Chapter 806 Mechanical Bee Swarm under High Temperature

Chapter 806 Mechanical Bee Swarm under High Temperature

As low beeping sounds echoed in the air, the first batch of drones suddenly rose in altitude and began to hover precisely 300 meters above the fire.

The multi-spectral sensors at the bottom of the aircraft were activated at the same time, and the large screen at the command center instantly displayed a frightening thermal imaging picture. The orange-red high-temperature current formed a ferocious fire dragon pattern, and several dark red heat source cores were accumulating destructive energy.

"Report! The concentration of hydrogen cyanide detected in Area C7 has exceeded 500ppm!" The Xiaojiang technician who rushed over stared at the data panel and shouted urgently: "The area must be isolated immediately!"

As soon as the words fell, 20 firefighting drones swooped down. They used swarm tactics to form a tight pentagonal array, and simultaneously sprayed a waterfall-like curtain wall of dry powder from their bellies. The thick white fog formed a moving isolation belt in the air, completely isolating the gas leak area from the unburned area.

In a corner of the headquarters, the technical team of Xiaojiang Company was urgently building a temporary control platform. The chief engineer's fingers were flying on the keyboard, and the real-time data stream of the drone was flashing on several monitors at the same time. "Establish a second communication link to improve the ability to resist electromagnetic interference!"

He gave a stern order into the headset, and when he turned around and saw Chen Xi, he immediately reported: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, all the drones are controlled by our quantum encryption system, and there is no way they will be interfered with by the electromagnetic environment of the fire scene."

As soon as he finished speaking, the image on the screen suddenly shook violently, and the two reconnaissance drones were engulfed by the sudden wave of fire, but fortunately no explosion occurred.

The substitute drone immediately filled in automatically, and the seamless real-time monitoring made Fan Cheng standing next to him secretly marvel: "Is the drone technology so advanced now?"

"Attention! A new flash point has been found in area B4!" The monitor stood up suddenly.

Before Wang Feng gave the order, the drone on standby had automatically adjusted its course and sped towards the warning area.

On the ground battlefield, the fire chief watched the drone fly accurately through the thick smoke and shouted into the intercom: "Everyone evacuate! Let the air force suppress the fire first!"

A formation of more than a dozen fire-fighting hammers consisting of drones fully loaded with dry powder swooped down towards the core of the fire, dropping bombs simultaneously more than ten meters away from the flames, forming a snow-white flame-retardant barrier.

"Report, more than 7 firefighters from the third team are trapped in area A." At this time, a soldier trotted into the command center.

"What's going on? Aren't we asking them to rescue them outside?" Upon hearing this, veins popped out on Wang Feng's forehead.

"The third team was the first to arrive after the fifth team. We couldn't get in touch with them before. They just sent us a message and found other flammable and explosive items."

"what?"

"It's the warehouse near Hairui Company. It's the warehouse of Hualiantongjian Logistics, which stores flammable liquids such as benzene, toluene, and methanol. Not only this company, but also Xin'an Lianhe Storage and Transportation Company, Erhua Xinjin Logistics and other companies store various chemicals..." The soldier explained again.

"Send the drone for support quickly!" Wang Feng gave the order without hesitation.

He looked at Huang Li who was not far away, and the other party seemed to be contacting a military aircraft.

"Academician Fan, a fire brigade is trapped inside, and a lot of flammable materials have been found..." Wang Feng ran to the temporary control center built by Xiaojiang and asked anxiously.

After listening, Fan Cheng stroked his beard, turned around, grabbed a piece of white paper, and marked the key position with three strokes: "The biggest threat to Area A7 now is these organic solvent vapors. I suggest building a cooling zone outside Area A7. This special gel can instantly vaporize and absorb heat, and force the ambient temperature to below the flash point. Then let the drone spray water mist curtain wall along this route to dilute the concentration of flammable vapor. Note that it must be fine water mist, and high-pressure water jets must not be used! Then send a few drones to use infrared imaging to navigate the trapped people. The girl has just given the specific structural diagram of some warehouses. There is a drainage channel here that leads directly to the safe area..."

After saying that, he pointed at Shen Xinyi in front of him.

