A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

It didn't touch me, nor did it tell me to sit back down. Instead, it turned its head to look at me while talking and smiling.

They act like they're entitled to be standing here.

Damn it, a defeated opponent of Qi Tongwei is still talking big here.

This is the kind of person who is tough on everything except for their stubbornness.

Zheng Jindong finished recreating the pose, still sporting a smug smile.

He thought his pose just now was really cool! Very stylish!

Especially now that they've already eliminated Qi Tongwei, the victor should act like a victor.

"Now that Qi Tongwei has been easily defeated by me, there is no point in me staying in Handong anymore, so I have decided to return to the capital."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of everyone present nearly popped out of their sockets.

He Dongfeng's eyes widened, his eyeballs seemingly about to fall out of their sockets.

Damn, Qi Tongwei is doing just fine. I heard he just took action against some officials within his jurisdiction today.

He promoted a large number of his confidants, and even female car enthusiasts.

Since the last time they tried to take away the power to appoint and dismiss cadres from Zhao Lichun and froze the cadres in Handong Province.

This marks the first batch of cadres to be used after Qi Tongwei obtained the power to appoint cadres, and it is also the first batch of cadres to be used after the easing of the cadre freeze in Handong Province.

All those people who were moved were Qi Tongwei's own people. Despite the report He Dongfeng gave to Qi Tongwei, Qi Tongwei didn't touch a single one of them.

Who knows what will happen to the people sitting here in the future?

Zheng Jindong still has the nerve to brag here, he's so carried away with his boasting.

“Governor Jin Dong, you said you have taken down Qi Tongwei? But I heard that he held a leadership meeting in the provincial department today and removed a large number of cadres, all of whom were his own people.”

Zheng Jindong smiled.

Qi Tongwei is truly courting death. Sun Huashan has already gone to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and it won't be long before Sha Ruijin, wearing a silver bracelet, goes to invite him to join him.

At a time like this, they're still promoting their own people—it's laughable.

“Governor He, you don’t need to look at the surface. Qi Tongwei is already at his limit, and the higher-ups are about to take action against him!”

After hearing Zheng Jindong's words, He Dongfeng stood up and looked at the crowd at the table who were just as surprised as he was.

The fact that Qi Tongwei has just been given such great power is enough to prove the trust the higher-ups have in him.

Although He Dongfeng sided with Zheng Jindong, he wasn't stupid; the signals from above were quite obvious.

Qi Tongwei is the only vice governor in Handong, and even in the entire Xia Kingdom, who also serves as the vice secretary.

This kind of honor is not something everyone can have.

Qi Tongwei is the only person in Xia Guo to have personnel appointments and removals taken from the hands of the provincial leader.

Would someone like that be easily removed by the higher-ups?

It's not that He Dongfeng looks down on Zheng Jindong, but if Zheng Jindong had the ability, the higher-ups wouldn't have rushed to give him personnel authority and the position of deputy secretary before he even arrived.

This is clearly a form of support for Qi Tongwei from above.

"Governor Jin Dong, our status is limited, and we don't know about these high-level matters. Could you please tell us what's going on?"

Zheng Jindong still had a smile on his face and glanced at He Dongfeng, who was still standing there.

They really looked down on him; they wouldn't drink with him or let him sit down.

Actually, it's not that Zheng Jindong forgot about him.

Rather, Zheng Jindong did it on purpose, deliberately leaving He Dongfeng hanging. He had agreed to have dinner with him earlier because he thought Qi Tongwei was difficult to deal with.

Now that I've easily dealt with Qi Tongwei, I only came out because I had promised you.

Who do you think you are? The eldest son of the Zheng family. Do you think someone like you can just have dinner with anyone you want?

I'm not going to give you any face, I'm going to let you, He Dongfeng, and everyone here know what it means to have a proper hierarchy.

"I have already gathered enough evidence to kill Qi Tongwei, and this evidence has been handed over to the relevant authorities. Soon you will see Qi Tongwei imprisoned!"

After hearing Zheng Jindong's words, the people present began to whisper among themselves.

"What evidence could send Secretary Qi to jail?"

"Everyone who tried to get Secretary Qi imprisoned ended up being imprisoned themselves!"

"This can't be done carelessly; Secretary Qi has a very strong background."

"The key point is that Sha Ruijin, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Handong Province, is Secretary Qi's man, and Pu Hongjiu, the secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, is Secretary Lichun's man. Secretary Lichun has always been tightly bound to Qi Tongwei's war chariot."

"That's right. Secretary Lichun's two daughters are always by Secretary Qi's side, and they are cars that Secretary Qi can drive whenever he wants."

"The possibility of getting Secretary Qi working in Handong is simply nonexistent, unless an inspection team is sent from above!"

"That's not necessarily true. Secretary Qi's father-in-law is Elder Zhong!"

He Dongfeng's face turned grim as he listened to the crowd's words.

