Chapter 34 second quarter

The accident site is located at the junction of Jidong and Guanghuai, Dongjialing Tunnel, and the project contractor is still Dahe Group.But last time it was the fourth project department, this time it was the second project department.It should be said that Dongjialing's geological conditions are far less complicated than Dengjiashan's, and the difficulty of tunnel construction is much less than that of Dengjiashan's tunnel, but something happened. After receiving the call, Pu Tiancheng stopped his inspection of Guanghuai and rushed to the provincial capital.On the way, he received a call from the director of safety supervision, saying that the cause of the accident was probably a gas explosion.Hearing the word "gas", Pu Tiancheng made a loud noise in his head, and subconsciously asked, "Is anyone dead?" The director of safety supervision said that he was rushing to the scene, and the specific situation was not known yet, and he would report to the governor when he arrived at the scene report.After hanging up the phone, Pu Tiancheng felt extremely heavy, and the picture of blood and flesh flying continuously flashed in his mind.When he was a secretary in Jidong, he encountered such an accident. Fortunately, there were not many people on the job, but the tragic scene made him unforgettable for the rest of his life.Later, he was able to relax his requirements on other matters, and he was alone in safety. There was no condition for him to talk about. For this reason, he severely punished many people and sent two people to prison.

Back in the province, Pu Tiancheng rushed to see Fang Nanchuan, and the comrades in the general office told him that Fang Nanchuan rushed to the scene after receiving the report.Putiancheng asked the governor what he had explained when he left, and the comrades in the general office shook their heads.Putiancheng didn't know whether he should rush to the scene or stay behind at the provincial government. At nine o'clock in the evening, Li Yuan called from the scene of the accident, saying that Lu Bo had also arrived, and that he had rushed directly to Dongjialing from the airport.Only then did Pu Tiancheng remember that the day before he inspected Guanghuai, Lu Bo went to Beijing to report on the third stage of Haidong's political study.Since the top leaders on both sides have left, and Jiang Zhengying, the deputy governor in charge, has also rushed away, he should stay.At this time, Pu Tiancheng was more awake than ever, and urgently notified the office to ask the leader at home to stay in the office around the clock, and he had to ask for leave when he went out.He didn't go to Guangming Building himself, so he stayed in the office on duty.

The news kept coming from Dongjialing. At first it was said that 21 people had died, and later it was said that there were more than that number, at least 30 people died.Rescue work is underway. Fire officers and armed police forces also rushed there. Jidong even dispatched a lot of forces. The surrounding people spontaneously rushed to the mountain to rescue the migrant workers trapped inside.Relevant reports began to appear in the newspapers, and there was even speculation on the Internet.In just ten hours, Dongjialing became a hot topic. Putiancheng paid attention to it on the Internet. The news about the gas explosion in Dongjialing Tunnel occupied the headlines of major websites.Almost at the same time, the Dengjiashan No. 2 Tunnel Accident, which had been forgotten by people, was once again brought up by netizens, with voices of questioning, abuse, and questioning.At four o'clock that afternoon, Minister Ye of the Propaganda Department of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee came to Putiancheng's office and said worriedly: "I can't resist it, the Internet is a scourge." Putiancheng said, "How can we resist such a big event?" Minister Ye The relationship with Pu Tiancheng is not bad. When Song Hanlin was in power, Pu Tiancheng helped Minister Ye calm down several Internet turmoil, and also secretly created a few turmoil, especially the prostitution incident of Xu Zhaohu and others. It was almost him Minister Ye is very clear about controlling it with one hand.When Minister Ye came, he obviously wanted to ask Pu Tiancheng for a solution.

"The governor should give me some advice. If the siege continues like this, I, the minister, may have to pack my bags and go home." Minister Ye is a cadre of the Beijing faction. During the Song Hanlin era, he ranked ahead of Pu Tiancheng in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, and Pu Tiancheng also respected him very much. However, Minister Ye's chances have not been good in the past few years. First, he suffered from a serious illness and almost resigned due to illness. .After recovering from his illness, the central government wanted to transfer him back to Beijing to preside over the work of the General Administration of Press and Publication. Just at the critical moment, his wife had an accident.Minister Ye's wife works at the customs. When a den case occurred at the customs, his wife was involved. The investigation lasted for nearly a year. In the end, no one got in, but he was dismissed from the public office and lost his official title.This matter had a great impact on Minister Ye. It was rumored for a while that Haidong Propaganda Minister could not do it. During that time, Minister Ye was in a low mood. He often drank alone when he couldn't drink. After hearing this, Pu Tiancheng took the initiative Invited Minister Ye to eat a few times, enlightened him tactfully, and repeatedly persuaded Minister Ye to quit drinking.Pu Tiancheng said at the time, even if there is nothing left, we still have ourselves, right? If we don’t cherish our body, then we can’t grasp anything.Minister Ye really gave up drinking later.