Chen Xi, who was standing by, responded to Wang Feng's signal and immediately instructed the technicians, "Conclude the emergency agreement immediately! Let the drones that arrive later follow Academician Fan's plan..."

Fan Cheng added at this time: "The fire is very big now, we must race against time."

Not long after, several subsequent batches of Xiaojiang’s drones also arrived, and there are now more than 500 drones on the scene.

Everything seems to be going quite smoothly...

Area A7.

Xue Lihua, captain of the Third Fire Brigade, was looking at the hundreds of large boxes in front of him with a bitter look on his face.

The boxes were filled with chemicals.

"Captain, we have received orders from above, let us withdraw according to the instructions..." At this time, a team member hurried over.

Xue Lihua said solemnly, "This is the only way. If we don't get out, we'll be roasted."

"Buzz!"

"Beep!"

Suddenly, a signal from a drone was heard above the warehouse.

The members of the third team suddenly felt hopeful.

"Let's go, carry your equipment and follow the route of the drone!" Xue Lihua waved his hand and the team members rushed outside.

Thirty seconds later, several drones flew low over the fire. The gel they dropped exploded the moment it hit the ground, and the blue coolant spread across the ground like a wave, smothering the flames wherever it passed.

On the thermal imaging screen, the red block representing high temperature is fading to orange at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Huh? If this thing is so useful, why didn't it be put into use earlier?" Looking at the image on the screen, Tian Zhongyou was a little puzzled.

"The gel expands when exposed to fire, forming a low-permeability covering layer that blocks the fire source from contacting the air. But it also has limitations. It is only effective against some electrical equipment, metal fires, and gas fires, and needs to be used in conjunction with other fire extinguishing agents. The fire-resistant temperature of ordinary gel is below 300 degrees, and it cannot cope with the high temperatures of ammonium nitrate explosion levels. It contains a lot of water, and it will release toxic gas when it comes into contact with sodium cyanide. Moreover, after extinguishing the fire, the gel residue adheres to the equipment and is difficult to clean. It can be said that those drones are useless..." Fan Cheng explained while shaking his head.

"The bulldozer is in place and the sand is being transported." At this time, a soldier came running to report.

"boom!"

"Boom!"

At this time, several drones fell down because the fuselage melted due to high temperature, and one of them even had a battery explosion.

Wang Feng looked at the images on the screen and waved to the soldier to indicate that he understood.

He looked at Chen Xi and asked, "Where are the people from the third team?"

"The screen shows that we have arrived at the designated location, but why isn't it moving further?" Chen Xi looked at the screen and answered puzzledly.

Seeing this, Wang Feng could only take out the walkie-talkie to ask.

Inside the fire scene, Xue Lihua and others were busy with tools in front of a pile of collapsed metal frames.

A metal door was vaguely visible at the bottom of the metal rack, which was the entrance to the sewer.

"Captain, we can't move it. This metal frame is too hot." A team member shouted anxiously while holding a crowbar.

Xue Lihua was also extremely anxious at this time. He shouted into the intercom: "Report, the entrance to the sewer is blocked, and there are collapsed steel beams above..."

The command center quickly gave them instructions that the drone would lead them to another route.

"Third team, turn to the northwest corner immediately! Three drones are in place!" A rapid roar came from the walkie-talkie.

Xue Lihua turned his head to look at the red-hot steel beam and gritted his teeth: "All team members! Follow the drone closely."

Several guidance drones shot six dazzling blue lasers in the thick smoke. The team members immediately adjusted their breathing masks and followed this ray of life, dragging their injured teammates and breaking through frantically.

The ground was incredibly hot, and one could feel the burning sensation even through their fireproof boots. The explosions behind them were getting closer and closer, and the heat wave pushed against their backs like the breath of death.

"Keep in formation! Don't look back!" Xue Lihua ran while pulling the injured communicator.

Suddenly, a guided drone lost control and fell in the heat wave, hitting five meters in front with a "bang", and sparks of the explosion flew everywhere!

The team member in the front was startled and stopped immediately.

"Don't stop, don't stop!" Xue Lihua shouted from behind.

