Chapter 440: The Whole World Knows

If something happens, it's merit; if nothing happens, it's a mistake.

Because the Rolling Mill has tens of thousands of people, the influence is too great.

"I can understand your mood right now."

Li Li Huai De knew Li Li Xuewu's personality and appreciated this subordinate, so he comforted him.

"But you can't affect tens of thousands of people in the whole factory just because of your guess, right?"

He was right to say that; the Rolling Mill had over 10,000 workers, and counting temporary workers and related family members, tens of thousands was normal.

The consequences of an order issued by a deputy factory director are indeed hard to estimate.

Furthermore, this kind of administrative order requires practical and reliable evidence, at least a judgment submitted by an authoritative institution.

Since liberation, there hasn't been an order issued for such a large-scale warning and safety disposal.

At least Li Li Huai De felt he wasn't at a high enough level.

"I want to get the Security Section moving."

Li Li Xuewu insisted, "In the name of a night emergency combat drill, conduct earthquake disaster emergency drills in the whole factory in stages, phases, and areas."

"You... *sigh*~"

Li Li Huai De wanted to persuade him again when he heard the first half, but stopped when he heard emergency combat drill.

He could hear Li Li Xuewu's determination and didn't want to oppose it at this time.

Just as Li Li Xuewu thought, the responsibilities and divisions of labor between factory leaders and section heads are different.

In this kind of execution power, Li Li Xuewu's order to the Security Section is more direct and easier to say.

The influence of a deputy factory director's order is great, but the influence of a deputy section chief is small; it can always serve as a warning.

Precisely because this kind of execution power is in the hands of section heads, there is a relationship of mutual dependence between factory leaders and section chiefs.

If Li Li Huai De wants to have weight in the Rolling Mill, he has to support his subordinates on certain issues.

After all, this is a section chief, a mid-level cadre, and his words still carry weight.

"Then do it!"

Li Li Huai De held the phone in his right hand and slammed his left fist onto the sofa.

Then he frowned and said, "But pay attention to the influence, the scope of the drill, and the intensity of the drill."

"Yes, understood!"

Li Li Xuewu agreed and was about to hang up, but heard Li Li Huai De add, "Do this thing ourselves; don't contact other departments, and don't report to the leaders."

"Understood!"

Li Li Xuewu knew who the leaders Li Li Huai De was talking about were, and why he didn't want him to contact other departments.

Seeing Li Li Huai De hang up, Li Li Xuewu also hung up.

Li Li Huai De sat on the sofa, squinting at the landscape painting on the wall, thinking about Li Li Xuewu's words just now.

Li Li Huai De's wife came over after he finished the call and wiped the water on the floor with a mop.

"Who was it?"

"From the factory."

Li Li Huai De's train of thought was interrupted; he frowned and looked at his wife, asking, "Did you discover anything unusual today?"

"I think you're the one who's unusual!"

Li Li Xuewu stood by the desk and hesitated, but still called Zheng Zheng Fuhua.

He had two official units and two official direct leaders.

Li Li Huai De's meaning was very clear: this matter stopped with him, and there was no need to report it further.

Including the work Li Li Xuewu was currently responsible for at the branch bureau, out of care for Li Li Xuewu, he also wanted Li Li Xuewu to minimize this kind of thankless approach.

But if he didn't make this call, Li Li Xuewu's heart would be hanging.

"Hello?"

Zheng Zheng Fuhua wasn't asleep either; he was busy every night.

"Zheng Bureau, it's me, Li Li Xuewu."

"Oh?"

Zheng Zheng Fuhua looked at the watch on the table and asked, "So late, is there anything?"

Li Li Xuewu didn't waste words and directly stated his guess.

Zheng Zheng Fuhua on the other end of the phone reacted differently from Li Li Huai De; he held the phone for a long time without opening his mouth to reply to Li Li Xuewu.

"Hello?"

Li Li Xuewu thought the line had dropped, so he followed up.

"How much certainty do you have in your guess?"

Zheng Zheng Fuhua had been there all along, just considering Li Li Xuewu's words.

Actually, his concerns and thoughts were the same as Li Li Huai De's.

This kind of uncertain thing, which also involved a wide range, tested a person's ability to weigh pros and cons.

Especially since the person raising this question was the deputy section chief of the Security Section whom he had strongly supported.

