Chapter 128: Termite Disaster
In the end, Li Cheng still didn't immediately choose the arbitrary mode of the third door, but felt that he had to think about it, plus in reality he was in the unfamiliar Liuhua Timber Hotel, although he had carefully checked several times between entering to make sure that there was no hidden danger before entering, but if he disappeared for too long, it was still not conducive to Li Cheng, although there was an extremely long time difference, but it was undeniable that in a public place, any accident could happen.
Now that everything else has been done, it's only a matter of time before the third door opens and selects mode, so let's talk about it after we get back to the Grizzly Ranch. Li Cheng returned to reality, when he was sleeping, his sensitive ears heard some unknown movements in the wall, he didn't pay much attention to this, and thought that the sound insulation effect was not good, and what kind of exercise was being done in the next room in the middle of the night.
It's been in the morning, this night he didn't sleep well, the movement of the wall continued, if it was an ordinary person, it might not affect the quality of sleep, but Li Cheng was different, after all, he had some extraordinary abilities, Long Wei's bonus made Li Cheng's physical fitness several times stronger than ordinary people, especially after eating a lot of food in the Crystal Palace, his perception ability was further strengthened, and the sound of the wall rustling seemed to be similar to the feeling of some insect crawling, which made Li Cheng anxious for a while, Therefore, he was still groggy, but fortunately, he was energetic, and he rested in the crystal palace for a while, so it did not lead to the formation of dark circles, but the abnormal movement on the wall made Li Cheng suddenly have the desire to explore, and he got out of the hotel in the morning and ate a sandwich and fresh ranch milk. Li Cheng's mood did not improve because of this, and he was still thinking about the movement in the walls last night, when old Jones entered the hotel, and many tourists greeted the hospitable rancher, and he replied a few words one by one, and would call out the names of regular customers from time to time to talk to him.
Jones Sr. has a lot of life experience, and although his son is still in the hospital, he is still in a good mood, after all, Smith is a master who often goes out to participate in rodeo, and injuries are inevitable. Old Jones was used to it. And this time, thanks to Li Cheng's timely rescue, otherwise he would not have only recuperated for a few days, and it is likely that he would be hit by the white cow and damage his internal organs, which would be a big trouble.
"Hi. Yes. How is it sullen? Isn't breakfast to taste? "Old Jones finished entertaining the other tourists. walked straight over and greeted Li Cheng, but saw that Li Cheng's expression was very wrong. Could it be that something unpleasant happened at last night's party? Li Cheng shouldn't be this kind of cautious person.
Just when Old Jones was thinking about what Li Cheng's expression was frustrated about, Li Cheng said a strange thing and said, "Old Jones, I want to ask you, how long was this hotel built?" Traces of destruction in history? Or has there been any disaster? Li Cheng asked a few questions in a row, which made old Jones fall into deep thought, and Li Cheng's words were a bit confusing.
Old Jones replied: "This Liuhua Ranch Hotel should have been built for about 10 years, during which it has been repaired several times, and there have been no major disasters, why do you ask this?" ”
"No, I just went to bed last night, I found a strange noise in the wall, I guess there is something inside, I don't dare to determine what it is, but one thing can be guaranteed, this building does not seem to be safe, I suggest that you evacuate tourists immediately, and then ask some people to check the safety hazards, so as not to hurt tourists, you will face huge compensation." Li Cheng's words made old Jones feel strange, but with Li Cheng's identity and status, it should not be out of nowhere, after all, it will not be beneficial to Li Cheng.
And let the tourists leave the hotel for the time being, there will not be any big loss, let people come to check the tourism, if there is no problem, it can be solved in half a day, it will not affect anything, old Jones decided to believe Li Cheng's words, there is an old saying in China, "it is better to believe it than to believe it", if there is really a problem with the hotel, once the traveler who lives here has an accident, he faces not only a fine, but also the possibility of being prosecuted and imprisoned, and the reputation of Liufa Ranch is completely burned.
"Okay, I believe you, I'll tell the tourists to leave the hotel right away and call a professional construction agency to check it out." Jones Sr. then asked the staff to notify all the visitors in the Six Harvest Ranch Inn, and compensated them with a free one's accommodation fee, so that they could temporarily move to other hotels, and the Six Harvest Ranch not only had this hotel, but also other hotels that cooperated with Old Jones, so it would not affect the tourists' accommodation.
It's just a loss of one day's accommodation fee, it's not unacceptable, and as Li Cheng said, this Liufa Ranch Hotel has been built for about 10 years, although it has been repaired a few times in the middle, but it has been about a few years since the last one, and there is no doubt that the wooden structure of the house is the most vulnerable to damage.
