Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 437: Blocking the Dam

The turbulent river water during the day is invisible under the moonlight, as if it is a huge mirror that is about to be level with the river bank.

Taking advantage of the early morning hours, a dozen stealthy figures climbed up the riverbank and dug a hole.

The bound river water seemed to have found an outlet and rushed down thousands of miles, and below this outlet were thousands of households...

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Qi Tongwei, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the ringing of the phone.

He reached for the phone in a daze, and a shocking piece of news immediately made him lose all sleepiness.

The south dike of the Han River broke!

The call was from Wu An, the Party Secretary of Dabei Town, who was also the commander-in-chief in charge of the Han River embankment.

"What's the situation now? Is it blocked?"

"It was discovered too late. The hole was too big and couldn't be blocked!" Wu An replied.

"Where are the villagers? Have they been relocated?"

"Most of them have already moved away, except for some who are elderly..."

Qi Tongwei was furious. "How can you be a secretary? I've told you so many times to pay attention to patrols and evacuate the people, but you haven't done a single thing for me!

I order you now to quickly organize people to rescue people and plug the loophole. If there are any casualties, I will hold you accountable!"

"Yes, Secretary Qi, I will definitely plug the gap!" Wu An promised.

After hanging up the phone, Qi Tongwei changed his clothes while calling the driver and rushed back to Jiangchang.

Looking at the heavy rain outside the car window, Qi Tongwei felt a sinking feeling in his heart. Why did it burst the dam at this time when it didn't come earlier or later?

Is this the end of my political career?

Just before we left Haizhou City, Qi Bin, the municipal party secretary, called and asked, "Comrade Tongwei, have you received the news?"

"Secretary Qi, I got it. I'm heading to Jiangchang now."

"Okay, I have two requests regarding the dam breach. First, we must ensure the safety of people's lives and property. Second, we must plug the breach as soon as possible and prevent the situation from escalating further.

The Han River is now a powder keg. If any gap is not blocked, it will be used as a dumping ground. At that time, the Han River's billions of cubic meters of flood water will sweep across Jiangchang. By then, not only Jiangchang, but also Haizhou City will become a vast ocean."

"Yes, Secretary Qi, I understand."

Just when Qi Bin was calmed down, Jin Changguo called again. Jin Changguo's tone was not so kind, and he started to blame.

"Comrade Tongwei, what happened to Jiangchang? How did the levee burst when everything was fine? Did you take the municipal party committee's flood prevention instructions seriously? Or is bureaucracy and formalism at work?"

Qi Tongwei was speechless. No reason could cover up the problem. The dam burst had indeed occurred.

"I'm telling you, we must seal the breach as soon as possible. Commissioner Zhong is heading to Jiangchang for an inspection tomorrow, and the itinerary has already been confirmed. If you submit an answer like this, I will recommend to the Provincial Party Committee that you be removed from your position!"

Gao Yuliang also called, not to ask or blame, but to remind him, "Tongwei, isn't this a bit too coincidental?"

Accidents are everywhere in officialdom, but most of them are man-made.

After being reminded of this, Qi Tongwei also felt that something was amiss. Why did the dam breach take so long to be discovered?

Except for accidents.

There is only one possibility: someone deliberately dug the hole.

Due to the continuous heavy rain, the command center has been on high alert under his emphasis.

Since it was discovered after so long, it means that everyone thought this place was very safe, solid and not easy to break, so no patrols were arranged.

This gives those who are interested an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Everything is just speculation. If it is really man-made, it will always be exposed. His primary goal now is to block the river embankment and save people!

At four o'clock in the morning, Qi Tongwei rushed to the breach site.

At this time, the breach site was already crowded with people, and large trucks were pulling rocks and dumping them in, but it was still a drop in the bucket.

The flood kept washing away the hole, and it was like rotten meat that was constantly festering and expanding. According to observations, it had reached one hundred meters and was still expanding.

Qi Tongwei's heart sank when he saw it. It was definitely impossible to block a hundred meters in one night.

At this time, the group of party and government officials in formal attire were still gathered together, arguing fiercely, all of them talking about how to shirk their responsibilities.

Not far away, soldiers from the army who came to support and local people were quietly working with their tools, secretly anxious, waiting for the final decision from this group of party and government officials.

The flood fighting team, which should have been well-organized, now seemed a little chaotic, with everyone doing their own thing.

Qi Tongwei became even angrier, but he knew that this was not the time to pursue responsibility.

Qi Tongwei stepped forward to stop the argument and asked directly, "Where is Wu An?"

Someone replied: "Secretary Wu has taken people downstream to rescue people."

Qi Tongwei nodded and asked again: "Who among us is a flood prevention expert?"

A middle-aged man wearing glasses stood up in the corner.

"What's your last name?"

"Last name: Tao."

"Professor Tao, you are in full command here now!"

At this time, a clueless deputy township head came out and said, "Secretary Qi, should we... hold a meeting to discuss this first?"

Qi Tongwei pointed at the deputy township head and yelled, "It's already this hour, and you're still holding a meeting? Do you need a few more deaths before you learn your lesson?"

"Now I say, listen to me, everyone. Leave professional matters to professionals. Now everyone must obey Professor Tao's arrangements, including me!"

He then grabbed the loudspeaker from a commander, climbed onto the roof of the car, and said to the troops and civilians present: "Dear soldiers, and the people of Jiangchang County.

I am Qi Tongwei, Secretary of the Jiangchang County Party Committee. Please listen to me.

The current situation is extremely urgent. We must plug this gap as soon as possible. Now please everyone follow the arrangements.

Only with unity can we defeat the flood!

I believe that no matter what difficulties and obstacles we encounter, they will not be a problem for us Chinese people!

During this period, if any problems or responsibilities arise, I will bear them all!

I also implore everyone to do their best while ensuring their own safety!"

After saying this, Qi Tongwei glanced at everyone present with a determined gaze, as if he wanted to give them strength and confidence with his determination and courage.

Qi Tongwei's words also gave everyone a shot in the arm!

These days, Qi Tongwei comes to the river bank almost every day, fulfilling the responsibilities of a party member and cadre with his actual actions.

Many people still remember this county party secretary.

"Secretary Qi! You arrange it!" someone raised his hand and shouted.

"Yes, Secretary Qi, you arrange it!"

As if it was a signal, a group of people raised their hands and shouted.

The people’s hearts and morale can be used!

Qi Tongwei handed the loudspeaker to Professor Tao, who looked at Qi Tongwei and expressed his thoughts without hesitation.

"I understand. After some exploration and analysis, we discovered that there aren't many villages downstream, and the relevant departments have completed the evacuation of personnel promptly and efficiently. This buys us valuable time, allowing us to calmly address the thorny issue of the gap.

Based on the information we have so far, I personally offer a preliminary suggestion: We should quickly organize sufficient human and material resources, including various construction materials, large-scale machinery and equipment, to ensure that we proceed simultaneously, rather than resorting to the current strategy of adding fuel to the fire!

After the plan was finalized, everyone started to move.

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