Married to Officer, Pregnant Specialist becomes the Winner!-Chapter 339 - 338: Refusing to Cooperate with the Evacuation?
The following day, the day before Gu Jia Ning predicted the typhoon would arrive.
On this end, Zhao Hongxing detected that the tropical pressure was gradually increasing, but it was still tropical pressure.
However, Zhao Hongxing discovered that the temperature on the sea surface was rapidly rising, now it’s up to 20 degrees or so.
Zhao Hongxing knew that this high temperature was one of the factors in forming a strong typhoon.
But to quickly form a strong typhoon, other conditions were needed.
So far, it’s still unknown.
Meanwhile, Lin Chushi, who learned that today’s detection was still tropical pressure, was initially a bit dubious.
But now he was more confident.
On the island, the residents of Huan Sha Island, after getting up, customarily planned to head out to sea.
But they were prohibited by the military from doing so.
They were informed that a strong typhoon might arrive tomorrow.
The islanders were prohibited from going to sea, and some also needed to evacuate their current residences to safer places.
"What, a strong typhoon might be coming, that’s terrible, we need to leave quickly."
Some of the elderly still remembered the strong typhoon from decades ago.
They also told their descendants about it, so the residents of Huan Sha Island knew well the impact a strong typhoon would have on the island.
If there was advance preparation, it would be fine, but if not, the casualties and damage would be nearly catastrophic.
So, upon suddenly hearing it would arrive, and it would be tomorrow.
The islanders were instantly panicked.
Quickly cooperating with the military for evacuation.
However, during the evacuation, rumors quietly spread among the islanders.
"Hey, did you hear, this time the strong typhoon the military mentioned wasn’t predicted by the military’s meteorological department, but by a female doctor."
"What, it was a female doctor who said it? What would she know?"
"That female doctor, you know her too, she’s the famous deputy director from the county hospital, Doctor Gu."
"I heard she said the day before yesterday, before the meteorological department detected any signs of a typhoon, that a strong typhoon would arrive in three days."
"Do you think anyone can predict a typhoon will come three days in advance? And so specifically say it’s a strong typhoon."
"But, the military’s meteorological department only detected a tropical pressure yesterday, and it’s still just a tropical pressure now."
"Maybe, this so-called strong typhoon won’t come at all."
"What, no strong typhoon, but we still have to evacuate, what’s going on?"
"Oh no, gold nests and silver nests are no better than our own doghouse, I really don’t want to leave my home, I still have a few old hens at home."
"Yeah, what if a little thief sneaks in and steals things from my home?"
"You see, we Huan Sha Islanders are so afraid of strong typhoons, now, clearly no strong typhoon has been detected, it’s just tropical pressure, there’s no need to evacuate, yet we’re asked to evacuate, what’s this about."
"Just because a female doctor says something, do we have to believe her?"
"Hey, I heard this female doctor and her husband have ties with the top military officer, that’s why he’s biased towards them, whatever they say, he believes it."
"They said the Lin family’s father and son have been persuading them, telling the couple not to spout nonsense and cause panic among us common people, but it’s no use. Because the Lin family’s status is lower than that of the officer named Lu, they can only listen to him."
"Oh dear, the Lin family, they are our local people from Huan Sha Island, surely they would side with us islanders. That outsider military officer could not possibly care about us islanders more than our local military officers."
"No way, since it’s not a strong typhoon, just tropical pressure, I’m not leaving, I’m staying at home."
"I’m staying at home too."
"That officer Lu isn’t fit to manage our Huan Sha Island, the Lin family is more suitable."
...
So, with rumors spreading.
The islanders started to question the decisions made by Gu Jia Ning and her husband, and officer Lu.
They were unwilling to cooperate with the evacuation.
This situation quickly got back to officer Lu.
At this moment, Sheng Zexi was with officer Lu.
Hearing this, he couldn’t help frowning.
"Looks like it’s the Lin family’s father and son stirring up trouble again." Without needing to investigate, these rumors were similar in style to those spread in the residential compound before, officer Lu could assert that it was the Lin family’s father and son causing trouble.
With guilt in his eyes, Sheng Zexi said, "Officer, I’ve implicated you."
Officer Lu, however, shook his head, "If there’s anyone implicated, it’s you who’s been implicated by me."
"Actually, the ultimate target of the Lin family’s father and son is me."
Officer Lu had long known that Father Lin was displeased with him.
He had long wanted to pull him down to control Huan Sha Island himself.
This time, it was merely using Sheng Zexi and his wife’s affairs to do so.
"Ze Xi, what do you say we do now?" officer Lu asked.
Sheng Zexi was silent.
Send someone to clarify the rumors?
How to clarify?
The strong typhoon hasn’t been detected, nor has it arrived.
The future newspaper Ningning showed him couldn’t be revealed either.
Force those unwilling to leave to evacuate?
Even with good intentions, it might incur more criticism, possibly even physical altercations.
The Lin family might further exploit this and escalate the situation.
After thinking for a moment, Sheng Zexi said, "Officer, how about this, those willing to cooperate with the evacuation can evacuate, those unwilling, let them stay if they wish."
Officer Lu sighed, "This is the only way."
So, orders were quickly issued.
Those willing to cooperate with the evacuation, the military district would help them evacuate to safe areas.
Those unwilling to cooperate, wouldn’t be forced.
When this order was given.
The number of people staying behind was quite large.
However, many still chose to cooperate with the evacuation, many of whom were former patients of Gu Jia Ning.
"Though it sounds incredible for a doctor like Gu to be able to observe meteorological phenomena, there are many talented people in this world, and Doctor Gu is already an excellent and outstanding person, so it’s not surprising she could observe meteorological phenomena. I trust Doctor Gu."
"Even though I was only treated by Doctor Gu a few times and didn’t interact much, I could sense Doctor Gu’s nature, she’s a kind and decent person, she surely wouldn’t spout nonsense, so since Doctor Gu said a strong typhoon is coming, we should cooperate with the evacuation. If the strong typhoon really comes, our family will have avoided disaster, and if it doesn’t, there’s no loss, it’s always wise to be prepared for the worst."
"Exactly, it’s never wrong to be prepared for the worst."
"Besides, I genuinely believe Doctor Gu really observed a strong typhoon and genuinely cares about the people of Huan Sha Island, otherwise, being just a doctor, even if she did observe it, she didn’t have to interfere, even if a strong typhoon really came and caused casualties, it wouldn’t be her concern, yet she still did it, willing to bear rumors and doubts. I think Doctor Gu truly has a kind heart."
