"Zhou, Zhou Xia…? Why are you here?"
Dong Li turned her head stiffly, avoiding her gaze. She resisted Zhou Xia's expression from the inside out because she knew that it must be an unprecedented ferocity.
However, the next second, she was stunned.
When Zhou Xia saw Dongli's face, the terrifying aura from before immediately disappeared without a trace. It was replaced by calmness. It was extremely calm, so calm that it made people feel even more terrifying.
"You, are you okay?" Seeing that the other party did not speak, Dongli probed again.
" It's alright, there's nothing bad about it," Zhou Xia replied with a different emotion. Then, he placed his bulging bag directly on the bar counter." A bottle of your most expensive wine. You don't have to mix it. Just serve it."”
After saying that, she pulled Dongli, who did not dare to speak, to a corner of the bar and sat down.
The boss watched her leave, then looked at the bag in shock. He unzipped the bag and was shocked by what was inside. It was all money! Moreover, with his many years of experience in business, he estimated that the banknotes in there added up to at least 200,000.
However, he didn't seem very happy. He just put his bag under the bar counter and prepared to return the extra money after the two finished talking.
He took out a bottle of good wine that he usually could not bear to drink. He looked at the mixing tools beside him and scratched his ears, complaining in his heart, What was going on today? It was clearly not open for business yet.
On the other side, Dongli felt the atmosphere was very awkward after she sat down. Of course, she knew why. Not only did she lie and miss the appointment, but she also got caught red-handed. If this matter was not handled properly, the Shallow Bar would definitely be smashed by her.
"Ermm, so this is what happened. The reason why I appeared here was mainly because, um, the person who blackmailed me escaped after I saw through him, so I kept chasing him. Who knew that I would end up here!”
Dongli hurriedly said a long string of words, but fortunately, it did not sound like there were any loopholes. However, she was afraid that Zhou Xia would not believe her, so she quickly winked at the boss who happened to bring the wine over." He can testify for me, right?”
The boss naturally knew what was going on, but it was obvious that he was more afraid of the pressure that Zhou Xia had just given him, so he could not get involved in this mess. This was a very clear thing. He put down the wine with a smile and said,"This is the wine you ordered." Then, he left without looking back.
What the f * ck!
Dongli's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Wasn't he deliberately making her unable to stop? He had to think of a way to smooth things over. The calm before the storm was really too depressing. God knew what Zhou Xia would do later.
"Dongli."
Zhou Xia suddenly said, but his tone was very calm.
" Yes!" The girl who was called immediately sat upright, like a child who was called out by the teacher in class. Her face was filled with nervousness.
However, Zhou Xia did not continue. She poured the wine that the boss had opened into two glasses and handed one to Dongli. Then, she slowly said,"Cheers to us knowing each other for five years.”
Although Dong Li looked a little arrogant, she was actually quite meticulous. She could finally confirm that something was wrong with Zhou Xia at this moment.
Zhou Xia had been very abnormal since she came here. At first, she thought it was because it was the first time she had lied to him, but judging from the complicated look in her eyes when she said that, it was definitely more than a lie.
Dongli did not drink it, and Zhou Xia was not angry. He just turned his head to look at the beautiful scenery of the sunset and the sea outside the window. Under his thick eyelashes, his eyes looked even more empty.
"Zhou Xia, did something happen to you?”Dongli put down her cup and shook her hand gently on the other party's arm with a worried expression.
After drinking a glass of wine, Zhou Xia felt a heat spread from his abdomen to his entire body. Although he felt a little dazed, some words did not seem so difficult to say.
She turned her head back to face Dongli and took a deep breath.
Dong Li's heart was also in her throat. She felt like she was about to say something incredible.
"I..."
"Emergency announcement! Emergency announcement! Typhoon 'Dragon' has taken shape and the first landing point has been confirmed to be Fijongla. Next, our station and the Weather News Network will jointly release real-time updates to inform the people of the following provinces to take refuge."
