```python
from fastapi import FastAPI

import helpers  # noqa: F401

app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/users/{user_id}")
async def get_user(user_id: int):
    """
    Retrieve a user by their ID.

    Parameters:
    - user_id: int - The identifier of the user to fetch.

    Returns:
    - dict: The user record as returned by the helper API.
    """
    # Use the async helper to avoid blocking the event loop
    return await helpers.aload_user(user_id)
```