Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 803, Earthquake

Yang Xiaole looked at the other person and said calmly, "Commander! Many of our agencies outside have detected an earthquake of at least magnitude 7 between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. on the 27th, which is the 28th, and it will be in the city center."

Old Wang frowned and said, "This is no joke! Do you know how big the impact of this is?"

"I know!"

Yang Xiaole nodded: "That's why I've been waiting for you. I can't make the decision on this matter! But I hope we can take precautions. I hope that during that period, people can stay in their homes."

That time, it was razed to the ground in an instant.

More than 90% of residential buildings were damaged.

Old Wang was deep in thought there.

He then said, "Do you know what the consequences would have been if this hadn't happened?"

Yang Xiaole hummed in agreement: "I know, but compared to human lives, what do you think is most important? To confirm whether there's any, we just need to ask the locals and the surrounding area. There are usually signs before an earthquake. Whether it's unusual animal behavior, sudden changes in groundwater levels, or other physical phenomena..."

The fish leaped out of the water on its own

insect……

The radio is malfunctioning; the volume fluctuates.
The resistivity of the earth changed dramatically 9 hours before the earthquake.
......"

He described all the phenomena that later generations would see.

After saying that, he continued, "Sir, you can call and ask the locals to make sure. If I'm not mistaken, this situation has already started to appear over there."

It should only take about an hour.

After hearing this, Old Wang pondered for a while.

This is a really big deal.

If something goes wrong, the consequences will be severe.

But if it's true, the consequences would be quite serious.

Thinking back on the various pieces of information Yang Xiaole had provided in the past, he also felt that Yang Xiaole wouldn't joke around.

And this time the commotion has been so big.

It was as if they wanted everyone to know.

Yang Xiaole looked at him calmly and said, "Commander, if nothing happened, just consider it me spreading rumors. I don't care if you fire me."

Upon hearing this, Old Wang snapped out of his thoughts.

She glanced at him and said irritably, "With your pathetic position, can you really take on this responsibility? Alright, I understand. I'll have someone investigate in a bit, just like you said."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole breathed a sigh of relief.

"Some of the phenomena I mentioned may have already appeared, but others may take a few more days. You must keep a close eye on them, as this matter is really important."

"Okay! Don't worry! I will take it seriously."

Old Wang made his decision at this point.

But inwardly, he sighed.

The events of April had just passed, yet he chose to believe that an earthquake had not occurred.

For him, it would be an irreversible catastrophe.

Forget it, compared to so many lives, nothing else matters.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole nodded slightly: "Alright, I'll head back now."

"Okay, I'll have someone take you back."

After the old man finished speaking, he began calling for his guards.

They then sent someone to take him back.

……

"Deputy Director Yang!"

I had just arrived at work when Zheng Ruiyang came over.

Yang Xiaole sat down and then asked, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"Hmm, Director Li is asking, what are you doing buying so much tarpaulin and timber?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole thought for a moment and said, "You don't need to worry about that. Has the item arrived yet?"

Once an earthquake occurs, aftershocks continue.

Almost everyone in Beijing dared not stay at home.

Similarly, office workers are also working outside.

It will take at least several months.

Prepare things in advance to avoid chaos later. He is now in charge of logistics, so it's natural to prepare beforehand.

"But... with so much stuff, it wouldn't be right not to give an explanation! After all, Director Li asked."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I know, I'll give him a call in a bit!"

"Hey, good!"

Zheng Ruiyang agreed and then left.

After everyone left, Yang Xiaole took out his phone and called Li Zhenghong.

The reason, of course, was given by Lao Wang.

They said they'd need it later.

Upon hearing this, Old Li immediately stopped asking questions.

……

Yang Xiaole hung up the phone and didn't bother with the matter anymore.

He was quietly handling work matters there.

I left work at the usual time in the evening and went home.

It's July now, the holiday season, and Xizi is at home.

Zhao Xiulian has gotten used to living in the city and is now helping her mother cook.

"Second Brother is back!"

When she saw him return, Zhao Xiulian greeted him with a smile.

He spoke Mandarin, but still had a local accent.

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work!"

Zhao Xiulian doesn't work and stays at home doing housework, so she still needs to be treated with basic respect.

Such people are very sensitive.

"What's so hard about it? It's not hard at all!"

Zhao Xiulian said with a smile.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Then you guys get back to work."

He greeted them and went straight inside.

As for the little ones, they were playing with a group of children in the alley.

The old man was playing chess there.

……

Hearing a noise outside, Xizi quickly hid the things.

"it's me!"

Yang Xiaole called out from outside with a laugh.

Xizi opened the door and said irritably, "Why didn't you call out? You scared me half to death."

The door was locked again.

