Mine foreman Wang stood up. "We failed in our duties. We got caught up in an overconfident mentality and were not sharp enough to detect the saboteurs hiding among the common people. This is an opportunity for deep self-reflection."

"As the person in charge, I bear some responsibility for this. I made the wrong decision regarding the candidate Xu who would be in charge of the Datong study task," the person in charge of the Mechanical Department apologized.

The heads of seven relevant agencies, including the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Personnel Management, and the Ministry of Education, stood up one after another to express their apologies and reflections, because Datong's visit needed to be approved step by step, and the plan could only be implemented after the joint approval of leaders at all levels of the coal mine. At this time, everyone recalled that they had allowed the lawless to wilfully destroy the machinery and equipment under their noses, and their faces were heavy.

"We will discuss the review and criticism separately," the commander-in-chief waved his hand. "But now we must start to solve the problem of Xu." He turned to his adjutant Ke Wu and said, "Deputy Zhang, you should organize a special working group to thoroughly investigate Xu Chaoming's motives and actions to see if any of his companions were involved."

"I understand!" Wu Zhong nodded and was about to turn around and leave.

But before that, the mine manager suddenly stopped him and said, "Brother Zhang, this time we are fortunate to have the support and help of the transportation team at the main gate. Please send a letter to them in our name to express your gratitude."

He thought for a moment, then continued, "But that man is the source of our lives, we should treat him well."

The phrase "the source of life" aroused confusion and dissatisfaction among a group of senior cadres.

The first person to step forward was the head of the mechanical and electrical engineering department.

Xu Chaoming was originally his subordinate and was among those who were sent to Taiyuan for further studies.

The driver was a person of grace in rescuing the coal mine, so didn’t he himself become the person responsible for rescuing the coal mine?

The head of the electromechanical department stood up and explained with a frown: "Mr. Mine Manager, this young driver helped us save a combine locomotive. We should thank him, but the expression 'the benefactor of life' is a bit too grand. Xu Chaoming's situation this time is a misunderstanding."

The mine director said contemptuously: "Director Zhang, you are indeed the top leader in terms of technology, but you always lack a clear sense of political thinking."

The mine director, who seldom smoked, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took two deep breaths. Gradually, his serious expression became more relaxed.

"That combine was a valuable asset that we purchased at great expense. After the machine was damaged, we have already reported it to the competent authorities and initiated negotiations with the police, demanding that the manufacturer be held accountable.

If our engineers go to the **zi to investigate and find that the machine was destroyed by some bad behavior of our own at home - if such a situation is exposed, wouldn't it bring shame to our country? "

These words made everyone in the meeting room look horrified.

Diplomatic affairs are of great importance. Once this matter is widely circulated within the government, the persons in charge of these mines will be implicated and held accountable.

After the person in charge understood this complicated logic, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, nodded repeatedly and said, "You are absolutely right, it should be said that he is the 'beneficiary of my life'. I must go to the reception desk to express my gratitude to driver Li in person later."

The first thing Li Aiguo planned to do after leaving the mine was to return to the hotel for some recovery.

At first, the coal dust on his face, body and neck made his whole body covered with a layer of black coal dust.

So he had to go to the coal mine's bathroom facilities to bathe first.

But I learned that the bathhouse admission ticket is a must.

Li Aiguo didn't have such a prop, so he suggested using money or national food coupons instead.

However, all of this was flatly rejected by the old woman who was guarding the bathroom.

"That's right. It seems I still have to ask your old director for help." Just as he was about to turn around and go back to the coal yard, a fresh girl's voice came from beside him: "Mr. Driver, is it really you who came? You even came down here to take a shower yourself?"

Li Aiguo turned around and saw a lively and lovely young girl holding a basin of water, walking towards him.

Looking at the funny pockmarked face, he suddenly thought of a certain girl and smiled friendly: "Oh, it turns out to be the hanging winch girl!"

"I think you forgot to bring your pool pass? I have some left for you to borrow!"

The sudden bright smile made the girl almost hold her breath. She hurriedly handed the bath ticket to Li Aiguo, put down the bucket in her hand in a hurry, turned around and rushed into the bathroom.

"Oh, you look so charming when you smile."

Li Aiguo took the bath ticket and politely handed it to the old lady who was scrubbing his back: "Auntie, could you please let me know if the bathing time has started? I need to take a bath."

The old lady didn't reach out to take his bath ticket, but looked around: "Aren't you the driver Li who took Xiao Xu away? Why are you here?"

