A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

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Finally, he made up his mind and picked up his phone.

"Hello? Is this Minister Zhou?"

A man's voice soon came from the other side.

"Oh! Young Master Zheng! Why are you calling me so late? What can I do for you?"

After thinking for a long time, Zheng Jindong decided to call Zhou Fuqi, the deputy minister in charge of public security in Xiaguo.

Although almost no one in Handong Province has taken action against Qi Tongwei, the provincial party secretary Zhao Lichun and the governor Liu Linzong have basically sided with Qi Tongwei.

So contacting them about this matter is pointless.

However powerful Qi Tongwei's provincial police department may be, there is still the police department of Xia Kingdom above him.

...

Since Crow was arrested by the Provincial Police Department's Public Security Corps, then let the Deputy Minister of Police in charge of Xia Guo's public security personally ask Qi Tongwei for his release.

Zheng Jindong still couldn't believe that Qi Tongwei would dare not hand over the person.

"Minister Zhou, I didn't want to bother you so late, but a friend of mine has run into a little trouble in Handong."

Zhou Fuqi rose to power little by little by relying on the Zheng family's influence.

He naturally gave Zheng Jindong a lot of face, since Zheng Jindong was currently in Handong and his friend had gotten into trouble there.

If I can help, I can definitely take this opportunity to strengthen my relationship with the Zheng family.

"Young Master Zheng, what is it that requires you to call me personally?"

Zheng Jindong knew that contacting Zhou Fuqi would be effective.

Now that we've heard Zhou Fuqi's attitude, the matter is basically settled.

“Minister Zhou, I have a friend named Crow, a businessman from Hong Kong who invested in Handong. He had some conflicts with Chen Haonan, the captain of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province, over some trivial matters in the past. As a result, after drinking a little, he was retaliated against and taken away for no reason.”

Upon hearing the words "Handong Provincial Police Department," Zhou Fuqi immediately thought of Qi Tongwei.

Qi Tongwei is now famous not only in Handong Province, but throughout the entire Xia Kingdom.

Everyone knows that Qi Tongwei is Elder Zhong's son-in-law and enjoys many unique privileges in Xia Kingdom.

Chapter 321 I'll Answer the Phone for You

Qi Tongwei is the only vice governor in the entire Xia Kingdom who also serves as the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, and he is also the only one who has taken away the power to appoint and dismiss cadres of a province from the hands of the top provincial party secretary.

He was the only cadre in Xia Kingdom to have a secretary of the opposite sex, and his secretary was his wife, Zhong Lao's daughter, Zhong Xiao'ai.

These are all unique; no one else can have these honors.

To put it bluntly, although Qi Tongwei is based in Handong, he is very famous throughout the country, especially within the industry.

He is a star vice governor, or rather, a star vice secretary.

"Young Master Zheng, the Handong Provincial Police Department is not a good case. Right now, the top police officer in Handong is Qi Tongwei, isn't he?"

Zhou Fuqi originally wanted to do Zheng Jindong a favor, but when he heard that the person he was looking for was Qi Tongwei, he was also intimidated.

Although he was the deputy minister of the police department of Xia Kingdom, he was not the executive minister. To put it bluntly, he and Qi Tongwei were on the same level.

He also holds the position of deputy secretary of the provincial government, which is a potential future provincial heir apparent.

In addition, Qi Tongwei is Zhong Lao's son-in-law, which means that Qi Tongwei will likely pass away before him soon.

It's fine to ask Qi Tongwei to get on my good side, but asking him to release the person is risky. If he refuses and I end up offending him, it won't do me any good.

After hearing Zhou Fuqi's words, Zheng Jindong felt that Zhou Fuqi was a little afraid of Qi Tongwei.

However, now they can only ask Zhou Fuqi to ask for the person, because they can't find anyone else themselves.

"Minister Zhou, please help me with this matter, because I can't find anyone else but you."

Zhou Fuqi knew, of course, that Handong Province was now a united front, and apart from him, Zheng Jindong, no one dared to offend Qi Tongwei.

I've heard it myself: Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Lichun and Governor Liu Linzong have teamed up to support Qi Tongwei.

Previously, Zhong Lao had not expressed satisfaction with Handong, but at the recent economic work conference of various provinces in Xia State, Zhong Lao specifically praised Handong by name.

This is also a clear signal that Professor Zhong supports his son-in-law.

This proves that Zhao Lichun and Liu Linzong's choice to side with Qi Tongwei greatly satisfied Professor Zhong.

The Minister of Police of Xia Kingdom is none other than Zhong Lao's man. He talks about the police work in Handong every day. In his eyes, Qi Tongwei is the benchmark and role model for the police work of the entire Xia Kingdom.

In this situation, Zheng Jindong naturally had no choice but to turn to himself.

