"Zhiyuan, you came at the right time. I was just about to look for you." Liu Kecheng looked at the exhausted Zhang Zhiyuan and felt guilty. He didn't pursue the matter and asked with concern, "How's the situation at the hospital?"
Zhang Zhiyuan looked at Liu Kecheng's hypocritical expression and wanted to slap him. He gritted his teeth and said, "Secretary Liu, I'm here for this matter. The situation at the hospital isn't looking good. I suggest that we immediately set up a special leading group to investigate this matter and compensate the injured."
Liu Kecheng also didn't want to see such a situation, but he was at a loss and couldn't come to a conclusion. But he was sure that this matter must not be investigated thoroughly. If they were to trace it back to him, wouldn't he be shooting himself in the foot? He said, "I didn't expect this to happen. As the class monitor, I also have some responsibility. I very much agree with your suggestion. This matter should be thoroughly investigated, and the culprit who injured the victim should be found out, and justice should be served to the injured. But have you thought about it? Why did the peddlers cause trouble? Is it because there's something wrong with us? "
Liu Kecheng deliberately changed the topic. Zhang Zhiyuan wasn't a fool, so he could naturally hear the subtlety in it. He said, "I just organized a safety meeting yesterday afternoon and specifically emphasized on maintaining stability during the 'two festivals'. But such a terrible incident happened less than 24 hours after the meeting ended, which means that our leaders didn't pay attention to it. Mayor Tian is in charge of safety and stability, but he hasn't shown up yet. There's a big problem with us. "
"Oh," Liu Kecheng quickly said, "Comrade Tian Guohua went to the city for a meeting. I've arranged for him to go."
Hearing Liu Kecheng exonerating Tian Guohua, Zhang Zhiyuan was speechless and continued, "I don't know who instigated the peddlers to cause trouble, but I think this matter must be investigated thoroughly to give an explanation to the County party committee and the people."
Liu Kecheng nodded and said, "I think this matter can be investigated, but we need to pay attention to the method. Setting up a special leading group is making a mountain out of a molehill. How about this, call Xiao Dingyuan over later, and we'll hold a special meeting to study it. Let's talk about the follow-up compensation for the injured. I have also considered this matter. The responsibility does not lie with us. It was caused by them. They can't possibly blame it on us, right? Besides, we also caused a huge loss. Who will pay for the broken windows? In the end, it was the government that was paying the bill! I think the government can just give some compensation out of humanitarianism. "
It was a very serious matter, but in Liu Kecheng's mouth, it became a small matter. Zhang Zhiyuan said, "How much compensation do you think is appropriate?"
Liu Kecheng thought for a while and said, "Where is he? Is he dead or alive? "
"He's still under emergency treatment."
"Oh." Liu Kecheng said, "The government can pay for the initial medical expenses, but the government can't afford the follow-up expenses."
Zhang Zhiyuan felt that as a Mayor, he had to seek Liu Kecheng's opinion on some matters that he could have made the decision himself. Zhang Zhiyuan felt bitterly disappointed when he saw Liu Kecheng's indifference towards the injured. He decided to fight for the injured as much as possible and said, "Secretary Liu, I understand what you mean. If, and I'm saying if, the injured pass away today, who will be responsible for this? "
"Zhiyuan," Liu Kecheng said impatiently, "I have said so much, why don't you understand? I said the government should not pay for the injured. If this is the case, will the government still have credibility? Oh, even if Zhang San compensated today, Zhao Si and Wang Wu will appear tomorrow. What will you do then? Will you continue to compensate? The government doesn't have that much spare money! "
"But …" Zhang Zhiyuan wanted to continue arguing, but the phone on his waist rang. He saw that it was from Lu Yiwei, he was extremely nervous and picked up the phone with trembling hands.
"County Zhang, I have bad news for you. The injured can't be saved …"
Zhang Zhiyuan only heard a buzzing sound in his ears, but he didn't hear anything else.
