I created Qin Tianjian in modern times

The military is fully responsible for the rescue work of this earthquake disaster. All military regions in the Northern Theater Command are dispatching personnel to form rescue teams and rush to the Yingkou disaster area.

Commander Hu also looked at the various data from the Earthquake Monitoring Administration when the Yingkou earthquake occurred.

One second before the earthquake, all data showed normal and there were no warning signals.

However, after the earthquake broke out, it instantly reached a terrible level of over 7 degrees, which was really unbelievable.

It is precisely because of this unbelievable reason that Commander Hu has always suspected that the Earthquake Monitoring Administration deliberately tampered with the data because of dereliction of duty and fear of bearing the consequences.

But what he didn't know was that the Earthquake Monitoring Administration was also confused about this.

After the earthquake, the Monitoring and Management Bureau immediately held an internal emergency meeting and retrieved all the data at the time for analysis one by one, but the results showed that none of the data could have predicted the occurrence of this earthquake.

And until now, the monitoring administration has been unable to determine the exact location of the earthquake source.

This has never happened before, and some experts at the Monitoring Administration are puzzled.

The outbreak and formation of an earthquake cannot happen overnight, especially a strong earthquake above magnitude 7. It is impossible for the Earthquake Monitoring Administration to fail to capture any abnormal data fluctuations.

But that is the fact, and the Earthquake Monitoring Administration is still investigating the matter.

Commander Hu knew nothing about this and was more inclined to believe that it was a serious dereliction of duty by the Earthquake Monitoring Administration.

It was also because of this that Commander Hu expressed strong dissatisfaction at this meeting.

Finally, after a few hours, the meeting ended. Commander Hu left the meeting room alone and returned to his office without even saying hello to the participants.

The disaster situation in Yingkou and Haicheng was so severe that some government departments were also hit hard.

Concerned about the disaster-stricken city on the verge of paralysis, Commander Hu sighed repeatedly and frowned after returning to his office.

So far, none of the news sent back by the rescue team has been reassuring.

The death toll and missing persons continue to rise with no signs of stopping. How can Commander Hu be in a good mood?

“Dingle bell…Dingle bell…”

Just then, the phone suddenly rang in the quiet office.

Commander Hu, who was already in a bad mood, picked up the phone impatiently and asked unhappily:

"Who?"

Soon, a familiar voice came from the phone:

"Old Hu, why are you so angry? It's me, Chen Dong!"

Upon hearing Chen Dong's voice, Commander Hu's tone immediately softened:

"Old Chen, it's you, what's going on?"

Chen Dong on the phone obviously understood Commander Hu's current situation, so he didn't pay much attention to his attitude:

"The Western Theater Command has sorted out a batch of supplies, which will be shipped to the Yingkou Disaster Relief Command Center tonight.

At the same time, the Western Theater Command will also send six rescue teams to assist the Northern Theater Command in search and rescue and post-disaster reconstruction. Remember to make arrangements for their support."

This assistance was undoubtedly a timely help to Commander Hu:

"Thank you, Lao Chen! I'm short of both supplies and manpower, and I'm running out of people to send..."

"We have been comrades for many years, why are you still being polite to me?
Several other war zones are also preparing supplies and personnel, and they should arrive soon.

I understand your difficulties now. With such a strong earthquake and no early warning, the severity of the disaster can be imagined..."

When this matter was mentioned, Commander Hu's face darkened again:

"That's exactly what I'm talking about. At today's meeting, the Earthquake Monitoring Administration was still looking for excuses to shirk responsibility!"

Hearing this, Chen Dong was naturally full of doubts and asked:

"How did the Administration explain it? It's such a serious dereliction of duty, no matter how they try to explain it, it's not justifiable, right?"

Commander Hu responded unhappily:
"The government has been saying that it will conduct a thorough investigation, but there has been no result so far. The Geological Monitoring Administration has been saying that they have not seen any abnormal data before, saying that this earthquake came out of nowhere and that they have not received any data feedback before."

Speaking of this, Commander Hu was so angry that he didn't even notice that Chen Dong on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent.

After a while, Chen Dong asked thoughtfully:
"Old Hu, have you seen the data provided by the Geological Monitoring Administration?"