"It's hard to handle, Lao Ye, dozens of lives, how can we seal it up, I'm afraid it's this time..." Minister Ye sighed, and looked at Pu Tiancheng speechlessly, his eyes were not only asking for help, but also seemed to have other contents. "What instructions does the secretary have?" After a while, Pu Tiancheng asked. "Is there any instruction that we should eliminate unfavorable voices on the Internet at all costs, insist on positive reports, and grasp the correct direction of public opinion. Just now I called the news department and emphasized the spirit to them, but..." Minister Ye didn't go any further. Needless to say, Pu Tiancheng knew what happened next. At this time, the media is eager to dig out all the inside information. How can you be positive? !

"Accidents happen one after another, and more and more people die. Why don't they learn their lessons?" Minister Ye said again.This kind of whining can only be said in front of Pu Tiancheng. "I'm afraid I've never absorbed it before." Pu Tiancheng shook his head and said, he wanted to make tea for Minister Ye. Minister Ye said that he would not bother the governor, so I had to hurry there, and the provincial newspaper was waiting to sign. manuscript. At such a critical time, the main manuscripts issued by the provincial newspaper must be personally reviewed and signed by the Minister of Propaganda.This is one of the unwritten rules.They all want the provincial newspaper to turn the tide, but how many Internet grassroots go to the provincial newspaper?They crawled on the Internet, with their fingers flying, and their posts were like snowflakes, and they would wipe out Haidong's momentum overnight.

After Minister Ye left, Pu Tiancheng fixed his eyes on that Tao.In fact, Minister Ye didn't come here to ask him for a solution, but to convey some kind of information.Only he and Minister Ye understood this information, and only he understood what Minister Ye was thinking.After standing for a long time, Pu Tiancheng grabbed the phone and called Ji Dong.First, I asked Hu Bing what he was doing. Hu Bing said that he had just finished the meeting and would go down immediately to check the safety.Putiancheng smiled, a bit bitterly.Hindsight cannon is a commonly used cannon, but the power of the cannon is too small.Well, he seemed to be a little disappointed and said to Hu Bing, and added: "The work must be done in detail, and you can't just stay on the slogan. What should be serious must be serious. Safety is more important than Taishan." Hu Bing said : "I must bear in mind the teachings of the governor. The lesson of this accident is too severe. Forty-two lives were lost."

"How much did you say?" Putiancheng was taken aback. This number was very different from the one who reported to him. "According to the figures just obtained, 42 people died, 18 people were seriously injured, 23 people were slightly injured, and the whereabouts of 6 people are unknown. It is estimated that the hope of survival is very small." After a pause, Hu Bing said, "These The numbers have not been confirmed, and the numbers are now the most mysterious, and I also got them from other sources." Pu Tiancheng hung up the phone with a snap, regardless of whether it was true or not, this number was too much for him to bear!

After a long while, I felt that I had adjusted myself a bit more easily, and my thoughts tentatively went in the direction that Minister Ye suggested.But this time it was too difficult, and I couldn't turn it around. Even thinking about it made my whole body tremble, and my heart trembled.It was the first time in Pu Tiancheng's life that he was so conflicted and unable to make up his mind. How did that happen?Haven't you been waiting for an opportunity, isn't this an opportunity? He didn't call Li Xiaotian and Xiao Lihong that day, let alone Huang Yong. I believe that Jidong has already become a mess, so let them go all out to rescue.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the mobile phone rang. Looking at the number, it was Xiao Lihong calling.Pu Tiancheng hesitated and picked it up.Xiao Lihong's angry voice came from the other end of the phone: "Governor, it's inhumane to do this, and it's too ignorant of conscience." When he got the words wrong, Pu Tiancheng asked with a smile: "Why are you expressing emotion again, why are you not running around at the scene at this time? "Xiao Lihong forgot that she was talking on the phone with the executive vice governor, and she actually played with her temper: "Is there any excitement at the scene to join in? It's chilling to think about it, and we owe another blood debt."

