When Guo Caiying smiled, the others looked at each other and gradually began to laugh dryly as well.
Even Consul Hong had a smile on his face. However, his smile was just right, a wry smile. As he was laughing, he shook his head and sighed in a self-deprecating manner. Appearing to be unable to contain his emotions, he said, "Student Zhang, you've lived in the US for a long time so you don't know much about the domestic situation.
Some things … Sigh, it's hard to say. It's not a big deal anyway, but this style is really unacceptable. That's why we have to be pragmatic in rectifying … "As he was speaking, he nodded at Guo Caiying, who had just stopped laughing, with a respectful expression." Secretary Guo has great foresight in this aspect. You've walked ahead of all the leaders in the party. "
Such an evaluation did not sound like flattery, but if one thought about it carefully, it could be said to be extremely high. Guo Caiying, on the other hand, did not act modestly on behalf of her father. She merely smiled back and the atmosphere at the dining table inexplicably became harmonious again.
After everyone chatted and laughed for a while, the short old man finally walked out of the kitchen with plates of delicious dishes.
Bright red dried peppers, fresh green peppers, thin slices of soft, fragrant and tender meat, tripe … Zhang Lisheng had tasted many high-end restaurants when he was living in New York, but it had been a long time since he had eaten a meal that suited his taste. With just one taste, he could not stop praising and began to chew.
China had always been a country of etiquette since ancient times, and they paid particular attention to official foreign etiquette. The government diplomats had all received foreign affairs etiquette education. Even though it was a private dinner, they still paid attention to eating slowly and their actions would never be too vulgar. When they saw the young man eating with his mouth full of oil, some people could not help but look at him strangely.
Guo Caiying was influenced by her ancestors who had experienced the war, so she admired Zhang Lisheng's bold way of eating. However, she had seen the young man's elegant table etiquette many times, and it was completely different from now. She could not help but ask curiously in a whisper, "Lisheng, are you hungry?"
"No, what's wrong?" Zhang Lisheng, who did not notice anything unusual, shook his head.
"Nothing, I've just never seen you eat in such a hurry before. Be careful not to choke," The girl said with a smile. The girl said with a smile. Her whispering and bright smile naturally caused the other young men who were having dinner with her to feel depressed.
After hearing Senior Sister's reminder, Zhang Lisheng, who suddenly realized that he had changed, naturally did not care about other people's inexplicable jealousy. Frowning, he fell into contemplation but was suddenly awakened by a series of loud crashing noises.
At the same time, on the opposite side of the road that was only a street away from the Fragrance River Residence, there was a skyscraper that had a small square in front of it that towered into the clouds. The glass on the top few floors of the skyscraper that had just been wiped clean by the Spidermen slowly collapsed along with the cement.
Countless fine cracks appeared on the surface of the building, revealing twisted steel bars that looked like broken blood vessels. With this as the background, a few cleaners who looked as small as ants from the ground waved their arms and shouted at the top of their lungs. Their cries for help echoed in the air.
On the square, as the broken cement blocks continued to fall, the people who were fleeing in panic also shouted loudly. This chaotic scramble like headless flies caused a series of car accidents on the street. In the smoke that shrouded the overturned cars, there was a faint flash of fire, causing the people to shout again, "It's going to explode! The cars are going to explode …" They became even more panicked.
The noise outside the door was like a live recording of a disaster movie. Of course, the diners in the Sichuan cuisine restaurant could not continue to sit there and eat peacefully.
Everyone walked on the street in a daze. The few young people who were in a rush to go out first were almost knocked to the ground.
When Consul Hong, who was the last to go out, saw the building that was about to collapse on the opposite side of the street and realized what had happened, he could no longer care about maintaining his elegance. Stuttering, he suddenly shouted at Guo Caiying nervously, "Director Guo, there are tall buildings on the opposite side. If one of them collapses, it'll easily cause a chain reaction. It's too dangerous here, we have to go now! Let's go!"
"Consul Hong, don't be nervous.
We can't drive now. If we run around in a panic, it'll be more dangerous if we fall and get trampled by others. " When Guo Caiying saw the skyscraper that was hundreds of meters tall like a giant collapsing bit by bit in front of her, she also felt her mouth turning dry at once. However, right at this moment, Zhang Lisheng took half a step forward and stood beside her. This made the girl's heart calm down right away, and her speech also became coherent.
"Yes, yes!" In times of crisis, the two attitudes of nervousness and calmness were very infectious. Guo Caiying's calmness made Consul Hong's mind clear right away. Secretly admiring that 'like father, like daughter', he said in a slightly ashamed manner, "Indeed, we have to calm down first. Let me think about it carefully. Hmm, it's the safest to go through the alley. Let's go through Cat Tongue Street …"
When the Chinese government's Consul General in New York was carefully designing the escape route, a piercing siren and the unique 'du du du …' sound of a propeller rotating resonated from the distance.
