Accompanied by his secretary, Huang Guowei walked out of the conference room and went to the soundproof lounge nearby to make a phone call. Others were able to relax for a while, and everyone started talking about it.
"With one hundred million a day, are those Arab countries trying to make a fortune?" "I'm afraid that one hundred million a day will be wasted. It's just money thrown into the water. It may not even make a splash, and it will have no effect!" "The effect is sure to be effective!"
No, the reason they ask for such a high price is because they don’t want to do it. They know they can’t find it, so they want to scare us away with a high price!” “But our country cannot scare us away!” “In my case, we can’t scare us away!”
It seems that it is right to insist on being 'people-oriented', but we must also consider the cost. 'People-oriented' regardless of costs for 150 people is actually 'not people-oriented' for other people! After all, the money comes from everyone's taxes!" "
You are right. You will tell Huang Guowei about this later!" "I don't dare. It's better for you to say that your position is higher than mine and your words are more effective than mine." "Principles do not depend on the position!"...
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With a "Gada" sound, the door of the conference room was pushed open again, and Huang Guowei walked in accompanied by his secretary. At first, Huang Guowei had a smile and a hint of excitement on his face, but when he sat down in his seat
, that smile had faded, and he simply said to the deputy foreign minister and the leaders of the relevant embassies abroad: "Stop the search and rescue. These unjust money will not be spent."
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they were very puzzled. Just now, before going out to answer the phone, Huang Guowei seemed to have said that he would give up the search and rescue, which was inconsistent with the requirements and principles of "people-oriented". Without thinking, after answering the phone
After a phone call, he directly told me to stop the search and rescue and not to spend this wasted money!
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs did not say anything more and accepted the instruction directly: "Yes, Huang Guowei, then our embassies abroad will go directly to the dock and stop paying for search and rescue." Huang Guowei nodded: "Okay." The deputy minister asked again: "
So to the outside world, do we want to announce that we have stopped search and rescue?" "No," Huang Guowei said, "No need for now." The deputy minister nodded: "Yes."
Everyone also understands that although it has been stopped, if it is told to the outside world, it will inevitably make some family members who still have hope despair or have thoughts about the country's actions, so it is better not to announce it for the time being. Some things can be resolved with time.
problematic.
"That's it, today's meeting is over. The meeting is adjourned." Huang GuoCommissioner announced the adjournment of the meeting. Leaders of other relevant departments left one after another. Huang GuoCommissioner and the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs exchanged a few more words before walking out of the conference room. Secretary
Xiao Xuan, director of the Changhe Second Bureau, naturally accompanied Huang Guowei behind him.
There was no one else in the corridor. Huang Guowei suddenly slowed down, glanced at Xiao Xuan behind him, and asked casually: "Comrade Xiao Xuan, you are from the civil aviation industry. In a crash like that of General Aviation, what else can you do?"
Is there no possibility of survivors?”
Xiao Xuan naturally does not want to have survivors. Without survivors, his grandfather Xiao Yi will not be able to return to the family, and his father Xiao Fufu will be able to successfully obtain most of the inheritance. Secondly, the fact that Huang Guowei just announced the cessation of search and rescue shows that the top management has reached a consensus.
Thinking that the search and rescue would be fruitless, Xiao Xuan naturally wanted to be consistent with the top management and said: "I think Huang Guowei's decision to stop the search and rescue was right. Although my grandfather was also on this flight, we all hope that our relatives can come back. But.
, the plane crashed at sea, and if there were survivors, they would have been found long ago. Since there are no traces now, it is certain that there are no survivors."
Huang Guowei glanced at Xiao Xuan again, nodded, and walked directly to his office without saying anything else.
When Huang Guowei returned to the office, Xiao Xuan followed the Secretary-General of the State Council into the office and asked: "Secretary-General, there is nothing wrong with my answer to the question that Huang Guowei asked me just now, right?" The Secretary-General said: "I think there is no problem.
Huang Guowei has decided to stop the search and rescue. I heard your answer and it roughly means the same. It should be fine." Xiao Xuan said: "That's good."
In Xihaitou, Xiao Zheng was packing his things in the office of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department. The public notice period for him and other newly promoted cadres was about to end. The Provincial Party Committee Organization Department had already notified them and they would be announced tomorrow.
Therefore, Xiao Zheng had to pack up the appointment documents quickly. His office would be Lu Hongchen's next, and he would go to Xihaitou City Hall to take up his post.
