In the morning, around 7:40, Li Mingsheng arrived at the unit early because of the mine accident.
Inside the office, Li Mingsheng looked at the heavy rain outside, frowned and asked Li Yuan, "What did the Mining Safety Supervision Bureau say?"
"We are currently in the process of rescuing people. The city rescue center has dispatched more than 100 people, and the fire department has also dispatched more than 50 people." Li Yuan replied softly, "But the exact number of casualties cannot be fully counted at the moment, and it is difficult to judge the situation of the collapsed mine..."
"It's hard to count the number of deaths, but how many people went down the mine? Isn't that hard to count?" Li Mingsheng asked, glaring at me, "What is the Safety Supervision Bureau doing to me? It's been so long, and they still don't know the exact number of people?"
"Something happened at Baolong Mining last night. Their general manager was kidnapped and the situation there is quite chaotic. The cadres from the Supervisory Office said that they have to go to the scene to verify the situation. There is no accurate number yet." Li Yuan saw his leader getting angry and sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Excuses, all official rhetoric! The manager is not in charge of specific mining operations. Does whether he was kidnapped have anything to do with the headcount?" Li Mingsheng was so angry that he sat on the chair: "What a bullshit mess, Baolong must be thinking about how to settle the matter!"
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent. Li Yuan pondered for a while and suddenly said, "Leader, I checked and found that the Tongji Association has contracted some work for the mining company. They may know the real situation..."
Li Mingsheng looked up immediately after hearing this: "Call Su Tianyu!"
"Okay!" Li Yuan responded.
Li Mingsheng immediately stood up and ordered, "Notify the rescue center, the fire department, and the flood control responsible units to come to the meeting. This rainstorm is quite serious, and we must do a good job of prevention."
…
On the way down the mountain from the mining area.
Su Tiannan sat in the car, turned his head and asked Yu Mingyuan: "How do you think we should deal with this?"
Yu Mingyuan pondered for a while: "No matter how we deal with it, we can't hide the truth."
"Right!" Kong Zhenghui immediately added after hearing this: "We are different from the Baolong Group. They are a commercial organization. When something happens, they will definitely think about their own practical interests first. But we are a trade union organization. More than 50 people were killed. If you conceal the truth and make under-the-table deals, once it is exposed, your association will lose its credibility in the hearts of the workers. Moreover, once the city holds us accountable, our association's license will be revoked and we will become an illegal organization."
After hearing this, Su Tiannan added, "Yes, I also think that this matter cannot be done under the table. The death of workers will involve many compensation and resettlement issues. Even if we have convinced the workers now and paid the compensation later, if someone thinks that the money is too little and asks you for it, will you give it or not? Once you pay it, you have to pay it back. If you don't, the workers will sue and expose the matter. Baolong Group can use the excuse that they were not aware of it and that we are an outsourcing company to shirk responsibility, but what about us? We can't shirk responsibility! We will be put on the spot and someone may even be held criminally responsible."
Inside the car, everyone expressed their opinions one after another, and almost unanimously agreed that they couldn't listen to Baolong Company on this matter. Even if they had to quit the job because of the loss, they would never join them in the trick of concealing the truth.
Just as everyone was discussing countermeasures, Su Tiannan's cell phone rang.
"Hello?"
"I'm Li Yuan from the mayor's office. Just now, I called Su Tianyu and asked him about the mine accident, but he is in New York City and said he didn't know the details, so he asked me to ask you." Li Yuan made his meaning clear in a concise manner.
Su Tiannan immediately replied: "Yes, Secretary Li, we also have workers who were killed..."
"Do you know how many people there are?" Li Yuan asked.
Su Tiannan obviously hesitated when he heard this. At this time, he needed to make a choice: one, tell Secretary Li the actual situation truthfully; two, help Baolong Group conceal the exact information, or respond to the other party with vague and uninformed words. But this choice is very dangerous, because once Li Yuan thinks that Su Tiannan is lying and prevaricating, it will affect the relationship between Su Tianyu and Li Mingsheng.
After a brief pause, Su Tiannan had no choice but to reply: "113 workers went down the mine, and all are currently missing. As for the technicians... I really don't know, because the mining company didn't disclose it."
"113 miners died???" Li Yuan was extremely shocked when he heard this number.
"Yes, there are more than fifty people in our association."
"… What is the specific rescue situation?" Li Yuan asked again.
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At the same time, in the office building of the mining area.
The leader of the Mining Safety Supervision Bureau whispered to Yang Decheng, "Are you sure the group can hold it down?"
"Yes, the higher-ups have already instructed me to report this number." Yang Decheng whispered back, "The rest will be communicated with the higher-ups. This way, the pressure on your departments will be much less."
After pondering for a while, the supervisor of the Supervision Office immediately called the Municipal Office and whispered, "Yes, yes, we are at the scene and have counted the number of people. Twenty-two people went down to the mine and all are currently missing. Yes, they are some workers who went down to inspect the mine because of the heavy rain. There are not many people..."
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Five minutes later.
Li Yuan walked back to Li Mingsheng's office and saw that the municipal secretary general was also there.
"Have you finished asking questions?" Li Mingsheng asked directly after seeing Li Yuan.
Li Yuan glanced at the Secretary-General cautiously and did not reply immediately.
"Don't be so sneaky, just say it directly!" Li Mingsheng scolded.
Li Yuan swallowed his saliva and immediately replied: "I asked... 113 miners are currently missing. This does not include the technicians of the mining company. The rescue is currently..."
“Bang!”
Before he could finish his words, Li Mingsheng slammed the table and stood up, shouting angrily: "Fuck you! How dare you! Didn't they say that only 22 people went down the mine? This is a far cry from the actual number! The damn Supervisory Office spent more than three hours counting and found such a huge mistake?!"
Seeing how furious Li Mingsheng was, the Secretary-General immediately agreed, "If the information was concealed to this extent, the impact would be too bad indeed."
"Detain the Director of the Inspectorate immediately! Put him under quarantine for investigation, right now!" Li Mingsheng pointed at Li Yuan and shouted, "Notify the Director of the Police Department and the Director of the Procuratorate to come to the meeting, and have the judicial department set up an investigation team and move into the mining company!"
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In the No. 1 mining area.
When Yang Decheng was about to continue the cover-up, the head of the Supervisory Office walked in and shouted gloomily, "What the hell are you doing? Are you trying to get me?"
Half past eight in the morning.
Su Tianyu rushed to the New York City airport and asked the people from the airline: "Can you give me a definite answer? When will the flight be postponed at the latest?!"