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161: Chapter 155 Chapter 152: The Unveiling of Officialdom 161: Chapter 155 Chapter 152: The Unveiling of Officialdom Ye Chen’s amnesia was well known to everyone, but undergoing a craniotomy was surely going to be a hassle, right?

Moreover, craniotomies always carry certain risks.

Nobody wishes to have their skull cracked open and tampered with.

Li Ruo immediately covered her mouth and began to cry, “It’s all my fault, all my fault.

If it weren’t for me, Ye Chen would not have ended up like this!”

“Mr.

Li, now is not the time for self-blame!” Zhang Yantong quickly interjected, “Right now, we need to think of a way to cure Ye Chen.”

“Tongtong, what…

what should we do now?” Li Ruo asked anxiously, wiping away her tears, her eyes red and on the verge of crying again.

“Let’s follow Director Qian’s advice and wait for a while longer,” Zhang Yantong sighed helplessly.

“That’s right, during this time, it would be best for people who have a significant impact on the patient to keep talking to him.

This might help wake him up!” Director Qian nodded urgently and said, “If that doesn’t work, we’ll have to resort to surgery to remove those blood clots.

This could relieve the pressure on the brain, and he might wake up!”

“Ah?

But what if he doesn’t wake up?” Li Ruo was taken aback and asked, “Every surgery has risks.

What are the chances of success?”

“The chances of success are sixty percent.

If he doesn’t wake up, then he’ll remain in a vegetative state for life!” Director Qian didn’t hide the truth, as Zhang Yantong’s father was a good friend of his.

He had said everything that needed to be said, and with a faint smile added, “So many patients were brought to the hospital today; Jianghuai City is facing a flood disaster that hasn’t occurred in a century.”

“My God!” Li Ruo felt dizzy at the thought; a sixty percent chance might seem high to others, but to Li Ruo it was frighteningly low.

Even a ninety percent chance still meant a ten percent risk of failure.

Lin Ziwen quickly supported Li Ruo and said, “Mr.

Li, before the surgery, we can try to wake Ye Chen.

I believe he will wake up!”

“Right, right!” Li Ruo nodded hastily.

The hospital had cleaned Ye Chen and changed him into a hospital gown, his head wrapped in white gauze, and medication applied to the wound on the back of his head.

Ye Chen’s vital signs gradually stabilized.

His breathing returned to normal, and everything seemed to be without any issues, but he just wouldn’t wake up.

“Ye Chen, please wake up!” Li Ruo sat by the bedside, her hands tightly clutching Ye Chen’s, and whispered softly, “Please wake up, look at me.

Didn’t you say you liked me?

Were you lying to me?

You trickster, you said you liked me, but why are you leaving me?”

Lin Ziwen stood to the side, unable to hold back her tears, and hastily turned to leave the room.

Zhang Yantong also lowered her head and quietly walked away.

Only Li Ruo and Ye Chen remained in the ward.

Li Ruo cried like a weeping statue, holding Ye Chen, grasping his hand, sobbing uncontrollably.

The ward seemed to be immersed in desolation.

Li Ruo’s heart was completely occupied by Ye Chen, this enigmatic man; this man who had repeatedly put himself in danger for her.

Li Ruo didn’t know how to describe her own emotions anymore.

“Ye Chen, please wake up.

Without you, how can I go on living?” Li Ruo dried her tears; her eyes were already swollen from crying.

Regrettably, the Ye Chen on the hospital bed remained in a deep sleep, unwilling to wake.

In Jianghuai City, the City Government began its rescue operations, opening up the manholes and the firefighters started to clear the drains.

Huge volumes of floodwater flowed away through the drains, yet the urban infrastructure of Jianghuai City had focused only on surface constructions and had neglected the underground systems.

A vast city was nearly crippled, its drainage systems blocked, unable to channel away the floodwater.

Jiang Zhonggen angrily reprimanded, “You bunch of idiots, look at what you’ve turned Jianghuai City into?

Once tonight’s news comes out, you’re all going to lose your hats!”

Standing in the conference room, Jiang Zhonggen stood with hands on hips, glaring at the heads of various departments, especially the Urban Construction and Planning Departments.

He said coldly with a laugh, “You better start thinking about how to shirk this responsibility.

If I lose my hat, or if my hopes for promotion are dashed, none of you will have it easy!”

Everyone felt Jiang Zhonggen’s wrath.

Liu Jiangqiu quickly said, “Secretary Jiang, the issue with the drainage system is not a problem of our current term but a historical legacy.

As long as we explain the situation to the citizens and promise to resolve the drainage issues within the next five years, I believe that will be sufficient!”

“That’s right, Secretary Jiang, I think so too!” the Chief of Public Security, Liu Qiang, hurriedly agreed.

“Hmph, and what if the citizens aren’t convinced?” Jiang Zhonggen snorted coldly.

“Don’t worry, they won’t refuse!” Liu Jiangqiu grinned and said, “Secretary Jiang, of all the people in the world, the Chinese public are the easiest to fool!”

“Well, indeed!” Some heads nodded in agreement, these people had a profound grasp of the sentiment.

Every time they represented the government and spoke, the citizens clapped unquestioningly, taking every word as truth.

Secretary Jiang frowned and said, “But what if after five years, we are still unable to resolve the drainage problems?”

