Chapter 14 Earthquakes and Speculation
On the morning of January 17, Lin Dawei first sent Du Chunhua and Lin Jinyan to the Children's Palace, then turned the front of the car and took Du Qiu to Yunda. While waiting for the traffic light at an intersection, a news broadcast on the on-board radio station.
"According to the latest news from Xinhua News Agency, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in Kobe, Japan at 5:46 am today, and the specific casualties are unknown..."
Du Qiu leaned over and turned on the radio volume. Lin Dawei didn't take it seriously at first. After listening for a while, he suddenly reacted and asked, "Du Qiu, was Kobe the place where you lived before you returned to China?"
"Well, I lived there for three or four years before returning home."
The reason why Du Qiu traveled through time for more than ten days before recognizing his relatives was because he was waiting for this earthquake. Because the trafficking experience he fabricated could only deceive relatives and friends, and could not deceive the vast media reporters or government agencies with supernatural powers. The so-called geese leave their voices, and people leave their traces. A person who has lived in Japan for more than ten years, even a smuggler hiding everywhere could not leave any traces. The earthquake can perfectly eliminate these doubts. The Hanshin earthquake that broke out on January 17, 1995 was considered a super disaster that changed Japan's national destiny, causing more than 6,000 deaths, more than 100,000 houses to collapse, and 300,000 people were left homeless. After the earthquake, a large number of fires occurred. The entire city was destroyed, and even did not recover after 20 years.
If you just cross the road, you will recognize your relatives for more than ten days before the earthquake. If your parents have friends you know in Japan, it will bring unpredictable risks. However, when you recognize your relatives the night before, there was an earthquake this morning, there was only one day in the middle. Even if someone is in Kobe, you can't check it...
After today, all lies, together with the fictional "dumb ashes and relics", will be buried in the ruins with the earthquake and disappear into the dust of history. No one can discover the truth again...
"You are really lucky. Fortunately, you came back early and escaped the disaster. The Tangshan earthquake was magnitude 7.8, killing more than 200,000 people. The magnitude 7.3 of Li is not small, so there must be many casualties and injuries." Lin Dawei asked considerately while starting the car: "You should have many friends in Kobe. Do you want me to send you to the Post and Telecommunications Bureau? You can do international long distances there."
"good."
In 1995, let alone Kobe, there were no friends from Du Qiu in Japan, but he had to do a full set of acting. After three or four years, even if he had no friends, he should have a few acquaintances. He could not be too indifferent. So after he arrived at the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, he randomly dialed a few phone numbers starting with Kobe area code. As a result, he was the first to call the first one, which scared himself.
There was a woman opposite, her voice was not good at age, but her tone was quite calm. Du Qiu bullied Lin Dawei for not knowing Japanese. She chatted with her about the earthquake for a while on the grounds that the phone line was serialized. After hanging up, she dialed a few more times. This time there was no problem and all of them could not be connected. So she stopped calling and said, "Miko said the disaster was very serious. Many houses in the city collapsed, and there was a big fire. There was thick smoke everywhere. She couldn't call her friend. Maybe the line was broken. Let's call again next time."
"What does this Maiko have to do with you? I called her the first call, girlfriend?"
"No, I met acquaintances when I was working, I just met several times." Du Qiu put the vaccination and smoke bomb together and said, "Because I had to guard against the police, I rarely communicated with locals except for work when I was in Japan, and basically had no friends. I called mainly to ask about the situation of the house I lived in before, and I still had a lot of personal belongings there."
Human feelings are limited. No matter how serious a natural disaster is, as long as it does not involve itself, many people will not really care. Seeing that Du Qiu is normal and did not show much concern or worry, Lin Dawei stopped saying anything. He sent him to Yunda and left, but suddenly killed him at around 11 noon, saying that he wanted to treat him to a meal.
Du Qiu originally thought he wanted to find an opportunity to show his gratitude and completely solve the romantic affairs of New Year's Day. When he arrived at the hotel, he found that he was not thinking about it because there was a woman wearing a gray suit and frameless glasses sitting in the private room.
"This is Ms. Liang Jinyu from Provincial International Trust and Investment Company. She heard that you have lived in Japan and wanted to consult some information about the Japanese economy and stock market."
In fact, there is no need to introduce it. Liang Jinyu is the direct fuse of her parents' divorce and Lin Dawei's future second wife. Du Qiu has known each other for more than 20 years and is very familiar with her. Even her biological mother has changed to her sister, so she doesn't care about her stepmother. So she naturally asked a few polite words and asked: "Can Yuncheng buy and sell Japanese stocks?"
"It's not possible in China, but I'm going to go on a business trip to Hong Kong soon. I plan to open an account there and do some private investment." Liang Jinyu is a very capable woman. She moved the bowls and chopsticks on the dining table, took out her pen and notepad, and asked straight to the point: "I heard from Dawei that you have lived in Japan for more than ten years. What impact do you think this Kobe earthquake will have on the Japanese economy? Just talk about it casually, anything is fine. I mainly use it as a reference."
