Qi Tongwei at the start: Not relying on Liang Lu, but winning by a single move against Heaven.

Inside the Kunlun Hotel, Qi Tongwei and a group of officials were also busy.

Under the arrangement of the district committee, they were divided into several groups according to the content of their reports and conducted reporting rehearsals in different meeting rooms.

Lei Shan reported on the main content of the comprehensive social management grid governance and was assigned to the comprehensive social management and stability maintenance group.

Reports at this level are all personally handled by the top leaders of each county and district.

As the second-in-command, Qi Tongwei consciously became a spectator.

It wasn't that he didn't want to show his face in front of his superiors, but the chances were slim.

He saw it very clearly: these top leaders were all reserves, and they, the second-in-commands, were reserves for reserves.

Just like the comprehensive governance network he reported, the first person to report must have been Wang Quanyou.

Qin Xuefeng would only step in when Wang Quanyou was in an unusual situation.

Then Qin Xuefeng ran into trouble again, and that's when Qi Tongwei got his turn.

What is the probability that the first and second reporters will encounter problems?

The answer is almost zero.

If this actually happens, it will be a big deal.

In a report at this level, temporarily replacing a leader is considered a political mistake.

Qi Tongwei never imagined he would be able to face the Heavenly Court directly.

Throughout the meeting, all he hoped for was to have a group photo and shake hands at the end.

Seeing the backup team of over four hundred people, he completely gave up hope.

With so many people, there won't even be a group photo session after the meeting; there are just too many people.

Once he understood and let go of the past, Qi Tongwei felt relieved.

During the period when the hotel was closed, Qi Tongwei developed a new habit: watching the news.

Every evening at 7 o'clock, he would sit in front of the TV to watch the news broadcast.

When he saw the news he wanted to see broadcast, he knew that his combat readiness mission was over.

August 25th was the second day after the news broadcast, and also the fifth day of Qi Tongwei's confinement.

Finally, there's news from above. The message is short: all personnel can go back home.

The news caused an uproar.

After five days of lockdown and four days of drills, everyone was reluctant to go back like this.

Qi Tongwei remained calm; it's no exaggeration to say he was completely at peace.

He knew perfectly well that the meeting had ended long ago in one of the conference rooms of this hotel.

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After returning to Leishan County, Qin Xuefeng seemed like a different person; his face was flushed and he walked with a brisk pace.

For him, it was enough that Leishan County, which had been at the bottom for years, made it onto the alternate reporting list.

Qi Tongwei, on the other hand, was somewhat absent-minded and easily distracted.

Qin Xuefeng's political career was nearing its end, and he was concerned with how to conclude it.

Qi Tongwei was different. His political career had just begun, and he was concerned with how to lay out his plans.

For Qi Tongwei, the end of the Bianxi City symposium was precisely a new beginning.

These days, he continues the habit he developed during the lockdown: watching the evening news.

Every evening at seven o'clock, without fail, he would watch the news broadcast in the small canteen.

As the news broadcast aired, Qi Tongwei became even more certain.

My initial assumption was correct; the top priority is still maintaining stability.

This week was agonizing for Qi Tongwei; it felt like an eternity.

On September 2nd, he finally received the news he had been waiting for after a long period of agony.

This news item took up a full 9 minutes of the 30-minute news broadcast, making it a compilation.

Qi Tongwei stared intently at the television screen, his breathing almost stopping.

Finally, Wang Quanyou appeared on screen, but only for 3 seconds.

Although the footage was very short, Wang Quanyou was the only one who gave a presentation.

With the broadcast of this news, Qi Tongwei's tense nerves finally relaxed.

He knew that when he left Leishan County, he had truly arrived.

While Qi Tongwei was watching the news, thousands of miles away in the capital, Zhong's mother was also watching the news.

Although they were reading the same news, Zhong's mother was paying attention to something completely different from Qi Tongwei.

Zhong's mother was focused on a small snippet of footage from the news.

The clip was very short, only three to five seconds long, and it was a segment of a Kazakh group wedding, played as background music.

The scenes frequently shift, from singing to the newlyweds, then to a bonfire celebration...

Beside the campfire, a Kazakh girl with a bright smile is dancing around it.

The image flashed by in an instant, lasting no more than two seconds.

But Zhong's mother recognized her at a glance; the Kazakh girl was Zhong Xiaoai!

It's the jade cabbage she's been raising for twenty years!

The image flashed by, and Mrs. Zhong couldn't help but frown slightly.

She doesn't object to her daughter dating; it's only natural for men to marry when they're of age and women to marry when they're of age.

But in a family like hers, some things are not allowed.

One of the reasons for not going home during summer vacation is to secretly meet her boyfriend in Bianxi.

She even began to doubt whether Qi Tongwei and Zhong Xiaoai were truly a good match...

From this moment on, Zhong Xiaoai's good days were over, and trouble was about to begin.

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Qi Tongwei was far away in the western border region, so naturally he was unaware of what had happened to the Zhong family.

After watching the news, he returned to his office and sat in his chair, lost in thought.

The CCTV Evening News has always been the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China.

Judging from the news just now, Wang Quanyou's promotion is confirmed, but what about him?

He suddenly felt a little dazed, unsure of where to go or what to do...

He really wanted to call Wang Quanyou or Baimaiti to discuss the situation.

But he stopped halfway through each dialing, which made him seem too hasty.

Just as he was anxious and didn't know what to do, the phone on the table suddenly rang.

The sudden ringing of the phone startled Qi Tongwei.

After answering the phone, he calmed himself down and spoke softly.

"County government, Qi Tongwei..."

On the other end of the phone, Baimaiti's voice came through, tinged with laughter.

"Tongwei, it's me, Baimaiti..."

Qi Tongwei was taken aback, and his breathing became a little rapid.

At this moment, Baimaiti called, and he couldn't help but feel expectant and nervous.

Sure enough, after a brief exchange of pleasantries, Baimaiti got straight to the point.

"Tongwei, Secretary Wang misses you again. Can you come to the city?"

He paused slightly, then added with a smile.

"You've got to treat us this time..."