Chapter Twenty-Eight: High Temperatures

It was a scorching summer, with a high of 40 degrees Celsius.

Just now, on the central avenue of our city, a car parked on the side of the road spontaneously combusted, and then an explosion occurred, not only igniting the cars in front and behind, but also blowing up passers-by, killing two people and injuring more than ten people, followed by on-site reports.

Bang, Xiao Liu, who was sitting on the sofa, turned off the TV with the remote control. Then I looked back at the thermometer on the wall, which showed that the temperature outside was already 41 degrees, and the temperature inside was 26 degrees.

Alas, it's still cool in the house!

The air conditioner is already running at full power, but now there are too many people who turn on the air conditioner, and the power plant is just that, resulting in the voltage at this time is not only very low but also very unstable, and even the lights in the house are sometimes on and off.

Suddenly, the air conditioner creaked and then stopped.

What a situation! Why is there a power outage at this time?!

While lying on the sofa and enjoying the cool breeze, Xiao Liu heard the sound and opened his eyes to see that the indicator light on the air conditioner had gone out. I quickly sat up and turned on the light, but found that the light was not on.

It looks like there was a real power outage.

Xiao Liu felt like he was going crazy and kept complaining about the hot day.

Three fire trucks sped down the road to the power plant on the outskirts of the city.

It's noon, and it's not yet the hotter part of the afternoon, when electricity is most needed, and there is an accident at the power plant.

The electricity is gone, at least there is still water,

Lying in the bathtub filled with cold water, Xiao Liu exhaled comfortably.

Just when Xiao Liu was enjoying with his eyes closed, the sound of cars colliding was heard not far from the window. It turned out that there was a car when it was driving, the tire blew, and then it lost control, and in the driver's hurry, it crashed directly into the car parked outside the store.

Xiao Liu was alarmed, and hurriedly ran to the window to look outside, only to see that on the street in the distance, a car had already burned, and the raging fire was emitting black smoke, reaching the sky, and Xiao Liu had already smelled the smell of burnt leather in the distance.

People on the street were instantly busy, some were on the phone, some were holding small fire extinguishers in their stores to extinguish the fire, passing by were standing on the side of the road watching, and some were taking out their mobile phones to take pictures.

Alas, this is already the first traffic accident?

Xiao Liu shook his head and went back to continue lying down for a while.

Ah, by the way, isn't the library going to be cool now? Yes, yes, go see.

Xiao Liu thought that his heart was calm and naturally cool, and he wanted to find a quiet place, but he suddenly thought of the library in the city, which was not only spacious, with books to read, but also a cool floor, which was a good place to cool off.

Then Xiao Liu took a fan, brought a bottle of water and a hat, and went out.

Many people thought of Xiao Liu's idea, so when Xiao Liu came to the door of the library, he saw many people blocking the door and not entering.

Later, Xiao Liu Cai and others learned that the library was overcrowded, and people were not here to read books, they were all sitting on the ground, spread a mat, wearing a big pants, sitting there chatting and fanning at the same time, some were even more desperate, even around to play poker, if it weren't for the ban on bringing pets and food in the library, maybe the taste here is more diverse.

The library administrators couldn't stand it anymore, so they blasted them out, and then told the people that the library was closed today.

The people blocking the door began to insult the people in the library, and they knocked on the glass so hard that if they hadn't broken the glass door, they would have rushed in.

At this time, a police car drove over, stopped behind the crowd, and two policemen walked down from it, and the policemen pushed the crowd away, and then waved everyone to disperse.

People had no choice but to go home.

Xiao Liu finally came out for a trip, after all, the library is not close to home, so he will go back directly after a trip, and then he wants to walk around to see if there is a place to take a cool day.

Under the big sun in the sky, Xiao Liu was already sweating profusely, and he felt that he was about to suffer from heat stroke. The bench on the side of the road is no longer able to sit, it is too hot, and not only that, but even the road surface cannot stay for a long time, because as soon as you stop, the road surface starts to heat the soles of your feet, and after a while, your feet will be burned, and once they are burned, it will hurt you to walk.

The oasis in the city in the distance, the ideal place for a vacation, a beautiful park, is now deserted by few people, because those few little trees are useless.

Xiao Liu cherished hope, slowly walked to the park not far away, as his feet became hotter and hotter, he quickly accelerated the pace of walking, but the more this happened, the hotter Xiao Liu became.

Finally, at Xiao Liu's insistence, he came to the park. The park is in disrepair, the old trees have long since been cut down, the new trees have not yet grown, and the grass on the side of the path has wilted under the heat, and some of the leaves have turned yellow.

The petals of the flowers in the flower pond were tanned, the leaves were curled, and the branches were bent and listless.

When he came to the last place of hope, the fountain in the park, Xiao Liu only saw the bottom of the dry pool and a few stones.

