Chapter 29
"Tong Jiayu came to our city twelve years ago. His previous household registration was in Yongmiao County, in the Jinan Mountain area. After graduating from high school, he signed a contract with Tongan Domestic Service Company, but terminated the contract four years ago. Three years ago, he joined the Donghe Refining and Chemical Company's hydrotreating unit. His parents are still alive in his hometown, and he has a younger brother who works away from home." Chen Jingzhou briefly reviewed Tong Jiayu's information. "Nothing unusual."
Ding Xinqiao raised his eyebrows and was about to speak when he saw Yu Lei raise his hand and pat Chen Jingzhou on the back of the head.
"If you keep doing this, I'll go see the gate."
"I'm sorry." Chen Jingzhou immediately sat up straight and buried his head in reviewing the information. After a moment, he looked up with a clear gaze and humbly asked for advice, "What's wrong?"
Ding Xinqiao couldn't help but laugh and said, "The recruitment standard for ordinary operation positions at Donghe Refining and Chemical is at least a college degree."
Chen Jingzhou suddenly realized, "Oh, she has a backer!"
Backstage, I was sitting behind him, holding a laptop and concentrating on my work. I wore headphones and seemed not to hear what they were discussing.
"Also, how did she manage to sign a contract with a domestic service company twelve years ago when she was only sixteen?" Lin Shuangjiang pointed at the age column. "Did that company violate the law by employing child labor?"
"Sixteen years old isn't considered child labor, but a minor, and can legally participate in social labor." Ding Xinqiao said, then looked at Yu Lei, "Does this have anything to do with the case?"
Yu Lei pondered, his eyes sweeping over Tang Ruxin, who was sitting by the window and occasionally making phone calls, and said:
"There are no other clues at the moment, so we can dig deeper. The focus of the investigation is of course the connection between these two cases and Tong Jiayu. We have to wait for Mr. Tang's letter."
Tang Ruxin was wearing headphones and still busy typing on the keyboard.
"Mr. Tang?" Ding Xinqiao turned his head and called out.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Tang Ruxin hurriedly took off her headphones, her face full of surprise and innocence.
"What do you need me to do?"
The soft sunlight outside the window cast a faint, hazy outline around her, making her appear to be glowing. Her gentle tone and soft words were a stark contrast to the unreasonable ghost from last night.
Yu Lei chewed his gum and stared at her. It was a loss to the entertainment industry if he didn't act. They were discussing Tong Jiayu, and she was a fool not to listen. She even had to wear headphones and pretend not to care. He was the only one who knew the two faces of this bastard green tea, and he had no place to complain.
"Do now what you did when you were screening the 'dong' before," said Yu Lei.
Tang Ruxin nodded in agreement and took out her cell phone to make a call.
There was a knock on the door of the conference room, and Song Mu pushed it open and walked in. Tang Ruxin hung up the phone and looked at him with a smile, "I was just looking for you."
Song Mu took out his phone and took a look at it, then nodded and said, "I have two things to report to you in person. I hope I didn't disturb you."
"Let's talk outside." Tang Ruxin pushed away the laptop and stood up.
"Don't disturb me, let's talk here." Yu Lei crossed his legs, supporting his chin with one hand and spinning a pen with the other.
It seemed like a casual remark, but Tang Ruxin heard it with a different meaning. She looked at Yu Lei and smiled, then sat back down and said to Song Mu, "Go ahead."
Song Mu pulled out two documents. "It's our department's turn to lead the company-wide emergency drill this month. The time, equipment, and specific personnel must be determined today. Also, the Chinese New Year is in two months, and the company's anniversary will be right after that. This is the anniversary plan from the General Office. Each department is invited to provide specific feedback."
Tang Ruxin quickly scanned the document and pointed to the list of units. "This will be carried out within a week. Notify the hydrotreating and refining units to prepare. The drill will cover... emergency response to hydrogen sulfide leaks and poisoning caused by corrosion in the hydrogen pipeline."
Hearing this, Ding Xinqiao, who was originally looking at the blueprint, raised his head and subconsciously glanced at Yu Lei. Seeing that he had no reaction, he continued to turn his pen and write and draw on a torn notebook.
Song Mu thought for a moment and said, "Do we need to specify the unit? The hydrogenation unit has quite a lot of hydrogen pipelines."
"Engineer Ding, could you please show me the flowchart?" Tang Ruxin said, pointing towards Ding Xinqiao's desk.
Ding Xinqiao found the device flow chart and handed it to Yu Lei, who then passed it to Tang Ruxin. As expected, after just one glance, Tang Ruxin said to Song Mu:
"Furnace reaction zone cooling hydrogen line."
