"Okay, I'll go right away."
After Section Chief Deng finished speaking, he left with the men from the battalion's defense section, leaving Battalion Commander Sun standing there alone.
Seeing the troubled look on his face, Huo Tingzhou frowned. "Just say what you have to say."
Battalion Commander Sun then recounted what had just happened.
"Most of the military family members were quite cooperative at first, but a few of them were quite agitated."
"After they made such a fuss, the others were also unhappy."
"Especially Xiang, the deputy battalion commander's mother..."
Before he could finish speaking, Huo Tingzhou interrupted him in a deep voice, "Then let's register the names of those military family members who led the trouble."
Battalion Commander Sun was still somewhat confused. "Register...?"
"right!"
When he said this, Huo Tingzhou's eyes were sharper than ever before.
A country has its laws, and a family has its rules!
The military naturally has its own set of procedures for handling matters.
He couldn't control these military families, but with so many lives at stake, Huo Tingzhou absolutely wouldn't allow anyone to hold everyone back at this time.
Surprisingly, the military families were quite cooperative this time.
Perhaps still shaken by the sight of the broken window, when the young soldiers in charge of mobilization arrived with the latest instructions...
Everyone kept only essential personal items and handed over everything else.
If something is lost, we can find a way to get something else later.
But what good is having a lot of money if you're dead?
Even the old lady who had just refused to cooperate reluctantly handed over several large bags of luggage under the intimidating gazes of her sisters-in-law.
With luggage and other miscellaneous items cleared out, the auditorium became noticeably more spacious.
"Commander, the windbreaks have all been stacked to the designated height."
"The defense team just arrived, and all the windows in the auditorium have been reinforced."
Hearing Battalion Commander Sun's report, Huo Tingzhou breathed a slight sigh of relief.
They've done everything they could to prepare; all they can do now is try their best and leave the rest to fate.
"Pass the word down that all soldiers should rest where they are."
"Yes, Commander."
Battalion Commander Sun originally wanted to invite Regiment Commander Huo to their area to chat, but he didn't have a chance to say it.
Huo Tingzhou had already started walking towards the person he had been longing for.
Actually, he had seen her a long time ago.
"Wife, why are you standing here all alone?"
As he spoke, Huo Tingzhou's eyes kept scanning her up and down.
After confirming that she was alright, he looked around again.
"Where are Third Uncle and Uncle Zhong? Didn't they come to the auditorium?"
When he turned around, the only response he received was: "Lower your head."
Huo Tingzhou did as instructed.
Jiang Si stepped forward, took a towel she had prepared in advance, and wiped the rain and mud off his face.
"Third Uncle and Uncle Zhong went to help carry sandbags earlier and are resting in the storage room now."
"Sister-in-law Hu and Sister-in-law Xu are with us too."
"We've been doing well these past few days, so you don't need to worry."
After explaining his recent situation in detail, Jiang Si turned to ask the question she cared about most.
"Why did you suddenly come back? Didn't you say you were going to wait until the typhoon was over before you could come back?"
Even Jiang Si herself probably didn't realize how worried she was in her tone and eyes when she asked these questions.
While enjoying the compliment, Huo Tingzhou quickly spoke up to explain.
"The island lacks sufficient reserves of antibiotics and disinfectant supplies. The military received orders from higher command to transport a batch of medicines before the typhoon makes landfall, so..."
"So, you applied to come back, right?" Jiang Si knew without even having to guess.
Given Huo Tingzhou's current rank, he wouldn't be needed for tasks like transporting medicine.
Huo Tingzhou didn't deny it, but just looked at her with a deep gaze.
As a soldier, he has done what he was supposed to do.
But as a husband, he did far from enough.
"Wife—" Seeing that she remained silent, Huo Tingzhou's alarm bells immediately went off.
“I’m not angry,” Jiang Si stated immediately.
But the way he looked at me was no different from how I would look at a husky.
"Huo Tingzhou, are you stupid?"
Huo Tingzhou nodded, acknowledging this point.
Jiang Si: "You're still nodding?"
Huo Tingzhou touched his nose and said in a serious tone.
"Only fools have good fortune, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to marry such a good wife as you."
After saying that, he looked at her questioningly, "Wife, do you think what I said is right?"
"..." Jiang Si was so angry she laughed.
But there is one thing she has to admit.
Actually, she was happy the moment she saw Huo Tingzhou's back.
However, this joy did not last long.
Just as Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou returned to the storage room, intending to rest for a while...
Suddenly, a crackling sound of electricity came from the loudspeakers above the auditorium.
Although the broadcast was intermittent, the moment the words "tornado" were uttered, everyone's expression changed instantly.
"Everyone, crouch down and cover your heads with your hands!"
As soon as Huo Tingzhou finished speaking, he pulled Jiang Si behind him, his arms tightly encircling her head and back.
"Don't be afraid, everything will be alright."
Huo Tingzhou's voice rang out above her head.
Jiang Si opened her mouth, as if to say that she was not afraid.
But before he could speak, the ground began to tremble—
Although Jiang Si grew up in a coastal city, she was no stranger to typhoons.
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