thefictionvixens Chapter 182 A Pathetic Person
Chapter 182 A Pathetic Person
Jingzhou City, Yunlong Hotel, 11 PM.
The situation has been brought under control.
Gao Yuliang, Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, personally led Li Gangxin, Deputy Director of the Provincial Public Security Department, Zhao Donglai, Director of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, and a large number of police officers to stand guard outside the Yunlong Hotel.
Then, one by one, Du Bozhong's men, dressed in black, were escorted out of the hotel.
Meanwhile, many police officers from the Public Security Bureau, brought by Cheng Du, were helped out.
Gao Yuliang stopped one of the uninjured policemen and asked:
"Where is your Governor Qi? And what about his position?"
The policeman replied:
"Reporting to the secretary, they disappeared before we engaged the criminals in a firefight... We haven't been able to pinpoint their exact location yet."
Gao Yuliang waved his hand, telling the policeman to go and rest.
Li Gangxin stepped forward, saluted, and said:
"Secretary Yuliang, we have searched the entire hotel and its surrounding area, and we can now confirm that Governor Qi and Cheng Du drove away, heading towards Yantai City; in addition, we cannot rule out the possibility that Zhao Ruilong was also in the car."
Gao Yuliang pondered for a moment.
I quickly figured out what had happened.
His expression was not good, and he quietly gave instructions to Li Gangxin:
"Pursue them. If you see Cheng Du and Zhao Ruilong, don't hold back... I suspect Cheng Du has already betrayed us."
Li Gangxin was taken aback and asked in confusion:
"Secretary, what do you mean? Cheng Du has always followed Governor Qi; he doesn't seem like the type to betray us..."
"There's no other way; Cheng Du isn't qualified to leave Zhao Ruilong." Gao Yuliang sighed and said:
"I talked to him, and from then on I knew that Cheng Du... would eventually go back to Zhao Ruilong's side."
After saying this, Gao Yuliang waved his hand and said:
"Let's not talk about that, let's go after them."
Li Gangxin respectfully saluted and said:
"yes!"
Zhao Donglai stood aside, unwilling but not daring to directly challenge the Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, so he reluctantly waved his hand and said:
"Let's go too!"
Police cars from the provincial and municipal bureaus, flashing red and blue lights, drove in a long procession towards Yantai City.
Just then, someone walked up to Gao Yuliang.
Xia Qing, wearing a woolen overcoat, calmly said:
"Secretary Yuliang, I'm here."
"Welcome." Gao Yuliang gestured for Xia Qing to enter and said:
"Get on the bus, let's watch it to the end together."
Xia Qing nodded and got into Gao Yuliang's car.
As the convoy drove along, Gao Yuliang suddenly signaled for them to split into two groups.
One team headed in another direction, while Gao Yuliang's team continued forward.
Xia Qing asked curiously:
"Secretary Yuliang, what's this arrangement?"
"They're going to intercept Zhao Ruilong's car," Gao Yuliang said calmly.
"I anticipated that when Qi Tongwei went to trade the USB drive, Zhao Ruilong would arrange for Cheng Du to go with him. So, I had someone install a tracking device in Cheng Du's car beforehand. The person driving this car now is Zhao Ruilong. And he's alone."
Xia Qing said with some surprise:
"So, there's a problem with the degree of 'knowing'? And you already knew all along?"
Gao Yuliang smiled and said:
"Chengdu is actually a pathetic person. He just wanted to find a chance to survive in the cracks between various forces."
Xia Qing seemed lost in thought. She decided to refrain from commenting on tonight's events for the time being and simply participate quietly.
……
At the same time, a village bordering Kyoto City and Iwata City.
Inside the dilapidated, deserted thatched hut.
Qi Tongwei slowly woke up, feeling a sharp pain in his head.
He slowly opened his eyes and found himself in an unfamiliar place.
The surroundings were thatched and wooden planks, the ground was cold mud, and water dripped from the roof.
Qi Tongwei tried to get up, but a restraining force came from his right wrist, causing him to fall back to the ground.
Upon closer inspection, he saw that his right hand was handcuffed and locked to a wooden beam.
"Brother Qi, you're awake."
Cheng Du's voice came from across the room; he was smoking.
Qi Tongwei sneered, as if laughing at his own foolishness.
He simply sat down on the ground, ignoring his current predicament, and waved his left hand at Cheng Du, saying:
"Give me one."
Without hesitation, Cheng Du walked to Qi Tongwei's side, took out a cigarette and put it in Qi Tongwei's mouth, shielding the wind with his left hand and pressing the button on the lighter with his right.
The light from the flames and cigarettes was dazzling in the pitch-black night.
Qi Tongwei took a large, satisfied drag, and judging by the volume, joked:
"I never expected that you would betray me in the end. You've got some nerve."
Du Cheng said with deep remorse:
"I'm sorry, Brother Qi, I can't help it..."
"That's enough." Qi Tongwei patted Cheng Du on the shoulder and said:
Everyone has their own ambitions, and I have no regrets.
silence.
The only sounds were the rustling of the night wind through the thatch and the dripping of water on the ground.
After finishing his cigarette, Qi Tongwei readily agreed:
"Let's get started."
His astonished expression was striking in the moonlight, and he waved his hands repeatedly, saying:
"Brother Qi, you've misunderstood! Brother Long said he'd let me release you once he's gone. After all... he's already destroyed the account books, and you're a deputy provincial-level official..."
"Besides, he has something on me, so it's better for Qi Tongwei to be alive than dead, right?" Qi Tongwei said jokingly.
Du Cheng fell silent again.
"The degree."
Qi Tongwei said in a slightly hoarse voice:
"Can you tell me why you insist on listening to Zhao Ruilong?"
Cheng Du looked up, peering at the night sky through the gaps in the thatched roof, and then murmured:
"Now that things have come to this, I'm not afraid to tell you that I have a murder case in Zhao Ruilong's hands."
Qi Tongwei was taken aback, but didn't ask any more questions.
He recalled that when he was working for Zhao Ruilong, the other party had also subtly suggested that he handle some "personal matters."
Fortunately, Gao Yuliang pulled him back in time each time.
Qi Tongwei felt a wave of fear wash over him.
If he were to become even more entangled and ruthless, it's hard to guarantee that he wouldn't resort to hiring a hitman to commit murder when his crimes are exposed.
For example, hiring a driver to drive a large truck to hit someone...
Qi Tongwei shuddered and abruptly pulled himself back to reality.
Thank goodness I didn't go down that path!
"Brother Long messaged me...Brother Qi, I'll help you untie it right away."
Cheng Du glanced at the message on his phone, took out his keys from his bag, and unlocked Qi Tongwei's handcuffs.
Qi Tongwei, however, did not quite believe that Zhao Ruilong would give up so easily.
It wasn't until the handcuffs snapped open that Qi Tongwei came to his senses.
He shook his slightly aching wrist and said to Cheng Du:
"Can I leave now?"
Du Cheng nodded:
"Yes."
Qi Tongwei then pointed at Chengdu and asked:
"And what about you?"
Cheng Du looked troubled and said:
"After this happened, I'm too ashamed to go back to the hall... Brother Qi, I owe you."
Qi Tongwei wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.
At this moment, any further words would seem pale and powerless.
From now on, we'll probably be enemies.
Qi Tongwei walked outside when he suddenly heard Cheng Du's scream behind him.
Looking back, Cheng Du had collapsed to the ground.
By the moonlight, Qi Tongwei could see clearly.
The upper body can still move to a certain extent.
His lower body twitched twice and then fell silent.