Chapter 35: Walking in the Water

Jiang Peng, who was covered in rain, got into the car with a heavy face and threw the umbrella on the ground in the back seat.

"How is it?" Jiang Yitong looked at Jiang Peng's face and knew that the situation was not good.

"I asked the doorman, and when it rained heavily in the afternoon, the school was dismissed early, and I guess the lake should have arrived home. Jiang Peng said in a low voice.

"Jiang Peng, I have bad news for you. Jiang Yitong bit his lower lip and said in a low voice.

"What's wrong?" you say. Jiang Peng turned his head and looked at Jiang Yitong.

"This storm was caused by the early landfall of Typhoon Morakot. ”

"Well, what's wrong?" Jiang Peng said suspiciously.

"Chinatown is located in a low-lying area, and, if I remember correctly, the houses in Chinatown are probably some years old. ”

After Jiang Yitong finished speaking, Jiang Peng suddenly reacted, and his scalp immediately went numb.

That's right, Chinatown is indeed in a low-lying area, and it has a particularly poor drainage capacity. When it rains, Chinatown will definitely turn into a river.

On top of that, it's been raining for hours, and it's not known where the water level is in Chinatown.

There are all old houses, the foundation is not solid, if you soak in water for too long, it is not impossible that the house will be washed away.

"No, I have to go back and make sure the lake is safe. Chinatown is not only low-lying, but also not far from the port, and I am afraid that the water level will rise too quickly and there will be danger. The small lake must be brought to the city center. The more Jiang Peng thought about it, the more panicked he became, and he couldn't wait to return to his home in Chinatown immediately.

"Well, it's true that the city center is safer, and you can go to my house to live in a small lake in a while. Jiang Yitong nodded and spoke.

"There's no hurry, let's find Xiaohu first. ”

Jiang Peng turned on the headlights, started the jeep, and left the school.

It was already completely dark, but the rain showed no sign of abating.

Jiang Xiaohu's school is not far from Chinatown, but this road is becoming more and more difficult to walk.

"The water level is getting higher and higher. The resistance of driving is getting bigger and bigger, Jiang Yitong looked at the world outside the car window and said worriedly.

Jeeps are also getting slower and slower, as if they were driving a boat.

Jiang Peng now relies entirely on his sense of the road over the years and the street signs that appear on the side of the road from time to time to judge the distance between his location and Chinatown.

Jiang Peng kept repeating a sentence in his heart, that is, "Don't put out the fire", if you put out the fire in this kind of place, it will be completely over.

Just when Jiang Peng's attention was highly concentrated, the mobile phone suddenly rang, and the sudden ringtone scared Jiang Peng almost stepped on the brakes.

"Help me answer the phone, the phone is in my pants pocket, help me see if it's Xiaohu?"

Jiang Peng's hands didn't dare to leave the steering wheel at all, and his head didn't dare to deviate randomly, so he could only ask Jiang Yitong to help him get the phone.

"Oh, okay, got it. Jiang Yitong, who was sitting in the co-pilot, stood up slightly, turned sideways, and reached out to touch Jiang Peng's trouser pocket.

"Don't get out of my way, you put your hand down a little bit. Jiang Peng held the steering wheel and commanded.

"Ahem, no, it's not over there, it's not the other side, ahem, don't buckle my legs. ”

"Don't shout, my hands tremble. Jiang Yitong shouted with a red face. Jiang Peng's mobile phone was placed in the trouser pocket on the left, and when Jiang Yitong touched it for the first time, he didn't touch it, and after touching it for a while, Jiang Yitong found Jiang Peng's mobile phone.

"Who called? Is it Xiaohu?" Jiang Peng only felt that his face was burning in a panic, but fortunately, it was dark now and he couldn't see clearly.

Jiang Yitong stared at the phone screen for a long time before he spoke: "It's a person named Panda." ”

"Is it Panda?" Jiang Peng was a little lost, "You click on the hands-free." ”

Jiang Yitong turned on the speakerphone according to Jiang Peng's instructions, and immediately heard Panda's intermittent voice.

