Chapter 3907

May arrived quickly. During the May Day Labor Day holiday, Su Xinghui, as mayor, participated in several activities and was so busy that he forgot everything else.

In the evening, he returned home and received a call from Yu Ruizhi. Yu Ruizhi told him that he had returned to the capital, booked his flight to Europe, and was about to set off with Liao Rong. He asked Su Xinghui if he wanted to go to Europe, saying if he wanted to, there was still time.

Su Xinghui said he really had no time to go to Europe, so he told Yu Ruizhi and his wife to have a good time in Europe, stay a few more days before returning, and celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary well.

A 20th wedding anniversary was a big day, especially since their love's crystallization was now an adult studying at a university in Europe, which made it even more commemorative.

Yu Ruizhi laughed and said he would definitely have a good time, telling Su Xinghui not to envy him.

The call ended with Yu Ruizhi's laughter. Su Xinghui also shook his head and smiled. Having such a friend made Su Xinghui feel very warm. How many things had Yu Ruizhi done for him! Now that he could leave Western Sichuan and go to Europe for a trip, Su Xinghui felt relieved.

Su Xinghui also asked where Yu Ruizhi was building the earthquake-resistant public schools in Western Sichuan. The places Yu Ruizhi mentioned were all areas that had suffered relatively light damage in the earthquake of his previous life, which made Su Xinghui feel much more at ease. These places were not severely affected, so there wouldn't be too much of a problem for those construction workers.

This was also very normal; the order in which Yu Ruizhi built the earthquake-resistant public schools was based on the likelihood of earthquakes. He had already built the schools in all areas close to seismic belts, so the remaining ones were naturally places where the likelihood of an earthquake was not as high.

Yu Ruizhi and Liao Rong set off for Europe to enjoy their time together. They would also visit their son in Zurich. Yu Haowen had been in Zurich for a year, and during this year, he had been living alone.

Yu Haowen had received excellent training from the Yu family since childhood and had also learned good martial arts from Yu Ruizhi. His self-care ability was very strong, so although he was alone in Zurich, Yu Ruizhi and his wife were very reassured.

Of course, with the Yu family's strength, they would naturally entrust local Chinese diplomatic agencies to help look after Yu Haowen secretly, ensuring he would not be in danger.

Yu Ruizhi set off, while Su Xinghui remained in Linshan City, throwing himself into busy work. The various tasks in Linshan City were truly very busy, and it could be said that there were a thousand things to do. Su Xinghui was so busy he could hardly stop, but seeing Linshan changing day by day, he also felt very gratified.

However, as time drew closer to that date, Su Xinghui felt increasingly heavy in his heart. But he had already done everything he could, and he could only pray that heaven would allow his efforts to be effective and minimize the casualties of the earthquake.

No matter how Su Xinghui prayed, this day finally arrived.

At noon on May 12th, Su Xinghui was taking a nap in his office, but he couldn't fall asleep. He simply got up and sat at his desk. At 2:28 PM, he clearly felt a tremor under his feet, which even made some sundries on his desk jump.

Su Xinghui understood that the earthquake had arrived. He opened his office door and walked out, only to see that everyone in every office had come out. They were full of terror, and some were still running downstairs, thinking that an earthquake had hit Linshan.

Su Xinghui shouted loudly, "Everyone, do not panic! Go downstairs in an orderly manner and head to the open ground."

Su Xinghui's shout made everyone calm down slightly. The tremor was not that strong, so everyone slowed their pace and went downstairs in an orderly manner. Some wanted Su Xinghui to go first, but he did not. He stayed behind to ensure everyone else had gone down before he was the last to leave.

Qian Jianan was the first to go downstairs. When he stood on the open ground in front of the office building, he took out his handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead, his shock slightly calmed.

When Qian Jianan saw Su Xinghui being the last to come down from the building, he couldn't help but admire him. It was one thing to be like this in normal times, but at a moment like this, for Su Xinghui to still be the last to come down was something ordinary people could hardly achieve.

Qian Jianan nodded at Su Xinghui, who also nodded back and asked, "Secretary Qian, are you alright?"

