With a difficult task, Lu Yiwei went up the mountain worriedly. The closer he got to the source of the fire, the hotter he felt. Even the ground was as hot as the brick bed in his old home. The thick black smoke was like a volcanic eruption, flying into the sky like a devil.
The northwest wind was still blowing, and the fire was spreading. As long as the wind did not stop, no one knew where it would end. Compared to the fire in Guiyu Village, this fire was obviously much more violent. Last time, the fire slowly climbed up the mountain along the ground, but this time, the grass on the ground did not move at all. Instead, it was the treetops that were quickly passed from tree to tree, like a relay baton. At one moment, it was still on this hill, and the next second, it would jump to the next hill.
At the top of the mountain, Lu Yiwei looked at the firefighting team standing on the side with a shovel, staring silently, but did not put out the fire. He could completely understand such a negative attitude. Moreover, he did not advocate letting villagers or miners who had no firefighting experience fight the fire. They still needed a professional firefighting team with professional firefighting tools to put out the fire. If the fire was not put out properly, it was very likely that it would endanger their lives. Compared to a forest fire, people were still more important.
Lu Yiwei did not know that someone had died. He ran up and shouted, "People over there, quickly retreat, don't get too close to the source of the fire."
Finally, they heard someone give orders on the spot. The amateur team could not wait to retreat, and they all took their shovels and retreated. Before they had moved 50 meters, the wind changed direction, and a tongue of fire quickly rushed to where they had been, scaring the villagers into running away.
Lu Yiwei regretted taking on this heavy responsibility. So many people were like deserters who had abandoned their armor and lost their morale. How could they listen to his orders? As the fire swayed left and right, the firefighting team let out tragic cries from time to time. He could not let the villagers make unnecessary sacrifices. Standing on a relatively high ground, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Everyone, retreat down the mountain!"
With such an order, the villagers could not wait to go down the mountain. For a moment, thousands of people swooped down from the mountain as if they were the vanguard. When Yang Derong saw Lu Yiwei's command, he was so anxious that he jumped on the spot. He lost his mind and cursed, "Let this bastard be in command. You might as well withdraw all the people. What kind of f * cking fire is this!"
At that moment, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Qin Xiuwen, called. In the noisy environment, Yang Derong covered his ears with one hand and reported to Qin Xiuwen. Qin Xiuwen interrupted him and said, "Yang Derong, the deputy governor in charge of the forestry, Nan Jianfei, is on his way to Nanyang County with the provincial forest fire brigade. I won't hold you accountable now, but you must put out the fire before dawn. This is an order. If you can't extinguish it, then don't see me! "
Qin Xiuwen's words were like a curse on Yang Derong's head. For a moment, his mind was blank and he didn't know what to do. For the sake of his official position, he couldn't wait any longer. He pulled himself together again and said to the fire brigade leader who had escaped down the mountain, "Don't go! Go up the mountain and put out the fire immediately. If anyone is afraid, give up your position and go home to drink milk. "
On one hand, he was asking them to go down the mountain, and on the other hand, he was asking them to go up the mountain. Who should he listen to? After struggling for a long time, the leader decided to listen to Yang Derong's orders. After all, he was the county head. However, it was not easy for the people who came down to go up the mountain again. Moreover, most of the fire brigade were villagers, and there was no way to control them. On the other hand, the workers in the coal mine could be controlled with wages, but in the face of life and death, no one would take the risk.
After some persuasion, only less than half of the people were willing to continue fighting the fire. Most of the others escaped home. Faced with such a difficult situation, Yang Derong's command was completely ineffective, and he was in a passive situation.
At that moment, Gao Bowen came down and pulled Yang Derong aside. He said softly, "Boss, the situation is not good."
Yang Derong's heart tightened. He took a deep breath and said, "How many?"
"Nine."
"How many?" When Yang Derong heard the number, he almost fell down.
Gao Bowen looked around and said, "I have inquired. Six of them are miners of Shuangmiao Town's coal mine, two are villagers of Shuangmiao Town, and there is one whose situation is unknown. I have asked Meng Gang to find two reliable people to bury the bodies first, and we will take them away in two days. "
"How are you going to deal with it?" Yang Derong was at a loss and did not know what to do.
Gao Bowen was obviously much calmer than Yang Derong. He said, "The miners are easy to deal with. Let Meng Gang pay some money to shut their mouths. As for the two villagers, let Song Anfeng do the work for the families of the deceased first. First, report them as injured, and after the storm has passed, we will discuss the specific solution. As for the deceased whose situation is unknown, just report it. This way, the number of casualties will be controllable. "
"This … Will this work?" Yang Derong was nervous and stuttered.
