As they spoke, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. After a while, the snowfall became heavier, and the entire city was covered in white.
When they arrived at the hospital, the building behind was guarded by the police. They immediately let the Municipal Party Committee's car through. As soon as Lu Yiwei opened the car door, he heard heart-wrenching cries coming from the building. It was like a pulse that made his heart tremble.
He did not want to face this scene, but he had to face it. He mustered his courage and walked in. The lobby was filled with all kinds of people. When Shi Xiaoman saw him, she hurriedly ran over and asked with red and swollen eyes, "Yiwei, are you alright?"
Lu Yiwei looked at her. She seemed to have just cried. Shaking his head, he asked, "Where's Mayor Ma?"
"She was hospitalized and just woke up. She didn't want me to accompany her and asked me to come and see the situation. "
"Oh, is she alright?"
"She's fine. She's just in shock. She's feeling better now."
Lu Yiwei ignored her and looked inside. "What's the situation?"
Shi Xiaoman sighed. "The deceased are in the morgue. Two of the corpses only have incomplete heads left. It's horrible. The car factory is trying to persuade the families of the deceased next door. "
Lu Yiwei found it hard to imagine. "Is it difficult?"
"It's very difficult. The families of the deceased won't accept mediation, let alone compensation. Especially the family of the former Union President, Zhao Guoqing. His wife has fainted three times. "
"Oh, bring me in."
When they came to a ward, they saw a thin old lady lying on the bed with an intravenous drip. Her children were crying and comforting her. Seeing the two of them coming in, she stood up agitatedly and pointed at them. "Get out. We won't accept any mediation."
Shi Xiaoman quickly introduced. "This is Secretary General Lu of the Municipal Party Committee …"
"I don't care about the secretary general. Even if the mayor or the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee is here, we won't accept it!"
Shi Xiaoman still wanted to say something, but Lu Yiwei raised his hand to stop her. He slowly walked forward and looked at the despairing old lady. He slightly opened his mouth and bowed deeply. "Auntie, I'm sorry. I'm late."
The old lady stared at him with her eyes wide open. She shuddered. Her children immediately rushed out and shoved her. "Didn't you hear me telling you to get out? Get out!"
Lu Yiwei was mercilessly pushed out and almost fell. Shi Xiaoman hurriedly supported him and tried to reason with him, but she was stopped. "Forget it, it's understandable. Where's Qu Wenzhou?"
"I saw him just now. I'll go find him."
After a while, Qu Wenzhou appeared in front of him, sweating profusely. He said breathlessly, "Secretary General Lu, you're here."
Lu Yiwei didn't have close contact with the car factory before, and he was only acquainted with Qu Wenzhou. One could only see through a person in front of a major issue. Cai Xiao Qiang chose to escape, but he did not retreat. He stood up and took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility. It was rare, and one could see his style of doing things.
Lu Yiwei ignored Cai Xiaoqiang and asked directly, "How's it going?"
Qu Wenzhou sighed and said, "After all, someone died, and the family can't accept it. But don't worry, I'm trying to think of a way to solve this problem as soon as possible. "
"Thank you for your hard work."
Qu Wenzhou forced a smile and wiped the sweat off his forehead. "It's not hard work. I'm just sorry that you've been worried. Go back and rest. I'll keep an eye on things here. "
Lu Yiwei didn't dare to leave. He said, "Do everything you can. Don't worry about money. I'll fulfill all the reasonable requests of the family."
"Well, I've asked the finance department to withdraw two million yuan. That's all we have on the books. Manager Cai has to approve the use of the treasury."
"Where did he go?"
"Well … I don't know … Maybe he went to report to the relevant leaders in the province."
"Humph!"
In the suburbs, at the Tianyi Pavilion.
Cai Xiaoqiang was smoking a cigarette and pacing back and forth in the living room with a frown on his face. He glanced at the door from time to time, but the person he was waiting for had not appeared. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
At this time, a car stopped in front of the villa. Cai Xiaoqiang immediately threw away the cigarette butt and rushed out to greet the person.
Qiu Yuanhang got out of the car and looked around. Then, he sneaked into the villa like a thief. Before Cai Xiaoqiang could speak, Qiu Yuanhang scolded, "How can you still be in the mood to come here when something so serious has happened?"
Cai Xiaoqiang bowed and said, "Director Qiu, I'm asking you for help because I can't make up my mind. Please help me."
Qiu Yuanhang glared at Cai Xiaoqiang. He walked to the sofa and sat down angrily. "What happened?"
Cai Xiaoqiang leaned forward and whispered, "A few old men were causing trouble. They were accidentally killed."
Qiu Yuanhang looked up abruptly. Cai Xiaoqiang was so frightened that he took a step back. After a moment, he said, "Tell me the truth!"
Cai Xiaoqiang blinked and said evasively, "Director Qiu, I didn't expect this to happen. I was going to teach them a lesson. Who would have thought that they would lose their lives, and five of them …"
Qiu Yuanhang understood Cai Xiao Qiang very well. This person was vicious and merciless, and he was extremely daring. He had long since hated those retired officials. Who would have thought that he would do such a thing? He said angrily, "I've told you before that you can only coax these people. Don't use violence against them. But you killed them. If they find out that you're the culprit, I want to see how you're going to explain yourself. You're going to go to jail."
Cai Xiaoqiang panicked. He stepped forward timidly and said, "Director Qiu, I didn't mean to do that. These old men have been telling on me every day. I was thinking of breaking my legs … "
"That's enough!"
"You're too bold. You're a government official. How could you do such a thing? You've messed up the rhythm. "
Seeing Qiu Yuanhang gasping for breath, Cai Xiaoqiang patted his back and comforted, "Director Qiu, don't worry. I'll take responsibility if anything happens. I won't implicate you."
Qiu Yuanhang turned around and glared at Cai Xiaoqiang. "What has this got to do with me? If you dare to implicate me, you'll end up like Zhao Guoqing."
The more Qiu Yuanhang acted like this, the calmer Cai Xiaoqiang became. He smiled and said, "Don't be so agitated. I'm just saying. I've already settled things over there. There won't be any problems. "
Since it had already happened, it was too late to say anything now. Qiu Yuanhang calmed himself down and said, "What did you do? Tell me honestly."
Cai Xiaoqiang honestly said, "I knew that they would come to cause trouble. So, I purposely spread the news last night. As expected, I sent the others away during dinner and got the crane driver to do something. "
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