To be honest, as the old saying goes, fortune favors the bold.

If I can help Zheng Jindong get the person out of Qi Tongwei's hands when he has no one else to turn to, then this time...

Undoubtedly, this would be a great achievement, and with this accomplishment, his next steps would be secured.

Although asking Qi Tongwei for the person is a headache, for the sake of my future, I might as well give it a try.

"Young Master Zheng, leave this matter to me. I'll go find Qi Tongwei right now!"

Upon hearing Zhou Fuqi's agreement, Zheng Jindong immediately smiled.

He knew that he still had a lot of influence in Kyoto, and Qi Tongwei shouldn't be ungrateful.

If he continues to allow bigwigs from Kyoto to interfere in Handong's affairs, Qi Tongwei will likely suffer the consequences.

"Minister Zhou, then I'll have to trouble you!"

Zhou Fuqi's expression was not good at this moment, but he still had to pretend to be smiling.

"Young Master Zheng, you're too kind. It's my pleasure."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Fuqi picked up his phone, found Qi Tongwei's number in his contacts, and stared blankly for a moment.

In the villa of Qi Tongwei and Zhong Xiaoai on the outskirts of Jingzhou City, Handong Province.

Today, after Qi Tongwei and Zhong Xiaoai got home, they ate something and then drove around.

The two tried out various driving techniques together, and the whole process involved many difficult cornering, drifting, and other challenging driving maneuvers.

After several high-speed chases, the two of them felt a bit tired, so they went to wash their car and carefully rinsed off the dirt they had gotten from the races.

Who knew that during the rinsing process, the two of them were inspired to race again. Zhong Xiaoai sat on the sink, and Qi Tongwei got back into the car. They then started racing around the restroom, driving at high speed while rinsing the car.

After all that commotion, Zhong Xiaoai and Qi Tongwei were both exhausted. The couple had finally managed to get a good night's sleep after their high-speed driving adventure...

Suddenly, her phone rang, and Zhong Xiaoai frowned, looking somewhat displeased.

"Who is it? Don't you have your own car to drive at night? Why are you calling? How rude!"

Qi Tongwei smiled when he saw Zhong Xiaoai's resentful expression.

Qi Tongwei found Zhong Xiaoai adorable; she tormented others every day but never showed any resentment towards herself.

At this moment, Qi Tongwei picked up his phone.

When Qi Tongwei saw the caller ID, he frowned.

Upon seeing this, Zhong Xiaoai blinked twice.

"Who?"

Qi Tongwei took a deep breath.

“Zhou Fuqi, the deputy minister of the police department, is in charge of public security. He has no personal relationship with me. Why would he think of calling me so late?”

Zhong Xiaoai smiled after hearing Qi Tongwei's words.

"That's easy, he's here to ask you for someone, I'll go get him!"

Qi Tongwei looked at Zhong Xiaoai with some surprise.

"Are you coming to pick me up?"

Qi Tongwei knew that Zhong Xiaoai was right; Zhou Fuqi was probably commissioned by Zheng Jindong to ask him for the crow.

Catching crows on your own doesn't really give you any official authority, and if the higher-ups take it seriously, it'll be difficult for you to handle the situation.

But this is not a big deal. Does such a small matter require Empress Zhong Xiaoai, who is only 1.7 years old, to personally take action?

Zhong Xiaoai looked at Qi Tongwei with a smile on her face.

"It's alright, I'm your secretary, what's wrong with me answering your call?"

As she spoke, Zhong Xiaoai snatched Qi Tongwei's phone away.

Although Zhong Xiaoai was right, it was perfectly normal for her to answer his phone as his secretary.

But this isn't work time, it's personal time.

Is it okay for a female secretary to answer her boss's phone call during private time, especially late at night?

Qi Tongwei thought about it carefully and realized there was indeed no problem.

Who could blame him when his female secretary was his wife?

So, no matter what time it is, Zhong Xiaoai can always answer her calls, let alone late at night.

Chapter 322 Do you have anything to report to Secretary Qi?

After Zhong Xiaoai picked up the phone, the expression on her face was not very pleasant, completely different from her ever-changing expressions and relaxed facial muscles when she was driving.

At this moment, Zhong Xiaoai's face was very gloomy, and the muscles on her face were very tense, as if she was about to explode.

"Hey?"

Soon, Zhong Xiaoai spoke into the phone in a cold voice.

Zhou Fuqi hesitated for a long time before finally mustering the courage to make the call.

Why did a woman's voice come through the phone after it was answered?

Zhou Fuqi paused for a few seconds, then tentatively asked.

"Excuse me, is this Comrade Zhong Xiaoai?"

Zhong Xiaoai's expression didn't improve much after hearing Zhou Fuqi's words.

She glanced at Qi Tongwei beside her, then turned on speakerphone.