Chapter 162 (Chapter 162 (No. 29 3...)

Changle City has a population of more than one million people, plus the temporarily deployed military police and cadres from various institutions, who were placed in seven disaster shelters.

These seven locations are all located in open areas, with no high-rise buildings or mountains around them, and the ground is relatively flat. At the same time, the predicted earthquake intensity is slightly weaker, and there is a 95% chance that the ground will not crack.

The military police cadres who had just completed the evacuation of Changle residents have a new task: maintaining order, taking care of those who need care, and teaching everyone to get in position.

"An earthquake is coming. Now I will teach you several ways to avoid getting hurt during an earthquake. The first way!! Support yourself with your hands and lie on the ground..."

"The second way is to lie on your side with your knees together and upward..."

"For those who are not convenient to do these postures, look here. I will show you another earthquake-proof posture..."

Many people in uniforms shuttled around with loudspeakers: "Look here for those with children. I will teach you one... Do you have so many children? The older children who can do the earthquake-proof posture by themselves can do it by themselves, and the troops will take care of the younger ones..."

During the evacuation, there were too many children for the adults to take them all at once. At this time, the troops had to write down the names of the children and parents, and take the children on the bus after verifying their identities.

Hundreds of thousands of people crowded in an area, trying to keep quiet, and watching the standing soldiers explain the postures seriously and attentively.

The same is true for a family of five.

The eldest sister and the second brother learned very seriously, but the younger sister couldn't do it.

At first, she was still in good shape, but after a few minutes, because she was the youngest and the most beloved girl in the family, she was not happy. She swayed her body and wanted to stand up, but her mother quickly held her down.

"Shh, don't move, don't move, understand?"

The little sister twisted her body reluctantly: "Mom, I'm uncomfortable lying like this, I want to stand up."

Time was urgent, and most Changle residents only had time to bring passbooks and metal objects, especially families with many children. In order to take care of their children, they had to give up those difficult-to-carry objects.

But there were also people who were reluctant to leave their valuables at home, and they had to bring them all the way no matter how hard it was, and some even worked together to move the TV at home out.

Those who had bicycles at home put their things on the bicycle seats and pushed them all the way. For ordinary families, a bicycle is already valuable enough.

The family of five naturally brought their valuables, but forgot to bring a few more clothes.

This temporary shelter was cleaned up urgently. Not to mention the smooth ground, the long grass on the ground was still growing, and some places were even sandy. Whether people were lying on their stomachs or lying on their sides, they could clearly feel the touch of gravel.

Adults can still bear it, but children who are not sensible don’t understand this. If they feel uncomfortable, they will refuse to maintain the anti-seismic posture. For example, the little sister of this family just felt uncomfortable with the grass tied on her body, so she twisted and turned to stand up.

The parents’ repeated persuasion was useless, but it made the little sister cry. The aggrieved cry instantly led to the crying of children around, and even those who were asleep cried twice with their eyes closed.

The parents had a headache, and the military comrades around them also had a headache.

But children are not adults. They will listen to adults’ reasoning. If they are told that this is the order of the central government, they will immediately say “Don’t worry, there is no problem, we will definitely do it”. How can children understand this? They only know that they will cry if the ground makes them uncomfortable.

There was crying all around, and the eldest sister said with a gloomy face: “Little sister!”

The crying of the little sister who was crying loudly immediately weakened a little. Under the light reflected in the distance, she looked at her sister with tears on her face and sobbed softly.

"Stop crying, or I'll beat you up!"

The little sister's sobbing became weaker, and she nodded weakly.

In most families with multiple children in Zhongzhou, younger siblings are more afraid of their older siblings than their parents, because their parents may not really beat them, but their older siblings are willing to beat them hard.

Seeing that the little sister stopped crying, the elder sister's expression softened, and she looked at the long, prickly grass under her, thought about it, and reached out to pull it out.

Seeing this, the father hurriedly said, "There will be sand and soil underneath after you pull it out, and your sister will feel even worse."

"Just pull out the grass and lay it flat for her to sit on. When we go out on school outings, we always flatten the grass to sit on."

