Li Rui smiled bitterly and said, "Alright, I'll correct you. If I lied to you, I'll die a horrible death."
Bo Yubing looked at him hesitantly. After a while, she snorted and said, "Don't say these useless things. Something happened again. You need to discuss it with me immediately."
Li Ruiqi asked, "What happened?"
Bo Yubing told him the whole story. Li Rui was shocked and angry after hearing it.
It turned out that there was a village called Guyang Village, 20 li northwest of the county. There was a village called Xigui Village, 5 li north of the village. Xigui Village was located at the foot of a mountain. There was a lot of coal under the ground. In the 1970s, there were many coal mines built in the village. Some were big mines, with five to six thousand miners. Some were small mines, with only a few dozen people working. At first, it was only state-owned, but later, private companies started to appear. In the new century, due to the decrease of resources, instability of coal prices, and rising costs, most of these mines stopped production. A few years ago, due to the frequent accidents in small coal mines in various cities and counties, the province shut down many small coal mines with low output. Almost all the coal mines in Xigui Village were shut down.
But the times were strange. Less than half a year after all the coal mines in Xigui Village were shut down, the price of coal in the country soared. Some coal mine owners in the village saw that it was profitable and started to secretly mine for more coal. After more than half a month, there was still no one in charge, so the closed coal mines started to come back to life. The scene of mining was even more lively than before.
But then again, no matter how rich the coal resources were, there was not much left after so many years of mining. Moreover, the coal reserves in Xigui Village were not very high. Seeing that there was not much coal to be mined, the coal mine owners gave up on the original mine and started to find another way. They started to shoot everywhere, hoping to find a new mine. The geological foundation of Xigui Village was affected by the many years of coal mining and had a huge change. The underground water subsided, causing the ground to sink. Unknowingly, the underground foundation of Xigui Village had become hollow.
The coal mine owners did not know about this change. Of course, even if they knew, they would not care. They only had coal and money in their eyes. Therefore, as they fired and dug, the villagers of West Mine Village started to suffer. Some of their houses collapsed, some of their houses cracked, and some of their wells ran out of water. Of course, the villagers were not happy and went to negotiate with the coal mine owners.
Those coal mine owners were all rich and powerful. Why would they care about the powerless villagers? When they were questioned, they would call for thugs to chase them away. The villagers could not afford to offend the coal mine owners, so they could only hold in their anger and complain to the village committee and the village government. However, no matter where they went, the problem could not be solved. Some villagers wanted to go to the county to complain, but they were beaten back halfway by the hitmen sent by the coal mine owners. From then on, no one dared to go to the county to complain.
Just last Sunday (yesterday) at around three in the afternoon, there was another coal mine owner setting off firecrackers. This coal mine owner had chosen a hill closest to the village. It was said that there was a lot of coal under the hill. However, because it was close to the village, no one had mined it. They were afraid that it would affect the village ground. However, the coal mine owner was so obsessed with money that he had set his sights on the "forbidden mountain". With one shot, coal flew out. Before the smile on the coal mine owner's face completely disappeared, three houses in the west of the village collapsed. Two villagers were killed on the spot, six people were injured, three pigs, eight chickens were killed, and a horse was seriously injured.
Xigui Village was in an uproar. The villagers did not dare to stay at home. They gathered together and carried the dead bodies to the village government to complain. They even said that they wanted to go to the county. When the village leader on duty saw such a big scene and the dead bodies, he was so scared that he almost wet himself. He immediately notified the village leader. The village leader knew that this matter could not be hidden, so he quickly called the county government to report. The coal mine owner who caused the accident also knew that he would not have a good ending. He immediately drove away in his luxury car.
When Bo Yubing heard about the situation, she was confused. She subconsciously wanted to discuss it with her right-hand man, Li Rui. Therefore, she asked the county government office director, Zhang Dalei, to call Li Rui and ask him to come over to discuss the matter. At that time, Li Rui had just fallen into the water. His phone was broken, so naturally, he could not answer the call. After Zhang Dalei told Bo Yubing, Bo Yubing thought that Li Rui was putting on airs as the deputy mayor and did not answer Zhang Dalei's call. She then used her personal phone to call Li Rui. However, he still did not answer.
She was so angry that when she returned to the guest house that night, she specially went to Li Rui's room and knocked on his door. When she found that the door was locked and she could not see him, she became even more angry. She had been holding it in for the whole night. Therefore, when she saw Li Rui, she immediately exploded. Fortunately, her relationship with Li Rui had improved. Otherwise, she would have already thrown the thermos cup at Li Rui.
