Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3330 The Missing Working Group

Chapter 3330 The Missing Working Group

Siheyuan.

As evening approached, the sky darkened.

After returning home, Yang Xiaotao began preparing dinner.

People usually prepare a feast to welcome their family back, but here they just host a welcome banquet for themselves.

In the kitchen, Ran Qiuye started helping with chores as soon as she got home.

In the courtyard, Dudu was leading a group of children, shouting happily.

Inside the room, Miaomiao was reading a book, while Rongrong was frowning, her face buried in her test paper.

"I thought I was going to be gone for many days."

Ran Qiuye helped chop the vegetables with a smile on her face.

I thought Yang Xiaotao would come home very late as usual, but who would have thought that I would see him when I got home from get off work after taking a nap.

Would you call this a surprise?

"It can only be said that airplanes are now too fast, and transportation is too convenient."

Yang Xiaotao cut a piece of red sausage and held it to Ran Qiuye's lips.

"No, I'm not a child anymore."

Ran Qiuye turned her head away, but Yang Xiaotao handed it to her again, so she had no choice but to open her mouth and take a bite.

"Didn't those kids ask me anything last night?"

Ran Qiuye laughed immediately after hearing this, "Guess who would miss you?"

"I bet Miaomiao and Yueyue definitely want to."

Yang Xiaotao said confidently, and Ran Qiuye nodded in agreement.

"Rongrong and Duanwu must have thought about it too."

"Dudu will think about it too."

As soon as Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Ran Qiuye burst out laughing, "Don't flatter yourself."

"None of the three of them thought about it and were actually quite happy to let you stay outside for a couple more days."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao put down the kitchen knife. "These three brats! All the good food and drink I've given them to raise has been for nothing, wife!"

He then looked at Ran Qiuye and said, "These three are no good, we need to have another son."

"Screw you."

Ran Qiuye turned and left, but her voice reached Yang Xiaotao's ears: "You talk the talk but don't walk the walk, then come on over."

"I've been waiting for you several times."

In an instant, Yang Xiaotao clenched his fist.

If it weren't for the timing, I would definitely have gone up there to prove myself.

I'm a real man.

"I swear, I'll make up for what happened earlier tonight!"

Boom!

Suddenly, a muffled rumble of thunder echoed in the sky.

Ran Qiuye stood at the door and turned to look at Yang Xiaotao, her eyes filled with mockery, "You swear?"

Yang Xiaotao scratched his head, still wondering to himself if Xiaowei had caused the thunder earlier.

As a result, Xiaowei looked aggrieved. How could she have caused such a huge disaster?

"I...I was just saying it casually!"

Yang Xiaotao smiled, then walked up to Ran Qiuye and looked outside. "It's already August, how can there be such heavy thunder?"

Ran Qiuye, whose topic was changed by Yang Xiaotao, also looked outside and said, "The weather forecast seems to say that there is severe convective weather here."

"Strong convection?"

Yang Xiaotao shook his head. "Doesn't that thing only appear in the summer?"

"I don't know."

Ran Qiuye said something, then told the children in the yard to hurry home, saying that it was going to rain and they shouldn't stay outside.

Just as he finished speaking, raindrops began to fall from the sky.

Wangcai ran back to its kennel in a flash, and Wangwang also returned to its own place.

Yang Xiaotao called his children home, tidied up the things in the yard, and quickly went back into the house.

In an instant, the raindrops became denser, and a smell of earthiness immediately filled the air.

At Yang's house, Rongrong, who was doing her homework, was excitedly looking out the window. It was raining, and she could go out to play.

She felt better after that.

"Dad, someone's here."

Dudu, who was holding onto the door frame, suddenly pointed outside and shouted. Yang Xiaotao looked through the window and saw a person running in quickly without an umbrella or raincoat.

The person was soaked through by the heavy rain, but was running quickly toward the Yang family.

Yang Xiaotao hurried outside because he had already seen who the person was.

Gao Yufeng from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

"Old Gao, what brings you here?"

Yang Xiaotao welcomed the other party into his home. Gao Yufeng wiped the rain off his face, and Ran Qiuye quickly brought him a towel.

"Mr. Yang, I came here especially because I knew you were back."

Gao Yufeng looked agitated. He grabbed a towel, wiped his face, and said anxiously, "Something's happened. I need your help."