Commander Hu answered without even thinking:

"Of course I have. The data does show that there were no abnormal fluctuations before the earthquake. But how is this possible? Although China's geological survey technology is not the most advanced, it was already very sophisticated in the early years. This is a serious earthquake of magnitude 7 or above. How could there be no data fluctuations? I have reason to suspect that they may have shown me a false data in order to evade responsibility."

After hearing this, Chen Dong was silent for a long time.

Commander Hu also noticed that something was wrong with Chen Dong and asked:
"Old Chen, why are you acting weird today? I should be the one with the most headache right now, right? Why are you even more depressed?"

Soon, Chen Dong's solemn voice came from the phone:

"Old Hu, don't you think this is a bit strange?"

Without waiting for Commander Hu to ask, Chen Dong continued:
"The responsibility of the Earthquake Monitoring Administration is to predict and prevent earthquake disasters in advance. So, is it the fault of the Earthquake Monitoring Administration or is there another reason? We can't easily draw conclusions, right?"

Commander Hu sighed deeply and said:
"Of course, this matter is very serious. Without solid evidence, inferences are always inferences. Moreover, the government is investigating this matter, and the military cannot intervene. Not to mention whether it can be found out, even if it is found out, who can guarantee that the government will not make a big deal of it or conceal the truth? In short, this matter is not easy to handle. Our military is responsible for rescue and post-disaster reconstruction, which is completely different from the nature of the government's tasks. More than a month has passed, and there is still no result. We are anxious and can only wait..."

Hearing this, Chen Dong said thoughtfully:
"If that's the case... Lao Hu, I have a way that may help us find out the truth."

Commander Hu didn't take it seriously at all and thought Chen Dong was joking: "Don't be ridiculous, Lao Chen, this is a matter of the Northern Theater Command. I can't do anything about it. What can you do?"

However, what Commander Hu did not expect was that Chen Dong was still very serious:
"Lao Hu, I'm not kidding. The Western Theater Command recently established a special department in conjunction with the government. Perhaps this department can give us the results we want in this investigation."

Commander Hu frowned and asked:
"How come I don't know about this?"

"This department is called the 788 Special Office. It's a long story. You just need to know that this department was initiated by the military and established in cooperation with the government. What happened here is indeed a bit strange. Is it the fault of the Earthquake Monitoring Administration or some other reason? Wouldn't it be clear if we investigate it?"

Chen Dong's words made Commander Hu fall into deep thought. In fact, he had always been confused about this matter. Since the establishment of the Earthquake Monitoring Administration, there has never been such a serious dereliction of duty. So when Commander Hu first learned about this, he felt very unbelievable.

Now, Chen Dong said that he might be able to investigate it clearly, which ignited hope in his heart:
"Old Chen, are you kidding me? The military and the government have never had much interaction. How did you convince the government to jointly establish this department? What is the nature of this department? Will it be sensitive?"

Chen Dong smiled, then sighed softly:

"I really can't explain this to you right away. But this department is very special, and even I will hardly interfere with its decision-making. So, you need to give me a copy of the relevant information, and I will submit it to the 788 Special Office for you. As for whether the 788 Special Office will open a case for investigation, that is not something I can decide."

Commander Hu was even more confused. It was clearly a department established by the war zone coalition government, so how come even the war zone commander Chen Dong couldn't command it?

Chen Dong obviously saw Commander Hu's doubts, and spoke before he could ask:
"If the 788 Special Office did not take this case, it means that what we thought might be right. Maybe it was really because of human negligence that there was no early warning of this disaster. But if the 788 Special Office took this case, it means that this matter might not be that simple. It will involve many things beyond our cognition. Lao Hu, you will understand what I mean by then."

This conversation did not last long, but it made Commander Hu feel confused. He was curious about what the 788 Special Office that Chen Dong mentioned was, and what the purpose of the department jointly established by the military and the government was. It was not difficult to hear from Chen Dong's words that he attached great importance to this department, and even had some respect for it.

Commander Hu knew Chen Dong very well, so he quickly realized from Chen Dong's attitude that this department might indeed have something special. However, the special thing Commander Hu thought of was nothing more than a special identity or a special mission, and he didn't think about other aspects.

