Chapter 40 Chapter Forty

An accident occurred in the valve room of Liuhezi Village. An imported valve that had just arrived had disappeared overnight before it could be unpacked.This valve is the core equipment of the valve chamber. It is tailor-made from foreign manufacturers and is worth more than 100,000 US dollars.The loss of money and whether this matter can be characterized as a major liability accident are put aside for now. The immediate problem is that the equipment installation work will be stuck due to this, and the entire project will be affected by unpredictable effects. This consequence and related responsibilities , but it is not something that ordinary people can afford.To take a step back, even if you immediately spend more than 100,000 US dollars to order a replacement from a foreign manufacturer, it will take only a few months to go back and forth, and I am afraid that you will not see the shadow of the valve.Xiao Mingchuan, who was crossing the scene by the Haiwu River, put aside the matter of crossing the scene after receiving the letter, and hurried to the office of Liuhezi Village.In order to save time, Xiao Mingchuan settled his breakfast in the car and ate a pack of dry chewing instant noodles.In this way, at half past eight, he rushed to the scene of the accident.

The missing valve was delivered by Xiao Mingchuan at noon yesterday, after which he went to the Haiwu River crossing site.Although the size of the valve is not large, it is heavy and heavy. It took four strong laborers to unload the truck, so Xiao Mingchuan judged that there were at least two people who stole the valve.Xiao Mingchuan asked, did you report the case?The person in charge of the construction site said dejectedly, "I reported it, coordinated with Xiao, and the two policemen sent by the village just left."Xiao Mingchuan squatted at the place where the valve had been placed, smoking a cigarette without saying a word, with an expression like a homeless tramp.At this time, the more he couldn't think about it, the more he felt that he was unlucky. He had done a lot of trouble in the land coordination job before, and now the material supply coordination job was about to fall to the ground just a few days after he took it up. What is it if you fart and hit your heels, drink cold water and stuff your teeth?If you can't find this deadly valve, how can you go on?Maybe he will be taken back to Beijing by the group company to be dealt with.

Xiao coordinates, if the valve cannot be retrieved in time, it may take stringent debugging... The person in charge struggled to speak, and his face became even more depressed.The words of the person in charge undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.Xiao Mingchuan pulled his hair, dropped the cigarette butt, stood up and glanced at the person in charge, walked out of the valve room without saying a word, looked up at the sky for a while, and went to the village looking for a secretary with a frown.Hearing this, the branch secretary also looked anxious, saying that he would just walk around in the village, and if he found anything unusual, he would notify Xiao Mingchuan in time.As soon as Xiao Mingchuan heard this, he couldn't waste his words anymore, and he couldn't stay in the village because it would make the village party secretary disgusted, so he left Liuhezi Village with a few polite words.

Returning to the control room dejectedly, Xiao Mingchuan turned around, worrying about how to report to the project manager.You can't hide it, but calling Chexi now, doesn't it seem impatient?What if the valve could be found today?After weighing things up and down for a long time, Xiao Mingchuan still couldn't hold his breath. He felt that it was better to call early than late for Chexi's phone call. It was not a matter of time, but a matter of attitude. If it is not correct, in that case, the fault will not be an ordinary fault, and you will have to go around if you can't afford it.Xiao Mingchuan patted his head, gritted his teeth, and called Han Xueren's office.The person in charge, who was watching his face, left quietly when he heard that Xiao Mingchuan had called the project manager department.After listening to the report, Han Xueren said in a low voice, Director Xiao, if you don't call again, I will call you.Hearing the other party's tone, it was a tone he knew well, Xiao Mingchuan couldn't help but turn pale, and said to himself that thanks to not dawdling with the mentality of trying to get lucky, he managed to get ahead of Han Xueren. Well, what else can I explain?

Don't have a clue yet?Han Xueren asked.Xiao Mingchuan followed the other party's voice and said that he has already reported the case, Director Han.I just came back from Liuhezi Village, and I'm going to negotiate with the village right away.Hmm...Han Xueren said that losing a valve is a big deal, and how you write your temporary job summary in the future will also be a big deal. There are some things that I don't want to say in depth, but Director Xiao should know it in your heart.Xiao Mingchuan swallowed his saliva, and the words he wanted to say got stuck in his throat.Xiao Mingchuan's ears could clearly hear Han Xueren's heavy breathing over there.Han Xueren said, if you need me to go over, or need the project department to do something, you can call anytime.Thank you Director Han!After speaking, Xiao Mingchuan bit his lower lip.After a pause, Han Xueren's laughter flew over and said, you have never been sloppy in doing things, I think I will hear good news soon, Director Xiao.After hanging up the phone, Xiao Mingchuan walked out of the valve room, his eyes flashed by the sun, and he immediately became top-heavy.

