Chapter 55: The Scapegoat
"It's not terrible that the gate is rusty, the most terrible thing is the rusty head, you don't have to stand here, go to the scene, can the gate be opened by standing here?"
The director of the water board smiled awkwardly and walked away in an embarrassed raincoat.
The water level is still rising, the armed police, border guards, public security, plus the cadres of the organs, under the illumination of more than 1,000 car lights, although it is still stormy, but those traders who are still standing in the rain began to slowly withdraw towards the shore, step by step, step by step, step by step, step by step, from a high place, the crowd in the middle of the river began to decrease.
However, the flower trellis that has just been erected, the machinery for rolling sesame oil, the boxes and bags of clothes, the boxes of fish and shrimp, the recycled old bicycles, and the rows and rows of porcelain...... All soaked in the water.
Some of the people who went ashore were dumbfounded, wiping their tears, and some were crying and grabbing the ground, and their tears were pouring down like this torrential rain.
Yue Wen drove the cheetah back and forth on the embankment, and the crying and cursing outside the car were painful.
"The porcelain I just imported from Jingdezhen is more than 200,000 yuan, and it will all be turned into broken tiles in a big flood. "The river was full of frightened people, and under the collision, the porcelain was broken, and they didn't know who to pay for.
As soon as the man finished shouting, everyone complained about their bitterness, "I just imported oil extraction equipment from South Korea, four machines, all soaked in water......
"My clothes, who wants them when they are flooded, and no one will buy them at a discount!"
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When I was a child, I was collecting summer grain in the yard, and when the heavy rain came, the wheat that could not be snatched was soaked in the water, and the anxious and heartbroken expressions of my parents seemed to be just yesterday, and Yue Wen's car slowly stopped.
He looked at the river, under the reflection of the headlights, the water level has been rising, he is too familiar with this place, once a day, he can know where to go high and low with his eyes closed!
"Secretary Chen," the sky is getting brighter, at least the person on the other side can see who it is, Yue Wen saw Chen Jiangping, and immediately got out of the car, "If the flood is not discharged, everything in the river will be destroyed, what about the Water Bureau?"
Chen Jiangping looked at Liao Xiangting and Tan Wenzheng, the two main leaders of the district were there, and it was not the turn of Furong Street to give orders.
Only then did Yue Wen see Liao Xiangting and the others, who were also soaked all over their bodies, mixed in the crowd, no different from ordinary organ cadres.
Liao Xiangting frowned, not far away, he smelled a strong smell of wine.
"At this time, you went to drink at noon?" Tan Wenzheng looked at Yue Wen seriously, "Don't you know that you are not allowed to drink alcohol at noon?"
There is a ban in the district, unless the work is received, no alcohol is allowed at noon, but in the street, directly with the people in close proximity, you can't do a lot of things if you don't drink, if you don't drink, the village secretary and village chief think that you don't give face and look down on them, and a lot of work has to be done by the village.
"Jiang Ping, do you cadres in Furong Street drink at noon?" Tan Wenzheng suddenly pointed the finger at Chen Jiangping again.
"No, he has a reception assignment at noon. Chen Jiangping covered it up for Yue Wen, but he was slandering in his heart, why did he still make up these little things when he was in disaster relief and rescue?
"Yue Wen, you are in charge of the management of the Xin River, right? With such a heavy rain, you don't lean on the river beach and go to drink?" Tan Wenzheng saw that Chen Jiangping was about to explain, and immediately interrupted him, "I don't care if you have a reception task or not, the work you are responsible for has caused irreparable losses, and it must be dealt with seriously." ”
Chen Jiangping looked at Yue Wen and immediately understood that Tan Wen wanted to use Yue Wen as a scapegoat for this flood, after all, it is easier to deal with a young cadre than a senior cadre, and it is easier to deal with a deputy post than a main post.
The flood has caused serious losses, and it is unjustifiable not to deal with people, and if you deal with people, you can have an explanation from top to bottom.
Liao Xiangting looked at Tan Wenzheng and turned his face away without saying a word.
"I'm not the river chief, can I manage it?" Yue Wen was anxious, "I'm only in charge of construction, not ...... drainage."
