Chapter 411: The Next Elevator

According to the data report provided by the Bandhar Earthquake Bureau, there have been four earthquakes in Bandhar in the past two months, but the magnitude of these four earthquakes is very small, the lowest is only 0.8, and the highest is only 1.2. Generally speaking, as long as the magnitude of the earthquake is less than 3, even if it is in the epicenter, people will not feel it. In seismology, this kind of earthquake with a magnitude of less than 3 cannot be felt by humans and can only be monitored with instruments and equipment is called a non-perceptual earthquake. The four earthquakes that occurred in Banderha in the past two months were only 1.2 magnitude, so the people of Banderha naturally did not feel anything, and only the earthquake monitoring instruments of the Banderha Earthquake Bureau faithfully recorded the process of these four earthquakes. As Lin Yuanfang expected, one of the 0.9-magnitude earthquakes happened to be exactly the same as the lightning strike in the No. 2 tank farm of the oil depot, so Lin Yuanfang saw this monitoring data, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Although Lin Yuanfang found all kinds of evidence to support his conclusion, but the evidence chain is not complete, and now, the earthquake monitoring report provided by the Bandeha Earthquake Bureau is the most direct and powerful evidence, with this report, combined with the previous evidence, it is completely certain that the accident was due to the lightning protection design of Taisho Toyo Architects, which led to the occurrence of lightning disasters.

The relationship between lightning strikes and earthquakes, as well as the impoundment of the Aberha Dam, is not necessary to explain in detail here, as it involves very specialized theoretical knowledge. But it is still necessary to briefly mention it so that everyone can have a general understanding of this matter.

Anyone who has studied electromagnetism knows that the electric field is generally attractive to neutral "sexual" bodies, and if there is a strong local electrostatic field underground, then the gravitational force generated by this strong electrostatic field can reach the surface and superimpose with gravity to form a resultant force, resulting in a gravitational anomaly. Experts in earthquake science will also find that in some places, before the earthquake, the surface gravity can often be monitored abnormally, which shows that when the earthquake occurs, the underground electric field under the stratum will be released with the earthquake. The electrostatic discharge of the underground electric field will inevitably affect the atmospheric electric field, breaking the fragile balance between electric ions in the atmosphere, thus causing meteorological changes. This is the main reason why many places are often accompanied by abnormal weather phenomena such as strange rain, strange wind, and strange snow during earthquakes.

As we all know, when a reservoir is impounded, changes in the inherent geological conditions often induce a period of seismic activity in the reservoir area, and for a considerable period of time, earthquakes occur frequently in the area around the reservoir. For example, in 1962, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in Fengjiang, Guoxin, China; Another example is the earthquake of the Goyna Reservoir built on the Deccan Plateau in 1967. At the same time, there is a close positive correlation between the magnitude of earthquakes and the size of reservoirs. Large reservoirs also induce earthquakes with relatively large scales, strong tremors, and high destructive properties. The scale of earthquakes induced by small reservoirs is relatively small, and most of them are insensitive earthquakes. Therefore, the impoundment of water in the reservoir will not only cause changes in the local electric field of the ground, but also induce earthquakes. In addition, in the event of an earthquake, the local electric field in the underground will be released to the surface through the earthquake, resulting in abnormal climatic phenomena.

The main reason why the lightning rod of the No. 2 tank farm of the oil depot constructed by Zhongzhou International lost its effect and the lightning disaster accident occurred is that Dafeng Zhengxiong Architects is planning and designing the reservoir area, and the design of the lightning protection facilities only adopts a general treatment, without taking into account that the oil depot is located in an arid desert, and the construction of the dam located more than 10 kilometers away will affect the moisture content of the stratum and affect the underground local electric field. The miniature earthquake induced by the reservoir impoundment will cause the electrostatic release of the local electric field in the ground, and the meteorological conditions at that time are just right, so the lightning rod will fail, and the lightning accident will occur in the tank farm.

Theoretical things are not only mouthful, but also obscure. Lin Yuanfang explained in great detail to Li Dongcheng and Xiang Changshan, and the two of them still didn't seem to understand. However, this does not matter, in Li Dongcheng's view, it does not matter whether they understand these or not, the key is whether the accident expert investigation team on the Shahat side can understand it.

"What are the provisions of the contract contract signed by your Zhongzhou International Group for contract disputes?" Lin Yuanfang also understood that it was too profound to let Li Dongcheng and Xiang Changshan understand the professional details of the lightning accident, so he didn't plan to explain more. He turned to another question. In his opinion, although from a professional and technical point of view, the cause of the lightning accident has been found, but whether Shahat and the Japanese slave country Daitoyo Masao Architects are willing to accept this conclusion is another question. This mainly depends on how the construction contract signed by Zhongzhou International Group at the beginning, Lin Yuanfang at this time, just hope that Zhongzhou International Group can be careful when signing the contract, not like some domestic loser state-owned enterprises, in order to be able to get a foreign construction contract, dare to agree to any conditions, once a dispute occurs, even if they have 10,000 truths, but because of the agreement of the loser in the contract, they can only bear huge losses!

