They were all reborn and became firefighters again?

Chapter 310 Growth in Waters
If the rain suddenly stops at this time, the scene here should be enough for Li Mengdu and other poets who like to write about water to write a poem.

Or someone passing by who has a business idea will contract here to build a fish pond or fishing spot.

But unfortunately, it should not be a village for people to live in.

The entire village has become a complete pond surface, and some second floors have popped up in the water, like pavilions. The rain from the sky is still helping the water surface grow taller.

I heard that the rain in Wangmo only started falling yesterday afternoon. It has only been less than thirty hours now and it is already so high. There is no doubt that in one day, the whole village will be as flat as Xuanping at the foot of Tangjia Mountain in Beichuan. The town turned into the same tragedy.

No, if this was not the low-lying area of ​​Wangmo, the entire county might have been flooded.

The word "flood crossing" is not appropriate here. Another four words should be used: "waters grow."

"Hey! Help!"

Not far away, several villagers were holding up a large tarpaulin on the roof of a second-floor building, sheltering from the rain while shouting excitedly for help.

The water waves kept rolling past their feet, and it was hard to tell whether they were rolling farther away or back and forth. It didn't stop anyway. Several people were shivering in the cold wind, and they looked desperate.

It is conceivable that if the lights of their four cars had not come here, the darkness would have added to the despair.

"Bang! Crack!!"

"Boom..."

A chain of fire in the distance illuminated the rolling dark clouds, as if a god lit a cigarette on top of the dark clouds, making three loud noises.

Fang Huai quickly waved to them to show that he saw them, and then yelled:
"Hide inside! Wait for us to come!"

Those people were startled by the huge thunder. When they heard Fang Huai's voice, they immediately carried the oilcloth and went to the stairs leading downstairs. They hid in the house, but they didn't dare to hide too far. The head was still there. Crowding in the stairwell on the roof.

Cao Yi was also watching the situation in the car, holding a walkie-talkie and arranging the tasks of each operator.

With Cao Yi's arrangements completed, the crews of each car ended their last breath of comfort, got off the bus in unison, and melted into the rain like dumplings.

"Bang, bang!"

It was windy and rainy, and it was too cold. When everyone got out of the car, they all slammed the door. The movement was wider and more powerful, which could help keep warm in their hearts.

But it didn't seem to be of much use, and soon there was a burst of macho screams.

"Ow!"

"His..."

"I'll wipe! Wipe, wipe, wipe..."

It was like there was suddenly no hot water in the bathroom.

Fang Huai was under the car. He didn't know how Cao Yi arranged it, but everyone was already shouting and climbing on the roof of the car to carry the kayak.

The squad leaders on several vehicles also began to distribute life jackets.

"Who can swim! Good at water! Raise your hand!"

Cao Yi roared as he walked to the front car and prepared to take command.

Nearly two dozen people raised their hands.

Those who could splash twice in the water raised their hands.

The rest are all pure landlubbers, such as Zhao Jincheng. When Fang Huai rescued someone for the first time, he stood on the shore. He really didn't know how to swim. He dared to jump if he knew how to paddle.

Other than others, Cao Yi knew that Fang Huai was a water person, and it was his ability to fish out a fat old man from the reservoir.

"Two kayaks, search and rescue separately, eight people go into the water, and the others pull the traction rope on the shore! Fang Huai, you take..."

Cao Yi is about to make arrangements.

Fang Huai raised his hand to wipe the rainwater that hit his face, and interrupted: "Director Cao! I swam over. There were too many houses, at least twenty or thirty, and some on the first floor. Two groups of people couldn't search and rescue them enough. , I will swim over and search the house on the right! If anyone is there, come back with the kayak to support me!"

Cao Yi immediately shouted: "Swim over? Such cold water is still flowing. Are you going to die?"

Fang Huai shook his head and said loudly: "No matter how cold it is, it won't be as cold as when we first got off the team to go to the police, right? There is no wind in the water, and swimming is actually warmer than on the boat!"

At this moment, Fang Hongliang, who is better at water, stood up: "It is true that it is warmer in the water than on the shore! Since most of them are protected on the shore, just tie him a 50-meter rope! Just be careful to warm up first and don't cramp. ! Wear a life jacket! Bring two more and tie them to your body!"

Fang Hongliang is not only a driver, but also the squad leader of the rescue squad. He has rich rescue experience.

Fang Huai listened and nodded in agreement.

Although the life jacket affects swimming, it is easier for comrades on the shore to find and control the rope.

And people also need it.

Fang Huai thought, looked at the water again, and said, "The water level here is quite high and the area is large! You can hook up the outboard motor! You can move faster!"

Cao Yi didn't hesitate: "Then prepare yourself, and Hao Chengbin will protect you! You two masters and apprentices can handle it well together!"

However, Hao Chengbin looked around, shook his head rarely, approached Fang Huai, put his arm around his shoulders, and said:

"Let Zhao Jincheng protect him! When the outboard motor is mounted, I have to sail the boat! I no longer need to take care of this kid!"

Fang Huai also smiled: "Yes, it would be a waste of combat power to ask our squad leader to protect me. Anyway, squad leader Zhao is also a landlubber, so let him protect me! By the way, Director Cao, are you good at it?" ?”

At this time, Zhao Jincheng's face turned dark, and Cao Yi's face turned ugly.

When Fang Huai saw it, he looked surprised and said loudly:
"Hey! Director Cao, aren't you also a landlubber, are you?! Tsk, tsk, tsk, I grew up in a wild river! Your Zhejiang's 10,000+ square kilometers of sea area is twice the total area of ​​our Chongqing. When I was a child, I even Have you never played in the water? Hey, the family situation is too good! It’s too expensive! The son of a landlord’s family is just different!”

