Female Novel
Chapter 341
Chapter 341 Going Against The Current
“My phone battery died and I only just managed to find a charger,” Alex lied.
“Useless piece of trash! How could your phone die at a time like this?” Heather was furious beyondmeasure as she yelled, “Alex Jefferson, let me warn you: if anything happens to Stanley, I’ll never letyou go! I’ll kill you myself!”
Sweat beaded on Alex’s forehead. He had not thought something so terrible would happen while hewas busy healing his wounds. He hastily reassured her, “I just spoke to Stanley’s teacher and she toldme they’re okay. I’m going over to bring him home right now.”
On the other side of the phone, Heather sighed in relief. Alex had always been the one handlingStanley’s education so she did not even have Ms. Haden’s number.
The flood happened so suddenly and was so serious that she had gone fretfully insane.
It did not help that she saw news reports about all the children who were washed away by the rapidcurrents. Anxiety threatened to swallow her as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Now that she had received confirmation that her son was safe, her nerves could finally relax after hoursof being tightly wound–up.
In a calmer tone than before, she said, “Okay. Get over there as quickly as you can. And be careful.”
“Alright. Bye.” He ended the call.
He did not bother returning the others‘ phone calls. Looking down at the water lapping at the staircase,he kept his phone in his pocket and headed right into the water.
The floodwaters were nearly 1.5 meters deep, reaching all the way to above Alex’s waist.
Naturally, there was a lot of resistance when walking in such deep waters. Even with his strong MortalForce, it took some effort for him to wade through the waters.
Despite that, his speed was about the same as someone walking normally.
Not a single soul could be seen on the streets. Suddenly, he spotted a broken door drifting toward him.Ecstatic at the find, he made his way over and leaped on it before it could get washed away by thecurrents.
With the door serving as a makeshift raft, he was able to conserve his energy and increase his speedat the same time.
His heart grew heavy as he saw the animals floating past him, some alive and some not. This floodwould cost the people severely.novelbin
Although he did not try and save the animals, his gaze swept around constantly in search of children.He would definitely save any that he saw.
Soon, he saw a supermarket up ahead. Remembering that Stanley and the rest of the people trappedthere had not eaten anything for hours, he steered the raft over to the entrance of the supermarket.
Unfortunately, the staff was unable to close the doors in time before the flood came. The inside of thesupermarket was partially submerged and he could not see anybody around.
Thankfully, some of the higher shelves still peeked out of the water. All he needed to do was lean downto
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easily access the items on those top shelves.
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He circled the supermarket in search of something to put the food in and finally saw a big bag driftingpast. Stuffing it full of snacks, he left the store and continued on his
way.
To his relief, he did not see anybody in the waters throughout his journey.
One hour later, he finally reached the kindergarten. The policemen that Gavin had sent to rescue thechildren had also just arrived not too long ago. They were currently ushering the kindergarteners ontothe small rafts they came in.
Seeing Alex traveling against the current and arriving on a door, the policemen were surprised.
Admiration rose in them when they got a closer look at who it was.
They recognized him as the man who had helped their team leader, Elsa, in the bank robbery case.They had also personally witnessed Alex being awarded the title of the People’s Hero.
However, what caused them to have great respect and awe for Alex was what he did after the awardceremony. After the Provincial Department rewarded him with ten million, he immediately donated it tothe Epidemic Prevention Association, a gesture that touched even Gavin.
“Help! Help! Please, somebody save my child!”
From upstream came the sound of a woman’s desperate plea for help. Alex turned around, only to seea little boy being carried away by the currents a hundred meters away. Several meters behind the boywas a distraught and disheveled–looking woman.
The middle–aged woman kept trying to reach her son but the currents were too fast and strong.Despite being constantly dragged underwater, she kept struggling to the surface to try to save her child.