Chapter 20
The wind came and went quickly, lasting only half an hour in total.
The destructive power should not be underestimated, and it leaves a mess wherever it passes.
After the wind died down, everyone couldn't hide their curiosity and went out for a walk.
Then I realized that the outside was almost unbearable to look at.
The flowers and plants in the green belts and flower beds were blown all over the place, and the row of tree roses that were in full bloom had their heads shaved and fell all over the ground.
Several fruit trees in the row planted next to the villa were also broken.
The trees had been planted for several years, and each one was thicker than Chen Cong's arm. However, they were so fragile that they could not withstand a single blow under the raging wind.
A large billboard standing next to the small square was also blown down.
The iron sheet was twisted into a weird angle, half of it fell into the fountain and half of it was still on the ground.
The billboard is extremely large and can be said to be the face of the community.
When you come here, you can see it from a long distance. It can be regarded as a landmark of the community.
And now it has become garbage in such a miserable state.
Looking at the billboard, everyone's expressions became solemn.
I also truly realized the power of this wind.
Their community is a new one and the buildings are all new, so the damage doesn't seem to be too serious.
But what about other places?
I dare not even think about it.
"Why haven't my dad and the others come back yet?" Shen Xi was anxious, and raised his head to look towards the gate.
"It will be a little later. I just called Gu Kai and he said that a few trees had fallen on the road and a few banners had fallen and hit the cars on the road.
The road is blocked for several kilometers now. It is said that the sanitation workers are moving trees and have to make way for ambulances. I don’t know when the road will be cleared.” Chen Cong replied.
Those two people were pretty lucky.
On the way back from buying gasoline, the father-in-law and son-in-law suddenly felt craving for a cigarette.
There were no cigarettes in the car, but he couldn't bear it anymore and insisted on turning off the highway to find a grocery store on the next street.
He said to let Gu Kai go first, but he had come out with his father-in-law, so how could he really leave the old man alone just because of such a thing?
Gu Kai used thirst as an excuse and accompanied him to look for a supermarket.
There is little traffic along this kind of urban-rural road, so it is not easy to find a supermarket.
The two people were finally found. Old Man Shen finished his smoking craving and Gu Kai drank some water. When they were about to leave, the phone rang from home.
There was air conditioning in the supermarket, and no one was patient enough to stand in the sun and talk in the middle of the morning, so the two of them stopped again and answered the phone in the supermarket.
When I finished the call and was about to leave, the wind came.
So, this is really a good fortune.
If they weren’t going to the supermarket, they would definitely be on the road when the wind came;
If they hadn't been delayed for a few minutes answering the phone, they would have gotten back in the car and been on the road again.
Just look at how badly the cars on the highway were hit by the suddenly broken roadblocks and falling billboards, and you will know how lucky they are.
You know, both of their cars still have gasoline!
If something really happens, the consequences can be imagined.
Although Gu Kai's car was parked in front of the supermarket, a small dent was made on the door by the stones that were blown over, but compared with other cars, it was no big deal!
It was almost three o'clock when they both got home and they hadn't even had lunch.
While wolfing down their meal, the two of them recounted the experience to their family members, and they felt so scared when they told it.
"This is the last time. Don't go out from now on. I should have listened to the gurgling sound at the beginning. This is too scary!" Cheng Ru covered her chest with her hands. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became.
"No, no. Don't worry, I won't go even if you beg me to do so. My God, that wind... is so scary, just like in the movies." Shen Jianyi also sighed.
Old man Shen was talking animatedly, but Gu Kai just kept his lips pursed and said nothing.
He finished his meal in a few bites, then went to Chen Cong to help her pack up.
Perhaps it was because his wife was too calm, or perhaps he was worried that his stubbornness in the morning had angered his wife, so he would steal glances at her from time to time while he worked, trying to gauge her expression.
Shen Cong had a blank expression on his face, as if he felt nothing, but Shen Xi next to him couldn't stand it anymore.
She sighed and complained to her mother: "Mom, my sister bullied Xiaokai again. Look how scared she made Xiaokai. He doesn't even dare to say a word."
Then he teased his brother-in-law, "Xiao Kai, how old are you? Why are you still so useless? You have been following her lead since you were a child. After so many years, why are you still following her lead? She is not a tigress. Can she eat you?"
Everyone laughed at this sentence, and Gu Kai's face suddenly turned red.
Shen Cong was actually thinking about something and was a little absent-minded. She didn't notice her husband's cautiousness at all.