I've already experienced being betrayed by my son-in-law right in front of me once before.

What does this mean now?

Everyone was addressing Qi Tongwei as "Secretary Qi," showing him immense respect. Did they even acknowledge He Dongfeng's existence?

Chapter 295 The Existence of the Qi Family Gang is a Rumor

He Dongfeng knew that Qi Tongwei now held the power of promotion and demotion of cadres, and everyone was starting to fear that they would lose their positions.

After a lifetime of hard work, it was all ruined by a single sentence from Qi Tongwei. Who could bear that?

The people in my He family gang are not the same as before. If this news about Zheng Jindong is true, that's good.

If this news is not true, then all the members of the He family gang present, including their trusted confidants, might turn around and defect to Qi Tongwei.

Some of the vice governors of Handong have already begun to seek refuge with Qi Tongwei.

If they get along well with Qi Tongwei, their subordinates will feel that they still have a future and will continue to follow them.

People are realistic these days; talking about feelings is meaningless.

"Governor Jin Dong, to be honest, everyone here today is under your wing. We also despise Qi Tongwei. Could you give us a little hint about how exactly Qi Tongwei will be removed? If you could tell us, we could go back and sleep soundly!"

After hearing He Dongfeng's words, Zheng Jindong gave a cold "humph".

Just now, Zheng Jindong also heard the discussions among these people at the scene. He never expected that these bastards would dare to question him.

What kind of people are you? What business is it of yours whether you can sleep or not?

However, no one can refuse to save face; no one can.

These bastards dare to look down on me? Well then, I'll show them what I'm capable of.

Let you cowards broaden your horizons.

“To tell you the truth, a few days ago Sun Huashan called me and said he had evidence that Qi Tongwei had accepted a mother and daughter to hitch a ride on his car. Without saying a word, I contacted Sha Ruijin, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. When he heard about this, he was indignant and slammed his fist on the table. He expressed his hatred for Qi Tongwei. After that, I sent Sun Huashan to the Anti-Corruption Bureau.”

At this point, Zheng Jindong looked around at everyone present with a smug expression.

Then, he continued proudly.

"Sun Huashan later went to the Anti-Corruption Bureau after following my instructions. I estimate that the evidence against Qi Tongwei is now ready to be reported to Kyoto."

After saying this, Sun Huashan picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, still ignoring He Dongfeng, hoping that He Dongfeng would continue to stand there to highlight his own superiority.

However, to Zheng Jindong's surprise, He Dongfeng sat down immediately after hearing Zheng Jindong's words.

Zheng Jindong was a little puzzled. He hadn't even given you any instructions yet, so how could you sit down?

At this moment, Wu Xiaoyu, the director of the Handong Provincial Tax Bureau, suddenly spoke.

"Governor Jin Dong, the Sun Huashan you're talking about isn't the same Sun Huashan from the National People's Congress before, is it?"

Zheng Jindong still looked quite pleased with himself.

"That's right, it's him."

Wu Xiaoyu took a deep breath.

I thought to myself, is there something wrong with Zheng Jindong?

How could he feel that he had defeated Qi Tongwei over something like this?

Today, when I saw Zheng Jindong here, he didn't even give He Dongfeng any face.

If I hadn't been so surprised to hear this news, I absolutely shouldn't have spoken up given my current position.

But I can't worry about that now; I need to figure out what form it takes.

I originally came to this dinner party today just to observe.

I believe that the others whom He Dongfeng called over tonight have roughly the same idea.

But after arriving, I heard Zheng Jindong keep saying that he had won over Qi Tongwei.

He also showed rudeness and arrogance to He Dongfeng, who was also a vice-provincial level official.

If he looks down on He Dongfeng, who is also a member of the provincial leadership, how could he possibly respect the rest of the people present?

If, in the end, he truly believed he had defeated Qi Tongwei because of the Sun Huashan incident.

Zheng Jindong's behavior goes beyond mere rudeness and arrogance; it also includes ignorance and stupidity.

If Zheng Jindong is such a person, then we, the middle-level cadres of Handong, have no past grudges or recent conflicts with Qi Tongwei.

Why offend a powerful figure like Qi Tongwei, whose life and death are at stake, for the sake of a contemptible and brainless person like Zheng Jindong?

Previously, everyone thought that their master, He Dongfeng, had offended Qi Tongwei, and that they had no other choice.

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However, when everyone saw that Sun Huashan was ruined because he offended Qi Tongwei, Lü Jingmin was not affected.

Zheng Gang, the backbone of the He family gang, had no chance of promotion under He Dongfeng for 10 years.

After offending Qi Tongwei, He Dongfeng successfully made a glamorous transformation and became the executive deputy director of the provincial department.

This proves that we don't need to follow He Dongfeng down the dark path because of his own mistakes.

"Governor Jin Dong, don't you know that Sun Huashan has been taken into custody by the Anti-Corruption Bureau?"