Qi Tongwei at the start: Not relying on Liang Lu, but winning by a single move against Heaven.

Qi Tongwei and Baimaiti entered the office one after the other.

The door closed, Baimaiti sat down on the sofa, tossed Qi Tongwei a cigarette, and said in a deep voice.

"Thirteen lives... This is a huge matter. Should we report it?"

Qi Tongwei lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and shook his head with a wry smile.

"It's probably true... but how do we report it? Just based on a note?"

This note, at most, will give the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection one more lead... Will Zhang Wei honestly confess?

Baimaiti frowned slightly, took a deep drag of his cigarette, and didn't respond.

Qi Tongwei is right; right now it's all based on their subjective judgment, without any actual evidence...

He paused for a moment, looked at Qi Tongwei, and asked in a deep voice.

"So what do you want to do? Investigate it ourselves?"

Qi Tongwei didn't respond, but handed him the safety accident files on the table.

"Brother Bai, take a look at this first. The situation is more complicated than we expected..."

Baimaiti took the file, glanced at it twice, and immediately asked in a deep voice.

"Are all three of them from Dayou Township?"

Qi Tongwei didn't reply, but simply nodded slightly.

Baimaiti closed the file, looked at Qi Tongwei, and his expression became somewhat strange.

"If I remember correctly... at that time, Li Guofu was not the Party Secretary, but the County Head."

Guess who the county party secretary was at the time?

Qi Tongwei was taken aback, looked at Baimaiti, frowned slightly, and grinned bitterly.

"No way... there are still people?"

......

While Qi Tongwei was having a small meeting with Baimaiti, Zharta took the opportunity to sneak away to the guesthouse.

In a dormitory room at the guesthouse, Zalta sat in a chair, his face ashen.

He took two deep drags of his cigarette, glanced at the person opposite him, and asked in a deep voice.

"You wrote the note, didn't you? Why didn't you discuss it with me? Are you out of your mind?"

On the single bed opposite him, Chun-Li sat on the edge of the bed, her lips tightly pressed together, not uttering a word.

Seeing that Chunli remained silent, Zharta's anger flared even more, and his tone became even harsher.

"I've told you so many times, the important thing is to live, because only by living can there be hope..."

Eight years! Can't you wait a few more days? You can't fight city hall... Holding back could lead to death, don't you understand?

He kept complaining, while Chunli lowered her head further and further, tears already silently streaming down her face.

After a long silence, Chun-Li finally exploded.

She suddenly looked up at Zalta, her big eyes filled with tears.

"Zhang Wei was arrested, wasn't he? Li Guofu has also retired. I don't want things to go on like this..."

Her voice was soft and trembled slightly, which made Zalta feel a pang of heartache.

He wiped away his tears, sniffled, stopped sobbing, and continued speaking.

"Isn't eight years enough? I'm already twenty-six... How much longer can I wait?"

"If you hadn't persuaded me, I would have gone to the city to report them as soon as I graduated..."

Zharta was taken aback. He glanced at Chun-Li, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything more.

He lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and muttered something to himself.

"You should at least discuss this with me first... Fu Yuan is a complicated person, you can't see into someone's heart..."

......

Qi Tongwei was very upset and his mind was in turmoil.

For the entire afternoon, he smoked one cigarette after another and reviewed one document after another.

He attempted to unravel the truth behind the mining accident eight years ago by meticulously examining historical archives.

But after searching for a while, he found that it was all in vain.

He only had ten words of information: a mining accident eight years ago that buried thirteen people alive...

He knew very well that his focus should be on burning down the beams.

The fire at Liangshan can bring results and improve the lives of the people of Fuyuan...

But he knew even better that if Fu Yuan didn't handle his mess properly, Huo Shaoliang wouldn't be able to live peacefully.

After a busy afternoon with nothing to show for it, he couldn't help but feel tired, both mentally and physically.

It was already past nine o'clock when we got back to the guesthouse.

Qi Tongwei took a hot shower, hoping to wash away all his troubles.

Hot water poured down from above him. He stood underwater, eyes closed, looking slightly dazed.

Recalling what Baimaiti had said that morning, he felt a little scared, afraid that he might also become a pawn to be discarded.

He even began to doubt whether it was really worth all this trouble for an eight-year-old cold case...

After taking a shower, Qi Tongwei felt much more relaxed and even had a bit of an appetite.

He picked up the phone, about to ask the front desk to send some food up, when there was a knock on the door.

Qi Tongwei was taken aback, immediately put down the phone, and turned to open the door.

Having weathered the note incident, he acted swiftly, almost running over.

The door was quickly pulled open, but Qi Tongwei was stunned.

There was no note at the door, but two people were standing there, two people who were all too familiar with each other.

Zalta stood in front, with Chunli, his daily personal waitress, behind him.

He paused for a moment, then immediately smiled and invited the two of them into the house.

After the two sat down, Qi Tongwei also sat down on the edge of the bed.

He looked the two of them over and asked with a smile.

"Why are you two so serious... What's up with you two coming together? What's the matter?"

Zharta grinned, glanced at Chun-Li beside him, sighed, and said softly.

"You should report what you did to Secretary Qi yourself..."

Qi Tongwei was taken aback and looked at Chunli with a puzzled expression.

Seeing that Chunli didn't speak, he got up and poured a glass of water for each of them, then said with a smile.

"What's there to be afraid of? We see each other every day. I'm not a tiger, I don't eat people..."

Come on, don't rush. Have some water, and just say what's on your mind...

Don't worry, as long as it's reasonable, the organization will do its best to resolve it for you..."

Chunli held the water glass, pursed her lips, and remained silent.

Zalta looked on with growing anxiety, sighed, and spoke softly.

"Secretary Qi, I've come to apologize to you..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chunli became anxious and immediately interrupted him.

"No, it wasn't him, it was me... I'm the one who came to find you..."

Qi Tongwei was stunned again, looked at the man in the face, and was a little confused about the situation.

He blinked, frowned slightly, and said softly.

"What's wrong with you two? Just say what's on your mind..."

It's no wonder he lacks patience; work is already annoying enough.

With the break approaching, this has to happen again; nobody's going to be in a good mood.

Chunli looked up at him, gritted her teeth, and said in a deep voice.

"Secretary Qi, I left the note. Actually, my name isn't Chunli..."

My name is Haili, my name is Li Haili...

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This book has no connection to reality; please do not take it personally.