The three of them came to the small kitchen, Shang Zhigen smiled, Zhu Yuting was surprised to find that he seemed to be a different person, now he is very relaxed, amiable, it seems to be completely different from the person who drove back to the office to make an appointment, and she began to have a good impression of him.

After dinner, Shang Zhigen settled Shang Ming to sleep.

Shang Ming said to his father, "Can you let Agent Zhu Yuting tell me a story?"

Zhu Yuting suppressed the impatience in her heart, I still have seven days, and it doesn't matter if I wait another five minutes.

"I think your dad would love to tell you a story, because he rarely gets the chance," she said. ”

"It's okay. Shang Zhigen smiled and said, "I'll listen to it on the side." They entered the bedroom. "I don't know many stories, but I remember a neighbor telling me a story," Ms. Zhu said. "It's about a kind dragon, do you want to hear it?"

"Yes. Shang Ming said.

"I want to, too. Shang Zhigen said.

"Once upon a time, a kind dragon lived in China... One day, the kind dragon traveled from the winter side, and he went too far and left China, and got lost in the wilderness. After many days, he came to a new land, far away in Nanshi, the most beautiful country he had ever seen, with forests, green hills, fertile valleys, rivers for him to play in, banana and mulberry trees bearing ripe fruit, always warm weather, and always pleasant breezes. ”

"But the fly in the ointment is that it's an empty land with no inhabitants. There are neither people nor dragons. So, while the kind dragon loved the new land, he was very lonely. ”

But he didn't know the way home, so he wandered around trying to find himself a companion. Finally, on a lucky day, he found a person who lived here, a fairy. She was so beautiful, and he fell in love with her at once. The fairy was also very lonely, and although the dragon looked terrible, he had a good heart, so she married him. ”

"The good dragon and the fairy loved each other, and they gave birth to a hundred children. All the children are as brave and kind as the dragon father, and as beautiful as the fairy mother. ”

"Kind dragons and fairies take care of the children as they grow up. Then, suddenly, one day, the dragon and the fairy disappeared. They went to the Elysium of eternal life and lived in love and peace. Their children have become brave, kind, and beautiful Vietnamese. ”

Shang Ming's eyes widened: "Is this story true?"

Zhu Yuting smiled: "I don't know, maybe." ”

"Anyway, it's a beautiful story. Shang Zhigen said, kissed Shang Ming, and then when he left the room, he heard Shang Ming whisper to Shang Zhigen: "She's so nice, don't you think?"

After returning to the living room, Shang Zhigen said, "Your story is so good. "

"It's not hard, he's lovely. ”

Shang Zhigen nodded: "This is like." ”

Zhu Yuting smiled slightly.

Shang Zhigen grinned, "I found that you didn't refute it." ”

"I haven't seen your wife in person, and it's pretty to look at the photos.

"yes, it's just, not very obedient. ”

It was surprising and abrupt that he could reveal such a private matter, and she had always known that he had a lot of self-esteem.

She felt sympathy for him, but she didn't know what to say, and both of them were silent for a moment. Then, Shang Zhigen spoke: "You've heard enough about your family. Tell me about the earthquake. "

Finally getting to the point.

"The earthquake occurred in the Owens Valley at 2:20 p.m. today. ”

"Let's look at the seismograms. Shang Zhigen sat at his desk and tapped on the lap of the computer. She found herself looking at his bare feet. Some men have ugly feet, but they are beautifully shaped, and they look robust and have cleanly cut nails. Each toe has a small tuft of dark hair.

He didn't notice that she was looking at his feet, "Four weeks ago, when those lunatics made threats, did they point out the location?"

"Nope. ”

"Yes. In the scientific community, we generally think that a successful earthquake prediction is based on the date, location and magnitude, and the terrorist predicted the date, which is too convincing. Every day there is an earthquake in one part of California, just in a different size, and maybe they just happen to come across one, and they say they made it. ”

"Can you tell me exactly where the earthquake happened today?"

"Yes, I can triangulate the location of the epicenter. Actually, the computer can calculate it automatically, and I just need to print out the coordinates. "

After a while, his printer rang.

