Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Chapter 287 The April Fool's Incident

Throughout March, the atmosphere of the World Cup became more and more heated. With the help of officials, a wave of football fever quickly set off in the society.

Yang Huaqing specially made a set of football uniforms for Big Pudding and Little Pudding. Of course, they are improved versions. Not only do they come with long-sleeved trousers, but they are also thickened with fleece to prevent the two little guys from being frozen.

April 4 is a traditional festival in Western society - April Fool's Day, a festival full of pranks, and it is also the opening day of the World Cup.

Because the twins have to go to school tomorrow, Zhang Hao had to give up the idea of ​​going to watch the opening ceremony live, and instead watched live TV at home.

In order to liven up the atmosphere, many guests came to the house tonight, besides Zhang Jiahui and Zhang Jiayi, Yang Huaqing's natal family, and Village Chief Fan.

Li Dajuan and Zhou's mother made a table full of snacks, including all kinds of braised meat, boiled edamame, boiled peanuts, and barbecue, and of course beer is indispensable at the end.

Beer is bought at a high price.

At six o'clock in the evening, the opening ceremony officially began.

The organizer invited many celebrities and directly turned the opening ceremony into a star concert.

Even Li Dajuan and Zhou's mother, who were not interested at first, were attracted.

Seeing the appearance of his favorite girl group, Cao Fan couldn't help but slapped his thigh: "Oh, hey, that's exaggerated, I wish I had known about going to the scene."

"No wonder the ticket price is so expensive, so many stars have been invited." Emma immediately echoed.

Zhang Hao looked at his nephew, and couldn't help but tease him: "You like long legs, don't you? Fortunately your girlfriend isn't here, otherwise you would be nice."

"Hey, don't get me wrong, I'm just admiring it." Cao Fan grabbed his beer and took a sip.

Zhang Chongxin asked the second son-in-law next to him: "Steven, which region do you think will have the last laugh this time?"

"I think there is a high probability that it is Europa. Firstly, they are the strongest; secondly, they are the most well-prepared. As soon as the Football Association announced the start of the game, they sent the players here. Obviously they came prepared."

Steven said without hesitation.

"Then there is a chance in the East District?"

Zhang Chongxin continued to ask.

Steven nodded: "Of course, I heard that the local area has temporarily recruited many big-name players, and this time they will definitely have the strength to hit the championship."

"Pull it down! What's the use of just having big-name players? Football is a team sport, and the time for them to run in is too short to make much difference."

Zhang Hao couldn't help but interrupted.

"Grandpa, I think what the old man said is very reasonable. From the formation of the team to the start of the match, they only trained for more than a week, and I don't think much of them."

Cao Fan followed suit and shook his head.

For the recruitment of overseas players, he himself does not agree, and even feels a little disgusted. With a local population of more than 8 million, can it be impossible to select a qualified team?
Cao Zheng saw that the father-in-law's expression was very bad, so he quickly glared at his son: "What do you know? Anyway, our homeland has always been very stable and has little impact on the team.

I heard that many overseas teams don't even have enough players. We have a great advantage. Even if we don't win the championship this time, we are still guaranteed to be in the top three. "

"You don't need to be in the top three. If you can enter the quarterfinals, you've made a breakthrough." Zhang Chongxin nodded, his face getting better.

Seeing this, Village Chief Fan suggested himself, "Since everyone has their own opinions, why not guess the score tonight, and I will be the dealer. The odds are one to one, so you can bet whatever you want."

In the opening game tonight, the host will play against Central Africa, which is also the bottom team in the group.

"Then I'll bet 1000 yuan."

Cao Fan couldn't wait to say.

In fact, Europa has fully occupied Africa. Many of the so-called Central African teams are from Europa, and their strength should not be underestimated.

Zhang Hao followed closely and said, "I also bet 1 yuan for Zhongfei to win."

The local team is really disappointing, and there has always been a curse of winning the first round, which is definitely not so easy to break.

"Old Fan, I beat [-] yuan to win, do you dare to accept it?" Zhang Chongxin became irritable.

Village head Fan laughed and said, "Why don't you dare? Let alone 10 yuan, even 100 million yuan, I can accept it."

Since the separation of the family, although he has only kept hundreds of thousands of deposits, as long as he is still in the position of village chief, it is not difficult to borrow a few million at all.

"Okay, I'll transfer the money to you now."

Zhang Chongxin took out his mobile phone casually.

Li Dajuan didn't stop her wife from messing around. There are so many people at home today, she wants to give the old man face.

Then, everyone else placed their bets.

Except for Cao Zheng, Steven and Yang Deng, everyone else bet on the Chinese and African teams to win, but the amount is not very large, so it can only be regarded as a small gamble.

