Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Xu Chaoqi was also a little surprised when he received the call from Feng Sizhe. When did this person return to the provincial government? How come he didn't know? But since he called to ask for instructions, he certainly couldn't refuse. He knew that when someone called you, they didn't notify you, but just a courtesy.

"Okay, Governor, I have time now, please come over." Xu Chaoqi said with a smile.

Fifteen minutes later, Feng Sizhe appeared in the provincial party committee building. Of course, when he arrived outside the secretary's office, the secretary Wu Xin was already waiting there, "Governor, the boss said that you can go in directly.

"Okay." Feng Sizhe nodded, then walked towards the secretary's office.

Wu Xin looked at Feng Sizhe entering the office and shook his head. Originally, when the governor came, he needed to wait outside the door and arrange for the governor's secretary to rest. But now Feng Sizhe didn't even have a secretary, so naturally he didn't need to receive anyone.

As soon as he entered the secretary's office, Xu Chaoqi had already sat in the reception area, and there was freshly brewed tea on the coffee table.

"Haha, the governor is here. Come, sit down and have a cup of tea that I made. How about it?" Xu Chaoqi said with a smile.

After receiving Feng Sizhe's call, Xu Chaoqi thought a lot. After thinking about it, he decided to treat Feng Sizhe with enthusiasm. This person's current situation is so complicated and serious. He should be low-key. Even if he returns to the provincial government, he should stay in the office honestly. However, he came to report to him as soon as he came back. Obviously, his work style is still the same as before, impetuous. If so, does it mean that he has some trump cards that he has not played?

If this is true, Xu Chaoqi will not provoke Feng Sizhe. This time, it was the Ji faction that attacked him, and it has nothing to do with him. What he has to do now is to maintain the status quo, because no matter whether it is the Ji faction or the Feng faction, if they have a conflict, he may be the one who benefits in the end.

Besides, even a rabbit bites when it is angry. Now Feng Sizhe may be going crazy for the last time during his time as governor. If that is the case, he should not be provoked. Who knows if he will bite you if you provoke him?

It was for several reasons that Xu Chaoqi and Yang Ding made the same decision, that is, to follow Feng Sizhe and not to provoke this person before things were settled, not to get themselves involved, or become the target and opponent of someone's venting.

Xu Chaoqi treated Feng Sizhe warmly, which made Young Master Feng smile in his heart. It seemed that his guess was right. These people knew that they were in a bad situation, but no one wanted to offend him. What they were afraid of was that they would be provoked by his last madness. Well, if that was the case, then it would be easier for him to achieve his goal on this trip.

Feng Sizhe sat in the reception area with a smile on his face and took a sip of the tea brewed by Xu Chaoqi himself, saying, "Hmm, it tastes really good."

"Haha." Seeing Feng Sizhe praising the taste of his tea, although Xu Chaoqi knew that it was just a polite remark, he was still very happy, "If that's the case, then the governor should drink more."

"Okay." Feng Sizhe still answered with a smile.

Seeing Feng Sizhe really took a few more sips of tea, Xu Chaoqi smiled and said, "Governor, you have been in Xichuan for a while. How is the situation? I heard that the National Geological Disaster Emergency Prevention and Control Working Group also attaches great importance to the situation there? Is that true?"

Xu Chaoqi actually took the initiative to talk about Xichuan, which was of course what Feng Sizhe expected.

Faced with this question, Feng Sizhe put down the teacup in his hand and said solemnly, "Yes, Secretary Xu, the situation is quite serious. According to the comrades from the Forecasting Department of the National Earthquake Department, the underground geological changes in Xichuan City are very complicated, which may be the precursor of an earthquake. This matter has been reported to the National Earthquake Department and has attracted the attention of relevant leaders."

"Oh, there might be an earthquake, is this true? What magnitude is it?" Xu Chaoqi just asked casually, but now Feng Sizhe's answer is so serious that he can't help but take it seriously. If it is just a small earthquake, it's okay, but if it can affect the normal development of a city, then he has to take it seriously.

"That cannot be said for sure. After all, no country in the world is good at predicting earthquakes. So the comrades in the Earthquake Department can only make predictions. They don't have 100% confidence. As for what magnitude it will be, they cannot give an accurate answer." Feng Sizhe replied.

