Without mentioning how several Japanese discussed, Bi Jianxin came out of Tian Xiongzheya, turned around and found Liang Chen, the leader of their group of labor dispatch personnel, and told him about the matter.

"Tatsuko, I think something is wrong. ”

After Bi Jianxin finished talking about what happened, he added such a sentence.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" Liang Chen asked, he had studied electric welding with Bi Jianxin for a period of time, and he had always been a disciple of Bi Jianxin. However, his interest was not in welding, but rather in management and coordination, so he eventually became a project manager instead of a good welder.

Bi Jianxin said: "When that little devil asked me questions, I always felt that he was trying to trick me and wanted me to say that this accident was caused by us. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Liang Chen frowned, and then asked, "Master, let's talk about it in private, do you think this accident has anything to do with us?"

"I don't think it matters. Bi Jianxin said, he didn't say too much, after all, the production of things is still quite complicated, although he is confident that there is no flaw in the operation, but he can't 100% package ticket to say that this matter must have nothing to do with him, he said: "This fractionation tower, I took Tang Yong and Cai Jianzhong a few days ago to weld them. After the accident, I went to check the production ledger, and asked Tang Yong and them, there should be no misoperation. The welding of that base is not that difficult, how can a few of us make mistakes?"

"But if it's not our responsibility, what would it be?" Liang Chen asked.

Bi Jianxin shook his head and said, "I can't tell you this." It stands to reason that Iketani's technology is not said, and it is impossible for them to make design mistakes. In terms of the welding process, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. We weld in strict accordance with the process requirements, so there is no problem. But the tower was blown down by the wind, and I had never even heard of such a thing before. ”

Liang Chen said: "What if there is a problem with their design? For example, they made a mistake in their calculations, and they didn't expect this tower to be so heavy, but the base couldn't bear it, so it fell over." ”

Bi Jianxin said: "I don't think it's likely. If that's the case, they just need to do the math again to know what's going on, and is it necessary to ask a few of us for questioning?"

"What if they want to frame it?" Liang Chen asked keenly.

"Planting?" Bi Jianxin was stunned, "Chenzi, do you mean that the Japanese made a mistake in design and wanted to buckle this basin on our Chinese heads?"

"It's entirely possible!" Liang Chen was inspired by himself, and he said: "Master, think about it, if it is really the Japanese themselves who made a mistake and had such a big problem, how can they be embarrassed to tell the Mexicans? If this is put on our heads, saying that we have a problem with welding, then they will be able to explain." ”

"Niang Xipi, then aren't we wronged?" Bi Jianxin said angrily, "It's obviously not our responsibility, let us carry the black pot, this is not a matter of losing the face of a few of us, but losing the face of our Chinese." ”

"Isn't that it!" Liang Chen said, "Master, you have to hurry up and explain to Master Tang and Master Cai, you must not fall for the Japanese, we have no responsibility for things, so we will resolutely not carry the black pot for them, otherwise, Ruan will never let us go after we go back." ”

"I understand, I'll go and explain them now. Hmph, we didn't do anything wrong, the Japanese couldn't do it if they wanted to plant blame on us. By the way, Chenzi, do you want to report this matter to Mr. Ruan?" Bi Jianxin asked.

Liang Chen said: "Needless to say, I'll call Mr. Ruan immediately and tell him about it." We also need to be more mindful these days, so as not to let the Japanese take advantage of any loopholes. ”

Everyone was mentally prepared and just waited for the Japanese to make a move. To their surprise, the Japanese side did not seem to force them to admit their mistakes, and Tian Xiongzhe also talked to Bi Jianxin again, asked some details about the welding, and then there was no follow-up. According to Liang Chen and Bi Jianxin's speculation, if the Japanese want to plant blame on their heads, they should take some action, such as threatening them or luring them. A few days passed, and the imaginary situation did not appear, which made Liang Chen and the others begin to wonder if they were too sensitive, maybe the Japanese didn't want them to take the blame?

Just when Liang Chen and others couldn't figure out what the Japanese side meant, in the large conference room of a hotel in Perot City, a press conference jointly organized by Hauge Company and Iketani Manufacturing was underway.