After getting in the car, Xiao Mingchuan rubbed his face and said to the driver, Xiao Gao, go to the village.Xiao Gao nodded and started the car.On the way, Xiao Mingchuan took out his wallet and counted the money in it. The whole number he counted was two thousand and three.After collecting the wallet, Xiao Mingchuan leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and took a nap.When he arrived in the village, Xiao Gao asked who to look for, Xiao Mingchuan said, let's go to the village chief first.Hey Xiao Gao, how much money do you have?Lend it to me first.Xiao Gao said that it might be less than three thousand.As he spoke, he parked the car on the side of the road, took out his wallet, took out the money in it, and handed it to Xiao Mingchuan.Xiao Mingchuan counted in front of him, a total of two thousand and eight.

The mayor was not there, and a deputy mayor who Xiao Mingchuan knew well when he was here working on land coordination received him.The deputy mayor knew about the loss of the valve, and said that the township attaches great importance to this matter, and is looking for the valve everywhere. The police station has the details. He suggested that Xiao Mingchuan go to the police station to ask Director Liu. He was going to work in Xiahekan Village, so he asked Director Liu to come here.The deputy mayor's enthusiasm was on his face, and urgent matters were under his feet. No matter how awkward Xiao Mingchuan was, it was not easy to bargain with his mouth and face at this time.When he arrived at the police station, Xiao Mingchuan had nothing to pretend to be in his heart except for his worry about losing the valve and his angrily condemning the thief from Director Liu's face.But Xiao Mingchuan can't give up here, he has to be patient and grow up with Director Liu for a long time.After wasting the useless time before lunch, Xiao Mingchuan got up and asked Director Liu to call the Master and go out to eat together.Director Liu didn't nod this time, saying that having a disciplinary card was a slack, and that the valve couldn't be found, so he felt a fire in his heart, and he didn't have the mood to go out to eat and drink. Finally, he expressed his thanks repeatedly.Xiao Mingchuan touched his nose again, and felt even more angry.Damn, what discipline is not discipline, when did you take discipline seriously when I was here in the past?It's not when I greet you to eat and drink, but when you open your mouth!

Since Director Liu is inconvenient, forget it.Xiao Mingchuan said with a smile, I live in the countryside, when I find the valve and when I go back, I will keep in touch with Director Liu at any time.My mobile phone number is still the old one, and I gave it to Director Liu in the past.Director Liu hurriedly said, yes, yes.Coming out of the police station, Xiao Mingchuan found a noodle restaurant, took care of his lunch, and then found a small hotel to stay.After opening two rooms, he told Xiao Gao not to think or do anything, but to hurry up and sleep.People are not made of iron, no matter how hard they try, they can't keep turning.If the valve is lost, it's bad enough, don't mess with your life again.

As soon as Xiao Mingchuan lay down, his eyelids started to fight, and he fell asleep after a while.When he opened his eyes again, it was already dark.After this sleep, he still felt tired, his limbs were sore and swollen, and he didn't want to get up, just didn't bother to move.But he couldn't get up, he groaned and sat up like a sick man, and twisted his neck a few times.My head was still dizzy, my weak upper body swayed, and my eyes slowly closed again.In a daze, he almost fell headlong, and his eyelids opened again in shock.He shook his head vigorously a few times, opened his mouth, and grinned again. Seeing that he still couldn't get his head out, he used his right thumb and forefinger to pinch out the word "valve" one after another on the back of his left hand, and then pinched out again. A door word.The valve pinched on the skin was throbbing with pain. He raised his head, closed his eyes and yelled a few times. After that, his body became less limp. He rubbed his face and got out of bed, planning to go to the next door to see Xiao Gao.When he got to the door, his cell phone rang. When he saw the caller number, his eyes were full of strangeness, and he hesitated before answering.

