Three days...
Five days...
Seven days...
A week passed.
Guangming Street Office threw itself into Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction publicity with great fanfare, and every Community Resident Committee carried out the outreach plan Dong Xuebin had laid out. By now, practically every household had received the Earthquake Preparedness Manual printed by the Street Office. Dong Xuebin had also adopted Song Qing's suggestion and set up multiple publicity stations, where community residents filled out the printed question sheets to reinforce the importance of the matter. Gifts and giveaways were used to stir up the enthusiasm of most residents. Every extra person reached was one more person reached. Dong Xuebin wanted everyone to firmly remember what was in the manuals. Even if not everyone could recite them backward, he wanted every household to have at least one person who remembered these things, so that when an earthquake struck, each family could keep the situation under control.
Nothing was difficult for those who put their hearts into it.
The work progressed quickly and yielded considerable results.
However, the matter stirred up enormous controversy among the various Street Offices and within the district, and problems began cropping up one after another.
Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction? Many people who had heard about Guangming Street Office thought Dong Xuebin had too much time on his hands. Everything was going fine, so why was he making such a fuss over earthquakes?
That morning, Dong Xuebin was inspecting Huai'an First Lane Community. He was assigning tasks to the community officials, telling them to clear out that old building that had fallen into disrepair and ensure the fire exits in its corridors remained clear, when a call from the district came through. It was from District Governor Yuehua's secretary, Ma Li.
"Is this Director Dong?" Ma Li