He gave Zhu Yuting a transparent plastic ruler and said, "You can quickly knock on the wooden board a few times now, and knock on the place in front of the brick." ”

She did that, and the bricks started to slide off.

Shang Zhigen caught the brick and didn't let it slide any further: "When the plank is tilted, it only takes a few taps to make the bricks on the board move, and in places where there is a lot of pressure on the San Andreas fault, only a little external force is needed to lift the original stuck state of the crustal plates, and then they will slip, and the energy released will make the crust vibrate. ”

Shang Ji-geun may be a difficult person to work with, but once he starts talking about what he is good at, it is a pleasure to listen to him. He's a clear-thinking person, and he speaks in an easy-to-understand way, and he doesn't put on a show.

Although he depicted a terrifying scene, Zhu Yuting realized that he listened to it with relish, and it was not just because he was handsome. "Is that how most earthquakes happen?"

"I think so, but some seismologists may disagree, and the earth's crust is subject to natural shaking from time to time. Most earthquakes are caused by the shaking of the earth's crust at the right time and in the right place. ”

"How am I going to explain this whole stuff to Mr. Governor? All he wants should be a simple yes or no answer. ”

"So how do terrorists use this to create an earthquake?"

"Then they need a ruler, and they need to know where to strike. ”

"What does a ruler correspond to in a real situation?

"They don't need anything that powerful, they just need to send a shock wave to the earth's crust, and if they know where the fault is weak, then they just need to prepare explosives and detonate them where it's most appropriate. ”

"Explosives are such a thing, anyone can get their hands on them if they want to. ”

"The detonation site must be underground. I reckon this can be a challenge for fanatical organizations. "

Zhu Yuting was wondering if the mastermind of this case would be a machine operator, and he would definitely need a license to do this.

If you look at the data from the Department of Motor Vehicles, you should soon have a list of all the operators in California.

Shang Zhigen continued: "They obviously need to drill equipment, technology, and excuses for approval. ”

These problems are not unsolvable.

"Is it really that simple?" Zhu Yuting asked.

"Listen, I'm not saying it's going to work. I just wanted to say that there is such a possibility. No one can be 100% sure until they actually try. I can tell you what might work, but you'll have to do the specific risk assessment."

Zhu Yuting nodded, she said almost the same thing last night when she explained to her father what kind of information she wanted to get. Shang Zhigen may be strange at times, but as Daddy said, everyone needs a strange one from time to time in their lives.

"In other words, the most important thing is to choose the right place?"

"Yes. ”

"Who would have such knowledge?"

"University, Government Geologist .. And me, we'll all share this information. "

"Everybody can get this information?"

"It's not classified information, it's just that you need to have a bit of scientific knowledge, you need to be able to interpret the data. ”

In other words, a member of a terrorist organization has to be a seismian. ”

"Yes, it can be a student. ”

Zhu Yuting remembered the person who entered the threatening letter as her colleague said, an educated, thirty-year-old young man, Maybe she was a top student.

However, how many geology students are there in California? How long will it take to visit them all?

Shang Zhigen continued: "And there is another factor, which is the solid tide, we all know that the ocean will be affected by the gravitational pull of the moon on the earth and the tide will ebb and flow, and the solid earth will also be subjected to the same force, and there will be two earthquakes every day, and at this time, the fault line will be under additional pressure due to the solid tide, so this is the most likely time for an earthquake, or the most likely time to trigger an earthquake, and my specialty is this, only I have done comprehensive statistics on earthquakes on the California fault. ”

"Is it possible for someone else to get your data?"

"Well, I'm in the business of selling data. He smiled sadly, "But, you can also see that my business is not very profitable, I got a contract, the client is a big insurance company, and it pays me enough to pay the rent, but unfortunately there is nothing left, because I came up with the earthquake theory, and everyone thinks I am an outlier, and the American companies hate it." ”

I didn't expect him to laugh at himself, Zhu Yuting's impression of him began to improve: "Maybe someone took the information away behind your back, has there been a thief in your house recently?"

"Never, I'm so poor. "

"Is it possible that your friend or relative copied the message?"

"I don't think it's possible that I'm there when somebody is in this room."

She picked up the photo on the table and said, "Is this your wife or your girlfriend?"

He looked a little annoyed and snatched the picture from her.

"I'm separated from my wife and I don't have a girlfriend. ”

"Really?" Zhu Yuting said. She had finished asking all the questions she needed to ask, and she stood up, "Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule, Professor. ”

"Please call me Shang Zhigen, I love talking to you. She was surprised by Shang Zhigen's professional rate.