Yang Xiaotao asked Gao Yufeng to sit down and talk, but Gao Yufeng shook his head directly, "The matter is urgent, let me explain first."

"Old Gao, what exactly happened?"

Now Yang Xiaotao could tell that Gao Yufeng really had something urgent to do, otherwise he wouldn't have come over in person without even calling.

"General Manager Yang, our Academy of Agricultural Sciences has organized a group of recent graduates to conduct field research near Runan."

"The new type of corn being planted there is at a critical stage, so the working group will be staying there for a week."

"According to our previously established rules, we need to report our schedule and work status every day."

“But we haven’t been able to contact the working group since the day before yesterday.”

“We tried to get help from the local government, but we found that we couldn’t contact the local departments either.”

"I had no choice but to come to you."

Gao Yufeng spoke urgently, raindrops still dripping from his forehead, but his expression was full of anxiety.

"Old Gao, don't worry."

Yang Xiaotao composed himself and then quickly asked, "You mean, we can't get in touch with the working group?"

"And then the local authorities became unreachable?"

"Yes, that's right. It's not just the local departments; people from other places can't get in touch with Runan either."

Gao Yufeng spoke again, and Yang Xiaotao frowned even more deeply.

Suddenly, I remembered that Peng mentioned something on the plane, something about the place under the dark clouds, which was Runan.

"Is the working group currently in Runan?"

Yes, that's right.

"Then, could it be due to the weather?"

Gao Yufeng shook his head. "That's exactly what I'm worried about."

"If we encounter severe weather that makes it impossible to even make a phone call, the task force will face even greater difficulties."

"and"

At this point, Gao Yufeng paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "This time, Hongye is leading the team, and there are also two teachers, Da Ni and Er Ni, in the group."

In an instant, Yang Xiaotao sensed Ran Qiuye's nervousness.

Yang Hongye, Yang Dani, and Yang Erni are not only from Yangjiazhuang, but more importantly, they are his and Ran Qiuye's first batch of students.

Moreover, this group of students has lived up to expectations and achieved remarkable results in various fields.

Of course, the three girls had the best results.

Hearing that the three were in danger, Ran Qiuye unconsciously tightened her grip on the towel in her hand.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to make a phone call."

Yang Xiaotao quickly went into the study, then picked up the satellite phone and made the call.

The call was answered quickly, and Old Zhang's voice came through, "Little Yang, you're not calling at this hour to invite me for a drink, are you?" "Don't worry, I'll go no matter how heavy the rain is."

Yang Xiaotao shook his head. "Old Zhang, I need your help with something."

"Is it important?"

"Yes, it is extremely important."

"You said."

Old Zhang also became serious. Since Yang Xiaotao had spoken up and mentioned something very important, it must be something extraordinary.

"That's right, a working group from our Academy of Agricultural Sciences has lost contact in Runan and we can't reach them no matter what we do."

"We can't even get through to the local authorities by phone. Do you see if there's any way to contact them from here?"

Upon hearing this, Old Zhang immediately said, "Wait for me for five minutes."

"it is good."

He hung up the phone after saying that.

Yang Xiaotao walked to Gao Yufeng's side, and Ran Qiuye poured him a cup of hot water.

"Is Runan a base?"

Gao Yufeng nodded, "The planting base that was established the year before last, there are 32 such bases across the country. Nowadays, hybrid varieties are used for corn planting in China, and the yield is rising steadily."

“I was originally going to go this time, but the Academy of Agricultural Sciences just received a new batch of machines and needs someone to watch over them.”

"As you know, Dean Deng's health is inconsistent; he can't handle long hours of work. I'll stay here."

When Gao Yufeng talked about his recent work, Yang Xiaotao nodded, "When we went to pay New Year's visits, Dean Deng was lying in bed saying he had a cold. His health..."

"Old Gao, you need to share more of the burden."

Gao Yufeng shook his head with a wry smile, "I already have a lot of things to manage."

"Then let's find a few more people to help. With so many people in China, the last thing we lack is manpower."

The two were chatting when the phone rang again. Yang Xiaotao quickly answered, "Old Zhang, how's it going?"

"Xiao Yang, things are a bit complicated. We can't get in touch with the troops stationed here."

"Not only that, but we can't even get in touch with the local government of Runan by phone."

"Moreover, we received information that there was a severe rainstorm over there, which is why communications were affected."

Yang Xiaotao tapped on the table, "Is there any way to find out what's going on there?"

