Three hours later, the plane carrying Qin Zian landed at Harbin International Airport.
As cell phone signals were restored, message notifications rang out one after another in the cabin.
Normally, at this time, travelers should let their family and friends know they are safe, or deal with work and life matters.
However, this is not the case today.
This is simply because everyone's attention was drawn to the explosive international news.
[270 volcanoes erupted simultaneously in Japan, causing nuclear wastewater to flood cities. The entire country of Japan lost communication, and multiple countries issued disaster warnings.]
When everyone saw this news, they were stunned.
They never imagined that their three-hour flight would cause such a dramatic change in the world situation.
Qin Zi'an, however, remained calm and composed throughout, and even made contact with his colleagues.
After confirming that all Chinese citizens had been successfully evacuated, Qin Zi'an had nothing to worry about anymore.
Although the crisis facing Japan was greater than imagined, because it had been anticipated, all departments acted in an orderly manner.
Feeling carefree, Qin Zian leaned back in his chair, quietly listening to the lively discussions around him.
"Holy crap!!! Volcanic eruption and seawater flooding, Japan is doomed! Thank God, this is the day I've been waiting for."
"What seawater intrusion? It's clearly nuclear wastewater intrusion! There's a cause for every effect. They've committed so many atrocities, and now their retribution has finally come."
"Two days ago, when Yuzhou was hit by a torrential downpour, the Japanese were still mocking Yuzhou on foreign websites, saying it was facing the end of the world. What a boomerang! This is the reward for their nonsense."
"I was planning to have a big meal when I got to Harbin, but with the current situation, who can eat? I'll at least bring two bottles of Moutai to the July 3rd Crime Evidence Exhibition Hall to have a good drink with our ancestors and let them be happy too."
"What's going on in Japan? It's been over three hours and there's still no news, not even a donation channel. I need to get the people in the disaster area to donate some money to me, since they won't need it later anyway."
Such discussions resounded throughout every corner of the internet.
Since the incident occurred, public opinion has been fermenting for more than three hours, and the focus of netizens' discussions has gradually shifted.
When Chinese netizens first learned of what had happened to Japan, they were overjoyed.
But soon, they couldn't help but feel nervous.
After all, we live in a globalized world, and China and Japan have a long-standing cooperative relationship.
Just as everyone was worried about the situation of their compatriots from China in Japan, they saw news of several compatriots returning home.
They all stated that China had already begun evacuating its citizens two days prior because unusual eruptive activity had been detected at Mount Fuji.
Although the situation was still unclear at the time, the people followed the government's arrangements just in case.
When they saw the news of the volcanic eruption, especially the last group of compatriots to land in China...
They truly felt like they had survived a catastrophe, and their respect and love for their motherland grew even stronger.
Things have developed to this point, it would be extremely impolite for the people of the Dragon Kingdom not to smile.
Compared to the joyous and peaceful scene in China, opinions on foreign websites were quite varied.
"It's funny that the Japanese people woke up to find their country gone, but if they're going to die, can't they at least not drag us, South Korea, into it?! I can't help but get nervous whenever I hear about nuclear wastewater flowing towards South Korea, damn it!"
"Oh my god! Is this some kind of sci-fi disaster movie? I've seen several videos of volcanoes erupting at the same time, and the scene is truly spectacular... Humans are really insignificant in the face of nature."
"Baka yarou! Why isn't anyone speaking up for our Japan??? Where are the international organizations? Where are superpowers like America and China? Hurry up and implement emergency aid, don't let innocent people suffer."
"Japan is practically being pickled by nuclear wastewater. Going there now would be nothing short of suicide. Besides, when China issued its evacuation notice yesterday regarding the volcanic eruption, the Japanese public didn't react this way at all. They were mocking China's citizens for being cowardly and cursing China for spreading alarmist rumors. Now that something's happened, they're trying to find fault with their ancestors? Too late!"
"Thank you, Dragon Country, for giving me a second life!!! I was traveling in Japan yesterday, and thankfully I saw the volcanic eruption warning issued by Dragon Country and immediately bought a ticket and left. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
The volcanic eruption in Japan did not happen in a second; there were signs of an eruption twelve hours earlier.
At that time, Japan publicly stated that the volcanic eruption would not have a significant impact and continuously reassured the public.
Other countries, on the other hand, tend to remain indifferent, at most reporting on the related news.
After all, Japan has many active volcanoes, which erupt on a small scale from time to time.
Only China had already begun evacuating its citizens well in advance.
However, the secrecy surrounding the evacuation operation was kept very high, in case something went wrong.
At that time, the reputation of the Dragon Kingdom will definitely be affected to some extent.
However, when the higher authorities discovered the unusual signs of the volcanic eruption, they immediately announced the evacuation operation.
At the same time, upholding the spirit of humanitarianism, China also issued a warning letter, calling on everyone to temporarily stay away from Japan.
However, this well-intentioned reminder was met with criticism from the Japanese public.
Only now, looking back, do people realize how correct the Dragon Kingdom's decision was.
On the contrary, those clowns who wouldn't listen to advice all went to see the King of Hell in a swarm. I wonder if the King of Hell is too busy to handle it all.
...
As the cabin door opened, Qin Zian followed the tourists toward the exit.
Because of this big news from Japan, all the travelers gathered in small groups to discuss this major international news intimately.
Regardless of whether they knew each other before or not, they're bound to have something to talk about in such a big news story.
Therefore, Qin Zian had barely taken two steps after getting up when he was recognized by the tourists.
"Qin Zi'an?!" The passenger covered his mouth, staring at Qin Zi'an in shock. "Holy crap! Director Qin, you're back in Harbin?"
The passenger yelled, and everyone's attention turned to Qin Zi'an.
They greeted Qin Zi'an warmly and said that they came to Harbin for tourism entirely because of Qin Zi'an's recommendation.
If it's just ordinary small talk, then there's nothing wrong with it.
Most importantly, an older passenger rushed up to Qin Zi'an and asked loudly.
"Director Qin, what is your opinion on the Japanese invasion of China?"
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