Only after her sister reminded her did she react.
Seeing that Gu Kai was so embarrassed that he almost wanted to find a hole to crawl into, Chen Cong also laughed.
She reached out and hugged her husband, then stood on tiptoe and smacked him on the face in public.
Then she turned around and glared at her sister and retorted, "How did I bully him? We have a good relationship and he is willing to give in to me. You are the one who is wrong. How old are you and you still complain to mom? Do you look like a sister?"
After that, she ignored the laughter of the crowd and leaned close to her husband's ear to comfort him softly: "Don't think about it, I'm not angry."
This performance made Gu Kai's face even redder.
Maybe this is what it means to find joy in suffering.
Anyway, it has come to this. There is no point in thinking about it. I might as well deal with it as it comes and take things as they come.
Everyone was calm at this moment.
After the strong wind, the community’s loudspeakers did not sound again.
The text message notification also changed from "leave the house, stay away from buildings, and take shelter in an open area as much as possible" to "close doors and windows tightly, be careful of dust, and do not stay under buildings."
Obviously, this sudden gust of wind has left the government a little confused and they are not sure which is more dangerous, the wind disaster or the earthquake.
An hour later, around four in the afternoon, it started raining outside.
The rain came suddenly, and the big raindrops hit the window glass with crackling sounds.
Because of the previous strong wind, people went back to their houses early and there were no people outside.
But because of this, the sound of raindrops falling seems even louder, and each drop seems to be dripping into one's heart.
The rain is getting heavier,
It started as raindrops, but soon they became lines, and in the blink of an eye they became a rain curtain that blocked out the sun. It was gray everywhere, and it was almost impossible to see the person across the room.
Tongtong and Shanshan have woken up.
The little girl's fever had indeed subsided, but she was still weak. She hugged her mother's neck and leaned on her shoulders, looking listless.
Looking at such heavy rain, Tongtong was a little excited at first.
But as the rain got heavier, the thunder rumbled, and the lightning flashed, the little guy began to get scared.
At this time, he was also lying beside his mother's legs, clinging closely to her and not daring to move.
The room was very quiet. Everyone was staring at the rain in a daze, and even they themselves didn't know what they were thinking.
It seems as if he is ready, waiting for fate to decide at any time.
It was not until there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the house and someone shouting loudly that the people in the house finally came to their senses.
If you listen carefully, you can hear that there are people from the property management outside, and they are organizing the security guards to move sandbags.
From what they said, they were going to raise the defense line at the entrance of the underground garage.
"Go out and help. There are only a few security guards in our community, and we definitely don't have enough manpower." Shen Jianyi sighed and was about to walk towards the door.
"Dad, I'll go with you." Gu Kai said quickly.
"I'll go too." Gu Zhengchu also stood up.
"Don't worry, I'll go out and ask first." Chen Cong said and rushed out first.
It really is "running", like a monkey, very fast.
Without waiting for the men in the house to object, she rushed from the living room to the yard.
In less than a minute, she even took out a raincoat and covered herself tightly.
Everyone in the room stared with their eyes wide open.
"She was born in the year of the monkey?" Chen Xi was shocked.
"Congcong's physique has really become stronger." Gu Zhengchu ignored Chen Xi's question and sighed as he looked at his daughter-in-law's back.
"Yeah." Gu Kai agreed in a low voice.
No one knew better than him that not only had his wife's physique become stronger, but her skin was also getting better and better, and her flexibility had increased to an unknown degree.
To the point that he is a little nervous now, and is thinking about how to improve his abilities every day.
So that the gap between me and my wife doesn’t widen further.
My husband had no idea that so many things were going on in his mind.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw several security guards carrying sandbags towards the basement on a cart.
The cart was too small to hold just a few bags, so the rest had to be carried by hand or on shoulders.
The rain came too suddenly and was too heavy, and the property management probably had no time to prepare for it beforehand.
Now we can only work in the rain.
Chen Cong took a look but didn't go up to talk.
Instead, he went back to the yard, took out the newly bought tricycle from the space, and then drove out of the house and chased after the group of people.
"I'll give this to you. This way you can make fewer trips." She pushed the cart to the security captain.
The security captain was a young man in his early twenties.
He has an ordinary appearance and dark skin, but he has a pair of bright eyes with clear black and white.
Even in the heavy rain, one look at him makes people feel that the boy is really energetic!
He was very happy to see the tricycle.
He quickly took it, wiped the rain off his face, and said with a smile: "Thank you, sister. You still have this thing at home? I thought you city people don't use tricycles. I would have borrowed it from you earlier."
