tkworld Chapter 182 This kneeling was two years late!
Chapter 182 This kneeling was two years late!
As the torrential rain subsided, a pale, fish-belly-like light appeared in the sky over Jingzhou City.
A Jeep Wrangler, riddled with bullet holes and covered in mud, roared into the provincial government compound like a steel behemoth that had just returned from hell.
There was no slowdown.
Just as the armed police at the entrance were about to raise their hands to signal the car to stop, they saw the man in the driver's seat, covered in blood and with eyes like knives, and the black HK416 rifle resting on the window frame in the passenger seat.
The railing lifted up instantly.
The Wrangler braked suddenly and came to a stop in front of the marble steps of the Provincial Party Committee Building No. 1.
The tires screeched as they rubbed against the ground, emitting puffs of blue smoke.
The car door opened.
Ye Cunxin jumped down first.
She stretched, her joints making a crisp cracking sound.
After a night of raging winds and body heat, the soaked white shirt was half-dry, clinging tightly to the graceful curves of her back.
The fabric clung to her back, outlining the deep grooves in her back and her slender waist.
The black tactical vest straps were tucked into the white shirt, making the two full breasts on her chest appear even more breathtaking.
As she stretched her body, another button on her collar popped open.
Her delicate, porcelain-white skin shimmered with a crystalline glow in the morning light, and the deep hollows of her exquisite collarbones seemed to still hold the rainwater of the previous night.
Her long legs were casually draped over the car door sill, and her military green tactical trousers tightly hugged her round and pert buttocks. With each step, she exuded a wild and untamed rhythm.
"So slow."
Ye Cunxin casually tidied her slightly messy long hair, twirled the crucial waterproof USB drive between her slender fingers, and gave a lazy yet dangerous look.
Qi Tongwei walked around the front of the car and opened the rear door.
A large hand reached in, like dragging a dead dog, and grabbed the person inside by the collar, pulling them out forcefully.
"Bang!"
Zhao Lichun, the former provincial party secretary who once held immense power and influence in Handong, fell face down onto the waterlogged ground.
Covered in mud, with disheveled hair, he looked as wretched as a beggar.
"Secretary Zhao, we've arrived at our stop."
Qi Tongwei's voice was completely calm, only his intense killing intent lingered.
……
The Standing Committee meeting room in Building No. 1 of the Provincial Party Committee.
The atmosphere was so heavy it was almost palpable.
The ashtray was piled high with cigarette butts.
Sha Ruijin sat at the head of the table, his face ashen, the teacup in his hand trembling slightly.
Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Tian Guofu kept his head down, drawing circles on his notebook.
The rest of the provincial party committee standing committee members sat upright, not daring to even breathe loudly.
News from Luzhou Port has already come back.
That would be a catastrophe.
"Bang!"
The heavy solid wood door was kicked open.
The loud noise sent a shiver down everyone's spine.
Qi Tongwei strode in, carrying Zhao Lichun's belt in one hand.
Ye Cunxin followed behind, toying with a tactical dagger in her hand. Her peach blossom eyes scanned the entire scene without restraint, finally settling on Sha Ruijin's face, a playful smile curving her lips.
"Is this your Standing Committee?"
Ye Cunxin leaned against the door frame, her arms crossed over her chest.
This movement made her already tight upper body, constricted by the tactical vest, even more prominent, and the shirt fabric was stretched to its limit, as if it might burst at any moment.
She didn't care at all about the gazes of these high-ranking officials, and just lazily yawned.
Qi Tongwei walked to the huge oval conference table and loosened his grip.
Zhao Lichun collapsed onto the carpet like a lump of mud.
"Secretary Sha, I've brought the person."
Qi Tongwei pulled out a chair and sat down with an air of authority.
His police uniform was soaked with rain and blood, emitting a nauseating yet awe-inspiring rusty smell.
The entire room fell silent.
All eyes were on the old man on the ground.
Is that Zhao Lichun?
The Zhao family patriarch who has been operating here for twenty years and has absolute power.
Zhao Lichun lay on the ground, panting heavily for a few moments, before slowly raising his head.
He is, after all, a man of importance.
Even in this dire situation, he still tried to maintain his last shred of dignity.
