Natsume was only slightly uncomfortable and surprised by Li Dan's sudden intimacy, but he didn't think too much about it, and he didn't push Li Dan away. But in the eyes of others, the meaning of this scene was completely different.
Most of the doctors showed aunty smiles and looked very pleased, but Masato Shimizu's smile froze, and then he came over and hugged Natsume's other arm and said, "Natsume, who is this?"
While talking, Masato Shimizu glanced at Li Dan a few more times, intentionally or unintentionally.
The three of them walked out side by side. Natsume didn't think much on the way and just introduced with a smile, "Oh, I forgot to introduce you, Masato, this is Li Dan, my classmate in college, Li Dan, this is
This is Masato Qingshui, my colleague when I was working in Wangye Ecological Zone...well...of course I am also a friend."
Natsume's elbow was pinched several times when she was talking about her colleagues. Fortunately, the young man was not stupid and had a strong desire to survive, so he immediately added a description. But Li Dan heard some special meaning. She had actually been there for a long time.
Now that we know Masato Shimizu's identity, what we are concerned about now is Masato Shimizu's attitude towards Natsume.
Of course Masato Shimizu also knew who Li Dan was, and the two women began to secretly compete with Natsume as the center.
For a moment, Natsume felt like he was trapped in a Shura field, which was so painful.
…
Two days later, with the start-up of the new pressure pump, the water circulation system of Shelter No. 1 in Xiongan New District finally returned to normal operation, but the damage caused by the accident was irreparable.
Especially the young people who drowned or froze to death during the accident rescue. They were supposed to work and live in a safe and secure shelter, but their lives were ruined because of the selfishness and arbitrariness of a few people.
The final statistics showed that the accident caused a total of 402 deaths, more than 1,000 people were injured to varying degrees, and some were deeply infected by sewage and are still in critical condition. After the accident, Xiongan
The water circulation system of Shelter No. 1 in the New District is basically completely paralyzed. Various machinery and equipment that rely on the operation of the water circulation system and algae and sea food breeding pools have suffered serious losses. Adding in 30% of the total water discharged before the rescue, it is roughly estimated that the loss may reach 20%.
billion RMB.
Of course, money is just a meaningless number in this era of disaster. But the reality has to be described with a more specific concept...
If converted into more specific details, this loss directly caused Xiongan New District Shelter No. 1 to enter a state of emergency material shortage for the next six months. The original food, water and even electricity rations will be reduced by at least one-third.
.Many production and living facilities have been forced to stop operating because replenishing the total amount of water in the shelter requires a large amount of electricity consumption.
This is a vicious cycle.
The shutdown of production and living facilities means that at least 200,000 shelter residents will be idle.
Considering the stability maintenance work, the top management of the shelter held an emergency meeting. The meeting topics included three major items and 45 minor items, mainly focusing on the later recovery of the shelter, self-cleaning and self-inspection of personnel in various departments, and adjustment of imbalanced work content of residents.
and arrangements related to the overall normal operation of the shelter.
When the final plan was presented, the top management conducted a comprehensive and detailed announcement for the first time in the entire shelter using easy-to-understand words.
There are two contents that are closely related to the public.
The first item is the transfer of top management personnel of the shelter. Bian Xiaowei accepted the investigation by the Supervisory Committee and resigned from the position of director of the top management office of the water circulation system of the shelter. The interrogation of the relevant personnel will also be broadcast live to the public for the first time.
The second content is that the top management of the shelter issues a new recruitment order. The goal of this recruitment order is to recruit 20,000 people to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection and troubleshooting of the entire shelter. After this recruitment order is issued, various departments will
The person in charge set up a separate leadership group to carry out the specific implementation. At the same time, the top management of the shelter also issued a new job recruitment, with a target recruitment of 3,000 people. The main task is to go out of the shelter to find suitable supplementary water sources.
The former job was more complicated, but the safety factor was very high, and enough personnel were quickly recruited.
However, the risk factor of the latter job is very high. In addition, so many people have sacrificed their lives to rescue accidents before. Many families do not agree with their young people to take risks again.
Although Xing Zhuoshan has done the best in his pension work, people's hearts are full of flesh and blood. Who would have the heart to let their children risk their lives?
Therefore, half a month after the recruitment announcement was sent out, there were only a thousand applicants, and most of these thousand people did not meet the standards.
Natsume took the initiative to apply for this extremely dangerous job after resting for a few days, but he did not tell Li Dan and Shimizu Masato, mainly because he was worried that the two would have to follow him if they got hot-headed.
But on the day when the first group of exploration team members reported, Natsume actually met these two people, and for some unknown reason, they were as good as sisters, which was really eye-opening for Natsume. In addition, Natsume also watched
We arrived at the "couple" Zhang Zi'en and Tan Zhongyun.
Seeing these familiar faces, Natsume naturally felt much more at ease. However, after what happened with Li Dan before, Natsume always felt that it was inappropriate for this girl to join in the fun again.
