usatvline Chapter 307: Close down!
Chapter 307: Close down!
Si Jing sat up straight abruptly.
The broadcast on TV continues.
"Relevant departments are requested to carry out emergency and rescue work to prevent snow disasters and frost damage in accordance with their duties. If necessary, classes, businesses and gatherings should be suspended in accordance with relevant regulations."
"Currently, trains are suspended on some sections of Dongjiang Province and highways are temporarily closed."
"Relevant departments should adjust residents' heating according to the situation, and users who use coal for heating need to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning."
"People should try not to go out. If they must go out, they should walk or take public transportation to avoid traffic accidents."
"People in dangerous and old houses should evacuate quickly, and relevant departments should do a good job in disaster relief..."
Si Jing could no longer hear what was being said on TV. He looked at the large words "Red Alert for Blizzard" and took a deep breath. His mind was filled with thoughts of how could it be possible? How could anyone predict a blizzard!
He didn't believe it, but the facts made it impossible for him to not believe it!
This is what happened...
He made a mistake!
……
In less than ten hours, the streets of Jiangcheng City were completely covered with snow, and in some communities, the snow was already above the ankles.
On the main roads, dozens of snowplows and bulldozers were working at the same time, making loud rumbling sounds. However, the speed of snow removal could not keep up with the speed of snowfall. The snow that could not be transported away in time could only pile up in the middle of the intersection.
The snow was getting heavier and the visibility was getting lower and lower.
On some remote paths, once you step on them, you have to work hard to pull yourself out; on the roads, there are hardly any people to be seen.
But the more serious impact was the sudden freezing rain.
The roadside power lines in Jiangcheng City were covered with a thick layer of ice. In many places, the power lines were bent and broken, resulting in power outages in more than a dozen places. The treetops nearby were frozen by the freezing rain and then bent and broken by the wind.
Several car accidents occurred at almost every intersection, and the entire Jiangcheng city was in a mess.
Nine p.m.
Huatong Express Headquarters.
Guan Shanshan, who had just finished a closed meeting with a group of senior executives, finished the meeting in a lively atmosphere and was walking downstairs talking and laughing. After the meeting, it was time to get off work. However, just as they reached the first floor, gusts of wind and snow blew into the hall.
Guan Shanshan was a little unhappy: "Where's the cleaning lady? The snow has blown in here, don't you know to sweep it out?"
"Everyone is just thinking about leaving get off work, but they know it's time to leave work before they finish their get off work!"
"Hurry up, call the people back!"
Meng Jun looked outside the door with some concern: "Boss Guan, the snow is quite heavy..."
Guan Shanshan glared at him.
"I say, you are always worrying about nothing, right? No matter how heavy the snow is, the city has snow removal vehicles. There have been many heavy snowfalls in previous years. Has it delayed our logistics delivery?"
"It will only delay us for a day or two at most. What serious problem can there be?"
"Stop being suspicious. I know Su Yang is a bad guy. He said there would be a heavy snowstorm, but don't you think that this heavy snowstorm is so easy to come as soon as he says it will?"
Guan Shanshan was extremely dissatisfied. Su Yang was such a pessimist. He just told everyone that there would be a heavy snowstorm, and it really snowed. Although the snow was not heavy, everyone in Huatong Express was in a panic.
She has lived for so many years, always in Dongjiang Province. Is there any winter without snow?
A little bit of snow scared these people so much, as if they were going to do something big. Did they really think that Su Yang was a god who could make his words come true?
Guan Shanshan cursed a few words and walked towards the door. However, before she even walked out of the door, she was blown back by a gust of wind. The cold wind mixed with snow was like a knife. She didn't have any warm clothes, but Huatong Express had heating, so the overall temperature was guaranteed to be above 23 degrees.
As soon as she took a few steps out of the door, the cold air instantly penetrated her suit and Guan Shanshan's legs were shaking.
Meng Jun sighed bitterly: "Boss Guan, why don't we ask Dexin Logistics to help us deliver a few batches of goods first? If the snow keeps falling, all the goods in our warehouses will be gone!"
Guan Shanshan was a little annoyed: "Shut up!"
"Dexin Logistics has its own arrangements. The goods in the warehouse will be shipped out in two days. Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Is this the nth time you've been so naughty today?"
"Who has the final say over Huatong Express?"
"Everyone should go to work as usual. As long as there are still people who can collect and deliver parcels, couriers and courier stations are not allowed to close down!"
"Jitu Express has stopped, now is a good time for us to catch up!"
She was holding back her anger. She had suffered setbacks one after another at the hands of Jitu Express. Now that she finally saw a chance of improvement, how could she let it go? She wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to defeat Jitu Express in one fell swoop!
She does what Jitu Express dares not to do!
The brave ones will die of overeating while the timid ones will die of starvation. It doesn’t matter whether it snows or not. She just doesn’t believe it!
Guan Shanshan secretly encouraged herself. Meng Jun, who was standing next to her, took out his cell phone, which vibrated. He opened the text message, took just a glance, and quickly walked to Guan Shanshan's side.
"Boss Guan, something terrible has happened!"
"The province has issued a red alert for a snowstorm!"
"The big snowstorm is really coming!"
Guan Shanshan turned around and took Meng Jun's phone with some doubt. Looking at the text message reminder on the phone, she frowned and walked outside again, although the cold wind was like a knife.
"No...it's okay, it's just a red alert!"
"Delivery should be delivered, shipment should be delivered. Dexin Logistics has to come over no matter what the weather is and ship the goods to us!"
"Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Although Guan Shanshan said this, her words no longer had the confidence she had just now.
Her brain seemed to be shutting down, and she kept asking herself over and over, red alert, why is it a red alert!
It was a yellow alert in the morning, but how come it turned into a red alert in the evening? Damn it, Su Yang is such a bad guy, what the hell is going on!
Meng Jun gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Guan, the province and the city have already issued a notice asking us to suspend business as much as possible. If we continue to do this, we will not be able to take responsibility if something goes wrong!"
Guan Shanshan roared: "Then what do you want me to do?"
“Several warehouses of goods are piled there!”
“So many express deliveries waiting to be delivered!”
"Call Dexin Logistics. I don't care about the red alert or purple alert. They must send a car over today to deliver the goods in my warehouse!"
"It's a delay. I'll ask my dad to fire all these useless people!"
Meng Jun felt a headache. Guan Shanshan was too irrational. In such a situation, she still wanted to threaten others with dismissal. Now the expressway had been suspended, and the only way to transport goods was to take the national highway. However, the road conditions on the national highway were not good, and with the freezing rain, a car accident was very likely to occur.
"Boss Guan, please be careful!"
"Such heavy snow and freezing rain!"
"Let's just close down!"