Chapter 20 Community Meeting Heavy Rain
"Hey, why is it raining so heavily?"
"Yeah, I've lived for decades and I've never seen that."
"When can you stop? My grandson is waiting for me to go back and cook."
"Don't worry, there are many sudden rains in summer, it will stop soon."
"The rain is coming in, hurry up and sweep it out with the mop."
"Jojo?"
As soon as she entered the house, she heard her mother's familiar voice calling her.
"Mom!" Qiao Qiao saw her mother standing at the cashier and hurriedly squeezed through the crowd.
"Why are you here in such heavy rain?" Qiao Huizhou took out a pack of tissues and wiped the rain off her face.
"I came to pick you up because it was raining so hard. Put on your raincoat quickly and let's go back quickly." Qiao Qiao took out a spare raincoat from her arms.
"Sister Qiao, your daughter is so filial that she even came to pick you up specially." Xiao Zheng, a colleague next to her, saw this and smiled.
"Yeah, she's always like this." Qiao Huizhou looked at his daughter's anxious expression and knew the criticality of the situation without saying anything more. He put on his raincoat while perfunctorily answering.
"I'll go say hello to the leader." Qiao Huizhou said.
"Okay." Qiao Qiao stood at the door waiting.
Looking at the water level that instantly covered half of the car body, and the few people who left in the heavy rain, my heart was filled with endless sadness.
I wonder if those who haven't left yet still have a chance to leave. Should she remind them?
Just when Qiao Qiao was at a dead end, Qiao Huizhou came back. "The boss gave me leave, let's go."
"Mom..." Qiao Qiao called out, a little hesitant.
"Do whatever you want to do." Qiao Huizhou smiled. He knew his daughter's personality well.
He will never hesitate when it comes to killing, but he is also kind to the innocent and weak.
"Yeah." After getting her mother's affirmation, Qiao Qiao turned around and said to the people.
"Everyone, listen to me. The federal government has issued a red alert for heavy rain, requiring everyone to stop work and school immediately and return home or go to safe areas. It seems that the heavy rain will not stop for a while, so if your home is close to the supermarket, you should go back early."
"Little girl, are you telling the truth?" an old lady asked.
There were too many people in the supermarket and there was no signal due to the heavy rain, so many people were unaware of the red alert for heavy rain.
"Yes, I didn't lie to you." Qiao Qiao showed the text message to the people in front of him. Then, without hesitation, he helped Qiao Huizhou leave.
I have done my best and have a clear conscience.
Little did she know how much impact her words would have on the supermarket.
"Do you want to listen to her?"
"Wait a little longer. It's raining so hard that the water on the road is almost knee-high. We can't walk now."
"What if the rain never stops?"
"How is that possible? It's not the end of the world."
“But there is already water in the supermarket.”
"I'd better go. It's close anyway. It only takes five minutes to walk from the back door. I'll get wet in the rain if I can."
"I'm leaving too."
"I also."
Only one or two out of ten people chose to leave. Most of them either lived too far away from home or did not believe that the rain would continue.
These people missed their last chance to stay alive...
On the way back, Qiao Qiao saw that the first floor had been flooded and the residents were sweeping the water out with brooms.
The mother and daughter didn't speak along the way, they supported each other and walked quickly with their heads down.
The water had reached their waists and they were completely soaked.
Qiao Xinghe had been standing at the entrance of the corridor waiting. When he saw the two of them, he hurried forward.
"Hurry up and wipe your bodies." After entering the corridor, Qiao Xinghe helped take off the raincoat and held it in his hands, and put the bath towels on their heads.
The large bath towel covered the bodies of the mother and daughter, bringing a touch of warmth.
At this time, the corridor was full of people.
Some were hit by the rain on the road, but happened to be nearby and just ran home;
Some were worried about their family members, so they came downstairs to check on the situation;
Some people simply came to watch the fun because they had never seen such heavy rain in the north.
"Such heavy rain won't really be the end of the world, right?"
"I've never seen such heavy rain in my decades of life!"
"The phone is also not working, and I can't get in touch with my family."
Qiao Xinghe pulled the mother and daughter through the crowd and headed towards the stairs.
"The rain has seeped into the first floor. It's too dangerous to take the elevator now. Let's take the stairs."
"Okay." The two had no objection.
After taking two breaks, we finally reached the 17th floor and opened the door to enter the house.
"It's so tiring. I shouldn't have bought such a tall house if I had known." Qiao Huizhou changed his wet clothes in the bathroom and complained while sitting on a chair.
"You can't think like that. According to the current rain situation, if it continues for a few more days the sixth floor will be flooded. The 17th floor will still be safe," Qiao Qiao comforted.
"Just wait for a while, go take a shower quickly, be careful of the bacteria in the rain that may make you sick." After Qiao Xinghe adjusted the water temperature in the bathroom, he came out to call for help.
"Okay."
This was different from the Qiao family's quick response.
The entire process from the beginning of the rainstorm to the water being one meter deep took less than twenty minutes.
The speed and power of the incident were beyond anyone's expectations.
All of a sudden, all kinds of tragedies happened around the world.
Inside a subway station in a coastal area.
Hundreds of people were trapped on the subway, and many of them saw water pouring in from inside the carriage before they knew what was happening outside.
The accumulated water had already flowed back into the underground, and there was no way to escape in the subway. People could only watch helplessly as they were flooded.
There was chaos on the ground.
The rainstorm came with such force that many people were unable to react in time.
Some people took shelter from the rain in their cars, and by the time they realized what had happened, they were already trapped inside.
