It seemed like a perfectly ordinary night, but a subtle danger lay hidden within the silence.
The local Lanjing meteorological bureau had sent out several alerts. The spring rain was ferocious, a sudden downpour unlike anything in recent years.
The water level on the streets rose relentlessly, submerging the storm drains along the stone curbs. On the dim roads, a few lonely streetlights were no match for the pitch-black night, and a thick, watery mist blurred everything into a hazy mess.
Stranded cars on the road looked like drowning fireflies. Their windshield wipers swung back and forth, a futile and powerless gesture. Headlights strained to pierce the darkness and reach farther down the road, but it was all in vain.
Rescue workers rushed back and forth, soaked to the bone beneath their protective gear, but they had no time to care.
Fortunately, there were no accidents. It was a silver lining in an otherwise miserable, rainy night.
