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

Chapter 522: Different positions consider different things

The Z-100 helicopter disturbed the airflow and flew quickly forward. At this time, its height from the ground was less than meters.

The pilot was concentrating, paying attention to the various instrument indicators of the aircraft at all times, and feeling the flight attitude of the aircraft. He was an experienced pilot with rich flying experience, so he could even use his own feelings to replace the specific indicators of some instruments.

With this intuition, he can respond to many situations more quickly and directly, so when dealing with special and dangerous situations, he often has the upper hand.

At this moment, Song Wu, who had been keeping his eyes closed and not saying a word but pointing in the direction, suddenly asked loudly in a very cold voice: "Where are we now?"

The navigator sitting in the back said, “It’s more than 50 kilometers away from Longyao County.

Song Wu nodded, and he closed his eyes again, whispering, "Fly as slowly and low as possible, and keep in this direction. At the same time, you can observe the terrain on the ground. If there is a suitable place to land, you can land at any time. No need to wait for my instructions."

After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes again and stopped pointing the direction with his hands. The pilot looked at Song Wu and shook his head slightly, but he still followed Song Wu's instructions and arrangements meticulously.

The plane was only about 60 meters above the ground, flying quickly across the vast plains.

About 5 minutes later, the pilot suddenly said, "There is a flat threshing ground ahead. It looks suitable for landing. Can we land there?"

Song Wu opened his eyes and looked ahead. There was indeed a relatively spacious, flat, and empty threshing ground.

He told the pilot, "Land right there."

The pilot nodded and flew to the threshing ground. Because the altitude was not too high, he only needed to control the attitude of the aircraft, and the aircraft landed in the threshing ground in a short time. When the propeller stopped turning, Song Wu jumped off the helicopter immediately.

He yelled to the helicopter, "The pilot and navigator are here to watch the plane, and the radio team is with me."

The threshing ground in the middle of the field is usually outside the village. Song Wu led the telegraph team and walked quickly towards a small village not far away.

Standing at the entrance of the village, the terrain here is relatively high, it is a high hill, so the houses in the surrounding villages are in full view.

The small village was peaceful. However, in Song Wu's perception, the ground beneath his feet was not peaceful. Although he had not yet felt it directly, he felt a sense of uneasiness. This might be related to his high sensitivity.

He had an epiphany in his heart that animals in nature could often predict special situations in advance, which was probably a similar kind of perception.

He was thinking about the small animals when he suddenly saw mice, which should not be active in this season, running out from the fields in groups.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the telegraph team following him was stunned, and they all exclaimed: "Oh my God, what happened?"

This time Song Wu urged to come as soon as possible, and it was right for him to come. When they visited the villagers in the village and asked if there were any unusual phenomena recently, the villagers talked a lot and reported a lot.

The most obvious thing is that the sweet water in the well suddenly turns bitter, and the clear water becomes turbid and black.

An old man said: "Our well was almost dry, but the water level suddenly rose two days ago."

An old lady nearby said, "Yes, the well near our house is the same. It was almost out of water, but now it's starting to bubble out. I was very happy these past two days because it's so convenient to use water. But the water doesn't taste good, it's a bit muddy and bitter. I'm really confused."

There are many similar cases. And now Song Wu has confirmed that the center of the vibration he felt in the housekeeper's room today is right under his feet.

This was not a feeling, but the penetration of perception. He could feel a force accumulating below. So it seemed particularly energetic. The helicopter took off and landed, and within a radius of dozens of miles, it landed in five or six villages one after another.

Song Wu led the telegraph team to visit every village and went to see the abnormal phenomena mentioned by the villagers.

Originally, several people in the telegraph group didn't know what Song Wu was doing, but after visiting several villages, they probably already understood.

The young man carrying the telegram asked Song Wu with a worried look on his face: "Is there a possibility of an earthquake?"

Song Wu sighed, "It's almost certain. Now we just need to determine the main scope and epicenter, and at the same time, try to produce more convincing evidence so that we can have more to say when we report to him."

