Collection of Gods

Chapter 916 Return
Ten minutes later, the call was disconnected.

Dong Wenhui looked at Tang Yuan with anticipation, but what he saw was Tang Yuan's heavy face. When he saw Tang Yuan's expression, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

"how?"

"Did the deal break down?"

"The leader didn't agree?"

Dong Wenhui quickly asked Tang Yuan.

Tang Yuan shook his head: "No, the leaders agreed, and they agreed very readily."

"what?"

"Then why do you still have this expression?"

Dong Wenhui looked a little stunned and felt a little confused.

Tang Yuan took a deep breath, his eyes were extremely serious: "Director Dong, we must return at full speed immediately. If we go back too late, we may not be able to return."

"What happened?"

Dong Wenhui's expression also became much more serious. He knew that Tang Yuan would not show such an expression unless the situation was extremely serious.

Tang Yuan stared into Dong Wenhui's eyes and slowly uttered two words:

“A great epidemic is coming!”

……

"Ugh——!"

The deafening sound of the whistle echoed throughout the entire sea.

This was the third day of the Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas cruise ship's return voyage, and Tang Yuan and others successfully entered Chinese waters.

This is the peak time for evening dining.

The cruise ship restaurant was packed with people, yet it was eerily quiet.

"On January 1, the leadership issued important instructions on the epidemic, emphasizing that the safety and health of the people should be put first and the spread of the epidemic should be resolutely curbed..."

Everyone in the restaurant was watching the broadcast on TV. Images related to the epidemic kept flashing on the screen, and an indescribable heavy atmosphere continued to spread around.

Since the cruise ship entered Chinese waters, Tang Yuan had people turn off the signal jammer.

In an instant, overwhelming news flooded into everyone's mobile phones.

During his time on Changjing Island, although Tang Yuan had a military-grade satellite phone in his hand that allowed him to communicate with the outside world at any time, it was only limited to making calls. As for the network function, this military-grade satellite phone did not have it at all. So he was basically the same as everyone else and was also completely in the dark about the source of information from the outside world.

If Tian Jinglin had not told him the news that day, he would probably have thought that the country was prosperous and peaceful and the New Year was approaching.

result……

The reality is completely different from what they imagined.

Today is January 1st, and there are only less than three days left until New Year's Eve. However, Tang Yuan and others can't see any festive atmosphere of the approaching New Year from the major mainstream news. Almost all the news is related to the epidemic.

"Buzz..."

Tang Yuan sat at the dining table. The fresh seafood they used to eat every day on Changjing Island had quietly disappeared. It was not because there were no seafood resources after they left Changjing Island, but because they wanted to avoid risks.

Tang Yuan glanced at the caller ID, and when he saw that the caller was his aunt Tang Yun, he immediately stood up, walked to a more remote place, and answered the phone.

"Aunt, have you arrived in Zhonghai?" Tang Yuan roughly knew what Tang Yun's call meant. After Tang Yuan learned the news from Tian Jinglin, he immediately contacted his family and moved them home.

Even though his uncle Fu Zhiming was taking care of Hangzhou, if something really happened, Fu Zhiming would definitely be on the front line. If he were asked to take care of the family at that time, he would be overwhelmed, so Tang Yuan asked Tang Yun to move the whole family to Zhonghai.

Zhonghai is Tang Yuan’s base camp, and Zhonghai has the Zhonghai Zhiyuan International Hospital, which has the world’s top medical resources. If someone in his family is unfortunately infected, Tang Yuan can mobilize the world’s best medical resources for treatment as soon as possible.

If Tang Yun and others were in Hangzhou, even though Hangzhou and Zhonghai are very close, according to the current severe situation, there would still be many constraints. Tang Yuan's grandparents and great-grandparents are all old and have low risk resistance. If they are not careful later, Tang Yuan may regret it for the rest of his life.

Under this circumstance, Tang Yuan naturally would not let them stay in Hangzhou. After all, the Spring Festival is a festival of family reunion. As long as the family is together, it doesn't matter where they celebrate the New Year.

Only Tang Yuan's uncle Fu Zhiming will have to be alone this year. However, even if Tang Yun and others do not leave, the possibility of Fu Zhiming being able to go home for the New Year this year is very slim.

"We have arrived at Zhonghai. Guan Ying brought people to pick us up just now."

Tang Yun's voice was gentle. Originally, she was worried about Fu Zhiming and planned to stay in Hangzhou to accompany Fu Zhiming for the New Year. In the end, it was Tang Yuan, Fu Zhiming and Fu Xingwen who worked together to persuade Tang Yun.

"Aunt, you can stay wherever you want after you get home."

Tang Yuan told Tang Yun, "Tell Guan Ying if you need anything. Don't take grandpa and grandma out during this period, especially to places with complicated crowds. Be careful."

"Yuanyuan, you don't have to worry about us." Tang Yun asked, "But when will you come back?"

"We have entered Chinese waters now, and we are expected to reach the nearest port in six hours. Due to the current special situation, it is hard to say when we can successfully enter the country, so I am not sure when we can get home, but I will definitely get home before New Year's Eve, so you don't have to worry about me."

Tang Yuan knew that his family was worried about him, so he immediately said a few words to comfort them.

"Ok."

"Then be careful and send us a message after you pass through the customs successfully."

After experiencing two attacks abroad, Tang Yun heard a few days ago that Tang Yuan had gone abroad again, and she immediately felt frightened again. Now that she heard that Tang Yuan had entered Chinese waters, her heart couldn't help but feel much more at ease.

"Auntie, don't worry."

Finally, Tang Yuan and Tang Yun chatted for a few more sentences before hanging up the phone.

Afterwards, Tang Yuan put his cell phone into his trouser pocket and returned to his seat.

"Director Dong, please make a count later to see which experts from our National Museum are going back to Yanjing. After we pass through customs smoothly, I will send a private plane to take you there."

Tang Yuan looked at Dong Wenhui, whose complexion was very bad due to seasickness and fatigue, and whispered to him.

"what?"

Dong Wenhui was obviously stunned when he heard this, and then he said, "Mr. Tang, isn't this too much trouble? Besides, most of our team members have settled in Yanjing. Your private plane doesn't seem to be able to carry so many people, right?"

"Director Dong, it's the Spring Festival travel season, and it's a special period. It's very difficult for you to get tickets. My private jet is just sitting there. You've worked hard for me for half a month, so you deserve a flight."

Tang Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "As for the capacity issue, you don't have to worry at all. In addition to the Gulfstream G700, I also have a Boeing 747 modified private jet. It was just modified and sent to Zhonghai two days ago. There is no problem in taking all the people in your team back."

"That……"

"Ok."

Dong Wenhui hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed, because he also knew how terrible the Spring Festival travel rush was, especially since Zhonghai was a megacity with a huge influx of people from outside the city. If they were really asked to buy their own tickets to go back, it was hard to say whether they could return smoothly. "Mr. Tang, I thank you on behalf of everyone else."

"Why are you so polite?"

Tang Yuan shook his head, then turned his gaze back to the TV screen that was broadcasting the news. He watched the images flashing by, and soon fell silent again...

(End of this chapter)