Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies Chapter 219: Meeting Xu Qipeng



Long Yu looked at the soldier and replied, "We'd like to see Captain Wu Lian."

The soldiers exchanged glances before one of them said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to see him today."

Before Long Yu could ask why, the other soldier explained, "Captain Wu was dispatched to Haicheng City earlier today, and his return date is unknown."

Long Yu and Yao Ran looked at each other upon hearing this. It seed that with Long Yu's retirent from the military, Wu Lian had taken his place on this mission. They knew that since Wu Lian had been sent out, he wouldn't be back anyti soon.

As the two fell silent, one of the soldiers asked, "Do you need sothing from Captain Wu?" Hearing this, Yao Ran thought for a mont and asked, "Could we see Commander Xu?"

Both soldiers were surprised at her request. Not everyone could et with Xu Qipeng, and few people even knew about him.

Believing that they might have so connection to Wu Lian, one soldier replied, "Please wait here. I will inform Commander Xu. May I have your nas?"

"Long Yu and Yao Ran." Long Yu said.

As soon as he said that, the soldiers were shocked. After a few seconds of silence, they regained their composure and quickly saluted him.

"Captain Long, please forgive us for not recognizing you."

Long Yu returned their salute, saying calmly, "I'm retired now, so please don't call Captain anymore."

Having learned their identities, one of the soldiers said, "Please follow . Commander Xu has instructed us to bring you to him directly whenever you visit."

When she heard this, Yao Ran glanced at her boyfriend for a second before following the soldier.

Walking beside her, Long Yu explained in a low voice, "Commander Xu was my direct superior when I was still active in the military. He sent a letter asking to return to service, but I declined."

Hearing this, Yao Ran nodded and said nothing. Although she is his girlfriend right now, she felt it wasn't her place to decide what he should or shouldn't do. As long as he was safe and unhard, she would support him from behind.

Noticing her silence, Long Yu looked at her intently before taking her hand and asking, "Are you upset?"

Yao Ran was puzzled and asked, "Why would I be upset with you?"

Long Yu fell silent, and then Yao Ran realized sothing. She chuckled and said, "I have no reason to be upset with you. I'm just glad you told , and I will support you no matter what you decide."

Seeing that he was still not saying anything, she patted the back of his hand and added, "Don't overthink it. Whatever your decision is, I will be by your side."

Listening to her words, Long Yu smiled and slightly tightened his fingers around her hand. They walked for over half an hour before the soldier led them to a large tent.

Looking at the tents spread across the field, Long Yu asked, "Is there not enough living space in the buildings that you guys need to sleep in tents?"

The soldier shook his head and replied, "There's plenty of living space, but we are concerned about the buildings collapsing. So older buildings actually collapsed yesterday, so Commander Xu ordered everyone to evacuate and set up tents instead."

Hearing this, Long Yu's eyes flickered with worry.

He rembered that most buildings in Juncheng City would collapse when an earthquake struck. Before that happened, he needed to find a safe place for himself, Yao Ran, and the others.

Soon, the soldier stopped in front of the tent and said, "Please wait here. I will report to Commander Xu first."

"Alright. Thank you for your help." Long Yu replied.

The soldier nodded and entered the tent. A few monts later, he returned and said, "Captain Long, please go inside."

Long Yu and Yao Ran thanked him before stepping inside. The mont they entered, they noticed a difference in temperature. Although the tent had windows on each side, it was still a few degrees warr inside compared to outside.

Long Yu approached the middle-aged man seated behind a large table and saluted him. "Commander Xu."

Hearing this, Xu Qipeng looked up from the report and asked, "So, are you finally ready to co back?"

Long Yu shook his head and replied, "I didn't co to rejoin the army, Commander. I ca for other reasons."

Hearing his answer, Xu Qipeng threw his pen onto the table, stood up angrily, and pointed at Long Yu's nose.

"You-!" He was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Xu Qipeng closed his eyes, took a deep breath to calm down, and then asked tiredly, "Can't you see this is the ti to co back and protect the people?"

Long Yu looked at him calmly and answered, "Commander, I have soone more important to protect. If I return to the army, I'd lose her. I can't and won't do that."

Hearing this, Xu Qipeng glared at him before ruffling his hair in frustration. After a mont of silence, he noticed soone standing behind Long Yu.

He glanced at Yao Ran, then looked at Long Yu and asked, "Is it her?"

Long Yu nodded, "Yes."

Seeing the determination in Long Yu's eyes, Xu Qipeng sighed. He waved his hand in annoyance and said, "Fine. Do whatever you want."

After saying that, he looked at Long Yu and asked, "So, what brings you here?"

Seeing that he had cald down and was ready to talk about business, Yao Ran took a bottle of homade disinfectant and a pack of dicine from her backpack and placed them on the

table.

She smiled and said, "Commander Xu, we initially ca to see Captain Wu. But since he is on a mission and his return date is unknown, we decided to visit you instead."

Xu Qipeng looked at the dicine and disinfectant on the table. Recognizing the scent of dicine and alcohol, he looked at Yao Ran and asked, "Your na is Yao Ran?"