The train driver in the courtyard

The wind whistled in my ears.

As the last person who fell into the water was successfully rescued to shore, the originally tense atmosphere on the dock gradually eased.

"Where is Chen Dapao! Hurry up and count the number of people." Li Aiguo slowly climbed down from the steel frame at this time.

"Woo~" Chen Dapao, who was half full after drinking in the sea, was receiving treatment.

Hearing the shout, he pushed the nurse away, stood up and ran over quickly.

He wanted to respond, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he spat out a mouthful of sea water.

The team members also gathered around. Li Aiguo ignored Chen Dapao and continued, "The situation is under control for the time being. We have three tasks.

First, do a head count immediately! Make sure you don’t miss anyone.

Second, send the injured to the hospital.

Third, set up an on-site cleanup team to clear all the broken gangplank and equipment damaged in the accident out of the dock.

Fourth, report the accident to the leadership of the Port Authority immediately."

At this time, the commander-in-chief and two leaders of the Port Authority hurried over. Li Aiguo glanced at them and did not continue speaking.

"Comrade driver, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you, the casualties in this accident would have been very heavy."

The commander-in-chief stretched out his hand to Li Aiguo from a distance.

However, Li Aiguo ignored him and turned to look at Chen Dapao: "Chen Dapao, why don't you act quickly?"

"Yes!" Chen Dapao finally spit out all the sea water, but his clothes were already soaked, and he ran out quickly against the wind.

Seeing that Li Aiguo ignored him, Commander-in-Chief Liu could only withdraw his hand awkwardly.

Representative Zhang, who had been watching this sideways, ran out from the leeward side.

"Is that reasonable? The commander-in-chief offered to shake your hand, but you ignored him! Is this how you treat your superiors?"

Representative Zhang pretended to be angry and pointed at Li Aiguo and shouted loudly.

He took a breath and saluted the commander-in-chief with a crooked look: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the accident happened very suddenly, but under the leadership of the command center and my on-site command, no serious injuries were caused.

Please give the order, our assault team will complete the mission, even at the cost of our lives!"

"Zhang Wucai! Are you going to continue making trouble?!" The commander-in-chief had been watching from the side and knew the situation at the scene very well.

After hearing what Representative Zhang said, he wanted to get angry on the spot, but considering the situation at the scene, he held it back.

"Handle the situation as Driver Li did. We'll hold a meeting right away!"

The commander-in-chief turned around and walked away quickly.

When Representative Zhang saw the commander-in-chief’s angry look, he felt something was wrong.

At this time, Representative Zhang turned his head and saw Representative Chen who was rescuing the wounded, and hurried over.

"Old Chen, your clothes are all wet. I have some clean clothes. Please change quickly."

Representative Chen glanced at Representative Zhang and ignored him. He continued to cooperate with Yang Jizong to help the member wrap the bandage.

Representative Zhang frowned slightly and muttered quietly: "This is not my fault, why are you all turning your back on me!"

After half an hour.

The grain transport team held an accident handling meeting in the Port Authority’s conference room to discuss measures to be taken.

“Eleven people fell into the water, and five of them were unconscious as a result of falling into the water.

Fortunately, there are doctors and nurses who rescued him in time and his life is not in danger."

After listening to the report from the on-site staff, the leaders in the conference room all breathed a sigh of relief.

“This serious accident did not cause any loss of life due to the early warning by comrades in the railway department.

But more than ten people were injured, which is already a major production accident. Let's discuss how to deal with it?" The commander-in-chief said while sitting on a chair.

Representative Zhang raised his hand and said: "Commander-in-chief, this is not a production accident, but a natural disaster.

The springboard broke because of the strong wind at the scene. This is a natural disaster!"

“I suggest that the affected people be comforted.

And they will pay a compensation of three dollars for the seriously injured and one dollar for the slightly injured.

As long as they don’t cause trouble.”

The leaders in the meeting room all understood Representative Zhang's intentions.

Just considering that this matter might also implicate themselves, several leaders nodded and agreed with Representative Zhang's words.

"Bang!" The commander-in-chief slammed the table and stood up: "The strong wind did not blow suddenly.

Knowing that there was a strong wind at the scene, they still sent a task force to unload the grain. How could this be a production accident? !

Our comrades on the railway have reminded us several times that we cannot unload ships on windy days, and this is recorded in the meeting minutes.

I just want to ask, who was so determined to organize a task force to unload the grain?
Who caused more than a dozen people to be injured and the springboard to break?
This is not a natural disaster, it is a man-made disaster!"

"Commander-in-chief...you?" Representative Zhang did not expect the commander-in-chief to suddenly attack him.

But after thinking about it, I understood.

How can such a big thing be kept secret?

Even if they could cover it up, the members could pay them a large sum of money to get rid of it.

