In a house on Zhulan Lane, Jiang Wenhe was packing some things.

He was promoted to acting governor of Donggang Town, and as a rule, he could change to a big house. He had never changed his place of residence in Donggang Town for fifteen years, and he had some feelings for this house, but now he was older.

Yes, this house is relatively shady, and I always feel damp and cold when I live here. However, the governor's house faces the sun, and the terrain is the highest in Zhulan Lane.[]

The rain outside was falling hard, and it crackled softly on the roof tiles. Suddenly, he seemed to hear a knock on the door. At first, he thought he heard it wrong, thinking that it was so late and it was raining almost continuously.

I can't even hold my umbrella, so why would someone knock on the door?

But after just a few breaths, the knocking on the door became louder and louder. He finally judged that he had not heard it wrong. After muttering something strange, he put on some clothes, held an umbrella and walked through the yard in the pouring rain.

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The rain was so heavy that his umbrella could not hold up. Just after walking through a small square yard of more than ten steps, both of his trouser legs were completely soaked.

"Master Lin?"

As soon as he opened the door and saw the face of the person in front of him clearly, Jiang Wenhe immediately grimaced again, feeling that something bad was up to him.

"Master Zou?"

What made him immediately startled again was that he saw several people following Lin Xi, one of whom was Sigeng Zou Yishi from Donggang Town.

Lin Xi put away her umbrella, stood under the eaves, saluted Jiang Wenhe first, and then said: "Governor Jiang, do you know that we have a river dam in Donggang Town?"

Only then did Jiang Wenhe clearly see the faces of Jiang Xiaoyi and Chen Haozhi behind him. He was slightly startled and said, "You know, what?"

"This is Chen Haozhi, a villager from Sangyuwei. His great-grandfather participated in the construction of the dam and the renovation and reinforcement of the river dam 37 years ago." Lin Xi nodded at Chen Haozhi behind him and explained: "In the next few days,

There may be heavy rains, and his great-grandfather is sure that the river dam may collapse at any time under the current water level."

"Is there such a thing?" Jiang asked. He Xian was also not familiar with this aspect of farming and water conservancy, so he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Zou Yishi.

Zou Yishi, who was originally thin and dark, had a sullen face but did not speak for a while.

At this time, amidst the rumbling thunder and rain, Lin Xi continued calmly, "Because this situation is urgent, I wanted to ask Master Zou to go with me to inspect the river dam immediately, but Zou

Your Excellency thinks that this is outside my scope of authority and I have no jurisdiction at all, so I asked Master Zou to come with me and ask Governor Jiang to make a decision."

Jiang Wenhe immediately understood why Zou Yishi's face was so dark.

This was indeed not within Lin Xi's jurisdiction. Being forced to see the governor in the dark night and heavy rain by a colleague who had no responsibility or authority would make anyone feel uncomfortable.

Moreover, Lin Xi had just brought down Lien Zhanshan and Governor Dong, so he was extremely prestigious. Otherwise, this official from the Engineering Department would have closed the door immediately and would not have come here with Lin Xi at all.

"Master Zou?" Jiang Wenhe's face turned bitter again, and he looked at Zou Yishi and said inquiringly.

Zou Yishi had a look of anger on his face and said in a deep voice: "The river dam is very stable and the flow of the Xizi River is not fast. I don't think what a ninety-year-old man who has been bedridden for many years said is credible. Such a heavy rain and dark night

Even if we get to the dam, there is no way to judge whether there may be problems with the dam."

"Master Lin?" Jiang Wenhe turned to look at Lin Xi again. He felt that what Zou Yishi said made sense.

Lin Xi glanced at him and said: "Master Zou is not a fool, I am not a fool, Master Jiang, you are not a fool, and those villagers in Sangyuwei cannot be all fools. If the ninety-year-old man is really stupid,

, how could so many villagers in Sangyuwei believe him so much? I think whether it is justified or not will be clear only after I go there and see it."

