I am a cripple in the Siheyuan. Who am I afraid of?

Chapter 521: Take the Z- to Xingtai

I don’t know if it’s because I’m back in Beijing, but I didn’t have any time to rest last night and fell asleep in the early morning.

Anyway, Song Wu slept until dawn in the morning and then opened his eyes and woke up.

He looked at Yu Haitang who was sleeping like a kitten in his arms, and slowly pulled out his arm that was under her head.

He guessed that the girl would need a good sleep during the day, so he didn't plan to wake her up. He threw back the quilt, got out of bed, put on his clothes and shoes.

Then, he opened the door and went out of the house, preparing to wash up in the front yard.

At this moment, he suddenly sensed that a car was driving in from Nanluoguxiang outside the compound and had just stopped at the gate of No. 95 Compound.

He was only slightly surprised, but when he recognized the driver, he knew that it must be the butler who wanted to see him for something.

So he closed the door for Yu Haitang, walked out of the fenced yard and went directly to the gate of No. 95.

Song Wu looked at some neighbors standing nearby who were watching the fun, but he didn't pay much attention to them. Instead, he smiled and said to the driver who had just got out of the car with a surprised look on his face: "Are you here to see me?"

The driver nodded. "What a coincidence. I just happened to see you coming out. Is it convenient for us to leave now?"

Song Wu said: "Okay, let's go now."

He walked around the front of the car and sat in the passenger seat.

It wasn’t far, so after driving for more than ten minutes, we drove into the red-walled gate again.

I haven't seen the butler for more than a month, and I found that he looked much more haggard. I also felt that his body was obviously not in good condition.

However, when he saw Song Wu coming in, he, who was originally leaning his head against the back of the sofa with his eyes closed, suddenly a smile appeared on his face, with a gleam in his eyes. He stood up, walked quickly over and shook Song Wu's hand.

The butler smiled and was about to speak.

Song Wu suddenly frowned, closed his eyes, held the butler's hand a little harder, and said hurriedly: "Don't move, don't talk yet."

The butler felt the strength of Song Wu's grip on his hand, and then looked at him in confusion as he closed his eyes, as if he was concentrating on feeling something.

As expected, he didn't say a word or move, but waited quietly with a serious face, and the two of them held hands for a long time.

After more than two minutes, Song Wu finally opened his eyes and let out a long breath. At this time, he grabbed the butler's hand more tightly and asked in a hurried tone: "Did you feel anything in the southwest just now?"

The butler looked confused and shook his head slightly. Although he didn't understand what Song Wu meant, looking at the solemn expression on his face, he couldn't help but become serious and earnest.

Song Wu let go of the butler's hand and looked towards the southwest. He closed his eyes again and tried his best to focus his mind on his feet. After a while, he shook his head.

“The foundations of the houses here are too high, is there a place with lower ground?

The butler frowned and thought for a while before saying, "There is a small garden over there. I think the land near the lake must be low."

Song Wu nodded, "I need to go there now. It's urgent. I need to make a judgment. You can find someone to take me there."

The butler said directly to Song Wu: "No, I'll take you there. If there is nothing wrong, we can chat while walking."

After Song Wu closed his eyes and stood on the shore of the small lake for more than ten minutes, he knew that he would not be able to chat with the butler today.

Song Wu opened his eyes, turned around and looked at the butler who had been standing next to him, and said to him seriously: "I think there was a serious earthquake about 300 to 400 kilometers southwest of Beijing. But the strange thing is that the earthquake was quite deep. Oh, I don't know how to say it in professional terms, but I feel that the earthquake is very deep underground. Although the shaking is very violent, it is not too strong on the ground. I need to go there now."

The butler looked at Song Wu and realized that he didn't seem to be joking, but he couldn't help being shocked. He knew that Song Wu had some magical things, but they weren't magical to this extent.

"Are you sure your feelings can go that far?"

Song Wu smiled and said, "In fact, I can feel it not far away. It's mainly because this kind of deep-earth vibration has strong conductivity. I can probably estimate it subconsciously. It's mainly because the aftershocks have reached us. Otherwise, I can't feel it. After all, my feet are on the ground. You didn't feel it, maybe most people are not very sensitive to this feeling."

The butler frowned and thought for a while, muttering softly: "Three or four hundred kilometers, southwest direction, Hebei..."