With the expected disappointment, Xiao Liu left the useless park.

Next to the park is a square, where many people play tai chi, square dance, chat and play chess, and many vendors linger here. It's just that today, there are not many people. Xiao Liu touched the hot slate and couldn't help smacking his lips, at this temperature, it is estimated that he can scrambled eggs.

There were a few pavilions in the square, and by this time there were already people there, and there were no other places to cool off. So he could only sigh, and Xiao Liu left helplessly.

Behind the square is the city government, no one parked in front of the door, walked through the city government, it was an intersection, there were not a few cars on the road at this time, looked at the traffic light on the sidewalk, Xiao Liu really didn't want to wait, but the red light kept on, and didn't let it pass.

That countdown has passed several times, and it's still a red light over there.

I'll go, it won't break, right?

Xiao Liu thought like this, and wanted to go over, but he was worried that a car would suddenly drive by, so he looked left and right, and after making sure that no car was coming, Xiao Liu walked onto the sidewalk.

After crossing the sidewalk, Xiao Liu was fine, looked back at the traffic light that was still red, and finally knew why there were so many traffic accidents today.

As soon as there was a power outage in the city, it basically had little impact on this kind of shopping mall that could generate electricity, so Xiao Liu walked into a shopping mall.

Wow! It's so cool! It's so cool!

Unexpectedly, after looking around, the fairyland on earth turned out to be in the shopping mall next to my house, and I really rode a donkey to find a donkey.

Finding a clean place casually, Xiao Liu sat down, and suddenly felt a little thirsty, so he was going to find something to drink inside.

I dug into my pockets, and luckily I had some cash with me when I came out, otherwise I would have to run home now. On the left side of the first floor of the mall is a supermarket, and Xiao Liu picked up a bottle of the coolest and thirst-quenching drink in front of a freezer, which was a bottle of mineral water.

I wiped my face with the droplets of water stuck to the outside of the mineral water bottle, and suddenly the temperature of my face also dropped.

Looking at the people shopping in the mall while wandering around, Xiao Liu suddenly felt that today was not too bad.

I spent the whole afternoon in the mall, and by the way, I bought some vegetables and noodles, ready to cook noodles and eat them at night, the kind that I want to eat cold noodles.

Since it is in the afternoon, the vegetables in the supermarket are basically picked by people, but if you look carefully, you can still find a few good ones, carrying a bag of vegetables, Xiao Liu will go to his home.

As soon as I opened the door, I felt a wave of heat coming inside.

No way! I forgot to open the window!

When the sun sets, the temperature basically drops below 30 degrees, but the air at home is not circulating, and the temperature is still above 35 degrees.

Xiao Liu hurriedly opened the window for ventilation and turned on the light by the way, however, there was still no call, and at this time, the room was a little dark.

Damn, if there is no electricity, I can't cook that meal! Alas, do you want to go out to eat? Forget it, just go.

Helplessly, Xiao Liu went out again as soon as he came back.

Due to the power outage, the small restaurant downstairs also closed early, so I had to go a little further and find a restaurant that was not closed.

I looked around, but there were few with the door open.

It was already dark, the solar-powered street lights were clicking on one after another, and the number of pedestrians on the road was gradually increasing, and it seemed that the inside of the house was still not as cool as outside, at least it was windy outside.

Standing under a street lamp, I looked at the time, and before I knew it, it was nine o'clock in the evening.

Why don't you call it outside?

I haven't found a restaurant for a long time, and I'm a little hungry, Xiao Liu plans to order a takeout, but after looking for a long time, all I show is rest, and I can't place an order.

Is this Nima going hungry tonight?

Xiao Liu was very depressed, this day was really unsatisfactory.

I had no choice but to go back the way I came.

At this time, a car came speeding behind him, the sound became louder and louder, Xiao Liu looked back, and saw two strong lights coming from him, Xiao Liu hurriedly turned around and didn't look.

The car ran away in the blink of an eye and was out of sight.

Holy, drive so fast?

After the car drove over, due to its extreme speed, a gust of wind brought in, blowing up all the dirt on the ground.

Xiao Liu hurriedly ran out of the dust, coughed a few times, and scolded the car.

If you drive so fast in the city, if there is no one on the street, there are people or other cars, it is difficult to say.

It was already past ten o'clock when I got home, and at this time, a call came!

Xiao Liu jumped up happily, quickly turned on the lights, TV, air conditioner, and ran into the kitchen to start cooking.

After cooking, I sat in front of the TV with a bowl in hand, and the news inside kept talking about today's car accident, fire and hospital.

Towards 12 o'clock in the morning, the wind began to blow outside, and the clear starry sky was already obscured by thick clouds, and after a while, it began to rain. The rain became heavier and heavier, and soon it turned into a downpour. The sound of rattling was loud, and the crackling sound of raindrops hitting the windows was scary.