"This..." Jiang Wenhe felt that what Lin Xi said was reasonable, but it would be very bad for officials from the Criminal Division to force officials from the Work Division to do things, and he also felt that he and Lin Xi might not be as knowledgeable as Zou Yishi in terms of water conservancy and other aspects.

, since Zou Yishi is not in a hurry, does he really want to rush there on such a rainy night?

"Master Zou, Master Jiang, please think about it for yourselves." Lin Xi frowned when she saw Jiang Wenhe hesitate, and said a little coldly: "It is true that I only care about the prison cell and the prison, not the affairs of the engineering department.

But if something goes wrong with the river dam and many people drown, it has nothing to do with me, but the two of you are different. If no one reports it, and something really happens, Mr. Zou, the most you can do is to be dismissed from your post, but someone has already reported it.

Come up here, if you don't handle it, Mr. Zou, I'm afraid Mr. Zou will not only be dismissed from his post, but will at least be sent to the border. As for Mr. Jiang, it is certain that he will be dismissed from all his honors."

After a slight pause, Lin Xi looked at the two of them and said: "Both of you have been in office for a long time, so you must know better than me. In this court, we are careful to make the Wannian Ship. Even if there is only a slight possibility... as long as we can avoid any disaster.

, What does it mean to drive a little bit in the rainy night?"

"Boom!" a sound.

At this moment, a bolt of lightning spread down in the sky, lighting up the entire sky.

Zou Yishi and Jiang Wenhe's hearts suddenly felt cold at the same time.

"Mr. Zou, to be careful, I think we have to go for a while. I'll accompany you." Thinking of the small Yuhua family flag that Lin Xi had given him before, Jiang Wenhe immediately made up his mind and turned around.

He looked at Zou Yishi and said.

Zou Yishi said nothing more and nodded silently.

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"Why hasn't the mouse come back yet?"

On a muddy road, five or six farmers held umbrellas and stretched their necks to look anxiously.

Among them, there was a bamboo recliner, on which lay a skinny old man. His legs were atrophied, and he seemed to have been paralyzed for a long time.

The rain was so heavy that even holding an umbrella could not stop it. The thin blanket that covered the old man's body was completely soaked and he was balled up on one side.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

The old man, whose white hair was sparse and not many were left, suddenly became furious. He half straightened up, grabbed a yellow wooden cane in his hand and knocked on his bamboo chair, shouting angrily.

: "Haozhi can't even handle this! You just carry me all the way! If the dam collapses suddenly, my Chen family knows but can't do anything about it. Even if I die immediately, how can I have the face to meet my ancestors?"

Meet those who built the dam together!"

Five or six farmers gritted their teeth and began to lift the bamboo deck chairs, one foot high and one foot low, moving forward on the dirt road.

In the heavy rain, they couldn't even see clearly more than ten steps ahead.

I don’t know how long it took, but there seemed to be a strange sound among the thunder and rain.

These farm men stopped in astonishment. Just for a moment, a galloping horse suddenly appeared in the dark rain curtain in front of them.

Because it was coming so fast, the rider on the horse seemed not to have expected that there was someone on the road ahead, and it was too late to rein in the horse. With the force, the galloping horse that broke through the rain curtain was restrained so that its hoofs flew into the air.

, stood upright in the air.

"Someone! Stop!"

The rider on the horse shouted loudly to the rear at the same time, but his voice was actually very calm.

Behind him, there was also the sound of horses being reined in, and then several more horses appeared in the sight of these farm men.

"Haozhi! You're back?!"

When they saw clearly the figure sitting behind a rider on one of the horses, these peasant men immediately made a sound of extreme surprise.

This group of people was none other than Lin Xi, Jiang Xiaoyi and others.

The rider at the front was Lin Xi, and at this moment he could clearly see the soaked old man sitting on the bamboo chair.

