Lin Fan did not mind. He could draw ninety-nine of them in less than half a day, but scarcity made things valuable, so he would not casually give away Peace Talismans.
Only those who truly needed them would receive a Peace Talisman from him.
"Thank you, Master Lin."
The three Uncle Cops did not know how precious the Peace Talismans were. They put them away, said goodbye to Lin Fan, and immediately left the hospital to carry out their assignment.
Chapter 50: Flash Flood Strikes, Everyone Survives!
Eight o'clock.
One second, the sky had been perfectly clear. The next, dark clouds covered it.
[Ragdoll Cat: My god, it's eight in the morning, and the sky outside has gone dark. It looks like the end of the world!]
[Top Diehard Fan: I'm in Jiangzhou. I can confirm!]
[Master Lin's Little Fangirl: There's thunder! Master Lin was right. We really are getting a torrential downpour.]
[Fireflies Fly: I've already received a rainstorm warning. Everyone in Jiangzhou, get ready as soon as possible.]
In Xiao Tuantuan's livestream.
Viewers from Jiangzhou kept popping up. In mere moments, the entire city had gone from daylight to "night."
There had been no rain for three straight months, and now the first rain would be a torrential downpour.
"I hope they make it in time."
On Taihe Street, Lin Fan looked up at the sky. It was dark and heavy, with clouds blocking the sunlight, as though the whole world had plunged into darkness.
It's started.
Lin Fan sighed, hoping that what he had done would save at least some lives.
Before long, a light drizzle began to fall.
The downpour had yet to arrive.
Lin Fan knew very well that once it did, a flash flood would strike Tubaocun Village before long.
"Let's go inside the shop."
Lin Fan took Xiao Tuantuan back into the shop.
Meanwhile.
In Tubaocun Village, the military and police worked together.
The Uncle Cops kept urging the villagers to leave. Most were understanding, but a small number refused to go no matter how much they were persuaded.
"Look at the sky! A torrential downpour is coming, and there'll be a flash flood!"
"Everyone, you can't stay here any longer!"
An Uncle Cop shouted to the crowd, "Don't worry! If the flash flood causes you any losses, you'll receive compensation."
The moment he finished speaking.
Another group of villagers left. Those who still refused to leave were mostly elderly.
They were so old that even walking was difficult. Reaching a safe place on their own was likely impossible.
"You should go. We've lived here for nearly a hundred years. We can't walk anymore, so there's no point leaving," an old man said with a smile.
They were all old enough to have made peace with their fate, and had long since come to terms with life and death.
"Sir, we won't abandon anyone!"
"Third squad, get over here! Carry the elderly out on your backs. If anyone refuses to leave, carry them out anyway!"
At the order.
More than a dozen soldiers stepped forward, hoisted the elderly villagers onto their backs, and ran away from the village.
On a nearby hill, a Jiangzhou reporter and camera operator were livestreaming a comprehensive view of Tubaocun Village.
"The downpour is about to arrive. Despite the danger, the Uncle Cops are evacuating Tubaocun Village's residents in an orderly fashion."
The reporter had put on a raincoat early. She approached the evacuation column with her camera operator.
Tubaocun Village lay on low ground, right beside a large river.
Outside the rainy season, the riverbed was usually dry.
That was precisely why an exceptionally heavy downpour could easily trigger a flash flood and submerge Tubaocun Village.
[Boss Xiu: Xiao Tuantuan, Master Lin, hurry and check Jiangzhou New Media. They're livestreaming what's happening in Tubaocun Village.]
[Ninety Below Zero: I just checked too. Almost all the villagers of Tubaocun Village have evacuated.]
[Top Diehard Fan: They moved the villagers to safety in just over half an hour. Hats off to Jiangzhou's speed!]
[Black Fan Team: Boss, you've changed.]
The former top hater no longer smeared people. He had even started praising others.
"Ten minutes left."
Lin Fan looked grave. He had not relaxed for a moment, because he knew the flash flood would trigger a series of disasters.
Mudslides would break out on the mountains around Tubaocun Village.
At around nine o'clock.
Jiangzhou finally received its first torrential downpour. Rain hammered the rooftops like hail, making a tremendous racket.
Just three minutes later, the flash flood struck.
The reporter and camera operator from Jiangzhou City TV Station had already withdrawn to safety, but they had deployed a drone to livestream everything happening in Tubaocun Village.
Battered by the rain, the drone swayed precariously.
The next moment, an enormous flash flood surged down, carrying sand and rocks with it.
In an instant, all of Tubaocun Village was submerged. Countless single-story houses collapsed under the force of the flood.
[Boss Xiu: Holy shit, flash floods are this terrifying?!]
[Ragdoll Cat: Honestly, this is my first time watching a flash flood live. My heart clenched when the flood swept those houses away.]
[Top Diehard Fan: Master Lin is incredible. If it weren't for him, the villagers in Tubaocun Village probably wouldn't have survived this flood.]
Against a flash flood this terrifying, even the strongest swimmer stood no chance.
People who had failed to evacuate in time during past flash floods had been swept away in an instant by the tremendous force.
Flash floods also carried sand and rocks, whose impact was no small matter either. A single strike from a rock could kill.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the mission: Successfully rescue sixty-three villagers from Tubaocun Village. Reward: 6,300 Heavenly Secrets Points!]
The pleasant voice of the system rang out.
Lin Fan paused in surprise. He had not expected the second of his two missions to be completed first.
Tubaocun Village was remote and sparsely populated. Most of its young people worked elsewhere, leaving relatively few residents behind.
But to him, sixty-three people was already a lot.
If he earned those 6,300 Heavenly Secrets Points by completing ordinary missions one at a time, it would probably take him around a week.
"The first mission isn't complete. That means the three Uncle Cops aren't truly out of danger yet."
Lin Fan opened Jiangzhou New Media's livestream.
The drone was already gone.
The reporter was now interviewing the villagers who had successfully evacuated. They had all just seen the footage transmitted by the drone.
"There really was a flash flood! Thank you for saving our lives!"
"That's incredible! How did you know there would be a flash flood? If we'd left even a little later, we probably would've died!"
"My home is gone, but at least we're alive."
Every villager felt deeply fortunate. Some even apologized for having refused to evacuate.
At first, none of them had believed a flash flood would strike.
Now that they had seen the flood sweep away their village, they knew they had narrowly escaped disaster.
"Actually, the person you should thank most is Lin Fan, Master Lin."
An Uncle Cop said softly, "Master Lin had been reminding us to evacuate Tubaocun Village's residents since seven o'clock."
"He foresaw that Tubaocun Village would be in danger. Without him, you might not have survived."
All the Uncle Cops present knew that the greatest credit belonged not to them, but to Master Lin, who had warned them early and used every means he could to urge them into action.
"Master Lin?"
The villagers froze in surprise. None of them had heard Lin Fan's name before.
Chapter 51: Disaster on the Livestream!
"Open your phones and search for Master Lin. Then you'll know who he is."
The reporter signaled for the camera operator to zoom in and capture the villagers' reactions.
Although a flash flood had struck, its effect on the signal was minimal.
The villagers took out their phones and searched for Lin Fan's name.
The next moment, trending topics appeared one after another.
The top-ranked topic was directly connected to them.
[Master Lin performs another miraculous prediction, saving an entire village!]
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