"This line is a good choice. The production emergency response for cold hydrogen leakage and the emergency response for personnel poisoning are carried out simultaneously, which can well test the team leader's emergency command ability." Song Mu took note of it, and at the same time did not forget to flatter his leader.
"Go check the hydrogenation unit's shift schedule and select a time for the drill when the third hydrogenation shift is working. Old Liu and I will participate, and we'll also call Team Leader Zhu." Tang Ruxin hooked her finger at Song Mu, signaling him to lower his head, and then whispered, "You'll see how the feedback is during the anniversary celebration. But if you dare to ask me to go on stage, you'll be dead."
The last sentence was said in a very low voice, almost biting Song Mu's ear, but it did not hinder her emotional expression. Song Mu was so shocked that his head almost flew off. He nodded quickly to express his agreement.
"Also, there's a person named Tong Jiayu in the Hydrogenation Refining Process Team 3. Investigate her work dynamics over the past six months and any interactions she's had with the Operations and Maintenance Team, as well as whether she's been at Chen Junan's facility. Be sure to have solid evidence, and don't rely on hearsay." Tang Ruxin looked at Song Mu seriously, paused, and then continued.
"Send me this month's production fluctuations and violations today. Don't use the original records. Organize the data and analyze the causes. Also, urge the Human Resources Department; the year-end talent evaluation plan should be released."
"Okay." Song Mu wrote them down one by one.
After Song Mu left, Yu Lei suddenly asked:
"Can I go and see that emergency drill?"
Hearing this, Tang Ruxin looked at him in surprise, then nodded and said, "Of course."
A week later, all five members of the investigation team appeared at the emergency drill site.
Today is a rare sunny day, with no wind, no snow, and the sun shining brightly. Even the snow on the ground seems to be thinner.
Zhou Jiyao, head of the hydrorefining unit, even thought it was too hot; he was sweating. In his more than a decade at Donghe Refining and Chemical, this was the first time he'd seen such a large-scale on-site drill visitor team. There were company leaders, police, and even representatives from the Emergency Management Bureau. If anything went wrong, he'd be completely deprived of promotion.
Fortunately, Assistant Song had informed him in advance, so he didn't have to rush around.
Zhou Jiyao once again checked the intercom and emergency equipment, ensuring everything was in working order. He then glanced at the already-placed team members. They, too, seemed affected by the unfamiliar faces behind the consoles. They all looked nervous, not daring to raise their heads.
It was exactly four o'clock in the afternoon. After getting the approval of the Minister of the Second Department, Zhou Jiyao picked up the walkie-talkie and spoke softly.
"start."
For some reason, Zhou Jiyao's heartbeat suddenly accelerated as he uttered those two words. He'd organized countless emergency drills—at the team, workshop, and company levels—more than his years combined, but this time, his nervousness wouldn't subside.
He blamed it on the high-level nature of the drill and the sheer number of visitors. But deep down, he felt it had nothing to do with that, but rather a more subtle, more subtle intuition. This intuition had been there since he received the notification; perhaps it was because the drill's content and the cause of Liu Dong's death were so closely aligned.
If you want to find the reason for your strange intuition, you can definitely find it, but whether you can convince yourself is another matter.
Internal and external operations staff were constantly communicating emergency information using walkie-talkies, and everyone was on edge, fearing they might say something wrong or fail to do anything.
"The feed pump and compressor are interlocked and disconnected. The furnace temperature continues to rise. External operator, please extinguish the burner on the west side of the reactor as soon as possible."
"Received. All the odd-numbered rows of burners on the west side have been extinguished. The circulating water valve and the air-cooling field auxiliary line are fully open."
The squad leader stood behind the internal operation staff with a walkie-talkie in hand, looking up at the huge surveillance screen on the wall while directing the external operation staff to complete the on-site emergency response. At the same time, he also had to pay attention to whether the operations adjusted by the internal operation staff were in line with the drill script.
"Report the rescue situation of the poisoned people." The squad leader said into the walkie-talkie.
"The poisoned person has been moved to an open area upwind of the heating furnace, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation is being performed." A response came immediately from the intercom.
Zhou Jiyao's palms were sweating. Although everything was going according to the rehearsal script prepared in advance, his uneasiness showed no sign of subsiding. Instead, it became more intense as the rehearsal drew to a close.
He glanced sideways at the group standing by the window, quietly observing the situation. The three people from the Quality, Safety, and Environmental Protection Department kept their heads down, taking notes. The two police officers craned their necks to look at the surveillance footage on the wall. The two people from the Emergency Management Bureau pointed at the computer screen on the console and exchanged ideas.
Everything works fine.
Until a resounding explosion shook the entire control room. A piercing alarm blared in everyone's ears, and the emergency interlock buttons on the console glowed bright red.
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