Chapter 783 Volcanic Eruption. Irresistible
When the results came out, the people counting the votes in the background were dumbfounded and hurriedly called Deputy Base Commander Yao Qianyao and Division Commander Zhuo Haozhuo. Among those who did not participate in the election, the two of them were now the highest-ranking and able to preside over the work.
"This...what's going on? Is there something wrong with the statistics?" Yao Qian looked at the results and asked Commander Zhuo in a trembling voice.
Teacher Zhuo's frown was so tight that it could kill a fly. "Pour out all the voting cards. I want to review them."
Normally this was against procedure, but the current result made them think too much, and the statisticians immediately poured out the cards.
This was a secret ballot, in order to prevent my name from being recognized from my notes. Three candidates' names were printed on each card, and I would tick the name of the one I voted for.
Yao Qian and Commander Zhuo carefully counted the votes twice more, and except for one person who abstained, the result was still the same as we had just seen - the person with the most votes was Deputy Base Commander Qi Luqi.
Oh no, it should be Captain Qi.
Dangdangdang——
Secretary Xu knocked on the door and said, "Leader, the people outside are a little anxious and asked when the results will be announced?"
Zhuo Hao and Yao Qian looked at each other. They had already wasted nearly half an hour here, which was indeed likely to arouse suspicion.
"Should we announce it?" Yao Qian swallowed, undecided.
Master Zhuo stared at him intently, "You are one of the people who voted, right?"
Yao Qian was startled by this look and stammered, "Yes... yes. But I definitely didn't do anything wrong. I chose to abstain. Look, this is what I wrote."
Yao Qian picked up the abstention card to prove his innocence.
"Why did you abstain?" Commander Zhuo narrowed his eyes again. Qi Lu was leading by one vote. If he had not abstained, the result would not be like this.
"I...I...I can't really explain it, I just feel that..." He just felt that no matter which of these three people became the base commander, Sheng Tang would have a hard time.
One is too strict, one is too loose, and one is a fence-sitter.
Before he could finish his explanation, there was another knock on the door. "Master Zhuo, I'm Mou Ci. Can I come in?"
It is not suitable to have too many people here, otherwise it will increase the possibility of tampering with the results. Normally, Yao Qian and Zhuo Hao should not appear here.
"Don't open the door yet." Master Zhuo didn't distrust Mou Ci, he just wanted to avoid suspicion. He looked at Yao Qian, suppressed his doubts, and stopped asking questions. Instead, he asked, "Do you have any way to delay the announcement of the results?"
"Ah?" Yao Qian scratched his head. Unless a natural disaster occurred, how could it not be announced?
"Commander Zhuo, I have something very important to report, about the Lishan volcano." Mou Ci said anxiously.
Commander Zhuo and Yao Qian looked at each other, and Yao Qian covered his mouth, wondering if his bad luck had come true.
Commander Zhuo took photos of all the cards, then put them back into a box and gave it to Yao Qian for safekeeping. He also asked two statisticians and two notaries to follow Yao Qian.
"I will find a safe place for the five of you. Your mission is to protect this ballot box. You are not allowed to contact anyone. Do you understand?"
"Okay." Everyone responded in unison.
They didn't expect this result. The old director and the reserve fought for nearly a month, and in the end, Qi Lu was elected. This was too incredible.
Zhuo Hao calmed himself down and strode out. He asked Mou Ci to wait for a while and arranged for Xu Nuo to notify the people waiting in front to go home, using the Lishan volcano as an excuse.
He asked his personal guards to escort Yao Qian and the other two to Sheng Tang Hospital to see Commander Tang, raising the protection level of the five people to the same level as Tang Zhen.
Mou Ci felt that something was wrong, but he didn't ask any more questions. The situation in Mount Li was not optimistic.
"Let's go to the headquarters."
Zhuo Hao and Mou Ci left the government building. At the same time, the official website issued a volcanic disaster warning to the people of Sheng Tang and postponed the announcement of the election results.
These two pieces of news are explosive enough, but the former concerns life, while the latter concerns future living conditions. At present, the former is more important.
The Tang Dynasty activated the first-level disaster emergency plan. Government buildings and grassroots cadres at all levels were busy, and all buildings had underground air-raid shelters for shelter at critical moments. But the time, the order, the health of the people, and the condition of the supplies they brought had to be taken into consideration.
After Chu An learned the news, he went to the Western Medicine Clinic to pick up Lao Chu. Since neither clinic had an underground air-raid shelter, they were arranged to move into a nearby building.
The apartment where Chu An lives does have one, and can accommodate outsiders, but it has to be registered with the neighborhood committee.
She still hoped that everyone could stay together so that no matter what happened, they would be able to take care of each other. But Feng Zhuoyi had too many subordinates, so it was difficult to handle.
She decided to give it a try and found the neighborhood committee where the apartment was located. As soon as she arrived at the street, she saw a large number of people, all of whom wanted to come here to register with their families and close friends.
"What should I do?" Lao Chu was a little anxious. He didn't want to leave Feng Zhuoyi alone.
"It's okay, Lao Chu, the government will accommodate us."
"In the end, we'll just divide the property up for you guys, where will you put them?" Lao Chu didn't want this to be the result, but the Western Medicine Clinic currently belonged to Lao Chu. Feng Zhuoyi and his men were not considered illegal residents, and it was impossible for them to receive the treatment of ordinary residents.
During the time Feng Zhuoyi was imprisoned, the residency qualifications of many of his subordinates had been revoked. They stayed because they were hiding from place to place. Of course, the Public Security Bureau was also busy with the Blue and Gold Society recently and did not bother with them.
"The volcano may not necessarily affect the entire prosperous Tang Dynasty."
Chu An had never been here in her previous life, so she had never experienced a volcanic eruption, and she didn't know how big the impact range was. There were people talking about it in the base, but she was not in the mood to listen at the time, but the base was still there after all.
"If you believe me, take your men back to the old site of the Situ family."
The Situ family was once a top family during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. They lived in a wealthy area at the foot of the mountain and had their own villa and courtyard, which has now been sealed off.
"It's feasible." Lao Chu patted his thigh and said, "Most villas have basements."
Chu An glanced at Feng Zhuoyi. Although he appeared to be very calm, his tightly clenched hands showed his nervousness.
"You can go, but... I don't want to cause you any more trouble."
During this period of time, he also realized that Chu An was very close to the government, and he was able to get out because of this.
Just then, Ye Hang called and Chu An answered the call.
"Xiao An, I know this may sound a bit unreasonable, but I can't leave the Public Security Bureau right now. Can you help me take care of my family?
Don't worry, I have already arranged everything for you. You all can go to the air raid shelter under Shenghua Building. You can bring as many people as you want, but you need to give me the list and I will keep it for you."
This is like someone giving you a pillow when you feel sleepy!
In order to appease the security guards on the front line, the higher-ups have opened a green channel for them to file applications.
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