Chapter 2175 Speak for Them

Qin Feng didn't say much. After saying this, he looked at the time and went downstairs to take a car and left, rushing back to Xiquan City. Xie Zhiguo was still waiting in the office for Qin Feng to come and report on his work.

When Qin Feng just returned to the Municipal Party Committee, the lights in Xie Zhiguo's office were still on. Because the lights in Xie Zhiguo's office were on, the lights in several offices nearby were also on.

Qin Feng came to the door of Xie Zhiguo's office, knocked and walked in. Tang Yun was also in Xie Zhiguo's office.

Tang Yun had just returned from the hospital with Xie Zhiguo after visiting his family.

"Secretary Xie, Secretary General, what did the hospital say? Can the patient be saved?" Qin Feng didn't say anything polite and asked directly as soon as he entered.

"One is out of danger, and the other is still in critical condition, but the hospital estimates that the probability of survival is very high." Tang Yun replied.

"That's good. No more deaths should occur." Qin Feng sighed, then sat down with Tang Yun in front of Xie Zhiguo's desk. He handed Tang Yun a cigarette out of habit, but then realized that Xie Zhiguo didn't smoke, so he took the cigarette back.

"Go ahead and smoke if you want. You've worked hard today. If you hadn't been in command and made decisive decisions, this incident would have caused a major production accident with unimaginable consequences," said Xie Zhiguo.

Although Xie Zhiguo said so, it was impossible for Qin Feng to really smoke.

“In fact, we can’t blame Peng Shenghui and Deng Yong for hesitating at the critical moment. No one would dare to make a decision easily under that situation. No one could judge whether the building would collapse or when it would collapse. Letting so many rescue workers in would also involve taking huge risks. I made the decision reluctantly because I had to do so at the time.” Qin Feng heard from Xie Zhiguo’s words that he was dissatisfied with the leading cadres of Yian County, so he tried to speak well of Yian County.

"You have already said that we have to do this. Since we have to do this, why are we hesitating? As a leading cadre, especially the top leader, the most feared thing is indecision, hesitation at critical moments, and fear of taking responsibility. This is the most likely to lead to major accidents." Xie Zhiguo said, slamming the table.

Neither Xie Zhiguo nor Qin Feng focused on the issue of production safety hazards. This is because the cause of the accident has not been investigated, and the specific cause of the accident cannot be determined at present, so no one can say anything.

Secondly, both Xie Zhiguo and Qin Feng knew that the occurrence of such things was more of a matter of probability and luck, and that it was often not something that could be avoided by paying close attention to safety production. So Xie Zhiguo was also angry at the indecisiveness of the leaders of Yi'an County at a critical moment, which almost delayed the best time for rescue and caused a disaster.

"Okay, let's talk about the matter of these people in Yian County later. First, tell me in detail the current situation of the accident." Xie Zhiguo said while sitting on a chair.

Qin Feng once again reported the current situation to Xie Zhiguo in detail. Before that, Qin Feng reported the on-site situation to Xie Zhiguo as soon as possible, but it was just a brief report over the phone.

"At present, the casualties of this accident have basically stabilized, but there are a lot of follow-up troubles." Xie Zhiguo sighed.

"Secretary Xie, I think these subsequent troublesome matters should be handled by Yian County itself." Qin Feng interrupted.

After Qin Feng finished speaking, Xie Zhiguo laughed, and Tang Yun also laughed.

Qin Feng looked at Xie Zhiguo and Tang Yun in confusion.

"Secretary Xie joked with me before you came that you would definitely find a way to speak for Yian County. Maybe Secretary Xie was right." Tang Yun answered Qin Feng's doubts with a smile.

"Secretary Xie, I am not trying to excuse them. Although the cause of this accident has not been investigated and the responsibility has not been determined, the responsibility of the Yi'an County leaders is certain and cannot be shirked. But if we really talk about it, I also have a great deal of responsibility."

"The cause of this accident certainly did not occur overnight, and the failure to do a good job in production safety is not something that can happen overnight. If you want to hold me accountable, I am the one who bears the main responsibility, after all, I have only been away from Yian for a short time."

"Secondly, although Yi'an County was hesitant in making the rescue decision this time, the measures taken by Yi'an County after the accident were perfect, especially in the evacuation and resettlement of personnel. There was no chaos at the scene, and it was still remarkable overall." Qin Feng tried his best to speak for Peng Shenghui and Deng Yong.

"Qin Feng, I understand your desire to protect Peng Shenghui and Deng Yong. You pushed these two people to this position, and you are a sentimental person. But you also have to know that such a big accident must be dealt with seriously by the Municipal Party Committee no matter what. Otherwise, how can you convince the people? How can you make all localities pay attention to the red line of safe production?" Xie Zhiguo said very seriously.

"I know this, but Secretary Xie, I think they should also be given a chance to redeem themselves. You also said that there will be many big troubles after this incident. These troubles can only be dealt with by Yi'an County itself. Our city cannot solve them if it is not good enough."

"If we adjust the main leaders of Yi'an County at this time, how will we deal with all these troubles?"

"So my opinion is not to initiate the accountability procedure first, at least not to initiate the responsibility identification procedure before the aftermath of this accident is fully handled. If Yian County can complete the aftermath of the accident well, we can appropriately reduce the severity of their punishment to make up for their mistakes. If it is not handled well, it will not be too late to impose strict and severe penalties." Qin Feng continued.

Qin Feng had thought of this speech on the way here. If he wanted to convince Xie Zhiguo, he couldn't just rely on talking nonsense, he had to have reasons and evidence.

At the same time, Qin Feng’s statement is also very important. After all, Qin Feng is now a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee. His opinion represents the opinion of a Standing Committee member, and Xie Zhiguo must seriously consider it.

After Qin Feng finished speaking, Xie Zhiguo did not speak immediately. Almost a minute later, Xie Zhiguo said, "It is definitely not the time to hold people directly accountable, but the investigation into the accident must be carried out immediately, and the attitude of the municipal party committee must be clear. After the accident investigation, the municipal party committee will definitely have a tone on responsibility. If you want to keep them, in addition to asking them to do a good job of post-processing, you must also convince the other comrades to give them a chance to make amends."

Qin Feng knew that the other comrades Xie Zhiguo mentioned were mainly Mayor Liu Xiaoping and Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Duan Hongyu.

Work safety is a red line and a major issue. In addition, the accident in Yian County was indeed serious. If Liu Xiaoping or Duan Hongyu insisted on holding Yian County accountable, even the municipal party secretary Xie Zhiguo would find it difficult to object.