Name: My father is Zhao Dehan, and I hope he will become a dragon!

The living room of Gao Yuliang's family compound, the provincial party committee compound.

The night was deep, and the two cups of tea on the coffee table had long since gone cold.

Gao Yuliang leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes to rest, and his brows showed undisguised fatigue.

Qi Tongwei sat opposite him, his suit still on, his tie loose, staring blankly at the floor—still processing the shock Gao Yuliang had given him about Zhao Dehan's "using his body as a shield" during the daytime meeting.

After the entire combo, Zhao Dehan was completely unharmed.

On the contrary, it established a magnificent image.

"I never expected this..."

Gao Yuliang spoke, his voice hoarse: "Zhao Dehan actually managed to turn a siege into a stage for winning people's hearts. This Sun Liancheng is actually a man of action!"

At this point, Gao Yuliang looked at Qi Tongwei with some reproach.

The information was collected by Qi Tongwei.

If Qi Tongwei had collected just a little more information, Zhao Dehan wouldn't have this glorious and righteous image today.

Qi Tongwei smiled wryly: "He's gambling with his future. Who else would dare to take the blame for their subordinate at such a crucial moment in their promotion?"

"It's not gambling!"

Gao Yuliang opened his eyes, his gaze sharp as a knife: "A window is nothing. The most important thing is that Sun Liancheng is a capable person. What the central government needs are cadres who can get things done and dare to take responsibility, not bureaucrats who only know how to protect themselves."

Qi Tongwei remained silent.

Just then, Qi Tongwei's phone rang.

He glanced at it, his expression changed slightly, and he got up and went to the balcony to answer it.

On the other end of the phone was his wife, Liang Lu, whose voice was both urgent and angry:

"Qi Tongwei! Your brother brought two cousins ​​home! They said they got into trouble in Luzhou—gang-raping a female college student! She's been detained by the police station, and they want you to settle things quickly!"

Qi Tongwei frowned and lowered his voice: "Where is he?"

"They're right downstairs! They're crying and begging to see you! They say you're the Director of the Public Security Bureau, and you can make them come out with just a word!"

Qi Tongwei took a deep breath and said coldly, "Keep them calm and don't let outsiders see. I'll make a call right away."

He hung up the phone, returned to the living room, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

Gao Yuliang sensed something was wrong: "What's wrong?"

Qi Tongwei hesitated for a moment, then whispered the truth.

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuliang sat bolt upright, his eyes flashing with cold light, almost laughing out of anger: "Gang rape?! You think you can cover this up?!"

Qi Tongwei gritted his teeth: "I'll speak to the director of the Luzhou Public Security Bureau in a bit and have him handle it as a 'mediated dispute,' pay 200,000 yuan in compensation, and drop the case."

"You're insane!"

Gao Yuliang slammed his hand on the coffee table, sending teacups flying. "This is a criminal case! Rape carries a minimum sentence of three years, and gang rape carries a sentence of ten years or more! How dare you, a police chief, interfere with the judiciary and suppress the case?!"

He abruptly stood up, pointing at Qi Tongwei, his finger trembling: "Over the years, you've arranged for all your relatives to get into the police system, and I've turned a blind eye. But now—you even dare to cover up a gang rape case?!"

Qi Tongwei said, "Teacher, that's a relative of ours!"

"Just because you're a relative, does that mean you can do whatever you want?" Gao Yuliang roared. "Are you going to send all the dogs in the village to be police dogs?!"

Qi Tongwei stiffened his neck and said in a hard voice, "Teacher, I also come from the countryside! How can I ignore a relative in trouble? I finally became the director of the Public Security Bureau, what's wrong with helping my fellow villagers?"

"What's wrong?" Gao Yuliang sneered, his eyes filled with disappointment. "Your happiness is built on that female student's suffering!"

Qi Tongwei whispered, "It's not like we're not going to pay!"

"Nonsense! If you suppress a case today, someone in your village will follow suit tomorrow. If you save one relative today, a hundred relatives will come knocking on your door the day after tomorrow! You're not helping them; you're digging your own grave!"

He took a step closer, his voice extremely low, yet each word was as cold as ice:

"What time is it now? The central inspection team just left. Sha Ruijin is watching, Li Dakang is watching, Zhao Dehan is eyeing us like a tiger, and Tian Guofu is also watching. If you make even the slightest mistake now, it will be utterly disastrous!"

Qi Tongwei lowered his head and remained silent, his fists clenched tightly.

Gao Yuliang took a deep breath, his tone resolute: "Listen to me—don't interfere! Make them turn themselves in, sentence them where necessary, and make them pay compensation. If you get involved, and it gets exposed, you won't just lose your position as the Director of the Public Security Bureau, you won't even keep your Party membership!"

"But that's my relative, teacher. You know, my tuition was scraped together by the village penny by penny to send me to university!" Qi Tongwei suddenly looked up, his eyes reddening.

"You still have to abide by the law!" Gao Yuliang interrupted sharply, "Do you treat the public security system like your own ancestral hall, and your police uniform like your family tree?"

Qi Tongwei said, "Teacher, they..."

Gao Yuliang was genuinely exasperated. He turned his back to Qi Tongwei, his voice utterly exhausted: "Fine, you insist on helping. Then just wait and see—how many more days can you hold this position as Director of the Public Security Bureau!"

The living room fell into dead silence.

……

……

Second day

At the other end of the provincial party committee compound is Sha Ruijin's office.

Secretary Bai reported to Sha Ruijin, and then Zhao Dehan pushed open the door and entered. He was still covered in dust, but his eyes were clear and bright.

"Secretary Sha, I'm sorry to bother you so early in the morning."

Zhao Dehan walked in.

"Comrade Zhao Dehan, I was just looking for you!" Sha Ruijin smiled slightly: "Sit down!"

As he spoke, Sha Ruijin pointed to the chair in front of his desk.

Zhao Dehan sat down, and Sha Ruijin asked, "What brings you here?"

Zhao Dehan didn't mince words. He casually took out a document and placed it in front of Sha Ruiqian, getting straight to the point: "Regarding the appointment of Comrade Sun Liancheng, I would like to formally propose to the Provincial Party Committee that he take over as the Secretary of the Guangming District Party Committee, and at the same time be nominated as a candidate for Vice Mayor of Jingzhou City, and enter the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee."

A meaningful smile suddenly appeared on Sha Ruijin's lips.

"Zhao Dehan, oh Zhao Dehan..."

Sha Ruijin leaned back in his chair: "You just took the blame for your subordinates, and now you're asking for a permanent position and a job?"

Zhao Dehan stated frankly, "It's not that I want him, it's that Handong needs him. Sun Liancheng is capable and responsible; he oversaw the creation of 9400 jobs in the Nanhu Industrial Zone brick by brick. If we don't use someone like that, who will?"

Anyway, the credit is there.

Sun Liancheng was someone who had made a big splash in front of the Organization Department of the Central Committee.

Things at the window are insignificant.

They have genuinely achieved political success.

"Let's not even talk about Sun Liancheng!"

Sha Ruijin smiled, then suddenly took out a red-headed document from the drawer and gently pushed it to the edge of the table.

"Take a look at this first."

Zhao Dehan was taken aback, and picked up the document—

The heading prominently displayed: "Approval from the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee Regarding the Appointment of Comrade Zhao Dehan".

The content was brief but of paramount importance: "After deliberation, it is agreed that Comrade Zhao Dehan shall serve as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Handong Provincial Committee and Executive Vice Governor of the Provincial People's Government, with his probationary period ending ahead of schedule, effective immediately."