"This..." Jiang Liansheng couldn't answer for a moment.

"County Magistrate Su, the situation underground is very complicated. According to the first time that the workers who went down the well, the water below rose very quickly, and secondary disasters such as secondary permeability and tunnel collapse were not ruled out. Moreover, the power supply in the distribution room below had been cut off from the power supply, which was still very dangerous in the absence of sufficient lighting. Even the miners refused to go down. It was after Secretary Li did the work that four miners followed him to find out the situation." Ma Xuejun rushed to answer.

Su Zhiqiang's heart skipped a beat, but he also heard that Li Rui took the initiative and it was hard to say anything more. However, Yang Liqing said seriously after hearing this: "At this time, our party members and cadres need to take the lead in standing up. Comrade Li Rui can go down the mine to investigate the situation regardless of his own safety and risk his life to win the opportunity for the development of the rescue work. This spirit is worth learning from, so we all must take active action and put the rescue of the life safety of miners first."

There was a burst of applause at the scene. Du Jinsong clapped his hands and felt very delicious, but he had no choice but to expect that Li Rui was still stupid and bold.

"Secretary Ji is here." Someone shouted. The crowd that was originally surrounded by Yang Liqing, and Ji Faling walked over with a serious expression.

"Secretary Ji." Yang Liqing hurriedly met him.

"County Magistrate Yang, what's going on?"

It is Yang Liqing's turn to report the situation, which is also a rule and feature of the officialdom. Yang Liqing reported the known situation to Ji Faling and focused on the touching deeds of Li Rui, Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Coal Management Bureau, risking his life to take people down to investigate the accident situation.

When Ji Faling heard the name of Li Rui, Ji Faling's expression changed slightly. Firstly, he was a young cadre sent by the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. As for the rumors outside, Ji Faling didn't believe it. At most, the young man thought he was a little young and energetic in the background. Secondly, her baby daughter mentioned this name to him two days ago. It is said that when her daughter was on the phone with Gao Jie, Gao Jie joked that one of her friends worked in Nanqiao and asked Uncle Ji to take care of her. Although his daughter just mentioned it casually, Ji Faling took it to heart. He believed that Gao Jie would never mention a person's name casually. Li Rui must have a different relationship with her. Moreover, Gao Jie had just divorced not long ago, which could easily arouse Ji Faling's association. But at this time, he really wanted to get to know this young man. No matter how brave he said, it was still quite rare.

"It's out, Mining An has come out."

"Why is it him alone, what about the others?"

There was a commotion in front of the mine, and Ji Faling and Yang Liqing hurried over when they heard the sound. An Guangmin had just climbed up from below, panting as if he was soaked, and his soaked clothes were shaking, but he was trembling.

"Hurry, put on a coat for him quickly." Ji Faling hurriedly ordered when he saw this.

The images of Ji Faling and Yang Liqing often appear in the news of the county TV station. An Guangmin trembled and hurriedly said: "Secretary Ji, Yang... County Magistrate Yang, you... Hello!"

"How is the situation below?" Yang Liqing asked hurriedly.

At this time, someone brought the coat over. After putting on the coat, An Guangmin finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained the situation below.

Hearing that there was no body found below, the forty-six trapped miners might be alive, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Ji Faling found that only An Guangmin came up, and there was no one behind him, and asked, "Where are Comrade Li Rui and several other miners?"

"Secretary Li is looking for the trapped miner." An Guangmin then talked about how Li Rui wanted to go to the water-permeable point to find the trapped miner before the alley was completely submerged.

"Isn't this a nonsense? What if there is one thing? Rescue also requires science. How can one rely on personal courage? Secretary Ji, I suggest that you let the rescue team go down immediately and pull people back. Don't be trapped by the miners yet. We should turn one in first for rescue." Yang Liqing said immediately.

Ji Faling was obviously much calmer than Yang Liqing, saying: "Minister An is an expert and has just investigated the situation on the spot below. Let's listen to his opinions first."

"Secretary Ji, County Magistrate Yang, the most urgent thing now is to pump water! The power of our water pump is too small, less than 50 cubic meters per hour. According to the rate of water level rise, at least 1,000 cubic meters per hour must be pumped to drop the water level." An Guangmin hurriedly said.

Ji Faling made a quick decision: "Are the water pump of the rescue team ready? Organize drainage immediately and must achieve the goal of pumping 1,000 cubic meters per hour. In addition, the rescue team will send people down to meet Comrade Li Rui and the others immediately."

"Secretary Ji, our rescue team has only two pumps with a pumping capacity of 50 cubic meters per hour. They are already installed and can start working in no more than two hours at most. But to reach 1,000 cubic meters per hour, at least twenty such pumps are needed!" Du Jinsong reported while wiping his cold sweat.

