Official Career Storm
Chapter 175

Chapter 175: Chapter 175

Both people turned their heads and saw Song Guanchao. Secretary Sun was not at all flustered; the hand that had been reaching toward her chest settled on her shoulder and gave it a pat.

"That’s right, Director Xu, it’s not often I treat someone to dinner, and you’re really not giving me any face, are you?"

Then, he turned to Song Guanchao, "Brother Song, I was just about to find you. You’re free tonight, aren’t you? Join us?"

"Sure."

"Then it’s settled."

Secretary Sun turned to Xu Xin, "Director Xu, look, Brother Song is going. It’s not nice for you to refuse like this."

Xu Xin bit her lip gently, fuming inside, her bosom rising and falling in agitation.

She glanced at Song Guanchao and said, "Secretary Song, I really have something tonight. Next time, let me treat both of you. Okay?"

Her tone was somewhat pleading.

A secretary to the City Secretary, a full-time secretary to the City Committee—she couldn’t afford to offend either.

But Secretary Sun had gone too far, making moves on her right there in the City Committee building.

"Well, next time, then." Song Guanchao smiled and said, "I just sent someone to pass on some documents for you to handle. Don’t delay Secretary Wu’s matters."

Xu Xin was taken aback, quickly acknowledged it with an "Mhm," and hurriedly left the corridor.

Returning to her office, she didn’t see the documents Song Guanchao had mentioned and then realized that Song Guanchao had intentionally sent her away.

Upon hearing what Song Guanchao had said earlier, she had felt hopeless.

She had thought that Song Guanchao was different from the others, but it seemed that deep down, they were all the same.

It was only now that she understood that Song Guanchao had come to her aid.

However, he hadn’t directly confronted Secretary Sun.

After all, his relationship with Xu Xin was only that of an acquaintance, not yet at the point of standing up for her.

Even so, Xu Xin was very grateful in her heart.

In the corridor.

The two men smoked cigarettes, and Song Guanchao asked, "Brother Sun interested in Director Xu?"

"Just for fun."

Secretary Sun revealed a knowing smile only men understand.

Song Guanchao smiled along, finished his cigarette, and then went to the restroom.

He knew that Secretary Sun was not a good person.

Or rather, there were not many good people in officialdom.

In an ordinary company, if there were pretty female colleagues, it was inevitable to encounter power-abusing bosses, let alone in bureaucratic circles.

Song Guanchao’s view on such matters was that if it was consensual, to each their own, so to speak.

But if the other party made it clear that they were not interested and you still coerced them with your power, that was going too far.

Song Guanchao would not openly clash with Secretary Sun for Xu Xin’s sake.

But to help her escape a predator’s clutches was still within his abilities.

He just found it a bit strange.

Logically, Secretary Sun should know that Mayor Zheng was behind Xu Xin and give her some respect.

But his actions seemed to completely disregard Mayor Zheng.

Was he not afraid that Xu Xin would report to Mayor Zheng?

Coming out of the restroom, his phone rang; Zhou Qian was calling.

"Secretary Song, I’ve been threatened."

Zhou Qian’s voice sounded very indignant.

Song Guanchao was stunned. Threatened?

Threatened, and you call me?

This question flickered through his mind as he asked with concern, "What happened?"

Zhou Qian replied, "I was investigating street parking spaces when suddenly a few people rushed out, surrounded me and the cameraman. The camera got smashed, and we were almost beaten up."

So that was the situation.

"Where are you?"

"Fengjiang District, on Maqian Road."

"Have you called the police?"

"I did, but the police said this is a financial dispute, and they wouldn’t handle it."

"Wait there, I’m coming now."

Song Guanchao arrived at the office and, after a brief report, left.

He didn’t take his car and instead hailed a taxi.

On the way, he pondered whether to contact Liang Jianfeng.

After much deliberation, he decided not to call just yet.

Now is not the right time to get Liang Jianfeng involved too early.

Twenty minutes later, the taxi arrived on Maqian Road.

Song Guanchao got out, looked around, and didn’t see Zhou Qian.

"Over here." Zhou Qian’s voice came from a distance.

Song Guanchao quickly crossed the street to a private car.

Zhou Qian and the camerawoman were sitting inside, with a damaged camera on the seat.

The camerawoman was also a girl, in her early twenties, very young, probably a recent graduate on an internship.

At the moment, her little face still bore anger and a hint of fear.

They were interviewing parked-by drivers when suddenly a car sped over, stopped at the curb,

And without saying a word, smashed their camera.

The sudden incident left them both shocked and enraged.

Song Guanchao quickly got the details and was relieved that no one was physically hurt.

If they had been beaten, he would have felt terrible.

"Do you remember the other car’s license plate?"

"I’ve got it all noted down!"

Zhou Qian pointed at the dash cam; they had been standing in front of the car during the interview.

Song Guanchao gave her a thumbs up: "Impressive!"

Pleased by his praise, Zhou Qian lifted her head high with a bit of pride.

Then she exclaimed angrily, "These people have no respect for the law!"

Song Guanchao said, "Let’s go, we’ll report this to the police station."

"We just called the police, they don’t care." The young camerawoman pouted angrily.

Zhou Qian said, "They might not care about our report, but they definitely will if Secretary Song reports it!"

The girl’s eyes lit up, then dimmed again, "If it was a normal person, would they have nowhere to turn for justice?"

Zhou Qian opened her mouth but didn’t know how to respond.

Song Guanchao said, "You’re right, if it was a regular person, they’d likely have nowhere to seek justice. That’s why we need to change this situation; it’s also why I asked you to investigate these matters."

A renewed sense of hope blossomed on the girl’s disappointed face.

Ten minutes later, their car stopped outside the police station.

Song Guanchao deliberately put on a face mask, and Zhou Qian wore hers as well.

"Back up the dash cam footage, then bring the memory card. Also, do you still have that action camera from last time?"

"Yes."

"Put it on."

She didn’t know what Song Guanchao was up to, but obediently put it on.

After preparing, the trio walked into the police station.

"I’d like to report a crime," Zhou Qian briefly stated the details of the incident.

The officer who received her had already gotten their call earlier.

Having listened, he shook his head and said, "Miss, this is a financial dispute."

Zhou Qian asked, "So you’re not handling it?"

"You need to contact the other party first, then come here, and we can mediate for you," the officer replied.

Zhou Qian said, "They smashed our camera and ran off; where am I supposed to find them? I’m calling the police in the hopes that you would be able to check the surveillance and get their license plate number, to catch them!"

"Moreover, this isn’t a financial dispute, it’s clearly provocation!"

The officer waved his hand impatiently, "I don’t need you to tell me the nature of the incident, if I say it’s a financial dispute then that’s what it is. Go back if you can’t find the other party."

The young girl retorted angrily, "How can you be like this! They smashed our camera in the street, as the police, why are you not taking any action?"

Zhou Qian was also angry and about to slam the table when Song Guanchao stopped her.

He looked at the officer and said, "We’ve recorded the whole vandalism incident, the license plate number, how many people were involved, what they looked like, everything is noted down. May I ask, do we have enough evidence to file a case?"

Hearing this, the officer looked at him and frowned, "You recorded it?"

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