Chapter 2740 - 2758: Evacuation

"Mother and Big Brother said they’ll come to the Capital Province to visit you in a few days." It was only after closing the door that James Black remembered he hadn’t mentioned this to Jane Sampson yet.

"That’s wonderful." Jane Sampson was overjoyed, "Did you see Mom and Brother today?"

"Yes, I did. Mom even gave me several peace buckles that she prayed for at the incense offering, one for each of us, including Peter Gingery, our house, one each. Yours is in my coat pocket, along with mine." James Black pointed to the coat hanging next to him.

"Give it to me, and also get me that photo of yours." Jane Sampson sat on the bed, holding her mobile phone.

James Black handed the peace buckle to her, and she took it.

It was a jade peace buckle, and the jade seemed quite valuable. It was small, about the size of the nail on James Black’s thumb, tied with a red rope.

Jane Sampson immediately put it around her neck.

James Black went to the study to fetch the photo for her, and only then did Jane Sampson spare a moment to check Twitter.

She remembered James Black mentioning in a call at noon that the press conference was scheduled for over one o’clock in the afternoon, and the whole afternoon had passed by now. She wasn’t sure what the current situation was.

The news event predicting the collective evacuation of residents from the seismic zone had taken over the hot search on Twitter that afternoon.

As soon as Jane Sampson accessed Twitter, there was even a notification pop-up.

Clicking into the pop-up, Jane Sampson could see the live broadcast from the scene.

In several cities, various departments were working together, and by afternoon, the city had suddenly empty.

The shops on the street were all closed, and the remaining residents were gradually moving to the safety zone.

The reporter’s lens turned the corners of the street, reporting to netizens about the residents’ evacuation status.

The official result was that they were committed to evacuating all the people from the seismic zone by five o’clock early the next morning to ensure their safety.

However, the residents’ evacuation was not going completely smoothly.

Apart from some people trying to carry bulky luggage, there were still some who refused to believe an earthquake could happen in their city, steadfastly unwilling to heed the personnel’s arrangements to leave.

"Each car has a weight limit, and we hope every resident can cooperate with the personnel here by following the relevant regulations and not bringing excessive luggage when getting in the car."

"Don’t bring those pots and pans, they’re not worth it; instead, carry your household registration book, ID card, and some light valuable items. Most importantly, take your clothes. Don’t keep stuffing unnecessary things into the boxes."

The reporter’s lens captured personnel with horns, each maintaining order at the evacuation scene.

The reporter finally went to a household that absolutely refused to leave.

No matter how earnestly personnel advised at the doorway, their main gate remained tightly shut, and no one came to open it. Inside, they cursed the personnel as alarmists, accusing them of making trouble for ordinary civilians with nothing better to do. Beneath these videos, netizens were heartbroken and worried for the personnel.

Netizen: Forget it, forget it. Why bother talking to these idiots? With the time spent persuading these stubborn people, it would be better to go help maintain order in the parking lot.

Netizen: I can understand you taking your work notebook, even gold and silver jewelry; I’ll even understand if you take your parents’ spiritual tablet. But those who want to take pots and pans, what are they thinking?