At two o'clock in the morning, Zhou Qiaomin, who was working as an attendee at the Lion's Mouth Coal Mine, had just returned home after the handover, when she suddenly felt that her feet suddenly trembled, and the house also swayed, as if it was about to collapse. From experience, such a battle could not be caused by the head of the underground alley blasting coal! Zhou Qiaomin couldn't help but tremble in his heart, turned around and rushed out of the door again.
Half an hour ago, 18 miners registered with her and got into the iron cable car, talking and laughing. Song Dajiang was among them. Usually, whenever a miner reached out and pressed the car button, she would quickly turn her head. With a muffled sound of "quack", the closed cable car fell 800 meters underground, not to mention looking, thinking about it made her feel flustered.
Zhou Qiaomin's home is not far from the mine, and there is only a gangue mountain in the middle. Stumbling halfway, Zhou Qiaomin became more and more anxious, and hurriedly took out her mobile phone and dialed Song Dajiang's number.
Song Dajiang was Zhou Qiaomin's husband. He had just been promoted to deputy mine manager a month ago, and at the same time, five other workers had been promoted by surprise. Everyone knew that there had been frequent mine disasters recently, and the leaders had been required to lead the class down the well.
No one answered, no one answered... After calling four or five times in a row, she finally got through! Zhou Qiaomin was surprised and happy, and asked anxiously, "Dajiang, where are you? Are you all okay?"
"I, I, ah -"
Before she could finish her sentence, a scream suddenly crashed into Zhou Qiaomin's eardrum. Zhou Qiaomin was shocked and her phone fell to the ground.
The disaster was a gas explosion. At dawn, the first rescue team went up the well and brought back a piece of desperate news: the roadway in Area C where the 18 miners were located had collapsed as a whole, and it had been blocked and buried by rocks, making it impossible to pass. Due to the serious excess of gas, if it is forcibly cleaned up, once it collides with a star spark, it will definitely cause a second explosion. There is really no way but to withdraw.
"Why are you still standing there? Start all the blowers and ventilate! It's all his grandma's quick, make sure to save the brothers underground!" The head of the cattle mine in charge of administration waved his arms and shouted, "What about technician Liu? In addition to the main wellhead, is there any roadway leading to Area C?"
"Yes, yes. I remember that there is an abandoned roadway on the east side. Rescue Team 2, follow me immediately!" Technician Liu took the rescue team and ran away.
The abandoned alley became a life-saving straw for a while. Arriving at the entrance of the alley, the gravel was removed, and the rescue team filed down. Zhou Qiaomin also wanted to get in, but was forcibly stopped by Technician Liu: "Sister-in-law, it's too dangerous inside, you can't go down-"
"But my husband is down there, I want to save my husband!" Zhou Qiaomin shouted through tears.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely save the mine manager Song. Trust me, he is lucky and will be fine!" After saying that, technician Liu also got into the narrow dark alley.
In the Lion Mouth mine disaster, only Song Dajiang survived the 18 workers who went down the well. It was indeed a fluke. In the face of the reporter's interview, Song Dajiang, who was covered in bandages, was afraid and incoherently told a scene of shock: after leading the team to the face of the boss, he did not find anything abnormal. The fact is that the gas is colorless and odorless, and it is difficult to judge whether it exceeds the standard based on the eyes and nose alone. To ensure safety, he still repeatedly told the tile inspector Xiao Wang to test carefully and not to joke about the lives of the workers. After arranging, he went to Area C again.
"So it should be that tile inspectors are irresponsible and operate illegally.""" The head of the cattle mine frowned and asked, "Area C has been abandoned, what are you doing there?"
I was worried that the ventilation would not be smooth, so I went for a walk. Who knew, less than 20 minutes after leaving the work surface, I would... Blame me, blame me, if I didn't leave, Xiao Wang would not be lazy, and this disaster would have been avoided. "Speaking of this, Song Dajiang shook his head with difficulty, his face full of frustration and helplessness," But, as the mine manager with a shift, of course, we must find out all the hidden dangers underground, and we can't always guard in one place! "
Listening to Song Dajiang's story, everyone felt as if they were there, and they heard cold sweat: At the moment of the loud noise, he turned and ran back, but it was still too late. Under the powerful shock wave, the ceiling of the abandoned alley collapsed one after another, and a pillar as thick as the mouth of the bowl hit his back. He reluctantly climbed a few steps, and large chunks of coal and stones fell on his head and face, until he passed out.
Song Dajiang held Zhou Qiaomin's hand as tears welled up. "Darling, I thought I was dead and would never see you again."
The photographer kept pressing the shutter to take pictures. Zhou Qiaomin pulled her hand from Song Dajiang's palm and blocked him with red and swollen eyes. "I'm sorry, my husband is tired. Please stop interviewing him.
