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

In Gao Yuliang's study, the light fell between the bookshelves and the coffee table. Qi Tongwei sat on the edge of the sofa, picked up his teacup, and put it back on the coffee table. The bottom of the cup touched the glass and made a soft sound.

Gao Yuliang looked at him, not in a hurry to speak, but simply pushed the materials on the table aside and asked, "Tongwei, what did Su Zhe talk to you about these past two days?"

Qi Tongwei looked up at Gao Yuliang with a cautious smile and said, "Teacher, it's mainly about the provincial department cooperating with the inspection team."

Gao Yuliang put the lid on the teacup and his tone turned serious: "I'm asking about the content, not asking you to read the title to me."

Qi Tongwei's smile faded, and he said, "He mentioned several places: Jinghai, Lvteng, Dongshan, and some security issues in mining areas."

Gao Yuliang paused by the rim of the teacup, his gaze falling on Qi Tongwei's face.

Qi Tongwei continued, "Especially in Jinghai, he has materials from public reports and a backlog of old cases. He believes that the public security problem in Jinghai is very serious..."

Gao Yuliang put the teacup back on the coffee table, his brows furrowed.

"Tongwei, you are the Director of the Provincial Public Security Department."

Qi Tongwei lowered his head and said, "Teacher, I know."

Gao Yuliang looked at him, his tone becoming even harsher: "Jinghai has become like this, with piles of public complaints, unresolved old cases, and the rise of underground forces... This matter could be a big deal or a small one! If he doesn't pursue it, then everything will be fine, and it has nothing to do with you. But if the inspection team investigates, then this matter is due to your inadequate guidance, and it's your dereliction of duty!"

Qi Tongwei didn't dare to argue, and just put his hands on his knees.

Gao Yuliang pointed at him and said, "Look at what you've been doing all these years? Building cliques, being loyal, taking care of classmates, taking care of old subordinates, taking care of so-called 'insiders,' taking care of relatives and friends!"

Look at the Provincial Public Security Bureau, it's a complete mess, all sorts of people are getting in. Your relatives and friends are all getting promoted along with them, even people from your village are getting a share!

If this continues, are you going to bring all the dogs in your village to the provincial public security bureau to get a government job?

The position is set at the "beast-level" rank, the "beast" of "beast"!

In a short time.

Qi Tongwei's face turned red as Gao Yuliang scolded him.

Gao Yuliang said coldly, "When you first returned to the province, I saw through your habit of forming cliques! At that time, at least you were only trying to win over graduates of the Department of Political Science and Law at Handong University, but what about now?"

"You try to get close to anyone who graduated from Handong University, even Zhao Lidong, who's just a cadre who graduated from Handong University, is included in your group! Don't you think I, as a teacher and head of the Handong University clique, have already been labeled heavy enough?"

Qi Tongwei quickly said, "Teacher, I absolutely did not mean that."

"Whether you meant it or not is irrelevant; what matters is what others think! Sha Ruijin has only been in Handong for a short time, and he's already teased me about the Handong University gang several times! I don't even dare to think about what will happen in the future!"

Gao Yuliang stood up and said coldly, "How did the Ming Dynasty fall? Factional strife! The Donglin Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Shandong Party, the eunuch party! One after another, they took turns on stage, dragging down national affairs with factional interests. Now you're pulling and tugging at each other, putting your classmates and old friends into these positions, claiming it's about unity and comrades, but what's the reality? It's just forming cliques and pursuing personal gain! Be careful, or I'll wipe you all out in one fell swoop!"

Qi Tongwei said in a low voice, "The teacher's criticism is correct."

Although he said that, Qi Tongwei couldn't help but complain in his heart.

When people called you Teacher Gao, you didn't refuse. Now you're saying the Ming Dynasty fell because of factional strife...

Gao Yuliang stopped at the desk and turned to look at him: "Is the criticism correct? You're always like this—good attitude, but little action. How long has Su Zhe been in Handong? He's already got his hands on airport reception, Dafeng Factory, Hou Liangping, Chen Hai... so many things! Now he's going to Jinghai, and what about you? Jinghai has been rotten under your nose for so many years, and you, the director, actually have to wait for the inspection team to remind you!"

Qi Tongwei raised his head and said seriously, "Teacher, the problem in Jinghai is indeed complicated. It's not that I haven't thought about taking action before, but as soon as I do, someone will intervene. Some leads have been submitted, but the city government is suppressing them, and the procuratorate and courts are not cooperating."

Gao Yuliang sneered: "The real complexity isn't Jinghai, it's your worldly affairs!"

Qi Tongwei fell silent.

Gao Yuliang sat back down on the sofa and sighed.

"Tongwei, I'm criticizing you because you're still my student."

Qi Tongwei quickly said, "Teacher, I understand, I know you're doing this for my own good."

in fact.

Qi Tongwei was also aware of the situation.

If Gao Yuliang is really too lazy to even scold me anymore, then he's preparing to distance himself from me. His current criticism is simply because he wants me to do things his way, nothing more.

Gao Yuliang ignored his compliment and simply asked, "What does Su Zhe plan to do?"

Qi Tongwei said, "He plans to personally lead the team to Jinghai. The special governance group of the inspection team will select a few people, and the provincial department will also cooperate."

Gao Yuliang frowned: "This is going to be a big move..."

Qi Tongwei nodded.

"Yes... this Su Zhe is young and impetuous... Jinghai is likely to be uprooted! But don't worry, teacher, Zhao Lidong and I aren't deeply involved! After all, he didn't graduate from the Department of Political Science and Law..."

Gao Yuliang glared at Qi Tongwei.

"I don't want to hear these words, and this Han University gang has nothing to do with me!"

talking.

Gao Yuliang suddenly asked, "Tongwei, how is your provincial department cooperating with Su Zhe's work?"

Qi Tongwei quickly said, "Teacher, our provincial department will fully support the work of the inspection team."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuliang remained silent for a moment.

I picked up the teacup, but didn't drink it; I just let the steam from the rim of the cup slowly dissipate.

"Tongwei, you are now at a crucial juncture in your promotion to vice-provincial level."

Qi Tongwei raised his head, his nervousness impossible to hide.

Gao Yuliang continued, "The heads of public security bureaus in several surrounding provinces have basically all concurrently served as vice governors. This is, after all, a requirement of national policy! And you've served as the head of public security bureau in Handong for so many years; you have enough seniority, it's time for your position to be moved..."

"At the previous Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee meeting, I originally planned to mention your promotion, but at that time, Sha Ruijin had no intention of promoting you at all! Li Dakang saw through his delaying tactics, so he simply brought up your incident of crying at Zhao Lichun's mother's grave at the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee meeting... This not only humiliated you, but also directly cooperated with Sha Ruijin to temporarily freeze your promotion!"

Qi Tongwei's face was grim as he said, "Secretary Dakang seems to have some misunderstandings about me! Actually..."

Whether he misunderstood or not is not important.

Gao Yuliang said, "The important thing now is, if Su Zhe's team quickly resolves the problems in Jinghai, what will the outside world think? First, Qi Tongwei will be incompetent; a problem that the Provincial Public Security Bureau couldn't solve for years was resolved by the inspection team as soon as they arrived. Second, Qi Tongwei will be problematic; the growing power of organized crime in Jinghai is either due to his incompetence or because someone is condoning it!"

Qi Tongwei touched the teacup, then withdrew his hand.

"Teacher, what do you mean?"