As the car was driving on the winding mountain road, Zhang Shaoliang took out his phone from time to time and looked at it. He thought about whether anyone he knew worked in the city government. Even if it was just a face-to-face meeting, it would be good to exchange phone numbers with someone.
Zhang Shaoliang planned to go to the Municipal Government to explain the situation to the municipal leaders.
Although the Beishan Reservoir was located in Chongbei, it was not under the jurisdiction of Chongbei. It was directly managed by the Nanzhou Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau. The Beishan Reservoir Administration Bureau Chief was a high position, at the deputy level. He could only be appointed by the Municipal Government. At this moment, Zhang Shaoliang did not even dare to go to the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau. Zhang Shaoliang knew that if he went to the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau Chief to explain the situation, not only would he not solve the problem, he would also miss precious time. The leaders of the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau were basically in the same boat as Sun Wencai. He had seen Sun Wencai and the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau Chief walking out of the hotel shoulder to shoulder.
The mountain road was not easy to drive on, but Zhang Shaoliang drove very fast. He knew where the bends were, which were big bends and which were small bends. Zhang Shaoliang knew even with his eyes closed. He knew how to turn the steering wheel and change gears in advance.
He had walked this mountain road too many times. He could not be more familiar with it. To put it more exaggeratedly, he knew how to drive with his eyes closed.
When the car was halfway up the mountain, Zhang Shaoliang saw a car chasing after him through the rearview mirror. Only a car from the reservoir would come down the mountain at this time. Zhang Shaoliang narrowed his eyes. Besides him, who else would come down the mountain at this time?
The rain was very heavy. Zhang Shaoliang could not see the license plate number of the car behind him. He could only see that the car was very fast, even faster than him. It seemed to be driving with no regard for its life. The distance between them was getting closer and closer.
Zhang Shaoliang was stunned for a moment. As the car got closer, he quickly recognized that it was the off-road vehicle from the Reservoir Management Bureau's office. Zhang Shaoliang thought for a while and realized that the people from the bureau were coming to stop him!
It must be that bastard Sun Wencai's order. Zhang Shaoliang gritted his teeth and accelerated again.
Zhang Shaoliang's car sped up, pulling away from the SUVs. At this moment, Zhang Shaoliang's phone rang. He picked it up and looked at the number. Zhang Shaoliang sneered and hung up. He threw the phone to the side and ignored it.
The phone call was from Yang Qixing, Sun Wencai's henchman. Zhang Shaoliang confirmed his guess again. Yang Qixing was calling to ask him to stop. Why would he answer the call? On the contrary, he stepped on the accelerator faster and faster. Driving like this, especially on the mountain roads, was very dangerous. But Zhang Shaoliang couldn't care less. He only had one thought in mind, and that was to get to the city.
The car soon arrived at the foot of the mountain. Zhang Shaoliang was more and more like a runaway wild horse, leaving the cars behind him farther and farther behind.
Chief Sun, Zhang Shaoliang's car is driving very fast. We can't catch up. Yang Qixing called Sun Wencai to report.
He's driving very fast? Can't you drive faster than him? What are you doing? If you can't catch up with him, don't come back. On the other end of the phone, Sun Wencai was seething with anger as he roared into the phone.
After venting his anger, Sun Wencai seemed to have calmed down a bit. Which direction is Zhang Shaoliang going?
Chief Sun, he's going in the direction of Nanzhou City. Yang Qixing's face was bitter. Zhang Shaoliang was driving like he didn't care about his life. If he wanted to catch up, he could only drive more crazily than the other. If he got into a car accident, he would lose his life.
It would be strange if Yang Qixing wasn't bitter.
If he's going to Nanzhou, then you have to stop him. If you can't stop him, then don't be an office director. Sun Wencai said angrily.
After hanging up, Sun Wencai's anger still hadn't subsided. After thinking for a moment, Sun Wencai called the Nanzhou City Water Conservancy Bureau and asked them to help stop him.
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The video conference convened by Chen Xing at the Weather Bureau lasted more than half an hour before it ended. Chen Xing said at the meeting that whoever was negligent in this difficult flood prevention and disaster prevention battle would be severely held accountable by the city and would not be lenient. Once an official was held accountable, as long as he was still in Nanzhou, he would not be able to come back in the future.
Chen Xing's harsh words, coupled with the fact that he had publicly named Li Yajun, the deputy director of Anshun District, at the meeting, no one dared to ignore his words for a while.
Mayor, at the junction of Nancheng Road and Liubei Road in West Street, a traffic policeman died in the line of duty. When Chen Xing left the Weather Bureau, he received the report.
At this time, Chen Xing's car was on the way back to the Municipal Government.
Let's go to Nancheng Road to take a look. Chen Xing frowned. They weren't far from Nancheng Road. It would only take a moment to turn there. Chen Xing said as he asked, "What exactly happened?