He then added, "You can figure it out at one point, and it makes it more enjoyable for us to talk." ”

"That's good. He escorted her to the door of the apartment, and shook her hand, his hand was large, but surprisingly gentle: "If you have any questions in the future, you can come to me." ”

She took the risk of teasing him, "If I have to call in advance to make an appointment, right?"

He didn't laugh: "Yes." ”

As she drove back to the bridge, she thought, "The threat is now obvious, that a terrorist group might be able to create an earthquake, and that they need accurate data to find places where there is more pressure on the fault line, and where the force is applied is likely to be the earthquake point, but it's not completely impossible."

They're going to have to find someone to interpret the data, and they're going to have to find a way to send a shock wave to Earth, which is going to be the most difficult task, but it's not impossible.

She gets on an unpleasant errand and must tell ZF's deputy about the terrible reality that it is possible to create an earthquake.

On Thursday, Liu Zhantian woke up at dawn.

He generally wakes up early, all year round, and he never needs much sleep unless he's having too crazy at a party, which is rarely the case these days.

There is only one day left.

There was no response from the governor's office, only a painful silence, and the general had not yet made too drastic moves, perhaps because of Liu Kai's death, which had not yet been noticed by the general and others.

It's like nothing happened, it's business as usual, and so do the others.

The House of the Earth is rarely mentioned in the news that Mr. Liu listened to on the car radio, except for the talk show host, who repeatedly mocked the governor's inaction on his daytime radio program.

Until yesterday, the governor's statement was that the FBI was fully involved in the investigation, but last night, the news reported that the governor promised to make a major statement today.

This statement will decide everything, if the government is calm, even if it hints that the governor will consider their conditions, Liu Zhan will be happy, but if the attitude of the statement is uncompromising, then Liu Zhan will have to create an earthquake, and he doesn't know if he can do it or not.

Before she met Liu Zhan, Ren Lian had an unbearable experience, although Ren Lian self-righteously hid this kind of thing very well, but she just couldn't deceive Liu Zhan.

Although Ren Lian's motor cells are developed, it is also caused by Liu Zhan's special training the day after tomorrow, before that, Ren Lian would hardly engage in any difficult sports, let alone carry out tasks to kill people and resolve conflicts.

Ren Lian is Shang Zhigen's right-hand man, although he may not be as professional as Shang Zhigen, but he has been by his side for so long, and he should have some experience.

Ren Lian seems to be pretty sure when she talks about the fault line and how to make it slip, but no one has really tried it, and even she has to admit that she can't guarantee a 100% success rate.

What if it fails? What if it succeeds? But what if no one notices? If it succeeds, and they die, what should I do, who will take care of the families of the Donglong members, Qin Shu and Jin Baoying are all waiting for Liu Zhan in Huaxia.

So before Liu Zhan decided to go to war, Ren Lian had said something like this, which was undoubtedly another time to push the members of Donglong into the fire pit, but it was obvious that the members of Donglong trusted Liu Zhan very much and were willing to entrust their lives to Liu Zhan, just like Song Daodao.

In the early years of Donglong's existence, most people lived together, both men and women, but now, over time, some people have become long-term couples, they retire, they build big houses, and they leave a lot of money for their children.

Liu Zhan, Ren Lian and Wu Ming have all kept their original huts in the base, but the general trend is against them, it is better not to fight against the inevitable, Liu Zhan has learned this from the customs.

Now, there are six single-family houses and five original huts in Donglongli, and twenty-five of the members have become less than twelve, plus Ren Lian and her secret children.

There was an empty hut that belonged to Song Daodao, and Liu Zhan was as familiar with this room as his own hands, but lately, those familiar objects had been given a special atmosphere.

They feel like a fish in the throat. His room was like a photo album, and each picture contained a series of memories, and his anger burned in his stomach like sulfuric acid as he looked around and remembered the people who had taken it all away from him.

He walked through the small village where he was temporarily stationed, all the way down the hill, and although the people still had a strong spirit of Donglong, everyone still had a deep understanding of what was about to happen to the general.

Most of the Donglong team members have been treated like they are dying, of course, there are a few people who can't die well, or they have done something angry and resentful and go to prison, but there is no doubt that Donglong is still the pride of the Chinese special forces in Liu Zhan's hands, and the excellent completion rate of his team has made ZF bigwigs from all over the world dumbfounded.

He could no longer bear the pain of his team's sacrifice, and he felt that everything in front of him was so beautiful that it made his heart ache.

Now, whenever he looks at the scenery and thinks that he might lose it all, his heart feels like a knife.