In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans experienced chaos of anarchy on 1 September 2005, with winds of looting increasing in some areas.

The robbers openly burned and looted in front of the guards and the police, and then engaged in a shootout with the police. Citigroup Louisiana Governor Blanco said on the same day that 300 National Guard members who had just been withdrawn from Iraq had arrived in New Orleans to maintain law and order and were authorized to shoot and kill rioters at any time. At 4:35 a.m. local time on September 2, several violent explosions suddenly occurred on the banks of the river in New Orleans. Bush said on September 3, 2005, that he would order 7,000 troops to rush to the affected areas in the southern Gulf of Mexico within 72 hours. On 4 September 2005, four people were killed in a shootout between armed groups and police in the city, and the situation remains quite chaotic. New Orleans police officers were under heavy pressure, with two officers killing themselves and 200 surrendering their officers. Hui offered his resignation. UNICEF spokesperson Pessonaz said in Geneva on 2 September 2005 that between 300,000 and 400,000 children had been left homeless in the affected areas. Five victims of the earthquake in New Orleans were infected with Vibrio cholerae and died. Two space facilities in the disaster area were damaged by hurricanes, and Amtrak Sunset Express service from Newlean to Orlando was disrupted......

Li Huan said this, and Li Ang and Rodman also reacted. Anarchy in the aftermath of natural disasters must be guarded against.

According to Li Huan's instructions, Li Ang's helicopter flew slowly at an altitude of about 200 meters, and flew according to the second point recorded on the map. Because the gem was found accurately at the first point, there is no doubt that there is a treasure at the second point. This second point is located in the hills a little east of Polilo City, and as long as you reach that place safely, then the treasure is everyone's - the only thing that may threaten everyone's safety is the scattered armed forces after the anarchy that Li Huan mentioned.

Anarchy occurs when a disaster destroys everything on the ground and the government is unable to organize it in time to control it effectively – government offices, the military, police stations, and other violent institutions are destroyed by natural disasters. Although they had expected this to be the case, when Li Huan and the others flew over Polillo Island in a helicopter, they were really surprised by the changes in this island.

Catandunes was not washed away by the tsunami because of its high average elevation, but this Poliho island was not as lucky as Catandunes, which was really washed by the tsunami. This kind of tropical island is supposed to be lush and tall trees everywhere, but at this time, when viewed from the air, this island of more than 600 square kilometers looks like the head of a severe alopecia areata patient at this time. More than eighty percent of the vegetation that should have covered the entire island has disappeared by this time, and the only little green that is left is mostly located on the peaks of more than 250 meters above sea level. It can be said that in any area of this island below 200 meters above sea level, there is hardly a trace of green in sight!

In addition to Polilo City, there are many settlements scattered throughout the island, with dozens of village-like settlements scattered along the coast and in the interior of the island. By this time, however, all of these settlements had been destroyed, leaving only the ruins of the land. At the southwestern tip of the island, Polillo City, the largest city on the island, had been almost completely destroyed. The hills to the east and southeast of Polilo City are generally less than 100 meters above sea level, and most of them are hills about 30 or 40 meters above sea level, and the hills of this height cannot stop the waves of the tsunami that are as high as 40 meters!

Therefore, even though it is still more than 10 kilometers away from the southeast coast of the island, the city of tens of thousands of people was ruthlessly destroyed by the tsunami. The tragedy was similar to that of Bartow or Birak. At this time, rescue boats had already appeared in the Polillo Bay outside Polilo City, and there were also many rescuers in the city. After seeing Li Huan's helicopter flying over, these people raised their hands to say hello.

"Boss, can we go down?" Li Ang was very cautious, looking at the crowd below and asked, because Li Huan's words just now scared everyone, if it was really surrounded by a mob, it would be troublesome.

Li Huan thought about it, looked at the coordinates below, nodded and said, "Let's go down and have a look, just land over there." Li Huan pointed to the farmland that had been completely destroyed, and Li Ang drove the helicopter to slowly land there.

In fact, when he saw the landform here, Li Huan already had little hope for this point.

Ciudad Polillo was a small port during World War II. After the Japanese occupied the Philippines, they set up a military camp here with a squad of about fifty or sixty people. At that time, the city of Polillo was not much bigger than a small fishing village, and it was surrounded by dense primeval jungle. But now, Polillo City has developed into a city with tens of thousands of people, and around Polillo City, several kilometers of tropical rainforest have been opened up into farmland, covering an area of more than ten square kilometers.

