Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 1031 The First Fire

After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, Director Hao spoke, his tone carrying a businesslike indifference: "Let's skip the tea. The work in Beishan is demanding, and I won't take up any more of your time."

He then said, half-jokingly, "As for work, Mayor Qi, I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me. Right now, I just want to steal a moment of peace."

I have no interest in these things, nor do I have the energy to deal with them.

Isn't the deputy director in charge of this work handling things here? Just talk to him.

Qi Tongwei knew Director Hao's personality well, so he wasn't annoyed. He calmly replied, "Director Hao, I don't want to bother you either."

But this really will have to trouble you.

As you know, Beishan is in a terrible state right now; it's like a helpless baby crying for milk.

In order to solve the employment problem of hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers, the economic development approach was somewhat brutal, basically stuffing in anything that could be put into the system.

This meal included both good and bad foods, and eating such a variety of things caused me to have an upset stomach.

So I thought I should change my bad habits, learn about environmental protection, pay attention to hygiene, and take the path of sustainable development.

The city recently discussed establishing a fund to support a number of non-compliant enterprises in the city, helping them meet emission standards and promoting industrial upgrading and transformation…

Director Hao, who really didn't care about practical matters, was completely confused and didn't understand why Qi Tongwei was telling him all this. He interrupted, "Stop, stop, Mayor Qi, just tell me directly, what do you need me to do?"

"If I can do it, I will. If I can't, please don't make things difficult for me, okay?"

Qi Tongwei then recounted what had happened.

After listening, Director Hao fell silent.

This is clearly not a simple approval process; it may very well involve a power struggle between the top two officials in Beishan City.

He's just old, not stupid. How could he possibly get involved?

Director Hao said tactfully, "Mayor Qi, how about this, I'll talk to my colleagues tomorrow and try my best to persuade everyone. In any case, this is a matter that benefits the country and the people."

However, I can't guarantee whether it will work out or not. As you know, the government has its own rules of operation, and my opinion alone doesn't count.

After all, we need to talk about democracy, right? Especially in a place like the People's Party, democracy is of paramount importance.

Qi Tongwei certainly didn't expect this retired Director Hao to help him solve this problem; he needed the director's reputation.

As the person in charge of all the work, with him mediating, those people wouldn't dare to be too reckless, which would give him more time to maneuver.

"Thank you. On behalf of the millions of people in Beishan, I thank you."

Qi Tongwei thanked him and hung up the phone.

After smoking a cigarette, he dialed Sha Ruijin's number again. "Old Sha, I've run into some trouble."

As soon as the call connected, Qi Tongwei got straight to the point.

"What do you need me to do?" Sha Ruijin didn't say much; the two had already developed a certain tacit understanding in their struggle against Long Fuhai.

"I need you to send someone to arrest Chen Yilong and bring him to justice," Qi Tongwei said.

To strike a snake, strike its vital spot. Chen Yiwen cares most about his younger brother, so he'll target the other party's brother.

Sha Ruijin pondered for a moment, "Arresting him isn't difficult, but what reason can we use?"

Chen Yilong only has two notable issues in Tianzhou.

One is that he became a police officer illegally, but this involves Ma Lifeng, Sha Ruijin's most powerful supporter.

Using this charge is clearly inappropriate, and they have already punished the other party by removing them from the police force.

Another charge was forcibly taking Wei Tao's girlfriend in the street, but that was also an attempted crime. Even if he were arrested on that charge, the other party would have a reason to defend himself.

Even if the charge is proven true, the punishment wouldn't be severe.

Qi Tongwei said, "You arrest people, I'll find the charges."

There is no shortage of reasons for the numerous crimes Chen Yilong committed in Beishan.

He approached Sha Ruijin because he couldn't easily arrange for people to come from the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Duan Feng had just taken on the role of Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and if he were to arrange for people from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, it might alert the Chen brothers and make them wary.

“Alright, then I’ll have Guan Xiong personally oversee the arrest operation.”

Qi Tongwei then shared with Sha Ruijin the intelligence that the other party had left Beishan and gone to the south before hanging up the phone.

Things always take unexpected turns.

Before Qi Tongwei could receive any good news from Sha Ruijin, he was met with a new attack from Xia Guanglei.

Around 10 a.m. that day, He Anxia's mistress, Liu Lan, called to question him, very rudely, asking Qi Tongwei what he meant.

Qi Tongwei was completely bewildered. He patiently told the other party not to worry and to find out what had happened.

"Don't rush?" Liu Lan's voice suddenly rose, almost bursting through the microphone. "How can you expect me to not rush?"

Early this morning, dozens of people from seven or eight bureaus in your city—the Environmental Protection Bureau, the Water Resources Bureau, the Fisheries Administration, the Industry and Commerce Bureau, and the Tax Bureau—came in droves and stormed into our company!

The ledgers were all sealed, the machines were stopped, the gate was sealed, and even the workers were kicked out!

"What exactly are you trying to do? Or is it that person trying to do something? Mayor Qi, can you still be in charge of Beishan?"

Upon hearing the reason, Qi Tongwei was furious. He knew that it must be Secretary Xia who was behind this, otherwise who could command so many departments?

But he still reassured him, "Mr. Liu, don't worry, I really don't know what's going on. Let me find out first."

Don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation.

Liu Lan's anger subsided somewhat. After all, they were "family," and she didn't really intend to lash out at Qi Tongwei.

"Mayor Qi, this can't go on like this. If you can't handle it, just say so. If all else fails, we'll give Secretary Xia a Waterloo."

"It's not easy for our Liu family to support someone, but it's not difficult to cause them a little trouble."

Qi Tongwei hurriedly said, "President Liu, please don't be impulsive. This Xia Guanglei is no ordinary person. If he is just telling the truth, that's fine, but if he tries to frame someone, it could be very troublesome."

He couldn't imagine the extent of the Xia family's wrath if their promising young descendant were to suffer misfortune in Beishan.

Given his current lack of strength, he didn't want to break off relations so soon.