Gong Qiwei, deputy secretary of the Beigang Municipal Party Committee, died on duty. As for the real reason of his death, it is still under investigation and it is not announced to the public immediately. Municipal Party Committee Secretary Xiang Cheng also lost his whereabouts since the early morning, and no one knows where he is. Beigang Mayor Gong Huanshan had to temporarily assume the responsibility of leading the city's disaster resistance.

At noon that day, Governor Zhou Xingmin arrived at Beigang on a helicopter and inspected the situation in the disaster area. The disaster in front of him shocked Zhou Xingmin. The disaster in Beigang also attracted the attention of the senior management. In the evening of that day, Vice Premier Wen Guoquan took a special plane to the disaster area, on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, inspected the disaster situation and visited all the victims.

Wen Guoquan had already notified Beigang when he boarded the plane and asked Zhang Yang to go to the airport to pick him up. He specifically emphasized that as long as Zhang Yang picks up the plane, everyone else would stay at his post.

Since witnessing Gong Qiwei's tragic death, Zhang Yang has been deeply guilty of self-blame. He even thought that he had killed Gong Qiwei. Perhaps the plan between him and Gong Qiwei had been seen through by outsiders, which made Zhang Yang extremely frustrated.

Wen Guoquan saw his grief on Zhang Yang's face at first sight. Wen Guoquan had not seen his godson for a while. He also heard from his wife that Wen Guoquan remained silent from the beginning to the end, neither Zhang Yang nor Hao Nan had ever talked to them.

During this meeting with Zhang Yang, Wen Guoquan clearly felt that he was deliberately keeping a distance from him. Zhang Yang did not call him his godfather as usual. Even when he returned to the car, Zhang Yang still respectfully called him Vice Premier Wen in this relatively private environment.

Wen Guoquan came here for business this time. In the eyes of others, it is understandable that Zhang Yang is called such a title, but Wen Guoquan was obviously a little unhappy. He frowned and said, "Your godmother is very worried about you!" His words are very meaningful. He told Zhang Yang that Luo Huining still missed him and also reminded Zhang Yang in a tactful way, "You guy has forgotten my godfather?"

Zhang Yang pursed his lips and whispered: "Thank you Aunt Luo for me..."

Wen Guoquan said, "You don't have to be so polite!" His tone was a little unhappy. He turned his face and looked at the devastated scene outside the car window. Wen Guoquan's heart also became as dark as the sky in Beigang. After a while, he asked, "What is the death number so far?"

"Three hundred and ninety-eight people, one hundred and seventy-three missing people." Zhang Yang replied in a low voice.

Wen Guoquan nodded silently: "I heard that Comrade Gong Qiwei, deputy secretary of the Beigang Municipal Party Committee, died in the line of duty?"

Zhang Yang felt sad, and he lowered his head: "Comrade Gong Qiwei's death is still under investigation."

Wen Guoquan heard the implicit sound in Zhang Yang's words, looked at his eyes and said, "What's the problem?"

Zhang Yang said: "City Party Secretary Xiang Cheng has disappeared since he left the office in the early morning. His whereabouts have not been found. Last night, he ordered Comrade Gong Qiwei to go to the commanders of the Seamen Club to transfer. According to the results of the preliminary investigation by the police, Comrade Gong Qiwei's death was not an accident, but probably a deliberate murder."

Wen Guoquan's two thick eyebrows were furrowed together: "How many years have you been in the system?"

Zhang Yang said: "It's almost six years."

Wen Guoquan said: "Have you not learned to distinguish the importance of six years? What is the priority? What is the primary problem we face?"

Zhang Yang said: "I will not let Secretary Gong die in an unknown way!"

Wen Guoquan said: "I always believe that there is justice in this world. The existence of us is to maintain the dignity of justice. However, there are still many responsibilities on our shoulders. State cadres like Comrade Gong Qiwei are willing to give up their personal happiness and even their personal lives for the sake of the people's welfare. What we must do first is to fulfill the wishes that they have not completed. To make the people safe, only in this way can his sacrifice be valuable, and only in this way can these good cadres rest in peace." He looked at Zhang Yang and said earnestly: "Zhang Yang, Comrade Qiwei's death is as sad as you, and I will not let every good cadre sacrifice in vain, but we must put our own affairs behind us. The first thing we must do is how to resettle these people as soon as possible, how to restore work and production here as soon as possible, and how to make the lives of Beigang citizens return to normal."

Zhang Yang shook his head: "I can't do it, maybe my mind will never be so broad."

Wen Guoquan said: "I have many things that cannot be done, but you are in this position and you must do it. It is not just Gong Qiwei who needs to be sad. There are so many citizens in Binhai waiting for you. When you are struggling with Comrade Qiwei's affairs, have you ever thought that the citizens of Binhai are looking forward to you to take them out of the predicament. You should take them out of the predicament, and you should give them hope!"

