A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

With that, Chen Yanshi returned to his seat.

Wang Yuhang looked at Chen Yanshi, puzzled.

"Chief Prosecutor, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong? You don't know?"

"Know...know what?"

Upon hearing Wang Yuhang's words, Chen Yanshi slammed his hand heavily on the table in front of him.

"It's all your fault! You came up with this terrible idea, making Qi Tongwei investigate some kind of mysterious or unsolved case!"

"Yeah...what's wrong?"

"What else could it be? Chief Prosecutor Zhang Lianjun just informed us that Qi Tongwei found crucial evidence in Kang County! And, he also cracked a related case involving Liu Bingren! Now, the entire procuratorate is waiting for him to return for a commendation ceremony!"

"Huh? What?!"

"You! You're more trouble than you're worth!"

"This case was so difficult, and he actually solved it? Chief Prosecutor, you don't know, I just recorded Qi Tongwei's absence as absenteeism today!"

"What?! Are you out of your mind? Qi Tongwei is about to be personally commended by Chief Prosecutor Zhang Lianjun, and you're recording the time he went to Kang Village to handle a case as absenteeism? Do you want to quit your job?"

"Oh dear! It's that serious..."

After listening to Wang Yuhang's words, Chen Yanshi looked helpless.

He pointed at Wang Yuhang and said.

"You're such a pig-brain!"

At the other end of the procuratorate, after temporarily settling Hao Xiuping in, Qi Tongwei and Lü Lingling arrived at the office.

Liu Ying, who was in charge of internal affairs, said with a smug look on her face after seeing Qi Tongwei.

"Qi Tongwei! Your presence today is useless! The leader has already said that you are disorganized and undisciplined! This is being recorded as absent without leave!"

Upon hearing Liu Ying's words, Lü Lingling immediately became displeased.

"Why? Tongwei and I went to Kang Village! We were on a mission, why are we being marked absent without leave?"

"Don't yell at me, you won't get anywhere. Let me tell you, the boss has said that Qi Tongwei is definitely absent without leave. As for Lü Lingling, the boss hasn't said how to deal with her yet!"

Liu Ying raised her face slightly upwards at this moment, pointing her nostrils at Qi Tongwei and Lü Lingling.

She spoke very loudly, and everyone in the office heard Liu Ying.

"That Qi Tongwei, he never does any work but always causes trouble, and he's skipping work again?"

"And they even took Lü Lingling with them on leave. What do you think they could be doing there?"

"It's already noon. They've both woken up, let's have lunch together!"

"Hahaha! Shh! Don't let them hear!"

Wang Xing's face turned grim as he listened to his colleagues' comments.

He came up to Qi Tongwei.

"Stop trying to seduce my junior!"

Then, Wang Xing looked at Lü Lingling.

"Junior, be careful of Qi Tongwei! The director said he's a black sheep in our unit! He's incompetent and a real scoundrel!"

Lu Lingling was completely displeased in an instant.

Since I came to the procuratorate, I haven't seen anyone make any contributions.

They're just doing their daily work.

Only Qi Tongwei thinks about cases every day. In the short few days since I arrived, Qi Tongwei has already solved two major cases.

How could Wang Xing say that Qi Tongwei is a rotten apple? That Qi Tongwei is a black sheep?

Just then, the office phone rang.

"Hey?"

"Yes!"

"understand!"

After hanging up the phone, Huang Ming stood up and said.

"Everyone, head to the auditorium conference room! We're having a college-wide meeting!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ying smiled.

Then he looked at Qi Tongwei.

"You're lucky you're in a meeting now! But you can't hide forever. Just you wait, when the boss comes back, he'll definitely give you a severe scolding!"

As they spoke, everyone picked up their pens and notebooks, preparing to head to the auditorium.

Qi Tongwei acted as if nothing had happened, returned to the table, and picked up his pen and notebook.

Lu Lingling, standing to the side, glared angrily at Qi Tongwei.

"Tongwei! Why did you just listen to them talking about you like that?"

Qi Tongwei smiled.

"What if I don't listen? Hit them?"

"But..."

“Lingling, people only gain respect when they reach a certain position. Before you reach a position where others respect you, all your defenses will be seen as the roar of a weakling, and will only make you a laughingstock.”

With that, Qi Tongwei continued to smile and walked into the meeting room.

Although Lü Lingling didn't quite understand what Qi Tongwei said, she quickly picked up her pen and notebook and hurried after him.

Wang Yuhang was standing anxiously waiting at the meeting room door.

At this moment, Liu Ying walked over with a smug look on her face.

"Boss! Guess who I just saw?"

Wang Yuhang seemed very anxious at this moment.

"Who did you see? By the way, did you note down Qi Tongwei's absence from work?"

