The Medical Officer Institute was ablaze with light in the night.
Outside, the noise gradually rose, awakening the two people who were sleeping inside.
Lin Danqing, in a daze, climbed up from his bed, lit a lamp, and saw figures bustling outside as people whispered amongst themselves.
"What's happened?" Lu Tong followed, throwing on some clothes.
"I don't know." Rubbing his eyes, Lin Danqing got out of bed, pushed open the door, and said, "I'll go have a look."
More and more lights came on in the courtyard as more medical officers ran out from their residence quarters, clutching candles and discussing in low voices. The older medical officers quickly dressed and hastened out with their medical kits, their destinations unknown.
After speaking with a few medical officers under a tree, Lin Danqing, holding a candle, returned to the door and said to Lu Tong, "There's a flood at Rouge Lane."
Lu Tong paused, "A flood?"