She was very skillful, and with the help of her parents, she quickly pulled out all the grass and laid it flat under her younger sister. She was afraid that it was not enough, so she pulled some of the grass under her body to pad it.

These grasses are not only not prickly when laid flat, but also have a bit of the meaning of straw mats. The little sister soon stopped making trouble when she lay on them, and happily picked up a piece of grass to play with.

This method quickly spread, and parents took advantage of the cold weather to make these yellowed grasses, and some clever adults took the grass and made grasshoppers and gave them to their children to amuse them.

The situation gradually stabilized. At the door of the medical tent urgently built by the army, the soldiers kept the anti-seismic posture and stood around, ready to rescue at any time in case of emergencies.

A soldier with a resolute face kept the anti-seismic posture and looked down at the watch on his wrist.

One minute and fifteen seconds.

This has exceeded the latest time predicted by the machine.

In the control room, Yuan Jiang answered the phone and said:

"It is now one forty, and the earthquake has not occurred."

Some people's expressions became hesitant.

"Is it a machine error? There is no earthquake in Changle City?"

"But these bands have come out."

"Before, I was wondering how it was such a coincidence that there was a big earthquake just after the machine was completed. Maybe there was something wrong with the machine."

Everyone was talking about it.

Some thought that the machine had made a mistake, while others thought that the data displayed by the machine were so detailed and real that there was no reason for it to be wrong.

But it must be said that the earthquake did not happen as expected, which made everyone feel relieved and a little helpless at the same time.

After all, all the residents of Changle have been evacuated now. The central government has dispatched so many personnel, so many rescue vehicles, and even helicopters.

More than one million people in the city stayed up late at night and ran to the wild. Now it is said that their machine prediction was wrong. Not only can they not explain to the residents, but they may even laugh at Zhongzhou internationally.

Zhao Xiaodong was as optimistic as ever: "Nothing, we call this cautious, so we are not afraid of being laughed at."

Zhou Yi: "That's right, we call this responsible in Zhongzhou."

Wang Duo looked at Song Yao worriedly. After all, he was the most determined to stand on the side of evacuating the residents of Changle. Now that the earthquake has not occurred, Song Yao, who has said that he will bear all the responsibilities, must be very uncomfortable, right?

Wang Hua also looked at him cautiously: "Little boy, it's okay. The country treats you so well, it will definitely not blame you."

Song Yao, who had been in a state of contemplation, raised his face, but his expression was not as sad as everyone imagined, but still serious:

"Don't evacuate yet. I suspect that the predicted earthquake is correct, but the time is wrong."

Friends: "?"

Song Yao pointed to the data they recorded: "This kind of data cannot be simulated by the machine itself. The earthquake must exist, but it is later than we predicted."

That's right, these bands and data have no problems at all.

The professionals who have been busy for several hours hesitated for a while and agreed with Song Yao's point of view.

"Wait a little longer."

"If the leaders disagree, I will report to them with the documents."

"Yes, wait a little longer."

It's natural to wait a little longer. Everyone has been busy all night and made such a big scene, isn't it just to keep Changle safe?

It's just how long to wait, but no one can give an accurate time.

Even Song Yao couldn't predict it. The child only said, "I can only say that this earthquake will come 80% of the time."

In the future Zhongzhou, such inaccurate earthquake predictions have naturally occurred. It is worth mentioning that the several inaccurate events that occurred were later than the latest estimated time, not earlier than the earliest estimated time.

In addition, the machine has completely simulated the epicenter, band, etc. of the earthquake in Changle City. Song Yao is still very confident that the earthquake has not disappeared, but it is just a step late.

The control room is busy again. The infrastructure engineers who were supposed to evacuate did not evacuate because of this emergency. The tents were rebuilt and everyone lay inside and tried to sleep.

If the earthquake prediction comes true, the people in Changle City will run away, but the various buildings will not run away. The city will still be affected by the earthquake. At that time, these infrastructure engineers who were originally scheduled to return to the army will have work to do again.

