Chapter 347 Issue 9 (5)
Director Li looked ashamed. "This incident indeed shows that some of our staff members' professional level is not up to standard and their awareness of serving the people is not in place. After this live broadcast, we must carry out learning and training across the entire department to prevent such incidents from happening again."
Jiang Ningyue turned to look at Huang Mingbo, the mayor of Donghe City, and asked, "Mayor Mingbo, can you take care of this matter?"
Huang Mingbo quickly said, "Of course! I'll be there tomorrow to supervise the situation after the livestream ends!"
In fact, there is no need to wait until tomorrow. Right now, people have already started planting trees crazily on this vacant land.
Yes, even though it was evening, the county had already begun to make amends. Everyone knew that the issues exposed in "Questioning Haizhou" were of great importance to the municipal party committee and government, not to mention that a deputy provincial party secretary was also present.
If it is not done well, it will definitely affect your career!
If we encounter problems now, we should solve them overnight. When the mayor comes tomorrow and sees that they have been solved, his anger will be largely eliminated.
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The TV was playing the most important part of this episode - the illegal mining of river sand.
Voiceover: While patrolling several rivers in Donghe City, reporters discovered illegal sand mining. Many of these vessels were operating openly in broad daylight. Nearby villagers told reporters that this illegal sand mining has been going on in Donghe City for a long time.
Villager: [This group of people have been illegally mining river sand for seven or eight years.]
These huge trucks carrying sand come every day, making our village roads bumpy and full of potholes.
[There's a bang-bang-bang noise every day! It's so noisy.]
【When the wind blows, sand is everywhere.】
Voiceover: Regarding this issue, the reporter immediately called the Donghe City Water Affairs Bureau. However, after the reporter recounted the situation, the staff said they could not do anything about it.
Donghe City Water Affairs Bureau staff: [Why are you meddling in other people's business? They have a sand mining license.]
Reporter: Don't you know that sand mining is not allowed in this river?
Staff: [We can’t handle this matter. Please call the police.]
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Seeing that "Questioning Haizhou" exposed the "illegal mining of river sand" in Donghe City, many people in the barrage immediately became excited.
Barrage: [Illegal mining of river sand is a very profitable business! ]
[I heard this is Yan Laowu's company.]
[Some time ago, someone in our village was beaten to death by Yan Laowu's men for fighting over territory.]
No one cares. No one cares at all.
【Snakes and rats belong together.】
[At the beginning of the year, Yan Laowu directly sent someone to hit and kill a family of three, and in the end they arrested the driver.]
Many people from other cities and even other provinces were stunned after seeing these comments.
Is this still Chinese?
Is this a civilized society?
[You made this up, right?]
[Hey, hey, stop the conspiracy theories! What if it was just a normal car accident?]
In Xiaotang Village, Donghe City, at the home of an ordinary villager, an old man in his seventies looked at his granddaughter sleeping soundly in bed, silently wiping tears from his face.
His son, daughter-in-law and grandson were hit and killed by a truck driven by Yan Laowu in April of this year.
The once happy family was shattered in an instant.
If it weren't for his little granddaughter, the old man might not want to live anymore.
However, the old man did not receive any compensation for such a serious accident because the other driver was drunk and the insurance company refused to pay. The other driver was a gambler and had divorced his wife a long time ago. He did not have 200 yuan on him and had no money to pay.
Moreover, I heard that the case will not be sentenced soon, and the driver will probably be released in one or two years.
The old man was not satisfied. This almost wiped out their entire family, and now they can be released after only one or two years?!
Last year, his son and the villagers pooled money to buy a modified boat and illegally mined sand from the river next to the village. His son said, "This is our own river, why should others come to mine sand?"
This action made his son famous in the village and earned him some money. Of course, most of the money was distributed to the villagers who participated, but this also brought disaster to the whole family.
After Yan Laowu's men found out, they hired someone to kill him.
The old man told the police about this, but neither the police nor the prosecutor accepted his opinion, saying that it was just an ordinary traffic accident.
Is there still law?
Is there still law?
But what could he do? He was an old man over seventy years old, and even if he wanted to seek justice, he didn't know where to go.
What's more, he has a granddaughter.
The old man looked at the yellowed portrait on the wall. The person in the portrait was full of vigor and vitality, and his eyes were full of love. The old man slowly stood up and walked to the portrait with tears streaming down his face.
"Uncle Cong!"
At this time, a middle-aged man ran in from outside the door. Seeing the old man with tears streaming down his face, he hurriedly asked with concern: "Uncle Cong, what's wrong with you?"
Although Old Man Cong's son died, when he got rich, he brought the whole village with him. However, the disaster was only for his family.
It can be said that he will not enjoy the glory alone, but he will bear the responsibility alone if something goes wrong.
Therefore, the whole village is still very caring towards their family.
Old Man Cong wiped the tears from his face and said, "You said, if 'he' were still here, how wonderful it would be!"
The middle-aged man had never experienced this era, so he could only respond with an awkward smile. He took out his phone, pointed at the screen, and said, "Uncle, this was mentioned on 'Questioning Haizhou'. Do you think they will do anything about it?"
Old Man Cong was listless and disheartened. He waved his hand but was unwilling to say anything more.
During the live broadcast, Jiang Ningyue picked up the microphone and looked at Director Wang of the Donghe City Water Affairs Bureau. "Director Wang, the staff said this company has a sand mining license and can mine sand in these rivers. Are you aware of this?"
Director Wang stood up trembling. How could he not know that the Shenghua Group had been arrested that afternoon? He had accepted numerous bribes from the Shenghua Group and frequented high-end clubs with them almost weekly. He had become so close to the middle and senior management of the Shenghua Group that he had become "brothers-in-law" or even "fellows."
Can he really walk away from "Questioning Haizhou" in this state?
He has only had a few good years? !
At this moment, Director Wang was in a state of confusion and had forgotten all the words he had prepared.
"Hello, instructor. I... am aware of this matter..."
Jiang Ningyue stared at Director Wang. "If they knew about this, why didn't the Water Affairs Bureau deal with it? Didn't they resolve it? Could it be that the Donghe City Water Affairs Bureau has tacitly allowed the Shenghua Group, which is illegally mining river sand, to carry out this illegal activity?"
“What should I do, what should I do, what should I do…”
The sweat on Director Wang's forehead was slightly reflected under the camera's illumination.
At this moment, there are only two options before him: "take the blame" or "self-destruct".
As for 'playing dumb' and 'admitting mistakes', they are completely useless and just a waste of opportunity.
If the Donghe Municipal Party Committee Secretary and others can sit back and relax, then it would be beneficial for him to "take the blame".
However, if they also step down because of this political turmoil, then "self-destruction" is the best solution.
So, what should Director Wang choose?
Jiang Ningyue tilted her head and looked at Director Wang, who was trembling and mumbling something but making no sound. "Director Wang, are you praying?"
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