Zhou Xia was just about to reveal her identity to Dongli when an anxious voice sounded in her ear. She looked in the direction of the voice and realized that it was coming from the television. The image that appeared behind the female anchor was actually a satellite image of Typhoon " Dragon."
Dongli had obviously noticed it too. As a member of the Meteorology Institute, she was able to recognize what the movement on the screen meant faster than anyone else.
"It's…two days ahead of schedule?”
Her stunned look made the boss, who had only wanted to turn on the TV to pass the time before the last hour of business, panic the most.
The boss hurriedly walked to Dongli's side and asked,""What did you say? What's going on?"
However, Dongli did not have the time to care about him. She did not even have the time to care about Zhou Xia. After all, she knew more about the typhoon than the two of them.
She had to rush back to the research institute as soon as possible. Zhu Lin and the others must be in a terrible state at the moment.
Although she said that she wouldn't help, she knew that if she didn't go, it would be the ordinary people who would suffer. This was an indisputable fact.
After all, this " dragon " was abnormal from the beginning.
"Zhou Xia, I'll leave first. We'll talk about your matter another day."Also, hurry up and take refuge," Dongli said as she ran out of the door."Boss, you too. Hurry up and find a place to take refuge."”
She went outside. Although she was still far away from the dragon, she was also affected. The dark sky, the sudden drop in temperature, and the faint cold wind were the best proof.
When she saw Wang Mufa drinking wine with his legs hanging by the counter, she was a little displeased. As a meteorologist who had been in the industry for so many years, why didn't he have any premonition?
Dongli ran to the window and knocked on the glass. She pointed at Wang Mufa to the boss who was still inside. The boss reacted quickly and nodded.
Zhou Xia was still looking at her, so she gave an embarrassed smile and ran into an alley that was rarely frequented by people.
If someone in front noticed her, they would be very surprised because she was running with her eyes closed.
The most shocking thing was that this was clearly a dead end, but when she reached the end, she disappeared with a " whoosh " as if she had passed through the wall.
Dongli herself was actually unwilling to risk being seen by others to use such a move because it was too ornamental. As long as it was noticed, it would definitely leave an impression.
Although she thought so, things often developed in the opposite direction.
In the future, she would find out that there was a man lying in the alley with a hangover. When she passed by, it was just after he woke up and rubbed his eyes…
At this moment, everyone in the research institute was as anxious as Dongli thought.
Especially Zhu Lin. Although they had not observed anything useful previously, based on past experience, it was impossible for a typhoon to instantly turn from a prototype to a complete form. If that was the case, those places that had been ravaged by the typhoon would have long been deserted. After all, no one could measure the accurate data at all.
The moment it took shape, his colleagues followed his instructions and used all the equipment to observe it countless times, but the conclusion was still: When the dragon took shape, the strongest wind in the center reached level 19. The first landing point, Fijumla.
19！
What a terrifying number! When the conclusion was repeatedly confirmed by a group of people who did not believe it, everyone was so scared that they collapsed on the ground.
The research institute's phone kept ringing, and Zhu Lin's phone kept vibrating. He held his head and leaned against the table. He gritted his teeth so hard that they were about to break. His brows were furrowed like a piece of paper.
This was impossible, impossible. How could such a huge monster become bigger just like that?! This wasn't a sci-fi movie! If there was really no pattern like this, if there was no pattern, wouldn't the future typhoons become an unprecedented disaster for mankind? No, a catastrophe! What do you want me to do? I can't observe it at all. I can't observe it.
"We're finished!"
It was unknown who said this, but the negative emotions that had been suppressed in the entire station finally erupted like a fountain.
Cries, shouts, curses, and angry roars instantly mixed together.
It was clearly a place to study nature, but in the face of the occasional anger of nature, it exposed all its fragility and insignificance without reservation.
"Damn it, damn it…"
Zhu Lin kept repeating this sentence, his fists clenched until he had no strength left.
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