Chapter 322

If an earthquake really occurred and they didn't detect it in time, that would truly be a massive sin.

After the online meeting ended.

The secretary asked tentatively: "Mayor, if a disaster occurs, should we... contact the military?"

The mayor nodded: "You reminded me correctly. Relying only on our fire brigade and police force is not enough. If a disaster occurs, we must ask them for help. Hurry and give them a call to notify them and let them be prepared as well."

"Okay, I understand!"

After the secretary left, the mayor took a deep breath, his eyes looking ahead, not knowing what he was thinking.

Once the public knew an earthquake was coming, the entire Xihe City would definitely become a mess.

Even if he had made full preparations, there were too many uncontrollable factors.

Fortunately, he had learned the news of this earthquake in advance and had enough time to respond and arrange a plan.

Although he also felt it might be a false alarm.

But he couldn't afford to gamble!

Many of Fang Yang's advance predictions had never been wrong; even if he was wrong this time, he wouldn't regret it.

What if!

You have to know that the disaster brought by an earthquake is something human power cannot resist.

If he did nothing, once the earthquake struck, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At this moment, he could only pray that this earthquake was in the depths of the ocean and would not affect Xihe City.

Otherwise, the economic development of this period would be directly knocked back to its original state.

For him, that was truly hard to accept.

With the city-wide emergency mobilization, the air raid siren rang throughout the city.

Woo~~~~

The huge siren sound could be heard by everyone.

But everyone was full of confusion.

Because similar situations had often occurred in the past, and those were for the city to ensure the normal use of the sirens and for drills.

This time, they didn't know the reason either.

But just a few seconds later, those who were watching TV suddenly saw the interface switch directly.

The video on the screen disappeared, turning directly into a blue screen with a large row of words written on it.

【Alert!】

【An earthquake is about to occur in Xihe City. Please have all citizens head to open areas. We hope everyone will pass this on to each other.】

At the same time, mobile phones also received similar pop-ups.

For a moment, everyone panicked.

Some took their phones and bank cards and ran downstairs with their families.

Some rushed out of their beds directly, not even wearing shoes.

There were also people who were squatting on the toilet.

In short, the moment they got the news, they all ran downstairs for their lives.

Some people wanted to take the elevator to take a shortcut, only to find that the elevator had stopped running directly.

There were also some people who were sleeping, working, or driving who didn't receive the news and didn't know what had happened.

But immediately after, police cars drove by, and the large loudspeakers on the streets played warnings of the incoming earthquake.

A large number of employees in factories ran out to escape.

Schools, organized by teachers, went to the playground one after another.

For a time, the residential squares, streets, parks, and even the vegetable fields in the wild were full of people.

Everyone's face was full of anxiety and unease.

Because once an earthquake occurred, their personal safety was one aspect, but more importantly, the houses they had worked hard to buy their whole lives would be washed away.

Almost everyone was holding their phones and tapping non-stop.

Moments, discussion groups, everything was going crazy, with screen-filling chats.

The local forum of Xihe City had already exploded.

【Is an earthquake coming?】

—【Holy crap, what happened? I was just playing a game and suddenly they told me there was an earthquake. This was a comeback game, I'd been playing for over an hour. Will my teammates curse me to death?】

—【Awesome, teammate of the year. It's about to be an earthquake, and you're still thinking about whether you can win. But if I were your teammate, I'd probably curse your ancestors for eighteen generations.】

—【I was just saying how my dog and cat have been acting like they're crazy these past two days, tearing up the house and barking wildly. I thought it was because the weather was stuffy.】

—【When I was sleeping last night, I felt the ground shaking a bit. I thought I was dreaming at the time. It seems there were signs.】

—【Last night I also saw many ants migrating on the ground and mice running everywhere. Animals still have a better sense of smell than humans when facing natural disasters.】

—【What about Fang Yang? Don't tell me this earthquake today was also caused by Fang Yang!】

—【What are you thinking? Can an earthquake be caused by a person? But this matter really has something to do with him. He was the one who discovered the earthquake was coming, so he arranged for the escape in advance. If it were the observation station, at most they would have ten seconds of advance notice; where would there be time to chat here?】

—【Awesome, if there really is an earthquake this time, does Fang Yang count as the hero of the entire Xihe City?】

On Fang Yang's side, the ferry was moving forward slowly; the speed of returning was much, much slower than the speedboat before.

Just at this moment, sirens came from the sea, everywhere, and it was unclear where they were coming from.

The fishing boats that were fishing turned around one after another and headed to the seaside at the fastest speed.

As fishermen who fished all year round, they naturally knew what this siren meant.

No one could escape a tsunami; no matter how many fish there were, they weren't as important as their lives.

Looking at the big fish jumping on the sea and the dense sea birds in the sky.

The tourists on the boat were a little panicked.

"It's over, it's over, this must be an earthquake. Can't you go faster!"

"Sigh, life and death are fated. Besides, we wouldn't be so unlucky to have an earthquake right now, would we?"

"First time seeing an earthquake, so exciting!"

Fang Yang stood on the side of the boat blowing the sea breeze. Director Chen walked to his side and said slowly: "The rescue vehicles on the shore are already ready. Is there anything else to pay attention to?"

"Have the personnel by the sea been evacuated?"

"Yes, they have all been evacuated. The mayor has arranged everything."

Fang Yang smiled: "Then there's nothing more to say. Just find a safe place to hide."

Director Chen asked uncertainly: "What if the earthquake doesn't come? The whole city is on alert now. If it doesn't come for a long time, I'm afraid it will be hard to control!"

"Although I'm not sure when it will appear, I think it will be here by tonight at the latest."

The return process was very long for everyone.

Fortunately, after about forty minutes, the large ship gradually approached the pier.

However, just at this moment.

Rumble~~~

A muffled sound appeared in everyone's ears.

Immediately, someone was shocked: "Earthquake! It's really here!"

"Hurry, I don't want to die!"

The timid girls were so scared that they screamed repeatedly.

Some even sat on the ground and cried.

Fang Yang immediately comforted everyone: "Everyone don't panic, the earthquake hasn't really started yet. Besides, we are in the sea, as long as the tsunami doesn't come, we'll be fine. Stay calm. Look, the government has already prepared rescue vehicles. As soon as we get ashore, we can leave here."

Director Chen added from the side: "That's right, the government has arranged everything properly. Besides, Fang Yang is here, what are you afraid of? His life is very big!"

Perhaps Fang Yang's comfort worked, or perhaps it was the thought that Fang Yang was still here, but everyone really calmed down and stopped wailing.

Fang Yang smiled helplessly, watching the large ship less than a hundred meters away from the pier.

Just at this moment, a muffled sound louder than before came.

Rumble~~

Immediately after, one could see the sandy ground in front shaking slightly.

Now even Director Chen's heart jumped to his throat.

If the previous sound was just a test, this time it was really going to be an earthquake.