He's not what I thought

The expression on Lu Jinze's face was not very good.

In fact, he had already seen the orange typhoon warning issued by City M yesterday, and it was directly adjusted to red in the middle of the night.

Lu Jinze couldn't sleep all night, woke up in the morning to watch the news, and saw the news that various roads in M ​​city were flooded.

He called Jiang Qi, but no one answered, and he began to feel a little worried.

Previously, when Jiang Qi went to Lincheng, he hoped that Lu Jinze could send him a car. Lu Jinze used the excuse that he needed to go to Lincheng for a meeting, and followed Jiang Qi cheekily all the way. This time, Lu Jinze wanted to send Jiang Qi to the airport, but Jiang Qi directly refused.

Lu Jinze felt a little regretful, it would have been nice if he could have continued to follow Jiang Qi all the way.

Lu Jinze called Xiao Chen and asked him to help him book the nearest flight to M city.

Xiao Chen went to check it out, but quickly replied to him: "Boss Lu, all flights to M City have been suspended, so it's hard to get through now!"

Lu Jinze asked, "What about those flying to nearby cities?"

Xiao Chen quickly checked the information on his mobile phone: "It's okay to fly to the next city, but it will take several hours to transfer to other means of transportation. Mr. Lu, the traffic in Lincheng is inconvenient due to the typhoon. Even if you pass by You may not be able to enter the city, why not wait?"

Lu Jinze hesitated for a moment: "You buy the ticket first, then we'll talk about it later."

After Xiao Chen bought the air ticket for Lu Jinze, just before departure, Lu Jinze called Jiang Qi again.

This time Jiang Qi answered, but before he had time to speak, someone on the phone exclaimed: "Are we going to be trapped here?!"

Lu Jinze gripped the phone tightly.

"Jiang Qi? Jiang Qi?" The call was quickly hung up.

Did something happen to Jiang Qi?

Lu Jinze's expression became more and more serious.

He couldn't wait for a moment, and had to leave for M city immediately.

Along the way, Lu Jinze has been watching news related to City M.

The typhoon has passed, but M city is flooded. The weather forecast may have heavy rain in M ​​city in the next two days.

The situation is not optimistic. Because many road sections are severely flooded, many people are trapped at home, lack of water and electricity, and some people are even washed away by the turbulent water.

Lu Jinze called Jiang Qi again, this time the voice on the other end of the phone was that the phone had been turned off.

In fact, on Jiang Qi's side, because many local citizens were stranded in the hotel lobby, he saw that the situation was not right and went to help.

The street at the entrance of the hotel was already flooded, and a big tree at the entrance was directly blown down by the wind and hit the roof of a car.

Fortunately, the hotel is on a high terrain, so the water did not spread in.

But also because of this, many nearby residents ran to this neighborhood to seek refuge.

Some people were trapped in the opposite building. Due to the lack of water, electricity and food, the rescuers could not arrive in time, so the nearby people spontaneously went over to help them out.

As a result, some people accidentally slipped and fell because they didn't know what they stepped on in the water, and almost fell down and couldn't get up.

When Jiang Qi saw it, he went over to help and pulled them over with a rope one by one.

Later, he helped the hotel staff distribute food and water to those citizens.

It was already noon when Jiang Qi returned to the hotel room.

The hotel's power supply has been temporarily restored, but because it uses its own generator, the air conditioner cannot be turned on temporarily.

Jiang Qi went to the bathroom, took a shower, changed his clothes, and charged his phone.

It seems that he won't be able to go back in a short time. With the situation outside, he can't even get out of the hotel, let alone go back by plane.

Jiang Qi opened a piece of bread for himself to satisfy his hunger, and turned on the phone again.

As soon as the screen lit up, the bell rang.

Jiang Qi picked it up: "Hello?"

It's Lu Jinze.

His voice on the other end of the phone didn't sound emotional, he just asked Jiang Qi, "Where are you?"

