Chapter 174

The car drove to the parking lot in front of the building and stopped. Bureau Chief Zhang said: "We're here, get out."

Zhao Desan had already gotten out of the car, but Bureau Chief Zhang didn't do it herself. Instead, the driver got out of the car and jogged over to open the door for her, placing his hand on the door frame, fearing Bureau Chief Zhang would bump her head.

This kind of manner was not surprising. In China, from provincial governors down to town mayors, the bodies of officials at every level were precious and incomparable to those of the common people.

Bureau Chief Zhang got out of the car, and Zhao Desan followed behind her into the office building. The building was silent, giving a sense of severity.

Zhao Desan followed Bureau Chief Zhang to the door of the meeting room at the end of the corridor and saw the door was open, with many people already sitting inside.

After entering, Bureau Chief Zhang naturally sat at the meeting table. As a secretary, Zhao Desan understood that his status didn't allow him to sit at the table, so he sat on the chair against the wall behind her.

When he came in, he only saw dozens of people in the room, and everyone was whispering to each other. This was his first time attending such a meeting. He sat upright behind Bureau Chief Zhang, opened the black leather notebook, held the steel pen, and was ready to record at any time.

Vice Mayor Yu hadn't arrived yet, and Bureau Chief Zhang was talking to Wang Wang Anguo beside her. Zhao Desan sat against the wall alone, feeling a bit lonely. When would he have the qualifications to sit at that long table?

He had deliberately set his phone to vibrate in the car. At this moment, he felt his phone vibrating in his pants pocket. Anyway, the meeting hadn't started yet, so it didn't matter if he checked it. He took out his phone and received a message. The name displayed on the screen was Ma Lan. He curiously opened the message, and the content was: Little man, you've come to attend the meeting too?

How did Elder Sister Lan know I came to the meeting? Zhao Desan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized. Today was a special coal mine safety meeting, so Elder Sister Lan must be there too. He then carefully scanned the people in the meeting room and saw Ma Lan on one side of the meeting table, gazing at him with a smile.

Zhao Desan smiled at her happily, but the meeting room was relatively quiet, and he didn't dare to speak loudly. Moreover, that bastard Wang Wang Anguo and Bureau Chief Zhang were both present, so he couldn't show that his relationship with Ma Lan was too intimate.

Thus, he hurriedly typed out a line: Came with Bureau Chief Zhang, her secretary is sick, so I'm filling in temporarily. Didn't expect you to be here too, Elder Sister Lan.

After typing, he pressed the send button and sent it to Ma Lan.

Ma Lan smiled at him affectionately and lowered her head to look at the message he sent.

At this moment, the coal bosses who were whispering to each other suddenly sat upright, and the meeting room became silent. Zhao Desan saw a man in his fifties, spirited, wise, and extraordinary, walk in. He must be Vice Mayor Yu. He hurriedly put his phone in his pocket, held his steel pen, and sat up straight.

"Are all the people notified here?" Vice Mayor Yu asked the young man beside him. That person was probably his right-hand man.

"Everyone notified has arrived." The young man responded and poured a cup of tea for Vice Mayor Yu.

Vice Mayor Yu's wise gaze scanned the meeting room, and he said in a calm tone: "Today, I have summoned all the bosses and leaders of relevant government departments to hold a meeting. The content of the meeting is what is written on the banner hanging on the wall behind me, the special meeting on coal mine safety production..."

Zhao Desan lowered his head and wrote down Vice Mayor Yu's words quickly in his notebook. Being brought to such a big scene by Bureau Chief Zhang for the first time, his work must be done well. Not only did he want Bureau Chief Zhang to feel he was powerful in body, but he also wanted her to recognize him in his work. Only then would Bureau Chief Zhang be willing to arrange a decent position for him.

Vice Mayor Yu let his secretary report on a serious coal mine safety production accident that had recently occurred in Linfen City, Shannan Province, and then said meaningfully to the attendees: "This coal mine safety production accident in Shannan Province caused 85 deaths. This is the most serious mine disaster in Shannan Province since 2006. This serious mine disaster caused significant losses to the lives and property of the people, and the social impact was extremely bad, and the lesson was extremely painful. The Mayor of Linfen City has been dismissed by the organization because of this, and a large number of relevant leaders have lost their official hats... This has sounded an alarm for coal mine safety production in our Hexi Province. Since I, Yu Yinliang, am in charge of the coal work in Yuyang City, Hexi Province, I must ensure that such accidents are avoided. However, one person's strength is completely insufficient, and it requires the full cooperation of everyone present. Most of you are bosses and persons in charge of coal mine enterprises, Dafa, Husheng, Ma Lan, right? And others, whether your mining enterprises can safely produce and ensure no accidents occur, this relates to the official hat on my head..."

