Qianjiang City.
The Earthquake Network and Predicting Center.
The two staff members sat in front of the monitoring equipment and did not dare to relax for a moment.
Their main job was to monitor the earthquake warning system 24 hours a day.
Once an earthquake occurred.
They had to immediately issue a warning to the Earthquake Disaster Reduction Committee and announce it through a specific channel.
With the rapid development of productivity, humans already had effective defensive measures against natural disasters.
Except for earthquakes.
This was still the first natural disaster that would pose a major threat to the safety of people's lives and property.
Therefore, he had no choice.
This small office was the first line of defense for the Qianjiang residents.
"Ding ding ding…"
A few urgent alarms sounded.
The hair on the arms of the two employees stood up.
"Ding…it's not a forecast, but an alarm!”
The staff of the Earthquake Network and Earthquake Warning Center knew very well that this latest prediction system had two modes.
The beeping sound represented the earthquake that was about to happen in ten seconds.
They could provide early warning in this mode.
But the ding was different.
This was caused by the unpredicted movement of the earth's crust.
Once this sound rang out, it meant that an earthquake had occurred.
The alarm sounded.
The two employees were on guard.
According to the established procedure, one of them was responsible for reporting to the Earthquake Disaster Reduction Committee.
The other person immediately picked up the internal phone and informed all the people in the system.
"Chief!"
"An earthquake has just been detected at 29 degrees north latitude and 118 degrees east longitude.”
"According to preliminary measurements, the magnitude of the earthquake is about 4.5!”
As soon as he finished speaking.
The director on the other end of the phone was shocked.
He caught the words of his subordinate. The earthquake had already happened!
"How is this possible?"
His first reaction was disbelief.
Due to the existence of this system, they could observe most earthquakes a few seconds in advance.
But this time.
When the staff reported, the earthquake had already occurred.
"Where's the source?" he asked sharply.
"The focal depth is 0 kilometers!"
The staff member answered as he quickly operated the computer.
"The preliminary judgment is that this is a man-made earthquake!”
The so-called man-made earthquake was an earthquake that occurred when all human activities affected the earth's crust, except for the activity of the earth's crust.
Usually.
This kind of earthquake was unpredictable.
"How could this be…?"
The director sent out a series of questions, not because he was not familiar with his work.
It was because such a situation was too rare.
Man-made earthquakes were nothing more than a few situations.
Otherwise, the nearby mines would be mining, and a large number of explosives would be buried in the earth's crust, causing tremors.
Or it could be caused by the source of the gas explosion produced by some projects.
However, these two situations would be reported.
"Check if there are any large-scale industrial projects recently!”
The director doubted his memory.
According to his impression, he had never approved a project that might cause an earthquake recently.
Moreover, he had to be careful.
This was Level 4.5!
Ordinary small fights would not have such an effect.
"Chief, there are no industrial explosives in this area."”
"Could it be…"
"What if?" the director shouted over the phone. Don't stammer…"
"Could it be a nuclear bomb?"
The staff was not speaking without thinking.
He was an expert in this field.
4.5 A magnitude earthquake was not something that could be caused by a few hundred tons of explosives.
One had to know.
The most recent earthquake observed by the earthquake network was a nuclear explosion experiment conducted by an old neighbor in the north.
This time.
The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.5, which was even worse than the previous one.
However…
As soon as he finished speaking.
The chief denied repeatedly.
"Impossible! If it was a nuclear explosion, we would have been notified.”
"Besides, who would carry out a nuclear explosion on the densely populated coastline of Qian River? Are you crazy?"
"Investigate immediately! Set the specific coordinates."
Before he finished speaking.
The employee who had been busy warning the other meteorologists joined in the conversation.
"Chief, there are witnesses who say that they saw a mushroom cloud in the sky south of Qian River.”
Mushroom…Mushroom…?
Clouds!
He heard three words.
The other two people on the phone were dumbfounded.
At this moment.
The atmosphere in the prediction room seemed to have frozen.
There was only one possibility for the mushroom cloud to be a special weather condition.
"It really is a nuclear explosion!"
"What happened? Why didn't anyone inform us?"
"Contact the military, the Institute of Nuclear Physics, and the Nuclear Energy Administration immediately. What's going on?”
The chief's head lit up.
At this moment, he could already confirm that it was a nuclear explosion. Ordinary explosives would not cause such a huge commotion.
However, as the leader of the relevant organization, it was illogical that he was not informed of such a big matter.
Could it be?
Someone was secretly making a nuclear bomb in Qianjiang City.
…………
Qianjiang City.
Nuclear Energy Administration.
This was the only department that did not have any work all year round, but it had always existed.
The original intention of this department.
It was to deal with those sudden nuclear attacks and practice various disaster prevention and reduction measures.
Although it was a precaution.
However, in the current international situation, it was difficult for this department to have any substantial work.
In broad daylight.
Who would dare to throw this thing at a rabbit?
Therefore, he had no choice.
In this bureau, most people were in a state of restriction.
Their only job was to inspect the nuclear power plant once a year to ensure that there were no radiation leaks.
But today.
The black communication device in the police station suddenly rang.
The operator picked up the phone, feeling extremely nervous.
"What?"
"Nuclear explosion?"
" Unauthorized nuclear explosion?"
"Where is it?"
"North of Qianjiang City, near the training ground of Donghai Military Region!”
"I understand. Send out the radiation protection team immediately. At the same time, inform the military to activate the first-level plan!”
"The Earthquake Disaster Reduction Committee will immediately sound the air defense alarm!”
"I repeat, we might be attacked!”
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