I am a cripple in the Siheyuan. Who am I afraid of?

Chapter 527: Perfect Response
I guess no one expected that a magnitude 7 earthquake would have such a large impact area, with houses collapsing across a thousand-mile plain.

There were even cracks in the ground and sand gushing out. What a shocking scene!

This is the power of nature. People often say that a more tragic scene is called the collapse of the sky and the collapse of the earth. It looks like the sky is leaking, with rain and wind blowing down, and huge cracks in the ground, with mortar constantly gushing up. It really gives you a sense of doomsday.

The butler sat in the jeep, holding the handle tightly, his eyes pressed against the window, trying his best to look out. He asked the driver Song Wu more than once: "Are you sure there is no one buried there?"

Song Wu nodded, "I'm sure. There's not even any live animals."

The butler hesitated for a while, even pursed his lips tightly before finally asking, "Is there anyone dead?"

Song Wu smiled. "Don't think too much. When I said there were no living people buried, I meant there was no one underneath. Even if there was no one alive or dead."

The butler himself was also happy, and at the same time, he could be seen letting out a long sigh of relief.

The jeep was moving forward with difficulty on the muddy and rugged road. Fortunately, it was a special light super off-road jeep. At this time, the butler asked Song Wu with a worried look on his face: "I think we are still some distance away from the county town, and the current road is particularly fuel-consuming. Is there enough gas in the tank?"

Song Wu felt that today he had gotten to know this lovely and respectable old man again. He smiled and said, "Don't worry. I can drive you anywhere. I have enough gas. Even if the car breaks down, I can fix it."

The butler laughed again. He turned his head and said to Song Wu, "You may not know that the time we drove here was the most relaxing and happiest time I've had in the past few days. I don't know why, but I always feel very relaxed and can always think of happy things."

Song Wu said to him, "You have many more things to be happy about. When we enter Baicheng, I always feel that there may be good things waiting for us."

The butler's expression became much more solemn. "Oh, I hope so. I really don't dare to think about it at this moment."

Now Baicheng, the city that suffered the most damage, has had all roads blocked on all sides, cutting off any contact with the outside world.

In the Baicheng government office, a fierce verbal battle was taking place. The county magistrate, who was a retired soldier, had already taken control of the person in charge of political work.

And there was more than one person, it was a small dark room full of people. He himself was guarding the door with a gun.

The so-called verbal battle took place in this situation. All kinds of insults, threats, and even curses were sprayed out of the small dark room in various forms.

But the county magistrate holding the gun holster was not moved at all. He squinted his eyes, folded his arms and sat on the chair, blocking the door calmly.

"Comrade, you are making a mistake. How dare you act rashly? How dare you make such a big move without reporting it? How dare you evacuate tens of thousands of people at will? How audacious! When this is over and we can restore contact, you will be punished."

At this time, staff members came over from time to time to report the evacuation situation of the people in the county to the county magistrate who was blocking the door.

The county magistrate nodded from time to time, without saying a word, and without opening his eyes. Anyway, the previous plan had been made, and the orders had been issued long ago. He was now waiting for the people to settle down, and then he would hold this place tightly and prevent them from coming out again and causing trouble.

As for what would happen to him after this? Humph, he should have sacrificed himself with his comrades many years ago. All these years were in vain. It was worth it, exchanging him for so many people.

He didn't trust anyone except the butler. This time he was right, and he took such a big risk and did it. Now he feels at ease.

The county magistrate closed his eyes and listened to the report continuously, nodding only occasionally. People in front of him came and went like a revolving lantern.

Just then, the sound of car engines and car horns were heard outside.

In fact, the people in the small dark room were shouting so loudly because they were scared to death. They actually wanted the county magistrate to lock them up in a tent, which was better than staying in this room. They were afraid that the room would collapse if it shook again and cover them all.

This is the original police station. The building is a small fortress in old age, so it looks very solid. It is one of the few houses in the entire county that is still intact.

The county chief opened his eyes in surprise when he heard the car horn outside. At that time, there were no cars in the county town. There were no donkey carts. Everything was carried by hand, on shoulders, or on foot.

He suddenly shouted to the clerk outside the door: "What's going on outside? Where does the sound of a car come from?"

Before anyone could respond, he heard a car turning into the yard and stopping at the door.

The county magistrate did not stand up, but stared at the door with curiosity. The sound of a car door opening and closing was heard outside again, and then the engine died down.