Zhang Yang's eyes were wet, and Wen Guoquan's words seemed to be enlightened, completely awakening him from the pain. Yes, now is not the time to be sad.

The first thing Wen Guoquan visited Binhai, where the disaster was the worst. The reason why he did not let Beigang officials accompany him was that he did not want to interfere with their normal disaster relief command work.

It should be said that leaders at all levels in Binhai still showed excellent cadre qualities during this tsunami, and they worked together to fight disasters, and no one showed fear and retreat. Many people have not closed their eyes for a day and a night, and are still on the front line of disaster resistance.

Wen Guoquan, accompanied by Zhang Yang, went to the temporary resettlement site of the coastal victims. His arrival caused a sensation at the scene. Zhang Yang had arranged in advance that Cheng Yandong led the police officers to maintain order on the scene. In the current environment, there are too many unpredictable factors. Zhang Yang did not want any accidents during Wen Guoquan's inspection.

Wen Guoquan saw the police who maintained order at the scene and cast dissatisfied eyes at Zhang Yang. He whispered: "When did we, the state cadres, start to be so afraid of the people?"

Zhang Yang said: "The situation has been complicated these two days, so it's better to be careful."

Wen Guoquan did not continue to blame him, walked over and shook hands with the people one by one.

Many ordinary people were so excited that they burst into tears when they saw the Vice Premier coming in person. Someone said in a crying voice: "Prime Minister Wen, our home is gone, nothing is gone."

Wen Guoquan said: "Don't be afraid, the country is here, and the home is destroyed. We can rebuild it. Please believe in the Party Central Committee and the government. We will do our best to help everyone rebuild their homes."

Wen Guoquan said comforting words while walking into the crowd and looking at the faces full of expectations, Wen Guoquan was in a serious mood at this time, and he stayed at the resettlement site for an hour.

As the end was approaching, Wen Guoquan walked onto Gaogang and shouted: "Hello everyone, I am Wen Guoquan. Today, on behalf of the Party Central Committee, the State Council came here to inspect the disaster situation and expressed the most sincere condolences to all the affected people. You have suffered!" Wen Guoquan's voice was low and loud, hitting people's hearts.

He pursed his lips and said, "There are unexpected situations. Although we have made efforts and taken a series of preventive measures, this tsunami is still beyond our imagination and has caused extremely serious losses to Binhai to Beigang. In this disaster, many of us have lost our relatives and lost our homes. I can feel your sadness. Please believe that I am as sad as you. If we lose our homes, we can rebuild our homes, but the lost relatives will never come back. If our work can be done better, if our reactions can be more timely, too many casualties may be avoided. Here, on behalf of all civil servants, I apologize to the people for the possible negligence in our work!" Wen Guoquan bowed deeply to everyone.

Many people cried at the scene. In fact, no one blamed the government for this incident. In fact, before the tsunami, the government departments had issued warnings many times and dispatched staff to persuade the coastal residents. However, many residents believed that there would not be too much wind disaster in Beigang and refused to leave their homes on this grounds. This caused many evacuation delays and led to so many deaths.

Governor Zhou Xingmin and his party also arrived at the scene. When they arrived, they saw Wen Guoquan talking. Zhou Xingmin stopped from afar and listened quietly to Wen Guoquan's speech with the accompanying staff.

Beigang Mayor Gong Huanshan quietly observed Zhou Xingmin's expression. Until now, there was no news about Xiang Cheng. Gong Qiwei, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, has died again. Now he has temporarily become the top leader of Beigang. Gong Huanshan has been looking forward to such a day in the past to be able to ascend to this position, but now he feels like a needle and needle. The position of the top leader is like a hot potato. He wishes he could throw it out quickly. At this time, it is absolutely not suitable to enjoy power. The first thing that bears the brunt of the accountability may be a series of accountability. Governor Zhou Xingmin did not give him a good face during the inspection. Gong Huanshan inferred from this that someone must come out to take responsibility for this natural disaster, and his heart was filled with pessimism.

After Wen Guoquan finished speaking, he waved his hand to say goodbye to the victims at the scene, Zhang Yang signaled the armed police to open the way, but many people still rushed up to talk to Wen Guoquan. Wen Guoquan was kind-hearted, shook hands with everyone, and answered the questions he heard. It took nearly twenty minutes for a short journey.

Zhou Xingmin did not walk over and waited in place until Wen Guoquan came down nearby under the escort of everyone, and he met: "Deputy Premier Wen!"

Wen Guoquan looked at Zhou Xingmin and nodded, with a serious expression on his face and whispered: "Go ahead and talk."

The two walked towards the high ground in front together, and all the entourages were standing below. Everyone saw that the two big men had something to say alone, but no one took the initiative to follow. Zhang Yang and Gong Huanshan looked at each other, and Gong Huanshan also saw Zhang Yang's sadness and depression. He suddenly felt like he was sympathetic. This time they both might be in trouble. Gong Huanshan said: "Have the latest casualties counted?"
Chapter completed!