Qi Tongwei

"I will earn my lost pride with my own life! I am not a mere man who wash horses for others, so I don't need to only be prideful in front of women! All I want is to make this whole world bow in front of me!"

- Qi Tongwei's most famous quote Qi Tongwei is one of the hidden main antagonists of of the 2017 Chinese TV drama series, In the Name of People. Before his downfall, he was the Sheriff of Police Department in Jingzhou City, Handon Province. He was one of the students of Gao Yuliang and a prefect to Hou Liangping and Chen Hai. He once befriended the story's protagonists, but due to his own pride, he was corrputed by Gao Xiaoqin who became his later lover. Overall, Qi Tongwei serves as an evil counterpart of the story's main protagonist as well as his former friend, Hou Liangping.

He is portrayed by Xu Yajun.

Overview
Before his corruption due to his own egotism, Qi Tongwei was once a city hero and a kind man. He won his pride for more than a decade with his own hardworking. He was a mysterious man who was known for disguising himself as well as his non-convetional thinking. In front of the public, he was a man with good publicity, but he had his own hidden dark side behind his good publicity.

Later in the story, Qi Tongwei revealed his darker nature. He was revealed to be the lover of Gao Xiaoqin, the leader of the controversial Shanshui Inc. Desired to become the vice-governer of Handong, Qi did awful crimes behind publicity. His relationship with Liang Lu, his rich yet selfish wife, became intense while he was secretly observed by his wife. It was him who hit Chen Hai with a car in an attempt murder, and it was him who secretly called Ding Yizhen and made him got away with his crime. As the time passes, Qi became more and more reckless, ignoring his master's warning and went on a road of no return. In the end, after his final expose, Qi committed suicide out of sheer remorse.

Overall, Qi was responsible for most of the bad events happened in Hou Liangping's life and became one of his archenemies, being the formost and most recurring antagonist of the entire series.

However, Qi was also a tragic villain, especially about his marriage with Liang Lu. Despite marrying Liang Lu for her father's high places, Qi exchanged with his own self-esteem for the marriage. after Liang Lu humilated him for several times secretly, especially when she dumped the bouquet Qi sent to her into garbage can. Liang even forced Qi to kneel in front of a crowd to propose her, showing just how Qi Tongwei fell in love with her so desperately and how she overpower a male like him. Qi Tongwei once loved with Chen Yang, the elder sister of Chen Hai, but Liang Lu eventually caused them to break up for a so-called reason known as "a test for love", and she indirectly caused Qi Tongwei's ultimate corruption as well as his love affair with Gao Xiaoqin.

Therefore, in this entire story, Qi Tongwei was both a villain and victim.

Early Life
Qi Tongwei was born in a poor family. He was both handsome and clever. When he was younger, Qi Tongwei was fell in love with Chen Yang, the elder sister of Chen Hai. Qi Tongwei was once proposed by Liang Lu, the daughter of a influential official but was ten years senior than him. Qi rejected

Trivia

 * Qi Tongwei is the only major villain in In the Name of People who committed suicide.
 * Qi Tongwei is now one of the (if not, the) most popular and complicated characters in the entire series. Many audiences and critics had sympathy on Qi Tongwei as well as his broken ambition that led him to a wrong way. Many also blamed Liang Lu for her selfish acts of humilating Qi Tongwei secretly and publicly, causing his later corruption.