Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

Inside the Public Security Section office of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, Qi Tongwei, who had just been promoted to section chief this year, was organizing documents.

He had already investigated the people he brought back yesterday; they were all unemployed individuals. He could have dealt with them directly, but now Qi Tongwei was facing a dilemma.

Although he was directly assigned there through connections in the province, and because he was a master's graduate and an outstanding student union cadre, he was directly promoted to deputy section chief, and within a year he was promoted to section chief.

But in Jingzhou, his position as section chief was actually just a nobody!

Although the backing of that group of idle people wasn't as powerful as his own, as the saying goes, even a county magistrate is not as good as a county magistrate!

A group of cadres at least at the division level want to skim some profits from the biggest project in Jingzhou right now. Why should a mere section chief like myself stand in their way?

It's true that you have the backing of the second-highest-ranking official in the province, but you can't rely on your patron for everything, can you? That would only make your superiors think you're incompetent, and they won't have any other ideas about you.

To go far in one's career, one must maintain harmony and avoid going too far. Even a hero needs three helpers; one also needs connections and relationships.

Since we can't afford to offend them, can't we just release them? No! Everyone knows that this project was spearheaded by Secretary Zhao of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Even those in charge of the initial construction were the developer's own people! And the developer is one of Secretary Zhao's people!

This put Qi Tongwei in a real bind! Arresting and severely punishing them would offend many people behind them. Not punishing them severely would offend Secretary Zhao. Qi Tongwei felt like a rat in a bellows, caught in the middle.

Secretary Zhao, with his powerful background, could confront them directly, but Qi Tongwei couldn't. Moreover, since this group of people were going to such lengths to find these idle individuals, they simply didn't dare to make things public.

If they handle it themselves, they won't dare to hold a grudge against Secretary Zhao, but they can certainly hold a grudge against you, Qi Tongwei.

When will Qi Tongwei be able to make a name for himself? With so many organizations one or two levels above him, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for a section chief like him to get promoted?

The current situation is that if things aren't handled properly, Qi Tongwei could very well be sacrificed!

Many people in the bureau were notified at the time, but unfortunately, everyone passed the buck, and in the end, it was Qi Tongwei who was notified.

I thought it was just a routine police call, but I never expected to get involved in such trouble.

"Teacher, I'm in trouble!" Qi Tongwei picked up the phone and called his teacher, Gao Yuliang, who is now the chief prosecutor of Jingzhou City.

After Chen Yanshi was forced to retire by Zhao Lichun, Gao Yuliang was promoted one level with an extremely powerful attitude and directly took over Chen Yanshi's previous position.

This made those who had previously mocked Gao Yuliang for siding with a young man extremely envious. He had gotten promoted directly, becoming a deputy director-level official!

Unfortunately, these people were all blind to the situation. How could they know how terrifying that young man was? Someone even the number one official in the province had to show him deference!

"Don't rush, tell me slowly! I've taught you before that you must remain calm in the face of important matters!" Gao Yuliang said with displeasure upon hearing Qi Tongwei's anxious voice.

"Okay, teacher, I understand!" Qi Tongwei still felt some of the fear he had felt at school when facing Gao Yuliang.

"Tell me, what's wrong? Don't worry, the sky won't fall!" Gao Yuliang said calmly.

"Teacher, here's what happened." Qi Tongwei briefly explained the situation.

"This little thing has made you lose your composure? Tongwei, you still need more experience!" Gao Yuliang said helplessly after listening.

"Teacher, how can this be a small matter?" Qi Tongwei asked, puzzled.

“I’m asking you, with the number two official in the province standing behind you, and the one who’s helping Secretary Zhao solve his problems, what are you still afraid of?” Gao Yuliang asked.

“But teacher, I can’t keep reporting to the provincial number two, can I? And although I got into the municipal bureau through him, someone as insignificant as me was probably just assigned a position casually. After all, there’s a huge gap between us!” Qi Tongwei said.

"Tongwei, in your opinion, who has the strongest background in the entire Jingzhou City, or even the entire Handong Province?" Gao Yuliang asked.

“It must be Secretary Zhao! Who doesn’t know Secretary Zhao’s background these days?” Qi Tongwei said.

“Since you know this, why don’t you try to get closer to Secretary Zhao? When I graduated from school, I thought about introducing you to Secretary Zhao. You are both young people, and you can have a long road ahead together! If Secretary Zhao hadn’t just arrived and couldn’t make it too obvious, and if you hadn’t been so close to Chen Yang, your position might be much higher than it is now!” Gao Yuliang said.

“Teacher, these are more than a dozen officials at the division level or above! If I want to continue my career in Jingzhou, how can I possibly offend so many leaders at once? If I get promoted in the future, it would be very easy for someone to trip me up behind my back!” Qi Tongwei said.

“You young people always overthink things! If you try to get close to Secretary Zhao, do you think he won’t speak up for you when you get promoted in the future?” Gao Yuliang said.

"Teacher, someone like Secretary Zhao is probably just here in Handong to get some experience, right? How long can he stay in Handong? But it's uncertain about these other officials!" Qi Tongwei said with some concern.

“You know, no matter how long Secretary Zhao stays in Handong, how could he not value those who stand on his side? Even if Secretary Zhao leaves Handong in the future, do you think he can’t arrange a position for a small section chief like you?” Gao Yuliang scolded him in a tone of disappointment.

"You mean you want me to switch allegiance to Secretary Zhao?" Qi Tongwei asked.

“You don’t need to be so obvious. Just be on good terms with Secretary Zhao! Nobody says that if you’re allied with one side, you can’t be on good terms with the other. Besides, there’s no conflict between the Provincial No. 2 and Secretary Zhao, and their relationship isn’t adversarial. What are you afraid of?” Gao Yuliang said.

"Should I deal with this group of people severely?" Qi Tongwei continued to ask.

“Since they dared to reach out to the projects that Secretary Zhao is in charge of, they should be prepared to have their claws cut off! If we don’t teach them a lesson, they’ll think that Secretary Zhao is the kind of person who can be bullied! If we’re going to do something, we should do it to the end! We absolutely cannot let these people on the front lines off easily. Their misdeeds are definitely not limited to this one time! If there’s anything else that can be investigated further, dig it out!” Gao Yuliang said.

"Teacher, is this really okay?" Qi Tongwei asked incredulously after hearing Gao Yuliang's words.

"Tongwei, do you know what you fear most when choosing sides?" Gao Yuliang asked.

"What?" Qi Tongwei asked.

"Indecisive and wavering!" Gao Yuliang slowly uttered these eight words.