A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

[Congratulations, host! You have gained the authority of interrogation (gold)!]

Qi Tongwei looked at the new entry above his head and felt very satisfied.

However, Lü Lingling, who was standing to the side, looked worried.

"Tongwei, we don't have any evidence to interrogate Gu Jiming directly right now. What if we don't get anything out of him?"

Qi Tongwei smiled and looked at Lü Lingling.

"Don't worry! Just follow me!"

Shortly after, Wang Yuhang appeared in Chen Yanshi's office.

Chen Yanshi said in a deep voice with a gentle expression.

"What? Qi Tongwei is being outrageous! He actually arrested the well-known writer Gu Jiming without authorization?"

"That's right, he's so self-righteous, constantly saying that none of us are his superiors, only Chief Prosecutor Zhang Lianjun is! To be honest, leader, I can accept that Qi Tongwei looks down on me. But now he doesn't even respect you!"

Hearing Wang Yuhang's words, Chen Yanshi was extremely angry.

"There has to be a reason to arrest someone! What crime did Gu Jiming commit? Arresting him?! No way!"

As he spoke, Chen Yanshi stood up.

"I'm going to see Chief Prosecutor Zhang Lianjun. No matter how much he spoils Qi Tongwei, we can't let him run wild!"

Meanwhile, in the interrogation room.

Qi Tongwei glared at Gu Jiming.

"Gu Jiming, do you know why our prosecution called you here?"

Gu Jiming took a deep breath; he had been quite calm.

However, when he saw Qi Tongwei, it must have been the "majesty of interrogation (gold)" entry that came into play.

Cold sweat began to pour uncontrollably from his forehead.

"me..."

"What do you mean, 'you'?!"

With a loud "bang!", Qi Tongwei slammed his hand on the table.

"Tell me how you plagiarized Tang Xun's work, and how you murdered your girlfriend Jiang Na to cover it up!"

Upon hearing Qi Tongwei's words, beads of sweat began to drip from Gu Jiming's forehead.

Gu Jiming took a deep breath.

"I...I didn't plagiarize...I..."

As Gu Jiming spoke, he broke out in a cold sweat and swallowed hard.

"I only copied 6 pages... I wrote the rest myself."

"So, to cover up the fact that your girlfriend Jiang Na, while working as a waitress at a hotel, used her special position to steal the manuscript from Tang Xun. Then, under the pretext of looking at a house, you murdered her, right?"

"I didn't! I didn't copy, she was just trying to disgust me!"

After saying this, Gu Jiming suddenly realized that he might have let something slip.

"No...I didn't kill her!"

Qi Tongwei smiled when he saw that Gu Jiming was being stubborn.

He held the phone up to Gu Jiming.

Then, a clear video came from Qi Tongwei's phone.

Gu Jiming's face turned ashen in an instant, and his pupils dilated.

"How is that possible? How could you possibly have taken a picture of it?!"

At that very moment, in the office of Chief Prosecutor Zhang Lianjun at the Handong Provincial Procuratorate.

Chen Yanshi was standing in front of Zhang Lianjun.

"Chief Prosecutor Zhang, our provincial procuratorate also has to abide by rules and regulations! How can you be so lenient with Qi Tongwei?"

Zhang Lianjun looked at Chen Yanshi in front of him and smiled slightly.

“Comrade Chen Yanshi, don’t be so impatient. I think Comrade Qi Tongwei is young, energetic, and has ideas. He is also full of a sense of justice and mission. I think it’s great. Supporting a young man and cracking down on a criminal is no problem.”

“Chief Prosecutor Zhang, the problem is that Gu Jiming is a public figure. He was scheduled to have a book signing for his new book, ‘Black Rain,’ at 9 a.m. this morning! Who would have thought that Qi Tongwei would take him away from his building at 8:30 a.m.? Qi Tongwei’s actions have a terrible social impact!”

"If Gu Jiming is really a criminal, then letting him go to the media to increase his exposure and mislead the public would be a real big deal!"

"The key question is, what evidence does Qi Tongwei have to prove Gu Jiming's guilt? Chief Prosecutor Zhang, what Qi Tongwei is doing is an abuse of power!"

