Chapter 90: We will definitely get justice for Iron Pillar's mother.
The next day.
The rain did stop, but the sky was still overcast.
"The water has receded! The water has receded! We can see our homes now!" I was woken up early this morning by the villagers' voices.
Du Ruoxia and Yang Zeyan exchanged a glance. It was indeed as they had thought. However, Du Ruoxia felt that it was a little different from what she knew. She clearly remembered that the flood lasted for a long time.
Her train of thought was quickly interrupted when Yang Zeyan stood up and led everyone to point to the sky and speak.
"Everyone, don't go back yet, it looks like it's going to rain!"
There was a lot of discussion at the scene, and most people didn't quite believe Yang Zeyan's words. Yang Zeyan's expression wasn't good, and he looked like he was about to get angry, but Du Ruoxia pulled his hand and shook her head.
"Forget it, let them be. Life and death are in the hands of fate!"
After taking a nap, Du Ruoxia finally understood some things. She changed history, but she couldn't change human nature. She could save people once, but she couldn't save them every time.
Yang Zeyan squeezed Du Ruoxia's hand, while his other hand was already clenched into a fist.
"It's too dangerous to go down the mountain now, the water upstream will rise again! Can you take responsibility if something happens?" Yang Zeyan shouted to the crowd.
Song Shifeng heard the noise and came over; he also agreed with Yang Zeyan's statement.
"Your home is still here. You won't leave even if you go back a little later!" he said, trying to persuade them.
However, some people disagreed, saying in an unconvincing tone, "That's true, but who knows if someone will secretly steal something? Who will bear the loss then?"
Du Ruoxia thought to herself, "Just as I thought, these people will never change their ways."
"Those are all inanimate objects, human life is the most important!" Song Shifeng shouted loudly.
"No, I have to go back and check if my pot is still there!" No one paid any attention to Song Shifeng's words, and people began to go down the mountain.
Yang Zeyan remained silent with a cold face. He hadn't expected the villagers to be so restless before the others even arrived!
"Let them be," Du Ruoxia said calmly, then walked towards Tie Zhu. They had already set up a simple mourning hall for Xu E.
Du Ruoxia was far away the night before, so she couldn't get involved in village affairs, since her mother was from Gaojiazhuang.
She waved to Tie Zhu, who got up and came over. Du Ruoxia told him not to go home now, as the flood would come again.
Tiezhu was very obedient and stayed with Xiao Gao's grandfather to look after Xu E.
Du Ruoxia searched for Gao Aijin and the others in the crowd, but they had indeed disappeared.
Wang Hu walked over quickly with a serious expression. "Comrade Du, Gao Aijin and the others went down the mountain overnight."
Yang Zeyan looked down the mountain with a cold gaze, "You ignorant fools!"
Du Ruoxia understood immediately; just as she had expected, these people had indeed escaped!
"Let them be!" she said indifferently, continuing what she was doing.
Yang Zeyan and Wang Hu looked at her in surprise. Just the day before, she had hated that old woman to the bone, but today she was acting so calmly.
"Aren't we going to arrest them and take them to the police station?" Wang Hu couldn't help but ask, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally drifting towards Tie Zhu.
Du Ruoxia glanced at the sky and then shook her head at Wang Hu, "They can't escape it, that won't change!"
Wang Hu felt a little relieved and turned to comfort the villagers. By this time, some of them had already come down the mountain.
Grandpa Gao walked up to Du Ruoxia, looking hesitant and as if he wanted to leave the mountain.
Du Ruoxia shook her head at him, "Grandpa, Xiao Gao won't feel comfortable letting you go back alone."
With a single sentence, Grandpa Gao was dissuaded. He sighed and went to persuade the restless person.
Yang Zeyan and Song Shifeng tried to persuade Du Ruoxia, but she simply ignored them. Some people cannot be stopped with just a few words.
In the end, Song Shifeng and Yang Zeyan managed to persuade a small group of people to stay, almost all of whom were elderly or infirm, while the rest excitedly rushed home.
The water level suddenly dropped to thigh level, and the people who went down quickly came back up excitedly to share the good news.
Those who hadn't come down the mountain were even less willing to wait, and some had already started heading down.
"The things at home are things you can't take with you when you die, so don't worry about them. Just stay put," Du Ruoxia said calmly.
Tie Zhu stood guard over Xu E without moving, while Du Ruoxia patted his head and said, "Your father should be arriving soon too."
About ten minutes later, a man in a white jacket staggered and fell onto Tiezhu's mother. He was also soaking wet.
"Damn it! What kind of justice is this?!"
Du Ruoxia couldn't stand it anymore and walked to the other side, while Wang Hu also glanced away.
Yang Zeyan and Song Shifeng led their men down with the villagers. Du Ruoxia couldn't see any of the soldiers, and she felt a little uneasy.
"Wang Hu, you watch over here. I'm going to check the water upstream." Du Ruoxia instructed Wang Hu to keep an eye on the rest of the men.
She had a hunch that the water level was receding abnormally!
Du Ruoxia observed the water flow from the hilltop. Although it wasn't very clear, it was evident that the flow was very slow, unlike what one would expect after a flood.
"What exactly is the problem?" Du Ruoxia scratched her head, racking her brains but still couldn't figure it out.
Her hair hadn't been washed for days and was all tangled. She'd been caught in the rain and fallen since arriving in Xilan City, but Yang Zeyan was the only one who didn't mind. He even held her close and closed his eyes with her last night!
Before Du Ruoxia could figure out what was wrong, Wang Hu brought new news: Yang Zeyan's troops had arrived!
Du Ruoxia was relieved. Wang Hu asked her if she was going down the mountain.
Du Ruoxia looked at the people who were still waiting. Some of them had been injured yesterday, and Director He and the others were changing their dressings.
"No, let me check this out first. Someone's acting strangely." Du Ruoxia replied.
Wang Hu quickly descended the mountain, and Du Ruoxia walked over to Tie Zhu.
She sighed, "Tiezhu's father, please accept my condolences. We will definitely seek justice for Tiezhu's mother!"
Tie Zhu's father clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were bloodshot and his body trembled uncontrollably. "It's my fault. I failed to lead them!"
Grandpa Gao patted Tiezhu's father on the shoulder, "It's all fate. Take good care of the two children so that his mother can rest in peace."
Tie Zhu's father covered his face and wept, while the child in Tie Zhu's arms looked at him blankly.
Du Ruoxia understood how difficult it was for a man to raise a child.
"Grandpa Gao, I'm so angry! Why did I go to the provincial capital?" Tie Zhu's father kept pounding his chest, while the villagers around him tried to stop him and comfort him.
"Tiezhu's father, the child is still young, don't frighten him." Du Ruoxia comforted him, now only the child could soothe this man.
Time flies, and it was noon before we knew it. The helicopter delivered food again.
The villagers went up the mountain to eat in high spirits, and Du Ruoxia smiled as she watched them.
Du Ruoxia watched as the water level gradually receded, eventually reaching below her knees. Even the people on the mountaintop couldn't stop them from coming down the mountain.
She couldn't help but wonder if her intuition was wrong, and why the water had suddenly stopped flowing.
"Could the water have flowed elsewhere?" Du Ruoxia murmured to herself, but how could something that never happened in her previous life suddenly occur?
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