In the mining area office building, Yang Decheng looked at the leader of the Mining Supervision Bureau in confusion and asked, "What's wrong? I don't understand what you mean?"
"What happened? I just reported the casualties, and Li Yuan told Li Mingsheng that 113 workers had gone down the mine. The difference was less than a minute." The head of the Supervisory Office yelled angrily, "The news leaked, understand? Now Li wants the judicial department to set up an investigation team and station them in the mining area. Everyone in our unit has been interviewed."
Yang Decheng was a little confused: "Impossible, I have arranged for the company's people, and I have also arranged for the leaders of various associations...!"
"What are you arranging? Do you know that Su Tianyu from Tongji Club has a personal relationship with Li Mingsheng?" The supervisory office leader interrupted and shouted, "If they just make a phone call, everything will be clear."
When Yang Decheng heard this, his face instantly turned gloomy.
"I'm telling you, the Supervisory Office won't take the blame for you. The data you provided are wrong and there is concealment. Just wait to be punished!" The leader of the Supervisory Office turned his back and left.
“Old Han, Old Han, wait a moment...!” Yang Decheng chased after him, but the latter ignored him completely, went downstairs, got in the car, and left the mining area.
Yang Decheng was drenched like a drowned rat in the rain. He returned to the building with gritted teeth. He lowered his head and took out his cell phone. He saw that Su Tiannan had called him three times, exactly ten minutes ago, about after Li Yuan finished talking to him.
Yang Decheng gritted his teeth as he looked at the caller ID and cursed in a low voice: "F*ck, a bunch of idiots! You're telling tales just for a few workers, huh?!"
Half an hour later, Baolong Mining Company held an emergency meeting and reported the accurate data of workers and technicians who died in advance before the investigation team arrived.
At the same time, Baolong Group's public relations department and municipal communication department all worked overtime and tried every possible way to reduce the impact of the incident.
…
At 10:30 in the morning, Yu Mingyuan and others arrived at the Tongji Association headquarters.
Everyone got out of the car in the rain, and Kong Zhenghui asked Su Tiannan, "Did Yang Decheng answer the phone?"
"No." Su Tiannan shook his head: "I guess he knows about the data and is angry."
Kong Zhenghui frowned and replied, "There's nothing we can do even if he's angry. We can't possibly work with the Baolong Group to deceive Mayor Li. If we do that, it would be a bit indiscriminate."
"Yes." Su Tiannan nodded.
The two walked and talked and entered the Tongji Association office building.
At this moment, the small lobby of the Tongji Association's office building was already crowded with people. They were all family members of the deceased workers who had just received the notice and rushed to the scene in the rain.
These people were very frightened and kept interrogating the Tongji Club staff to inquire about the condition of the victims.
It was Su Tiannan who proposed to notify the workers' families temporarily. He felt that since something had already happened, it could not be concealed. Otherwise, the families of the victims would get wind of it in advance and would definitely make a fuss. And from a responsible perspective, the workers' families have the right to know.
"Everyone, please be quiet. The leaders are here!" the staff in the building shouted.
The hall suddenly became quiet, and the families of the victims all looked to the back.
Yu Mingyuan strode forward, waved his hand and shouted: "Everyone, listen to me! First of all, the Longcheng Rescue Team, Baolong Mining Rescue Team, the Fire Department, and some special police units have all rushed to the mining area to clean up the landslide site and rescue our workers. Secondly, although the current situation is not very good, I have already met with the people of Baolong Group. If an irreparable accident occurs, we will do our best to provide generous compensation..."
"What do you mean by an irreparable accident? Is the person dead?!"
"I've said before that this group of kids' association is not reliable... My husband insisted on joining in, and now something's wrong, right? He's only been gone for a few days, and he's already been buried under the mine."
"Can the people be rescued?"
"Any news from down in the mine?!"
“…!”
When the family members in the room saw Yu Mingyuan and others arrive, they immediately went crazy. Some complained loudly, some questioned, and some even lost their minds and wanted to take action.
There was chaos in the hall. Yu Mingyuan was pushed into a corner. Many relatives who were worried about their loved ones pulled his neck and yelled at him.
"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me!" Yu Mingyuan shouted at the top of his lungs.
"I'm telling you, Yu Mingyuan! You are the ones who took that person away. You must take responsibility and pay with your life!"
“Bang!”
Shouts came one after another, Yu Mingyuan was pulled by the crowd and almost fell down. Su Tiannan went up to pull twice, but was also hit on the head by an ashtray that flew from nowhere.
The situation in the hall was about to get out of control.
“Bang!”
Su Tianbei picked up a bench and smashed it directly against the wall, making a deafening sound.
Everyone turned around. Su Tianbei climbed up to the reception table on the first floor, picked up the loud speaker below and shouted, "Who wants this to happen? Us, or the mining company???! You have nothing to do, so you come to the association eight hundred times a day and ask us to do research. Now something has happened, and you say we took the person away. We have to pay with our lives! I want to ask, how many lives can we pay with?"
The room slowly quieted down.
Su Tianbei continued to shout with his eyes wide open: "At least half of the people here have watched me grow up, and have all experienced the preparation and establishment of the association. Let me ask you, is it easy for us young people to do this? Money, people, connections... What benefits have we gained? Don't you know that the subsidies given to you are all paid by the Kong family, the Bai family, and President Yu himself?! Something happened, which is something no one wants to see, but can fighting, swearing, and infighting solve the problem?"
"I only have one son. How am I going to live if he dies?!" a woman murmured in a low voice.
As soon as the words fell, the room was filled with grief. The workers' families, who were excited and angry, were no longer in a mood to make a fuss. They were heartbroken when they thought of their loved ones being trapped in the mine.
Everyone knew that this matter had nothing to do with the association's management, and there was no point in taking it out on them.
Su Tianbei stood at the desk, looking at the familiar faces in the room, feeling extremely heavy.
More than fifty miners means more than fifty families.
These people are all neighbors in Zhanan District, and Su Tianbei feels sorry for them.
…
In Area 1, Su Tianyu waited until after twelve o'clock, but the airline was still not sure when the flights could be resumed.
"No, I can't wait any longer. Xiaohui, pack the car and let's drive back." Su Tianyu stood up and shouted.
Driving back is the most time-consuming, but currently typhoons and rainstorms have swept across many areas, and ships and planes may be delayed. It is hard to say when they will be restored, so Su Tianyu can only use the most stupid method and rush back first.
Inside the mining company.
Yang Decheng had just finished a meeting with the head office and ran into the person in charge of the mining project department as soon as he walked out the door.
"Mr. Yang, there is a problem with the workers' insurance..." the person in charge said in a low voice.
"What's the problem?" Yang Decheng asked.
"The insurance materials were submitted on Friday afternoon, and there was no time given to the insurance company to review and enter the information. Then, it was Saturday, which was not a working day there. In addition, we told the insurance company that the workers would not start work until next week, so the insurance would not take effect within these two days..." When the person in charge said this, his voice trembled and his face turned pale.
After listening to this, Yang Decheng's head buzzed.