The figure in the distance was getting closer and clearer. Chu Tianqi had already seen clearly that it was Xiao Meng who was running at the front, and the dozens of people behind him were all dressed as miners.

The families of the miners suddenly rushed to the cordon, shouting "Daddy", "Buckle the pillar", "Lao Xu" and so on.

The police and militia quickly persuaded the family members to calm down and not to cross the cordon.

This time, the family members were much calmer, although they were waving again, jumping up and shouting, but no one insisted on jumping over the cordon.

Xiao Meng led everyone out of the warning area.

Those family members immediately hugged their loved ones, crying and laughing, a lively and festive scene.

Chu Tianqi greeted Xiao Meng, who was walking over, took two steps forward, and asked, "How is it?"

Xiao Meng replied: "The No. 3 mine is still ventilated, and it is estimated that it will take more than an hour for people to enter." Now these people who are coming down the mountain are all ......"

"Ding Bang" A bell rang, interrupting Xiao Meng's words.

Chu Tianqi took out his mobile phone, glanced at the caller ID, signaled to Xiao Meng, walked aside, and pressed the answer button.

As soon as the mobile phone was connected, an anxious voice came from inside: "How is it?

Chu Tianqi said: "The mine is still ventilated, and no one can enter it now, and the specific casualties are unknown." Some of the workers had just come down from the mountain to meet with their families. ”

There was an "oh" in the mobile phone, and he said, "You have worked hard, so you are so tired." Let others share more, and don't wear yourself out. Qu Gang had to volunteer to go, saying that he had experience and that you could use it more. ”

Chu Tianqi couldn't help but wonder: This is different from what Qu Gang said, listening to Qu Gang's tone, but he was ordered, how could he volunteer again?

The other party's voice continued: "Tianqi, Governor Zhang is very angry, the wording is particularly harsh, and I am under a lot of pressure." We are now grasshoppers on a rope, and our fate is in your hands, so you have to work harder. ”

Hearing the other party's affectionate address, Chu Tianqi had no sense of intimacy, only disdain and disgust: when is this coming, I don't think about how to save people, but I think of myself first. So he replied: "Mayor, saving people is the first priority now." ”

There was two dry laughs on the mobile phone, and then a voice came: "Yes, saving people is the most important." If there are fewer casualties, the responsibility will naturally be smaller. ”

Chu Tianqi secretly scolded "selfishness" before saying, "The family is in trouble again." After speaking, he hung up the phone directly.

What I just said is not only an excuse to hang up the mayor's phone, but also a fact that there is a situation in the family

Most of the family members were already scrambling to get food for their loved ones to comfort their safe return, but there were still a few people who were shuttling and questioning the miners, looking anxious.

Chu Tianqi hurriedly approached Xiao Meng and said in a low voice, "Those people don't seem to have found their families. ”

"I brought all the locals who worked in the gold and stone mining industry, as well as the people whose families were here, and none of them went to work, they were all in the shack halfway up the mountain. They didn't go down the mountain just now, first, they didn't know what their families were looking for, second, they were avoiding the smoke, and third, they were also trying to prevent damage from repeated explosions when passing through the mining area. Xiao Meng said, "By the way, according to the workers, they didn't work in the mine today." ”

"Didn't you go to work?" Chu Tianqi was puzzled, and there was also a hint of surprise, "Really?"

Xiao Meng said: "They said that it was requested by the boss, saying that they would wait for the on-site meeting in the city and wait for the provincial leaders to leave, and then go to work." By the way, I just met with the custodian, and he said that no one picked it up today, and the * in the warehouse was not lost. ”

"Then what's going on with the explosion in the mine? Is it the No. 3 shaft of Jinshi Mining? Where did the people who didn't go down the mountain go? Could it be that there was an omission in the statistics?" Chu Tianqi asked one after another.

"It was the well that exploded, that's right. When I counted the staff, it was a little chaotic, but I asked twice, and a few people on the roster were not found, and the workers didn't know where they went. Speaking of this, Xiao Meng suddenly stopped, and his eyes looked behind Chu Tianqi.

Chu Tianqi turned around and saw several male and female family members stumbling over. He groaned for a moment and whispered, "Don't tell them the truth." ”

Xiao Meng nodded lightly.

"Where did our family go?"

"Why didn't Lao Chen come down the mountain?"

"Where's his father?"

The family members were chattering with tears in their eyes.

Xiao Meng pressed down with his hands: "Don't worry, let's talk slowly, is it because your family hasn't come down the mountain, are you in a hurry? There are many people who follow to help, and there are seven or eight people with local accents alone." ”

"Really? There must be our old Chen. One woman wiped her tears and said, "He is a man who has been helping many times, and many times he has come back late." ”

"Old Chen, what's your name?" Xiao Meng asked rhetorically.

"Chen Yaoxian. The woman said, "Do you see him?"

Xiao Meng said slowly: "Chen ...... He said that his name meant to glorify his ancestors, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes. The woman nodded again and again, her face beaming, "He has been saying this, but he has only done one to go down the well." ”

"Where's our old Hao?"

"Where's my son?"

