Lu Rui, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to what Director Wu told him, with a righteous look on his face, "Director Wu, don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter in Baiwu Mountain beautifully." Liang, you will never give others a chance to take advantage of you!"
How could Lu Rui, who was not a fool, not understand that Director Wu meant to handle things with care?
He made a promise in a serious tone, and he could swear that he would not make any mistakes again. Lu Ruike still wanted to rise to the top with the Baiwu Mountain project!
The previous tension and anxiety, worry and fear, all disappeared in just a few minutes, leaving only high-spirited and high-spirited.
Such an obvious two-level change in Lu Rui's attitude made his subordinates somewhat despise him. After all, he really lived up to the saying of hypocrisy and arrogance of a villain gaining power.
After confirming that the superiors' opinion on the Baiwu Mountain Scenic Area Development Project was to continue construction and not worry about anything else, Lu Rui no longer stayed in the office. He was the general person in charge of the project and had to go to the site to keep an eye on it!
On Baiwu Mountain.
Although the work was temporarily suspended because of the black hole on the stone monument, other things were progressing in an orderly manner.
The simple dormitories for workers with colored steel tiles have been built, and there is a steady stream of workers stationed at the construction site.
A dormitory for six people is enough for these workers. Their requirements are not high, as long as they have a place to sleep. After all, those who are able to leave their hometowns and work on construction sites to make money rely on their own hard work. If they have money to earn, they can ignore all other external conditions.
After returning to the construction site, Lu Rui's attitude became strong again. ,
He politely asked the foreman to gather all the workers. He had something important to announce.
The workers had nothing to do and were chatting in the dormitory. Although the workers were confused by the foreman's request to gather them, they still had big smiles on their faces.
From their point of view, this means that the construction site will continue to work. After all, they are paid on a daily basis. If they do not work and rest in the dormitory, they really have no money!
Soon, the workers gathered in the open space in front of the dormitory.
Seeing Lu Rui, the biggest person in charge, standing here, the workers looked at each other, not knowing what the leader wanted to say.
"Now, the superiors have determined that the stone tablet is an ordinary stone tablet, and the black hole is just a deeper pit. I need a few people to go into the pit and find out the specific depth of the pit before I can determine how much earthwork needs to be moved. Come here and successfully cover the deep pit completely in one go!
If you do this well, there will be extra rewards for those who go down, and each person will be rewarded with a thousand yuan! "
In Lu Rui's eyes, these workers are the cheapest labor force. As long as they are paid, they can do anything. Not to mention falling into a deep hole, as long as the money is in place, killing them is not a problem!
In his opinion, a thousand yuan reward is already a lot for the workers. After all, this is their five days' salary!
The workers who were still a little confused at first opened their eyes wide after hearing the meaning of Lu Rui's words. Some even quietly glanced at the enclosed stone tablet and black hole.
"It's only a thousand yuan. Who can survive after eating enough?"
"He said it nicely. It's fine down there, so why can't the light get in?"
"It looks so scary, I won't go anyway!"
"I still have a mother-in-law and a baby at home. I cherish my life!"
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Workers come from all over the country and follow the contractors to earn some hard-earned money. Who doesn't know that the black hole is weird? Otherwise, why don't the leaders go down and check it themselves?
The whispering discussion was not quiet at all, and it made Lu Rui's head hurt.
"Shut up, everyone!"
He yelled with all his strength and watched with satisfaction as all the workers looked at him. Lu Rui was very experienced in handling such a situation.
He neatly took out a stack of banknotes from the document bag he was holding and threw it directly at the workers' feet.
"Whoever goes down, this money belongs to whoever goes down. In addition, the extra rewards mentioned before also count!"
The thick stack of money seemed to be at least over 10,000 yuan. In addition, there was a reward of 1,000 yuan as promised before. The worker who was still determined at first looked at the banknotes on the ground with fiery eyes.
It is inevitable that their hearts will be moved! After all, as the old saying goes, if you can’t live with anything, you can’t live with money!
