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Chapter 5: Acid Rain Comes

She took the phone, looked at the caller, pressed the connect button, and Ge Qinyao's voice came to her ears through the receiver.

"Yueyue." The other party took a few breaths: "Why did you send me so much food? I'm almost exhausted after moving back."

Ge Qinyao is a good friend she met in a taekwondo class when she was young. The two are similar in age and have always had a good relationship.

However, the other party's family moved to Yucheng in the first semester of his sophomore year, and they usually only see each other during holidays.

In their previous life, they lost contact during the extreme heat, and Chi Yue did not find out any news about her until her death.

I don’t even know whether her life was good or bad.

Chi Yue smiled and said: "Qizhou's friend opened a supermarket, and we went to take care of the business, so we bought more."

Her friend Ge Qinyao knew all of them, so she could only look to Wen Qizhou to find excuses.

Ge Qinyao had no doubt: "How are you getting along recently? Is he treating you well?"

"It's good." She raised her eyes and glanced at Wen Qizhou, who was watching a movie: "We went on our honeymoon some time ago."

"You're on summer vacation?"

"No, I asked for leave."

Ge Qinyao said with envy: "Same as Yanyi, your life is much more enjoyable than mine."

She was thinking about the future, saying that she would fall in love at the end of the year and wait until next year's winter vacation for the four of them to travel together.

The more Chi Yue listened, the more uncomfortable she became.

She held her phone tightly: "If you are traveling, you can go to Jing City in the north. It is a plain area with relatively few geological disasters, and you can still see snow every winter."

She couldn't reveal much.

After all, Ge Qinyao has an entire family behind her. She cannot afford to bet on humanity, let alone bear the burden brought by her family.

If they are destined to meet in the north, Chi Yue will definitely give her a hand. But what he can do now is limited to two boxes of supplies and the vague reminder to guide the direction.

"Okay." Ge Qinyao said excitedly: "I heard that the lantern festival in the north is also beautiful. Let's play for a few more days."

Chi Yue made a muffled "hmm" sound.

She finished talking on the phone with Ge Qinyao, pondered for a long time, and warned in a gentle voice: "Qinyao, take good care of yourself."

Also, live well.

"I know." Ge Qinyao, who didn't take it to heart, made an appointment with her for the next meeting and gave her an enthusiastic pop.

Chi Yue sighed slightly.

Sensing her depressed mood, Wen Qizhou put his arms around her waist and gave her silent comfort with a warm embrace.

She held a piece of his clothes, turned her head to look at the blue sky following the source of the light, and fell into a long silence.

*

Fast forward to May 27th.

The sky became gloomy in the afternoon, with dense dark clouds visible to the naked eye, giving the appearance of an approaching storm.

The wind howled and the raindrops suddenly fell.

People who were not aware of the crisis were walking slowly on the road, but suddenly they smelled a pungent sour smell.

"Here, there's something wrong with the rain, run!" Someone noticed something was wrong and called the passersby around to find shelter.

However, the process of rainwater turning into acid rain is very fast, and most people don't have time to run far, and they will inevitably get wet.

"Ah!! It hurts!"

"Eyes, my eyes..." Screams and wails echoed through the streets and alleys in just a short moment.

Including Yujingwan where the couple lives.

Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows and observed the situation in the community through telescopes.

Fortunately, today is the weekend, and the acid rain fell during the lunch break, so the number of people walking in the community was much less than usual.

I saw more than 20 people scattered in various areas of the community, covering their faces and heads with their hands, running fast.

The burning rain hit their bodies, and their whole bodies felt like they were being set on fire. The pain was beyond the range of endurance.

"Help──"

Beside the flower garden, a man and woman fell down.

Their exposed skin came into contact with the acid rain-stained lawn, as if they were in a frying pan, and they screamed in agony.

Neighbors who heard the cry for help went to the windows and looked down. Some people who didn't know why opened the windows and screamed out when they were hit by acid rain carried by the wind.

Just as Chi Yue was about to remind them, she heard someone in Building B shouting from a loudspeaker: "This is acid rain, please don't open the windows!"

"Those two on the lawn, don't be dumbfounded! Building No. 7 is in front of you on the left. Get up and run forward!"

"Hold on! We're coming soon!" Under the guidance and encouragement of the other party, the more than 20 people ran into the hiding spots one after another.

Chi Yue silently put away the small speaker.

She tested the pH value of the rainwater and found that it had dropped to the strong acid rain range of 4.1, and she couldn't help but frown.

Previously, she had discussed with Wen Qizhou more than once about reminding the country. But because the information transparency in today's society is too high, they could not hide themselves perfectly.

Once the higher-ups pay attention to her, not to mention the fact that they are purchasing supplies from various places, her space will also be exposed.

Chi Yue cannot be a savior, nor can he be an indifferent bystander when the people of his country are about to suffer.

After much thought, when they were purchasing weapons in Luo State, they sent several anonymous emails to the relevant departments that were scheduled to be received early this morning, explaining the disaster that would follow.

Anyway, there will be power outages and network outages in the near future, so there is no need to worry that the country will find them.

"Qizhou, do you think the country will believe it?"

"Yes." Wen Qizhou pulled his thoughts back from the surprise and sadness of witnessing the beginning of the disaster.

He looked serious: "Even if you don't believe it now, you will have to believe it when the disaster you mentioned is verified later."

"Ding dong──"

The doorbell breaks the dull atmosphere.

Wen Qizhou put down the telescope, strode to the entrance hall, and opened the door that looked ordinary but was actually bulletproof.

"Brother Zhou." The visitor is Zhong Chen, his college roommate, who currently lives on the fifth floor with his girlfriend.

Zhong Chen looked anxious and said, "Do you have erythromycin ointment at home? My girlfriend's arm was burned by acid rain."

As soon as he saw that disgusting face, Chi Yue's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he hurried to answer before Wen Qizhou.

"No." Her tone was cold.

Wen Qizhou swallowed the words stuck in his throat in time, looked at her thoughtfully, and chose to cooperate without hesitation.

He suggested casually: "Can you send a message to the owner group to ask? Others should know."

Apart from their two families, there are 94 households left in Building 2. From a probability perspective, it is not difficult to borrow a tube of ointment.

"That's all." Zhong Chen didn't think that they didn't give it on purpose, and said, "Can you lend me a charging cable? My cable was bitten by a cat, and now I can't charge it."

"Wait a moment." They were using the same mobile phone, and Wen Qizhou couldn't say anything else.

He found a charging cable for Zhong Chen, and when he returned to the living room again, he stared at Chi Yue, who was downloading e-books on his iPad.
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