Naturally, the news of the accident at the construction site of the Perot chemical plant could not be concealed from the media. The local people were already worried about the construction of the chemical plant, but when they heard that the equipment had collapsed before the chemical plant was put into operation, public opinion naturally began to question the project one-sidedly, and even the Japanese technology was criticized. Throughout the Western world, the public still believes in the technology of the old industrial countries of the United States and Europe, and has always been suspicious of the rookie of Japan. Now that such an accident has occurred at a chemical plant built by the Japanese, it naturally gives the public more confidence.

"Why build a chemical plant in Perrault, what if something happens?"

"It's not just in case, but something has happened, I heard that all the chemical containers on the construction site were blown down by the wind, and now dozens of people are dead!"

"Thank God, this accident happened before the factory was built, and if the factory had already started production, it would have been a hassle if such an accident had happened. ”

"I've long said that even if you want to build a chemical plant, you can't let the Japanese build it. Japanese things don't work at all, you look at the Japanese cars running on the street, the steel plates are as thin as cans. ”

"Honey, I think you've insulted the can, so the steel plate of the can won't be so thin. ”

"Oh my God, they're going to use cans for those toxic chemicals......"

These street discussions were quickly published in the local newspapers. Some local NGOs have started petitioning Hauge to disclose the truth about the accident and explain how it will ensure that worse incidents do not happen in the future. Some environmental protection organizations in Europe and the United States also heard the wind and rushed to Perrault to join the ranks of denouncing Hauge.

Hauge Company was under tremendous pressure from public opinion, and it was only natural that they would transfer this pressure to Iketani Manufacturing. Erskine called Uchida almost three times a day to ask Uchida to explain the cause of the accident and calm public suspicions. In this case, Uchida can only agree to hold a press conference to give an explanation to the media.

"We apologize for such an accident. Rest assured, though, it was just an accident. ”

At the press conference, Uchida performed a full set of Japanese-style bows to a room full of reporters and put on an apologetic face, but at the same time, he still insisted that the accident was just an accident.

"Look, this is the paraxylene production plant that Iketani Manufacturing built for DuPont's Texas plant in the United States, this is the vinyl chloride plant that we built for BASF, and this is the styrene-butadiene rubber production plant of Bayer...... It can be seen that our Iketani Manufacturing Institute has rich experience in chemical equipment manufacturing, and has also been recognized by well-known international chemical companies including DuPont, Bayer, BASF and so on. Hauge's Perrault plant is a medium-sized chemical plant with far less technical difficulty than some of the other projects we've ever built, so there's no reason to think we're going to go wrong with a project like this. ”

Yu Uchida used slides to show the achievements of Iketani Productions to strengthen everyone's confidence in Iketani Manufacturing. Speaking of which, Iketani Manufacturing is indeed quite powerful, and its technical level and product quality have been recognized by international chemical giants. In fact, the doubts of the common people are only because they lack understanding of global industrial development, and after decades of development, Japanese companies are already qualified to compete with the Western powers.

"But, Mr. Uchida, how do you explain the accident at the Perot factory this time?"

A reporter in the audience began to ask questions.

Uchida Yu smiled at the reporter and said, "I just said that it was just an accident. ”

"However, since you claim that your company's technology is very good, why did such an accident occur?" the reporter asked. Uchida Yu's above answer is really unconvincing, and anyone who hears this kind of answer will definitely continue to ask questions.

Uchida Yu pretended to hesitate and hesitated for a while before he said: "At present, our technicians are still continuing to investigate the cause of the accident, although there are already some eyebrows, but until there is a definite conclusion, I can't casually disclose it." All I can say at today's launch is that this project is 95% the same as the other projects we've done in the past, and we've never had that with any of our other projects. ”

“95%？”

"So, what about the remaining 5%?"

"Does that mean that the cause of the accident is just that 5%?"

All the reporters heard the subtext of Yu Uchida, and everyone immediately grasped the news point. A reporter impatiently raised his hand to ask a question, and with permission, he asked a question of common concern:

"Mr. Uchida, can you tell us what makes this project different from other projects?"