If the Japanese army had buried the treasure in the jungle when they retreated, then the inhabitants of the area would have dug up those treasures long ago when they opened up the farmland.

Not long after Li Huan and the others landed, several people wearing English words marked "rescue" rushed over, and one of them, a thin black man in his forties, after seeing Li Huan and the other seven or eight people, hesitated slightly before asking: "Hello this gentleman, I am the person in charge of the rescue of Polillo City, my name is Mephisto." Are you here to help with the rescue? Also, can we borrow your helicopter for a while? We found a couple of survivors over there who needed to be transported to the city of Luzon for first aid, but we didn't have a helicopter, so we ......."

Li Huan shook his head and refused: "I'm sorry, I didn't come to the rescue, I just came to see if one of my relatives still survived." Unfortunately, that relative of mine is no longer available. ”

"Very sorry, sir. Mephisto drew a cross on his chest, "Sir, your helicopter ......"

Li Huan shook his head again and said, "I'm sorry, I can't lend you my helicopter, I have more important things to handle, so you can't borrow my helicopter." ”

As soon as Li Huan's words fell, a young man beside Mephisto immediately said angrily: "Why are you like this? Do you still have a little mercy? Now it is a matter of human life, what is the matter with your helicopter?" Saying that, the young man turned his head to Mephisto beside him and said: "Boss, this is an extraordinary time, if it doesn't work, we will forcibly requisition this helicopter and see what he says." ”

The young man's words made Mephisto hesitate, and it was clear that he had such power.

Li Huan said lightly: "Mr. Mephisto, I advise you not to do this. You may not know if we are also the ones who have been trapped on Catandunes Island for days, or if we have contacted the outside world myself and paid to hire a helicopter from the outside world to pick us up. Where were you when we were trapped, and now you want to requisition my helicopter, how can it be so good?"

Saying that, Li Huan nodded at Li Ang and them, and suddenly, the four automatic rifles were raised, although they did not aim their muzzles at Mephisto and them, this behavior startled them, and they all subconsciously raised their hands.

"Young people, in the future, it is best to think about it before speaking, and don't talk nonsense, otherwise it is easy to cause a lot of unnecessary misunderstandings. With that, Li Huan turned his head and said, "Let's go, there is no need to stay here." ”

Yu Ting took Li Huan's arm and walked towards the helicopter, and Li Ang and the others retreated vigilantly with guns.

After Li Huan's helicopter flew away, the young man said unwillingly: "Are you just letting them go? We can now notify the coast guard immediately and detain their helicopter." Damn it, dare to scare me with a gun, I must ......"

"Shut up!" Mephisto exclaimed, "Don't you see who that young man is? How can you and I afford to have four armed bodyguards to protect you? Don't look at your father as a councillor for the South Tagalo region, but even if your father comes here, he can't afford to mess with the young man just now." So, if you don't want to get your father in trouble, it's best not to say anything like that again. ”

The young man was directly frightened by Mephisto's voice, and he didn't expect that Mephistoran, who had always been kind to him, would lose his temper so much. However, this young man also knew Mephisto's identity, and he did not dare to complain about Mephisto.

When the young man stopped blowing up the thorns, Mephisto shook his head and said warmly: "This young man is definitely not simple, if what he just said is true, he can get out of trouble from Catandunes Island with his own ability, this is definitely not a rich man in the ordinary sense, and his bodyguards, the two men should be Citigroup, and the two women should be Russians...... This is the hottest mercenary in the international market, which proves the young man's good status. That young man is not something we can offend. ”

"Teacher, I know it's wrong. ”

"Well, let's go back and see if we can find more survivors. This damn tsunami ......"

There was Mephisto reprimanding the young man below, and the helicopter that had already taken off in the sky, Li Huan and the others were also a little relieved: "Look at me, I'll just say it, there will be chaos after the catastrophe." It hasn't reached anarchy just now, but you don't see that there are already mobs here. Luckily, we just went fast and resolutely. And the best thing is that the other party still has people who are reasonable, if they really rush to the top just now, then we will be in trouble. ”

"Boss, what are you afraid of, even if they rush up, what can those people do to us?" Leon shook his head disdainfully.

