A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

"Hey, what do you want, Comrade Jingliang?"

Jing Liang did not feel much relieved after hearing Qi Tongwei's words.

He swallowed hard, feeling a little nervous.

It wasn't because Jingliang knew that Yang Mi, whom his sister Jingtian was bullying, was Qi Tongwei's woman, but because Jingliang was afraid that this would incur Qi Tongwei's displeasure.

Furthermore, as the eldest son of the Jing family, one of the seven major families, Jing Liang still needs to save face to some extent.

Jing Liang felt that Qi Tongwei was not an easy person to talk to, and he thought that Qi Tongwei would definitely embarrass him in a moment.

Thinking about this, Jingliang already felt embarrassed.

"Governor, there is something I would like to report to you."

Jing Liang used the word "report" to Qi Tongwei, which is perfectly acceptable.

If Zhong Xiaoai's initial suggestion that Zhou Fuqi use the word "return" to Qi Tongwei was somewhat willful and driven by personal feelings, then now that Qi Tongwei is the governor of Handong Province, Jing Liang's use of the word "report" is entirely appropriate and without any issues.

Just like in the original drama, Gao Yuliang and Li Dakang often used the word "report" to communicate with Sha Ruijin.

Qi Tongwei knew exactly what Jing Liang wanted to say. He turned on speakerphone and looked at Zhong Xiaoai, who was staring at his phone.

"Comrade Jingliang, speak."

Jing Liang took a deep breath. He really didn't want to talk to Qi Tongwei about these things, but he had no choice but to say them now, since his father had already made his point.

“Governor, my sister, as I mentioned before, is named Jing Tian, ​​and she's an actress. She was filming at a movie theater in Jingzhou when she got into an argument with the theater staff, which escalated into a physical fight. Governor, I know my sister bears the main responsibility for this, but she is, after all, an actress and a public figure; she relies on her reputation for a living. She's currently being held in the Public Security Bureau of the Handong Provincial Police Department. Governor, could you possibly make an exception for her?”

Jing Liang spoke very politely, and he took all the blame on his sister, without pushing it onto Yang Mi.

When Jing Liang spoke to Zheng Gang on the phone earlier, he was unaware of the specifics. At that time, his only source of information was his sister, which is why he spoke ill of Yang Mi and the film studio.

However, Jingliang later learned from Zheng Gang that it was all his sister's doing, so Jingliang didn't want to whitewash his sister's actions anymore.

He just wanted to tell the truth and see if Qi Tongwei would give him some face.

Chapter 413 Zhao Lichun, who loves to practice Tai Chi

Jingliang originally didn't intend to speak up for his sister, but he was pressured by his father, Jinggang, to make this phone call.

Upon hearing Jing Liang's words, Qi Tongwei remained calm and composed, saying:

"Comrade Jingliang, since you are a public figure, you should hold yourself to even higher standards. It's not that I don't want to help you, but I'm telling you it's going to be very difficult! You know your sister's situation; if there's even the slightest disturbance in society, her acting career could be completely over. Now, the film studio is not only suing her and the production team for breach of contract, but several of the film studio's security guards are seriously injured, and they are all demanding that she pay the corresponding price."

Upon hearing Qi Tongwei's words, Jing Liang realized that his words had been in vain, just as he had expected.

But if Qi Tongwei doesn't give him face, how can he explain this to his father, Jing Gang?

Since his father loves his sister so much, he will definitely call Qi Tongwei or Zhao Lichun himself.

However, I'm sure I'll run into obstacles then. I'm fine with myself, but I wonder what drastic measures my father might take if he finds out that his influence isn't working and his daughter can't get things done.

"Governor, is there any possibility that you could make an exception for my sister?"

Qi Tongwei knew that Jingliang and he could have had a good start, but because of the conflict between his sister Jingtian and Yang Mi, that good start was now gone.

“Comrade Jingliang, you’ve just arrived in Handong and may not be aware of the situation. Our Handong police force has always held itself to very high standards and is absolutely aligned with our superiors. Let alone your sister, even if my own mother made a mistake, the Handong Provincial Police Department would not give her any special treatment. That’s the reality. Comrade Jingliang, please understand.”