Before he was halfway done, Xiao Zheng's cell phone rang. He saw it was Liu Shisen calling. Xiao Zheng hurriedly answered the call: "Secretary Liu, how are you?"
"This news of yours is highly praised by the leaders!" Liu Shisen said with a smile, "Did you know? Just when I called Huang Guowei, Huang Guowei was about to decide to let the search and rescue teams from Arab countries continue to search for the victims.
Do you know how far those countries go to plunder? They want 100 million a day! They really treat us like fish on the chopping board! Your photo immediately reassured Huang Guowei that our compatriots are probably fine! This
That would be great.”
"So, does our country still pay for those foreign search and rescue teams that charge exorbitant prices?" Xiao Zheng asked. Although the country also has money, the money comes from taxes from companies and people. Of course, it can't be wasted if it can't be wasted.
"Huang Guowei said that the money was wrongly spent, so it won't be spent!" Liu Shisen said, "But, there is one thing I still want to confirm. That is, can Mr. Wei really handle it?"
Just in the morning, Wei Xishan called Xiao Zheng again and said that they had confirmed the whereabouts of all the passengers on the PLA flight. They had been transferred to the Kingdom of Sulia in the Middle East. Wei Xishan would take special action to rescue all these passengers.
Come out, hoping to get support from the relevant Chinese embassy in the Middle East. In addition to the one photo sent to Xiao Zheng last time, Wei Xishan sent five more photos, which is enough to prove that the compatriots on Puhang Airlines are indeed still alive.
After Xiao Zheng got the news, he naturally thought of Liu Shisen immediately. Only Liu Shisen, a man, could directly reach the top leaders of Huajing! Liu Shisen also knew that the matter was extremely urgent and important, so he did not hesitate to call Huang Guowei. At the time, Huang Guowei
I was holding a meeting with the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Emergency Management Office.
Huang Guowei came out to listen to the phone call in the middle, asked about the details, looked at the relevant photos, and immediately said: "Okay, very good, so we don't have to waste money. If you can get things done, not only can you save the country
The direct economic loss is hundreds of millions, and the most important thing is that it can enhance our country's self-confidence! All embassies in the Middle East will fully cooperate!"
According to the strength of the country, since it is known that all the compatriots on the flight are in the Middle East, it would not be a problem to send troops to rescue them. However, there are international rules of conduct in the world. Many powerful countries are always looking for opportunities to find trouble for fear of finding no reason to suppress our country.
, we send troops to rescue our compatriots, but it is very likely to be interpreted as invading other countries, thereby amplifying the China threat theory and driving out the forces that our country has been operating in the Middle East for many years. We have to be careful in this regard.
Therefore, if you can avoid direct intervention with the power of the state, try not to show your sword. Keeping a low profile and biding your time is the path that must and must be chosen at present!
Liu Shisen said immediately: "Okay, Huang Guowei, I will call Xiao Zheng immediately." Huang Guowei said: "We will keep everything secret from other people for the time being." Liu Shisen said: "Yes."
Liu Shisen told Xiao Zheng about this situation, and Xiao Zheng immediately called Wei Xishan in the Middle East. Wei Xishan took action immediately there.
However, there is no airtight wall in this world. Regarding the suspension of the search for compatriots who were victims of the flight, I don’t know who among the participants revealed it. Soon someone called the petition hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Emergency Management Office and the State Council Office.
They came up to inquire, complain, and even curse. The families of the victims believed that the country had ignored their relatives and abandoned their families. This disappointed the people! Some said that no matter how much compensation they could get in the future, they would not
Yes! They want their family back! They also strongly demand that before the body is found, the country should not give up! It should not ignore it!
The relevant *** reported the situation to the State Office, which in turn reported it to Huang Guowei. Huang Guowei called the Secretary-General and Xiao Xuan over and said: "I don't know who among the people in the meeting this time left the conference room and went outside to spread random things.
Rumors! We stopped letting other countries search to avoid wasting money. It does not mean that we have stopped search and rescue! We will use other channels and methods! If you spread this meaning, we will never treat our compatriots who have accidents abroad.
Will give up search and rescue!"
The two agreed to come out and asked the relevant departments to handle it, but they themselves believed that Huang Guowei just wanted to calm the emotions of the victims' families. In fact, the search and rescue had been stopped!
When Xiao Xuan returned home, he told Xiao Fufu, Xiao Guigui and Xiao Huahua about the situation of today's state office meeting.
