The train driver in the courtyard

In these difficult years, the more difficult the task, the more popular it is among the workers.

At one time, several train drivers raised their hands and signed up to participate in this driving mission.

Among them, the most active one was Liu Pinming from the freight workshop.

Liu Pinpin is fifty years old and started working as a freight train driver before liberation.

In the freight workshop, he is a well-known figure and a recognized technical expert.

"Old Liu, don't be anxious. Wait for me to finish what I'm saying."

Section Chief Xing waved his hands desperately at Liu, patted the table, and waited until the meeting room was quiet before continuing: "The railway from Jincheng Railway Station to the Tanggu Operation Area of ​​Jincheng Port is in very bad condition. Moreover, according to the forecast of the meteorological department, it is likely to rain heavily by then.

Therefore, our superiors require us to send the best driver team to carry out this mission."

As he spoke, Section Chief Xing searched the crowd and finally landed on Li Aiguo: "One of the train drivers has been identified, and it is Comrade Li Aiguo from our locomotive section.

As for the other driver, it has not been determined yet.

The purpose of holding this meeting today is to let everyone discuss and see which train driver should be sent."

There was a sudden silence in the conference room.

No one was surprised that Li Aiguo got a place.

After all, Li Aiguo's driving skills are among the best in the department.

However, everyone was confused about who to give the other spot to.

Liu, who was very enthusiastic just now, stood up and said, "Section Chief, this mission requires the cooperation of the two driver teams to complete.

Especially in heavy rain, if there is a problem with the rails, the two trains need to work more closely together.

Therefore, it would be best to arrange a train driver who is familiar with Li Dache to perform this task."

It can be seen that although he is confident in completing the task, he is definitely not the kind of person who acts blindly and impulsively.

These two trains carried the hope of whether the food-deficient households in Beijing could fill their stomachs.
At this time, we must not act impulsively for the sake of personal honor.

Xing Duanchang nodded and said, "I think so too.

Logically speaking, the person who has the best understanding with Comrade Li Aiguo should be Master Cao Wenzhi from 131.

It’s just that Comrade Cao Wenzhi is currently recuperating in a hospital in Harbin…”

Zhang Da Che was unable to participate in this operation as he was busy operating an international train.

He was watching the excitement from the sidelines. At this moment, he looked at Li Aiguo and suddenly seemed to have thought of something. He immediately stood up and said, "Cao Wenzhi is Comrade Aiguo's master. He is ill and cannot carry out the mission.

However, Comrade Aiguo also has an apprentice, that is the driver Huang.

She has been doing an excellent job since she took up the job as a train driver.

I think Comrade Huang Jing should be selected as a driver for the patriotic comrades.”

After Zhang Dache finished speaking, the section leaders on the rostrum looked at each other with slightly strange expressions.

Everyone knows that Huang Jing has been suspended from the bureau. How can she carry out the task of transporting grain?

However, Zhang Dache's proposal does make sense.

Huang Jing and Li Aiguo worked together in a driver's building for a whole year.

Both of them are familiar with each other's driving style, and if they cooperate with each other, the chances of mission success will be greatly increased.

But will the bureau agree?
Deputy Director Wang was already dissatisfied with the department's choice of Li Aiguo to carry out the task.

Now seeing Zhang Dache suggesting that Huang Jing be his co-driver, he immediately realized that the situation was not good.

He stood up and said, "Master Zhang, don't you know that driver Huang has been suspended? She is not qualified to carry out the mission at all.

Our Qianmen Locomotive Depot is so large, can't we find a train driver who can perform the task?"

Master Zhang just glanced at Deputy Director Wang indifferently, did not respond to him, and sat down directly.

Deputy Director Wang felt that Zhang Dache was not giving him any face, so he pointed at Liu and said desperately: "Lao Liu, you are an experienced driver in the freight workshop, and you are brave. This mission is handed over to you."

Liu Pinming, who had been very active just now, now had a bit of difficulty on his face. He stood up and said, "I have already stated my point of view. It is best for this driver to have a tacit understanding with Li Dache."

"The mission is an order. Do you want to back down?" Deputy Director Wang's face darkened and he slapped the table. "Old Liu, where is your ideological awareness?"

