Chapter 39: Refuge in the Temple of Confucius

Jiang Peng looked at Zhou Chen's face and said lightly: "I have a boat, just at the door." ”

Zhou Chen's face suddenly became exciting.

"If you don't believe me, you can go out the window and take a look. Jiang Peng pointed in the direction of the window and said in a low voice.

Zhou Chen immediately closed them, and after about a minute, the door was reopened.

"Wait. ”

After Zhou Chen finished speaking, he closed the door again.

Jiang Peng listened attentively, and soon there was a knock on the door and the sound of rustling in the room.

It should be the sound of Uncle Le getting up.

After a while, the door was opened again.

"Little Jiang, it's you. Uncle Le rubbed his eyes and was already dressed. looked at Jiang Peng outside the house, and continued: "I didn't expect the rain to be so heavy, and the effort to sleep for a while was flooded to the second floor. ”

"Uncle Le, get dressed quickly, come with me, I have a boat, let's go to a safe place." Jiang Peng said a little anxiously.

"Okay, okay, I'm really bothering you. Uncle Le nodded, only took an umbrella, and went out of the room.

"Xiao Chen, hurry up. Uncle Le shouted into the house.

"Don't rush, right now. Zhou Chen's impatient voice came from inside the room.

After waiting for another five minutes, Zhou Chen finally changed his clothes and walked out, but he was still carrying a big bag in his hand.

Jiang Peng's brows immediately furrowed.

"Xiao Chen, when are you still carrying a backpack?" Uncle Le was also a little dissatisfied, but Zhou Chen's face was quite natural, and he didn't feel any shame at all.

"The bag is not big, let's go. ”

Uncle Le shook his head and glanced at Jiang Peng apologetically.

If it weren't for Uncle Le's face, Jiang Peng would never have looked at Zhou Chen squarely.

Holding back his anger, Jiang Peng took Zhou Chen and Uncle Le back to the second floor.

The water had flooded to the second floor near the calf, and Jiang Peng's hiking boots were heel high and waterproof, so he didn't feel anything.

However, Zhou Chen and Uncle Le both came to the window with water.

"Brother Peng, you're finally here. Seeing Jiang Peng coming, Pan Da outside the window breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let Uncle Le get on the boat first. ”

Looking at Zhou Chen, who was about to take the first step, Jiang Peng suddenly blocked in front of him and asked Uncle Panda Fule to get on the speedboat first.

Zhou Chen glanced at Jiang Peng resentfully and snorted.

After Uncle Le got on the boat, Zhou Chen first threw the bag on the speedboat, and then jumped up, and the speedboat immediately shook violently.

"Can you tap?" Panda quickly stood firm, and when he saw the handbag that Zhou Chen had thrown up, he knew that there was something wrong with this person.

"Got it, got it. Zhou Chen waved his hand, glanced at the people on the speedboat, and immediately saw Jiang Yitong and Jiang Xiaohu, and he recognized Jiang Yitong.

With a snort, Zhou Chen hugged his handbag, found a corner, opened his umbrella and sat down.

"Brother Peng, come, be careful. Panda stretched out his hand, pulled Jiang Peng onto the speedboat, started the engine, and a roar sounded.

Zhou Chen and Uncle Le were added, and the speedboat was suddenly a little crowded.

Panda steered the speedboat and was about to say something.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang in my ears.

A bungalow not far away collapsed, and the broken bricks and furniture flowed down the river, swallowed by the raging river, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

Everyone's faces changed, and there were already houses that couldn't stand it.

"Quick, let's go. Zhou Chen's mouth trembled a little, and a house turned into rubble in front of him, which made him a little unacceptable.

Turning his head to look at the room beside him, Zhou Chen's cold sweat flowed.

"Wait a minute, I promised Mrs. Chan to pick her up, Panda, drive a little further, it's not far away. ”

The rain flowed down the brim of Jiang Peng's hat, and his eyes were firm and unquestionable.

"You, are you crazy?" Zhou Chen hugged his bag and called out with a blue face: "Don't you see that there is already a house that has been washed away?