He then smiled innocently: "You've really helped us a lot! It saves us from having to make several trips! Don't worry, sister, we will clean it up and send it back to you after we're done."
The things sent over were useful, so Chen Cong was naturally happy.
She smiled at the young man and said, "Don't worry, you can use it first and return it when you don't need it. By the way, do you have enough manpower? Can my husband and I help you move it?"
“No, no.” The security captain waved his hands repeatedly: “We have enough people. You and my brother can rest at home. It’s raining so hard. Don’t go out.”
He seemed to be afraid that Chen Cong would not believe him, so he explained, "There is no problem with the drainage facilities in our basement. Even if the water overflows, it will not flood. We are just in case.
Don't worry, sister. We'll just block the front door and it will be over in a moment."
When the young man spoke, Shen Cong's heart skipped a beat, and he always felt that what he said was a bit uncomfortable.
But she didn't care.
Since there was no need for help, she went back.
Chen Cong didn't take this matter to heart at all.
For her, it was just a matter of lending out a tricycle. Once the property owner had used it, she could return it and everything would be fine.
But she never imagined that the "it will be over in a while" that the young security captain said was not referring to the sandbags, but his life.
It will be over in a moment.
The Shen family only heard about the death on the property after it got completely dark.
The news was told to them by a neighbor who had just added them on WeChat yesterday.
The neighbor's husband works in the city and was also stuck on the road today.
I finally got home. Before I entered the community gate, I saw an ambulance parked at the gate, and then I saw an old man lying at the door of the car and crying.
After asking around, I found out that the person in trouble was the security captain of the community.
When the rain was heaviest, he led people to carry sandbags to the garage.
As a result, I don't know how I stepped on a short-circuited wire and died instantly.
Everyone later guessed that someone wanted to charge an electric car, but the weather suddenly changed and they didn't have time to remove the wires, so they were soaked by the rain and caused a power leak.
The neighbors sighed.
The meaning of her WeChat message is that she hopes everyone can get together and talk to the property management and ask them to come up with a plan to control the practice of private wiring, which is really too dangerous!
But after hearing the news, Chen Cong could only see the smile on the young man's dark face, and the words: "Sister, don't worry, we will just block the main door and it will be over in a while."
She felt very sad.
I couldn't tell whether I felt sorry for the young man or for——
People started dying so early, and I feel sad.
It was a quiet night.
The rain continued and it was heavy.
Although the yard was drained again and the drainage ditch was widened, there was still a shallow layer of water because the rain was too heavy to drain away.
With such a big thing happening to the property, there is no time to take care of the owners.
Besides, the government didn’t notify everyone to gather in an open space, so everyone stayed indoors that night and didn’t go out.
Because of the phone call from Cheng Ran, the Shen family could not feel at ease.
No one went upstairs that night, and everyone slept on the sofa and floor mats.
The earthquake came at around four or five in the morning.
Chen Cong was the first to feel it.
She sat up from the ground and shouted, "Earthquake!"
Then he jumped onto the bed, picked up Tongtong, who was still half asleep, and ran out the door.
Because everyone had made preparations in advance, no one took off their clothes, and they had planned early on who would be responsible for what and how to escape in the event of an earthquake.
So the whole family moved very quickly, even though there were eight people in the family, old and young, and no one lagged behind.
It took only a minute from the time they realized the earthquake was coming to the time they all ran out of the house.
Chen Cong held Tongtong in his arms and ran while shouting, "It's an earthquake! Get up! It's an earthquake, run!"
Shen Jianyi held a spatula in one hand and an enamel basin in the other, knocking and shouting: "It's an earthquake, don't sleep! Get up and run!"
The noise they made was so loud that lights began to light up in the windows of the neighbors, and then sounds of crying and shouting began to be heard from everywhere.
At this time, the Shen family had almost reached the square. This place was open and there were no tall buildings around.
If there is any relatively safe place in the community, it can only be here.
They are the quickest to react and the fastest to run.
When I ran to the place, there was no one in the square.
Standing there, they gasped for breath, and finally had the energy to look around, and then they found that the wall of a villa not far away had collapsed.
The collapsed wall also broke the street light outside. At this moment, the electric pole fell on the road, and the wires were exposed.
We just experienced an incident where someone was electrocuted, and everyone is very sensitive.
"I'll go to the property management!" Gu Kai said immediately.
"I'll go to the electrician's room to see if anyone is there." Shen Jianyi said as he turned and was about to leave.
