A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

"In the future, don't waste everyone's time bringing up things like this at meetings. Comrade Baoming, you didn't mention a word about your own responsibilities, but talked a lot about things that have nothing to do with you. What's your relationship with Yang Qingsheng? Should I ask the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection or the Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau to help you sort this out?"

Zhang Baoming was still envisioning his future career, where he would have disciples and former officials all over the country in Handong.

Qi Tongwei's sudden remark undoubtedly startled Zhang Baoming.

Before Zhang Baoming could react, Qi Tongwei turned his gaze to the audience seats.

"Where is Sha Ruijin, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Handong Province? I think I invited him to the meeting today."

Upon hearing Qi Tongwei's words, everyone turned their gaze to the audience seats.

At this moment, Qi Tongwei noticed that his beloved wife, 617, seemed to be studying the documents intently.

She held the document very high, so high that you couldn't even see her face; it was completely obscured.

Qi Tongwei was suddenly puzzled. Did his wife really love meetings that much? What did this mean? Had she even developed a passion for studying documents?

Upon seeing Qi Tongwei greet him, Sha Ruijin immediately stood up from the audience seats with a smile on his face.

"Governor, I'm here!"

Upon hearing Sha Ruijin's shout, Zhang Baoming's face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Why is the director of the provincial anti-corruption bureau attending the meeting today? Why would Qi Tongwei bring the director of the provincial anti-corruption bureau to this provincial government leadership meeting?

Just moments ago, Zhang Baoming was full of ambition and determined to establish himself as a leader in Handong Province, surpassing the Sha family gang. In an instant, he felt his hands and feet turn cold, and everything in his body felt wrong.

Upon seeing Sha Ruijin, Qi Tongwei smiled.

"Where are your comrades from the anti-corruption bureau?"

Sha Ruijin had already arrived in front of Qi Tongwei, still wearing a smile.

"They're all outside, Governor."

Qi Tongwei took a deep breath and then said calmly:

"Then let them in."

Upon hearing Qi Tongwei's words, Sha Ruijin immediately opened the conference room door, and many anti-corruption bureau staff members rushed into the room in an instant.

The people present exchanged bewildered glances for a moment. Wang Shenhao and Zhang Yongxian had just been looking forward to seeing He Dongfeng make a fool of himself.

At this moment, neither of them could laugh anymore.

Everyone knows that Qi Tongwei is an authoritarian. Today, he could have ordered the anti-corruption bureau to take anyone away from him.

If someone pulls something like that, it might not necessarily be scary.

But it's different if this person is Qi Tongwei. Qi Tongwei is the kind of person who does whatever he wants.

Moreover, he has a good father-in-law, Mr. Zhong, who always supports him unconditionally.

Thinking of this, everyone turned their attention to Zhong Xiaoai in the audience, only to find that she was studying the documents attentively.

Zhang Baoming felt extremely uncomfortable. He was about to be sent to jail just because he had said one more word.

Qi Tongwei looked at Sha Ruijin, then at everyone present, and asked:

"Gentlemen, does anyone know why I invited Comrade Sha Ruijin, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Handong Province, here today?"

Everyone present had their heads down, and no one looked happy.

In fact, there was no one at the level of vice governor of Handong Province who was Qi Tongwei.

In other words, none of them are members of the Qi family gang, even though many of them appear very respectful and devout in front of Qi Tongwei.

Therefore, it's entirely possible that any one of these people could be taken away today.

So everyone is very nervous right now, and no one knows what will happen next.

Seeing that the scene was completely silent, Qi Tongwei turned his gaze to Zhang Baoming.

"Comrade Baoming, you just raised many issues and expressed many opinions. Now, do you have any further opinions? It would be best if you could raise them as soon as possible."

In an instant, all the attendees turned their attention to Zhang Baoming.

Zhang Baoming felt like he had swallowed a fly; he was completely frozen in place.

Now, not only are his hands and feet cold, but even his spine is starting to feel cold.

"Governor Qi, I've said everything I needed to say... I have no further comments."

Zhang Baoming rubbed his palms together repeatedly with his fingers, and he could clearly feel that his palms were particularly cold.

After Zhang Baoming finished speaking, Qi Tongwei smiled.

"If there's nothing else to say, then let's move on to the next topic. I'll speak!"

As Qi Tongwei's voice faded, the scene became extremely quiet, to the point where you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone present turned pale and was extremely tense, because no one knew whether what Qi Tongwei was about to say was related to them.

Qi Tongwei paused slightly, then looked at He Dongfeng beside him and said coldly:

"Zheng Jindong did not work in Handong Province for long, but his record is full of misdeeds. His attitude and methods in handling work are astonishing! As a cadre parachuted in from above, everyone had high expectations for Zheng Jindong, but he turned out to be selfish and let everyone down!"

Qi Tongwei suddenly mentioned Zheng Jindong, which made the atmosphere in the room even more tense.

As the governor of Handong Province, Qi Tongwei is taking office for the first time today, so it is understandable that he would mention Zheng Jindong.

However, it was a bit alarming when Qi Tongwei brought up Zheng Jindong after calling Sha Ruijin out.

