At the critical moment, he was a hero who fell from the sky; with a great sense of justice in his heart, he jumped into the river twice to save the children.
Recently, in Nanpi County, Cangzhou, Hebei, Zhao Guozeng, an employee of Weihua, acted bravely and rescued five children who fell into the water. However, he quietly left afterward. His deeds of being an unknown hero became a local legend.
Heroes falling from the sky
At around 6 o'clock in the evening on July 24, the afterglow of the setting sun had not yet dissipated. A white Jetta car was speeding on a rural road in Nanpi County, Cangzhou, Hebei Province. Weihua sales engineer Zhao Guozeng was rushing to deliver goods to the place agreed by the customer.
On both sides of the country road are lush woods and quietly flowing rivers. Apart from the sounds of frogs and cicadas, there are only vast farmlands. At this moment, the scene that appeared in front of him made Zhao Guozeng exclaim, almost thinking that he was dazzled——
An electric tricycle that was originally driving not far in front of Zhao Guozeng seemed to have tripped over a stone. After staggering for a few meters, it suddenly deviated from the direction and headed straight towards the river beside the road. It plunged into the river with splashes of water.
The dense reeds by the river instantly covered up the people and cars that fell in, leaving only a circle of ripples on the water.
The scene when the tricycle fell into the water
Zhao Guozeng and the tricycle were not far apart. He had a panoramic view of the entire incident. Without time to think, Zhao Guozeng slammed on the brakes and rushed to the river. As expected, two children were struggling and calling for help in the river. The tricycle was upside down on the river. It was not known whether there were other people who fell into the water under the vehicle.
The country road was sparsely populated. Zhao Guozeng was the first person to discover the accident. The situation was urgent, and he immediately jumped into the river. At the same time, another kind person who was passing by also jumped into the river to help.
Zhao Guozeng came here beforeFish have been caught in this river. According to local villagers, this river is four to five meters deep during the flood season. Zhao Guozeng and the others tried their best to pick up the two girls floating in the water and push them to the shore. When they got to the shore, they checked with the two children to see if there were other people under the car who had fallen into the water. However, the two children were completely frightened and sat on the ground without talking. Zhao Guozeng shouted anxiously: "Is there anyone else down there? Think about it quickly!"
In shock, one of the children pointed to the tricycle tremblingly: There are three companions underwater!
There were three more! And they were crushed under the tricycle. Zhao Guozeng felt nervous and jumped into the water without hesitation to rescue.
The two of them worked together to push the floating car away from the river, first picked up the other two children, and after a while of groping, they found the last child who had fallen into the water. More and more people gathered on the shore, and everyone joined in the rescue one after another, dragging the children in the water to the shore.
After the five children were rescued, one of the enthusiastic people who came to help happened to be a doctor. After the doctor carefully checked the condition of the children who had fallen into the water and determined that they were not seriously injured, Zhao Guozeng gradually felt relieved.
It was dark, and Zhao Guozeng came quietly and left quietly. People saw his bravery and race against time when rescuing people, and no one noticed his back when he turned and left.
A righteous man willing to remain anonymous
The five children who fell into the water came from four families. Afterwards, the family members were extremely excited and eager to thank the children's lifesaver in person.
The next day, they retrieved the driving recorders of other vehicles through the police station and inquired in many ways before finding the "unsung hero" at the time of the incident - Zhao Guozeng from the sales department of Cangzhou, Hebei Province of Weihua Group. They and the police from the police station visited the door in person to express their gratitude and presented a banner.
"Thank you for saving five children regardless of personal safety. We will never forget your kindness in our lives."
Parents of children who fell into the water and police gave gifts to ZhaoGuozeng banner
It wasn’t until family members and police officers came to express their gratitude that Zhao Guozeng’s family members and Du Liugui, head of the sales department in Cangzhou, Hebei Province of Weihua Group, learned that he had bravely jumped into the river to save others.
"This is just a small matter. The child is not seriously injured. I should thank every enthusiastic person present." Facing the thanks from the four family members, Zhao Guozeng said a little shyly, "Human lives are at stake. Now that we have seen it, how can we not save it."
In fact, Zhao Guozeng was a little scared after leaving the rescue scene. He recalled that the water in the river was quite deep at that time, and the upside-down tricycle was disturbed by the thick reeds, making it difficult to lift and move it. When he saved the last child, he was exhausted.
"I am afraid, but I have no regrets!" Although he thought of the worst outcome in his mind, Zhao Guozeng persisted until the rescue was completed. "If you don't save me, you will have regrets for the rest of your life, and your child's family will be ruined."
Having made a great contribution, but was forgotten afterwards, Zhao Guozeng’s thoughts were very simple, “I don’t want to do anything, just let it pass. I hope everyone will forget about me and don’t remember me.”
"A gentleman is likened to righteousness" "Sacrificing one's life for righteousness"
"Righteousness" to China
Has long been rooted in the Chinese spirit
And "righteousness" to Weihua
It is also the exact interpretation of the company’s core value of “responsibility”
Behind the scenes of Zhao Guozeng’s courageous actions
It is the great love of "sacrifice one's life to save"
It is the responsibility of Weihua people to uphold justice
Zhao Guozeng, thank you for risking your life for others