……

At 11:30 in the evening, with the whistle of the referee, the host "lived up to expectations" and lost the first game with a score of [-] to [-].

"Bang..." Zhang Chongxin almost smashed the water glass.

Cao Fan suddenly said, "Grandpa, what do I say? Our side has no cooperation at all. If it weren't for the referee's partiality, we wouldn't be able to score a single goal."

"What's the rush? This is the first group match. If you play well in the future, you'll have a high chance of qualifying."

Zhang Chongxin insisted.

Village head Fan laughed: "Old Zhang, I will not be polite with the 10 yuan."

"Next time I come again, I won't believe it."

Zhang Chongxin gritted his teeth.

"Okay, the second match is three days later, I'll come back then." After finishing speaking, Village Chief Fan stood up: "It's getting late, I should go back."

Zhang Hao was about to get up to see off the guests, when the TV screen suddenly flashed and turned into a news station.

"Now broadcast an urgent news. On April [-]st, federal time, at [-]:[-] pm, the federal base in the Middle East was attacked by unknown armed forces. The two sides are still fighting, and the casualties are temporarily unknown..."

Kevin's eyes widened in an instant: "Fuck, the TV station is playing crazy! How dare you broadcast fake news publicly. Although today is April Fool's Day, you can't make such a big joke, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense, this is the official news station, how could it be a prank? This is real news."

Zhang Chongxin said solemnly.

Cao Fan shouted after hearing the words: "Civil war finally broke out, are we going to witness history?"

"We can't jump to conclusions right now." Zhang Hao shook his head, "Maybe the attackers this time are just low-level civilian armed forces. I remember that a similar incident happened last year."

"Uncle, it's different this time. Didn't you hear what the host said? There has been a fierce exchange of fire, and it hasn't stopped until now. It's not a small armed force at all."

Cao Fan analyzed patiently.

Zhang Chongxin couldn't care about the World Cup anymore, and couldn't help but sighed deeply:

"It seems that the civil war is almost here. Xiaohao, you were right in your previous suspicions. The Europas didn't fight sooner or later, but they chose to fight at this time. Obviously they wanted to use the World Cup to confuse the higher authorities and then engage in sneak attacks. "

Cao Zheng worried: "This is terrible, and I don't know if the Middle East base can hold it?"

"At least there are hundreds of thousands of troops in the Middle East base, so self-protection shouldn't be a problem?" Steven frowned.

"Second Uncle, it's really hard to say. Since the Europa people chose to go to war, they must have made all the preparations. The Middle East base may not be able to support it."

Cao Fan shook his head.

Zhang Hao rubbed his temples: "If the base in the Middle East falls, it will really break the sky."

"Xiaohao, will the outbreak of war have a big impact on your side?" Zhang Chongxin quickly shifted his attention.

"It should be okay. Haotian Group has sufficient raw materials, and the impact is very small; Minde is the same; the only trouble now is the southeast fishery. I am worried that the Europas will hijack the ocean-going fleet."

"Don't you have a naval escort?"

"There are only a few small warships in total, and they can only fight pirates. They can't do anything with regular troops at all."

Zhang Hao sighed.

Zhang Chongxin quickly comforted him: "Don't worry too much, anyway, the fishery company's money won't fall into your hands, and if it is really robbed, it will be regarded as bankruptcy."

"Oh, that's all I can think of."

Steven helped to persuade: "The sea is so big, and the Europa navy is limited, so they may not be able to find it."

"Of course it's best to return safely, but compared to the ocean-going fleet, I'm more worried about the energy issue. If nothing goes wrong, the energy crisis will come soon." Zhang Haoyu said earnestly.

"Energy crisis? Is there going to be another blackout?"

Village head Fan hurriedly asked.

Zhang Hao nodded: "The blackout is just one of them, and there will be a series of problems such as food shortages in the future. In short, we have to tighten our belts to live."

"Fortunately, our village built a wind turbine, and it finally came in handy this time."

Village head Fan couldn't help but rejoice.

Zhang Hao took the opportunity to suggest: "Uncle Fan, I suggest that the village hold a villagers' meeting as soon as possible, and then call on everyone to actively stockpile food to prepare for the shortage, so that they will not be able to buy it in the future."

"Yes, I will notify everyone now."

After finishing speaking, Village Chief Fan left in a hurry.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Hao personally sent the eldest sister, second sister, and the father-in-law's family back to the Aoyuan community. After a great change, everyone didn't feel like talking about the mountains anymore.

Back home, Li Dajuan, Zhou Mu, and Yang Huaqing were all woken up by the loudspeakers in the village, and they were sitting in the living room holding a family meeting.

