188: Chapter 188 Torrential Rain, Jiangcheng Suffers Disaster!

Zhu Deze pushed through the crowd and stepped forward.

"Brother Xu, Professor Qian, Elder Du."

Zhu Deze greeted them one by one.

Professor Qian Wenwen and Professor Du Zhongshu were stunned when they saw that the newcomer was the Deputy Minister of the Security Department.

"Minister Zhu, why are you here?"

Zhu Deze briefly explained the reason, and the two elders understood immediately.

Xu Hao smiled and greeted him.

"Brother De, long time no see!"

Since they last parted, it had been nearly half a month since they had seen each other.

Zhu Deze looked at Xu Hao with a face full of resentment.

Xu Hao was completely bewildered.

What kind of expression was Brother De making? Why did he look like a wronged, resentful woman?

He didn't think he had done anything to him, right?

At this moment, the female researcher standing near the back door realized Zhu Deze's true identity.

Her pretty face flushed slightly, and she stuck out her tongue; the expression on her face was particularly colorful.

She felt like she wanted to die inside.

"It's over, it's over. I actually mistook the Deputy Minister of the Security Department for a researcher and even scolded him like that just now. Wuwuwu... I'm so embarrassed."

The female researcher wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Not long after, the lab personnel who went to perform the ratio test returned with the report.

Walking over, he excitedly shouted:

"Engineer Xu, Professor Qian, Elder Du, the test results are out!"

It was clear he was extremely happy; even wearing a protective suit, one could feel the excitement radiating from him.

Professor Qian Wenwen and Professor Du Zhongshu were almost certain of the results.

However, for the sake of rigor, they put on their reading glasses and hurriedly took the report from the lab personnel.

"Gamma ray absorption rate: 100%..."

"Neutron constraint force: 100%..."

"Ratio fusion degree: 100%..."

"..."

Everything was 100%; all test results passed.

Professor Qian Wenwen and Professor Du Zhongshu were extremely excited, their hands trembling slightly.

"Good! Good! Hahaha..."

He laughed out loud, incomparably happy.

Upon hearing their laughter, although Xu Hao was already certain that there was no problem with this new material.

At this moment, he was still very happy.

A faint smile played on his handsome face, and his deep eyes contained a confident gleam.

In the laboratory, the researchers were overjoyed, and every face was filled with genuine smiles.

The breakthrough in the new nuclear radiation protection material meant that the most difficult hurdle in nuclear technology had been successfully overcome.

Moreover, it was not just a simple breakthrough.

For nuclear technology worldwide, it was an innovative and disruptive breakthrough.

In the future, the Dragon Kingdom would occupy a very important position in nuclear protection technology and materials.

The formulation of various standards would be set by the Dragon Kingdom.

This was the absolute right to speak brought by technological strength!!

Although Zhu Deze didn't understand it, he knew that this thing was very important for nuclear technology.

Therefore, with a smile on his face, he enthusiastically congratulated Xu Hao, Professor Qian Wenwen, and Professor Du Zhongshu.

After a long while, Professor Qian Wenwen announced:

"After submitting it to a professional team for review and reporting it to the state, this new material can immediately be mass-produced!"

Xu Hao nodded.

"Professor Qian is right. Now that the construction of the Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier is imminent, we must develop the nuclear reactor device as soon as possible to catch up with the schedule."

Everyone agreed.

Afterwards, Xu Hao and the others left the laboratory and came to the office.

Professor Qian's assistant thoughtfully brewed tea for them, then quietly went out and closed the door.

Zhu Deze had come over this time mainly to chat with Professor Qian and Elder Du about the subsequent security measures for the Nuclear Technology Research Institute.

Xu Hao couldn't get a word in, so he didn't participate in the discussion.

His eyes looked out the window.

The weather had changed...

The sky, which had been clear just a moment ago, was now incomparably dark.

Dark clouds loomed over the city, and a flash of lightning streaked through the clouds.

