Chapter 4 Immortal Karma
As if to test Li Yi's sixth sense, at noon on the third day when the research team arrived in Sanjiang City, a strong wind swept through Sanjiang City, causing the window lattices to rattle. The children running on the street, their shirts were blown away by the wind, and the big girl who pedaled the bicycle could only barely move forward with all her strength. Confetti, scrap, and clothing flutter in the air.
Li Yinian looked at the wind outside the window and asked the Sanjiang City staff around him: "Have you ever had such a strong wind before?" β
"Not ever. It's really evil! β
"Secretary Gu, what do you think?" Li Yi asked calmly.
Gu Heng looked at the sky where the dark clouds were pressing down on the city, and he didn't say anything.
Li Yi proposed: "In my opinion, we must prepare for flood control immediately!" β
Gu Heng's brows jumped suddenly, and when he was about to refute, he suddenly remembered his previous behavior, he was a person with explosives on the Haicheng plane!
"You're worried about flooding?" Gu Heng asked with a deep groan.
Li Yi nodded heavily.
As soon as the words fell, the raindrops of beans outside the window poured down. Hitting the window, it was like countless people stir-frying beans, and the sound shook the sky.
The accompanying water conservancy engineer said with a smile: "Counselor Li, you are too worried, Sanjiang City is mountainous and watery, although such strong winds are rare, but such heavy rain is not uncommon!" β
Li Yi smiled reluctantly: "I hope I'm worried about the sky!" We have inspected several large and small reservoirs in the past two days, and the water level is quite high. β
The engineer waved his hand: "Counselor Li, the reservoir is impregnable, and the flood discharge capacity is strong, so there is absolutely no need to worry." However, the Xiangjiang River and major lakes are afraid that there will be a small flood. But there are no big things to miss, and small floods occur every year. β
Li Yi said solemnly: "Secretary Gu, everything is foreseen, and if you don't prepare, you will be wasted." Plan ahead and be prepared. β
Gu Heng patted Li Yi on the shoulder, walked quickly to the telephone, and dialed the special line of Meng Di, secretary of the municipal party committee: "Secretary Meng, I am Gu Heng." Now that the rain is heavy and the rainfall may exceed the capacity of the reservoir, I recommend that flood prevention measures be taken immediately. β
"Haha, Gu Lao, you are too worried, this kind of heavy rain weather is very common in our Sanjiang City, there was just a heavy rain last week, it is even more terrifying than this! It's fine. It will stop tomorrow at the latest! Mundy smiled lightly.
Hearing the joking meaning in Meng Di's tone, Gu Heng said in an accentuated tone: "Secretary Meng, in my capacity as the special counselor of the premier of the Counselor's Office of the State Council, I ask you Sanjiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government to immediately make all preparations for flood control!" If there is a mistake, I will go directly to the State Council! Kill your job! β
"This, it's serious!" Mundy was a little annoyed and angry, thinking to himself that you, a counselor who was released outside the State Council's counsellor's office, are still swaggering and deceiving under the guise of the State Council? We are all at the level of the main hall, in terms of power, I am the secretary of the municipal party committee, a member of the party, and I am afraid that you will not be a bad old man? At the moment, he said perfunctorily: "I know." I will immediately convene a standing committee to study it. β
Putting down the phone, Mondy sneered: "Give you three points of face, you also opened a dyeing workshop!" After pondering for a while, he called in the secretary and ordered: "Inform the Standing Committee that the Standing Committee will be convened at half past nine tomorrow morning!" β
The secretary said cautiously: "There are several members of the Standing Committee who are still on a business trip in the provincial capital. β
Mundy slapped the table and said, "Tell them to come back!" Instantly! β
The secretary didn't dare to say more, so he answered yes and withdrew.
Looking at the endless rain curtain outside the window, Mundy's mood also became heavy. Of course, it wasn't for the torrential rain, nor was it for the fear of worrying about the Maling Reservoir, which had been strong for decades.
He remembered the legend about the Maling Reservoir.
Cao Cao once led hundreds of thousands of troops, passing through here, the military horses were killed and injured countless for no reason, the soldiers were panicked, had no intention of going to battle, and the army returned in vain, wasting a lot of money, food, soldiers and horses.
Meng Di sighed lightly: "My trip to the Three Rivers of Meng Di, do I have to return in vain, and I can't return with a feather?" β
He remembered in his mind the words that Governor Tang Chunqiang instructed him on the eve of his appointment to Sanjiang: "Brother Meng, it's not peaceful to go to Sanjiang!" Sanjiang City has always been Xiong Xilai's base camp, this person has been operating in Sanjiang for more than ten years, and his protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials are all over Sanjiang, and the decrees of our provincial government are often yin and yang violations! Brother is going, be careful of this person! β
The words of the old leader are still in my ears. Coming to Sanjiang, it has been more than two years, but there is no achievement, Sanjiang City is like an iron plate, the needle cannot be inserted, and the water cannot be splashed. He Mondi is like a child holding an iron plate, although he has it, he can't do anything about it.
"Alas!" Meng Di sighed deeply, and then his spirit was shocked: "With this Standing Committee, how can I win the appointment power of the two top leaders!" β
The rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, and Meng Di's heart moved, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, and he groaned coldly: "Immortal karma for thousands of years, all in killing!" β
A bolt of lightning split the sky of Sanjiang City, and after the dazzling light flashed, there was boundless darkness.
It was past ten o'clock in the evening, and the torrential rain did not mean to stop for a while.
Li Yi stood in front of the window, constantly looking at the clouds in the sky and the depth of water on the ground.
"Knock knock!" There was a knock on the door, Li Yi opened the door, Gu Heng walked in, and said with some concern: "Li Yi, I'm worried that if it falls like this, something will really happen." Fan Lao randomly inspected the flood control and flood discharge measures of major lakes, and the situation was not optimistic. There was a heavy rain in Sanjiang City last week, and the volume of major lakes basically reached the warning level. If it rains like this for two more days, flooding is inevitable! β
Li Yi invited Gu Heng to sit down, made him a cup of hot tea, and said, "Secretary Gu, I'm not worried about the flood...... The Xiangjiang River can discharge floodwater, but it will not cause much damage to Sanjiang City. β
Gu Heng put down the cup, walked to the window, looked in the direction of the Maling Reservoir, and prayed silently: "God bless the three rivers!" β
At four o'clock in the evening, Li Yi had not yet fallen asleep, he was thinking about what might happen and what measures he could take if necessary.
Suddenly, the room was pitch black.
There's a power outage!
Outside the window, you couldn't see your fingers, and the entire Sanjiang City fell into boundless darkness.
Li Yi got up in his clothes, came to the window again, and silently watched outside, pouring rain, but still continued.
The sky gradually brightened, and Li Yi slept for three or four hours before waking up.
The rain showed no sign of abating, and the electricity continued to stop. The water on the street was so deep that pedestrians could barely pass through in rain boots, and many simply took off their shoes and socks and walked barefoot.
Occasionally, a car drove by, making a splash of water and hitting passers-by on both sides who couldn't dodge.
In this kind of weather, it seems that there is not much difference between playing an umbrella and not playing an umbrella, and every passerby has become a chicken in the soup.
Li Yi ate breakfast indiscriminately, came to Gu Heng's room, and asked, "Secretary Gu, how is Sanjiang City preparing?" β
Gu Heng's face sank and said, "They want to hold a standing committee to study it." β
Li Yi frowned and said, "I want to go to Maling Reservoir to have a look." β
Gu Heng exclaimed: "That's too dangerous!" β
Li Yi said: "If there is danger now, then it is not safe for us to hide here!" β