"Are you stupid, if it is about fighting, of course we are not afraid, they said that I will not do it, just the four of you with four guns are enough to suppress these people in place, and it is just a thought to kill them all. But have you thought about it, we are not here to kill, we are looking for treasure, if you create large-scale destruction here, then the news will soon spread to the Philippines - large-scale massacres and disaster relief are not the same, if a large number of tragedies happen here, then the Philippine military and political organs will definitely set their sights here as soon as possible, so how can we find the rest of the things?" Li Huan said: "And do you see it, they are also ordinary people, I just let you shoot, can you really do it?" ”

"I can't do it, but it's okay to shoot a warning...... "Leon muttered, "But fortunately, boss, you have a foresight, if we have been flying at a low altitude just now, maybe the helicopter has been taken down." ”

"Okay, I can't find this point, let's go to the next point. Li Huan said: "Don't forget, we must move quickly, and we must not startle the snake." You've seen it in Baikal, the bastards can't do anything, there were already scuds and thermonuclear bombs last time...... Although we snatched the treasure map, once this news is leaked, the rest of the matter will definitely not go so smoothly. ”

This small accident did not stop Li Huan from moving forward. After returning to the ship, Leon called the captain over and said, "You and the boat will go behind, and I will take some people directly to the city of San Fernando in Luzon by helicopter, where we will meet." ”

"Boss, what are you ......doing?" the captain asked puzzledly, "Rather than you use a helicopter to transport it one by one, which is not safe, it is better for us to increase our horsepower." If I drive at maximum power, I'm sure I'll be there tomorrow morning. ”

"Don't ask so much, I have limited time, so I can't follow the ship so slowly. That's it, I'll go now!" Li Huan waved his hand.

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The straight-line distance from Polillo to San Fernando is about 300 kilometers, which is more than enough for a helicopter range. And by helicopter, it would take you an hour and a half to reach San Fernando, but by boat, it would be close to 500 nautical miles and would take about 20 hours. Li Huan really didn't have the mood to wait so long, because the last clue was in the north of Luzon, and this clue was a bit complicated, according to the clues left on the map that year, this treasure in the north of Luzon Island was divided into three parts, probably when the Japanese army retreated, it was too hurried to dig such a large burial pit, so it was hidden separately - two of the locations were located in the city, and the other was located in the mountains.

If he hadn't encountered this series of natural disasters, Li Huan might still be in the mood to drive a yacht by sea, but now, after seeing so much death and destruction, he really didn't have much of a mood. So after greeting the captain on the fishing boat, and just in case, Agata and Rovisha were left to guard the fishing boat, and after they had replenished fuel and ammunition, they took off from the fishing boat by helicopter and flew to their destination.

If you want to talk about the country of the Philippines, it is really strange, this country is obviously Asian, but whether it is a name of a person or a place, most of them have a strong Spanish style. It seems that the country has been ruled by Spain for hundreds of years, and it has not been ruled in vain. But again, with the characteristics of the Spanish name, the place name is really a bit barren, so in the Philippines, there are many places with the same name. Sometimes a place name can be used in many places, it can be the name of a city, it can be the name of a bay, it can be the name of a valley......

It's like the San Fernando that Li Huan and the others went to, there are two most famous places in the Philippines alone, and both of these places are the capital cities of the Philippine provinces. In the northwest of Luzon is the province of La Union, whose capital is San Fernando. And in central Luzon, northwest of Manila, there is another province called Pampanga. The capital of this province is also called San Fernando...... Therefore, when many Filipinos want to go to one of them, San Fernando, they must explain that they are going to San Fernando in that province, otherwise whether it is a car or a train, it will easily pull you to the wrong place.

Li Huan: The San Fernando they are going to is the port city of San Fernando further north. The city has a rich history and is bounded by the Central Cordillera Mountains to the east, the South China Sea to the west, and the Lingayen Bay to the south. Of the remaining three hidden locations, this one in San Fernando is the southernmost one, while the other two are further north.

The specific coordinates of this hidden location in San Fernando are 16.6 degrees north latitude and 120.3 degrees east longitude. If you look at the satellite map, the location happens to be an old Catholic church, located in the old town not far from the port.

The history of San Fernando dates back to the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, when the city was already in its infancy. Later, the Citi people drove out the Spaniards and became the emperor of the Philippines, and they focused on building a port in the city, making the city a port city. Later, the Japanese drove the Citi people out of the Philippines and occupied the country, and this port city naturally became an important port for the Japanese to transport the resources looted from Southeast Asian countries to the Japanese mainland.

The city is arguably the most important and largest port in northern Luzon, and a large amount of goods transit through this port every year. However, although the city is now quite large, it was not a large city during the Spanish rule, and the city was only a small area near the port, which is known as the old town of the local population, or the Kata Pangan district.