They set out from Beijing at around 9 a.m., and it was not until or p.m. that Song Wu finally said to everyone, "It's all right. Send back by telegram the locations, geographical locations, and names of the villages we just visited, and tell them that the epicenter is probably in the middle of these five or six villages. As for the approximate impact area, I'm not sure, but I guess the intensity will not be low."

Now, as he was calculating, he was actually thinking about a particularly devastating earthquake in the future. In fact, at this moment, he was more worried about the current situation, because the houses where the villagers lived now, let alone an earthquake, could be knocked down by him with a push of his hand. They were all adobe houses that had been in disrepair for a long time. However, they often still had beams and tiles, and the houses collapsed and were severely damaged.

When the helicopter flew up into the air again, Song Wu looked at the ground below through the window and said to the pilot, "I guess if an earthquake occurs, this place may be razed to the ground and may even crack. So I sent a message suggesting that people should be evacuated. It would be best to let everyone in the nearby counties stay on flat ground for the time being."

The navigator behind said: "This is not a good job. It's so cold now. Who will listen if you ask everyone to live outside instead of indoors? Besides, we don't know exactly when something will happen."

Song Wu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Report the situation. Be more certain in your report, and say that the probability of this happening is 100%. I estimate that this serious situation will definitely happen."

To be honest, the other people on the plane really found it a little hard to understand. They didn't know how Song Wu made his judgment, but after following him for a day, they did find that their original estimation and prediction were indeed proven incredible. They had to believe it again.

When Song Wu returned to Beijing and met the butler again, it was already dark.

As soon as Song Wu entered the room, the butler eagerly grabbed his hand and without even saying hello, went straight to the map.

Song Wu saw this particularly clear map, on which many key areas were marked.

The butler turned to Song Wu and said, "You told me that something happened over there. Later, I asked the Earthquake Bureau and got confirmation that a very high-magnitude earthquake occurred very deep underground in that direction, in the area you investigated today. It's just that because it's too deep from the surface, it has little impact on the ground, just a slight shake. I have discussed the abnormal situation you reported with the experts, and everyone basically agrees with your judgment. The problem now is that the intensity and scope are difficult to determine."

Song Wu found the place they were flying to today on the map, pointed to each place and gave the butler a detailed explanation of the situation at the time.

At the end, he emphasized: "The biggest problem is that people's houses can't withstand even a small vibration. From my intuitive impression, it doesn't take too much intensity to cause serious consequences. So I tried my best to make good preparations for personnel transfer and disaster relief. But it's better to do the work in advance and let people leave their houses as much as possible. Bring some simple tents or shacks. I think there will be problems within 48 hours at most."

The butler took a pencil and drew on the map, and finally took a magnifying glass and studied it carefully for a long time.

Song Wu said nothing more, and did not urge him any further. Because he knew that different people would consider different things. It was not him who should make the decision now, and he had already played his due role.

At this moment, the butler put down the magnifying glass, looked at Song Wu and said to him: "Since the establishment of Xinhua Country, there has never been an earthquake in areas where people gather. If this time really happens, it will be the first time. If this first time is really because of early discovery, early prediction, and early preparation, the possible harm and losses are minimized. It is definitely a miracle. What I am most hesitant about now is that the experts from the Earthquake Bureau cannot predict and verify through technical and scientific means. On your way back, a new working group has been sent over, but they are at a loss. We have no better way to predict. So now the only argument that can support this statement is those abnormal phenomena. Alas, there is an old saying in Xinhua that it is better to believe it than not to believe it. After all, human life is at stake. So I am going to start mobilizing forces and personnel immediately to prepare for this crisis. I hope your judgment this time is accurate. Otherwise, we will be very passive. You must know that this matter has been caught by people, which will affect our many overall arrangements, and maybe the balance will be unbalanced again."

Song Wu hesitated a little when he asked him to speak. He had heard a little about the actual situation. Production, life and study had stopped in many places, and he began to explore the ideological dynamics wholeheartedly. Many things were on the verge of getting out of control.

However, this time a lot of manpower and material resources must be mobilized. Think about how much pressure that will be. If you mobilize so many resources and nothing happens, people will say you have ulterior motives.

(End of this chapter)