Which one is Xiao Coordinator?the other party asked.Xiao Mingchuan felt that the other party's voice was a bit familiar, so he asked while thinking about it, who is it?The other party said, we are Chen Laizi from Liuhezi Village, and Xiao coordinates.Coordination Xiao, where are you?Xiao Mingchuan was really taken aback!Lame Chen has a cell phone?Where did he get his cell phone number?However, Xiao Mingchuan's intuition told him that when Lame Chen called at this time, he would not want to catch up with him, let alone talk nonsense. He almost wanted to talk about the valve, so he opened his mouth eagerly and said, I Now in your country.Lame Chen asked, did you stay?What kind of a place, Coordinator Xiao?When Xiao Mingchuan came in, he glanced at the signboard of the hotel and wrote down the name of the hotel, otherwise he would have to go out and ask to answer Lame Chen.Xiao Mingchuan told Lame Chen the name of the hotel and the room number.Lame Chen said, we recognize that family.Let's go over to tell you something, about iron bumps, let's go over now, you wait for us to coordinate.Iron lump?Iron bumps... valves!Xiao Mingchuan frowned.Surprise, unexpected surprise, instantly overturned Xiao Mingchuan's depressed heart.He said, okay, I'll wait for you.Xiao Mingchuan waited impatiently for more than half an hour before he waited for the emaciated lame Chen.When Lame Chen was let in, Xiao Mingchuan looked alert when he closed the door. He glanced at Lame Chen's way, and closed the door behind him, noticing anything unusual.Chen Laizi looked east and west, his eyes filled with panic, as if he was afraid of being ambushed.Xiao Mingchuan handed Chen Liezi a bottle of mineral water, Chen Liezi took it, unscrewed the cap, and gulped down half the bottle.Xiao Mingchuan stared straight at Chen Liezi.Lame Chen wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, let out a long breath, and smiled twice at Xiao Mingchuan's warm face.Xiao Mingchuan said, Old Chen...