The backup drone immediately filled in, and the laser guidance suddenly turned to the right: "Go this way! Go through that row of shelves!"

Xue Lihua kicked away the debris blocking his way and took the lead to get between two rows of burnt and deformed shelves. The space here was narrow, and the team members could only move sideways. The fireproof suits were scratched by the sharp metal edges.

"Hurry! Hurry!" the team members urged each other.

Just when the last team member was about to escape, a snapping sound suddenly came from above his head.

The shelf is about to collapse!
"Get out of the way!" Xue Lihua pounced and pushed the team member out of the danger zone.

boom!
The entire shelf fell down, and dust and sparks flew everywhere!

"Captain!!" the team members screamed and rushed back.

"Boom!"

Another explosion sounded nearby! The shock wave shook everyone off balance. In the thick smoke, they looked at the captain who was buried under the metal rubble in despair.

Suddenly, the pile of twisted metal moved!
"Ahem...what are you looking at..." Xue Lihua, his face covered in blood, struggled to crawl out of the gap, "I'm not going to die yet, I still want to be your captain!"

Before the crowd could cheer, a roar came from the intercom: "What are you standing there for? Run!"

The team members carried Xue Lihua and rushed out. The explosions behind them became more and more frequent, and the heat was suffocating.

At this moment, a whistling sound suddenly sounded overhead.

When they looked up, they saw a military plane roaring past their heads.

At the same time, hundreds of drones that arrived from Xiaojiang also entered combat status.

After breaking through the last wall of fire, all members of the third team stumbled into the safe zone!
Almost at the same time, a deafening explosion sounded behind him, and the entire A7 area was instantly engulfed in flames.

Thousands of drones have arrived at this time and are hovering over the port. The scene is very shocking.

The subsequent rescue work went smoothly, with drones spraying hydrogen peroxide and dry powder, and bulldozers and military aircraft using sand to put out the fire.

Several hours later, the blinding sunlight shone obliquely into the command center through the explosion-proof glass, coating the cables and emergency equipment on the ground with a layer of tired gold.

Huang Li forced himself to stand up with bloodshot eyes. The tie he had worn all night was now hanging askew on his wrinkled shirt.

"Report! All open fires at the scene have been extinguished!"

The good news from the intercom shocked the entire command hall. Wang Feng took off his glasses with a sense of relief, and the frames left deep red marks on both sides of his nose.

The two leaders staggered towards a few young figures in the corner.

"How about you..." Huang Li cleared his throat, which triggered a violent cough. The secretary beside him quickly handed him a bottle of mineral water, but he waved his hand to refuse.

"On behalf of... Xinjin City, I would like to thank you for your help... If it weren't for your drone..."

"It's my duty." Chen Xi's three simple words made everyone present look at him with admiration.

Huang Li, the usually serious leader, now acted like a kind elder, patting the shoulders of several young people one by one.

According to statistics afterwards, the batch of goods that Chen Xi shipped to the island country was completely written off, and several hundred drones were also lost. The rest also needed to be returned to the factory for repair.

The fire at Xinjin Port has made the news, and this is naturally a mixed blessing.

Those who are worried are Kosuke Saeki, Chen Xi and others, while those who are happy are ABCD and those people in the Agricultural Cooperative who have ulterior motives.

The next day, at the island country agricultural cooperative headquarters.

"President, you should have heard about what happened in Xinjin. The factory cannot stop running. If it does, the losses will be huge. Should we consider a new supplier? ABCD Group said that if you agree, the goods can be delivered within a few days."

"Yeah, I told you a long time ago that you should choose multiple suppliers. If something goes wrong, you're doomed."

"There's an old American saying that you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket. I don't understand why the president chose only one supplier. Is it because he wants to take care of his son-in-law?"

Another faction led by Saeki Kamaharu was taking the opportunity to attack Saeki Kosuke.

"Hehe, how did you know that the goods were damaged? How did you know that they couldn't be transported? You were just guessing." Kosuke Saeki drank his tea leisurely. Although he seemed calm on the surface, he was not calm in his heart.

