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City in Danger Chapter 1 Earthquake

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    No one lives forever Author: The Horse in the Forest Chapter 1 The Dangerous City The arrival of the doomsday may be different from what we imagined Chapter 1 Earthquake Violent shaking accompanied by a loud noise woke Lin Chuan from his deep sleep. He was confused for a few times  Seconds later, he suddenly realized what had happened, opened the door and ran out frantically.  The aunt next door was still pressing the button for the elevator. Lin Chuan shouted: "You can't take the elevator during an earthquake!" Then he rushed downstairs.  Many people came one after another to the central square of the community. It was not yet half past six. Most people were still sleeping at this time. Most of the people who ran out were disheveled, but some like Lin Chuan were only wearing a pair of underwear.  Still not much.  The expected aftershock did not occur, and people around him began to laugh at Lin Chuan. He had to shrink down and squat on the ground, burying his head to prevent others from seeing his face.  People in the community didn¡¯t know each other very well. After all this chaos, some people started chatting with each other and made a few new friends.  After a few minutes, when there was still no movement, Lin Chuan was the first to run back.  Fortunately, he was not extremely unlucky and the door was not closed. Otherwise, he would have had no choice but to go out naked and find someone to unlock the door.  It was a really unlucky day for Tamar.  he said to himself.  He couldn¡¯t sleep after that. He tossed and turned in bed for an hour and finally had to get up.  Looking out the window facing the bedroom, he saw a thick black smoke hanging in the distant sky, giving people an oppressive feeling. He stood on the balcony and smoked a cigarette facing the black smoke, then turned and walked in  bathroom.  The water stopped and he couldn't wash up. He was planning to go online for a while, but found that the network was also inexplicably disconnected. He couldn't even connect to Monternet, and couldn't access **, **, or QQ.  He called 10000 and 10086 several times to find out the reason, but the other party's line was always busy.  He turned on the TV casually, but the eight o'clock news hadn't started yet, so he had to sit back on the bed and smoke while staring at the black smoke on the horizon in the distance.  The black smoke has been going on for a long time. Lin Chuan guessed that the accident there must be very serious. Maybe it was closer to the earthquake source?  But without the Internet, this conjecture cannot be confirmed.  Lin Chuan, who had long been accustomed to getting all the news through the Internet, was restless, but there was nothing he could do.  The location of the black smoke is far away from him. That direction should be Jianghai's new industrial park. It is said that thousands of companies have settled there, and even several Fortune 500 companies have invested and built factories there.  He turned on the radio on his mobile phone. At this time, it was still the stage for the traffic information program. The host kept telling everyone that the whole city was in traffic jams, while pretending to be relaxed and telling cold jokes, without mentioning anything about black smoke.  Lin Chuan listened to the radio for a while and then turned it off. He calmed down and thought about it. In fact, what happened in the industrial park did not have much to do with him. He was not a local and did not study in Jianghai. No matter what happened there, it had nothing to do with him.  It has nothing to do with him, it will not interfere with his life or affect his relatives and friends.  In the final analysis, he is just a salesperson from an agricultural supplies company who has just been in the industry for two years. He is working hard away from his hometown and has no one to rely on. He can only focus on how to improve his performance and finally gain a foothold in this city.  After two consecutive months of business trips, it was rare to be able to hide at home for a day of leisure on weekends. He decided not to spend too much thought on this matter.  For him, the most important thing at the moment is to go to his boss to cash in his bonus on Monday, and the most important thing at the moment is to find some water to wash his face and brush his teeth, and then go out to find something to eat.  Because I have never lived at home, the kitchen is so clean that a mouse could starve to death, and the water supply is cut off, so it is impossible to solve the breakfast problem at home.  Fortunately, there was still half a barrel of mineral water left from two months ago in the water dispenser. Lin Chuan felt that this water could not be drunk anyway, so he used it to deal with his personal hygiene problems, turned off the TV, and leisurely  out the door.  "Xiao Lin, are you going out?" Uncle Qin, the concierge, greeted him warmly.  Lin Chuan smiled and nodded, but he was muttering in his heart: "I'm not that bald guy without a nose." He always felt that this older guard was too enthusiastic with everyone, which made him a little uncomfortable.  But the old man is really serious and responsible, so that no one can find fault with him.  Lin Chuan randomly found a soy milk shop and sat down. He couldn't help but call 10000 and 10086 again. The lines were still busy. At this time, the chat at the next table caught his attention.  "I heard that the Songjiang Petrochemical exploded this morning, and more than a thousand people died!" The speaker was a housewife who looked to be in his 40s. He was holding a basket of vegetables in his hand. It looked like he had just come from the vegetable market.  return.  "Lao He, just brag." Sitting opposite him was Uncle Zhang, a retired teacher who lived downstairs from Lin Chuan's house. He was out walking his dog.The Pekingese with a crooked face looked very irritable and kept turning around at his feet.  "With such a big vibration, even a person knows it is an earthquake." Uncle Zhang said in an expert tone.  "More than a thousand people died? You can boast." He shook his head and said with disdain.  "It's up to you whether you believe it or not!" Lao He was anxious, gesturing with his left hand in the air.  "When I went to buy vegetables, the radish seller at the street corner told me this. He entered the city from the industrial zone in the morning to bring vegetables. When the explosion occurred, it was only a few kilometers away from Songjiang Petrochemical! The military vehicle carrying the corpse passed by.  Dozens of them! The area around Songjiang Petrochemical Company is blocked, and the ground is covered with corpses! "That radish seller is just a stick! Even if there is a military vehicle, who is he pulling?"  Can you see it? If we really want to block it, can we let him see it?" Uncle Zhang continued to retort mercilessly.  "How can such a big accident not be broadcast on the radio?" Lin Chuan was listening intently when the boss brought him what he ordered.  ¡°Boss, the water is not shut off here?¡± he asked casually.  "How can that be impossible? This is all water that was collected before. There will be no water after the earthquake." The boss replied worriedly.  "The water company said it was a technical failure and the whole city was shut down. They also said they didn't know when the water would be available. I haven't washed so many dishes, and I won't be able to do business in a while." Lao He and Uncle Zhang also said  When debating whether it was an earthquake or a factory explosion, Lin Chuan maintained his identity and did not interrupt, but several people around him joined the discussion.  This shop is right next to the gate of the community, and the people who came to have breakfast all looked familiar, as if they had met in the square just now, so everyone spoke without any scruples.  Some people said that they saw dozens of armored vehicles walking along the Second Ring Road towards the industrial park when they got off the night shift. Others swore that they had relatives living near the industrial park. When they called just now, the cannons and machine guns on the other end of the phone were ringing loudly.  It¡¯s like setting off firecrackers during the New Year.  Everyone fell silent in unison, but the industrial park was at least ten kilometers away from here, and there was no sound of gunfire at all.  Lin Chuan's curiosity was completely aroused. He checked that his phone was still unable to connect to the Internet, so he simply made a call to his best friend Zhou Tao, who worked at the Public Security Bureau.  This guy is a second-generation official. His father is a leader in the Political Department of the Municipal Bureau. He himself is a snoop and a big talker. He might have some news.  "I don't know what happened. At 3:30 in the morning, I notified the city's police, cooperative police, and joint defense to be on duty, but the news was blocked. No one knew what was going on. They were just assigned to various jurisdictions to maintain order. But the industrial park did  Many people were sent, including the garrison and armed police." Zhou Tao's answer to his question was also mysterious.  "Two hundred armored vehicles were dispatched!" he finally revealed.  "What kind of plane are you planning? That thing can't be true, right?" Lin Chuan couldn't help lowering his voice under his influence.  He was talking about Superman, who had been making a lot of noise on the Internet a while ago. It was said that he had completely defeated the Stars and Stripes, but no one knew the details.  None of the mainstream media or portals have mentioned this. There are only rumors flying in some private forums.  "Who knows?" Zhou Tao said.  "Don't mess around. This matter is being dealt with very tightly. It says that a group of people who post randomly on blogs and websites will be punished for spreading rumors." "Then you must have access to the Internet!"  Lin Chuan couldn't help but complained.  "Speaking of which, can you access the Internet over there?" "I'll give it a try." Zhou Tao replied after a while.  "No, I can't connect to the mobile phone." "Nah! Mobile telecommunications are all bad." Lin Chuan cursed. So far, apart from streaking, this is the thing that makes him resent the most today.  "Ci'ao, you kid, not being able to access the Internet is like killing you." Zhou Tao laughed and cursed.  "Stop talking, the leader is here." Lin Chuan was about to hang up the phone when he heard him say something else: "Buy more water. I heard that the water outage will last for several days." Lin Chuan hung up the phone  , felt a bit inexplicable, but he calmed down and decided to do as Zhou Tao said. After all, this was the only person in the system he knew.  He looked at the neighbors who were still spitting, hesitated for a while, and did not tell them the news.  But he was obviously not the only one who knew the news. When he called the water station to ask for water, the other party told him that the water he received yesterday had been sold out, and he didn¡¯t know when the subsequent water would arrive.  Then he panicked and ran to the small supermarket at the corner of the street in a panic.  The boss is obviously a well-informed person. The mineral water that usually costs RMB 1.5 has increased to RMB 5. Lin Chuan argued with him for a long time and finally convinced himself and bought two pieces.  "Xiao Lin, why did you buy so much water?" Uncle Qin, the concierge, asked as usual when entering.  "There is no water at home. Buy more and put it in the refrigerator to drink slowly." Lin Chuan replied casually.    Carrying the two pieces of water up to the fifth floor almost killed him. He closed the door and sat on the carton in a daze, but saw that the black smoke was still there, as if it had not changed at all.  For some reason, he suddenly felt a little panicked, as if something bad was happening.
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