Liu Pinming responded calmly: "If you assign me to participate in the mission, I will definitely do my best to complete it.

But if something goes wrong with the mission, Deputy Director Wang, you as the leader must be responsible."

"You..." Deputy Director Wang did not expect that the usually positive Liu Pinming would dare to talk back to him, and he was at a loss as to what to do directly.

However, he was not in a hurry. These train drivers would definitely be vying to participate in such a glorious task.

Then, Deputy Director Wang swept his eyes across the faces of the train drivers one by one, waved his fist and said loudly: "This mission is related to the food security of our capital, and it is an extremely glorious mission.

Comrade train drivers, this is a good opportunity for you to prove yourselves to the organization.

There is only one spot left. Comrades who want to sign up, please stand up immediately. "

However, to Deputy Director Wang's surprise, the lively scene he had imagined did not occur.

After the words fell, the scene was silent.

The train drivers sat quietly in their chairs like wooden sculptures.

At the end of the venue, train driver apprentice Liao Quan rolled his eyes and tried to stand up.

But before he could get up, his master, driver Gu, kicked him on the leg and he fell to the ground.

Liao Quan is a driver apprentice who just joined Qianmen Locomotive Depot this year. He has always been actively striving for progress, and seeing such a good opportunity, he naturally did not want to miss it.

He got up from the ground, rubbed the dust off his body, endured the severe pain in his knee, but did not dare to get angry.

"Master, I also want to strive for glory. You are also a veteran, and your ability is no worse than Zhang Dache and others. Why don't you sign up?"

"Glory? Do you think your ideological awareness can compare with Zhang Dache? Can you compare with Liu Pinming in the freight?"

Liao Quan heard the hidden meaning in the master's words, and immediately stopped rubbing his legs. He raised his dirty little face and asked, "Master, why?"

Zhang Dache has a high status and he can't get in touch with him.

But Liao Quan admired Liu Pinming very much.

Liu Pinming has never been married and his only hobby is driving trains.

Other truck drivers always want to take a few days off after driving for a month or so, but he would like to live in his truck.

Especially on those sections of the road where others dared not to run, Liu dared to run desperately.

Liu is willing to do his best to pull the goods that others dare not pull.

Everyone in the section thought that Liu Pinming was not driving the train, but was seeking death by taking the opportunity of driving the train.

"Haven't you figured it out? This seems to be a screening of train drivers, but in fact it's us train drivers fighting against those troublemakers in the bureau!"

Driver Gu straightened his hat, looked at his silly apprentice, and patiently explained, "Everyone knows that Driver Huang and the crew of K16 have done their best in the accident.

However, the accident investigation team of the bureau did not consider the actual situation at all, but still pushed the responsibility onto driver Huang and others. "

"What does this have to do with us?" Liao Quan scratched his head and asked with a frown, "We are from the freight workshop and have nothing to do with the train drivers who carry passengers."

"You really don't have any class camaraderie at all." Driver Gu sighed and continued to explain, "If the General Administration's Accident Division can target Driver Huang today, they can target us tomorrow.

If we train drivers don’t fight back, we will just be bullied by those guys sitting in the office.”

He became more and more excited, waving his hands and saying, "This is the unanimous opinion of the train drivers in our Qianmen locomotive depot and even in several other locomotive depots.

Several train drivers have already found Zhang Dache and asked him to take them to the General Administration to report the situation to the leaders.

Now that we have encountered such an opportunity, how could we let it go easily?
Liu Pinming had already decided to carry out this cargo mission.

But after hearing that Zhang Dache had nominated Huang Jing, he immediately changed his mind and confronted Deputy Director Wang, risking offending him.

why?
Just to fight with them!

Just to tell them that the railway belongs to us train workers, not those guys sitting in offices."

After Liao Quan figured out the whole story, his expression suddenly changed.

Thinking of his actions just now, he felt a little scared.

Now all the train drivers in the locomotive depot are united and want to take this opportunity to compete with the leaders of the bureau.

If you destroy this kind of unity, you will become a labor scab.

The workers' methods of dealing with scabs are not simply exclusion.

You know, struggle is often accompanied by bloodshed and sacrifice.

Before liberation, Master Zhang dealt with train drivers who colluded with the enemy... He did more than just do ideological work. They had machetes, sticks, and even muskets...

