Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 1003 Returning to Beishan

Where is he going?

The two emerged from behind the tree, and Yu Xiaoxiao asked with a slightly puzzled look.

Qi Tongwei replied, "Where else could they have gone? They must have been turned away by your father and then went to see Governor Anbang or Secretary Pei."

Yu Xiaoxiao exclaimed incredulously, "My dad treated him so well, how could he switch sides to someone else?!"

Tian Fengyi was from North China, as is widely known.

It's a major taboo in officialdom for the other party to go looking for Pei Yihong and Zhao Anbang so late at night.

How would your boss view this?

Not only did they lose face, but they also embarrassed their superiors.

“Tian Fengyi is a man who only cares about power. Now that your father has given up on him, it’s no surprise that he wants to regain his power.

Tian Fengyi's methods of pursuing power are exactly the same as Director Qi's.

He will side with whoever is in his interest in power, showing no basic political conscience.

Yu Xiaoxiao fell silent.

"Alright, let's not talk about him anymore, let's continue." Qi Tongwei, still not satisfied, reached out and put his arm around Yu Xiaoxiao.

I almost made it to second base. Now that I've reached the sacred place I've been searching for all these years, I have to go all out.

Yu Xiaoxiao didn't play along with him. She dodged his hand, stood under the light, glared at Qi Tongwei, and said, "You can wait for the car yourself."

With that, he turned and went into courtyard number three without looking back.

Watching Yu Xiaoxiao's retreating figure, Qi Tongwei reluctantly lowered his hand.

What a missed opportunity!

……

The afternoon sun slanted across the solemn gray exterior of the Beishan Municipal Party Committee building, casting a faint golden halo, but it could not dispel the vague unease in Qi Tongwei's heart.

After more than a month away, the building he used to frequent now felt somewhat unfamiliar.

So much has happened in the past month. In the blink of an eye, the political situation in Beishan, which had been very promising, took a sharp turn for the worse, forcing him to return to China urgently to take charge of the overall situation.

I just hope there won't be too many challenges ahead.

"Hello, Mayor."

"Hello, Mayor."

Greetings rang out one after another, and the office staff stopped what they were doing to greet Qi Tongwei with respect and a hint of barely perceptible restraint.

The latter, looking energetic, nodded slightly, a familiar, indifferent smile playing on his lips: "Yes, hello."

As he walked toward the elevator, Qi Tongwei's gaze swept across the lobby, and everything seemed the same as when he left.

The service desk remains clean and tidy, the greenery is still lush and green, and the signs are clear and easy to understand.

But it was precisely this excessive "sameness" that made him feel a little uncomfortable.

On ordinary days, there are always some unintentional noises here—either hushed discussions, hurried footsteps, or the rustling sound of documents being turned.

But today, everything seemed too quiet, too orderly, as if everyone was deliberately holding their breath, waiting for his arrival, or as if a silent "formatting" had taken place here during his absence.

He noticed that several young staff members who usually loved to joke around were now standing quietly and respectfully at a distance, their eyes darting away, not daring to meet his gaze.

A veteran section chief, upon meeting his gaze, quickly lowered his head and continued tidying up the already neatly arranged documents on the table.

Qi Tongwei was puzzled, but his steps did not falter in the slightest.

"Wenjie, don't you feel that after being away for so long, the entire municipal party committee feels unfamiliar?" Qi Tongwei remarked.

Wang Wenjie pondered, "Yeah, it always feels less relaxed than when you were here. Everyone seems to have become... dull and serious."

Dull? Serious?

Qi Tongwei thought about it carefully, and it was true.

Upon further reflection, I guessed some of the reasons.

The elevator doors opened, and Qi Tongwei said to Wang Wenjie, "Wenjie, you go back to the municipal government first, I'm going to see Secretary He."

"Yes, boss." Wang Wenjie watched Qi Tongwei enter the elevator.

Arriving at the floor of the municipal party committee office, the sense of caution and meticulousness became even more tangible.

Every office was quiet; everyone was engrossed in their work, and there was very little talking, let alone laughter or conversation.

It seems the winds of He Anxia's impending downfall have already blown, and at this point, no one wants to risk being caught in the crossfire.

If, in the end, the municipal party secretary, who is in a bad mood, were to send someone away, that would be truly unlucky.

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Outside in the corridor, the crisp, loud footsteps grew closer and closer.

Tang Qiang, the secretary to the municipal party secretary, who was drafting a speech, frowned and said, "Who is it!" He waved to a staff member next to him and ordered, "Xiao Bo, go and see who is so bold as to cause such a commotion at the municipal party committee."

The clerk named Xiaobo put down his work and ran out of the office. As soon as he stepped out, a gasp of surprise rang out.

"Mayor Qi... Secretary Tang, Mayor Qi is back."

"Mayor Qi!"

Secretary Tang was overjoyed and threw down his pen to greet him.

Mayor Qi, the pillar of Beishan, has finally returned.

"Mayor Qi." Secretary Tang was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.

Who knows how he's been getting through these days?

Not only did he have to endure the wrath of the municipal party secretary from time to time, living in constant fear, but he also had to worry about his future. His small frame could hardly bear it anymore.

If the rumors are true and the provincial party committee wants to take down He Anxia, ​​then as her secretary, whose fate is intertwined with hers, her future will certainly not be easy.

So he kept waiting, waiting for Qi Tongwei to return to China.

He pinned his hopes on this favorite of the provincial party committee leader to turn the tide.

Qi Tongwei smiled and nodded. "Yes, Secretary Tang, is Comrade Anxia here?"

"Yes, yes, Mayor Qi, please." Secretary Tang jogged a few steps ahead to lead the way for Qi Tongwei.

Without any prior notice, Tang Qiang directly opened the office of the municipal party secretary to Qi Tongwei.

He Anxia looked at his flustered secretary and was about to get angry when Tang Qiang preemptively reported, his tone excited, "Secretary, Mayor Qi has arrived."

"Tongwei!" He Anxia's face lit up with joy, and he stood up. "Where is he?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Qi Tongwei walked in with a beaming smile.

He Anxia excitedly walked out of his desk and gave Qi Tongwei a hug.

"You little brat, why didn't you tell me you were coming back?"

Qi Tongwei laughed and said, "I just wanted to give you a surprise."

"Didn't you say it would take at least forty days? Why are you back so early?"

"Something happened abroad, so we moved the plans forward." Qi Tongwei didn't mention that the provincial party committee needed him to return to take charge because of He Anxia's situation.

He Anxia had also heard some of the details. "These Japanese are crazy enough. It's good that they're back. Perfect timing, I need your help with something."

The two sat down on the sofa, and the secretary tactfully made tea and left.

He Anxia glanced at the doorway and said in a low voice, "Tongwei, I'm in trouble."

Qi Tongwei nodded. "I've heard about it. Have you found out who it is?"

"The investigation is still ongoing, but there are already some promising developments."

"who is it?"

"Our initial suspicion is that it's our old Party Secretary, Lin Gangjian!"

I found that the day before Ma Da received the whistleblower letter, Lin Gangjian came to the municipal party committee and talked with a colleague about the work of the People's Congress until late at night.

He had both motive and opportunity to commit the crime. In addition, he was familiar with the layout of our municipal party committee building, especially Ma Da's office, and knew how to avoid others.

It's a pity there are no security cameras installed outside the doors of our city's top leaders; otherwise, they would definitely have been caught on camera.