Liu Zhicai recently claimed that he was ill and did not come to work. He is always the best at finding opportunities to avoid work.

Just after the meeting was held to decide on cleaning up the earthquake-stricken areas, Liu Zhicai took several days off on the grounds that his old illness had recurred.

At this time, Liu Zhicai was still chatting and laughing with his son in the municipal courtyard at the back.

"Chen Guodong is a fool. If he likes to serve the people, let him do it!"

"Now that the natural disaster is over, when he leads people to clear out the earthquake-stricken areas and start reconstruction, I will come out to take charge of the overall situation. Then people will remember my good deeds. Hahaha!"

"Dad! You are still wise! Chen Guodong is only worthy of you as a subordinate! You don't have the final say in Lingcheng!"

Liu Zhicai was drinking tea and nibbling peanuts with his son Liu Jingli in his big house of 200 square meters. While they were talking and laughing, they also didn't forget to complain about Chen Guodong!

Little did he know that just because he always cheated Chen Guodong and gave up his hand at critical moments, he himself was not rescued in time when the tsunami hit.

This should be considered retribution. People's hearts are so dark that even God can't stand it.

Over at Chen Guodong, the basement door has been opened. It is the first time for Xiao Liu and the patrolmen to enter this secret basement.

Everyone looked nervous and didn't dare to look around.

"Xiao Liu! I have a difficult task for you!" Chen Guodong called Xiao Liu aside and said solemnly.

"What mission?" Xiao Liu was a little confused. Aren't everyone here to get the escape ball?

Time was tight and Chen Guodong tried to keep his story short, "You should immediately bring four people to move these equipment to the rooftop."

"There are five helicopters there, and the pilots are already in place. Before the tsunami comes, you can take as much as you can. You don't have to wait for me. You can take off immediately after loading."

"Mayor! What should you do?" Xiao Liu asked anxiously.

"I have an escape ball. Please bring people to move the equipment quickly. These equipments have been saved with great difficulty. Please!"

Chen Guodong spoke in an urgent tone. Xiao Liu glanced at Mayor Chen, whom he had followed for five years, with a look of reluctance. He nodded and said firmly, "I promise to complete the task!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Liu immediately found four people to go inside with him to move equipment.

Chen Guodong also hurriedly took others into the storage room to get the floating escape ball.

This kind of escape ball specially developed for severe floods and tsunamis is still in a compressed state, so its volume is not very large.

"Those who are able should move as much as possible! Time is running out!" After Chen Guodong said that, he picked up a large box of escape balls and walked outside.

"Yes! Mayor!" Others imitated Chen Guodong's example, picked up a large box and walked out.

Those who are strong can directly carry two large boxes on their shoulders.

Everyone knows that the tsunami is very fast, and it should not take more than ten minutes to get from the main city of Lingcheng to Lanshan, so if they carry it more now, they can save more people later.

……

"Attention residents! The situation is critical! Please gather in front of the government office building as soon as you hear the announcement."

"Attention residents! Hurry up and gather in front of the government office building! It's urgent!"

In the base, every building is equipped with audio equipment that can receive government broadcasts. Many people don't take it seriously after hearing the broadcasts.

Officials did not directly say there was a tsunami because they were afraid of causing panic and causing a stampede. However, many people who were living a decent life did not take such broadcasts seriously at all.

"What are the officials doing again? Didn't they just summon a group of people to work in the city this morning? Isn't there enough manpower? Is there anything urgent?"

"My son and daughter-in-law are eating public meals in the office building, and there is no shortage of points at home. I will not participate in cleaning up the earthquake ruins."

"This broadcast is probably for the poor people who live in single rooms. There must be no one in Building 1 and Building 2. Let's go, let's go! Let's go home and prepare for lunch."

The few people in Building 1 who were usually fine gathered at the door to chat after hearing the announcement!

"Mom! Catch my ball quickly!"

Wu Qian was playing with Lei Bao in the corridor. The broadcast just now made her panic.

When Lei Bao saw that his mother ignored her, he threw a small white ball over.

Wu Qian raised her hand absentmindedly, and a small white ball rolled past her feet.

"Oops! Mom didn't catch it. Lei Bao quickly went to help mom pick up the ball."

"All right!"

Lei Bao muttered, wondering if his mother didn't want to play with her anymore, or else why he couldn't catch the ball.

Wu Qian was distracted by the broadcast, and the official used the words "extremely urgent". It was definitely not as simple as those aunts said.

Thinking of this, Wu Qian quickly picked up Lei Bao.

"Mom! I haven't got my ball yet!"

Before Lei Bao got the ball, he was carried by Wu Qian and ran to 310. He was very unhappy!

Some of the other residents nearby didn't take it seriously at all, while others took it easy.

They said that the official summons would definitely not do anything good, so they should go as late as possible.

Wu Qian didn't have much contact with the officials, but she heard the announcer's urgent tone on the radio, so maybe something really happened.

After she returned to 310, she pulled Mu Jie who was chopping vegetables in the kitchen and walked outside.

"Xiaoqian! What are you doing?"

Mu Jie didn't even have time to untie her apron before she was pulled downstairs by her daughter-in-law.

"Mom! Did you hear the announcement? The official said there is an emergency gathering. It's urgent! Let's go quickly!"

"No, then there's no need to be so anxious! Look, no one on our floor is going! We can just follow them when the time comes."

Mu Jie wanted to pull Wu Qian back.

The official didn't know what to do. It was almost noon and they were gathering for something, and they weren't giving out food to everyone.

"Mom! Listen to me! Run over there!"

Wu Qian didn't know how to explain to her mother-in-law that her sixth sense was sometimes very accurate.

She felt that today's matter was a matter of life and death.

"Okay! Mom listens to you!"

Seeing that her daughter-in-law was so determined, Mu Jie had nothing to do.

I had no choice but to take off my apron, hold it in my hand, and follow my daughter-in-law downstairs.

……

Over at the office building, all staff and residents present were gathered in the open space in front of the first floor by the patrol team.

"What's going on? Why do you have to gather downstairs?"

"Who knows what the officials are going crazy about. I'm the most unlucky. I finally got in line to buy meat, and then I was asked to go downstairs to gather. You won't have to go up and queue up again later, right?"

"Did something big happen? I see that all the patrolmen have serious expressions!"

On the lawn downstairs, more and more people gathered, and chattering could be heard endlessly.

"Xiao Xiu! Could something have happened?" Qin Yufei asked softly in Qin Xiu's ear.

"I have a bad premonition! Sister! Did you hear any noise? Something like rumbling?"

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