"Mom, wife, you are all awake."

Zhang Hao said hello.

"Such a big event happened, where can I sleep?"

Li Dajuan said with a sad face.

Zhang Hao said a few words of comfort, then turned to look at his father: "Dad, is there any news on TV?"

"Well, another piece of news was released just now. It has been confirmed that the Europas launched the attack. They crossed the Red Sea, successfully landed on the beach in Ras Al Khaimah, and then attacked the garrison base from behind."

Zhang Chongxin quickly replied.

"What's the current situation at the base?"

"It wasn't reported in the news. It just said that the battle was fierce. The Federation had already sent Jibuti's navy to reinforce it. However, the distant water cannot save the nearby fire. It depends on whether the base can survive the first wave of attack."

"Did the Jibuti Naval Base not be attacked?"

Zhang Hao was puzzled.

For security reasons, the Federation has a total of two military strongholds in the Middle East. One is the Dubai military base stationed by the Army, which is responsible for guarding the Persian Gulf.

The other is the Jibuti Naval Base, which is responsible for guarding the Red Sea, and at the same time, is responsible for combating nearby pirates and protecting the smooth flow of routes between east and west.

It stands to reason that the Europas should attack the naval base first, and only by destroying the naval base can they attack the Dubai base with peace of mind.

Zhang Chongxin shook his head: "No, but Jibuti base also suffered heavy losses."

"What's going on?" Zhang Hao asked in surprise.

"The Europas are very smart. They secretly instigated more than half of the fleet, which is much more effective than directly attacking the naval base."

"What? Are all the people in the navy cooking? Such a big hidden danger, why didn't they find it?"

"I can't blame them. The navy itself is a technical arm. Even if someone wants to replace them, it will not happen overnight. Who knew it would happen so quickly."

Zhang Chongxin helped the above to explain a sentence.

Zhang Hao's face was full of disdain: "It's all an excuse. In the final analysis, I still lack courage. I knew there was a risk of war, but I didn't have any precautions."

"Hey, the peace has been too long, and it is normal to be negligent. Besides, the navy is not completely unprepared. They just transferred the aircraft carrier back a while ago, which is considered a blessing in misfortune."

Zhang Chongxin sighed.

"What is the use of a mere aircraft carrier? Once the Middle East is lost, it will not be so easy to counterattack. This will be a protracted tug of war." Zhang Hao predicted.

The Middle East is far away from the mainland, coupled with the special environment under the "polar night", it is not advisable to make an expedition unless nuclear weapons are directly used.

But having said that, maybe the Europeans have found the remaining nuclear weapons from the ruins of the North American continent long ago. This is not impossible.

"So pessimistic? Isn't it so?"

"Nothing is impossible. The Europas have obviously planned it for a long time this time. If they are not 100% sure, they will not rush to do it. The Middle East base may not be very optimistic."

Zhang Chong's confidence trembled, and he couldn't help but swear: "CTMD..."

"What are you talking about?" Li Dajuan quickly pulled his wife's arm, and persuaded loudly: "Don't talk about it, the national affairs are not up to you and your son, let's quickly discuss the future plans."

"Mom, don't worry, our family will definitely have enough food, and we won't go hungry."

Zhang Hao immediately comforted him.

Li Dajuan waved her hand: "I'm not afraid of this, but I'm worried that the village is not safe. Didn't you buy a house in Zhucheng? Should we move the whole family there?"

"Not for the time being, we haven't reached that point yet."

Zhang Hao shook his head.

"This matter can't be taken lightly, or you can take Huaqing, Big Pudding and Little Pudding to move there first." Li Dajuan paused, then looked at her mother-in-law beside her: "Old Zhou, you also go with me? Help the two of them Take the children with you, and Lao Zhang and I will stay and watch the house."

A lot of vegetables were grown in the manor, and a lot of livestock were also raised, which she couldn't let go of.

Mother Zhou shook her head again and again: "Why don't I stay? I'm used to living here and I don't want to leave."

"Old Zhou..." Li Dajuan wanted to persuade him again.

Zhang Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly interrupted: "Mom, the Middle East is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from us, and the war won't affect us. We don't even need to leave."

"Let's ignore the war. What if there is turmoil in the city? It will be too late to leave at that time."

Li Dajuan is not old-fashioned either.

"No, Huicheng is so close to the capital, even if something messy happens, the army will be able to rush over to support it soon, and nothing will happen."

Zhang Hao comforted him patiently.

"Really?" Li Dajuan hesitated.

Zhang Chongxin immediately took over the words: "Really, Xiaohao is right. The entire Zhuwan District is integrated. As long as there is no chaos above, nothing will happen here."

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