Some people were preparing to wade through the water to walk home, but were blown to the ground by the wind and rain; others rushed into shopping malls to avoid the disaster.
The three members of the Qiao family took turns taking a hot shower and were sitting on the soft sofa, drinking ginger tea to ward off the cold, preparing to have a hot pot at noon.
Qiao Qiao returned to the bedroom, looked at the heavy rain outside the window, and took out the city map printed out from the navigation.
Looking at the whole country, Chuncheng's terrain altitude ranks in the middle, second only to some plateau and mountainous areas.
The new district where her home is located is the highest place in the city, and the high security of the 17th floor can be absolutely guaranteed.
There are no main rivers in the province, only some tributaries; there are no large dams, only some small reservoirs.
Therefore, even if the dam breaks, the damage will be relatively limited.
In the south, in order to prevent the dam from bursting, they had to release floodwaters continuously, resulting in many places downstream being submerged by floods before they had time to evacuate.
The map printed by the navigation system was very detailed, and Qiao Qiao marked some important landmark supermarkets with a red pen.
I heard from my father before that there is a large shopping mall that was recently built on the east side of the new district. It directly refused the federal requisition and has made a lot of money recently thanks to its expensive prices.
But it has been raining today. I just checked online and it said that the people have been evacuated and the mall is closed.
She drew another circle on the original mark.
It just so happens that there is a car show being held next to the shopping mall recently.
The underground parking lot had been flooded a long time ago, and the family car had been scrapped, so we needed to find a new one.
The problem is that even if you find it, there is no safe place to put it. The system backpack has limited space and items that are too large cannot be put in.
"Forget it, let's talk about it later."
Qiao Qiao knew that by tomorrow the water would reach the second floor, and the road would be blocked and impassable.
Rather than letting these supplies rot in the water, it is better to save them for yourself.
It would be a waste if you don't fleece the capitalists.
She is ready! Buy for free!
True to his word, Qiao Qiao immediately began to make preparations.
First, prepare everything that may be used, including R-class diving suits and speedboats, as well as diesel, raincoats, etc.
Then empty out part of the full system backpack.
The bedrooms and living room on the first floor and the bedrooms and storage rooms on the second floor are all filled with supplies.
This leaves 15 spaces empty.
"What are you doing?" Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Huizhou were puzzled when they saw their daughter busying around.
"It's okay, I just want to clean up." Qiao Qiao made up an excuse.
If her parents knew what was going to happen that night, they would definitely not let her go alone.
I didn't want to worry them, so I decided to keep it a secret from them.
Fortunately, Qiao Qiao has a mild obsessive-compulsive disorder and has been sorting out supplies recently, so they didn't become suspicious.
Shortly after lunch, there was a knock on the door.
The three of them looked at each other and walked to the door.
Through surveillance, we saw that the people who came were the building manager Yang Mi and the residents on the second floor.
The living room is full of storage boxes that cannot be seen by outsiders.
"Yang Mi, what's going on?"
Qiao Xinghe video-chatted with them through the smart door lock.
"Brother Qiao, this is what happened. Half of the first floor of the community has been flooded. After I called the police, they said they were in the process of rescuing people and could not spare any manpower for the time being, so they asked the community to find a solution first.
I thought that each household should send one owner to come together to discuss a solution. Our unit is located in an empty house on the 11th floor. "The building manager explained at the door.
"Are we going now?" Qiao Xinghe looked at the wet clothes of the residents on the second floor and roughly understood the situation.
"Yes, let's go now. Everyone in the entire building has been notified, and only you and the person next door are left," said the building manager.
"Okay, you guys go down first, I'll change my clothes and come over." Qiao Xinghe made an excuse to get them away.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." After saying this, the building manager left with the residents on the first floor.
Qiao Huizhou sneered, "Trouble is coming, and this is just the beginning."
"Why do you say that?" Qiao Qiao was a little confused.
"Today the first floor is flooded, tomorrow the second floor, and the day after tomorrow the third floor. What should we do if this continues for a long time? The occupancy rate of our community is not high. Do we have to accept some disaster victims from other areas? What will we do with food and drink? Can the federal government provide relief? These are all problems." Qiao Xinghe supplemented for her, and he already felt a headache after he finished speaking.
“…” Qiao Qiao frowned. She actually forgot such an important thing.
Where there are people, there are right and wrong.
Now every household has sufficient supplies, and everyone is getting along well with their neighbors.
After a while, when there is a shortage of food, water and electricity, people will stop going there.
"Dad, let me go with you." Qiao Qiao said.
Qiao Xinghe thought for a moment and felt that his daughter was no longer a child and should see what a sinister human heart was.
"OK."
As soon as the two of them went out, they met the Tang brothers and sisters who lived next door.
"Uncle Qiao, Qiao Qiao." The brother and sister greeted each other.
"Hello." Qiao Qiao didn't know how to address them, so she could only greet them awkwardly.
"Hello, are you guys going to the eleventh floor too? Let's go together." Qiao Xinghe was very outgoing.
"Okay." Tang Mingli smiled with his eyebrows curved, which attracted Qiao Qiao to look at him a few more times.
Qiao Xinghe and Tang Zhijie walked in front, chatting along the way.
Tang Zhijie looked aloof and unapproachable, but surprisingly, he responded politely to every word.
Qiao Qiao and Tang Mingli walked behind, feeling relatively awkward.
Qiao Qiao was somewhat obsessed with voice and hands. She felt itchy inside when she heard Tang Zhijie's voice. She subconsciously gritted her teeth at his slender white fingers and suppressed the urge to take a few bites.
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