Xiao Fufu said: "Guigui, Huahua, Xiao Xuan just said that the top management has decided to stop the search and rescue. In fact, they have admitted that all passengers on the flight were killed."
Xiao Huahua also received a call from a friend today, and a relative of this friend was also on that flight. The friend also said that the country has stopped spending money to search and rescue victims. Therefore, Xiao Huahua thought, Xiao Xuan probably did not lie to her.
However, Xiao Huahua still held the last hope in his heart: "Brother, second brother, we said last time we would wait three days, can we just wait these three days?" Xiao Fufu and Xiao Guigui exchanged looks and said, "Three days,
Then according to your wishes, we will wait for three more days. But when three days are up, we must hold this funeral, otherwise we will be sorry for our father!" Xiao Huahua said: "Okay, after three days, if there is no news about my father,
I'll just follow your arrangements." Xiao Fufu and Xiao Guigui said in unison: "That's it!"
Time passed quickly, and the third day arrived. However, the official did not release any good news about the crashed flight, while the news about the financial crisis was overwhelming. It seemed that the victims of the flight had been completely forgotten.
According to the agreement, the funeral was about to begin. Xiao Huahua asked: "Do you want to inform Brother Rongrong?" "No more of this." Xiao Guigui objected, "This person is unreasonable, he will only sing against us.
!" Xiao Huahua insisted: "Let's inform him. No matter what, we still have to inform him about his father's funeral." Xiao Fufu said: "If you want to inform, you go and inform him."
Xiao Huahua called Xiao Rongrong and told him the whole situation, but Xiao Rongrong insisted that his father was not dead and he would never attend the funeral. Xiao Huahua had no choice but to give up and stop persuading him.
The next day, the funeral of Xiao Yi, the old head of the Xiao family in Huajing, was held within the family as scheduled.
Although there was no body, Xiao Yi's funeral was still quite grand. A special mourning hall was set up, Xiao Yi's solemn portrait was hung high, wreaths, flower baskets and eulogies were lined up from inside to outside, and monks invited from the Harmony Palace
A lively ritual ceremony was going on. Relatives and friends, former colleagues and subordinates, CEOs and senior executives of various group companies, as well as partners, business leaders, etc. all came. The cars at the entrance of the courtyard of Xiao's family in Huajing seemed to be holding an important meeting.
Usually, people come and go, and they almost cause serious traffic jams.
Members of the Xiao family, including Xiao Fufu, Xiao Guigui, and Xiao Huahua, all wore white and mourning, and looked sad. They either stood at the door to greet guests, or waited "in front of the soul." The funeral lasted for three days according to the rules.
On the morning of the third day, everything was about to end. Xiao Guigui called Xiao Fufu and Xiao Huahua over: "Brother, Fourth Sister, today's father's funeral has been successfully completed. In the afternoon, we will have a meeting to discuss father's inheritance.
As for the distribution issue, I'll call the estate lawyer." Xiao Fufu also said: "Okay, we really need to hurry up on this matter."
Suddenly, at this time, a panting servant rushed in from the door: "Master, master, something is not right..."
The three of them were taken aback and asked: "What's wrong?! Tell me clearly!"
Before the servant could answer, I heard someone at the door shout loudly, "My children are really filial. I haven't died yet, so they gave me a grand burial! Very good! Very good!" The sound shook the room. This voice was not
It comes from their father Xiao Yi, and who does it come from?
Some relatives and friends nearby looked surprised and dumbfounded; some were timid and even ran away in panic, as if they heard a ghost coming.
At this time, I saw Xiao Yi and Ye Chuanying walking in hand in hand. They were walking steadily and were wearing comfortable travel clothes. They looked like they were coming back from a trip. Behind them were Weng Benchu and Yao Wenchang, as well as the people accompanying them.
.These people actually came back safe and sound!
Xiao Fufu, Xiao Guigui, Xiao Huahua, Xiao Xuan, etc. were all stunned on the spot, unable to react for a moment. After a while, Xiao Huahua woke up. She ran towards her father, threw herself on his shoulder, and hugged him tightly: "Dad,
You're back! Great! Great!" As he spoke, tears burst into his eyes, his body trembled, and he was obviously crying with joy.
Xiao Yi could feel his daughter's true feelings, so he patted her on the shoulder and said: "Huahua, I know you have a conscience. You are very different from your two elder brothers!"
Xiao Huahua raised his head from his father Xiao Yi's shoulder: "They were also misled by the news from outside." Xiao Yi shook his head slightly and said: "I can't see it!"