Oh, Dad, you are considerate enough. The whole house of gold and jade was just made yesterday, and I will give it to my lover today...
Du Qiu spent half a year at Osaka University in 2009 as an exchange student. Kobe and Osaka were across the sea. The straight line was only a few dozen kilometers away. The transportation was very convenient. He went there with his friends several times. This experience was the inspiration and confidence of the fictional "trading to Japan". Therefore, he was not panicked and talked freely: "Kobe has not had a major earthquake for hundreds of years. Locals think that this is not an earthquake zone, and its earthquake resistance is relatively weak. Many traditional Japanese brick and wood structures have been retained. If an earthquake of 7.3 really occurs, I guess the losses will be very heavy..."
"Japan has a long and narrow territory, and its economic center is all tilted towards the Pacific Ocean. It is equivalent to a bug lying on its side. Kobe is its throat. It not only has the world's largest container terminal in terms of throughput, but also a transportation hub for Shinkansen and expressways. Every year, about 30% of foreign trade shipping and about 15% of road freight have to pass here. If something happens, the entire country's economy will be in big trouble..."
"Suzumo Trust Bank and Sakura Bank are the two most important banks in the Hanshin region. After the earthquake, many loans will become dead accounts, so I estimate that their stock prices will fall sharply. In addition, the machinery manufacturing industry is also the victim of this earthquake. The machinery manufacturing industry in the Hanshin region is very developed, but most of them are small and medium-sized enterprises, providing spare parts for giants such as Toyota and Mitsubishi. The earthquake will at least paralyze production and transportation for several months. Those big companies can't wait and will definitely change suppliers. Without orders, these companies can only go bankrupt. The Japanese are extreme in nature. The number of suicides in the next few years may be more than the number of people killed in the earthquake..."
In order to create the image of "smart and studious, knowledgeable and memorable" after being abducted, Du Qiu talked a lot of content, half of which was what he saw when he was studying abroad, and half was rumors on the Internet. No matter what, it was fresh knowledge for most people in China in 1995, and it was also very important investment information. Before leaving, Liang Jinyu shook hands with him and thanked him: "Du Qiu, what you said is very helpful to me. After returning from Hong Kong in a few days, I will treat you to a meal."
"You're welcome."
When walking out of the hotel gate, Liang Jinyu suddenly covered her mouth and coughed twice, then hurriedly turned to the bathroom. Du Qiu looked at her back, then looked at Lin Dawei, who was confused, and couldn't help but rub his forehead with his palms - in another 7 months and 11 days, he would have an extra domineering and cute half-sister.
"Brother-in-law, you are so amazing. You are not afraid of capsizing when you step on so many boats?"
"Don't get me wrong. She is the junior I met in college, not the kind of relationship you thought." Lin Dawei was so stubborn that he firmly denied: "Your sister knows her too, and the two often go shopping together."
Just because you eat too badly, you even attack the grass by your side, which makes your best friend's stomach lose face and makes your mother completely disfigured. So you resolutely divorce...
"Where is the one in red last time?"
"That's really a show. I met in the dance hall, so I can just play around." Li Dawei leaned against the car door, looking like an old driver for many years, and said in a sensation: "Du Qiu, although the domestic entertainment industry is not as developed as Japan, there are many fun places. Why don't I take you out for a walk one day?"
Dad, your nerves are so terrible. Is it appropriate to go out for fun with the "brother-in-law" I just met for a few days...
You can enjoy this last wonderful life. After getting married to Liang Jinyu and she was eaten by her, she only had a few hundred yuan in pocket money a month. I see how you are so elegant and romantic...
Everyone has their own lifestyle and concept of life. Only you know whether you are happy or not. Du Qiu has no intention of interfering in his parents' feelings and marriage, so he clicked on it and stopped talking. He changed the topic and said: "Brother-in-law, can you borrow the computer in your family for a few days? I found a few programming books in Yunda Library and planned to learn it."
"I haven't touched that thing for more than half a year. You can use it as you like to eat dust in the house."
"Can you move to the place I rent? I learn for a while while I rest during the day, and I have to play with Jinyan at night, so I don't have time to play with the computer."
"Okay, I'll move here for you later."
In 1995, the domestic automobile market was not prosperous enough. Now the Spring Festival is approaching. Lin Dawei's auto parts store has not much business and is idle. He helped to move his computer to the house rented by Du Qiu. After he left, Du Qiu went to Yunda Library and prepared to go to the computer room to find Yuan Tiangang to get a network cable. The main purpose of borrowing this computer was not to program, but to use it as a transit machine. In 1995, the computer could not use a USB drive, and the laptop could not use a floppy disk. Apart from the network cable, there was no other way to copy the contents in the notebook.
Chapter completed!