So after seeing Li Dan, Natsume called her aside and asked, "Hey, didn't you say you were the special correspondent of the First Central Axis? How could you let her go?"
You're not doing your serious job as director of admissions, and you're here to join in the fun again?"
Unexpectedly, Li Dan was already prepared. She smiled and said, "Of course I remember what I came for! But! Now there is a new problem outside. I can't go back to the first central axis for the time being, so
The superiors asked me to stay here in Xiongan for a while and do what I can."
"New question? What new question?" Natsume asked.
"Huh? You don't know? I thought you already knew it. This is not like your character when you were in school. You used to tell me the news." Li Dan said, taking out the crystal plate and handing it to me.
Natsume said, "Well, these are the 'giants of light'."
"What?" Natsume frowned, opened the crystal plate and saw that it was a piece of video data.
According to the data, the actual photographer should be located on the edge of the city. Under the gray sky, only the outline of the city is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. But when a ray of light appears, a person with a height of only a few hundred meters is glowing.
Things came out of the city.
Its appearance made the photographers very excited, and a group of people could be heard cheering outside the frame.
Even if he is not there, being able to see the light again is an exciting thing for Natsume, but what he doesn't understand is, what is this thing?
Is he really a "giant of light" as described in his appearance?
"I don't know, no one has come into close contact with these things so far, and they are erratic. The last time they were discovered was a year ago, when seven 'Giants of Light' and two 'Whales' appeared on the Antarctic continent.
Well, a flying whale." After Li Dan described these things, he felt a little unbelievable.
Natsume was also stunned. Apparently he had never heard that whales could fly, but that was not the point. He asked again, "So are these giants a threat to us? Or are they aliens or something?"
"It's hard to say, but when I was in the First Central Axis, I met several people who were engaged in occult research. They firmly believed that the end of science is theology, and they also introduced a theological system for the future of science. Of course... I don't quite
Want to believe it.”
"The end of science is theology? Isn't this something that has long been outdated? How come people still believe it today." Natsume felt incredible.
"Oh, now the whole world is trying to figure out how the sun disappeared, so if something like this that seemed insignificant before can really be explained, people will naturally be willing to believe it. Let's brainstorm, the more the better.
"Li Dan is indeed more open-minded than Natsume on this point.
Natsume understood, but he still frowned and said, "It's very dangerous to go out in search of water this time. Why are you, a girl, going out to join in the fun?"
But Li Dan puffed up his chest, pointed at Natsume's nose with his hands on his hips and said, "Comrade Natsume, how many years has it been since the Liberation War? Why do you still have the same old ideas? We women today are not the ones who shouted
The slogan is that weak women hold up half the sky. We have already entered an equal rights society! What is not dangerous? You men have strong physical strength, but you are careless. If you leave us girls, you don’t know how much trouble you will create."
Natsume heard it funny but helpless. He now understood that he no longer had any deterrent effect on Li Dan.
Li Dan saw Natsume's helplessness, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely be able to take care of myself this time! Besides, I still have you! Right! Old classmate!"
The two of them were very close to each other.
Only when she got up close did Natsume notice that Li Dan was no longer the freckled girl wearing black-rimmed glasses back then. Not only was she elegant and very attractive, but her temperament also took on a new look, giving people a very confident feeling.
Natsume was very pleased with this, so he subconsciously raised his hand and scratched her nose and said, "You!"
Li Dan was stunned for a second, and suddenly she felt as if she had been electrocuted. She blushed and stepped away, saying, "Um... Well, I've finished the examination. You haven't submitted the physical examination report yet. Go quickly, don't delay."
After saying that, the girl actually ran away.
Natsume was left alone, a little confused.
Not far away, Masato Shimizu watched the whole process. Her eyes changed. When Natsume looked over, she turned her head away and did not look at him. This scene made Natsume a little confused.
I submitted the report and it was passed quickly and smoothly.
That night Zhang Zien came and asked Natsume to come over and discuss the grouping together.
The person in charge is Secretary Liu, who has just been sent from the top management of the shelter. He is now a team leader of the shelter repair team. It is said that he came down to observe life in accordance with Mr. Xing's wishes.
Although Secretary Liu has been involved in officialdom with various leaders since he graduated, he still has some abilities.
In terms of planning alone, Secretary Liu was much more professional than anyone present.
But often, in the eyes of pragmatists like Zhang Zi'en, this kind of profession becomes an unrealistic theory on paper. Zhang Zi'en expressed opposition to the first personnel division proposed by Secretary Liu alone.
He said, "The current lowest surface temperature can be close to minus 120 degrees Celsius. In this temperature environment, normal people cannot survive even ten minutes without cold-proof clothing with built-in thermal insulation systems, not to mention that we have to carry heavy excavation equipment.
