Chapter 784: Running Around 4 Places
He ran around, contacted like-minded partners, raised funds, and looked for office space. Everything seemed to be going in an orderly manner.
However, just when he thought there was light ahead, trouble came knocking on his door again. One day, Qi Tongwei was discussing the future plans of the organization with several volunteers when several fierce-looking men suddenly broke in. The leader had a shaved head, a dragon with bared fangs and claws tattooed on his neck, and a cigarette in his mouth. He walked in with a swagger.
"Are you Qi Tongwei?" The bald man blew out a smoke ring and looked at Qi Tongwei with sidelong eyes.
Qi Tongwei's heart tightened, but he still stood up calmly, "Yes, may I ask what can I do for you?"
"I heard that you want to set up some kind of charity organization?" The bald man sneered. "Don't think you can get away with it without our approval when it comes to matters in this territory. If you know what's good for you, pay some protection money, otherwise..." He waved his strong arms, and several big men behind him also moved forward with threatening looks on their faces.
Qi Tongwei immediately understood that this was a local evil force that wanted to get a piece of the pie. He suppressed his anger and said, "We are a charity organization that is here to help children. We don't have any money to give you."
"Hmph, don't be so shameless!" The bald man slapped the table, "Here, I have the final say. If you don't agree, you won't have an easy life in the future, and the people around you will suffer as well."
Qi Tongwei's hands began to tremble unconsciously. All the threats and difficulties he had experienced in the past few days suddenly came to his mind. For the first time, he felt such a strong sense of powerlessness. He had never been afraid of threats from parents and smears from public opinion, but now, facing these evil forces with no bottom line, he was really shaken. He thought of his family and the volunteers who supported him. What if they were hurt because of his persistence? Did he really have to compromise with fate?
In the days that followed, Qi Tongwei was like a frightened bird. When he walked on the road, he always felt that someone was watching him from the dark; when he returned home, he was always worried about the safety of his family. He began to become cautious, and every move was cautious. The preparation work of the charity organization also came to a standstill, and the volunteers were also panicked by this sudden threat.
But Qi Tongwei still had the will to refuse to give up. He knew that if he retreated, he would not only be sorry for his persistence, but also sorry for the children who suffered from school violence. He began to secretly collect information about these evil forces, trying to find their weaknesses. He asked around and learned that the leader of this evil force had a close relationship with some local illegal businessmen, who often used threats and intimidation to seek benefits for those businessmen.
Qi Tongwei decided to take a risk. He contacted a reporter who had previously reported on campus violence, gave him the information he had collected about the evil forces, and described in detail how they obstructed public welfare organizations. The reporter realized that this was a bigger story, and there might be a complex chain of interests behind it.
Soon, a report exposing local evil forces appeared in the newspapers. The report attracted great attention from the police, who quickly launched an investigation.
However, after an in-depth investigation, the police discovered that this gang was far more difficult to deal with than they had imagined. Their backers were inextricably linked to the city government, and many key clues came to an abrupt end after being traced to certain government departments. Different voices also began to emerge within the police, and the investigation came to a standstill.
Qi Tongwei was keenly aware that something was wrong. He knew that the evil forces would not give up and that he had been targeted by them. Walking on the street, he could feel a pair of eyes watching him from the dark, and every footstep was like a death warrant. He knew that the power of the media alone was far from enough, and he had to find a way to break the deadlock.
At the same time, the evil forces were also planning intensively. They felt that Qi Tongwei was a thorn in their side and must be removed as soon as possible. After some discussion, they decided to carry out a conspiracy to assassinate Qi Tongwei to eliminate future troubles.
At this critical moment, Hou Liangping parachuted in from Handong. Hou Liangping and Qi Tongwei were college classmates for many years. He received a secret mission this time. However, when he arrived at the destination and learned the details of the mission, he was stunned. He could not imagine that the person he was going to assassinate was Qi Tongwei.
Hou Liangping was very conflicted. He knew that Qi Tongwei had been working on campus violence and was a man with a sense of justice. However, he had a mission to accomplish and could not disobey orders. He decided to find Qi Tongwei privately first to understand the full picture of the matter.
Late at night, Hou Liangping sneaked into Qi Tongwei's residence. The moment Qi Tongwei saw Hou Liangping, he was surprised and delighted, but Hou Liangping's serious expression made him realize that things were not simple.
"Tongwei, I have received the mission to assassinate you." Hou Liangping said straight to the point.
Qi Tongwei's eyes widened. "Liang Ping, are you kidding me?"
Hou Liangping handed the task file to Qi Tongwei, "I can't believe it either, but it's true. I want to know, what happened?"
Qi Tongwei sighed deeply and told Hou Liangping everything about how he established a public welfare organization, encountered obstruction from evil forces, and got into trouble during the police investigation.
Hou Liangping fell into deep thought after hearing this. He knew that there must be a bigger conspiracy behind this. If he carried out the mission rashly, he would not only hurt his friends, but also allow the real mastermind to go unpunished.
"Tongwei, I can't kill you. But we must find a way to find out the truth and catch the mastermind behind this." Hou Liangping said firmly.
The two began to jointly investigate, starting with the relationship between the underworld and the municipal government, and discovered a series of shocking secrets. It turned out that this underworld gang had long been acting as a thug for some municipal government officials, illegally transferring benefits, and their shadows were also hidden behind the campus violence. They tried to gain more commercial benefits by controlling the environment around the school.
As the investigation deepened, their actions aroused the vigilance of the mastermind behind the scenes. The evil forces and some officials of the municipal government began to hunt them down frantically. Hou Liangping and Qi Tongwei gradually obtained more evidence in the life-and-death contests.
Hou Liangping and Qi Tongwei originally thought that everything would be settled after submitting the evidence to the relevant higher authorities.
But they never expected that this was just a brief calm before the storm.