lcionline Chapter 973 Mayor Xu Awakens
Chapter 973 Mayor Xu Awakens
Secretary Yan had hardly slept the entire night, and at daybreak he rode his bicycle towards the town.
When he arrived in the town, he found that there were almost no people on the streets. He realized that he seemed to have arrived too early and there was still some time before work.
I originally thought that we still had time, so I went to the town hospital to check on the situation.
But when he thought of what Captain Zhang had said yesterday and the information he had obtained from the production teams and communes, he gave up the idea.
This disease is so highly contagious, and the town hospital is said to have gathered many patients. If he goes there and accidentally gets infected, how will the commune's work be carried out?
Secretary Yan, who was worried, didn't dare to go anywhere and simply came to the town government and waited there.
Fortunately, he was a frequent visitor to the town government. After all, he came here for several meetings every year, and he had become familiar with the old man guarding the gate.
After seeing that it was him, the doorman let him in even though it was not yet office hours and there was no one in the town office, and asked him to wait in the reception room.
Secretary Yan, who was sitting in the reception room, kept his eyes on the outside, thinking that if someone he wanted to see came over, he would go up and report his work as soon as possible.
But what surprised him was that even when it was almost time to go to work, not many people came.
Understand that this situation is unique.
When he came to attend meetings before, most people from the town government would arrive at work early, but it was not like now, when it was time to work, not many people showed up.
After a lot of effort, the mayor was seen walking in with a briefcase. Secretary Yan immediately came out of the reception room and greeted him.
"Mayor Xu."
Looking at the person standing in front of him and greeting him, and looking at the mask on his face, Mayor Xu did not recognize him.
"you are?"
Secretary Yan quickly took off the mask on his face and said, "Mayor Xu, it's me, Yan Xuewen."
After Mayor Xu saw his face clearly and recognized himself, Secretary Yan quickly put on his mask again.
"It's Lao Yan, why are you here today, and dressed like this?"
"Mayor Xu, I have something important to report to you."
Mayor Xu raised his leg and continued to walk forward, "Let's go to the office and talk about it."
After the two entered the office, Secretary Yan asked his doubts first.
"Mayor Xu, is the town government closed today? Why are there so few people coming to work?"
"They," Mayor Xu explained as he poured tea for Secretary Yan, "are all sent out to do work and don't come to the office.
Lao Yan, what brings you here today? "
Secretary Yan did not take off his mask after coming in. After taking the teacup handed to him by Mayor Xu, he did not drink it immediately, but put it back on the table.
After explaining the purpose of his visit, Secretary Yan emphasized,
"Mayor Xu, I can guarantee that what I said is true. I sent people to investigate in all the production teams below.
There were many patients in both production teams and communes.
In our commune’s clinic, almost all the doctors and nurses are sick, and there is no one to treat patients.
I feel like a plague has come.”
When Secretary Yan was talking, Mayor Xu's brows were already furrowed. After Secretary Yan finished speaking, Mayor Xu asked casually,
"Old Yan, when did you find out about this?"
Secretary Yan was stunned for a moment, and after a pause of only two seconds, he decided to tell the truth.
"Mayor, I didn't discover this. It was the team leader of the production team below who reported it to me. I sent someone to investigate and found that the situation was critical.
That's why I wanted to come and report to you and ask for your advice on what to do about this matter.
If it is really a plague, then our Linshan Town and even Xi City will be in danger."
"The team leader of the production team below came to report to you. When did he report to you? Which production team?"
"The leader of the Red Star Production Team came to report yesterday morning."
Yesterday's report reminded Mayor Xu of the soldiers and military doctors sent by the army to help with the investigation, as well as the phone call he received yesterday.
The timing is so coincidental, is there any connection between the two?
There is also the Red Star Production Team. Why does this name sound so familiar? It seems like I have heard it recently.
Mayor Xu searched carefully in his mind, and yes, he remembered it.
When I attended the meeting, the higher-ups arranged to deliver electricity to the countryside and encourage the communes and production teams to lay electric wires and realize electrification.
After the meeting, the leader came to me and mentioned the Red Star Production Team of Qianjin Commune, saying that this production team must have electricity.
However, this matter cannot be discussed openly. It is considered a secret mission. I have to find a way to advance this matter quietly and not make this production team too conspicuous.
I once wondered what was so special about this production team that made the higher-ups value it so much.
Now that it happened by such a coincidence, Mayor Xu couldn't help but feel curious.
Mayor Xu deliberately probed, "Old Yan, I have to say that you have quite a lot of connections. In addition to reporting this to me today, who else did you tell about this?"
Secretary Yan was stunned, "Mayor, where did you get this from?
After I got the news yesterday, I arranged for someone to investigate, and came to you early this morning to report, but I didn't tell anyone else."
"Old Yan, you are wrong. You are not telling me the truth.
Aren't you wondering where the people from the town government have gone?
I won't hide it from you. The army sent people over to investigate the matter yesterday, and all the staff from the town government were sent over to assist them in the investigation and evidence collection.
You received the news yesterday and the troops arrived yesterday. Don’t you think the timing is too coincidental?
If you say it has nothing to do with you, I won’t believe it at all.”
In order to deceive Secretary Yan, Mayor Xu concealed the fact that they had received a letter from a mysterious person the day before yesterday.
Mayor Xu's words reminded Secretary Yan of the three people that Captain Zhang brought over to make a phone call yesterday.
Liu Jingxue, the educated youth, probably called Commander Zhang to report the matter.
As for those two people, Captain Zhang seemed to say that they were from the Beijing Military District compound and had a decent background.
This matter was most likely leaked by them. The troops came yesterday, and I'm afraid it was the result of the manipulation by the people behind them.
"Mayor, I really didn't leak this information, but I roughly know who did it.
Yesterday, the leader of the Red Star Production Brigade came with three educated youth from their production team.
These three educated youth all had extraordinary backgrounds. Two of them came from the Beijing Military District compound, and one was the child of a martyr and had connections with high-ranking military officials.
They said yesterday that they borrowed my office phone to contact their family, and I guess they were the ones who reported it.”
When Mayor Xu heard this, he felt that he had found the answer.
No wonder the higher-ups valued the Red Star Production Team so much, and the troops’ help came so timely this time. It turned out that the princelings had taken action.
I have to say that the Red Star Production Team was really lucky to have so many important figures serving as educated youth here.
However, this is also a blessing for Linshan Town. If it were not for them, there would not be so much financial support from above to provide electricity to the countryside, and the assistance from the troops would not come so quickly.