Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

"Hello, this is Mu Jinli." I picked up the receiver and tried my best to make my voice sound calm.

"Manager Mu, I'm the meteorological expert who contacted you yesterday. I'm sorry to bother you so early, but I have an emergency that I need to inform you of..." The other party's voice sounded anxious.

My heart sank suddenly, and a sense of foreboding came over me. "Please go ahead."

"According to our analysis of the latest meteorological data, tomorrow, which is the day of your base's opening, there will likely be thunderstorms, accompanied by 6-7 force gales, and the rain may continue all day..."

My head suddenly went blank. How could this happen? Tomorrow is our base open day. We have been preparing for it for so long. How can we fail because of the weather? !

"Manager Mu? Manager Mu? Are you still listening?" The other party asked anxiously when he saw that I didn't speak.

I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. "I see. Thank you for letting me know."

After hanging up the phone, I immediately dialed Bai Hanchuan's number.

"Hanchuan, something happened! The weather station said that tomorrow..." I told him the situation quickly.

There was silence on the other end of the line for a few seconds, and then came Bai Hanchuan's calm voice: "Don't panic, we still have time. Notify all employees immediately, cancel all arrangements for today, and go all out to prepare for bad weather."

"Okay, I'll do it right away." I hung up the phone and immediately gathered all the employees to explain the situation and the next arrangements.

The base suddenly exploded with everyone talking about it, and the originally relaxed and joyful atmosphere was replaced by anxiety and uneasiness.

"What should we do? Tomorrow is the open day. What if it rains heavily?"

"Yeah, we've been preparing for so long, we can't just let it go to waste..."

Facing the concerns of my employees, I said loudly: "I know everyone is worried, but please believe me and believe in ourselves! We have made sufficient preparations. As long as we work together, we will be able to overcome the difficulties!"

Under the command of Bai Hanchuan, everyone took action quickly. Some people went to purchase rain gear, waterproof cloth and other supplies, while others began to build temporary awnings at the base and reinforce facilities to prevent damage caused by strong winds.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the whole base was filled with a tense atmosphere. Everyone was racing against time, hoping to be fully prepared before the storm came.

As night fell, the lights in the base were still bright. Looking at the busy figures in front of me, I felt mixed emotions. Just then, Sister Zhang, who was in charge of reception, ran over in a hurry with a panic on her face: "Xiao Mu, it's bad, something happened..."

"What's wrong, Sister Zhang? Please take your time." I suppressed my inner anxiety and asked as calmly as possible.

Sister Zhang said breathlessly: "Yes, someone is vandalizing! Just now, several guests saw that someone secretly destroyed our vegetables and fruits, and even pushed down some display boards..."

I suddenly felt a black screen in front of my eyes and almost lost my balance. How could this happen? We had made so many preparations, why did this happen?

Without thinking too much, I immediately followed Sister Zhang and ran towards the scene. Before we got there, we heard a loud noise, mixed with exclamations and angry curses.

"What happened? Who did it?!"

"Oh my God, how come all these good vegetables were pulled out?"

"This is outrageous. Isn't this intentional trouble?"

My heart was growing heavier. Before I could squeeze into the crowd, I saw a sneaky figure flash past me.

"Stop!" I shouted and chased after him without thinking.

"Xiao Mu! Danger!" I heard Bai Hanchuan's anxious shout from behind me, but I couldn't care less.

I chased the figure all the way, through the crowd, through the flowerbed, and finally caught up with him at the edge of a small forest. Seeing that there was no way to escape, the man turned around and glared at me fiercely.

"It's you! You did it?!" I recognized him at a glance. He was one of the people who deliberately made trouble in the market that day.

"So what if it's me? You unscrupulous businessmen deserve to be taught a lesson!" the man said gritting his teeth, his eyes full of resentment.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" I was furious. "Why would you do this?!"

"Why? Humph, you rich people certainly don't understand the suffering of us poor people!" said the man, and suddenly pulled out a knife from his pocket and waved it at me.

I was so frightened that my face turned pale and I subconsciously closed my eyes. The expected pain did not come, and I opened my eyes and saw Bai Hanchuan standing in front of me, holding the man's wrist tightly with one hand.

"Hanchuan!" I exclaimed, but before I could react, I saw Bai Hanchuan twisting hard, and the man screamed, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground.

"Someone come! Catch him!" I finally reacted and shouted loudly.

The staff and some enthusiastic guests who came upon hearing the news worked together to subdue the man. I ran to Bai Hanchuan in shock, grabbed his arm, looked him up and down, and asked anxiously, "Are you okay? Are you injured?"

Bai Hanchuan shook his head and comforted me softly: "I'm fine, don't worry."

I finally breathed a sigh of relief, but my anxiety grew stronger. This sudden accident completely disrupted the rhythm of the open day. Although the staff tried their best to maintain order, many guests were already affected and their impression of the planting base was greatly reduced.

I looked at the chaotic scene in front of me, the man's resentful words just now echoed in my ears, and an ominous premonition came to my heart.

"Hanchuan, I always feel that this matter..." Before I finished speaking, I saw Bai Hanchuan's face change, his eyes fixed on a certain direction in the crowd, "Be careful!"

I followed Bai Hanchuan's gaze and saw that some fierce-looking people had mixed into the crowd. Some of them were pushing the guests, while others were making loud noises and their words were full of provocation. The originally calm scene fell into chaos again.

My heart sank to the bottom. These people were clearly well prepared to sabotage our open day. Who was behind them? Was it a competitor? Or... that mysterious man?

"Don't be afraid, I'll take care of it." Bai Hanchuan shook my hand with a firm tone, which gave me great comfort. He turned and walked towards those people. His tall and straight figure was like a mountain, blocking me in front of him and shielding me from all the wind and rain.

I forced myself to calm down. Now was not the time to be afraid. I had to do something. I looked around and saw that the staff were already overwhelmed. The guests were even more dissatisfied. Some even started to complain loudly and asked to leave.

The originally planned presentation could not proceed normally due to these accidents. The carefully arranged venue was destroyed and I seemed to hear the sound of my dreams being shattered.

Bai Hanchuan tried to reason with those people, but they didn't listen at all and instead made more trouble. As the scene became more and more chaotic, I became more and more panicked.

"What should we do? If this goes on, our open day will be a complete failure!" I weakly grabbed Bai Hanchuan's arm, with a hint of tears in my voice.

Bai Hanchuan also frowned, he didn't expect things to develop to this point. He turned to look at me, his eyes full of worry and self-blame: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."

"Now is not the time to talk about this, we have to find a way to remedy the situation!" I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. But what else could I do?

Looking at the chaotic scene in front of me and the disappointed eyes of the guests, I felt like a puppet that had been drained of its strength. I could only watch all this happen, but I was powerless to do anything...

Suddenly, an idea flashed through my mind, a bold idea, maybe... there is still a glimmer of hope... I took a deep breath, and my eyes gradually became firm, "No, it's not over yet! I want to..."