Chapter 1: New Opportunities

Hello, Minister Li." 。"Minister Li smiled slightly at Xiao Zheng and said, "Comrade Xiao Zheng, hello. My name is Li Xiaohang, Deputy Minister." 。"Today I called you here, you should know what it's a...Originally, the deputy mayor in charge would have gone down to the mine with Xiao Zheng to inspect safety, but plans change. A deputy county magistrate was temporarily needed to go to a company for research, so the deputy mayor was called away to accompany them. 。Xiao Zheng had no choice but to rush to the village alone. 。Without the backing of a higher-ranking official, the village secretary and headman didn't consider Xiao Zheng as an actual cadre. 。Not only did she not accompany him to the mine, but when Xiao Zheng finished inspecting and returned to the village to point out the problems, the village head said he had something else to do and left first. 。The village head was talking business with a cement factory owner, asking Xiao Zheng to wait outside. 。I waited for over two hours, until it was dark outside. 。Xiao Zheng thought to himself, the villagers were all snobs. If he had a position of power, they wouldn't dare treat him this way!

It was a pity that after working in the town for seven years straight, Xiao Zheng was still just an ordinary official. No wonder people didn't take him seriously. 。Xiao Zheng looked out from the village committee building, and the air was already filled with a hint of moisture. He had come on a motorcycle and hadn't brought a raincoat. If he didn't finish his business and head back soon, he wouldn't be able to make it. 。Xiao Zheng could bear it no longer. He walked to the village head's office door and intended to knock. 。To my surprise, the door swung open from inside. 。The village head and the cement factory owner walked out, laughing and chatting. 。Village Chief saw Xiao Zheng outside the door, he was taken aback and asked in feigned surprise: “Xiao cadre, you haven’t returned to the town yet”

Although Xiao Zheng wasn’t happy inside, he still said: "Liu Village Chief, you let me wait here..." >>> 。"That's it" Liu, the village head, replied evasively. "It's getting late today. You should go back to town first." 。“Mr. Liu, the village head, I didn't want to stay here originally, but today I found several safety hazards on the mountain. I have to tell you about them.” 。The stone mine in Fengqicun had a series of safety accidents recently, resulting in some people losing arms and legs. The county's safety department is now paying close attention. If someone were to die as a result of these accidents, not only would Xiao Zheng be held accountable, but even the deputy town mayor in charge could face disciplinary action, including possible dismissal. 。On the way here today, he noticed a mountainside along the road where vegetation had been destroyed due to mining operations, making landslides very likely. 。This is no joke. 。So, the deputy town chief is absent today, and Xiao Zheng also had to come. 。

But the cement factory owner on the side said, "Xiao Cadre, it's already past five o'clock, we are all hungry. I want to treat Liu Village Head to dinner now. Come talk about business tomorrow." 。This cement factory owner is also a snobbish person. He didn't even invite Xiao Zheng to dinner, simply because he thought he was just a low-level official. It would be pointless to invite him. 。Xiao Zheng ignored the cement factory owner and said to Liu, the village head, "Liu, this matter is no joke. " 。"If there's another safety accident at the quarry, we might all be held responsible and even face lawsuits!"The cement factory owner said, "Xiao cadre, you're scaring people with these words! The quarry in the neighboring town had a fatality not long ago, but they're still operating fine. Running a quarry always has its risks. Lawsuits Don't scare me!" This cement factory owner has no safety awareness whatsoever and is acting smart. 。Xiao Zheng wanted to say something more to Liu, the village head, but Liu also said, "Officer Xiao, you don't have to keep holding onto me" 。You should talk to Deputy Mayor Jin and our Party Secretary Yu about this. 。"We two here are like eunuchs waiting for the emperor, what use is there!"

