A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

"Making a mountain out of a molehill?! Let me tell you, Chief Prosecutor Chen Yanshi has already seen this video, and he's very angry. He wants to ask you why you're acting so recklessly?!"

As he spoke, Wang Yuhang slammed his hand on the table.

"Wang Yuhang, don't try to use Chen Yanshi as a cover for me. If Chen Yanshi has any questions for me, let him handle them himself!"

After saying that, Qi Tongwei slammed his hand on the table with a "bang," then got up to leave.

Upon seeing this, Wang Yuhang immediately stood up.

"Qi Tongwei! Do you have any respect for organizational discipline? Do you even respect Chief Prosecutor Chen Yanshi?"

Qi Tongwei approached Wang Yuhang and said coldly.

"The reason this case caused such a huge sensation in society is because the video of Lin Mengmeng committing murder was uploaded online!"

As he spoke, Qi Tongwei pointed to the image on the projector.

"Now, you're trying to overturn the case with just a random video about Lin Tai, and you're even trying to find fault with me. Don't you need to use your brain? Tell Chen Yanshi that even if you want to find fault with me, Qi Tongwei, you'd better be smart!"

After speaking, Qi Tongwei arrived at the door of the conference room.

"If you want to convict me, Qi Tongwei, or overturn Lin Mengmeng's case, you'd better find evidence that Lin Tai's video is authentic first! Otherwise, if a video of you committing murder comes out one day, Director Wang, I'll have to arrest you myself!"

"You...you..."

Wang Yuhang and Chen Yanshi originally wanted to take this opportunity to give Qi Tongwei a hard time.

Even more extreme, suspending Qi Tongwei from his duties and investigating him.

However, both of them overlooked a crucial detail: they couldn't determine whether the video of Lin Tai committing murder was genuine...

On the other side of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, in the office of Procurator General Zhang Lianjun.

Chen Yanshi was speaking passionately.

“Chief Prosecutor Zhang, I understand your concerns. You value Qi Tongwei highly, but now that the facts are clear, I feel it is necessary to suspend Comrade Qi Tongwei from his duties!”

Zhang Lianjun looked at the video on the table and smiled.

"Suspension? Based on this videotape?"

Chen Yanshi looked at Zhang Lianjun with a serious expression.

"Isn't this videotape enough? This videotape proves a lot! For example, that Qi Tongwei fabricated evidence..."

Before Chen Yanshi could finish speaking, Zhang Lianjun interrupted him.

"Comrade Chen Yanshi, if you want to suspend Comrade Qi Tongwei from his duties, you need to have sufficient and adequate reasons!"

"Chief Prosecutor Zhang, isn't this videotape sufficient?"

"We received this videotape when Tong Tao was still in charge of the case. We've already had it examined by the relevant forensic department, and the woman in the video is not the deceased, but someone who looks like her!"

"What did you say? You're saying this videotape is fake?"

Chen Yanshi turned pale and stared in disbelief.

They originally thought they had enough trump cards to defeat Qi Tongwei.

Unexpectedly, due to his lack of information, he ended up with a false piece of evidence.

Zhang Lianjun's expression was unusually serious at this moment.

“Comrade Chen Yanshi, there are obvious signs of forgery in Lin Tai’s video. Comrade Qi Tongwei has already discussed this with his colleagues in the forensic department! But the video of Lin Mengmeng committing the crime has no forgery whatsoever!”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yanshi's expression turned even uglier.

"Has Qi Tongwei seen this video?"

“That’s right. Tong Tao was the first to receive the video. The comrades from the technical appraisal department consulted with Comrade Qi Tongwei, and Comrade Qi Tongwei has already given an explanation! Of course, neither you nor Comrade Tong Tao are aware of these circumstances.”

At this point, Zhang Lianjun took a deep breath.

"Chen Yanshi, as a veteran comrade, you should care for the new comrades. I have never heard of a veteran comrade persecuting a new comrade! As a veteran cadre, how can you spread rumors and smear your comrades before the facts are cleared up?!"

Chen Yanshi's face was ashen.

Zhang Lianjun was Chen Yanshi's direct superior, and he was more senior than Chen Yanshi.

His stories about carrying explosives are fine to tell to younger generations.

If you bring these things up with Zhang Lianjun, it would seem like you're talking about something insignificant.

"Chief Prosecutor Zhang, I..."

Before Chen Yanshi could speak, Zhang Lianjun waved his hand.

"And then there's Tong Tao, the one who wrote the appeal letter, the one who falsely accused Comrade Qi Tongwei! We absolutely cannot keep someone like that in our procuratorial team, someone who always points his fangs at his own comrades. I've already given the notice; Tong Tao is suspended from duty starting today, and his return to work will be announced later! As for you, Chen Yanshi, you're a veteran comrade, so I'm giving you face. Go back and reflect on your actions!"

In the corridor of the Provincial Procuratorate, Tong Tao stood still, waiting for Qi Tongwei to come to him.