He struggled to his feet, his hands trembling as he straightened the collar of his mud-covered Zhongshan suit and wiped the mud off his face.
His gaze swept over his former subordinates present.
Those people all avoided his gaze, and no one dared to meet his eyes.
"Sha Ruijin".
Zhao Lichun gripped the edge of the table, trying to stand up straight, his voice hoarse yet carrying a lingering, imposing presence.
"What do you mean by that?"
"To condone a subordinate's armed kidnapping of a veteran Party member and cadre?"
"I want to appeal to the central government! I want to call Beijing!"
"Qi Tongwei is staging a mutiny! This is rebellion!"
Zhao Lichun stared intently at Sha Ruijin, a ruthless glint in his eyes.
"I have something in my hand."
"Back in the capital, I have an immortality token."
"If you push me too far, we'll fight to the death, and nobody's going to have an easy time!"
This is Zhao Lichun's last bargaining chip.
He's gambling.
He was betting on the unspoken rules of officialdom, betting that Sha Ruijin wouldn't dare to completely expose the truth, and betting that the bigwigs in Beijing who had received benefits from him would protect him.
Sha Ruijin didn't speak, he just stared at him coldly.
"Smack."
A crisp sound.
Qi Tongwei tossed the black USB drive onto the table and slid it to the side of the projector.
"A fight to the death?"
Qi Tongwei sneered, leaning forward, his sharp eyes looking at a clown.
"You dare to challenge me?"
Ye Cunxin understood immediately, walked over with her long legs, picked up the USB drive, and inserted it into the computer.
When she bent over to work, her supple, fair lower back was completely exposed to the air, and the taut skin and military green trousers created a strong visual impact.
But none of the officials present dared to look at it more than once.
The screen lights up.
A video begins to play.
The footage is shaky and shows the hold of a cargo ship.
Zhao Ruilong's arrogant face appeared on the screen, holding a glass of red wine, surrounded by iron cages containing abducted children.
"My dad said that Handong is the Zhao family's backyard."
"What does it matter if a few people die?"
"The lives of those poor wretches are just fuel for our Zhao family to make money."
"As long as my dad is still in that position, in Handong, the law is nothing!"
In the video, Zhao Ruilong is laughing wildly, pointing at the children.
"These parts can be sold for US dollars overseas."
"With money, even those old fogies in Beijing have to give me face."
boom--!
It was as if a thunderclap had exploded in the conference room.
The Standing Committee members present were pale-faced, and some even began to tremble.
This is no longer just corruption.
This is inhumane!
This is going to tear a hole in the sky over Handong!
Sha Ruijin suddenly stood up and slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table, splashing tea everywhere.
"brute!"
"Outrageous!"
Next was Du Bozhong's confession video.
The sexual bribery trap involving the Gao Xiaoqin sisters, the meticulous planning behind Chen Hai's car accident, and Zhao Lichun's instructions for every overseas money laundering transaction.
Each and every one of these incidents is shocking.
Ironclad evidence.
Zhao Lichun's body began to tremble.
His face went from flushed to deathly pale, and finally turned ashen.
His prized network of connections and his trump cards in Beijing, which he was so proud of, proved as fragile as a piece of waste paper in the face of this evidence that crossed the line of humanity.
No one dared to protect him.
Whoever tries to protect you will die.
"Zhao Lichun".
Qi Tongwei stood up and walked step by step to Zhao Lichun.
The military boots stomped on the carpet with a dull thud, like a countdown to death.
"Twenty years ago."
"On the playground of Handong University, Liang Lu forced me to kneel down."
"Back then, you were high and mighty, thinking that power was the only truth and that dignity was a joke."
Qi Tongwei's voice wasn't loud, but it echoed in the empty conference room.
"You broke up my love, suppressed my future, and banished me to a remote mountain village to feed mosquitoes."
"You still want to kill Chen Hai, harm the people, and turn Handong into your ATM."
"You think you've won?"
Qi Tongwei stopped in front of Zhao Lichun, looking down at the frail old man.
That instant.
Zhao Lichun felt like he wasn't facing a single person.
It is a mountain.
It is an unstoppable torrent.
"Look at the screen."