Yang Xiaole handed him a cigarette and asked with a smile, "How was it? Was it difficult?"

Xizi took out her old college books, but instead of looking at them, she put them away again.

You can't learn much from university books at this time!

He took the cigarette and smiled, "It's alright! There are some things I don't understand, I'm going to find some time to ask the teachers."

Yang Xiaole nodded and said, "Then be careful. Just bring drafts, don't bring books."

"Don't worry."

Xizi smiled and agreed.

He lit a cigarette and started smoking.

"Oh, by the way, Monkey wrote to me today. He was promoted to officer for his meritorious service in the army. He asked me to thank you."

Yang Xiaole raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and smiled, "That's great!"

Hou Chunlin was able to join the army because of family problems, and he used certain methods; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to enlist.

However, people like Hou Chunlin have to put in several times more effort than others in the military to get promoted.

Of course, he still has connections in the military!

With Zhang Shaoting included, they should be given some preferential treatment.

I had written to Lao Ba before.

Xi Zi smiled upon hearing this: "Yes, now that he's been promoted for his meritorious service, his parents' lives are much better. I heard that the Education Bureau talked to him and reinstated him as a university teacher."

"Wasn't the letter supposed to come today? How did his parents find out so quickly?"

Xizi nodded: "Yes, he didn't tell me about the meritorious service. He only proposed it this time. His parents found out first."

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded.

Xizi suddenly remembered something and said, "Hey, Second Brother, it's been a year already, how are we going to resolve Xiu'e's matter?"

"What's the rush! How's your lesson going?"

"She's doing quite well! I gave her a test last time, and she should have no problem getting 80 or 90 points."

Xizi said with a smile.

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly.

Several family members are highly educated, and Zhao Xiue herself has attended high school, even if the classes she attended were after the reform.

In addition, there are the benefits of well water.

It's perfectly normal to relearn high school material in a year.

He then smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's already been submitted to the meeting. I estimate that my younger siblings will be able to take the college entrance examination in about a year."

It only took about a year.

Yang Xiaole said it was not surprising that he learned about this through special channels.

He then laughed and said, "However, sister-in-law, you still need to correct your accent and practice your Mandarin more."

It's not that he looks down on the Shaanxi accent.

It was because Zhao Xiue had said that she had always wanted to be a teacher.

So it's definitely not okay not to change your accent.

Xi Zi chuckled: "She speaks Mandarin when she goes out now; she still can't shake some habits. Let's take it slow!"

Yang Xiaole smiled.

The two chatted there for a while before Qu Ying returned.

……

After dinner, the three children were outside playing a game of "cat fishing" with playing cards.

Inside the house, Yang Xiaole watched as Qu Ying folded clothes.

He then said, "Hey, Qu Ying, I have something to tell you. There might be an earthquake nearby, and it won't be a small one."

Hearing this, Qu Ying was puzzled: "Where? Who told you that? I haven't heard of such a thing!"

"Many foreign organizations have already reported on this. We are an import and export company, so we have a lot of contact with the outside world. Now the higher-ups have received the news."

"what?"

Qu Ying frowned upon hearing this. She then said, "Really? If it's true, that's serious! Many of the houses in our city are old and dilapidated. If an earthquake comes, it will be very dangerous."

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly: "Yes! Anyway, be mentally prepared! Prepare as much material as you can."

The earthquake affected many places that year.

Many old houses in Beijing and Tianjin have cracked and collapsed.

Fortunately, the distance was relatively far, so the casualties were not too great.

Qu Ying hesitated for a moment: "But we didn't receive any notification!"

"Listen to me, prepare some supplies so that if it really happens, you know how to handle it, how to arrange personnel, and so on."

Something really is going to happen.

As the director of the subdistrict office, Qu Ying bears the heaviest responsibility.

With so many people involved in resource allocation and personnel arrangements, there's just too much to handle.

Qu Ying will probably be away from home all day long, especially right after the incident.

Qu Ying hesitated, "Is it reliable?"

"Trust me, I know how serious this is. Go and make the arrangements! There's not much time left. Go and prepare some supplies. Don't worry, if there's no earthquake, I'll have someone handle those supplies for you, okay?"

The subdistrict office has a jurisdiction of tens of thousands of people.

This is indeed a big deal.

Even if she is the director, it's not allowed for her to purchase too many supplies.

After thinking for a moment, Qu Ying said, "Let me think about it!"

If an earthquake is indeed possible, especially a major one, then preparations are definitely necessary.

They have no experience in dealing with major earthquakes.

Of course, the place Yang Xiaole was referring to wasn't here, but somewhere else.

It shouldn't be too serious!

I thought so.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole said, "You can't go wrong listening to your man. I'm going to take a shower."