"Xiao Xiao, why did you say such a thing?" Pu Tiancheng didn't dare to take it lightly anymore, Xiao Lihong's words were strange, and there was clearly an emotion in it. Xiao Lihong was silent for a while, then said in a hoarse voice: "We had an emergency meeting just now, and they uniformly killed six people. Whoever says more will be responsible. Twelve people were seriously injured, and the rest were successfully rescued." "What?!" This time it was Pu Tiancheng's turn to be shocked. Didn't he keep saying that the death toll exceeded forty? Why? "Didn't expect it, we were all dumbfounded, it's so sad to cheat so much, what do the people below think?" Xiao Lihong didn't have any scruples at all, it seemed that she was overwhelmed by the coercive policy. "Who presided over the meeting?" Putiancheng asked in a calm voice as much as possible, afraid that if he got agitated, Xiao Lihong's side would be even more agitated.But experience tells him that no one can be excited at this time. Some people can't control their mouths at this critical moment, can't control their emotions, can't control their emotions, talk nonsense and ruin their future. "Who else can it be, the first secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Next, we are required to deal with the Internet with all our strength and spread positive voices." Xiao Lihong said in a mocking tone. "Positive voice?" "The secretary asked reporters to focus on the emergency rescue, to faithfully report the touching scenes of emergency rescue, and to convey to the whole society how the Haidong Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government actively and decisively launched the emergency rescue plan in the face of sudden major accidents. , the touching scene of successfully rescuing more than 60 peasant brothers trapped in the tunnel." "That's right." Pu Tiancheng felt that a bone had been pulled out of his back, and his body was a little bit unbearable. His buttocks were slowly resting on the sofa, and he didn't know how to "educate" Xiao Lihong. complain.Xiao Lihong finally finished posting, she asked Pu Tiancheng: "Governor, what should we do now?" Putiancheng pondered for a long time, then asked again: "What did Governor Nanchuan say at the meeting?" "Governor Fang is still at the scene. A group of people are struggling to rescue. A group is carrying a high-pressure water gun to put out the fire. More than 30 corpses are missing. The families of the victims were forcibly taken away. The cameras and recorders of the media reporters were all confiscated... ..." "Stop talking!" Pu Tiancheng couldn't control it anymore, and suddenly lost his temper, Xiao Lihong hung up the phone knowingly, and the office was so quiet that it could suffocate people. Fang Nanchuan did not attend the meeting, which means that what Xiao Lihong said was a unilateral decision made by Lu Bo.Now I can only wait, I have to wait for Fang Nanchuan to respond before deciding how to respond.Just as he was thinking wildly, there was a light knock on the door, and he heard Cao Xiaoan's voice, and Pu Tiancheng said please come in. After Cao Xiaoan came in, he stood silently in front of the bookcase, and subconsciously looked at the pottery, as if that pottery could also bring him inspiration. "What's changed?" Putiancheng asked. "Online posts were deleted and reports of the accident were going in a different direction." "So fast?" "I just heard that Ye Lili arrived in Beijing yesterday. It is estimated that the news of the internet blockade is related to her." Ye Lili is Yu Chuanqing's wife. She used to be the head of propaganda in the next city. Two months ago, she was promoted to be the deputy head of the propaganda department of the provincial party committee, responsible for news and propaganda.Pu Tiancheng was in a hurry and forgot about this person. After Cao Xiaoan said this, he suddenly thought that there was another Minister Ye in the Propaganda Department. Cao Xiaoan walked over, turned on the computer, and opened the relevant pages one by one. Putiancheng saw that many of the previous news about the Dongjialing Tunnel had disappeared, and all the information displayed was that the specified topic did not exist or the page was wrong.On the Haidong Information Network and the Haidong Government website, an authoritative news was released, saying that at the accident briefing meeting held just now, the Haidong Provincial Party Committee notified the casualties of the accident to all walks of life. The death toll has been exaggerated irresponsibly, and some people with bad intentions have posted false reports on the Internet to spread rumors and confuse the public.The following is a large section of eulogizing texts on how the main leaders of the provincial party committee and the provincial government rushed to the scene at the first time, how to organize rescue, and how to successfully rescue the migrant workers trapped inside.Pu Tiancheng didn't read it, but felt that his conscience couldn't bear it.Instead, he stared at the photo of Lu Bo conducting on the spot for a long time, and finally shut down the computer silently. At nine o'clock the next morning, two reporters from Xinhua News Agency came to Putiancheng's office in an unfriendly manner and asked him about the accident.As soon as the reporter pointed the camera and