Chapter 362 Layout
The heavy rain lasted all night and finally subsided at dawn.
Jixiang didn't sleep all night, his eyes were as red as red rabbits, and his emotions were almost on the verge of collapse.
Before, on the way from Zhending to Datong, she watched Su Qingqing suffer from a high fever. She also collapsed at that time, but it was completely different from now.
None of the soldiers sent out by Zhao Kangjie returned.
Those who were rescued did not come back, and those who went to rescue others did not come back either.
It rained too heavily in the second half of the night and the dam could not bear it. It could not be maintained by diverting the water through a small opening. As a last resort, Su Qingqing ordered a comprehensive diversion.
When the diversion gate was opened and the flood roared like a beast towards the village, Jixiang was standing not far away. At that time, her legs were so weak that she could not stand, but there was still hope.
After all, so many soldiers with good swimming skills were sent.
But now it's daybreak.
None of them came back.
Su Qingqing was busy all night. She took her eyes off the map and looked up to see Jixiang's bloodshot eyes. She frowned and said, "Go to sleep for a while."
Originally, when Su Qingqing didn't say anything, Jixiang could still hold on, but now that she opened her mouth, Jixiang's tears burst out.
"They're not coming back, are they? None of them?"
His throat was so hoarse that he could hardly make a sound, and Jixiang couldn't stop crying.
Su Qingqing turned her head away and didn't look at her, nor did she answer this question. She had other things to do today and she couldn't be distracted.
You can say she is hard-hearted or heartless.
Su Qingqing took a silent breath, raised her head, and held back the tears in her eyes. With a swollen throat, she walked around the table and went out.
Zhao Kangjie was still outside directing the dam site. Enough sandbags had been piled up. Even if heavy rain came again, the dam would be destroyed and the diversion would fail. It should not reach Huicheng for a while, which was enough time for the people of Huicheng to move to higher places.
The military doctors are still busy among the refugees.
The whole military camp was filled with two words: anxiety.
Everyone was anxious.
Even the air was scorching.
Jixiang was definitely not in a suitable mood to accompany her into the city today, so Su Qingqing went directly to Zhao Kangjie to ask for two people, and led them straight to Huicheng.
She had to keep the gates open.
The people at the foot of the city wall were still cursing. After a whole night of cursing, their voices were still sharp and their fighting power was very strong.
The people who followed Su Qingqing were feeling uneasy, "General, if we go in, it won't cause a riot, right?"
Su Qingqing forced a smile and tried to calm the two people beside her. "It's okay. We're not going in with a big fanfare. We're just going to climb over the wall quietly. It won't cause any trouble."
It rained all night yesterday and it was just dawn now, so there weren't many people in the city.
Su Qingqing has studied the layout of this city for a long time and can basically remember every street in the city by heart.
They chose a safe place and climbed over the wall. After landing, the three of them were quickly taken to a pharmacy by Su Qingqing.
Ji Yun was worried all night.
With such heavy rain, the dam must have been destroyed. I wonder if the Su family army suffered any casualties during the flood fighting process.
Doctor Sun and Doctor Zhen prepared herbs and some ready-made hemostatic medicines early in the morning, waiting for the city gate to open so they could rush out.
Under such circumstances, the pharmacy, like other shops, had almost no business.
The three of them were staring at each other in the front hall, when suddenly they strode towards the pharmacy.
Doctor Sun was sitting with his back to the door at the time and didn't notice. Ji Yun was leaning against the door with his arms folded, staring at the figure walking in front, and his heart subconsciously shrank.
He slowly stood up, breathing hard, until the man gradually walked in the rain, and Ji Yun's eyes suddenly widened.
"Will……"
Before Ji Yun finished speaking, Su Qingqing raised her hand and pointed, "Let's go in and talk."
The three short words made Doctor Sun, who was sitting there in a daze, feel numb all over. He turned his head with a stiff back and saw Su Qingqing taking off the rain hat on her head. Doctor Sun's eyes turned red and tears fell down.
He slid off the chair with a hoarse voice and stumbled to his feet. He mumbled the word "mother" several times in his throat, but no sound came out. Until he stumbled in front of Su Qingqing, he looked at her with red eyes, "You are finally here, how is it outside?"
If Jixiang was here, he might have burst into tears.
The two soldiers following behind Su Qingqing both looked unhappy, but they managed to hold back their emotions and not explode.
Su Qingqing patted Doctor Zhao on the shoulder, then turned to Doctor Zhen who was standing there in a daze and nodded, "Whatever you two are going to do today, continue to do it. Don't delay. I have something to say to Mr. Ji."
She really has no time to waste.
Ji Yun immediately led Su Qingqing to the inner room.
"Have you found what I asked you to check before?"
Ji Yun poured Su Qingqing a cup of hot tea and said, "I have found out. I have all the names. I will give them to the general right away."
From a secret compartment behind the bookcase in the inner room, Ji Yun took out a list.
"This is the amount of donations from Huicheng and surrounding towns for this flood. It's all listed above."
Su Qingqing took the list and glanced at the names and numbers on it, "Is Jinxiu Cloth Shop doing a big business?"
On the donation list, the owner of Jinxiu Cloth Shop donated the largest amount.
Ji Yun said, "Yes, in Guangdong and Guangxi, there are branches of his family in almost every town. The owner of the cloth shop and Governor Xu were classmates and had a very good relationship. Since Governor Xu took office here, his business territory has expanded. Before, there was only a small cloth shop in Huicheng."
Su Qingqing understood what this meant without Ji Yun saying much.
"You know who is close to Xu Kefeng among the people here. After noon, go to the homes of these people one by one and tell them that all the silver they donated was transferred to Weiyuan Escort Agency by Duke Xue.
For example, when the Weiyuan Escort Agency was escorting the prince of Zhao back to his country, they were hijacked by bandits, and almost all of the prince's belongings were stolen.
Weiyuan Escort Agency was faced with a huge compensation, and Duke Xue embezzled the money. "
After Su Qingqing finished speaking, Ji Yun didn't even ask why, and directly said: "Don't worry, General, I will definitely get it done."
When Su Qingqing was still a young general in the Su family army, he was very kind to Ji Yun's family.
Ji Yun went into business with a partner. When he was out purchasing goods, his wife and two daughters were sold to the secular world by his partner. He was falsely accused of embezzling public funds and was arrested by the government on his way back .
The authorities didn't care whether he was guilty or not and just put him in jail.
There was no interrogation or anything, they just kept him locked up.
Until Su Qingqing came to the prison by accident, met him, and heard his story...
At that time, they were just a chance acquaintance, and Su Qingqing didn't even know his name, but that didn't stop Su Qingqing from pulling him out of jail, clearing his name, and taking back his business.
