Chapter 27: The Yangtze River Tunnel
"Lin Yu, something's happened, something big has happened."
Gong Meng is what kind of person, Lin Yu knows. At that time in the artillery unit as a guide, high-explosive shrapnel passed in front of his nose, he didn't even frown. Lin Yu has never seen him excited. He always thought that this man named Meng would not have any chance to be fierce.
But now, hearing Gong Meng's voice, Lin Yu's inference was overturned. It turns out that this silly kid can also be impulsive.
Since even someone like Gong Meng considers it a major event, then this time's matter definitely won't be small.
"Where are you? I'm going to find you."
"Yangtze River Flood Control Headquarters." The voice on the other end of the phone was somewhat low and solemn.
Lin furrowed his brow and hung up the phone. He didn't know why, but he had a very bad premonition in his heart.
Driving is also one of the training projects for special forces. Although Lin's grades were not good, when he was in A Corps, no matter what training project, Lin was always the first. This is also the reason why this inexperienced newcomer can become a squad leader.
He soon arrived at the Hanjiang River Flood Control Command Center in Hannan District.
This is not a magnificent building, but it occupies the most unique position in the hearts of all Hannan people. In 1998, when the thousand-year-old city of Hannan faced a super-large flood disaster that occurred once in a hundred years, it was here that one order after another was directly transmitted to the anti-flood front line 50 meters away.
These orders, carrying a determination to live or die with the Yangtze River Great Dyke, condensed the hearts of all Hans in the south.
Now, in this extraordinary building, Gong Meng is anxious. Lin Yu enters the door and finds that the atmosphere is still extremely oppressive.
"What's going on with Lao Gong?"
Lin scanned the entire conference room. He was surprised to find that Mayor Tan of Hannan City, Governor Liu of Hubei Province, and the main high-level officials of the Hannan Military Region were all in the conference room. His eyebrows furrowed even more intensely.
"Lin Yu, sit down quickly, let me introduce you."
Lin and Gang had just sat down when Gong Meng couldn't wait to speak up, without even asking the secretary to pour him a glass of water.
"Half an hour ago, Hannan suffered a terrorist attack. Yes, the most heinous terrorist attack in the history of New China's founding."
Lin Yu heard this, and his heart also cooled down. No wonder this matter was so big, all the relevant leaders had already arrived. Even if they were inspecting outside, they should be on their way back to Hanshan now.
"Their target was the Hanshan Yangtze River Tunnel. Our agents discovered their plan, but unfortunately they were well-trained and we lost 20 men without being able to stop them. The enemy acted swiftly, using directional explosives to seal off both ends of the tunnel, and now the entire tunnel is blocked."
Gong Meng glanced at Lin Yu, but Lin Yu was lost in thought with his head down.
That Yangtze River tunnel was already known to Lin Yu and others. Lin Yu had already been built and used before he joined the army. However, since Hanshan City itself has 6 major bridges across the river, this tunnel did not play a significant role at all, and traffic volume never increased.
However, being a tunnel itself provides an excellent target for terrorist attacks. Now it's good, both ends are sealed, and people are suffocated like canned goods.
"Now things are very serious." Gong Meng paused, nodding at the conference table. "Now, most of the troops from the Hannan Military Region have been deployed to participate in exercises and will definitely not return within 3 days. Our security bureau is short-handed, and relying on local forces is even more impossible."
"Wait, the tunnel is wrapped in a 20-meter-square super-large concrete shell, and it itself has a powerful filtration ventilation system. Even if you live inside for three days, there won't be too much of a problem." Lin Yu raised his own question. "Moreover, considering the advanced conditions of the tunnel, it's impossible that there wouldn't be backup food and water reserves."
"That's right, but the psychological problem of being trapped is hard to solve. Usually at this time, they find it difficult to remain calm and wait for rescue, many people will lose their minds. Of course, a more important point is that the opponent has thoroughly studied the structure of the Yangtze River Tunnel, they used the gaps in the concrete to blast open a small hole in the connecting part of the tunnel. Although this hole won't get bigger, it will continue to leak water." Gong Meng's face became even more worried. "Experts have already estimated that at most we can hold on for 12 hours, no, 11 and a half hours, not one person trapped inside will be able to survive."
Everyone fell silent. Every single person, regardless of their position or whether they were normally outgoing or introverted, no one wanted to speak at this moment. The entire conference room was instantly plunged into a deathly silence.
"So, Director Gong." The first to speak was Wen Xian, the Minister of Propaganda Department of Hannan Municipal Committee. He was a young man who had just been promoted and couldn't help but be impulsive, speaking irresponsibly. "Now, shouldn't we first block the news? We can't cause panic among the people."
"It's useless." Gong Meng sighed and looked at the young man with a thoughtful mind. "Do you remember if there are any important events in Hanshan City this month?"
"Sino-US Cultural Exchange Week!!!"
"That's right." Wang Meng bitterly smiled and patted his own forehead. "Didn't NBC from the US send a live broadcast vehicle to interview the Cultural Festival? When the tunnel collapsed, they were at the entrance of the tunnel and almost immediately broadcast the scene of the tunnel collapse. It was just like 911. Now the eyes of the whole world are already focused on Hannan."
Lin Yu was also startled and stood up at once.
This is something he did not expect. As a result, the Yangtze River Tunnel incident has been exposed to the global public eye. If handled improperly, the Chinese government will bear unprecedented infamy.
And that's exactly the purpose of those ****. This has obviously set us back a bit. Taking advantage of the empty hands of the South Korean team to do this, I really want to ask if NBC's broadcast car was also in their plan.
Lin did not want to intervene in this matter, after all, he was no longer in the position. However, at this time, the honor of the motherland is the most important. Although he always says that the country owes him, once encountering such a situation, he will still stand on the side of his motherland without hesitation.
"Alright, gentlemen, don't lose heart." Lin Yu stood up and clapped his palms vigorously. "There are still 12 hours left, everything hasn't ended yet, has it? We can still do a lot of things!"
Everyone was staring at this strange young man, no one knew him, and except for Gong Meng, no one here knew his identity. Everyone's attention was focused on Lin Yu. Although the people sitting below were not provincial governors, mayors or commanders, but no one dared to underestimate this mysterious young man. Being invited by Gong Meng to attend this meeting explained his extraordinariness. And how could that strange aura on him possibly deceive these old hands who had been in officialdom for decades?
"Alright, I now formally announce that I am taking over the highest authority here. I hope to have all reports in my hands within 10 minutes." Lin Yu smiled slightly and took out his ID card. No one questioned Lin Yu's opinion. Anyone with a bit of common sense would know what this little red booklet represented.
It simply represents the country.
Everyone rushed out of the conference room and hurried to their posts at the fastest speed. Now, they are racing against time with the floodwaters.
