Yellow River Retirement Department

On the day the Yellow River receded, hydrological survey engineer Zhou Xingchuan discovered that there was no change in the water flowing upstream, but there was a loss of 73 cubic meters per second downstream. The fourth retest, the numbers were exactly the same. The drone flew over the receding riverbed, and in the lens, a non-existent road was growing in the mud; intersections, gatehouses, streets, and square ponds appeared one after another, and finally a village sign that was not found on the real map - Donghui Village was erected. As the investigation deepened, two water level curves were drawn at the abandoned hydrological station at the same time. The old gate that had been out of power for many years opened on its own. The address that had been canceled was re-registered as a living person. The old flood diversion contract that had not been settled 68 years ago began to collect debts from today. In order to prevent a deleted old river from swallowing up the county seat, Zhou Xingchuan joined the "Yellow River Old Affairs Department" to fight against the still-implemented historical rules with measurements, archives and practical responsibilities. But he gradually discovered that the real danger was not that there was a ghost in the river, but that someone wanted to make a contract that would never allow rejection, appeal, or modification to decide for everyone who should be submerged.