Mobile Shelter

Chapter 26 Unexpected Visit

Compared to the simple arrangements made by the imperial court, the Pengcheng government attached great importance to this matter.

Even in peacetime, this kind of case is considered a major case. When a case of this magnitude occurs, all personnel in the government will be implicated, which will definitely affect their future promotions.

The fact that this case occurred during this special period means that, not only will it potentially affect future promotions, the current problems are already so thorny that the government finds it difficult to resolve.

Although the outside temperature is still gradually decreasing, most companies' production equipment will generate some heat when it is started up and running.

Furthermore, since most of the equipment is now in enclosed workshops, even if production resumes, it will not have a significant impact on workers.

Regarding the issue of damaged electronic equipment, at this time, the imperial court issued a notice to resume work and production, but there were no high-tech enterprises involved; the vast majority were basic material production and processing enterprises.

These companies are mostly labor-intensive and use mostly mechanical equipment. While EMP can damage electronic devices that are not powered on, it has little impact on the vast majority of unassembled electronic device parts.

EMP has a significant impact on semiconductors, chips, and microprocessors.

However, for older mechanical parts such as vacuum tube relays, if they are not powered on and are stored separately, the direct damage rate is actually not high even if they are attacked by EMP.

The electronic components used in the production equipment of the traditional basic materials processing industry are precisely those traditional components.

Therefore, although EMP damages the electronic equipment currently used in production, some electronic parts that can be replaced and used normally are still kept in the warehouse.

As for the electricity consumption of equipment, these basic material production and processing enterprises, under normal circumstances, do not work in office buildings like those high-tech enterprises.

All of these businesses are located in remote suburbs, and each has a sizable factory and is equipped with a backup fuel generator. Even in the event of a power outage, they can continue production in the short term by relying on the backup generator.

In order to promote development, Pengcheng has specially established three major industrial parks in remote suburbs to relocate labor-intensive enterprises that require a large amount of land.

This is so that workers can pass through, reducing the need for urban road construction.

And most importantly, it's convenient for management. After all, the workers in these kinds of companies are generally quite united, and if a problem arises, since this is a remote area, it won't have much impact on the city.

Originally, after the imperial court issued the notice to resume work and production, the Pengcheng government took this opportunity to arrange for workers to leave the underground shelters in the city, thereby reducing the number of people in the underground shelters and reducing management pressure.

However, because of Dong Qi's actions, all production equipment in the three major industrial parks was cleared out, which resulted in the workers who could have been relocated not only failing to be relocated.

Furthermore, the loss of production equipment within the industrial park could lead to unemployment even after the cold wave ends and temperatures return to normal due to business bankruptcies.

This will have a significant impact on the future order of Pengcheng. It will not only affect the future promotion of all officials in Pengcheng, but also the current assessment and evaluation of the Pengcheng government by the imperial court.

If it weren't for the EMP causing the Skynet surveillance system in Pengcheng to malfunction, it's estimated that everyone from the highest-ranking official in Pengcheng to the lowest-ranking police officers would have repeatedly reviewed every frame of the footage captured by the surveillance cameras, eager to catch the perpetrators immediately.

Just when everyone thought that this case was definitely a gang crime, and that the gang had a large number of members, otherwise they could not have emptied the industrial park of equipment and materials in just a few days.

Unless people have a detailed understanding of Dong Qi's awakened abilities, even if Dong Qi directly admits it, many people will think that Dong Qi is joking and just wants to show off.

In most people's minds, this is something that one person cannot do alone.

Of course, regardless of whether others agree or not, as long as someone admits it, even if it's a joke, they will inevitably become a key target of investigation.

After all, in everyone's mind, the criminal gang that could do this must have a large number of members, and moreover, there must be awakened individuals among them.

Otherwise, even in peacetime, it would be impossible to quickly relocate production equipment from various enterprises.

It's important to know that for most companies, the installation of each piece of production equipment took several days.

Although destruction is easier than installation, for ordinary people, moving production equipment weighing several tons, tens of tons, or even hundreds of tons is a pipe dream after EMP paralyzes most engineering equipment, let alone taking it away.

While Dong Qi was leisurely warming himself by the fire at home, and even interested in setting up a shed in the yard for an outdoor barbecue.

Whether they were members of the Six Doors transferred from headquarters, local members of the Six Doors in Pengcheng, or frontline members from various police stations, they all braved the freezing cold to go out, hoping to find any clues related to the case as soon as possible.

When some people came to the west side of the city, they saw wisps of smoke rising from Dong Qi's fireplace.

It's important to understand that even now, most people living in the suburbs are struggling to survive due to insufficient fuel reserves at home, and many are ultimately forced to seek shelter in underground bunkers for the winter.

Only a small number of families, like Dong Qi's, with sufficient heating supplies, will continue to live in their homes at this time.

That's why, upon seeing the smoke rising from the chimneys in the sky, the frontline members who had been wandering aimlessly went directly to Dong Qi's house.

When Dong Qi opened the courtyard gate and saw Dong Hao and several other people standing outside, he was somewhat puzzled, but he immediately invited them into the courtyard.

While inviting everyone inside, he said, "Brother Hao, how did you know I was having a barbecue at home today? I was just worried that it would be too much trouble to eat alone, so you brought people over."

These are all your colleagues, right? Come on, everyone, don't be shy, lend a hand. I'm going to the basement to get some more things, so we can all have a meal together.

Upon hearing Dong Qi's invitation, everyone immediately turned their attention to Dong Hao in the crowd.

Seeing this, Dong Hao immediately explained to the team leader, "Team Leader Gao, this is my cousin named Dong Qi. He usually stays at home alone and writes novels."

Because I write post-apocalyptic survival novels, I often stockpile large amounts of supplies at once and stay at home without going out, just to have a realistic experience.

This current situation perfectly matches the content of his novel, which is probably why he didn't enter the underground shelter.