Everyone around looked over and collectively suppressed their laughter.

Cao Yi's face was slapping so fast that the rain could not stand on his face.

Damn it, this guy never takes revenge overnight.Fang Huai also recently chatted with Squad Leader Hao and found out that Lao Cao's hometown is actually in Zhejiang, and his family situation is quite good. He usually looks like a macho man, his Mandarin is quite standard, and he is used to eating everything. He always thought that He is a northerner.

Lao Cao cursed and turned around and left.

At this moment, he felt that it didn't matter whether Fang Huai was tied with a safety rope or not. It was best to float away with the water. He would then send someone to rescue him, which would make him look bad.

……

Search and rescue will begin soon.

How many people are there?

One kayak first rescued the person standing on the roof, while the other searched and rescued. Fang Huai and Qin Tiannu, two of the more confident ones, swam over and searched the houses.

Everyone's mood is far less heavy than in the earthquake area.

Because most of the calls of "Is there anyone there" can be answered.

There was no response, and people were forced to break down the doors one after another to get in, all because there was really no one in the house.

No one is a fool. If you only have a one-story house, you will run away when the water comes, or go to a neighbor's house with a high-rise building to stay.

The weather was indeed very cold, the water was indeed very cold, and the houses in front of them were severely flooded. However, there was a major earthquake before. The soldiers felt that the waterlogging was not terrible. Everyone was there, and their families were all there. , there is hope.

However, even if there is no one, the soldiers will not leave directly. If they find something valuable, they will still wade into the water and try to move them to the second floor. The water depth is currently between 1.5 meters and two meters. Depending on the situation , may still rise. Only the first floor is mostly flooded, so there is nothing we can do.

Soldiers climbed up to the ordinary people standing on the roof, put on life jackets, transferred them to kayaks, took them to the diving site, and got on the fire truck to warm up.

The air conditioner on the fire truck was turned up to the maximum. Although the wind was blowing, it was still cold, but it was really different from the cold outside.

Fang Huai also used his sharp eyes to find the old man who kept waving to him on the second floor.

He is an old man, but his waving movements are quite flexible.

His house was really dangerous. It was leaning against a corner and was flooded by at least 1.7 meters. When you were close to this place, you couldn't reach it no matter how much you put your feet on it. Even the door dash was gone. When you walked in, you could see it was floating on the water. There were pots and pans, and in a small floating iron plate, there were also lumps of fried bacon from the root of the folded ears, floating towards his mouth.

"Old man! How many people are at home!"

When Fang Huai entered, he saw a staircase blocked by a wall and shouted to that side.

The old man's voice seemed to have reached the top of the stairs, but he couldn't come down.

"Three! Three!"

When Fang Huai heard this, he was determined: "You, your wife, and your grandson, right?"

"Miss Sun (granddaughter)!"

"Yes, is your wife paralyzed?"

"Enemy, enemy! Come up here and help me! I can't catch (move) you!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Huai was sure that this was the house the caller mentioned, and hurriedly said: "Don't touch her! I'll move her!"

There was a loud voice above, and immediately there was the cry of a child.

The length of the rope on Fang Huai's body was limited, so he had to untie the rope, find a higher cabinet that could still be exposed on the water, touch the water for a while, tie it to the handle of the cabinet, and then swim towards the stairs.

"Fang Huai, Fang Huai, what's going on inside? The rope can't be pulled anymore!"

Zhao Jincheng's voice came from the explosion-proof walkie-talkie on his shoulder.

Explosion-proof walkie-talkies are special walkie-talkies with stable radio waves and can be used safely in petrochemical, coal mines and some harsh environments. They are explosion-proof, dust-proof, waterproof, and anti-interference.

Fang Huai quickly swam to the corridor, turned in, and saw the old man holding both sides of the narrow staircase with both hands, trying to get down and pull him.

"No, please leave me alone!"

Fang Huai found his foothold, walked slowly upstairs, took out the walkie-talkie, shook the water, and then pressed the button and shouted: "Squad leader Zhao, don't pull the rope! I have already entered the house! Director Cao, Director Cao, the policeman said The old man has been found! At the southeast corner of the village!"

Lao Cao's excited voice came from over there: "Copy that! Are you okay?"

"I'll go upstairs and take a look now!"

After Fang Huai finished speaking, he put away the walkie-talkie, shook the water from his hand, and then helped the old man go upstairs.

"Old man, is your wife okay?"

The old man shook his head and said, "It's okay! There's a stove upstairs. Let's go upstairs and have a sip of tea!"

Fang Huai was speechless for a moment.

At this time, do you still have time to invite me to tea?
As soon as I went upstairs, I was even more speechless.

The space upstairs is narrow, with just a stove and a narrow wooden bench, not even a bed. There is a kettle on the stove, and the stove chimney is just a few beverage bottles, connected to the outside of the house.

The house has a door, a window, and a balcony outside. From time to time, some water will seep in from under the door.

The place is wet everywhere, and in the corner of the only dry spot, there is a wooden box with coal and dry firewood inside.

The child sat on a wooden bench with dried cowpeas placed next to him.

The old lady was lying on the ground next to the stove, with a few pieces of wet cloth found somewhere underneath.

Fang Huai didn't need to touch it to know that it was moist.

The old lady looked at him and pointed at the wooden bench:
"Sit, sit! Warm yourself by the fire!"

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