Liao Quan turned his head to look at Master Zhang, who was leaning against the chair with his eyes closed. He was so scared that he quickly shrank his neck and squatted down.

Deputy Director Wang was shocked when he saw that none of the train drivers in the audience said a word.

He had realized that something was wrong.

However, after thinking carefully for a moment, Deputy Director Wang turned his head and looked at Section Chief Xing. Section Chief Xing was leaning back in his chair and seemed not to have noticed the train drivers' resistance to the railway administration.

Strictly speaking, Section Chief Xing's behavior of ignoring the on-site conditions is tantamount to indulging the workers.

Deputy Director Wang had an idea. If he could drag Old Xing into the water as well, that would be killing two birds with one stone.

After figuring it out, Deputy Director Wang suppressed his inner excitement and pretended to be angry.

"What are you doing? Are you going to fight against the organization?"

Deputy Director Wang's face flushed, and he pointed at the train driver and shouted, "The K16 train accident has not been investigated yet. Huang Jing is a suspect. You must not let her go to Tianjin as a train driver to perform the mission. Are you going to violate organizational discipline for Huang Jing?!"

However, no matter how he yelled, the train drivers still sat there, motionless.

Deputy Director Wang pretended to be anxious and shouted to Section Chief Xing: "Old Xing, this is a task assigned to us by our superiors.

Now that the situation is urgent, these guys are still making excuses. This is really outrageous. I suggest that they be given a serious warning."

Xing Duanzhang secretly sighed and waved his hand to Deputy Director Wang: "Old Wang, the comrades have reasons for their concerns. They are just discussing the matter at hand. Don't make the problem more serious."

As soon as these words were uttered, it meant that Section Chief Xing, as the head of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, chose to stand on the side of the train driver at this critical moment.

Deputy Director Wang was secretly delighted, but he pretended to be concerned and advised: "Old Xing, you are going against the bureau by doing this. You are not considering the overall situation. You are the section chief, you can't follow these workers and make trouble."

"If I can't speak for the workers, what's the point of being a section chief? I might as well be a switchman!"

Xing Duanchang supported himself on the table and slowly stood up. He looked around at the faces of the train drivers and said loudly, "I suggest that Comrade Huang Jing, a fifth-level train driver, cooperate with Comrade Li Aiguo, a fifth-level train driver, to carry out this driving mission." "Wow!"

The train drivers, who had been silent, suddenly stood up.

There was a warm applause at the scene.

The applause lasted for a long time and continued.

Amid the applause, a barely perceptible sinister smile appeared on Deputy Director Wang's lips.

Old Xing is smart and capable, but his only weakness is that he cares too much about what the workers think.

If Lao Xing dares to disobey the orders of the bureau, his position as section chief will be over.

This time, we can not only capture Huang Jing, but also overthrow Xing Duanchang, which is really killing two birds with one stone.

After the meeting, several section leaders walked out of the meeting room and saw a strong wind outside, blowing the propaganda slogans on the wall loudly.

They all looked at each other and sighed at the same time: "The wind is going to blow!"

……

At the meeting, with the support of Section Chief Xing and the fact that no other train drivers signed up, the name of Huang Jing, a fifth-grade train driver from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, was reported to the railway bureau together with Li Aiguo's name.

"The wind is blowing."

After receiving the list, Director Zheng of the Railway Bureau frowned immediately.

He first stood up and closed the window of his office, then pretended to know nothing and asked, "What's going on at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot? Don't they know that driver Huang is still suspended? They even got the official documents wrong?"

"Did Old Xing make a mistake? Old Xing is old, so it's inevitable that he will be confused. I'll send the list back to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot and give him a good lesson."

Deputy Director Liu, who was in charge of the locomotive section, rolled his eyes, stood up and prepared to take the list away.

At this time, Deputy Section Chief Zhang of the Security Section stood up and said with a smile: "I think Section Chief Xing did it on purpose."

As soon as he said this, the office suddenly became quiet.

Deputy Director Liu looked at Deputy Section Chief Zhang and said, "Old Zhang, Old Xing is also an old comrade. He is also responsible for the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. He is very busy all day long. It is normal for him to make some small mistakes occasionally."