"Not even ten percent."

Li Li Xuewu said bitterly, "I'm not a geography expert, what certainty could I have?"

At this moment, he was also helpless. Not to mention now, even in the seventies, he wouldn't dare to guarantee it to Zheng Zheng Fuhua.

In political life, there was never such a guarantee.

Now Zheng Zheng Fuhua wanted a guarantee; how could he guarantee it? With what?

With what his Grandpa said?

Child's play!

But such a clearly strongly warned matter—he could guess it, but couldn't say it, and no one would believe him if he did; it was really uncomfortable.

His mood wasn't good, so his tone was a bit rough when talking to Zheng Zheng Fuhua, but Zheng Zheng Fuhua didn't mind.

He understood Li Li Xuewu's mood; after all, this involved the issue of trust.

The starting point was for the safety of the masses, and it was also good intentions.

"You can't produce evidence, how can I believe you?"

Zheng Zheng Fuhua scratched his forehead, looked out the window, and said, "This matter is not a small matter."

"I know."

Li Li Xuewu nodded, sighed, and said, "I've done my best by making this call to you. If something happens, I won't have any regrets."

"Hehe, you really have certainty?"

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's tone, as if something really could happen, Zheng Zheng Fuhua couldn't help but laugh lightly.

He was also thinking about Li Li Xuewu's words in his heart.

Li Li Xuewu felt relieved after saying it, but the pressure was all passed up.

If something happens, well, Li Li Xuewu said it, reported it, and it was you who didn't pay attention.

Alright, now all the responsibility is on the leader.

Zheng Zheng Fuhua understood the potential meaning in Li Li Xuewu's words, so he asked half-seriously and half-jokingly.

"It's better if nothing happens; I'd rather have you laugh at me for a lifetime."

Li Li Xuewu said bitterly, "But if something really happens, I wouldn't be able to laugh even if you called me a divine calculator."

"Mm-hmm."

Zheng Zheng Fuhua replied twice, indicating understanding.

"I'll report this matter to Gao Ju and see what his opinion is."

"Good."

Li Li Xuewu replied and hung up the phone.

Zheng Zheng Fuhua was still a person who did things, and also a person who was responsible.

In this era, these police officers had to undertake the initial warning and rescue work.

Just as Li Li Xuewu said, it's better if nothing happens; it doesn't matter if people laugh at you.

But once something happens, it's a big deal.

Li Li Xuewu's third call went directly to the Red Star Training Ground.

Unlike the tone of reporting to the two supervisors, Li Li Xuewu directly issued an order to the training ground.

Implement emergency combat readiness tonight; no one is allowed to sleep, and preparations should be made according to night emergency response conditions.

Order the person in charge of the training ground, Wei Tong, to carry out support work immediately upon receiving the order.

He didn't wait for a reply and directly hung up the phone, then called the Rolling Mill.

He issued a night drill order to the Security Section's duty personnel and ordered the duty leader of the day to supervise the implementation.

All workshops, units, departments, and other institutions belonging to the Rolling Mill must work strictly according to the duty order tonight.

Actively cooperate with the Security Section to implement emergency plan drills. If there are special circumstances, all personnel should follow the emergency response plan and listen to the Security Section's command.

During the emergency plan drill, all systems should be implemented according to the emergency system.

If there is any obstruction, interference, or refusal to cooperate during the drill, mandatory measures will be executed without exception.

Li Li Xuewu's calls were one after another; after finishing with Ji Wang Weidong and Huang Gan, he called his godmother's house.

Wang Wang Shuhua was even more surprised by her godson's call, but even more surprised after hearing Li Li Xuewu's words.

Li Li Xuewu didn't say much on the phone, just said to be careful.

But Wang Wang Shuhua couldn't sleep anymore; she woke up Zheng Zheng Shusen and told him Li Li Xuewu's words.

Zheng Zheng Shusen smoked and thought for a while, and the couple decided not to sleep and went back to their units to be on duty.

One was the neighborhood office, the other was the district.

They were both in important positions; although it was hard to issue a warning, it was very necessary to enter a working state as soon as possible.

Li Li Xuewu's calls kept many families from sleeping, causing chaos.

Han Shu had already slept when she received Li Li Xuewu's call.