“Comrade Chen Yanshi, although you have a rich resume and are very senior, you were not previously engaged in judicial work. Let me correct you, Qi Tongwei has the right to forcibly detain and interrogate criminal suspects for at least 24 hours. This is not the use of vigilante justice.”

"In 24 hours, do you think Qi Tongwei can achieve any breakthrough from Gu Jiming in such a short time? Let me repeat, Gu Jiming is a public figure!"

Just as Chen Yanshi was speaking eloquently to Zhang Lianjun, Zhang Lianjun's secretary, Li Hui, suddenly walked in.

"Chief Prosecutor, we just received news that Gu Jiming has confessed!"

Upon hearing Li Hui's words, Zhang Lianjun smiled and looked at Chen Yanshi.

"Well? Comrade Chen Yanshi, as I told you, you're still too uninformed. Comrade Qi Tongwei is quite professional and capable!"

Chen Yanshi looked at Li Hui with an incredulous expression.

"What?! Qi Tongwei really got Gu Jiming to confess?"

Li Hui nodded.

"Yes, Gu Jiming admitted that his new book, 'Black Rain,' plagiarized six pages of the author Tang Xun's manuscript, and that he murdered Tang Xun's girlfriend, Jiang Na, to cover up this fact!"

Chen Yanshi's eyes widened instantly, and he was speechless.

He originally intended to use Wang Yuhang to make things difficult for Qi Tongwei within the procuratorate.

It was only later that they discovered that this country boy had somehow managed to get Zhang Lianjun to become his backer.

Although Chen Yanshi was also from a commoner background, he had carried explosives himself, which made him a meritorious person.

Can they compare to these young people who have no background?

However, Chen Yanshi never expected that Qi Tongwei would actually solve such an important criminal case by sheer chance, entirely on his own.

Chapter Twenty-One: Monkey, why are you so insecure?

That evening, Qi Tongwei and Lü Lingling went to the restaurant for dinner again.

"Congratulations, Tongwei! You're simply my idol! Fearless of authority, you took down the bad guys in one fell swoop!"

Qi Tongwei smiled.

"It's nothing, the main thing is that I have a heart that loves the work of the procuratorate."

Just as Qi Tongwei was pretending to be a garlic enthusiast in front of Lü Lingling, a news report suddenly started on television.

"Well-known writer Gu Jiming is under investigation by relevant authorities for alleged plagiarism and murder."

After listening to the news, Lü Lingling turned her gaze to Qi Tongwei as if he were a hero.

"Tongwei, I salute you!"

"Can you drink this much alcohol?"

"Don't underestimate me, I can hold my liquor pretty well!"

"Okay then, I'll have a couple more drinks with you!"

And so, after a round of drinks, Qi Tongwei and Lü Lingling...

The next day, Lü Lingling woke up in her hotel room.

After Lü Lingling opened her eyes, she looked at her watch.

"Oh no! It's already noon!"

Then, she checked her phone again and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thankfully, it's Saturday."

Lu Lingling sat up in bed and looked at the furnishings in the room. Presidential suite?

Where is this?

She looked around and saw her clothes scattered all over the floor.

The high heels were thrown on the ground right from the doorway.

The other one was left at the doorway between the living room and the bedroom.

Looking at the sofa and bed, they were both unusually messy.

By any measure, this place must have witnessed an extremely fierce battle.

However, apart from feeling an unusual headache, Lü Lingling couldn't remember anything else.

She took a deep breath and asked tentatively.

"Tongwei? Are you there?"

The room was large, but it felt empty; no one responded at all.

"I drank too much last night. Did Tongwei leave after taking me to my room?"

Thinking of this, Lü Lingling prepared to get up and go take a look.

But the moment her feet touched the ground, her knees buckled and she almost knelt down.

She tried to take two steps, but not only were her legs weak and her calves trembling, but they were also in great pain, and she couldn't lift her legs at all.

What happened? How could I be like this?

At this moment, Lü Lingling laboriously arrived at the desk.

There was a note on it.

"I'm leaving now. I've already paid the room fee. You don't need to work today, so have a good rest!"

The signature reads "Qi Tongwei".