Zhu Yuting said: "Is there any way to know how the earthquake happened?"

"You mean, can I tell from a seismogram whether an earthquake is man-made, right? Well, I should be able to. ”

He clicked the mouse and turned the screen in the direction facing her. "A normal earthquake is preceded by a foreshock, or a smaller earthquake that slowly escalates, and we can see that from the seismograms. In contrast, if the earthquake is triggered by an explosion, there is no escalation process, and the typical spikes appear on the seismogram at the beginning. He turned the computer screen back.

Zhu Yuting thought to herself that he might be a good teacher and explained the problem very well. But he will not tolerate the mistakes made by students. He would hold surprise quizzes to prevent late students from listening to his lectures.

"It's weird. He said.

Zhu Yuting crossed his shoulder and looked at the screen: "What's strange?"

"Seismograms. ”

"I didn't see the spikes. ”

In other words, there was no explosion at the scene. ”

Zhu Yuting didn't know whether to put her mind at ease or be disappointed: "In other words, this earthquake happened naturally?"

He shook his head.

"I'm not sure. It's a preshock, yes, but I've never seen a foreshock like this. ”

Zhu Yuting was annoyed. He told her that the Earth House's statement was not credible, but now, he was unsure, and it was a real anxiety.

"What's wrong with these foreshocks?" She asked.

"They're too regular. It looks like it's artificial. ”

He nodded: "I don't know what causes these vibrations, but they don't look natural. I believe the terrorists did it, but I just don't know what they did. ”

"Can you find out?"

"Hopefully. I'll call some people. There must have been a lot of seismologists who have already started working on these readings. Let's talk about it, and we should be able to figure out what they represent. "

His tone wasn't too sure, but Zhu Yuting guessed that she had to be satisfied with it for the time being.

Tonight, she has finished asking all the questions here at Shang Zhigen. Now, she had to go to the crime scene. She picked up the piece of paper that she spit out from the printer, and there was a series of reference drawings on it.

"Thank you for taking the time to meet me today. "I'm grateful.

"I love talking to you. He smiled at her, showing two rows of white teeth, and his big smile seemed to release electricity.

"I wish you a nice weekend with Shang Ming. ”

"Thank you. "

She got in the car and headed back to the city, where she was going to the office and looking up the flight schedules online to see if there were any flights to the Owens Valley early tomorrow morning.

She also needed to confirm with the F.B.I. bureau to gain access to the Owens Valley and explain to them what she was doing. Once she had done that, she would call the local county sheriff and ask him to come to her side.

She came to Golden Gate Avenue, parked her car in the underground parking lot, took the elevator upstairs, and as she passed Zhu Wu's office, she heard voices talking inside. He must have been working overtime.

Now is a good time to update him on the progress. She walked into the reception room and knocked on the open door of the inner room.

"Come in. He shouted.

She walked in. When she saw that Zhu Wu and Ma Wencai were together, her heart sank. She and Marven looked at each other very unpleasantly.

He was sitting at a table, wearing a tan summer suit and a white button-down shirt with a black and gold tie.

He was handsome, with thick dark hair cut short, a clean beard, and a very capable person, but in reality, he had all the shortcomings that a law enforcer should not have, lazy, arrogant, and arrogant.

He felt that Zhu Yuting was too cautious, but it was a pity that Zhu Wu liked him, and Zhu Wu was now the boss.

When Zhu Yuting walked in, the two men looked surprised and weak-hearted.

She said, "Did I interrupt you?"

They're talking about earthquakes," Zhu Wu said, "Do you listen to the news studio?"

"Of course, I've been in charge of investigating the case. I just consulted with a seismologist and the earthquake was of a type he hadn't seen at the moment, but he believed it was man-made, and here is the data that showed the exact location of the earthquake. I want to go to Owens Valley tomorrow morning and find witnesses. ”

The man exchanged glances with ulterior motives, and Zhu Wu said, "Zhu Yuting, can someone cause an earthquake?"

"We can't be sure either. ”

Ma Wencai said: "Tonight, I talked to a geologist myself, and they all told me that this is impossible. ”

"Scientists will always have a different opinion"