No one knew what was written in the letter except for Zhou Cheng.
This caused the atmosphere in the normally serious and oppressive meeting room to change inexplicably, and everyone looked on with curiosity.
Under the gaze of many eyes, the Secretary, seated on the leadership bench, grew more and more solemn. After a few minutes, he looked up and asked Zhou Cheng, "Where did this letter come from?"
"I don't know. The envelope didn't have the sender's address!"
Zhou Cheng replied honestly.
The Secretary said no more. Someone next to him leaned over curiously. The Secretary generously handed the letter over and said, "Everyone can pass it around and take a look. The content of this letter is beyond many people present!"
This immediately ignited everyone's curiosity. They all whispered to each other, guessing the content of the letter and what it could have said to earn such praise from the Secretary.
Before long, the leaders at the front had finished passing the letter around. The expressions on each of their faces were almost identical to the Secretary's, leading to even more discussion among those below. Kuaishuge.
"Go and photocopy this letter. One copy for each person, so everyone can see it!"
"Then we'll discuss it together!"
At this point, the Secretary spoke again.
Immediately, someone grabbed the envelope and hurried out. Zhou Cheng also returned to his seat. Only when he sat down did he realize that his entire back was drenched, and his fingers trembled uncontrollably, showing how much pressure he had been under.
However, Zhou Cheng was extremely excited at this moment because he knew he had taken the right risk this time!
If the content of the letter was adopted by the Secretary, he would also be credited with a great achievement, and countless benefits would await him in the future.
"Director Zhou, what exactly did that letter say?"
A colleague next to him leaned over and quietly asked.
Zhou Cheng forced himself to calm down and smiled, "It's hard to explain in a few words. When the letter is copied later, everyone will know!"
Before long, the content of the letter was photocopied and distributed to everyone in the meeting room.
Everyone was very curious and carefully read the contents.
Soon, some people with weaker self-control couldn't help but exclaim, while more people's expressions grew increasingly solemn, their eyes filled with unconcealable shock.
Because the content of this letter was too astonishing. If it were true, wouldn't it foretell that the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River region would suffer a catastrophe of a century?
The losses caused would be immeasurable!
It clearly stated that due to the influence of the special warm current in the Pacific Ocean and rampant deforestation, the rainfall in the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River region would increase, and the duration would lengthen in the coming days.
"Has everyone finished reading? Do you have any opinions, please share them!"
The Secretary's voice echoed through the oppressive atmosphere of the meeting room.
"Secretary, where did this letter come from, and where is its author?"
This time, everyone finally broke their silence, as the content of the letter was too incredible to believe.
"This letter did not have the sender's address or any signature!"
Zhou Cheng answered for the Secretary.
"I found it when I returned to my office after lunch to work overtime, and one of my subordinates discovered it."
"After I read it, I felt this matter was too significant, and I dared not make a decision on my own, so I handed it over to the Secretary."
The people in the meeting room...
"Could it be a prank?"
Someone else raised a question.
No one could answer this question because no one knew what was going on.
If you say the person who wrote the letter wanted to become famous, but there was no signature or address. If you say it was a prank, the content was very reasonable and contained various professional knowledge, which was by no means something an ordinary person could write.
"Secretary, I think we should invite experts from the Meteorological Bureau over!"
Someone suggested.
This suggestion was immediately agreed to by many people. The Secretary pondered for a moment and then nodded, "Immediately contact the Meteorological Bureau by phone!"
Half an hour later, experts from the Meteorological Bureau arrived. They were two men in their sixties, clearly experienced.
The two great experts were warmly received, and then the Secretary took out the letter and handed it to the experts.
After reading it, the two experts gasped in unison. However, no matter how strong their experience was, they dared not make a hasty judgment on the content of the letter.
Because the implications were too great, immeasurably so!
With even a slight mistake, they would be sinners to the entire nation and could not bear the responsibility.
If it turned out to be correct, they would gain unprecedented honor. But if it was wrong, the consequences would be too far-reaching.
After all, it suggested immediately relocating the residents in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River who lived near major rivers, the Yangtze River, the Songhua River, the Nen River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, various large dams...
This involved a population of hundreds of millions and an astronomical amount of financial resources.
"Secretary, please forgive us old men for our incompetence!"
The two old experts apologized with shame.
The Secretary seemed to have anticipated this, and his expression was exceptionally calm.
"Then, in your opinion, what is the probability of the consequences mentioned in this letter occurring?"
The Secretary asked again.
The two old experts looked at each other. After a long while, one of them finally replied tremblingly, "It's hard to say, but the possibility is very small! Less than one percent!"
After the two old experts left, someone in the room immediately spoke up.
"Secretary, I think the person who wrote this letter is being overly alarmist, even to the point of talking nonsense!"
"If I could find him, I would immediately have him arrested and severely punished!"
The Secretary remained silent.
While the person was still rambling, the Secretary suddenly said, "Such large-scale, basin-wide floods are not uncommon in our country's history!"
"There was a major flood in '31, and another in '54!"
"The losses caused by these two major disasters are clearly recorded in the nation's historical annals!"
"It is a history that pains and saddens almost every citizen!"
As he said this, the Secretary's expression became extremely serious, his eyes piercing, and he exuded an imposing aura of a superior.
"Since there is a precedent, we cannot ignore the content of this letter!"
"It is now 1998. We did not experience the flood of '31, but I believe everyone present here experienced the great flood of '54, right?"
Hearing the Secretary say this, the few leaders who had been rambling around them finally fell silent. Following that, a sense of inexplicable fear appeared in everyone's eyes, as if recalling some unpleasant memories.
"I intend to forward this letter to higher authorities!"
Finally, the Secretary said in a low voice, as if he had made a certain decision.
Everyone else was startled and then fell silent again.