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

In the county government's small canteen, Qi Tongwei and Baimaiti sat facing each other.

When the two of them get together, the food and drinks are always simple, and today is no exception.

There were only two snacks on the table to accompany the drinks, and the wine was still Qi Tongwei's favorite Xiao Lao Jiao.

Baimaiti picked up his glass, clinked it with Qi Tongwei's, and tentatively asked.

"Tongwei, do you think... this matter is considered resolved?"

Qi Tongwei picked up a piece of mutton, shook his head, and said with a wry smile.

"It's better to be safe than sorry... we need to have a backup plan..."

Baimaiti frowned slightly, took a sip of wine, and asked in a deep voice.

"Stop beating around the bush, just say what you want to say...you're being so mysterious..."

Qi Tongwei took a sip of wine, glanced at him, and spoke softly.

"The simplest and most direct way... is to make a trip to Shanghai and connect directly with the Shanghai motor manufacturers..."

Baimaiti nodded and muttered something under his breath.

"You're right... there's always a chance of something going wrong... it's also good to have two options..."

After a moment's thought, Baimaiti looked up at Qi Tongwei and asked softly.

"So...who do you think would be suitable?"

Qi Tongwei popped a peanut into his mouth, glanced at Baimaiti, and said with a smile.

"I'd really like to go."

But the New Year is just around the corner, and even if I wanted to make a change, the higher-ups wouldn't agree..."

He was speaking from the heart; he genuinely wanted to go and take care of some stock-related issues.

However, with the Spring Festival approaching, the county was too busy with work.

Whether it's various meetings or year-end visits, the county party secretary is indispensable in every aspect.

Especially in the western part of the county, the county party secretary has local responsibilities and must be on duty during the Spring Festival.

During this period, unless there are major changes, the municipal party committee will never approve his departure from Fuyuan.

Baimaiti lit a cigarette, took two deep drags, and tentatively asked again.

"How about... I make a trip and come back before the Spring Festival?"

Qi Tongwei raised his glass and clinked it with his, then shook his head with a smile.

"Year-end visits, various summary meetings, land acquisition plans, key work plans..."

"You're leaving, who's going to leave this mess to... You expect me to take the blame for you..."

Upon hearing this, Baimaiti took a sip of his wine and said with a wry smile.

"You can't move, and you won't let me go... then who should go?"

Going to Shanghai, whether it's to handle procurement for state-owned factories or not... there has to be a corresponding level of cooperation...

Qi Tongwei wasn't in a hurry. He took a sip of wine before slowly speaking.

"Have you forgotten... that we have a top student from a university in Shanghai in our county..."

Baimaiti's eyes lit up, and he immediately chimed in.

"Look at my memory, how could I forget this... Wu Shanheng graduated from Shanghai University..."

"It would be suitable for him to go... He's familiar with Shanghai, and might even have some old connections..."

After saying that, he looked deeply at Qi Tongwei, his voice becoming somewhat emotional.

"Hey, what are you thinking... To put it nicely, this is called knowing people and making good use of them..."

To put it bluntly, you've managed to squeeze every last drop out of a toad... truly making the most of everything...

He paused slightly, put down his wine glass, and asked in a deep voice.

"Hey, I'm just curious, are you planning to send Wu Shanheng to Shanghai to run a generator set business..."

When did you come up with this idea? It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision, was it...?

Qi Tongwei glanced at him, clinked glasses with him again, and smiled without answering.

After a few more drinks, both of them were starting to feel a little tipsy.

Baimaiti lit a cigarette, exhaled a breath of alcohol, and sighed in a deep voice.

"Your brother Bai isn't a fool. I've known that ever since you were sent to Leishan County..."

We're at different levels; you're destined to climb higher...

He took a deep drag of his cigarette, stared at Qi Tongwei, and continued to ask.

"I don't understand why you insist on leaving... You can apply again after your term of service in the border regions ends..."

With your abilities, you could easily be promoted to a provincial or ministerial level position after spending five or six years in the border region...

Before Qi Tongwei could speak, he shook his head and continued with a wry smile.

