In 2006, during the summer, at night.
The news broadcast that was supposed to end suddenly got extended.
The news anchor on the TV interrupted with a message, with a sorrowful tone: "We have just received news that a strong earthquake of magnitude 8.2 on the Richter scale occurred around 2 PM today in Linjiang City. The earthquake's depth was 36.1 kilometers, with the epicenter located in Jinchuan County, affecting most areas of Linjiang City severely…"
An Hao, who had just finished dinner and was cleaning up the dishes, was so startled by the news that she dropped the dishes with a crash, shattering them all over the floor.
"Mom, what happened?" Ning Chenguang, who had just finished showering, walked out of the bathroom without having time to put on his military T-shirt. Droplets of water rolled down his handsome and clear face, sliding down to his well-developed chest muscles.