Dong Wenxue wasn't at home, so she and the children slept early. Suddenly hearing the phone ring gave her a start.

She thought it was a call from Dong Wenxue, but it was Li Li Xuewu.

"Godmother, it's me, Li Xuewu."

"Li Xuewu, so late..."

"Something happened."

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's words, Han Shu was also a bit panicked holding the phone.

However, after calming down, she said, "Our house is cast in concrete; it was a residential area for high-level Japanese officials early on, so it should be fine."

She was comforting herself; how could she know if this house could withstand this disaster after so many years?

Most importantly, no one knew the earthquake level at this time.

"Just be prepared."

"Good."

Li Li Xuewu hung up the phone and called the Lou family.

This was the first time he had taken the initiative to call the Lou family.

Tan Tan Yali, who answered the phone, was also particularly surprised that it was Li Li Xuewu calling.

She thought Li Li Xuewu was calling to find her daughter, so she was going to go upstairs to call her.

But Li Li Xuewu's time was very tight, so he told this mother-in-law directly.

Tan Tan Yali held the phone, her brain buzzing, and it took a long time for her to react.

But there was no sound on the phone, and she didn't know when Li Li Xuewu had hung up.

In a panic, she climbed upstairs and woke up her lover.

"What's wrong?"

"It was a call from Li Li Xuewu."

"Him?"

"Yes, he said..."

Li Li Xuewu held the phone and glanced at the kitchen. He knew Yu Li was cooking in the kitchen, and she could hear the content of the call.

Although he avoided names when speaking on the phone, if one had a heart, one could still understand Li Li Xuewu's meaning.

Distance tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's heart.

Li Li Xuewu's glance at the kitchen also represented the complex emotions in his heart now.

"Hello?"

"It's me."

"Ah, you..."

Li Li Xuewu held the phone and said, "Something happened."

Gu Ning just wanted to ask Li Li Xuewu on the phone why he sent that kind of thing, but was interrupted by Li Li Xuewu's low voice.

"What's wrong with you?"

Gu Ning wasn't asleep at this moment and was reading in the study with Zhou Wang Yamei.

But she didn't expect the phone, which was just a decoration, to ring suddenly.

From Li Li Xuewu's words, Gu Ning could hear that his mood was very bad now, so she asked with concern.

"Listen to me."

Li Li Xuewu held the phone and said, "I'll call Mom and ask her to send a car to pick you up and go home to live."

"You... Xu, Li Xuewu."

Gu Ning had never really called Li Li Xuewu by his name when they were together.

Now she was frightened by Li Li Xuewu; she didn't know what had happened that would make Li Li Xuewu afraid to the point of affecting her personal safety.

"I'm fine."

Li Li Xuewu looked at the time on his hand and said, "Listen to my arrangement; you don't need to take anything, just lock the doors and windows."

After saying this, he hung up the phone without waiting for Gu Ning to say anything else.

"What's wrong?"

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at Gu Ning, who was frowning, and asked, "What happened?"

"It's him; he said to let the family send a car to pick us up and go back to live."

Zhou Wang Yamei's face darkened slightly. Calling so late and so urgently, was it related to her affairs?

Asking Gu Ning to take her home must be to avoid danger.

"Should I..."

"Listen to his arrangement."

Gu Ning knew what Zhou Wang Yamei wanted to say and interrupted her.

Li Li Xuewu wouldn't let her have any problems if he arranged for her to be here.

Since Li Li Xuewu said he would call home and ask his mother to send a car to pick them up, he must have made things clear to his mother.

She was right to think so; Li Li Xuewu had told his mother-in-law the truth.

He didn't let Gu Ning know because he was afraid she would be scared. Waiting until they were picked up and home, with the family all together, the psychological burden would be much lighter.

Besides, that courtyard they were in was built later, and the building level...

Architects wouldn't joke with their own lives.

After making all the calls he could, Li Li Xuewu went out of the room again.

Yu Li came out of the kitchen and asked, "The rice is steamed, it'll be ready in a while."

"Mm, no rush, I'm going to find First Master to talk about something."

Li Li Xuewu lived in this courtyard and didn't feel that if nothing happened, the neighbors' jokes would have much lethality.

He was worried that if something happened, the neighbors would have losses, but his family wouldn't.

