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Huo Xiuyuan stopped behind the cultural troupe's vehicle; most of the troupe members had already boarded.

They all looked at Huo Xiuyuan with suspicion as he walked over. Huo Xiuyuan then reached out his hand to Shen Tang.

Shen Tang quickly took a few steps, grabbed his hand, and stepped onto the bicycle step. Huo Xiuyuan put his other hand on Shen Tang's waist and half-lifted her up.

Everyone in the car stared wide-eyed. Was this still the same cold and aloof Commander Huo?

Li Meihua was walking up from the riverbank when she watched as Huo Xiuyuan "carried" Shen Tang into the car.

She gritted her teeth and ran over quickly, then said softly to Huo Xiuyuan, "Commander Huo, I can't get up there, please help me."

"Everyone, get on the bus quickly, get ready to depart!" Huo Xiuyuan said and strode towards the lead bus.

Cheng Lei laughed loudly and said, "I offered my warm face to a cold backside."

The people on the bus couldn't help but laugh.

Li Meihua climbed into the car angrily and glared at Shen Tang resentfully.

Shen Tang smiled and raised an eyebrow at her.

"You just wait," Li Meihua said through gritted teeth.

Shen Tang ignored her and closed her eyes to rest.

The car became increasingly bumpy, and the people on board lost the energy they had when they first left.

As darkness fell, the road became increasingly difficult to travel, and the carriage swayed even more violently.

Shen Tang opened her eyes. The sky was overcast and the air was damp, as if rain was about to fall.

More and more gravel appeared on the road, and fresh scratches were visible on the mountainside beside the road. Large piles of gravel were stacked at the edge of the roadbed, some of which had rolled into the middle of the road and been pushed to the side of the road by the cars in front, forming small piles.

Shen Tang leaned against the car floor, watching the gravel whizz past the car window.

She recalled her past life when she participated in disaster relief efforts in the affected areas—

Back then, many actors would travel there in RVs, take a few photos in front of tents in the disaster area, hug a child, donate some money, and then return the same way. All for the sake of creating a persona and generating buzz.

She did participate in the rescue; she went with the rescue team.

She personally brought three large truckloads of supplies, and together with the volunteers, they squeezed into the back of a truck to move goods, set up tents, and carry stretchers. Wearing a mask, no one knew she was a celebrity.

She saw houses half-buried by landslides, a row of stretchers covered with white sheets, and a mother sitting by the roadside holding her lifeless child, refusing to leave.

Shen Tang's eyes welled up with tears. She lowered her gaze, hoping that this time it wouldn't be so tragic.

The car suddenly stopped, and everyone on board woke up and looked out of the car.

The driver jumped out of the car, ran a few steps forward, then came back and said:

"The road ahead is blocked due to a landslide."

"The female members can rest on the bus, while the male members can get off and move stones," Ge Aihua said, standing up.

She said that and jumped out of the car.

Shen Tang frowned and got out of the car as well. When Zhao Wenjing saw her get out, she jumped out of the car as well.

Shen Tang looked ahead and saw that it was already dark. By the light of the car headlights ahead, she could see that the road was completely blocked.

Shen Tang looked up at the sky. The dark clouds were pressing down lower and lower. If it rained now, it would be troublesome.

She walked quickly forward and found Huo Xiuyuan, who was bending down and moving stones.

Shen Tang frowned. His injury hadn't healed yet, and he was afraid that if he exerted too much force, the wound would reopen.

"Commander Huo," Shen Tang called out.

Huo Xiuyuan looked up and saw her, then said in a deep voice, "Go wait in the car, it's dangerous here."

"The sky is very overcast; it looks like it's going to rain. Is there a reservoir above us?"

Huo Xiuyuan frowned upon hearing Shen Tang's words and took out a map from his pocket.

There is indeed a reservoir above this road.

Shen Tang leaned closer and said, "The mountain was already loose after the earthquake. If it rains heavily again, there's a high chance of the dam breaking."

Huo Xiuyuan looked up and down at the road with his fingers and immediately made a decision:

"We'll retreat and go around the village."

Shen Tang looked at the map and nodded, saying, "This village is located on high ground, so it's relatively safe."

Huo Xiuyuan stared at Shen Tang's face for a few seconds.

"You seem to know quite a lot. You can sing, dance, write sheet music, and even understand emergency evacuation procedures for geological disasters. How many more secrets do you have?"

Shen Tang avoided his gaze and turned her head, saying, "Let's hurry, it'll rain soon."

Shen Tang quickly ran back.

Could it be that Huo Xiuyuan is suspecting her again?

"Get in the car, back up, and go around the village ahead," Huo Xiuyuan called out.

The six cars switched places and drove up the mountain road, with Huo Xiuyuan switching to the car in front.

The car drove into the village. Before us lay ruins, most of the houses collapsed.

The car slowly drove forward, and suddenly something moved in the darkness.

Several figures stood up, followed by more people. They emerged from the darkness and silently gathered in the middle of the road.

Dozens of people, young and old, including men with shovels, women holding children, and elderly people leaning on wooden canes, all stared intently at the front of the vehicle.

Standing at the very front was a burly, dark-skinned man, shirtless with a worn-out jacket draped over his shoulders. He wasn't tall, but had broad shoulders, and stood at the very front of the crowd.

The car slowly came to a stop, and Huo Xiuyuan jumped out and walked forward.

The burly, dark-skinned man sized him up, his eyes filled with delight.

"Are you from the military, sent for rescue?"

"Yes," Huo Xiuyuan said.

"That's great!" The man's voice rose suddenly, and a smile appeared on his face. "Hurry up and give us some food. We haven't eaten for three days, and the children are crying from hunger."

Huo Xiuyuan was silent for two seconds: "The supplies need to be sent to the town for inventory and storage before they can be distributed in a unified manner."

The man's smile froze on his face. He glanced back at the crowd, then turned back to look at Huo Xiuyuan, his brows furrowed.

"Distribute them uniformly? People are starving to death, what kind of rules are those?"

"This stuff is sitting in the truck. If you don't give it to us, who are you going to give it to?" someone shouted.

The sound was like throwing fire into a haystack; the crowd immediately erupted into chaos, with a cacophony of voices rising up. Some were pushing forward, some were cursing, and some were crying.

"Fellow villagers, listen to me—"

Ge Aihua stepped forward, trying to calm everyone down, but her voice was drowned out.

"Grab it!"

Someone shouted, and the crowd surged toward the car.

"Stop!" Huo Xiuyuan's voice was like a thunderclap.

He stood in front of the car, his back to the headlights, exuding an imposing aura.

The soldiers jumped off the vehicle and lined up in front of it, shoulder to shoulder, blocking the supply truck behind them.

The crowd stopped, with hungry villagers on one side and soldiers escorting relief supplies on the other, and they remained locked in a stalemate.

A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by a deafening clap of thunder.

Shen Tang frowned and jumped out of the car.