The beautiful CEO falls in love with me-Chapter 1397 - 1363: Total Chaos
Yao Yue could only get up, and then follow the assistant outside. Outside the Lord Mansion, thousands of people had gathered densely, all waiting eagerly. They hoped Yao Yue could provide an explanation as to why, during the invasion of Luoyang Prefecture, the soldiers within Luoyang had vanished. This was a very heavy blow to everyone. They were angry and hate-filled, and if Yao Yue didn’t give them an explanation today, these people might not leave.
"Coming. Coming!"
"Lord, you must give us an explanation, why are the soldiers of Luoyang Prefecture all gone!"
"That’s right, why was Luoyang Prefecture attacked by the Dark Wolf Gang, my daughter was humiliated by those beasts, she’s now looking to end her life!"
The locals of Luoyang Prefecture were extremely agitated, and seeing Yao Yue come out made them even more excited. They wanted to rush forward and question Yao Yue. However, outside the Lord Mansion stood a row of armed soldiers, their guns aimed at the gathered populace. If not for these soldiers, the people might have charged forward and torn Yao Yue to pieces.
"Sorry!" Yao Yue said tearfully, "Folks, I’m sorry!"
"We don’t need apologies, we need an explanation!" The crowd shouted loudly.
"Fine, I’ll give you an explanation!" Yao Yue bit her teeth and said, "The soldiers inside Luoyang Prefecture were all redirected by me; I took them to another location for battle. This has led to the current situation. I admit I failed you folks, but I hope everyone can calm down a bit."
"How can we calm down, how can we calm down?" The crowd roared angrily.
With their wives and daughters insulted, their children bullied, who could listen to any so-called explanation at such a critical point? Although the people supported Yao Yue, after such an event, Yao Yue’s prestige fell instantly to the bottom.
The populace seemed like they were ready to tear down the entire Lord Mansion. But fortunately, the front row of soldiers quelled the thousand-strong crowd. At this point, Yao Yue waved and said, "Put down your guns, standing across from you are your elders, your providers. I’ve told you many times, the guns in your hands should only be aimed at your enemies, understood?"
"Yes!" The soldiers immediately put down their guns and stood upright, gazing at the angry crowd before them.
"Yao Yue, what are you going to do now?"
"Exactly, Lord, come up with a solution!"
The crowd still roared furiously. Although the scene of Yao Yue getting the soldiers to put down their guns touched them slightly, such emotions could not dissolve their anger. Anger remained anger, it cannot be offset by anything, especially in light of such events. They hoped the Lord Mansion could come up with a solution.
"Folks, now whatever I say is useless!" Yao Yue took a deep breath, saying, "Right now, all I can say is that we should temporarily settle everyone in first, then calculate each household’s loss. The Lord Mansion will try to compensate for all losses, and we will definitely seek revenge. The Dark Wolf Gang is our great enemy, this is unchangeable. So, please, elders, trust us! If you don’t trust us, if you’re dissatisfied with my proposal, then feel free to do as you wish—drive us out of Luoyang Prefecture, or tear down the Lord Mansion, as you please!"
Sometimes, people should appear weak; sometimes, people should appear strong. Yao Yue understood such matters deeply. Hence, she did not hesitate to throw out these words, leaving the crowd bewildered on the spot.
The crowd upon hearing, seemed to think the Lord Mansion was quite sincere, and could only nod. Yet, some present still roared furiously. However, Yao Yue had already turned and entered the Lord Mansion. She didn’t wish to pay attention anymore, she had done what she should have, and what she shouldn’t have. Some matters weren’t solely her fault. Why must she bear all the responsibility for all mistakes? Yao Yue wasn’t God; she was just a person. She couldn’t bear so many mistakes. Besides, she herself was already in immense pain; many sisters within the Lord Mansion had been violated by those beasts, including Ah Ping herself.
She was the one most deeply hurt, not only deceived but thoroughly abused. In the end, those bastards left victoriously, dropping a messy Luoyang Prefecture. Making people incredibly angry. Yao Yue entered the Lord Mansion, returned to her room, and contemplated facing the wall.
