Chapter 5 005 Heavy Rain 1

I don't know why, but the closer it got to the last few days, the calmer Ye Fu's heart became.

Not excited, not afraid, not nervous, not excited, not sad.

On April 1, the apocalypse came.

Ye Fu turned off her cell phone and lay on the bed. She locked all the doors and windows and decided not to participate in this "madness" anymore.

At eight o'clock the next day, the sun had not risen, the sky was blood red, and people walked out of their homes to start a new day of work and life.

At this moment, heavy rain and hail as big as fists fell from the sky. Dark clouds covered the sky, strong winds blew, lightning and thunder appeared, and the sky seemed to be torn open. Hissing and whimpering sounds echoed between heaven and earth.

At twelve o'clock noon, Ye Fu got up from bed. She did not open the curtains, but went into the kitchen to continue cooking after a simple wash.

She didn't know what the world outside was like. She didn't want to know, nor did she dare to know.

The three-bedroom, one-living-room home became very empty, with only a sofa and a low coffee table left in the living room.

Ye Fu put a half-inch family photo into the pocket watch and hung it around his neck, and put away all the other things.

There was only a bed left in her bedroom, and nothing was moved in the kitchen.

There were often sounds of footsteps coming from the stairs of the family building, and Ye Fu also heard the sound of a door slamming shut next door.

In the afternoon, Ye Fu opened the curtains a little. When he saw the cars coming in and out of the community and the people running home in a panic, Ye Fu's eyes darkened slightly, and then he closed the curtains.

When opening their phones, everyone was discussing this once-in-a-century torrential rain. Many people began to complain, some were cursing, and some were gloating.

Ye Fu felt nothing despite the various situations he faced.

Ye Fu browsed down and saw that the heavy rain would occur after eight o'clock in the morning. Ye Fu knew that the trajectory of the natural disaster had not changed, but the time had changed.

She remembered that in her previous life, the heavy rain started at five in the morning and there was no hail. It started at 5:00 on April 1st and ended at 5:00 on June 1st.

Someone remembered the [Warning] and asked online, since the rainstorm has already arrived, how long will the natural disaster last?

This is also an unknown question for Ye Fu, and there is no answer.

All the sewers in the house were blocked with cement. Ye Fu returned to the kitchen and continued cooking.

Due to the heavy rains around the world, whether and when rescue will come? Whether and when relief supplies will be distributed? These are all unknown.

At this time, the world order remained stable, water and electricity were supplied normally, and people had no more terrible ideas except for complaining.

At night, the water downstairs began to rise, and many posts asking for help appeared on the Internet. However, with the overwhelming number of posts, the previous post asking for help was instantly drowned out.

Ye Fu heard screams and cries for help coming from downstairs. She guessed that someone was electrocuted, but she did not go out.

On the third morning, the big hail finally stopped, but this also meant that there would soon be water and power outages.

Ye Fu was glad that the water tank was already full. As expected, after the water and power were cut off in the afternoon, her cell phone signal began to weaken. At this moment, a community administrator pulled her into a group.

Seeing the group name was [Happy Community Mutual Aid Group 3], Ye Fu raised his eyebrows but did not quit the group.

There are 305 people in the group, and everyone is still adding new members.

The family building where Ye Fu lives is Building D.

A302: Oh my god, the warning has come true, what should I do? When will the higher-ups send someone to rescue us? I live on the third floor, it's so scary, the water is almost flooding the first floor, and the water and electricity have just been cut off, I'm so devastated.

C505: Didn't you read the news on your phone? This is a global torrential rainstorm, not just in Lancheng. Rescue? I guess we'll have to wait.

F601: How much supplies have you stockpiled? I only have two cabbages left.

A204: I would like to ask kindhearted people to take me in. I will reward you handsomely.

F601: You might as well go out and book a high-rise hotel with meals included.

…

The group fell silent instantly. Ye Fu took a few glances and set the group messages to do not disturb.

Suddenly, the signal disappeared and there was no more message in the group. Half an hour later, a sound was heard downstairs. Ye Fu looked outside and saw two middle-aged men wearing raincoats and life jackets paddling out in kayaks.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the signal was restored and the group discussed again because some people were going out in groups to find supplies.

C702: What should I do? My husband hasn't come back for five hours.

A203: Was it your husband who went out just now? What was he doing in such heavy rain?

C702: We have a child at home, and we have run out of milk powder and diapers.

C701: My husband went with me. An elderly person at home was sick, so we went to the hospital to get medicine.

B404: You actually have kayaks, that's cool.

C702: I bought it last time for camping.

C401: I just opened the door and saw that the water level has risen again, and the rain seems to be getting heavier. Do you think they will...

C701: Qian Hong, what nonsense are you talking about? How dare you curse my husband?

C401 sent a mean emoticon, and C701 quickly cursed back. The two of them kept arguing with each other until the group owner came out to stop the verbal fight.

Because of this message, the group fell into an eerie silence again. Some people tried to comfort and ease the atmosphere, but no one dared to go out to help find people.

Fortunately, at about 3:30, the two not only returned, but also brought back a lot of supplies. Seeing the two return safely, the chat in the group became much more relaxed and cheerful.

There is a kayak in Building C, and everyone started to compliment it so that they could borrow it next time they go out.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Fu vaguely heard a woman crying and cursing from the balcony of Director Chen's house next door. Ye Fu guessed that water must have accumulated on the balcony and then flooded into the house.

The rainstorm was accompanied by strong winds and thunder and lightning. A large corner of the roof of the residential building in front was struck off by lightning, and the green trees in the community were uprooted by the strong wind and blown into the air.

Hail warnings, severe convection warnings, lightning warnings, tornado warnings, cold wave warnings keep popping up on my phone...

Some residents in the community had too many family members and not enough food stored. Rescue efforts were slow to arrive, the water level was getting higher and higher, and panic and anxiety began to get out of control.

At night, Ye Fu had just laid down on the bed when several messages suddenly popped up in the group.

Someone in Building E was struck by lightning on the balcony and died on the spot. The ambulance and police car could no longer be reached, so the dead person had to be left at home.

Building G is home to more than a dozen retired elderly people living alone, with an average age of over 70 years old.

Late at night, the signal was intermittent. Ye Fu saw that the temperature had dropped to eight degrees, so he added a thick quilt, watched the news on his mobile phone for a long time, and fell asleep in a daze.

The next day, the thunder and lightning stopped, and more people went out in the community. Relying on kayaks and life jackets borrowed from Building C, many people went out together to purchase supplies. Ye Fu learned from the group messages that people were mainly going to buy glass to seal the balconies and cement to block the sewers.

Last night, the accumulated water had flowed back through the waterways and every household was flooded.