Can the mouths of Yang Jizong in the port city, the train drivers in the railway department, and even the foreign crew members on the Amazon cargo ship be shut?
Everyone knew that it was Representative Zhang who proposed to organize the assault team to unload the grain, and the order was also given by Representative Zhang.

Now that something has happened, how is it possible for him to drag everyone down with him?

Several leaders of the Port Authority looked at each other and nodded in agreement with the commander-in-chief's opinion.

"We must seek truth from facts when doing our work. Whoever is responsible should be held responsible. There will be no room for fraud or deception."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Representative Zhang could only turn his head and look at the local comrades he brought with him.

These people also participated in the attack, so they are naturally in the same boat with Representative Zhang.

What was beyond Representative Zhang’s expectations was that after receiving his gaze, those comrades from various places lowered their heads one after another.

Representative Zhang felt a chill all over his body and couldn't help shivering.

Seeing that the situation in the conference room had stabilized, the commander-in-chief continued, "This accident was entirely caused by Comrade Zhang Wucai's blind self-confidence in ignoring the specific situation on the scene and rashly sending a task force to unload grain!"

When the leaders of the Port Authority saw the commander-in-chief draw his knife, they all started to attack.

The deputy leader of the grain transport team raised his hand and said, “When we were considering sending the assault team, the headquarters had reminded Zhang Wucai several times of the dangers of unloading grain on windy days, but Zhang Wucai insisted on doing it.

This shows that he is insensitive and has a overbearing work style.

He is the person who is most responsible for the accident.

I suggest that Zhang Wucai be detained immediately and dealt with separately after the grain transport operation is completed."

When Representative Zhang saw that the other party was really going to take action, he became anxious and shouted loudly: "I am also trying to complete the task assigned to me by my superiors.

If you want to get things done, you can't be afraid of sacrifice. When you are building something, there will always be casualties and accidents. Where did I go wrong?"

"Your mistake was letting the members of the assault team take the risk even though you knew there was a great danger! This is not an accident, it's murder!"

The commander-in-chief took out a document and threw it on the table: "This is the report submitted by the Security Department. It shows that the train driver on the railway, that person's name is Li Aiguo, has tried to dissuade you several times, but you refused.

They wanted to go to the Port Authority and report the situation to the command center, but you blocked them at the door.

You even ordered the security officer to arrest our comrades on the railway.

You are so majestic!
Do you still think you are not wrong?"

After these words were spoken, several local leaders who wanted to speak up for Representative Zhang dared not say a word.

If there is still some controversy about whether it is reasonable to dispatch an assault team, then preventing others from responding to the situation is already a serious violation.

If it weren’t for Representative Zhang’s obstruction.

If Li Aiguo and his team had met the commander-in-chief earlier, perhaps this accident could have been avoided.

Looking at the document, Representative Zhang suddenly collapsed in his chair like a punctured balloon.

He realized that the guys at the Port Authority were well prepared and were really going to take action.

"Take people away!"

Seeing that Representative Zhang had stopped jumping around, the commander-in-chief called two security officers to take him out of the meeting room.

"I can walk by myself!" Representative Zhang shook off the security officer's hand and stood up by himself.

He may be wrong, but it's all for the sake of work.

So Representative Zhang was not too worried. After all, the final decision of this matter would depend on the opinions of the higher-ups.

Besides, as long as the grain cannot be unloaded, the leaders above will understand his difficulties.

After Representative Zhang was taken away, the food group discussed the aftermath and decided to send someone to comfort the injured members of the assault team.

"Now all the injured team members have been sent to the hospital of our Port Authority. We can just leave these matters to our Port Authority to handle."

The commander-in-chief knocked on the table and continued, "The most important thing now is how to unload the food. In other words, we should wait until the strong wind dies down before unloading the food."

This is also the most difficult problem for the food team.

There is such a strong wind at the dock now. If we force the grain to be unloaded again, there might be another accident.

Representative Zhang’s outcome is a lesson for us.

If we wait until the wind dies down before unloading the grain, it will definitely waste time.

In the end, most comrades felt that safety should be the top priority and agreed to wait for two more days.

The commander-in-chief spoke again:

"I just received a notice from the Meteorological Bureau that the strong winds will last not just for three days, but perhaps a week."

After this was said, the scene fell into silence. At this time, someone raised his hand: "I remember the comrades on the railway mentioned a device called a crane, didn't they?"

"Yes, if the cranes on their trains are similar to the ones on our docks, maybe we can lift the grain directly from the ship." The leaders attending the meeting echoed this.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned their eyes to Director Zhang of the Jincheng Railway Bureau who was sitting in the back row.

Director Zhang has been silent since entering the meeting room today.
Anyway, he was a railway man, responsible only for transporting grain, and other things had little to do with him.

