Just after nuclear fusion was successfully achieved, my brother Qi Tongwei committed suicide?

Sha Ruijin helplessly covered his forehead.

The situation in Handong was giving him an increasingly difficult time, but there was no way to resolve it for the time being, so he could only get in the car and leave.

And after Sha Ruijin left.

The provincial party committee members from the military also got on the bus.

As soon as he got into the car, the chief of staff sitting inside looked at him with a puzzled expression and said:

"Commander, I don't understand."

"Our military has never interfered in local affairs, so why is it making an exception this time to help Qi Tongwei get promoted to deputy provincial level?"

"I'm not afraid of offending Sha Ruijin."

"We're afraid we might not be able to handle the people behind Sha Ruijin."

"If it's just to give the Zhao family face, there's no need to go to such lengths."

But the commander just smiled.

He said, "What's there to be afraid of?"

“I voted for Qi Tongwei, not to give face to the Zhao family.”

"Although the Zhao family is powerful."

"But now that Zhao Lao has stepped down to the second line, his influence on our military is not as great anymore, and for me, it's not worth it."

"I was giving that person face."

"His relationship with Qi Tongwei is quite extraordinary."

"As long as it can improve his relationship with us."

"Our military region's strength will immediately rise in the rankings among all military regions."

"That's the real reason I voted today!"

The military's interests are completely different from those of Sha Ruijin and Gao Yuliang.

There are some things that are extremely important to Sha Ruijin.

They were worthless in the eyes of the military.

The only way for them to get promoted is to enhance the strength of the military region!

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And at the same time.

In that car with a Beijing license plate, the young master of the Zhao family sat in the back seat, his legs crossed.

I made a phone call.

He said, "Hey, Ziqing, I've taken care of everything for your boyfriend."

"Don't worry, our old man still has that kind of influence."

"Hey, look at what you're saying. Our Zhao family is counting on your precious boyfriend. If you can't even handle this little thing, the old man will whip me when we get back."

"And the military also intervened today."

"I guess she's doing it out of respect for your boyfriend, hoping to get a bigger share."

"Okay, that's it."

"I will pay close attention to the situation in Handong and try to save Qi Tongwei first."

"Wait until your boyfriend has some free time."

"Handong is nothing to him."

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When the car with license plate number 001 stopped in front of the gate of No. 1 courtyard of the government compound.

Hou Liangping had been waiting for a long time.

He is not a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, so he is not qualified to participate in the meetings of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and can only wait for the meeting results.

The meeting has just ended.

He waited in front of Sha Ruijin's door, eager to hear the news that Qi Tongwei had failed to be selected.

But when Sha Ruijin's car door opened...

What Hou Liangping saw was a Sha Ruijin he had never seen before.

An unprecedented level of aging.

Decline.

He resembled a defeated veteran.

“Secretary Sha…” Hou Liangping’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down, already sensing something ominous.

But I still held onto a sliver of hope.

He asked, "Has the proposal for Qi Tongwei to be promoted to vice-provincial level been rejected?"

Sha Ruijin glanced at Hou Liangping.

He used to treat Hou Liangping like a treasure because he represented the Zhong family and could get their support.

But now, the Zhao family has appeared.

The Zhong family's influence was immediately reduced to a minimum.

Moreover, Qi Tongwei was promoted to the vice-provincial level.

Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, had absolutely no authority to investigate Qi Tongwei!

In other words, Hou Liangping is no longer useful.

He's already a discarded pawn!

Sha Ruijin strode into the room, casually remarking, "Qi Tongwei is now a deputy provincial-level official."

Hou Liangping was left alone, bewildered in the wind.

Qi Tongwei has joined the ministry?

How can it be!

Even with the Zhong family's backing, he hasn't made any progress despite striking the bell with all his might every day. How could Qi Tongwei possibly improve?!

Hou Liangping felt like a clown.

It bounced around for a while.

Not only was it useless, but the other person even got promoted...

Chapter 13 Qi Tongwei: No, I'm already in the ministry?

Hou Liangping stumbled home, looking utterly dejected.

Although he had the Zhong family as his backer.

But no one knew his suffering. In fact, Hou Liangping was the son-in-law of the Zhong family, and he was not well received in the Zhong family.

Hou Liangping wanted to achieve something by being transferred to Handong.

To gain the respect of the Zhong family.

But now things have completely gone wrong. Qi Tongwei has been promoted to deputy provincial-level cadre, and Hou Liangping will face the situation of having no right to investigate Qi Tongwei.

And Sha Ruijin also treated him as a pawn to be discarded.

This means that even if the Sha family gang wins, they will have no place in the political landscape of Handong Province.

He could only be a minor official, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Handong Province.

Hou Liangping sat on the sofa and, despite never smoking, smoked three cigarettes in a row.

When Zhong Xiaoai returned home.

I was immediately choked by a cloud of smoke and had to cover my nose.

He scolded, "Hou Liangping, what's wrong with you?"

"Smoking at home?!"

"Don't you want to live together anymore?!"

In the past, Hou Liangping would have already come up to coax Zhong Xiaoai.

His life was filled with wealth and honor.

Everything hinges on Zhong Xiaoai; it's fair to say that without Zhong Xiaoai, he wouldn't even know where he would be now.

But today, Hou Liangping didn't move an inch.

He stared blankly at the television, clearly deeply affected by Qi Tongwei's situation.

Zhong Xiaoai also noticed that Hou Liangping was acting strangely.