Jing Liang knew that Qi Tongwei had been very polite, giving him a great way out.

Qi Tongwei simply said that the police officers in Handong are very principled, which is perfectly fine, and he couldn't tell them not to be principled.

To put it bluntly, there's no room for negotiation on this matter.

"Governor, I understand now. I'm sorry for troubling you."

Qi Tongwei looked at Zhong Xiaoai, his face showing no extra expression.

"fine."

After casually uttering those two words, Qi Tongwei hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Zhong Xiaoai tilted her head and looked at Qi Tongwei.

"Tongwei, what are you thinking?"

Qi Tongwei held Zhong Xiaoai tightly in his arms.

"I've already spoken to Zheng Gang; he should be punished to the fullest extent of the law!"

In the office of Zhao Lichun in the provincial party committee compound of Handong Province.

Zhao Lichun was about to leave work and go home when the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

When Zhao Lichun looked at the caller ID, he was surprised to find that it was from Kyoto.

He took a deep breath and then answered the phone.

"Hello? This is Zhao Lichun!"

The caller was none other than Jing Liang's father, Jing Gang.

"Comrade Lichun, I am Jinggang."

Upon hearing Jing Gang's name, Zhao Lichun immediately had a bad feeling.

What's going on? Why would Jing Gang, the patriarch of the Jing family, one of the seven great families, suddenly think of calling me?

The most influential person in the Jing family right now is Jing Gang. Although Jing Gang's father is still alive, he has long since retired from the public eye.

Having served as the Party Secretary of Handong Province for many years, I have received many calls from higher authorities, but I rarely receive calls from the seven major families.

At the provincial party committee meeting this morning, I saw that Jing Liang and Qi Tongwei got along very well.

I felt that Jing Liang was like a good brother to Qi Tongwei, so why would Old Master Jing suddenly call my office?

"Mr. Jing, hello! What can I do for you?"

Zhao Lichun immediately put on a smile, and his voice became extremely polite.

After hearing Zhao Lichun's words, Jing Gang lowered his voice.

“Comrade Lichun, my daughter has been detained in the Handong Provincial Police Department for more than three hours! I think it’s about time to release her.”

Zhao Lichun was completely stunned after hearing Jing Gang's words.

What does this mean? Jing Gang's daughter is currently being held in the Handong Provincial Police Department?

Whose territory is the Handong Provincial Police Department? That's Qi Tongwei's absolute domain. Who can get the Handong Provincial Police Department to release him?

Let alone not wanting to go to Qi Tongwei for some trivial matters, even if he really lost face, Qi Tongwei might not give him any face.

"Old Jing, you might not know this, but as the provincial party secretary, I don't oversee police work. There's currently no one in charge of police affairs in Handong Province; it used to be Comrade Qi Tongwei. This morning, Comrade Qi Tongwei was just promoted to governor. What a coincidence! If you had called before the meeting this morning, you might have been able to reach him. What are we going to do? Hahaha~"

Upon hearing Zhao Lichun's words, Jing Gang's lips twitched uncontrollably with anger.

What does Zhao Lichun mean? Qi Tongwei used to be the vice governor in charge of the Handong Provincial Police Department, but now that Qi Tongwei has been promoted to governor, is the Handong Provincial Police Department left without anyone in charge?!

"Comrade Lichun, what are you trying to say after all this?"

Zhao Lichun, who had been smiling, suddenly froze.

"Mr. Jing, it's like this. I think there are two ways to solve this problem. One is that we should trust our own team and let the Handong Provincial Police Department handle this matter themselves, without us interfering. The other is that I think we can wait until the next vice governor in charge of Handong Provincial police affairs takes office before properly dealing with this issue. However, we haven't received any notification yet about when the next comrade in charge of Handong Provincial police affairs will take office. Mr. Jing, if you are in a hurry, you can ask Minister Cheng of the Organization Department; this matter is under their jurisdiction."

