On the evening of January 8, the anti-corruption drama "Continue to Make Efforts and Promote in Depth", which was jointly created by the Propaganda Department of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission and CCTV, broadcast the third episode as scheduled - "Strengthening Positive Practices and Discipline". I believe that this huge battle will surely trigger a strong response across the country!
On the afternoon of April 29, 2022, I traveled through time to the seemingly ordinary resident-built house in Jinshanqiao Street, Wangcheng District, Changsha, Hunan, and imagined the sudden overturning, from an 8-story building to a ruin in an instant, in just 4 seconds. Imagining that thrilling moment, we can't help but sigh at the impermanence of the world, and wish everyone safe and healthy, away from the threat of disaster.
The protagonist of this time is the self-built house of Mr. Wu Qisheng, a local resident, and his son Wu Zhiyong, who is adjacent to the Panshuwan Group of the community. What is shocking is that they have added the original 5-storey old building to 8 floors and some 9 floors without the approval of any department, and the height of the entire building has reached an astonishing 26.3 meters. What's even more outrageous is that the design and construction links are all entrusted to the soil masters who lack professional qualifications, resulting in many problems with the firmness and construction quality of the house, which undoubtedly brings huge potential safety risks to the majority of residents.
However, such an obviously illegal construction practice has not attracted enough attention, and has only been ignored by the public, or has it long been tolerated by the local authorities? After the construction was completed, more businesses have used the building for commercial purposes such as restaurants, private cinemas, and family hotels. It is puzzling that the violators do not seem to be punished for their violations, but rather that their business activities further increase the pressure on the building and increase the safety risk.
After an in-depth investigation, we found that this extremely irresponsible organization, Xiangda Engineering Testing Co., Ltd., was strongly recommended by Liu Wanquan, the former deputy captain of the Public Security Management Brigade of the Wangcheng Branch of the Changsha Municipal Public Security Bureau, to homeowners in need to purchase services. According to Liu Wanquan's own statement, he received a total of more than 20,000 yuan in bribes from the company. This law enforcer, who was born in the political and legal team and was supposed to take the maintenance of law and order as his own responsibility, lost his principles in the face of money, and just because he coveted some meager benefits, he actually exceeded the bottom line of professional ethics and the law, which made people sigh.
It is noteworthy that just a few hours before the tragedy, serious warning signs appeared in the house. A tenant noticed that cracks in the walls had deepened and the rebar had bent. However, Wu Zhiyong and his son, who were the landlords, turned a deaf ear to this, and even thought that they could cope with the past by simply buying steel for reinforcement. In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the Wangcheng Branch of the Changsha Municipal Public Security Bureau clearly pointed out that this kind of mentality can easily lead to the staging of tragedy. At this point, at 12:24 p.m. on April 29, 2022, a family tragedy that lost a loved one happened irrevocably.
A total of 54 victims died in this accident. For their families, the trauma of losing a loved one may never heal. We can't express the pain and grief that these families have endured, and we can only silently pray in our hearts that they can come out of the shadows and usher in a new life as soon as possible.
Let's return to the initiators of the incident - the father and son of the Wu family. Wu Zhiyong even expressed remorse for himself - "Too ignorant, really asking for guilt." It was only after this incident that I understood the difference between a solid wall and an empty bucket wall. But is it really too late to come to such a repentance?
Zhang Shuang, one of the nine lucky people in that disaster, overcame her love of life with her incomparably tenacious spirit, and despite the severe damage to her left thigh, she still stuck to the cause she loved, and was never willing to give up the right to walk.
For the 54 families who lost loved ones, the sudden tragedy caused them infinite pain and suffering, which may take years or even decades to heal slowly. How can the wounds in their hearts be healed so easily?
Recalling the tragic scene that day, she was filled with emotion and said with sadness: "In that casual moment, when I saw the wall fall down like a severed silk thread, people fell down one after another...... She felt as if something was weighing heavily on her body, and the pressure was mounting as if it was about to crush her completely. ”
In this regard, Mr. Wu Zhiyong said worriedly: "Because of this incident, I am afraid that I will not be able to be at peace for the rest of my life." I can't imagine what my family would have been suffering if I had died in someone else's home when I was only in my teens or twenties. At the very least, I can deeply feel the heart-wrenching feeling. ”
In the face of the loss of 54 precious lives, each of us can hardly hide the curiosity and doubts in our hearts: how can we resist the strong guilt and self-blame in the depths of our hearts?