Not long after, a steady stream of fire trucks, ambulances, police cars, and disaster relief helicopters appeared at the disaster scene.
The emergency rescue mechanism produced by the multiple terrorist attacks made the New York government respond quickly. Unfortunately, the rescue personnel were still a step too late. As the open-air elevator cable suddenly broke, they lost the chance to save the lives of those poor cleaners. They could only watch as a few lives turned into nothingness amidst the screams.
"At such an eye-catching moment, the Atlanteans actually didn't fly out to save the situation. There's indeed something fishy.
This feeling is very familiar. Don't tell me … "Standing under the restaurant's signboard, Zhang Lisheng looked at the building that was reflecting the rolling black fog in his mind. A strange smile crept upon the corner of his mouth as he muttered.
Among the thousands of witnesses present, perhaps he was the only one who could clearly see that those cleaners who fell from the building had already lost their lives in the black fog the second before they landed on the ground. It was only their bodies that had turned into minced meat.
While the young man was watching with great interest, Consul Hong's patience on the other side had already reached its limit. He persuaded Guo Caiying to leave with him but was diverted away from the topic by the girl. He was so anxious that his heart was on fire. With a sudden inspiration, he said to Zhang Lisheng in a roundabout way, "Student Zhang, it's too dangerous for this building to collapse. It's better for us to hide in a safe place."
"Indeed, all of you should hide in a safe place." The young man turned his head to look at Consul Hong's bright face that was covered with dense beads of sweat and said with a smile, "But I've learned martial arts before, and I'm young and strong. I plan to see if I can save them."
"S-Save them …" The Chinese Consul General in New York could not help but look at the building that was riddled with holes in the distance. Even though the cement blocks were no longer falling, it could still completely collapse at any time.
"Yes, I'm going to save them." Zhang Lisheng showed a compassionate expression and nodded solemnly. Then, he looked at Guo Caiying and said, "Senior Sister, leave with Consul Hong. I'll contact you when I'm free."
The girl had some understanding of the young man's character so naturally, she did not believe that he would volunteer to provide disaster relief for no reason. Knowing that there must be another reason, she pondered and said, "Junior Brother, don't contact me when you're free. If you're free, come to the New York Consulate tonight to tell me that you're safe and treat me to dinner too."
"Alright then, see you tonight!" Zhang Lisheng casually agreed and leaped across the road with a light leap. Soon, he arrived near the collapsed building.
"Sir, it's very dangerous here. Please leave immediately." A young police officer with stubble on his chin noticed that the young man was approaching the building, so he went up to stop him solemnly.
"Hello, Mr. Police Officer, my stepfather is in the same line as you. Perhaps you've heard of his name, Sullo D. Lavin, the Superintendent of the NYPD Major Crimes Division.
He taught me to never be timid and retreat when I'm needed. "Zhang Lisheng smiled and pointed at the building that was about to collapse." My body doesn't look strong, but I'm actually a fighting master. I'm agile and strong, and I know what I'm doing. There's someone on that building who needs to be saved. I'm willing to take the risk, please give me this opportunity. "
There was a very contradictory phenomenon in the US society. While recognizing professionals and social division of labor, they also advocated individual heroism. For example, when one encountered a robbery on the road, it would be best to obediently take out his wallet and leave the rest to the police to handle. However, if a civilian was not afraid of the risk and subdued the robber, it would be worthy of respect.
In a disaster like the collapse of a building, they would have to search for survivors from floor to floor and room to room if they wanted to save as many people as possible. It was obviously not enough to rely on the strength of the firefighters alone.
Therefore, although the police officers in charge of evacuation would warn and stop the people from getting close to the disaster scene, when the volunteers showed the basic qualities of saving people and were willing to take responsibility for their own risky behavior, they would usually get a helpless shrug and a thumbs up secretly.
"Sullo D. Lavin, I've heard of this name before. He's a good detective and a well-respected police officer." The young police officer nodded and hesitated for a moment. All of a sudden, he lowered his voice. "Go, buddy. Trust me, if I'm not on duty today, I'll also rush into the building to save people.
God will bless a brave man. "
"Yes, of course, he will." Zhang Lisheng smiled lightly and walked quickly to the scarred lobby of the building.
The scene was very chaotic. Although they knew that the building could collapse at any time, a large number of firefighters still rushed into the building again and again to save the injured and carried out the dead bodies.
Meanwhile, the emergency doctors and nurses risked being smashed into minced meat to perform emergency rescue in the dangerous area in front of the building.
There were also some ordinary people mixed among them. It was apparent that Zhang Lisheng's reckless and dangerous behavior was not an isolated case. It was just that the others were sincere while he was pretending.
As the crowd rushed into the building, what the young man saw was a blood-stained collapsed floor. However, the injured and the dead buried inside had disappeared. It was apparent that they had all been moved out.
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