"Dad, I'll go." Shen Cong grabbed his father.
She handed the first aid kit on her back to her father and said, "Bring out the raincoats so everyone can wear them."
Then he ran away.
At this time, she didn't dare to let the old man take any risks.
An accident happened in the neighborhood last night, and the property management is now taking safety issues as a top priority.
When he heard that the electric pole had fallen, the electrician ran much faster than Chen Cong. He rushed ahead like a fly and turned off the main switch first.
When she returned to the square, she found it was dark everywhere, even the street lights were gone.
Fortunately, there were already quite a few people standing in the venue at this time, and it was obvious that the neighbors had run out in time.
Over the next hour, several more earthquakes occurred.
The last earthquake was not low in magnitude.
Everyone just stood there, watching as several storefronts built on the edge of the square collapsed with a deafening noise.
The violent vibration made everyone stagger all over the place. Many people fell down and some seemed to be injured.
Several children were so scared that they started crying, and some of the timid ones also began to sob.
Everybody was terrified.
Some people started running around;
Someone is frantically making phone calls;
Some people even tried to go home to rescue things, but were stopped by their families.
There weren't many people in the square, but it was in chaos.
The heavy rain was still falling, and the raindrops hit people's bodies and faces, causing great pain.
The Shen family was well prepared. Both children were wrapped tightly in raincoats, and adults held umbrellas to protect them from the rain.
The adults didn't hold umbrellas because they didn't want to stand out.
But you can either wear a raincoat or a rainproof jacket. Although it looks messy, at least you won’t be cold.
But other neighbors are different.
I was suddenly awakened from my dream. I was lucky enough to put on my clothes before running out in panic. Not many people would think of taking an umbrella.
At this moment everyone was standing in the rain, soaking wet.
Because of the continuous aftershocks, no one dared to seek shelter from the rain, and everyone was shivering with cold.
Chen Cong took off his coat and handed it to the mother of the little boy who came to play with Tongtong yesterday, indicating that she should wrap the child in it.
The woman expressed her gratitude with a look of gratitude. Chen Cong put his hand to his lips, made a gesture of silence, and walked back to his family.
Gu Kai hugged her tightly, tucked her under the umbrella, and protected her between himself and the umbrella.
At this time, Gu Zhengchu was making repeated phone calls.
He wanted to call his nephew Gu Jiashu.
The old man's hands were shaking so much that he probably couldn't even see the keys clearly, but he kept pressing the redial button over and over again.
After receiving Cheng Ran's warning call in the morning, Chen Cong told his father-in-law to call Jiashu and his mother to the villa.
Although he never traveled to Xishan in this life and avoided that disaster, no one knew what would happen next.
This cousin is a very honest person, and his mother is my father-in-law's only sister. Chen Cong doesn't want anything to happen to them.
But who knew that when I called, the guy would never come over.
He said that his house was new and very sturdy, so there would definitely be no problem.
When I tried to persuade him again, he said his mother didn't want to and the weather was too hot and he didn't want to make trouble.
The old man was so angry that he hung up the phone.
Chen Cong called again, and Gu Jiashu hesitated for a long time before telling the truth.
It turns out that he is now living with his girlfriend, and his girlfriend doesn't want to move to someone else's house as she feels it is inconvenient.
Since this is the case, there is no way to persuade him anymore.
Chen Cong could only remind them repeatedly on the phone not to sleep too deeply at night and to be sure to pay attention to safety.
The instructions were given, but when the earthquake really came, it was still worrying that we couldn't get in touch with them.
Gu Zhengchu and Gu Kai called together, but they couldn't get through after a long time.
At first the line was busy, then it just became a busy signal.
Not only them, so many people in the square were making phone calls, but it seemed that no one could actually get through.
More than an hour later, the sky finally brightened, but the rain was still falling.
There were fewer and fewer people in the square. Many people couldn't stand the damp and cold weather and chose to go home to avoid it.
The people from the Shen family also left the square.
For the whole day after that, everyone was like a frightened bird, unable to bear any noise.
Even a gust of wind or the fall of a tree that was already bent by the shaking could scare everyone out of the house.
But there were no more earthquakes until evening.
But the phone has been disconnected and we can’t contact the outside world. No one knows what the situation is outside the community.
I have no idea what's going on with Jiashu's family.
The rain gradually subsided in the afternoon and finally stopped around five or six o'clock.
