Chapter 990 Mutual Suspicion

Chapter 990 Mutual suspicion

At around 2:50 a.m. on June 13, a gas leak occurred at the Yuanshan Iron and Steel Plant of Jinyang Group, located in the western suburbs of Beiyuan City, causing 17 workers to be poisoned, including 3 deaths, 3 serious injuries, and the other 11 were sent to Beiyuan City Hospital overnight, and they were still in danger of death until dawn.

It is said that on that night, Jinyang Construction Beiyuan Branch was carrying out a technical transformation and overhaul of the 100,000 cubic meter gas tank at the Energy and Environmental Protection Department's gas pressure station of Yuanshan Iron and Steel Plant. Due to operational errors, the converter gas backflowed into the gas tank, causing gas poisoning to 17 workers in the tank. Among them, 3 people died after rescue efforts failed, and another 3 people fell from the tank mouth and were seriously injured. They are being rescued with all their strength. The remaining 11 people were in a coma and have been sent to the hospital's hyperbaric oxygen chamber.

After the accident, Yuanshan Iron and Steel Plant blocked the news of the accident and did not report it in time. Security guards were also arranged in front of the special ward in the hospital, and the families of the injured and sick were not allowed to visit or reporters to enter.

After the news came out, many reporters from Beiyuan went to interview the accident. However, during the interview, the lower lip of a local media reporter was beaten to swelling and bleeding, and another media reporter was beaten on the head by the factory security guards when he was snatching a camera from the factory security guards. He has been sent to the emergency room of another hospital for treatment.

The factory should have handled the accident in an open and transparent manner and announced the progress of the incident at any time. However, the actions of beating reporters and snatching cameras have made people have to question why they beat reporters? What is the reason for not allowing interviews? What are they afraid of? What is hidden behind it?

In recent years, there have been endless incidents of parties beating reporters. In order to cover up scandals, loopholes, fear of being held accountable, and punishment, they refused to interview, destroyed interview materials, and beat reporters and snatched cameras. If an accident like a gas leak occurs, the progress of the accident, casualties, etc. are also matters of concern to the public. If a toxic gas leak occurs, the surrounding people can also better avoid risks. In this society, various units, enterprises, individuals, etc. are not "closed doors and face the sky", they are all closely related to the lives of the public. If there is a problem, it must be solved in time, disclosed in time, responsible and dare to take responsibility. Simply covering up the facts cannot solve any problem.

However, just when Governor Zhao Jianhui visited Beiyuan for inspection, such a thing happened to Jinyang Group. This can't help but make people feel that Jinyuan Group is really arrogant and can't be touched.

Zhao Jianhui only learned about this incident when he was having dinner in the morning, and he was so angry that he threw away the chopsticks in his hand.

Ma Zhaoxin, who was in a good mood, got up early. It was 7:05 when he arrived at the guesthouse. He went to the main station and hung up the phone in Li Wen's room. Li Wen asked Ma Zhaoxin to go directly to the restaurant and wait. Unexpectedly, the haggard-looking municipal party secretary Yuan Gang was already sitting on the sofa waiting. Ma Zhaoxin certainly knew who Yuan Gang was, but when he heard that Governor Zhao and he were classmates at the Party School, he couldn't be sure what Yuan Gang thought.

Seeing Ma Zhaoxin, Yuan Gang was stunned for a moment, thinking that this guy went up to report his work yesterday, why did he come so early today, could he rely on the big tree? Zhao Jianhui's promising future is obvious to everyone. There is no second governor at the age of 30. This made Yuan Gang a little jealous, but it was just a small thought. He didn't think that Ma Zhaoxin could rely on Governor Zhao just because he reported his work once. If that were the case, wouldn't his classmate at the Party School have relied on him long ago?

"Comrade Zhaoxin is here?" Yuan Gang actually took the initiative to greet Ma Zhaoxin without waiting for him to approach. In the past, Ma Zhaoxin would definitely come forward to greet him, and Yuan Gang would simply nod his head to show his intention. A standing committee member who raised his hand was enough to show his intention in the eyes of the municipal party secretary.

Ma Zhaoxin clearly felt the change in this detail, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Hello, Secretary Yuan! You are here early!"

"Yesterday's matter was very passive in front of Governor Zhao, so come earlier today. Comrade Zhaoxin, Secretary Li has notified you. Governor Zhao has asked you to accompany him today. Do a good job!" As he said that, Yuan Gang patted Ma Zhaoxin's shoulder affectionately. Ma Zhaoxin's attitude just now was not much different from before, which made Yuan Gang think that this person was good, and he would not be arrogant even if he climbed up the high branch. So during the conversation, he unconsciously revealed a little intimacy. Even if Ma Zhaoxin was a little rude, Yuan Gang still wanted to make a good relationship.

In the past, everyone in the city had a good relationship, and Yuan Gang, the secretary of the municipal party committee, did not specifically target an honest and low-key deputy secretary. If he really wanted to toss old Ma away, and then a strong deputy came, his life would be difficult, right?

"I must work hard to complete the tasks assigned by my superiors!" Ma Zhaoxin said, thinking to himself, people change too fast.

