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

The morning after the situation was reported, Baimaiti walked into Qi Tongwei's office with a smile.

He plopped down on the sofa, tossed Qi Tongwei a cigarette, and began to speak.

"Have you heard? Huang Xiaozhi is sick, and the audit work has been finished early..."

The audit team is going back to the city; they're supposedly leaving this afternoon...

Qi Tongwei lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, glanced at Baimaiti, and asked with a smile.

"Oh? You fell ill so suddenly... and even the audit is being stopped?"

"Isn't the city considering replacing the audit team leader?"

Baimaiti chuckled, nodded, and drawled out his words.

"Well, whether it's sudden or not, that's the outcome..."

Huang Xiaozhi suddenly developed a high fever, and the audit was terminated...

Qi Tongwei grinned and said with a smile.

"Look at the mess this has made... They've only been here a few days, and they already have to leave..."

He squinted, took a drag of his cigarette, and when he spoke again, his voice was colder.

"Coming and going as they please... Fuyuan isn't exactly a hellish place,..."

At least give us an audit conclusion, an explanation...

Upon hearing this, Baimaiti glanced at Qi Tongwei and asked with a smile.

"Are you going or not? I've already prepared everything..."

Qi Tongwei looked at Baimaiti, sighed softly, and said in a deep voice.

"You get to play the villain... I don't handle the money, so it's not appropriate for me to get involved..."

You'd better watch carefully, and tell me all about it when you get back..."

......

When Baimaiti arrived at the audit team's residence, everyone was packing their luggage, and the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

When a staff member saw Baimaiti arrive, he stopped what he was doing and greeted him with a smile.

"County Magistrate Bai, what brings you here..."

Baimaiti shook hands with him and said with a smile.

"I heard that Director Huang is ill and you are about to leave, so I came here specifically to check on you..."

Where is Director Huang? Is he seriously ill...?

Upon hearing this, the staff quickly led him to Huang Xiaozhi's room.

The door wasn't closed. He knocked on it and spoke softly to the person inside.

"Director Huang, County Chief Bai is here..."

Huang Xiaozhi was lying on his side on the bed, his face was not visible.

When he heard that Baimaiti had arrived, he tried to get up, but Baimaiti pressed him down.

"Hey, Director Huang, don't move... You should rest properly if you're sick..."

After saying that, Baimaiti sat on the edge of the bed, looked Huang Xiaozhi up and down, and asked softly.

"What's wrong with you... How come you're sick after only a few days here... Do you have a fever? Did you catch a cold?"

I'm not trying to be mean, but while work is important, you can't neglect your health... Did you take your medication?

Huang Xiaozhi grinned, revealing a wry smile, and replied in a deep voice.

"I'm getting old, my body isn't what it used to be... It's nothing serious, a good night's sleep will make me feel much better..."

"Thank you for going to so much trouble, even coming to see me in person..."

Baimaiti exchanged a few polite words with him, then changed the subject and tentatively asked.

"I see people packing their bags outside, what's going on... is the audit work being abandoned?"

Huang Xiaozhi frowned, glanced at Baimaiti, and said with a wry smile.

"Sigh, I'm sick... and the New Year is almost here, so I'll retreat and rest for a bit..."

Upon hearing this, Baimaiti nodded and continued to ask.

"You continued after that year? And your department, instead of sending someone to replace you..."

Although the distances between the two sides aren't far, no one can stand this kind of constant travel...

Huang Xiaozhi felt a bitter taste in his mouth, but forced a smile and said.

"What's this about replacing anyone? The work in Fuyuan County has been done very thoroughly, there are no problems..."

The city is aware of the situation, so the audit is considered complete... and our mission is accomplished..."

Baimaiti feigned realization and continued to press for answers.

"Director Huang, what about the audit findings? When will they be sent to the county level? Is public announcement required?"

Huang Xiaozhi was annoyed by his question, so he sighed and replied with a wry smile.

"County Chief Bai, I've already reported the problems I discovered. Please wait for the audit report..."

As you know, we are only responsible for reporting the process and results; we have no authority to issue conclusions...

Baimaiti nodded, indicating his understanding.

He glanced at Huang Xiaozhi and tentatively asked a question.

"Are we really going back? Now that the work is done, we should spend a few days relaxing in the county..."

Huang Xiaozhi glanced at Baimaiti, shook his head, and replied softly.

