The group of secretaries, directors, etc. who were following Sun Qingmei all turned their necks in panic. Their faces were all pale, and their hands and feet felt cold.
"Why are you panicking? Hurry up and call Magistrate Liu and ask about the situation. What's going on?" At this time, Sun Qingmei's heart was beating wildly, but she knew that she couldn't panic now. He is the "head" of this group of people, the leader of this group of people. If he panics, this group of people will immediately turn into headless flies, and they will definitely not be able to accomplish anything.
Zheng Qiuxia stood behind her, looking pale and smiling bitterly: "Secretary Sun, all the phones are busy. It's windy outside, I'm afraid..."
"Wang Guangming? You can find a way to go to the village committee immediately and see if the landline phone in the village can still make calls? If so, contact County Magistrate Lin. She is at the Flood Control Headquarters..."
"Secretary Sun, there is no signal on the mobile phone, and the phone line must be..." Looking at the rapid flood outside the door, Wang Guangming was frightened and thought, if I go out at this time, am I not looking for death
Standing in the yard, the water was up to my thighs, and it was rising at a rapid pace. Who knew what was going on outside
"How do you know if you haven't tried it? If you don't go out now, you won't even have the chance to go out in a while." Sun Qingmei's face turned very ugly. Although the courtyard wall was not washed down, the water had only reached her waist just now, and in the blink of an eye It has already reached the lower abdomen, and it is rising really fast.
If we don’t find a way to contact the outside world now, who knows what will happen in the future
But because it was completely dark now, Wang Guangming couldn't see how her face had changed, so she couldn't scare anyone just by looking at her face.
Seeing Wang Guangming standing still, Sun Qingmei said sternly: "Go now, or I will withdraw you..." After saying that, she took the first step to "walk" out. It is said that he is walking, but in fact, as long as he moves his body a little at this time, it is almost like swimming in the water.
The others said nothing and just followed silently. No one dared to take big steps. In fact, they couldn't move their legs at this time. In short, they just had to be cautious and fearful.
At this time, the whole village seemed to come to life, completely transformed from the lifelessness just now. When adults make children cry, there are also the mournful sounds of animals such as chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, and pigs.
The ruthless wind and rain were still watering the already overwhelmed earth. In the twilight, people seemed to be shouting everywhere, and everything in the sky and on the ground was vast.
The visibility was too low. There was no light in the village, and it was not clear where the shouting people were.
With the support of two people, Sun Qingmei also drank several sips of water, and was scratched in several places by the broken tree blown by the wind. I don’t know how serious the injury was. At first, my whole body seemed to hurt, but after I took a few steps forward, my whole body seemed to be numb and numb. In the end, I only felt the coldness and no other sensations. .
this moment. Thinking of what Liu Yang said when he called her three times, she felt extremely regretful. I obviously had a premonition that something was not going to be good, and I was originally thinking of arranging flood relief in advance. But why did he... after he called her
Alas, I was still acting out of emotion. Just because he said this, I was blinded by anger and became angry with him over such a matter of life and death.
I shouldn't have done it. Treating my work like this is a dereliction of duty... No, it's a crime!
Sun Qingmei's heart trembled even more when she thought of the people who were drowned by the floods. But at this moment, it's too late to think about anything. I can only try my best to save every one I can.
But now I don't care about my own life, and I can't even walk. When I talk about saving people, I just comfort myself and encourage myself. In fact, Sun Qingmei has been praying to God these days. God, please have mercy on these people...
Liu Yang's words, "I would rather overreact, it will only waste people and money. But if we don't prepare in advance, it will hurt human lives", echoed in Sun Qingmei's ears at this moment.
What did you say at that time? "Comrade Liu Yang, I think it's a bit much, isn't it?" When she thought of her words, Sun Qingmei felt annoyance that made her hate herself to death.
If you had known why he and I were so angry? Wouldn't it be better to just follow what he said? An hour in advance... No, even in ten minutes, I might be able to rescue the people in this village.
Sun Qingmei licked the rain on her lips, feeling the bitter and astringent taste.
"There is no time for waffling. If someone needs to stand up and take responsibility, then I will take the responsibility..."
"My Sister Sun, the East Lake is 36 kilometers long through our Huling County embankment. How conspicuous are so many people on the embankment? If nothing happened now, I really want to drag all the people in the county to the embankment. . After all, the lake embankment is much higher than the five-story building in our county. If something happens, it is the safest to stand on the embankment. How much is a human life? What should we do with this account? Calculate?"
That guy, why don't you insist on dragging everyone up? !