"Hello, County Zhang, are you listening?" Lu Yiwei said anxiously.
Zhang Zhiyuan didn't say anything and quietly hung up the phone. His eyes were dull and his face was pale.
Liu Kecheng had already guessed most of it, and he was also panicking. Things had developed to the other extreme, far beyond his imagination. He kept cursing Zhang Lefei in his heart, and quickly thought of a solution.
A life was lost just like that. Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes were red. "Secretary Liu, what do you think we should do now?"
Liu Kecheng kept spinning the pen in his hand, and the clock on the wall kept ticking. After a long time, he said in a heavy tone, "According to your suggestion, we will start the compensation for the deceased. The money will be paid by the county finance department until the deceased's family is satisfied."
Hearing that Liu Kecheng was relieved, Zhang Zhiyuan stood up and said, "Secretary Liu, I will deal with this matter now. Don't you want to go and take a look?"
"Me?" Liu Kecheng quickly raised his head and saw Zhang Zhiyuan's teary eyes. He quickly dodged and said, "I … I won't go. I think the Secretary General of the Municipal Party Committee will ask about this matter later. I will report to the higher-ups."
Zhang Zhiyuan wanted to laugh, but he couldn't. He picked up the phone on the desk and rushed to the hospital without looking back.
At this time, the hospital was in chaos. Cries, shouts, screams, and curses were heard one after another. The leaders of the various units in the hospital hid in the infirmary and did not dare to come out. Only Lu Yiwei was enduring the curses from the deceased's family.
Zhang Zhiyuan was unusually calm at this moment. Seeing how Lu Yiwei shared the burden for him, he regretted suspecting Lu Yiwei of betraying him in the morning. Based on Lu Yiwei's current performance, he would never believe that Lu Yiwei would do such a thing. He quickly walked to the front of the crowd and said, "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me. I don't want to see this happen, and I apologize to everyone here. "After that, he bowed deeply.
The deceased's family members were farmers, so they didn't fall for it. They pointed at Zhang Zhiyuan and cursed, "It's you! You're the culprit! I'll make you pay with your life!" After that, the family members became restless again and began to hit him.
Lu Yiwei continued to play the role of a mudguard to protect Zhang Zhiyuan and shouted, "Can't you guys calm down? Listen to County Zhang first. "
"What's there to say? Can my brother-in-law come back to life? Let me tell you, if you don't give me an explanation tonight, I'll bring his corpse to the County party committee's gate tomorrow. I'll let the people of Nanyang County see the ugly face of your government. "The deceased's brother-in-law was a hot-tempered man.
Zhang Zhiyuan originally wanted to say some words of apology, but it was useless now. He could only say, "How about this? Some of you stay here to deal with the aftermath, and some of you follow me to the conference room. I'll give you an explanation tonight."
The conference room on the fifth floor of the hospital was brightly lit. The leaders of the various departments who were hiding in the corner came out like ghosts, and a few other Deputy Mayors also rushed over. Surprisingly, Deputy Mayor Kang Dong also appeared.
Deputy Mayor Tian Guohua knew that he was guilty to Zhang Zhiyuan for running away, so he went forward to explain the meeting. But Zhang Zhiyuan raised a finger and stopped him, "We'll talk about this later. Today, we're mainly talking about the compensation."
Tian Guohua looked apologetic and hid in a corner, listening quietly.
The deceased's brother-in-law was asked by Zhang Zhiyuan to make a request, and he casually said, "Nothing less than 1 million RMB."
"1 million? How dare you ask for it?! " Deputy Mayor Kang Dong almost spurted out the water he drank when he heard the other party asking for so much.
According to the compensation standard at that time, 60,000 RMB was already the upper limit. This brother-in-law was asking for a sky-high price, treating the deceased as a transaction.
Zhang Zhiyuan didn't think that the other party was joking, so he solemnly said, "You have your reasons for asking for 1 million RMB. Tell me."
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