The rain doesn't seem to stop.

Although a rain can take away the heat, the heat takes away, and the rest is the cold.

At two o'clock in the second half of the night, the rain was still falling, Xiao Liu hadn't slept yet, and the sound of the rain outside was too loud to sleep at all. Lying in front of the window and watching the city outside shrouded in smoke and rain, I suddenly became uneasy.

The upper body popped out of the window and saw that the street below had become a river, and all the cars parked on the side of the road had been flooded by the rain.

Holy, it's not going to be flooded down there, is it? No, I'll have to check it out.

Then, Xiao Liu came downstairs with a flashlight and an umbrella, turned the stairs on the second floor, and saw that the stairs on the first floor had been flooded for most of the time. There are a lot of plastic bags and leaves floating on the water.

Anyone?

Xiao Liu stood on the top of the stairs on the first floor and shouted downward, but there was not even an echo.

Through the sound, you can know that the rain outside is still falling, and it is not small, and the water on the first floor is about to rise two meters deep, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the first floor will be submerged.

Xiao Liu watched for a while, but no one came down to take a look, so he could only go upstairs and go home.

Xiao Liu, lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, is very worried about the situation on the first floor, if someone is sleeping on the first floor, and no one reminds him, what can he do if he is flooded?

So, Xiao Liu came down again, shouting and shouting, making a lot of noise, except for a few on the second floor who were woken up, no one responded on the first floor.

After a while, the people on the second and third floors all came out and gathered in front of the stairs, pointing to the water that was about to overflow on the first floor.

After a while, basically, the people in this building woke up, and they all gathered on the second floor, and it was lively for a while.

Some people tried to go to the first floor to have a look, but the water was too deep, and after a few steps down, the water slowed down to the waist, so they quickly climbed back again.

The rain was still falling outside, but the sky was already white, and it was already dark outside, and only then did people realize that it was five o'clock in the morning.

Many people feel bored after staying for a while, go home to sleep, and some go home to make breakfast, and don't take the water that floods the first floor seriously. Xiao Liu also felt bored, the rain outside kept falling, the water in the building was still rising, and it couldn't be stopped, and the people who should be most worried should be the people who lived on the second floor, themselves? I live on the sixth floor, and now it's not the time for me to worry, so Xiao Liu also went home to sleep, after all, he was too sleepy.

I didn't want to make breakfast either, so I just fell asleep in bed, even though it was raining loudly outside.

I slept until the afternoon, when the rain finally lightened.

Although it's only a trickle, it's already amazing.

Push open the window, look at the dark clouds in the sky, and smack your lips.

Alas, how much water is stored in the heavens? There's no end to it.

Xiao Liu couldn't help but sigh and smiled bitterly.

After eating a little casually, Xiao Liu wanted to go downstairs to see if the water had overflowed the second floor.

As soon as he walked to the third floor, Xiao Liu saw a lot of people moving things up, and these people lived on the second floor.

It looks like the second floor is no longer safe!

Xiao Liu hurriedly turned sideways to make way for others, and wanted to take a look below.

Standing on the stairs on the second floor, Xiao Liu knew that the second floor was not completely submerged, but it was almost the same, basically flooded by more than half.

I'm going, it's all on the second floor, how deep is the water outside? Doesn't that mean that the whole city is submerged in water?

Thinking of this, Xiao Liu became more curious about the outside world and wanted to go out to have a look, but now that the second floor is flooded, how can he go out?

At this time, shouting came from outside.

It turned out that someone had come here on a small boat, probably to see if anyone needed help.

Some people on the second floor began to respond to people outside, saying they needed help.

Outside, quite a few small boats had already sailed over, parked outside the windows of the residents on the second floor, and carried some valuables to the boat.

All of a sudden, everywhere began to get busy.

As the rain became lighter and lighter, it took a long time for it to stop, and the dark clouds in the sky had dispersed, and the blue sky was re-revealed.

The current temperature is completely two extremes from yesterday, one is very hot, the other is very cold, yes, today's maximum temperature is only 10 degrees, and the lowest temperature is actually 2 degrees! It's just cold to death, especially those who are still wearing short-sleeved shorts, and many of them are cold, including Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu had already put on a thick coat and thick long pants, and only then did he feel warm.

The roll of toilet paper that I brought out had been used up, and the second roll had been used for the most part, squatting on the stairs on the second floor, watching the water surface drop little by little, and after a while, I saw the water stains left on the wall, as if leaving a mark, where the water reached the highest point.

In this way, after two or three days, the water level has dropped to more than half of the first floor, and people can already come out and move freely, but cleaning is the most important thing to do at this time.