"It's all in the news. Those experts said that the main explosion was equivalent to 450 tons of TNT, the instantaneous temperature exceeded 3000 degrees, and it also triggered a magnitude 2.3 earthquake. Do you think those raw materials can be spared?" Saeki Kamajui patted the newspaper in his hand.

"Expert? Don't you know that 'expert' is a derogatory term in China now? I find it totally unreliable! Then again, something just happened here and you contacted ABCD. What did I warn you before? Don't get too close to those American businessmen!" Kousuke Saeki slapped the table.

"Let's not talk about that for now, let's talk about what we should do if the cargo from Xinjin Port cannot be delivered? How to supply the goods to so many supermarkets and restaurants? If it cannot be handled in a short time, we can just deal with it or delay it. There are such cases in other countries too. Ports in the United Kingdom and France have experienced such situations, and the explosion equivalent is similar. It will take at least a few months to resume operations, and the on-site cleanup work plus the restoration of facilities will take half a year. Do we have to wait forever?" In the face of Kousuke Saeki's angry rebuke, Kamaharu Saeki did not choose to compromise this time, but asked back.

What he said is reasonable. The Agricultural Cooperative does not belong to you, Kosuke Saeki alone. It must consider the interests of everyone and the people's livelihood of the island nation.

Hearing this, Kosuke Saeki could only remain silent. He waved his hand and asked everyone to leave, and he would give them an answer later.

After everyone left, the man on the chair breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the phone on the table, hesitated for a moment, then picked it up and dialed Chen Xi's number.

Wulin City.

In front of a McDonald's, a young man in flip-flops got out of a BMW. He adjusted his sunglasses, and the gold chain around his neck, as thick as his little finger, cast a dazzling spot of light in the sun.

"Hey, everyone has been telling you not to be so high-profile, driving a Ferrari around the streets every day. It's not good. Finally, you've listened to them." Sun Cheng, who got out of an Audi car behind, trotted over and patted his shoulder with a laugh.

"Ha, what do you mean by high-profile or low-profile? I just think the car doesn't have enough stuff. Look at how much money this car can hold?" Fang Lin grinned and opened the trunk.

Several canvas bags were piled randomly. He tore one open at random, and bundles of hundred-dollar bills suddenly rustled like a waterfall.

Sun Cheng glanced at the similar bags in the trunk and roughly calculated that they were worth no less than hundreds of thousands.

"Nowadays, we all have mobile payment, so why do you still carry so much cash with you when you go out? It would be terrible if someone stole it." Sun Cheng frowned.

Fang Lin nonchalantly picked up a bundle of banknotes and put them into his girlfriend's bag. "What are you afraid of? Who dares to touch my money in Wulin? I'm afraid they have a problem with their brains."

Indeed, Fang Lin's family is relatively wealthy in the martial arts world. Unless someone is crazy, ordinary people would not attack him.

"I think it's better not to be so ostentatious." Sun Cheng shook his head in confusion.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You go in and buy some food, I'll smoke a cigarette outside." After saying that, Fang Lin took out a pack of Liquan from his pocket, took out a cigarette and lit it.

Seeing that the other party was not going to listen, Sun Cheng had no choice but to go into McDonald's with Gu Xinxiu and Fang Lin's girlfriend.

One minute ago, three men were sitting in a van across the street from McDonald's. One of the men with triangular eyes pointed across the street and said, "This guy carries hundreds of thousands of dollars with him every day. His family is very rich. I am not kidding you."

"When the time is right, we will take action." Another burly man with a flat head nodded.

"How much ransom do we want if we kidnap him?" The driver turned around and looked at the two people in the back seat.

"At least 10 million."

"Ten million is too little. Twenty million is needed."

"There are three of us, so we'll need 30 million!"

The three discussed for a while and finally decided on the ransom.

Fang Lin leaned against the car door leisurely, puffing out a cigarette, his fingers sliding quickly on the screen of his mobile phone. He glanced at the door of McDonald's furtively and quickly edited a WeChat message: "Baby, are you coming out tomorrow night?"

With a quick tap of the finger, the message was sent to several dialog boxes with different avatars at the same time.

The cigarette butt at his fingertips was still burning, and the sudden feeling of suffocation made Fang Lin's pupils shrink instantly.