Especially last time he offered to use a crane to help lift the grain, but was mocked by these people.
He is not a clay Buddha, so it is inevitable that he has some emotions.

The commander-in-chief also realized this and smiled awkwardly: "Lao Zhang, we didn't understand the situation last time and made an empirical mistake. If your lifting equipment is really useful, I hope you can help."

Director Zhang was just feeling a little aggrieved, and he shouldn't let his personal emotions affect his work.

Seeing the commander-in-chief expressed his apology, Director Zhang stood up and said, "We did bring lifting equipment this time, but to be honest, I don't know much about that thing. If you want to understand the situation, you can ask Driver Li to come."

"Driver Li is the train driver who led the group that broke into my office last time. He seemed to have handed me the crane materials." The commander-in-chief suddenly remembered something and took out a document from the drawer.

"This material is the technical parameters of the crane. Chief Zhou, you are the technical expert at our dock. Please take a look."

Section Chief Zhou took the materials, glanced at them and nodded: "Based on these technical parameters, the train crane can fully meet the needs of lifting grain. However, we need to invite Driver Li over to ask about the specific situation before we can make a decision."

At that time, two leaders suggested sending someone to invite Li Aiguo over, but the commander-in-chief remembered the scene at the dock and stopped them.

"I think Driver Li may have some misunderstandings about us. Let's go find Driver Li in person. We can hold an on-site meeting and save some time."

The commander-in-chief's actions surprised the leaders.

After all, the level of the food team is far higher than that of the train driver anyway.

However, the commander-in-chief had already walked outside, and they could only follow behind him.

Director Zhang did not expect that the commander-in-chief would go to the scene to find Li Aiguo in person. He was stunned for a long time before he reacted and hurriedly followed.

That kid has a stubborn temper. At this critical moment, you must not be stubborn.

At this time at the dock, all the injured had been transported to the hospital and the scene had been cleaned up.

Li Aiguo took Yang Jizong back to the driver's building.

Seeing that Representative Chen's clothes were soaked, Yang Jizong called him over as well.

"Ai Min, go to the driver's building and dry your clothes."

"No need. I still have to keep an eye on it here to prevent anything else from happening."

At this time, Representative Chen had completely lost the high spirits he had on the ship, and looked seven or eight years older.

In addition, his hair was wet and stuck to his scalp, and was messed up by the strong wind, making him look a little disheveled.

"What's there to watch here? As long as you don't give the order to unload the grain, no one will get hurt." Huang Jing had heard about what happened on the ship and was still a little angry.

Upon hearing this, Representative Chen's face darkened again.

"Nothing will happen here for the time being. If you are willing to wear wet clothes today, then go ahead." Li Aiguo tried to smooth things over.

He also had some opinions about Representative Chen.

But Representative Chen was able to jump off the ship to save the members, which means that he and Representative Zhang are two completely different people.

Unlike Representative Zhang, who is afraid of death and lets others work for his future, Chen Aimin is the kind of leader who really dares to fight for his life.

Although Li Aiguo did not approve of Chen Aimin's approach, he respected his character.

Chen Aimin didn't expect Li Aiguo would take the initiative to invite him. After hesitating for a moment, he finally agreed.

The food has not been unloaded yet and he still has a lot of work to do. He must not let his body collapse at this time.

When the commander-in-chief and the leaders of the food team arrived under the train, they saw that the small driver's building was crowded with people.

Representative Chen, the commissioner from the ministry, is usually meticulous.

But now he was naked, wearing only his shorts, standing by the stove to dry his clothes.

The commander-in-chief couldn't help but twitch his lips. This train driver was really a talent. He even stripped off the commissioner's clothes.

The situation was urgent, so the commander-in-chief did not bother to exchange pleasantries and directly stated his purpose.

Liu Qingquan smoked a cigarette and curled his lips: "We took the initiative to come to your door, but you drove us out. By the way, this is your local matter, we on the railway cannot interfere."

Hearing this, the commander-in-chief smiled awkwardly: "Now Zhang Wucai has been detained for misbehaving and violating organizational discipline."

"You guys are quick, but..." It was the first time in Liu Qingquan's life that he was almost handcuffed, and he was still annoyed.

"Old Liu, unloading grain is the top priority now. It is related to whether the people can fill their stomachs." Li Aiguo waved his hand to stop Liu Qingquan.

He looked at the commander-in-chief and said, "Commander-in-chief, although our railway and your port administration are not in the same system, our goal is the same, which is to unload the grain as soon as possible."

Hearing this, the commander-in-chief sighed inwardly.

This train driver seems to have a strong personality, but he is a person who pays attention to the overall situation.

It’s a pity that we didn’t listen to his advice in time and stop the assault team’s grain unloading operation.

The commander-in-chief had become much more cautious at this point, and asked again, "Can your lifting equipment be used?"