Realizing that Director Xing had committed a serious crime, Deputy Director Liu rushed to cover for him.

Deputy Section Chief Zhang had already learned about this from Deputy Director Wang. Seeing the opportunity, he immediately stood up and launched an attack.

"This is a mission from the ministry. There are only two vacancies for train drivers. How could Director Xing get the names wrong?

We have been arguing about the nature of the K16 train accident for nearly half a month, and there is still no result. How could Director Xing not know? I think he is deliberately causing trouble for us. "

All at once, the chief of the safety department and several directors of the railway bureau stood up to express their support.

"The Qianmen locomotive depot may be unhappy about the suspension of the K16 crew, but they can't openly defy the organization."

"If everyone is like Section Chief Xing, how can we carry out our work in the railway bureau?"

"I suggest that Director Xing be suspended from his post immediately and asked to reflect on his actions."

Amid the discussions among the crowd, Director Zheng had a feeling that a storm was about to come.

Especially when thinking about the controversy over the K16 train accident, he felt that something was not right.

A while ago, Deputy Section Chief Zhang submitted a report on the K16 train accident.

The report pointed out that there were two main reasons for the K16 train accident:

The direct cause was that passenger Xu Liangcai deliberately turned the brake disc on top of the car body out of boredom;
The indirect reason was that the K16 crew and driver team did not discover Xu Liangcai's actions in time.

No one objects to Xu Liangcai's crimes.

However, there is a lot of controversy within the railway bureau as to whether the K16 crew and driver team should bear responsibility.

Several bureau leaders, represented by the accident department and the education department, supported the investigation report, believing that the K16 crew and driver team were largely responsible and were slack in their thinking;
However, several bureau leaders who came from the locomotive depot, represented by Deputy Director Liu, believed that they were not responsible at all.

The two sides argued for more than ten days.

Ultimately, to avoid the accident from happening again, all crew members need to be more vigilant.

In addition, Deputy Section Chief Wang has won over a lot of people during this period.

I also sought help from the ministry.

So the Accident Section had the upper hand in the debate.

The railway bureau issued a suspension order for the K16 crew and driver team.

However, under the insistence of Deputy Director Liu and other leaders, the Railway Bureau did not immediately give a serious punishment.

Originally, according to Director Zheng's idea, the accident should have been handled in this way.

After just one month of suspension, the K16 crew and driver team will be able to return to work.

But now, Director Xing Duan has come up with this idea.

"This old Xing is really causing trouble for the road bureau. He needs to be taught a lesson."

Director Zheng put down the materials and waved to his assistant, "Xiao Zhou, notify Director Xing right now and ask him to come over!"

"Yes!" Xiao Zhou turned around and left the office in a hurry.

Deputy Section Chief Zhang and others looked at each other and saw Director Zheng's intention to protect Section Chief Xing and the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

After all, Director Zheng could have called Director Xing directly from his office.

Now he asked his assistant to make the notification, probably he wanted the assistant to tip off Director Xing Duan.

However, Deputy Section Chief Zhang was not in a hurry.

This time they have the upper hand.

As long as the hat of opposing the railway bureau was put on Section Chief Xing's head, he would have to guard the switchman station.

So, Deputy Section Chief Zhang also took action. He stood up and said, "Director, since Director Xing has objections to our safety department's investigation, I suggest that we hold a general meeting of the leadership of the entire bureau so that we can clarify the issue face to face."

You are not trying to solve the problem, you are clearly trying to punish Old Xing... Deputy Director Liu thought to himself, and quickly stood up and said, "Old Chen, this matter has not been sorted out yet, there is no need to make such a big fuss."

“Director, this is no longer just an internal matter of our railway bureau. It concerns whether the relief grain can be delivered in time.

The department is also concerned about this matter. I suggest that the department’s leader in charge of security be invited to attend the meeting.”

Deputy Section Chief Zhang's words directly brought the whole matter to a new level.

Even if Director Zheng wanted to protect Director Xing, he had to consider the risks involved. The leaders around him all agreed to hold a meeting.

Finally, Director Zheng nodded and said, "Notify all the major leaders of the bureau to hold a meeting!"

Deputy Director Liu sighed inwardly: Old Xing, you've made a huge mess this time.