At the same time, Vice Mayor Yu also pointed out clearly: "Regarding the current status of coal mine safety production in our city, I absolutely do not allow any major accidents to occur. Everyone present must introduce a series of relevant measures for their respective enterprises. Relevant departments of the Municipal Committee will conduct irregular inspections. If it is found that safety production is not valued and measures are not in place, the enterprise will be severely punished!..."

Zhao Desan kept his head down and wrote like flying throughout Vice Mayor Yu's entire speech, recording his speech word for word.

The special meeting lasted for nearly two hours, and all the persons in charge of the coal enterprises signed the safety production guarantee.

When the meeting ended, Vice Mayor Yu gave a few instructions to the young man beside him, and the young man left Ma Lan and Lin Lin Dafa at the door.

When Husheng walked out of the meeting room, he glared fiercely at Ma Lan, feeling that the person who should have been left behind was him, and that it was Ma Lan who snatched the mining rights of Xiaogou Coal Mine from his hands. For some time, Husheng had been targeting Ma Lan, but he could never find a way to vent the resentment in his heart.

"Old Zhang, Old Wang, you two stay behind too." Vice Mayor Yu drank some water and instructed.

Zhao Desan walked lightly behind Bureau Chief Zhang and whispered in her ear: "Bureau Chief Zhang, do I need to stay?"

"You sit and listen, and record Vice Mayor Yu's words." Bureau Chief Zhang turned her face and instructed in a low voice.

Wang Wang Anguo hadn't paid attention, but seeing this kid come to the meeting, he looked at him in astonishment, then leaned over and asked Bureau Chief Zhang with a smile: "Isn't Little Zhao in the Logistics Department? Why did he come here?"

"Little Li is sick and asked for leave, I brought him temporarily." Bureau Chief Zhang said.

"Oh." Wang Wang Anguo nodded with a forced smile and glanced sideways at Zhao Desan.

Zhao Desan retreated to the chair against the wall, sat down, straightened his body, continued to open the black leather notebook, held the steel pen, and was ready to record at any time. Regarding Wang Wang Anguo's glance, Zhao Desan wasn't afraid; instead, he felt that Bureau Chief Zhang's action of bringing him to the meeting today made Wang Wang Anguo feel a bit embarrassed.

The meeting room was left with Lin Lin Dafa, Ma Lan, the first and second leaders of the Coal Bureau, and Zhao Desan, plus Vice Mayor Yu and his assistant, totaling less than ten people.

"President Lin, President Ma, I left you behind to talk about the mining and production of Heihe Coal Mine and Xiaogou Coal Mine." Vice Mayor Yu pointed out the purpose and sipped some water, "Now the government, together with the Land Bureau, has evaluated the land acquisition and demolition of Heihe Village and Xiaogou Village, and relevant measures have been introduced. You have all received them and read them, right?"

"We have seen them." Ma Lan and Lin Lin Dafa answered in unison, looking respectful.

"The demolition work will start immediately. Follow the usual procedures. You organize the demolition, and the Shenfu County Government and Baishui Town Government will fully cooperate with your demolition work... I have already told the leaders of Shenfu County. Recently, you should talk to the county leaders and strive to start the demolition work as soon as possible so that the two mines can be put into production as early as possible. This relates to the economic indicators of Yuyang City and even Hexi Province. But one thing to note: be steady while being fast, and there must be no disputes or mass incidents!..."

The second meeting was relatively short and ended shortly after one o'clock in the afternoon, so lunch was delayed.

Finally, Vice Mayor Yu said: "I'm sorry, I delayed everyone's lunch time. How about this, I'll host lunch, let's have a simple meal."

Since Vice Mayor Yu had said so, no one dared not to give him face. However, this Vice Mayor was quite upright. Although it couldn't be said that he was clean-handed, at least he didn't waste the country's money. He led them out of the Municipal Committee and found a Hunan restaurant that wasn't very high-end.

This shop was relatively close to the Municipal Committee, and the boss naturally knew what Vice Mayor Yu looked like. Seeing the Vice Mayor come, he hurriedly smiled and welcomed them, leading them to the best private room to sit down.

Vice Mayor Yu and the others sat down, but Zhao Desan was still standing on the side. He didn't dare to sit, after all, his status was too low. But he was a smart man, grabbed the teapot from the waiter, and poured a cup of tea for everyone, starting with Vice Mayor Yu.

Ma Lan saw all of this, but in this occasion, especially with the Vice Mayor present, it was inconvenient for her to say anything, only occasionally looking at him intentionally or unintentionally.

"Young man, what's your name?" Vice Mayor Yu drank some tea and asked Zhao Desan casually.

"Vice Mayor Yu, my name is Zhao Desan." Zhao Desan answered respectfully.

"Oh, he is from the Logistics Department of our Coal Bureau. The young man is very smart and sharp. Little Li is not feeling well and asked for leave, so I brought him over to take meeting minutes." Bureau Chief Zhang explained with a smile. ===== CHAPTER 175 =====