Just when the workers were still hesitant, a young and strong man rushed out from behind the team, picked up the money on the ground, and stuffed it into his pocket with quick eyes and hands, as if he was afraid that others would snatch it from him. Same.
"I'm going down, I'm going to take a look!"
Seeing someone standing up, Lu Rui's eyes flashed with understanding, and he said that no one can resist the temptation of money.
Without even looking at the young man, Lu Rui just waved his hand at him and said casually, "It's up to you. Get ready and go down!"
Now that the person who will go down to the black hole has been decided, although other people may have some opinions in their hearts, no one came out to say anything and just helped prepare.
One end of the arm-thick hemp rope was wrapped around the tree trunk that two people needed to hug, and the other end was hung on the safety belt of the young man.
Holding a powerful flashlight in his hand, the young man pulled the hemp rope one last time and made sure that the safety measures were in place before he walked towards the black hole.
"Aniu, be careful, safety is the most important thing..."
"A Niu, don't be brave. It's too dangerous down there. You can earn money later, but if you lose your life, you really have nothing!"
Several people from A Niu's hometown saw the coolness emerging from the black hole and A Niu's determined look. They couldn't help shouting, trying to persuade A Niu to give up.
"My mother is lying in the hospital waiting for money. I can't give up this money, I have to earn it!"
Aniu touched the back of his head naively, looked at the fellow countrymen who cared about him, and said with a smile.
He had to earn money to treat his mother's illness, and he was very content to get so much money at once!
He strode towards the black hole with rapid strides, A Niu's face was full of determination!
Lu Rui and his men stood at the edge of the black hole. When he saw A Niu approaching, he urged him to go down quickly and not to waste any more time.
At Lu Rui's urging, A Niu jumped into the black hole.
The rope was slowly lowered. Standing in the black hole, you could still see A Niu's figure.
The hole was not big, and it could only accommodate one person. After Aniu entered the black hole, he was urged by Lu Rui above, and he simply lowered the rope faster.
Except for Lu Rui, who was standing at the edge of the black hole, the workers surrounded him one by one. They all looked into the black hole, their eyes focused on A Niu.
The rope connecting the tree trunk at the entrance of the cave began to tighten gradually. Inside the black hole, A Niu's urgent voice came up, "The rope is not enough. The pit is too deep. Pull me up!"
Hearing A Niu's cry, his fellow villagers hurriedly pulled the rope to prepare to pull the person up.
Lu Rui became anxious and stopped the person who was about to pull the rope. He brought a big loudspeaker from the side and shouted into the black hole, "Don't come up. You must know how deep this pit is!"
His voice was cold and emotionless, and he really didn't take A Niu seriously. All Lu Rui wanted was a result, and everything else could be ignored!
"I can't survive. It's too dark in here. I can't see. I really can't see. I can't breathe. There's no oxygen here..."
A Niu's voice was obviously weak, much softer than before. If you didn't listen carefully, you couldn't even hear clearly what he was shouting.
Even though he was angry, but because he was afraid that someone would actually die, Lu Rui threw away the horn and shouted to the workers, asking them to pull Aniu up.
Seeing Lu Rui's words, the workers did not hesitate and hurried forward to pull the rope to get the person up.
"ah--"
Suddenly, the rope seemed to be stuck, and then A Niu's frightened voice came up.
The workers were frightened, but subconsciously used their hands harder.
"Yes, there is a ghost——"
After another exclamation, the rope suddenly straightened, and the workers could not pull the rope no matter how hard they tried.
"Bang, bang, bang -" there were several banging sounds, as if something was pulling violently on the other end of the rope. After a few seconds, the force disappeared, and the worker on the other end of the rope suddenly lost strength. They collided together, and the last person couldn't support the weight of so many people and was directly pressed to the ground.
The people present looked at the rope with horror in their eyes, and no one dared to touch the rope again.
