The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 328: Breach of the Dike, Mobilize All Forces to Rush to the Aid of Qinglong Town!

Chapter 328: Chapter 328: Breach of the Dike, Mobilize All Forces to Rush to the Aid of Qinglong Town!

Checking the message, Xu Qianli didn’t dare delay, and he stepped on the gas pedal, rushing with Ding Meixin straight to the town’s school. After dropping off Ding Meixin, he immediately detoured to the government complex.

Once he arrived, Xu Qianli saw a crowd of people guarding the entrance.

Li Xiaoju was among them. Seeing Xu Qianli come, she hurriedly approached him, "Leader, you’re finally here."

Xu Qianli asked, "What in the world happened? What’s the big issue in Qinglong Town?"

As far as Xu Qianli knew, Qinglong Town was adjacent to Qingshan Town, located to the northwest of Qingshan Town, with a similar environment and local customs, the only difference being that the two towns did not belong to the same county, let alone the same city or province.

Regardless, as neighboring brother towns, if something happened in Qinglong Town, Qingshan Town definitively had to respond.

Li Xiaoju quickly explained, "A reservoir in Qinglong Town, through which Qinglong River flows..."

She swiftly recounted the disaster that had struck Qinglong Town.

It turned out that there had been a heavy downpour in the western part of Qinglong Town, and the river water entered through Qinglong River. Because the river was so rapid and a reservoir it flowed through had been in disrepair for years, a breach appeared, and now the dam had collapsed. The river water flooded into the farmlands and villages, affecting dozens of villages, and the situation was extremely critical.

Upon learning of the situation, Xu Qianli’s hairs stood on end, and he waved his hand sharply.

"Such a major disaster has occurred, what are we waiting for? Immediately mobilize all the resources and boats we can from Qingshan Town and rush to Qinglong Town to rescue people!"

"All civil servants, anyone who can breathe, immediately drop what you’re doing and follow me to disaster relief in Qinglong Town."

"Notify all tourism and real estate development sites; bulldozers, excavators, trucks, and other engineering equipment are all commandeered to head to Qinglong Town!"

"Send people to Jiang City and other places to purchase supplies, focusing on clothes, food, tents, medicine, and infant formula, and quickly send them to Qinglong Town, ensuring the survival of the disaster victims."

"Quick, everyone take action immediately!"

Upon knowing the situation, Xu Qianli issued orders swiftly. He was about to mobilize all the forces of Qingshan Town to rush to Qinglong Town for disaster relief.

Right then, someone suddenly stood up, "I disagree!"

The person who stood up was Lin Feng, who had just taken up his post a few days ago, and he shouted loudly.

"A disaster in Qinglong Town is their own affair. What does it have to do with us in Qingshan Town? Why should we mobilize all the resources of Qingshan Town for disaster relief?"

"Moreover, the flood peak will soon reach Qingshan Town. What we must do now is to ensure the safety of Qingshan Town’s river channels so that we don’t have a similar disaster like Qinglong Town!"

"Xu Qianli, at this critical moment, you’re actually mobilizing all manpower and resources to ensure the safety of the neighboring town, totally disregarding the life and death of Qingshan Town’s people. What are you thinking?"

"Could it be that in your eyes, the lives of Qinglong Town’s people are lives, but the lives of people in Qingshan Town are not?"

Lin Feng spoke with righteous indignation, as if he truly stood from the perspective of the villagers of Qingshan Town, presuming to be on a moral high ground to criticize, condemn, and question Xu Qianli, and targeting him directly.

Facing Lin Feng, Xu Qianli said nothing and kicked out, fiercely knocking him to the ground.

"Fuck that bullshit!"

"Are you fucking stupid?"

"The Qinglong River passes through Qinglong Town before it can reach our Qingshan Town. Now that the Qinglong River has breached its banks in Qinglong Town, with water flooding farmland and villages, how could there be a flood peak coming through the Qinglong River to our Qingshan Town?"

"And you keep fucking saying Qinglong Town has nothing to do with us. How could it be unrelated? We’re all compatriots, brothers, and sisters of one country. Right now, dozens of their villages are submerged in water, countless people feeling hopeless and helpless, about to be swallowed by the flood. Shouldn’t we lend a hand to save them?"

"All of you, not just you son of a bitch, listen to me. Anyone who dares to question my disaster relief decisions, I, Xu Qianli, will kick them with my foot, blast them with one shot!"

After furiously saying that, Xu Qianli grabbed the shotgun from Li Dayou and fired a shot into the sky.

The gunshot subdued everyone, and none dared to question Xu Qianli’s decision any longer.

Seeing their silence, Xu Qianli roared, "Have you all fucking lost it? Get moving, quick!"

With Xu Qianli’s vigorous push, all the officials of Qingshan Town swiftly sprang into action. They gathered people and boats, coordinated supplies, requisitioned equipment, and poured manpower, material, and financial resources into the disaster relief for Qinglong Town.

Xu Qianli was the first to reach Qinglong Town, heading straight for the flooded areas. Without a boat, he and two others pushed a wooden bed into the water to start rescuing people.

Once they had boats, they used them to venture deep into the flood zone to rescue people.

As time ticked away, boats from Qingshan Town continuously arrived. Motorboats, wooden boats, and inflatable kayaks were launched one after another to rescue villagers trapped in the floodwaters of Qinglong Town.

While rescuing people, temporary shelters were set up at higher grounds, housing displaced victims. They had access to clean drinking water and food, clean clothes, and even baby formula and diapers were readied to ensure the well-being of the victims as much as possible.

Meanwhile, work to close the breach in the dam was also underway.

One after another, heavy vehicles were driven up the dam before being forcefully pushed into the water. After about a dozen vehicles submerged, the breach began to shrink.

An hour and more had passed with Xu Qianli leading the people from Qingshan Town in the Qinglong Town disaster area when, at last, rescue forces from various places arrived in Qinglong Town and a more extensive rescue operation finally commenced.

A reporting team from the provincial television station arrived at the disaster area in a helicopter and began covering the disaster and the rescue efforts.

Xu Qianli had just returned, driving a speedboat with a dozen victims on board.

The moment the speedboat docked, a female reporter and her cameraman hurried over, extending a microphone.

"Hello, comrade, we’re from the provincial television station’s team, specifically here to cover the disaster. What are your thoughts on this disaster, and could you take our team with you to have a look inside and see the situation there?"

As the female reporter spoke, she moved to board the boat, eager to see the conditions deep within the flooded area.

As she approached the boat, Xu Qianli violently pushed her away.

"Get lost, who said you could get on the boat?"

"Don’t get in the way of our rescue, all of you step aside!"

After dropping those words, Xu Qianli, without even glancing at the beautiful reporter he had pushed to the ground, covered in mud, turned the speedboat around and headed back into the depths of the flooded area.

Having worked so many years in journalism, the female reporter had never encountered such rough treatment, and tears uncontrollably began to fall.

This scene, broadcasted live, was transmitted to countless people’s mobile phones.