Rebirth in the end times: The whole family keeps a low profile

The heavy rain continued, and the gathered water flowed along the ditch to the western cliff. The residents living in the west listened to the deafening sound of the temporary waterfall every day, and everyone's hearing had been damaged to some extent.

The Su family's soundproofing is pretty good, and you can hardly hear the sound of heavy rain outside from indoors.

Su Zhangming: Sister, we said we gave it to Liang Cancan, is that okay? Will they find out that it was us who said it?

Su Yun: I think so, but I remember there will be a huge earthquake before the rainstorm ends, and they won’t be able to take care of us by then.

Wang Jie: It's a pity that your sister can't remember the exact date, otherwise we could have made preparations earlier. Now we can only be more vigilant, and run away if there is something wrong.

Su Zhangming: I don’t dare live in a building now. I want to find a safe place to hide immediately.

Father Su: It's raining heavily outside. There's water everywhere. How can we go out? Just stay at home. Last time I had tea with Chief Li, I tried to get some information from him. He said that our base is not in an earthquake zone, so there should be nothing to worry about.

Su Ma: The supplies needed for the earthquake have been packed and some of the necessities have been placed in everyone’s backpacks.

Su Yun: When an earthquake comes, everyone will definitely be relocated to an outdoor space. The parking lot downstairs is currently the largest open space in the base. After the last series of car explosions, the parking lot has been idle, and the burned car frames have been cleared away by the base.

Wang Jie: Do you mean we should reserve a seat in advance?

Su Yun: Yes, it will be messy with so many people. Let the grandpa and his family park their car in the parking lot, and our two families will have three parking spaces.

Su Zhangming: Okay, their car is out of gas, I'll ask him to get some gas and park it in the parking lot, so it will be more natural this way.

Wang Jie: Our family originally registered a light truck and an RV, and we will still use these two this time. When it gets dark, we will park them near the current military truck, don’t park too far away.

Su Zhangming, I understand. Don't worry.

Knock, knock, knock. There was a knock on the door on the 5th floor. Su Zhibang opened the door and saw Su Zhangming holding an oil barrel and calling him to fill up his gas tank.

Su Zhibang: What’s going on? Why should I buy oil in such heavy rain? Oil is so expensive. I can’t bear to spend it.

Su Zhangming: Uncle, your car hasn't been started for a long time. If you don't take it out and try it, you are an experienced driver. The car will break down if it is not driven for too long. If it is scrapped, the loss will be huge.

Young Master Su: Yes, yes, yes, Zhang Ming is right. You should go out and change some gasoline quickly, and then come back to check the car yourself. It’s extremely cold, extremely hot, and raining heavily. The car probably won’t work properly.

Lao Zhang was sitting with his legs crossed behind the counter, humming a leisurely tune. There were five or six mobile phones charging under the drawer next to him. It seemed that his business was good.

Just when I was about to replace my fully charged cell phone, I saw two people wearing masks coming in the door. Wow, the masks should be new. It takes some skill to have new masks to wear in this day and age.

Lao Zhang quickly stood up and said: What would you like to order, ladies and gentlemen?

This is Su Zhangming's third time coming here to buy something. The first two times he came to buy phone cards. However, it has been so long that Lao Zhang can no longer recognize him: Boss, do you have any gasoline?

Lao Zhang Weiwei was surprised: Gasoline is available, but the price is a bit high.

Su Zhangming: Don’t put me in a box. Just tell me a price and I will weigh the cost myself.

Lao Zhang stretched out his hand and said: No cheating, 50 points per liter.

Su Zhibang was furious: Why don’t you go and rob?

This is equivalent to their three months' rent, it's too much.

Lao Zhang was very disapproving of Su Zhibang's reaction: Go out and ask around, is there any cheap gasoline now? Anyone who can drive a car is a big shot. If you think it's too expensive, there's nothing you can do. I'm running a small business, not a charity.

Su Zhangming: Stop talking so much nonsense. 5 liters per person, be quick.

As they walked along, the rain was so heavy that both of their trouser legs were soaked and stuck to their legs, which was very uncomfortable.

