Official excuse: I've put you on patrol in Handong, and the whole province is in a panic.

Zhao Ruilong hung up the phone after yelling.

Cheng Du stood in front of his desk, feeling as if most of his strength had been drained away.

After hesitating for a long time.

He then dialed Gao Xiaoqin's number.

Gao Xiaoqin responded quickly, her voice gentle, but her words carried a distance.

"Director Cheng, what's the matter?"

Cheng Du quickly said, "President Gao, I'm in trouble right now. President Zhao asked me to contact you... He said you could help me get in touch with Director Qi and see if you can give me some guidance. I want to report the specifics to Director Qi personally!"

Gao Xiaoqin quieted down, then sighed softly.

"Director Cheng, you want to see Director Qi because of the Dafeng Factory matter, right? Leaders from the province, the city, and the inspection team are all watching that matter... It's not going to be easy to handle."

Cheng Du said, "President Gao, I know, I regret it too, but it's no use regretting it now. Please talk to Director Qi for me... He's the only one who can save me now. Even President Zhao told me to go to him. Do you think he can just ignore me?"

Gao Xiaoqin said, "I can ask for you, but I can't guarantee it."

Cheng Du immediately said, "Mr. Gao, as long as you help me ask, I will remember your kindness."

Gao Xiaoqin didn't continue with the pleasantries. After hanging up the phone, she quickly dialed Qi Tongwei's number.

......

the other side.

Qi Tongwei looked at the caller ID and stopped writing, which was in the middle of approving documents.

Lu Jian stood aside, silently moving a little further away.

Qi Tongwei waited until the phone rang almost completely before answering it.

"Xiaoqin, is something the matter?"

Gao Xiaoqin said softly, "Tongwei, Chengdu has contacted me. He got involved in what happened at Dafeng Factory last night and wants you to put in a good word for him."

Qi Tongwei closed his pen and looked up at the discipline building propaganda board on the wall.

"Looking for me? How can I care! He's just a lowly district police chief, he doesn't have the guts to come begging me. Who gave him the right to come looking for me?"

Gao Xiaoqin did not hide anything.

"Mr. Zhao sent him to see me."

talking.

Gao Xiaoqin's voice lowered considerably.

"Zhao Ruilong!"

Qi Tongwei smiled.

"Why doesn't Zhao Ruilong try to save him himself? He's the son of a provincial party secretary; his connections are immense! What can I do?"

Gao Xiaoqin said, "Isn't the inspection team in Handong right now...? I guess President Zhao wants to avoid any appearance of impropriety..."

Qi Tongwei pushed the documents aside.

"He doesn't want to provoke the inspection team, but I do?"

Gao Xiaoqin didn't say anything.

Qi Tongwei continued, "Xiaoqin, this matter is completely beyond my control! The inspection team is furious, Secretary Sha of the Provincial Party Committee is paying attention, and Secretary Li Dakang of the Municipal Party Committee is also paying attention. Everyone is trying to push someone out as a scapegoat. Who can protect him? No one in the world can protect him! Don't even mention me, even Secretary Gao Yuliang, who is in charge of political and legal affairs, even Secretary Li Dakang of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, couldn't protect this kind of person! They couldn't!"

Gao Xiaoqin softened her voice.

"Director Qi...please don't be angry. Isn't there any way to resolve this matter?"

Qi Tongwei snorted.

"No! How could that be? I, Qi Tongwei, am not omnipotent, and I can't control everyone! Especially not those who brought this upon themselves, walking right into the line of fire!"

Gao Xiaoqin's breathing became a little erratic.

Qi Tongwei put it even more clearly.

"Tell Cheng Du that I won't get involved in this matter, it doesn't matter who comes to me!"

After a moment of silence, Gao Xiaoqin said, "What should I say if President Zhao asks?"

Qi Tongwei looked out the window and saw several police cars driving out of the provincial government compound.

"Just tell the truth... The inspection team is under so much pressure, I myself have to keep a low profile, how can I possibly guarantee anything!"

Gao Xiaoqin smiled helplessly.

"Okay, Director Qi... then I'll let Director Cheng know."

"it is good."

After Gao Xiaoqin hung up the phone, Qi Tongwei placed his phone face down on the table.

Then.

Qi Tongwei picked up a pen and signed his name and added his comments to the document.

Then he told Lu Jian.

"Finish all the paperwork as soon as possible!"

Lu Jian left with the documents. As soon as the door closed, Qi Tongwei opened Su Zhe's speech materials again. His eyes fell on the sentence that the case-handling department cannot put personal judgment above the system. He looked at that line and stopped writing.

......

When Cheng Du was waiting for Gao Xiaoqin's call back in the office, his phone almost slipped from his palm.

"Mr. Gao, what did Director Qi say?"

Gao Xiaoqin's tone was even more polite than before, so polite that it chilled Cheng Du to the bone.

"Director Cheng, Director Qi said that it is inconvenient for him to get involved in this matter."

Cheng Du, holding his phone, walked to the door and locked it from the inside.

"Mr. Gao, could you please take me to see Director Qi? Maybe he can change his mind."

Gao Xiaoqin shook her head and said, "It's the same whether we meet or not. Director Cheng and Director Qi have been very firm in their statements..."

My lips are dry to a certain degree.

"What about General Manager Zhao? Did you mention General Manager Zhao to Director Qi?"

Gao Xiaoqin didn't answer immediately; the sound of a cup being placed on the table came from her side.

"Director Cheng, I've already mentioned it... but it's no use."

The pace was too fast.

"President Gao, I'm out of options now. Zhao Donglai wants to investigate me, Li Dakang wants to use me to establish his authority, and the inspection team is also watching Dafeng Factory; they might investigate me too! Only Director Qi can save me now..."

Gao Xiaoqin said, "I really have no other choice now. If you make me ask Director Qi again, I guess he won't even talk to me... Director Cheng, why don't you ask General Manager Zhao again?"

Upon hearing her words, Cheng Du felt a mixture of anger and fear.

"Okay, Mr. Gao... I understand, I'll contact Mr. Zhao right away!"

Gao Xiaoqin said softly, "Relax, I don't think they'll abandon you..."

Although she said that, Gao Xiaoqin knew it was unlikely, so she just sighed softly.

On the other end, Cheng Du had already hung up the phone.

......

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Du didn't wait any longer and immediately dialed Zhao Ruilong's number.

Zhao Ruilong responded quickly, his tone already fiery.

"Du Cheng, what do you mean? What the hell happened? What exactly is going on?"

Cheng Du said bitterly, "Director Qi refused to see me and made it clear that he wouldn't care about me because of the inspection team!"

Zhao Ruilong cursed, "Damn it... this little mess of yours... is such a pain in the ass!"

Cheng Du gritted his teeth and said, "President Zhao, if Director Qi won't do anything, could you try contacting Secretary Gao? Or someone close to Secretary Sha? I know it's difficult now, but I can't just let Zhao Donglai and Li Dakang deal with me like this..."

Zhao Ruilong scoffed.

"You still want to find Gao Yuliang and Sha Ruijin? You really dare to dream."

Cheng Du said, "Mr. Zhao, it's not that I'm being unreasonable, I really have no other choice."

Zhao Ruilong's voice suddenly rose in pitch.

"If you have no other choice, take off your police uniform. You can still live if you take off your uniform. Don't drag everyone else down with you."

Cheng Du stood there, feeling a sudden emptiness in his ears.

"Mr. Zhao, what do you mean by this?"