Official Career Storm
Chapter 141

Chapter 141: Chapter 141

Wu Qiangwei smiled, but did not respond.

Chu Xiao’e continued, "I think it should be for Secretary Lu to set the tone."

Her idea was simple, to throw the problem to Secretary Lu.

Now the whole City Committee was aware of the situation, and he must deal with Yan Dahai, otherwise, it would be hard to satisfy the people.

However, Wu Qiangwei shook her head upon hearing this, "Secretary Lu will at most pick it up heavily and put it down lightly."

"Really?" Chu Xiao’e frowned slightly, she wanted to say that shouldn’t be the case.

But Secretary Wu spoke with such certainty that she couldn’t well object.

Wu Qiangwei saw what she was thinking and inwardly sighed. This Secretary General seemed to not interact much with people.

Since she knew that Yan Dahai was Secretary Lu’s man, how could she not understand the key point here?

As one of their own, as long as it wasn’t an unforgivable crime, what leader would cling to the issue?

As long as Liu Jie was pacified and Yan Dahai was criticized, after some time had passed, naturally, no one would remember this incident.

Therefore, hoping that Secretary Lu would take the initiative to deal with it seriously was impossible.

Children talk about right and wrong, adults only talk about interests.

"Knock knock knock." The knocking sound came again.

"Come in."

The office door was pushed open, and Secretary Sun, dressed in a well-tailored, high-end suit, entered.

"Secretary Wu, Secretary Lu would like you to come over for a moment."

"Secretary Chu is also here; Secretary Lu has asked for you to come along as well."

Secretary Sun’s smile was proper, and his movements exhibited a refined elegance.

He had met Secretary Wu not for the first time, but each time he saw her, he was awestruck.

This female Secretary was too outstanding in appearance.

And she also held great power within the City Committee.

Her appearance, her status, it gave Secretary Sun an urge to conquer her.

Secretary Wu gave a grunt, slowly stood up, and went along with Chu Xiao’e.

Arriving at the office, Secretary Sun poured tea for the two of them and then sat aside.

Secretary Lu said with a serious expression, "Secretary Wu, Secretary Chu, regarding Yan Dahai’s matter, what are your thoughts?"

Chu Xiao’e glanced at Wu Qiangwei and after a few seconds of consideration said, "This matter has had quite an impact, now the staff of the City Committee are all talking about it, and if it isn’t handled well, it will have a significant impact on our City Committee’s image."

Secretary Lu sighed, "Secretary Chu makes a good point. This matter... sigh, this Xiao Yan, he’s actually quite capable at his work, so how did he mess up his relationship with his colleagues like this?"

The term "Xiao Yan" gave Chu Xiao’e a bad premonition.

It seemed like what Secretary Wu had said, Secretary Lu was going to lift high and put down gently.

Secretary Lu then looked towards Secretary Sun, "Secretary Sun, what exactly happened with Director Yan’s matter?"

Secretary Sun gave a wry smile, "Actually, it was a misunderstanding."

"A misunderstanding?" Secretary Lu frowned, "They even brought a hearse over, and you’re calling it a misunderstanding?"

Secretary Sun explained, "Secretary Lu, you might not be aware that Director Yan has been liaising with colleagues from the Bureau of Commerce recently, he’s been so busy he has hardly touched ground, running things round the clock for several days, only sleeping five or six hours each day."

"When Liu Jie asked him for leave, perhaps he didn’t explain clearly, or maybe Director Yan’s mind was muddled and he didn’t listen carefully, and that’s how this misunderstanding happened."

"I criticized him at the time, and he recognized his mistake. But who would have thought it would turn out to be such a coincidence, sigh."

Secretary Lu looked a bit more appeased but still criticized, "Being busy is no excuse."

"Yes, what Secretary Lu says is correct."

Listening to their back and forth, Chu Xiao’e thoroughly believed what Wu Qiangwei had said.

