Official Career Storm
Chapter 244

Chapter 244: Chapter 244

Wu Qiangwei avoided eye contact and said, "You guessed it?"

"Mm."

Song Guanchao had roughly figured out the situation in Dujiang County.

As he said, Tu Zhaorui was a typical brash leader, domineering in his actions, and intolerant of dissenting opinions.

But Fu Ying had mentioned that the main say within the county lay in the hands of Secretary Tu and County Magistrate Hou.

Being able to share a portion of the power from such a Secretary was no easy feat.

Furthermore, Fu Ying also mentioned that County Magistrate Hou was modest in his actions and mainly coordinated with Tu Zhaorui.

Additionally, there were rumors within the county that County Magistrate Hou had risen to his position through flattery.

There’s no smoke without fire.

Since such rumors existed, they were likely to have some truth to them.

People like Tu Zhaorui responded to soft tactics rather than hard ones.

When confronted with someone skilled in ingratiating themselves, he could easily lower his guard.

And with Tu Zhaorui solely focused on climbing the ranks, he would only oversee the general direction; the specific details of implementation would certainly be left to those below him.

After gaining his trust, the specifics of execution were then handled by County Magistrate Hou.

This gave County Magistrate Hou room to maneuver.

Song Guanchao asked, "What does the Secretary plan to do?"

Wu Qiangwei threw the question back, "What do you think should be done?"

Song Guanchao knew this was her test for him.

He voiced his thoughts, "Local affairs are not something that the city can directly intervene in."

"Even if there are problems at the local level, as long as they are not exposed, the city cannot say much."

"Even if the problems are exposed, the local level should solve them first, reaching out to the city if they cannot resolve them on their own."

"If the Secretary wishes to intervene directly, she can only do so through the process of changing the county to a city."

"But the process for changing from a county to a city is still ongoing, and intervening officially at this stage would be difficult."

"My suggestion is to first conduct a secret investigation to get a clear picture of the specific issues in Dujiang County and then proceed with a detailed analysis."

"Fu Ying is trustworthy. Whatever the Secretary wants to do, she can execute it directly through Fu Ying."

Wu Qiangwei said, "County Magistrate Fu doesn’t have influence in the county; how can she execute it? I do have an idea though."

"What idea?"

"Have County Magistrate Fu quietly gather evidence and directly submit it to the City Disciplinary Inspection Committee. That way, the city would have the grounds to intervene directly."

Song Guanchao frowned, "That doesn’t seem appropriate."

Wu Qiangwei smiled ironically, "Where is it inappropriate?"

Song Guanchao said, "Not to mention whether Fu Ying can obtain the relevant evidence, even if she does, once it’s submitted to the Disciplinary Committee, her life in the county will likely be difficult afterward. No one wants to work with someone who could report them at any time; she would be ostracized, and her political future would be bleak."

Wu Qiangwei asked, "Do you care about her?"

"Hm?" Song Guanchao was taken aback, seeing a teasing smile in her eyes.

Clearing his throat, Song Guanchao said, "We’re classmates, of course, I’m concerned about her future. Besides, for the Secretary, she’s one of our own. It would be a pity to simply give up on her."

"Hehe." Wu Qiangwei’s laughter was unfathomable, as she seemed to ponder something.

Song Guanchao said, "Actually, I have a thought."

"Mm, go on."

"Just as the Secretary suggested, let Fu Ying secretly gather evidence, but instead of handing it to the Disciplinary Committee, give it to Tu Zhaorui."

Song Guanchao continued, "Tu Zhaorui is only concerned with boosting Dujiang County’s GDP; he is completely unaware of the things County Magistrate Hou is doing behind the scenes. Once he’s aware of the true state of Dujiang County, he cannot ignore it."

"Let Dujiang County handle its own affairs."

"If handled well, it demonstrates his capability as the top leader. If not, he will naturally seek assistance from the city."

"What does the Secretary think?"

Wu Qiangwei did not offer an evaluation but simply said, "You’ll be in charge of this matter. In two months, I want to see a completely new face for Dujiang County."

"Two months?"

"Is it difficult?" Wu Qiangwei’s brows lifted slightly.

"There’s definitely difficulty, but two months should be no problem."

"It’s not ’should be,’ it’s ’must.’"

"If it must, then it must! Two months, task absolutely completed!"

"Additionally, keep a close eye on New City Company. A high-quality enterprise like this should, in theory, receive certain consideration from the government. During a critical period for Dujiang County, Chairman Liu is willing to invest. We can’t let such incidents cool their enthusiasm."

Song Guanchao pondered Wu Qiangwei’s words, then nodded, "I understand."

"Good, let’s go to sleep."

Wu Qiangwei’s jade hand emerged from the covers and pressed the switch.

The light had just gone out.

There was a "crack" sound.

The glass window shattered in response.

Wu Qiangwei’s bed was next to the window, and this sudden and unexpected event startled her, whitening her face in an instant.

Song Guanchao, on the other hand, leaped out of bed at the first sign of trouble. He turned on the light to see, the window glass was shattered, with glass fragments scattered on the floor.

He rushed to the window to peer down, but saw nothing.

He drew the curtains closed and returned to the bed, "Secretary, are you alright?"

"I’m fine." Wu Qiangwei had recovered by now, but the lingering fear on her face and in her eyes spoke volumes about how much the accident had shaken her.

She sat up in bed, looking at the glass fragments on the floor, and asked, "What happened?"

Song Guanchao picked up a stone from the floor, "Someone threw it."

He thought of the words that Fu Ying had said earlier.

It seemed to be a warning from the local snakes of Dujiang County.

But what puzzled him was, they had just arrived today and had done nothing, so why would the other side do this?

Just then, his phone rang—it was a call from Ning Lin.

As soon as he answered, he could hear Ning Lin’s clearly panicked voice, "Secretary Song, have you gone to sleep?"

"Not yet." Song Guanchao asked, "Is something wrong on your end?"

"Yes, someone smashed our window."

A chill settled in Song Guanchao’s heart; it looked like they were targeting Chairman Liu.

He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and said, "Prepare yourself and Mr. Liu, we’re changing hotels."

After hanging up, Song Guanchao grabbed his clothes and said, "We can’t stay here."

If it were just himself, he wouldn’t be the least bit worried.

But there were three others on this trip, all women.

If the other side really wanted to do something crazy, an accident could easily happen.

He had to ensure the safety of all three women.

Minutes later, Wu Qiangwei dressed, donned a wig, and pushed her luggage out of the room.

He arrived outside Chairman Liu’s room and knocked softly, "Assistant Ning, it’s me."

Ning Lin opened the door, with Liu Lanzi standing behind her, both women already dressed.

Fear still lingered on her face, but Liu Lanzi seemed unafraid, her expression icy with extreme anger.

Song Guanchao’s face was apologetic, "I’m sorry, Chairman Liu, for the fright you’ve experienced this time."

As Dujiang County is under the jurisdiction of Lingjiang City, and he was the Secretary of the Municipal Committee,

such an incident happening here naturally required an official apology from him.

Liu Lanzi shook her head, "It has nothing to do with you, they were targeting me."

"After returning from the restaurant, someone approached me with some excessive demands, which I did not agree to. I didn’t expect that they would stoop to such despicable means."

Song Guanchao was internally surprised; he hadn’t expected the other party to be so impatient as to take the initiative to contact Liu Lanzi.

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