vrcanaries Chapter 21 Even if you don't die, you'll still suffer a lot.
Chapter 21 Even if you don't die, you'll still suffer a lot.
"You're always causing trouble; you'll be locked up sooner or later, you troublemaker."
"Director Fan, I'm cleaner than you. Even if you go in, I won't."
Qi Tongwei still chose to confront the issue head-on and attack the heart.
Fan Youliang felt a wave of dizziness. "Gao Qi, quickly get the medicine from my drawer!"
"Director Fan, I'll be right there."
Gao Qi runs faster than a rabbit.
Seeing that things were not going well, Qi Tongwei quickly slipped away.
Director Fan is in poor health, so he shouldn't lose his temper so easily. He's an older man with a younger wife; their son is still young.
If the driver, Lao Wang, gets the benefit, Qi Tongwei will be grinning like a sly old man.
"Tell me, what have you done?"
Ji Changming slammed his fist on the table, furious.
"Do you think nobody can control you? I can suspend you right now."
Qi Tongwei stood respectfully, letting Ji Changming rant and rave without uttering a sound.
If Ji Changming is offended, the procuratorate will truly be unable to move an inch.
"Are you mute? Show us your usual defiant and argumentative side."
Qi Tongwei remained silent.
After venting his frustrations, Ji Changming breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone softened.
"Now you can talk, kid."
Qi Tongwei said in a serious tone, "Prosecutor Ji, I'll start from the beginning. This morning, after taking photos at the publicity department, I ran into Reporter Ye from the provincial TV station. She insisted on interviewing me and shamelessly wanted to come with me on the case. I had no choice but to agree."
Wait a minute.
Ji Changming waved to interrupt, "You said the provincial TV reporter went along too?"
"Yes, it was a woman, and a very pretty one at that."
"You little rascal, trying to be clever, huh? Get to the point."
Qi Tongwei straightened his back. "After leaving the propaganda department, Zhao Donglai and I rode in reporter Ye's car to the state-owned factory to inquire about Duan Xiaojun's colleague, Hu Tiezhu."
"Wait a moment"
Ji Changming interrupted again.
Did you get any results from the questions?
"Hu Tiezhu was very nervous, as if he was terrified. He has elderly parents and young children to support, and he's the only one with a job."
Ji Changming couldn't take it anymore. "I'll tell you to get to the point."
"We haven't gotten anything out of Hu Tiezhu yet."
Ji Changming was speechless. "Then why did you go through all that trouble? Isn't this just stating the obvious?"
"Go on."
Qi Tongwei took a deep breath, pretending to speak. "After leaving the state-owned factory, Zhao Donglai went to make a phone call, while reporter Ye and I found a rice noodle shop for lunch. That's when we ran into some thugs collecting protection money. I couldn't stand it, so I got into a fight with them."
Ji Changming slammed his fist on the table. "You just hit me because you can't stand it? Have you forgotten you're a public servant?"
Qi Tongwei stood tall and proud, saying, "The Constitution stipulates that as public officials, we have a responsibility to fight against all criminals, even at the cost of our lives, for the safety of the people's lives and property."
Ji Changming gritted his teeth in anger; this kid only knew how to flatter.
"Then you can call the police first and wait for them to handle it, isn't that okay?"
Qi Tongwei still maintained a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor.
"The situation is critical, leaving me no time to retreat or maneuver. I must defend national justice with unwavering will and blood."
Ji Changming pointed at Qi Tongwei, speechless for a moment.
"I can't argue with you, kid. You're something else. It's good that you fought against criminals when it came to petty thugs, but why did you get into a fight with the police and even pull out a gun? You're really something."
Qi Tongwei looked aggrieved. "After the public security brigade arrived, they wouldn't listen to my explanation at all. Instead of arresting those thugs, they wanted to arrest me. I have reason to suspect they're in cahoots."
Ji Changming felt a headache coming on. "Just because you have suspicions, you think you can use force to resist the law? Who gave you that right?"
"The power of the state comes from the people, and it is the people who have given me this power. If I don't make a big deal out of this, it will just fade away, and the only ones who will suffer are the hardworking restaurant owners. I am willing to accept my punishment."
Qi Tongwei looked like he was going to the execution ground rather than surrender.
Ji Changming understood perfectly well that he didn't believe the security brigade was unaware of the protection money collection.
"Go back immediately and write a report detailing everything that happened today, then submit it."
"Yes, quarterly inspection."
"Wait a minute, the TV reporters saw everything that happened today."
"Yes, the report will probably come out tomorrow, or it might not."
"go"
Ji Changming waved his hand, feeling utterly exhausted.
Back in the office, Gao Qi stopped him.
"The court asked me to inform you that Duan Xiaojun's case will be heard tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM."
"Damn it!" Qi Tongwei shouted angrily, throwing a punch.
"Qi Tongwei, who are you cursing?"
Gao Qi quickly took a few steps back.
"I wasn't cursing you; I was cursing those who rushed to court before Duan Xiaojun's medical report was even available."
"Qi Tongwei, I'm telling you, you're just asking for trouble. Duan Xiaojun was merely struggling before he died; his wife was having an affair, and he killed her in a moment of impulse. What's so strange about that?" Gao Qi laughed.
Qi Tongwei ignored Gao Qi and returned to his seat. He first wrote down what had happened that day and handed it to Ji Changming. He also had to think about what to do in court tomorrow.
Police station office.
Executive Deputy Director He Aijun presided over the meeting.
Zheng Yonghang went all out at the meeting.
"Zhao Donglai, what are you good for? I told you to follow that kid, why didn't you stop him? Is this the kind of ruthless and aggressive behavior a prosecutor should exhibit?"
Tell me now.
Zhao Donglai lowered his head, showing no courage to resist.
"I made a phone call because of a family emergency at the time, and missed it."
You're going out to work, not for vacation.
Zheng Yonghang is venting all the anger he felt yesterday.
"Ji Yunhao, and you too, tell me whether or not we collected protection money."
Ji Yunhao was very flustered and had no choice but to lie.
"Director Zheng, the Public Security Brigade has never received any complaints from businesses extorting protection money. We can't just believe whatever that kid says."
"Then go and invite that restaurant owner back, and ask him what happened."
"If that kid deliberately caused a scene and started a fight, and the injuries are minor, he should be detained; if the injuries are serious, he should be sentenced."
Zheng Yonghang was seething with anger and wanted to make sure Qi Tongwei was either dead or badly injured.
Ji Yunhao had received instructions from his superiors, so things would be much easier from there.
Zhao Donglai was sweating bullets for Qi Tongwei; this guy was really going to ruin him.
"Director Zheng, there's one more thing I need to mention. A reporter from the provincial television station can testify that those thugs were extorting protection money."
Zheng Yonghang was a little surprised and glared at Ji Yunhao with hatred. "You bastard, you're not honest."
What's the reporter's name?
"Ye Xuan"
Zhao Donglai answered truthfully, saying that it would now depend on Ye's influence; it turned out that Qi Tongwei was using Ye as a shield.
Let me say a few words.
He Aijun spoke up.
"Zhao Donglai, Ji Yunhao, you two pulled out guns and pointed them at your own men in the street. What exactly are you trying to do?"
He Aijun was furious; he hadn't lost his temper in a long time.
"Do you have any discipline or principles at all? Guns aren't for you to show off."
"What if an accidental conflict occurs and innocent civilians are injured?"
"Even if you were stripped of your police uniforms, you wouldn't be wronged at all."