microphone at him, Pu Tiancheng said: "I am not at the scene, and I don't know the relevant rescue situation. Please report to the scene." The reporter immediately asked: "The scene is blocked, and the reporter cannot enter. All the materials of the journalists who went in were destroyed, and two reporters were injured. What is the intention of the Haidong Provincial Committee in doing this?" Putiancheng said calmly, "As I said, I didn't go to the scene. , the provincial government launched a series of rescue work. Provincial Party Secretary Lu Bo and Provincial Governor Fang Nanchuan rushed to the scene at the first time, and they are still on the front line of rescue. The specific rescue situation and casualties, the Provincial Party Committee The society has been notified, and any new developments will be announced to all walks of life at any time. We welcome the media to participate, but we must seek truth from facts.” The reporter immediately retorted: "Who on earth is not insisting on seeking truth from facts? Why is there such a big difference in the number of deaths? Also, last night, the families of more than 30 victims suddenly disappeared. Someone saw the government forcefully take them away with two buses. May I ask them?" Where are you now, can you let us meet these family members?" Facing aggressive questions from reporters, Pu Tiancheng did not get angry, and said very calmly: "I don't know what you said, please forgive me, we are doing our best to rescue now, if you have any questions, you can go to the Propaganda Department, they have the relevant information I have more." After speaking, he called Cao Xiaoan and asked him to take the reporter to the provincial party committee.The chief reporter said unhappily, "Do you want to lock us up too?" Putiancheng suddenly lowered his face, and asked: "Is this necessary? Is this the intention of the two of you coming today?" One sentence stopped two reporters.The self-proclaimed chief reporter smiled silently and said, "Governor Pu, please be busy and don't disturb me." After speaking, he winked at his companion, and the two left knowingly. Cao Xiaoan explained that when he was not there just now, the reporters from Xinhua News Agency had a lot of background, and the secretaries dared not stop him.He also said that the reporter was sent by the Propaganda Department, but Minister Ye avoided seeing him, and no one else dared to receive him.Putiancheng said that it doesn't care about the reporter.Ask again, the governor has not called? Cao Xiaoan shook his head.Putian Chengzhen wondered that nearly fifty hours had passed since the accident, and Fang Nanchuan hadn't even contacted him once.It's okay to be stagnant, at least let him have a bottom line on the situation below. Pu Tiancheng waited for another day, and at nine o'clock the next morning, news came from Ji Dong that Fang Nanchuan and Lu Bo patted the table, and the two confronted each other at the meeting! Huang Yong said that the meeting was held at the suggestion of a deputy director of the State Administration of Work Safety.After the accident, the State Administration of Work Safety immediately dispatched a five-member investigation team led by a deputy director.But the deputy director was obviously not doing his job well, and he didn't dare to "offend" in front of Lu Bo.Whatever Lu Bo said, he would report to the higher authorities, and when Lu Bo said what was the cause of the accident, he would nod and admit what it was.As a result, in the past few days, the State Administration of Work Safety has not heard any real voices, and the investigation of the accident has also come to a standstill.It was not until the leaders of the State Council issued important instructions that the State Administration of Work Safety sent a second investigation team, accompanied by a team of five experts. At the meeting, Lu Bo continued his tone, repeatedly stating that the accident was a natural disaster, and also quoted a lot of geological terms, emphasizing the complexity of Dongjialing's geological structure, in order to shirk responsibility from the construction party.The deputy director of the Safety Supervision Bureau kept frowning, and then he interjected: "It's not objective to push all the reasons to the geological conditions?" Lu Bo said decisively: "The poor geological conditions are a fact. Push, there is no need to push, everything must respect the facts." The deputy director said: "The facts can only be clarified after investigation." Lu Bo immediately asked: "Isn't there always an investigation?" Then he turned to the deputy director: "You Didn't report to the bureau leader?" The deputy director turned green and stammered: "Just a brief report, the details need to be further investigated." "Then investigate, should we investigate at the meeting or on the spot? The two investigation teams can't figure it out, so you can invite the third and fourth investigation teams." Lu Bo's words were obviously not friendly, and he was showing off his power. The ingredients are in it.The deputy director of the General Administration is not as qualified as Lu Boshen, and his position is also below Lu Bo's. Facing Lu Bo's domineering tone, he didn't know how to respond for a while.During the stalemate, Fang Nanchuan interrupted: "The cause of the accident must be investigated, and