Li Dongcheng didn't know much about this question, so he looked at Xiang Changshan with his eyes. Xiang Changshan knew everything about the contract clearly, and he hurriedly said to Lin Yuanfang: "Mr. Qiao has stipulated when we first went abroad to contract the project, and we must indicate when we sign the contract with the foreign party, and once a contract dispute occurs, it will be handed over to the Arbitration Court of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in Sweden for arbitration." At the same time, we signed a contract with Shahat for the construction of the oil depot, and at the same time, it was agreed that in the event of any dispute, if the negotiation could not be reached, the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce would arbitrate the ......"

In order to resolve cross-border sports disputes, in 1988, the United Nations formulated the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, also known as the New York Convention, which stipulates that other contracting parties to the Convention are obliged to recognize and enforce awards made in the territory of one of the contracting parties to the Convention. As more and more countries, including Huaxia, joined the Convention, third-country rulings became popular. In other words, if a dispute arises between two enterprises in different countries, the arbitration will not be conducted in accordance with the laws and regulations of their respective countries, but will be decided by the laws of a third country agreed upon by both parties in advance. Among the third-country awards, the arbitration of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce is the most credible and commonly used in the world, and once its arbitration award is made, it is valid in any country in the world, so it is very much more than foreign enterprises when signing transnational contracts, they often stipulate in the contract that the Arbitration Court of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce is the final arbitration institution. However, in China, the vast majority of enterprises have not even heard of the Arbitration Court of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, let alone agree that the Arbitration Court of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce will be an arbitration institution when signing contracts with foreign enterprises. Lin Yuanfang didn't expect that Qiao Tianlun would know this, and he also made an agreement in the contract. It seems that Qiao Tianlun can become the person in charge of a large enterprise such as Zhongzhou International Group, and it is not entirely dependent on the power of his father Qiao Dongfeng to do business abroad!

Now that Zhongzhou International Group has agreed in the contract with Shahat that the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce is the arbitration institution, Lin Yuanfang has completely put his heart in his stomach for a moment. If there is no agreement on this, Lin Yuanfang is still afraid that the evidence and materials provided by him will be refused by the Shahat Kingdom and the Dafeng Masao Architectural Firm of the Japanese Slave State. Now, Lin Yuanfang doesn't have to worry about this problem at all, if the Shahat Kingdom and Dafeng Masao Architects refuse to accept Lin Yuanfang's conclusion on the accident, then Lin Yuanfang can transfer the relevant materials to the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in Sweden for arbitration. With these materials, with the credibility of the Arbitration Court of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Lin Yuanfang is not afraid of losing the lawsuit.

Lin Yuanfang has solid evidence in his hands, and now he is going to meet with the experts of the accident investigation team on the Shahat side for a while. Li Dongcheng immediately asked Xiang Changshan to contact Shahat, and arranged that in the afternoon, Lin Yuanfang would meet with Shahat's accident investigation team.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, under the leadership of Xiang Changshan, Li Dongcheng and Lin Yuanfang went to the headquarters of the accident investigation team of the Shahat side, the hall of the 'government' of Bandha City, and the Shahat side did not even have a person to greet them. Fortunately, Xiang Changshan came once and knew the specific location, he led the way in front, and several people came to the elevator door located on the left side of the city hall.

Just when Lin Yuan was waiting for the elevator, four people suddenly came over, three of them were all oriental faces, not tall, the one at the head looked to be in their fifties, and the other two were between thirty and forty years old. The one at the front, however, was an Arab, with a respectful smile on his face, leading the way with his hand as he walked, and seemed to be a guide.

"That's Ahmadi, the external liaison officer of the Shahat side of the oil depot project supervision department." Xiang Changshan knew this Arab, and while he whispered to Lin Yuanfang, he greeted Ahmadi in English: "Hello, Mr. Ahmadi, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Ahmadi just nodded coldly, and only talked to the men. From his title, Lin Yuanfang heard the words of Mr. Dafeng Zhengxiong, and couldn't help but immediately become vigilant.

Zhongzhou International usually does not give much benefits to Ahmadi, but at this time he got a cold face, and Xiang Changshan couldn't hold it on his face, so he didn't say more. Just as the elevator came down, Xiang Changshan was about to invite Lin Yuanfang and Li Dongcheng in, but he didn't expect that Ahmadi stretched out his hand to stop them, and said coldly: "I'm sorry, the VIPs of the Japanese slave country have to go up first, you wait for the next elevator!" ”