Chapter 189 - 189 188 The Food Crisis Erupts (8)

Chapter 189: Chapter 188 The Food Crisis Erupts (8) Chapter 189: Chapter 188 The Food Crisis Erupts (8) Time, minute by minute, passed amid the public’s worries.

People watched as City C, once a scattered mess of chaos, gradually became less tense and started to calm down.

Most residents of the Linjiang Region lived in relocation sites under government supervision, while those from other areas stayed in their own homes or gathered together spontaneously.

Because the Linjiang area had the city’s largest wholesale base for grains and groceries, a major flood had nearly submerged all the places.

Dampness, cold, and mildew filled the air near Linjiang, and after the residents evacuated, Linjiang resembled a ghost town.

However, there were still people from other areas who came over to scavenge.

After the floodwaters receded, Linjiang was littered with ownerless items. Despite the government’s repeated warnings—because of the fierce flood, many corpses lay uncollected in the streets—it was very dangerous for living people to stay in such an environment for long.

Unfortunately, the warnings didn’t have much effect; people still irresponsibly ventured there.

While trying to soothe the disaster-affected populace, the government, exhausted from having deployed substantial forces to maintain order at the city’s outskirts.

The leadership team sat in the meeting room discussing.

“This can’t go on, it’s summer now, and if we don’t prepare early, a widespread outbreak of disease is not a minor issue!”

“Indeed, I also think that the cleanup work in Linjiang needs to speed up a bit. If we wait until the problem grows, it will be even harder to solve.”

Someone raised a concern, “But currently, all our manpower is deployed at various resettlement points and suburban areas. We need hands everywhere, and we are already working as fast as we can. We still need to urge everyone to follow the government’s commands and not act recklessly.”

Someone disagreed, “If the warnings were effective, we wouldn’t have this much trouble. Currently, we cannot even assess how many people from other provinces, cities, and counties have entered City C. These people, coming from outside, are more acquainted with external situations and might spread panic-causing rumors among the local residents; we have no way of knowing.”

Pausing for a moment, the person continued, “Seeing how many people are now secretly entering the Linjiang Region to scavenge for disaster aid supplies, I am not very optimistic about the future. I agree with the previous comrade’s suggestion to accelerate the mobilization of personnel and resources to thoroughly clean up the Linjiang Region.”

For a while, at the meeting, leaders from various departments expressed their own opinions, engaging in a heated debate about the current predicaments faced by City C and solutions to address them.

Zelin Tang accompanied the top brass of City C’s military forces to this meeting.

Regarding the military’s stance, naturally, he didn’t need to speak, but he listened to everyone’s comments carefully.

The chief, with his arms folded on the desk, exchanged opinions with leaders of other departments, clearly stating that the military would fully support the government leaders’ decisions and provide strong troop support.

Zelin Tang sat in his chair, somewhat exhausted, leaning against the backrest, under the desk, he was typing on his phone.

Gymnasium relocation site.

Su Shu had just gone outside to wash and hang up Xiao’ai’s laundered clothes when her pocket buzzed.

She opened it—an SMS.

[What’s for lunch today?]

Su Shu was startled, not knowing who it was from, ignored it, and carried the basin inside.

Zelin Tang waited a while, received no reply, thought for a moment, and then sent another message.

[I am Zelin Tang.]

After waiting for a while, an SMS popped up.

[How do you know my phone number?]