By the time Chen Xing and his entourage arrived at Xing Hua County, it was already past 9 pm. Due to the bad weather, the speed on the highway was not fast. The journey that usually took more than an hour took them more than two hours. The rescue work in Xing Hua County was still ongoing. The county's Party Secretary Xu Qingnian and County Magistrate Liu Jiancheng had gone into the mountains. Deputy Party Secretary Chen Guomin was in charge of the overall situation in the county to deal with other possible emergencies.
Knowing that Chen Xing had come from the city overnight, Chen Guomin drove to the highway early and waited there. When he saw Chen Xing's car coming out of the highway, Chen Guomin's car quickly followed. Chen Xing stopped his car for a while and motioned for Chen Guomin to sit in his car.
What are the casualties like now? Chen Xing did not waste any time and went straight to the point.
Eight or nine households closest to the mountain were buried. According to preliminary statistics, there were more than ten people buried under the mountain. Chen Guomin's expression was solemn.
Preliminary statistics? It had been more than two hours since the accident, and they didn't even know the exact number of people. Chen Xing's face was tense. Other than being anxious about the casualties, Chen Xing was also dissatisfied with the efficiency of Xing Hua County.
The small mountain village was relatively remote. Most of the young and strong laborers were working outside. At present, it was impossible to accurately calculate how many people were buried at home. Moreover, they were busy with the rescue, so they didn't have the time to confirm the specific number. Chen Guomin told him the truth. The communication in the mountainous area wasn't good. I tried to contact Secretary Xu, but I couldn't get in touch with him.
Hearing this explanation, Chen Xing's face relaxed a little. He felt lucky. He felt lucky that the young and strong laborers in the mountains had to go out to work to support their families. Otherwise, the number of people buried in the mountain would be more than 10. This was already a blessing in misfortune.
I won't go to the county. I'll go straight into the mountains. Find someone to lead the way for us. Chen Xing turned around and said to Chen Guomin.
Mayor Chen, let me show you the way. Chen Guomin said immediately when he heard that Chen Xing wanted to go straight into the mountains.
There's no need for that. You'd better stay in the county. The county secretary and the county head are all in the mountains. It won't do without someone in charge. Chen Xing waved his hand.
Alright then. Chen Guomin nodded. He had successfully entered Chen Xing's circle. There was no point in showing off in front of Chen Xing.
At the junction, Chen Guomin alighted from the car and arranged for a staff from the County Party Committee to board Chen Xing's car to lead the way. After Chen Xing's car left, Chen Guomin returned to the County Party Committee.
There were cement roads on the county roads from the county town to the towns, so the road condition was not very bad. However, after turning into a small rural road in the mountainous area, Chen Xing finally knew how difficult it was to drive in the mountainous area of Ximen County. The mountain road was full of twists and turns, big and small slopes, big and small, which became the truest portrayal of the mountainous road. Sitting in the car, Chen Xing could feel that the car kept turning.
Black Rock Village was located at the foot of Black Rock Mountain. It was one of the more remote mountain villages in the county. The roads in the mountain were not easy to traverse. The staff member from the County Party Committee explained the situation to Chen Xing. From his voice, it could be heard that he was a little nervous. He was just an ordinary staff member of the County Party Committee. It was no wonder that he was nervous when facing the Mayor.
Chen Xing nodded. He was even more worried. This kind of road condition would have a great impact on the rescue equipment. It would have an immeasurable impact on the timely implementation of the rescue.
Chen Xing had asked Huang Jianghua to keep in touch with Xu Qingnian. However, after they reached the mountainous area, the signal of the mobile phone was obviously bad. Coupled with the influence of the bad weather, the communication was not very stable.
In the future, he should ask the mobile company to build more base stations in the mountains. Chen Xing took out his mobile phone and looked at it. The signal had decreased by a few bars. This made Chen Xing frown even deeper.
When I go back, I will ask the city mobile company to make suggestions to strengthen the communication signal in the mountainous area. Xiao Yuanqing responded to Chen Xing's words immediately. They did not have the right to command the mobile company, but they could at least make suggestions.
With the Mayor's face, he believed that the mobile company would accept it.
Chen Xing nodded lightly. He did not say much. Wushi Mountain was the main peak of the Wushi Mountain Range. This was the only mountain range in the entire Nanzhou City. The leaders of the provincial government also attached great importance to the mountain collapse. He had just received a call from the Provincial government on the highway. Liao Quanjin, the Secretary General of the Provincial government, had conveyed the instructions of the Governor, requesting that rescue be carried out at all costs. At the same time, all efforts should be made to save the injured and prevent a second accident from happening again.
