Qi Tongwei: Can I be young again?

He really didn't dare to do anything more.

In officialdom, advancement is one thing, but self-preservation is another.

Li Dakang still has some options.

But Qi Tongwei did not.

He was a person who had lived a second life. In his previous life, he kept compromising with Liang Lu, Zhao Ruilong, and the Han University gang... which led to the uncontrollable situation that followed.

In this life, he will not compromise with any lawless forces.

The dinner ended at midnight.

Li Dakang left with heavy steps.

Before leaving, he told Qi Tongwei that the document to stop papermaking would appear on his desk the next morning, and that he would take leave for the next few days to avoid trouble.

This is also understandable.

After all, once the factory shutdown order is issued, the Zhao brothers will come after him, so it's normal for him to avoid them.

Hou Liangping did not leave.

He made a makeshift bed on the floor and slept in Qi Tongwei's dormitory, saying he was scared too.

Fear of retaliation.

Therefore, during this period of time, he had to stay by Qi Tongwei's side to prevent any accidents from happening to him.

"Monkey, can you stop snoring?"

“No.” Hou Liangping shook his head. “This is not something I can control. Teacher Liang doesn’t mind, so why would you mind?”

He rolled over, then suddenly remembered something. "Senior, I heard from the leader today that the ZY inspection team will be coming to Handong in the next few days. Is that true?"

"Really." Qi Tongwei opened his eyes, looking at the dark night, and a young girl's innocent face appeared in his mind. "Your sister-in-law will be here too."

"Your sister-in-law is coming too?" Hou Liangping couldn't sleep. "Then... can I have your sister-in-law's phone number?"

"Hey, senior, stop hitting me."

"His head is broken, his nose is bleeding, stop hitting him, or he'll die."

"Wang Hua, help! My senior has gone mad!"

"..."

The next day, Hou Liangping's face had gotten even fatter.

He was a little chubby, but the thought of Zhong Xiaoai coming made him feel that Qi Tongwei would win.

Those legs are indeed thick and strong!

You need to hold on tighter!

After breakfast, the three of them headed straight to the county government.

Sure enough, there was a document on Li Dakang's desk.

Production halt document.

The document states that Ruentex Paper Mill must immediately cease production for rectification due to substandard emissions.

Upon receiving the documents, Qi Tongwei immediately set off with Wang Hua and Hou Liangping, and also notified Zhao Donglai, to head to the Ruentex Paper Mill.

When they arrived at the paper mill, the three of them were taken aback.

There was no need for any shutdown order; the paper mill was already completely blocked by local villagers.

The one leading the group was the old Party Secretary.

He leaned on a cane in one hand and held up a signboard in the other, which read "Get out of Jinshan County".

The other villagers stood behind him, furious.

It turns out that after Wu Zhenzhen was sexually assaulted yesterday, news of the incident spread quickly. Coupled with the pollution of Jinniu Lake, the local people could no longer tolerate it and organized themselves to fight against the paper mill.

Many of these people were still employees of paper mills.

"Get out of Jinshan County!"

"Get out of Jinshan County!"

"..."

Don't let the old Party Secretary's age fool you; he participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, and he's in great health!

The sound was as loud as a bell.

Under his leadership, the villagers kept shouting for the paper mill to be driven out of Jinshan County.

"Truly a veteran revolutionary!"

"They're really using bones as torches!"

Qi Tongwei sighed and gave a thumbs up.

the other side.

Zhao Ruihu was having a headache. He was sitting in his office and had already made eighteen calls to Li Dakang, but no one answered.

When other government staff were called, they all said that Li Dakang had taken leave, but no one knew where he had gone.

"This is outrageous!" Zhao Ruihu slammed his hand on the table and said to his beautiful secretary behind him, "Pei Jing, help me find the smuggler. I need to make an example of him."

"understood."

The beautiful secretary named Pei Jing turned around and dialed a phone.

After hanging up the phone, he said softly, "Boss Zhao, the smuggler will be here with his men in two hours."

"Very well, tell him to beat them! Beat them hard! I refuse to believe that these villagers can rebel!"

"Mr. Zhao, just a reminder, we'd better keep it under control. If things get out of hand, it'll be hard to handle."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Zhao Ruihu's unfriendly gaze swept back and forth over Pei Jing.

"Don't misunderstand, this is Secretary Zhao's intention."

Upon hearing the name Secretary Zhao, Zhao Ruihu suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth, saying, "Don't try to intimidate me with my uncle. I know what I'm doing. These troublemakers won't learn their lesson unless they're severely punished!"

Pei Jing's expression was solemn.

As Zhao Ruihu's secretary, Pei Jing's identity is not simple; specifically, she is Zhao Lichun's person.

Being by Zhao Ruihu's side meant keeping an eye on him to prevent him from causing trouble and bringing problems to Zhao Lichun.

The phone call she just made to the smuggler had crossed Pei Jing's bottom line.

You should know that the guy called Snakehead is a gang leader in Luzhou. He has a group of men under his command, and they'll do anything for you as long as you pay them.

But if something goes wrong, Zhao Lichun will be the one to clean up the mess.

Pei Jing couldn't help but worry.

"Boss Zhao, should we discuss this with Secretary Zhao to avoid any trouble?"

"No need." Zhao Ruihu waved his hand. "Don't tell my uncle everything. Today, these troublemakers have been riding roughshod over me. We have to teach them a lesson. Don't worry... I know what I'm doing and won't do anything reckless."

Since the matter had already been discussed, Pei Jing couldn't say anything more.

But I always have a feeling that something bad is going to happen, and I'm very uneasy.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The villagers' protests are ongoing.

Qi Tongwei was also involved.

When the old Party Secretary saw him, he smiled broadly and said, "With the county head backing us up, we have much more confidence."

"Old Party Secretary, you are my source of confidence!"

"By the way, have they caught the bald guy who committed the real crime?"

"Don't worry, that beast has been detained at the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Once he has confessed everything, he will be severely punished by law!"

"That's good." The old Party Secretary nodded. "Tongwei, I've had high hopes for you since you were a child. The fact that you're standing with us today proves that my judgment was correct."

"Old Party Secretary, you're too kind. I've said it before, I represent the government and the people, and I will always stand with the people! Anyone who makes life difficult for the people, I will fight them to the death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several vans stopped, and a group of young men wielding steel pipes got out, looking menacing.

Realizing something was wrong, Qi Tongwei immediately shielded the old Party Secretary and the villagers behind him...

Chapter 73 Hou Liangping silently retreated behind the crowd.

Seven vans arrived, and a total of more than thirty people got out. These people had fierce faces and menacing eyes, and they looked like gangsters.

"Who's in charge here?"

The speaker was a thin, middle-aged man with a cigarette dangling from his lips and tattoos covering the back of his hands—it was Snakehead!

He's also the leader of this group of gangsters.

After receiving Zhao Ruihu's call, he immediately gathered all his underlings and rushed over from Luzhou via the highway.