Chapter 10 Saving Lives
Coming out of the trading house, the dark clouds have turned the sky into a dark, the surrounding merchants have already closed their stalls, the doors and windows are closed, and passers-by are hurrying in the wind, this usually bustling commercial street is now quiet and frightening.
The electric light tore through the sky, the thunder roared, the pouring rain fell from the sky, and the dense rain curtain was pulled up between the sky and the earth.
"Why is it raining so hard...... Lin Wanjing looked up at the street that was hazy by the rain curtain and muttered to herself.
Although I felt unbearable stuffy since I got up today, the sunshine was still very good, Lin Wanjing thought about taking advantage of the good weather to come to the store early to arrange the autumn and winter goods, who knew that the sky suddenly changed, and the storm was coming.
The old shopkeeper took an umbrella from the store and came out, looked up at the sky, and said, "Miss, I'm afraid that the wind god will be unhappy today, and there will be a typhoon, so you better go back quickly." Look at this momentum, this time the wind is not small. ”
Lin Wanjing was interesting when she heard this, and answered: "Do you still look at the sky?" ”
"The old man was born and raised in Luzhou, and his ancestors were all fishermen, so God's temper can be touched to some extent." The old shopkeeper paused, and then said, "The old man can still give you an estimate of where Grandpa Feng is expected to land, are you interested?" ”
"Tell me, I want to know."
"Look at the clouds, the wind should come from the southeast of the fishing port, if the eldest lady looks at the sky a few hours earlier, she will see the clouds coming from the sea level, this storm, the old man is a little worried that the sea water will pour into the city."
The commercial port and the fishing port of Luzhou are in two places, the fishing port is a famous "shanty town", inhabited by thousands of fishermen, it is the birthplace of Luzhou, but it is also the most backward place in Luzhou at present.
"But don't say it, Miss, this wind is coming from the evil door."
"How?"
"Although it is common to say that there are typhoons in Luzhou every summer, but Lujia Fishing Port is a well-known sheltered port, in previous years, when encountering strong winds, all the ships on the sea entered the fishing port to shelter from the wind, the old man was really worried that this time the wind came straight to the fishing port, and thousands of boats could not bear it......"
The old shopkeeper is right, not far from the fishing port there is a scattered archipelago, scattered islands connected to form a natural barrier, in the event of a storm, fishing boats will gather here to take shelter from the storm.
Seeing that Lin Wanjing's face was worried, Qiong Ge thought that she was worried about the safety of the fleet, and hurriedly comforted:
"The young marshal has been crisscrossing the sea for more than ten years, and this bit of wind and waves can't hurt him, madam, relax."
"Yes, yes, the old man is worried about ordinary people, the young marshal is the dragon in the sea of Luzhou, not to mention Xunlong Bay, the entire sea of Luzhou is obedient to his training, and this wind and rain has a big momentum, but the time should not be very long. Miss, you hurry back, it won't be safe if the wind and waves rise later. ”
Saying this, the dim light of the car lights shot through the rain curtain and stopped on the side of the road for a while, Qiong Ge didn't dare to slack off, and opened an umbrella to escort Lin Wanjing to the car.
Don't pass the old shopkeeper, the black car rushed all the way to the Yukuntai, Xu felt the uneasiness before the rainstorm, there are few vehicles on the busy highway that are wide and uncomfortable, and it is precisely because of the wideness that it took only half of the usual time, the outline of the Yukuntai has appeared in the middle of the mountain not far away. was almost home, Lin Wanjing's heart also settled down a little, but at this moment, the driver braked suddenly, and the master and servant in the back seat almost hit the back of the seat.
"How did you drive the car!" Qiong Ge rubbed the painful forehead and complained to the driver.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but there's a block in front of you...... "The driver replied looking back.
There was a group of people standing in front of the car in the rainstorm, and the hats they were wearing couldn't withstand the wind and rain at all, so Lin Wanjing really felt their eager gaze through the rain curtain.
"Get out of the car and take a look."
"But madam, it's raining so hard outside......"
Lin Wanjing couldn't help but open the car door, but Qiongge couldn't, so she had to walk quickly to the other side to get an umbrella for her.
Seeing Lin Wanjing get out of the car, the leading woman in the group ran in front of her in a few steps and was about to kneel. Lin Wanjing was startled, and hurriedly reached out to support her, she didn't know how long she had been in the rain, her soaked coat was clinging to her cold skin, and her hands were already white and wrinkled.
"What is this?"
"Pg Madame to save our husband and relatives!" As soon as the woman spoke, the plea became a cry.
Lin Wanjing was puzzled, looking at the woman with tears and rain mixed together, Suo Mei asked, "Don't worry, you say slowly, what do you want me to do, how to save it?" ”。
"We are fishermen in Lugang, and the old people in the village said that in a few hours the typhoon will come straight to Luzhou Fishing Port, and the commander's troops want us to leave the boat and the house to take shelter from the wind, but our ancestors have lived here for generations, even if we want to leave, the men will not go!"
Lin Wanjing's heart tightened, it was really the same as what Master Xu said, but she was just a mortal, not the Sea Dragon King, and I was afraid that she really couldn't control the matter of making waves.