whoever is responsible should bear the responsibility. Of course, as the governor, I should be the first to take responsibility. I will review it at the meeting." Fang Nanchuan got up and bowed deeply to everyone.Fang Nanchuan's action irritated Lu Bo. The two had had a bad fight before because of the unification of their voices.When someone reported the death of six people emphasized at the Lu Bo meeting to Fang Nanchuan who directed the rescue at the scene, Fang Nanchuan widened his eyes and said: "What, six people, what nonsense, the corpses I picked up alone are eight!" As a result, at this meeting, Fang Nanchuan competed with Lu Bozhen about the number of casualties.After Lu Bo finished speaking, Luo Gucheng, the director of the Department of Transportation, reported the casualties to the leaders of the State Administration of Work Safety. As soon as he said that six people had died, Fang Nanchuan became angry: "Wait, tell me again, how many people died?" Luo Gucheng glanced at Fang Nanchuan in confusion, then secretly glanced at Lu Bo's face, Lu Bo said angrily, "Report the truth, there is no need to hide it." "Six people." Luo Gucheng said seriously. "Which department did the statistics?" Fang Nanchuan stood up abruptly.Then he glared angrily at Zhao Gaoyan, chairman of Dahe Group, "Mr. Zhao, you should know the numbers best!" Zhao Gaoyan didn't raise his head, and said calmly: "There are only six people. Haven't you reported this many times? We verified it before the meeting. Please trust us, the Governor." "Lie!" Fang Nanchuan slammed the table and said something that shocked everyone in front of a conference room, "If we don't even have the courage to admit the truth, why are we sitting here and having a meeting?" , do we really want to celebrate?" "Comrade Nanchuan, what do you mean?" Lu Bo was furious. He determined the number and emphasized the caliber of the media. Even if Fang Nanchuan had an opinion, he couldn't jump out and turn against him at this time. "I feel blushing!" Fang Nanchuan didn't care about Lu Bo's attitude at all, like an enraged leopard, he simply kept doing nothing and showed his attitude to the meeting.He said: "I can say responsibly that in this catastrophic accident, the death toll was no less than 40 people, and at least 20 people were seriously injured. As for the minor injuries, there is no need to count them. Injured." "Comrade Nanchuan!" Lu Bo was stunned.This is the first time he has encountered such a situation in all these years in politics.He encounters private struggles every day, and it is really fresh to challenge him so publicly.Could it be that Fang Nanchuan was stimulated? "I'm sorry everyone, I won't participate in this meeting. If we still want to hide it until now, we will be too sorry for the victims. You might as well go to the scene to see those broken arms and skulls mixed with stones. , I don’t know who it is..." Fang Nanchuan stood up as he spoke, and the moment he was about to leave his seat, Lu Bo's voice came: "Comrade Nanchuan, should you report to everyone how your statistics come from? More than forty people died, and the corpses, you are at the scene, are we not at the scene, how can we confirm the death without the corpses?" "Corpse?" Fang Nanchuan was dumb for a moment. During the on-site rescue, he was at the innermost part, just like Liao Changping, Secretary of the Jidong Municipal Party Committee during the Dengjiashan Tunnel rescue, he was in the most dangerous area.More than half of the people lifted out passed his hands, and he even closed the eyes of some of them himself. Those migrant workers died with regret.But once the corpse was carried out, he couldn't help it. Hearing Lu Bo's words, he was immediately surprised: "You won't even dispose of the corpse, will you?" This made everyone's eyes widen, especially the leaders and experts of the State Administration of Work Safety. This was the first time they encountered such a situation.Wherever you go before, people have already unified their caliber and set up an iron barrel formation for you, which is airtight. It is harder than going to heaven to find out the truth! Lu Bo was extremely angry. Fang Nanchuan not only challenged his authority openly, but also made him embarrassing in public.Lu Bo always believed that Fang Nanchuan was polite, respectful, and even caring.After Fang Nanchuan arrived in Haidong, he also showed great respect to him, obeyed him everywhere, and never got in harmony with him.I don't know... Fake, everything is fake!Realizing this, Lu Bo suddenly put on the majesty of the secretary of the provincial party committee, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Comrade Nanchuan, you must have a basis for your speech. I ask you to pay attention to your identity." Fang Nanchuan didn't show any weakness, and replied on the spot: "According to what I will find, please rest assured the secretary. However, I also remind the secretary to pay attention. At this time, each of us must pay attention to our identities, especially you and me. I One more thing to add, the truth of the accident cannot be hidden from anyone, and if the truth is not revealed to the world, Fang Nanchuan voluntarily resigns from the central government!" After speaking, he left the meeting angrily. Lu Bo's distorted voice came from behind him: "Nanchuan, you—"