And the Catholic church closest to Li Huan's hiding place was located to the west of Kata Bangen.

Under the operation of Li Ang and the guidance of Li Huan, the helicopter flew across the sea with all its might, and with the joint efforts of the two, it only took an hour and a half to fly to San Fernando, because it was far away from Catandanes Island, and there was a huge Luzon Island in between, so it was not affected by the tsunami, but suffered some losses when the super hurricane "Zeus" passed through.

When Li Huan and the others arrived here, the traces left after the storm could still be seen on the street, and some green trees had been uprooted and still fell on the street, and they had not yet had time to be cleared. It seems that the streets are in shambles, but in fact there is not much damage. Also, in the sky of San Fernando, you can see a lot of helicopters flying around, seemingly carrying supplies.

"Li Huan, why is this place not seriously affected, there are so many planes coming here to provide relief, we were in that island at the beginning is the most serious disaster area, do they not know that there is a disaster?" Yu Ting was curious.

"Of course not, it seems that Filipinos also know how to deal with disaster relief. Li Huan explained: "In fact, the so-called disaster relief is to rescue the people who have not died, as well as the materials that can be rescued." Why do they know how to do disaster relief...... It's a cruel thing to say, but it's actually - the island over there has passed its first golden 24 hours. And you probably saw the island on the satellite map. I think the Philippine authorities have decided to give up and instead invest all their resources in places that can still be saved, like San Fernando. ”

"Give up, then it's ...... over there" Yu Ting shook her head: "What gold twenty-four hours...... That's all excuses. It's human life!"

As soon as Yu Ting's words fell, a medium-sized load helicopter flew towards their helicopter, and Li Ang hurriedly suppressed the height to avoid it, causing everyone to stumble. The airspace in San Fernando is now full of busy helicopters, and the lines of these helicopters are all straight ahead. Li Ang also saw that these helicopters were all dispatched by the local government for disaster relief, so he didn't plan to have any conflict with them, and directly lowered the altitude and flew less than 100 meters above the ground.

Although Fernando was devastated by the disaster, the government's rescue forces were still there, so there were no mobs, and it seemed that they were all rushing for this "golden twenty-four hours", or commonly known as the "golden seventy-two hours." ”

These two concepts are not nonsense, but real, but whether they are twenty-four or seventy-two depends mainly on the type of disaster. The golden rescue time is usually 72 hours, and most of this applies to earthquake disasters.

The "golden 72 hours" is the golden rescue period after the occurrence of geological disasters, which is the consensus of the rescue community. The rescue community believes that there is a "golden 72 hours" after the disaster, during which the survival rate of the victims is extremely high. Every extra piece of soil and every extra piece of land can give the injured a chance to breathe and live. In previous major earthquakes around the world, international rescue within 72 hours is the most effective way to rescue.

"Some people may survive being oppressed by buildings, but if they are not given special care or fluidized food right away, they will die instantly," said Pei Sigan, the WHO's emergency disaster specialist for the Western Pacific. "World Health Organization (WHO) experts pointed out that after 72 hours, the rescue is either a corpse or a miracle. Sometimes miracles do happen, as in the 1980 earthquake in Italy, a boy was rescued after being crushed under rubble for 13 days.

During the 72 hours after an earthquake or other geological disaster, the survival rate of the victims decreases over time. On the first day (i.e., within 24 hours), the survival rate of the rescued person is about 90%, on the second day, the survival rate is 50%-60%, and on the third day, the survival rate is 20%-30%. But bodies are also exhumed. In the future, there is a 5 to 10 percent chance of survival.

Experts believe that the sooner the psychological intervention in a crisis event, the better. The optimal time to intervene is between 24 and 72 hours after the crisis event, which is the "golden 72 hours".

After a crisis event occurs, the psychological crisis intervention team must intervene in a timely manner at the first time and at the first place, and quickly assess the on-site situation: such as the type of crisis event, the intensity of psychological stimulation, the number of polluted people, the division of polluted populations, and the resources of the site. The intervention measures include the rapid construction of a psychodynamic model of the crisis scene, the rapid formulation of a crisis intervention plan, and the implementation of crisis intervention as soon as possible. Some of the techniques commonly used in early crisis intervention include group talks, relaxation training, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Among them, eye movement desensitization reprocessing is the use of specially designed computer "toolkits" to help people fade disaster memory images and gradually restore psychological balance.