But tonight, many engineers can't sleep.

In a tent, a young engineer turned over, and his fellow villager also turned over: "You can't sleep either."

"Yeah, I heard that the alarm today was because Changle was going to have an earthquake. My parents and brother are all there, I'm afraid..."

"Me too." The fellow villager couldn't hide his worry in his tone: "Are you saying it's true?"

"What's true?"

"The building we built can predict earthquakes. I've never heard of earthquakes being predicted before. My grandmother did say that birds would fly around before an earthquake, but generally people wouldn't pay attention."

"I don't know. The country says it can, so it should be possible. It might be some amazing new technology."

After the young engineer answered, the fellow villager stopped talking.

The two were silent for a while until a low cry sounded in the tent.

Young engineer: "...Don't cry, you make me want to cry too."

The fellow villager suppressed his tears: "I want to go home, I want to be with my parents. My dad has bad legs and feet, and he can't even run. They said they were evacuating, but what if they didn't catch up..."

The young engineer opened his mouth to comfort him, but before he could say anything, his tears fell.

Both of them were new recruits this year, and they had just turned eighteen. Although everyone thought that eighteen was an adult, even if they were forty, who could hold back when they knew that their hometown was in trouble and their families might be in danger of life?

At least Tang Le couldn't hold back. As the captain, he could naturally follow in the control room. When Song Yao and the others were busy, he stood aside honestly when he didn't understand. When Song Yao and the others talked, Tang Le listened anxiously and silently.

When he heard that the earthquake didn't happen, he breathed a sigh of relief.

When he heard that the earthquake might just be later than the predicted time, he was relieved again.

All his relatives were in Changle, and he couldn't be with them at this most dangerous moment. Even though he knew that Changle City had been evacuated, Tang Le couldn't feel at ease before ensuring the safety of his family.

A soldier brought steamed buns and water. Song Yao, who had been highly focused, smelled the fragrance of the steamed buns and his stomach began to growl. The child then realized that he was hungry.

He asked for a steamed bun, leaned against the wall and ate a bite of steamed bun and a sip of hot water, which was quite satisfying.

It was at this time that Tang Le came over. He rarely smiled, but with full worry, he asked in a low voice: "Classmate Song Yao, I think they all listen to you. Now that the central government has made preparations in advance, this An earthquake won’t hurt anyone, right?”

Song Yao thought for a while and replied: "We are all working so hard now to reduce casualties as much as possible, but reducing casualties not only requires prevention, but also afterward. Rescue is needed after an earthquake. At that time, it is also a Prime time, Uncle Tang Le, do you understand?"

Tang Le looked dazed and nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand, I have also participated in post-disaster rescue."

"Yes, I heard from brother Yuan Jiang that after the earthquake, your team will be sent to Changle immediately for rescue. Uncle Tang Le, have you thought about what to do first when you get there?"

As soon as Song Yao's question came up, Tang Le immediately found the right direction.

Yes, if something really happened, they would be sent to the rescue immediately. He couldn't think about it now, otherwise he wouldn't have the energy to do anything when he got to Changle.

Tang Le tried his best to calm down, found a corner and sat on the ground, leaned against the wall and closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep.

The people in Changle who are thousands of miles away are very worried, but the residents of Changle who are in the refuge are in a good mood.

Because the earthquake had not come yet and lying down was too tiring, everyone unanimously chose the most relaxing position of lying on their sides and holding their heads.

At this time of sleep, no adult dares to fall asleep.

The military comrades who have been patrolling also keep reminding adults not to fall asleep to avoid being caught off guard and injured in the event of an earthquake.

Most of the children were asleep, and their parents carefully protected them by their sides and put their coats on them to prevent them from catching cold.

The army also donated a batch of military coats, giving priority to the elderly, weak, sick and disabled people in need of care. While the adults were worried, the children slept soundly in the warm military coats.

The youngest sister and the second brother of a family of five were already fast asleep. The younger sister was covered with a thick military coat, and the second brother was squeezed half of his body into it, which could barely cover him.

