Qi Tongwei: Can I be young again?

"Who?"

"Your future daughter-in-law, Pei Jing!"

These are Qi Tongwei's honest words.

As long as Pei Jing acts as the strategist, even if Chen Hai is truly a useless person, he can still take off.

"Her?" Chen Yanshi shook his head. "To be honest, Tongwei, I don't think they're a good match."

"why?"

"I've looked into Pei Jing. She lost her father at a young age, and her mother remarried. Her background..."

"Stop, stop, stop!!" Qi Tongwei was unhappy. "Director Chen, you're good at everything, except you have poor judgment and you're too stubborn! Forget it, I can't be bothered to talk to you!"

Qi Tongwei stood up and left.

This Chen Yanshi is someone who never learns from mistakes; his judgment remains as poor as ever.

The Chen Yang incident has only just passed, and he's already trying to interfere in Chen Hai's relationship with prejudice. He's got a problem!

Stay away from people who have problems.

……

Eleven o'clock at night.

The unconscious Han soldier woke up.

Qi Tongwei had been waiting for a long time.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Han Bing shook his head and surveyed his surroundings with a strange look.

After confirming it was the procuratorate, he gave a cold laugh.

"Qi Tongwei, I know you, but did Secretary Xiao know about my arrest before you did?"

"I think he knows now."

"Got evidence?"

“You’re a department-level official. Without evidence, even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn’t dare to touch you.”

As he spoke, Qi Tongwei brought all the evidence of Han Bing's crimes over the years to the interrogation table.

Each contract is irrefutable evidence of his crimes.

Over the years, he abused his power to give investors the green light, causing the country to lose at least three to five hundred million yuan.

Such a large sum of money should at least warrant a lifetime in jail!

Faced with irrefutable evidence, Han Bing didn't offer much explanation. He took a deep breath and said softly, "Qi Tongwei, the winner takes all, the loser is a bandit. This is the officialdom, I accept it! But I'm very curious, when did you become a lackey of the Han University gang?"

"Do you think I'm doing this for the Han University gang by arresting you?"

"Isn't that right?" Han Bing chuckled. "If you weren't a member of the Han University Gang, why would you risk offending Secretary Xiao to come and arrest me? Besides, that arrest warrant was also the work of the Han University Gang, wasn't it?"

"Don't you ever reflect on what you've done? You corrupt official!"

Han Bing was stunned, and his emotions began to spiral out of control. "You call me a corrupt official? Yes, I was corrupt. But let me ask you, are the Han University clique behind you honest? If you're going to play politics, then play politics. Don't make it sound so high and mighty."

Qi Tongwei understood.

From beginning to end, Han Bing never realized his mistake. In his eyes, he was just a loser in the power struggle in officialdom! Corruption and job-related crimes were just reasons to punish him after losing the game.

One should not speak of insects in winter, even in summer.

There was nothing more to say to this kind of person, so Qi Tongwei turned around and called Lu Yike into the interrogation room.

"Xiao Lu, can you hold on a little longer tonight?"

"No problem." Lu Yike, still full of energy after eating and drinking her fill, replied.

"Alright, you stay here tonight and keep an eye on things. If Han Bing says anything, write it all down."

"I understand." After a pause, Lu Yike added, "By the way, someone saw Director Chen outside the procuratorate just now. Could he be here to see you?"

"Chen Botao, Secretary Xiao's personal secretary?"

"It's him." Lu Yike glanced at Han Bing and lowered her voice, "Director Qi, this guy doesn't seem to have any good intentions!"

Chapter 124 Today's Xiao Hongyun, Yesterday's Gao Yuliang

The visitor is evil?

Qi Tongwei wasn't stupid; of course he knew the visitor meant no good!

Don't underestimate Chen Botao just because he's only a section chief. His superior is Xiao Hongyun, the top leader of Handong!

In a sense, Chen Botao represents Xiao Hongyun's will.

You can't be careless when dealing with this kind of person.

"Director Qi, how about we hide and go back through the back door?" Lu Yike suggested.

Qi Tongwei shook his head. "You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever. What's coming will come sooner or later."