This rainstorm had also attracted the attention of the provincial government. After Nanzhou City activated the Level III emergency response mechanism, the provincial government gave it a high degree of recognition. Overnight, an emergency notice was issued, requesting that several prefecture-level cities under the attack of the rainstorm strengthen their vigilance to prevent disasters from happening again. However, apart from Nanzhou, which had the heaviest rainfall, the other prefecture-level cities that also had rainstorms were not as serious as Nanzhou.
They didn't know how long they had been in the mountains. When they reached their destination, the cars could not go in. There were already many cars in front of them. There were policemen maintaining order. The cars entering the mountains could only park on a slope that did not affect the access of the rescue vehicles.
Get out and walk. Chen Xing was the first to get out of the car.
As they walked forward, there were still policemen standing guard. Obviously, they did not want unrelated people to enter. Several policemen from the township police station did not recognize the mayor, Chen Xing. In addition, it was dark at night, so they directly stopped Chen Xing and the others. What were they doing? Unrelated people could not enter. If they wanted to interview them, they had to get approval from the county's publicity department.
Chen Xing and the others looked at each other. They did not expect that they would be treated as reporters. However, the other party's words also revealed some information. That was, there were already media personnel coming over. Otherwise, the other party would not have said such a sentence.
It was from the Municipal Government. When the staff from the county's office was about to step forward and scold him, Xiao Yuanqing was very straightforward. He had already handed over his work permit.
The other party took Xiao Yuanqing's work permit suspiciously. When he saw the column on the work permit, he was shocked. His expression immediately became incomparably respectful. It's Director Xiao. You … please.
Xiao Yuanqing did not pay attention to the other party. He took a step sideways and asked Chen Xing to go first. Then he followed behind the other party, leaving the few policemen looking at each other. Looking at the back of Chen Xing, they could not help but sweat uncontrollably on their foreheads.
Those media reporters all had a pair of dog noses. Their sense of smell was more sensitive than anyone else. Xiao Yuanqing said at this time.
Hey, how can you speak like that? What's wrong with being a media reporter? We appeared at the scene of the accident immediately to report and interview. Did we offend you? What right do you have to scold us? As soon as Xiao Yuanqing finished speaking, a woman next to him shouted discontentedly. She stopped directly beside Chen Xing and the others.
Xiao Yuanqing was stunned. They were the people who had just walked over. However, they did not pay attention to them. They thought that they were just staff from the county or the township. They did not expect that his casual words would cause trouble. Looking at their posture, it was obvious that they were the reporters he had mentioned.
I did not scold anyone, did I? Xiao Yuanqing did not want to cause trouble because Chen Xing was beside him. His tone was very calm.
How dare you say you did not scold anyone? You are the one with a dog nose. The woman who spoke twisted her delicate eyebrows. Her words were quite cute.
Xiao Yuanqing couldn't help but laugh involuntarily. It turned out that his words had offended someone. The other party was a beautiful woman, and he guessed that she wouldn't be happy to hear his words. Xiao Yuanqing didn't get angry and magnanimously apologized. "Then I was wrong, I'll apologize to you.
That's more like it. Hearing Xiao Yuanqing's words, the woman looked much better. She did not insist on it. She glanced at Xiao Yuanqing, Chen Xing, and the others and then left with her other companions.
It was really not good to offend reporters. Xiao Yuanqing smiled bitterly.
Reporters were the uncrowned kings. It would not be good to offend them. Chen Xing said half-jokingly.
As they talked, they did not slow down at all. They walked forward quickly. The further they went, the more serious Chen Xing's face became. He did not know how the rescue was going. The unknown number of casualties made Chen Xing feel like a big stone was pressing on his heart.
Chen Xing and the others had just left, but they did not know that those people were also talking about them. They only heard one person say, "Sister Liang, you were so aggressive just now. Aren't you afraid of offending people? Maybe those people are leaders. Don't you see that their temperament is different from those ordinary township cadres?"
"Who cares? I am telling the truth. That person said something wrong first. Although he did not mean to scold us, we are not in the wrong." The woman twitched her mouth and said confidently.
"Sister Liang, only you dare to be so aggressive. We are just shrimp soldiers and crab generals. We do not have your courage." The man who spoke flattered the woman. His eyes swept over the woman's chest from time to time. The high arched chest made people's imagination run wild. The man could not help swallowing his saliva.
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