Yu Li had also heard the content of Li Li Xuewu's phone call, and she was worried about her maiden home now.

But the phone couldn't get through, and the distance was far, so there was really no way to notify them.

Furthermore, Li Li Xuewu also said on the phone that he didn't know how much certainty he had.

Although her heart was in chaos, she didn't dare to add to Li Li Xuewu's trouble.

She steamed the rice, scraped the potato skins, and prepared to stir-fry a dish for Li Li Xuewu.

There were always braised goods in the gatehouse, and Yu Li picked out a pig heart and cut a small plate.

Li Li Xuewu went to the middle courtyard, and First Master's house was already asleep.

The old couple had nothing to do and slept early.

"First Master."

Li Li Xuewu didn't knock on the door, just called out lightly at the door.

"Hey, Li Xuewu?"

Yi Yi Zhonghai heard Li Li Xuewu's voice in his sleep.

He looked at his old partner beside him, saw that she was also confused, and asked.

"It's me, something happened."

"Hey, coming."

Yi Yi Zhonghai propped himself up on the bed, put on the clothes at the foot of the bed, put on his pants, and opened the door.

"First Master, sorry to bother you."

Li Li Xuewu didn't enter the room, just stood outside the door and said to First Master, "There's something I want to tell you."

Yi Yi Zhonghai opened the door and said, "Talk inside."

"No."

Li Li Xuewu grabbed First Master's arm and whispered the matter.

The more Yi Yi Zhonghai listened to Li Li Xuewu, the deeper his brow furrowed.

After Li Li Xuewu finished speaking, he asked, "Are there really mice in the west courtyard?"

"My Grandpa and the others beat dozens to death."

Li Li Xuewu said very surely, "This isn't quite normal. The horse my Grandpa has in the west courtyard was also stubborn today and wouldn't enter the shed; it's still tied in the courtyard now."

"There are mice today."

First Master's wife also put on her clothes and walked out, looked at her old partner, and said, "I was saying I'd go buy mouse poison tomorrow, this... I didn't expect it, is something really going to happen?"

"I know."

Yi Yi Zhonghai took a breath and said, "I'll go call Second Master and Third Master to see how to handle it."

Li Li Xuewu squeezed First Master's arm and exhorted, "This is all my guess. Safety first, but it's not appropriate to say it too heavily, to avoid it spreading as a rumor."

"Got it, I know how to talk to them."

Yi Yi Zhonghai understood Li Li Xuewu's meaning. In the past, this kind of thing always brought panic and many other problems.

Discussing it with Second Master and Third Master without calling a full-courtyard meeting was also for this reason.

Li Li Xuewu finished exhorting and let go, then went to the front courtyard.

Regardless of how the three masters handled it, it would eventually be notified to every household. Li Li Xuewu was just preparing to go home and tell his family.

Entering the front courtyard, Li Li Xuewu could still see the light in the gatehouse; perhaps this light wouldn't go out all night.

Only the old grandmother, father, mother, Li Xue, and Li Shu were at home; the eldest brother and his wife were still at school.

Li Li Xuewu pulled the door open, coughed, and entered the room.

"Li Xuewu?"

"Dad, it's me."

Li Li Xuewu replied, felt for the fire-extinguishing rope, and pulled the living room light on.

Li Shun propped himself up and looked at the outer room. Seeing it was really Li Li Xuewu, he frowned and asked, "Why haven't you slept so late?"

"Is it my son?"

Liu Yin was also sleeping in a daze at this moment and got up when she heard the movement of Li Shun and Li Li Xuewu talking.

Actually, the first to wake up was the old grandmother.

She didn't care about Li Li Xuewu in the outer room, saw Li Shu turn over, and went to pat her.

Seeing Li Shu smack her lips and fall asleep again, the old grandmother looked outside.

"Mom, something happened."

Li Li Xuewu saw that everyone except his daughter was awake, so he entered the inner room.

But he didn't turn on the light, just whispered his guess from tonight in the light of the living room.

"Grandpa said so?"

Li Shun knew his son wouldn't lie to him, but he was surprised to hear such a guess.

Then he pushed away the quilt, got up, and put on his clothes.

Liu Yin and the old grandmother looked at each other and started to dress.

Li Xue was pushed awake by her mother while half-asleep and followed to put on her clothes in a daze.