"I'm the one who filed that complaint against you. I'm an honest person, and to be frank, I just can't stand your fraudulent practices and meteoric rise to power! This time, you're dead! I was originally going to give you this evidence, but you wouldn't listen to me, so I gave it to Chief Prosecutor Chen Yanshi. Now you can expect to be suspended from your duties!"

Chapter Thirty-Three: The Evidence You Requested Is in the Parking Lot

Qi Tongwei couldn't help but smile when he saw the confident Tong Tao in front of him.

"Director Tong, how can you be so sure that you can take off my clothes today?"

Tong Tao looked at Qi Tongwei with a serious expression, raised his hand, and pointed at Qi Tongwei in front of him.

"For the sake of your career, you disregard the facts. Faced with irrefutable evidence of Lin Tai's murder, aren't you finally allowed to take off your clothes today? Do you even deserve to wear this prosecutor's uniform?"

Just as Tong Tao was standing there with great composure, a young comrade suddenly ran over in a panic.

Judging from their appearance, they must be from the Second Prosecution Department.

"Director Tong, something terrible has happened! We just received a document from above; you've been temporarily suspended from your duties!"

Upon hearing the young man's words, Tong Tao's hand froze in mid-air.

"what?!"

"Yes, Director Tong, I heard that Chief Prosecutor Zhang Lianjun was furious about your false accusation against Director Qi. He said that the procuratorate cannot tolerate people who, without distinguishing right from wrong, point their fangs at their own comrades."

Tong Tao's eyes widened in an instant, and he turned to look at Qi Tongwei.

"False accusation?! How could that be! Then what about him? Where is Qi Tongwei?"

The young man looked a little embarrassed for a moment.

"I heard that Director Qi may be temporarily assigned to our Second Department to preside over the work as acting director."

Upon hearing this news, Tong Tao was instantly devastated.

According to internal regulations, there are strict time limits for each level of promotion.

For example, to advance from section chief to deputy director, or from deputy director to director, one must serve for at least three years.

From the moment Qi Tongwei entered the procuratorate, he took various shortcuts to get promoted.

Although there are indeed exceptions in the regulations.

However, Qi Tongwei left far too quickly.

Since we just made an exception, it's not appropriate to make another exception.

Qi Tongwei, the deputy director, was transformed into the acting director.

As a deputy director, one enjoys the rights of a director.

However, none of this was what shocked Tong Tao the most.

"False accusation? How could it be a false accusation? Isn't it clear from the video? There are still many doubts in this case. Since two pieces of evidence have appeared, we need to investigate further. How can we just convict Lin Mengmeng like Qi Tongwei did?"

As Tong Tao spoke, his hand remained on the ground.

It's not that he was still so righteous or imposing at that moment.

Rather, things happened so fast that Tong Tao didn't even have time to react.

In an instant, my body stiffened, and my hands unconsciously remained in their original position.

Qi Tongwei smiled upon seeing this.

"Director Tong, you're right. In our procuratorate, the most important thing in handling cases is evidence. If you have evidence in your hands but haven't verified its authenticity, and you rashly use it as a weapon to attack your colleague, are you being wronged?"

As he spoke, Qi Tongwei smiled and brushed past the stiff-bodied Tong Tao.

"By the way, Director Tong will soon be taking a vacation after taking off this uniform. He probably won't be busy until he gets new assignments. If you still have any questions about Lin Mengmeng's case, you can go back to the parking lot in the video and take another look. You can also learn about the story of the Dragon Back Wall."

After saying that, Qi Tongwei left without looking back.

In the original drama, Tong Tao came to the parking lot after hearing the story of the Dragon Back Wall.

The secret of the entire case has been discovered.

After Qi Tongwei left, Tong Tao finally lowered his raised arm.

"Dragon Back Wall?"

The young prosecutor looked at Tong Tao, who had a puzzled expression on his face.

"Director Tong, I think I've heard some of the story about the Dragon Back Wall. It's about a young dragon king who made a mistake, and the old dragon king took the blame himself, sacrificing his own life to save his child. This story is quite famous in our Jingzhou. I heard the elders tell it when I was a child."

After hearing what the comrade said, Tong Tao's eyes widened.

"Dragon Back Wall... parking lot?"

In an instant, Tong Tao seemed to realize something and started walking away.

The comrade who had just brought the news stood there, somewhat confused as to what was wrong with Tong Tao.

He watched Tong Tao's retreating figure and muttered to himself.

"Was he demoted and is now mentally unstable?"

Yang Mi's previous investment in Jingzhou was very successful.

At this time, the Jingzhou Film and Television City had been basically completed.

The first phase of the Shanshui Garden project, located next to the film and television city, has been completed.

The remaining phases two and three are also under construction.

In a luxurious private room at the Mountain and Water Garden, Lei Fuhong was sitting next to a minor female celebrity, his face flushed from drinking.

"Director Qi! You've been promoted again in just a few days! My biggest gain from this trip to the mainland is getting to know Director Qi. Director Qi, from now on, wherever you point, I, Lei Fuhong, will follow your orders without question!"