Chapter 295 Firework Explosion Triggers Great Changes in Youzhou
[69 Book Bar - www.] This time in Youzhou County’s election, the city will parachute two cadres. In addition to those who have retired, there will be three deputy county magistrates, one vice-chairman of the National People’s Congress, and one vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
For the five positions, the directors of the two county offices and qualified leaders from various departments began fierce competition.
In addition, there are three crucial positions: Director of the National People's Congress, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Executive Deputy County Magistrate. Many members of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Deputy County Magistrates are also working secretly.
For a time, the seemingly calm officialdom of Youzhou was actually undercurrent and the water was very deep.
After a period of activities, County Magistrate Fan was 70% sure of being promoted to Executive Deputy County Magistrate. Faced with Zhao Yan’s blessing, he carefully said that the officialdom has always been full of sophistry, and things may change at any time.
It won’t be settled until after the Spring Festival when the documents come out.
The Spring Festival is coming soon. Regarding the adjustment of the county leadership team, it is generally carried out in accordance with the predictions of County Magistrate Fan. Rumors about his appointment as executive deputy county magistrate have also spread everywhere. I heard that the organization departments of the district and the city have
It has been signed and is just waiting for the document to be issued before the two sessions.
Zhao Yan was very happy and felt that she was with the right person. She invested in County Magistrate Fan and had a happy cooperation.
However, God was not in his favor, and everything was planned by God. On this cloudy morning on the sixth day of the first lunar month, a sudden explosion of fireworks turned the political situation of Youzhou, which had been settled, upside down.
Lixi Town, Youzhou County, is located at the junction of the two provinces. It is a poorly managed border area, and black workshops that illegally produce fireworks and firecrackers are very rampant in this area. Among them, they are concentrated in the Da'ao Neighborhood Committee, with more than 20 households of various sizes.
He has been illegally producing fireworks and firecrackers in his own house all year round, and the police have repeatedly been unable to stop him.
Because of the huge profits from fireworks and the corruption within the county work safety bureau, they turned a blind eye after receiving a large amount of money from black workshops. The Spring Festival is the peak period for the fireworks and firecrackers business, and black workshops work overtime to catch up.
Production.
At about 7:20 that morning, the police phone suddenly rang non-stop. People called the police, saying that a fireworks explosion occurred in the black workshop of the Da'ao Neighborhood Committee in Lixi Town. All four houses were blown up and several people were killed.
Ten people.
Immediately afterwards, the County Work Safety Bureau also received an emergency response from the Lixi Town Government. A few minutes later, Director Hong of the County Public Security Bureau and Director Li of the County Work Safety Bureau rushed together to make an emergency report to County Magistrate Wei and Secretary Wang.
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Secretary Wang and County Magistrate Wei were both still in the city. When they heard the news, they screamed in their hearts and ordered the two directors to lead the emergency team to rush to the scene immediately, try to block the news as much as possible, and then quickly ask the driver to rush back.
On a gloomy morning, the county government's emergency response brigade, all police officers from the Public Security Bureau, all employee police officers from the Work Safety Supervision Bureau, emergency vehicles from the county hospital, and more than a hundred vehicles rushed toward Lixi Town frantically, blaring their shrill alarms.
An hour and a half later, large forces arrived at the scene.
The horrific scene shocked all the cadres.
On the side of the road, all four brick buildings connected together collapsed, leaving only a few broken walls. Four large craters with a diameter of more than one meter exploded in the middle of the houses.
What is even more shocking is that in the ruins that are still smoking, there are pieces of blood and flesh everywhere, an arm here, a big foot there, a head buried under the bricks, half of the body lying upside down in the corner, and even the body on the tree.
There were strings of dark red intestines hanging on them, which made many cadres dumbfounded.
The two directors looked at each other in shock. After a few seconds of shock, they immediately ordered the public security to cordon off the scene. Explosion-proof police officers and safety supervisors entered the scene to search for survivors. The county hospital was responsible for treating the injured, and the Civil Affairs Bureau and town officials were responsible for appeasing family members and registering a list of casualties.
After an hour of emergency search and rescue, 13 wounded people were rescued, five of whom were seriously injured.
Then, amid the wailing of the victims' family members, the police began to collect the corpses. Only fifteen complete corpses were found, and eleven others were blown into pieces. A total of 26 people died.
Seeing this data, Director Li of the County Work Safety Supervision Bureau turned pale, and his whole body suddenly felt like an eggplant beaten by frost. Director Hong of the County Public Security Bureau promptly reported the situation to Secretary Wang and County Magistrate Wei, and was instructed to block the information as much as possible, without hesitation.
Make every effort to comfort the families of the victims.
At this critical moment, County Magistrate Wei knew that his future was ruined, and as long as he could escape unscathed, he would be in good luck.
Secretary Wang still holds on to a glimmer of hope. He knows that this accident will become the top news event in the country tomorrow morning. If it is not properly controlled, it will attract personal investigation and punishment from the Office of State Security, and then his career will be over.
If you control things properly and let the market withstand the pressure and set up an investigation team, then you still have a chance to recover.
Therefore, Secretary Wang made strict arrangements while promptly reporting to the city leaders who cared about him to ensure that the aftermath was properly handled.