Qian Jianan said, "I'm fine. We need to contact the Seismological Bureau immediately to see what's going on. If an earthquake has occurred here, we must organize disaster relief work immediately."

The great earthquake that occurred in the north more than thirty years ago had given many people in the north an awareness of earthquake prevention. Qian Jianan had also experienced that era, so as soon as he felt the clear tremor, he reacted quickly, ran out, and went downstairs rapidly with the help of his secretary.

Now that they had reached a safe place, Qian Jianan had also regained his composure, knowing that disaster relief work needed to be organized.

Su Xinghui nodded and ordered his subordinates to contact the relevant departments to see what was happening.

Ding Qingyong took out his mobile phone and dialed the numbers of the relevant departments. After making several calls, he came over to report to Su Xinghui, "Mayor, an earthquake has occurred in Western Sichuan Province. The epicenter and magnitude are not yet clear."

Everyone looked at each other in dismay. Western Sichuan Province was thousands of kilometers away from Linshan City. The fact that an earthquake in Western Sichuan could cause tremors in Linshan City meant the magnitude must be huge. Everyone's heart tightened.

Now that there were no more tremors in Linshan City, and everyone knew that the earthquake had not occurred in Linshan City, they returned to their respective offices in an orderly manner under the command of Qian Jianan and Su Xinghui to start work. Of course, many people had no heart for work at this time; they started browsing the web, wanting to know the specific situation of the great earthquake in Western Sichuan.

Soon, the specific situation was published online. Data released by the National Seismological Bureau indicated that at 2:28:04 PM, an earthquake with a magnitude of about 8.0 occurred in a vast area with Huanchuan County, Western Sichuan Province, as the epicenter.

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake was already a very strong magnitude. This news made everyone's heart tighten. Although Huanchuan was thousands of miles away, their shared bloodline made everyone feel the same pain and concern.

Su Xinghui had felt this feeling once in his previous life. In his previous life, at the moment the Huanchuan earthquake occurred, he was also browsing the web in his office, constantly refreshing the news, wanting to know more about the great earthquake. His heart was constantly in his throat, and he was praying that heaven would not be so cruel.

But things went contrary to his wishes. In his previous life, this earthquake caused extremely heavy casualties, making even a tough man like Su Xinghui shed tears.

News from the internet kept coming in. Among them, the news from Hanhai Net was the earliest and most comprehensive. News from the front line of the earthquake arrived: this earthquake had already caused huge losses and casualties. For a time, all of China was grieving for this earthquake.

While Su Xinghui was browsing the news online, his phone rang. It was Yu Ruizhi: "Xinghui, an earthquake in Western Sichuan?"

Su Xinghui said, "Yes, an earthquake in Western Sichuan, magnitude 8.0, epicenter in Huanchuan County."

Yu Ruizhi said, "Xinghui, I am returning to the country immediately."

Yu Ruizhi and Liao Rong had originally planned to travel in Europe for half a month. He had been married to Liao Rong for twenty years and had never played in any place for so long. This time, for their 20th anniversary, he had planned to accompany his wife well, but who would have thought that such a great earthquake would occur in Western Sichuan.

This made Yu Ruizhi unable to continue playing. He immediately planned to return to the country because he had built many earthquake-resistant public schools in Western Sichuan over the past few years, and he had developed feelings for the place. Now that such a great disaster had occurred in Western Sichuan, he naturally had to rush back immediately.

After hanging up the phone, Su Xinghui called Qian Jianan's office and suggested that Qian Jianan immediately convene an emergency Standing Committee meeting to discuss the assistance to Western Sichuan Province.

Qian Jianan was a bit surprised, but after hesitating for a moment, he agreed to convene the emergency Standing Committee meeting immediately.

At the emergency Standing Committee meeting, Su Xinghui informed everyone of some of the latest news on the internet and television. There was also a television in the conference room, which was currently broadcasting news about the great earthquake in Western Sichuan. All television stations had stopped broadcasting other entertainment programs and TV series and were scrolling news about the great earthquake in Western Sichuan.

As Su Xinghui spoke, the Standing Committee members watched the news on TV. Everything that happened in the vast area centered on Huanchuan County made their hearts tighten.