Official Career Storm
Chapter 137

Chapter 137: Chapter 137

Secretary Sun suppressed his anger and patiently persuaded.

It’s not good for something like this to happen at the City Committee’s entrance.

If it spreads online, the impact would be even worse.

Especially since Lingjiang had just become nationally known due to the news of the bandits and had significantly boosted netizens’ favorable impression.

The momentum was strong, and the public image was excellent.

Once this incident was exposed, the facade that had just been propped up would vanish instantly.

And it would be met with mockery.

As the Secretary of the Municipal Committee, Secretary Sun must handle this matter well.

He needed to resolve it before several secretaries arrived for work!

However, no matter how he persuaded, Liu Jie remained indifferent.

He was so angered that he almost cursed at him.

But he couldn’t curse, nor threaten.

He knew too well, given Liu Jie’s current state, if you dared to threaten him, he would dare to go down with you in a blaze of ruin.

In this state, Liu Jie was like a mad dog, biting whoever he encountered!

"What’s going on?"

When Wu Yun arrived at work and saw this scene, she was extremely curious.

After standing by and listening for a while, she understood what was happening.

She approached and said, "Director Liu, you should drive the car back first. I will report this matter and definitely investigate Director Yan thoroughly!"

Wu Yun also knew that such matters had bad influences.

Of course, she wasn’t just saying this to calm him, she truly intended to report it and thoroughly investigate Yan Dahai!

However, Liu Jie remained the same, thanked her but firmly refused to move his position.

Wu Yun felt helpless.

While the two were frantically worried, Song Guanchao arrived.

"What’s going on?"

He asked with a frown, and someone immediately informed him of the situation.

Song Guanchao naturally already knew, after all, this idea had been his.

To remove an office director, generally speaking, it’s almost impossible to do based on personal conduct alone.

But, "almost impossible" still implies a slim possibility.

It just so happened that Liu Jie’s grandfather had died, and he had caught up with this opportunity.

It would truly be a shame not to make good use of it, especially considering the grievances Liu Jie had suffered.

Of course, it also depended on whether Liu Jie was willing to cooperate.

Fortunately, he was clear-headed and aware of how rare this opportunity was.

Besides, since the person was already deceased, grief and anger were useless; it was better to maximize the benefits.

Also, Liu Jie hadn’t done anything wrong.

It was all because Director Yan hadn’t approved his leave; wherever he went, he was in the right!

"Director Liu, please take the elder back first," Song Guanchao urged.

Liu Jie shook his head silently, showing an unwavering resolve.

Wu Yun looked at Song Guanchao and deliberately turned her head away, refusing to look at him.

It had been nearly a week since the last incident, and Song Guanchao hadn’t sent a single text or made a call.

Wu Yun’s mood hadn’t improved over time; instead, it had grown increasingly depressed.

Song Guanchao temporarily lacked the interest to care about her; he kept looking towards the main gate.

Finally, he saw a familiar vehicle.

Chu Xiao’e had arrived.

Seeing the hearse and Liu Jie kneeling in front of the coffin handling business, Chu Xiao’e was stunned.

Beyond her shock was anger.

Not anger towards Liu Jie, but towards Yan Dahai!

That fool, hadn’t she ordered him to apologize to Liu Jie yesterday?

How could the coffin be brought here today?

Where had he gone to apologize?

Suppressing her anger, she looked at Secretary Sun, "Secretary Sun, where is Yan Dahai?"

After being reminded by her, Secretary Sun finally remembered that to untie the bell, one must be the bell ringer.

He hurriedly dialed Yan Dahai’s phone.

As soon as the call connected, without waiting for Yan Dahai to speak, Secretary Sun shouted, "Where the hell have you been?"

"I, I’m at home."

"You’ve caused such a big disaster and you’re still at home? Get over here right now!"

"I... beep beep."

Yan Dahai was completely baffled. I caused a disaster?

What disaster did I cause?

Why don’t you make things clear!

He was filled with frustration and also a bit panicked.

Secretary Sun rarely got this angry.

It must be something serious.

And, it was something related to me.

The more he thought about it, the more panicked he got, so he got dressed and, without even taking his car, he hailed a taxi.

At seven thirty.

Secretary Lu and Secretary Wu arrived one after another.

"Wow, old sister, what’s going on with your City Committee today? Why so lively?"

"Hm?"

Wu Qiangwei looked up and saw a crowd gathered around the entrance of the building.

On the other side, Secretary Lu also noticed.

Both of them got out of their cars, met, and walked towards the front.

As the crowd saw the two secretaries arriving, they quickly made way and lowered their voices significantly.

When they saw the hearse with the large "Offering" character, the faces of the two secretaries looked terribly grim.

Subsequently, they saw the massive coffin and the black and white photo.

And there was Liu Jie, kneeling in front of the coffin, head down, handling documents.

Dressed in black, white bands were tied around his arms and head. He looked very haggard, his hair a mess, it was clear he hadn’t slept all night.

His eyes were bloodshot and his expression a bit frightening.

Neither of them dared to provoke him excessively, and at that moment they squatted down and said softly, "Director Liu, this is Lu Zhizhong."

Liu Jie stopped what he was doing and slowly looked up, his sad face managing a slight smile, "Secretary Lu, good morning."

"Good morning to you too." Secretary Lu patted his shoulder and said, "What’s going on here? Have you been mistreated? Tell me, and I’ll stand up for you."

Wu Qiangwei interjected, "Director Liu, did Yan Dahai bully you?"

Upon hearing the name Yan Dahai, a fierce rage flashed in Liu Jie’s eyes, startling both secretaries.

It was clear that Liu Jie deeply loathed Yan Dahai.

Both began to suspect that if Yan Dahai were here, Liu Jie might actually kill him.

Liu Jie took several deep breaths and explained in the simplest terms, "My grandfather was critically ill, and I asked Director Yan for leave, but he refused. He said there were many matters I needed to handle."

"Yesterday afternoon, I asked Director Yan for leave again, and once again he refused and even cursed my grandfather to die sooner, and then..."

At this point, his tears suddenly couldn’t be stopped.

Secretary Lu immediately patted his shoulder, waiting for him to recover somewhat emotionally, and asked, "Then what happened? Did he lay hands on you?"

Liu Jie shook his head and said, "Then I received a call from the hospital, my grandfather... he passed away!"

Secretary Lu’s heart clenched.

Damn!

This Yan Dahai, what a complete fool!

No wonder Liu Jie looked like he wanted to kill him.

Denying leave and cursing, just when his grandfather died.

If it had been someone superstitious, they might even have blamed his grandfather’s death directly on Yan Dahai, saying it was because of his curse.

Liu Jie wiped his tears and said, "Director Yan wanted me to handle official duties, very well, I will take care of them! But with my grandfather’s death, I need to observe a mourning period and have no choice but to bring him here. Only in this way can I fulfill both loyalty and filial piety!"

Secretary Lu opened his mouth, suddenly at a loss for words.

Loyalty and filial piety...

Hearing this phrase, Secretary Lu realized that if this matter wasn’t handled properly, their Lingjiang Municipal Committee might become a national laughingstock.

"Director Liu, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter!"

Secretary Lu stood up and looked towards his secretary, "Where is Yan Dahai? Get him over here immediately!"

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