The woman held the child, rubbed his hair gently, and spoke softly:
"Nothing, there are just some... sudden natural disasters happening outside."
Silently swallowing the saliva caused by nervousness, she smiled and said to her child in a relaxed manner:
"Do you remember the natural disaster that mom told you before? This is a natural disaster."
Yes, this is a natural disaster.
"Mom! Aren't natural disasters serious?"
"...It's very powerful. It can cause harm to people, so we have to hide here together."
The child in the woman's arms suddenly became energetic at this time. Children of this age have no real concept of danger and disaster.
Now, squeezing into a crowded underground shelter with my mother is no different from squeezing in to watch the fireworks during New Year's Eve.
To him, the current "escape" sounds similar to the "hide and seek" played by children.
There is no fear in his heart, only the freshness of new things.
Thinking of this, the child was a little excited and asked curiously:
"The teacher told us in school that natural disasters seem to include earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions...Mom! Is there a volcano erupting here?"
In his young life, this word was very far away from his world and could only be seen in picture books.
"Isn't the volcanic eruption very powerful?"
Children's words are unbridled, but the listener has an intention.
Hearing the child's unintentional question, the woman's hand paused, and after waiting for a while, she continued to gently press the child's head:
"Mom doesn't know what's going on outside, but she knows one thing, and it's not a good thing."
"Firefighters, policemen, doctors...many, many people will be in danger. This is not a happy thing."
Although a child does not need to know too much, he also needs to understand that someone is paying for him.
Blinking his eyes, the child's excitement gradually calmed down. He instinctively felt a little uneasy. He secretly looked up at his mother's expression and asked tentatively:
"Oh...then will they be okay? I saw on TV that they will all come back in good health."
After being stunned for a moment, the woman nodded with a smile and said:
"Well, it will, it will definitely happen."
"They will return safely."
Holding the child tightly, the woman warmed the child's body and at the same time gained the strength to persevere from that small body.
"Mom, can I still go to school and play with other children?"
"Oh? Do you want to go to school?"
"...I don't like it very much, but I want to play with my friends."
"Haha, it will happen, it will definitely happen."
…
…
This is an emergency shelter.
Conversations similar to this between mother and son are still happening everywhere.
Some people forced themselves to smile and endure, while others broke down and cried bitterly, but the number of the latter was obviously smaller.
Perhaps because it just happened, some people are in a panic and haven't reacted yet to feel fear.
Or maybe it's because the environment of the shelter is unexpectedly good.
Unlike the dark bunker that most people imagine, the evacuation prepared by the Watch Society can be said to be beyond almost everyone's imagination.
After entering the emergency shelter, it was like entering a whole new world. It was not like going underground at all. Instead, it was like walking through a special door and entering another world.
A huge underground city!
There is a huge lighting device above the head to provide sufficient light. The air in the city is fresh and there is no dark and humid smell.
And the most important thing is that the space is large enough, even if the whole city walks in, there will be no
Being crowded.
If they have the energy to think, they may wonder why there is so much space underneath, but most people don't have such margins.
Without any warning, and without the slightest precaution, everyone received an emergency notice. A long siren sounded on the city streets outside, and then they were forcibly brought here.
No matter what you were doing, no matter whether you wanted to or not, you were all forcibly taken away.
The total time taken was six hours and thirty-seven minutes.
At this point, more than 95% of the residents have been taken to shelters.
At the beginning, many people were worried that this was a new type of conspiracy and that their personal freedom would be restricted. There were also some people who wanted to resist, but in the end, those people chose to be obedient.
only……
"This is definitely not a long-term solution."
After seeing the last old man with limited mobility being brought into the shelter, the watchman responsible for guarding the entrance suddenly spoke to his companions:
"They can tolerate it now, but over time they will definitely have problems."
Like the old man just now, he couldn't understand what was going on outside and stubbornly wanted to stay in his small vegetable garden, so he was eventually brought in by force.
When he wakes up, he will definitely still complain, and he may even do some extreme behavior.
To this, his companion responded:
"This is something that can't be helped."
"You also saw the notice and understand what the situation is like now."
The young watchman pursed his lips and nodded silently.
If it weren't for that document, it would be hard for him to imagine that the situation had reached such a serious point.
Not to mention that ordinary people can't accept it, even he has a hard time calming down his emotions.
"Now that you know, you should know that this is the best solution that can be achieved at present."
"The extraordinary creatures have begun a full-scale invasion. If ordinary people are not protected intensively, then the casualties of ordinary people during this invasion will be an astronomical number that no one can accept."
The older watchmen have lost their youthful youthfulness, are no longer impulsive in doing things, and do not view problems as radically as they once did.
"This is not imprisonment, but protection."
"As for some dark conspiracy theorists, they will definitely exist forever, and they cannot be guarded against."
He spoke calmly, telling the young people destined to take over his burden in the future, and warning:
"You have to remember something."
"Everything we do is not to protect those ungrateful people, but to protect the majority of innocent people who are willing to believe in us."
"In addition, although the current conditions are not good and they may have some negative emotions, at least their life safety can be guaranteed, and this... is actually enough."
"Please be patient during this special period."
There was a hint of uneasiness hidden deep in the eyes of the elderly watcher, but his words were still full of determination.