The water ran out, but it left a lot of messy things that were difficult to clean up.

Garbage disposal trucks walk back and forth on the streets, collecting the garbage that people have cleaned up and cleaning up the garbage on the roads.

It took another day for the streets to be as clean as they used to be.

However, this is not the end of the story, and the shop on the first floor is basically going to be renovated. The goods inside were almost blistered and lost.

The government came out at this time to speak, because the heavy rains in the previous days inundated most of the area, causing traffic to be paralyzed, factories to be suspended, schools to be closed, and some public facilities were also tragically damaged, and funds needed to be raised to repair them.

For a time, there was a huge discussion about government fund-raising. Some are in favor, while others are strongly opposed.

Within a few days, people were voting, whether or not to support government fundraising.

The end result is that more than half of the people support the government to raise funds to repair public facilities. And those who oppose it are ridiculing those who support the government, and for a while, society begins to polarize.

It didn't take long for clashes to break out in the streets, and some people were gathering to make trouble, and even the police were alarmed.

After that, there were a series of fights and even vandalism of public buildings, and seeing that things were getting out of control, the government reappeared and expressed its gratitude to the people for voting to raise funds, and said that it would not mention the matter of raising funds again, and that the cost of repairing public facilities would be paid by the state.

The government's remarks finally calmed the anger of some people.

It took nearly a week for the shops on this street to be renovated and restocked.

Just when people were in the midst of the joy of returning to normal, a piece of news shocked everyone.

The heavy rain caused the sea level along the coast to rise by nearly one meter, and the coastline to shrink directly inland by nearly 100 meters, which caused the land area of some countries to shrink by nearly one percent, and more than one-tenth of it.

Just when people thought that the sea level would eventually drop, people realized that in the past few days, it has not only been raining heavily in their own country, but also in other countries, which have been heavier and more persistent.

For a moment, the whole world was in a panic that the land was about to disappear.

People are turning to scientists to find out what causes and solutions to sea level rise.

Later, after the investigation and research of some scientists, people knew why it was raining so heavily these days.

It turned out that the sun produced an unstable eruption, causing an abnormal heat wave to bombard the South Pole of the earth, causing the ice to melt in an instant, and then the global air flow was disturbed, with extremely hot weather in some areas, extremely cold weather in some places, heavy rain in some places, and sudden hail in sunny weather in some places.

Soon after, a wave of doomsday spread among the people.

People are taking to the streets and calling for people to protect the environment and save the planet.

Under the appeasement of the government, people began to calm their restless and panicked moods, and began to face the bleak life and unknown future.

After a few months, the sea level really dropped under the prayers of the people.

Knowing the news, people took to the streets, hugging left and right, cheering.

People all over the world are in a kind of joy for the rest of their lives, and there is only one person who is not happy, and that is Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu lost his job because he refuted the boss's view that the sea level would not drop at the company's meeting a few days ago, which made the boss angry on the spot, not only made the boss lose face, but also made everyone think that the boss was a fool.

Xiao Liu was so angry that he resigned directly, and he had just rested at home for two days, and the news said that the sea level had dropped, which made Xiao Liu smile bitterly.

Standing in front of the window, looking at the beautiful world outside, Xiao Liu hopes that there will be another heavy rain, so that everyone will go home from work and the factory will be suspended.

It didn't take long for his idea to come true.

It was another hot day, with temperatures reaching 45 degrees, followed by three days of heavy rain.

It was three dark days.

Black clouds cover the sky and the sun for a long time, the earth is shaking, the water is full of high-rise buildings, and the temperature is only a few degrees as if to calm people down completely.

After the heavy rain, there was another rush of hustle and bustle, and the sea level rose again in people's calculations, and people no longer had the panic they had before, because people knew that the sea level would eventually fall.

This time, people didn't get their way.

After a long wait, the sea level is still high.

Just when people thought that the sea level was really not going to fall, the sea level finally began to fall slowly, only this time by half a meter, but it was better than nothing.

However, when the hot day comes again, people can't sit still, and even if you don't have the mind of a scientist, you should have guessed what would happen next.

For a time, many people began to move, away from the coastal areas, away from the lower altitudes, and moved to higher places.

Just when people thought they were out of danger, a gale directly destroyed the last line of defense in people's hearts.

Xiao Liu, who was standing on the top of the building, laughed, standing in such a heavy rain, the umbrella was useless, it was better to throw it away directly, and have a good time.

In the pouring rain, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky and struck the roof of a building, directly shattering a corner of the roof.

Then, lightning struck the city's high-rise buildings. At first, the lightning was not powerful enough to wreak havoc on a tall building, but as time passed, the lightning slowly gathered and shattered a 100-meter-tall building from top to bottom with a single blow. Fragments were scattered and fell into the boundless sea.

Finish.