Intervention in a psychological crisis usually takes a six-step approach: identifying the problem, keeping the help-seeker safe, providing support, primarily listening rather than acting, proposing and validating workarounds, developing a plan, and being committed to a positive response, with examination and assessment throughout the intervention.

Of course, what is more severe than the earthquake situation is the rescue time for tsunamis and hurricanes, which is generally recognized as only "golden 24 hours" in the world.

If earthquakes are geological disasters, then tsunamis and hurricanes are natural structural instability in many ways. If it is an earthquake, then a building is knocked down, and basically after the ruins are stabilized, there will be no major changes, even if a small aftershock comes, with the continuous connection of steel materials in the ruins, the ruins can also maintain the general shape. Not with tsunamis, which will leave behind large swamps and tidal flats after they have receded – there is nothing terrible about swamps and tidal flats, but the terrible thing is that no one knows what's going on underground. If a swamp tidal flat has been waterlogged for hundreds of years, then it must be a solid underground or underground water source that can hold the water above. But if the water is brought by hurricanes and tsunamis, then the problem is serious.

Sea water is highly corrosive, and the water is very aggressive, and a temporary swamp tidal flat is bound to penetrate all the water downward, if the ground is solid, but if there is any cavity underneath, or if there is sand and mud underneath...... That can cause the whole thing to collapse and even form a floor drain!

Once a floor drain is formed, the entire area will be engulfed!

The golden 24 hours of tsunami rescue are actually not about saving people, but about evacuating people from areas with a lot of water as soon as possible, so as not to cause more casualties. And those who were buried underground by the tsunami for the first time have actually lost the meaning of rescue, because the tsunami is different from the earthquake, the sea water brought by the tsunami will fill every inch of underground space, and after a few minutes of the tsunami, the people buried in the ground will die of suffocation and lack of oxygen......

When Li Huan finished explaining, Yu Ting was also silent, this is a natural disaster, and people always seem so small when they fight against nature. Along the way, Li Ang gave way to several helicopters in a row, looking at such a busy disaster relief scene, listening to the "golden 24 hours" that Li Huan had just explained, even the most lively Rodman didn't speak much. Everyone flew all the way, originally wanting to find a hotel in the old town where the church is located, but unfortunately the hotel in the old town was crowded with locals who couldn't stay at home because it was cheap, so Li Ang had to turn around and go to the new city, and finally found a decent hotel.

Kata Pangen is divided into two urban districts, the old and the new, and the church Li Huan and the others are going to in the old city to the south, where most of the ancient buildings are located. The new city in the north is all modern buildings, and some luxury hotels also stand here, and Li Huan and his family are staying in one of them. But fortunately, the transportation in the city is very convenient, and it is also convenient to rent a car after staying, and you can go to the old church at any time.

Fortunately, "Zeus" had less of an impact on San Fernando, and although the Neustadt Hotel was also full of depressed people, the hotel was still functioning. After everyone checked in, for convenience, Leon also booked two Land Rover Jeeps, plus the helicopters they flew, so that no matter what they flew in the sky or on the ground, they could travel in any way they wanted.

After dinner in the evening, everyone had a good night's rest, and the next morning, Li Huan and his group drove to Kata Pangen, south of the hotel, ready to take a closer look at the ancient Catholic church marked on the map. If you can still experience the charm of a modern city when you are in the new city just now, then when you enter Kata Pangen, a strong historical charm will come to you.

There is no longer much damage here, probably because the Filipinos are fast, the latter is the relatively low degree of damage here, in short, after one night, except for the smell of some seawater in the nose, there is no longer any need to see what has become because of hurricanes and tsunamis

Kata Pangen is not large, the longest distance from north to south is less than two kilometers, and the fastest from east to west is less than one kilometer. This area was the first military camp established by the Spaniards, and it has slowly developed into its current form with this area as the center. Therefore, in Kata Pangen, you can see hundreds of years of old buildings everywhere, and some brick and stone buildings are even two or three hundred years old. It's like the destination of this visit, the Catholic church built in the mid-18th century, is a typical masonry structure, almost 300 years old.

The church is located on the edge of a vacant lot, surrounded by old two- or three-story buildings in all three directions, except for a large open space on the east side, which are hundreds of years old, some of which were simply built by the Spaniards. When the Spaniards ruled the Philippines, it was the main residence of the Spaniards in San Fernando, and the Spanish lord's mansion in San Fernando was located not far east of this church.

"Boss, this place doesn't look like a place to hide treasures. Rodman, dressed as a tourist, asked Li Huan in a low voice while looking at the ancient church.