Starting in late May, the entire Dragon Mountain County beca shrouded in dark clouds.
By June, the rain intensified.
With water levels rising rapidly, several reservoirs reached their historical maximum storage levels, and the situation beca increasingly dire.
With Ye Hong on leave and absent from the county, Chen Bin, as the acting leader, swiftly established a flood control command center.
He gathered everyone to collectively draft an ergency flood control plan.
However, the county’s water affairs bureau chief firmly stated that the major reservoirs in the county were exceptionally sturdy and there was absolutely no risk of a dam breach.
Yet that very night, the largest reservoir in the county suddenly experienced a collapse, plunging the situation into extre danger.
Upon receiving the news, Chen Bin imdiately leapt out of bed and rushed to the county flood control command center.
When he saw the water bureau chief, he could barely suppress his anger.
But with the situation too urgent, he had no ti to place bla.
He was inford that there were six villages downstream of the reservoir, ho to over thirty thousand lives.
Such critical danger was a matter of life and death.
While instructing water experts to draft a rescue plan, Chen Bin promptly issued orders.
He commanded the ergency rescue teams to reach the reservoir as quickly as possible.
Once the plan was finalized, it was to be executed without delay.
Within less than half an hour, over 200 individuals from the county ard forces departnt, county police officers, and flood rescue team mbers braved the storm and arrived at the reservoir site.
As the chief commander of the rescue operation, Chen Bin also rushed to the scene.
When he saw the extent of the situation at the site, he gasped in shock.
The collapse of the dam was extensive, and the floodwaters could burst forth at any mont.
After the water experts proposed a solution, Chen Bin imdiately ordered its implentation.
In the face of the torrent of floodwaters, sandbags were swallowed by the current as quickly as they were thrown in.
Seeing this was futile, Chen Bin could only shout urgently.
"All leadership officials at the division level and above, follow down to block the flood! Everyone else, continue repair work!"
After securing a rope, Chen Bin was the first to leap into the floodwater.
Although others were extrely reluctant, under Chen Bin’s lead, they had no choice but to jump in like dumplings in a pot, one after another.
At the sa ti, so ard police firefighters also jumped into the waters.
Everyone held hands, forming human walls.
However, against the force of nature, human strength was simply not enough.
A wave crashed in, directly breaking through the human chain.
Among them, Chen Bin and two others were swept away.
Several brave ard police firefighters quickly pursued downstream to save them.
anwhile, those on the shore jumped back into the water to reform a human wall.
Around dawn, two of the missing individuals were found one after another.
Although they’d spent a long ti in the water, they were safe and sound.
Only Chen Bin remained missing.
By sunrise, the reservoir had been repaired.
Dragon Mountain County imdiately mobilized over a hundred people to search for Chen Bin along the river.
However, two days flew by with no news.
Many believed the worst had likely happened.
When Ye Hong returned from the Imperial Capital with Ye Pei, frustrated that his illness hadn’t been cured, he was in a foul mood.
Yet upon hearing of Chen Bin’s disappearance, he was overjoyed.
Without hesitation, he imdiately went to the city to report the news.
When Cao Sanjin heard the news, his mind went blank.
Not only was Chen Bin his intended son-in-law, but he was also one of his most valued proteges.
He’d invested significant effort in grooming Chen Bin into a capable pillar of support.
If Chen Bin were truly gone, it would be an unimaginable loss.
Taking a deep breath, Cao Sanjin forced himself to stay composed.
"Do not release this information for now. Increase the search efforts. Chen Bin is the county magistrate—we must find him, dead or alive!"
"Yes, sir!"
After leaving the municipal party committee, Ye Hong went to the city governnt to find Fu Hongtu.
Given Cao Sanjin’s age, it was likely he’d ascend after completing a full term in Tianhai.
By then, Fu Hongtu, as city mayor, would probably take over.
With that in mind, Ye Hong saw this as an opportunity to forge a closer relationship with Fu Hongtu.
Fu Hongtu, upon learning that Chen Bin had been swept away by the flood, was equally stunned.
He imdiately responded, "Do whatever it takes to find County Magistrate Chen!"
While everyone was speculating about Chen Bin’s fate, the man in question woke up in an entirely unfamiliar village.
As he tried to sit up, he felt weak all over with no strength in his limbs.
Recalling that night, he only rembered being struck unconscious by a wave.
Everything afterward was a blank.
"Wow, you’re finally awake!"
At that mont, a crisp voice rang out.
Chen Bin turned his head to see a young girl, about twelve or thirteen, dressed in a princess dress and exceptionally beautiful.
Upon closer inspection, she even seed vaguely familiar.
"Little one, can you tell where this is and who you are?"
"This is my grandpa’s house in Linjiang County. My na is Kong Shiyu."
Linjiang County?
This revelation sent a shudder through Chen Bin’s heart.
Linjiang County was over 300 kiloters away from Dragon Mountain County—he never imagined the floodwaters could carry him so far.
Looking at his intact limbs, he thought to himself, This is a miracle!
At that mont, Kong Shiyu brought in a bowl of dicinal soup from outside.
"Uncle Chen, drink this dicine first. You’ll recover faster."
Chen Bin struggled to sit up, took the bowl, and, finding it warm but not scalding, drank it all in one go.
Only then did he suddenly realize.
"Little girl, how do you know my na?"
Kong Shiyu replied with a cheeky smile, "My mom told !"
"Your mom?"
Frowning, Chen Bin couldn’t figure out who her mother might be.
If she were only two or three years old, he might suspect Xie Chujing.
But the girl before him was far too old to be his child.
Unaware of Chen Bin’s thoughts, Kong Shiyu continued smiling and said, "My mom is your classmate from the Provincial Committee Party School, Hao Wenjing!"
"Oh my, she already has a daughter this big?!"
Seeing Chen Bin’s astonished expression, Kong Shiyu nodded eagerly.
"Yep! My mom was here yesterday, but sothing urgent ca up, so she left here to take care of you."
Looking around, he recognized the place as a rural village.
Chen Bin hesitated and asked, "Is this your ho?"
"Nope! This is my grandpa’s house. It was him who fished you out of the river."
Just then, a teasing voice ca from the doorway.
"Young man, you’ve been unconscious for three whole days and nights. If you didn’t wake up soon, you’d ruin my reputation as a miracle doctor."
Chen Bin hurriedly stood up and saw a man with a goatee, jet-black hair, and a lean fra.
Despite looking middle-aged, the man’s deanor seed full of vitality.
Bowing deeply, Chen Bin quickly expressed his gratitude.
"Thank you so much. If it weren’t for you..."
Before he could finish, Doctor Hao waved him off.
"No need to thank . If I was able to save you, it ans we were destined to et."
He then took Chen Bin’s pulse, wearing an expression of amazent.
"You were really swept here all the way from Dragon Mountain?"
Chen Bin nodded, "Yes, why?"
"Your fate must be strong! But they say surviving a great calamity brings good fortune. Good things will surely happen to you soon."
"Good things?"
Hearing this, Chen Bin fell into deep thought...
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