Nominal: The pinnacle of power began in the sixth province of Handong.

Hou Liangping's reaction was reported to Qi Tongwei by the police officers.

At this moment, Qi Tongwei was busy leading a team to seal off the brokerage company's archives and computer room.

Upon hearing this report, he could only shake his head helplessly and issue instructions:

Let him make a scene.

Qi Tongwei had an even more important task: to find the list of officials whose families were being sent abroad by the intermediary company.

Other evidence, such as contraband like firearms, and cash, have already been obtained.

The most crucial thing is still the list.

Only by finding the list can we prove it.

This brokerage firm is indeed colluding with foreign forces and is dealing with corrupt officials who have emigrated abroad.

Through a brokerage firm, they then found Du Bozhong.

The entire chain of corrupt officials in Handong was busted.

Police officers from the Public Security Bureau conducted a thorough search of the Bozhong Real Estate Agency.

Soon, a few scattered names surfaced.

Qi Tongwei looked at them one by one, and what he saw was shocking.

This brokerage firm is open to all comers and has an insatiable appetite.

Their target groups include not only legitimate officials with family members residing abroad, but also officials with health problems and ordinary cadres.

It's easy to understand why sick officials become the target group; they already know they have problems, and after being persuaded by this agency, they quickly agree to transfer assets and send their families abroad.

Assets transferred abroad are typically stored under the accounts of foreign entities.

The purpose is to prevent the scandal from being exposed one day, so that the ailing official can flee at any time.

Foreign powers also guarantee that they will provide immediate assistance once the person flees abroad, and any money they have deposited with them will be transferred to them immediately.

These guarantees and operational measures reassured the sick and powerful.

They readily started paying.

The intermediary company will collect a considerable "brokerage fee" from this.

Foreign forces, on the other hand, reap huge profits through the commissions of the intermediary companies and the various "handling fees" they demand from the patients.

As for the other group, ordinary cadres.

This further fueled Qi Tongwei's anger.

As a proxy for foreign forces in Handong, the intermediary company uses money, power, and even women as bargaining chips to corrupt ordinary cadres.

They were made spies to betray national intelligence.

Once the ordinary staff member and the intermediary company complete the first transaction.

Future collaborations will naturally continue.

Initially, the money and goods paid to these ordinary cadres were considered as kickbacks.

As these officials became increasingly entangled, the money was returned to the intermediary company as payment for smoothing things over with foreign connections.

A true self-sustaining cycle, costing absolutely nothing!

A large number of officials have fallen into corruption under the combined effect of these measures.

Even more and more cadres in Handong are flocking to it!

What truly sent chills down Qi Tongwei's spine was a sudden, intense cold that rose from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

The list was found in the core archives of the brokerage firm.

This list contains the glamorous and prestigious professions of high-ranking officials, entrepreneurs, and university professors from all levels of Handong.

These individuals are key users of the brokerage company and are stored in the core archive area.

Qi Tongwei suddenly realized that money and women were easy to obtain, but where did he get such an ethereal thing as power? By corrupting officials.

Now, Qi Tongwei understands.

The "powers" promised by the brokerage firm come from these key users.

For example, Qi Tongwei saw the deputy mayor of a city in Handong on this list.

If this deputy mayor is not only a client of the brokerage firm himself, but also collaborates with the brokerage firm to assign his department-level and section-level positions to other clients of the brokerage firm...

Doesn't power then become something that can be traded?

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

The list also includes well-known entrepreneurs, professors, and bank leaders from Handong.

They are customers themselves, and at the same time, they help the agency expand its customer base.

No wonder this group of people are key users of real estate agencies!

While feeling terrified, Qi Tongwei also felt a sense of powerlessness.

Even in Handong, things were like this.

How many other places across the country are in the same situation?

He waved his hand and said:

"Take the list with you, copy the data, I'm looking around."

After assigning the tasks, Qi Tongwei went to the window.

Watching the police cars below taking away the people from the real estate agency one by one, Qi Tongwei was just about to light a cigarette to relieve his fatigue.

Just now.

Cheng Du burst in from outside, looked around, spotted Qi Tongwei, jogged over to him, and whispered:

"Brother Qi, I saw something terrible in the other room... I've already had the door locked, you can go and take a look yourself."

Upon hearing this, Qi Tongwei didn't even press the lighter button before saying:

"…Walk."

Qi Tongwei followed Cheng Du to a locked room.

Cheng Du gestured to the police officer standing at the door to open the door, and the officer immediately complied when he saw the director arrive.

The two went inside and closed the door.

Cheng Du picked up a document from the corner and handed it to Qi Tongwei.

Qi Tongwei flipped through the pages, a look of surprise in his eyes.

It is clearly written here that this is the record of the collaboration between Zhao Ruilong and Du Bozhong.

There are records of financial transactions, as well as various photos.

This is the best irrefutable evidence that Zhao Ruilong was also involved in Du Bozhong's overseas business.

This evidence is of great importance.

This is not simply about doing some cross-border business overseas.

Instead, Zhao Ruilong also made money from Du Bozhong's business.

Although it was not specified how deeply Zhao Ruilong was involved.

But the Zhao family absolutely did not want this news to be made public.

Perhaps Zhao Ruilong himself never thought of this.

Du Bozhong kept his incriminating evidence and brazenly stored it in Bozhong Intermediary Company.

Perhaps it was back then, when Zhao Lichun was still in office and Zhao Ruilong was at the height of his power in Handong.

Zhao Ruilong intentionally protected Du Bozhong and his brokerage company, which emboldened Du Bozhong to carry out such a large-scale operation in Handong.

Now, times have changed, Zhao Lichun has stepped down, and Zhao Ruilong's reach can no longer extend that far.

Du Bozhong's brokerage firm, naturally, also no longer operates outside the rules.

Du Bozhong hadn't even thought about moving earlier, and was caught red-handed.

This time, we've really gained a lot.

Thinking of this, Qi Tongwei instructed Cheng Du:

"Don't tell anyone what's in this room, and don't record it. I need to take these things to report to Secretary Yuliang."

Cheng Du nodded knowingly.

Qi Tongwei had a premonition.

I really need to break away from the Zhao family completely.

……

On the other side, Chen Hai's car sped along the road.

He left without saying goodbye because he had also found something interesting at the real estate agency.

It concerns Gao Yuliang and Qi Tongwei.

If this is handed over, it will be a great achievement.

It could even reshape the already stable political landscape of Handong.

This is a truly crucial aspect that has far-reaching consequences.

Perhaps I can use this to get back to the substantive position of deputy director-general.

but……

This might affect Minister Xia's plans.

But this is your only chance.

If a person doesn't look out for themselves, they'll be punished by heaven and earth.

How should I choose?

After thinking it over, Chen Hai suddenly braked at an intersection.

His eyes were resolute. He turned the car around and sped off in another direction...