Doomsday Bunker Upgrade

"Academician Chen, Deputy Mayor Zhao asked me to give this to you." In the command room of the resettlement point that has become Chen Xin's office, a city staff member put a document and a letter together with a very solemn expression It was handed over to the newbie Chen.

Chen Xin took the things handed over by the staff, was surprised, and asked, "What is this?"

"This is the result of a public opinion survey on whether to carry out post-disaster reconstruction work in the original urban area, as well as a letter written by the people in the resettlement site to the city government. After Vice Mayor Zhao has read it, let me pass it on to you. He said that you I should take a look." The staff seemed to have read the letter, and they looked a little sad and excited at the same time, but more of a pride.

"Okay, I'll see." Chen Xin seemed to have noticed something and nodded seriously.

After the staff left, Chen Xin opened the document in his hand, while the letter was temporarily put aside.

The results of the opinion polls can be said to be within Chen Xin's expectations, but they exceeded his expectations.

Among the surviving people, more than 90% supported the reconstruction of the city and chose the option of rebuilding on the original site of the city.

The people support the rebuilding of the city, which is of course what Chen Xin expected. After all, some people from the Yan Kingdom have said that they have left their hometowns since ancient times. Although migrants can be resettled to safer places, they are always far away from their hometown. , turned into rootless duckweed.

If there is no way out, who would be willing to leave their familiar place and living environment and go to a strange place?

Chen Xin was not at all surprised by the results of the opinion polls. The only thing that surprised him was that 90% of the people supported rebuilding on the original site of the city.

This is indeed beyond Chen Xin's expectations.

In particular, there is a special note below this one, which was written by hand, and this sentence also made Chen Xin feel deeply shocked.

This sentence was written very simply, but when Chen Xin read it, he felt that every word was more important.

"All the people of our city accept and understand the damage to the bodies of the victims caused by the reconstruction work."

In a short sentence, it seems very simple at first glance, and the meaning is clearly expressed, and there is no misunderstanding and ambiguity.

But the more so, the more you can feel the weight behind this sentence.

It was not one or two corpses, nor the simple consent of one or two people, but the corpses of 100,000 victims and 200,000 survivors who suffered from the loss of their loved ones, under great sorrow and grief, Tough but great choice.

The choice they made was to give up the remains of their relatives, not only to give up the collection of their relatives' remains, but also to maintain the integrity of their bodies after death.

Life and death are important matters, and in the Yan Kingdom, whether the deceased can obtain peace after death is a very important thing.

In the traditional culture of the Yan Kingdom, the death of the deceased is very particular. Not only should the death be like life, but also whether the body of the deceased is complete and whether it can be buried in the ground.

If the deceased cannot rest in the ground, or if the body is incomplete when buried, it means that the soul of the deceased cannot rest in peace, and will sink into the world and suffer forever.

This is a very taboo thing in the traditional culture of the Yan Kingdom. Even though some feudal bad habits in modern society have been abandoned, the grief and respect for the deceased relatives still make the people of the Yan Kingdom pay great attention to the peace of the deceased after death.

In this way, it is impossible to collect the body of the deceased, let it be exposed to the wilderness, and even damage the body, even in modern society, it is still a very taboo thing, and it is extremely disrespectful to the deceased and the living.

But now, the 200,000 survivors of this city have chosen a very painful choice for them.

Chen Xin didn't dare to think about how these survivors who suffered the loss of their homes and loved ones made such a decision, and what kind of sacrifices were represented behind this decision.

Although it is said that the living are more important than the dead, in the current environment and situation, it is the most important thing to let more people live.

But the deceased was not just a cold corpse.

They were still alive not long ago, our most important relatives and friends, but now that they have passed away, this in itself is a great blow to the living, and it is an unbearable emotional pain.

Now not only is it impossible to collect their remains, but also rebuild their homes on the ruins where their remains are buried, and push the ruins where their remains are buried, so that their bodies are incomplete and cannot be buried in the ground. This is both emotionally and ethically. , is by no means something that can be easily accepted.

In fact, even if everyone is against the leveling of the ruins, Chen Xin thinks it is understandable.

However, now, the choice of 200,000 people has been placed in front of him, and they have chosen the most painful option for themselves.

Chen Xin felt that his heart was heavy, bit his lip, put down the poll report in his hand, pinched the bridge of his nose, and then picked up the letter that was sent with the poll report.

Although I don't know who wrote the letter and what was written in the letter, Chen Xin felt that there should be the answer he wanted.

With awe, Chen Xin opened the letter and read it.

The letter was written on a piece of white paper. It could be seen that it was just a piece of paper that was found temporarily. There were even some stains on the paper, but it did not hinder reading.

Because the content of the letter is not long, only a few lines of words.

"The earthquake took away our relatives and friends, and their remains were buried under the rubble and could not be collected. This is indeed a very painful thing."

"But the deceased is dead. Although it is very difficult and painful to make such a decision, I am still willing to agree with the city government's decision to level the ruins and rebuild their homes."

"Although there are still my family's remains under the rubble, the living are more important than the dead."

"Rebuilding our homes will allow more people to live."

"It's really unacceptable to level the rubble and destroy the remains."

"My family has left me forever. It's really sad and painful, but I can't let other people's family leave their side because of me."

"If I am also one of the victims, if my body is still buried under the rubble, please regard my body as the cornerstone of my new home. This is the only strength I can contribute."

"I have no hope for the dead. People who are alive, please take my share of the future and build a new home."

The content of the letter refers to a book friend's comment that ordinary people are great