In fact, Feng Sizhe cannot be 100% sure that an earthquake will occur. After all, his previous life was the previous life, and not everything in this life will happen as expected. But he will still try his best. If it is not the best, he can try his best to reduce the consequences of the disaster.

Hearing Feng Sizhe say that the matter had not been finalized, Xu Chaoqi smiled. It seemed that he was overthinking it. It was very likely that the Earthquake Department's opinion was not unified, and Feng Sizhe was just using this matter to show how reasonable it was for him to attach importance to disaster relief in Xichuan. It was very likely that there would be no earthquake at all.

"Oh, so that's how it is." Xu Chaoqi nodded very solemnly, looking as if he took it very seriously, but actually he didn't think it was true.

"Yes, I came to see Secretary Xu this time just to talk to you about this matter. I have discussed with Comrade Hong Weiguang, the leader of the National Geological Disaster Prevention and Control Group, Chen Jiahua from the Forecasting Department of the Earthquake Ministry, and the leaders of Xichuan City. We are going to conduct a large-scale disaster prevention exercise, and the date has been decided to be limited to three days. This is to prevent the general public from taking inappropriate measures after unpredictable events occur due to their lack of common sense in this regard." Taking this opportunity, Feng Sizhe stated the purpose of his visit.

Xu Chaoqi was of course aware of the disaster drill that Xichuan City was going to conduct. Wasn't that what Feng Sizhe had been doing so busy with in Xichuan recently? As for the three-day disaster drill, this was the first time he had heard of it. He thought that half a day would be enough for such an exercise, but why did it take three days?

Xu Chaoqi was a little confused, but because he didn't want to offend Feng Sizhe at this time, he still said as tactfully as possible, "Exercise? Does it have to be three days? Isn't it a bit too long?"

"No, this data has been carefully counted. The answer given by the Earthquake Department is that if an earthquake really occurs, it will most likely occur during those three days, but it is hard to say which day it will be. So after research and decision, we decided to just use three days. In this way, if something really happens, aren't we prepared?" Feng Sizhe answered this question on the grounds that all of this was based on facts.

The so-called three days were just Feng Sizhe's own idea. He remembered that the Xichuan incident in his previous life was on May 12, but he was afraid that something else might happen today, so he decided to set the date on May 10, 11, and 12, in order to give enough time for prevention. He believed that such measures should be considered appropriate. And today he came to see Xu Chaoqi, hoping that the provincial party committee could pass his own rule.

After hearing Feng Sizhe's determination to not give in for three days, Xu Chaoqi hesitated for a moment before answering, "Okay, three days is three days, but the governor will have to work harder."

Xu Chaoqi was sure that there was no earthquake at all. The so-called prediction of the National Earthquake Department was just an excuse made by Feng Sizhe, because he had already learned that the leader of the prediction department was the second uncle of Mr. Feng, a member of the Zhao family. How could he not be on the side of his family? However, he was still a little puzzled as to why the so-called three-day disaster drill was held, but it didn't matter. Anyway, everything was decided by Feng Sizhe, and he should be responsible for any problems. It had nothing to do with him, so why should he think so much? What he had to do now was not to provoke this person and not let him find trouble with him.

Xu Chaoqi's straightforward answer was far beyond Feng Sizhe's expectations. "Okay, thank you Secretary Xu for your support. I will prepare the document and send it out. I will also ask Secretary Xu to sign it when the time comes."

"You don't need to sign this. Anyway, I agree. Besides, you, the governor, did all the disaster drills. I can't take credit for it. Haha." Xu Chaoqi refused with a smile. In fact, he didn't want to cause trouble. What if nothing happened and someone started to make trouble with this incident? Wouldn't it be unpleasant for him to sign the document? Therefore, it was okay for him to support Feng Sizhe, but it was absolutely impossible for him to sign it.

"How can that be? Such a big thing will have a much weaker impact without Secretary Xu's signature, so please sign this." Feng Sizhe said and handed the document forward. "Don't worry, I will be responsible if anything goes wrong, but Secretary Xu will also take credit if anything really happens."

It was this sentence that immediately changed Xu Chaoqi's mind. Come to think of it, if something goes wrong, someone will be held responsible. If it is true, he can also benefit from it. Why not do such a thing?

Xu Chaoqi signed the document immediately. But when Feng Sizhe asked him if he could discuss the matter at the provincial standing committee meeting, he shook his head firmly.