Aunt Liu patted her chest and assured, "Xiao Ling, just look here. Although I can't guarantee that all the villagers on the island can be evacuated to the high mountains, I can guarantee that all the villagers in our Stone Village will definitely be evacuated!"
Ling Huanwu nodded, and without saying more, bid farewell to Aunt Liu and headed straight for the army.
She had to ask Political Commissar Hao for help to open up the high-altitude camp behind the troops and mobilize the soldiers to help some of the elderly, weak, sick and disabled evacuate, in order to prevent them from being injured during the last storm surge, like Grandma Gao and the others, due to their limited mobility.
Along the way, she wore a headscarf and changed her clothes to avoid the gaze of other villagers.
But as soon as she arrived at the entrance of the military base, she saw Captain Sun and several others rushing into the base ahead of her, looking as if they were seeking the military's help to catch her, the fugitive.
After all, she has been reported as a suspect in this murder case on the island and will be taken to the county tomorrow.
But now that she has disappeared as a suspect, Captain Sun and his team must take responsibility.
Although she didn't want to implicate Captain Sun and the others, she couldn't go back for the time being; there were still many things waiting for her to do.
Ling Huanwu didn't dare to linger and turned to run towards the drying ground.
She knew that Song Panmei must be at the threshing ground, urging the villagers to evacuate.
He can go into the military base to explain the situation to Political Commissar Hao.
As long as the villagers can evacuate under Aunt Liu's persuasion, Political Commissar Hao will definitely believe it's true and ensure the villagers' safety.
Along the way, she tripped over a stone while running too fast and fell heavily to the ground, scraping her knees and palms until they bled.
She ignored the pain in her hands and feet and struggled to get up, only to find that the pain in her lower abdomen was more intense than the pain in her knees.
She had barely stood up when she bent over in pain again. Her lips were completely bloodless, large beads of sweat dripped from her forehead, and her legs felt like they were made of lead, unable to move an inch.
She looked up and saw Song Panmei standing at attention under the big locust tree in the distance. He had his head down and his brows furrowed as he listened to the two people opposite him talking.
Ling Huanwu rubbed her eyes and then realized that the two people standing opposite Song Panmei under the dappled shadows were actually Tie Dan and Gang Pao.
Her eyes lit up, and she took small, quick steps forward. With Tie Dan and Gang Pao around, they could help her a lot.
But when she came up behind the group, what she heard struck her like a thunderbolt, and she froze on the spot.
"Big brother, is that you?!"
Steel Cannon's voice was that of a woman's coquettishness.
Seeing that the burly Steel Cannon actually reached out to grab Song Panmei's face, as if he wanted to grab something off her face, Song Panmei was so frightened that she retreated repeatedly, her face turning white, red, and then blue.
"What are you talking about? I don't know you..."
"Brother, stop lying to me, tell me the truth! When are we going to take Ling Huanwu away?"
"Da Niu is already married, why would I take her away? Stop talking nonsense. I have other things to do, so I won't keep you company any longer!"
Song Panmei's gaze was cold and stern as she turned and left.
The three of them turned around at the same time and saw Ling Huanwu standing not far away with a deathly pale face.
Song Panmei's expression changed drastically, and she rushed over to support her. "Big girl, what's wrong? Don't listen to their nonsense, I am Song Panmei!"
Ling Huanwu instinctively pulled her hand away from his, took a step back, and asked in a terrified and trembling voice, "You...you are Qin Jinshen? What did you do to Panmei?"
No wonder Song Panmei came to the island to carry out a mission in this life. In her previous life, Song Panmei only went to the port city to see her once and never saw her again.
The thought that Song Panmei might lose her life because of her nearly drove her to the brink of collapse.
Qin Zhizhi knew she had made a big mistake, so she quickly tried to sound like Gangpao in a hoarse voice and explained, "President Ling, don't misunderstand, I was just joking with him. We were joking about taking you to jail!"
Song Panmei gritted her teeth and glared at Qin Zhizhi, completely exasperated. Pointing at Qin Zhizhi, she said, "Hey girl, I really don't know this sissy. He's spouting nonsense for no reason. You have to believe me. I'm wondering if this guy is being impersonated. I was just about to go to the police station to find the police!"
Steel Cannon and Iron Egg exchanged a glance, both seeing panic in each other's eyes.
They had previously taken Zhao Jingxiang's leather boots and found that they didn't have any height-increasing features, confirming that Zhao Jingxiang was not Qin Jinshen.
But judging from Song Panmei's current stance of reporting to the police, it's clear that even he isn't Qin Jinshen!
Seeing that the situation was not good and that they were about to be exposed, Guard Ma hurriedly disregarded the rules, grabbed Qin Zhizhi's hand, and ran away as if fleeing.
Ling Huanwu and Song Panmei were left behind, both completely bewildered.
Ling Huanwu looked at Song Panmei warily again, only to see him frowning and pouting as if he were a child, his hands nervously rubbing his trouser legs. She breathed a sigh of relief.
If Song Panmei was actually Qin Jinshen in disguise, Qin Jinshen would have no way of imitating Song Panmei's little gestures.
Before Song Panmei could even open her mouth to explain, Ling Huanwu quickly interrupted him, grabbing his wrist. She pleaded urgently, "Panmei, could you please go to the army and tell Political Commissar Hao that the storm surge is coming soon? He'll know what to do once he hears the news!"
Meeting her eager gaze, Song Panmei didn't ask any questions, but simply nodded seriously, helped her sit down under the tree, and then ran towards the army with many glances back.
*
Today, the island is bathed in sunshine, with absolutely no sign of an approaching storm surge.
Aunt Liu stood in her yard, took a deep breath, and recalled Ling Huanwu's anxious instructions. With a determined heart, she walked towards the village.
She first went to the home of her gossipy second aunt, who was the most talkative person in the cooperative.
As soon as she entered the door, she grabbed her second aunt's hand and said in a panic, "Second sister, I have something terrible to tell you! Last night, my deceased husband appeared to me in a dream and said that a storm surge is coming in the next day or two. The scene is terrifying. The whole village will be flooded, even more terrifying than the last storm surge!"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu's eyes widened, her face full of doubt: "Aunt Liu, are you talking nonsense? The weather is perfectly fine, how could there be a storm surge? You don't believe those rumors made up by the relocation team, do you? They made that up to force us to evacuate as soon as possible!"
Seeing that she didn't believe her, Aunt Liu quickly added, "After I woke up, I was very anxious, so I quickly took a cup in front of the Mazu statue and asked her. Mazu herself told me that a storm surge was really coming, and we have to think of a solution quickly!"
Second Aunt was still skeptical, but seeing how anxious Aunt Liu was, she couldn't completely ignore it, so she said, "Then... then I'll ask others. If others are moving, then I'll move!"
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