It seems that my quarrel with him started when he called me "eldest sister"? If you really do this, it will kill everyone in the county. From now on, I can call you big brother... As she thought about it, Sun Qingmei's beautiful eyes were filled with tears and sadness. For the man who stood on the embankment and directed the sand filling. The guy from Gudi couldn't help but feel worried.
Judging from the direction of the flood just now, something must have happened on the embankment. I don't know if it broke or... half of the county government officials are on the embankment. In case of a flood, they drown. A bunch of county magistrates... what kind of punishment are they thinking of at this time? If the people in the county are fine, no matter how they punish themselves.
However, if someone drowns, then he will die forever!
"Secretary Sun, Secretary Sun... At this time, we'd better find a safe place to stop. Otherwise, if we are washed away by the water, we will be in trouble..."
"Yeah, now I can't even tell the difference between north, south, east and west. We can't leave anymore..."
In the darkness, I couldn't tell who was talking. Maybe the person speaking had drank a lot of water, and his voice had changed and he couldn't tell who was who.
"Uncle, aunt... help, please save my grandma..." At this moment, a little girl's cry came out from a nearby house. It was so heartbreaking that Sun Qingmei stopped immediately. Stopped.
Sun Qingmei turned around and shouted: "Quick, look for who is calling for help? Hurry and save people... We are all state cadres. Even if we are drowning at this time, we cannot leave the common people behind... "
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After Liu Yang brought up the sandbags again, he saw Wang Chaojie asking around hurriedly: "Where is County Magistrate Liu? Have you seen it? County Magistrate Liu..."
Liu Yangzheng felt pain in his back, so he stretched his hands behind his back to beat his waist while walking. After hearing his voice, he straightened up with some difficulty and shouted to Wang Chaojie: "County Magistrate Wang, I'm here."
"County Magistrate Liu, it's not good..." Wang Chaojie ran over and said nervously: "Director Zhao found that the piping surge was increasing again, and the water column spewing out from the ground was one or two meters high..."
After hearing this, Liu Yang ignored his tired backache and hurriedly climbed up the slope to the west side of the embankment to look into the ground. Sure enough, he saw a water column that was so bright and gorgeous under the light of the lamp that it almost dazzled. It dazzled Liu Yang's eyes.
Liu Yang's lips trembled, and he sat down on the wet ground. He touched his pockets, took out the eighty-one pack of cigarettes that were completely wet, looked at them, and threw them on the ground. He asked with a wry smile: "Did he say that?" ?What if this situation continues?”
"County Magistrate Liu, what else do you think can be done? The levee bursts, and the flood is rampaging like wild beasts... I'm afraid Huling County cannot be saved." Wang Chaojie's voice was full of sadness. No matter how this person is usually, at this time, he still thinks of the common people in his heart, because he is also a true Huling person, and the land under his feet is also his hometown.
At this moment, the dam under Liu Yang's butt suddenly shook violently. Wang Chaojie's voice suddenly changed: "County Magistrate Liu..."
"It's not good, the embankment is about to be washed away, let's run quickly..." In the darkness, no one knew who shouted, and soon, a burst of chaotic sounds came from those who were carrying sandbags on the embankment. Almost halfway through.
It is an instinct for people to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages when they are in danger. You cannot blame them at all.
Liu Yang stared blankly at the gushing water column in front of him. After a long time, he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "County Magistrate Wang, give the order for everyone to evacuate."
When he said this, Liu Yang couldn't explain how he felt.
"Get back, come up quickly, get back..." Wang Chaojie stood up and shouted loudly.
"County Chief Liu... we can't leave? If we withdraw, what will happen to Zhuangzi below?"
"Yes, even if we die, we will die on the embankment and live and die with this embankment..."
Listening to these passionate voices, Liu Yang stood up slowly and said loudly: "Folks, I know how you feel, but even if we really jump in, can we say that we can block the lake without destroying the embankment?" Overwhelmed? If possible, I will be the first to jump. However, apart from losing a few more lives, it will not help at all... "
"County Magistrate, our home is under the levee. If our home is gone, what will we eat even if we are still alive? We cannot give up until the last moment."
"That's right, County Magistrate Liu, we know you are doing it for our own good, but we can't just take care of ourselves and the whole family, right?"
"Brothers, move quickly, don't stop, and work harder. The berm outside is almost finished. Even then, it still won't be able to withstand it, but we tried our best..."
"Yes, move, we must persist until the end..."
The dark group of people did not listen to Liu Yang's words at all. They once again picked up the sandbags and rolled and climbed to transport them under the slope protection. Liu Yang shook his head and shook away the two tears that had flowed from the corners of his eyes. He also walked over and bent down to pick up a sandbag.