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"I don't understand it either!"

Qi Tongwei frowned and paced back and forth in the tea room.

A bar conflict actually alarmed the powerful figure, Sha Ruijin?

This doesn't make any sense!

Gao Xiaoqin's brain was racing: "Could it be... a case of 'Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, but with a hidden agenda'? Is Secretary Sha trying to use this to give you a warning, or... target you?"

Qi Tongwei stopped, pondered for a moment, shook his head, and a bitter smile appeared on his lips: "You think too highly of me."

"If Sha Ruijin really wanted to harm me, he would have plenty of legitimate means to do so, and he wouldn't need to resort to such underhanded tactics."

Qi Tongwei still has that much self-awareness.

In the eyes of someone of Sha Ruijin's stature, Qi Tongwei might be considered a figure, but he was certainly not someone who would warrant such a "grand scheme" involving a distant cousin.

"Could it be that the other party is some kind of relative or junior of Secretary Sha?" Gao Xiaoqin asked again.

Qi Tongwei shook his head again: "No! If the other party were truly a relative or junior of Sha Ruijin, then the person calling the Luzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau wouldn't be Sha Ruijin, but Secretary Bai, or someone else!"

It must be said that Qi Tongwei is extremely adept at navigating the complexities of officialdom.

He's right. Under normal circumstances, if he were really some kind of relative of Sha Ruijin, Sha Ruijin wouldn't personally call the Luzhou Municipal Bureau.

"Then why?" Gao Xiaoqin was also confused. "Was it really just a coincidence? Did we just happen to run into the line of fire?"

"Coincidence? What a coincidence!"

Qi Tongwei categorically denied it. Having spent many years in officialdom, he simply did not believe in such a so-called coincidence.

Behind every seemingly accidental event lies its own inherent logic and driving force.

He sat back down in his chair, his eyes sharpening: "This matter is definitely not simple!"

"Sha Ruijin wouldn't pay attention to such a trivial matter for no reason; there must be some reason we don't know about."

"We must find out!"

"I'll call right now and find out what's been going on around Secretary Sha lately! What winds blew him into this mess!"

Qi Tongwei acted immediately, picking up his phone and starting to utilize his network of contacts.

He successively dialed the phone numbers of a familiar deputy director of the Provincial Party Committee Office, a former subordinate of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and several well-informed people within the Provincial Party Committee.

During the phone call, he didn't directly ask about his cousin, but instead probed indirectly, using casual conversation to find out about Sha Ruijin's recent activities and concerns.

The first few calls were not very fruitful; the other party either genuinely didn't know or was very secretive about it.

These people are of high rank and do not need to be obsequious to Qi Tongwei, so they dare not say anything about Sha Ruijin's affairs.

However, later, when he called a minor section chief in the provincial party committee, the other party, perhaps wanting to gain recognition from Qi Tongwei, mentioned something else instead.

"Director Qi, speaking of which... there's something rather... rather unusual happening with Secretary Sha recently."

"Just the day before yesterday, a young man came to the Provincial Party Committee Security Department with some old object, saying... that he was a descendant of Secretary Sha's uncle's master and came to claim kinship."

"What?" Qi Tongwei thought he had misheard. "A descendant of my uncle's master? What does this have to do with anything?"

"Absolutely true!" the other party confirmed.

In officialdom, it's hard to find any secrets.

Moreover, when Shen Wang approached the provincial party committee, he didn't hide it; the security personnel basically all knew about it.

In addition, the matter is so bizarre and surreal that now the entire provincial party committee basically knows about it.

"This wasn't a secret at the provincial party committee; quite a few people saw it! The young man was holding something like... a formal apprenticeship certificate? Apparently, it even had... the old brigade commander's autograph on it!"

"brigadier?"

Qi Tongwei's voice unconsciously rose, and his heart skipped a beat.

At his level, he knew all too well what the title "Brigade Commander" meant!

"Yes! Secretary Sha met with him in person, and Secretary Bai personally escorted him out. His attitude was... extremely polite."

The junior section chief opposite Qi Tongwei told him everything he knew in one go.

"Okay, I understand, thank you, Xiao Feng!"

"Director, you're too kind. It's so kind of you to do this for me..."

After the other party showered him with flattery for a full minute, Qi Tongwei hung up the phone.

"A descendant of Sha Ruijin's uncle's master? And related to the brigade commander?"

"What are you talking about... This has absolutely nothing to do with my fifth brother's affair!"

Qi Tongwei instinctively felt that the two things should be unrelated.

On one hand, there's the "family reunion" of old grievances, and on the other hand, there are current security cases—they seem completely unrelated.

Gao Xiaoqin also found it unbelievable and whispered, "Director, besides this matter, has there been any other unusual activity around Secretary Sha recently?"

Qi Tongwei shook his head: "No, this is the only thing that's new."

"Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free," Gao Xiaoqin said decisively. "Investigate this young man, just in case?"

Qi Tongwei thought about it and agreed.

He immediately made several more phone calls, asking people to investigate two key pieces of information:

1. What is the name and background of the young man who went to the provincial party committee to see Sha Ruijin the day before yesterday?

II. The family that had a conflict with his fifth brother, and their detailed background.

Qi Tongwei hadn't held out much hope; he was just taking a chance, no matter what.

However, the final news was that they had actually connected!

That person's name is Shen Wang. He has a cousin who is the one who had the conflict with Lao Wu.

Furthermore, it was discovered that Shen Wang was working at the Shanshui Group just a few days ago!

"What? He worked at the Shanshui Group?" Gao Xiaoqin immediately stood up. "I'll have HR transfer his file right away!"

Soon, Shen Wang's unremarkable resume was placed in front of the two of them.

Aside from the fact that the person in the photo is indeed quite handsome, his education and work experience are nothing special; he's just an ordinary guy.

"This...how is this possible?"

"A young man who was working for you just a few days ago has suddenly become a descendant of Uncle Sha Ruijin's master? This is absurd!"

The two looked at the resumes and were completely baffled.

"Perhaps... it wasn't a complete transformation. Maybe his family had been keeping that apprenticeship certificate or some other token all along, and he himself didn't know it before."

"Perhaps he recently resigned while sorting through his belongings or discovered the body by chance, and then went to the provincial party committee to 'recognize his relatives'?"

"That's the only explanation! So... it really is Shen Wang. Because his younger cousin got into a conflict with my fifth brother, and then he used Sha Ruijin's connections..."

Surprisingly, after their analysis, they actually hit the nail on the head!

As the two were talking, Gao Xiaoqin suddenly noticed that the surveillance footage on the computer on her desk seemed to be malfunctioning.

It appears that a conflict is taking place among the guests.

Gao Xiaoqin had only glanced at him casually, but when she saw the young man, her body stiffened abruptly.

Then, I looked at Shen Wang's resume on the table...

"Director! Look! In the surveillance footage... that person..."