"Brother Peng...... You...... Audible...... See?"

"Hear me, Panda, you say!"

Jiang Peng shouted loudly.

“...... Brother Peng...... Out of the big ...... What's up...... Dock...... By...... Drowned...... There is a tsunami...... A tsunami four or five meters high. ”

"Tsunami?" Jiang Peng broke out in a cold sweat and asked in a loud voice, "Are you okay, is our ship out to sea?"

"I ...... It's okay...... Ship No. 1 is still in port...... It's not a big problem...... The second ship went to sea...... Haven't come back yet. ”

"You have to find a way to see if you can get in touch with the second boat, and you have to pay attention to your own safety. Jiang Peng was a little anxious, the brothers of the second ship didn't know what the situation was now.

“...... Brother Peng...... I've heard people say it...... Over there in Chinatown...... It's already flooded...... The water depth is already two meters...... Are you home...... Circumstance...... How?"

When Jiang Peng heard that the water was two meters deep, he immediately panicked.

"Who did you listen to, I will no longer be in Chinatown, but Xiaohu is here, I am going to find her. ”

"Little Lake...... At...... Brother Peng...... Other...... Panda's words were not finished when the phone suddenly hung up.

"Damn!" Jiang Peng knocked on the steering wheel.

"There's no signal. Jiang Yitong looked at his phone, which was already shown as no service.

Jiang Peng cursed in a low voice, how could this damn signal be interrupted at this time.

But before Jiang Peng finished his fire, something worse happened - the jeep turned off.

"What's wrong?" The jeep stopped suddenly, and Jiang Yitong was also a little at a loss.

"The water level was too high and the car stalled. "Jiang Peng is very irritable now.

"Then what should I do, and then light the fire. Jiang Yitong looked at Jiang Peng and said.

This time, it was Jiang Peng's turn to look at Jiang Yitong with the eyes of an idiot.

"What's the point, don't you know that if you light the fire in this case, not only will it not be lit, but the car will be scrapped?"

"Ah, I don't know, what should I do?" Jiang Yitong said stupidly.

"Woman, I really don't know how to drive. Jiang Peng touched his forehead and complained secretly in his heart.

Looking at the shops and street signs around Beizhuo, Jiang Peng gestured.

"No way, Chinatown is not far ahead, let's get out of the car and walk over. Jiang Peng looked at the place with some lights flickering in front of him and said slowly.

"Huh?" Hearing that he was about to walk over, Jiang Yitong immediately collapsed.

"Don't want to go, then you just wait in the car, who knows when it rains, and then the car will be flooded, don't blame me." Jiang Peng looked at the stagnant water around him and said casually.

"Ahh Jiang Yitong's face immediately changed.

Jiang Peng rummaged through the boxes and cabinets in the carriage for a while, found out two plastic bags, wrapped the mobile phones of the two firmly, and then handed the only inflatable life jacket to Jiang Yitong.

"Put on a life jacket. Jiang Peng threw the life jacket to Jiang Yitong.

"Then what should you do?" Jiang Yitong looked at Jiang Peng and asked rhetorically.

"You'd better worry about yourself first. Jiang Peng said, put away his phone, pulled out the key, rolled down the window, and got out of the window.

"Ah, don't leave me. Even though Jiang Yitong is a strong woman in the workplace, she is still so delicate in the face of natural disasters.

The sound of falling water came, and the window of Jiang Yitong's side was knocked on by someone.

Rolling down the window, Jiang Peng stepped on the water, looked at Jiang Yitong in the carriage, and shouted.

"I can't get down, if I can't get down, I'm leaving. ”

"It's coming. Jiang Yitong hurriedly put on a life jacket, followed Jiang Peng's example, and climbed out of the window.

"Not bad. Although he was a little embarrassed, Jiang Yitong did climb out of the carriage by himself and did not ask Jiang Peng to help.

