"Container?" A group of people looked at each other.
"Can that thing hold water?" someone asked.
"It can definitely be installed, but it seems like it will leak." Someone picked up their phone and started searching.
Containers are usually used in sea transportation and come in two models. If the internal volume is converted into theoretical water storage capacity, the small size can hold 20 to 30 tons, and the large size can hold 50 to 60 tons.
But this is just theoretical data.
"They said that it's okay if there's a little water leak. Can we find a container here?" Cen Fangyuan kept frowning.
He had to know what was going on before returning Song Ren's call, so that if the other party said the container was available, he could allocate it immediately.
You have to know that they are now inland, and shipping containers are usually only available in coastal ports.
"Yes!" Someone found the information. "There's a container manufacturer in the city. It should be available."
"Contact them!" Cen Fangyuan ordered. "Ask them if they have any shipping containers."
By then, the container manufacturer had already gone off work. After several twists and turns, the assistant finally managed to contact the boss.
"Boss, the boss said they've switched to making living containers. They haven't produced shipping containers for a long time."
"No stock? Not even one?" asked Cen Fangyuan.
The assistant asked the boss again and got the answer. "Yes, there are, but they're old exhibits. They were left at the dock many years ago. They've been exposed to the sun, wind and rain, and they've become old."
"At the dock?" Cen Fangyuan's eyes lit up.
"Yes, this company originally produced containers. In order to facilitate shipping, it was built on the riverside and has its own dock. The boss said that there were two samples, one large and one small, which were originally used as advertising displays and have been placed on the dock ever since. They have never been moved." The assistant just found out.
Cen Fangyuan asked his assistant to find out whether the land could be requisitioned. After receiving a positive answer, he asked for the address and quickly called Song Ren.
"Captain Song, the largest container we can find right now is a shipping container. But it's not airtight and leaks. Can we use it?"
"It works." Song Ren nodded. Leaks weren't a problem, as long as the Star flew faster. "Is it big enough?"
"They're big enough. One can hold about 26 tons, and the other can hold about 55 tons. They're different sizes, but they're a bit old. And they're still sitting at the dock." Cen Fangyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the other party said they were usable. "We'll send someone to find a truck to transport them here right away."
"No need." Song Ren quickly stopped him. "It's fine at the dock, it's convenient to get water. But you need to send people to clear the area. When we go to get the box, we can't let ordinary people see us."
"Okay, okay, I understand." Cen Fangyuan said.
Song Ren thought for a moment and then instructed, "If it's convenient, have your staff secure one end of the container and open the door on the other. Make sure the secured end is as airtight as possible. Don't use any screws to fix it, and make sure it won't tear when we pick it up."
"Okay, got it." Cen Fangyuan listened and took notes. "I'll send you the container address, right? Okay, I've already sent it."
"Got it. How long will it take for people in the fire to evacuate?" Seeing Ji Yu make an OK gesture, Song Ren leaned over to his notebook and looked at the map.
"Everyone will be able to evacuate the fire scene in about half an hour." Cen Fangyuan replied.
"Okay, I'll call you forty minutes before arriving at the parking lot coordinates you gave me. Please evacuate everyone inside the fire scene at that time." Song Ren hung up the phone after he finished speaking, and then turned off the lights in the car.
There is still more than an hour left, so they can take a short break.
Lin Fan had been lying in bed without saying a word for a long time, and it was unknown whether he was asleep or not.
Gao Fei and Ji Yu lay side by side on the double bed made of tables and chairs, resting their eyes. Li Chunhua was also asleep on the bed above the driver's seat.
Song Ren originally wanted to take a nap on the big bed at the end of the bed, but when he remembered that he had to answer a call at any time and didn't want to disturb Lin Fan, he simply folded down the passenger seat and took a rest.
The car suddenly became quiet. Only the driver was awake, concentrating on driving.
Forty minutes before the destination, the driver woke up Song Ren.
Song Ren called Cen Fangyuan again. Everyone in the fire scene received an evacuation order.
"Why is this?" Many people are puzzled.
The fire has clearly been suppressed. If we evacuate now, won’t all our efforts be wasted?
The instructors of each fire brigade were leaked some information, but they could not say it, so they just gave their team members a firm order to evacuate.
Although most firefighters were puzzled, they chose to obey.
But there are always one or two stubborn ones who are useless no matter what you say.
"If we evacuate now, doesn't that mean we give up on fighting the fire?" This person was actually also concerned about the fire.
From the perspective of ordinary people, evacuation is indeed equivalent to giving up.
"The superiors have their own considerations, and you have to obey their orders!" The instructor usually admired his persistence, but now he had a splitting headache.
"I will not evacuate unless you tell me the reason." Firefighters tend to have a certain degree of heroism. This man is no exception.
When surrounded by such a fierce fire, he was both tired and excited, and his whole body maintained a strange excitement, determined to defeat the fire and defend the country.
The instructor had no reasonable reason, and he was so overwhelmed that he refused to obey.
What could he do? He couldn't just ignore it! The instructor had no choice but to equip himself and go up to catch the man.
At this time, Lin Fan was in the car listening to Song Ren assigning tasks, eating non-stop.
"Xingchen is fast and is responsible for the firebreak downwind." Song Ren pointed at two locations on the map with a pen, and then pointed at the downward arc.
"You will lead us there when the time comes. Gao Fei and I will be at one point, and Li Chunhua and Ji Yu will be at another. The coordinates have been sent to your eyepiece. We will dig in the upwind direction, and you will dig the remaining area along the line of fire."
Everyone knows that Xingchen is strong and fast, so there is no need to be humble or show gentlemanly spirit at this time.
"Remember, dig at least 50 meters wide and remove all the flammable grass and vegetation on the surface." Song Ren instructed, "If nothing unexpected happens, Lin Fan should be able to finish it quickly. You don't need to support us then, you go here."
At Song Ren's suggestion, Ji Yu showed Lin Fan the location on the map and sent the third coordinate to her eyepiece.
"Here are two containers. You can use them as containers to draw water from the river to put out the fire." Song Ren looked at Lin Fan. "The containers will probably leak. You'll see. If they leak a lot, you don't have to use both."
Lin Fan nodded and continued eating.
She didn't know how long this operation would last, so she needed to replenish her energy, hoping that she could hold on long enough to put out all the fires.
"At your speed, you should be able to make quite a few trips back and forth. Even if we can't put out the fire completely, we should be able to put out most of it by then. Pour water from downwind to upwind. The soaked ground will be less likely to reignite. Combined with the isolation belt we've dug, the fire will definitely be out by tomorrow at the latest."
"Today. It's already past midnight." Ji Yu corrected.
"I understand." Lin Fan nodded.
Song Ren then instructed the other three. Compared to Lin Fan, their mission was simply to dig a firebreak, which seemed easier on the surface, but due to the long fireline, even with the mecha's assistance, it was still not easy.
Therefore, Lin Fan had to clear the downwind section, which was the most prone to fire, at the beginning. Otherwise, with the speed of their bionic armor, it would be too late.
This is also the reason why Ming Mingchen did not have enough time and had to arrange for her to dig a firebreak first.
Soon, the car entered the fire area.