The rain washed away the vermilion city wall, and the rainwater fell in strings on the black tiles.
Not far from here.
A certain building.
The majestic and solemn building in the past is now mixed with depression, anxiety, tension, and many emotions brewing together, almost making people crazy.
"drop"
In the heavy rain, a black car drove from a distance.
The sign on the car is the Special Intelligence Department.
In the car, the old man who is in charge of the power center of practitioners across the country is sitting quietly with his eyes closed.
As the actual execution department of the entire catastrophe, he has been exhausted in the past three days.
His mind was always tense and the pressure was like a mountain, but his body remained upright.
Feeling that the car was obviously starting to slow down, the old man let out a breath and asked without opening his eyes: "Are we here?"
The deputy next to him nodded: "We're here."
"What time is it?"
"Four o'clock."
"It's already that time. So the first batch of people relocation operations has begun. How is the situation?"
"Two cities have been delayed and have not moved yet. The rest are being transferred normally and the situation is stable."
"Stablize?"
"Stablize."
"Work at the resettlement site..."
"Following the instructions, people from coastal cities will be transported to the nearest resettlement site.
The local government and the Secret Service jointly organize the resettlement work.
Although the rain was heavy and the coastal areas were severely affected, the situation outside the coastal areas was not bad.
Although the rain is heavy, the impact on traffic is limited, the roads are smooth, and there is not much problem in transporting people," the deputy said.
The old man nodded.
The disaster has occurred, and what they are currently worried about is problems with the mass relocation of people.
Resettlement is one aspect, but more importantly, there should be no mishaps during the transfer of personnel.
Fortunately, transportation near coastal cities is very developed.
Even if there are some landslides and road blockages due to rain, there should not be many, especially if the railway transportation is stable, it will not be a big problem.
However, for some unknown reason, his right eyelid suddenly kept beating.
"Squeak"
The car stopped outside a vermilion gate.
The deputy got out of the car and held up an umbrella.
Then the old man came out.
Standing under the umbrella, they were about to say something. Suddenly, several people felt a faint earthquake under their feet.
The deputy didn't pay attention. His whole body was unbalanced. He could barely hold on to the vehicle to prevent it from falling. However, the umbrella in his hand fell and fell into the standing water, turning over.
The rain immediately poured on the old man's body, face, and beating eyelids.
"what happened?"
Several people were surprised.
At this moment, the communication device placed in the back seat of the car suddenly sounded a harsh beep.
The deputy immediately reached out to grab it and take a look.
Immediately he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his face turned pale.
"What's the matter?" the old man asked.
The deputy moved his mouth and said in a hoarse voice: "I just made an urgent report.
There were many sudden strong earthquakes in coastal and surrounding areas.
Houses collapsed, roads were damaged, and railway lines collapsed!
...The road, the road is broken!”
…
…
Magic City.
The earthquake is over.
But the people by the river couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.
On the river.
The bridge across the river has been completely disconnected, leaving only two short sections on both sides.
The falling bridge caused an unusually huge splash of water on the river, which was more than ten meters high.
Comparable to waves in a storm.
The 10,000-ton ocean ship that was cut into two pieces sank to the bottom of the river at an extremely fast speed and disappeared.
Together with tens of thousands of people on the ship.
Such a large collapse and impact should have caused a deafening roar.
However, amidst the rumble of the earthquake, the sound of the scene on the river was completely obscured.
fall into people's eyes.
Like a silent movie clip.
There is no sound in the river.
There was also silence on the shore.
The minds of the people who witnessed all this went blank for a moment, so much so that they didn't even care about the many buildings that collapsed on the shore.
An unfounded fear suddenly surged into my heart.
The faces of those who had cried out for injustice turned pale, like corpses swollen in the water.
Despite the fear, infinite joy arose in my heart.
Is it fair?
It's probably unfair.
Cheng Lin hid among the people, quietly watching the snow-white waves on the river slowly calm down.
I saw the panic on the people on the other ships.
Looking at the faces around me on the shore with different appearances, identities, and life experiences standing together at this moment.
He said nothing.
There was no sadness or joy on his face.
Compared to these people, Cheng Lin's mentality is more special.
The sinking of the giant ship also caused some fluctuations in his mood.
He couldn't help but think of the great human migration in the last "Global Lockdown" simulation.
At that time, "migration" was just two pale and boring words on paper.
Now that I have personally participated in it, it becomes much more vivid.
"The storm caused the tsunami, and then the earthquake followed."
Cheng Lin looked up at the pale sun that was gradually setting in the west.
