"The suggestion from the municipal leaders is for our County Party Committee and County Government to establish an investigation team to conduct a preliminary investigation of the accident, and then decide whether it is necessary to dispatch an investigation team after reporting the investigation results."
"Tai Man suspects that he may have misheard. A major safety accident resulting in 8 deaths, 2 serious injuries, and 1 minor injury, and the county is organizing its own investigation? He asked in confusion, 'Is this also the opinion of the provincial authorities?'"
"The matter has not been reported to the provincial authorities yet. We will decide whether to report to the provincial authorities after the accident investigation is completed."
"Major safety accidents must be reported to the provincial authorities. But according to Wang Hongen, it may not necessarily be reported to the provincial authorities. This is equivalent to concealing the report. 'Secretary Wang, this accident...'"
Before Tai Man could finish speaking, Wang Hongen interrupted and said, "County Chief Tai, you have just arrived in Hualin and are not familiar with the situation here. Hualin developed early on through the mining industry, so we have a lot of experience in handling similar safety incidents. Usually, the urban area would have the county conduct an initial investigation before reporting. I hereby announce the establishment of an accident liability investigation team. I will serve as the team leader, with County Chief Tai, County Magistrate Guo, Secretary He, and Director Ding Wei serving as deputy team leaders. All departments in the whole county must fully cooperate with the investigation of the accident liability investigation team."
"Director Ding, Secretary He, your departments will be responsible for the specific accident liability investigation. No matter who is found responsible, there should be no burden in the investigation. Investigate thoroughly, and no one should escape their responsibility."
Ding Wei, the director of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, stood up and promised to investigate the cause of the accident as soon as possible and would not let any responsible person off the hook.
After the meeting, Tai Man still felt that this approach did not conform to the process and wanted to talk to Wang Hongen, but Wang Hongen said that he still needed to report to the leaders of the urban area and did not give Tai Man the opportunity to talk.
"They are committing a crime by doing this!" Tai Man returned to the office still feeling indignant.
Yang Chen persuaded, "What Secretary Wang said is also a fact. In the early years, there were more than a dozen small coal mines within the Hualin County area. At that time, the mining conditions were limited, and safety supervision was also inadequate, so accidents were inevitable. Each time an accident occurred, it was resolved by county first to prevent the situation from escalating and affecting the development of Hualin. The urban area also tacitly approved of this approach."
Although there is basically no mining industry now, this way of dealing with accidents is still being continued.
"Hualin has too many bad habits, I don't approve of this way of handling things," Tai Man said as he picked up the phone.
Yang Chen hurriedly stopped him, "Who are you going to call?"
"I need to personally report the incident at Hualin to the Mayor."
Yang Chen snatched the phone and asked, "Do you think Secretary Wang would dare to make a decision on his own? He must have obtained the tacit approval of the municipal leaders for doing so. By making it clear, aren't you going against the municipal leaders?"
"Then I will report directly to the provincial authorities!"
Yang Chen snatched the phone and said, "Reporting directly to the provincial authorities without going through the urban area is a serious violation! You won't just be going against the municipal leaders, you'll be harming them. Not only in Hualin, but in the entire Anping District, you'll find it hard to move an inch!"
"Are you asking me to turn a blind eye? To become complicit with Wang Hongen and the others?"
Yang Chen does not want Tai Man to become like Wang Hongen, "Let's wait for the accident investigation to determine first."
In just one day, the cause of the accident was investigated and it was found that Project Manager Lei Huashen had secretly replaced the compliant cement and steel bars with non-compliant ones produced by small workshops, which led to the occurrence of the accident. The recent heavy rain and high temperatures directly exposed the poor quality of the construction, resulting in the collapse accident.
Wang Hongen and the leaders present all felt a chill down their spines after listening to Director Ding Wei's report. They were relieved that the accident happened in advance. If they had moved into the building and then the accident occurred, the ones buried might have been the people present.
"Have they caught the person?"
Ding Wei continues to report: " Lei Huashen and those involved in the exchange of production materials have all been arrested. The factory producing substandard construction materials has also been sealed, and all relevant personnel have been brought under control."
"Thank you for your hard work," Wang Hongen signaled for Director Ding to sit down.
Tai Man After roughly looking through the investigation report, "The whole thing was planned by Lei Huashen alone. Does he have the guts to do that?"
"County Chief Tai, are you asking if Fei Bin was involved?" Guo Tianyi said proactively. "Director Ding, Fei Bin is my nephew-in-law, that's true, but if he has committed any illegal acts, I will never cover for him. Feel free to investigate thoroughly."
Director Ding explained, "We have conducted a detailed investigation into the head of United Construction Company and the other senior executives. Fei Bin is currently in our custody. Based on the existing investigation results, he is indeed unaware of the situation; it was Lei Huashen who misled him. To be precise, Fei Bin is also a victim."
Tai Man never expected that Fei Bin would turn out to be a victim, but according to the investigation report, there is indeed no evidence of Fei Bin's involvement in the matter.
The meeting concluded, and Tai Man returned to the office. "Do you really think Fei Bin had no involvement in this?"
"The details of the transactions are very clear; all the profits flowed into Lei Huashen's account. It seems that Fei Bin was indeed unaware, but..."
"What is it?" Tai Man asked, staring at Yang Chen.
"Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?"
"Where's the coincidence?" Tai Man frowned, not quite understanding Yang Chen's meaning.
Tai Man explained, "Do you remember the incident with the rural road in Willow River Township? The rural road in Willow River Township also had issues with the concrete, leading to it becoming a shoddy project. In the end, they only found the project manager responsible."
Fei Bin is not a fool; he wouldn't make the same mistake twice on the same issue. He would definitely supervise the Project Managers closely, so how could they have the opportunity to embezzle?
"It really is too coincidental. Could it be that both Project Managers are taking the blame for Fei Bin? The one who should be held accountable is Fei Bin. But even if that were the case, we have no evidence and can't do anything about him," Tai Man said, frowning.
"Evidence won't come out on its own, you have to go and find it."
"Are you going to find it, or should I go myself?" Tai Man understood, but she didn't trust anyone.
"We can't investigate ourselves, and it might alert the enemy. But I do have a suitable candidate."
"Who?"
"It is the Deputy Director of the White Stone Township Police Station, Baiqing River, whom I mentioned to you last time. Baiqing River is just a deputy director of a township and won't attract too much attention. Moreover, he is capable and well-connected, making him suitable for investigating this matter discreetly."
Tai Man indeed had no one else to use at the moment and agreed, "Then please contact Director Bai for me. Make sure he is careful during the investigation and that everything is thoroughly uncovered."
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