Chapter 1053: Always Have a Stain?

Tang Ye handed his phone to Li Yongan, "I have already communicated with Secretary Han; we must immediately request support from the city."

A look of helplessness appeared on Li Yongan's face; his first reaction was that he was definitely going to be the one to take the fall for this!

Li Yongan felt that Tang Ye was still too young and too idealistic.

For a major safety accident like this, shouldn't one be covering it up, wrapping it in silence, and hiding it?

Li Yongan had communicated with the person in charge of the construction site; 11 people were buried underneath, and the chances of rescuing them were very slim.

Tang Ye ignored Li Yongan; if this matter were handled according to Li Yongan's ideas, the problem would become very serious.

Zheng Shaokang silently observed every move Tang Ye made and felt admiration for Tang Ye's courage.

Because not everyone would put the safety of the workers first; they would rescue people, but they wouldn't do it with great fanfare, as that would be unfavorable for fudging the reported numbers later.

Tang Ye walked into the crowd and looked around, "Who is the person in charge from the County Hospital?"

A man in his fifties with thinning hair stood out, "I am the Vice President, my name is Gao Ren."

Tang Ye said sternly, "Dean Gao, for the sake of the lives of over a dozen workers, the hospital must quickly streamline the rescue process. Even if there is a single breath left, you cannot give up. As long as someone is rescued, you must immediately organize an ambulance to send them to the county."

"Additionally, you must have the city's emergency experts come to the County Hospital immediately. If the injuries are particularly severe and the County Hospital's operating rooms do not meet the standards for emergency treatment, then an emergency channel to the City Hospital must be established."

Dean Gao had worked at the County Hospital for many years; he started as an emergency doctor and had seen countless accidents.

He had seen many government leaders, and although Tang Ye was young, he put the safety of the patients first, which was moving.

"I will set up the life-saving channel immediately."

As he spoke, movement came from the collapsed area.

"Someone is coming up!"

Tang Ye rushed over and looked at the injured worker; the worker's eyes were tightly shut, and the fresh blood on his head had soaked the dirt on his chest.

Tang Ye reached out to check his breathing, and his heart tightened; this person was no longer breathing.

Seeing this scene, Li Yongan hurriedly explained in a low voice to Tang Ye, "If we send the person to the hospital for treatment first, we can report it as an injury; it won't count as a death on the spot. Furthermore, doing our utmost to save them is a manifestation of humanitarianism; it is justifiable from any perspective."

Tang Ye glanced at Li Yongan, secretly thinking that he was quite experienced and knew how to skirt the rules.

The disaster level is classified according to the number of deaths; being in the hospital for treatment counts as an injured person, and after treatment, there is a small but very important difference in calculating the death toll.

Tang Ye's focus at this moment was on how many people underneath were truly still alive.

He had no time to pay attention to these things and nodded at Li Yongan.

Several doctors and nurses quickly carried a stretcher over, jogging all the way, and lifted the injured person onto the vehicle.

Tang Ye sighed inwardly, thinking that if the death toll was too high, no amount of little tricks would be able to handle it.

Tang Ye walked to the side and dialed Jiang Jing's number.

"Mayor Jiang, there is a matter I need to report to you. A major safety accident has just occurred in Yechuan County; eleven people are buried, and one has been rescued and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment."

Jiang Jing pressed her hands on the desk and said angrily, "How many people? Say it again."

Tang Ye said, "There were eleven workers standing on the wall at the time; one person has been dug out now and immediately sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. The county is organizing a rescue, but the progress is slow, and I would like to request a professional rescue team from the city."

Jiang Jing tried hard to calm her emotions, "I will arrange it right now!"

Hanging up the phone, Jiang Jing slapped the desk twice in anger.

At this moment, besides anxiety, her heart was filled with regret.

If the safety accident is not handled well, there will forever be a stain on Tang Ye's resume.

Jiang Jing appreciated Tang Ye very much and had always been cultivating him with care.

If Tang Ye had been left in Dayu County, after one year, Tang Ye would naturally have become a Department-level Official.

Now, Tang Ye had been indirectly pushed into a fire pit by her.

Jiang Jing hung up the phone and hurriedly dialed Municipal Party Secretary Gong Weimin.

Gong Weimin's Secretary, Xiao Zhang, answered the phone.

"Mayor Jiang, Secretary Gong is currently in a meeting; is there something you need?"

"There is an urgent matter that needs to be reported to Secretary Gong. A major safety accident has just occurred in Yechuan County, resulting in eleven people being buried. This matter needs to be reported to the Provincial Party Committee to minimize the negative impact."

Faced with such an important matter, Xiao Zhang did not dare to delay; he hurried to the conference room, leaned into Secretary Gong's ear, and reported the situation in a low voice.

Secretary Gong's expression changed slightly, and he gestured to the person who was speaking, "Today's meeting ends here; I have an important matter to handle. Comrade Zhengyi, come with me!"

Han Zhengyi hurriedly followed Secretary Gong out of the conference room.

Gong Weimin said in a serious tone, "Do you know about the matter in Yechuan County?"

Han Zhengyi said hurriedly, "I have heard about it; Tang Ye is currently handling it on-site. I must hurry back; he is very young, and I am afraid he won't be able to control the situation."

Gong Weimin glanced at Han Zhengyi, "Yechuan County, why do accidents always happen there?"

Then, he left without saying another word.

Han Zhengyi looked at Gong Weimin's back, his throat tight, his heart full of helplessness and bitterness.

With Jiang Jing's intervention and coordination, the city arranged a professional rescue team.

The professional rescue team had machinery and experience; after arriving, they launched their operation and quickly dug down several meters.

However, because they hadn't seen anyone, everyone's hearts were still very tense.

Tang Ye tried to tell himself that not seeing anyone wasn't entirely a bad thing; at least there was still hope!

The families of the buried workers heard the bad news and arrived at the scene; they were blocked outside by the Police and construction site personnel, and there was a chorus of weeping.

Tang Ye's gaze was fixed intently on the direction where the rescue team was working.

Suddenly, a burst of wild shouting came, and soon, a rescue worker shouted loudly, "We've broken through, they're still alive."

Tang Ye rushed over immediately and asked loudly, "How many are alive?"

The rescue worker did not know Tang Ye's identity; his mouth was full of ecstasy, "I'm not sure, there are quite a few; they have strong self-rescue abilities and found a narrow space down below."

"That's great, control the excavation speed, don't be too hasty!" Tang Ye reminded them quickly.

Soon, the workers walked out one after another.

They had been trapped down there for a total of three or four hours; although it was not a long time, they had suffered a massive shock, and as soon as they climbed out of the pit, they collapsed limply onto the ground.

The family members outside, seeing that their loved ones were still alive, could no longer control their emotions; they broke through the cordon set up by the staff and walked straight toward their relatives.

"Please mind your emotions; the patients need to be sent to the hospital for treatment."

Zheng Shaokang saw that Tang Ye's expression was off, so he pulled Li Yongan to one side and whispered, "These workers are children's fathers, women's husbands, and elderly parents' sons. Now that they have reunited after surviving a disaster, it is hard to control their emotions. Don't go ruining the atmosphere."

Li Yongan did a headcount and discovered that nine people had been rescued in succession.

In other words, including the one sent to the hospital for emergency treatment earlier, that made ten people in total.

Even if there was still one person who hadn't been rescued, according to the regulations, he would not be held accountable.