"I don't care about this. If such a big accident happened, is your coal management bureau not at all responsible? You can find a way to solve the problem of the pump. Before dawn, the high-power pump must be in place, and the hourly displacement must reach 1,000 cubic meters. No, 1,200 cubic meters. If it cannot be done, Du Jinsong will resign." Ji Faling said harshly.

Du Jinsong was completely stunned. He had to reach a displacement of 1,200 cubic meters per hour. Even a giant water pump with a pumping capacity of more than 200 cubic meters would require as many as six. I am afraid that only the Mining Bureau in Pengcheng can have it. How could he, a small section-level director, do it? He couldn't help but look at Yang Liqing with his help.

After such a big accident, Yang Liqing was actually very dissatisfied with Du Jinsong. On the way he came, he had already scolded Du Jinsong torture. But no matter what, Du Jinsong was his person after all, and he was nominated as the director of the coal management department. Just now, Ji Faling asked Du Jinsong to resign if he couldn't do it, perhaps it was not just an angry word. Maybe he really wanted to take this opportunity to replace Du Jinsong with his person, which made Yang Liqing wary.

"Old Du, do you have any difficulties?" Yang Liqing asked deliberately in front of Ji Faling.

"Secretary Ji, County Magistrate Yang." In front of Ji Faling, even if Yang Liqing was asking questions, Du Jinsong did not dare to miss Ji Faling, and the title should be placed in front of Yang Liqing. "The two pumps of the rescue team with a pumping capacity of 50 cubic meters are already considered large in our Nanqiao County. To achieve a pumping capacity of 1,200 cubic meters per hour, we must ask the Mining Bureau for help. Only they have giant pumping equipment. I heard that the largest pumping capacity can reach 400 cubic meters per hour."

Asking for help from the Mining Bureau means that news of a major water-permeable accident in Changshan Coal Mine was spread. Yang Liqing blocked the news as soon as possible after arriving at the scene and had not reported it to the city yet. On this point, Ji Faling and Yang Liqing's attitude was surprisingly consistent. Ji Faling never mentioned whether he had reported to the above, but now it is obvious that he cannot report it.

"Secretary Ji, look..." Yang Liqing looked at Ji Faling and asked.

Ji Faling frowned and pondered for a moment, and said, "I will report to the city in this way; County Magistrate Yang, you are responsible for contacting the water pump with Du Jinsong; County Magistrate Zhiqiang is responsible for on-site command. Remember that saving lives is the first priority. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will have to put in 100% of our efforts."

At this time, Li Rui had only swam through the tunnel of more than 200 meters. At this time, he was already a little regretful. He obviously underestimated the resistance caused by the rapid flow of water. The short 200 meters was even more tiring than usual swimming of a thousand meters. The surroundings were dark, and only the mine lamp on his head emitted a faint light. At this time, the water level had risen to about 30 centimeters from the top of the tunnel. If you don't pay attention, you can touch the top of the tunnel. Looking at the tunnel in front that was completely submerged in the water, he was a little unsure now. Once you crawled through, you might not have time to come back. He even had the idea of ​​turning around and going back. With the speed of the water flow, you could swim back easily and turn danger into safety.

But when forty-six trapped miners were trembling in his mind, shaking and crowding on a abandoned work surface of more than 20 meters long and less than fifty or sixty square meters, darkness, hunger, and thirst, they didn't know what was happening outside, watching the water level rise little by little, fear and despair intertwined, at that time what they needed most was probably hope, hope of being rescued.

At the same time, this scene flashed through my mind. All forty-six miners were killed. As the deputy director of the Coal Management Bureau in charge of safety, he was held accountable, removed from office, and was expelled from public office. The Zhang family who returned to Beijing was full of contemptuous eyes everywhere. It seemed that everyone was pointing fingers, as if they were laughing at him for being unable to support the wall. His father was yelling at him: "Look at you, you can't do anything! What's the use of you? Waste!"

On one hand, he was a poor miner, and on the other hand, Zhang Jianguo's angry face and the ridiculous gaze of his family around him. Li Rui suddenly realized that he was definitely not a waste, and he had to save those miners. Li Rui pulled a wire at the top of the alley for a moment and took a quick breath and pierced into the water.

The reddish-brown Xiaoyao old hollow water was extremely turbid. Because it was poisonous, Li Rui didn't even dare to open his eyes. The water flow on the opposite side rushed towards him strongly and vigorously. He just slapped the water desperately in the water. If he was slacking off, he would be washed back by the turbulent water. Gradually, he began to slowly spit out the carbon dioxide in his lungs to get more time. The carbon dioxide was drained, but he had not yet swam out of this short tunnel of more than 20 meters. The cold water kept hitting his ears and nostrils. By accident, Li Rui was choked with a sip of water. It was an extremely bitter and sour smell. He could only endure it. If he opened his mouth, he could only choke back more wastewater. He slashed desperately, and every blood vessel on his body seemed to be swelling and rushing violently. His body felt like it was about to be torn apart. He could only silently recite in his heart: "Persevere! Persist!"
Chapter completed!