Two white oil drums were handed over. Lao Zhang took the two empty drums and turned to walk into the compartment. He came out five minutes later. Su Zhangming opened the lid and asked. After confirming that everything was correct, the two paid the points and left.

Su Zhangming and Su Zhibang refueled the light truck. When they started it, they found that the car had no electricity and the tires were deflated and old. The two of them struggled on the rainy night before they finally started the car. Su Zhangming asked her to drive around the parking lot several times.

Su Zhangming: Park your car in the parking lot. Find a few usable tires to use as spares later. And remember to take your car out for a spin occasionally.

After everything was sorted out, Su Yun and Wang Jie parked the car in the parking lot at night. The heavy rain made the parking lot very muddy. The mud was enough to cover the entire instep when one stepped in. Cars with lower ground could not be driven.

Three cars were parked near the military truck. The military parking lot was not big enough, so they often parked in their own parking spaces in the public parking lot. There were light trucks on both sides, and in the middle was the Su family's old-looking RV. The distance between them was just enough for two people to walk side by side.

Since the series of car explosions, many cars have not been parked in the parking lot, and the parking lot is unattended. Later, due to heavy rain, only a few people drove there to park, and less than one-tenth of the parking spaces in Norda's parking lot were occupied.

A week later, before going to bed, Wang Jie played checkers with the children to relax as usual. While he was thinking about the route, the chess pieces on the board suddenly vibrated. Wang Jie said vigilantly: It seems like there is a vibration, hurry up and get dressed, put on your raincoat and go downstairs.

At this time, everyone was sitting on the bed, doing their own things leisurely. Su Xiaogu was watching TV, Zhang Lili and Su Yun were reading novels, Su Ma was folding clothes, Su Ba was reading a book on Chinese geography, and Su Zhangming was playing with his mobile phone.

After hearing what Wang Jie said, he immediately got up and busily put on clothes, shoes and raincoats for the children. Su Zhangming didn't have time to deal with himself, so he ran to the 5th and 7th floors and knocked on the doors.

Su Zhangming: Something is wrong. I felt a tremor just now. I'm afraid an earthquake is coming. You should go downstairs quickly to an open place and don't pack your things yet.

Before he could finish his words, the lights above his heads began to shake, and everyone lost their balance and had to hold on to the door frame and the wall.

Su Zhangming: Hurry, hurry, come downstairs. At this time, everyone in the Su family was already running downstairs, pulling their children.

In the hallway, as the earthquake became more and more obvious, the furniture began to creak and cracks began to appear on the walls. Everyone quickened their pace and hurried downstairs.

Aunt Su hurriedly held her little cousin's hand and comforted her, saying that everything would be fine.

Dad Su ran and shouted: Come downstairs quickly, there is going to be an earthquake.

The whole building heard Su's father's voice and felt the earthquake. The corridor was filled with a tense atmosphere, and everyone was hurriedly getting dressed and preparing to go downstairs for safety.

Dad Su was a little worried. After all, this was their first time experiencing an earthquake and he didn't know what the consequences would be.

Li Yimin had just laid down when he was frightened by the roar. He didn't even have time to put on his clothes. The couple rushed out the door, holding their two children in each hand. They just happened to bump into Xiaojing and others who were coming down from the 7th floor. Wang Zhihui held Xiao Xingxing, who was wrapped in a blanket, and ran downstairs in a hurry.

The two teams ran out while screaming. Fortunately, there were no high floors in the entire base. It took three minutes from the time the tremor was felt to the actual earthquake. Those who were quicker were able to run out, but some who were slower and some who were packing their belongings were crushed under the rubble by the collapsed houses in the fourth minute.

Su Jia went downstairs and ran straight to the parking lot. After the others ran out of the building, they hugged each other from a distance, crying and screaming one after another. Su Jia led everyone to the parking lot.

They didn't dare to get into the car directly, so they sat on the ground in the middle of the parking lot, holding hands and hugging each other. The children were surrounded tightly in the middle. Su Zhibang curled up with Xiao Xingxing in his arms, protecting her with his body.

The ground was still shaking and rain continued to pour down from the sky, mixing with mud and water to form a muddy ground.

