<h4>Chapter 1592</h4> <h4>Imminent Disaster</h4>
The door was slowly opened from the outside. A gust of cold wind blew in as soon as a crack appeared, making Wang Ma and Xiao Zhiqing shudder.
Few women dressed in trench coats walked in, and they were Lin Ruoxi, An Xin, and the rest. On their bodies were bits of snow.
“Oh, miss, is it still snowing out there? You have snowkes on your hair.” Wang Ma quickly stood up and brushed off the snow on Lin Ruoxi’s hair.
As she cast a worried gaze outside the house, she saw that the nts on the ind had wilted. Many trees had also died from the cold. The bare branches were nothing like the lush vegetation in the summer.
Lin Ruoxi shook her head and brushed off the snow on her shoulders. shing Wang Ma with aforting smile, she said, “It’s not snowing outside. The Middle East was snowing when we flew in from China.”
“Oh, I see… All right,e and have a seat first. Tell us the situation in China now,” Wang Ma urged. It was then she remembered thedies did not take the ne but instead flew out.
Everyone sat on the couch and chairs in the living room and started recounting the events back in China.
A few days ago, all thedies except for Xiao Zhiqing went back to China to check on Yang Chen and also deal with their respective matters.
Lin Ruoxi, An Xin, and Tang Wan had multinationalpanies with tens of thousands of employees, be it Yu Lei International, An n Group, or the Tang n’s Maple Group.
As the presidents of theirpanies, they only needed to make some important decisions and did not need to show up at thepany frequently. Hence, it did not matter where they stayed.
However, due to the extreme cold weather, governments all over the world were trying their best to maintain the stability of the country and the safety of the citizens. Thepanies couldn’t operate normally.
Moreover, transportation itself had changed drastically.
Other than the tropical countries or the warmer regions, more than eighty percent of the airports worldwide could no longer operate like normal, and more than sixty percent of airports had shut down.
Furthermore, over ny percent of railways were ruined, and many tracks were covered with snow or frozen.
The roads were the same. In some areas, the engine of the cars could not even be ignited, or they were just broken from the cold.
Under such circumstances, the employees could not go to work, and the factories had stopped operating. Naturally, as the employers, they had to deal with the crisis appropriately.
Not only did they have to cooperate with the government to let their employees take breaks, but they also had to give material aid.
At such a critical juncture, they did not have to send them money, but instead food, spare fuels, and warmth equipment. After all, the employees would not have a chance to spend the money.
As for Zhenxiu, Liu Mingyu, and the Cai sisters, they went to meet their families and tried to bring them to the ind or send them to tropical areas.
Hui Lin’s worldwide concert tour was canceled because of the harsh weather. With nothing to do, she returned to Beijing and helped out the Lin n.
As a government official in China, Li Jingjing had been staying in the country and would asionally report domestic affairs to the otherdies. In short, she was busy with both work and personal matters.
“Half of China is frozen. Everyone has run to the southern region, and the rich went to the tropical regions. If this goes on, even the temperature in the southern region will go below zero,” Rose exined.
“What… what should we do? If that happens, many people will die,” Wang Ma said worriedly.
Frowning, Cai Ning replied, “I’m afraid people will starve before that, or even be beaten to death. Right now, other than the malls and shops that are operating under the government’s control, the rest are closed. The owners are in hiding instead of running their businesses. Some management has stored some food to sell to the citizens. As for the hotels and motels, they are fully booked because of therge-scale migration. Even the inns are packed. The crime rate has been increasing due to ack of police and army force. Many cases of robbery, arson, and homicide over food and amodation have urred. Since transportation isn’t convenient, the police can’t take action in time. The media are too busy to report about these matters. The local citizens in the southern region areining incessantly. Most of their ces have been robbed by the ounders. If conflicts continue to brew, trouble will entail sooner orter.”
The others fell into stunned silence upon hearing her words. The sights they had witnessed back in the country were unbearable.
However, conscience andw meant nothing before the instincts of survival.
Although those situations only happened among ordinary citizens and the poor, there was no telling the same would happen to the rich if the whole world turned into a frozennd.
The rich were also human and were, in fact, more vulnerable than normal citizens. There was a chance that they would be more merciless to survive.
“Don’t they have an army? Why did the government send soldiers out to subdue those who are wreaking havoc in society? Plenty of innocents will die,” Su Xin asked puzzledly.
A wry smile touched Tang Wan’s lips. “Army? At the end of the day, they’re still human and have family and friends of their own. Many of those who escape to the south are their rtives so how could they hold them at gunpoint. That might have worked if only one or two ces were affected. However, the whole country is in turmoil. The soldiers were unable to remain at the base. Other than the Beijing military zone, soldiers in the other bases have returned home, ording to what I know. Officers are powerless to control them because they refuse to listen. In fact, some were killed by soldiers for attempting to intervene.”
“What!? That serious?” Upon hearing that, Wang Ma turned to Lin Ruoxi and asked, “Miss, did you visit your inws? Aren’t Xuehua and Commander Yang in the Jiangnan military zone?”
Lin Ruoxi nodded. “I went, but they’ve returned to Beijing. They’re safe now. However, the Jiangnan military zone is in a mess. Other than a handful of navy and special forces, the rest are out of control. A lot of soldiers fled the troop after being dispatched.”
Wang Ma sighed in relief. “As long as they’re fine. This is a disaster. I wonder if our country can brace through it.”
Thedies kept quiet. Although they had returned to the country to deal with some important matters and ascertained their families’ safety, it would only be the start of the tragedy if the temperature continued to drop.
“Is there any news about Sir?”
Seeing that no one was mentioning Yang Chen, Su Xin could not help but ask.
Theirdies’ expressions were grim. Concern, dejection, and resentment were evident in their eyes.
“No. My sister and I have asked our father. Ling Xuzi from Hongmeng met him once two weeks ago. He said Hongmeng in his hot water, so my father is in charge of the Yellow me Iron Brigade for now. Hubby hasn’t appeared since he fought with Luo Qianqiu two months ago. The rumors in Hongmeng said that he couldn’t have lost to Luo Qianqiu, but thetter survived while he went missing,” Cai Yan answered.
“Luo Qianqiu is seizing the opportunity to subdue the three major ns and all the other vassal ns while the Ning and Xiao ns are in weakened states. The elders in Hongmeng suffered grave losses when besieging Hubby, so I’m worried that Luo Qianqiu would target Hongmeng afterward,” Cai Ning said.
“What a jerk. He had to have used some shady method to harm Hubby. “I’m sure Hubby will be fine!” Xiao Zhiqing despised the Luo n to the core of his being.
Thedies forced a smile. Although they also wished Yang Chen would be fine, they had no clue about his whereabouts. Only Luo Qianqiu would know, but they could not question him.
“All right. There’s nothing we can do other than wait and trust him, can we?” Lin Ruoxi appeared to be very collected. She rose to her feet and asked, “Wang Ma, where did Lan run off to? I don’t see her.”