Let's save your time, coordinator Xiao.Lame Chen changed his expression and said, let's just say it straight, the shit you mentioned, I bought it for my brother-in-law.My brother-in-law lives in our neighboring village. You are familiar with Xiao Xie, Maowazi Village.What, Xiao Xie, is our daughter-in-law, who came back and told us that her brother got back a big iron lump from a few foreigners with one hand of money and one hand of goods.As soon as we heard something wrong, maybe it was the valve that was thrown on the oil... We hurried to Maowazi, saw the thing, it was wrapped in a wooden box, we picked the cracks in the wood and looked in, as if you said The blah blah, valve, valve, valve, right?When Xiao Mingchuan heard this, his heart beat too fast.Although he still couldn't judge the authenticity of Chen Liezi's words, he was unambiguous about one thing, that is, Valve would definitely return, otherwise Chen Liezi wouldn't have come here.Returning is consummation, and consummation means that the merits and sins have been sacrificed. Xiao Mingchuan, who was exhausted, faced the consummation that was about to meet him, and no longer wanted to ask the bottom line. What he was eager to know right now was where the valve was?Is there any damage?Xiao Mingchuan waited for Lame Chen to speak again, telling the whereabouts of the valve, but Lame Chen stopped talking, hooked his neck, and squinted at Xiao Mingchuan.Xiao Mingchuan seemed to realize something, and hurriedly asked, look at me, I am happy to patronize, forgot to ask how much your brother-in-law paid for the valve?Lame Chen babbled, chirped, chattered, and didn't say a whole sentence for a long time.Xiao Mingchuan could tell that Lame Chen was trying to trick him.In order to calm his mind, Xiao Mingchuan said in a tone of iron, how much money do you say?I will pay more money.Lame Chen looked at Xiao Mingchuan, he was still humming, unable to utter a clear sound, Xiao Mingchuan clenched his fists in anxiety, wishing he could rush forward with all his energy, break open Lame Chen's evasive mouth, and press down on him. The valve under his tongue jerked out.Lame Chen said, money, how can we talk about money, it's not that we bought iron bumps.Xiao Mingchuan shook his hands and said, Old Chen, I beg you, okay?Lame Chen's neck twitched, and he turned around, as if he had called Xiao Mingchuan loudly, "Old Chen", and there was something awkward about him. If I, Xiao Mingchuan, don't count what I say, I'll be hit by a car when I go out!Xiao Mingchuan patted his chest and swore viciously. What, six hundred miles, coordinate Xiao.Lame Chen said, licking his lips. Xiao Mingchuan let out a long breath and said, no problem, six hundred, I get a lot, give it!In addition, I will give you another 400 errand fees, cash it out immediately!After finishing speaking, he took out his wallet, counted out 1,000 yuan, handed it to Lame Chen without blinking an eye, and asked, where is the valve?Chen Laizi owed his ass, stared straight at the banknote in front of him, moved his lips a few times, squeezed his hands together and said, come on, Xiao coordinates.After speaking, he pointed out the window.Xiao Mingchuan handed the money to Lame Chen and said, let's go, show me there.Chen Liezi stood up, turned his eyes out of the window, and said, "Xiao Xiezi, you didn't go with the police... Xiao Mingchuan saw that Chen Liezi had doubts in this regard, so he simply revealed his words to the end, and said angrily, don't mention it to me." Those people, I get angry when I mention it!Only then did Lame Chen tuck the money into his trouser pocket, and walked towards the door. Lame Chen led Xiao Mingchuan across the street, walked to a T-junction and turned right, walked down ten meters and then turned left, went around and came to a secluded place.Through the moonlight, Xiao Mingchuan saw a man standing next to an agricultural tricycle. Although the face was not clear, but judging from his tall stature and generous body shape, Xiao Mingchuan thought he should be a strong young man.Chen Liezi pointed to the standing person and said, our brother-in-law, Xiao Xiezi.He also said to his brother-in-law, Xiao Xie, call Xiao Xie.Shaw coordinates.Brother-in-law called, with a rough voice.Xiao Mingchuan hurried up to shake hands and said, thank you, thank you so much.The valve is not damaged, is it?The brother-in-law didn't make a sound, and took out something from his body.Xiao Mingchuan was a little nervous and stared.A beam of bright light shot out from my brother-in-law's hand, and Xiao Mingchuan finally realized that what my brother-in-law touched was a flashlight.Xiao Mingchuan climbed into the car, looked at the front, back, left, and right sides of the wooden box by the dangling flashlight, and touched everything. He felt that there was nothing wrong with the packaging, and it was still in its original state. He was so excited that his heart jumped into his throat. Where should I put it, Coordinator Xiao?Lame Chen asked in a low voice.Xiao Mingchuan got out of the car, pondered for a while and said, how about this, work hard.Send it to the valve room overnight, worry over there.Oh, of course, I can't let you give it away for free. I'll pay for the trip, three hundred lines?Xiao Mingchuan took out his wallet, and before he could take out the money, his hands were caught by Chen Liezi's two hands.Lame Chen said, dare to ask for travel expenses?Xiao Xie, we will refund the thousand dollars to you too.While speaking, he had already taken out a thousand dollars, grabbed Xiao Mingchuan's trouser pocket and stuffed it in.Xiao Mingchuan was confused by his move.Lame Chen sighed and said, what about coordinating Xiao, let’s not talk about money, we just want to ask coordinating Xiao to do something for us to support our family, help my brother-in-law find a job on your construction site Do it, his car is idle, it's a waste of gas!Xiao Mingchuan was moved, his face was warm, and he said in a trembling voice, "Don't, don't, don't, Lao Chen, listen to me, how about this, you will accept the one thousand dollars agreed upon, and I will also accept the one thousand yuan you agreed to find a job for your brother-in-law." Sure, I mean what I say, Old Chen.Chen Liezi bent his legs and knelt down at Xiao Mingchuan's feet, crying, "Xiao Coordination, my brother-in-law is sorry for you, this bastard... Xiao Mingchuan had already realized that Lame Chen was going to tell the truth, so he was very afraid that Lame Chen would make up the words behind the valve, because he no longer had the physical strength and energy to bear Chen Laizi's confession. He thought that the ending before him was good, so he let Let this ending be the only ending of this valve incident!He grabbed Chen Liezi's collar and lifted the trembling Chen Liezi up. Xiao Mingchuan didn't wait for Lame Chen to speak, and said, "Old Chen, well, I get it, don't say anything, the most urgent thing is to quickly send the valve to the valve room, let's go—" Lame Chen got up, sucked his nose , After turning around in the same place, according to my brother-in-law's thigh, it was a kick, the trouble is you, why don't you know, thank you, Xiao Coordination!Xiao Mingchuan grabbed Liezi Chen, pushed him into the car, and then climbed up.