The people in the property management started shouting around the community with loud speakers, saying that they had received notice from their superiors that there might be aftershocks, and asked everyone to go to the square and not stay indoors.
Fortunately, the owners were prepared this time.
Several families also brought camping tents, but it was unclear whether they already had them or if they had bought them specifically after chatting that night.
At this moment, they all arrived at the square early and set up their booths to reserve their spots.
Even if there is no tent at home, it won’t be as messy as it was in the morning.
I don't know where the property management got a dozen large parasols from and fixed them in the center of the square. Almost every family could get one.
People were all dressed warmly, and some even brought thin blankets.
Everyone found a place to sit according to their household, and by seven o'clock almost all the owners had arrived.
Although there were a lot of people, it was very quiet and no longer as lively as the first gathering.
Even the children who were usually the most active were surprisingly well-behaved at this moment. They were all obviously frightened and they all clung to the adults, not daring to move around.
It was getting dark.
Due to weather reasons, the circuit could not be repaired and the street lights still could not be turned on.
Fortunately, some people brought emergency lights and some lit candles.
In the square, there were twinkling lights in the form of families, but there was still no sound.
Everyone now subconsciously lowers their voices even when speaking, as if they are afraid that the noise made by their voices will be too loud and they will not be able to detect any unusual movements.
Before nine o'clock, the square was completely quiet.
Except for the large emergency lights placed around the property, other lights went out one after another.
People who were tired after a day gradually fell asleep.
But at this moment, a burst of messy footsteps was heard on the road outside the square connecting to the gate of the community, followed by the sound of many people talking, which seemed to be mixed with the crying of children.
Some alert people stood up and looked towards the road.
Others turned on the lights they had brought.
As the sound got closer, a group of people appeared in front of everyone.
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"Reborn to the Day When the Natural Disaster Strikes" copywriter:
"Mom, wake up, we have to find my dad quickly."
This was the first sentence Ke Bei heard when she opened her eyes.
Then I felt my legs lighten as the heavy stone on them was lifted up and thrown aside by the boy in front of me who was less than six years old.
The severe pain came and she suddenly woke up, realizing that she was reborn, back to the moment before the natural disaster.
Returning with her was her son Cheng Tian, who was born after the end of the world.
"Can you get up? Hurry up, the bridge is going to collapse!"
Without waiting for her to respond, her son grabbed her up, threw her on his shoulders and ran away.
Lying on the baby's back, Ke Bei closed her eyes silently, and understood——
The cub's superpowers returned with him.
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After Cheng Gan retired from the army, he opened a car repair shop and had good business. In addition, one person's food fed the whole family, so he lived a happy life.
Until one day a bridge in the city collapsed, and a woman with a child found him and said to him -
"I am your wife and he is your son. Come with us now. We will die together as a family!"
Cheng Gan: “…”
I've never been in a relationship, so where do my wife and son come from?!
Copywriter 2: "I pet big cats on a foreign planet [Interstellar]"
Meng Yuan traveled to an alien planet and worked as a forest firefighter. She adopted a big cat that was abandoned in the forest by someone unknown.
When the contract expired and he was about to leave the forest, Meng Yuan found that he had almost nothing except the big cat that was so fat that he could hardly hold it.
Meng Yuan, who was extremely poor, became famous overnight because he accidentally rescued a golden tabby cat that suffered from bipolar disorder and was almost abandoned by its owner.
Not only was she taken in by the owner of the golden shaded cat, but the cat cafe was also entrusted to her for care.
Many cats and dogs that drove their owners crazy were lined up to be sent to the cat cafe, seeking treatment from Meng Yuan.
They include:
Garfield, who is depressed because his owner has a second child (a new cat);
After being shaved, the Husky doubted his life as a dog and then started to destroy the house crazily;
The blue-and-yellow macaw went on a hunger strike after missing its former owner...
Meng Yuan: “…”
I'm not a veterinarian!
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Morris, the head of the Bingling Star family, was seriously injured and turned into a beast, and fainted in the forest.
When he woke up, he suddenly found that he had a master who disliked his fatness every day.
That's not fat, that's a strong physique!
Morris was so annoyed by this so-called master that he wanted to transform back into human form every day, but unfortunately he couldn't do it.
Fortunately, although this owner expressed all kinds of disdain for him, she treated him very well, gave him good food and drink, let him lie in her arms, and stroked his fur.
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Lying in his master's sweet and soft arms, Morris couldn't bear to leave anymore.
If he could be with her forever, Morris felt that it would be okay even if he was just a big cat.
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