Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 900 Rescue in Progress (2)

But the credit may not be so easy to take. Hundreds of people are buried inside. If the rescue fails, it will not be a credit. You may even have to bear joint liability for poor command.

"Old leader, you are putting Xiaoxiao in danger."

Yu Huabei said calmly, "If it were anyone else, it might be risky, but I still trust you as the commander-in-chief. Let her help you and gain some experience.

You know, to some extent, the situation in Wenshan is no different from that in Tianzhou.

There are quite a few accidents like this caused by mining every year. Although there are no major problems, small problems occur continuously, and a few people die every year.

Once someone dies, things become complicated.

It was fine in the past. As long as the resettlement work was in place, the higher-ups would turn a blind eye. After all, local governments also need development and progress.

This is no longer possible now. Our country needs to reform and open up, join the WTO, move closer to the international community, and present the image of a great power to the outside world. We can no longer be so muddle-headed. Everything must be formalized.

What is regularization? Human rights!

Human rights are above everything else. We can no longer live like before, where something happens here and someone dies there.

Therefore, for this kind of situation, we must not only take precautions in advance, but also develop strong emergency rescue skills.

But don't worry, you are still the commander-in-chief, and Xiaoxiao will never take away your credit."

"Old leader, what merit is there? To be honest, I'm not thinking about that at all right now. I just want to rescue the hundreds of people buried in the well as soon as possible and reunite their families." Qi Tongwei sighed: "When I think about the hundreds of people buried underground, my heart feels like a mountain is pressing down on me, heavy and it's a bit hard to breathe."

Yu Huabei comforted him, "Don't feel any burden. The ones who really bear the burden are Long Fuhai, Sha Ruijin, and our Provincial Party Committee. When this mine disaster happened, no one could guarantee whether the people below would live or die. Just do your best.

If you need any help, please let me know and I will mobilize all resources in the province for you."

Qi Tongwei thought for a moment and said, "Old leader, I really need your help with something."

"What's the matter? Tell me."

"I want Comrade Ruijin to come back and take charge of the situation. After all, he is the mayor of Tianzhou City and has always had reservations about the Tianzhou Coal Mine. If he hadn't asked me to make emergency rescue preparations in advance, we in Beishan wouldn't have reacted the way we did. So, I want him to come back and take charge of the rescue work."

Yu Huabei was in a dilemma. "Tongwei, you are giving me a difficult problem. Today, Mayor Sha made Zhao Anbang feel a little embarrassed. Anbang even discussed with us this afternoon and was planning to let Mayor Sha become the director of the Emergency Department.

Now the situation has suddenly changed. Although he is right, I have to consider Anbang's reputation. Bringing up this matter now would be a slap in his face."

"Old leader, I believe Governor Zhao is not someone who cares about these things. Compared with face and human life, I believe Governor Zhao knows clearly which is more important.

Besides, I've never experienced anything like this before, and to be honest, I'm unsure. Comrade Ruijin has extensive experience in coal mine rescue operations and is more suitable to be the commander-in-chief than me."

Yu Huabei thought for a while and agreed.

"Then I'll give it a try, but you have to be mentally prepared. After all, a person, a leader, no matter how magnanimous, can't easily overturn his own decision. If I were in their shoes, I wouldn't use Sha Ruijin again."

"I understand, old leader, thank you."

……

Another person who is under the same tremendous pressure as Qi Tongwei is Long Fuhai, Secretary of the Tianzhou Municipal Party Committee.

When his subordinates reported the emergency situation at Tianzhou Coal Mine late at night, he had already lay down to rest.

This rest was not a restful sleep.

Sha Ruijin's warning during the day was like a gust of wind, which stirred up quite a stir in his heart. While he was thinking about how to deal with the turmoil that might be caused by the departure of the third mayor, the terrible consequences of the coal mine collapse kept appearing in his mind.

Although he tried to put these thoughts behind him, they kept following him.

Tianzhou has not been peaceful in recent years. Coal mine accidents occur from time to time, and the most serious one claimed more than 30 lives.

However, in the end, these events all fell into oblivion and passed by quietly.

Therefore, he became somewhat accustomed to it.

According to statistics, last year alone, more than 6,000 people died in mining accidents across the country.

In previous years, the figures were even more staggering:

In 1996, the death toll exceeded 7,000, and in 1995, it was close to 10,000. Going back even further, the death toll is even more shocking.

If we include those victims who have not been counted, the numbers are simply horrifying.

Since this is the case all over the country, why did Sha Ruijin pursue Long Fuhai so relentlessly?

Ultimately, it's just a struggle for power.

In his view, such incidents are like a cloth bag. If it can hold something, it is as light as a feather. If it can't hold anything, it is as heavy as Mount Tai and can crush people to death.

With confusion and anxiety, Long Fuhai slowly closed his eyes.

Unexpectedly, he dreamed of the tragic collapse of Tianzhou Coal Mine.

Countless lives were lost in an instant, and heavy rain poured down, flooding the entire mining area.

The workers were like fish in a surging tide, washed out by the rain gushing out of the mine mouth. The corpses were scattered all over the ground, and it was a horrific sight.

What followed immediately was that Long Fuhai was dismissed from his post and placed under double supervision.

In his dream, he was sitting in a detention room, and two members of the Discipline Inspection Commission whose faces he could not see clearly asked him to quickly tell his last words.

Before he could explain himself, the camera suddenly changed and he was taken to the execution ground.

He was furious.

At this time, I didn't know whether it was thunder or gunfire.

Long Fuhai opened his eyes in shock, and it turned out that the phone was ringing.

It took Long Fuhai a long time to recover and realize that he was still alive.

He is still the secretary of the Tianzhou Municipal Party Committee, and the top leader who has defeated the new challenger and has the final say.

After regaining his composure, Long Fuhai did not answer the phone immediately, but habitually checked the time.

Ten p.m!

This is not a good time period.

After so many years in politics, anyone who called him so late would never be a good thing. They were all important matters that required him, Long Fuhai, to make decisions and take responsibility.

Long Fuhai touched his neck with his hand, wiped away the sweat, and then put the phone to his ear.

"I'm Long Fuhai."

The call was from Liu Qi. When Long Fuhai heard the other party's voice, his heart instinctively skipped a beat.

The more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen.

"Secretary Long...something's happened!" Liu Qi reported, his voice trembling. "A large-scale collapse occurred at the Black Triangle Coal Mine tonight. Preliminary estimates indicate over 300 workers are trapped underground! The water level is still rising. Requesting instructions..."

Long Fuhai's head was hit by a hammer and he fell to the ground suddenly...