Official Career Storm
Chapter 197

Chapter 197: Chapter 197

He wanted to pin the blame on Director Qin’s head.

But he couldn’t just come out and say it.

Saying it directly would be too obvious.

He didn’t know Mr. Chen either, what if this guy went straight to Director Qin with questions? What then?

So the best course of action was to give him an equivocal answer, let him guess for himself.

If you guess it’s Director Qin, then it’s Director Qin.

If you guess it’s someone else, then it’s someone else.

I never said a word anyway.

Sure enough, even though Song Guanchao didn’t specify, Mr. Chen already had his suspect in mind.

Director Qin!

It had to be him!

The case with Hui Po Company had just surfaced when Director Zhang had a car accident.

At this time, a report against himself was filed.

It was like Liang Hao said, clearly someone was trying to divert attention!

Only Director Qin could be behind this!

What puzzled him, though, was why Secretary Wu would want to help him.

He never had any dealings with Secretary Wu, why would she help him out of the blue?

At this moment, Song Guanchao sighed, "The person who reported you has malicious intentions!"

"Mayor Zheng has been busy attracting investments recently, if this report becomes public, Lingjiang’s business environment will inevitably be tarnished. By then, Mayor Zheng and Secretary Wu’s relationship might also sour."

Mr. Chen suddenly saw the light. He understood.

The timing of the report against him was deliberate.

The goal was to force Secretary Wu to drop the investigation of Hui Po Company.

In plain words, the evidence was given to Wu Qiangwei instead of being reported to the Disciplinary Committee, exchanging chips for leverage.

Give and take.

Having a falling out benefits no one.

If foreign investors see how bad Lingjiang’s business environment is, they will most likely give up on investing.

The loss then would truly be significant.

Song Guanchao said, "Mr. Chen, I trust you to handle the Urban Management Department and the Urban Appearance Bureau."

Mr. Chen immediately made his stance clear, "Secretary Song, rest assured, please tell Secretary Wu that I will take care of it!"

Song Guanchao continued, "I don’t care how you handle it, but the Secretary has a few requests. First, the cost of the merchants changing their signboards should be covered by the district government! Is that clear?"

"No problem!"

"Second, Secretary Wu means that during merchants’ business operations, no artificial barriers should be set up. All departments must resolve issues with the merchants within the specified time. If they can’t, then replace them with someone who can. If someone is deliberately making things difficult, replace them. Any issue with that?"

"No problem!"

"Third, the Secretary might later pull personnel from various departments to form a temporary supervisory group. This also serves as a show to the person who filed the report; I’m telling you in advance so you have time to prepare. The Secretary does not want any issues with this."

"I understand!"

"And one last thing."

"Go ahead, Secretary Song."

"The third party that took on the design and replacement of the signboards during the previous unified switch, conduct a thorough investigation on them! A thorough one!"

Mr. Chen’s body shuddered slightly, his complexion turned a shade paler, "Secretary Song, this, this has all been through a bidding process, according to procedures."

Song Guanchao’s expression darkened, "Mr. Chen, remember, I’m not negotiating with you. I’m just notifying you."

"Of course, you can choose not to act. But I must remind you, the Secretary doesn’t want to make a big fuss out of this, or else she would not have sent me to notify you."

"This time, if the Secretary hadn’t shielded you, you would already be behind bars! Do I need to spell it out more clearly?"

Mr. Chen was sweating profusely, wiping his forehead constantly, repeatedly murmuring, "Understood, I understand, Secretary Song. Rest assured, I will conduct a strict investigation!"

Song Guanchao’s expression eased slightly and he said, "Don’t worry, I won’t make things difficult for you. The Secretary was only speaking in anger when she said those things."

"You, just impose a small fine when the time comes and make them cough up the money they pocketed."

"The main thing is to give an account to those above, or else do you think the person who made the report will be able to swallow this grievance?"

"Understood, understood."

"Oh, by the way," Song Guanchao said, "I won’t be going to the Fire Department now; get in touch with them later. Tell them if I see any more bribes or extortion, they can all damn well go home!"

"Now several city leaders are busy attracting investment to boost Lingjiang’s economy. At this time, whoever slows us down, it’s time to strip their caps! Whether they are contract workers or permanent staff, whether they are small clerks or heads of bureaus, anyone who dares to cross the line is out!"

Mr. Chen didn’t dare to breathe a word.

Although Song Guanchao was relaying a message, he could almost picture the serious expression on Secretary Wu’s face while saying those words.

"Yes, yes, I will convey your words exactly as they are."

"Don’t forget to tell them who reported them and who’s protecting them!"

"I understand."

Mr. Chen cursed Director Qin in his heart.

Damn Director Qin, damn your ancestors!

On the other hand, he felt grateful towards Song Guanchao.

Though his scolding was fierce, this was protecting one of their own.

He clearly regarded him as one of the team.

Mr. Chen left first.

After he had gone, Liang Hao smiled, "Brother Song, it wasn’t Director Qin who filed the report, right?"

Song Guanchao answered with a smile, "Did I say it was Director Qin?"

Liang Hao laughed heartily and gave a thumbs-up, "Brother Song, that’s a brilliant move!"

Song Guanchao just smiled, saying nothing more.

Without saying it, Liang Hao already guessed.

Liang Hao wouldn’t keep pestering him; Song Guanchao’s words were essentially an implicit admission.

They shared a knowing smile. Beside them, Liang Hui looked completely baffled, not understanding what they were talking about.

After drinking tea for a while longer, Song Guanchao left.

Liang Hui couldn’t help but ask eagerly, "Brother, what did you mean by what you said? Wasn’t it Director Qin who made the report?"

Liang Hao leaned back in his chair, not answering directly, and asked, "What does Director Zhang’s death signify?"

"It was a car accident, right?"

"A car accident?" Liang Hao chuckled disbelievingly, "Director Qin did it."

"Ah?" Liang Hui’s eyes widened, "This, this..."

Liang Hao said, "Think about it, the case has escalated to the point where Zhang Xiaoming has been pushed out to take the fall. This indicates that Secretary Wu is in an absolute position of advantage. Director Qin must silence him!"

"In such a situation, would he dare threaten Secretary Wu with this? Unless he’s tired of living!"

"But Brother Song just now said..."

"What he said, just listen and let it be. Besides, that was for Mr. Chen to hear."

Liang Hao said, "There’s no such thing as a whistleblower; the unified signage and bribery are creations of his own doing."

Although Liang Hui wasn’t as sharp as her brother, she wasn’t foolish either. After hearing all this, she understood what was going on.

"Secretary Wu is impressive," she suddenly felt a sense of admiration for the Secretary Wu she had never met.

"Secretary Wu?"

Liang Hao smiled, "I think this was all Brother Song’s own doing."

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