Old Jones's efficiency was quite fast, and in about an hour, the visitors to the hotel were transferred to other hotels, and there was also a professional team responsible for checking the basic framework and safety aspects of the cabin.
After a while, the wall of Li Cheng's room was torn down, and the scene inside surprised everyone present, and the person in charge of the construction team responsible for inspecting the safety of the building said: "Old Jones, I don't think this is my area in charge, you have to call a professional pest control company, and I don't estimate that it will be solved in a while." ”
After the person in charge finished speaking, he left with the workers, and the reason why there will be movement at night in this wall is that there are a large number of termites living in it, gnawing on the wooden structure of the wall, which is basically hollowed out, it seems that the building is almost destroyed, this season begins to be a high incidence period of termite reproduction, and the food consumed is naturally more, and sawdust has always been one of their favorite delicacies.
In Ontario, Canada, termites have a wider area of activity, which will lead to a large number of building damage and even collapse every year, according to statistics, the loss of property during the high incidence of each year is almost more than 100 million Canadian dollars, and the so-called extermination company can not completely eliminate termites, can only drive out of the house, and the time it takes is basically about a month, and each time you ask an extermination expert to spend more than tens of thousands of dollars!
"Cheng, thanks to you this time, if you hadn't found it earlier, once the termites eroded the main beam of the building, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Old Jones, thank you or leave it to the pest control expert, the current situation is not optimistic, I estimate that there is a relatively large ant nest somewhere in the Liuhua Ranch, not only this building, I think other buildings will be affected, although the termites are small, but the power should not be underestimated, so the buildings of the Liuhua Ranch with wooden structures must be thoroughly investigated, and then start from the root, eliminate the ant nest, in order to eliminate the existence of termites." Although Li Cheng is not an expert in extermination, he also understands a truth, the way to treat the symptoms is difficult to effectively curb the trend of termites eating buildings, only to find the nest, and then eliminate them, in order to reduce the loss, while the termites have not fully multiplied, this is the best time.
"I see, thank you." After the elder Jones finished speaking, he left the ranch in a hurry and went to Calgary to find a professional pest control team, if there is a termite nest in the ranch, it is a great hidden danger, and it is a devastating blow to the pasture that is almost all wooden.
Li Cheng also gained experience through the termite disaster encountered in Liufa Ranch, and called Old Peake to pick him up, planning to return to the ranch to thoroughly check whether there were termites.
After the old Peake arrived, he learned about the situation of the Liuhua Ranch, and said with a lot of emotion: "Old Jones is very lucky, he didn't wait for the termite infestation to know in advance that the termites are breeding, this is still a blessing in misfortune, at least the loss will be minimized, Cheng, you don't know the way, in Ontario, I saw a villa collapse without any warning, fortunately, this family just went out, and all this is caused by termites eating the building materials without you knowing." ”
"Well, that's why I called you here to end the plan to inspect the Liuhua Ranch ahead of schedule, and we also have to thoroughly check whether the buildings of the Grizzly Bear Ranch are also targeted by termites." Li Cheng is also afraid that this situation will also occur in the grizzly bear ranch, after all, the time for humans to fight against insects is not short, but there are few complete victories, insects have lived on the earth for a long time longer than humans, so they can better adapt to various environments, and have evolved a variety of survival weapons, so that they can occupy an active position in the history of war with humans.
Liufa Ranch because of termites, made busy, Li Cheng only left a text message to the rancher Jones Sr., and then returned to the grizzly bear ranch with the old Peek, every year when termites flood, tens of thousands of buildings in North America will be infringed, and the United States and Canada are headaches for termite disasters.
After Li Cheng returned to the ranch, the first thing was to gather all the employees, since the visit of the Chinese tour group, there are just a few people scattered these days, the tourism is not too lively, and the Liufa Ranch is in stark contrast, this is also because of the fame, after all, the Grizzly Bear Ranch is not even on the list of Canadian ranch spots, and who knows the existence of the Grizzly Bear Ranch?
However, Li Cheng only takes tourism as an aspect of the ranch's additional income, and it is not possible to enhance his fame overnight, and he places advertisements on a large area of the Internet, TV and other media, and the investment is not proportional to the income, so Li Cheng does not plan to take the route of casting a wide net, or use the publicity of repeat customers to focus on it, or engage in some free advertising in Canada, but Li Cheng did not have much hope for this, and the local publicity in Canada did not have the outstanding effect of overseas. (To be continued......)