Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 268 Fishing

Seeing that his leader stayed in the office every day looking through documents and never went out to visit and investigate, Ren Sanyuan felt that his leader was probably here to gild his reputation.

Gold plating is good.

If I don't cause trouble, I can have a lot more free time. At least I don't have to fight against some people.

Besides, as long as you serve the son of a powerful person well, why should you worry about not having the opportunity to get promoted?

It would be best to transfer out of Jiangchang County and develop in the city.

Thinking of this, Ren Sanyuan knocked on Qi Tongwei's office door.

The person who opened the door was Zhang Xiaojun, the second son of the old leader.

Ren Sanyuan nodded slightly to Zhang Xiaojun and walked in. "Secretary Qi."

Qi Tongwei glanced at Ren Sanyuan, then shifted his gaze to the county's economic data: "Director Ren, is there anything wrong?"

Ren Sanyuan smiled and said, "Leader, you've been here for a long time, but you haven't really experienced the local customs and culture of our county. How about I treat you to some fishing and seafood after get off work today?"

Qi Tongwei wanted to refuse, but then he thought, he has been here for so long and has always heard that local criminal gangs are rampant, but he has never really understood them.

If you want to know when you can feel the security of a place, it is undoubtedly at night.

At night, various entertainment venues open their doors to welcome customers, and gangsters love to go to these places to drink and have fun.

After drinking, they go to the streets, strolling and running around as if the whole world belongs to them.

Qi Tongwei closed the file and looked at the time again. "Okay, you go and make the arrangements. By the way, I heard that Chen Xin, the deputy director of the County Public Security Bureau, usually has a lot of free time at work. Let's ask him to come along."

"Chen Xin?" Ren Sanyuan was stunned and reminded quietly, "This Chen Xin is a troublemaker. Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Guo don't like him very much."

Qi Tongwei said "Oh" and asked, "How did Chen Xin offend these two?"

"It's a long story." Ren Sanyuan began to explain why Chen Xin offended Guo Xiangli.

The story began three years ago, when Huang Yingxiang's fifth son, Huang Hongfa, started a fight with the original owner of a mine in order to seize it.

The original owner of the mine also had some influence in Jiangchang County, and even had some relationship with Secretary Zhang. Needless to say, Huang Hongfa had the support of County Magistrate Guo behind him, and the two sides were fighting each other fiercely.

Chen Xin happened to be transferred from the Municipal Bureau. Upon seeing this situation, he immediately mobilized police officers to arrest the leaders of both parties.

But this has stirred up a hornet's nest.

Whether it's gangs or gangs involved in organized crime, apart from those desperate criminals, how many of them have no one behind them? To put it bluntly, they are just dogs raised by certain people.

As the people behind him started to make a move, the pressure came, but Chen Xin was also a stubborn person. He insisted on convicting the two men and even threatened to report them to the Municipal Bureau and the Municipal Party Committee.

Finally, at Chen Xin's insistence, Huang Hongfa and the boss were both sentenced to two years each. When they were released, the other family's forces had fallen apart, and they had to flee far away.

However, the Huang family took advantage of the opportunity to take over Jiangchang County and became the largest organized crime group in Jiangchang County.

Qi Tongwei nodded. "Then he should come. The Huang family is the only one in power now, and we need someone to curb them. I'll talk to Mr. Zhang, you go and make the arrangements first."

"Yes."

...

In the afternoon, at Jiangchang Beach, the sea breeze rustled in my ears, ruffling the hems of my clothes and making them dance.

Zhang Chunsheng pointed at the scattered anglers dotting the beach and said to Qi Tongwei, "This is the favorite spot for anglers in our county. There's a constant stream of people coming here every day. If you're late, you won't be able to find a good spot."

Qi Tongwei affirmed: "That's good, a good balance between work and rest, which shows that the people of Jiangchang County are living a prosperous life."

Under the leadership of Zhang Chunsheng, the group found a protruding fishing spot.