These people clearly remember that on the first day Zheng Jindong landed in Handong Province, half of the people present had gone to the scene to welcome him.

Later, at Ma Haitao's wedding, all of these people except He Dongfeng were present.

But in reality, most of these people are two-faced.

At the time, no one knew that Zheng Jindong would actually fall from grace, so most people adopted a policy of not offending either side.

Chapter 430 Everyone probably needs to have their heart checked

It's true that Qi Tongwei is indeed very powerful and wields a lot of authority, and everyone is wary of him.

However, in everyone's eyes at the time, Zheng Jindong was the eldest son of the Zheng family, one of the seven great families, and they felt that there was no benefit in offending Zheng Jindong.

Therefore, most people are two-faced, adhering to a policy of outward compliance but inward resistance.

Now Zheng Jindong has completely fallen from power, and even the once arrogant Zheng family has disappeared overnight, something no one expected.

Now, standing in the conference room are Sha Ruijin and the anti-corruption bureau personnel he brought. No one knows whether Qi Tongwei is going to settle scores with them or not.

Therefore, no one at the scene had any intention of watching the spectacle anymore; for the time being, no one could remain uninvolved.

Looking at the terrified expressions of the people present, Qi Tongwei knew very well what they had done back then.

"There were a few comrades who immediately formed close ties with Zheng Jindong after he was parachuted into Handong Province. It's not that they didn't participate in what Zheng Jindong did in Handong Province, but that they weren't able to participate deeply. The ridiculous thing is that they wanted to do some bad things with Zheng Jindong, but Zheng Jindong didn't even take a liking to them. Do you all know who this person is?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately realized that Qi Tongwei was not referring to them.

Everyone suddenly realized that Qi Tongwei hadn't come today to wipe them all out, but rather had another purpose.

Of the characteristics that Qi Tongwei just mentioned, there is one person who fits them perfectly: He Dongfeng, the vice governor of Handong Province in charge of finance.

In an instant, everyone's attention turned to He Dongfeng.

Because Zhang Baoming was sitting right next to He Dongfeng, he assumed everyone was looking at him.

Zhang Baoming's heart nearly stopped for a moment. He admitted that he had just wanted to ask Qi Tongwei to promote him to a higher position.

However, I have no connection with Zheng Jindong.

Before I arrived in Handong, Zheng Jindong had already fallen from power.

Zhang Baoming checked everyone's gaze again; they were either looking at him or at He Dongfeng standing next to him.

Zhang Baoming had already learned from everyone's comments about themselves that He Dongfeng was Qi Tongwei's number one supporter, so naturally the person Qi Tongwei was talking about couldn't be He Dongfeng.

So, it can only be myself then.

Zhang Baoming was truly in despair. Everyone said Qi Tongwei was powerful, and seeing him today, it was indeed true.

Qi Tongwei actually wanted to remove me so easily. When he just rejected my personnel decision, there was no reason given, and he acted like he was the only one who mattered.

Now that they've taken him down, the crime they've pinned on him is that he was sabotaging things with Zheng Jindong?

Yes, I have nothing to do with Zheng Jindong. Didn't Qi Tongwei say that I wanted to join Zheng Jindong in causing trouble, but Zheng Jindong refused...?

I really don't know Zheng Jindong, and I really didn't do anything to sabotage him.

For a moment, Zhang Baoming was a little dazed. He felt that the pressure he was under was too great. He opened his mouth and involuntarily began to explain.

"Governor Qi, actually I..."

Before Zhang Baoming could finish speaking, he heard a loud "bang!" behind him.

In an instant, Zhang Baoming trembled with fear. He thought someone had opened fire and was about to shoot him dead.

After a while, he realized he was fine. So what was that sound just now?

Zhang Baoming looked back in the direction of the sound and saw He Dongfeng lying on the ground, his face ashen, along with the chair.

Zhang Baoming frowned instantly. What was going on? Was he tired from the meeting and wanted to lie down and rest? Could he really do that?

He Dongfeng lay on the ground; only he knew the extent of the psychological pressure he was under.

Ever since Zheng Jindong's downfall, he has lived in fear every day and night. He keeps thinking that Qi Tongwei might send someone to arrest him, and then he thinks that Qi Tongwei might let him go.

After going through this process repeatedly, she finally understood why Qi Tongwei hadn't taken her down immediately: he wanted her to endure this psychological ordeal.

It's like someone paying tuition to learn a foreign language, and afterwards the police arrest the foreign language teacher, trying to arrest people one by one based on the transfer records on the teacher's phone.

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This person has a wife, children, and a job. If people find out that he is learning a foreign language, his life will basically be over.

But they just aren't in a hurry to contact you, and you find yourself unable to sleep at night, tossing and turning, wondering if you'll end up getting arrested for studying a foreign language.

One moment you think it's all over, that nothing's happened after all this time, and the next you find out that other people who studied foreign languages ​​took even longer than you and ended up in jail too.

His heart pounded back and forth, and He Dongfeng knew that what he had done was far more serious than learning a foreign language.

... . ...

Under such psychological torment, he finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

He suddenly felt his vision becoming increasingly blurry, then he couldn't hear anything clearly, and his consciousness began to fade.