She remained silent.

Wu Qiangwei smiled and said, "Director Yan is a good comrade, generally handling his work well, and this time I believe it was a lapse, certainly not intentional."

Chu Xiao’e gave a strange look, hearing what Secretary Wu meant, was she planning to save face for Secretary Lu?

Then what did Guan Chao previously say to her, what was that about?

Secretary Lu’s expression also softened somewhat, "Then let’s give a warning as a disciplinary action, what do Secretary Wu and Secretary Chu think?"

Wu Qiangwei nodded, expressing her agreement.

The two secretaries had spoken, and there was nothing Chu Xiao’e could say. She could only nod along.

When she left the office, Chu Xiao’e’s brow was furrowed the entire time.

Upon reaching the office door, Wu Qiangwei said, "About this matter, later on you need to talk to Secretary Song and have him handle it."

Chu Xiao’e nodded thoughtfully, "Okay."

They went their separate ways.

Wu Qiangwei returned to her office and drank a sip of tea.

Director Yan’s resolution, unsurprisingly, amounted to nothing more than a verbal warning.

She had thought about removing Director Yan from his position outright.

But she had no grounds to do so.

The issue with Liu Jie seemed significant, but if judged strictly, at most Director Yan was culpable for not approving leave.

That was, at worst, a work-related blunder.

It wasn’t possible to remove a senior-level cadre over a minor negligence in work, was it?

If she were to really exploit the situation, it would cause trouble.

However, she wasn’t in a hurry.

Song Guanchao had invested so much effort and caused such a stir; it surely wasn’t all just for Liu Jie’s regularisation.

Without surprises, his real goal was Yan Dahai’s position as the Secretary of the Municipal Committee.

She, too, wanted to see how Song Guanchao intended to take down Yan Dahai.

The funeral home.

Liu Jie was dealing with his grandfather’s funeral arrangements.

When Song Guanchao arrived, he had almost finished with everything.

The two stood in the parking lot, smoking.

Liu Jie’s mood had stabilized, and he had become calm.

Thinking back to the morning’s events, Liu Jie found them almost unbelievable.

Was that really his doing?

Stopping the hearse in front of the City Committee, he had truly become notorious.

"Are there conflicts between you and your wife?" Song Guanchao asked.

Liu Jie hummed an affirmation, seeming not too keen on discussing it.

After hesitating for a moment, he still spoke.

"I’m the in-law," he admitted.

Song Guanchao was quite surprised.

Liu Jie continued, "When we first got married, our marital relationship was very good. Her parents, though not satisfied with me, took good care of me."

"My transfer to the City Committee was facilitated by my father-in-law, but at that time, I was too naive and unsophisticated in social niceties, which offended Yan Dahai. After that incident, my in-laws’ satisfaction with me gradually faded, and my wife became disappointed."

"Honestly, I prefer teaching at the school. Even though there’s a lot of scheming there too, it’s nowhere near as complicated as the City Committee."

He laughed at himself.

Song Guanchao was about to speak when his phone suddenly rang. It was Chu Xiao’e calling.

"Let me take this call."

"Hello, Secretary Chu... okay, I understand."

After hanging up, Song Guanchao suddenly said, "Director Liu, you’ll still have to endure a bit longer for the position of office director."

Liu Jie responded with detached emotion, "Even if I lose my spot, I am just a minor official. The Secretary of the City Committee Office is too far beyond my reach."

Song Guanchao initially tempted him with that position, and he never really took it seriously.

Even with backing, one still had to go through the required years of experience.

For an ordinary civil servant, spending a lifetime at the sectional level was expected.

Even with rapid promotion, moving from sectional level to division level would take three to five years.

What he valued was Song Guanchao’s promise.

Song Guanchao patted his shoulder and said, "Don’t worry, if I said the director’s position is yours, then it definitely will be yours. Three to five years, that’s for ordinary people’s promotions. You, don’t need that."

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