From the tree trunk to the black hole, everyone could clearly see that the rope was shaking violently, and it was clearly A Niu at the other end of the rope who was struggling.
"Snapped--"
The person who had just fallen reacted and was about to pull the rope. The tight and swaying rope relaxed, and became soft after a sound.
The atmosphere in the air became solid in an instant. They held their breath and stared at the rope. Some people swallowed quietly, but did not dare to make the slightest move, as if they were afraid of being surprised by something.
"Everyone, what are you still doing? Pull them up quickly!"
Lu Rui was the first to come to his senses and roared loudly at the dazed workers.
After he shouted, the workers came back to their senses, took a few steps forward in a hurry, grabbed the rope, and prepared to pull Aniu up.
The moment the workers pulled on the rope, they discovered a problem. The rope was light as a whole, as if there was no weight on it at all.
Although A Niu is a young man, he is as strong as a calf, weighing at least 180 pounds. But now, where is the feeling of weight on the rope?
My heart was panicking, but my hands didn't stop. Without much effort, the rope was pulled up.
There was nothing, only the top of the rope was stained with some blood, which was particularly clear.
The sky, which had always been gloomy, started to rain lightly at this time.
No one paid attention to the rain, just stared at the rope.
The worker pulling the rope was so frightened that he sat on the ground and did not dare to move.
Lu Rui looked at this scene in shock, opened his mouth, wanted to say something, but couldn't say a word.
The drizzle gradually became heavier, and the clothes of those who stayed in place were already wet.
At this time, it was already past eight o'clock in the morning. I don't know if it was because of the heavy clouds, but there was no sign of the sky getting brighter.
"Where's the Aniu people?"
"Where's the person on the other end of the rope?"
I don’t know how long time passed, but someone finally reacted first and shouted.
The frightened workers who were sitting on the ground quickly came to their senses.
They rushed to the cave entrance and shouted loudly inside, as if they could call A Niu back.
Inside the black hole, except for their own shouts echoing, there was no response.
"Call the police, call the police!"
"People are killed, people are killed, call the police, call the police!"
The workers shouted loudly, and some people already took out their mobile phones and were dialing.
Lu Rui's mind was a little confused, but when he heard the word "alarm", he immediately came to his senses, rushed to the worker who dialed the number, snatched his cell phone away from him, and smashed it on the ground. .
With a "pop" sound, the phone flew out in pieces, completely losing its original appearance.
"Why call the police? It's such a big construction site. If you call the police, it will be completely over!"
Once someone loses his life on the project, it will really be a big deal.
Lu Rui was so confused that he could no longer make a decision calmly, but he knew one thing clearly, that is, what happened on the construction site must not be leaked.
Unless he really doesn't want to do it anymore.
A Niu, who entered the black hole, didn't know what happened, so something was definitely going on.
Once the police call the police, the police will block the construction site. Not to mention the delay in construction, even he, the person in charge, cannot escape responsibility.
Lu Rui still wants to move up, but he doesn't want his career to be ruined in one fell swoop.
After giving a few instructions to the foreman to put the matter down, Lu Rui hurried to his temporary office.
He had to tell Director Wu about what happened here.
Director Wu, who received the call, thought Lu Rui was here to announce the good news. After all, in his opinion, it was just a black hole and he could just bury it. However, he found out that something happened to a worker after he entered the pit.
Director Wu highly praised Lu Rui's prompt decision to hide the matter.
"Xiao Lu, your decision is right.
You and I both know that the development project in Baiwu Mountain was jointly developed by our company and the county government. It is very important to both us and the county government.
Because of a Taoist priest, the Baiwu Mountain project has attracted a lot of attention before. If something happens to the Baiwu Mountain development project again, it will not be a good thing for us.
If the workers die, they will die. If you pay them enough hush money, no one will say anything.
Just treat it as an accident caused by the worker's personal error, and the insurance plus additional subsidies from us will resolve the matter.
The project still has to continue. This little thing cannot delay the progress of the project. Do you understand what I mean? "
(End of chapter)