After a little thought, Commander Hu quickly issued an order to compile a document and quickly send it to the Western Theater Command. He had been troubled by this matter for a long time, and now it seemed that the government's investigation would not lead to any conclusions for a while.

In this case, it is better to give Chen Dong's proposal a try. Now that this matter has become so serious, the top leaders are paying attention to it. Both the military and the government need an explanation. Therefore, Commander Hu decided not to wait any longer. As for the 788 Special Office mentioned by Chen Dong, in Commander Hu's view, it is just a last resort.

……

Soon, Chen Dong received a document from Commander Hu. In this document, Commander Hu described in detail the entire process before and after the Yingkou and Haicheng incidents, and also mentioned very shocking casualty data. No wonder Commander Hu was so concerned.

In fact, it is not only the military that is having a headache, the government is also having a bigger headache. After investigating for more than a month, they did not find any problems despite such a big incident. According to the government's investigation, the Earthquake Monitoring Administration did not commit any violations, let alone dereliction of duty. Judging from the retrieval of the original data, the Earthquake Monitoring Administration did not detect any abnormal data before the earthquake. However, after asking professionals to check on site, they did not find any problems with these instruments, which became a mystery with no clues.

However, the government was unwilling to reveal its embarrassment when facing the military. In the final analysis, it was just trying to brag.

This document made Chen Dong see something strange. Before he met Zhao Qi, Chen Dong might have thought, like Commander Hu, that something was wrong with the Geological Monitoring Administration. But now, after going through so many things, Chen Dong thought: There must be something wrong when things are abnormal.

This proverb best expresses Chen Dong's mood at the moment, and it was this point that drove him to quickly send someone to deliver the document to the 788 Special Office.

At this time, the 788 Special Office finally welcomed a rare leisure time. During this period of time, the filing work for various sects has been basically completed, and the remaining thing is to sort out these documents and send them to the Kunlun Military Region.

After receiving the documents from the war zone, Shen Ge quickly organized a meeting.

Although there were only Zhuge Qing and Liu Qing attending the meeting, neither of them took it lightly.

Shen Ge glanced at the document in his hand and frowned slightly:
“In February, a major earthquake of magnitude 7 or above occurred in the border area between Yingkou and Haicheng.

The disaster affected a wide area, and the number of casualties was also the highest record in natural disasters in recent years..."

Zhuge Qing heard this, his face was full of doubts:
"Really? How come I've never heard of this?"

Shen Ge sighed softly:

"How could the documents sent from the war zone be fake? Both the military and the government must have blocked the news to avoid causing unnecessary panic."

"So how does this matter relate to our 788 Special Office?"

Liu Qing was a little puzzled. After all, natural disasters were never within the scope of responsibility of the 788 Special Office.

Fortunately, in the document, Chen Dong specifically emphasized why the document should be sent to the 788 Special Office.

"It stands to reason that an earthquake of this magnitude would not have gone unnoticed by the Earthquake Monitoring Administration.

The reason why the disaster was so serious was that no warning was issued in advance, and everyone was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

Currently, both the government and the Northern Theater Command are investigating why the Earthquake Monitoring Administration failed to detect the abnormal data fluctuations in advance.

Commander Chen said he felt the matter deserved further investigation..."

After hearing this, Zhuge Qing nodded thoughtfully:
“Indeed, the responsibility of the Earthquake Monitoring Authority is to monitor the shaking in advance and issue early warnings to minimize the losses.

In the past, small earthquakes of magnitude 1 and 2 could be clearly detected, but major catastrophic earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above must be preceded by large-scale crustal movements.

It is impossible that they were unaware of it, unless the Earthquake Monitoring Administration neglected its duties and committed serious dereliction of duty.”

"That's right..."

Shen Ge pondered for a moment and said:

“Now the Northern Theater Command is doubting this and believes that the Earthquake Monitoring Administration has failed in its duty.

But they think that because they don’t understand what we’re dealing with.

So in our view, both possibilities exist.”

Zhuge Qing heard the hidden meaning of Shen Ge's words and asked tentatively:

"Captain Shen, do you mean that this earthquake might be unusual?"

Shen Ge nodded gently:

"The original intention of establishing the 788 Special Office was to explore the truth from different angles. (End of this chapter)