Qi Tongwei was an inland person in his previous life and had rarely been to the seaside, let alone fishing, so he couldn't wait to cast the hook.

Next came Zhang Chunsheng, Ren Sanyuan, and Chen Xin, who were all sitting one meter away from Qi Tongwei, and lined up one by one to cast their fishing hooks.

Zhang Xiaojun stood behind Qi Tongwei, helping several leaders and listening to their orders.

Chen Xin is in his early forties and is a retired military officer. There are quite a few police officers who have retired from the military in this era. Most of them have the concept, or sentiment, of serving the people, and naturally they act less slickly.

Chen Xin was obviously not good at fishing. He kept casting and pulling the hook, but in the end he caught nothing.

Qi Tongwei didn't know how to fish, but he had an old military advisor, Zhang Chunsheng, by his side. Zhang Chunsheng's parents were fishermen, and he had fished a lot when he was young. With just a few words of advice, Qi Tongwei benefited a lot and caught fish frequently.

Chen Xin raised the hook again, but it was still empty, and his brows couldn't help but frown.

Zhang Chunsheng slowly put on the bait and said with a smile, "Comrade Chen Xin, fishing requires patience. Without patience, you won't be able to wait for the fish to bite."

Qi Tongwei jokingly said, "Mr. Zhang, Comrade Chen Xin isn't impatient. I think he's worried about something."

Chen Xin gave a bitter laugh, "Secretary Qi, I really don't have the heart to fish here. I have a lot of things to do in the bureau."

Qi Tongwei smiled faintly and said nothing.

As early as when he summoned Chen Xin, Ren Sanyuan told Qi Tongwei that this deputy director was a lazy person. Zhang Chunsheng had thought about winning him over, but he only stuck to his own principles and looked down upon Zhang Chunsheng's behavior of supporting a gangster boss behind the scenes.

Qi Tongwei didn't expect that he could win over the other party with just a few words.

Ren Sanyuan took the opportunity to joke, "What could it be? Do you really need Director Chen to personally discuss the birth of the child?"

Because he offended the top two leaders at the same time, Chen Xin's job was adjusted a long time ago, and he was responsible for marginal work such as family planning, training bases, and immigration.

"Secretary Qi, tell me, isn't it a waste of talent for a deputy director of the Public Security Bureau to go to the countryside every day to check on childbirth instead of cracking down on criminals?"

Qi Tongwei put bait on the hook and said calmly, "It's not a waste of talent. It's all for the cause of the Party. No matter which position you take, you are serving the people."

Chen Xin didn't say anything, but threw the fishing hook into the sea.

Qi Tongwei glanced at the other party and also threw the hook into the sea. "But professional matters should be left to professionals. That's how we make the best use of them."

Except for Qi Tongwei, the other three looked at Chen Xin. The county party secretary had already extended the olive branch.

Chen Xin seemed oblivious to what he heard and continued to look at the fishhook carefully.

The atmosphere fell into a brief silence.

At this time, Qi Tongwei's fishhook moved again. When he pulled it up, he found a small red spot struggling on the fishhook.

Qi Tongwei caught the little red spot, removed the hook, and said meaningfully, "Look at this fish. It thinks it can escape the hook and live by relying on its own efforts and courage.

In reality, it has no idea of ​​the forces that hold it captive, and even if it exhausts itself, it cannot change the situation in the slightest."

Zhang Chunsheng agreed with a smile: "Yes, sitting in a well and looking at the sky, one thinks that man can conquer nature, but who knows that the fisherman is the real sky."

"This is the limitation of thinking. There's nothing wrong with trying hard, but as a fish, once you're controlled by someone, you can already see the end of your life." Qi Tongwei spread his hands and threw the fish into the sea. "But everything has its ups and downs. If someone kind enough appreciates your courage and rescues you, you might one day become even more powerful."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xin's face was obviously moved.