kvmb Chapter 225 Dam Collapse
Chapter 225 Dam Collapse
When Li Ziyan was about to go to the government office, he was suddenly stopped by a guard, who shouted in panic, "My lord, something bad has happened!"
Li Ziyan took a closer look and recognized that the person in front of him was the Yellow River guard. His heart tightened and he asked hurriedly, "What happened that makes people so panicked?"
The guard gasped and replied, "The Yellow River embankment suddenly collapsed! Now that the weather is getting warmer, it is the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and the spring flood season is about to come. If we can't take measures to consolidate it in time, I'm afraid the embankment will collapse further!"
Upon hearing the news, Li Ziyan was extremely anxious and ran towards the Yellow River without saying a word. When he arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, he saw many river repairmen frantically carrying stones, trying to block the huge crack in the embankment. Liu Ming saw Li Ziyan coming from afar and hurried forward to report: "Master Li, the Yellow River embankment exploded without any warning, which is really puzzling!"
Li Ziyan walked quickly to the crack, observed it carefully, and asked, "How was this place originally reinforced?"
Liu Ming quickly replied: "Your Excellency, we first fill the sacks with sand and place them at the bottom as support, then add large stones and secure them with iron chains."
After hearing this, Li Ziyan was confused. He reached out and slowly felt the bottom of the water. He first touched a heavy sandbag, and then a thick hemp rope. He picked up the broken hemp rope and examined it carefully. He saw that the rope was covered with mud and water stains, and there were many half-broken bricks scattered on the hemp bag.
The dam repairman standing nearby, named Xie Hongmo, slapped his thigh upon seeing this and said anxiously, "You guys are so stupid! You actually used hemp ropes to tie bricks to block the water flow. Once the water force increases, the ropes will naturally not be able to withstand the pressure and will inevitably break and explode!"
The river repairman was also confused after hearing this. He scratched his head and muttered to himself: "What is going on? We have clearly followed the requirements of previous years. How come it suddenly turned into bricks and hemp ropes?"
Li Ziyan looked at the master who was repairing the river with sharp eyes and asked, "So, who is specifically responsible for this area?"
Master Xiuhe hesitated for a moment, then answered hesitantly, "This place... uh, is in charge of the man called Uncle Chen San."
When Li Ziyan heard the name, he whispered, "Uncle Chen San..." He remembered this person and then continued to ask, "Where does he live now?"
At this time, someone in the crowd interrupted and said, "I seem to remember that he lives next to the old pharmacy in the western suburbs of the city."
After hearing this, Li Ziyan's face became serious. He turned around, looked at Liu Ming with a firm gaze and said, "Master Liu, please lead your men to carefully check all the embankments! Don't let any hidden dangers go!" After saying this, Li Ziyan took a deep breath, and then without hesitation led a team of people to gallop towards the western suburbs of the city.
The horses galloped along the way, the sound of horse hooves resounding through the sky. Li Ziyan was extremely anxious, but he remained calm and decisive.
Arriving at Uncle Chen's residence, the surroundings were quiet and there was no sound at all. Li Ziyan approached the house cautiously, then suddenly pushed open the door and rushed in. After entering the yard, he suddenly heard a faint whimpering sound coming from the room. His heart tightened, and he immediately quickened his pace and rushed straight to the room where the sound came from.
When he opened the door, the scene in front of him shocked Li Ziyan! He saw that Uncle Chen was being tightly strangled by the neck, his face was as pale as paper, and he was already dying. Without thinking too much, Li Ziyan kicked the assailant and knocked him to the ground. Then, the two of them started to fight.
However, the attacker was clearly no match for Li Ziyan. After several rounds, he gradually lost the upper hand. Seeing that he could not escape, the man even tried to commit suicide. But Li Ziyan was quick-witted and removed his jaw first, and sealed his throat acupuncture points, making him unable to move.
After subduing the gangster, Li Ziyan stared at the two people on the ground breathlessly. After a while, Uncle Chen finally woke up slowly. When he opened his eyes and saw Li Ziyan standing in front of him, he burst into tears, struggled to get up, and knelt down in front of Li Ziyan with a plop.
Li Ziyan looked at Uncle Chen quietly, with a hint of doubt and anger in his eyes: "I recognize you. You talked to me a few days ago. You said you were from Cangzhou and that you had a daughter and a son. You worked hard to repair the levee just to get the wages so that you could go back and pay them for school. But why are you tampering with the levee now? Don't you know how many innocent lives will be killed by doing this?"
Facing Li Ziyan's questioning, Uncle Chen lowered his head and said nothing, just crying silently. Tears slid down his wrinkled cheeks and dripped onto the ground...