Qi Tongwei: Can I be young again?

"Squeak..."

The office door was pushed open.

Look back.

Sun Liancheng, bundled up tightly, brushed the snow off his body while taking out a document.

A thick stack of documents.

"Secretary Qi, good news."

"what news."

"Here, this is it." Sun Liancheng handed over the document. "This is the list of students returning to school compiled by the Education Bureau and the village party secretary."

"The list of students to be admitted to school?" Qi Tongwei was stunned for a moment, then took the document. It was filled with names, genders, and dates of birth.

At a glance, they're all students.

Elementary school students.

“Secretary Qi, these people on the list are all children who didn’t go to school before, but now, thanks to the work of the village secretaries, they are all able to go to school.”

"how many people?"

“482 girls and 32 boys.” Sun Liancheng said excitedly, “Secretary Qi, you have done a great service. You saved these more than 500 children. Without you, they would not be able to go to school.”

"Any more?"

“Yes.” Sun Liancheng took a deep breath. “There are also dozens of stubborn old men who refuse to send their daughters to school no matter what.”

"Have you used any methods yet?"

“We put it on, but they wouldn’t listen; they were very stubborn.”

"Damn it." Qi Tongwei lit a cigarette. "They're not taking our kindness seriously. Let the village secretary take tougher measures, stop these stubborn elements from working, and use the loudspeaker to issue a village-wide public reprimand. I don't believe it's that hard to get kids into school."

"Do you really want to do this?"

"Of course." Qi Tongwei said seriously, "Universal education is of utmost urgency. If they have any objections, they can go to the city to complain about me. I only want one thing: to send the children to school."

"I'll go and make it happen right away."

"By the way, we should also work on these stubborn old relatives and friends, and get them to join in the persuasion efforts as well."

"clear."

"Wait a minute." Qi Tongwei asked in confusion, "I haven't seen Cheng Du these past two days, where did that kid go?"

“He…” Sun Liancheng also wondered, “I haven’t seen him for two days either.”

"Go down."

After Sun Liancheng left, Qi Tongwei dialed Li Dakang's number again.

"Secretary Qi, what's wrong?"

Have you seen the degree?

"He went to catch wolves, didn't he?" Sure enough, Li Dakang's information was much more up-to-date.

"How long have you been there?"

“It’s been two days.” Li Dakang recalled for a moment. “The day before yesterday at noon, I had lunch with Cheng Du. He said there were a lot of wolves lately, and they were wolves that specifically hunt clouded leopards. Secretary Qi, you know that clouded leopards are national protected animals. If Cheng Du receives an alarm, he will definitely be dispatched.”

Do you know how many people went?

"I don't know about that. Why don't you... call the county public security bureau and ask?"

"understood."

After hanging up the phone, Qi Tongwei felt increasingly uneasy. He had dialed Chengdu's number twice that day, but no one answered.

I don't know if there's no signal or if no one is answering.

Normally, Cheng Du is a very reliable person. Even if he doesn't hear the call, he will definitely call back after seeing the caller ID.

It's not a good sign that they haven't called back.

Li Dakang just said that he might go catch the wolf cub.

It's important to know that these so-called "wolf cubs" are actually a group of bandits who make a living by poaching.

These people came from all over the country, gathered together for the sake of profit, and all of them carried weapons.

It's dangerous to arrest them.

It's just as dangerous as catching drug dealers.

According to statistics, every year in Shaanxi and Gansu, police officers sacrifice their lives while catching wolves.

Thinking of this, Qi Tongwei panicked, put on his coat, and went straight to the police station.

The Public Security Bureau of Yanyuan County is similar to the police station in the township, consisting of a few two-story tile-roofed houses with a somewhat old-fashioned feel.

In terms of personnel, there isn't a sufficient number.

Including the police chief, there are only twenty or thirty people in the police force. They usually respond to calls by motorcycle.

Upon Qi Tongwei's arrival, Deputy Director Wei Tao immediately invited him to his office and brought him two cups of tea.

"Stop fussing over there." Qi Tongwei took the teacup and set it aside. "Where's your Director Cheng?"

"out."

"When did you leave?"

“The day before yesterday,” Wei Tao replied, “around noon the day before yesterday, we received a report that a clouded leopard carcass had been found in the no-man's-land.”

"Moreover, according to the person who reported the incident, the dead clouded leopard was still nursing. Based on past experience, it is very likely that this clouded leopard encountered a wolf cub, and the wolf cub's target was probably the clouded leopard cub."

Adult clouded leopards are not very valuable.

The valuable item was the clouded leopard cub. It's likely that the deceased clouded leopard was killed by wolves while protecting its cubs.

Chapter 198 The Unscrupulous Merchant

The combination of the no-man's-land, wolves, and clouded leopards made Qi Tongwei even more uneasy.

He knows Cheng Du too well.

Putting aside his competence and character, he's incredibly stubborn and has a reckless streak.

If he were to actually fight the wolf, it would likely be a fight to the death.

"How many people did Director Cheng take with him when he left?"

“Five,” Wei Tao thought for a moment and added, “They’re all veteran criminal investigators, and they even applied for firearms, so there shouldn’t be any problem.”

Did you contact them during the process?

"Yes, but I haven't been able to get in touch with them."

"If you can't get in touch, why don't you notify your superiors?" Qi Tongwei narrowed his eyes. "You know better than I how dangerous it is to deal with wolves. They've been out of contact for two days, and you're still acting like nothing happened."

“Secretary Qi, that’s an uninhabited area.” Wei Tao explained, “It’s normal to have no signal in an uninhabited area. If I’m not mistaken, Director Cheng and the others should be back in two days.”

What if we can't come back?

Wei Tao was taken aback.

What if I can't come back?

He had never really thought about that question.

After all, with five veteran detectives and a police chief, catching a few wolves shouldn't be a big problem.

Unless you encounter a desperate criminal.

Seeing Wei Tao lower his head and remain silent, Qi Tongwei became even angrier and slammed his teacup heavily on the table.

"What are you all standing there for! Find them!"

Wei Tao was startled.

"Yes, Secretary Qi, I'll arrange the manpower right away."

after an hour.

Wei Tao found two veteran criminal police officers, applied for three guns, got on his motorcycle, put on goggles, and set off for the no-man's-land.

The snow is getting heavier.

Qi Tongwei glanced at the sky, stepped forward, and stopped them.

"Stop riding the motorcycle, drive a car."

drive?

Wei Tao shook his head awkwardly, "Secretary Qi, none of us have learned to drive."

“I haven’t learned it…” Qi Tongwei sighed and got into the driver’s seat. “I’ll be your driver.”

"That won't do," Wei Tao quickly declined. "Secretary Qi, this is against the rules."

"Rules are rules, but people are flexible. Don't waste time, get on the bus."