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The command center had been deathly silent just moments before, but those words invigorated everyone.

Guo Xiaojun suddenly raised his head, his eyes lighting up, and slammed his fist into his palm: "That's right! Waterways! Yunzhou's biggest advantage is its proximity to the Yunjiang River! How come I didn't think of that!"

The previous silence vanished instantly. Guo Xiaojun grabbed a blank sketch, picked up a pen, and began sketching rapidly on it, his voice becoming noticeably louder.

"Team 1, immediately take your surveying equipment and go to the nearest points along the Yunjiang River to conduct surveys and find the most suitable locations for building a temporary dock! Be quick!"

"Second team, immediately contact all inland waterway shipping companies in Yunzhou. No matter the cost, I need to know how many usable barges they have!"

The entire command center immediately sprang into action, focusing on the waterway plan. Everyone was mobilized, confident that success was assured this time.

However, the enthusiasm faded after a few hours.

The team leader in charge of the exploration ran back to the command post, his safety helmet askew, his face pale, and his lips trembling.

"Bang!"

He slammed a newly printed emergency survey report on the conference table, his voice trembling with tears: "Director, Commander Guo... it won't work!"

"The section of the Yunjiang River near our project is the main channel, with deep, swift currents and complex riverbed geology. The report says that building a temporary wharf capable of accommodating heavy barges, even without approvals, would take at least two months just for construction. And the budget is extremely high; we simply can't wait that long, nor can we afford it!"

Guo Xiaojun's heart sank.

He snatched the report, looked at the exploration data and conclusions, and the breath he had just caught deflated again.

The command center fell silent again. The other core members gathered around to read the report, their faces grim, their previously straightened backs slumping once more.

"Two months? By then the daylilies will be completely cold!"

"It's over...this road is blocked too..."

"I knew it wouldn't be that easy..."

Guo Xiaojun's hand trembled as he held the report. He turned to Chen Pingfang, who had remained silent, and asked in a trembling voice, "Director... what... what should we do? Is there really no way out?"

All eyes were once again focused on Chen Pingfang.

In the deathly silence, Chen Pingfang's expression remained unchanged. He walked to the huge map on the wall and picked up the blue marker again.

Everyone thought he would look at the thick blue line representing Yunjiang, but Chen Ping's pen tip landed on a very thin tributary that was almost ignored by everyone, drawing a heavy horizontal line.

"Who said we were going to Yunjiang?"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Ping turned around and walked to his desk, opened the bottom drawer, and took out an old book with a yellowed cover and frayed edges from a pile of documents—"Yunzhou City Water Conservancy Chronicle".

Amidst the astonished gazes of everyone in the command center, Chen Ping calmly opened the water conservancy chronicle, his finger precisely pointing to a data chart on one of the pages, his voice clear and powerful.

"Jinshui River is a tributary of the old course of Yunjiang River. Although the downstream section is severely silted up due to urban development and is often closed to navigation, the water conservancy records clearly state that during the high-water season from July to September each year, the average water level of the river rises by three meters due to the backwater effect of the Yunjiang River, which is enough for medium and small barges with a carrying capacity of 100 tons to pass through."

Chen Ping paused, his gaze sweeping over the stunned faces, and continued, "More importantly, just three kilometers downstream, there's an abandoned old dock built in the 1950s. That dock is less than three kilometers away from our construction site as the crow flies!"

Everyone in the command post was stunned.

Jinshui River? That stinking ditch that's almost invisible on the map?

They then realized that Chen Pingfang's plan was far more comprehensive than they had imagined, even taking into account this river that had been forgotten for decades.

Guo Xiaojun was trembling with excitement as he looked at Chen Pingfang. But after the initial excitement subsided, a new problem immediately came to mind.

"But Director! Dredging the river is a municipal project. It requires surveying, project initiation, approval, bidding... By the time that whole process is completed, our project would have been finished!"

Chen Ping's lips curled up slightly.

He picked up the black encrypted phone he always carried with him and, in front of everyone, dialed Xiao Yuhan's number directly.

"Mayor Xiao, this is Chen Pingfang."

As soon as the call connected, he didn't mention any difficulties the project had encountered. Instead, his tone changed, becoming serious and solemn.

"During my inspection of the area surrounding the Jinshuiwan project, I discovered that the old course of the Jinshui River is severely silted up. Once the flood season arrives, poor drainage could easily cause backflow, threatening the safety of nearby residential areas. I suggest that the city should immediately initiate an emergency dredging project to prevent such a disaster."

On the other end of the phone, Xiao Yuhan remained silent for only two seconds.

Two seconds later, her decisive voice rang out.

"I understand. The situation is urgent, and flood prevention is the most important thing. The city will immediately establish the 'Jinshui River Channel Dredging and Flood Prevention Emergency Project Command Center,' handling this matter with special procedures and streamlining all processes. You, representing the Jinshui Bay project team, will fully assist the municipal departments and start work immediately!"

The phone hangs up.

Guo Xiaojun and all the knowledgeable engineers in the command center stood frozen in place, motionless.

A municipal project that would normally take months or even a year to resolve became an emergency project that had to be implemented immediately after Chen Ping made a phone call and said a few words.

They looked at Chen Pingfang with eyes full of awe.

……

A week later.

In the Delong Investment office, Zhao Decai was holding a cup of tea and said to his secretary, "Judging by the days, that Chen kid from Jinshui Bay should be out of options by now. If he doesn't come begging to me today, he can resign tomorrow."

Meanwhile, at the dock near the Jinshuiwan project, which had been abandoned for thirty years.

After a week of emergency reinforcement and dredging, the place has been completely transformed.

"Waaah—"

With a whistle, a 100-ton barge fully loaded with sand and gravel pierced through the morning mist and steadily docked at the pier.

Guo Xiaojun and hundreds of workers who were waiting on the shore burst into cheers when they saw the barge.

Guo Xiaojun's hands trembled slightly as he excitedly called Chen Pingfang.

"Director! We've arrived! The first shipment of materials has arrived! And the logistics team just calculated the costs; taking the waterway bypasses all of Zhao Decai's checkpoints, and the transportation cost is actually 10% lower than the previous land transport!"

Standing by the window of his second-floor office, Chen Ping listened to the good news on the phone, calmly gazing at the distant river with a slight smile on his face.

The deadly blockade was not only breached by him in an inexplicable way, but it also became an excellent opportunity for the project to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

If you eat my food, you have to listen to me.

If you want to block my path, I'll forge my own way to the top.