"Okay, be careful."

"Ah."

Qi Tongwei responded, picked up his coat, and walked out of the procuratorate as usual.

It was getting late at night.

The moonlight was gentle and soft.

On the tree-lined road outside the procuratorate, a black Audi with license plate number Han A00001 lay in wait like a beast of the night.

The moment Qi Tongwei walked out of the procuratorate, the door of the black Audi opened at the same time.

Chen Botao, wearing a white shirt, waved to him.

"Director Qi, please wait."

Qi Tongwei narrowed his eyes, feigning surprise, "Director Chen, what are you doing here so late?"

"Wait for you!"

"wait for me?"

"Yes, I've been waiting for you." Chen Botao looked around and waved again. "Director Qi, is it convenient to talk in the car?"

"Nothing inconvenient."

Qi Tongwei responded frankly.

Once in the car, Chen Botao took out a cigarette and offered one to Qi Tongwei.

"This is Secretary Xiao's official car. Is it alright for you to smoke here?"

"It's alright. Secretary Xiao is human too. He smokes in his car sometimes. Besides, Secretary Xiao isn't that particular."

After saying that, Chen Botao lit a cigarette for himself.

The car window was open.

Two wisps of smoke rose into the night from different windows.

"Good cigarettes."

“These are special-supply cigarettes, of course they’re the best.” Chen Botao smiled. “If Director Qi likes them, there’s another carton in the trunk, you can take it with you later.”

"No, no." Qi Tongwei quickly waved his hand. "If I take the cigarettes with me, I'll be making a mistake."

"One cigarette, not that serious."

Qi Tongwei shook his head again, "If I were an ordinary person, I certainly wouldn't do that, but I'm the director of the Third Procuratorial Department. If I took this cigarette, wouldn't that be breaking the law?"

Chen Botao didn't press the matter further, but instead changed the subject, saying, "Director Qi, I heard that your procuratorate made a big move tonight and arrested Mayor Han. Is that true?"

Qi Tongwei exhaled a smoke ring. "Director Chen, you're not here to interrogate me, are you?"

"Don't misunderstand," Chen Botao said calmly. "From what I understand, Mayor Han does have some minor issues, but what official hasn't made a few mistakes? In my opinion, we shouldn't make a big deal out of this. A party warning or a major demerit would be a small punishment to serve as a warning."

"Han Bing's case is no small matter. He blurred the lines between industrial and commercial land use, causing the country at least 3 million yuan in losses! If this is a small matter, may I ask Director Chen, what is a big matter?"

Chen Botao paused for two seconds, then asked in return, "Director Qi, isn't it a bit excessive that your procuratorate didn't even notify Secretary Xiao when arresting a department-level official this time?"

"Is Secretary Xiao angry?"

“Secretary Xiao isn’t that petty, but your overstepping of authority is challenging his bottom line.”

"It's not an overstepping of authority," Qi Tongwei said seriously. "The arrest warrant was issued by the law enforcement department. I was just following instructions. How could that be an overstepping of authority?"

“But Secretary Xiao is the top leader in Handong.” Chen Botao said anxiously, “Tongwei, are you determined to form a united front with the Handong University clique?”

"no!"

"No?" Chen Botao asked, puzzled. "Since you didn't stand up to the Han University gang, why did you still try to trip up Secretary Xiao?"

“Director Chen, I did not cause trouble for anyone. It was Han Bing who committed a crime in his position first. I took him down based on evidence! If anyone can prove his innocence, I will release him immediately and publish an apology in the newspaper.”

“You still don’t understand what I mean.” Chen Botao took a deep breath. “Everyone in Handong knows that Mayor Han is Secretary Xiao’s man. You just arrested him like this. What will others think of Secretary Xiao? What will ZY think of Secretary Xiao? People will say that Secretary Xiao has poor judgment of people, or even that he condoned evil. Does your procuratorate really want to ruin Secretary Xiao?”

"I never intended to ruin anyone. My stance has always been that of the people. In other words, if the Han University gang is guilty, our procuratorate will still act in accordance with the law!"