.
Unexpectedly, she was slapped in the face shortly after she arrived at the supermarket.
A few flashes of purple lightning suddenly appeared in the dark sky, followed by a series of deafening thunder.
Then, there were gusts of wind, and the trees downstairs were rustling.
Many branches were broken, and even some small trees were snapped in half.
Then, it seemed as if there was a big hole in the sky, and heavy rain began to fall.
Raindrops the size of quail eggs hit my body, leaving a red mark.
The sound of sound hitting the window was "pa pa", as if someone was knocking on it.
Somewhere in a fancy coffee shop on the first floor.
"It's raining heavily." A girl with long hair looked at the heavy rain outside the window with some worry.
"We have nothing to be afraid of since we are inside the house. Besides, there are sudden rains every summer. Don't worry, it will stop soon." A fair-skinned girl opposite comforted.
At this time, many people had not yet realized that the end of the world was coming and thought it was just an ordinary rainstorm.
Ten minutes later, the heavy rain still showed no signs of abating.
When the water on the road was half a meter deep, everyone received a text message of a red warning for heavy rain.
[The Meteorological Observatory issues a red warning signal for heavy rain: Currently, there are heavy rainfalls of 100 to 250 mm or more across the country, accompanied by thunderstorms, strong winds, urban waterlogging, mountain torrents, geological disasters, landslides, and high meteorological risks of floods in various rivers.
Citizens are reminded to stay at home. All outdoor activities and operations, meetings, work and classes are suspended across the country, except for special industries. People in dangerous areas are requested to move to safe places immediately. 】
"Dad! A rainstorm is coming, please let my mom come back quickly!" Qiao Qiao realized something was wrong when the rainstorm first came, and quickly called her mother to come back.
"The call can't be connected!" Qiao Xinghe was also a little anxious.
"Don't worry, the signal is probably bad due to the rain. You stay home, I'll pick her up."
Qiao Qiao quickly put on his combat boots, and in order to prevent sharp objects in the water, he also wore long sleeves and long pants, a raincoat on the outside, and took two more raincoats. In such a stormy weather, umbrellas are useless and are a burden.
"You stay at home, I'll go pick up your mother." Qiao Xinghe was worried about letting her go, so he stopped her and prepared to go himself.
"Dad, you are already fifty years old, how can I let you go? Just stay at home and check the house." Qiao Qiao rushed out with the key, not giving him time to react.
"Be careful!" Qiao Xinghe warned worriedly. Standing on the balcony of the living room, he used a telescope to look far away. Unfortunately, the heavy rain outside the window blurred his vision and he could not see anything.
It only took Qiao Qiao five minutes from seeing the rainstorm to going downstairs.
As soon as I walked out of the corridor, a strong wind blew towards me, and the hood of my raincoat was blown off.
"The water has already reached my ankles so quickly?!" Qiao Qiao covered her eyes with her hat and walked outside in the drizzling rain.
At the gate of the community, Qiao Qiao met Tang Zhijie who was walking back in the wind and rain.
"Are you going out?" Tang Zhijie recognized that this was the daughter of the Qiao family next door.
"Ah? Yeah." Qiao Qiao didn't expect him to greet her and was stunned for a moment.
"It's raining heavily, be careful and come back early." After Tang Zhijie politely gave the instructions, he left carrying a huge mountaineering bag and carrying many bags.
"Thank you." After thanking him, Qiao Qiao walked towards the supermarket with water wading up to her calves.
There were many people on the road, rushing along in the heavy rain and cursing.
"Why do we have to go back in the heavy rain? Wouldn't it be better to wait until the rain stops before going home?" the boy complained.
"This heavy rain always gives me a bad feeling. Let's go home quickly." The girl pulled the boy and walked quickly with their heads down.
"You are always troublesome." The boy was unhappy, but he also held his girlfriend's wrist tightly.
Qiao Qiao entered the supermarket and found that it was full of people taking shelter from the rain.
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