Jiang Qi said, "I'm in City M!"

"In the hotel?" Lu Jinze asked.

"Yes," Jiang Qi briefly described his situation, "The neighborhood is flooded, and I can't go back for the time being. Now the hotel has water and electricity for the time being, but I won't know after a while. The power system is broken and is being repaired, and I don’t know what to do.”

Lu Jinze said: "Did you know that there may be heavy rain in M ​​City today and tomorrow?"

"I know," Jiang Qi was stunned for a moment, "It's really troublesome. If the flood doesn't recede by then, it will be worse."

Lu Jinze said "hmm", "So it's best to stay in the hotel and try not to go out."

"Okay..." Jiang Qi agreed.

The two said nothing, and quickly hung up the phone.

Lu Jinze walked out of the airport, holding an umbrella in his hand, waiting for a taxi in the rain.

"Master," Lu Jinze lowered his head and asked the driver seriously, "Can I drive directly to City M?"

Jiang Qi waited from dawn until dark.

During this period, he kept refreshing the news and flight information.

Jiang Qi learned from the news that the typhoon was really serious this time. The typhoon landed near M City, and even the surrounding cities experienced extensive rainfall.

Of course, City M was the most affected. Now that the typhoon has passed, the eye of the typhoon is slowly moving towards the sea. It is estimated that it will not have any impact on the land, but the flood disaster in City M is currently the most troublesome problem.

According to the news, this time the typhoon disaster has caused more than ten deaths.

The floodwaters in the villages closest to the sea have covered their roofs. Not only in these places, but also in the city center where Jiang Qi is located, casualties have also occurred. Washed away, no one can be found until now, and more people are trapped at home. If they cannot be rescued in time, the consequences will be disastrous.

From this point of view, Jiang Qi who was trapped in the hotel was considered lucky.

He used the phone to deal with several things that the company needed him to solve. After finding that he was still unable to purchase air tickets and check flight information, Jiang Qi gave up.

He had dinner at the hotel restaurant.

At night, it started to rain again in M ​​City.

Fortunately, the drainage system in the city center is good. After a day, the stagnant water near the hotel has almost receded.

Jiang Qi finally got the flight information after finishing dinner. The ticket to City H at ten o'clock tomorrow morning is available for purchase.

Jiang Qi quickly placed the order, and after confirming that the purchase was successful, he breathed a sigh of relief.

I can finally get out of here.

After dinner, Jiang Qi was going back to his room.

The hotel's power supply has been fully restored, but Jiang Qi didn't bring enough clothes to change and wash. One set has been called to the hotel's room service for dry cleaning. I don't know if I can get it tomorrow. The clothes he is wearing now are used for sleeping. A T-shirt worn as pajamas.

Suddenly his cell phone rang.

Jiang Qi took a look, and it turned out to be Lu Jinze again.

He picked it up and heard the other party ask on the phone: "Are you at the hotel?"

"Yes," Jiang Qi asked, "what's the matter?"

Lu Jinze reported the name of the hotel where Jiang Qi was staying: "Is this the hotel?"

Jiang Qi was stunned: "Yes, you are now... downstairs?"

"Ah."

The sound of "cracking" rain came from the other end of the phone, which coincided with the sound of rain outside the hotel window.

Jiang Qi remembered that it was not raining in H city now.

Jiang Qi was very surprised. He asked, "How did you come here? Did you fly? But I can't even buy a ticket to go back..." He quickly took the elevator downstairs.

When we went downstairs to the hotel, we found Lu Jinze standing in the lobby.

His clothes were all wet from the rain, and he seemed to be looking for the front desk to check in, but the front desk told him regretfully: "I'm sorry sir, it's a special period, and the hotel has no rooms, why don't you go to another place? "

The expression on Lu Jinze's face was very calm, but his handsome long eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

"Lu Jinze?" Jiang Qi hurriedly called him.

Lu Jinze turned his head, his dark eyes turned towards him.

