Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 945 - 631: Old Ge Did a Better Job Than Me! (Part 2)

"What about the remaining five seepage mouths?"

"Let them seep inwards, we can handle it for now."

"Alright, we will follow orders."

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Outsiders cannot command insiders.

Deputy Mayor Shen did not want to blindly command and create chaos for Salted Fish. Unfamiliar with local conditions, he couldn't assist County Magistrate Huang, so he straightforwardly stood on the levee and made a phone report to Secretary Ye.

Secretary Ye could not believe his ears, astoundedly asking, "You've been following Vice President all the way? And reported your work to him?"

"Yes, Vice President has a high opinion of us in Linghai."

"Is it of us in Linghai or the Linghai Reserve Camp?"

"Mainly of us in Linghai; without Linghai, there wouldn't be a Linghai Reserve Camp!"

"That's true, hahaha. Shen Fan, I didn't expect you're so lucky to meet Vice President."

Deputy Mayor Shen was truly excited, hastily saying, "Secretary Ye, actually, you should have come. We are now not only the emergency rescue force of the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters but also the emergency rescue team of the Jingzhou Flood Control Command. All the current and future rescue operations involve major disasters that alarm the Central Leadership. This means that as long as a high-ranking leader comes, they will definitely want to see our rescue site. If you and Mayor Qian could come, you could use this opportunity to report work to the high-ranking leaders."

Secretary Ye envied Deputy Mayor Shen, signaling Secretary Liu to invite Mayor Qian while laughing, "Mayor Qian and I would like to go, but can we leave? Your presence there is enough. You represent me and Mayor Qian, reporting more of our work in Linghai to the high-ranking leaders."

"Secretary Ye, not afraid to make you laugh, my psychological quality is not good. When Vice President asked questions this morning, I was too nervous to answer. In this respect, I'm really not as good as Salted Fish. In front of so many leaders, he even asked Vice President if he could leave, then said 'Commander, goodbye,' and walked away."

"This kid, as expected of Xu Sanye's disciple, didn't even treat Vice President as a cadre."

"Mainly, he shoulders heavy responsibilities and pressure."

Deputy Mayor Shen looked up at the cadres and masses racing against time to rescue, worriedly saying, "Although they previously formulated several rescue plans, they still severely underestimated the complexity, severity, and difficulty of rescue for this situation.

He now has to be responsible not only for the safety of the entire camp's officers and soldiers but also for the tens of thousands of people still evacuating under the levee, and for the safety of Vice President and other commanders. He's unable to care about anything right now, working continuously from one-thirty at night until now, without time to eat, drink water, or even urinate!"

Angong County is far away, thousands of miles away.

Linghai wanted to help but couldn't do anything.

Secretary Ye motioned Mayor Qian, who had just entered, to sit, saying, "When this situation is under control, you must arrange for him to rest. He is the backbone of the whole camp; everyone else may collapse, but he cannot be exhausted."

"I understand."

Deputy Mayor Shen did not want to worry the people back home, so he quickly changed the topic: "Secretary Ye, have you received the telegram of thanks from Lingjiang County?"

"Yes, we received it around nine this morning. It's very sincere, you can tell the gratitude is heartfelt. Mayor Qian and I are considering how to publicize it."

"Secretary Ye, the reporter from Linghai Daily took many photos, all of which are of the rescue. Old Ge said that Director Wang of Binjiang Daily has a negative film fax machine. Director Wang went to interview the evacuated masses and is expected to arrive in Angong County in the afternoon. Once he reaches the county, he'll have a landline phone. Old Ge has entrusted him to help send our photos back."

"That's great. Having just a thanks letter without photos isn't convincing; with photos from the rescue site, we can promote it better!"

"The rescue video shot by the Linghai TV Station reporter has been sent back by the driver from the Port Authority's returning fleet arranged by Old Ge. It should arrive by tomorrow afternoon at the latest."

"Video is even better, Old Ge did a great job."

"Secretary Ye, he did much more than that; these don't even count as a big deal!"

"What else did he do?"

