Early morning on June 22^nd, a heavy rainstorm threatened Zigong city. The local firefighters were sent to help with relief work. Firemen and witnesses photographed a rescue process of a common rescue. Unexpectedly, a quite ordinary photo caused a stormy dispute among the public.

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In that photo, a skinny fireman soaked in deep water, another strongman was riding on his shoulder. The fireman pulled on the rope and went through the water carefully. A strong adult, riding on firefighter's shoulder, what a disharmony! The picture caused widespread controversy.

Many netizens felt unfair for the fireman. "If the one who was riding on his shoulder was a child, or a grandma, or a grandpa. We will applaud for them. But how come a strongman rode on our fireman's shoulder? This is so unfair!" A netizen said.

A witness said, at that time, the bus was surrounded by water; the water on the ground was up to 1 meter. There were four men and three women in the bus. When firefighters arrived, though the rain was still falling, the surface water had fallen down under 1 meter. After the firefighters fastened the safety rope, three women and three men pulled the rope and moved to safety zone accompanied by firefighters. However, it seemed the last man didn't want to dip a drop of water. He requested to ride on fireman's shoulder. "This makes us feel so angry, we just want to ask the man, how come he has the nerve to do this." The witness said.

According to the fireman Xiao Zhang, he said the last man was the driver. He didn't want to leave the bus. Xiao Zhang told the driver the bus was unsafe. "If you don't want to get wet, I can carry you out here." Xiao Zhang added. Right after Xiao Zhang finished these words, the diver stretched his legs and rode on Xiao Zhang's shoulder.