rebirth against the times

July 28th is a day that many people in Baijia Town will remember deeply. On this morning, Xiao Zhen went to Qianjin Road in person and persuaded the stubborn vendors for three consecutive hours, and repeatedly promised to refund them.

The rent in the underground passage was already a little damp at this time, and it was humid and stuffy to live in, which was really not comfortable. After Xiao Zhen’s repeated persuasion, the vendors were moved by Xiao Zhen’s sincerity and finally began to pack up their goods from the underground.

Channels are gradually being moved away.

In the afternoon, when Xiao Zhen had just checked the water conditions from the river beach and passed by the old wooden house in the west of the town, a two-story wooden house finally failed to withstand the continuous heavy rain and water immersion and collapsed. When I heard that there were still people living in the house

After picking up a lonely old man in his 70s, Xiao Zhen organized everyone to carry out rescue operations in the rain without saying a word. Finally, he personally got into a passage that could lead to the void inside the ruins, and hugged him from the ruins of a pile of earth walls.

The unconscious old man came out. At this time, Xiao Zhen's face was covered with rainwater and mud, and his original appearance was unrecognizable. There were still several scratches on his body.

Seeing that the rescued old man was no longer seriously injured, Xiao Zhen immediately organized everyone to help several other old people who had not yet moved out to move out of the dilapidated house. Because they had just experienced the danger and saw Xiao Zhen's heroic feat of sacrificing his life to save others, the old people were all excited.

No longer embarrassing Xiao Zhen, everyone was full of energy under Xiao Zhen's influence and stepped up to complete the relocation task. It was not until about seven o'clock in the evening that Xiao Zhen returned to the dormitory, washed up in a hurry, and immediately rushed to the office. At this moment

He couldn't rest yet because he had received the latest news from the National Weather Service again. These two days were the most critical moment.

At this time, in the tea house, Long Zaihai was talking on the phone, and the three people next to him looked uneasy. It turned out that Director Ma had just received inside information that the Bayu Village dam in the upper reaches of the Baimeng River was in disrepair, and during this period

The high-level water storage has just discovered a serious safety hazard, and there may even be a danger of the embankment bursting. The news has not been finalized yet, but the flood discharge tonight is a certainty. Seeing that the current Baijia Town is like a stream

If a flood were to be released in Zhongzhi City, the consequences would be really disastrous. Long Zaihai was a man who tried to cultivate relationships, engage in power play, and play official power, but it was absolutely impossible to ask him to be responsible for emergency response to floods and rescue operations.

At this time, it was Deputy Mayor Bai who reminded him that Xiao Zhen liked to do flood control, so let him do it. All Long Zaihai had to do was find a way to get away. Long Zaihai's eyes suddenly lit up and he called him immediately

The deputy mayor's brother-in-law came to the rescue.

After putting down the phone, Long Zaihai looked relaxed and said to everyone: "Tomorrow, the city will hold a township economic symposium in Longshui Town in the east. I had no interest in it before, but the deputy mayor said that this

The meeting is very important and we should attach great importance to it. So I decided to personally lead the team, and Deputy Mayor Bai and Director Ma will also attend the meeting."

After a pause, Long Zaihai continued: "This meeting will officially start at 8:30 tomorrow morning, and registration will begin at 8 o'clock. Our town is dozens of kilometers away from there. If we go there early tomorrow, I'm afraid there will be some delays.

, I think we will leave tonight and go there overnight." After understanding, Deputy Mayor Bai, Director Ma and others immediately smiled and said that the dragon is brilliant. So they hurriedly packed up and left Bai's house by car overnight.

town.

It was close to 9 o'clock in the evening, and Xiao Zhen was still discussing work with Deputy Mayor Zhang in the office. Deputy Mayor Zhang is now the only member of the leadership team in the town who recognizes Xiao Zhen and dares to fight side by side with Xiao Zhen. Because Zhang

There is also some power behind the deputy mayor. In addition, he is a low-key person and does not like to fight for power. Therefore, even though he has been in Baijia Town for many years, Long Zaihai is too lazy to provoke him. Since Xiao Zhen took office, he has a pragmatic work style and is not afraid of

The strong will to endure hardship and the spirit of sincerely serving the people slowly infected him, so he gradually came to Xiao Zhen's side.

At this time, Long Zaihai's phone call directly hit Xiao Zhen. On the phone, Long Zaihai told Xiao Zhen that he followed the city's notice and took Deputy Mayor Zhang and Director Ma to Longshui Town overnight to prepare for the meeting tomorrow morning.