"No, unless we send a plane in to check."

"Otherwise it will be very difficult."

However, at that moment, it was raining heavily, with thunder and lightning.

Old Zhang didn't finish speaking, but the implication was clear: sending a plane might lead to an accident.

"okay, I get it."

"This is troublesome."

Old Zhang just smiled politely and said, "I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiaotao shook his head at Gao Yufeng, "They can't get in touch with us either."

"Unless we send a plane over to take a look, it would be pitch black and there would be thunder and lightning, which could easily cause an accident."

Upon hearing Yang Xiaotao's words, Gao Yufeng realized the importance and urgency of the matter, and that it wasn't something that could be decided simply by slamming his fist on the table.

"Okay, I'll head back now."

"Don't leave, stay and have a meal."

Yang Xiaotao grabbed Gao Yufeng and walked towards the dining table, saying, "If Old Zhang calls with news, I'll have to make a trip to let you know if you've left."

"OK then!"

Unable to resist Yang Xiaotao's enthusiasm, Gao Yufeng put on Yang Xiaotao's coat and ate at home.

However, before he could even take two bites of the food, the phone on the table rang again.

Dudu ran happily into the study, then ran out with the satellite phone.

"Old Zhang"

"Xiao Yang, I have some news!"

Before Yang Xiaotao could finish speaking, Old Zhang interrupted him directly.

"Old Zhang, just let me know if you have any news."

"it is good!"

Old Zhang began, “When I went to inquire about information just now, I ran into someone, a meteorological expert.”

He said that the people in Runan area were in danger.

Yang Xiaotao grew increasingly puzzled as he listened. "Old Zhang, what exactly happened?"

"Please explain more clearly and in more detail."

Old Zhang was already anxious when he heard Yang Xiaotao say that, and he immediately exclaimed, "Oh dear, I'll have him talk to you!"

A moment later, a different voice came through, "Hello, Mr. Yang."

"My name is Chen Xing, and I am a meteorological researcher."

"Hello, Mr. Chen."

Yang Xiaotao was polite, and then Chen Xing began to speak.

"Mr. Yang, I don't know if you've heard about the typhoon that recently made landfall in the south."

Yang Xiaotao immediately shook his head, "I don't know."

"Okay, let me explain."

Immediately, Yang Xiaotao, Gao Yufeng, Ran Qiuye, and the others focused their attention on the phone.

As Chen Xing explained, the three of them understood the origin of the torrential rain.

It turns out that on August 8th, a typhoon named Nina formed in the southeast and then made landfall in the southeast.

Logically, it should have just circled the coast and left, or even disappeared.

This time, however, it did not disappear along the coast; instead, it mischievously plunged inland.

Then it crossed mountains and hills, and finally hovered over Runan, motionless.

What is it doing here?

It is waiting for the cold air moving south, wanting to have a showdown, a head-on clash, to see which is stronger, cold or heat.

Then there was yesterday, when Yang Xiaotao saw that dark cloud from the plane.

But by then, the cold air mass moving south had already arrived.

The two sides began a fierce exchange.

As a result, moisture from half of the Pacific Ocean was trapped over the land of Runan. The typhoon airflow in the south was rapidly lifted by the cold air, and then rapidly cooled down and turned into rain.

"Mr. Yang, recently, the area around Runan has experienced two consecutive torrential rainstorms. The rainfall in the center of the storm reached 830 millimeters in six hours, which has broken the local record."

"Furthermore, the cumulative rainfall here in 24 hours reached 1060 millimeters."

"Mr. Yang, do you know how much rainfall Runan receives throughout the year?"

"The annual rainfall is only a little over 800 millimeters. This is equivalent to a year and a half's worth of rain being poured down in one day."

Chen Xing was still talking, but Yang Xiaotao's face had turned deathly pale.

Gao Yufeng, who was standing to the side, had the same expression, but Ran Qiuye still didn't understand the meaning behind the conversation.

"Quickly, Lao Zhang, quickly, send a plane!"

"Hurry up."

An urgent voice came from Yang Xiaotao's throat, and then he hung up the phone and ran outside, "Wife, don't wait for me, don't eat."

After saying that, he disappeared into the rain.

Gao Yufeng followed closely behind, still somewhat unsteady on his feet.

In an instant, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.

In that instant, Ran Qiuye realized something, and her face turned deathly pale.