The whole yard was noisy and bustling with people coming and going. But suddenly, all the noise stopped. It was as if the whole world had suddenly become silent. The county magistrate felt very strange. He simply opened the holster, took the gun in his hand, and cocked the gun.

Then, in the backlight from the door opposite, he saw a tall figure walking into the room. He couldn't see the other person's face clearly, so he subconsciously raised his gun.

But he only felt a flash before his eyes, a pain in his wrist, and then the gun in his hand was gone.

Song Wu looked at the box gun in his hand and immediately felt very familiar with it. He started to play with it carefully out of curiosity.

The butler came up from behind him, looked at the box gun in his hand and asked with a smile: "Do you know how to use a gun? Don't let it go off accidentally. Do you want me to teach you?"

Song Wu asked him: "Have you ever shot this kind of gun before?"

"Of course, it's a good gun."

At this time, the county magistrate, who had just had his gun suddenly taken away and was horrified, could not believe his ears when he heard the butler's voice. He rubbed his eyes hard and stared at this familiar but unbelievable figure.

The county chief knelt on the ground. "I didn't do it well. There is still a commune that has not been evacuated in time. Now I have organized all the people to go there to rescue people. I didn't follow your instructions well."

The butler looked at him with moist eyes, took two quick steps, bent down and pulled him up from the ground. His voice was trembling as he said, "That's good enough. You mean there is only one commune now, and because it was not relocated in time, it may suffer losses, right?"

The county magistrate nodded and said seriously, "It will be less, not more."

The chief steward said to Song Wu, "Let's not delay any longer. Let's go over there and see what's going on. Then we can quickly mobilize disaster relief supplies and personnel."

Song Wu played with the box gun in his hand for a while, then smiled and threw the gun back to the county magistrate. He said to the butler, "I'm going to fill the car with gas. You can come out in five or six minutes."

After Song Wu left, the chief steward said to the county magistrate: "Don't lock these people up. Send them all to the front line of disaster relief and rescue. Let them work with the people. It's too comfortable for them to stay here."

The county magistrate saluted excitedly: "Yes."

The jeep set out on a new journey again. This time the road was more difficult to travel, because the road just now was the road into the county town, and now it was the road out of the county town.

The butler sitting in the co-pilot seat was holding a battle map and comparing it with the compass to determine the direction. He was now the navigator.

At the same time, he kept asking Song Wu: "What's the situation around here? Is there anyone trapped down there?"

“It has not been found yet.”

To be honest, the butler felt relieved. He thought the entire Baicheng County was gone, which was a huge loss and impact. Now an unexpected surprise was waiting for him.

The core county affected at this time was actually caused by the audacity of a county governor. He did not allow himself to be restricted and controlled by certain people, but instead successfully took power into his hands and completed the personnel transfer in advance according to the arrangement of the butler.

Maybe it was carried out in secret, so the information was not transmitted. At the same time, an earthquake occurred soon and he had no chance to transmit any information, so that neither the butler nor the other party received the news.

In fact, it is not that the people on the other side do not allow us to go to disaster relief or rescue. It is just a confrontation. They do not trust the butler to mobilize so many manpower, material and financial resources alone. So if you take the lead in mobilizing, they will definitely oppose and hinder you everywhere. This is the result of the disunity of people's hearts.

As the saying goes, when people are united, they can move mountains. The most frightening thing when doing anything is internal chaos, disagreements, and even competition for interests.

It is precisely at present that such a situation of struggle is everywhere. Therefore, if it is to develop normally, this huge shock is definitely another shocking natural disaster and man-made disaster. The loss of tens of thousands of people is far from enough.

However, Song Wu's advance prediction gave the butler the opportunity to launch the attack in advance. When other people and the other party were not able to react, he completed the maximum possible mobilization of personnel, property and materials, and evacuated the personnel to a safe area as much as possible.

The current situation is a miracle. The severely affected area of ​​tens of thousands of kilometers is basically a ruin. So far, there has been no large-scale casualties. How can the butler not be extremely excited?

He was now anxiously urging Song Wu to drive the jeep faster. He was eager to know the specific situation of this last area where there might be serious losses.

He was praying silently in his heart, hoping that the losses here would be smaller. In that case, the entire response to the natural disaster this time would be perfect.

(End of this chapter)