When he was on duty, he was hit by a fallen lamppost on the side of the road. At the time, there was a passerby nearby. The traffic policeman pushed the passerby away in a critical situation and was hit himself. " Xiao Yuanqing explained the situation in detail. This was what he understood.
Chen Xing listened without saying a word. A fallen lamppost on the side of the road? Chen Xing subconsciously thought that the quality of the lamppost was not up to standard, but this was undoubtedly not the time to question this. Although Chen Xing's face was gloomy, he didn't say much. At this time, there was nothing to see at the scene of the incident. The reason why Chen Xing wanted to go there was because he remembered that during the noon meeting, Zeng Gaoqiang had mentioned that the West Street was the most serious flooded area. Chen Xing had originally planned to go there to take a look.
The West Street was an old district with a relatively long history in Nanzhou City. It was also the commercial center in the past. With the development and construction of the new district, the West Street's status as a commercial center was slowly weakened. However, it was still a very lively street in Nanzhou City.
Because Chen Xing wanted to go to the West Street, Shao Huadong and the others, who originally went to the Weather Bureau with Chen Xing, also went to the West Street. The waterlogging here was very serious. The shops on both sides of the street were flooded. The water was at least a meter deep inside the shops. It was obvious how serious the situation was in the entire street. Cars couldn't pass through, so they had to make a detour.
Chen Xing and the others' cars were parked far away at the intersection near the West Street. A large number of staff gathered in the West Street, urgently cleaning up the street and dredging the sewers. The situation here was especially serious in the entire city. The leaders and staff were all on duty, personally participating in the work of cleaning up the water.
This was also a microcosm of the city's battle against the heavy rain. Since yesterday evening, the city had already ordered more than a thousand traffic policemen to be on duty. Those who were on vacation also stopped their vacation. Everyone had to be on standby urgently.
The traffic policemen died in the line of duty precisely in this context.
This was a struggle between man and nature.
When Chen Xing and the others got out of the car, they could only walk to the West Street. But at this moment, everyone saw a strange scene. On the street adjacent to the West Street, three cars were chasing each other on the road. The wheels of the cars ran over each other, splashing high water. The pedestrians on both sides of the road were trying their best to avoid them.
On the side, several traffic policemen on duty were shouting at the cars, probably meaning to ask them to stop immediately.
The three cars were indifferent, continuing to run wildly along the street. The traffic, which was already in a state of semi-paralysis, became even more chaotic because of these cars' unscrupulous behavior. There were almost a few rear-end collisions.
Chen Xing's face was livid. At this time, there were still people who dared to race on the street.
In the eyes of the people on the side, these cars were indeed no different from racing, as if they were competing in speed.
Looking carefully at the license plates of these cars, it was clear that they had the license plates of government departments. Once he saw them clearly, Chen Xing was furious.
Mayor, those cars seem to be from the water conservancy system. Xiao Yuanqing whispered in Chen Xing's ear.
"The water conservancy system?" Chen Xing's eyes were burning with anger.
Chen Xing and the others were watching this bizarre scene from the side of the street. In the car, the people involved had different expressions on their faces. Yang Qixing drove the car and followed closely behind Zhang Shaoliang. His forehead was covered in sweat, and he kept muttering, "Crazy, that bastard Zhang Shaoliang is crazy."
Yang Qixing was right. Zhang Shaoliang's eyes were red, and he seemed to be crazy.
Soon, Zhang Shaoliang couldn't drive anymore. Several police cars were blocking in front of him. Their actions had long attracted the attention of the traffic police detachment, and they were finally blocked here.
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Shaoliang stopped the car. Before the traffic police came, he had already run in another direction. At this time, his idea had become a paranoid belief. No matter what, he had to go to the Municipal Government first.
He had to see the mayor first.
Zhang Shaoliang ran in front, and Yang Qixing and the two people from the water conservancy bureau were chasing behind him. The scene was very strange.
Soon, Zhang Shaoliang stopped running and stood still. Yang Qixing and the people from the water conservancy bureau, who were chasing him desperately, were happy when they saw Zhang Shaoliang stop. Finally, they could catch Zhang Shaoliang.
"Zhang Shaoliang, you bastard, Director Sun asked you to go back." Yang Qixing shouted loudly, while panting. He was just an office director, and Zhang Shaoliang was the deputy director. In terms of rank, Zhang Shaoliang was his superior, but his tone to Zhang Shaoliang did not have the respect of a subordinate to a leader at all.
Yang Qixing walked close, panting. He wondered why Zhang Shaoliang stopped running, but it was a good thing that he could stop Zhang Shaoliang. Yang Qixing didn't think much about it. When he came to Zhang Shaoliang, he saw that Zhang Shaoliang was in a daze. Yang Qixing followed his eyes and was almost scared out of his wits. Several pairs of eyes were staring at him coldly. Deputy Mayor Ma Linping, Executive Deputy Mayor Shao Huadong, and Mayor Chen Xing. Yang Qixing felt a sudden lack of oxygen in his head.
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