However, Du Dezhong did not gain nothing, the deputy director of the Organization Department of Suxu City came to Licheng in person, in addition to announcing the adjustment of the positions of other personnel, he also deliberately emphasized that Du Dezhong's charge of the First Agricultural Bureau was quite unreasonable, and after the organization found that he was appointed as the deputy inspector of the Suxu National Security Bureau, he was appointed as the deputy inspector of the Suxu National Security Bureau, and he acted as the deputy department level at the department level. As soon as this appointment came out, everyone's expressions were a little strange, and no one could figure out why the superiors arranged it this way. However, since the official notice has been issued, it means that it is a foregone conclusion, and no one of them said anything anymore, and congratulated Du Dezhong one after another.

Du Dezhong returned to his office, and he was also puzzled. It is true that he was in charge of the work of the national security department in Licheng, but Su Xu has now become a municipality directly under the central government, and the level of the national security bureau is two levels higher than that of Licheng. Moreover, he is working in Licheng, and the so-called deputy inspector is not right, how to carry out his work. Could it be that this is a deliberate move by the superiors in order to protect themselves?

Secretary Wu Yikai hurriedly ran in, and on such a cold day, his face was covered with sweat. Du Dezhong frowned and said, "Xiao Wu, what's wrong, panicked?" ”

Wu Yikai said breathlessly: "Mayor Du, something happened." The embankment in the eastern part of the city has burst. ”

Du Dezhong was taken aback, the snow did not melt quickly, where did so much water come from? He has been worried about the Tuo River, the Huhe River, and the Wang Yin River, but he really didn't expect that it was the collapsed area in the east of the city that had the problem first.

"A steel mill, a steel mill." Wu Yikai gasped and said, "They didn't listen to the dissuasion of the city government and insisted on starting production, because it was very close to the subsidence area in the east of the city, so the snow over there melted faster than expected." Mayor Du, go over and take a look, several homes have been washed away by the flood. ”

Du Dezhong was furious, and immediately got up and followed Wu Yikai out. The steel mill is a state-owned enterprise invested and built in the provincial capital, and has always been a major taxpayer in Licheng, but while creating profits and taxes, it has also aggravated Licheng's air pollution and industrial waste pollution. After Tan Jialin took office, he repeatedly asked steel mills to cooperate with the country's energy conservation and emission reduction strategy, reduce production capacity, and control pollutant emissions. But the steel mill relied on its own provincial protection, and did not take the Licheng City Government in its eyes at all. In the past, the officials in Licheng were willing to turn a blind eye, after all, the profits and taxes they created were high, but now the situation is not as good as in the past, and no one can joke with the lives of ordinary people.

By the time Du Dezhong arrived in the east of the city, Tan Jialin and Zhu Jiaying were already there to direct the disaster relief. Du Dezhong took a look, and saw that the surface of the lake, which was usually quiet as a virgin, was now blown by a typhoon, and the waves were more than a meter high, constantly crashing against the surrounding embankments. These dikes were built improvised without the use of cement, steel, or other building materials, and it is still unclear whether they will be able to withstand the impact of such currents.

It is true that Du Dezhong is the executive vice mayor, but he is not in charge of any department present, so he can only ask Zhu Jiaying eagerly: "Mayor Zhu, have the residents who were washed away by the flood been found?" ”

Zhu Jiaying shook his head and said, "The police station has already assigned personnel to look for it." ”

Du Dezhong quickly stepped up to the embankment and strode forward. The waves kept crashing against the shore, and soon his pants were all wet. Du Dezhong couldn't help but shudder, how could ordinary people support such a cold lake. Wu Yikai hurriedly followed and said, "Mayor Du, it's dangerous here, you better go down and command." ”

Ge Jing and the others at the back arrived at this time, and saw that Secretary Tan and Mayor Zhu were both directing the disaster relief on the side, but Du Dezhong went up to the embankment and whispered coldly: "It's really good at putting on a show, who will you show it for." ”

Du Dezhong looked along the embankment for more than ten minutes, and found several openings that were about to burst. arranged for Wu Yikai to run back quickly to inform Secretary Tan, Du Dezhong called the surrounding crowd and walked up with sandbags in person. Some people are shouting trumpets, some are running hard, and some people silently join the queue to carry sandbags.

The cold wind was howling, the cold water was raging, and when Wu Yikai ran back again, he saw Du Dezhong sitting on the embankment and smoking. He was covered in mud and in a mess. Seeing Xiao Wu running back, Du Dezhong smiled and said, "Xiao Wu, you have to take over my work later." However, if you don't have a salary, everyone is the same. ”

The people around laughed, it turned out that this big leader in the city was also so funny, and he didn't have a fight at all.

Xiao Wu nodded, as if he had just sworn an oath when he first joined the party: "Mayor Du, I promise to complete the task." ”

Du Dezhong smiled and handed Xiao Wu a cigarette and looked back. I saw Tan Jialin, Zhu Jiaying and others get into the car one after another, and they turned around and left. Other leaders and staff of various bureaus and offices did not stop at all, and also started their cars to catch up.