Jiang Peng glanced at Zhou Chen, ignored him, and shouted at Panda: "Panda, drive the boat, I'll show you the way." ”

Panda grinned and said, "Roger, Brother Peng!"

Zhou Chen wanted to say something, but was stopped by Uncle Le.

"Xiaochen, everyone is a neighbor, and when you encounter this kind of thing, you have to help each other in everything. ”

Zhou Chen glanced at Uncle Le, then at Jiang Peng, snorted, pinned his head to the other side, and muttered quietly.

"Sooner or later, he'll kill you. ”

Panda drove the speedboat towards Jiang Peng's discovery.

The current was fast, and with so many people on board, the speed was much slower than just now.

Jiang Peng manipulated the headlights of the speedboat, switched them on and off rhythmically, and shouted loudly at the same time: "Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen!"

Soon, there was a response from the house on the other side.

It was the light of the flashlight, accompanied by Mrs. Chen's voice, which was so clear in the sound of the rainstorm.

"Little Jiang, is that you?"

Jiang Peng patted Panda's shoulder, pointed over there and said, "Panda, do you see the light over there?" ”

Panda nodded, and the engine was at full speed, and the engine rushed straight through with a violent roar.

"Mrs. Chen!" The river had reached a third of the second floor, and the speedboat stopped on the second floor of Mrs. Chen's clinic.

"Brother Peng, hurry up, the water is too big. "In the wind and rain, the speedboat was constantly rocking, and there was a danger of being washed away at any time.

"Little Jiang, you're here. The window opened, and Mrs. Chan's figure peeked out of the window.

"Mrs. Chen, quick, get on board. Jiang Peng stretched out his hand and wanted to pull Mrs. Chen over.

Mrs. Chen wanted to climb out of the window, but the window was a little small, Mrs. Chen was a little fat, and the water had spread to her knees, so she couldn't exert her strength, so Mrs. Chen couldn't get out.

"Mrs. Chen, get out of the way. "It's not a way to go on like this," Jiang Peng shouted at Mrs. Chen.

Seeing Mrs. Chen get out of the way, Jiang Peng picked up the harpoon on the speedboat and knocked the window on the second floor of Mrs. Chen's house.

"Bang. "Bang bang. After three or four knocks, the glass finally shattered, revealing a wide space.

Jiang Peng put down the harpoon, reached out and grabbed Mrs. Chen, and dragged Mrs. Chen onto the speedboat.

However, Mrs. Chan landed on the speedboat, causing a violent shaking.

Fortunately, Panda was quick and stood at the other end to control the balance, so the speedboat did not capsize.

"Damn!" Zhou Chen shouted, just about to have a seizure, but his shoulder was held down by Panda.

"Boy, I'll drop your bag if you compare it again. Panda whispered.

Zhou Chen glanced at Panda and was silent.

"Mrs. Chen, what are you holding in your hand?" pulled Mrs. Chen to the boat, and Jiang Peng saw that she was holding a small thing in her hand.

"Megaphone speaker?" Jiang Peng's eyes lit up, this is a good thing.

Mrs. Chen said apologetically: "I was afraid that you wouldn't hear it just now, so I responded with this thing, and I brought it out just now." ”

"Can you borrow it from me?" Jiang Peng asked, pointing to the loudspeaker.

"Absolutely. Mrs. Chan handed over the loudspeaker. "It's useless to ask for it now. ”

Jiang Peng took the horn, and on such a rainy night, it would be much more convenient to have a megaphone, and after shouting for so long, Jiang Peng's voice was a little hoarse.

"Is there anyone else in the room?" Jiang Peng asked, looking at the swarthy room.

"No, my husband is in the city center, contacted in the afternoon, it should be safer than here. Mrs. Chen nodded.

"Okay, you can find a seat first. Jiang Peng calmed Mrs. Chen and walked to Panda's side.

Before Jiang Peng could speak, Panda took the lead in shouting: "Brother Peng, no!"

Jiang Peng asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”

Panda pointed to the speedboat and said, "There are too many people, the ship is too heavy, and the current oil can't support it far." ”

Jiang Peng wanted to ask this question.