Get through to city officials
Network system to find clean water bodies? So I don’t think it’s a good idea to split 500 people into ten groups. This way the power is too dispersed. Once someone falls behind or goes missing, it will not only be difficult to deal with it on their own, but it will also drag the entire shelter into
In a new round of vicious cycle, so... I personally think that there are at most two groups, each group has 250 people, and the two groups should also take care of each other. After confirming that the planned route is complete, they will return immediately and wait for the main force.
We will consider the official start of construction after the assembly is completed.”
The structure of Liu Mi is complex, and it is difficult to determine which node has a problem that makes it difficult to replenish the water body. Therefore, if we do not spread the people as far as possible and cast a wide net, this kind of time-consuming and labor-intensive refuge will be our refuge.
Unbearable."
Zhang Zi'en hesitated to speak after hearing this, and nodded.
really.
According to the plan given by the technical team, the water recycled inside Xiongan No. 1 Shelter is supplied by the No. 7 Reservoir in Xiongan New Area.
This reservoir was built fifteen kilometers northwest of the shelter. It was originally an open-air reservoir. Considering that the surface temperature will drop sharply after the "disappearance of the sun", it will inevitably cause the water body in the reservoir to completely freeze.
Therefore, a water temperature maintenance system was specially built near Shelter 7. This system is composed of 77 sets of heat conduction pipe networks, similar to the fast-heating water heaters used by college students in dormitories in the past.
Through this system, it can basically ensure that the circulating water body inside and outside the reservoir is maintained above zero. At the same time, chemical temperature points are specially set up on the twenty-seven sets of transportation nodes in the reservoir. This temperature point is achieved through
Special chemical reagents are mixed into the water body to lower the freezing point of the water body to ensure that the water body will not freeze during the process of being transported to major shelters. Of course, the water supply pipes between the reservoir and major shelters are also covered with
The insulation layer can ensure that the transported water is liquid to a certain extent.
But a few months ago, a failure occurred in the water temperature maintenance system of No. 7 Reservoir. The failure directly caused the water in the reservoir to freeze completely, and all temperature nodes were shut down one after another. Although at that time, No. 1 and No. 3 of Xiongan New District
Both Shelters No. 7 and No. 9 sent maintenance teams to try to repair the failure of the No. 7 reservoir.
However, when all three maintenance teams arrived at Reservoir No. 7, they were shocked to discover that the direct cause of damage to the water temperature maintenance system of Reservoir No. 7 was not a problem with the system equipment, but the water in Reservoir No. 7.
No more. What is even more puzzling and terrifying is that the water level measurement system of the reservoir shows normal data.
Since no specific reason was found, this matter was shelved. Shelters 1, 3, and 9, which used the No. 7 reservoir as a water supply, all began to try to borrow water from the No. 8 reservoir next door. At the same time,
Invisible water-saving measures are also implemented in the use of water in their respective shelters to alleviate the problem.
It stands to reason that if the internal water circulation system of Shelter No. 1 had not suffered such an accident this time, even if the problem of No. 7 reservoir could never be solved, the water storage capacity of No. 8 reservoir and the current situation of No. 1
With the implicit water-saving policy, there will be no major problems in the next half century.
But now Shelter 1 has drained 30% of the total amount of existing water bodies, which is equivalent to draining a living person of blood that will not make him die, but will definitely make him sick in bed. But
Human blood can be regenerated, and the total amount of circulating water inside the shelter will indeed only decrease but not increase.
"This time our task is not only to find the missing water in No. 7 Reservoir, but also to repair the water temperature maintenance device in No. 7 Reservoir. Both tasks are very arduous, so as the pioneers, you must show your courage and bravery.
The courage to go through hardships and dangers is to prove the road first. Can you do this?" Secretary Liu asked a very serious question.
Those present were all the captains of the advance team, so they had some courage.
But……
"Team Leader Liu, I, Old Pan, have no objection, but the young men I brought here all have families. When they came out with me, their families told me to take good care of them... so
... Do you think this is possible? I'll go back and convey your intentions to them first, explain to them clearly the risks of this operation, and then let them decide whether to stay or not, okay?"
Secretary Liu raised his head and glanced at this big man with a beard but a very delicate mind and said, "Well... you can, but you'd better make it clear to them. Although this operation is very dangerous, as long as you obey the arrangements and follow the command, you can still do it."
Nothing will go wrong, just tell them not to be too worried."
The bearded uncle nodded.
Natsume stood aside and watched for a long time. He asked tentatively, "Um... Secretary Liu, can you explain to us in detail what we are going to do after we go out?"
Secretary Liu nodded, "Okay."
After speaking, Secretary Liu turned around and called out, "Xiao Zheng, please explain to everyone the content and goals of the operation in detail."
"Okay." Xiao Zheng ran over. He was a big boy who was about less than twenty years old. He came over with a crystal plate and asked first, "Everyone, do any of you suffer from claustrophobia? If so.