Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

The sky began to darken, rain clouds making the twilight even darker than usual.

Although the mountain road is muddy and rugged, as long as you follow the footsteps of your predecessors, avoid the trees and green plants beside you, and be careful not to fall, walking will be much easier and faster than walking on a street full of water.

Dong Qiangqiang, who was still confident, knew that this time it was definitely safe, so he hurried to contact Lao Bai. The other party's phone prompted him that Lao Bai was out of service area. He called Lao Ding and one or two familiar tourists in the group, but got the same result. He had to give up and comforted himself that with Lao Bai's shrewdness and sophistication, and sufficient vigilance against floods, he expected good luck to come.

Thinking of what Lao Ding said before, he remembered that he was busy running to the central area and completely forgot about Du Lan who was in the worst-hit area. But Du Lan didn't come to him to question him until now. Could he have been flooded as well?

He called Du Lan with trepidation, and Du Lan answered the phone quickly. It turned out that Du Lan lived in a building instead of a house like Dong Qiangqiang, and it was not on the first floor, so there was almost no loss this time. However, the flood in Munich has caused deaths and disappearances, so everyone from the government to the public is very nervous. Some Chinese students were unfortunately affected by the disaster, but fortunately their lives were not in danger. The Chinese Consulate General in Munich has repeatedly reminded all Chinese in Germany to pay attention to their personal safety and call the Consulate General's rescue hotline at any time. The Student Union also called on everyone to lend a hand to the affected students and help each other as much as possible under the premise of ensuring their own safety. Du Lan is helping several affected girls with other students to relocate, and one of them will live with her in the near future.

Because the two of them had experienced things more terrifying than floods together, Du Lan was not too worried about Dong Qiangqiang's ability to avoid risks, so he did not ask about his well-being at the first time.

Hearing that Dong Qiangqiang accepted Lao Bai's suggestion to change trains in time and was not left behind halfway, Du Lan couldn't help but sigh at Dong Qiangqiang's luck. In the afternoon, a similar situation occurred in Bavaria. A European intercity train collided with a giant tree lying across the track due to lightning and was forced to stop operating. Some passengers were injured and all personnel were evacuated urgently.

Du Lan also told Dong Qiangqiang that Lu Shan was temporarily living in the student dormitory. Not only was he not at any risk, he also actively responded to the call of the student union and bravely took on the burden of helping the affected students, which really brought a lot of credit to her as the introducer. Dong Qiangqiang did not make a mistake in choosing him this time.

Since Du Lan and Lu Shan were both safe, Dong Qiangqiang felt relieved. They expressed their concern and gave each other some advice. After agreeing to keep in close contact for the next two days, they ended the call reluctantly and asked other friends about the situation one by one.

When the call was connected, Wang Shunan was looking for any container that could hold water at home. Although it is located in the northernmost part of Germany and there is no sign of flooding locally for the time being, strong winds have blown over early. The rain at the seaside is more than inland. The old house where she lives could not withstand the rain one after another. She had a vivid social practice lesson in Germany about the roof leaking and the rain falling all at once. To be honest, she was not very afraid of floods. On the contrary, because of the flood warning, the university and the professional qualification examination classes were suspended one after another. Not only was the Chinese medicine clinic closed, but the basement was also seriously flooded. The firefighters were pumping out the water with all their strength. It was estimated that even if the flood receded, it would be a question mark when it would be open for business. She was also unable to go to the clinic to work and returned to the previous situation of no income. She didn't know how long it would take, and she began to worry unconsciously again. Fortunately, Duanmu didn't cancel her cleaning work, so she didn't think she would have to spend money this month. When she answered the phone, she thought Dong Qiangqiang was going to stop her cleaning work, and she was really nervous for a few seconds. Dong Qiangqiang thought that Duanmu was in the United States and was probably too busy to remember this matter. He tried to comfort her and told her not to rush about cleaning. Personal safety always comes first for people traveling abroad. Besides, with the weather so bad, no clients would go out to discuss business. If she came to visit him to catch cicadas at this time, he would have to sign the contract no matter what.

Tong Lele's situation is similar to that of Lao Bai, Lao Ding and others. They can't get in touch with each other no matter what.

He Yangjin, Dong Yiqing and others stayed at home. Although it was stormy outside, Hanover was located at the intersection of the North German Plain and the Central German Mountains. Even if there was a flood, it was safer than Trier, which was located in the wide river valley of the middle reaches of the Moselle River. Before Dong Qiangqiang could call Zheng Chunhua, Zheng Chunhua called him first, as if responding to his thoughts. The first sentence she said was straightforward, "The homes of several classmates near the river were flooded because they were too close to the river, and they need to be drained. The newly renovated Wanfu seems to have been flooded as well. Can you come over and help? I remember you said you had a water pump. Is it still there? Bring it along."

When Dong Qiangqiang bought the water pump, he never thought that it would be so useful one day. He smiled bitterly and said, "You are not mistaken, but I am afraid you have to go to my house to get it yourself. It is in the cabinet by the window in the tool room in the yard."

"You're not at home in such heavy rain? Where are you?" Zheng Chunhua paused after asking, "You went to the library again?"

"I'm stuck in Wasserbilich. I'll go to the central area and take a bus back to Trier. But the water in the city is a bit deep now. There are many people who want to go back. I'm worried that I may not be able to get a bus because I haven't seen any cars going to the central area along the way."

"It's flooding over there too, right? Why are we going there? To refuel?" Zheng Chunhua knew that car owners like to go to Wasserbilich where the gas price is cheaper, but why are they going there in this weather? Is Dong Qiangqiang taking advantage of others without caring about his life? He doesn't seem to be that kind of person.

"I led a tour group to Luxembourg. On the way back from Luxembourg, the train stopped moving and the bus was dropped outside the city of Wasserbilich. The station said that all trains were cancelled during the emergency and we had to go to the central area to take a bus back to Trier. So I walked from the outside of the city into the city, intending to try my luck in the central area."

"What if there are no cars in the central area? Or the water is too deep to drive back? Do you have a plan B?"

"I don't know. I haven't thought about it yet. It looks like there are no hotels here. Even if there are, they may not be safe. I might have to walk back. If I remember correctly, Wasserbilich to Trier is probably only about 20 kilometers or 30 kilometers. It should be about the same if I walk along the highway or the railway for a night. Fortunately, there won't be any dangerous animals coming out even if it rains heavily. As long as I don't get swept away by the flood, I can get home anyway."

As Dong Qiangqiang was speaking, a huge and continuous buzzing sound passed over his head. He looked up and saw a red and yellow helicopter flying by quickly.

"These two places are about 35 kilometers apart. If it were normal, we could just walk there, but it's too risky to walk back in this weather," Zheng Chunhua said, and then she was silent for more than ten seconds. Just when Dong Qiangqiang thought that Zheng Chunhua had been disconnected and was about to say "Hello", her voice rang in his ears, "Let me know when you get to the central area. If there's no car, I'll pick you up." (End of this chapter)