……

It's exactly two o'clock in the afternoon.

After receiving the report from the Railway Administration's Safety Section, the Ministry of Railways' General Traffic Safety Inspectorate, which is responsible for traffic safety, sent a director named Chen to attend the conference.

The main leaders of the railway bureau came to the conference room one after another. Some of the well-informed people had already known the whole situation in advance.
The atmosphere in the entire conference hall was as depressing as the depression before a storm.

2:30 pm.

Duanchang Xing came to the meeting place. He did not come alone. Li Aiguo and Zhang Dache followed closely behind him.

Upon seeing this, Deputy Section Chief Wang's heart tightened suddenly. He immediately stood up and said loudly, "Old Xing, you are the only one notified to attend this meeting. Why are Driver Li and Driver Zhang here too?"

As he said this, he was about to send someone to ask Li Aiguo and Zhang Dache to leave the venue.

Deputy Director Liu quickly stopped them and said, "We are here to discuss matters related to the accident. Driver Li and Driver Zhang are both famous train drivers in the bureau. They can provide professional insights."

Deputy Section Chief Wang wanted to argue.

Director Zheng, who was presiding over the meeting, tapped the table gently and said, "This meeting is open to the public. Okay, Deputy Section Chief Wang, if you have any opinions, you can directly raise them with Section Chief Xing."

Seeing the opportunity to bring down Section Chief Xing, Deputy Section Chief Wang no longer cared about the trivial details.

After the three of them sat down, he asked directly: "Director Xing, the General Administration asked you to select a train driver to perform the driving task, but you chose a train driver who was suspended. Are you going to openly confront the Railway Administration?"

It was like a heavy hat that fell without any warning.

Xing Duanchang did not respond, but Zhang Dache, who was just watching from the sidelines, stood up and said, "Dear leaders of the bureau, as an old train driver, I am also considered an old comrade in the bureau. I wonder if I am qualified to speak?"

Director Zheng nodded and said, "Old Zhang, you are a veteran of our railway bureau. I once followed you to destroy the enemy's trains carrying munitions.

Without your help, we would have suffered heavy losses on the battlefield. If you have any ideas, please speak up."

Deputy Section Chief Wang then remembered Zhang Dache's identity and wanted to stop him, but he did not dare to act rashly.

Zhang Dache looked around the meeting room slowly and said, "This time, the decision to report Comrade Huang Jing as a train driver was not made by Section Chief Xing personally, but was the common wish of all train drivers in our Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

Everyone thought that Huang Jing and Li Da Che were the most suitable partners, and no one else volunteered to participate in this mission. "

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the railway bureau leaders instantly became solemn.

It is obvious that all the train drivers in Qianmen Locomotive Depot have been grouped together.

Deputy Section Chief Wang also realized that the situation was not good. He slammed the table and said loudly: "Master Zhang, as an experienced train driver, you should have taken the lead in supporting the organization's decision. How could you be so confused as to go against the decision of the railway bureau?
Now is the post-liberation period, not the pre-liberation period. Your behavior is extremely bad.”

He stood up and looked at Director Zheng: "Director, there are huge problems with the thinking of the train drivers in the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. I suggest that a working group be sent to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot immediately to rectify the entire Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

As for the task of transporting grain, it can be completely handed over to the Jincheng Branch. If it really doesn't work, we can also request support from the Harbin Railway Bureau.

Our railway department will never allow anyone to mess around like this."

As Deputy Section Chief Wang finished speaking, the meeting room fell into a dead silence.

The leaders of the railway bureau are also deeply aware of the seriousness of the problem.

This is no longer just a matter of one mission.

It's not as simple as Director Xing Duan protecting his subordinates.

Rather, it was a serious situation in which the train drivers of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot collectively resisted the decision of the Railway Administration.

If we really take action according to Deputy Section Chief Wang's suggestion, there may be turmoil within the railway bureau.

But if the Railway Bureau really gives in, what dignity will it have in the future? !
Director Zheng, the only person who could make the final decision on the scene, felt like he was being put in a frying pan.

At this critical moment, Li Aiguo stood up.

"Director, leaders, solving this problem is actually very simple. We just need to figure out whether the K16 crew and the driver's crew are really responsible for the accident."

(End of this chapter)