Li Rui thought to himself, 'No matter how despicable, shameless, treacherous, lustful, and greedy this old fox is, he still has the demeanor of a mayor at a critical moment.'
Zheng Zijuan said, "Then let's learn from other provinces' methods of reporting such incidents. First, release a lower death toll, then gradually increase it until it reaches our limit. This way, it'll be easier for the outside world to accept, and we won't become the focus of the people's attention."
Yu Heping nodded and said, "I think we should do that. We definitely can't release such a terrifying death toll of 18 at once. Otherwise, we won't have a good time."
This was a straightforward statement, but in this situation, no one would say that he didn't have the demeanor of a mayor.
Song Chaoyang made the decision and said, "I agree with Minister Zijuan. Then let's unify the statements and set a lower death toll first, then gradually increase it later. Of course, this matter can't be hidden from the provincial government. Such a serious traffic accident must be reported to the provincial government as soon as possible. "
Jia Yulong said, "Yes, I'll contact the provincial government immediately and report this news as soon as possible. It's very likely that the provincial deputy governor in charge of production safety, Lu Qingwei, will rush over tonight. After all, this accident is too serious. Everyone should be prepared accordingly … "After he finished speaking, he walked to the side to make a call.
Li Rui looked at the several city leaders. At this time, they didn't care about the casualties of the passengers, nor did they actively contact the relatives of the deceased to comfort them. Instead, they only cared about the political risk in front of them. He had mixed feelings about whether their actions were right or wrong. They were right because they were city leaders and didn't need to be on the frontline of rescue work. They only needed to deploy and supervise. According to the principle of "politics depends on one's position", they should be more concerned about the huge storm caused by this accident and minimize the damage to themselves and Qingyang. However, they were wrong because they lacked a little bit of humanitarian care. At this time, they should be more concerned about the casualties of the passengers rather than their official status.
Of course, this wasn't a mistake. Every man for himself. When a crisis came, it was natural for people to think for themselves. It was subconscious. No one could say that this was wrong. And after thinking for himself, he could still care about the passengers who were injured or dead. This was not considered a delay and was acceptable.
Li Rui thought that if he were to switch positions with his boss and become the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, he would only think like his boss. As the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, he should prioritize the overall situation. Small matters could be temporarily put aside until the overall situation stabilized. It wouldn't be too late to deal with small matters later. In fact, Song Chaoyang had rushed to the scene as soon as the accident happened. He was already considered a competent leader. With him, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, guiding the rescue team on the spot, naturally, the rescue team would work even harder. To a certain extent, they had already helped the injured and dead passengers.
After Jia Yulong returned from the phone call, he discussed with Song Chaoyang and the others for a while. Finally, they came to an agreement that they would not release any information about this incident to the public until they received approval from the provincial government. If they were to be questioned by the news media or the relevant higher-ups, the standard answer would be that seven people died at the scene, fifteen were seriously injured, and the other passengers suffered minor injuries. As the accident was dealt with, the death toll would gradually increase tomorrow and the day after. Of course, seven deaths was already a tragic number. It had long surpassed the scope of a major traffic accident. No matter where it was, it would be shocking news. One could imagine that if Qingyang directly announced the huge number of "eighteen deaths", it would definitely attract the attention and shock of the entire country. It was understandable that Jia Yulong, Yu Heping, and the others would not hesitate to play tricks for this.
After the discussion, Song Chaoyang, Yu Heping, and the others were led by Bai Jianzhong and Guan Weiwei to the front line of the rescue team. They visited the injured and checked on the dead. They also expressed their condolences to the armed police, doctors, and nurses who came to the rescue. At the same time, they also requested that all the rescue personnel present show a high degree of responsibility and do their best to treat the injured, properly settle the victims, and take care of their families.
Of the twelve passengers who died at the scene, ten had been pulled away. The remaining two were not pulled away. They were placed on the side of an ambulance by the roadside. Their bodies were covered with white cloth from head to toe, and nothing could be seen.
After receiving Song Chaoyang's order, a leader of the emergency center in charge of the rescue on the scene pulled off the white cloth on one of the deceased's heads and showed it to the leaders.
This person was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was not tall, but he was very strong. He died peacefully. Apart from the shock on his face, there was no sign of pain. One of his eyes was closed, and the other was not completely closed. There was no trace of blood on his body.
