Qi Tongwei: Can I be young again?

"What? Thinking about Pei Jing?"

"Hmm." Chen Hai nodded. "She's been out of contact for a week. I thought I'd see her when I came to Luzhou, but I didn't expect Zhao Ruilong to be looking for her too! I just don't understand, why did she, a weak woman, stay by the side of the Zhao family father and son in the first place? And now why has she disappeared without a trace? What is she doing? And who is she working for?"

Chen Hai had too many questions.

Besides being puzzled, they were even more worried about Pei Jing's situation.

Judging from Zhao Ruilong's words today, Pei Jing has now become a thorn in the side of the Zhao family.

This is a very dangerous signal.

Chen Hai was afraid.

They were afraid that the Zhao family father and son would find Pei Jing first.

As a romantic at heart, Chen Hai didn't blame Pei Jing even though she disappeared without saying goodbye.

On the contrary, his heart was constantly worried about her.

"Chen Hai, are you planning to marry Pei Jing?"

"Of course," Chen Hai said firmly, "She is the girl I've chosen, and I'm determined to marry her."

"But your father doesn't like her," Qi Tongwei reminded him. "Last time, Director Chen said he wasn't satisfied with Pei Jing's family background! What? You, a good boy, dare to go against your father's wishes?"

“I…I can talk to my father, and I believe he can understand me.”

"What if you don't understand?" Qi Tongwei pressed. "You know how stubborn your father is. Can you persuade him?"

That's where the conversation died down.

Chen Yanshi is a man whose name reflects his character.

Stubborn as a rock, she's also inflexible. She looked down on Qi Tongwei's family background back then, and now she looks down on Pei Jing's family background.

Chen Yang wasn't brave enough back then.

Is Chen Hai enough now?

Clearly, he was also somewhat guilty.

What I said.

In Chen Hai's family, elders are always respected from childhood, and the father's words carry more weight than imperial edicts.

Would he dare to disobey Chen Yanshi?

Qi Tongwei was eager to know the answer.

For a long while, Chen Hai remained silent.

Qi Tongwei lit a cigarette and smiled. "Chen Hai, here's something you might not like to hear: you're not good enough for Pei Jing."

Chen Hai paused for a moment, but did not refute.

Qi Tongwei continued, "Pei Jing understands you, so she didn't tell you where she went. As it turns out, she was right."

"Senior, I really like Senior Pei."

"Liking someone isn't something you can just say." Qi Tongwei took away his wine and patted him on the shoulder. "Stop whining and get some sleep. We have a tough battle to fight tomorrow."

"What kind of tough fight?"

You'll find out tomorrow...

Chapter 139 Old Case Revisited

The next day.

Perhaps he was too tired yesterday, because when Qi Tong woke up at the guesthouse it was already 11 a.m.

After stretching and quickly washing up, I found the other friends.

Chen Hai was eating a steamed bun when he saw Qi Tongwei and handed him one.

Lu Yike and Lin Enen were looking through the documents.

These documents are the archives of Ruilong Engineering Company, as well as the projects they have participated in over the years.

"Have you found any clues?"

"No, not at the moment." Lu Yike shook her head. "Director Qi, these materials have been cleaned up and there are no problems at all."

"I know." Qi Tongwei took a bite of the bun, saw that it was filled with a lot of meat, and put it aside.

It's too hot outside, it's better to eat something cooling.

"Director Qi, you know this data has been cleaned up, so why are you still asking us to find clues?"

"Let's see if any escaped."

"No!" Lu Yike put down the documents in her hand and said helplessly, "You're right. Zhao Lichun is an old fox. He does things meticulously. It's almost impossible to find loopholes in these files."

"Yes, Director Qi, do you have any other ideas?" Lin Enen blinked, looking somewhat disappointed.

"Don't worry, there's a surprise coming soon."

"What surprise?" Lin Enen asked excitedly.

Qi Tongwei glanced down at his watch. "I told you not to rush, you'll find out soon enough."

