The sun is scorching in South China City.
Countless pickup trucks carrying soldiers drove into Huanan City from major military regions.
Passersby were all confused by the scene.
"Why are there so many soldiers?"
"Is there going to be a war somewhere?"
"Look, everyone is carrying a gun."
"I haven't heard of any war going on anywhere? Will it affect us here?"
This unusual scene has caused discussion and concern among countless citizens.
After the experimental report was proven, the order was quickly passed down through the upper levels.
Qiao Dianyun is a civil servant who has been working for half his life and is still just an ordinary clerk.
But he is also very satisfied. At least his life now is a stable job and he has no worries about food and clothing to support his family.
It was time, and he was about to leave work when he suddenly received the news that there was a meeting.
An old colleague next to him touched his shoulder and asked, "Do you think this has something to do with the soldiers stationed in our city?"
Qiao Dianyun took a sip of the wolfberry water in his thermos and said leisurely, "How would I know that?"
"Anyway, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up, so us little soldiers just have to obey."
After covering the thermos, the two came to the conference room.
The conference room was very quiet. Seeing the leaders who they never met normally, the two looked at each other and realized that this matter might be bigger than they had imagined.
After waiting for half an hour, the conference room was almost full, except for the seat at the top.
"What's going on?" Qiao Dianyun was a little panicked when he saw the leaders coming in from behind, each one more powerful than the last. "Is this really a big deal?"
Zhu Zhijian, standing aside, looked serious as he whispered, "Do we even need to guess? If nothing serious happens," he raised his chin towards the leaders, "the deputy mayor is here, and the meeting hasn't started yet, so I guess more leaders are coming."
There were more than just the two of them whispering below.
They were quite surprised to see people from the Public Security Bureau coming, after all, they were two different departments. Later, people from the Geological Bureau, the Land Bureau and even the deputy mayor arrived.
Everyone was no longer surprised.
They kept speculating about what the meeting was about.
This reminds me of the large number of soldiers entering the city, which is causing a lot of noise.
The door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and a well-dressed middle-aged woman walked in.
Two men in black Zhongshan suits followed behind him.
"Everyone, I'm sorry I'm late."
"Mayor Zhang."
She raised her hand to interrupt the greetings and said, "Without further delay, let's start the meeting right away."
Two men in Zhongshan suits behind Mayor Zhang distributed the documents in their hands to everyone one by one.
Even a small clerk like Qiao Dianyun had one.
Qiao Dianyun looked carefully at the documents in his hand. After checking them, he finally understood why such a big fuss was going on this time.
Zhu Zhijian could no longer suppress the voice in his heart, "Earthquake?!"
"A magnitude nine earthquake!"
“Is this true?!”
The meeting room had already started discussing, and everyone was trying to get comforting answers from the people around them.
"How could such a big earthquake happen suddenly?!"
"My whole family is in Huanan City. If there really is a magnitude 9 earthquake, my whole family won't be able to escape!"
"Is a magnitude 9 earthquake serious?" someone who didn't know the truth asked in confusion.
"Is it serious? Let me tell you, a magnitude 9 earthquake has only happened six times in the entire world!"
"It will be scarier than a disaster movie!"
"You know about the ground fissure, right? A magnitude 9 earthquake not only causes ground fissures, but also tsunamis! Don't forget, we're a coastal city!"
"It's over! Shouldn't we hurry and prepare?"
"What are you preparing for? You need to move quickly!"
The discussion in the conference room grew louder.
Everyone had a look of horror on their faces.
They did not doubt whether the news was true or not. If it was false, there would be no meeting today.
Mayor Zhang, sitting at the front, said in a deep voice, "Everyone, please be quiet."
He said it twice in succession to silence the discussion.
"The information is already in everyone's hands, and everyone should understand the seriousness of this incident."
"According to the assessment given by the relevant departments, a major earthquake could strike at any time within two to three months."
"This time isn't fixed. The earthquake waves are getting faster and faster. What we need to do is discuss the most appropriate evacuation plan!"
The meeting lasted three hours.
Small scientific researchers like Qiao Dianyun and Zhu Zhijian don't have much chance to speak out.
The two of them sat at the back, listening silently to the leaders' arrangements.
From the initial panic to the later stability.
Qiao Dianyun felt a little relieved.
Anyway, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up and the country is in front of him, so what is he afraid of?
There will be soldiers to help evacuate at that time.
The state will also help arrange living places after evacuation, and all ordinary people have to do is follow the arrangements.
As a public official, he will definitely be left behind to help with the evacuation, but his wife and children can evacuate first.
"What the hell is this?" Zhu Zhijian sighed deeply. "We were all doing fine, so how could such a severe earthquake happen?"
"There are only six cases in the world, why is it our turn?"
"Alright, alright. There have only been six cases worldwide. They've all had massive casualties."
"We are very lucky to have the opportunity to monitor and prepare in advance."
"You can tell how much our country has developed. We can even detect earthquakes this big and give the approximate time of the earthquake."
"I heard it was the latest product, but I didn't expect it to be used so soon. Fortunately, we have these scientists, otherwise we would be doomed."
Even if there are countries that help with rescue at that time, how many people can be saved because the incident happened so suddenly?
Besides, can anyone really be saved in an earthquake like that?
Zhu Zhijian and Qiao Dianyun smiled at each other with relief when they thought of this.
When he returned home, the child was already asleep. Qiao Dianyun walked quietly into the living room.
His wife was sleeping on her side on the sofa.
Hearing the noise at home, Qiao Dianyun's wife immediately opened her eyes and asked, "Are you back?"
"Haven't you eaten yet? I'll heat up the food for you."
"No, no, I came back after eating."
The meeting lasted so long that even the leader couldn't stand it anymore, so they had a working lunch together.
"What's going on?" After hearing that the other party had finished eating, she sat back on the sofa. "Isn't your department usually very idle? Why did you have such a long meeting today?"
Because he had a meeting just before getting off work, he sent a message to his wife asking her to pick up the child. He usually did the picking up.
Qiao Dianyun thought about the content of today's meeting, restrained his smile, and said seriously: "A magnitude 9 earthquake is about to hit Huanan City."
"You have to prepare in advance and evacuate according to the country's arrangements when the time comes."
"What?!" Qiao Dianyun's wife suddenly stood up and screamed.
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