Chapter 13: Something went wrong at the reservoir dam
After dinner, I returned to my residence.
When Su Qing took the key out of her pocket and prepared to open the door, she found that the door was ajar.
Uncle Deer is back?
Su Qing was guessing in her heart.
When she opened the door and walked into the room and saw Chen Ruifeng, her face was full of disappointment.
"Sister-in-law, this is the telegram Captain Lu just sent to you." Chen Ruifeng handed over the telegram as soon as he saw Su Qing.
【Go home after the typhoon】
After seeing these few short words, Su Qing felt empty inside.
At the same time, he felt relieved, as it seemed that the mudslide at Yingling Peak had little impact on him.
"The captain also sent me a telegram. He asked me to buy food for you for the next few days. I put the food in the kitchen, and these things in the corner." Chen Ruifeng couldn't tell whether the tears were from sweat or rain on his brow.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Comrade Xiaofeng." Su Qing smiled to express her gratitude.
"If sister-in-law has no other arrangements, I'll go back first." Chen Ruifeng was as respectful and polite as ever.
When he reached the gate of the yard, another man came in.
The person who came was Li Guobiao.
Chen Ruifeng was very surprised by Li Zhiqing's arrival. He looked back every few steps and almost bumped into the banyan tree at the door.
"What are you doing here?" Su Qing didn't even address him.
In her previous life, she might have called him "Li Zhiqing" affectionately.
Before Li Guobiao entered the house, he was blocked by Su Qing at the door.
"Su Qing, I received a letter from my father today. My father agreed to your last request to work in a factory." Li Guobiao originally wanted to bring good news to Su Qing today, but he didn't expect to be rejected.
After the reservoir incident, he thought Su Qing was no longer a virgin, but as the captain of the educated youth team, he understood all of Ye Lingshuang's tricks as soon as he investigated.
Originally, he thought Su Qing was dirty and deliberately avoided her, but after learning the truth, he stuck to her like a dog-skin plaster.
"Who cares about your father's factory? I'm fine now and I'm not going anywhere. If you have nothing else, please go back!" Su Qing directly ordered him to leave.
Su Qing closed the door and locked herself in.
For a long time, apart from the sound of wind and rain, no one could hear Li Guobiao's voice outside the door.
I hated him to the core in my previous life, and in this life I will torture him to death to vent my anger.
Su Qing is waiting for the right opportunity.
During the typhoon, the wind was howling outside, just like the turbulent waves in Su Qing's heart.
After waiting for so long for the weather to clear up, the outside world was in ruins.
Post-disaster reconstruction is the main task of the production team.
Although the mountain torrents gradually receded, fortunately the rice had been harvested before the typhoon.
But tall crops such as sugarcane and corn suffered a fatal blow.
It is estimated that the production of fruits such as lychees and longans will also be severely reduced this year.
Su Qing brought sugarcane and corn into the space and planted them on the farmland, and they actually grew well.
It was the decline in crop production that aggravated the commune’s financial difficulties.
Everything that Su Qing had discussed with the village secretary before was finally approved.
When Su Qing handed two thousand yuan in cash to Secretary Wang Xing, she even saw tears of gratitude in the old secretary's eyes.
"Su Qing, the two thousand yuan you gave us is really a timely help. I will always remember your great kindness to the commune." The old village secretary burst into tears of gratitude.
At this moment, Li Guobiao came over with several educated youth.
"Village Secretary, this is the decision made by our educated youth team after collective research." Li Guobiao took out a piece of paper as soon as he saw the village secretary.
Su Wangxing took it and looked down at it for a while.
"You said that Lu Zhiqing did not participate in the collective labor of building the reservoir dam without reason, and asked the commune to expel him. Is this your decision?"
"That's right, Lu Zhiqing is unorganized and undisciplined, so he should be punished accordingly."
The educated youths behind Li Guobiao were criticizing Lu Xingchen for abusing his privilege.
The sarcastic tone was chilling, probably because the educated youth regarded Lu Xingchen as their biggest competitor when returning to the city.
Just when the calls for punishment were getting louder and louder.
Suddenly someone came to report that there was an accident at Qingchuan Reservoir.
Su Wangxing took people to the scene.
