It was peak tourist season, and the beach was packed. Once the alarm sounded, people could be expected to race toward shore in a panic.
Although most tourists had never witnessed the force of a tsunami firsthand, they knew from what they had learned that tsunamis were terrifying.
Mo Jingchun and his group jogged along. Du Du, perched on Zero's shoulder, exclaimed:
"Wow~~~ So many people are running."
"Auntie, why are we running?"
Mo Xiaoxue ran along as she pulled Du Du with her. "Because there might be a tsunami. If we don't hurry, we could lose our lives."
Once the officials arrived and the public announcements reassured everyone that the tsunami wasn't very large and they would be safe once they reached the road, the dense crowd running together gradually slowed down.
Seeing this, the police breathed a sigh of relief.
When a crowd got large, the biggest fear was a stampede.
When people were packed together, a stampede could have unimaginable consequences.
Back at the hotel, Mo Jingchun fell silent as he watched the live satellite image Zero projected.
A two-meter wave counted as a tsunami?
It was, at most, just a bigger wave.
"All right, it's nothing serious. We'll get ready for dinner in a bit, then head to the next stop tomorrow."
With that, Mo Jingchun stretched and flopped straight onto the bed.
A false alarm was fine.
A major tsunami would be no fun at all. It would cause all sorts of problems.
Even though the proportion of people with college degrees was high these days, there was never any shortage of fools.
Mo Jingchun was sure there were still foolish tourists on the beach who hadn't listened and evacuated. They were acting as if they didn't care.
People like that would blame everyone else