"That's exactly what I wanted to report to you! I just saw Qi Tongwei, and I've already conveyed your instructions to him and given him a serious reprimand! I noticed he didn't really respond; he's probably back to his usual self this time!"

Upon hearing Liu Ying's words, Wang Yuhang's face turned deathly pale.

"Who told you to talk to Qi Tongwei?! When did I ever say Qi Tongwei was absent without leave?! Let me tell you, Liu Ying, you're just an office worker, while Comrade Qi Tongwei is a section chief with the待遇 (treatment/benefits) of a department head. To put it bluntly, he's your superior. How dare you criticize him?! Don't you have any sense of discipline?! Don't you have any self-awareness?!"

At this moment, Wang Yuhang's voice was very loud. Not only Liu Ying, but many people in the First Procuratorate also heard what Wang Yuhang said.

Everyone was stunned.

Just then, Qi Tongwei and Lü Lingling were also carrying notebooks and preparing to enter the conference room.

When Wang Yuhang saw Qi Tongwei this time, he smiled in a very unusual way.

"Xiao Qi, you're back? I heard you did a great job in Kang Village! You've worked hard!"

Qi Tongwei ignored Wang Yuhang and went straight inside with Lü Lingling.

Looking at Qi Tongwei's reaction, Lü Lingling asked in surprise.

"Didn't you just say something about respect? Didn't you say you were going to endure until the day you could climb to a high position? Then why are you ignoring Director Wang?"

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Director Qi, I also want to offer you a toast.

Qi Tongwei looked at Lü Lingling and pinched her cheek.

For a moment, Lü Lingling felt her face burning.

Of course, that's because she didn't know that she possessed a god-like aura when drunk.

"I only said I wouldn't bother with them. When did I say I was going to pay them any attention?"

Looking at Qi Tongwei, Lü Lingling felt that Qi Tongwei was very shrewd and calculating.

If I were treated like that, I'd probably be furious.

Soon, the conference room was full of people, not just from the first department of the procuratorate, but from the entire procuratorate.

On the dais, leaders including Zhang Lianjun, Ji Changming, and Chen Yanshi were all seated.

At this moment, Zhang Lianjun pressed the microphone in front of him down a bit and then spoke.

"I've gathered everyone here today to announce something and a temporary resolution. Several years ago, a heinous incident occurred in Kang Village, near Kunshan City, which defied easy categorization and had a significant impact on society! However, due to a lack of crucial evidence, the case dragged on. It couldn't be resolved at the county level, so it was passed to the city level, and then to the province level, but no one could make a breakthrough. Now, however, I have good news to share: thanks to the efforts of Comrade Qi Tongwei from the First Procuratorate, this case has finally been resolved!"

After he finished speaking, Zhang Lianjun took the lead in applauding, and then the entire conference room erupted in thunderous applause.

Chen Yanshi sat on the platform, looking somewhat embarrassed, but still clapped his hands in a show of agreement.

After the applause subsided, Zhang Lianjun continued.

"That was what I was about to announce. Now, I'd like to announce a resolution! Based on the decision made at this morning's meeting of our leadership team, given that Comrade Qi Tongwei had actively dedicated himself to the fight against crime before joining the procuratorate, arresting Class A fugitive Wang Dayong, and after joining the procuratorate, successively solving the cases of Gu Jiming, Liu Wenjing, and Liu Bingren, our leadership team unanimously agrees to award Comrade Qi Tongwei a major merit! Furthermore, he is being promoted to Deputy Director of the First Procuratorial Department, at the deputy division chief level!"

After hearing Zhang Lianjun's words, the audience burst into applause again.

Chen Yanshi was still forcing himself to clap his hands in a way that fit in.

Upon hearing the appointment, everyone in the First Procuratorate, including Wang Yuhang, was stunned.

None of them expected that Qi Tongwei would rise so quickly.

Before anyone could react, Qi Tongwei had already arrived on the stage, where Zhang Lianjun personally presented him with a big red flower and shook his hand warmly.

Then, Qi Tongwei stepped in front of the microphone.

"Thank you to all the leaders, especially Chief Prosecutor Zhang Lianjun for your guidance! I will continue to work hard and fight against criminals to the end in my position as a prosecutor! I will strive to go further and realize my ideals!"

Of course, everyone thinks that Qi Tongwei's ideal is to fight crime, but what he really means is to get into the ministry as soon as possible.

However, Zhang Lianjun was still gratified after hearing Qi Tongwei's words.

He didn't ask for anything else, he just hoped that Qi Tongwei would remember to say a few good words for him in front of his future father-in-law. Although he was already a vice minister, did he not have any ambitions?

Zhang Lianjun is also thinking of continuing his career in the military!