"Of course!" Li Aiguo nodded heavily: "It's just that the use of lifting equipment requires the cooperation of personnel on the freighter and on the ground to achieve maximum efficiency."

"This is easy. We can set up a special lifting team. You will be the leader of this lifting team.

Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be dealt with as you wish.

If the lifting fails and something goes wrong, I will be responsible!"

In the strong wind, the commander-in-chief's gray hair fluttered in the wind, and the silver hair looked like a flag at the moment.

Li Aiguo's heart was warmed up. His heart, which had been somewhat cold due to his constant setbacks, was instantly ignited. He said excitedly: "Don't worry, I will definitely spare no effort!"

At that moment, the commander-in-chief acted decisively, immediately gathered people and formed a lifting team on the spot.

As the news spread, members of the assault team, dock workers, and even officials and leaders of the Port Authority gathered around.

The one who rushed to the front was the former captain of the assault team, Chen Dapao.

At this time, Chen Dapao had a broken arm and it was tied with gauze and hung around his neck.

But he didn't care at all, raised his right hand high, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Driver Li, count me in! I hurt my arm accidentally, it's not a problem, I still have one hand that can be used, I will never hold you back!"

Li Aiguo was moved and nodded heavily: "Count you in!"

"And me!" Chen Aimin had put on his clothes and walked out without him noticing.

He walked up to Li Aiguo and said, "I have lived on the ship for more than ten days, and I know a lot about ships. I can be a rigger on the ship."

The commander-in-chief saw that Chen Aimin was going to the front line and tried to stop him: "It's too dangerous on the ship. Let our local comrades complete the lifting work. You are the leader of the department."

Representative Chen is a specialist in the ministry and is responsible for the entire grain purchasing task, which shows that his rank is very high.

If something goes wrong, it will be troublesome.

Chen Aimin straightened his back and said: "If a leader cannot step forward and rush to the front in times of crisis, then he is not fit to be a leader!

Comrade Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured that if anything happens to me, it has absolutely nothing to do with your Port Authority."

The commander-in-chief wanted to persuade him, but Li Aiguo stepped forward and patted Chen Aimin on the shoulder: "Representative Chen, we all see your responsibility and admire you very much! But please rest assured, as long as you follow my method of hoisting, there will be no problem!"

"Team member Chen Aimin promises to obey orders!" Chen Aimin straightened his chest and saluted Li Aiguo.

When the members of the assault team, workers and leaders saw that the department's specialists were going to be on the front line, they immediately became enthusiastic.

Originally, only fifty people were needed for the lifting team, but now there are more than three hundred people who have signed up.

Several young comrades who were blocked outside were so anxious that they shed tears.

Seeing this situation, Li Aiguo decided to divide the lifting team into three groups and expand it to 150 people.

In this way, personnel rotation can be achieved.

"Now let me tell you guys about the steps and precautions for hoisting."

After a strong and high-spirited lifting team was formed, the members gathered around Li Aiguo and listened to him explain in detail the operating tips and safety precautions of the lifting equipment, from the equipment structure to the meaning of subtle hand gestures and signals.

They all pricked up their ears, afraid of missing anything.

Lifting is actually very simple, you just need to pay attention to lifting and lowering. The team members are carefully selected and they figured it out quickly.

"Commander-in-chief, we can now start the lifting mission. Before that, please give a speech to everyone!"

Before the mission began, Li Aiguo unexpectedly gave the right to speak to the commander-in-chief.

The commander-in-chief was obviously stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and waved his hand: "Patriotic comrade, this is your team, this is your mission, you speak!"

Li Aiguo also gave in again and turned to the members of the hoisting team: "Comrades, this mission is arduous, and there are strong winds and waves ahead, but we can't retreat!

This food is related to the stomachs of millions of people and is of utmost importance.

Everyone must listen to instructions and cooperate closely. Let's work together to unload the food safely!"

Everyone shouted in unison, their voices breaking through the howling wind and echoing above the dock for a long time.

On the Amazon, the bearded captain had been sitting in the captain's room, keeping an eye on the situation at the dock.

Seeing that people were organizing themselves at the dock again, obviously preparing to unload grain again, his face suddenly became a little angry.

“An accident just happened, 10 people were injured, and these people are going to act again. Aren’t they afraid of death?
No, we must not let them continue to mess around this time."

The bearded captain could not bear to see the production accident happen again, so he stood up and prepared to notify the Chinese liaison officer to cancel the grain unloading operation.

At this time, Representative Chen returned to the boat.

The bearded captain couldn't wait to say, "Representative Chen, tell them to stop their actions right now!"

Representative Chen said slowly: "Captain, I am now a rigger in the rigging team, responsible for the rigging work on the ship."

In the howling gale, the bearded captain's eyes widened and he rubbed his ears: "Walter?!"

(End of this chapter)