"He's quite something as a professor-level senior engineer, excellent in engineering construction. He surprisingly treated the rescue as a project, organizing engineers in the camp to make rescue engineering materials, a complete set, over forty pages! Asked water conservancy departments at places to sign and seal, requested local government to sign and seal, even asked for the seal of approval from Jingzhou Flood Control Command, Beihu Flood Control Command, and the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters!"

"Hahaha, I knew Old Ge wouldn't disappoint; he did a great job. Without signatures from superiors, how would they know we did our work?"

"Even the project name and the name of the construction unit are interesting."

"What's interesting?"

"The rescue project of the Old Temple Gate in Lingjiang County over the night before last and yesterday was undertaken by the Jiangnan Province Military District Linghai Reserve Camp."

Secretary Ye was very pleased, clapping and laughing, "That's exactly how it should be written; it must be written like that!"

Mayor Qian was equally happy, unable to resist saying, "Shen Fan, please pass on to Old Ge to keep up the good work and strive to have the orders and documents change to Linghai Reserve Camp!"

"Mayor Qian, you are also here."

"Of course I'm here. You're all still here rescuing in such danger; how could I not be here?"

"I expressed myself poorly, I apologize."

"No need to apologize. Talking about serious matters, let's encourage Old Ge to make more efforts, to think of ways to bring back the Red Flag that belongs to our Linghai."

"Secretary Ye, Mayor Qian, he's almost done with this matter."

"Ah, so quickly!"

Deputy Mayor Shen instinctively looked at the command center tent in the distance, smiling, "You might not believe it, but he's about to become the First Political Commissioner of the 132nd Regiment of the 404th Division. Yesterday he commanded east, and the military affairs staff sent by the 132nd Regiment wouldn't go west. Today, it's more impressive; the regiment's commander and political commissar entrusted him with the forward troops sent for rescue support."

Secretary Ye had known for a long time that Old Ge was remarkable, but he hadn't realized quite how remarkable, laughingly asking, "So does he plan to legitimize the Linghai Reserve Camp through proper channels?"

"This morning, Political Commissar Yang of the 132nd Regiment called to say that the unit name issue had already been reported to the division, which also took it seriously and helped report it to the military. Plus, today the Head of the Military Region came, experiencing Linghai Reserve Camp firsthand and hearing all about Linghai Reserve Camp. I presume that in three to five days, the superiors should clarify the unit name in the form of an order or notice."

"Old Ge, oh Old Ge, truly did not let us down. Mayor Qian, Shen Fan, it seems we must think of a way to help him resolve the deputy adjustment before he retires. We must keep our word and not be untrustworthy."

"Resolve the deputy adjustment?"

"You need to lead the team. Mayor Qian and I didn't get a chance to discuss it with you, but since we promise, we must fulfill it."

Secretary Ye didn't want to continue with this topic, swiftly changing the subject: "I almost forgot to ask, did Lingjiang County write a thank-you letter to Binjiang?"

Deputy Mayor Shen quickly responded, "No, they only know about our Linghai, so they will only write to us."

"That's good."

"Secretary Ye, Mayor Qian, I almost forgot to report another issue. Old Ge is quite powerful now, having to help the 132nd Regiment with operations while also being responsible for the publicity management of our Linghai Reserve Camp. He issued a gag order through the 132nd Regiment to the media reporters who came together. All news articles, photos, and television footage involving our Linghai Reserve Camp can't be published or broadcast without the 132nd Regiment's review."

"Hahahaha, this is also handled beautifully. Regarding propaganda discipline, it needs to be managed, it must be managed!"

"He even under the banner of the 132nd Regiment, asked the military affairs staff sent by the 132nd Regiment to collect and centrally manage the phones, pagers of personnel from the Binjiang Development Zone, and other units."

"This relates to confidentiality discipline, they should be collected, they must be collected!"

"Secretary Ye, Mayor Qian, he's doing better than I am here in handling these matters; he's doing better than me being here. I really don't have anything to do here. May I go back first? I've discussed several projects over there, and the merchants call me every day; despite my presence here, my heart is not here at all."

"You must stay there, you need to represent me and Mayor Qian, and represent our Linghai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. As for the investment promotion work of the development zone, you can remotely command by phone. If you need to meet merchants, or if merchants want to come to investigate, you can call me and Mayor Qian, and we will meet them and handle the reception."