It had been three days and three nights since the rescue. During this time, the reporters came in waves after waves, and the accident investigation team also investigated the situation thoroughly and repeatedly, and almost never stopped. After finally "sending" the reporters away, Zhou Qiaomin closed the door and said, "Dajiang, let's go home."
"Going home? The hospital has excellent conditions, and there are two nurses who specialize in caring for me. You don't need to worry about doing it, so why do you want to go home?" Song Dajiang was confused. Zhou Qiaomin stared at his eyes and seemed to be talking to himself: "Do you think it's interesting?"
"What do you mean? My ankle is sprained, my calf is broken, and a large piece of skin is torn on my forehead. I must be hospitalized for treatment."
Needless to say, there is money inside; looking at the thickness, it is almost $ 10,000 yuan. Zhou Qiaomin asked, "Chief Niu Mine, you are..."
"This is my personal thought." The mine manager glanced at Song Dajiang and continued, "It's fortunate that Dajiang explained the reason for such a big incident. Otherwise, my mine manager would have been arrested long ago, not as simple as dismissing me and writing an inspection."
Zhou Qiaomin hesitated for a moment and asked again, "Is the search and rescue work over?"
As of this afternoon, all 17 miners' bodies have been found, the rescue operation has ended, and the aftermath work is about to be rolled out. After research and consultation, the relevant departments have drawn up a compensation plan. Except for Xiao Wang, who worked illegally, everyone else would receive high compensation. Of course, Song Dajiang is no exception.
"How many are estimated?" Song Dajiang, who was lying on the hospital bed, blurted out and asked.
Cattle mine long stretched out a finger, outside a slap: at least 150,000!
150For Zhou Qiaomin and Song Dajiang, it should be considered a big income. In the periphery, I saw Song Dajiang's face full of joy and joy, but Zhou Qiaomin's heart was gradually sinking, like falling into a cold ice cave.
She was speechless all night. As soon as the sky brightened, Zhou Qiaomin removed the neck brace around Song Dajiang's neck and forced him out of bed. Song Dajiang's legs were still covered in thick plaster, and he grinned in pain: "Hey, hey, take it easy. What are you doing?"
"Take you for a walk."
"After a hundred days of injuries, my legs are broken and I can't walk."
"I can't walk, I'll carry you." Zhou Qiaomin squatted in front of the bed, posing as if she couldn't be ignored. Song Dajiang hesitated and refused to move, but Zhou Qiaomin grabbed his wrist and pulled it on his back, then carried it and left. Song Dajiang shouted and scolded Zhou Qiaomin for not messing around, but Zhou Qiaomin did not answer, gritted his teeth and carried him out of the hospital, turning to the Lion Mouth Coal Mine.
The hospital was five or six miles away from the lion's mouth. Zhou Qiaomin was stunned, and beads of sweat the size of a bean fell from her forehead. Knowing that Zhou Qiaomin had always been stubborn, Song Dajiang stopped shouting and begged, "Wife, what do you want to do Can you tell me?"
She staggered up the gangue mountain and found a smooth stone to let Song Dajiang sit down. Zhou Qiaomin finally said, "You were not in the well that day."
"Pure nonsense, why am I not here? I even kissed you when registering for attendance, did you forget?" Song Dajiang tugged his neck and shouted.
Unknowingly, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Qiaomin's mouth: "You went down, but you took the cable car up again, right? After the gas explosion, I panicked and called you. I'm so stupid, how can there be a signal underground? Who knew, the phone was connected. In the abandoned alley in the east, the technician Xiao Liu kept persuading me that you would be fine. In the end, you're really fine -"
"Zhou Qiaomin, I'm your husband! could it be that you want me to have an accident and be blown to death?" Song Dajiang couldn't help but go into flames.
Zhou Qiaomin was stunned for a while, and slowly raised her hand to point to the empty land under the gangue mountain: "I don't want to, I don't want to. But the sky can't be bullied, I just think you should give Xiao Wang and give them justice!"
Looking down Zhou Qiaomin's fingers, Song Dajiang saw coffins glowing with cold light and dizzying silence. Lying inside were the shipwrecked workers, including the tile inspector Xiao Wang. A few days ago, they were talking and laughing, but now they are separated by yin and yang, and there is no sound. Zhou Qiaomin correctly guessed that on the night of the mine accident, Song Dajiang left his post and went to the well ahead of schedule to find technician Liu for a drink. The ground shook violently, and he realized that something big was wrong, so he got in from the abandoned alley on the east side to check the situation. Before he reached the scene of the incident, the abandoned alley suddenly collapsed… After being rescued to the ground, the head of the cattle mine walked quickly to the front, and with just one look, he understood what to say.
He wanted to take back the bullshit facts he had made up before and let the investigation team restore the truth. He wanted to give justice to the workers and Xiao Wang...