When everyone arrived at the Qingchuan Reservoir, they found that cracks had appeared at the location where the reservoir was closed, the concrete ground on the dam was "sanding", and the water discharged from the spillway was turbid and contained a lot of gravel.
All signs indicate that the reservoir may collapse at any time.
All the villagers present turned their eyes to Su Qing.
"She was responsible for the improper command and the unreasonable structure of the dam. She bears the unshirkable responsibility."
"Yes, she disregards the lives of the masses. Such people should be arrested and put in jail."
……
Some troublemakers have surrounded Su Qing, and the angry villagers wish they could eat the "sinner" alive.
"Stop!" With a loud and powerful shout, the scene instantly became quiet.
Su Qing looked carefully and saw that it was Lu Xingchen who arrived in time.
"What evidence do you have to believe that the situation at the reservoir is related to Su Qing? Moreover, in this situation, the most important thing right now is to reinforce the dam and organize the evacuation of nearby villagers?"
Lu Xingchen's words awakened Su Wangxing.
"Yes, what Lu Zhiqing said makes a lot of sense. Everyone, grab your weapons and follow me to reinforce the dam. Guozhong, tell people to notify the nearby villagers to evacuate as soon as possible."
Su Qing was just besieged by angry villagers and the situation was quite critical. If it weren't for Lu Xingchen's rescue, she would probably be dead or injured.
"Beep~Woo~Beep~Woo~Beep~Woo~" Suddenly, the sound of police car sirens was heard at the scene.
"The police are here to arrest people. They must be here to arrest Su Qing, the culprit, and to call you out to cause trouble for others."
"Yes, only by catching such people and executing them in a woodcutter can we get rid of our hatred."
……
Soon, several policemen appeared in front of everyone.
The leader was a man with short hair and thick eyebrows. His eyes were piercing and he looked intimidating without being angry. He held up his police ID and said in a loud voice, "I am Tang Zimo, the captain of the county criminal police brigade. According to reports from the public, some of you are suspected of breaking the law. You all stand in a row and cooperate with our actions."
"Comrade police officer, human lives are at stake. We have to go back to reinforce the dam and the operation cannot stop." Su Wangxing stepped forward and said.
"Are you the person in charge here?" Tang Zimo asked.
"Yes, I am the village secretary of Hongxing Village." After Su Wangxing finished speaking, several villagers came forward to protect him.
The villagers all have weapons in their hands, and if not handled properly, mass incidents may easily occur.
Tang Zhimo pulled Su Wangxing aside and whispered in his ear: "Hello, Village Secretary. What if I have evidence to prove that someone deliberately made cracks and used mud and sand to create the illusion of increased gravel content in the spillway, and the dam is not in any danger?"
Upon hearing that the dam was not in danger, Su Wangxing breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the police were concerned with evidence and would not speak nonsense about people's lives without being absolutely sure.
Just as the villagers were wondering whether Su Qing should be brought to justice.
A few people suddenly jumped out from the back of the crowd and ran away when the guards were not paying attention.
As a result, he was caught red-handed by the police responsible for the perimeter blockade.
The police also used the photos in their hands to identify the faces of the rest of the people and took them away one by one.
Among them is Su Daniu, the son of village secretary Su Wangxing.
In addition, there are the strong men who came to the Su family to collect debts last time, including the bald fat man.
"Comrade police, what has my son Daniu done wrong?" Su Wangxing grabbed Tang Zimo's hand. No wonder, Su Daniu was his only son. If anything happened to his son, his world would fall apart.
"Village Secretary, you don't have to be too nervous. We are taking him away for investigation in accordance with the law. If he has not violated the law, we will let him go." After Tang Zimo finished speaking, he signaled to take all the captured people away.
When he walked to Lu Xingchen, he turned around to look at Lu Xingchen, then led the team away.
"Do you know this Captain Tang?" Su Qing asked in a low voice in Lu Xingchen's ear while standing on tiptoe.
"Yes, he is my childhood friend." Lu Xingchen said while nodding.
"Did you call the police?" The police arrived shortly after Lu Xingchen appeared. Su Qing thought this was a possibility.
"No, it was your brother Su Hang who called the police." Lu Xingchen's answer surprised Su Qing greatly.