"I am Lin Xi from the town police station. Lord Gengzou from the Engineering Department and Lord Jiang from the town are here!" Lin Xi fell from his horse and landed directly in front of these farmers and the old man on the bamboo couch. He had already guessed what was going on.

He was already paralyzed, but at this moment, he was still letting these people carry the old man who was walking in the rain and mud.

As soon as he fell down and let out a clear drink, he immediately bowed to these farmers and old people in an unusually solemn manner.

The old man was originally furious, but now he was ecstatic.

"Lin Xi...Master Xiaolin...Okay! Okay! The lives of these people and fertile farmland in Sangyuwei, if a good official can save them, it only depends on fate!"

"Old Chen Yangzhi, a former work supervisor, gentlemen! The river dam is in danger, and we urgently need a large number of manpower and stakes!" The old man suddenly shouted loudly. I don't know where he got the strength, but he actually made everyone present drink.

My eardrums were buzzing a little.

"Mr. Chen, Yunqin's human and financial resources must be used in practical ways, and cannot be used just by one person's words. Since we came here today, we are going to guard this dam." Lin Xi's Qingyue voice also sounded again, "But please

Mr. Chen let us see the evidence."

"My lords, please, take me up to the dam quickly!" The old man shouted loudly just now, and his throat was already a little injured. Now when he spoke with all his strength, his voice was already very mutated.

But everyone could see that his mind was clear and clear, and he didn't look like an old fool at all.

"Please show me the way, Mr. Chen!"

Lin Xi didn't say anything nonsense. She directly took off her raincoat and put it on the old man. She picked up the old man and jumped back on the horse.

A fast horse, again in front, broke through the rain curtain, ran wildly over the ridges of the paddy fields, and rushed to the dam.

On the dam, there were hundreds of young and strong laborers shouting and running around.

Several large wooden piles are being driven down the embankment. Bags of sand and gravel are being filled in straw bags.

The embankment is extremely wide, enough to accommodate two carriages running parallel to each other. Although the water flow of the river is not fast, on this river dam, it is less than one meter away from the top of the river dam. It is like a huge washbasin swaying gently.

The gentle flow of water gave Lin Xi the feeling of a huge impact. He felt the dam beneath his feet tremble repeatedly, and waves of water surged up, even splashing over the dam.

Lin Xi stood on the dam and helped the old man sit on the horse. He saw that the river water on this side was far higher than the height of the rice fields on the other side.

There are some sections of the dam in sight that have uneven surfaces and even small gaps that look like bites. This dam is indeed very old.

"Sir, look!"

The old man's mutated and high-pitched voice sounded like tears, and he stretched out his hand.

Lin Xi and others saw that in the middle of the dam where the old man pointed, there was a deep hole as big as the mouth of a tank. Rainwater could not be stored and seemed to continuously seep into the dam body.

"Back then, this dam was built with one pile at thirty paces, and there were seventy-two piles in total. It was like seventy-two giants holding down the dam, and then connected it with beams. I have checked, and now these fixed piles are

, it’s already bad enough!”

"My lords, with the current water situation, we can only make up for these piles, or even drive piles outside the weak points behind the dam, and fill in sand and gravel to strengthen it, so that it can prevent the dam from collapsing!"

Seeing these holes, feeling the tremors of the river dam, and seeing the panic of hundreds of young and strong laborers running desperately on the dam, Zou Yishi's face instantly turned pale, and he turned to look at Jiang Wenhe

He and Lin Xi looked a little lost: "The stakes need to be of a certain length, and non-complete pine wood cannot be used. With the cost of the engineering company...it is impossible to get it together in a short time."

"If the expenses of the engineering department are not enough, we will first use the expenses of other departments to cover it... If it is still not enough, ask the merchants to borrow it first! Governor Jiang Zhen, ask Fourth Master Zhu and others to come and help. If the manpower is not enough, we will mobilize the army!"

Lin Xi took a deep breath and said slowly and calmly: "I will bear all the consequences."
Chapter completed!