Before the dinner started, Hua Nianping found a bathroom in the hotel and tidied up his image a little.
But his face is covered with stubble and he cannot shave it off, and he has not bothered to clean the muddy spots on his trouser legs. In addition, as long as he lifts his arms slightly during meals, the fine duck feathers in his down jacket will be on his chest and back of his neck.
It flew out from the torn hole in his clothes, and some pieces even danced in the air above the dining table for a while before falling into the dishes, making him embarrassed and humiliated in public.
The meal finally came to an end.
Secretary-General Hao said that because it had only been a few days since Commissioner Hua was notified of his appointment and the apartment arranged for him was still being sorted, Hua Nianping had to live in the guest house for a while before he could move there.
Discipline inspection team leader Qiu Mingqing scolded Secretary-General Hao on the spot, asking him to arrange for Commissioner Hua to stay in a guest house and asked him to contact another big hotel immediately.
Hua Nianping thanked Qiu Mingqing for his kindness and said that as long as he had food and accommodation, there was no need to change to another place.
After the meal, Executive Vice President Huang Chunrong and Secretary-General Hao personally sent Hua Nianping to the guest house.
Hua Nianping thought that tomorrow was Sunday and the clothes he was wearing could no longer be worn, so he borrowed a thousand yuan from Huang Chunrong and planned to buy a new set of clothes.
Huang Chunrong was very generous. He took out two thousand yuan on the spot and handed it to Hua Nianping, saying that it was not necessary to pay it back.
Hua Nianping had not had a good night's sleep for several days in a row. He took a comfortable hot bath and immediately fell on the bed and fell asleep.
The next morning, the hurried doorbell woke Hua Nianping up.
As soon as he opened the door, Hao Cheng walked into the room nervously and said, "Commissioner Hua, this is very bad. Something big happened at Xinhua Pharmaceutical Factory!"
Hua Nianping asked anxiously: "What big thing happened?"
Secretary-General Hao said: "There is a nursing home in Qilitang Town, Xizhou District. More than 20 elderly people were rushed to the hospital at night. The hospital said that it was due to the responsibility of Xinhua Pharmaceutical Factory. There was collective food poisoning. As of this morning, there were already three elderly people.
I died."
Hua Nianping's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect that he would encounter such a serious accident before he officially took office. He hurriedly asked: "Where are the living old people, are all their lives in danger?"
Secretary-General Hao replied: "The specific situation is not very clear yet. Deputy General Manager Huang Chunrong has rushed to the scene to organize rescue operations and ordered me to come and report to you."
Hua Nianping didn't bother to wash up and immediately followed Hao Cheng by car to the hospital.
It was still dark at this time, and the rain and snow that had fallen for two days had stopped at night. Hua Nianping saw hundreds of men, women, and children crowded in the dark at the entrance of the hospital. More than a dozen of them had white bandanas on their heads.
Xiaobu, there were endless cries mixed with curses, and the atmosphere was very tense.
Xiong Jiandong led dozens of special police soldiers and was ordered to block the entrance of the hospital, holding shields in hand to confront the gathered people to prevent the scene from getting out of control.
Several police cars were at the scene and were overturned.
Two reporters from the TV station, including a woman who looked like the anchor of a column program, were conducting a live interview with an old man.
Hua Nianping recognized from the old man's face that he was Uncle Yan who took the same train with him that day and brought his people back from the capital after being persuaded by Deputy Mayor Lu Feng.
The female anchor is a little thin, less than 1.6 meters tall.
She held the microphone in one hand and struggled to hold Uncle Yan Si's arm with the other hand, seemingly trying to persuade the angry old man to restrain his impulse.
Huang Chunrong and the local district chief Jin stood in the corridor of the hospital emergency room and made a detailed report to Hua Nianping on the situation they learned immediately.
The director of the hospital reported that more than 20 elderly men and women were rushed to the hospital at around 10 o'clock in the night. They have now been diagnosed with severe acute acidosis. Most of them are over 70 years old. Except for those who have died,
Of the three people, several are still in danger of death. These elderly people are relatively old and all have a history of diabetes and respiratory tract disease. The emergency rescue of the remaining 20 people has been relatively effective, and their basic conditions have stabilized.
At this time, Lu Feng hurried past them as if he was in a hurry.
He suddenly saw Hua Nianping in the corridor, and saw Huang Chunrong and several district leaders surrounding him, and was stunned for a moment.
Hua Nianping raised his hand to Lu Feng, saying hello briefly, and continued to ask District Chief Jin about the investigation into the cause of the accident.
District Chief Jin answered hesitantly, not having time to make arrangements yet.
Hua Nianping frowned and immediately criticized the leaders present unceremoniously, saying that it had been seven or eight hours since the accident occurred, but the investigation into the cause had not been started for a long time, which showed that the district had not been able to deal with this major incident in an emergency manner.
Not thoughtful enough.
District Chief Jin and others looked at each other, blushing and not daring to answer. Hua Nianping ordered Deputy Mayor Lu of Qilitang Town to summon him immediately for a meeting if he had time.
Not long after, Lu Feng trotted over. He had already found out Hua Nianping's identity, and greeted him respectfully as soon as they met, "Hello, Commissioner Hua!"
Hua Nianping ignored his politeness and ordered him to immediately report the situation to everyone on the spot.
Lu Feng reported that the weather had been rainy for several days, and the smell from the Xinhua Pharmaceutical Factory was stuffy all around. The elderly in the nearby nursing home had long said that they were feeling panicked and out of breath.
The meal at the nursing home last night was steamed buns, vinegared cabbage, and tomato and egg soup. The problem lies in the processing of the vinegared cabbage.
Chinese cabbage is grown by the nursing home itself. It has been growing in acid water for the past few days. The acid water is sewage from the Xinhua Pharmaceutical Factory next door. The vinegar used for cooking is also brewed by the nursing home itself. The water source is in the yard.
One of the wells has also been contaminated.
The hospital director confirmed that acidosis was the cause of death for all the elderly today.
Hua Nianping asked with concern about the water situation of nearby villagers.
Lu Feng replied that the water quality was similar to that of a nursing home. He had urgently arranged for several villages near the Xinhua Pharmaceutical Factory to stop drinking well water in the villages from today on.
Hua Nianping asked Lu Feng again how to solve the problem when the people needed water. Seeing that Lu Feng couldn't answer, he glanced at Huang Chunrong beside him.
Huang Chunrong responded immediately and said that he would be responsible for arranging emergency water supplies for several villages.
By the time Hua Nianping and others walked out of the emergency room building, it was already dawn. The people who had gathered at the entrance of the hospital saw a group of people who looked like leaders suddenly appeared, and immediately crowded over excitedly.
They didn't know Hua Nianping, but they were very familiar with District Chief Jin behind him.
So someone shouted loudly, "Please ask District Chief Jin to give an explanation to the folks!"
Some people even yelled, "Get out of here, Jin!" "Smash Xinhua Pharmaceutical Factory!" and so on, and marched toward the hospital step by step.
This was the first time for Hua Nianping to see such a large-scale mass gathering and commotion. He couldn't help but feel very frightened. He was worried that once the situation was out of control, it would cause an impactful riot.
Fortunately, he saw that the special police team commanded by Xiong Jiandong still maintained restraint and had no intention of taking immediate measures against the siege of the masses.
District Mayor Jin kindly suggested that everyone could avoid these troublemakers through the back door of the hospital.
Hua Nianping glared at him fiercely and said sternly: "I am an official of the people, and I spend people's money. If I don't dare to face the people, how can I have the dignity to be an official of the people!"