Qi Tongwei pointed to the end of the screen, where Zhao Ruilong's wrist was broken and he was howling like a dead dog.
That's your son.
"This is your retribution."
Zhao Lichun's mental defenses completely collapsed when he saw Zhao Ruilong's blood-covered face on the screen.
The last glimmer of hope was extinguished.
"Thump."
A muffled thud.
Under the shocked gazes of all the provincial party committee standing committee members.
The once arrogant Zhao Lichun suddenly collapsed to his knees and knelt before Qi Tongwei.
He lowered his head, his whole body convulsing violently.
Tears streamed down his face.
That Zhongshan suit, a symbol of power, now looked so ridiculous and laughable.
Time seemed to flow backward at this moment.
Twenty years ago, that spirited young man did not kneel down.
Twenty years later, this powerful old man knelt down.
Qi Tongwei looked at Zhao Lichun kneeling at his feet.
There was no wild joy of revenge in his eyes, only a calm coldness.
He slowly squatted down and looked directly into Zhao Lichun's eyes, which were filled with fear and turbidity.
"This kneeling."
"You're twenty years late."
"pity."
Qi Tongwei stood up, dusted off his hands, and turned to walk towards the door.
"I don't care."
The conference room door was pushed open again.
Two men in black suits with stern faces walked in.
The one leading the group was none other than the head of the special task force of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, codenamed "Zhong Kui," who had previously appeared at the border.
He was holding an official document with an official letterhead.
"Zhao Lichun".
"Zhong Kui" walked up to Zhao Lichun, who was kneeling, and coldly showed his identification.
"According to the decision of the Central Committee, you are suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and you are now being placed under 'shuanggui' (a form of internal party discipline)."
"take away!"
Two special agents stepped forward, one on each side, and lifted Zhao Lichun, who was as limp as mud, and dragged him towards the door.
As I passed by Ye Cunxin.
Ye Cunxin remained leaning against the door frame, twirling the dagger in her hand.
She tilted her head slightly, her half-dry long hair falling to her chest, covering most of her tightly stretched clothes, but unable to conceal her sharp killing intent.
"Tell those in the capital who want to take advantage of this."
Ye Cunxin looked at "Zhong Kui" with a clear voice, but with an undeniable arrogance.
"The Ye family is keeping an eye on this case."
"If anyone dares to reach out, I'll chop off their paws."
Zhong Kui stopped, glanced at the famous little witch in the capital, then at Qi Tongwei who had his back to everyone, and nodded slightly.
"Don't worry, Miss Ye."
"This is a directive from the highest level."
"We will investigate this thoroughly and show absolutely no leniency."
Zhao Lichun was dragged away.
The meeting room fell silent once more.
Sha Ruijin took a deep breath and looked at the figure standing by the window.
He knew that the situation in Handong had completely changed.
At this time.
Before Qi Tongwei's eyes, only he could see the golden subtitles, which were exploding wildly.
【Ding! 】
[Congratulations, host, on completing the ultimate main quest: Winning by Half a Move Against Heaven!]
【Task Settlement:】
[Eliminating the core forces of the Zhao family (Completed)]
[Expose the corruption scandal involving billions of yuan (completed)]
[Forced Zhao Lichun to kneel and confess his guilt (perfectly achieved)]
[Dignity Points Calculation: Sky-high!]
The system is undergoing final fusion...
[Congratulations, host, on obtaining the unique ultimate title: Unparalleled Hero!]
[Attribute: Regardless of location or the level of authority faced, the host will possess absolute prestige and power. With righteousness emanating from them, all evil cannot penetrate.]
[Congratulations, host, you have acquired a special ability: Foresight into the Future - National Destiny Edition]
[Description: Your vision will no longer be limited to a single province or region. You will be able to foresee the major trends and directions of the nation over the next twenty years, whether it's economic development, technological breakthroughs, or international competition; you will have foresight.]
Qi Tongwei looked out the window at the rising sun.
Sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone on the land of Handong.
It was a brand new red sun.
He turned around and looked at Ye Cunxin, who was adjusting her collar.
The arrogant princess of the Ye family winked at him, the tenderness and adoration hidden in her eyes shining brighter than the morning light.