At midnight, Sun Liancheng, carrying a bag, crept over furtively.

He breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Qi Tongwei.

"How is it? Have your family members all left Luzhou?"

"Thank you, Director Qi, they are all safe."

Just last night, Qi Tongwei called Liang Qunfeng and asked him to make sure Sun Liancheng's family was settled.

Liang Qunfeng is very efficient. This morning, he picked up his family and arranged for police officers from the provincial department to protect them.

With his family safe, Sun Liancheng had no more worries.

He opened his bag, took out a document, and placed it on the table.

Qi Tongwei glanced at it.

This is a profile with an attached photo, and Qi Tongwei does indeed remember this person.

Fortunately, I had seen it in the wanted poster.

"Yang Ge, Section Chief Yang?"

“It really is Yang Ge.” Lu Yike exclaimed in surprise, “I handled this guy’s case. It seems that he absconded with the money about half a year ago. His arrest warrant is still at the procuratorate.”

“I remember that too,” Lin Enen chimed in. “If I’m not mistaken, this Yang Ge is very young, only in his twenties. He seems to be a top student from Tsinghua or Peking University. I was puzzled for a long time when I heard that he had absconded with the money.”

"What do you mean?" Qi Tongwei sensed something was amiss, narrowed his eyes, and stared at Sun Liancheng. "This is the surprise you gave me?"

"This is not a surprise, but irrefutable evidence to bring down Zhao Lichun."

"Tell me," Qi Tongwei lit a cigarette. "How do you plan to use Yang Ge to bring down Zhao Lichun?"

Sun Liancheng thought for a moment and organized his thoughts, saying, "This Yang Ge is my senior, and he was the previous director of the Fifth Planning Department, a cadre at the level of a section chief."

"The information received by your procuratorate, the discipline inspection commission, and the outside world is that the project he led had problems, and then he absconded abroad with the funds and has disappeared."

“But I’m definitely not like that. I know Yang Ge’s character. He’s just as honest and incorruptible as I am, and he’s even more righteous than I am. When he was the director of the Fifth Planning Department in Luzhou, he secretly reported the Zhao family father and son quite a few times.”

"The last time I reported him was about half a year ago. I think I even reported ZY. A week later, someone found a lot of cash and an escape plan in his house. That's when the rumors started that he had absconded with the money."

"Let's think about this: if he absconded with the money, why didn't he take all the money with him? Why did he leave behind evidence? The escape plan was so obvious; he could have easily destroyed it. Why did he keep it?"

"It's obvious that someone is framing us."

"The most crucial point is that the people who investigated Yang Ge were from the Luzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, which, to put it bluntly, were also Zhao Lichun's people."

"Therefore, I can be certain that Yang Ge did not disappear, but was made to disappear. The story of him absconding with the money is just a pretext that Zhao Lichun used to justify his disappearance."

At this point, Sun Liancheng's body began to tremble.

Her lips were slightly pale.

"Director Qi, Yang Ge is my senior. I risked my life to deliver this message."

"If you can't bring down Zhao Lichun, the next person to disappear could be me."

Qi Tongwei understood.

This is also the darkest place in Luzhou.

Turbidity is the norm.

Those who uphold integrity are instead treated as dissidents, disappear without a trace, and are ultimately accused of embezzling funds and fleeing.

“Director Sun, your information is very valuable. I came to Luzhou to change the officialdom here. As for your concerns, I understand them completely! But I can assure you that the light is not far away, it is just around the corner.”

Sun Liancheng nodded. "It doesn't matter anymore. As long as my family is safe, I'm willing to risk my life to get justice for Yang Ge."

Qi Tongwei smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, you'll be fine, none of us will be fine, the one who's really in trouble is Zhao Lichun!"

Sun Liancheng also laughed, but it was a rather awkward laugh. "Director Qi, do you still remember the two boys you rescued yesterday?"

"I remember those two villagers whose heads were covered in blood after being beaten by Scarface."