Reborn with a Cell Phone 2007

When Lu Binghe took out the recording pen, it caused a huge stir. Everyone thought it was nonsense, until the earthquakes Ji Shumiao had described came true one by one, with the locations and magnitudes all matching. The internal struggle stopped at this time, and everyone tacitly reached a unified opinion at this time: "The interests of the people are above all else."

On March 3, the state secretly established a general emergency command headquarters for earthquake prevention, disaster prevention and relief.

On March 3, Lu Binghe personally invited Ji Shumiao to attend the first secret work deployment meeting for the 25 earthquake disaster prevention and relief efforts.

The moment she entered the conference room, dozens of pairs of eyes fell on this girl, many of whom were faces that Ji Shumiao had seen on TV and in newspapers.

The solemn and dignified meeting room was filled with silence, causing Ji Shumiao's heart to beat wildly. A fire was burning in her heart, which not only brought her warmth, but also licked her skin with the scorching flames, causing a burning sensation.

The old man sitting in the middle had kind eyes and a vigorous spirit. He said in a solemn and firm voice: "Don't be afraid, kid. Tell me everything you know."

The powerful spiritual power calmed her down. Ji Shumiao took a deep breath and leaned closer to the microphone in front of her: "At 5:12:14 on May 28, an earthquake of magnitude 04 will occur with Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County as the epicenter, and there will be multiple strong aftershocks. This earthquake is a shallow-source earthquake with a focal depth of 8.0 to 10 kilometers, and it will be extremely destructive..."

Ji Shumiao spoke slowly. As the girl's sweet and clear voice rang out, everyone's faces became more solemn, especially the top geology experts present.

If what Ji Shumiao said is true, this would be the most destructive and most widespread earthquake since the founding of New China. The intensity and severity of the earthquake exceeded the 1976 Tangshan earthquake.

The meeting lasted from morning to evening. At noon, everyone hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of rice and then plunged into the meeting discussion.

Ji Shumiao was questioned one after another. Even though she had read the information about the earthquake over and over again and recited it over and over again, many questions were still beyond her comprehension. In the end, her face turned slightly pale.

Ji Shumiao had a splitting headache. The stuffy atmosphere in the conference room made her breathless. She was so uncomfortable that she kept crying. She shook her head and said, "I don't know, I really don't know..."

The gray-haired old professor pressed the issue: "Think again, kid, how many aftershocks are there? How many aftershocks are above magnitude 5?"

"That's all I remember, and I've told you everything." Ji Shumiao's throat tightened, and he spoke with a faint tone of tears.

"Alright!" the old man said in a deep voice, "The child is still young, how can she remember so much? Binghe, send her home."

Someone tried to stop him: "Chief, she should be under control..."

The old man slowly raised his hand to stop the man from saying, "Children should stay with their parents."

He leaned down to look Ji Shumiao in the eye: "You are a strong and brave child, right?"

Ji Shumiao closed his eyes tightly, squeezed out all the tears, and nodded firmly: "Yes."

The eyes washed by tears are clear and bright, full of firm faith.

A gentle and powerful hand fell on her head: "Go home, and tell your uncle Binghe if you remember anything."

Ji Shumiao nodded obediently: "Okay."

After watching Ji Shumiao leave, the secretary general said, "That child is obviously hiding something from us. Why did you let her leave?"

"What does it matter? As long as we have the same goal and the same destination, we are comrades." The old man smiled with satisfaction while leaning on his cane, "Some children are born with heavy responsibilities and the destiny of the country."

After hearing the old man's words, everyone knew that he was talking not only about Ji Shumiao, but also the one in the research institute.

What if the earthquake doesn't happen? What if the earthquake does happen?

The post-disaster scenes I had seen before kept appearing in my mind, the devastated land, the dusty faces...

Ji Shumiao was so depressed that she could hardly breathe. She thought that under such great mental pressure, she would fall seriously ill as usual, but she didn't. Instead, she slept deeply all night, and after waking up, she felt energetic and her mind was clearer than ever before.

Ji Shumiao thought proudly that he had made some progress.

None of her family members asked her where she had been all day yesterday, perhaps someone relevant had already greeted them.

Only grandma couldn't help crying out of pity when she saw her thinner face.

Ji Shumiao angrily ate two large bowls of rice and said: "I'm not thin, I'm gaining weight!"

At the end of March, groups of geological experts secretly went to Sichuan Province to secretly plan evacuation areas, explore the geological details of various regions, simulate various geological disasters caused by earthquakes, and deploy response measures in advance.

On April 4, the Ministry of Education issued the "Notice on Further Strengthening Earthquake Emergency Evacuation Drills in Schools of All Levels and Types Nationwide", requiring the implementation of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction" to promote the safe, orderly and effective implementation of school earthquake emergency evacuation drills, effectively enhance the risk avoidance and disaster reduction awareness and self-rescue and mutual rescue capabilities of teachers and students in schools, and further standardize and strengthen earthquake emergency evacuation drills in schools of all levels and types across the province.

Since April 4, secret meetings within the systems of six provinces, including Sichuan Province, Gansu Province, Shaanxi Province, Chongqing Municipality, Yunnan Province, and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, have become more and more frequent. Meetings are held from the provincial level to the village level all day long, and all staff members remain silent about the content of the meetings.