"Do you know where the nearest safe place is?" Jiang Peng called.

"Of course, the closer you are to the city center, the safer it is, but our boat can't get there. Panda replied.

Everyone was saved, but Jiang Peng fell into a problem again.

The speedboat was overweight.

It's not that you can't walk, but because there are too many people, the fuel of the speedboat can't support it enough to pull everyone to safety.

Jiang Peng was caught in a dilemma.

"What are you waiting for? Aren't all the people here, don't start the boat yet!" Zhou Chen saw that Jiang Peng and Panda were not sailing, chatting there, and suddenly became angry.

Jiang Peng picked up the loudspeaker and said, "Our ship is too heavy, and the oil volume of the engine cannot support the city center. ”

Everyone's eyes instantly focused on Zhou Chen's suitcase.

"You, you, what are you doing with me?" Zhou Chen's face turned pale, and he said intermittently: "My bag is not heavy, what does it have to do with me." ”

"Little Jiang!" Uncle Le suddenly pulled Jiang Peng, Jiang Peng lowered his body and asked, "What's wrong, Uncle Le?"

"Xiao Jiang, I remember that the Confucius Temple in Chinatown is very high, almost like a hill, you say it's okay there. ”

Jiang Peng was slightly stunned, and immediately realized what Uncle Le was talking about.

Confucius Temple, in the southwest of Chinatown, is a temple because it is a temple, so it is built on a higher position, and you have to climb nearly two floors of stairs to enter the temple when you usually go to worship.

And, most importantly, the Temple of Confucius is very close to where everyone is.

Jiang Peng's face was overjoyed, and after thinking about it, the Confucius Temple was indeed the nearest safe place.

"Panda!" Jiang Peng took the bullhorn and shouted at Panda: "Panda, I will give you the way, drive in the direction of Confucius Temple, just southwest of Chinatown, where the terrain is high and close, we can go there for refuge." ”

Panda nodded, revved the engine, and began to move forward.

Jiang Peng held a flashlight and used the light pillar of the flashlight to show Panda the way in the wind and rain.

"Jiang Peng......" Jiang Yitong touched Jiang Peng's side at some point and pulled his pants.

Jiang Peng half-squatted down, Jiang Yitong leaned into Jiang Peng's ear and whispered.

"There's something wrong with this week. ”

Jiang Peng glanced at Jiang Yitong, nodded, and said, "I know, if it weren't for Uncle Le's face, I wouldn't have saved him." ”

Jiang Yitong shook his head and said, "It's not a problem, there is something wrong with Zhou Chen's bag, and the things in it are definitely not normal." ”

Jiang Peng patted Jiang Yitong on the shoulder and said in a low voice: "I can't take care of so much for the time being, I'll send everyone to a safe place first, you keep an eye on him on the way, and notify me as soon as there is a problem." ”

Jiang Yitong nodded.

Although the road conditions were difficult, Panda was also a veteran of sailing, driving a speedboat, and under the command of Jiang Peng, he finally saw the Temple of Confucius.

Sure enough, as Uncle Le said, the topography of the Confucius Temple is very high, and the river only flooded two-thirds of the steps in front of the temple.

Panda drove the boat to the steps in front of the Temple of Confucius and turned off the engine.

"Brother Peng, we're here. Panda pointed to the Temple of Confucius in front of him and smiled.

"Xiaohu, Yitong, here, it should be safer here, I'll help you down. Jiang Peng took the lead in turning over and getting off the boat, stepping on the footless water, and hugged Jiang Xiaohu down.

"Little lake, you go up. Jiang Peng pointed in the direction of the Confucian Temple, helped Jiang Yitong, and pulled her off the boat.

"Everybody come one by one. Jiang Peng shouted as he helped everyone off the boat.

"Brother Peng, what do you say now?" asked Panda as he stopped the boat, locked it to a stone pillar on the side, and turned over and disembowed.

"I don't know, let's go first. Jiang Peng waved his hand and walked to the front.