With a "boom," the entire earth seemed to tremble.

The glass of the Nuclear Technology Research Institute was vibrating.

Xu Hao frowned, his eyes darkening.

"Is it going to rain?"

He whispered.

As soon as he finished speaking, another bolt of lightning, like a fire dragon, streaked across the sky, as if it had torn the sky apart.

Less than half a second later, a heaven-shaking and earth-shattering thunderclap resounded over the entire Longdu, and the earth felt like it was having an earthquake.

Xu Hao clearly saw the tea in his cup rippling.

Zhu Deze and Professor Qian and the others were also startled by the thunderclap that resounded through the heavens and earth; they suddenly stopped talking and slowly looked out the window.

"Is a heavy rainstorm coming?"

Professor Qian asked.

"Probably. I didn't expect that there would be a heavy rainstorm in Longdu this month..."

Professor Du Zhongshu sighed.

Zhu Deze frowned deeply, a trace of worry flashing in his sharp eyes.

"This rain is likely to be very heavy."

Xu Hao picked up his teacup and took a sip.

The tea was too full, and the previous thunderclap had caused a little bit of tea to spill over the rim and onto the table.

Zhu Deze withdrew his gaze and sighed.

"It's not just Longdu that's having a heavy rainstorm; all over the country, there have been continuous heavy rainstorms during this period."

"Especially in Jiang Province, it has been raining for three days in a row. The heavy rain has caused flooding, and more and more residents are affected. Many people's houses have been washed away."

He said.

"It's that serious?"

Xu Hao was slightly stunned; he clearly hadn't realized that the scope of this rainstorm was so wide and the disaster so severe.

He had been busy with nuclear technology matters these past few days and hadn't paid much attention to the news.

Had the flooding in Jiang Province reached this point?

Zhu Deze nodded, looking very serious.

"Not only Jiang Province, but in Guizhou Province, there have been days of fist-sized hail, and the number of casualties has already risen to dozens. Sigh... the weather this year is extremely abnormal!!"

After a while, the heavy rain that had been brewing for nearly half an hour finally fell.

It was a torrential downpour, as if someone in the sky was holding a giant basin and splashing water.

The entire sky turned into a thick curtain of rain.

On the glass walls outside the Research Institute, streams of water flowed down with a rushing sound.

Raindrops the size of soybeans hit the glass, making a crisp sound.

The people in the office immediately fell silent.

The sound of the rain was so loud that even the sound of their voices was drowned out.

The heavy rain continued for half an hour, and the lake inside the Research Institute was full.

Seeing that the rain had stopped, Xu Hao bid farewell to Professor Qian, Professor Du, and Zhu Deze, and took a car back to his dormitory.

Longdu's drainage system was quite good; despite such a heavy rainstorm, there wasn't much water accumulation on the roads, and traffic was not affected.

Xu Hao had a car to pick him up, so he didn't get wet.

He opened the door and walked into the dormitory; Wang Qian was watching TV.

What was being broadcast was the news about the disaster in Jiang Province.

Xu Hao teased:

"Secretary Wang, you actually watch the news?"

Only then did Wang Qian realize that Xu Hao had returned.

She nodded, her pretty face tense; even though she knew Xu Hao was teasing, she was in no mood to joke.

Xu Hao immediately felt that something was wrong.

"What's wrong?"

He asked.

Wang Qian pointed at the TV, "Jiang Province has had three days of continuous heavy rain. Jiang City is also in the severely affected area. Many houses have been washed away, and many common people don't even have homes anymore..."

Speaking of this, Wang Qian's eyes turned slightly red.

Xu Hao's expression dimmed.

This rainstorm seemed to be even more serious than he had imagined.

Seeing that Xu Hao's expression wasn't good, Wang Qian added:

"Chairman Xu, don't worry, Xu's Heavy Industry is in a higher area and was not affected."

"It's just hard for the common people in Jiang City, Jiang Province. They are displaced, and because of this one rainstorm, so many people have died..."