Two hours later, the secretary of the political and legal committee of the county party committee and deputy county magistrate Zhu, who was in charge of security, arrived one after another and personally comforted the families of the victims, and things gradually calmed down.
However, after a short period of calm, the things that worried the leaders finally came. Director Li of the County Safety Supervision Bureau first received a call from an unknown person. The other person said as soon as he opened his mouth, I am a reporter from a certain metropolitan newspaper. May I ask Director Li, please tell me about your county.
In Da'ao Neighborhood Committee of Lixi Town, there was a huge explosion accident at a black workshop that illegally produces fireworks and firecrackers. Is this happening? Could you please introduce it in detail?
Director Li was stunned for a moment, hesitating and not knowing how to answer. He had been overwhelmed by fear and was speechless. However, Director Hong of the Public Security Bureau grabbed the phone and said he had no comment and hung up.
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Immediately afterwards, the calls of the County Government Emergency Office, Director Hong, Director Li, and the Secretary and Mayor of Lixi Town were bombarded by dozens of reporters.
When these reporters got the news, they were like hungry dogs seeing meat. They rushed to start interviews on the phone. Director Li of the Work Safety Supervision Bureau was so angry that he cursed and shut down his phone.
But shutting down the phone won't solve the problem. Many reporters said they would pay close attention. Some have already started rushing to the scene in cars and will arrive at the scene in three or four hours for interviews.
News accidents are sometimes more frightening than the accident itself. Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and County Magistrate Zhu immediately asked Secretary Wang and County Magistrate Wei for instructions on what to do? County Magistrate Wei couldn’t come up with a solution, Secretary Wang couldn’t make up his mind, and reporters couldn’t stop them.
Another kind of scourge that cannot be stopped will put itself in the news for hype if it makes a slight mistake. This matter cannot be stopped.
Secretary Wang knew that the best way was to immediately level the accident scene and completely flatten the collapsed explosion crater. This would prevent reporters from seeing the scene. Without photos, it would be difficult to make big news. However, Secretary Wang
He did not dare to give orders easily. If reporters found out that the county party secretary personally ordered the accident, he would become a hotter news topic than the accident.
Secretary Wang smartly called Director Li of the Work Safety Supervision Bureau and instructed him, "You are the biggest person responsible for the accident. Don't think that I don't know that you usually let them go by making black money, which led to today's accident. Now there is only one way to solve the problem."
Our county won't make a national sensation this afternoon, so we'll just find a way to prevent reporters from seeing things. You can figure it out yourself.
Director Li was so smart that he immediately understood the implication of Secretary Wang's words. But he knew that Secretary Wang had put all the risks on him, and he did not dare to give the order. The accident had already ruined his future. If he had given the order
Destroying the scene of the accident is tantamount to pushing yourself to hang on the reporter's pen. If you don't do it well, you will be traced by the city or the National Security Office, and you will have to go to the prison.
The frightened Director Li was hesitant. He hurriedly called Dai Maolin from the office aside and discussed with him whether he should make a desperate move?
The young and bold Dai Maolin was not afraid of tigers. He had always thanked Director Li for promoting him, so he patted his chest and said, Director Li, as long as you find a way to hand over the command here to me, I promise to deal with it well.
Reporter, in addition, please help me save money and prepare 200,000 cash for me immediately. After I fill up the scene, I will send the reporter away immediately. If there is any accident, I am willing to take responsibility.
Director Li nodded and said with great gratitude, you are really my good brother. Looking back, he immediately reported to the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and County Magistrate Zhu. The two county leaders were also worried about this matter. When he heard that someone dared to stand up and take action,
It was immediately announced on the spot that Dai Maolin was appointed deputy captain of the emergency brigade, and all matters on site would be directed by him.
After relinquishing command, the four leaders, Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, County Magistrate Zhu, Director Hong, and Director Li, quickly ran away, fearing that reporters who would come later would implicate themselves.
As expected, Dai Maolin made an extraordinary move. He decisively ordered a TV reporter to take a video of the scene for investigation. He also asked the secretary and mayor of Lixi Town to immediately dispatch four excavators to completely fill the hole and eradicate it within an hour.
The ruins were wiped out, and the scene was cleaned up, leaving the cadres dumbfounded.
An hour later, more than a dozen reporters came from all directions. After sighing with disappointment and anger, they were all invited to a restaurant in the town by Dai Maolin.
I happily returned home with 10,000 yuan in cash.
The aftermath of the entire accident was carried out in an orderly manner.
In the afternoon, there was no sensational news as expected in newspapers and on the Internet. There were only a dozen brief messages of no more than 200 words. The city investigation team soon arrived and removed Director Li of the County Work Safety Supervision Bureau and a series of officials.
, and the Office of State Security just issued a notice calling for rectification.
This major accident passed slowly and quietly, allowing Secretary Wang to survive a disaster. But the rest of the officials, big and small, were not so lucky. The city held a special meeting to study it, and the Municipal Party Committee Secretary and
The mayor was furious, and in a rage, the municipal party committee secretary named all the established county leadership teams in Youzhou County.
The news soon came that County Magistrate Wei had been transferred back to the Municipal Planning Bureau as deputy director, and that County Magistrates Liu and County Magistrate Fan had been denied their positions and would remain where they were. The county party committee secretary and county magistrate would both be parachuted in directly from the city.
In an instant, the already well-organized politics of Youzhou was drastically changed by the city.