At this time, Li Shuqun and Cheng Mingxiu walked in hand in hand. The two cars arrived almost at the same time. They had calculated not to rush ahead of Yuan Gang, but unexpectedly Ma Zhaoxin also arrived early. Both of them were slightly stunned, and their eyes became complicated.

At eight o'clock, Zhao Jianhui appeared in the restaurant, and a group of municipal party committee leaders were waiting at the door. After a round of greetings, everyone sat down. Zhao Jianhui saw that except for the top two leaders and Ma Zhaoxin, Yuan Gang and Li Shuqun did not show much dissatisfaction with Cheng Mingxiu's appearance. In fact, the two were very polite to Cheng Mingxiu. Zhao Jianhui remembered that there was a sentence in Ma Zhaoxin's material that said, "Although Cheng Mingxiu's ranking is not high among the Standing Committee members, his words carry a lot of weight in the Standing Committee." This shows that it is true.

Thinking of the scene when Cheng Mingxiu reported his work yesterday, Zhao Jianhui glanced at Cheng Mingxiu casually, and their eyes met. Cheng Mingxiu was undoubtedly intentional, but she knew what was going on. Looking at Zhao Jianhui's handsome face and his free and easy demeanor, she felt a sense of shyness for no reason, as if the feeling of secretly in love with the tall and handsome basketball prince in high school came back to her heart.

Fortunately, Zhao Jianhui quickly turned his eyes away and picked up the bowl to pretend to add porridge himself. Cheng Mingxiu saw it clearly, and hurriedly smiled and stretched out his hand: "Governor Zhao, let me do it." The moment he took the bowl, their hands naturally touched, and Cheng Mingxiu felt flustered for no reason.

The waiter took the bowl in time, which was considered to be a relief for Cheng Mingxiu, but it also made Cheng Mingxiu feel a little regretful. In his heart, he imagined that the two of them would sit opposite each other in the morning and eat, watching Zhao Jianhui eat the porridge he added. That scene must be very warm.

There is no reason for people's feelings. Maybe God is teasing her on purpose, letting Zhao Jianhui, such an excellent man, appear in front of her when she has already despaired of men. This is the only explanation Cheng Mingxiu can give.

As for lust, Cheng Mingxiu has his own opinion. If a man is not lustful, is he still a man? How many officials are not lustful now? Those old men in their seventies and eighties, as long as they hold power, will not show their romanticism, not to mention a young official like Zhao Jianhui? Haven't you seen that the women around him are like fairies? Thinking of lust, Cheng Mingxiu seemed to have confidence again. Whether it was for power or personal problems, he must seize the opportunity to tie up this promising man in front of him.

Yuan Gang's mind was not as complicated as Cheng Mingxiu's. He was most worried about two things. The first thing was naturally yesterday's explosion. Such a big thing was caught by the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee and the acting governor. The responsibility of the municipal party committee leadership team could not be escaped. It just depends on how the higher-ups investigate. Yuan Gang knows that Zhao Jianhui's attitude is crucial. The second is the incident at Yuanshan Iron and Steel Plant. As a municipal party secretary who has been operating in Beiyuan City for more than ten years, Yuan Gang naturally has his own channels to get information. But that plant is the enterprise of Yang Dali, vice chairman of the Provincial CPPCC. Since the accident was not reported publicly in the factory, it must have been instructed by Yang Dali.

Yang Dali's affairs cannot be managed by him, because his relationship is directly connected to the capital. However, after all, this is an accident that occurred in his jurisdiction, and Governor Zhao is inspecting in Beicheng. If Zhao Jianhui really catches him, he will still be in trouble.

Yuanshan Iron and Steel Plant did not report it itself. After he said it, Yang Dali would definitely be angry with him. But if he continues to pretend to be confused, Zhao Jianhui will know that he will not have a good harvest. Now he has fallen into an awkward situation where he can't say it or not. But he looked at Cheng Mingxiu and saw that this woman was sitting there steadily without any panic. He wondered if Yang Dali had paid to settle the matter. Otherwise, how could Cheng Mingxiu be so calm?

Because of the special relationship between this woman and Jinyang Group, it was not unreasonable for him to think so. So, although he was worried, Yuan Gang said nothing and lowered his head to drink porridge.

At this time, Li Wen came in quickly, holding a mobile phone in his hand and whispered in Zhao Jianhui's ear: "Secretary Zhang's call."

Zhao Jianhui was stunned for a moment, thinking that Zhang Huaiqiang was quite fast just after reporting yesterday's incident? He quickly stood up and took the phone, then slowly walked away and stood by the window and said, "Hello, Secretary Zhang, do you have any instructions?"

Zhang Huaiqiang said very seriously on the phone, "Comrade Zhao Jianhui, what exactly happened to the explosion of the mayor of Beiyuan? I just received a report from Comrade Jialun of the Propaganda Department, saying that you were at the scene at the time? This matter is very serious. Do you need the special department of the Central Committee to send someone to investigate?"

Listening to Zhang Huaiqiang's voice, Zhao Jianhui pondered for a moment and whispered, "There is this matter. The Beiyuan Municipal Party Committee attaches great importance to it and has begun an investigation. Now there is a preliminary conclusion. I will report to you after the investigation is complete."

As Zhao Jianhui spoke, he secretly wondered whether Zhang Huaiqiang would make a fuss about this matter? He made this call to find out his attitude.