The meeting is now on the way. Xiao Zhen is solely responsible for anything that happens in the town during this period.

After receiving the news that Long Zaihai rushed to Longshui Town overnight for a meeting, Xiao Zhen was still a little confused as to what kind of meeting required such attention, and rushed there overnight. Deputy Mayor Zhang, who knew Long Zaihai better, thought for a moment

Said: "I think we have to be careful of what tricks the dragon is playing in the sea. His operation is a bit weird, and he probably has some ulterior purpose hidden behind it."

While the two were speculating, the Baimeng River dam was in danger of bursting, and official news was finally issued that it would gradually open its gates to release floods in the early morning. The mystery in Xiao Zhen's mind was solved the moment he got the notice.

Gu Xiongxiong's anger surged in his heart, and he slammed the table and roared: "Long Zaihai, you're fucking running away!" At this moment, Xiao Zhen's third fire after taking office finally started.

It turned into a raging fire, and this fire, together with the two previous fires, will eventually burn away all the darkness in Baijia Town and bring light back to Baijia Town.

Time was running out, and Xiao Zhen could no longer care about Long Zaihai's shameless behavior. After thinking for a while, he immediately made a few phone calls.

The first call was made to Wei Dayuan, the director of the town police station, and asked him to organize all the police and cooperating police overnight to be ready to fight floods, rescue and respond to stable incidents. Although the police station is not under the direct jurisdiction of the town, Wei Dayuan knew that the situation was urgent.

Without any hesitation, he said that he would fully cooperate with the town's work and obey the flood control instructions.

The second call was made to the person in charge of the project to excavate the quarry channel and open the flood channel, asking them to immediately increase manpower to dig overnight and dig out the last 200 meters as soon as possible. Xiao Zhen also specifically told them on the phone that the time was

Money and time are life. If they finish one hour earlier, Baijia Town's flood relief efforts will have a better chance of winning.

The third call was made to the comrade in charge of contacting the communities in the town, asking him to immediately notify each community to take action, monitor closely, mobilize deeply, prepare for flood prevention and evacuation, and ensure the safety of people's property.

After making the call, Xiao Zhen looked at Deputy Mayor Zhang: "Old Zhang, please quickly notify the comrades in the town to mobilize. Except for those in charge of specific flood control projects, everyone else gathered and rushed to Yugun Bay, where the terrain is the most

It is low-lying, the river is steep, and the river bank protection is poor. It is the weakest point in our town's flood control. We must hold on there no matter what, and persist until the flood peak passes."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Deputy Mayor Zhang immediately turned around and left. Xiao Zhen then called Director Wu of the Finance Office to prepare to mobilize flood control supplies to Yugun Bay.

The flood control material warehouse is not far across from the bearded bar. Bai Shuo, Cao An and others, who were gathering in the bar rain or shine, suddenly saw Xiao Zhen wearing a raincoat busy in the distance, so they all held up umbrellas and gathered around.

After learning about the flood situation, Bai Shuo immediately summoned everyone to help escort the supplies to Yugun Bay with Xiao Zhen. Everyone followed without saying a word, and some even didn't even take an umbrella immediately, just following the team in the rain.

Along the way, I saw that there were not many people, and Cao An was very popular, so he took the initiative to ask for help to mobilize more young and strong laborers.

Speaking of "Yuguan Bay", this place has some origins. Because it happens to be a sharp bay of Baimeng River, and the terrain here is low-lying and the water flow is rapid. Every time the water rises, this section will be the most ferocious. It is said that the water in the river is the most violent.

When fish swim here, they sometimes cannot stop and are washed ashore by the rapids, hence the name. However, at this time, Yugun Bay can no longer be called Yugun Bay, because it has become "Yuguan Beach"

", the water has overflowed the original river bankline, forming a wide water puddle. Next to the beach is a secondary flood control embankment that is not very strong.

Xiao Zhen led everyone to fill the flood control embankment with sand and gravel and fill it with soil for reinforcement. He took the lead first and continued to pile sandbags on the embankment with both hands. A bag filled with sand and gravel weighed more than 100 kilograms.

, he went back and forth several times with one hand, and he still didn’t look tired at all. Everyone saw that the mayor of Xiao Zhen was actually taking the lead in working, not just shouting slogans or showing off, so they all

He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the flood control battle.

After a while, more than 30 comrades from the police station, led by Director Wei Dayuan, also arrived here. It turned out that after Wei Dayuan gathered all the police forces in the station, he heard that Mayor Xiao had arrived at Yugunwan, so he asked the female comrades and the old

The comrade stayed at the police station, and another group of people was sent along the river to help patrol the river. The rest of the people rushed here to provide support.

