Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 919 - 617: Fierce Battle Against the Flood Demon! (Part 2)

"He was originally a Water Police officer, and he's the best boat operator in our Linghai."

"The best boat operator?"

"Not only can he operate river ships, but he's also served on ocean-going vessels. He's the Chief Officer for unlimited navigation areas and holds an Assistant Pilot qualification."

As they were speaking, the No. 1 loader boarded the ship, carrying a large sandbag cage.

The crew of the ferry immediately cast off the cables. With the assistance of two small tugs and the ferry's winch, it began adjusting its position.

As Captain Fan put it, the levee here is as fragile as paper, so the ferry couldn't use its main engine and could only passively adjust its course.

Soon, the ferry docked in front of the row of piles just driven in.

"No. 1 loader, follow my command, start dumping from the east. Slow down, yes, yes, steady, dump!"

"Jing Port Tug 013, back up a bit more, yes, yes, hold it steady!"

"No. 1 loader, continue. Deck personnel on the ferry, stay away from the loader. Okay, turn around, yes, yes, steady, a bit closer, stop..."

Han Yu continuously issued orders; the tightly secured large sandbag cages were thrown into the water one after another with a splash.

Just then, a loud noise came from above the sluice gate.

Deputy Mayor Xu turned back to see that the drainage room, which was fine just now, was demolished into rubble by the No. 1 excavator's bucket in an instant.

"No. 1 excavator, quickly clear the construction debris and see if the bridge surface is passable."

The excavator driver signaled with his arm, then operated the excavator to clear the rubble before tapping the bridge surface with the bucket again. He signaled with his arm again to indicate everything was fine. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Han Yu, still cautious, shouted, "Safety Officer, Safety Officer, immediately check the bridge surface."

Deputy Mayor Xu clearly saw and heard everything, saying with emotion, "Mayor Shen, it seems Captain Han takes safety very seriously."

"He started working at sixteen and has always worked on the river, having carried out countless rescue missions. He's rescued over a hundred sinking ships, and saved over a hundred people from drowning. The unique nature of his work on the water dictates that he must prioritize safety first."

"I see."

"Mayor Shen, President Hao just mentioned they came to perform emergency repairs, not to cause destruction. Yet, I see they're also quite adept at 'causing destruction,' demolishing what seemed a strong drainage station in no time."

"It's a bit like a firefighting team putting out a fire; though the fire's extinguished, the burnt site ends up a wreck."

Knowing it was a joke, Deputy Mayor Shen couldn't help but laugh, "You may not know that more than half of our Linghai Reserve Camp's backbone members have undergone firefighting rescue training; many are firefighters themselves."

Deputy Mayor Xu was amazed and asked, "Really?"

"Truly, Han Yu is also a firefighter. He served as the Deputy Division Commander of the Fire Brigade of the Changhang Public Security Bureau Binjiang Branch and still holds the position of Secretary General of the Binjiang Water Fire Fighting Association."

"A true all-rounder!"

"Work on the water differs from onshore. Anyone doing water work must first be a sailor and must also be proficient in firefighting and rescue operations."

Just then, the safety officer ashore confirmed the bridge surface was clear.

Han Yu issued another command, "Master Sun, organize personnel immediately to assist No. 1 excavator on the east side of the sluice gate! President Hao, the grounds on the west side of the sluice gate are now clear, and dump trucks can proceed."

With mechanized equipment, emergency construction proceeds quickly!

As the sandbags were just dumped, two large dump trucks rushed up the levee, turned around in the return yard, then reversed to the edge of the levee, and began dumping soil outside the sluice gate on the inner side of the row of driven piles.

As soon as the dump trucks finished dumping soil and left the levee, the bulldozer pushed the soil down and used its tracks and weight to compact the new soil as much as possible.

Repeatedly, within less than an hour, about five meters of new levee were constructed eastward.

This five meters differs from ordinary circumstances, as the water level is very high now, and the sluice gate is quite deep. Relying solely on human labor would take a thousand people working day and night to make no progress.

The piles inside the sluice gate were quickly driven in as well.

Three loaders took turns transporting sandbag cages for dumping.

Next, the No. 1 excavator descended the levee to join the No. 2 excavator in digging soil.

The efficiency of the "backfill" operation was even higher, as two odd-looking large dump trucks transported more soil than before, extending the "new levee" visibly toward the East Bank.

At dawn, the heavy rain, as forecast, arrived.

Han Yu and others were prepared, using grass bags, crushed stones, and other available materials provided by the county to cover the access road to the levee.

The workers who had been working all night went down to rest, while the second shift, who had been waiting all night, started working in the rain.

Due to the soft and slippery access road to the levee, the amount of soil transported by the dump trucks was halved. Coupled with poor visibility due to the rain, to ensure safety, overall efficiency was reduced to one-third of the previous level.

Each truck could only load half the soil, with no need for both excavators to dig soil.

With over three thousand sandbags dropped on the outer side of the sluice gate piles, the No. 1 dump truck was immediately ordered to dump soil outside the new levee. The No. 1 excavator was directed to organize the slope of the new levee facing the water as neatly as possible with the bucket, and then the camp's Party Member Assault Team was called in.

Xu Mingyuan took the lead, removing his life vest, securing a safety rope, and was the first to jump into the water, leading the assault team to lay the geotextile.

The water level was high, and they needed to lay it underwater!

The current was so swift, even with the team members secured by safety ropes, once they dove with the geotextile, they disappeared, causing Deputy Mayor Xu, Secretary Zheng, Deputy Mayor Shen, and others to break out in a sweat.