Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1039 - 545: The Water Has Receded, Things Are Not Going Well

Chapter 1039: Chapter 545: The Water Has Receded, Things Are Not Going Well

"Has the water receded?" Lin Baoguo was groggily awoken in the station dormitory, but the news of the water level dropping instantly jolted him awake.

"It’s true, Brother Lin, the water has receded!" Xiang Changqing, who seldom showed excitement, revealed deep emotions on his face. "It wasn’t clear last night, but by early morning, it was much more noticeable. It’s mainly the West River’s water level that has noticeably dropped, even causing backflow at Sancha Mouth. Looking at this situation, it seems we’ve dodged a bullet this year..."

Among the three rivers meeting near the cattle farm, West River is the largest. Once its water level receded, the crisis for the other two rivers was also resolved like cutting through butter. Although it’s uncertain if it will rain again or if the water will rise, at least for now, the threat of the town being flooded seems to be averted—that’s good news.

In such a serious flood, nobody could do much other than hold on for another day. Based on past experiences, Sancha River Town’s water usually rises around the beginning of July. Once that period is over, it’s difficult for the water levels to rise again.

Of course, this year’s flood was beyond what experience could predict, but still, everyone couldn’t help but think that way. After all, no one wants to constantly worry about their homes being submerged.

Lin Baoguo grabbed his clothes and headed outside: "Let’s go and have a look!"

Xiang Changqing’s motorcycle was already running; the two hopped on and headed straight to the West River dock.

It was still dark early in the morning, but with such a significant drop in the water level, it was definitely noticeable. The dock was crowded, and as they saw Lin Baoguo approaching, they greeted him with smiles all around: "Director Lin is here, the water’s receded, receded..."

At this moment, the words "the water receded" were enough to express everyone’s joy.

Lin Baoguo laughed heartily for a while before he remembered to pick up the walkie-talkie. These walkie-talkies were temporarily issued, and after a few crackling noises, he finally got through: "Is anyone from the village there? Has anyone informed Mayor Chen that the water has receded?"

"Everyone’s been informed; I’m at the Village Entrance, Uncle Pan and I are all here," came Mayor Chen’s voice from inside.

Director Lin had been the most exhausted these past days, being young and pulling many night shifts. He now realized he was the last to know the good news. After a moment, he asked again, "Is Yan Fei there? Is Yan Fei there?"

"Boss Yan isn’t here. They say he was strolling along the river since yesterday, no telling where he’s wandered off now!" chuckled Uncle Pan, seizing the opportunity to tattle.

No sooner had he spoken than the walkie-talkie crackled again, followed by a voice: "Who said I’m not here? I’m behind the cattle farm, Uncle Pan, don’t falsely accuse me. I fished a big fat pig out of the river last night—it’s still kicking. I’ve got people slaughtering it right now! I’m treating everyone today. Come have some pork dish!"

"Hahaha..." someone laughed out loud over the walkie-talkie, clearly amused that Uncle Pan’s attempt to snitch was caught red-handed.

Lin Baoguo was astounded: "What are you doing? Is everything you fish out yours? Look at your sense of morality—it’s lacking for a boss! Do you need that big fat pig that badly? Don’t kill it yet. Keep it until I find out which upstream village lost their pig, and return it to its rightful owner!"

Yan Fei was extremely upset: "You go and find out—whatever the cost, I’ll pay, all right? The pork is almost in the pot now. Can you bring it back to life?"

Truly upset, after struggling for so long, he always did good deeds unnoticed, and just this once, when the action was bigger, someone ended up gifting him a pig—it really felt like his efforts weren’t vain. Before he came back, he discovered the villagers’ altar by the riverside, shrouded in incense smoke; he knew the origins of this fat pig, hence he accepted it with a clear conscience and without guilt.

Lin Baoguo was furious: "Fine, everyone’s listening, don’t you dare go back on your word. When I find out which village’s fat pig was lost, remember to pay them back!"

"Don’t worry, my word is my bond. If I renege, I’ll eat the chair..." Yan Fei blurted out nonchalantly.

Uncle Pan’s laughter came through: "Old Lin, Boss Yan said he won’t renege. You shouldn’t go back on your word either about last night!"

After a pause, Lin Baoguo’s voice was heard: "Let’s talk about that later, I have an emergency here. I’ll go inquire which upstream village lost their pig!"

Uncle Pan responded with a chuckle.

"Let’s talk about that later" basically meant he intended to go back on his word. Director Lin had claimed last night that if the water level decreased, he would eat a chair, and with respect to Yan Fei, the roles were to be reversed, with Director Lin calling Boss Yan ’Uncle’...

This fat pig wasn’t even from Sancha River Township, nor even from a village under Tanghe County’s jurisdiction that had lost the pig to the river. Lin Baoguo made call after call but still couldn’t determine which village’s fat pig had gone missing.

After much thought, he wasn’t stupid, so he continued to call the police stations upstream—eventually, the responses all came back with two words: not lost!

Actually, there was someone who knew the full story about the ’miracle’ Yan Fei created in that stretch of river. But when someone called to ask if a fat pig had gone missing from a village near his section of the river, this supervisor adamantly replied: "Absolutely not in the area I’m responsible for!"

Are you kidding me?

Can I admit it?

Never in death!

It wasn’t folks from one village sacrificing at that altar anymore. If I ran over there now and told them, "The fat pig you sacrificed to the Dragon King has been fished out by people downstream, do you want it sent back?"