Immediately afterwards, Deputy Mayor Zhang also led personnel from various units in the town to the scene. After everyone received life jackets and other protective equipment, they immediately devoted themselves to flood prevention preparations according to their assigned tasks. With more people and greater strength, the river

The speed of embankment consolidation suddenly accelerated a lot. Looking at the progress, Xiao Zhen's confidence in resisting the flood peak began to increase.

The rain was getting heavier. At 11 o'clock in the night, Xiao Zhen received news that a new situation had appeared in the Baimeng River Dam, and it was necessary to immediately release the flood for repairs. Faced with the sudden change, Xiao Zhen calculated that the time left for them was only

It had been almost an hour. While he encouraged everyone to quickly strengthen the river bank, he once again informed people in the low-lying areas of the town to evacuate to higher ground immediately.

But then a bad news came: a section of the river embankment in the upper reaches suddenly partially collapsed due to the surge of river water today. The guard force deployed there was obviously insufficient, and the flood has now spread through the gap to the old area in the west of the town.

Wooden house area. If the flood peak comes, the entire Baijia Town will be in a state of marsh.

Xiao Zhen immediately handed over the work at Yugun Bay to the command of Deputy Mayor Zhang, and dispatched more than 30 people, including Bai Shuo and Zhu Zhu, to rush upstream for support. Bai Shuo also quickly called Cao An and asked him to

Take the organized people directly to the upstream gap location.

Cao An organized more than 30 young and strong laborers. After receiving the call, he rushed directly to the upper reaches and even reached the accident site first. When Xiao Zhen, Bai Shuo and others arrived, there were two other smaller gaps.

It has become controllable due to the rush of nearby people. But a large gap cannot be blocked no matter what. Xiao Zhen once again organized people to throw sacks and stones into the gap, but almost as many as they could throw were enough.

How much was washed away? At this time, the flood had already overflowed the western area of ​​​​the town and rushed towards the center of the town. Although the amount of water was not large after the flood dispersed, it still filled the road ahead almost instantly.

Underground passage. Afterwards, the vendors were very grateful to Xiao Zhen. If it hadn't been for his persistence, not only would all the goods have been lost, but the people who were keeping watch inside might not have been able to come out in time. Of course, there were still a few who didn't come.

The property and the evacuated belongings were submerged, but they were insignificant compared to the lives.

The flood peak is coming soon. Once the flood peak arrives, there will be no way to block the place. However, all the efforts made by everyone will be in vain. Faced with the critical situation, Xiao Zhen suddenly picked up a safety net.

He tied the rope to his body, picked up two bags of sand and gravel, and jumped directly into the gap with the materials. The flood rushed to his body in an instant. Fortunately, the rope was still strong, and Xiao Zhen kept holding the sacks with difficulty.

The two bags of sand and gravel were dangling back and forth in the gap. The total weight of the two bags of sand and gravel was almost more than 200 kilograms. Coupled with the impact of the flood, Xiao Zhen was blocked by the flood, preventing the sacks and himself from being washed away by the flood.

"Holy shit, this official is more powerful than me!" Cao An was obviously shocked when he saw this scene.

Another figure flashed by, and Bai Shuo actually jumped into the water with a sack, and then instantly collided with Xiao Zhen under the impact of the water. The two of them twisted into a ball in the water, supporting each other.

Holding the sack, I tried hard to close the gap.

"Damn it, I'm trying my best." Cao An couldn't help it anymore. He didn't even tie the rope, so he took Bai Shuo's rope to his hand and slipped into the water from the edge of the gap. Before they could

Taking the lead, more and more people jumped into the water, and people on the shore immediately and continuously delivered sacks to the water. Time passed by, and finally, all the gaps were blocked before the peak of the flood arrived.

The people on the shore also quickly pulled the people out of the water.

The peak of the flood roared in, making bursts of roar in the dark night, which made people feel frightened. The time to test the results finally came. One minute, two minutes, ten minutes..., the flood gradually began to fall back from the high level.

"The peak of the flood has passed, it has passed." The experienced old man sighed excitedly. Everyone cheered excitedly, and the dozen or so people who jumped into the water were now wading on the muddy bank, swimming.

Mu Mu fell to the ground, breathing heavily and unable to move.

After a while, good news also came from the Yugun Bay downstream. Although there were some thrills when the flood peak passed by, and a flood almost overflowed the river embankment, with the efforts of everyone, it was finally possible.

It passed without any danger...