After saying that, he took the clothes that Qu Ying had tidied up and went outside to take a cold shower.

"Take the star with you and wash it!"

Qu Ying called out from behind.

Yang Xiaole agreed: "Okay!"

When I came out, I saw the three guys still playing there, so I called out, "Second brother, Stone, time for a bath!"

Upon hearing this, Stone put down the cards in his hand.

But the stars remained still.

But when he saw his father going to get the feather duster, he quickly bent over and climbed off the stool.

"Daddy! Xingxing, be good! I won't hit you!"

After saying that, he hurriedly ran outside.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole said, "You're just asking for trouble."

Then he put the feather duster down.

In summer, the area around the pool is always used for men to bathe, and passersby pretend not to see it.

After all, except for very young children, the men were all wearing shorts.

Yang Xiaole prepared some hot water and put the two little ones in the basin to wash.

After washing it clean and returning it, he then came back to take a shower himself.

……

Ten days or so passed.

Qu Ying listened to him and bought a lot of supplies.

I've inspected quite a few places these past few days.

Early that morning.

Neither Yang Xiaole nor Qu Ying slept.

"Hey, are you serious?!"

Qu Ying asked him with some concern.

"I don't know either, let's wake them up first!"

Yang Xiaole checked the time and said.

He then got out of bed.

Seeing this, Qu Ying began urging the child to get up.

Yang Xiaole then went to the next room.

I've already told my family about it, but none of them believe me.

"Woke up."

Yang Xiaole called out to the neighbor next door.

After a while, Xizi opened the door.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes.

"You really need to get up!"

Xizi asked him a question.

Yang Xiaole nodded: "Okay, get up. Just to be on the safe side, go out for a while, it won't be long."

He didn't arrive too far in advance, just a dozen minutes.

Over time, people lose patience.

Seeing this, Xizi agreed: "Okay!"

After saying that, he turned and went into the house.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole went out.

Actually, he was also afraid that the house would collapse.

After coming out, I went next door to wake my father up.

Then he took the iron basin and started banging on it.

"Bang~ Bang~ Bang~"

"Get up! Get up!"

He shouted loudly.

"what's wrong?"

"Xiao Le, what happened!"

"Yeah! What are you knocking on so late at night!"

……

Grandpa Wang came out when he heard the noise and asked curiously.

"Earthquake! Get everyone out!"

Yang Xiaole called out.

That's enough time for them to react.

I reckon there will be an earthquake soon after they come out.

"What? An earthquake? Really?!"

"Get up, child!"

Everyone excitedly began calling out to their families.

It's summer now, and some people are even going out wearing just shorts.

Yang Xiaole felt helpless upon seeing this.

The banging of the gong and drum was no longer as loud, and the shouting was no longer as urgent.

Fortunately, there was no earthquake, so I ran back to get dressed.

After a while, everyone ran out.

"Where is the earthquake?"

"Yes, Xiao Le, where was the earthquake? Did it just happen?"

"I don't feel anything!"

Many people were asking questions there.

Yang Xiaole checked the time; there were still two minutes left before he spoke.

"Didn't I say yesterday? There was an earthquake around three or four in the morning this morning. I was worried something might happen."

"Hi!"

Li Quan felt helpless for a while.

"Xiao Le, you're just speculating, it's not necessarily true..."

"Ouch."

"what!"

Before Li Quanyou could finish speaking, he felt a strong tremor.

Even Yang Xiaole felt a very strong sense of weightlessness for a moment.

Even the house was creaking.

"Oh!"

Then the sound of the house collapsing was heard.

"Oh no, there's really an earthquake."

"Oh my god, it really was an earthquake. That was terrifying."

The crowd began to discuss the matter, a sense of lingering fear washing over them.

Yang Xiaole frowned.

He had read a record before, but he didn't know about other places. By then, a total of 3 houses had collapsed in the western part of the city.

If the number of people in the entire city of Beijing is even greater.

Fortunately, the death toll doesn't seem to be very high.

"Bang~"

While they were lost in thought, the Zhao family's house collapsed.

There, Zhao Da Niang was wailing.

"Oh my god, my house, my things!"

Fortunately, Zhao Shitang stopped the other party.

Seeing this, Qu Ying frowned and said, "Xiao Le, such a big thing has happened, I have to go to the neighborhood office!"

Yang Xiaole naturally knew this and agreed: "Okay, you go ahead and do your thing, I'll take care of things here! Take care of yourself."

He remembered from the record that it was from tonight until tomorrow.

In one day, there were more than 100 aftershocks, 10 of which were above magnitude 6.

Even though the transmission distance is only a little over 100 kilometers, the power is still considerable.

Qu Ying greeted him and then left.

(End of this chapter)