As the sound of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting was heard, Su Yun felt that the plate under him seemed to be hit hard by other plates. Everyone was directly moved horizontally a distance of 3 meters in the muddy water. The whole person seemed to be suddenly pushed out by someone, and bursts of screams came one after another.

Su's mother was holding Su's father's hand tightly, but they were thrown away because of the acceleration of gravity. Xiaojing was bumped by her mother-in-law, and the two rolled three meters away. Su's head hit Lan's father, and his head was bleeding instantly. Lan's father also got a big bump from the collision. The Su family members were all carrying their own small bags, and now even if they rolled, they couldn't roll smoothly. They were pulling each other's backpacks, as if they were connected by several strings, but their palms were all scratched.

Some people ran out from far away, but those who were closer to the houses suffered. Most of the houses collapsed in an instant, some people were crushed by the buildings nearby, and some people were frightened and screamed, and quickly ran to open areas.

Li Yimin was holding his wife and children not far from Su Yun, lying on the ground, dizzy from the shock. The children were crying loudly, their bodies covered in mud and water.

Before people could catch their breath, there was a sudden loud noise and the whole ground began to shake. The aftershock came again, and Su Yun's side hurriedly held each other's hands.

Su Yun didn't say a word as the rain poured into his mouth: Hold hands, if you can't hold on, pull the backpack straps, the children are in the middle, don't panic, lie down, and don't let go.

There was no time to think, everyone did as they were told, like arranging troops or using human bodies to form a circle. This method was indeed effective. Li Yimin, who was standing nearby, came to his senses and immediately took his family to the Su family's side.

Dad Su: Come here quickly, kid, go to the middle.

Zhao Min didn't care about anything else and just followed them to lie down. She held the children's hands tightly and felt the thrill of the moment.

From a distance, the 10 buildings where they lived had been cracked by the earthquake, with the staircase on one side crumbling. The other buildings in Lingyun Community were half collapsed and half cracked.

The homes that were built with great effort were destroyed in an instant. The situation in the east, west and south districts was even more tragic, because they were newly built shelters, and the quality was not as good as that of Lingyun Community. Except for the self-built houses of locals, which had not collapsed, the rest were basically wiped out. At a glance, nothing was intact.

The military building where Liang Cancan, Guan Xiong and others were located was the most intact. At this moment, they were waiting for the aftershocks to pass on the playground where they usually trained.

Time passed minute by minute, and the aftershocks lasted for half an hour before gradually subsiding. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but remained vigilant and hurried to look for their loved ones. Cries and sounds of pain could be heard not far away.

At the Su family's side, they also slowly sat up and checked their injuries. Several of them had bumped into each other, with bloody heads. Su's mother also had a broken bone and one of her knees was in severe pain. Lanlan's old injury was also hit, and she was groaning in pain on the ground. The children in the family were fine, most of them had bloody marks on their hands, and bruises and scratches on their faces and ears.

Both Aunt Wang and Uncle Wang were hit so hard that they saw stars, but fortunately they were not seriously injured.

The rest of the people had minor injuries of varying degrees, but they didn't look serious.

Sitting on the ground soaked by the rain, the night wind blew over, making people shiver with cold. Su Yun wanted to take the children to the RV to take a shower, change clothes, and check the injuries. He glanced at the position of the cars. All three cars were moved. Fortunately, none of them fell down, otherwise he would not know how to get them up.

After waiting for more than an hour, the aftershocks completely disappeared, Liang Cancan and Guan Xiong came. Li Yimin asked Guan Xiong to take Zhao Min to the army to settle down first. Most of the houses there were cracked, and the casualties were the least.

After settling the family, he led Liang Cancan and limped into the base.

Soon, Li Yimin's voice was heard in the distance, probably using a loudspeaker: Dear residents, please evacuate to open areas immediately to prevent aftershocks.

The loudspeaker kept repeating, and one could hear that Li Yimin's voice was choking with sobs.

Tonight, she didn't know how many people would lose their families and friends. Su Yun looked at this scene with a heavy heart. She knew that the most important thing now was to protect herself and her family. With an earthquake of this magnitude, other bases would probably be in dire straits.