Chapter 9: Rumors
Fang Zheng and Fugui both have their own connections, one is a reporter, the other is a rich second generation H. Both of them have a wide connection, and the IQs of both of them are not bad. It is definitely impossible to ask if they are going to World War III when they meet. Not to mention the impact, it would be strange if others don’t regard them as mentally ill.
So both of them were striking the side, just asking for some details they wanted to know, such as prices, whether the government had taken any action, such as the situation outside the sea, etc. In short, they all silently collected some seemingly insignificant information. Then, three days later, the two of them were guiltyly avoiding everyone as if they were thieves, and secretly gathered in Fangzheng's room.
"...From the data, some warehouses have been vacant, most of them are food warehouses, and there seems to be news that the reserves of the National Central Grain Warehouse seem to be very busy, and I dare not ask about the specific ones..."
Fugui first talked about his discovery. As he spoke, he took the paper recording the data to the table, and then said seriously: "This is a sign of war! The country is storing grain!"
“I have some information here too.”
Fang Zheng did not answer Fugui's words positively, but directly opened his laptop and said, "Some scientific researchers I know have disappeared, such as the most famous one, whom I once interviewed, was a lifelong academician. I tried to start from this aspect and then looked for him. He originally planned to use interviews as an excuse, but who knew it was ruling him out of everything, saying that he was going to hold an exchange meeting, and said that he was doing an experiment, or that there was a private matter. In short, it was very abnormal. Then I contacted another foreign journalist friend and asked about the information of several famous American scientists in the name of doing a major science interview topic. Then I found that they were missing, and they were not missing in the past three days, but had disappeared five or six days ago."
"Isn't this a world war?" Fugui asked almost as if he was about to roar.
Fang Zheng shook his head and said, "I don't think so. Although all kinds of signs seem to be a world war, you have to know, what is the war now?"
"Money? Economy? National mobilization? Or materials?" Fugui asked strangely.
"Everything." Fang Zheng wiped his glasses and then put them on before saying, "But what about oil? If there is no oil, what else can we fight? Modern war machines, whether they are various warships or tanks and aircraft, can they still be separated from oil? But something happened recently..."
Fugui immediately asked strangely: "What happened?"
"The price of oil has been reduced." Founder said seriously: "Not only the price of oil in Country Z, Japan, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and even the entire Europe are reducing prices. What is strange is that neither OPEC nor Russia responds. You may not know, but I found a friend who was playing futures and carefully analyzed the oil price list in the past week. He told me that this is very abnormal. Although the price cut is not large, the trend of continuous decline is very obvious. Either new energy will be announced soon, or a new oil field that is comparable to the oil reserves in the Arab region suddenly discovered."
"This is impossible!" Fugui immediately said, "I read less, don't lie to me! The distribution of oil on the earth is also regular. Although I dare not say that there will be no large oil fields similar to the Arab region, there will definitely be signs before discovery, and there will definitely be signs after discovery. There may be like this now... Wait, wait! Could it be the island in your dream, where is the oil field? Because it is the high seas and the storage volume is amazing, it will trigger World War III!?"
Fang Zheng shook his head and denied: "Then there will be no oil price reduction. Even if such a large oil field is discovered, it has not been developed yet. The world's oil production every year is a certain amount. At least if World War III really happens, the price of oil will definitely rise, and it will definitely rise sharply. Only countries that have obtained this large oil field after the war can reduce prices. And I think that even if such a large oil field is discovered, under nuclear deterrence, World War I cannot have a third world. At most, it will be a proxy war, or a verbal war and economic threats. So compared to World War III, I prefer a possibility..."
"Oh? What is it?" Fugui asked immediately.
“Natural disaster-type doomsday!”
Fang Zheng immediately said): "From what we know, this is the most likely situation. First of all, food is food. This is necessary for humans to survive. Have you also played the Radiation Series game? There are also all kinds of food, and underground bunkers and other things also require food, so it is necessary to have a large transfer of food. As for oil, it requires a large amount of land to be stored and the use efficiency is very low. If it is a peaceful world, it will naturally be used on a large scale, but if it is a natural disaster-type doomsday, oil will be bad. A shelter like an underground bunker, the best energy is nuclear energy!"
"As for scientists, it is better to understand. The greatest wealth of mankind is actually the current civilization, science, and knowledge that can be improved. If there is a natural world disaster, then it is possible that humans can rule the earth again and the technology is well preserved. Therefore, if such a doomsday really happens, scientists are more important than anyone else, and governments in various countries will transfer them. If I don't do this, I will doubt it."
After saying this, both of them suddenly fell into silence. They were thinking carefully about the logic of these words and confronting and comparing them with their rationality. After a long time, Fugui said: "It's really... very likely, then do you guess what kind of natural disaster should be? Meteorites? The earth's magnetic field flips? Or is it like the day after tomorrow?"
"No way," Fang Zheng scratched his forehead and said with a headache: "There are too few clues, and there is no sign. If the island is considered as the place of a refuge, how big can an island be? Even if it is digging downwards, it is at most at the bottom of the sea. What if an earthquake or something happens and the sea water leaks downwards? To be honest, it is better to build a refuge in a desert or mountainous area. This is also the reason why I am extremely puzzled. Or is there anything special there? Or is it a natural disaster different from what we imagined?"
The two of them began to think about it, and suddenly, Fugui slapped his thighs suddenly, stood up and said, "Forget it, no matter how much we think about it, we can't think of it, so... let's go to that island again!"
"Go? How to go? There is a navy guarding it." Fang Zheng said helplessly.
"It's impossible on the water, what about under the water!" Fugui smiled sly, and then said, "Do you still remember the micro submarine system I bought? You can ride two people, and it's silent, bring an oxygen cylinder, and then dive in near the high seas. What do you think this is the case!"
"But..." Fang Zheng thought more after all, and he said with concern: "This is not a movie or novel. Generally, places like this must be heavily guarded on islands. We may be shot and killed as soon as we appear, and we cannot die again, let alone..."
"What's more, why do you do so much!" Fugui said loudly: "At this time, there are so many concerns. Anyway, things like the acquired world, the end of the world, the meteorites, etc. Do you think we will be the very few lucky ones? I can't guarantee it, but if we can prepare in advance, based on your connections and the financial resources of my family, we can have a lot of more chances of survival. Even if we can't enter the government's shelter, it's still okay to go to places like deserts, mountains, etc., and the chance of survival is many times greater! In a word, will we go?"
Fang Zheng also felt angry, not targeting wealthy people, but government. He immediately said, "Okay, go there! Without further ado, let's set off tonight! You can use the diving system at about the early morning tomorrow. Then we will go to the island for a while!"
Anyway... the truth will be revealed!
Chapter completed!