Chapter 227 Mudslide (Part 2)

When the villagers and tourists heard Jiang Ningyue's voice, they had to take it seriously.

Since Jiang Ningyue is here, this matter is definitely not an exaggeration.

Moreover, more people were also very happy to see Jiang Ningyue here.

Jiang Ningyue raised her hand and looked at her watch. It was now 8:27 in the evening, and her feeling of uneasiness was growing stronger.

"Where are the village officials? Go knocking on every door, making sure no one is left behind. Village Chief Li, are you sure your village square won't be covered by a mudslide?"

Although Li Shengtao didn't understand Jiang Ningyue's abnormal state, he nodded and said, "Because of Shannan's special geographical location and frequent mudslides, the locations of the village squares are very safe."

Jiang Ningyue sneered, "You also know that mudslides are frequent in Shannan?"

Li Shengtao laughed wryly, "That was in the early days. Now the greenery is better, and there are very few serious mudslides."

"Hmph, hurry up and inform them."

“Hey!”

Li Shengtao and his companions immediately went door to door to inform everyone. Jiang Ningyue stopped Cao Bin and asked, "Is there any shelter from the rain in the village committee?"

"some."

"Arrange a few people, forget it, let's go build a tent together."

When we pushed the cart to the village square, many people had already gathered there, mostly tourists.

The tourists were very excited to see Jiang Ningyue, and when they saw Jiang Ningyue was going to set up a shed, they hurried to help.

It was 9:10 and a light drizzle had begun to fall. In the middle of summer, this light rain actually brought a hint of coolness.

There were already quite a few people standing in the square at this time, and most of them were very excited. Jiang Ningyue stood on the platform, chatting with everyone with a smile.

By 11 o'clock, many people could no longer bear it. Although it was still raining, the rain was not heavy. Many people had already complained.

"How long will it take?"

"You can't stay here all night, can you?"

"Please arrange some beds for us!"

"The ground is wet, I can't even sit!"

"Our children are still young and can't stay up late!"

As the village chief, Li Shengtao was the first person the villagers came to report their problems. Li Shengtao had no choice but to come to Jiang Ningyue's side and said, "County Magistrate Jiang, the villagers are very dissatisfied. Otherwise, let everyone go back."

"I've already told you that there's a risk of mudslides with this rain tonight."

Jiang Ningyue stared at Li Shengtao indifferently, "What do you think?"

Li Shengtao was helpless. "My leader! Don't believe the weather bureau's warnings. They issue them three or four times a year. When has there ever been a mudslide?"

"Sleeping a few hours late won't kill you."

Jiang Ningyue left no room for negotiation.

"well--"

Li Shengtao sighed and sat aside helplessly smoking.

Jiang Ningyue picked up the megaphone and walked onto the stage. "Dear fellow villagers and tourists, I know you must have many questions and doubts. Why would we stand here in this square just because of an early warning, preventing everyone from returning to their homes? Everyone should know that Shannan Province is prone to mudslides."

"A debris flow is a special type of torrent that erupts in mountain valleys and contains or carries large amounts of mud, sand, and rocks. Its biggest difference from mountain torrents is that it carries large amounts of mud, sand, and rocks..."

…

After explaining the origin and destructiveness of the mudslide to the villagers and tourists, Jiang Ningyue began to introduce:

"Ten years ago, a sudden torrential downpour in Shannan Province lasted over 40 minutes, with 97mm of rainfall. This triggered a massive mountain torrent and geological disaster. The debris flow was approximately 5km long, 300m wide, 5m thick, and had a total volume of 7.5 million cubic meters, razing the area it passed through. This disaster resulted in over 1,000 deaths and over 200 missing. I believe many villagers in Shannan Province will remember this incident when I mention it."

"What a tragic disaster this was! Only ten years have passed, have you all forgotten it?"

After hearing Jiang Ningyue's words, especially her "threat", most people didn't want to leave and didn't dare to leave.

It's true that sleeping a few hours late won't kill you, but if a mudslide really hits, you'll never be short of sleep.

Jiang Ningyue continued, "How about this: by 3 a.m., if it hasn't rained heavily, everyone should go back to bed. Also, I'll personally treat everyone to a meal at the restaurant tomorrow afternoon as an apology. How about that?"

"good!"

Many people agreed with a smile.

Jiang Ningyue continued, "Everyone's free anyway. If you have any talents you'd like to showcase, come on stage! You can sing, dance, perform crosstalk, sing opera... In short, any talent is fine."

"You come first!"

Many people followed suit.

"OK."

Jiang Ningyue was not at all nervous. "Then I will sing a song 'As Wish' for everyone. Those who can sing, sing along."

The more Jiang Ningyue sings this song, the more she likes it. Moreover, this song is very popular nowadays, and people can hum a few lines of it whether they have heard it or not.

Listening to Jiang Ningyue's singing, many people started humming along.

The young people, in particular, were very happy about today's 'party'. Some of them secretly went back and brought back a few boxes of beer, which they distributed to those around them.

Some people followed suit and went back to bring a barbecue stove and started grilling skewers in the square.

Fortunately, there are not too many people in the village and the square is big enough. If it were a village with thousands of people, the square would not be big enough.

At 12:27 in the evening, strong winds and heavy rain came howling, blowing the shed to and fro. The people who were originally sleepy were no longer sleepy, and followed the people around them to hold the iron frame of the shed tightly.

In the strong wind and heavy rain, Jiang Ningyue shouted to Li Shengtao, "See if anyone is sneaking back!"

Li Shengtao asked back: "How do you see it?"

"Take the roll call with the roster!"

Jiang Ningyue rolled her eyes, ran to the platform, and shouted with a megaphone, "Look around you, is anyone missing? If you know anyone, call them and let each other know."

Sure enough, some people couldn't bear it and went back secretly. Some also had to go to the toilet, so they went back secretly.

After receiving the call, they all came back in the rain.

The rain is getting heavier.

Li Shengtao ran to Jiang Ningyue's side, "County Magistrate Jiang, there's an elderly woman in the village who has taken her grandson and granddaughter back to bed. I can't get through to her on the phone."

“…”

Jiang Ningyue resisted the urge to swear, put on her raincoat and said, "Come with me, go to her house and knock on the door."

"good!"

Seeing the heavy rain, Li Shengtao believed that there might be a mudslide tonight, so he quickly put on his raincoat, took a flashlight and ran towards the village with Jiang Ningyue.

The two of them walked in the rain against the strong wind and heavy rain. Jiang Ningyue felt more and more uneasy. This uneasy feeling even made Jiang Ningyue's hands and feet numb, forcing her to escape from here quickly.

This is a natural disaster, far worse than a man-made disaster.

“Boom—”

A bolt of lightning struck from the sky, illuminating the earth like daylight. Jiang Ningyue took a deep breath and shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up!"