Official Career Storm
Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Chapter 24

About twenty minutes later, a young girl walked into the restaurant and sat down directly at Song Guanchao’s table.

Bai Ruyi whispered, "You’ve got an appointment with a young lady, huh."

Wu Qiangwei just hummed faintly, focusing on her meal.

She seemed unconcerned, but she couldn’t help glancing over out of the corner of her eye every now and then.

Bai Ruyi said, "I’ll be staying in Lingjiang during this period, just in time to survey the local market."

Wu Qiangwei gathered her thoughts and shook her head, "You’d better stay put in Wu’an City, don’t wade into these muddy waters."

Bai Ruyi asked, "Is Lingjiang in chaos?"

"I don’t know."

"Then why say all this?"

"It’s because I don’t know that I want you to stay away."

Wu Qiangwei added, "I was dispatched here temporarily, and, moreover, I am now the actual head of Lingjiang City."

Bai Ruyi was startled; she was smart and immediately understood the real meaning behind her words.

"Are they sending you over to clean up Ling’an?"

"Mhm."

"Then I must come over!" Bai Ruyi asserted righteously, "I can’t rest easy with you here all alone. That settles it, I’ll start with the survey. It just so happens I’m planning to expand with a branch factory—wherever I build, I build, so later you’ll have to approve a spot for me."

Wu Qiangwei felt a mix of helplessness and gratitude.

But still she kept a stern face, "Don’t even think about it, I won’t approve any land for you. If you want to open a branch, you’ll have to sort it out yourself."

She intended to use this tactic to discourage Bai Ruyi.

But Bai Ruyi was stubborn, "Fine, I’ll handle it myself!"

Soft approach didn’t work, hard approach proved futile, Wu Qiangwei said, "Ru Yi, stop making a fuss."

"I’m not messing with you." Bai Ruyi picked up a slice of beef fillet, "Hurry up and eat, I need to go back and rest after."

On the other side.

Song Guanchao, watching Liang Jiajia wolf down her food without a semblance of ladylike demeanor, said in astonishment, "How long have you been hungry?"

"Um, I haven’t had the chance to have dinner yet," Liang Jiajia mumbled with a mouthful of braised pork.

"Is the station that busy?"

"Yeah, this afternoon we took on a rape case and spent the entire afternoon interrogating."

"Did they confess?"

"No." Thinking of the afternoon’s case, Liang Jiajia was filled with anger, "They claim it was consensual, it’s downright inhumane!"

Song Guanchao said, "You’re a police officer, try not to be too subjective when you’re on a case."

Liang Jiajia replied, "I’m not being subjective, but the girl had so many bruises!"

"Bruises don’t prove anything," Song Guanchao said, "Who knows, maybe it’s a special preference between the couple. Anyway, when handling a case, remain objective, evidence-based, procedure comes first."

Liang Jiajia opened her mouth to argue but eventually nodded, "I know."

Outside the restaurant, a black sedan was parked.

Through the tinted windows, Fu Cheng was watching Song Guanchao and Liang Jiajia in the restaurant with a cold gaze.

He had been suspended.

Tonight, he had planned to invite Liang Jiajia out for dinner, but his calls went unanswered.

So he followed her all the way here.

He never imagined that Liang Jiajia would be dining with Song Guanchao.

Everyone at Huayuan Road Police Station knew he was pursuing Liang Jiajia.

Over half a year, he had shown various favors and even confessed, but was resoundingly rejected each time.

Yet now, the goddess of his heart was sitting and eating with a guy she had only met once.

He couldn’t swallow this affront!

He turned his head, glancing at the few men in the passenger and back seats, and said, "Proceed with the plan when the time comes."

His experience in wooing women was plentiful; to pursue some beautiful ’goddesses,’ he had resorted to many tricks.

Among them, playing the hero to save the damsel in distress worked the best.

He would arrange for a few punks to harass the woman and then appear like a deity descending, just in time to rescue her and chase the hooligans away.

Using this method, he had successively wooed three women.

Every encounter typically ended up with a romp in the sheets that very same night.

He had planned to ask Liang Jiajia out for dinner tonight and then, on the way to drop her home, have these thugs show up to display his bravery.

Although the plan had slightly deviated, it wasn’t a big problem.

And, Song Guanchao was there too, just perfect to give him a good thrashing!

Waiting until he was beaten half to death before stepping in would make the effect even better!

Imagining the scene of Song Guanchao being pinned to the ground and beaten up, a sinister smile crept onto Fu Cheng’s face.

...

Inside the restaurant.

Liang Jiajia was full. She patted her little belly, content, "This restaurant really does have great food."

"Finished eating?"

"Yeah."

"Then let’s go."

Song Guanchao got up to leave, and Liang Jiajia said, "Hey, wait a minute, I haven’t paid the bill yet."

She hurriedly called the waiter over only to find out that the bill for the table had already been paid.

Liang Jiajia was stunned for a moment and quickly chased out of the restaurant.

"Song Guanchao, why did you pay the bill?"

"You wanted to dine and dash?"

"No, I... had said that I was treating you!"

"Next time."

Inviting her for a treat so soon would leave him no excuse to see her again.

Liang Jiajia was somewhat downcast.

It was supposed to be her treat, but Song Guanchao ended up paying, making her feel like she was scrounging for a meal.

"Where do you live? I’ll take you home."

"I don’t need you to take me," Liang Jiajia huffed, ignoring him.

Song Guanchao said, "All right, don’t be mad. I treated today mainly because I have good news."

"What good news?"

"I’ve been transferred to drive for Secretary Wu of the City Committee."

"Ah?" Liang Jiajia asked in surprise, "Really?"

"Of course, it’s true... Wait a second, I need to take a call."

Song Guanchao pulled out his persistently ringing phone and was quite surprised to see who it was.

It was his former squad leader.

"Hello, Xiao Ban..."

Just as Song Guanchao picked up the call, he suddenly spotted several grubby-looking street thugs approaching head-on.

These thugs, with dragons and tigers tattooed on their arms and cigarettes in hand, blocked Liang Jiajia’s way and leered at her, "Hey, beautiful, are you alone?"

"Want to have a drink with us, pretty girl?"

Song Guanchao raised an eyebrow and said, "Xiao Ban, I’ve got something here, I’ll call you back."

After ending the call, he stepped forward, placing Liang Jiajia behind him, and reached out with a cigarette and a smile, "Here, buddy, have a smoke."

If he had come across this alone, he would have fought without a word.

But with Liang Jiajia by his side, if he could resolve it peacefully, he would.

They were both public servants; it wasn’t worth stooping down to the level of riffraff and hoodlums.

The thugs gleefully accepted the cigarettes, and Song Guanchao helped light them.

Taking satisfied drags, they commented, "You’re pretty decent, bro."

Song Guanchao smiled, about to speak, when the muscular leader pointed at Liang Jiajia, "She’s your girl?"

"Yes, my girlfriend."

Liang Jiajia’s eyes went wide in shock and she was just about to object when the thug said, "You’re a good lad, and your girl’s not bad either. I like you—come on, let’s go have a drink."

Song Guanchao replied, "It’s pretty late now, some other time. Next time’s on me."

The thug squinted and blew a cloud of smoke right into Song Guanchao’s face, "You’re not giving face?"

A flunky pushed at Song Guanchao, "Shit, Brother Xiong invites you for a drink and you’re disrespecting him?"

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