"Narrow-minded! I'm not eating!"
Chen Yanshi stood up, walked to the balcony, and went to sulk by himself.
In truth, deep down inside, he was also worried about Qi Tongwei.
As the saying goes, men are not made of wood or stone, how could they be without feelings?
Chen Yanshi had always regarded Qi Tongwei as his successor.
What he valued was Qi Tongwei's boldness, strength, and unyielding spirit, but that didn't mean his heart was as cold as iron.
During this period, Qi Tongwei had not yet fallen, nor had he bowed and knelt to the Liang family, losing his dignity.
Of course Chen Yanshi couldn't just give up on Qi Tongwei like that!
...
At this very moment, it wasn't just the Chen Family who were worried about Qi Tongwei.
The students at Handong University were also closely following the situation in the suburbs of Binhai City.
Attending the evening self-study session, Chen Hai furrowed his brows, somewhat distracted, completely unable to absorb what Gao Yuliang was saying at the podium.
At that moment, Hou Liangping, sitting right behind Chen Hai, let out a cold, mocking laugh.
"Qi Tongwei is finished! Let's see how arrogant he can be now!"
Hearing this, Chen Hai instantly grew displeased. He had noticed that ever since the conflict between Hou Liangping and Qi Tongwei broke out, Hou Liangping's entire temperament had drastically changed, and he was no longer the justice-hearted young man he once knew.
"Monkey, do you even know what you're saying?"
"Hmph! Didn't you hear what I said?"
"How can you talk about your senior like that?!"
"So what if I did? I'm saying that Qi Tongwei is done for today!"
Smack!
Up at the podium, Gao Yuliang slammed his book fiercely onto the desk and barked at Hou Liangping.
"Hou Liangping, get out!"
For Hou Liangping to say such things about Qi Tongwei right in front of the whole class—the impact was simply too atrocious.
If Gao Yuliang didn't stop him, how could he show his face to others?
Hou Liangping abruptly stood up, let out a cold snort, and stormed out of the classroom.
Leaving behind a curt "continue your self-study," Gao Yuliang followed him out.
As soon as the two of them left, whispers instantly erupted across the classroom.
"I heard things are really dangerous over in Binhai City!"
"Drug dealers are desperate criminals; they dare to take police officers hostage and fight back with firearms. Senior Qi is probably in real danger!"
"Xiao'ai, do you have any news on your end?"
"All I know is that Qi Tongwei seems to have led people to smash two drug dens and is now rushing to the last one—the scrap yard mentioned on the news!"
"Whoa! Senior Qi is that hardcore? He's only been back for a couple of days and he's already taken down two dens?"
"Senior Qi used to be our Student Union President and head of the Athletics Department, famous for his extraordinary combat skills. It's only natural for him to perform like this now that he's a narcotics cop!"
"Now all we can do is wait for news. Ah! Being a narcotics cop really is a dangerous job; I can only imagine how worried Sister Chen Yang must be right now!"
...
At the Binhai City suburban scrap yard.
After leading his men here, Qi Tongwei immediately took over the defense perimeter.
Looking at the group of trembling auxiliary police officers around him, his brows furrowed.
These people were useless in a situation like this!
Auxiliary officers were not criminal investigators; they weren't even regular police officers.
Having them catch a petty thief was fine, but asking them to arrest drug dealers was genuinely pushing it.
And it wasn't a matter of refusing to risk one's life for just a few hundred yuan a month.
It was simply that auxiliary police officers received no professional training!
How were a bunch of ordinary people supposed to deal with vicious, ruthless drug dealers?
"Station Chief, this group of auxiliary officers..."
"I know!"
Station Chief Zhang naturally understood what Qi Tongwei wanted to say, and he could only sigh helplessly.
"The Armed Police are on the way. Half of our station's force is trapped inside, and the other half is stuck in the city—there's nothing else I can do!"
"When will the Armed Police unit arrive?"
"By tomorrow morning at the latest, or three hours from now at the earliest!"
Three hours?
The vegetables would have already withered by then!
Qi Tongwei muttered gravely, "Station Chief, we can't wait that long!"
Dozens of officers were trapped inside the scrap yard with their lives hanging in the balance—time was life!
"Tongwei, do you have a plan?"
"I'm going in to take a look!"
"No way!"
The Station Chief flatly rejected Qi Tongwei's request.
"It's too dangerous in there. We have no choice but to wait!"
Just then, an auxiliary officer came running over, trembling as he reported.
"St-Station Chief, the thugs said... they want Captain Qi... to go in! Otherwise, they're going to waste the officers inside!"
"This..."
Station Chief Zhang hesitated for a moment, but by then Qi Tongwei had already turned around and was heading off to put on a bulletproof vest.
Qi Tongwei couldn't just sit by and watch Ma Qiang and the others murder Li Hongqi!
Ma Qiang's gang of drug dealers had clearly lost their minds; there was nothing they wouldn't dare to do!
More importantly, immense wealth is found in desperate risks!
If they waited for the Armed Police to arrive, their police station's share of the credit would be cut in half at best.
They might even face disciplinary action afterward.
Only by striking before the Armed Police arrived, taking the warehouse ahead of everyone else, capturing all the drug dealers inside,
and rescuing the trapped officers could they maximize the credit!
Credit was capital! Credit was prestige! Credit was the resume for climbing higher!
With such a massive merit under his belt, let alone a Liang Qunfeng—
even Zhao Lichun would have to think twice before trying to suppress him!
"Tongwei, I really think we should send a negotiation expert instead!"
The Station Chief jogged over, frowning as he tried to persuade him.
"You aren't a negotiator, going in won't help!"
Hearing this, Qi Tongwei flashed a grin at the Station Chief.
"Station Chief, you're wrong! When it comes to dealing with these drug dealers, I am the ultimate negotiation expert!"
"But these men are desperate criminals! Once you go in there, if anything..."
"Let us through! We're from the press!"
Suddenly, a commotion erupted not far away, cutting off the argument between Qi Tongwei and Station Chief Zhang.
As it turned out, because the station was short-handed, a group of reporters had managed to rush in.
When the reporters saw Qi Tongwei strapping on a bulletproof vest,
they all took on the look of people who had just stumbled upon a major scoop and swarmed forward, vying to be first.
"Excuse me, Officer, are you planning to charge into the drug den alone?"
"Officer, what is your name, please?"
"Officer, aren't you afraid of the danger?!"
...
The Station Chief initially wanted to chase the reporters away, but when he looked at Qi Tongwei's fearless expression, his heart gave a violent jolt, and he chose to remain silent.
A hero should never go unnamed!
Qi Tongwei's trip in there was practically a suicide mission!
The drug dealers in the scrap yard had specifically demanded to see Qi Tongwei, undoubtedly because they heard he had led the raid on two dens,
capturing Ma Qiang's subordinates Qi Dawei and Zhen Sanjiang, and now wanted to exact revenge on him.
Qi Tongwei could easily have refused to go, waiting for the Armed Police to arrive before making a move, and his share of the credit would still be secure!
Yet Qi Tongwei chose to go anyway!
To rescue Li Hongqi and his fellow detective brothers!
That being the case, if he, as the Station Chief, were to drive the reporters away and let a hero toil in obscurity, how could he ever face Qi Tongwei?