Hearing this, Jing Gang was furious. That bastard Zhao Lichun! He completely shirked responsibility. He seemed polite on the surface, but he had no real attitude whatsoever; he was just trying to smooth things over and spouting nonsense!

Although Elder Jing is the head of one of the seven major families, it doesn't mean he can casually yell at a provincial party secretary like Li.

After all, Jing Gang did not have the authority to oversee Zhao Lichun.

Chapter 414 I spent eight million to get you out

Although Jing Gang had reached his limit of anger, he still managed to suppress his inner rage.

Before Jing Gang called Zhao Lichun, he had already spoken to the Minister of Police of Xia State. The Minister said that he was not in a position to interfere in local affairs because he was not familiar with the situation, and that it would be best to leave this matter to Handong Province to resolve itself.

The Minister of Police of Xia State also played the tai chi well, easily shifting all the responsibility onto Zhao Lichun.

Now Zhao Lichun is actually shifting the blame to the fact that the vice governor of Handong Province in charge of police affairs has not taken office, and to the organization department of Xia State.

How absurd! Does Zhao Lichun mean that if a new vice governor in charge of police affairs is not appointed in Handong Province, no one will be able to manage the Handong Provincial Police Department?

With no one taking office, has the Hantong Provincial Police Department become a powerless vacuum, devoid of oversight?! Who would believe that?!

"Comrade Lichun, could you perhaps talk to Qi Tongwei, the former vice governor of your province in charge of police affairs, and ask him to put in a good word for you with the Handong Provincial Police Department? After all, the Handong Provincial Police Department is full of his old subordinates, so a word from Qi Tongwei should be effective."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lichun thought, "Am I stupid? You want me to go talk to Qi Tongwei about this for you? I, 603, know this with my eyes closed. Jing Gang's daughter must have offended Qi Tongwei somehow and got herself into trouble with him."

She was counting on Qi Tongwei for her livelihood, so how could she possibly say such pointless things to him?

"Old Jing, this matter really doesn't concern Comrade Qi Tongwei. Comrade Qi Tongwei has been the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Handong Province for a long time, and his position as Vice Governor in charge of police affairs has only been a temporary one. Because the higher-ups hadn't found a suitable candidate, they only asked Comrade Qi Tongwei to temporarily take over. Let alone the fact that Comrade Qi Tongwei is now the Governor of Handong Province, to be honest, Comrade Qi Tongwei has long since lost all connection with the Handong Provincial Police Department. So, even if you ask Comrade Qi Tongwei for help, he can't give you any say."

Zhao Lichun knew, of course, that he was just talking nonsense, and he was going to keep talking nonsense because he didn't want to talk to Qi Tongwei about it.

The reason Qi Tongwei served as both deputy secretary and deputy governor was because the higher authorities had absolute trust in him, not because they couldn't find someone else to take over.

Such an important place, people who want to come would probably fight tooth and nail, how could (cgbh) possibly not be able to find anyone to come.

Jing Gang knew, of course, that Zhao Lichun was talking nonsense. He also knew that Qi Tongwei's concurrent positions as deputy secretary and deputy governor were special honors bestowed upon him by Zhong Lao, and were not simply temporary appointments.

Jinggang originally thought he could easily solve this problem, but he didn't expect that Handong Province would be such a tough nut to crack.

Now his daughter is being held captive, and he has no way to help her.

What can I do? Should I go to Elder Zhong to ask him to release them?

Jing Gang loved his daughter to the point of spoiling her.

However, this does not mean that this love has no bottom line.

Because, even if Jinggang knows nothing, he probably does.

Now, Zhong Lao is the bottom line for Jing Gang's love for his daughter; he cannot offend Zhong Lao for his daughter's sake.

Jing Gang knew that no matter how much he talked to Zhao Lichun, it would all be a waste of time, and for a moment he felt desperate.

He closed his eyes and spoke into the microphone.

"I see……"

After saying that, he slammed the phone down.

When Zhao Lichun heard the other party hang up the phone, the smile that had been plastered on his face vanished instantly.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Lichun took a deep breath.

He never expected that his first phone call with the head of one of the seven major families would result in him engaging in a chaotic exchange of pleasantries.