"County Chief Bai, we met when you were in the Municipal Party Committee Office, right? We're old acquaintances..."

Don't kid me. We're all sensible people; the higher-ups are already very dissatisfied with me...

Before he could finish speaking, Baimaiti waved his hand and interrupted him.

"You do such meticulous work... you insisted on working despite being sick, and even discovered historical issues..."

Why are the higher-ups dissatisfied...? No, I need to talk to your department about this...

Don't worry, Fuyuan won't let the workers suffer any injustice. I'll make a call in a bit..."

Huang Xiaozhi really didn't want to continue arguing with him, so he simply made things clear.

He sighed and said in a deep voice.

"County Chief Bai, we're all sensible people, please stop mocking me..."

This time you guys really got me into trouble... Fuyuan was such a huge mess, and you didn't even warn me beforehand..."

Baimaiti raised an eyebrow, pretending not to understand, and was about to speak when Huang Xiaozhi stopped him.

He reached out and patted Baimaiti's hand, then continued with a wry smile.

"Stop talking... You've made such a huge mess, I'll be in big trouble when I get back..."

Please stop making fun of me and let me have some peace and quiet...

Seeing this, Baimaiti stopped making things difficult for him, reached out and took out a stack of receipts, and handed them over.

He shook the receipts in his hand and said with a smile.

"Since you're leaving, I won't stop you... These are the audit team's food and lodging receipts for the past few days..."

"Could you please do us the trouble to sign this document to confirm it?"

Huang Xiaozhi was taken aback. He looked at the receipt and then at Baimaiti.

He sat up in bed, stared at Baimaiti, and asked in a deep voice.

"County Chief Bai, what do you mean? The audit team is coming to Fuyuan for an audit, and they have to pay for their own food and lodging?"

Baimaiti glanced at him and answered in a serious tone.

"Shouldn't this expense be paid by your bureau? We didn't hire the audit team..."

"You're here on official business in the county, so it's considered a business trip. The expenses should naturally be covered by your bureau..."

Huang Xiaozhi stared at Baimaiti for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said "good" three times in a row.

"Okay, okay, okay! I'll sign. You can ask the bureau for the payment..."

Baimaiti, things may change, but we'll meet again someday...

He spoke with great conviction, but his hand trembled slightly as he signed, clearly indicating that he was quite angry.

The audit team left in a hurry, without even having a meal.

From that day on, the audit bureau had an additional regulation.

Audited entities are not permitted to reimburse any expenses incurred by the audit bureau...

After seeing the audit team off, Baimaiti returned to his office and told Qi Tongwei what had happened.

After listening to Baimaiti recount the whole story, Qi Tongwei's eyes crinkled with laughter.

After laughing, Baimaiti lit a cigarette for him and asked softly.

"Did we go a bit too far...? After all, we'll be dealing with the audit bureau in the future..."

Qi Tongwei took a drag of his cigarette and said with a smile.

"It is impolite not to reciprocate; they were the ones who broke the rules first..."

Without any prior notice or private greeting... they came down without a word. What are they planning to do?

If they don't follow organizational procedures, they can't blame others for being ruthless...

He paused slightly, glanced at Baimaiti, changed his tone slightly, and continued.

"Actually, I did this mainly to send a signal to Cheng Shizhong..."

Recently, he's been making too many moves against Fuyuan...

If he tries to mess with Fuyuan again, I wouldn't mind fighting him to the death...

Anyway, I'm going back to Handong sooner or later, so I'm not afraid of being accused of insubordination...

Upon hearing this, Baimaiti frowned slightly and tentatively asked.

"Are you so sure that Cheng Shizhong was involved in the Bailong River incident?"

"A higher rank can have absolute power... If you're not absolutely certain, you're just asking for trouble..."

Qi Tongwei took a deep drag of his cigarette, frowned, and said in a low voice.

"I can't be sure Zhang Wei isn't dead... but he died right after the Discipline Inspection Commission spoke with him..."

He was only halfway through his sentence when Baimaiti understood and muttered something under his breath.

"Secretary Wang is being so soft on this matter...it's completely unlike his usual style..."

Qi Tongwei took a drag of his cigarette, glanced at Baimaiti, and continued.

"He has his difficulties; one small thing can have far-reaching consequences..."

Moreover, it involved the Party Secretary of a provincial capital city...