The cement factory owner raised his thumb and said: "Village Chief Liu is right!" 。That's all for today. 。Xiao, don't dawdle. I and Liu Village Chief have to go eat dinner, there are guests waiting for us! Goodbye, goodbye. 。As the cement factory director escorted Liu Village Chief out,

Xiao Zheng knew that in the village, the mine and the cement factory were closely related. It was normal for the cement factory owner to treat the village officials to meals and drinks. 。Since Liu, the village head, had spoken, Xiao Zheng couldn't stop them even if he wanted to. This could only be blamed on himself for lacking position and status; people simply wouldn't take him seriously. 。。However, Liu the village head acted as if he were afraid of a plague god. The moment he heard his voice, he immediately darted into the cement factory owner's Santana and sped away. 。The rain came suddenly, and it was a heavy downpour. 。Xiao Zheng could only wait. The rain was too heavy, washing down mud and sand from the mine. In front of the village committee building, it had become a thick soup of yellow mud. 。It rained for more than an hour before the raindrops finally lessened a bit. 。My phone suddenly rang. It was my girlfriend, Chen Hong. 。

Xiao Zheng suddenly thought of an important matter. Today was Chen Hong's mother's birthday. He had promised to go celebrate with his aunt, and he even ordered a cake in the county. However, because of safety production issues, he completely forgot about it. 。Xiao Zheng hurriedly picked up the phone and explained, "Chen Hong, I'm sorry, I'm still in the village, there are too many things today." 。"

Chen Hong's voice was cold: 'It doesn't matter, my mother said not to come.'" 。"No, no, I've already ordered the cake!" 。Chen Hong said: "No need to come, just eat the cake yourself." 。You're here, my mom won't open the door anyway. 。She heard that you're not doing well in town, that your superiors assigned you to work at the Safety Supervision Station, which is very risky. If there's an accident on the mountain, you might lose your job. 。"

“Who said that” Xiao Zheng still cherished Chen Hong, “As long as it is strictly managed well, there won’t be any major incidents.” 。" 。Chen Hong said, "Alright, our family is about to start eating. If you're in the village, it'll be too late for you to come over by then. Let's just do this for today." 。"After that, Chen Hong hung up the phone. " 。Xiao Zheng silently watched the simple keypad phone, thinking that Chen Hong's mother had some misunderstanding about him. He still had to fight for it. 。First, I need to go to the county town to get the cake, and then deliver it to their doorstep. Perhaps the other party will forgive me for being late because of my sincerity, and have a new understanding of me. 。Xiao Zheng rode onto the rain-soaked motorcycle and got on the road from the village to the county. 。The road was very slippery after the rain, Xiao Zheng didn't dare to slow down for fear of missing his aunt's birthday completely. 。The sky was pitch black, and the road was soaked. Xiao Zheng stared carefully ahead, and suddenly he saw a giant bolt of lightning in the air in front of him, like a blue electric phoenix. 。Xiao Zheng thought of a legend, this "Phoenix Nest Village" legend had a phoenix visit. 。The lightning just now really resembled the mythical phoenix! Could a phoenix have descended upon our village today

Just as I was lost in thought, the lightning streaked down and struck a mountain. Then came a deafening thunderclap that shook the heavens and earth. 。Xiao Zheng almost fell off his motorcycle. Luckily, he was already being very careful and managed to steady the handlebars, preventing a crash. 。He then heard a heavy object crashing down ahead of him. 。What happened A landslide

When Xiao Zheng slowed down and rode his motorcycle around a mountain foot, he suddenly saw two headlights shining in front of him, dazzling. When he took a closer look, the ground was covered with rubble, and a provincial license plate Audi 6 was stranded at the bottom of the mountain, as if it had been hit by landslide rocks. The roof had caved in halfway. 。Cars from the provincial capital, Xiao Zheng paid more attention to them. 。Will there be casualties

Xiao Zheng quickly stopped the motorcycle, while paying attention to the mountain and running over. 。If a rock fell, I'd probably be crushed to pieces. But there must be someone in that car ahead of me. Xiao Zheng is a local official, he can't just ignore it. 。s that young officials like Xiao Zheng, who graduated from a prestigious university in the provincial capital and have good work ability, would have been promoted long ago if it weren't for the suppre...