novelraw Chapter 128 The King Returns! This gun is pointed at Zhao Lichun's face!
Chapter 128 The King Returns! This gun is pointed at Zhao Lichun's face!
"Of course..." Liu Qiang was about to speak.
"Bang!"
A loud bang.
No one saw how Qi Tongwei drew his gun.
By the time everyone realized what was happening, a dark Desert Eagle gun was already pressed firmly against Liu Qiang's forehead.
The gun barrel still smelled of gunpowder, and the cold touch made Liu Qiang freeze, his words caught in his throat.
"Splash—"
The surrounding special police officers instinctively raised their guns, but when they saw that the person being pointed at was the provincial party secretary, they panicked and didn't know what to do.
"Qi Tongwei! What are you doing! Are you crazy?!" Liu Qiang's voice trembled with fear, his legs shaking. "I'm a member of the Provincial Party Committee! You dare point a gun at me? This is treason!"
"rebel?"
Qi Tongwei sneered and clicked the safety off with his thumb.
The crisp metallic clanging sound was particularly jarring amidst the howling wind.
"Open your dog eyes and see clearly." Qi Tongwei's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a murderous aura that seemed to have emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
"I am the Director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province, and the commander-in-chief of this operation. Zhao Ruilong is a serious criminal suspected of endangering national security and colluding with foreign armed forces! He killed my soldiers on the border, blew up my vehicle, and tried to silence me!"
"Here, you have no status as a son of a provincial party committee member; you're just a prisoner!"
Qi Tongwei took a step forward, forcefully jabbing the gun barrel into Liu Qiang's forehead, forcing the usually arrogant secretary to take two steps back.
"According to special wartime regulations, any attempt to seize a serious prisoner during the transfer process will be considered an accomplice in a prison break!"
"Those who attempt to break into the prison will be killed without mercy!"
These three words were squeezed out from between his teeth. Each word seemed to be wrapped in ice shards.
Qi Tongwei looked around, and wherever his gaze fell, whether it was media reporters or provincial officials, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
I'll count to three.
"Get out of here if you don't want to die!"
"one!"
Cold sweat trickled down Liu Qiang's temples. He wanted to gamble that Qi Tongwei wouldn't dare to fire, but looking into those eyes devoid of any human emotion, he didn't dare to take the risk.
This madman dared to break Zhao Ruilong's leg, so what's a little secretary like him?
"two!"
Qi Tongwei's finger was already on the trigger, and his knuckles began to exert force.
"Retreat! We retreat!" Liu Qiang broke down, raising his hands and retreating in a sorry state, not even daring to pick up the so-called "provincial party committee instruction" that had fallen to the ground.
The scene was deathly silent.
Only the sound of the wind remains.
"Slap, slap, slap."
A burst of applause suddenly rang out.
Sha Ruijin.
The provincial party secretary, his face full of admiration, clapped as he walked toward Qi Tongwei, completely ignoring the dramatic scene of the gun being drawn just moments before.
"Good! Well said, 'kill without mercy'!" Sha Ruijin walked up to Qi Tongwei, reached out, and patted Qi Tongwei's shoulder heavily.
"Comrade Tongwei, you've worked hard! You're a great hero of Handong! I knew it! Dealing with such vicious criminals requires this kind of swift and decisive action! If all our cadres had your courage, how could Handong not be prosperous and peaceful?"
These words directly defined Qi Tongwei's actions as those of a great contributor.
All violations and transgressions were covered up by political correctness at this moment.
"Secretary Gao, don't you think so?" Sha Ruijin turned to look at Gao Yuliang, his smile carrying a deeper meaning.
Gao Yuliang's face twitched.
He looked at Sha Ruijin, then at the arrogant Qi Tongwei, and finally his gaze fell on Zhao Ruilong, who had already fainted from the pain on the ground.
The situation is better than people.
"Yes...yes." Gao Yuliang forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, raised his hand, and clapped stiffly a few times. "Tongwei...well done, you didn't embarrass your teacher."
Qi Tongwei relaxed his tense face, put the gun back in its holster, straightened his collar, and revealed a bright, almost dazzling smile.
He strode up to Gao Yuliang, leaned forward slightly, and whispered in his former mentor's ear.
"Teacher, you don't look well," Qi Tongwei said softly, but with a teasing, cat-and-mouse tone. "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Gao Yuliang barely managed to maintain his composure: "I've been under a lot of work pressure lately, it's an old problem."
"That's perfect." Qi Tongwei patted Gao Yuliang's well-tailored Zhongshan suit, brushing off a non-existent speck of dust. "This trip to the border made me realize a lot of things. I was so immature before, always making you angry. Shall I come to your house tonight?"
Before Gao Yuliang could refuse, Qi Tongwei added another sentence.
"It's been so long since I've had your wife's braised pork; my stomach is really craving it. By the way, I also brought you some local specialties, about the Zhao family and about the Shanshui Manor... I think you'll find them very interesting."
Gao Yuliang's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.
He understood.
This wasn't a reminiscing session; it was an ultimatum. Qi Tongwei held enough power to uproot the entire Han University clique. Inviting him to dinner was tantamount to forcing him to resign.
"Okay...okay." Gao Yuliang felt as if there was a wad of cotton stuck in his throat, dry and painful. "Tell your teacher's wife...to prepare more."
Qi Tongwei straightened up with satisfaction and took Ye Cunxin's hand again.
Ye Cunxin gave Gao Yuliang a sweet smile, but that smile hid a knife: "Uncle Gao, I'll also come over for a meal sometime. You won't be unwelcome, will you? My grandfather specifically told me to give you his regards."
"Master Ye...Master Ye?" Gao Yuliang's legs went weak.
Just then, Zhao Ruilong, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly woke up.
Perhaps it was a final burst of energy before death, or perhaps extreme hatred gave him strength, but he suddenly raised his head, his blood-stained face directly facing Gao Yuliang.
That look in their eyes was terrifying.
Like a demon, like a venomous snake, filled with resentment, madness, and a resolute determination to perish together.
Zhao Ruilong stared intently at Gao Yuliang, his lips moving. Although he didn't make a sound, Gao Yuliang understood the shape of his mouth.
He was saying, "You old fox, I'll be waiting for you in hell."
Gao Yuliang felt a bone-chilling cold rush from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, which even the midday sun could not dispel in the slightest.
He knew that from this moment on, the world in Handong had completely changed.