Chapter 52: He Won This Bet!

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, kicking up the dust on the ground.

Li Xiangdong spat twice, “Pah, pah,” to get the dirt that had blown into his mouth out.

He squinted and looked up at the sky. The originally gray sky was now even more gloomy.

The wind grew stronger, mixed with Beijing’s most authentic local specialty: sand!

Li Xiangdong shouted to Ah Zhe and Hou San beside him, “Let’s hurry back, it’s about to rain!”

Before he even finished his sentence, he was the first to run back towards the building.

By the time the three of them climbed the stairs and returned to the second-floor waiting hall, a heavy rain had started to fall outside with a pitter-patter sound.

A bolt of lightning flashed, as bright as day, accompanied by a rumbling thunder.

The raindrops grew larger, hitting the building’s glass windows with a slapping sound.

Faced with the sudden storm, the crowd outside the train station swarmed into the first-floor waiting hall.

The wind howled outside the building, and the waiting hall was filled with wails and cries, the noise deafening!

Li Xiangdong stood on the second floor, looking at the crowd squeezed together below. They were pushing and shoving each other, cursing and swearing. Some people had already been pushed to the ground.

Seeing this scene, while feeling a great sense of foreboding, he also sensed a rare opportunity!

Li Xiangdong glanced at Hou San beside him. Whether he could succeed or not all depended on this blockheaded fellow!

He gritted his teeth, stood directly by the railing, and shouted loudly, “Everyone be quiet! Everyone be quiet!”

Li Xiangdong found his shouts were drowned out. He said to Ah Zhe and Hou San beside him, “Quick, come over and shout with me!”

Ah Zhe and Hou San had also seen the situation below. At this point, they couldn’t be bothered with shyness or embarrassment. They mimicked Li Xiangdong, cupping their hands around their mouths, and stood by the railing, shouting along loudly.

It still had little effect; the sound of arguing below was too loud!

Hou San took a whistle out of his pocket, “Brother Dong, use this.”

Li Xiangdong snatched it, took a deep breath, “Tweet~ Tweet~”

Two piercing whistle blasts.

The crowd downstairs gradually calmed down and looked up towards the second floor.

The stone in Li Xiangdong’s heart was lifted. He yelled at the top of his lungs, “There’s still empty space on the second floor! Men below, make way for the women, children, and elderly around you, let them come up first!”

Just as he finished shouting, the building’s loudspeakers came to life.

“Hello, hello, attention all passengers, attention all passengers…”

Li Xiangdong stood on the second floor watching the crowd below. Only when they slowly became orderly under the guidance of the on-duty colleagues at Beijing Railway Station did he, along with Ah Zhe and Hou San, make a successful retreat.

The three of them avoided the flow of people and took the stairs down to the first floor.

Under the gaze of all the passengers and on-duty colleagues, they walked through the crowd to a corner on the side, opened a door, and returned to the corridor of the office area.

As soon as the door was closed, Ah Zhe slapped Li Xiangdong on the shoulder and said excitedly, “Dongzi, you’re so damn clever! With that shout, you’ve completely made a name for yourself at Beijing Railway Station! I didn’t even know you had such a loud voice. Is your throat okay?”

Li Xiangdong returned the whistle to Hou San. His voice was hoarse, and he couldn’t help but cough twice, “What do you think? Stop your damn nonsense and hurry back to pour me a glass of water.”

Although he said that, there was a smile on his face.

Just now, before the broadcast station and the other on-duty colleagues in the hall could react, he had relied on his loud voice and the whistle from Hou San to calm the panicked crowd in a very short time.

What was this?

This was a rapid response in the face of a crisis, the courage to take responsibility and act fearlessly in the face of danger!

He knew that their actions just now would definitely be passed on to the on-duty leaders through the colleagues in the waiting hall.

Although they weren’t under the jurisdiction of Beijing Railway Station, that didn’t stop them from making a name for themselves, right?

Back in the water supply group’s office.

Hou San and Ah Zhe were still incredibly excited. The two of them had just made an appearance alongside Li Xiangdong!

Ah Zhe found Li Xiangdong’s mug on the wooden shelf, poured water into it, placed it in front of him, and asked with a smile, “Dongzi, do you think the three of us can get a commendation for what just happened?”

“Yeah, Brother Dong, the three of us calmed the crowd down before the broadcast. If we were a step slower, who knows what would have happened!”

As Hou San spoke, his eyes were shining. He hadn’t received a certificate of merit since he started school. If the section could give him a commendation for this, just thinking about it was wonderful!

Li Xiangdong was holding a large mouthful of water, slowly swallowing it to soothe his throat. Hearing their words, he swallowed the water in his mouth.

He glanced at Hou San, “Who knows. The three of us just happened to be there and took advantage of the situation. You two shouldn’t think too much about it for now.”

Seeing their disappointment, he comforted them, “What’s there to be unbalanced about? Think about the two colleagues we saw on the platform just now, what kind of work they do, and then think about ourselves.”

After Li Xiangdong said this, he himself felt embarrassed, let alone Ah Zhe and Hou San. The two of them no longer dwelled on whether they would receive a commendation.

He drank his water alone, soothing his throat, listening to Ah Zhe and Hou San, who were sitting beside him, talking nonsense.

Time passed gradually, and soon it was four in the afternoon.

The rain came quickly and fell heavily, but it wasn’t particularly long-lasting!

It only rained for a little over an hour before gradually stopping.

Li Xiangdong’s throat was much better now. The three of them were chatting enthusiastically when the office door was pushed open from the outside.

Seeing the visitor, Li Xiangdong stood up and said, “Hello, Group Leader Liu.”

Ah Zhe and a reluctant Hou San also stood up and greeted him.

Liu Erdan first placed the two cloth bags he was carrying on the desk, then walked over to Li Xiangdong and patted his shoulder, “Well done!”

He turned his head to look at Ah Zhe, “You’re the new employee from the crew group?”

Ah Zhe replied, “That’s me. My name is Shi Zhengzhe. Group Leader Liu, you can call me Ah Zhe.”

Group Leader Liu nodded, “Your group leader is looking for you. Hurry back.”

Seeing the apprehension on Ah Zhe’s face, he smiled, “Don’t worry, it’s a good thing. You know what the three of you just did, don’t you? Hurry back.”

“Alright, Group Leader Liu, I’ll go back right now.”

As Ah Zhe left, Li Xiangdong, standing to the side, looked at Liu Erdan with eager eyes. At this point, how could he not understand? He had won this bet