The Reverb Ends

On the eve of her grandmother's funeral, Shen Huisheng touched a water level map under her pillow. The date, July 16, was four days later. That night, he was pushed into the water at Laodukou and returned to 72 hours before his death. In the town of Yaichuan, which is about to be flooded, the dead old postman resumes delivering letters. Shen Echo's own death registration appears in the funeral parlor files. The tape of the abandoned weather whistle broadcasts the flood that has not yet occurred: "On July 16, the old canal burst, killing forty-one people and missing people." Every time Shen Huisheng saves someone, a new name will be added to the list. He He, a makeup artist at a funeral home, wrote down the extra people in a private directory, only to find that all the clues ultimately pointed to the same space: No. 41. And there, his name is emerging bit by bit. The water will flood the town, and the list will be closed. This time, Shen Huisheng didn't want to make the most reasonable choice. He wants everyone left behind to leave a name.