The others scrambled to ask again.

Xiao Meng waved his hand lightly: "Come one by one, how many of you are here?" There are too many people, I remember a little confused, you guys talk about them one by one, what do they look like?"

"Three, plus Lao Chen, a total of four, four people. Someone replied.

Immediately afterwards, these people all said the appearance of their families, and Xiao Meng said "I have seen, I have seen", "It should be him". After listening to Xiao Meng's speech, these people immediately smiled happily and rushed to eat.

Chu Tianqi looked at Xiao Meng, and both of them showed bitter smiles.

At this time, the on-site staff on duty also started to eat in shifts, and Chu Tianqi also ate some.

Under the persuasion of Chu Tianqi and the police, the family members who found their relatives left the scene and went home, along with the miners' relatives. Before leaving, Xiao Meng made a detailed registration and asked the miners to sign. The rest of the four families remained at the scene, waiting to welcome the triumphant return of the family.

"By the way, have all the people on the mountain eaten it?" Chu Tianqi asked as he bit the steamed bun.

Xiao Meng replied: "The workers have all eaten, they just ate before the explosion, and the rescuers have not eaten." ”

Chu Tianqi immediately stood up and walked to the secretary of Chihe Town: "Secretary Mei, please get some food for the rescuers on the mountain." ”

"Mayor Chu, I already asked people to go back and pull it just now, and it should be shipped soon. I estimate that the rescue will take a long time, and we will be ready to deliver it in the evening and at night if needed. The amount of cooked food I made just now was not enough, and this time it was all packaged food, and our ability is really limited, so we can do these things. As he spoke, there was some shame and embarrassment on Secretary Mei's face.

"Secretary Mei, the work you do is very important and meaningful. Chu Tianqi hurriedly said sincerely, "On behalf of the municipal party committee, the government, and on behalf of myself, I would like to express my gratitude to you, Mayor He, and all the comrades of Chihe Town, and thank you for your selfless assistance and support. ”

Hearing the words of the young man opposite, this woman in her forties blushed, her eyes showed joy, and she said again and again: "Mayor, you have won the award, this is what we should do, we have not done enough." ”

"It's coming. Mayor He on the side shouted.

Chu Tianqi turned his head to see that the jeep was rushing from the mountain pass.

Facing the eager eyes of everyone, the jeep came to a stop with a bump in the road.

Chu Tianqi beckoned: "Director Xiao, you are on duty at the foot of the mountain, call if there is any situation." Two comrades and I sent the food to the mountains. ”

Xiao Meng said: "Mayor, let's go, ...... on the mountain"

Chu Tianqi waved his hand and interrupted the other party: "I have to go to the scene to see." ”

Xiao Meng no longer stopped him, but just told Mayor Chu to pay attention to safety.

After thanking Secretary Mei and the others again, Chu Tianqi took a policeman, sat in a township jeep, circled half a circle around the right side of Chiyun Mountain, and walked up the mountain road from the bottom of the valley.

……

The road up the hill is a winding gravel road, not too wide but more than enough for a large truck, and on some relatively flat sections, it is wider, apparently to meet the needs of cars traveling in the opposite direction. It's just that some stones appear on the road from time to time, some small stones are piled up in small piles, and some stones are relatively large, and cars need to be cautious to bypass. Needless to say, the stones must have been caused by the explosion.

Looking through the car window, the smoke and dust on the mountain have faded a lot, the black smoke is also very scarce, and many figures have appeared on the mountain beams and among the mountain depressions, and many of these figures are holding small red flags.

About twenty minutes later, the jeep stopped in a relatively flat clearing.

Chu Tianqi got out of the car and looked around, he knew that this was the office area of Jinshi Mining, and he had been here during the inspection. Several police cars were parked in the office area, and several heavily armed police officers stood at the entrance.

Gao Feng ran from a distance to the front and shouted "Mayor".

"This is the water and food sent by Chihe Town, and we will share it with everyone, so don't miss anything. Chu Tianqi instructed.

"Yes. Gao Feng agreed, and the driver and the police who came in the same car took the cartons and food bags off the car.

Chu Tianqi asked while filling the food bag with ham, water, and bread, "Gao Feng, where is Director Qu?"

"Twist...... In there. The peak pointed to the top of the mountain, "the back of the big rock." ”

Chu Tianqi looked at the direction, carried the food bag, and walked along the path towards the top of the mountain. These paths are not easy to walk, but they are not difficult to walk, and they are not a problem for Chu Tianqi. It's just that today I wore the clothes I wore directly to the on-site meeting: white half-sleeves, navy blue trousers, and black leather shoes, and I walked more awkwardly, and I almost slipped twice.

There was still some distance away, and I saw a person turn behind the rock, it was Qu Gang.

Seeing Chu Tianqi, Qu Gang hurriedly greeted him.

Chu Tianqi walked a few steps quickly, came closer, and handed over the food bag in his hand: "Give." ”

"Haha, the city leaders personally sent supplies, and it was an honor. Qu Gang smiled and took the bag.

Chu Tianqi didn't follow the other party's words, but said slowly: "Why do you have to wade into this troubled water?