The eldest sister didn't know why she couldn't sleep, and because she felt that she was an adult, she simply stopped sleeping.

The soldiers made no more efforts to correct everyone's anti-shock postures and only patrolled from time to time. Even if they saw someone sleeping on their backs, they had no intention of correcting them.

She relaxed her posture and lay flat on her back looking at the sky. People around her were talking quietly, some were complaining that the sand was too hard, and some were asking if they could get up and stamp their feet because it was too cold.

A few hours ago, they were sleeping in a warm home, but now they were lying on a land they had never been to, somewhere they had never been before. They were sleeping on a piece of land that was not comfortable at all. Next to them were tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people who had never been there. People I haven’t seen before.

As she thought about it, she couldn't help but feel a little scared. She moved towards her mother and asked in a low voice: "Mom, will we die?"

Her mother patted her back, like she did when she was a child: "No, there are so many People's Liberation Army troops here."

In front of the medical tent, the resolute soldier had just finished communicating with his superiors and looked down at his watch.

Two minutes, five minutes and fifty-eight seconds.

Looking from a distance, he could only see large tracts of Changle citizens.

Many people sneezed and coughed under the cold wind.

In such weather, strong adults may be fine, but young children and frail elderly people need to pay special attention.

He lowered his head and looked at the time again. Thinking of the central government's order, he gritted his teeth and said to the soldiers around him:

"Use grass to make some temporary nests for the elderly, weak and young to go in and take shelter from the wind."

"yes!"

The soldiers quickly took action, working hard to collect withered grass to make straw nests, and then sent them to families with the elderly and the weak.

After all this was done, the resolute soldier looked at the time again.

Two minutes, twenty-six minutes and three seconds.

An hour has passed since the earliest earthquake was predicted.

The soldier responsible for reporting to the central government came out of the tent and gave instructions to wait where he was.

The resolute soldier wiped his tired face and took a deep breath: "Ask the military doctor to make more inspections, paying special attention to infants and young children, pregnant women, and check the accompanying persons around the pregnant women. If there are no accompanying persons, arrange for military personnel to accompany them." ”

He arranged it carefully again, and watched everyone go about their work, but his heart was still not at ease.

The earthquake did not come as expected. Although the central command was to continue waiting, he also had to start thinking about how to explain to the residents if the earthquake did not happen.

In the middle of the night, everyone had to go home and couldn't go back. They could only lie on the sandy grass in embarrassment and be blown by the cold wind. It was obviously late at night, but they could only stay awake. No matter how much they believed in the government and the country, people who knew nothing There will be resentment after the incident.

Even now, although there are very few people speaking and only an hour has passed, there is already a sense of resentment floating among the crowd.

The little sister of a family of five got a straw nest, which was shared with her by six children nearby. The parents watched the children sleep soundly with their eyes closed, feeling reassured and a little envious at the same time.

The eldest sister heard a child's parent muttering to his father: "I don't know when the earthquake will come. I am almost stunned by the wind. It has been here for more than an hour. The comrades of the People's Liberation Army said so quickly, I I thought there would be an earthquake soon, and I didn’t have time to grab some thick clothes..."

There were also small murmurs around, but they didn't say anything about the country or the People's Liberation Army, they just said that they should have brought more things.

Some people slapped their thighs and regretted not bringing their own recorders. It was obvious that they could have brought them with a little effort. Some said that their family was in a hurry and they didn't know where their gold ring went. Some people kept complaining about how they couldn't sleep at all.

Just as the parents of the family of five also joined in the topic of regretting not bringing xxx, a very abrupt and loud and crisp snoring sounded like thunder.

As soon as this loud snoring sounded, the people around subconsciously kept quiet for a few seconds.

Until a female voice sounded very angrily:

"Don't sleep! Get up! It's not enough to make noise at home, now tens of thousands of people can hear you snoring!"

I don't know who laughed first, and then the laughter seemed to be ignited, and all the awake adults around laughed.

Everyone likes to watch other people's excitement.

The laughter spread out, and people who were far away heard the sound, confused, and tried to look up to see what was happening in front of them.

