They showed some reluctance, especially Hong Wei. He was a dignified deputy secretary. I'm afraid he had never done these things, so his actions were inevitably a bit pretentious.
Liang Jian glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze and concentrated on doing his own thing. With more people helping, even if some people just came to show off, there were still more hands, and the speed became faster. About half an hour later , and most of it has been dredged. The rain still hasn't stopped. Although he is wearing a raincoat, Liang Jian feels that the clothes under the raincoat are already soaked. He doesn't know whether it is rainwater leaking in or sweat.
Liang Jian stopped and shook his sore arms. He had not done such physical work for a long time since he became a civil servant. After standing for a while, Liang Jian was about to work harder to beat the rest of the people. When they finished working together, he was suddenly pushed by Shen Lianqing next to him. Liang Jian looked at Shen Lianqing in confusion, and then heard Shen Lianqing shout: "Secretary, look behind you."
The rain was so loud that even though Shen Lianqing was shouting, Liang Jian still couldn't hear clearly. Shen Lianqing pointed behind him and Liang Jian reacted. He turned around and saw many figures on both sides of the motorcade behind him. They were all wearing dark raincoats, carrying various agricultural tools, and were walking through the rain curtain.
Liang Jian was stunned for a moment, and then said to Shen Lianqing: "Maybe it's a nearby villager. Go over and ask what's going on." Shen Lianqing nodded and went over. When the leader saw Shen Lianqing coming, he stopped. When they got down, the two met each other, shouted something, and walked over together. After getting closer, Shen Lianqing introduced: "Secretary, these are villagers from several nearby villages. They came spontaneously to clear the roadblocks here. of."
Liang Jian nodded and looked at the leading villager. Before he could say anything, the villagers who came behind him shouted, "Ah, has everything been cleaned up?"
The leading villager looked at Liang Jian and asked: "I heard him say that you are the leader of the city. You are finally here! Otherwise, no one will know that our place has sunk!"
When Liang Jian heard this, he felt a little strange. He glanced at Yan Guoqiang, who was two or three people away, and asked the villager: "Uncle, what do you mean by this?"
The villagers said: "It's been raining here for almost a week. You guys who came here just now should have seen that all the farmland here has sunk! Moreover, we heard a fellow villager come out of it today. Said, the water in Qinglongtan is already very high, and there is no telling when the dam will collapse! Once the dam collapses, the entire area thousands of miles away will sink!" As soon as the villagers finished speaking, the nearby villages Everyone echoed excitedly.
Yan Guoqiang jumped out, tried his best to explain to himself, and shouted: "What do you all know? The Qinglongtan dam will collapse so easily. At that time, the dam was not seen to collapse during the 97 flood. This time It’s only been raining for a week, how come it’s going to collapse! It’s going to scare you!”
Liang Jian did not interrupt Yan Guoqiang and let him speak. As soon as he finished speaking, a villager came up and asked him: "Who are you? How can you be so sure that the dam will not collapse! 1997 is 1997." ! In 1997, this dam was only built a few years ago. Now, this dam is 20 years old. In the past few years, there have been several cracks in this dam. Has the government paid for it to repair it? "
As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Jian felt a sudden thought. Is there a crack in the dam? Why was there no mention of it at all in the information about Qinglongtan that he had read before.
Yan Guoqiang was still arguing over there: "What cracks? If you don't know anything, don't talk nonsense! It's just a few pieces of old and cracked cement on the outside, but it's solid on the inside! Besides, why didn't the government pay for it? Not every
Did you call the construction team to come over and repair it every time?"
"Repair it! Just take some cement and apply it on the outside until it is smooth. Is that called repairing? The wall of your house is cracked. Do you take some cement and apply it on it like this!" The villagers who retorted were also very sharp. Yan Guoqiang
He wanted to refute, but was stopped by Liang Jian. Liang Jian stared at him and asked, "Tell me, is it true that there are cracks?"
Yan Guoqiang hurriedly explained: "Secretary, don't listen to their nonsense. In fact, it's not a crack at all. It's just that the cement coating on the outside has aged and cracked due to time. In fact, it's actually fine on the inside!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a villager immediately shouted: "You fart! Build a wall in your house and cover it with cement one meter thick! Who are you fooling!"
As soon as the villager finished speaking, a villager suddenly dropped the tools in his hands, stepped forward, and pulled off the rain hat Yan Guoqiang was wearing. Suddenly, Yan Guoqiang's appearance was exposed in front of everyone. His hair was sticky due to the rain.
When it reached the head, it was a bit different than usual, and those people didn't recognize it. As soon as the villagers made a move, a police officer immediately came up and pushed him away, shouting: "Speak as you say, don't move!"
The villagers were pushed away without saying anything. Liang Jian stopped the policeman. At this moment, someone recognized Yan Guoqiang, who was about to put a rain hat on his head, and shouted: "I know who he is, he is the King of Hell."
Secretary, Yan Guoqiang!"