"If you're afraid of hardship... building roads, building tent schools, digging irrigation ditches, running livestock farms..."

You've done plenty of thankless tasks... and I've never seen you indulge in pleasure...

After saying that, he stared into Qi Tongwei's eyes and asked softly.

"It's just the two of us today. Tell your older brother, why do you insist on going back to Handong..."

Qi Tongwei lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and smiled, a smile tinged with bitterness.

After a moment's thought, he smiled and said to Baimaiti.

"Brother Bai, do you believe in metaphysics? I'm going to say I want to defy fate and change my destiny, do you believe me...?"

Baimaiti didn't understand at first and stared at Qi Tongwei for a long time.

Seeing that Qi Tongwei didn't seem to be joking, he shook his head and said with a wry smile.

"Fate... If we're talking about fate, I'm very lucky. I was selected through a competitive program for ethnic minorities..."

Baimaiti took a deep drag on his cigarette, shook his head, and his voice became somewhat wistful.

"As for the so-called 'poor family prodigy'... alright, just do your job well..."

Once you've made a name for yourself, I'll get my son to work for you...

......

The next morning, Qi Tongwei called Wu Shanheng to his office.

When Wu Shanheng saw that Baimaiti was also in the room, he immediately realized that this was no small matter.

He sat down on the sofa, looked at the two of them, and said in a deep voice.

"Things have basically stabilized at the Beitai Oilfield. If there's anything you need, just let me know."

Facing the new trio at Fuyuan, Qi Tongwei didn't mince words.

He pointed at Baimaiti and said with a smile.

"Listen to what Brother Bai has to say..."

Baimaiti was even more direct, explaining in one go the situation that there was a shortage of generator sets but that Shanghai had the capacity to produce motors.

After listening to Baimaiti's explanation, Wu Shanheng frowned and remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking.

"I can think of a way to handle this... but I'm not entirely confident..."

As you both know, I'm from Handong...I studied in Shanghai...

Qi Tongwei and Baimaiti exchanged a glance, then turned to look at Wu Shanheng and said with a smile.

"Don't feel pressured. We're all just using our unique abilities right now..."

In order to play this game against Fuyuan well, everyone pooled their wisdom and efforts to come up with a solution...

Go ahead and do it with confidence, I'll take responsibility if there are any problems...

Upon hearing this, Wu Shanheng had nothing to say, so he immediately nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Okay, I'll contact alumni and advisors right away to see if we can think of a solution..."

After saying that, he stood up, intending to go back to his office to make a phone call.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Baimaiti grabbed his arm and handed him two sleeper tickets.

"Why make a phone call? Just go there... Bring your wife along, you can visit relatives and do business at the same time..."

Tongwei and I discussed it, and the county slaughtered two sheep for you and prepared some local specialties...

"As for funds, bring five thousand first... If it's not enough, call home..."

Wu Shanheng glanced at the sleeper tickets, then at the two of them, and felt a warmth in his heart.

He took the sleeper tickets, nodded emphatically to the two of them, and said softly.

"Secretary, County Head... wait for my good news... I'll definitely make something of myself..."

Seeing that he was too serious, Qi Tongwei smiled and made a joke.

"You're being asked to connect with state-owned factories to buy generators, not to steal them..."

Once you arrive in Shanghai, first get a feel for the market situation, and don't make too much of a fuss...

After saying that, he glanced at Wu Shanheng and added a sentence.

"Shanghai is different from the western part of the city. The western part opened up earlier, and its policies and people are more flexible..."

If you have any issues or ideas, be sure to communicate with your family... Don't make decisions on your own...

Seeing Wu Shanheng leave, Baimaiti tossed Qi Tongwei a cigarette and tentatively asked.

"Hey, Tongwei, why don't you just tell Shanheng about Abao's situation..."

Qi Tongwei didn't answer directly. He took a deep drag of his cigarette and asked in return.

Have you ever walked a dark road? The kind where there's no village in sight, no shop in sight, and it's pitch black all around...?

Walking those dark roads at night, my scalp tingled, and I had no other thoughts in my mind but to keep moving forward...