Thinking in mind.
"I don't know what the scope of the earthquake is, but you can't escape near the magic city.
With such a big earthquake, I'm afraid the evacuation roads have been blocked.
The most serious problem is the railway.
Once the rails are damaged or the tunnel collapses,
Then the entire railway transportation will collapse."
Cheng Lin sighed quietly and looked away.
He could already foresee that the journey ahead would never be peaceful.
How many of these people around me will survive in the end?
…
The ensuing evacuation suddenly became much quieter and more efficient.
Don't know about other places.
But at least this is true for the group Cheng Lin belongs to.
The noise before suddenly decreased a lot.
No one is shouting about unfairness anymore.
The atmosphere is very dull.
There is infinite joy in the dullness.
Fortunately, on the one hand, it comes from the sunken ship, and on the other hand, it comes from the city after the earthquake.
You know, only some of the first batch of people responded to the call to evacuate, and the rest were still hiding in the house.
In this earthquake, many buildings eroded by floods are about to collapse.
How many people were buried with him?
Hundreds of thousands of people lined up, walking in the open like a flock of sheep.
Because the location was open before, the earthquake did not cause too many casualties to this team.
But there were a lot of traffic jams along the way.
But overall, the speed has improved.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Cheng Lin followed the flow of people and finally arrived at a place with shallow water on the ground.
I also saw rows of large trucks standing in the rain.
By this time it was getting dark.
The trucks were like silent dragons stuck in the quagmire.
The person in charge of the assembly point breathed a sigh of relief.
Wiping the rain and sweat from his face, he arranged for people to get on the bus separately.
The people cheered softly.
Although, this cheer seems extremely sad.
…
It was already past six o'clock in the evening when it was Cheng Lin's turn to get on the bus.
The truck headlights that are turned on are orange and yellow, like flames, which makes people feel warm when they look at them.
The carriage was originally used for hauling goods and had no roof. At this time, a tarpaulin was temporarily put up, just like a tent on the vehicle.
The soldiers carried cold firearms and worked with the lapels to separate the people and arrange them into different carriages.
During this period, there were a lot of noises and fights due to the sequence.
But they were all suppressed by force.
"You didn't bring any luggage?"
A young soldier couldn't help but asked in surprise when he saw Cheng Lin.
After all, almost everyone else carries something with them.
There are very few people like Cheng Lin who are alone.
"No, can I get in the car?"
Cheng Lin smiled gently at the soldier.
The soldier was stunned for a moment.
It's not because of Cheng Lin's strange clothes, but because of his mental outlook.
He could see no trace of disaster at all on Cheng Lin's face, not even any negative conditions such as sadness, fatigue, fear, hunger, etc.
On the contrary, the strange warmth and peaceful temperament conveyed by Cheng Lin when he smiled was so out of place in this situation.
Among a group of numb and sad faces, Cheng Lin's smile was so dazzling.
The little soldier's cold skin, soaked by the wind and rain, seemed to suddenly warm up.
"But... okay, go up."
The little warrior was stunned and said.
After saying that, when he saw Cheng Lin climbing up the carriage, he added in a low voice: "Sit to the left, there is some leakage on the right."
Cheng Lin looked at him and also smiled softly: "Thank you."
I found a space on the left side and sat down.
The carriage was pitch dark with no lights.
But Cheng Lin, with his extraordinary eyesight, could still see the expressions of the people. Most of them had no expressions.
Men and women just sat in silence.
Some were digging out dry food from their luggage that had been wet by the cold rain and nibbling on it.
There was a child who was sleeping deeply, and his brows were frowning very tightly while sleeping.
There are still people climbing up behind.
A car, including people and luggage, can hold dozens of people, or even hundreds of people in a crowded place.
Cheng Lin quietly looked at the puddles of brown water outside the carriage, illuminated by orange lights.
The original turf on the ground had long been trampled to pieces and turned into mud.
There was actually a small loach in one of the beaches, and I don’t know where it came from.
I'm working hard at the moment.
A man reached out and grabbed it, pinched it to death, and then carefully put it in his pocket.
"It's full! It's full! Wait for the next one! Do you hear me? Don't push in!"
The little soldier's voice seemed very hoarse.
He didn't know how many times he shouted similar words today.
"Ding-ding."
The truck was closed, and the inside of the truck was plunged into darkness.
You can only see the lights outside and hear the sounds outside through the gaps in the tarpaulin.
It was cold and stuffy in the car.
A young man sitting on the right side of the carriage touched his collar, and then cursed: "Why is there a hole here? It's leaking!"