“Heh heh, you needn’t worry about that at all,” Liu Jiangqiu said with a grin, “We’re not even talking about you having already taken a position in the Provincial Committee; even if you hadn’t, there would be no need to worry!” Liu Jiangqiu continued with a smile, “The railway department has promised multiple times to solve the difficulty in obtaining tickets, pledging their commitment several times.

In the year 2000, they said it would be resolved by 2005, but later, it still wasn’t resolved; they promised in 2005 that it would be resolved by 2008, right?

But tickets remained difficult to get; in 2008, they promised that by 2012, the problem would be resolved, but what happened then?

People were packed like sardines, almost crushed to the heavens…

With so many promises made, the people of China still believed, time and again.”

What Liu Jiangqiu said was indeed nothing but the truth; there wasn’t a single mistake in it.

“Alright then!” Jiang Zhonggen nodded and instructed, “Immediately convene a press conference and then announce some of the issues related to this flood disaster!”

“Yes!” Secretary Zhang immediately nodded in agreement.

“By the way, how many people died this time?” Jiang Zhonggen urgently asked.

“Secretary, this time there were three hundred and twenty-six deaths and fifteen people are missing!” Secretary Zhang hurriedly reported.

“That many?” Jiang Zhonggen was taken aback and exclaimed in amazement, “How could so many people have died?”

“Secretary, in fact, most of the people died from suffocation trapped inside vehicles,” Secretary Zhang said, shaking his head helplessly, “The most regrettable incident was when a bus was crossing a bridge; suddenly, a flood peak came down and immediately submerged the vehicle.

The doors couldn’t be opened, leading to the death of over fifty children on board!”

Sss…

Jiang Zhonggen instantly gasped in a cold breath.

Over fifty children dead?!

This was certainly no small matter.

In China, among all fatal accidents, the deaths of children were the most striking.

Since the one-child policy, every child had become the precious heart of their families.

The death of one could cause a great uproar, two could bring about a violent storm, and the death of over fifty – Jiang Zhonggen dared not imagine what would happen.

“Immediately initiate the emergency response plan!” Liu Jiangqiu urgently commanded, “Secretary Jiang, special circumstances call for special measures, we can only report thirty-six deaths to the public, and we absolutely cannot mention anything about those fifty-plus children!”

“Why?!” Jiang Zhonggen was startled.

Having served as Secretary of Jianghuai City for so long, there were some historical issues that Jiang Zhonggen did not understand.

It must be known that Jiang Zhonggen belonged to an outsider cadre, while Liu Jiangqiu was a true member of the Jianghuai Party.

The so-called Jianghuai Party referred to local leaders from Jianghuai City, therefore, Liu was very familiar with the issues and problems of the city.

In addition, he was more likely to garner the support of the people than Jiang Zhonggen.

“Because it’s the rule!” Liu Jiangqiu revealed a smile.

Jiang Zhonggen immediately understood the implication.

Soon after, a press conference was called in the City Government Hall of Jianghuai City.

Almost all the attending media were from the locality.

The venue was crowded with twenty to thirty media and press agencies, with cameras of all sizes aimed at the podium.

Jiang Zhonggen personally attended the press conference.

If it wasn’t to preserve his own path of promotion, he couldn’t be bothered to appear before the public media.

To quickly quell public anger and mitigate the impact of the disaster, Jiang Zhonggen had no choice but to stand out.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the disaster brought by this typhoon was tremendous,” Jiang Zhonggen stepped to the podium, and spoke gravely, “But, I believe that every citizen of Jianghuai is strong.

After this flood disaster, we need to stand up and rebuild.”

“Secretary Jiang, why did the relevant departments not predict this typhoon?” one journalist asked urgently.

“This…” Jiang Zhonggen hesitated before sighing deeply and said, “This is a lapse by the relevant departments, and after the incident, they will be dealt with severely!”

“Secretary Jiang, how many deaths were there this time?” a journalist from Jianghuai TV Station hurriedly inquired.

“According to the statistics from the relevant departments, there are thirty-six deaths this time.

The bodies have been transported to the hospital, waiting for family members to claim them,” Jiang Zhonggen promptly replied.

“That’s impossible, right?

How could there only be thirty-six people?

Could the relevant departments have made a mistake?” the reporters asked skeptically, one after another.

These journalists, who roamed the frontlines of disaster, instantly realized Jiang Zhonggen was lying.

Based on their own counts alone, there were more than thirty-six people; how could there be only thirty-six?

Jiang Zhonggen laughed and said, “Rest assured, if the government says there are thirty-six people, then it’s thirty-six people!”

With Jiang Zhonggen’s word, the journalists found it inappropriate to continue their inquiries and instead raised other doubts, “Secretary Jiang, Hong Kong and Macau also faced the onslaught of the typhoon, and even experienced more rainfall than us, so why weren’t their cities inundated like ours?

What exactly went wrong?”

The journalist’s question was very implicit; indeed, everyone knew it was due to the sewer system construction.

Hong Kong is a very old colony, and when the UK was in charge of Hong Kong, it made a hundred-year plan for Hong Kong’s infrastructure.

The underground sewers of Hong Kong were essentially built to British standards, hence even a great flood could be quickly drained away.

Such a serious problem as Jianghuai City’s would never occur there.