A sturdy arm tightly gripped his neck. The unextinguished cigarette butt fell to the ground. At the same time, a silver van braked in front of him and the door opened.

Two burly men held him on the left and right, and regardless of his violent struggles, they dragged him into the carriage as if he were stuffing cargo.

Sun Cheng, who had just finished shopping, happened to witness this scene. Looking at the van disappearing, he opened his mouth wide and the ice cream in his hand fell to the ground.

A few hours later, Xinjin City.

"Xiaojiang has really made a great contribution this time! Thousands of drones worked together to accurately extinguish fires, detect toxic gases, and guide personnel. Moreover, these are agricultural drones! Look at those toys that can only take aerial photos, they are so weak!"

"As a frontline rescuer, I must say that the drone is our second pair of eyes! The blue laser guided the passage and saved the lives of at least 20 brothers!"

This is a positive review from domestic netizens.

Foreign netizens kept praising China's high-tech.

"The drone swarm technology demonstrated by Chinese companies dwarfs that of their peers."

"This is the ultimate form of drones, mobile aerial infrastructure. The most terrifying thing is that Xiaojiang only showed the civilian version..."

"Oh my god! Those fire-fighting drones are awesome! Where can I pre-order them? I need this kind of endurance and payload for my farm! Xiaojiang, take my money!"

"European fire departments are still using 20-year-old equipment, but Xiaojiang has already developed a fleet of aerial firefighting aircraft! My drone service company urgently needs this! Is there any dealer in the EU who can purchase it?"

"The Australian bushfire season is coming. If this drone can detect poison gas and spray flame retardant, I will buy 50 tomorrow! Xiaojiang, please open global orders before the disaster!"

Looking at the overwhelming discussions on the Internet, Chen Xi silently exhaled a puff of smoke: "Although the losses were heavy this time, the Xiaojiang drone really shined."

"Damn, you can still be so calm? This is goods worth 7000 million US dollars!" Tian Zhongyou rolled his eyes.

Although the goods are not his, he still feels a little sad for some reason.

"It has already happened. What else can we do? Now we have to think about how to remedy the situation." Chen Xi waved his hand.

"Or transport it from the port of Magic City or Yongcheng?"

"Do you think you can transport things whenever you want? Besides, even if you have to transport them to another place, you should choose Jimo City in Shandong Province, which is one of the ports closest to the island country, you fake Chinese." Chen Xi rolled his eyes.

Generally speaking, for transporting agricultural products to change ports and new ships, the shortest time is calculated as 7 days or 2+n, where n depends on the cargo queuing schedule.

However, this is the algorithm used when there is sufficient supply of containers and the processing time is short.

Now that the goods are gone, I don’t know how long it will take to collect and transport them to the island country.

While the two were chatting, Chen Xi suddenly received a call from Sun Cheng.

"Did you call me because you saw what happened to Xiaojiang on the Internet?" Chen Xi came up and spoke first.

"What Xiaojiang and Dajiang! I'm telling you, Fang Lin has been kidnapped." Sun Cheng on the other end of the phone said anxiously.

"Ah? Then why did you call me? You should have called the police!" Chen Xi blurted out without thinking.

"I've called the police. The kidnappers called and asked for a ransom. The transaction location is a county-level city under Xinlu. Didn't I think of you the first time?"

"..."

After hearing Sun Cheng's words, Chen Xi recalled that in his previous life, Fang Lin seemed to have been taken to the vicinity of Xinlu after being kidnapped.

(At that time, I was relatively lucky. The company in Xinjin was in the mining business. Usually, the boat would just take the goods away by car after it arrived. Otherwise, I would lose everything.

I can't remember exactly what year Fang Lin was kidnapped. The book says it's 15 years ago, but I remember it was 15 years ago. Anyway, it was reported in the news at the time. I wanted to write about it before, but forgot about it, so I'll add it in now.

The kidnapper was from the countryside of Xinlu. He was kidnapped from Wulin to Xinlu and called to ask for 30 million. This guy has always been a bit high-profile, so I think it is reasonable for him to be kidnapped... But the kidnapper is also a stupid person. Who would kidnap a hostage from another place to his hometown...) (End of this chapter)