Du Dezhong took a breath and immediately called Tan Jialin's secretary Xiao Chen to ask what was going on. Xiao Chen answered the phone and hurriedly said: "The Peach Blossom Fairy Mountain Canal bursts, and the Tuohe Gate Station can't bear it. ”

Du Dezhong was struck by lightning, and the cigarette butt in his hand fell to the ground without noticing. If there is an accident in the subsidence area in the east of the city, it can be solved as long as the surrounding embankments are reinforced, but the Taohuaxian Mountain Canal bursts, which is a mountain flood, and it is a disaster that has never appeared in the history of Licheng. Du Dezhong took a breath and immediately called Du Dezhong and Ma Xianzhong, asking them to organize all the forces of the police station and go directly to the vicinity of Taohuaxian Mountain to provide disaster relief.

Ma Xianzhong hesitated for a few seconds and said, "Vice Mayor Wang arranged for us to go to Tuohe Gate Station, and the Bao Bureau has already rushed over. ”

Du Dezhong said: "Ridiculous! The accident at the Tuohe sluice station was caused by the burst of the upstream canal. Old horse, we must treat the source first, and then the downstream. ”

Ma Xianzhong was still hesitating, and said: "However, the city bureau is in charge of Vice Mayor Wang, and his order is ......."

Du Dezhong said in a deep voice: "Today I will go to the next place, Lao Ma, you bring someone over first, and I will go to Secretary Tan to admit my mistake when I go back." ”

Ma Xianzhong was silent for a moment and said, "Yes." ”

Du Dezhong arranged for a few people to stay in the subsidence area in the east of the city, took Wu Yikai with him, and rushed to the west of the city non-stop. After the middle of the city, the further west you go, the more water accumulates on the road. In the moat of the city, the river is surging with a large amount of dead wood and sediment. On both sides of the street, some old houses have been washed away by the flood. The victims sat down in front of their neighbor's house with a desperate face, staring blankly at their collapsed house, looking extremely miserable.

Du Dezhong did not stop and let Wu Yikai continue to drive west. Wu Yikai glanced out of the car window and said, "The stagnant water is about to run out of tires, Mayor Du, if you go further, I'm afraid it will be dangerous." ”

Du Dezhong said without thinking: "Drive." ”

Wu Yikai had no choice but to manipulate the steering wheel and continue to step on the accelerator. I finally came to the west of the city, but before I reached the foot of Taohuaxian Mountain, I saw the rolling water pouring down from a high place. As far as the eye can see, the water is more than 30 meters wide, carrying not only mud, sand and stones, but also trees that have been uprooted.

It is no wonder that the canal has been breached, and with the kinetic energy flowing down from a high place, even the perennial reinforced embankment cannot stop it, let alone the emergency canal trench that has been rushed and long ago. Tan Jialin and the others wore ponchos, walking around on slightly higher ground, making phone calls constantly, as if they were reporting to their superiors. Du Dezhong also wanted to go over to join them, but the water rose quickly, and within a few minutes, it didn't pass the hood of the car, making it difficult for him to move an inch.

Wu Yikai struggled to stop the car against a wall, then pulled the car door and climbed the wall desperately. Du Dezhong was born as a policeman, and his skills are relatively neat, and he also went to the wall. As soon as he stood still, the car he was riding in was swept over by the current, rolling all the way downstream.

Wu Yikai's face turned pale and said, "Mayor Du, what can I do?" ”

Du Dezhong tried to calm himself down and said, "Don't worry, people will win the day, there will always be a way." ”

Wu Yikai was half scared and half cold, and his whole person kept shivering. After a while, he suddenly pointed to the water and shouted, "Mayor Du, look, look." Du Dezhong wiped the water on his face, followed Wu Yikai's fingers, and saw a person in a police uniform lying on the water, floating down with the current.

Du Dezhong's heart was unspeakably sour, and he took out his mobile phone and wanted to talk to Ma Xian again, but found that the mobile phone had entered the water and could no longer be used. Turning around and asking Wu Yikai, his mobile phone fell into the water when it was on the wall just now. After a while, the resident finally found Du Dezhong and Wu Yikai standing on the wall, and hurriedly pulled them closer to the balcony hand in hand.

Seeing that the city leaders who often appeared on TV were trapped on the wall, the family was surprised and delighted, and wanted to take something good to entertain Vice Mayor Du, but found that there was boiled water and steamed noodles at home, and there were no vegetables and fruits. Du Dezhong's heart was sour, this is still a citizen family in the urban area, and the living conditions are relatively better, who knows how miserable it will be to encounter such a disaster in the vast countryside at this moment.

After drinking a glass of boiled water, Du Dezhong and Wu Yikai's spirits finally improved for a while. borrowed a landline phone to call Bao Huiyan, director of the Municipal Bureau, Bao Huiyan's tone was very excited, and said: "The Tuohe Gate Station was washed away, and more than a dozen grassroots policemen fell into the water, and now they are organizing search and rescue." ”

Du Dezhong said: "Arrange some personnel to be responsible for the search and rescue work, and the rest of the main police forces will be sent to Taohuaxian Mountain." Comrade Huiyan, the water here is very strong, and we must tell our comrades to pay attention to safety. ”

Bao Huiyan agreed. What Du Dezhong didn't expect was that this Iron Lady personally led people upstream, and came to the west of the city with difficulty against the boiling water. All the officers had ropes tied to them, and every few steps forward, they tied them to the telephone poles or the stout tung trees next to them. Relying on this stupid method, Bao Huiyan and dozens of police officers finally appeared in front of many victims, so that the victims could no longer control their emotions and burst into tears.