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I read a book and drank some tea, and soon it was evening. The rain outside still hadn't stopped. I went up to the thirty-third floor, set up my binoculars, and looked around. There was already standing water in many parts of the city, and the drainage system was obviously operating at full capacity.

He felt powerless in this situation, so he whiled away some more time before going back to rest.

The following morning, the rain subsided again, but the entire city was still flooded, with the water reaching an average depth of one or two feet. The buildings and towers in the city resembled isolated islands, and Yun City had suddenly transformed into a water city.

I contacted Zhao Qing, and the situation was terrible. Thanks to the reinforcement measures Li Mu had taken in advance, the rainwater had not yet flooded into the villa, but the water in the yard was already more than half a foot deep.

If the rain continues, water will eventually flood the villa, but fortunately they have all moved to the third floor and taken precautions.

Looking out the window again, I saw that modified emergency rescue vehicles were still passing by on the road from time to time. The fact that this heavy rain had not yet caused a large-scale disaster was largely due to the efforts of these rescue workers and vehicles.

Night fell quickly, and the rain intensified again, pouring down from the sky. Li Mu looked at the dark night, wondering what the outside world would be like tomorrow.

Chapter 476 Floods and Rescue

It's another new morning, and the rain is still falling outside the window, though it's much lighter than it has been the past few days.

Looking out the window, the entire city seemed to have been filtered through a lens. Washed clean by the endless rain, the buildings appeared clear and transparent, creating a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere.

If you didn't consider that there was a vast expanse of water below, it would truly be a rare and spectacular sight.

Before the rain came, Li Mu placed many tools for measuring and observing the water depth nearby. He used a telescope to observe the area and found that the average water depth in most places had exceeded one meter, and in many places the water depth had reached one and a half meters.

It seems that it rained quite a bit overnight. Yesterday the average water depth was only one or two feet, but today it has reached this level.

He took out his phone and checked it. There was an unread message on WeChat from Zhao Qing: "Are you up?"

I found the number and dialed it.

"Sister Qing, what's wrong? Is the house flooded?"

Zhao Qing asked, "How did you know?"

Li Mu said, "The water is so deep outside, and the villa isn't on high ground. It would be abnormal if the water didn't flow back in."

Zhao Qing said with a mournful face, "We were afraid the water would flood in yesterday, so we blocked the doors and other places on the first floor. We didn't expect the water to seep in around 1 a.m. and then start flowing into the basement. We were afraid something might happen, so we didn't sleep all night."

Li Mu asked, "And now?"

Zhao Qing said, "We're all staying on the third floor. The water level outside is so high, we haven't dared to open the door on the first floor. The water is still seeping into the house, and we don't know when it will stop."

Li Mu said, "The basement probably needs to be filled to ensure that the water level inside and outside the house is the same, so that the water outside won't seep in."

Zhao Qing said, "What should we do? Right now, the sound of water rushing into the basement can be heard everywhere in the villa."

Li Mu said, "If you don't want to hear any noise, that's easy! Open the door and let the water fill the basement all at once. Once the water level is the same inside and outside, there will be no noise."

Zhao Qing hesitated and said, "But that would flood the basement. If we don't open the door and seal the gaps, it will take a very long time to fill such a large basement with the water seeping in through the door. Maybe we can hold out for a few days when the rain stops."

Li Mu said, "Then you can only hope that there won't be heavy rain in the next few days and that the water level won't continue to rise. Just blocking the door won't do; there are still the windows! Once the water level overflows the windows on the first floor, with that much water pressure, do you think the glass and windows can withstand it? Rainwater will inevitably still seep into the house."

Zhao Qing was silent for a long while before saying, "Then what should we do?"

Li Mu said, "The villa is of decent quality and has been reinforced. Let's give up on the first floor and stay on the third floor until this heavy rain ends."

Zhao Qing fell silent.

……

After hanging up the phone, Sun Yuan's voice came through: "Sir, breakfast is ready."

Li Mu said, "Okay!"

On the way to the restaurant, Sun Yuan kept talking: "Sir, the temperature has dropped again today, it's 32 degrees now. I don't know when the rain will stop. I read online that many places are flooded, and there have been mudslides in many mountainous areas."

Li Mu said, "It's quite good that the country has been able to maintain this level of stability and order in the face of such a natural disaster."

“Look at other countries, except for a few, they are basically all in chaos. Especially the Philippines, the scene during the heat wave a while ago was really terrible.”

……

Soon, another day passed. After a night of torrential rain, Li Mu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window once again, observing the entire city.

The water on the ground has become deeper, averaging about 1.5 meters, and exceeding 2 meters in many places.

It's fair to say that the first floor of every building was completely flooded, without exception. The same was true for the villas. When Li Mu woke up in the morning, he checked his WeChat messages. Zhao Qing had sent a message in the early hours of the morning saying that as the water level rose, the villa's doors and windows finally gave way, and water poured in from outside. The huge basement was filled in within minutes.

The scene and the raging torrents were something Zhao Qing and the others had never seen before. They were terrified, fearing the villa would collapse. Fortunately, it passed quickly.

Now we can comfortably stay on the third floor and wait for the heavy rain to end and the floodwaters to recede.