Only Li Li Xuewu's eldest daughter was still sleeping soundly.

Li Li Xuewu walked to the living room and looked at the ceiling and the mountain wall; he wanted to see if the house was sturdy.

But the Li family pasted the walls every year, so where could you see if the house was sturdy?

"Don't look."

Li Shun knew his son's meaning, frowned, walked out, and said, "It was cleaned up the year your grandfather left."

"More than twenty years!"

Li Li Xuewu reached out and pounded the wall, heard the "thump-thump" sound, and said, "This house can't be lived in tonight; go to the backyard."

"Wait and see."

Li Shun didn't pay attention to his son's words, put on his clothes, and went out, just bumping into First Master, who was going to call Third Master's door.

The two talked in the courtyard for a while, then First Master went to Third Master's house, and Li Shun went to the gatehouse.

Li Li Xuewu didn't wait for his father; his father just wanted to ask Grandpa and confirm again.

But Grandpa wasn't an earthquake expert either; they were all guessing, so where could they say anything?

What Li Li Xuewu could be sure of was that there would definitely be no big earthquake in the capital in the future, but he didn't know if there was one in the surroundings.

Newly built houses were fine, at most dropping a few tiles and breaking a few bricks.

But as Li Li Xuewu worried, these houses in the courtyard were all old houses.

It was as if these houses were all built in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Only the houses in the backyard and the gatehouse had been reinforced.

Especially Li Li Xuewu's room; the ceiling was dismantled and rebuilt with solid wood frames, at least much safer than this side.

With these old houses in the courtyard, if it shook somewhere in the surroundings, it might really be possible for something to happen.

Not much, just a purlin, a wall, might send a family away neatly.

Li Li Xuewu didn't dare to gamble; he didn't dare to gamble with his family's lives.

So he urged his mother and grandmother to pack up, hold the child, and take Li Xue to the backyard.

Liu Yin wanted to find money and valuables, but was stopped by Li Li Xuewu.

"Those things can be found even if the house collapses; you hurry to the backyard."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Although Liu Yin was scared in her heart, she wouldn't let her son say the house collapsed.

Li Li Xuewu entered the south room, stuffed the medicine jars and wine jars under the desk.

He also put a large wooden board across his father's medicine cabinet and sealed the medicine cabinet door.

After doing the minimum defense, the old grandmother had already hugged the still-sleeping Li Shu and went out.

At this moment, Li Shun had also returned from the outer courtyard, saw the old grandmother and Liu Yin carrying things out and walking to the back, and frowned without saying anything.

Apparently, he had also learned the truth from Grandpa.

The gatehouse side was also not sleeping, probably because they heard about the mouse-beating incident.

"The medicine cabinet and medicine jars are put away; you and Mom and the others go sleep in the back."

"How can we sleep, *sigh*~"

Li Shun looked at the gray night sky and sighed deeply.

The father and son were talking when Liu Liu Haizhong put on a cotton-padded jacket and walked out of the middle courtyard, yawning.

He had been busy with safety production standards these days, and his not-so-high cultural level was even more stretched in the design group.

From the initial initiator to now, he had been marginalized.

It was also true; an old comrade who hadn't even graduated from elementary school couldn't compete with technicians who had generally graduated from high school.

"Also scared awake by the earthquake?"

Liu Liu Haizhong looked at Li Li Xuewu's father and son and gave a cold laugh, then turned his gaze toward First Master and Third Master, who were walking out of Third Master's house.

"Just right, Li Xuewu is here, let's discuss it."

Yi Yi Zhonghai looked at the night sky that had already changed and walked to Li Shun's father and son with Third Master.

This was for the five of them to study together.

If it were in the past, the courtyard's affairs would all be studied by the three of them.

But today, this matter was raised by Li Li Xuewu.

Furthermore, Li Li Xuewu wasn't an ordinary person now; if he wanted to manage the courtyard's affairs, no one could say anything.

Li Shun was Li Li Xuewu's father, and he happened to catch up, so he couldn't drive him away.

Five people discussing was just right.

"Hehe."

Before Yi Yi Zhonghai could finish speaking, Liu Liu Haizhong gave a cold laugh.

"I think, this this... ah, the earthquake matter, worrying about nothing!"

He also thought for a while before remembering this idiom.

