Chapter 114 Scab
Opposite is the Grand Hotel Venice. It looks magnificent from the front and the holes behind it. The foundation of the Old Material Bureau Building in the 1970s was fully exposed. There were hundreds of air-conditioning units installed on the gray cement walls, and the pipelines were even more complicated. When these machines were all turned on, not only were the heat waves rolling, but there were also huge noises, which were extremely disturbing. The building where Xiang Dagang lived was behind the hotel and was deeply affected. Every household closed the windows and pulled the curtains to insulate the sound and heat.
Xiang Dagang pointed to the back of the building that was just a stone's throw away and said, "Look, is this what people do? They are cooler and we enjoy the heat. Just like living next to the factory, it doesn't stop all day long, and the nerves are slightly worse, and it can make it terrible."
Fu Ping'an remembers that the Venice Grand Hotel has been open for at least ten years. These air-conditioning units were installed ten years ago. They were not maintained in wind and rain. Many brackets were loose and the noise caused by resonance was very loud. Hundreds of external units vibrated together. The taste was the same as the one hundred excavators working downstairs.
Yin Susu asked: "How long has this phenomenon been?"
Xiang Dagang said: "It has been three or four years, but it was not obvious at first. The heat alone was not very loud. The noise was getting louder and louder in the past two years. If this continues, it will be impossible to stay. Reporter, you must help us fight this lawsuit."
Before Yin Susu could reply, Xiang Dagang took out a gong from under the bed and went out to knock on the gong and shouted: "The neighbors upstairs and downstairs, and the reporters from the TV station are here, they are all coming out to complain."
Hulala, a large group of old men and women came out of their homes, and they couldn't stand in the corridor, so they could only stand outside. Xiang Dagang stood on the trash can, and he was so loud that he shouted: "Neighbors, the TV reporter is here, this time he has to mess with Venice. While public opinion is exposed, we ask lawyers to sue them. I have nothing to do when I am idle and I am willing to help everyone make this money. Let's raise funds. Each household costs 500 yuan. If you are willing to pay, you can hand it over to my wife. It doesn't matter if you don't want to pay it. I'll put it on for you. Just give it to me when you have enough money. Everyone says okay!"
There are a few people applauding below. The residents living in this building are mainly retired and laid-off workers, and are vulnerable groups at the bottom of the society. Faced with hotels like the semi-black and non-white social people, such as the Venetian Hotel, they are unable to protect their rights at all. Some people are willing to stand up for them. That would be great, but they are not very willing to pay. Anyway, Xiang Dagang lives here, and no matter whether he pays or not, he will always help do this.
But there were also a few cheerful elderly people who were willing to pay and took five hundred yuan on the spot. Xiang Dagang's wife collected the money and wrote a receipt. Yin Susu faced many eager gazes and was in a difficult situation, so she could only say that she would do relevant reports and speak out for the residents. The people applauded warmly and cheered in unison.
Yin Susu really took the photographer to take a lot of pictures, interviewed some people, and then went to the Venetian Hotel under Xiang Dagang. Of course, he was not surprised to be rejected. The hotel staff refused to respond positively, and these pictures were also faithfully recorded by the camera.
During the entire interview, Xiang Dagang did not recognize Fu Ping'an, which is normal. He had never met Fu Ping'an three years ago, so he mistakenly thought it was an intern reporter who ran errands with Yin Susu, and he had never even looked at him directly.
Fu Ping'an didn't make it clear and even gave them advice, saying that the noise pollution problem should be contacted by the Environmental Protection Bureau.
"What do you know? It's better to look for the government than to look for anyone." Xiang Dagang had a loud voice, not like an old man in his sixties.
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Yin Susu is a good reporter. She handed the material over to colleagues in other columns and was soon broadcast on TV, which attracted public attention. The mayor's hotline also intervened and instructed the environmental protection, urban management and industrial and commercial departments to form a joint investigation team to jointly solve the problem.
In the presidential suite of the Venice Hotel, Wang Sanbao was playing mahjong with his friend. Zhang Yanjun came in with a bag and a cigarette in his mouth and smiled: "Master Bao, I'm on TV. The stone fell into the pit, causing the male feces."
Wang Sanbao was confused and rubbed mahjong and said carelessly: "What's the matter?"
"It's just the air conditioner behind your store, and people have an objection." Zhang Yanjun said, "I want to sue you."
Wang Sanbao said oh, saying, "This has happened a long time ago. Venice was opened in 2010. At that time, I wanted to install a central air conditioner. Without this condition, I could only decorate more air conditioners. I used a brand of air conditioner that was cheap. I found a friend wholesale, and the quality was not good. The external unit rang a little, but there was no way. It was too troublesome and too expensive to replace it in full."
Zhang Yanjun said: "Then what are you going to do? It is definitely not appropriate to pretend not to know."
Wang Sanbao said: "Simple, the people forget their nature, they forget their claws, and they can't watch TV. They can't keep an eye on this matter every day, and the mayor can't take time out of their busy schedules to deal with it specifically. Just get the leader done. Remember, the more happy you dance, the more fence-bearing you are."