As soon as Yan Guoqiang's name appeared, the villagers who were originally calm suddenly became excited. Some people couldn't hold it anymore and rushed forward, wanting to hit Yan Guoqiang. The policeman who was stopped by Liang Jian saw this scene and
He shook off Liang Jian's hand and stepped forward to stop the villager. As soon as he moved, the villagers who hadn't moved also followed suit.
In just a moment, the situation would get out of control. Liang Jian became anxious. If more complications arise at this moment, it might be really dangerous.
At the critical moment, the rain was so loud that the shouting broke his throat. Maybe the sound could not completely cover the sound of the rain. Liang Jian had no choice but to rush between the villagers and Yan Guoqiang, blocking Yan Guoqiang behind him.
The villagers who rushed over were startled by Liang Jian's move and stopped. Liang Jian seized the opportunity and shouted hurriedly: "If you don't want this place to sink, just calm down.
Listen to me carefully!"
As expected, everyone stopped. Liang Jian looked at the villager who had just started talking to him and said: "Comrade Yan Guoqiang did not do a good job. I have already kept this in mind. When we get through this heavy rain,
I will definitely give you an explanation, please believe me!"
Some villagers asked: "Who are you? Why should we believe you!"
Shen Lianqing shouted in time: "He is the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of our Yongzhou City! Please believe that our secretary will definitely give you an explanation."
As soon as Shen Lianqing finished speaking, the leading villager shouted with some surprise: "Are you Secretary Liang Jianliang?"
Liang Jian was a little surprised when he heard his name. He has rarely appeared on the TV screen since he took office. Unexpectedly, these villagers remembered his name. His mood, which was originally very bad, suddenly improved a bit.
It was as if he suddenly had motivation. He nodded and said, "Yes, I am Liang Jian! If you can trust me, please listen to what I have to say. How about it?"
"You said it, we believe you!" some villagers shouted.
Liang Jian felt flattered. He didn't know where these villagers' trust in him came from. But now was not the time to be happy. After sorting out his thoughts for a while, he immediately said: "As for Comrade Yan Guoqiang's problem, I will definitely
We will deal with it. However, our most important problem now is how to overcome the difficulties before us. Some of our colleagues have gone to the valley to check the situation, but I just heard you say that on the Qinglongtan dam
There have been cracks, is this true?”
"Really! It's absolutely true! Most of us who live nearby have actually seen it with our own eyes!" the leading villager replied. Liang Jian looked at the unfinished work behind him, thought for a moment, and replied: "
So, do you guys a favor and find a way to clear this road. As for me, I’m going to go inside now to verify the situation. Do you think this is okay?”
"No problem! We originally planned to clear this road for him! You see, we have brought all the tools." The villager shook the tools in his hands and said.
Liang Jian nodded and said gratefully: "Thank you for your hard work!"
"Why bother? This is the place where we have lived since childhood. No matter what happens, we have to contribute, right?" said the villager.
Liang Jian asked Shen Lianqing to help these villagers communicate with the firefighters. He himself went to Hong Wei and said: "The situation in Qinglongtan is not optimistic. I need to go inside. You have a good grasp of the situation here. Don't let anything happen."
Things." Hong Wei shied away: "Secretary, let me go in. You stay outside and take charge of the overall situation."
Liang Jian didn't know whether his words were true or false, and he had no intention of speculating. He waved his hand and said, "No need. I'd better go in and take a look myself, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
When Hong Wei heard what Liang Jian said, he didn't shirk it.
Liang Jian looked at Yan Guoqiang again, snorted coldly, and said, "You go in with me! Here, lest the villagers deal with you too!"
Shen Lianqing came over at this time and said, "Secretary, I will go in with you."
Liang Jian didn't want to take him in, so he said, "You and Vice Mayor Hong can stay here. There are so many villagers here. If anything happens, they can help!"
Hong Wei said, "Secretary, you'd better ask Secretary Shen to go in with you, so that I can feel more at ease." Shen Lianqing hurriedly said, "Yes, Secretary, please let me go in with you."
Liang Jian thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, then you can go in with me. In addition, I will bring another police officer in."
Hong Wei called a police officer over, and also called two cadres from the Flood Control Office, asking them to follow Liang Jian in.
Liang Jian wanted to refuse, but he thought about what emergencies might happen inside. It would be safer if there were more people. So, a group of six people crossed the remaining roadblocks and headed towards the valley.
The topography of the valley becomes progressively lower as you go inward.
Liang Jian and the others had not gone far, and the road had begun to overflow with water. Just outside, because the road was much higher than the horizon, although the farmland and rivers next to it were already flowing with water, the road was still fine. But inside
It’s different.
Liang Jian looked at the vast sea ahead and couldn't help but feel a little dizzy. A cadre from the Flood Control Office next to him wondered: "Secretary, why don't we go back? If the water ahead gets deeper and deeper, we won't be able to get in!"
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Liang Jian didn't look back at him and answered directly: "Director Deng and the others can get in, why can't we get in? Let's go."