Chapter 237 Earthquake
Some staff members of government agencies in Wisconsin are also confused.
In the past two days, I have received a lot of phone calls saying that there will be an earthquake on the 12th.
At first, the staff who answered the phone thought it was a prank.
But as the number of calls increased, the staff began to report the news upward.
The leaders gradually became somewhat uncertain from their initial complete disbelief.
When it comes to earthquakes, we should be prepared for the worst.
After receiving the money, the school leaders confirmed that the other party was not a scammer, so they decided to gather on the playground at 2:00 p.m. on the 12th to listen to the speech on the other end of the phone.
As the time got closer to the 12th, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren gradually became anxious.
Wang Shan sensitively discovered that something was wrong with her parents these past two days, but she couldn't tell what exactly was wrong.
Later, when they saw a few transparent blisters on the corners of Lin Qiu's mouth, they guessed that his parents might have got a sore throat due to the weather, so they went to the drugstore and bought a cup of herbal tea that was so bitter that it made him doubt his life and gave it to Lin Qiu.
Looking at the girl's caring eyes, Lin Qiu could only pinch his nose and drink it in one breath.
Then he quickly picked up the boiled water on the table and poured it into his mouth to dilute the herbal taste of the herbal tea.
On May 12, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren started pacing back and forth in the house like ants on a hot pan since early in the morning.
"What happened to the two of you today?" Lin Ting felt very strange. "Did something big happen at home?"
Zhou Qing also held her daughter's hand and said, "Don't hide anything from us."
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm just taking a walk to digest the food." Lin Qiu found an excuse to try to fool people.
"I haven't even finished my bowl of porridge this morning, how can I need to digest it?" Lin Ting pointed it out directly, "Just tell me if you have anything to say. We can discuss it together and we will always find a solution."
"It's really nothing!" Lin Qiu reiterated quickly when he saw that his father's eyes were always on him.
Wang Xiuren also chimed in: "Dad, if there is something wrong, I will definitely tell you."
Lin Ting didn't ask any more questions, but his eyes were still a little doubtful.
Lin Qiu and the other person felt very uncomfortable being stared at by him, but they couldn't show it and were in great torment inside.
Fortunately, the old couple came downstairs at 8:30 and went to the senior activity center with other elderly people in the community.
After the old couple left, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren sighed at the same time and slumped their shoulders.
Alas, it’s really not easy!
Being stared at like that by the old man, the two men were afraid of revealing their true colors, so they could only bite the bullet and pretend nothing had happened.
The two of them collapsed on the sofa, staring at the clock in a daze.
The second hand moves one by one, ticking...
Lin Qiu never felt that time would pass so slowly.
“Have you recorded your speech?”
Wang Xiuren nodded, "It's recorded."
“Is it long enough?”
"About ten minutes."
Lin Qiu forced a stiff smile, "Brother Adada is quite talkative."
"The manuscript written by the secretary is six or seven pages long."
"It turns out that you still need to be cultured."
Wang Xiuren also had a deep understanding of this. “The secretary wrote it in less than an hour. If it were me, I probably wouldn’t be able to finish it in a week.”
"Ah..." Lin Qiu looked up at the clock, "How come only five minutes have passed?"
"I also feel like time is passing slowly today. How about going downstairs for a walk?"
"Okay, let's go!"
The two of them went out one after the other, walked around downstairs slowly twice, and when they came back they saw that it was not yet half past nine.
Unable to sit still any longer, the two decided to clean up.
It took more than an hour of sweeping, mopping and wiping to make the entire room sparkling clean.
When the old couple came back, they looked at the brand new house and asked each other in bewilderment: "What day is today?"
Lin Qiu quickly explained: "We were at home with nothing to do, so we just cleaned it up to save you from climbing up and stepping on others."
Zhou Qing looked at his daughter with emotion, which made Lin Qiu feel a little embarrassed.
She secretly made a note in her heart: I have to pay more attention to the things at home in the future, after all, my parents are nearly 70 years old.
After lunch, the old couple sat for a while and then took a nap.
Lin Qiu was restless and became more and more flustered.
"Don't worry, maybe nothing will happen." Wang Xiuren held her hand tightly to comfort her.
He was actually very anxious, and had a vague premonition that Lin Qiu's nightmare would most likely come true.
But seeing his wife's face gradually turning pale and her whole body looking uneasy, he could only force himself to calm down.
"Yes, yes, you are right. Maybe nothing will happen." Lin Qiu's hand trembled as he shook it back.
"I will go burn some incense to the gods of heaven and earth, and ask them to bless us all with peace and safety."
After saying that, he hurriedly washed his hands and burned incense, then put his hands together and prayed continuously in his heart.
Pray that earthquakes don't happen again.
Pray for Wisconsin to be safe.
Time passed by minute by minute. Wang Xiuren saw that it was already 1:30 in the afternoon, so he quickly reminded Lin Qiu to call the school in Wisconsin.
By the time the phone notifications from more than 90 schools were received, it was already 2:17 in the afternoon.
Lin Qiu became more and more nervous.
She couldn't remember the exact time, only that it was after two o'clock.
Now every second was torture for her, and she bit her lower lip involuntarily.
Wang Xiuren saw that her lips were white from biting them, so he quickly went over to hug her shoulders and comforted her softly, "Relax, no matter what happens in Wisconsin next, you have done what you should do."
"But, but... so many lives..."
Lin Qiu burst into tears.
"But you and I are just ordinary people. There's only so much we can do. We've tried our best." Wang Xiuren patted her shoulder gently.
Yes, even if we know that disaster will come, what can we do?
I am not Superman and I don’t have the ability to save everyone.
But even though she knew this, she still felt uncomfortable.
After all, they are all living lives!
"Come, let's call them again and play the recording." Wang Xiuren took her and walked to the study with the tape recorder.
Two mobile phones dial two mobile phone numbers respectively.
The phone was quickly connected and the sound of the national anthem was heard.
After a brief conversation, Wang Xiuren turned on the recorder.
Adago's rhythmic Cantonese-Mandarin was transmitted through the mobile phone, carrying with it the sound of electricity, which caused the students on the other end to burst into noisy laughter.
Lin Qiu felt a little relieved, at least he knew that the school really brought the children to the playground.
Suddenly, there were terrified screams and crackling sounds of electricity from the other end of the phone.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Speak! Speak quickly!" Lin Qiu knew what was going on but still asked without giving up.
It took a long time before a few intermittent words came from the phone.
"Land...house...what should I do..."
Then the phone was hung up.
Wang Xiuren immediately dialed other numbers, but found that they were not going through at all.
He turned around and found that Lin Qiu was squatting on the ground with his head in his hands.
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