The joint investigation team entered the Venice Hotel. These people were familiar faces and old friends. Wang Sanbao invited a drink. He cooperated very much and signed the notice of rectification within a deadline. He also accepted an administrative penalty and fined 3,000 yuan. He asked the accountant to take the money to the bank and pay it on the spot.
The rectification notice limited the Venice Grand Hotel to reduce the noise to the legal decibels within one month and builds an isolation wall to block the hot air. Wang Sanbao agreed to do it one by one, so he found a engineering team and placed various guys, but he just fixed some loose air conditioner outer racks, tightened the screws, and delayed the others indefinitely.
This rectification campaign that was highly anticipated by the masses was loud and the rain was small, and it was left unresolved. Wang Sanbao also arranged the troublemakers. He asked Xiang Dagang to invite him to Venice for a meal. For guests of this level, he would not arrange for anyone to accompany him. A buffet was enough. Then he would have a big health care work and come out of the massage room. Xiang Dagang hummed a small song, and his bones were not as big as two ounces.
A middle-aged man came over and stuffed a stack of bath coupons into Xiang Dagang's hand: "Hold it, this is what Baoye means. The pool here is big and it feels comfortable to wash. If you want to relax, go upstairs and just keep your account."
Xiang Dagang said: "I understand, I'll bring you some good things to Master Bao for me."
As Wang Sanbao said, Xiang Dagang is a fence-bearer. In the war era, he does not need high officials and generous salaries. He can handle it with a beauty trick and immediately betray the revolution.
Not only did Xiang Dagang no longer stand up for his neighbors, but he also made the money from everyone raising funds to hire lawyers. It doesn't matter to him that he can't live here. He also has houses elsewhere. Some neighbors found that Xiang Dagang hadn't appeared for several consecutive days. When he saw his house open for rent in the agency, he immediately realized that something was wrong and contacted Yin Susu through the TV station.
It happened that Yin Susu and Fu Ping'an were running for the continued existence of Shuren Middle School. When she received the call, she was amused and crying: "As expected, Venice air conditioner gave up halfway through the trouble of the people. Xiang Dagang, who was the most yelling, left the villagers and ran away. He also swallowed up the lawyer's fees. A scum is a scum and will never become a good person."
Fu Ping'an, who had trained in the army, already had a deep understanding of human nature. Xiang Dagang's behavior was not beyond his expectations, and did not even arouse his indignation. He just trusted such a thing because the residents of that building were not worth it.
"We must continue to follow up on this matter until it is resolved," said Fu Ping'an.
Yin Susu advised him: "Be busy with the matter at hand first. We can't blow our own porridge cold. We don't have any extra energy to care about them. Whoever asked them to recommend Xiang Daxing to come forward? If you believe someone who shouldn't believe, you should bear the consequences. Let's not meddle in other people's business."
Fu Ping'an said seriously: "This is not a nosy business, it is the people's business. The summer vacation has just begun, and the air conditioner must be turned on until September. It takes such a long time, and the windows cannot be opened. They are all elderly people. Put their hearts in mind. If it is their elders, can you bear it? Anyway, I can't. I am a NPC representative and plead for the people. This is my responsibility."
Yin Susu said: "You really have to exercise power..."
Fu Ping'an said: "Why not? Many people say that there is no real election in our country, but let me ask everyone, who has really maintained it and asked for its own power. They say that they have never seen what the votes look like, so just take the constitution and ask for votes to see if they dare not give it to you."
Yin Susu was silent for a while and said, "Your words have given me a new understanding of the post-90s generation."
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Fu Ping'an has many halos on his head, first-class heroes, provincial people's congress representatives, and top scorers in the college entrance examination. These dazzling halos did not make him lose, but made others mistakenly think that there is someone above this young man and has a bright future. In addition, the unique tenacity of young people, under his unremitting running, the case of air conditioning disturbance in the Venice Hotel has once again entered the public eye. The mayor personally supervised it. This time, Wang Sanbao could not avoid it, so he had to pay to replace the old air conditioner, and then moved part of the air conditioner that was facing the nearest residential building to other directions. The sound insulation and heat insulation wall was also built. Although the noise was not completely eliminated, it had been greatly improved compared to before. The residents could finally open the window. They did not know that Fu Ping'an was running behind the scenes, and they thought that Xiang Dagang had played a role.
Xiang Dagang received the news and moved it back openly, shaking his palm-leaf fan and making the ceiling pops blow, saying how he went to the meeting alone, and went to the Venice Hotel to have a fight with Wang Sanbao in front of the drums. Finally, he was convinced by virtue. Wang Sanbao not only agreed to eliminate noise pollution, but also invited him a buffet.
Yin Susu told Fu Ping'an these things and spoke out for him. Fu Ping'an just smiled faintly: "I did this not to seek fame, nor did I mean to seek votes for the next election. I just wanted to help them. That's all, is it that society that even needs to be a good person and consider gains and losses?"
"You have really grown up." Yin Susu sighed, "In three years, you have transformed from a young boy into a real man. Congratulations."
Fu Ping'an said: "Sister Yin, don't be busy, congratulations, please help me find someone first."
Yin Susu asked: "Is it my first love or something?"
Fu Ping'an said: "It's Han Mei."
Chapter completed!