The leader of the emergency center gave a brief introduction. He said that the moment the bus collided with the guardrail, his head rapidly hit the seat in front of him, causing his cervical vertebra to break and his spinal nerves to rupture. He died quickly. Speaking of which, this person's death was relatively comfortable. After all, he did not feel any pain. The six passengers who were seriously injured and could not be saved died the most tragic deaths. After suffering so much pain, they were filled with the desire to live. Just thinking about it made people feel bad.
After visiting the injured, Song Chaoyang, Yu Heping, and the other city leaders ordered Nanhe County to quickly set up a post-accident team to treat the injured and comfort the families of the deceased. They wanted to settle this matter as soon as possible.
Zhou Yuansong also asked Guan Weiwei to quickly arrest the main culprit of this accident, the driver of the BMW off-road vehicle, and bring him to justice. At the same time, he wanted to launch a safety awareness campaign in the city to prevent this kind of accident from happening again.
After giving instructions on the scene, Song Chaoyang and the others returned to the city by car. It was already half past seven. They estimated that it would take them at least half past eight to get back to the city. After dinner, it would be at least nine o 'clock. When Li Rui thought about how he would only be free to accompany Zhang Yixia at nine o 'clock, he wanted to vomit half a kilogram of blood. Just as he was hesitating whether to send a message to Zhang Yixia and ask her to wait a little longer, his phone rang. Unexpectedly, someone sent a message first.
Li Rui took out his phone and saw that it was from Zhang Yixia. He smiled in his heart. Just as he was about to send her a message, she sent it first. It seemed that they were telepathic. He saw that she wrote, "The dinner is ending soon. I'm going back to my room. Number 307, when are you coming?"
Li Rui sighed and replied to her, "It should be around nine o 'clock. There was a huge traffic accident in the suburbs. I accompanied the leader to check the scene and now I'm heading back to the city." Zhang Yiliang didn't have any opinion on this and replied, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Li Rui thought to himself that it would be best for this incident to come to an end. There shouldn't be any more leaders from the province coming down. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to even get off work tonight, let alone accompany Zhang Yiliu.
There was an old saying, "What you fear will happen." Li Rui was afraid of the leaders from the province, but the leaders from the province just happened to come. When the car arrived at Nanhe County, the second car in front of the Municipal Party Committee stopped by the side. Lao Zhou did not know what this meant, so he followed suit and parked his car by the side.
When the car was parked, Ji Gang got out of the car and walked over in a hurry. Li Rui guessed that he had something to say. Without waiting for the two leaders' instructions, he got out of the car to welcome him.
"Director Li, the Mayor just received a notice from the province. The Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government have held an emergency meeting regarding this huge traffic accident and set up an investigation team. The team will be led by the Provincial Government's Deputy Governor, Lu Qingwei, who is in charge of safety production. Now, Governor Lu is on his way and will arrive in about one and a half hours. He will first come to Nanhe County and personally visit the scene of the accident. He will not go to the city for the time being. So, the Mayor wants everyone to stay in Nanhe County and not go back to the city. We should wait for Governor Lu in Nanhe County and have dinner while we're at it. This will save us the trouble of coming back to the city. "
Ji Gang had not even walked in front of Li Rui when he started to talk about the matter in an urgent tone. He explained the matter clearly in a few words.
Li Rui had a headache when he heard it. He knew that he wouldn't have time to accompany Zhang Yimiao tonight. He was very upset, but what could he do? When he encountered this kind of thing, he couldn't help it. How could he delay important matters for personal affairs? He nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I will report to the Secretary immediately. Please continue to lead the way."
The two of them returned to their respective cars. Li Rui told the two leaders, Song Chaoyang and Du Minsheng, about Yu Heping's intentions.
Song Chaoyang said, "Okay, let's do as the Mayor says."
So, the convoy changed their destination and drove to Nanhe County's Government Guest House for dinner. At the same time, they discussed the details of receiving Lu Qingwei.
Ten minutes later, a group of people arrived at the County's Guest House restaurant's private room. As there were no outsiders, Li Rui, Ji Gang, and the other secretaries sat with the leaders.
Before dinner, everyone went to wash their hands. After Li Rui washed his hands, he ran downstairs to the courtyard and called Zhang Yixia to cancel the appointment.
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