Within Luoyang Prefecture, soldiers roamed the streets and alleys, maintaining security, organizing order. Some scoundrels took the opportunity once the Dark Wolf Gang left to cause trouble everywhere, not only harming virtuous women but also extorting from the populace. These people were directly rounded up by the Lord Mansion’s soldiers, awaiting Yao Yue’s autumn sentencing. Their final fate was miserable, either shot or dispatched as laborers.
"Lord, now the situation within Luoyang Prefecture is not good!" The assistant hurried into Yao Yue’s room.
"What’s wrong?" Yao Yue had been busy for several days planning the funerals of fallen brothers. At this moment, her mind was overwhelmed, trying to make the funeral touching enough to restore public trust, something moving for the crowd. This wouldn’t just restore trust in the Lord within Luoyang Prefecture, but also some confidence in herself.
"Many people in Luoyang Prefecture are preparing to move their families!" The assistant looked somewhat anxious.
"What?!" Yao Yue was startled; she immediately jumped up and frowned, asking, "How could this happen? Are they so dissatisfied with me? Or is it really that I’ve done something wrong?"
"I... I think this is... this is a move by the populace out of disappointment with us!" The assistant looked grim and continued, "Therefore, I think we should do something to restore trust in us among the people!"
"Speak!" Yao Yue quickly stated, "Now what should we do?!"
"I think we should..." The assistant whispered into Yao Yue’s ear. Yao Yue frowned, feeling this plan wasn’t great. She hesitated for a moment, saying, "This... how can this work? It’s not acceptable, if discovered by the people, we’d just be suffering losses instead of gaining anything!"
"Lord, I believe during critical times, extraordinary measures should be taken!" The assistant said with determination.
"Alright then!" Yao Yue admitted reluctantly, saying, "But, make sure no ordinary folk get hurt!"
"Yes!" The assistant turned to leave and arrange for personnel to carry out the plan.
Yao Yue sighed deeply; she never expected the people within Luoyang Prefecture to be so emotional. At this critical point, when the Lord Mansion needed help, they actually moved their families, which was greatly disappointing to Yao Yue. She sighed again, then went out.
Within Luoyang Prefecture, many families coincidentally began moving away. Those initially not intending to move joined the moving crowd after some incitement. In no time, the moving crowd expanded to hundreds.
These people brought their households and headed outside the city. The outer city was already densely populated. Soldiers continued persuading, but couldn’t stop the populace’s intention to move. After some entanglement, the crowd finally broke through the gate soldiers’ barricade.
"Folks, don’t leave; recently, the Dark Wolf Gang has been more active, if per chance they’re hiding in the mountains, you could be in trouble!" The soldiers shouted, but they couldn’t change the elders’ intention to relocate.
"Humph, if they hide in the mountains, what good are you?" The crowd complained, "We pay so much tax daily, isn’t it to ensure our safety through your protection? If you can’t even do that, what did you grow up for?"
Faced with the public’s complaints and insults, the soldiers naturally couldn’t speak out, as these people before them were their supporters, providers. Though only a small part, they maintained Luoyang Prefecture’s image, ensured the Lord Mansion’s perception among the crowd.
"Yes, yes, but we have our work, we can’t escort you out!" The gate soldiers earnestly persuaded. But the crowd had no softened intention, continuing forward. Watching hundreds enter the forest, the gate soldiers immediately held their wireless walkie-talkie to their ear, saying, "This is the gate, the people have already exited the city and are heading toward you. You must be cautious!"
"Roger, roger!" A somber voice came from the walkie-talkie.
Soon, a team of disciplined soldiers ran from within the city, looking like about a hundred. These soldiers wore ’Full Attendance’ insignia on their arms. The team reached the city gate, the gate soldiers looked at the leading person and said, "Little strong, they’ve gone to Zimu Ridge, keep up, start acting about half an hour later!"
"Understood!" The leading man nodded.
Subsequently, the soldiers stood at the gate chatting, after about ten minutes, they bid farewell. Soldiers with ’Full Attendance’ insignia headed toward Zimu Ridge.
Those moving their families chatted happily, seemingly leaving Luoyang Prefecture was a joy and thrill for them. They set off from Luoyang Prefecture, planning to relocate to Myanmar over a hundred kilometers away. They knew there would definitely be troubles along the way, but believed with such numbers, there was nothing to fear. They planned to reach their destination in three days.