"Whether it will work or not, let's just leave it like that. We can't report them all, right? If Mayor Lin hears about it, he will eat you. "Gao Bowen said cautiously.
"Well, let's do it like that first." Yang Derong could not think of a better way. He said, "This matter must not be known by others. You should clean up your mess for me. If you can survive this, everything will be fine. If you can't, put the sh * t on Lu Yiwei's head."
Hearing this, Gao Bowen smiled slyly and said, "This is really a good move!"
"Okay, hurry up and deal with it." Yang Derong's mind was in a mess. He did not care about this. He urged Gao Bowen to leave. He looked at his watch anxiously, waiting for the arrival of the main force.
County Zhang of Maping County called. He teased Yang Derong on the phone and told him that the Armed Police Squadron stationed in Maping County had gone up from the back of the mountain, and another force was coming. Yang Derong panted and said, "Are you confident on your side?"
County Zhang said, "I can't say for sure. What the f * ck did you do? You directly led the disaster to our Maping County. We still have to rely on you in your county. We have already set up a quarantine zone here. I don't think it will be a big problem. "
Hearing that the fire would not reach Maping County, Yang Derong was relieved and said, "Old Zhang, if you help me get through this, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life."
"Forget it. Why are you talking about this useless stuff? Hurry up and think of a way out." After that, he hung up the phone.
At the same time, a helicopter flew from the south and found a relatively empty place to stop. Lin Haifeng and the commander of the military division hurriedly walked down. The commander walked while holding a walkie-talkie and controlling it. After a while, a few helicopters flew over at low altitude and started spraying fire retardant. It was as if they were in a war.
Yang Derong ran to Lin Haifeng. Lin Haifeng was still on the phone. "Governor Nan, please don't worry. I promise I will put out the fire in two hours. You don't have to come here personally … Okay, okay, if we can't put out the fire, we will ask for help from you, okay? Okay, okay, I know. Don't worry … "After hanging up the phone, Lin Haifeng mumbled," This Qin Xiuwen, he reports everything to the province. He doesn't know the world at all. "
"Mayor Lin …" Yang Derong said softly, "I'm really ashamed to have alarmed you from so far away."
Lin Haifeng did not reprimand Yang Derong. Instead, he pointed to the distance and said, "Such a big fire, there are human factors and natural factors. But in the end, it's because you are not prepared enough and the inspection is not strict enough. What is the cause of the fire?"
Yang Derong quickly reported, "The cause of the fire has been investigated. An old man in his seventies slept until the sky turned dark. He then remembered that today was the Tomb Sweeping Day, so he quickly went up the mountain to visit the graves. When he was counting the ghost notes, he accidentally scraped the grass and started the fire. The weather is not fair, but it's windy, this … "
With a professional team going up the mountain to fight the fire, Lin Haifeng relaxed a little. He said, "Is this how you organized the fire fighting?"
Yang Derong said, "I transferred more than two thousand people from the various towns up the mountain to set up the fire isolation belt, but the fire was too big and unstable. Just as we dug up a fire isolation belt, the mountain fire jumped over it. There was no way to start, so we had no choice …"
Lin Haifeng nodded and turned to the commander. "Get the combat helicopters here too. Focus on the fire and release the fire retardant. Then, let the forest fire department enter."
The commander felt bitter about Lin Haifeng's irrelevant words. But he was a leader, so it was not good for him to refute him. He said, "These three helicopters are basically enough. It's mainly the ground troops. Don't worry, I've already asked the nearest troops to come from Maping County. Let's control the fire first. "
"Okay, then we'll do as you say!" After saying that, Lin Haifeng swung his arms and walked forward.
Lu Yiwei saw that there were no villagers on the mountain, so he hurriedly ran down the mountain.
When he came to the foot of the mountain, Lin Haifeng asked, "Are there any casualties?"
Yang Derong lied. "As of now, there are no casualties."
"Well, we're not afraid of the fire. But once there are casualties, the nature of the fire changes. After that, explain the situation in detail as soon as possible. I'll report to Secretary Qin and Governor Nan. "
"Okay."
After more than five hours of continuous fighting, the fire was finally under control before dawn. In addition, God saved Yang Derong's life. It actually rained. Although it was not heavy, it had some effect.
After more than three hours of finishing work, the fire was finally put out. Lin Haifeng did not stay for long. He took a helicopter and left Nanyang County. The rest was left to Yang Derong to clean up.
According to the investigation by the forestry department, the fire had burned an area of twenty thousand hectares. The direct economic loss was as high as six million yuan. It was much more serious than the fire in Guiyu Village. The fire was put out, but the aftermath had just begun. What worried Yang Derong was not how his superiors would deal with him, but he was worried about the nine innocent people who lost their lives. If this matter was not handled properly, there would be endless trouble.
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