Li Rui was shocked that such a huge incident had happened. At the same time, he found it funny that Bo Yubing was looking for him. "Why do you have to look for me? Do you not know how to deal with this matter without me? Furthermore, it can't be that you still haven't dealt with this matter, right? "
Bo Yubing sourly scolded, "Get lost! Did I give you face? Why are you spouting so much nonsense? "
Li Rui also felt that his words were a little frivolous. Thus, he was not annoyed by her scolding and replied, "Shouldn't you be looking for Mr. Su, who's in charge of the coal mine and safety department? This is clearly within his authority. You can even give him full authority to deal with it. "
It wasn't Bo Yubing's first day as a leader, so how could she not understand this? If she wanted to be a hands-off boss, of course, she could give Su Tao full authority to handle this incident. If he handled it well, it would be Su Tao's ability. If he didn't handle it well, Su Tao would have to bear all the responsibility. It had nothing to do with her, the acting county magistrate. However, she didn't want to be a hands-off boss. Since it wasn't easy for her to grasp the power, of course, she wanted to grasp it well in her hands. Of course, she had to do her job well. Of course, she had to do her job well. She also had to send reliable subordinates to handle the big and small matters related to the county's government affairs perfectly. This way, she could achieve results and avoid risks.
Compared to Su Tao, who she didn't understand and didn't think highly of, Li Rui was more worthy of her trust. Even though she had only interacted with Li Rui for two to three weeks, she already had a good understanding of Li Rui's clear and wise mind. Furthermore, she was starting to admire him from the bottom of her heart. Thus, when she suddenly encountered such a major incident, she didn't want Su Tao to take charge of this matter. Instead, she wanted to find Li Rui to discuss how to deal with this matter perfectly. If possible, it would be best to hand this matter over to Li Rui. She even felt that Li Rui would handle it better than her.
Who knew that from yesterday afternoon to this morning, she couldn't find Li Rui no matter how hard she tried. She was anxious and angry, and had a stomach full of anger. Now that she finally saw Li Rui in person and was ridiculed by him, how could she have a good temper? Truth be told, if it wasn't for Li Rui's numerous favors, she would have already thrown her temper at him.
When she heard Li Rui's words, she suppressed the anger in her heart and tried her best to remain calm. "I have already sent Su Tao to the front line to deal with this incident. But I'm still worried about him, so I would like to discuss with you on how to deal with this matter perfectly. After we're done discussing, you will immediately head to West Mine Village to help Su Tao resolve this matter."
After a brief pondering, Li Rui replied, "I can go, but I personally feel that it's best for you to handle this matter personally. You going personally …"
"I don't have the time. The Vice-Chairman of the Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference, Song Ping 'an, will be coming to our county in the afternoon. I have to accompany him to the mountains!"
Bo Yubing interrupted Li Rui with a gloomy and helpless expression.
Li Rui was baffled and asked, "Coming here in the afternoon to investigate? Which leader of the Municipal People would come here in the afternoon? "
Bo Yubing explained, "Chairman Song went to Hanshui County in the afternoon and rushed over to our Shuanghe County immediately. Wouldn't it be noon by the time he reaches the county?"
Nodding his head, Li Rui asked, "What do you need me to do?"
Bo Yubing pointed at the chair before the table and said, "Sit down and we'll discuss it. It's best if you take a notebook."
"Uh, I didn't bring a notebook with me!"
Bo Yubing glared at him. She took her own notebook and pushed it in front of him, saying, "Use mine to write!"
Li Rui nodded his head and obediently sat on the chair with a notebook in his left hand and a pen in his right. He looked at the beautiful County Magistrate and said, "Go ahead!"
Bo Yubing rolled her eyes at him and knocked her finger on the table. "What do I have to say? I called you here to discuss it with me. Let's come up with a plan first and then you can write it down. We haven't discussed it yet so what can I say? "
Li Rui laughed. The way this County Magistrate rolled her eyes was really charming. It was really pleasing to work with her. He said, "Okay, then I'll start. Uh … First, we have to appease the families of the deceased and the injured. Second, we have to arrest the owner of the coal mine and make him compensate the deceased and the injured. Third, we have to start an investigation of all the coal mines in the whole village and even the whole county. We have to close down the coal mines that were opened without permission and severely punish the owners of the coal mines. Lastly …"
When he said this, he saw Bo Yubing's angry eyes staring at him. He suddenly understood something and said with a smile, "Sorry, I've already said everything that needs to be said. When it's your turn, I have nothing to say. Okay, I'll shut up and you can say the last one!"
Bo Yubing was almost amused by him. She held back her laughter and scolded, "Get lost, I'm not that bureaucratic. As long as you're right, I don't have any objections even if you say everything."
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