He pointed his finger and said, "Spring thaw, how can there not be mice running?"

As he spoke, he had already looked in the direction of Li Li Xuewu and said, "Ah, just seeing a few mice is a big deal?"

"Second Master, let me finish."

First Master frowned and said, "Third Master also mentioned this problem just now; there were such things in the past."

"Which past?"

Liu Liu Haizhong looked at First Master with his eyes hanging and said, "This capital has never had such a thing; where is the past?"

Yi Yi Zhonghai saw Second Master's firm attitude and turned his gaze to Third Master.

Yan Yan Fugui squinted and said, "Anyway, that's what the book says."

"Which book?"

Liu Liu Haizhong retorted, "There are dozens of people in this courtyard, and they have to go to work tomorrow. You're not letting them sleep?"

After retorting to Third Master, Liu Liu Haizhong looked at Li Shun's father and son and said, "I don't mean anything else."

As he spoke, it seemed he didn't want to provoke the Li family.

Liu Liu Haizhong said in a fake tone, "Whoever feels there is danger can avoid it, but our family doesn't need to; our house is sturdy."

"Old Liu!"

Third Master saw Liu Liu Haizhong walk out after speaking and couldn't help but call out.

But Liu Liu Haizhong didn't move and continued walking to the toilet.

Yi Yi Zhonghai looked at Li Shun's father and son and said, "Li Xuewu, see if there's any way."

"No."

Li Li Xuewu answered very crisply, "I've said everything I can say."

"Now you see it too; the gatehouse isn't sleeping tonight, and our family has moved to the backyard. I'm not joking with you."

"I know."

First Master looked toward the hanging flower gate and said, "The houses in our courtyard are all like yours, not cleaned up for many years; I'm afraid it's not safe."

Li Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it. My dad is here, so I won't play tricks on you."

"Li Xuewu."

Third Master said, "This, this, we don't have any experience, so we can only do as you said, but..."

Yan Yan Fugui looked in the direction of the gatehouse as he spoke, and then looked in the direction of the backyard.

The only places in the courtyard that had been reinforced recently were the gatehouse and the backyard.

Actually, besides this, there was one more, and that was the west courtyard.

The west courtyard had many warehouses and was spacious.

Li Li Xuewu also discovered Third Master's gaze and knew what he meant.

Seeing First Master looking at himself, he said, "If there are too many people, they won't be able to run out."

"*Sigh*~~~"

First Master also knew Li Li Xuewu was right and sighed. He didn't know what to do now.

"Let's talk about how to notify first."

Li Shun frowned and said, then said to Li Li Xuewu, "If there are many people, open the warehouse."

"Got it."

Li Li Xuewu looked at his father and nodded.

First Master and Third Master saw this, relaxed their furrowed brows, looked at Li Shun gratefully, and went to notify every household.

Li Shun sighed, patted his son's back, and went home to get the medicine box and emergency medicine.

Li Li Xuewu went to the gatehouse again, urging people to clean up the north warehouse.

That side was where Grandpa usually did carpentry work; it was a bit messy, and fire prevention had to be done well.

There was no stove on that side, so he had to be careful about people smoking.

The gatehouse side wasn't sleeping either, and everyone was talking.

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's arrangement, they put on their clothes and went to clean up the north warehouse.

The north warehouse also had a convenience: it was large, and there were many furniture and benches inside, so people didn't have to worry about sitting or lying down.

Li Li Xuewu finished the arrangement and just walked out of the gatehouse when he saw Yu Li coming.

"Rice is ready."

"Got it."

Li Li Xuewu replied, threw the cigarette butt he was holding on the ground, stepped on it, and followed Yu Li to the back.

At this moment, many families had lights on, and First Master and Third Master were arranging for people to clean up things and go to the west courtyard to avoid the earthquake.

First Master and Third Master still had prestige in this courtyard; once they spoke, some families started packing things.

But there were also families like Second Master's, who hummed and agreed, but turned back to the room to continue sleeping.

These people had the same idea as Second Master, who had returned home: the capital was safe.

"What did First Master ask you to do?"

Second Master's wife was yawning when she asked her old partner.

Just now, Liu Liu Haizhong was also called by First Master to talk at the door, and the room didn't hear clearly.

"Said there's an earthquake."

"What?"

