In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

"Oh, isn't this our Director Qi?"

A private club.

As Zhao Ruilong watched Qi Tongwei step inside, he said sarcastically, "I thought you didn't know which way the door of my Huilong Club faces."

Qi Tongwei stopped in his tracks.

He glanced at the arrogant spoiled brat across the street, said nothing, and turned to leave.

"Qi Tongwei! Director Qi! Director Qi!"

Watching the departing figure, Zhao Ruilong felt a chill run down his spine. He abandoned all pretense of composure, slammed his wine glass on the table, and rushed over, grabbing the man's arm.

"You're such a sore loser, you can't even take a joke."

Qi Tongwei gently pulled his arm out of the other man's hand and said calmly, "Young Master Zhao, what is it? Just say it."

"What's your name, Young Master Zhao?"

"It's too formal. Just call me Ruilong."

Zhao Ruilong wore a warm, brotherly smile.

"You have 8 minutes and 53 seconds left."

Qi Tongwei raised his hand to check his watch, like a businesslike proceduralist.

"Qi..."

Zhao Ruilong almost exploded.

Qi Tongwei was just a dog kept by the Zhao family, a Qi donkey. When had he ever dared to give him such a look before? He was always the one who had a black face.

"Director Qi, my father is still alive, he's not dead."

Zhao Ruilong, consumed by anger, disregarded Zhao Xiaohui's instructions and threatened her in a gloomy tone.

"I know."

"So what?"

Qi Tongwei looked down at the person in front of him, feeling a strange sense of satisfaction.

Having left the Zhao family, I am free from constraints.

Qi Tongwei suddenly realized that as the Director of the Public Security Bureau, a full-fledged provincial-level official, he seemed to be quite powerful. As long as he didn't harbor any ambitions for advancement, he could ignore more than half of the deputy ministers in Handong.

Besides, it's just Zhao Ruilong.

Think about this.

Qi Tongwei's contempt grew stronger, as if he were looking at a bug.

"Don't forget those videos!"

Zhao Ruilong gritted his teeth and said.

"You know how to get to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, right?"

"Young Master Zhao, you're welcome to report this. I'll take the warning, but you'll go... and be put in jail."

Qi Tongwei sneered.

This laughter thoroughly stung Zhao Ruilong, who was very powerful in Jingzhou.

"Qi Tongwei, what's there to be so proud of?"

"He just switched sides with Lin Zhiyuan, what a three-surname traitor! He was surnamed Liang, Zhao, and now he's surnamed Lin."

Zhao Ruilong broke through Zhao Ruilong's defenses on the spot.

"You have six minutes and thirteen seconds left. If this is all just pointless chatter, I'm leaving."

"I'm not like you, Young Master Zhao, who's idle. I have 300,000 police officers in Handong on my shoulders."

Qi Tongwei completely ignored Zhao Ruilong's insults.

It's beneath a high-ranking official like yourself to argue with a small-time businessman.

"Stop right there!"

"I need to see Lin Zhiyuan. Can you pass on a message for me?"

Although Zhao Ruilong wasn't very bright, he was still the son raised by the Zhao family, and he understood the threat in Qi Tongwei's words.

It's best not to resort to underhanded tactics in front of the provincial public security chief who controls the police force of a province.

He can't afford to play this game!

Even the Zhao family now can't afford to play this game.

"Governor Lin has been very busy lately and hasn't had time to see you."

"If he wants to see you, he will naturally tell you. By the way, don't go looking for Li Dakang either. Secretary Dakang is in a bad mood right now, and his temper might be even worse than mine."

After saying that, Qi Tongwei left.

Dry and crisp.

Zhao Ruilong was left standing alone in the hall, furious and impotent, smashing wine glasses and bottles all over the floor.

My emotions gradually calmed down.

He took out his phone from his pocket and dialed a number.

"Second sister, that bastard Qi Tongwei, Bi Yangde, would never pass on a message to me."

As soon as the phone is connected.

Zhao Ruilong was full of complaints.

"What the hell did you say? I asked you to use Qi Tongwei's connection to find out Lin Zhiyuan's attitude, and you couldn't even do something as simple as that?"

Zhao Xiaohui roared repeatedly.

I'm going a little crazy.

She knew Zhao Ruilong wasn't smart enough to accomplish anything, but she never expected he couldn't even handle something as simple as arranging a meeting.

I seriously suspect that during childbirth, they kept the placenta and raised it.

They don't resemble the Zhao family at all.

She was being incredibly disrespectful, suspecting that Old Zhao was being cuckolded.

"I...I didn't say anything!"

Zhao Ruilong also felt wronged. "After that bastard Qi Tongwei sided with Lin Zhiyuan, he didn't respect me at all. So I threatened him with the surveillance video of him entering and leaving Shanshui Group, and also called him a traitor who has served three masters."

"Zhao Ruilong, you're truly a talent."

Zhao Xiaohui was so angry that she laughed.

"No matter what, Qi Tongwei is the Director of the Handong Public Security Bureau. Who do you think you are to threaten him?"

"Besides, you've been hanging out with him for so many years, don't you know what kind of person he is?"

"His ambitions were sky-high, but his fate was as fragile as paper!"

"I have an extremely low self-esteem, so I value my self-esteem more than anything else."

"Back then, he was willing to propose to Liang Lu in front of the whole school for the sake of power; and he was willing to cry at my Zhao family's grave in public to get rid of the Liang family."

"Now that he's climbed the social ladder, it's a miracle he hasn't immediately turned on the Zhao family. How dare you act so arrogantly in front of him!"

"You stupid placenta!"

On the phone, Zhao Xiaohui's voice grew louder and louder, each word more unpleasant than the last.

"Go find Li Dakang right now."

Zhao Xiaohui's words sounded like an ultimatum.

"Second...Second sister...that..."

Zhao Ruilong hesitated. He wasn't afraid of Zhao Ruilong, but he was genuinely afraid of his second sister.

"Don't tell me you've even offended Li Dakang to the point of death."

Zhao Xiaohui is a bit obsessed.

"No, I haven't had time to look for him yet. Didn't you say you'd look for Qi Tongwei first?"

Zhao Ruilong stammered, "Just now Qi Tongwei said that Li Dakang is very angry and told me not to go over there."

"Um?"

Zhao Xiaohui keenly sensed something was wrong. "Has something happened in Jingzhou again?"

"Does our matter count?"

"First it was Dafeng Factory, then the oil and gas group, and now Shanshui Group is gone too."

Zhao Ruilong felt heartbroken.

That's all his money!

"Bullshit!"

Zhao Xiaohui cursed, "Go investigate now, find out the truth first, and then we'll talk. If it can help Li Dakang or even Lin Zhiyuan, that would be best, as a favor."

"And what about Qi Tongwei..."

"Find an opportunity."

"Go and apologize!"

"You better get your attitude straight. If you dare cause trouble again, I'll fly over and break all three of your legs."

"There's no point in keeping it anyway."

"Even now, we can't even ensure the continuation of the Zhao family line."

The call was abruptly disconnected.

All that was left for Zhao Ruilong was a scene of devastation.

There is no limit to how disappointed Jingzhou has become.

For example, Chen Hai, who was suspended from his job and stayed at home, took advantage of his son Xiao Piqiu starting school to drink beer one bottle after another as if it were free.

Click!

The door was opened.

Lu Yike walked in, already used to Chen Hai's drinking problem.

In just two days.

Chen Hai has gone from a promising anti-corruption bureau chief to a disheveled, middle-aged man with a stubble.

"Director Chen, the audit results from the Audit Office on the Anti-Corruption Bureau are in."