fictionpage Chapter 416 Rest and Recuperation for One or Two Days
Chapter 416 Rest and Recuperation for One or Two Days
Mayor Zhou of Xiaotang walked through the mud toward Xiao Zhikai and the others.
Actually, he had just sent his own people to keep an eye on the rescue site from a distance.
Seeing that the person was about to be rescued, they immediately brought people over to curry favor.
They are also people who bet on both sides.
The town mayor and others who had just led the crowd to help with the digging and rescue efforts all turned up their noses when they saw Old Zhou arrive.
Xiao Zhikai also kept a cold face and ignored Old Zhou.
Mayor Zhou came over and sent people to each of them.
A young man followed behind him, carrying several cigarettes in his fanny pack.
Some answered, some didn't.
Xiao Zhikai and Wu Maocai naturally refused.
"Has the person been rescued yet, Director Wu?"
Old Zhou smiled shamelessly, acting as if nothing had happened.
Wu Maocai's lips curled slightly, and he said with a forced smile, "Thanks to you, the county magistrate has been rescued and is already on a plane."
Old Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest with his hand: "That's good, that's good."
If anything goes wrong, I can't bear the responsibility.
Xiaotang Town is having a really tough time.
Secretary Tan has been placed under investigation, and I'm the one who's been busy dealing with things from top to bottom.
Leaders, look, there are several more landslides on this road.
This is the only passage for the people of Xiaotang.
We depend on this road for everything, what are we going to do?
This guy just wants money. With money, he can build roads, and with roads, he can take on road construction projects.
They live off disasters.
"It's getting late." Xiao Zhikai completely ignored him. "Let's go back too, Director Wu. You'll come with me to the city hospital in a bit."
Wu Maocai nodded and said "Yes," then hurriedly waved to Deputy Mayor Qu.
Mayor Zhou called out from behind, "Leaders, walk slowly, be careful of the slippery road."
Deputy Mayor Qu followed.
Old Wu pulled him in front of Xiao Zhikai.
"Secretary Zhikai, this is Deputy Mayor Qu."
Xiao Zhikai was incredibly clever, so he naturally knew that Wu Maocai had brought him here to push him up the ladder.
However, this favor should be done for Dawei.
Now, all we need to do is reassure Deputy Mayor Qu.
"Mayor Qu, you've worked hard just now."
"It's not hard work, Secretary Zhikai. This is what we should do. If anyone is working hard, it's your leaders who are working even harder."
"If it weren't for you leading the rescue team, it would probably have taken another hour or more. A lot could have happened in that hour, you really did a great job."
Mayor Qu smiled sheepishly at the praise, unsure how to respond.
"If you have time, why don't you ride with us to the city?"
I believe that when County Chief Chen wakes up, he will really want to see you.
He must really want to thank you in person.
Mayor Qu looked at his filthy clothes and said, "I'm just a country bumpkin, all dirty, getting into your car... is that alright...?"
Wu Maocai quickly corrected him: "Mayor Qu, I have to criticize you for this."
What does "mud-legged person" mean?
They were all farmers.
Our Secretary Zhikai also did a lot of farm work when he was young.
We are all the same.
"You're insulting us all too!"
Xiao Zhikai chuckled: "That's right, the car is there to serve us, what can't we do?"
If it gets dirty, just wash it.
"We people come first, why would we compromise on the car?"
The group climbed over the landslide.
We finally arrived at the national highway.
Comrade Deputy Captain of the Fire Brigade salutes Xiao Zhikai.
Xiao Zhikai returned the greeting and then shook the other person's hand with emotion.
"Thanks for your hard work.
With you all here, I feel at ease, and the people feel at ease.
Upon receiving this sincere praise, the deputy battalion commander stood at attention and saluted again, then turned around, put his legs together, and blew the assembly whistle.
"stand at attention--
Look left and right!
Count off!
The team members counted off one by one, their morale soaring.
"Forward march!"
The deputy captain ordered everyone to get on the vehicle.
The fire brigade withdrew.
They left, and only then did Xiao Zhikai and the others get on the bus.
On the way to the city, Wu Maocai looked at Lao Qu and had some ideas in mind.
"Hey, Mayor Qu, why were only you two here just now?"
We called Mayor Zhou first.
Why did you arrive first?
Where did Lao Zhou go?
Old Qu, sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at Xiao Zhikai in the back seat, touched the corner of his mouth, and said something that was hard to say.
"The leader is a reasonable person."
Just say what you want to say.
Besides, it wasn't you who said it, it was me, Old Wu, who asked the question, wasn't that right?
People from the countryside care about personal relationships and reputation.
He was afraid people would accuse him of tattling.
Wu Maocai gave Lao Qu a way out, and he spoke up.
"He's at home. I heard from people that he's not bothered by the heavy rain; he's playing cards with some village officials at home."
"Playing the Three Kingdoms?" Wu Maocai exclaimed incredulously!
Xiao Zhikai clenched his fists secretly upon hearing this.
"I remember there were excavator owners in your town."
Why didn't you send an excavator to help?
Wu Maocai pressed for an answer again.
If an excavator had come to help, it would have been much faster.
"The excavator belongs to a relative of Mayor Zhou."
They specialize in taking on jobs in the town, and also go to the county to take on jobs when they have free time.
They probably wouldn't dare to come.
Fear of a secondary landslide.
We're all smart people; things are pretty clear once we've said this much.
At the very least, Lao Zhou is suspected of abusing his public power to help his relatives secure construction projects.
Playing cards at home during the critical period of flood prevention is also a crime of dereliction of duty.
"This is going too far, Secretary Zhikai, this is too much!" Wu Maocai said through gritted teeth, "I think we shouldn't wait for the county people's congress to initiate the recall."
Let's just ask Secretary Yao Zhan to take charge.
As long as such a person remains in office, the people will suffer for another day.
We can't let him stay a moment longer."
Upon hearing this, Deputy Mayor Qu turned around, both nervous and excited, to look at Wu Maocai.
Old Qu knew in his heart that Director Wu was making room for him.
I brought him here earlier to ride in Secretary Zhikai's car, just to elevate him.
Xiao Zhikai pondered for a moment: "Make the call and tell them I support your idea."
Director Wu immediately dialed Yao Zhan's cell phone and explained the situation.
It's still raining.
The car hasn't even reached the city yet.
The county discipline inspection commission summoned Yao Zhan to Xiaotang Town.
Old Zhou braved the rain to go to the county discipline inspection commission office to be questioned during the investigation.
Inside the city hospital.
Cai Zhengjie was already waiting at the hospital.
Seeing Dawei and Director Ye enter the emergency room, he waited outside the emergency room.
About half an hour later.
Xiao Zhikai and others also arrived at the scene.
Cai Zhengjie pulled Xiao Zhikai aside.
"Zhikai, do you think we should call Minister Xu Aiguo?"
Xu Aiguo could only speak to Xiao Zhikai.
If anything happens to Dawei, Xu Aiguo will definitely investigate.
"Secretary Zhengjie, let's wait a little longer."
If Dawei and the others can wake up, there's no need to report.
The provincial leaders were also getting anxious.
Wait a little longer...
It's a test of composure.
Everyone waited anxiously.
Another hour has passed.
The door to the emergency room opened.
Dawei and Ye Xiangju have both regained consciousness.
The attending physician reported that all of their vital signs were relatively stable.
It's just a little weak, but otherwise it's fine.
Rest for a day or two and eat nutritious food, and you will recover.