"We fishermen live on boats, and if the boats are gone, we ...... We can't live anymore! Please, Madame, save us! ”
"But...... But what can I do? ”
"The young marshal's big ship can help us resist the wind and waves, as long as we connect all the boats, we can deal with it! We've been here with previous typhoons, but this time the storm was too big...... We heard that because the storm was too strong, the young marshal was going to withdraw the big ship to the military port, and if the young marshal left, our ship and our home would be gone! ”
Lin Wanjing has heard captains say this kind of thing about even boats fighting waves, but this is always the next policy, a ship capsizing may bring disaster to the entire ship array, and the capsizing of a small boat is still like this, let alone a big ship like a cruiser.
Lin Wanjing's hesitation made the other originally silent petitioners even more anxious, everyone cried and begged her to save people, she looked at the faces of the old and young under the hat, she didn't know what to do, and her heart was like a knife.
Someone tugged at the hem of her skirt, and she lowered her head, but saw a pair of children no more than three years old looking at her:
"Sister, Mom said you can save Daddy and Grandpa's ......" the girl said, her eyes reddening, "Sister Fairy, please save Daddy and Grandpa!" ”
"Save Daddy and Grandpa, please!" When the girl was crying, the boy began to cry too.
The children's mother hurriedly stepped forward to drag her own children, she didn't expect the two children to go directly to pull Lin Wanjing's clothes, she saw what the driver took to get out of the car, she couldn't help but panic, and her already helpless words were even more flustered at the moment:
"Madam, I'm sorry, we can't help it, we really have no malice, we are desperate, so we came to beg you......"
"I know." Lin Wanjing said softly, bending down and caressing the faces of the two children, the already emaciated faces were cold and pale because of the rain for too long, "Take the children and the old people back, it won't help you wait here." I may not be able to talk about important matters related to military aircraft. But I'm willing to go to them, I'm willing to try it for you. ”
Qiongge was shocked when she heard this: "Madam! If it was usual, the current state of affairs ......"
Kelin Wanjing obviously didn't plan to change her mind, and turned to meet the driver who was coming towards her: "You know the nearest way to the fishing port, right?" The driver hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes." ”
"How long?"
"If the situation is good, it will be there in half an hour."
"Half an hour?" Lin Wanjing turned around and looked at the women and children in the rain, and the worry in her words was even more obvious, if Liu Jin really wanted to withdraw the fleet, she was afraid that her speed would not be able to catch up with the cruiser advancing at full speed.
"Try to be as fast as you can." After saying this, Lin Wanjing sat in the car, leaned back of the chair and looked out the window, the rain was heavier, and the rain washed the window glass, reflecting all the scenery near and far in a blur.
When they arrived at the fishing port, the wind and rain at the outpost had arrived, and the wind mixed with the rain hurt like pins and needles in the face, but the fishermen in the shanty did not look like they were going to evacuate, and the men helped each other to tie the boats together with anchor chains, as the woman they had just met, and they tried to save their homes in this way.
Everyone was racing against the typhoon, and no one seemed to notice Lin Wanjing's arrival, and she didn't know who to ask for help. In a daze, she saw a soldier-like man standing in the most prominent position on the docks, constantly waving flags at the lighthouse in the distance, the bright lights on the lighthouse flickering and flickering, and the fleet's whistle sounded, echoing in the rain against the thunder.
"Eh, Yun Shuai won't help us anymore." The old fisherman next to her sighed, and the disappointment in her words hit Lin Wanjing's heart, she just wanted to explain to him, and then she heard the old fisherman say again: "There is a fleet, we may be able to withstand this storm, and now that he has withdrawn the fleet, he doesn't care about us anymore, and he wants to abandon us......"
Lin Wanjing only felt a sudden tightening in her chest, and stepped up a few steps to the sergeant who was waving the flag, and the sergeant recognized Lin Wanjing, put down the colorful flag and saluted her.
"Please help me tell the young marshal, please don't leave the port, he can't abandon the people of the fishing port!"
When the sergeant heard this, his face turned grim: "Madam, I'm sorry, this is not within my authority, if the young marshal is to blame, I can't afford it." ”
"Okay, please help me inform the flagship that I am going to board the ship."
"Madam, this is not appropriate, this weather is too dangerous!"
"You don't have to worry about my safety, just tell them."
"But now that the fleet is far away, I'm afraid you won't be able to get through."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sturdy man on the side answered: "I'll send you there!" ”
When the sergeant heard this, he became anxious and shouted at the man:
"What are you doing here! Do you know who this person is? If it's a little slipped-up, can you afford it? ”
"Does it matter who I am?" Lin Wanjing interrupted his reprimand and said sharply: "I am alone, how can I be worth the thousands of lives in this port area!" ”
The sergeant understood these truths, he didn't know how to convince Lin Wanjing, but repeatedly dissuaded: "You can't go, if you make a mistake, the young marshal will kill me!" Seeing that Lin Wanjing was determined, he had no choice but to look at the man on the side again, trying to persuade him: "You can't go either!" Now the wind and waves are too strong, and it is dangerous to go to sea! ”
"Madame wants to save the people of my fishing port, Madame is not afraid of danger, what am I afraid of! A cheap life, there is no regret to be able to accompany Mrs.! The big man patted his chest and shouted at the thinner man who was tying the cable, "Don't tie it!" Untie it for my brother! Brother wants to accompany the young lady to be a hero! ”
Everything happened so suddenly, and the sergeant watched the fishing boat gradually become a blurry black spot in the rain, and then hurriedly waved the signal flag and waved the flag "slow down".
The lighthouse quickly responded to him with a lamp letter: What's wrong?
The sergeant pondered for a while, and finally typed these two words: "Save people." ”