Chapter 223: Super Flood 9
Only important documents need to be shredded, right?
Chu Yian picked up all the slips of paper and placed them in front of Lu Qingyuan. “Teacher Lu, do you think these are useful?”
Lu Qingyuan looked up when he heard her voice, and his gaze immediately fixed on the slips of paper she held.
Then, Lu Qingyuan threw the waste paper on the table to the ground and wiped the rainwater off the desktop. This game transformed from a flood survival scenario into a laboratory puzzle.
When pieced together, the contents perfectly formed the most crucial part of the entire document.
Seeing how intently Lu Qingyuan was looking, Chu Yian leaned closer. “Teacher Lu, what does it say?”
“It’s about the trends in crustal distribution. It describes how earthquakes have become frequent worldwide starting five years ago, changes in terrain in some regions, and predictions for future topographical conditions.”
His fingertip moved across the document, finally stopping on a line of text that appeared multiple times.
Puloxisi Island.
An island belonging to a neighboring country is projected to rise in elevation in the next ten months, possibly even surpassing the world’s highest peak.
Following this, there was extensive research on Puloxisi Island and predictions for its future topography.
Regarding the earthquake issue, Lu Qingyuan found over a dozen pages of research.
What would happen if heavy rain and floods were combined with earthquakes?
A tsunami!
“We need to reach Puloxisi Island quickly.”
Lu Qingyuan turned and found a relevant map within the research institute.
Puloxisi Island is far away in Country Y, on the same continent as their country, separated by a small nation. If they flew, the flight time would be about 4 hours. Paddling there with a rubber boat… their arms would break.
Lu Qingyuan took the newly found map and quickly drew on it. “We can go to Port X first, change our mode of transport, and then continue to our destination.”
“Are you sure there will be transportation available for us to switch to there?”
Chu Yian timidly voiced her doubt.
Lu Qingyuan: “I have a yacht there.”
This inhumanly lavish statement stunned Chu Yian. “Teacher Lu, would it be convenient to tell me what you do for a living… ah, no, what exactly is your job?”
“I run a shop and make some small investments.”
Small investments that allow him to buy a yacht?
Chu Yian lowered her head, pretending to believe him.
The rain outside intensified slightly, and the two needed to leave quickly. However, just as they reached the end of the third floor, inflated the rubber boat, and were about to climb out the window, they suddenly heard footsteps from behind.
Six strong young men chased after them.
They held baseball bats and had cleavers, fruit knives, and other weapons tucked into their waistbands, approaching Chu Yian and Lu Qingyuan. Their gazes fell on the rubber boat behind them.
“Don’t mind us, brothers. We heard some noise, so we came to check it out.”
The leading man approached them with a friendly expression. Although he tried his best to control his gaze, it still occasionally fell on the rubber boat. “You actually have a boat. Where did you get it from, brother?”
“Stay away from us.”
Lu Qingyuan watched them get closer and sternly rebuked them.
However, the men did not stop. “Brother, why are you so tense? We’re just curious and came to look.”
Bang—
A bullet landed by the speaking man’s foot, leaving a bullet hole in the ground and startling the man into falling.
“Scram.”
Lu Qingyuan’s sharp command scared the six men into running away.
Chu Yian looked out of the building. There were many office buildings and residential buildings nearby, and these six were not the only ones eyeing them. However, Lu Qingyuan’s gunshot was very intimidating, and no one else rushed in as recklessly as these six.
Confirming it was safe outside, the two worked together to lift the rubber boat out.
Lu Qingyuan was the first to jump into the water and climb into the rubber boat. Chu Yian climbed onto the window and leaped towards the rubber boat.
The two adjusted their positions, and one in front, one behind, began to paddle, quickly leaving the area.
In a world of floods, dusk always falls quickly.
Around five or six in the afternoon, the surroundings became gloomy.
They had been traveling on the water for several hours. Although they wore raincoats, their clothes underneath were already soaked. The mechanical rowing had also exhausted their strength, and they now needed to find a place to rest.
Preferably somewhere uninhabited.
But after the flood, finding an uninhabited high-rise building was extremely difficult.
The two only found a small warehouse when the sky had completely darkened.
After breaking the glass from the outside, they found it stocked with a lot of furniture.
The two searched the warehouse on the third floor, confirmed there was no one, and then put away their weapons, clearing a larger space.
They lit a fire to warm themselves.
The wooden furniture in the warehouse served as ready-made firewood.
Because of the dampness, the wood couldn’t be lit directly, so Chu Yian directly pulled out the sponges and cotton from the sofas and mattresses.
A few minutes later, a large fire started.
Lu Qingyuan dismantled many wooden chairs, wardrobes, tables, and beds, piling them up next to Chu Yian.
Once they were sure the fire wouldn’t go out, they began to take off their clothes. The raincoats couldn’t be directly roasted by fire, so they were left aside. Their other clothes, after being changed, were hung on hangers near the flames to dry.
Chu Yian put on dry clothes, and the heat from the bonfire quickly warmed her body.
She couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief.
This feeling was truly comfortable.
After changing clothes, it was time to prepare food.
“Teacher Lu, instant noodles or rice, what would you like to eat?”
She casually pulled aside the bedsheet that was blocking them, asking Lu Qingyuan what he wanted to eat. To her surprise, when she pulled back the bedsheet, she saw Lu Qingyuan shirtless, in the process of putting on his shirt.
Teacher Lu, who looked so refined when dressed, had chest muscles, abs, and everything else when he took off his clothes.
His muscles, in motion, exuded a powerful, hormone-filled masculine strength. Especially the obliques forming the V-line, which made one’s gaze involuntarily drift downwards towards his lower abdomen, where his thin black shorts were noticeably bulging.
Ah! My eyes are going to get a sty!
Chu Yian’s gaze fearfully darted away, and she dropped the bedsheet, pretending she hadn’t seen anything.
“Either is fine.”
The voice from the other side was completely normal, seemingly unaware of Chu Yian pulling aside the bedsheet just now.
“Alright.”
Chu Yian nodded, then found instant noodles from the box. She filled an iron lunchbox with mineral water, boiled it, and then put in four packs of instant noodles and some braised eggs.
The aroma of instant noodles began to waft out through the broken window, making people trapped in other buildings take deep breaths of the wonderful scent.
“It smells so good!”
“I really want to eat instant noodles too.”
“Steaming hot instant noodles, perhaps a little hot to hold in your hands. It must be so warming to the stomach to eat…”
The uncontrollable fantasies made the people trapped inside swallow their saliva. The cold water-soaked white rice in their hands tasted cold, hard, and bland.