"Cut, what do you think. ”

After getting out of the car, Jiang Yitong felt bad and regretted it a little.

The night sky is dark, and the street lamps not far away are constantly flickering, but it seems that they can't hold out for long.

The cold raindrops hit his body, and Jiang Yitong's body quickly became soaked.

The water had already covered Jiang Peng's thighs and Jiang Yitong's waist, the rain kept hitting Jiang Peng's face, and the wind kept blowing.

"Let's go. The wind and rain were very strong, Jiang Peng took Jiang Yitong's hand and began to grope in the water.

This time, Jiang Yitong didn't break free, and let Jiang Peng take his hand and open the way in front.

There was no turning back when he opened the bow, since he chose to get off with Jiang Peng, Jiang Yitong no longer regretted it.

One foot deep, one foot shallow stepping in the water, Jiang Yitong's speed is much slower than Jiang Peng's.

The river ran between the legs, and from time to time there were tiny stones, plastic bottles, and other unknown objects scraping over the thighs, and although it didn't hurt, it made people shiver every time.

"Ahh Jiang Yitong's heel accidentally stepped into a small pit, and half of her body fell into the water, but fortunately, Jiang Peng kept holding her hand so that she was not swept away by the current.

"Be careful, it's okay. Jiang Peng was also uncomfortable, the visibility at night was already low, and there was heavy rain, not only the vision, but also the feeling was greatly affected.

Jiang Yitong hurriedly got up from the water and said, "It's okay." ”

I don't know why, being held by Jiang Peng, although it was pouring rain in the sky and the wind was blowing around him, Jiang Yitong still felt a sense of security.

The rain quickly drenched the two, but fortunately, it was night, and Jiang Peng didn't have the heart to think about other things.

Jiang Peng took Jiang Yitong and walked for a long time, only to walk less than a hundred meters away.

And the water level is rising.

Jiang Yitong has begun to swim because of his life jacket, and Jiang Peng is still barely moving forward because he is tall.

After walking for a while, Jiang Peng could already see the bright red pillars in Chinatown, but the water had already flooded Jiang Peng's chest.

"Do you know how to swim?" Jiang Peng turned his head to look at Jiang Yitong and asked in a loud voice.

Jiang Yitong nodded and replied, "Yes, I have studied it specially." ”

"The road is no longer good, let's swim over,"

The road is indeed no longer walkable, and the water level has reached the position of Jiang Yitong's neck.

Letting go of their hands, the two began to swim towards the red pillars of Chinatown.

The speed of swimming was much faster than walking, and after a while, the two of them came to the red pillar at the entrance of Chinatown.

"It's finally here. Jiang Yitong spit out a mouthful of rainwater, wiped his face, held the pillar, and sighed.

"It's really unlucky today, I was called out by Jiang Peng in the middle of the manuscript, and I encountered a typhoon and rain, which will still be soaked in cold water, it stands to reason that I should be at home now, lying in the quilt and brushing my mobile phone. Although Jiang Yitong complained in his heart, there was no other expression on his face.

"This guy, how can I compensate me?" Jiang Yitong looked at Jiang Peng's and thought to himself.

Jiang Peng didn't know what Jiang Yitong was thinking, he held on to the pillar and looked at Chinatown.

The relationship between the typhoon and the rain, Chinatown has been without power, but you can see flashlights and some other lights sporadically, Jiang Peng frowned, the water is already very deep now, at least two meters, the entrance of Chinatown is still some distance from his home, how to go on this road?

Just as Jiang Peng was thinking, the water flow under him suddenly became rapid.

"Be careful!" Jiang Yitong's shout sounded in his ears, Jiang Peng raised his head, and he was greeted by a two-meter-high wave.

Although he didn't know where the waves came from, looking at the waves that were close to one story high, Jiang Peng didn't have time to react.

Just take a deep breath, and the huge wave hit you hard.