With the snoring brother as the center, the people around him forgot to complain because of this incident, and instead chatted enthusiastically about topics such as "My family's so-and-so also snores badly", "So-and-so told me a secret recipe for curing snoring", "Before getting married, you must find out what unknown shortcomings your partner has".

The residents of Changle City finally realized that this is a rare time to get together with hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of strangers.

And even if they are old in the future, they can still tell their children and grandchildren the story of "we were urgently evacuated because of the earthquake that year".

They enthusiastically asked each other's names, talked about family, work, children, and said that the country is really amazing now, and earthquakes can be predicted.

There are also warm-hearted aunties who mysteriously share with their new friends, "Just now a PLA guy helped me, oh, he is handsome, does your granddaughter have a partner? Otherwise, I will help to match them up."

The soldiers didn't react. The Changle residents, who had just sighed and worried, seemed to have turned on the chat switch in an instant. In this dark night, with bright lights and the company of the PLA, they happily chatted about family matters.

The things that the resolute soldiers were worried about were strangled in the cradle before they happened.

The people of Zhongzhou in this era naturally trusted the country's soldiers. No matter how anxious they were, no one tried to vent their anger on the PLA. If someone really dared to do this, the old people around would beat him to death without the PLA's reaction.

Everyone simply found fun for themselves.

Anyway, they couldn't sleep, so they might as well chat.

There were also more than a dozen "storytellers" in the crowd, who told the "ghost stories" and various supernatural stories handed down in the village in a very realistic way, and they even dubbed them themselves.

Especially some old people, they have so many stories passed down from generation to generation that people who listen to them can't bear to blink.

The storyteller told the story, and the people around listened with relish, especially with this kind of environment and atmosphere, it is simply the best place to listen to ghost stories.

It created a terrifying atmosphere, but with so many people there, there was no need to be too scared, especially those stories that were only circulated in small villages, which were not so easy to hear.

The military comrades naturally heard it. Strictly speaking, this behavior was promoting feudal superstition, but the situation was special, and the country was not strict now, so they simply pretended not to hear it.

There were even a few people who loved to listen to stories, and they listened to a few more sentences when patrolling.

After the resolute soldier knew about it, he was silent for several seconds.

He never expected that so many people came out to avoid the earthquake, and the final development was actually to listen to ghost stories with relish together.

However, no one complained, so he was relieved.

As time passed, most people lost their previous tension, and some people already felt that the country had made a mistake, but no one said it.

Everyone just held the idea that "at worst, we can just spend a night here, it's not that bad."

The situation in other shelters was similar. After the initial worry and enthusiasm, it was deep fatigue and sleepiness. At this time, it was undoubtedly painful to not be able to sleep and have to blow cold wind.

The resolute soldier looked down at his watch for the umpteenth time.

At 3:02:17 in the morning, there was still no earthquake.

The central government's instructions were still to wait.

After a while, the crowd yawned one after another, but a toothless old lady was telling a story in high spirits.

The young soldier patrolling nearby leaned over a little, as if he wanted to prick up his ears to listen.

The old lady said:

"My grandfather came forward with a lantern and took a look. He immediately felt relieved. He said he was not afraid of any danger or difficulty. He was as relieved as he could be. Guess what he saw?"

The people around were very anxious:

"Is it the yellow fox? The yellow fox he saw last night is back?"

"I guess it's the white snake. Didn't he save the snake?"

A child mixed into the crowd and urged: "Grandma, tell me quickly, what did you see?"

"Hey, you young boy, you are still very anxious. Okay, I'll tell you."

Everyone, including the young soldier, immediately perked up and prepared to listen.

The old lady smiled and said: "He saw..."

At the same time, the resolute soldier was on the phone. He pinched his eyebrows and looked a little worried.

"It's already 4:05. Although everyone is in a good mood, we are all very tired after not sleeping all night. It's been almost three hours since the predicted earthquake time. Maybe the earthquake won't come..."

--Boom! ! ! !

Before he finished speaking, the ground shook!