On April 4, Ji Shumiao began to purchase and stockpile disaster relief supplies, but he also conflictedly hoped that these things would not be used.

On April 4, important strategic materials in Sichuan Province began to be transferred to safe areas.

On April 4, the Ministry of National Defense launched a large-scale military exercise to deter rioters.

Rumors were spreading all over the place, and there was no such thing as the most outrageous. The most outrageous one Ji Shumiao saw was that a doomsday virus had been discovered in Sichuan Province, and the country would give up on rescue and carry out a nuclear bomb cleansing.

Coupled with the instigation of people with ulterior motives, people were in panic for a while.

The central government quickly cracked down on the rumors with a strong hand. The old leader made a live speech saying that it was just a planned strategic deployment and the interests of the people always come first, giving the people a reassurance.

In early May, there were rumors that an unprecedented earthquake would occur in Sichuan Province. Perhaps this time it can no longer be considered a rumor.

The Ministry of Transport quickly took over public transportation in six provinces and gradually opened up channels for leaving the provinces. Some people who believed the "rumors" fled to other provinces, while more people who trusted the national government chose to stay.

The closer it got to that day, the calmer Ji Shumiao became. On May 5, the family reunited and celebrated Mother's Day with their grandmother, mother, and aunt.

Qin Rong has been pregnant for almost six months. Her belly is bulging and round. She has become plumper, but her face is radiant.

"Tongtong will be able to celebrate Mother's Day with her mother next year." Ji Shumiao gently touched Qin Rong's belly and called softly, "Tongtong."

Ji Shutong gave him a light kick in the belly as a response.

Qin Rong was amazed: "This little lazy bastard, he usually ignores me no matter how I call him, but he responds as soon as his sister calls him."

"This is because he likes his sister." Grandma smiled.

Ji Shulang asked, "How did you know it was a girl? Did you check the gender secretly?"

Grandma laughed: "There's no need to check."

Qin Rong looked at Qin Yun and tried to hold back her laughter: "Look at me, your aunt. The more pregnant I am, the more beautiful I am. It must be a girl."

Grandpa turned the walnut in his hand with one hand and laughed: "When your grandma was pregnant with your mother and your aunt, they became more and more beautiful. When your aunt was pregnant with Miaomiao, she became fairer and fairer. But when your mother was pregnant with you, she was a little black girl."

Grandma went on to say, "When your mother was pregnant with you, she was dark and fat, with spots and acne all over her face. Her nose became particularly large, and she was so ugly that she cried every day."

Ji Shulang: “Ah?”

He looked at his mother in confusion for confirmation. When his dark history was mentioned, Qin Yun turned his head and looked out the window, with an aloof look as if he was not in the five elements or six realms. He pretended to be deaf and dumb, as if he heard nothing.

Seeing that everyone had mentioned it, Ji Shiqian also boldly brought it up: "At that time, your mother smashed all the mirrors in the house. She would even burst into tears when she saw her reflection in the water while washing her face."

Ji Shulang coughed lightly and said, "Mom, I'll kowtow to you two more times."

Qin Yun heard this and smiled, "It's not impossible."

Ji Shumiao hugged Qin Rong's arm and laughed.

In the early morning of May 5, residents in the disaster-hit areas of the six provinces woke up to find the People's Liberation Army and armed police officers stationed at their doorsteps. Under the organization of local grassroots cadres, local residents evacuated to safe areas in an orderly manner, where preparations had been made in advance. Although the people were nervous and anxious, they did not panic to the point of losing their composure.

When they looked up, they could see a touch of camouflage green, and everyone knew that with these cutest people around, their lives would not be in danger.

A PLA soldier took the child from the shoulder of the panting villager. The child was not afraid. Instead, he blinked his round, grape-like eyes and lay on his shoulder to sing a nursery rhyme.

Elderly people with mobility problems leaned on the soldiers' strong shoulders and wiped the sweat off their soldiers with concern.

……

All television stations were temporarily taken over by the central government, public transportation was temporarily used, schools were closed, factories stopped working, and all places were evacuated in an orderly manner.

The village cadres, with blisters on their feet, shouted at the top of their lungs with a megaphone: "Knock on every door! Don't leave anyone out!"

……

Ji Shumiao was taken to the command center early in the morning. Everyone was busy, but Ji Shumiao sat quietly in front of the big screen, staring at the images transmitted back by the satellite in real time.

No one had the appetite for lunch, as the lunch boxes were cold when they arrived.

At 14 p.m., more and more people gathered around Ji Shumiao. At this moment, time was like a pedestrian in a polar night, moving forward slowly and stiffly.

At 14:28:04, the earth shook suddenly.

The solid land on the big screen turned into broken ice in the sea in an instant. Countless huge waves came from all directions. The impact of the waves quickly withdrew and quickly came from other places...

The earth tore apart and then closed again, mountains collapsed in seconds, tall buildings were razed to the ground in an instant, and humans were as small, fragile and insignificant as ants.

Two minutes later, everything returned to calm.

"Wenchuan, Wenchuan, please reply if you receive it!"

"Kitagawa! Got it, please reply!"

"Mianzhu! Got it, please reply!"

……

The military communication equipment deployed in advance attracted everyone's attention at this time. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the response.