He gently waved his hands and walked in circles for more than ten seconds, then stopped and said to Song Wu: "If my memory serves me correctly, the direction you mentioned is probably around Xingtai." Song Wu asked: "Is it Xingtai?"

The butler nodded.

Song Wu said anxiously: "I feel something is wrong. I need to go there."

The butler stared at Song Wu's eyes for more than a minute, then he waved his left hand gently: "I'll arrange a helicopter for you. So you can get there more conveniently and quickly."

Song Wu nodded happily, then he thought for a moment and said to the butler, "It would be best if you could bring a radio so that I can contact you directly if something happens, and it would be best if there is no delay in between."

The butler thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll assign you a radio team, and we'll go there together by helicopter. In addition, I'll let the telegraph team here guard the radio station today. As long as you contact me, I'll reply as soon as possible."

The butler acted quickly, and 10 minutes later Song Wu got in the car and started to rush to where the helicopter was parked. The telegraph team assigned to him in a truck behind him was already in place.

Twenty minutes later, he was in the helicopter, sitting directly next to the pilot, with the navigator and the telegraph team sitting in the back.

The navigator was very dissatisfied, but he was asked to follow Song Wu's command today, so he had to keep his opinion.

Song Wu said to him apologetically, "We have a special mission today, so I have to navigate. You just sit in the back and help us identify the general direction and take the plane to our destination. Leave the rest to me."

After saying that, he nodded to the pilot sitting in the cockpit. The propeller of the plane turned rapidly, creating a huge airflow and generating a huge lifting force.

The helicopter slowly left the ground.

When the plane flew high in the sky and stabilized, Song Wu's nervousness was slightly relieved. To be honest, if it wasn't an emergency, he wouldn't take a helicopter. In his impression, helicopters are one of the most unsafe means of transportation. Many celebrities have died in helicopters.

He looked at the helicopter and curiously asked the pilot next to him: "Is this helicopter imported?"

The pilot shook his head and said with a smile: "This is the Z-5 aircraft developed by our country. It is a domestic product. The quality is not bad. Although its performance cannot be compared with the most advanced foreign machines, it is made by us after all. And from my personal driving experience, I am very satisfied."

Song Wuzhen never expected that this helicopter was actually domestically produced and it seemed to be the first generation.

He also didn't understand what parameters and performance indicators a helicopter had, so he could only judge the quality and performance of the aircraft based on his intuitive feeling.

Anyway, flying in the air on it is not that stable, but the speed is quite fast. The most important thing is that he always feels insecure, so it is inevitable that the impression score given to him is a little lower.

As Song Wu was trembling with fear, the helicopter quickly flew southwest, leaving Beijing, and then flew along the plains towards the mountains that were looming in the distance. The mountains that were looming further away should be the Taihang Mountains.

Song Wu's limited geographical knowledge told him that wherever there were mountains, they were basically in the collision zone of continental plates. Natural disasters such as earthquakes were most likely to occur in these areas.

The helicopter is not very fast. Song Wu asked the pilot just now that the maximum speed of this Z-250 helicopter is only about 100 kilometers per hour. Today's flying conditions are relatively good, and it can basically reach the maximum speed. If it encounters unstable airflow or low visibility, it may fly for dozens of kilometers or even more than kilometers.

Although its speed is not as fast as imagined, it is still much faster than vehicles such as cars because it can go straight in the air. It does not need to worry about the terrain in the middle of the road. This reason alone can greatly shorten the journey time.

At this time, the navigator sitting in the back suddenly said: "We are almost at Xingtai."

Song Wu was stunned for a moment, raised his wrist to look at his watch, and found that more than an hour had passed.

He thought for a moment, then said to the others on the helicopter: "From now on, you must remain silent. Do not disturb me unless necessary, and strictly follow my instructions."

He felt that they should be there soon, not far from the center of Beijing city he sensed.

"Can you lower the altitude as much as possible?"

"Yes. I can get as close to the ground as possible. There are no tall buildings or trees in this area, it's all flat, so it's not difficult to do this."

Song Wuxian closed his eyes and nodded, then said to the pilot: "Pay attention to the direction of my finger. Adjust your flight attitude in the direction my finger points."

Although the pilot was very surprised by what Song Wu said and his behavior, because the order was there, requiring him to follow Song Wu's command and arrangements today, and since it is a soldier's duty to obey orders, he did not raise any objections and nodded seriously.

(End of this chapter)