Chapter 697: Who's in Charge?
"On Disaster Day, casualties in twelve cities across the country are counted! Ninety-seven thousand dead! ”
"The latest news, the death toll due to projection is nearly 100,000!"
"Acts of God? Man-made disaster? What exactly is Terriss doing? ”
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Cheng Lin swiped the page on his phone almost mechanically.
Coming out of the airport, he got in the car, finally turned on his turned off mobile phone, and then, unexpectedly, a lot of information popped up.
Although there is already a certain expectation of what will happen online.
But when he really opened various media platforms and saw the news and posts about this sudden disaster that occupied all the hot search entries, Cheng Lin's heart still sank.
All online communities are full of news to pay tribute to the victims, which makes people avoid it.
In reality, which seems to be relatively calm and has not changed much, there has been a huge earthquake on the Internet.
Especially after the release of the report on the number of victims, this shocking figure is difficult for anyone to ignore.
And along with the speeches of the government one after another, some angry voices began to burn with the announcement of the follow-up compensation matters.
Through the screen, Cheng Lin could almost feel the temperature of anger.
However, the undead in the projection are not a good target after all.
In a way, these skeletons are indistinguishable from the earth's crust in motion.
So, soon, in the tide of public opinion, the guns of people's anger were almost instinctively aimed at the "Trisi" department, and at the monks everywhere.
The long-standing backlog of contradictions between ordinary people and practitioners exploded in an unstoppable state, and people angrily denounced, cursed, and questioned why the monks of the bureau did not stop and put those dead spirits into the city.
This torrent of anger is so great that there are hardly any dikes that can hold it back, or, no one wants to stop it.
Cheng Lin silently pressed the screen, and he could almost think of the pressure that the special department of the capital was facing now.
It made him nervous, even though the people didn't know that he was the culprit for all this.
"Master......" Cheng Lin opened his mouth, wanting to tell the driver to stop, or change direction, in short, don't go to the headquarters of the Ninth Division in the provincial capital as he said when he got into the car.
However, as soon as the voice came out, he realized that it was too late.
Outside the car window, the office building of the Ninth Division in the provincial capital is already clearly visible.
However, he noticed that there was a large crowd of people outside the building, which was cold and rarely stopped.
With the help of extraordinary vision, Cheng Lin saw those people blocking the gate, pulling up a banner, and shouting something towards the gate.
"What's going on?" Seeing the driver turn his head slightly, Cheng Lin turned to ask.
"They, it seems to be the families of the deceased, our situation is better, unlike those cities in the news, there are so many dead, but there are also a lot, I heard that a train on the railway was blocked there, almost all the people on the car, almost all died, only a few dozen lived, some family members came to ask for an explanation, just want the government to lose more money...... Alas. ”
The driver glanced over there, then his lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed.
"Stop?" After saying that, he added another sentence.
Cheng Lin was silent and said, "Don't stop, keep going." ”
"Where are you going?"
"Let's move forward."
The driver didn't ask much, the car accelerated slightly, and passed by the gate of the Ninth Division.
Cheng Lin looked through the car window and clearly saw a strange little lapel at the door with a pale face facing abuse, facing foul language, and explaining something in vain under the siege of a group of people.
After a long time, Cheng Lin retracted his gaze and quietly looked at the crowd on the street, which did not look different from usual.
The contrast between the quiet reality and the surging Internet was extremely clear, and it was only when he felt it carefully that he could smell some tension in the air.
After a small half circle around the city, Cheng Lin didn't know where to go for a while.
The academy can't go back, after all, it's already graduated, Ning Cheng ...... It's not interesting to go back, and now the headquarters of the Ninth Division can't go there...... Cheng Lin thought about whether to return to the spirit realm, but dispelled the idea again.
He always felt that there were many pairs of eyes staring at him secretly, most of them were from the capital, and it was better for him not to "disappear" rashly before the final result appeared.
After thinking for a while, Cheng Lin finally thought of a place to go, so he found an address and gave it to the driver: "Let's go here." ”
He said.
Then, Cheng Lin silently rubbed his mobile phone and looked in the direction where the capital was located.
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Capital.
It was nearly noon.
When Shi Shengcun saw a group of people in formal clothes appear in front of him, he was not surprised at all.
In contrast, the other party's gloomy face clearly showed their anger.
"Shi Si Shou, I heard that you let Cheng Lin go?" A square-faced official stared coldly at the latter sitting at the conference table, trying to suppress the anger in his heart.
"It's not the right word to put it." Shi Shengcun looked at the official with a flat expression.
"Huh, it's not appropriate? So how to say? Or is it an escape? The other party said with a sarcastic look.
Xu Ji next to him was trying to ease up a few words when he heard this, when he saw the indifference on Shi Shengcun's face suddenly dissipate, and a pair of eyes narrowed into a dangerous arc.
In the room, it suddenly became extremely depressed, and the official and several people behind him were all disgusted, and subconsciously took a step back, and then only heard Shi Shengcun say in a cold tone:
"Do you know why I put my office in Yanshan, just because I want to stay away from you fools who don't know anything about cultivation?"
"Shi Shengcun! How dare you ......"
"Oh? Not satisfied with my attitude? Then you can react to it. ”
"You ......" The official was speechless for a moment, his face cloudy.
Xu Ji next to him sighed silently, stood up, and said:
"Okay, it's okay for him to leave for the time being, Shi Sitou, you know the intention of our visit this time."
"Sit down." Shi Shengcun waved his hand, raised his finger at the same time, and at the same time, an invisible spiritual coercion slowly spread in the air, completely sealing the entire room.
In an instant, the few people in the room could no longer hear any noise, and seeing this scene, these three people, including Xu Ji, pulled out their chairs and sat down at the table.
There were only four people left in the room.
After being silent for a while, Shi Shengcun finally spoke: "Minister......"
Xu Ji hurriedly replied: "I went to follow the big leader and left the capital." ”
"Yes." Shi Shengcun nodded when he heard this, then glanced at the other two middle-aged people who were also in the deputy department position, and sighed imperceptibly, "I know your intentions, and I probably know your thoughts, but this matter is not so simple, we must be cautious and cautious." ”
Hearing his words, the square-faced official also tried to ease the emotions in his heart, and then, staring at Shi Shengcun, he said word by word:
"Chief Shi, you should also see the casualty statistics, and you should be very clear about the public opinion situation in the outside world now, 100,000 people! 100,000 lives! How many years has it been since there has been a catastrophe of this magnitude?
I know that Cheng Lin was brought in by you, and he is a member of your company, but I hope you can sit firmly in your position!
You have to understand! 100,000 lives, this responsibility, someone must carry it! ”