Since I can't tell who is the enemy and who is the friend, I can only pretend that I know nothing.
Until Jiangnan.
The Jiangnan area was once extremely prosperous, but now people's lives were difficult everywhere. As soon as he arrived at the county, he personally participated in the rescue work.
But throughout the day, he did not see any local government officials helping. Instead, it was just a group of common people wearing tattered cloth who gathered together spontaneously.
Chi Mu was a little curious, so he asked the buddy next to him, "Little brother, I want to ask, the disaster here is not light, why don't we see the government sending people to help, instead why are you all... organizing it yourselves?"
The guy looked up at him and felt that he looked strange. "You are from another place, right? You don't know that the county lord here has already fled to the counties upstream. He doesn't care about the lives of ordinary people like us. We can only save ourselves, otherwise we will all die together. There is no way to survive."
Shen Yuerong followed him and watched everything happen with her own eyes. Suddenly, she felt that the hearts of people in this world were really too cold.
Just then, a lame man walked by them, and the man immediately said, "Brother Shen, the work here has almost been done, so don't do it yourself, and don't get hurt again, it will be bad for your health."
Shen Yuerong could tell at a glance that the man's leg was injured, and his current condition was not good.
"Wait, I'm a doctor. Your leg doesn't look very good. Can I take a look at it for you?"
Brother Shen looked at the two unfamiliar people in front of him and shook his head cautiously, "No need, strangers, you should leave here as soon as possible and don't waste your time here."
He sighed, pulled the man, and the two of them walked towards the entrance that had just been blocked.
Shen Yuerong sighed helplessly and made an appointment with Chi Mu to go to the government office first.
You don't know until you see it, and it's really shocking when you see it.
This government office has been covered in dust for at least a month. No one has been here, let alone disturbed.
This is what these local officials do, they have betrayed Your Majesty's trust.
When something happened in the place, the official left first, which made the people suffer. They were abandoned here, and their final fate was to be swallowed up by the flood, leaving no body left.
"This group of people is too terrible. They left these innocent people here to block the flood for them, but they, the officials who should have pleaded for the people, went to the back to save their lives."
Shen Yuerong was very angry.
"The most important thing now is to help them deal with the floodwaters that are coming up, and build a temporary home for them. Otherwise, when the next flood comes, this place will be swallowed up."
Chi Mu said as he called out to Fang Mu, "Fang Mu, come here."
Chi Mu, Shen Yuerong and others arrived first. Without other people around them, they could only make arrangements first. However, those people would never listen to the words of a foreigner like him.
"Who are you? What qualifications do you have to talk nonsense here? Folks, we must not listen to their nonsense, otherwise we will all die here."
"I was sent by the court. I am the current prince."
To prove his identity, he took out the jade pendant from his body.
But when those people heard that he was a high-ranking official sent from the capital, they all had resentment on their faces, as if they wanted to eat him alive.
"Everyone, don't rush."
Shen Yuerong stood in front of him, but her weak body separated him from those very angry people.
"I know that you all feel extremely resentful because the officials gave up on you and you escaped alone, but that is just a personal behavior and has nothing to do with the court. Now that the court heard that there was a disaster in Jiangnan, they immediately sent people to quell the disaster. We will definitely save your lives and will never ignore it like they did. When we come, you will have a chance to live."
There was no surprise on the faces of the people, instead they were all numb.
Those officials had said the same thing word for word.
They said they would not abandon these innocent people, but in the end, they still went to a safe place alone and left these innocent people here.
"You are not the only one who has said this. Over the past few days, anyone who passes by, regardless of their official position, has said this. We will no longer believe you, nor will we blindly follow you."
It's been so long and there's still no good solution.
Their hearts have long been numb, and they even think that living one day at a time is the best.
Shen Yuerong knew what they were planning, so she spoke as well.
"I know what you are thinking. I also know that you have been hurt by countless people, so you are unwilling to trust us again. But please give us a chance and let us do what we want to do. If we can't do it, you can kill us or beat us up. How about that?"
This was the only official who passed by them and did not confuse them with those overly high-sounding appearances. Naturally, everyone was a little confused, not knowing whether they should believe them or what would be waiting for them?
"Everyone, please trust us this time. No matter what happens next, we will face it with you."
Before Chi Mu finished speaking, he heard the people patrolling the area shouting, "Help, help! The water is rising! Help!"
The crowd who were still struggling with this suddenly dispersed, picked up their tools, and began to do their best to survive.
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