Before dawn, the eastern sky was just beginning to show the first light of day.
Police stations, transportation departments, fire departments, hospitals—all had been thrown into chaos. Ye Shikai received news of the Huatao Bridge collapse and immediately drove to the scene, only to be shocked by the sight before him.
The once dragon-like Huatao Bridge had shattered into pieces and sunk into the river, while hundreds of cars still floated on the surface, with the occasional body drifting slowly by, carried away by the current...
Cries, shouts of alarm, lamentations, and curses were intermingled. The entire three-kilometer Huatao Bridge collapsed within half a minute...
Almost all Yanjing officials had arrived at the scene. The mayor was directing the rescue, joined by traffic police, armed police, firefighters, and even SWAT teams were all involved in the rescue operation. Ye Shikai quickly approached Song Tian.
