Chapter 1030

Zhao Nanxing's face was grim. Recently, he and Zhang Jiangbo could be said to have entered a honeymoon period, and they have always been on good terms.

We had already agreed in private that we would jointly sanction Su Yang; how could you just change your mind like that?

In front of so many people, as the head of the county government, he still had to give a reasonable explanation, so he turned his gaze to Yang Kang, the Party Secretary of Guantan Gou Town.

Secretary Yang, the county has repeatedly emphasized, don't destroy the environment again, don't do this kind of overdraft resource thing, why do you guys here always repeat the same mistakes despite repeated teachings? What exactly is the cause of this? Please give us all a reasonable explanation.

Everyone present looked down on Zhao Nanxing in their hearts; whenever there was a benefit, you would scramble upward, and whenever there was a problem, you would immediately pass the buck.

If Qi Guohui is the vanguard, then Zhao Nanxing is the inheritor of "shifting blame"; for any vital issue involving him, he skillfully shifts it onto others, because his position is as such, and others have no choice but to answer.

Yang Kang's face looked even worse; he is not only the Town Party Committee Secretary of Guantan Gou Zhen, but also temporarily serves as the town mayor.

If there were a town mayor, he could find someone to push out as a scapegoat at this time, but now not only is there no town mayor, the deputy secretary and deputy town mayor in the town are also newcomers, and even as scapegoats they lack the qualifications.

He really regrets it now, regretting why he rushed down to Guantan Gou Zhen to achieve some political performance, but ended up failing to achieve any performance and instead dragged himself into trouble.

Alright, since you won't let me have an easy time, if you want me to be the scapegoat, then none of you will have an easy time either.

Thinking of this, he said: "Secretary Zhang, Magistrate Zhao, comrades, regarding the affairs of our Guantan Gou Zhen Town, I want to make a self-criticism; the county's spirit, I have indeed implemented it, but the local villagers are reckless, I can't possibly have the Public Security Bureau arrest them all, can I?"

As for the reason behind this, it lies in the village leaders heading the mining; I also asked the village head and secretary, and they said it was the town government's intention, but I do not agree. Moreover, they have a procedure, with approval from the town government and the county government for their mining, and this procedure bears the signature of the county government's leaders; I cannot go against the county government's leaders.

I believe Magistrate Jiang, you are also well aware of this matter, because your signature is on this document.

Jiang Tao's face changed instantly; many people are involved in this, and he, as the executive vice county magistrate, is among them.

Originally he was only involved in profit-sharing, but later everyone unanimously urged him to contribute, to try to legalize the sand mining, which would require a county approval slip; if any problem arose, everyone would share the burden, and no one should think of staying aloof.

That's why he signed an approval slip; although it is not a formal procedure, within the scope of permitting authority, the county government's approval slip can also be recognized, unless a higher-level department comes to investigate.

Su Yang saw this scene, involuntarily shaking his head; here it comes, the main show has finally arrived, and Yang Kang is truly going all out this time.

Jiang Tao's face turned extremely ugly, flashing black, red, purple, and green. He glared angrily at Yang Kang, but could not find words to defend himself, so he bluntly said:

"You can't spout blood and slander people; although this approval slip was issued by me, it was agreed upon by the vast majority of the county government team, and Magistrate Zhao also knows about this matter. According to Magistrate Zhao's saying, the common people must make a living; our place relies on the mountains but can't eat from them, relies on the water but can't get from it, only having a dry sandy river; if we don't dig some sand, how can we survive? Magistrate Zhao, you agree, right?"

Zhao Nanxing's face was splendidly spectacular; he had only thought of passing the buck, but never expected it to come full circle back onto him. If no one had died, he wouldn't have cared about this matter at all, but since someone died, the county definitely couldn't suppress it, yet he still wanted to struggle a bit:

"Don't arbitrarily drag me into this and shirk responsibility; when did I ever agree to this? When did I ever say such things?"

Then he shifted his tone and said: "I think now is not the time for mutual blame, mutual resentment, and mutual dragging; we should immediately handle the follow-up of this matter, so as not to let it continue to ferment."

On one hand, notify the hospital to do its utmost to rescue these several injured; if the county hospital's medical level is insufficient, transfer them to the city hospital; on the other hand, have the county government send people to console the injured's families, asking besides the victims' own condition whether they usually have difficulties, whether they need help, and if so, try to satisfy them as much as possible.

As long as they don't continue to pursue this, we can handle it internally. As for our own internal problems, I think we can hold a special meeting later to conduct self-examination and correction. My opinion is this, Secretary Zhang, comrades, what do you think?

Zhang Jiangbo did not rush to state his position, but instead looked toward Su Yang: "Magistrate Su, although your main focus is on attracting investment and incubating local enterprises, you are also a member of the county party standing committee, and on such a major matter you have absolute speaking rights; please share your view."

Su Yang involuntarily frowned; this is trying to drag him in as well. Fine, since you want to make a fuss, let's make an even bigger one: "In my view, this matter probably cannot be suppressed, because just now I also received news that the injured sent to the county hospital have already been transferred to the city hospital, and once they reach the city hospital, everything is no longer within our control. Rather than being questioned by the city, it's better for us to report this issue upward, at least making our stance clear first."

As for how this matter should be resolved, how it should be handled, and who will ultimately be affected, let the superior department lead the investigation; I believe the innocent will clear themselves, and we have no need to waste time here.

Regarding whether the illegal mining in this place should be stopped immediately and relevant personnel taken for questioning, this decision falls to Secretary Zhang; after all, this also concerns the common people's livelihood, on one hand we must consider people's livelihood issues, and on the other hand we must protect resources.

Zhang Jiangbo was not very satisfied with this; although the first half of what Su Yang said was acceptable to him, letting the city come to investigate—wouldn't that be putting these people over a fire? Actually, the truth of this matter is known to the vast majority of people; once investigated, the facts will come to light.

But Su Yang did not directly pit himself against Zhao Nanxing and them, which made him quite displeased, and moreover Su Yang actually ended up throwing the topic of offending everyone at him.

At this moment, he also had to state his position, with a stern face he said: "People have already died in this uproar; what are we waiting for for a thorough investigation? Let the Public Security Bureau take all relevant personnel back for investigation, especially the cadres in their village."

Before the investigation team from the city arrives, we had better first clarify exactly how many people are involved here, and whether any of our cadres are acting as protective umbrellas.