"Don't speak. Chen Jiangping was also anxious, raised his leg and kicked him, he looked at Liao Xiangting, "I will say it later." ”
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At about 2:50 p.m.
"Secretary Liao," Cai Yongjin hurried over, followed by the director of the Water Affairs Bureau, "Now the flood is rising, and the highest time once exceeded the sluice dam by 0.6 meters, there are fourteen villages along the banks of the Xin River, nearly 80,000 people, and the people have not moved ......."
Liao Xiangting and Tan Wenzheng immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, the traders in the river have suffered serious losses, but if the two banks of the river are affected, problems such as post-disaster resettlement and reconstruction will follow......
"Due to the repeated erosion of the water, there are small areas of landslides on the riverbank near the three streets upstream, and some of the gaps are getting bigger and bigger, and the nearest houses are only about 20 meters away from the gaps...... added the director of the water authority.
"What about the rest of the place?" Tan Wenzheng asked.
"The three streets along the river are pretty much the same, but," the director of the water bureau looked at Chen Jiangping, "as far as the Furong section of the river is very strong, one of them has collapsed, and the quality of the work in the Furong street is not said." ”
"Well, the section we're in, I've also watched, it's all solid. Cai Yongjin said.
Liao Xiangting looked at Chen Jiangping, and Chen Jiangping explained, "That section is being repaired, and it was delayed because of the market......"
Liao Xiangting interrupted him and ordered, "Has the rescue team come up? The rescue materials must also be in place immediately...... He looked at the director of the water affairs bureau again, "Lao Feng, is the floodgate open?
The director of the water department looked embarrassed, "The water is too fast to get close to ......"
"I don't listen to the reason, I'll see the result," Liao Xiangting waved his hand, "If you flood the village, you don't have to do it!"
The words were very serious, the water director's face was muddier than the water in the Xin River, he didn't say a word, hurried over, and scolded while calling, "Liu Jun, how did you become the section chief, the floodgates will not be opened again, you don't have to do it, I don't listen to the reason,...... I'll just see the results......"
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Around 3 p.m.
The rescue team quickly formed by the water affairs bureau and other units rushed to the scene, and the rescue materials such as sandbags were also transported in time, and the new flood peak in the upstream arrived, and the water flow at the scene became more and more turbulent, and hundreds of sandbags thrown by the rescue personnel were quickly swept away.
The two main leaders were really anxious, and the director of the water bureau did not dare to show his head at all.
"Go to the gates. Liao Xiangting got into the car with a blushing face.
Cai Yongjin glanced at him, and Wang Xiaoshu, who was already standing beside him, also sat in the car, "Secretary Liao, can you ask the garrison troops in Pingzhou to bombard it with artillery?"
Liao Xiangting looked out the window, and a group of cadres followed, "We can't coordinate, we have to go through the municipal party committee and municipal government, besides, it's too late for the army's artillery to pull over!"
"I'll get in touch," Liao Xiangting thought for a while, "Take a two-pronged approach, let the civil explosive company prepare explosives, and if it doesn't work, carry out the blasting!"
The car was driving on the muddy road, but when they reached the gate, everyone gasped, because of the lack of rain for many years, the gate had not been used for many years, and the heavy gate could not be raised.
The water in front of the gate has been rising, slowly passing the gate, the water is turbulent, muddy foam, no one dares to step forward.
"Secretary Liao, here, here," the director of the water affairs bureau rushed over from behind in a raincoat, "the experts of the civil explosion are here!"
"Hurry up. Seeing that the director of the water affairs bureau had to explain, it was a typical rhythm of training, Cai Yongjin hurriedly stopped him, "Organize a blast immediately!"
3.40 p.m.
Everyone retreated to the side, and several people from the civil explosives company did not dare to go into the water, so they tried to get a "blasting bamboo pole" and successfully set it up into the gate, which was detonated with a bang, but only stirred up a slight water mist.
"Think of another way. Liao Xiangting's face was blue.
4.40 p.m.
The demolition experts again found a bamboo pole to redesign the charge, and detonated it again, the ground shook, and the water mist splashed, but they still could not shake the sturdy gate.