"I, I, I'm just scared of you, I'm afraid you'll kill me, so I thought of escaping during the storm," Jin Wang wept bitterly, thinking of the dreadful outcome that might happen, how could he dare to tell the truth?
"Truly, truly, everything I said is true, Celestial God Ye, please let me go," Jin Wang repeatedly emphasized.
"Really not going to tell the truth?" Ye Qiu's gaze became even sharper, making Jin Wang feel as if two knives were cutting into him.
This time, the last glimmer of deceit in Jin Wang's eyes completely disappeared, and he cried out, "I'll talk, I'll talk, I'll say everything, Celestial God Ye, please, don't kill me.
The truth is, it's about the dam. I was involved in the investment when it was built years ago. To save money, corners were cut on the dam, the engineer said it could only last until this year, so with the heavy rain, I thought of running away."
Jin Wang confessed honestly, and the next moment, the surrounding villagers were enraged!
"Jin Wang, you beast, you'll die a horrible death!"
"Damned beast, that's a dam, a dam, do you know how important that dam is? It's the life of the whole village, and yet you dared to cut corners and make it a shoddy project!"
"Damn you, why don't you just die, do you know that because of you, the whole village will be flooded?"
"Celestial God Ye, kill him, kill him now!"
The villagers were furious, many ran home and fetched tools like shovels, some picked up stones and threw them at Jin Wang. If Ye Qiu hadn't caught the stones, Jin Wang would have certainly been stoned to death by the villagers.
Ye Qiu pressed down with both hands, calming the villagers' emotions, and then said in a deep voice, "Listen to me, Jin Wang is indeed despicable, but you absolutely cannot harm him.
Because if you kill someone, you'll also be subject to legal punishment, you'll turn into a great villain like Jin Wang!"
"Then what should we do?"
"Just leave Jin Wang like this?"
The villagers questioned repeatedly.
"I promise to give you a satisfactory explanation for Jin Wang's matter." Ye Qiu's expression became more serious, he continued, "But the urgent thing now is to resolve the dam issue.
You've heard Jin Wang's words too, the dam definitely won't withstand this storm. If it collapses, the whole village will be done for. I know this land is your root, it's your life, you all don't want to leave."
"Therefore, I will also do everything in my power to help you secure this land. I need the contact of the town's leadership, who can provide it to me!"
"I can!" A senior in the crowd stood up immediately, waving his phone as he ran to Ye Qiu, anxiously saying, "Celestial God Ye, I'm the village head here, let me contact the town's leadership."
"I'll do it!" Ye Qiu unhesitatingly snatched the village head's phone, dialed the mayor's number, and straightforwardly said, "Don't speak, listen to me first, I'm a soldier, currently in Jin Family Village. Jin Wang has just admitted that the dam is a shoddy project according to the original plan, it won't last this year's storm.
I don't care if you're an upright official or a corrupt official, you must listen carefully. Once the dam breaks, not just Jin Family Village, but the whole town will be flooded, you can't shoulder this responsibility. Quickly arrange people and resources for rescue!"
Hearing the severity of the situation, the mayor dared not waste any more words, nodding repeatedly, and as soon as he hung up, he arranged for the armed police force to head to the scene.
Ye Qiu then called Fei Ming again, requesting that the military district dispatch personnel and emergency supplies.
As he put away his phone, the surrounding villagers also had many woven bags in their hands—they had seen on TV that sandbags were needed at such times to block flooding.
"Celestial God Ye, tell us what to do, we'll follow your lead!"
"Celestial God Ye, please help us save the village!"
"Please, Celestial God Ye!"
The villagers shouted anxiously, and many were in tears at the thought of losing their homes.
Ye Qiu nodded slightly, saying in a deep voice, "I said I would help you, and I will certainly help. The town is dispatching people, and the military will arrive shortly.
But before that, we can't sit idly by, we must do our utmost to save this land, are you prepared for the fight? Even though it might mean being flooded, or sacrificing our lives on this land!"
Ye Qiu delivered a speech because he saw that many villagers were already panicked, it was a time to inspire morale!
"We're willing! We're willing to fight to the end!"
"This is our land, we must protect it!"
"Protect to the last!"
The villagers shouted in unison, all eyes fixed intently on Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu wasted no more words, going straight to the point, "Now, everyone listen to my command. You have the bags ready in your hands, immediately, go fill them with sand, as much as possible.
At this crucial time, I hope everyone will embody the spirit of selfless dedication, if anyone has sand, bring it all out!"
As soon as Ye Qiu finished speaking, his request was met with a response from the villagers!
"I have some at home, a lot, prepared for house renovations, everyone quickly go to my place and get it!"
"I also have some at my place, planned for building a wedding house, now I'm going to give it all!"
"I don't have sand at home, but I have quilts, I once saw on TV that quilts can also be used!"
The villagers shouted, enthusiastically bustling with activity.
This scene left Ye Qiu somewhat moved.
In the face of natural disaster, knowing that staying here could mean sacrifice, the villagers still chose to persevere.
United, resisting the natural disaster!
"This is the Huaxia spirit!" Zhao Chunxue beside Ye Qiu exclaimed repeatedly!
Earlier, while living in the village, Zhao Chunxue had talked a lot with Old Liu, learning about many villagers, the most unforgettable being Stingy Zhao, someone who once did not want to spend money even when his daughter-in-law was hospitalized for childbirth.
But now, Stingy Zhao was constantly calling people to his home, because he had a lot of sand there.
"That's right, through adversity real emotions are revealed, no matter how these villagers were before, in times of crisis, they're still willing to offer help, choosing not to back down, and that's precisely the key reason Huaxia is strong today.
Many say the Huaxia Army is the strongest in the world; I never believed that because the strength of Huaxia lies most in its people!"
"Stop with the chit-chat, let's hurry and help too, move stones, big rocks, transfer them all to the dam!"
After speaking, Ye Qiu kicked Zhao Chunxue away, then his figure flashed and disappeared, searching for large rocks to transport to the riverbank.
"Damn, can you be gentler, you pervert, kicking my ass!"
Zhao Chunxue cursed, then hurriedly continued assisting alongside everyone else.