Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

Wu Yongjie had received the news a few days ago and naturally took it very seriously. He also informed the workers about the matter and asked them to do their work more carefully. He also personally checked some matters that must be paid attention to in the cave during those days, hoping that the inspection team could give a better evaluation.

But this inspection still made Wu Yongjie very angry.

Ling Fengxi led the inspection team into the tunnel on October 20. The tunnel at this time was completely different from the one a few months ago.

The inspection team focused on several key areas of focus, including structural safety. The team, accompanied by professional tunnel safety experts, primarily examined the tunnel lining quality, including whether the lining thickness met standards and could withstand the pressure of the surrounding rock. They also checked for defects such as cracks and voids. For example, they used geological mines and other equipment to detect voids behind the lining.

The second is the quality of the materials. The inspection team actually brought experts to carefully check the quality certification documents of the main raw materials such as steel, cement, etc. to see whether they are qualified.

The third is the issue of construction safety, which is to check whether the ventilation equipment in the tunnel is operating normally. Poor ventilation will lead to the accumulation of harmful gases and endanger the health of workers, etc.

However, one of the most important inspections during tunnel construction is whether construction risk prevention measures are in place. This mainly focuses on whether risk measures such as tunnel collapse, water inrush, and gas explosion are in place. Other inspections include whether advanced geological forecasting work is being carried out normally.

Fortunately, the side-level pilot tunnel technology was used, so the advanced geological forecasting work was carried out normally. Furthermore, the responsible persons were Yan Zhuoyu and Li Jianguo, so there were no problems at all. So what was the problem? The inspectors unexpectedly found a small rice cooker and a gas stove inside the tunnel.

This equipment is hidden in a corner of the side guide tunnel because several workers did not want to return to the camp to rest and eat every day, so they brought their own meals to eat in the tunnel.

This made Wu Yongjie very angry. He knew in his heart that something bad had happened, but since it had happened, he had no choice but to face it. What Wu Yongjie could not understand was that it was Su Binghe who caused this trouble.

Wu Yongjie angrily asked him, "Why do you do this?"

Su Binghe put on a very pitiful look and said, "Leader, it's four kilometers here. We need to take a car to return to the camp, and then walk a section of mountain road to reach the camp. It takes about half an hour to go back, and another half an hour to come back. It's very tiring. I might as well rest in the cave and it won't be so tiring..."

Wu Yongjie stroked his head and said, "Su Binghe, are you really capable of doing this? Why can others follow the rules, but you can't?"

Su Binghe knelt down all of a sudden. "Captain Wu, I have parents and children to take care of. They all rely on me to make this little money. You can't chase me away..."

The work inspection team naturally recorded this incident, which was a major mistake in the construction management and poor management.

Naturally, this account is put on the heads of Ling Fengxi and Wu Yongjie.

As Wu Yongjie's subordinate, Su Binghe was of course primarily responsible for Wu Yongjie's actions. Wu Yongjie immediately stepped on Su Binghe's rice cooker and gas stove, threw them away, and had them thrown out of the cave...

The inspection team's work continues.

At this time, the West Tianshan Tunnel is already four kilometers deep and long. The tunnel entrance and interior are still full of temporary supporting structure steel arch frames and anchor rods. These things are directly exposed to the outside, and there are also piles of excavation debris and construction materials and equipment around them.

The excavated part has formed a preliminary arched space. The internal supporting structure is mainly composed of steel arch frames and anchor rods crisscrossed to prevent the surrounding rock collapse. There are also wooden boards and nets between the arch frames for protection.

The workers were very familiar with this place and it took them almost no effort to move around inside, but when the inspection team arrived, they had almost no place to put their feet.

The cave was full of potholes and water, and exposed steel anchor arches were everywhere, which looked like they could easily hurt someone. The work team had a very difficult time moving forward.

Wu Yongjie noticed their displeasure and quickly explained, "We're preparing to level the tunnel floor in preparation for subsequent road construction."

But no matter how much I explain it, it's just preparation, not the beginning.

The inspection team then made a note, "The project team's responsible personnel are required to analyze the reasons for the delayed construction progress and submit a detailed report."

This made Wu Yongjie angry again.

After pulling Ling Fengxi aside, where no one was around, he roared, "I'm here to work on the project, not to deal with these ignorant guys. This is Xitian Mountain! Xitian Mountain! Is the progress lagging behind? Lagging behind?"

He tugged at his collar, as if he couldn't breathe. "I'm not going to write this report. What a load of crap!"

Ling Fengxi has always been very formalistic, but this time he didn't confront Wu Yongjie. Instead, he said, "I'll write the report, you don't have to. You just need to lead the workers and continue working well."

"You write? If you write, I'll be even more worried. You'll definitely say that the workers on our construction team are lazy and my leadership is ineffective, so our project is delayed."

Wu Yongjie tapped Ling Fengxi's chest and asked, "Don't you feel guilty for writing like this?"

"I didn't say that." Ling Fengxi looked at him with amusement.

"Okay, since you didn't say that, I'm going to say this: our project isn't behind schedule at all, and progress isn't slow. Do you dare write the words 'progress isn't slow'?"

"Why not? This is the fact?" Ling Fengxi said firmly.

For a moment, Wu Yongjie was at a loss for words, as if his anger was unnecessary. He froze for a few seconds and rubbed the back of his head. "Are you really going to write that our project isn't delayed or slow?"

"Not only is it not slow, it's very fast. If it weren't for Wu Lao Hu's leadership, someone else might not even have opened the cave entrance by now, and it would take ten years to repair it."

Wu Yongjie felt very embarrassed when he was praised. He punched Ling Fengxi on the shoulder with a red face. "We agreed to write it like this. You said one thing to my face and another behind my back, and you wrote nonsense to slander me and my engineering team. If I find out, the consequences will be very serious. Anyway, this report is given to you. Praise it as much as you want. We are not afraid of praise."

The inspection team finally entered a deeper part of the tunnel, where the workers were working. The noise of the shield machine and the limited air circulation in the tunnel made the workers work hard and sweat profusely.

The key cave was still filled with a pungent smell, and many people in the working group covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves.

But in fact, at this time, the ventilation duct has been extended here, fresh air can be transported here through pipes, and lighting fixtures are also available.