【Great, he's fine. 】

Jiang Qi heard his heart.

Jiang Qi's mood was in a trance for a moment, and he stepped forward to the front desk and said: "I know him, let me take him up."

Lu Jinze only brought a small suitcase, and the suit was covered with rainwater. Jiang Qi remembered that there was still a pack of tissues in his pocket, so he took it out and handed it to him: "Wipe?"

Lu Jinze reached out to take it, and said, "Thank you."

Taking the elevator to the floor where Jiang Qi's room is located, Lu Jinze still held the pack of tissues in his hand and did not open it.

Jiang Qi guessed that he had some scruples about his own image.

After all, if you use paper towels, some crumbs may stick to your clothes.

Jiang Qi took out the room card, took Lu Jinze back to his room, took out a clean towel from the bathroom and handed it to him: "Here?"

This time Lu Jinze took the towel and started to wipe it off.

Because Jiang Qi lives in the room alone, and has been here for a few days. During the day, a staff member wanted to come in to clean it, but Jiang Qi refused, so the room was a bit messy.

Jiang Qi put away some odds and ends on the bed, folded the quilt randomly, and said to Lu Jinze, "Sit down."

Lu Jinze sat down on the sofa beside him.

Jiang Qi asked him again: "How did you get here?"

Lu Jinze said slowly, "I bought a plane ticket to a neighboring city."

Jiang Qi was very surprised: "You came here by car from a neighboring city?"

Lu Jinze nodded.

"You...why are you here at a time like this? Most people are probably wondering how to get out of here? I can't even buy a ticket to go back, you..." Jiang Qi thought of a possibility, "Look News?"

Lu Jinze didn't speak, but the expression on his face told Jiang Qi: Yes.

Jiang Qi understood.

To be honest, Jiang Qi was quite shocked when he first saw the news on the Internet. There was no typhoon in the place where they lived, at most it was a sandstorm or a stronger wind, and they had never experienced such a flood.

At that time, Jiang Qi was quite flustered when he was alone in the hotel room. When he found that the citizens here seemed to have gotten used to such a situation, even if they were trapped by the flood for a while, they didn’t show any panic. They either waited for rescue, or Help yourself, when the stagnant water outside gradually recedes at night, Jiang Qi no longer feels anything.

The only thing he worries about is when he will be able to buy a return ticket.

Now that he has bought a ticket back to City H tomorrow, there is nothing to worry about.

However, perhaps people who were not in it would be more worried when they saw the news of the serious disaster. Jiang Qi received several calls from Wei Lin and other people in the company during the period.

Is it because when Jiang Qi received a call from Lu Jinze in the morning, the phone happened to be out of battery and turned off?

No wonder he didn't call again after receiving an unclear phone call from Lu Jinze at noon.

Did he rush over here in the morning?

It should be quite difficult to get here by car from the neighboring city. Some sections of the road may have been flooded. I don't know what Lu Jinze went through.

Jiang Qi looked at Lu Jinze again. His trouser legs were all wet, and his clothes were also wet. He probably didn't feel well. If he didn't change into clean clothes in time, he might catch a cold.

Jiang Qi said to Lu Jinze, "Do you want to take a bath first?"

Lu Jinze thought about it and asked, "My luggage is all wet, can you lend me some clean clothes?"

Jiang Qi was dumbfounded.

Lu Jinze opened his suitcase.

Jiang Qi squatted down with him and looked through it. Sure enough, the clothes inside were all wet by the rain.

"I don't have any clothes anymore," Jiang Qi said in embarrassment, "I didn't expect this to happen before I came here, otherwise, you go to wash it first, and I will ask the room service person to bring you a set of clean bathrobes ?”

Lu Jinze nodded, and went into the bathroom with the towel in his hand.

Jiang Qi squatted down again and touched the clothes in Lu Jinze's suitcase with his hands.

How can it be so wet?

Did he wade through the water this way?