Li Mu observed the outside world through binoculars for a while. As the rain gradually subsided, several rescue and disaster relief boats passed by, delivering supplies and maintaining important facilities.

Thanks to these people, otherwise, my phone might have lost signal.

And so, another day quickly passed.

……

For the next two days, the relentless heavy rain continued, with water accumulation on the roads exceeding three meters, and in some places even exceeding four meters.

The first floor was completely flooded, and in many places the second floor also began to flood.

Looking around with binoculars, all I could see was water. Buildings and structures dotted the surface, appearing so small and fragile, yet they carried the hopes of humanity, and countless lives were protected by them.

Looking at the continuous rain, Li Mu sighed softly, wondering when this heavy rain would end.

I had just fallen asleep at night when I was woken up by the shrill ring of my cell phone. I took out my phone and saw that it was Zhao Qing calling.

As soon as the call connected, an anxious voice came through.

"Hey, Li Mu, sorry to bother you so late, we don't know what to do."

Li Mu said, "What's wrong? Aren't you on the third floor? The water shouldn't have reached up there."

Zhao Qing said, "No, that's not it. The water just reached the second floor, we're fine. I was talking about lime..."

Li Mu asked in confusion, "Lime..."

Zhao Qing said, "She's one of our junior schoolmates. Didn't two junior schoolmates move in with us? Qing Ning is one of them."

Li Mu asked, "What's wrong with her?"

Zhao Qing said in a tearful voice, "She has a high fever..."

Li Mu said, "I sent you some supplies, including medicine, such as fever reducers."

Zhao Qing said, "We know, we've already drunk it. Yesterday, water started coming in on the second floor, and we were busy cleaning it up, spending half the day wading through the water. This morning, Qing Ning started having a fever."

“I remember that the medicine you sent included fever reducers. I gave Qingning some, and after she took a nap, her temperature temporarily went down. But by noon, she started having a fever again, and this time the fever reducers didn’t work. She just had a low-grade fever. With the rain so heavy, we didn’t know what to do.”

"Just now, we checked Qingning's temperature again, and it's almost 40 degrees Celsius. She's a bit delirious from the fever, and the fever reducer isn't working. If we delay any longer, she'll be in danger."

"But...but...the water is so deep outside, we can't get her to the hospital. We really can't think of anything. Li Mu, what should we do? We can't just watch her fever go up, but we really can't find a way."

She said it, and then choked up.

Li Mu said, "Don't panic. Take good care of the patient, and I'll think of something."

Zhao Qing said gratefully, "Thank you, thank you Li Mu!"

……

After hanging up the phone, I went to the French windows and looked at the rain outside. The rain wasn't heavy, which made things easier.

Hearing the noise, Sun Yuan came over in her pajamas: "Sir, what happened?"

Li Mu said, "A girl living in the villa has a high fever that won't go down!"

Sun Yuan exclaimed in surprise, "Oh no! You have a high fever, what should we do?"

Li Mu said, "Go and inform the hospital to send the helicopter pilot and two skilled security guards to the top floor, and also to have the hospital prepare."

Sun Yuan said, "Okay, sir, I'll go right away..."

……

A dozen minutes later, on the rooftop, as the tarpaulin was lifted, a state-of-the-art civilian helicopter was revealed. Li Mu, along with the pilot and two security guards, carried a small hovercraft into the cabin and were about to close the door.

Sun Yuan, holding an umbrella, stood anxiously to the side and asked, "Sir, are you going too?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "What? Still worried? It's nothing!"

Sun Yuan said nervously, "But it's so dark..."

Li Mu said, "Don't worry, this is one of the most advanced civilian helicopters available. A little rain is nothing."

Sun Yuan could only helplessly watch as the cabin doors closed, the helicopter started up, and slowly ascended, flying towards the villa.

The building wasn't far from the villas, only a few kilometers away. Li Mu bought two adjacent villas; the smaller one, around 700-800 square meters, was for the girls to live in. The larger one, with a floor area of ​​1,800 square meters, had undergone extensive renovations and was currently vacant.

However, as the king of villas in the villa area, this mansion is so large and has all kinds of complete facilities. The annex next to the main building originally had a small platform on the top, which was reinforced during the renovation and can be used as a temporary helipad for helicopters.

The helicopter was very fast, and despite the light rain, it reached the airspace above the villa area in just a few minutes.

Li Mu had already notified several girls in advance. They had obviously seen the helicopter, ran to the balcony, and waved and shouted loudly.

Not only them, but many people living in the villa area also started to worry as the rain continued and the water rose higher and higher. Suddenly seeing the helicopter and hearing the shouts of several girls, they thought it was a rescue team sent by the government, and many people ran to their balconies, waving their hands and shouting.

Li Mu ignored everyone, identified his villa under the searchlight, quickly found the helipad, communicated with the pilot, and the helicopter slowly flew towards the helipad.

A minute later, the helicopter door opened, and after donning necessary protective gear, a small hovercraft was launched and paddled toward the villa where the girls lived.

When they saw Li Muzhen arrive with his men, Zhao Qing, Jiang Hui, and the others were overjoyed, their eyes red with excitement.

The small hovercraft paddled from the second-floor balcony all the way to the second-floor living room. Once the paddlecraft stopped at the corner of the stairs leading to the third floor, Li Mu got off and walked up to the third floor.