The information is transmitted at this speed really quickly.

The old lady seemed to notice Li Aiguo's confusion and said proudly, "Just now, when those uncles on the third floor were bathing in the bathroom, I happened to pass by and heard it."

"Just heard it"

Li Aiguo decided to find a corner seat while waiting to take a shower.

Seeing Li Aiguo enter the bathroom, the aunt sat back on her bench and looked out the window at the swaying branches, her eyes revealing a bit of confusion: "Xiao Xu is a very well-behaved child, how could he do something bad?!

If this is the behavior, Xiufen will not be at peace in heaven after she finds out. "

After thinking about it,

Li Dawei, Wang Xiaojie and Zhang Dacheng calmed down. After entering the small room, they lay on the soft Simmons bed and enjoyed a luxurious life.

Li Ergou, Chen Pang and the other three people all looked unhappy.

They also often traveled abroad as a member of the Urban Research Office, came to the grassroots, and naturally became leaders. However, they have never been honored in such occasions.

Sure enough, Liu Aiguo, who worked under miner Li Aiguo, was treated like this.

This person is indeed not someone who can be easily confronted.

The following events made their hearts seem to be lifted to their Adam's apples. Within half an hour, four cadres in exquisite uniforms and various valuable gifts expressed their admiration for Liu Aiguo.

Although they were confused about the identities of these four people, they still vaguely realized from the enthusiastic reception of the person in charge of the reception office that these people held high-level power in the mine.

"I'm Liu Dazhuang from the logistics department, and this is my own special hand-shredded beef."

"This is Xiaohua, an engineer in my department. This is a bottle of aged wine that I brewed myself."

"These are my wife's chickens. They crow one after another. They are so cute!"

Even Zhang Dacheng, an engineer who always thought he knew everything about the world, couldn't help but reach out and touch his hair. The few strands of hair on the top of his head had become much thinner due to constant itching and scratching.

Someone is secretly doing something behind the scenes with the top management of this coal mine.

After asking the relevant staff of the guesthouse and getting help, Li Ergou, Wang Xiaojie and Chen Pang returned to their room and were shocked to find all kinds of gifts in the room.

Mr. Zhang, an engineer who was combing his hair, looked up and said, "Ergou, do you know what I have done for Mining Officer Li?" His tone was full of curiosity about the question.

During his work experience in large industrial units, Mr. Zhang is familiar with these complex interpersonal relationships. Usually, there is a relatively fixed set of roles and processes in the interactions between superiors and subordinates, and between peers.

There are not many people who can gain the recognition and respect of many people at the same time, but Mining Officer Li is obviously different.

The problem over there was still confusing, and the current situation was the same. Mr. Li did not continue to think about it, but focused his mind on these local products:

The cabbage bag was filled with about 130 pieces of beef jerky.

The 'loose liquor' in the fort exudes an aged aroma, and its taste and flavor are comparable to the expensive liquor brands on the market.

Then a chicken made a "cock-a-doodle-doo" sound. Two chickens were jumping around lively.

Add to that a few lively and bouncing hares - this is the most unpretentious but also the most authentic food the miners can provide.

After Engineer Zhang determined that these were "local characteristics", he accepted them all without any pretense.

Afterwards, he selected some of them and distributed them to three other colleagues in the same field.

As for Liu Mingshan and others, they did not seem to think there was anything wrong, but seemed very natural. They stood aside, praising "Comrade Aiguo" in a friendly manner, as if they were asking about some coal mine information that "Li Aiguo" knew.

Unfortunately, they received the same response, with "confidentiality" being the key word. The exchange ended with "Li Aiguo" defending it.

As night slowly fell, the ringing of the shift change bell filled the air with the smell of ore. After a short rest, Li Aiguo pulled himself together and planned to take Dong Gong and his team to the mine cafeteria for dinner.

Just left home not long ago.

A middle-aged deputy head of the department suddenly appeared at the door, blocking their way.

The deputy section chief held Li Aiguo's arm tightly and said, "Director Li, come on, how about we ask you to have dinner tonight?"

"You still have a lot of things to take care of, so we can just have a casual dinner in the cafeteria tonight."

The deputy section chief went on to explain: "This is also the instruction of the mine. I think you also hope that I can be blamed less, right?"

So that’s how it is. It seems like we have to have this meal.

As usual, Li Aiguo called everyone else, including Engineer Dong and Liu Qingquan, and then followed the deputy section chief out of the hotel where they were staying.

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