Second Master's wife was yawning, and hearing this news, she was so surprised she swallowed the yawn.

"What what! Sleep."

Liu Liu Haizhong took off his clothes, put on his autumn clothes and pants, and got into the quilt.

"Didn't you say there's an earthquake, why can you still sleep?"

"Earthquake? Is it here now?"

Liu Liu Haizhong lay on the bed with his eyes closed and said, "Is he Li Li Xuewu a Bodhisattva? If he says it, it happens?"

"That's not an earthquake, that's...?"

"Nothing."

Liu Liu Haizhong tightened the quilt on his body and said, "Young people don't have experience."

He was talking about Li Li Xuewu. At this moment, he told his wife what he hadn't dared to say to Li Li Xuewu just now.

After talking about Li Li Xuewu, he wasn't satisfied and talked about First Master.

"Hmph, he's just jealous of me."

Liu Liu Haizhong curled his lips and said, "Watching me be busy and not letting me sleep, then don't work tomorrow."

Second Master's wife was still a bit worried, looked at the First Master going to Deaf Old Lady's house outside the window, and asked, "Then what if there really is an earthquake?"

"Fart earthquake."

Liu Liu Haizhong glared at his wife in the dimness impatiently.

"Are you sleeping or not? If you're not sleeping, go out and hide with them; I'm going to sleep."

"*Sigh*~~~"

Second Master's wife didn't dare to contradict her old partner; whatever he said had to be it.

It wasn't just Liu Liu Haizhong who didn't think highly of Li Li Xuewu's news; there were quite a few in the courtyard who were skeptical.

Furthermore, few of the people Li Li Xuewu notified believed it.

At this moment, Li Li Huai De had received calls from several factory leaders.

These leaders had also received news from the factory, saying that the Security Section had exploded, all dispatched, and were checking dangerous items related to the earthquake.

The most outrageous thing was that no one was allowed to sleep in the duty rooms.

Including but not limited to the Security Section's duty room, every place in the factory where there were people was within the scope of reminders and inspections.

Usually, office cadres on night duty could sleep.

But unexpectedly, today they were constantly reminded by the Security Section, and even warned.

People from the Security Section wore military coats and carried flashlights, running around the factory.

The dormitory building doors were even forcibly required by the Security Section to be opened to facilitate entry and exit.

The dormitory management section called the Service Section, and the Service Section called the Service Department.

Wang Wang Pangzi of the Service Department called the supervisor Jing Jing Yunong directly.

Jing Jing Yunong didn't know what was going on either, so he could only call one by one.

The thing Li Li Huai De didn't want to happen, happened.

He had exhorted Li Li Xuewu to control the scope.

But now look, the whole world knows.

He frowned and explained that it was just a drill, said a basket of good words, and only then muddled through the matter.

Li Li Huai De frowned and hung up the phone, and his sleepiness was gone.

His wife complained from the side, "What important matter is it, having to talk in the middle of the night!"

"Work matter."

"It's that phone call from the night again."

Li Li Huai De's wife complained, "This matter isn't even certain, how did it make people panic? How is this cadre being a cadre?"

Li Li Huai De squinted his eyes, also full of unhappiness.

This deputy section chief of the Security Section is a bit arrogant; he's only been promoted for a few days.

He hung up a sheep's head this morning, and started selling dog meat at night.

"Gao Ju's meaning is key monitoring, serious responsibility."

Zheng Zheng Fuhua also called Li Li Xuewu at this moment, telling him Gao Zhen's meaning.

"Understood."

Li Li Xuewu held the phone and nodded, "I'm ready here at any time."

"Mm."

Zheng Zheng Fuhua replied, "I'm going to the branch bureau to be on duty; let's contact by phone if there's anything."

"Yes."

Li Li Xuewu put down the phone and was about to walk back, but was stopped by his daughter's crying.

"What's wrong? Did Daddy disturb you?"

Li Li Xuewu hadn't finished eating when Zheng Zheng Fuhua's call came.

Brought over from home, Li Shu, who was already dazed, was startled by the phone and started crying.

Perhaps knowing that Li Li Xuewu was talking and busy, Li Shu was comforted by her grandmother and the old lady just now, suppressing her voice and not daring to cry loudly.

At this moment, seeing her father finish talking, she suddenly increased her crying and reached out her little hands to be held.

