Chapter 86 : Leave this to me

Seeing him, Su Ranran’s eyes lit up. Without bothering to greet Qi Xiunian, she hurriedly ran towards Shen He.

“Be careful, slow down.”

Shen He hurried forward, frowning slightly, his face full of disapproval.

But how could Su Ranran care about anything else? Grabbing Shen He’s arm, she said anxiously, “I just came back from the weather station. This typhoon is level 18!”

Upon hearing this, the soldiers following Shen He couldn’t help but take a breath of cold air!

Level 18!

What does that mean?

If it really hits, what will be left on the island?

Shen He’s face was also very grim, but he still calmly said to Su Ranran “Don’t worry, leave it to me. You go home and prepare first, and wait for evacuation.”

Su Ranran knew that being afraid at this time would be useless. What she should do most is take care of herself and not cause trouble for him.

“Don’t worry, I will take care of myself, and you should be careful too.”

“Okay.”

Qi Xiunian watched the couple hurriedly exchange a few words not far away and then separate, his expression complicated. But he didn’t say much, following Shen He’s team toward the army.

Now was not the time to think about these things.

Soon, the news of the level 18 typhoon spread throughout the town, even reaching Beijing.

The superiors attached great importance to this typhoon and issued an order to resettle the people. The entire county, from the government to the army, was urgently mobilized.

Fearing that the typhoon would disrupt supplies, Shen He had already applied for a batch of supplies before Su Ranran had told him the news.

He led the officers and soldiers to clear out the resettlement site in the army.

But the people in the countryside had never encountered such a powerful typhoon. They couldn’t believe that it could reach level 18.

This led to unprecedented difficulties for the officers and soldiers who were tasked with relocating the villagers.

It was not easy to gather everyone together, but they all looked reluctant.

“Comrade soldiers, we’ve seen typhoons before. They come every year. Is it really necessary to make such a big fuss about this one?”

Someone couldn’t help but complain.

“We need to catch fish tomorrow. Otherwise, once the typhoon hits, we won’t have the chance to go out to sea.”

“That’s right. I haven’t harvested my crops yet. I don’t want to go to any resettlement site.”

Everyone chimed in, making it clear that they wanted to stay home and didn’t want to leave.

Some didn’t even bother to pack their things and showed up empty-handed.

Listening to the noisy complaints, the officers and soldiers were helpless and anxious.

They were different from the villagers. They had been in the army for a long time and knew that the national meteorological department had accurate detection methods.

In the past, comrades from the meteorological department would never come to the army specially, but this time not only had a phone call come in, but even people arrived in person.

It was clear how serious the situation was.

“Fellow villagers, please be quiet and listen to me.”

Fang Libin held a loudspeaker, his voice hoarse, but the people below were still noisy and showed no signs of stopping.

For a moment, he felt overwhelmed.

But they couldn’t force the people to evacuate.

As a last resort, he had to ask for help from Shen He, who had already managed to calm the people on the other side.

“Take them to resettlement point No. 1.”

The people on Shen He’s side had already gathered their valuables and food, and their faces were very serious.

“Yes!”

Fang Libin truly admired his deputy commander from the bottom of his heart. Not only was he powerful in combat and had advanced combat strategies, but now he could even make those people who were causing him trouble obedient.

He had to admire him!

Shen He didn’t waste any time and took his loudspeaker to another village organized by Fang Libin.

As soon as he arrived at the village gathering point, he saw that some people were ready to leave and go back home.

When the anxious soldiers saw the deputy commander arriving, their eyes lit up.

Shen He didn’t directly call those who were leaving but walked straight to their captain.

The soldiers were confused.

They looked at Shen He curiously from the corner of their eyes.

No one knew what he said to the captain. The captain’s face changed, and he took the loudspeaker from Shen He’s hand and shouted loudly, “You guys, hurry up and get back here!”

The captain’s voice was very loud and penetrating.

Those who had walked a distance were shocked when they heard the captain’s changed voice.

Is the level 18 typhoon real?

“Listen to me, everyone. This typhoon is real. The chairman knows about it and told us to be obedient and go to the resettlement site.”

When they heard that the chairman knew about the typhoon, the people who were previously noisy began to panic.

“Is there really an 18-level typhoon?”

Level 18! What will be left on the island after such a typhoon blows?

“How can it be false? That was measured by scientists using radar! Do you know what radar is? It can fly into the sky! Just like Dongfanghong No. 1!”

The captain didn’t really know what radar was. He only knew that Dongfanghong flew into the sky.

Since it had the word “thunder” in its name, it must be related to the sky.

Even the captain didn’t know what radar was, let alone the villagers.

But who in the whole country doesn’t know about Dongfanghong-1?

It’s their pride!

Something as powerful as Dongfanghong-1 must be correct!

“I listen to the Chairman, I’m going to the resettlement site!” Someone shouted loudly.

Even the Chairman cares about them! How could they not listen?

“I want to go too!”

“And me!”

“I’ll give you five minutes. Go home quickly and grab money and food. Don’t take anything else. The assembly point can’t hold anything else!”

The captain shouted into the loudspeaker again.

When the people below heard this, they did not dare delay and hurried back home to collect their things.

The soldiers were all stunned to see these rebellious villagers. They went back to get their things and came back to the assembly point.

After counting, no one was missing.

After Shen He assigned a company commander to lead the masses to the resettlement site, he ordered several soldiers to go to other villages.

The sky before the typhoon was so blue that it seemed to drip ink.

The weather was so hot and humid that it was hard to breathe. But the residents of the island did not dare underestimate such a sunny day!

On the contrary, the more strangely blue the sky was, the more afraid they became.

Before long, everyone was transferred to the resettlement site.

The elderly, women, and children were in the strongest buildings, while the strong men were assigned to the bungalows outside.

All the buildings above the bungalows in Pingzhou Town were filled with people.

Soldiers were maintaining order at each resettlement site.

In the family compound, Su Ranran had already placed the books in the study into the space.

Some valuable items were also stored.

She only left a bag with some daily necessities. She had already packed the food in the kitchen and was waiting for the evacuation order.

The sky was gradually getting darker, and occasionally a gust of wind blew, sending sand from the ground into the air.

Su Ranran did not panic. She even picked up a wooden board and a hammer to calmly reinforce the doors and windows of her house.

But before she finished reinforcing, an angry voice suddenly came from the back of the house.

“Why don’t you let me take these?”