Chapter Ninety-six: Important Chess Piece
Ka-chunk! A loud, jarring sound came from behind Liu Fei and the others! The other three cables seemed to have given way as well, sending the originally swaying elevator plummeting to the ground like a shooting star.
Creaking and screeching sounds, rumbling and crashing sounds merged into one, all the way from the 18th floor!
The sky was filled with flying dust and debris, and the elevator shaft had been crushed into a pile of scrap metal.
Outside the elevator, the guests who were anxiously waiting for the elevator were shocked by a deafening sound that made everyone jump. Everyone's face changed color.
There was just one reporter waiting for the elevator at the scene.
Soon, the news of a five-star hotel elevator crash spread like wildfire across the entire network and media, and Nanping City TV Station and Hebei Province TV Station quickly followed up with live reports. Shortly after, through surveillance footage, reporters discovered that there were two people inside the elevator before it lost power, and as soon as the power went out, the surveillance footage turned black and nothing could be seen. Not long after, the elevator crash occurred. As a result, many people believed that the two people inside the elevator must have been crushed to death.
When the TV station repeatedly played the footage of people appearing before the incident, netizens had already confirmed one of the individuals at the scene - Liu Fei. Because now Liu Fei is a network celebrity, everyone knows that Peking University has produced a genius college student and student union chairman, even the rumor of Liu Fei violently beating the secretary of the provincial vice governor has been circulating online for some time. Therefore, after the elevator crash incident occurred, it didn't take long for the video footage to be uploaded online and discovered and confirmed to be Liu Fei.
As a result, a post on Tianya Community quickly caused major websites to go crazy with reposts: Genius college student falls from elevator in five-star hotel, was it an act of god or human error? It's unknown who posted this, but it quickly became a hot topic online.
Soon, Vice Governor Jiang Zhengyuan received a notification from his secretary, informing him that a safety accident had occurred at the five-star hotel, and Liu Fei was present at the scene, with an uncertain fate. The head of the Safety Production Supervision Administration is rushing to the scene. As soon as Jiang Zhengyuan heard this, he became anxious. Although Liu Fei, his secretary, was new and often caused trouble, since he arrived, Jiang Zhengyuan felt that his career path had become much smoother, especially in the competition with Executive Vice Governor Ma Ao. Recently, it seemed that he had begun to gain the upper hand, and all of this came from Liu Fei, from his incredible ability to stir up trouble. Maybe Liu Fei couldn't write documents or answer phones, but he always managed to turn things around, putting Ma Ao in a difficult position.
The last time Liu Fei severely beat Ma Ao Wen's secretary, Ma Ao Wen suffered his first defeat in the Standing Committee. This is the first victory for Jiang Zhengyuan and Ma Ao Wen in their confrontation over the past six months. Next was the incident where Liu Fei hit a Japanese businessman, causing Ma Ao Wen to lose face again. To make matters worse, this Japanese businessman was an investor personally invited by Ma Ao Wen! Then there's the recent event of Liu Fei being taken into custody... Although the final outcome of this incident has not been determined, Jiang Zhengyuan believes that Ma Ao Wen and even Cui Yusheng, the provincial governor, will suffer a severe blow from this incident. Xu Guangchun is determined to take on the provincial governor's faction in this event and engage in a high-stakes gamble. If he fails, he'll be willing to sacrifice himself. However, Jiang Zhengyuan has full confidence that he will emerge victorious in the end.
Jiang Zhengyuan naturally saw that behind this game, Liu Fei was just the most inconspicuous chess piece on the board, but this chess piece had a magical effect. He could die and then come back to life, making the dead chessboard come alive!
Apart from Liu Fei, there was another factor that prompted Jiang Zhengyuan to rush to the scene of the accident at the World Trade Hotel. As the vice governor in charge of safety production, he had to make a statement and take a stand, and could not give his opponents an opportunity to attack him. Another point that shocked him was that the surveillance video showed that the person with Liu Fei was none other than Xue Lingyun, the only daughter of Xue Renguang, the chairman of the Xin Yuan Group. He was very clear about Xue Lingyun's position in Xue Renguang's heart, and if this girl had a problem in his own Henan Province, he feared that Xue would not let the matter rest. In any case, Jiang Zhengyuan felt that he must rush to the scene to direct the rescue efforts personally.
While rushing to the World Trade Hotel by car, Jiang Zhengyuan called Provincial Secretary Xu Guangchun to report on the progress of the accident. At this time, a secretary temporarily grabbed from the provincial government office was also urgently contacting hospitals and fire brigades for deployment, rushing to the scene of the incident.
Xu Guangchun was shocked by Jiang Zhengyuan's report and almost jumped out of his office chair, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He recalled the angry voice of his old leader when Liu Fei was treated unfairly, and how two deputy ministers and a super-large financial group's chairman personally went to visit Liu Fei in prison. Suddenly, he realized that Liu Fei, whom he had never taken seriously before, now occupied an extremely important position in his heart. Unbeknownst to him, Liu Fei had become a crucial pawn in his hands. However, this pawn's life was now uncertain, and its fate might even directly affect his own career prospects! Xu Guangchun knew his old leader's capabilities all too well - that man could turn the tide with just a flick of his wrist. Although Xu was now the provincial party secretary, if his old leader wanted to make things difficult for him, it would be as easy as lifting his hand or opening his mouth. He wouldn't even need to take action himself; soon, a large group of people would emerge and trample him into the mud. Xu Guangchun immediately instructed Jiang Zhengyuan to rush to the scene, stabilize the situation, organize rescue efforts, and correctly guide media reports. At all costs, he had to ensure the safety of those involved.
Jiang Zhengyuan arrived at the scene, calm and composed, decisive, quickly stabilizing the situation on site, allowing rescue efforts to proceed in an orderly manner. In a short time, the five-star hotel was swarmed with media, reporters from all over the country gathered outside the accident site in the designated media area, camera flashes illuminating the entire scene.
As the rescue team composed of firefighters arrived at the scene, the rescue operation unfolded rapidly. Under their strenuous efforts, the elevator room's door slowly opened, and a thick layer of dust burst out, covering the sky.
But Jiang Zhengyuan didn't even blink, he stared tightly at the situation inside the elevator room, and as the door of the elevator room opened wider and faster, his heartbeat became more and more intense.
The elevator door was pried open, revealing a large gap. After the dust settled, the situation inside became clear: the elevator had been reduced to a pile of scrap metal, with its framework twisted and tangled together. A firefighter squeezed into the elevator and, after searching carefully with his flashlight, emerged to report: "Report to Governor Jiang, the elevator has been damaged, but there is no one inside."
As soon as the news came out, it shocked everyone. The entire media area was boiling over, and the reporters did not believe what the officials were saying. Governor Jiang heard the news and his tense heart suddenly became excited. Liu Fei and others did not explain that they were not dead, but where are they now? How did they escape? All these questions swirled in Jiang Zhengyuan's mind, but he still waved his hand and let the reporters follow the firefighters to check the scene of the accident. After a few reporters went in and took a look, they also started to wonder: "Where are those two people in the elevator now?"