At this moment, the old lady and Liu Yin were sitting on the edge of the *kang* coaxing Li Shu.

Li Xue was lying on the side of the *kang* with her clothes on, pouting.

"Come, Daddy will hold you."

Li Li Xuewu walked to the *kang*, picked up his daughter, and used the handkerchief his mother handed over to wipe Li Shu's tears.

Li Shu hugged her father's neck aggrievedly, sobbing.

"Scared my daughter."

Li Li Xuewu reached into his bosom and took out his gun, unloading the magazine with one hand.

"*Sob sob sob*~"

Li Shu heard her father coaxing and cried again.

Li Li Xuewu, while bouncing his daughter, ejected all the bullets from the magazine, pressed the magazine back into the gun, and together with the pistol, stuffed it under his daughter's little pillow.

Old sayings all say that after a child is scared, put a knife under the pillow to avoid nightmares.

Especially a kitchen knife that has seen blood is best.

Li Li Xuewu followed this saying and stuffed a gun under his daughter's pillow.

This gun of his had also seen blood, carried evil spirits, so who would dare to provoke it?

The old lady and Liu Yin smiled helplessly at Li Li Xuewu's unreliability.

Li Li Xuewu smiled and coaxed his daughter, wiping her tears while walking to the living room.

At this moment, Li Shu was awake, and wouldn't be able to sleep for a while.

Seeing her father holding her into the living room, the crying in her mouth stopped, and she returned to a sobbing state.

Yu Li saw Li Li Xuewu holding the child back and wanted to take her so Li Li Xuewu could continue eating.

But Li Li Xuewu dodged and signaled it was fine.

Then he sat at the dining table holding the child and continued eating.

It was so late, Yu Li didn't fix any good dishes for Li Li Xuewu, just steamed rice and stir-fried a potato slice.

There were always braised goods in the gatehouse, and Yu Li picked out a pig heart and cut a small plate.

"Ah~"

Li Shu saw her father eating, pointed her little finger at the rice bowl, and called out with drool.

"Are you hungry too?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled at his daughter and said, "My daughter is really amazing, crying doesn't delay being hungry."

While teasing her, he used chopsticks to pick up a small bit of rice and sent it into his daughter's mouth.

Li Shu could eat rice now; at this moment, her big eyes were watery, tears still remained on her face, but her little mouth started eating *smack smack*.

"Don't give her too much at night."

Yu Li rummaged through the box and found a box of dried shrimp, and at this moment, broke one and stuffed it into Li Shu's hand.

"The child is still small, can't have too much in her stomach at night."

"Mm."

Li Li Xuewu looked at his daughter struggling to suck on the dried shrimp and smiled.

Li Shu looked at the delicious dried shrimp in her hand that she couldn't eat a small bite of for a long time, then looked at the rice in her father's bowl that was disappearing quickly, feeling she had been deceived.

"Haven't you eaten all this time?"

At this moment, Li Shun carried the medicine box and the medicine bag and entered the room.

Seeing his son eating, he asked.

Li Li Xuewu didn't have the habit of a midnight snack; he ate on time and didn't eat at night no matter how hungry he was.

"Yes, it was late when I inspected the Red Star Village in the afternoon."

Li Li Xuewu wiped his daughter's mouth with a handkerchief and said to his father, "Are you hungry? There's enough food, eat some more."

"Not hungry, you eat less too, it's late."

Li Shun put the medicine box and medicine bag on the box cabinet and exhorted his son.

"Just this bowl."

Li Li Xuewu replied, having already finished the rice in the bowl.

Yu Li wanted to fill another bowl for Li Li Xuewu, but seeing Li Shun say so, she didn't persuade him again.

She was also afraid Li Li Xuewu would be hungry.

Thinking that this sleep would be hard to get, she was afraid Li Li Xuewu would be hungry in the second half of the night.

"Clean it up."

Li Li Xuewu saw Yu Li's thoughts and stood up holding Li Shu.

"Heat it up if you're hungry at night, it's convenient anyway."

"Good."

Yu Li listened to Li Li Xuewu and started picking up the table.

Li Li Xuewu looked outside the door, saw Sha Zhu and First Master carrying Deaf Old Lady out, walked to the door, and exhorted Sha Zhu, "Carry her to the gatehouse."